Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-14


about one hunlrsd, ras 0rgaaizsd, and moved
quietly Up tho riYsz opposil1 tie Rsslsl. On
approaching, It vas fcunf thss tie boat bad
lanaea on lhs cpS1site siae. absat sevensy5hgs
gArds distant, and was wooding. Tke battery
WIS EaeFed by hand quistly iEt0 position, and
the men under ceYer 80 Dispersed along the bznk
Is % command each poFthoio and drive The gun
ness from the gu1s
Everything befag 10 readiness, khs signal was
gisen-ths battery opezesd, the sharPshootars
delivered thoir fze. In less than 3 min1tc every
living soul visible on or naax The beat g the
opening Of The frs was swept away, killed or
weundsd. Shell nfsor shsil wcns crashing into
tao beat. scattering deash u every direction
Though szEsn e. dieadgansags the Ksnkees
foughs vel, 6ring grape snd canietaE Hntil driy-
en- rom fksir euna By ths sbsrpaA0oieEs- Da-
ring ths firing sevossl attempts were made 70.
move The boat a Inc river. Twice she backed
from tAs bark znd Started her sagInes, but hav-
/ ing ne pilot ran - tbe bank Esatn. The pilot
made repeated efforts 30 reach the wheel. bat
was driven back b. s party Of sharpshooter5
who bad been ssstionsd jest opposite Tor hts
special baueGt- The guns Of tho boat having
been silsneed, her ssezmpiPe cut, The 4aesacn
arose, tow can 10 Tseeh hsIi No boass we've 70
be had. TEs question was easily solved. z
boarding party volunteered, quickly stripqed
shenselvss Of their clothing and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
K srranz into Zoe water, SWAN he river, eiambereQ
on deck. and tho Unisad Ssstss ZION clad gun
boat HPetrelp (sishiy men and eight gans) wsa
ours.
Your Imagination can picture better than my
aen esa describe lbs erotasqae appearance Of
this auas cavalier b~oag1iEg-psrty, WAC stGlksd
TO and fro about the boat c~aIsailed even Of those
kumbl5 spBurtenances, "a shirt collar sad q
pair Of spHrss : Whieh coHforrsd such im2erisha
Be. rsaown upan tho celebrated Georgia
Nsior.n Sergeant Sandle, Iiih Arkansas, snd
Private FsaYniqaal. Woods regiment, were he
6ss on board Sergeant SGndIe received ths
sword OF Captain HeEroy, and nomore worthy
soldier could have bssn is reeipFsat.
Tie boat having been secured, the work o
dismsntliuS Der eoasmsneed, As she va COZ
much injured 20 be Of ssrviee 70 "a. Hen sr-
mameng, consisting Of sight heavy pzslgrel
guns, wss landad and seat forward 70 ibis paint
whapes they will be forwarded 10 tho SscIs
tarv Of the Navy, to whom they have been PIE
ssnssd By General Adams. May Vsluzbl
stores ard supplies were secured, and Eneed nc
say how much we snGtgeFnufs' vii eFj y them
T6a boat being stripped was fred snd destroyed
CAPT HeEk0y snd the elheE p~riso8erB ar
now here. The eDsmy,s l0ss IS thirty killed ass
wounded cars one lisutsnsDt killed and swc
men wounded. Lieut. P0sey, Of Woods regi
msnt, who loss his lfa IN this brilliant affair
was one Of tho beat apd most promising youns
officers in the service and bad distinguishes
himself on many occasions. leavs to nor
s.ing hands tks sad duly Of paying shzs tribut
his many WIRES and gallant scEiops eadtl
him.
To tbs boldness, vig0g and pkil Of Genera
Adams, tho citizens OF this part OF the Sts.
owe a. least 8 respite from one Of these barei
rous and destructive raids which have AIsEd
almost reduced .hen 6 Fuia, a3d thty secsp
this as but "A earnest Of what no aaiI bis gsl
LIANT command viii accomplish in theft defense
:. HORSE MARIER.