Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-21

Correspondence Savannah Newe.1
SULLIyAz IsLAaD, May 16-W'e have had
quisa q lively time over here for the past three
or four days. Tho Yankees, in tbs early part
Of last week, opened quite s heavy Ere on Fort
Sumter, with noriET aud parTott shells, from
Gregg and Center battery, sud tho lombard
ueDt Of ths old battered fortress has been very
severe. On Friday, about u a., one Of the
monitors csne up TO within about eight han-
bred yagde Of Sumter, and also opened IRE.
Some bHo or thea Of our guns At MsulTie and
RusiedQs onsnded on her, and during The en-
gaeemant she was struck some i've or six
times-kwo shots went through her smokes stack,
causing the smoke and dust to fly in every di-
recsion, and one OF i've Ysnks to rush out from
their iron safe = 70 see what damage had been
done; hut, as soon rs they saw lie fash Of our
guns, they disappeared again as suddenly as
they had made their appearances. The other
| shots struck The dsck aud burst. AttsF an en-
gagement Of about two hours, shs found that
i was getting too warm for her, and left IN dis
gust.
Tie next dsy Saturday. Gregg and the Gem
ter hattery sgAin opened FIRE, and two monitors
came up 20 throw in their pills. Our batteries
again opened on them, while our m0riArs and
the rifed guns on James island Joined in and
directed their fire upon Morris Inland. One Of
the monitors was hit In the turret some five OF
ak times. She didnot seem to relish such treat
ment, for, after firing = few shots, she steamed
of to the deef, leaving her companion to carry
on the fight single handed, which she did fol
soma two hours. Il was rather VAIN for her
though, for all the guns that were firing were
Immediately turned on her, and she was com
PEELED to move around quite lively to keep on
Of range She also left the Add about t6S
O'Clock, but before going gave The batteries OF
this island s shot or two. During the tight tnI
yankees kept up = continuous fire on this island
with meTtars, but did no harm, although !
makes oue feel anxious to know where the shel
shet IL heard WhistliBg through The sr is goinl
10 fal, and all eyes are turned h~eAvenwaTds a
the aound Of its music, trying TO detect tho httlI
trnyaler. and we all hope thst it viii not lal
where We are. The Charleston papers repor
one negro killed and two solditrs Wounds 4 q
Sumter, AZ the result Of the days fight.
Sunday passed with the usual firing tom
Morris island on Sumter, bat the monitors die
not come up to time, being no doubt busilY en-
oaped repairing dNmsges but to-day (MonGay
t Il has been lively enough. Tho monitors cam
cd about 10 A.. NJ, and opened with their usuA
spirit, while their friends on Norris Island wer
doing their best. We had made great prepare
lions to give them . warm welcome, but the.
were quite skittish, and hove to at 4 respectable
distance, not having forgot their former recep
} ton. All of our guns were Immediately direct
sd at the nearest one. We could see our self
shot strike her and break into fragments, Will
some of The ricochet shots would 90 througl
her chimney, causing the smoke to fly in eVeE,
direction. "Hurra for company CT some on
would exclaim, as = shot would strike her an
''raise the dHst.'' "No, it wac not company c
it was the Brooke gun" chimed in soma on
else, while We gave g cheer for the lucky gun
neFs.
The firing from our batteries was splendid
and the Yankees must have thought 30 too. 70
they did not remain long in ons place, but kep
moving around TO get out Of range. The fgh
ended about hRlf-psst twelve. l undsratAn,
flor I was asleep during the first hour of th
fight that the monitors were struck some thirty
Eve times during the 6ght today. We tried
coax them IN further, but it wan useless. I thin
we convinced them that Charleston harbor is
hard road to travel. But if they want positiv
proof let them come 4 little nearer in the mex
time SO that al our guns can bear on them, an
they will 60 swAy perfectly satisfied with on
g%unnery. Il ia a pity they did net come = it'll
further in, for then we could have given ther
some real rebel thunder.
Everything is quiet "A P. M and the Ysn
KEGS are pursuing the "even tenor Of their way
-only firing every half hour at the city. Sam
ter looks the same As ever, and it will be = lon.
time yet ere they get possession of its shSttere'
walls.