Year: 1863

Special Correspondence Of the Memphis Aplieal.l


VIcKsBORa sfarei 81, 1858.


Within the pas. few days degree Of silence and in
activity has prevail ed here almost approhoiisve when
eompsred with the exciting and glorious work IN the
middle Of last week Since the gunbOsl affair there has
been no movement Of any kind observed among the
enemy. They, probably, are engaged IN devsins seme
means'by VII Oh their desrboueht experience may be
turned to good account The AatbOai trick Of Com


odore Porter has answered admirable purpose, and
It is to Be hoped that he may keep 1t up and down
a few more dumb monitors" that our csnnoneers
may have an opportunity Of perfsc,ing themselves in
| artillery practice It will be remembered when The
Queen Of the West frst 7eat down guns did seme
/ awful bsd shooting, and received the execraons Of
those who witnessed It, and Of the press. Soon afer
the atboat expedition resOred 20 by the enemy,
and cur gunners had fine aesce in rag at these, and
became more expert As each succeeding passed un-
t now, they have the hang Of the thing" that
| gunbOst itself cannot pass.


It Is somewhat strange that Yankee deserter, who
brought the report should say that the boat which
capped sinking was called "konitor" ibid him
myself but am Informed that he gave this the
Of the boat. when almost certain that the enemy
has no bolt in the river BY that name He mus; have
been one Of the land lubbers, who did not know any
thing about ths feet and confounded the name Mon
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believe that the suuken craft was the ram Lancaster as
she was not considered IS Substantial boat as some
Of their latter day iron elads It appears that


men were also greatly deceived regard the amount
Of injury received by the Monarch was confidently
be Ievsd that her wounds would prove mortal and end
Ia her to.s wreck Il was reported and fully believed
that she was sinking, and her bow under water: and
even that shs had settled in deep water. But sH this
seems hsve been erroneous, and though she Is no
doubt seriously injured and perhaps in sinking cen
dItlon, she is still aiost.


have some apprehensions that the enemy may yet
succeed In saving her and appearances present seem
10 point very strongly that way. On Sunday evening
it was observed fhas she bad steam up, and was being
moved through break behind the evee, where she Is
safe from the range of our ins and may perhaps be
repaired sufficiently be able for service again II is
unfortunate that she found shelter beyond the reach Of
danger she utterly helpless while tied up the
opposite shore.


Ihsve not yet learned whether the terrific storm on
Saturday night destroy any Of their boats above but
wouli hink it remarkable II they ell escaped. The
steamer Yiekssurg which dismsntled and tied up
IN front Of the city broke loose from her moorngs and
deserted the heroic city Below she sred sgsnst
the shfbOat and the guard which had been on board
escaped to the shore The latter also broke loose and
drifted down a few hundred yards, where she was
caught mp and secured Tho last heard Of the Vicks
burg was that she had passed Wsrrenton and had been
picked up by Farrsgui but this yet fly conhem
ed ard hope is not true.


Among other casualties oecasonsdb BY the storm was
the killing Of seven soldiers By falling trees. It Is not
likely hai this number embraces the whole as others
may have occurred that have not cone 70 my know
ladge The asg Of truce which was sent down on Sat
urday By the enemy Intended merely to deliver
message, informing our officers Of the arrangements
made by the Federal War Department in relation to
the exehangs and paroling Of prisoners and this
order had already been published in the Richmond pa-
pers is very strongly suspected that the object OF the
boat was ore 10 get nearer view Of Notifications
than to deliver the document, and this was merely
adopted as an expsdent allow them to come az near
as they wished to. From above below there is not
word Of news and in the camp opposite no motion is
observable. GHnbosts busy ihan heretofore
but what they are after Is not known. One Of them
usually down guard the head Of the canal dur
ing the night, bat always returns up in the morning


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