Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-13

Progress sf rHe stsEe of s'hsFIrstou--'Thr 3 he
EEchaHE- Of ~ ouudsd s-risoEera-Fas as-
ther aHiIge ACc"umFFs
Thu New York Herald, Of the 81 instant,
furnishes us vita additional details of news
5om Norris island We make some liberal sI-
tracts from ths HsraId's accounts, in which, it
must be berne in mind, there is always a large
s5HixtuTs Of fiction:
NORRIS ISLAND. S G., Jaly An is very
dsist here now. and We are waiting 30 see what
will turn Up next. Something viii happen to
excite rs, doubtless, ere long for IF wa do not
atisck the rebels we may BE- attacked BY them
sad with hostile forces 50 ne8r each other, snd
able generals On both sides, thero is little pres
pect Of prolonged peace
Yesterday We had nearly s whole day Of cen
tnuous quiet, uHdisturb-d by the roar Of Hr,il-
lsry-a variety for the Inhabitants sf this island,
who hgve been fer two we Ks 10 the mi3s. af
active warfare. IL was a noys'ty 20 go dewr
toward the front With sven gait. relieved Of the
necessity Of dodgiaE shells. The men st tbe
batteries locked comfortable. Bud many whs Do
not often rest, enjoyed temporary sass. Thi.
morniug eur batteries and the feet, iran ana
wooden, opened en- Wagner aEaiB. and fred
soms b0urs, aTous ug tie silent guns Of that
HeIk and other 1ebel forts Ne casualties en-
cur hl4o GEfb lrll fEF FAIkr-- Eef nave any o4-
Cured tAat have learned since the b01shsrd
Hsnt and stsrniUg Of Fort Wagner On the lsib.
DEsCRIFTIOE OF FORT WAGNER
Fsrt Wagner is an irregular basaoncd wark.
situated on tha poTthsrn end Of Morris island.
tive Thousand fvs hundred yards distant from
Fsrt Sumter. il is composed entirely Of sand
sheh, beyond 5sub., is the best material 80
Withstand ths eject Of shell. Its armament. as
shown in tAe diagram, IS SIX guns but thee
ganB have recently boeu mounted on ths sea fEss
70 EnHOv TIE monitors. o. the southern face ef
tie work all the o0stru tiOus that enriaesrinE
skill can devise hsvs besE placed SO as 70 aHnov
our troops ia ease ct an assault On the north
srn side si the work there hes been erected a
nuskstTy psraPss, which net oHly os@mands
the approach rom ghe northwsrd BAT rnaklss
lis gsrTsen 20 be sheltered u eveHt Of our trosps
gaining an aduiLsshre 70 the Interior Il has its
reveiiEs. galleries and covered Ways, aud sBen
] the Whele ig very formidable work. The nag
ezins e Situated In tHs southern eznter ef the
SEWARD portion Of the work, and although e1-
Dsssd 20 the fire OF oag iroH-elsds, It Is SO well
| built ss 20 DEFY the PTojsciles which have
already stTHsk 1t.
A FLAG or TRUCE RokT.
Rarly this morning the hospital steamer Cos
I nspoliIan. under charge of Surgeon Z. Il Bon
I tecon. io.t Hutton Head with thiriy-nine wound
I ed rebel prisoners and I've surgeons TO taks
/ thsr7 into Charleston hsrb0r Tor exchange, &C.
| cor9ing 20 az agreement mzde by SargsOn Crz
van sEd LieuI -CUl0zel Hall, on our part and
Gen. Hsg00d on The pait oil the enemy.
! The * Epeditop was 10 the charge Of Lieut..
/ Colonel JAaCs i Eau, provost marshal gen
ernl sud Dr. J J. G sven, chief mediCa. cficer
/ Ii-pl -Coloaei HsH went aboard ir0n Morris
sIard. sud a. sss o'clock the GosHop0utaI
l .rsrs iufa ghaIiosIgn hsrbUr.
[ spPEARAaCR OF TIE REBELs WITH A BLOCK
ADE HUREEK
| Az tbs Cosmopolitan steamed in, with a whit
Hsg AZ her tsre aud a y6llsW one ~ her msin-
All the gsus en bgLh zaaes havins ceases hring
---tbs rebels were deserted atpTsaching th'
/ Boinf OF meeting la tbe siealacr Alice. Sn'
] urevsd to Be q blogk1as runner, whIch had ruI
] in through our heet with another stesmef Withil
q weez, escaping tbs ia-s Ot another EsElisl
steamer, whicR Was sunk less than 8 week sgt
By our Irozsides. be Alice Is Clyde bniit,
propeller. with two smoke stacks, and is hu'
/ steamer, s5mmaueed by an y glsh captain
Eer cargo vas sail "a bOaTd, aud frssh banaRat
| we're Oslen. .atiously 0IsPlayed on BeT deck, WHI
p.rhous 0i hef irs Ens. Ehs rebel stessser csat
] down ssst Eorf eumssr 70 point nssr For
/ WAGNER una srCu0red The Cosmopol!isl
| afo4esd a.ssgslde, sld a plank a4s snfown
/ ,erels. ukaI. u Craven siAssG tbe o1iect Ct "a,
ne.fff.g IA fslrlsi Ielms. COiole AAasrson &C
] eessd T. tAe proportion ior a. lmDodiass trnas
Ter. and is Wa a. vics Bas0
I 'rbe rsbsl odiesrs w board the Alice, were
/ Col EdW I'd AaleIs5n, Z. S. A. arIilluE!
All. J MUtse Miadlslua, ald-de-eanp 70 Gen
! Rfpley; Capt. Wagner, assistant aaJutautgen
! eral 70 Gsa' kiPley, They we're hse lo9kiRl