Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-22

found BzWarly asleep. The prisenars Asye been
bruuEst 10 the city.
rHs sEGA0 PRISONERS.
The nspro prisoners ct Castle Pineknsy, hav-
ing bean turned over by the military authsrities
% Gov Banham, we're yesterday brought TO the
city and lodgsS is the jail
From the Courlsr, aothl
NEWS FRoH TIE ISLANDS
The severe esnnonaiiag bsswseu Che lSsd
kattsliss was elHtinHed tbrsUgh0ut Tuesday
rirbt the Tr5nsidss aud monitors taking SO part
n th, fliag until Wednesday nsrning The
Irorsi7es rs1usi1s3 IL the sa3s ps=iliaz, oPpo
s..s R1-srry 7Vagssr, sEriuZ Tgs8fs~ nigh. sad
sIf 7sg "Wednesday Asaa early hsu- Wednes-
dsv 1l1r-lur shs oponsd a slew aud AgRisr
Ers on Waraer. the latter AID B4ttery Gregg
rssB1r3ay bsiskly. Twg monitors ia pssition
bzhina Morris islssd 5lso fred 8 few sAats.
Absu5 tan o's'7ck the vessels caassd firing The
frs fren tas Yruzea land battery aiso gradually
sIackslsd fer a short Hms in The marning, bat
0uly 70 be renewed wilh greater viger IN the
afternoon.
The f-ng Tsm the land Batteries during the
af sra0eH was marked 5y increased rspidity
and fury, sHd even exceeded thas Of the TIVE
previous days The Ironsides oesRed again on
Bsttefy Wagner in the afternoon, But continued
it for q short time only, The wind, which was
very fresh slmast Amounting 20 gale, kept
the ret of che h78t quef several ol tha vessels
bong compelled 60 seek rsf1ge 10 $1,000 river.
Tie casualties yesterday were enc killed
s1t four w0uBd-a ~ Fari Sumter. There were
no casualties as Batteries Gregg and Wagner.
From ne Mercury. 2lst
pRaGRFss O. THE BOHBABDAT ATET-VAEzEE
sAPPEEs--A p RBOTT GUE DISABLED.
The SLOW but steady bou1L4rdnsnt Of SQatsr
has con iiHHsl without iEsermssjoH night and
day since she data Of our LAST report Grim =
and in silence the grand cid f5Tt receives ,fhe
terrible 6rs Of the enemy. Bus siil her dsE
a5ats ds6auly ron the rsmpSrts. The end is
not yet
On Thursday the firing CT the ParTstt ggns
vaa exceedingly heavy, but hy nc means 50 se-
eurszs a. cu the two preceding days About
I twelve l'cleck tbe AaT staff vas shot away, bat
I it was soon replaced.
TIE missiles IF these Pzrreit gu0s, which sre
I distant abCut tro miles azd hge-eightAs from
I Sumtsr, ara two hunirad sound bolts, eight
inches IN diameter sGd Two feet n. leHg-h, haT-
I irg Ga tssds af chilled iran. Shells, also of
7 tHe same dimensions, ara thrown. Up 70
Thurza night about TIVE thousand Eve hul-
I dre3 of lHese missiles had struck tse work The
5suaTs 6is.si has, Of cosrse, besR consider
sIs Previous C. Wednesday al tbe gsRs On
the sauth face vera disabled The garrison are
ElH .lUll of cc1rBge.
ID the afterasca Of wednesday, about four
O'Clock, the ToB-cisds formed ia lize Of battle to
renew the attack on S1ratsr, but the fort opened
at long range and the feet retired without st
tscIng.
Battery qyagser vas sgsailed three times yes
teTday. AboEt hslf past ten A NJ the Irsa5idss
and two ganbests opened with shell, and agsin
at tive p N and Just before sunset, the battery
wss 5Gmsarded By the ITORsides alone. Each
Of these attacks was bzisE and, we believe,
I r--.- hon to ~ hauF M n
alti-s had been reported None, toe, up 20 IS
late 40 hour, had Been reported frsn Sumter.
/ The Yankee ssppers havs begun their aP-
/ prasc1es on Nzguar. Our james island bat
tories. under command ef Lieuteuant-C C8louel
Gz.Gs, continue 90 sau0y the sB6aY exceeding
/ IT, shot froz one Of them lately ex7.aisd
I two Of be Tzlkso ammunition chests, snd Wag-
/ usr has ssccoejed IN disabling ore OF the Par
ro.t gums.
% "Wednesday Private Brod5ocE was killed.
s. Battery Wagner by the Cucmy's sharp
sba-tsrs.
Cen Essurogard issze5 the following address
20 tEa H00p7 10 iBia department;
HEausuAErfFs DsPsprhEsr OF S. CARoLISAy
5s-gis sed Ford7,
Charles on, 8. C., Augsst 20, 1868
The zlsr day gt Angus, 1853. bsviHg been
i-7i -nzsed by the President nf the Confederate
States a5 day ga which 10 was meet that eur
people should no q Ia humble EHomisBiUn BndcT
The csaatsziaz tand Of he Almighty, and, with
-s7ersut 1r-ysg. hsseseh the fssss Of cur Hss7-
euiy Fa1ssr for ear e18ntry. ia this Say sf su-
preEie trial tHsTosTs, it is ordered that all mil
Itsry duties Ia this department shall be aEsPesd-
ed ss5Wsen tho hours OF 10 A 81. snd / p IL,
en- hat day, except such As are BeeesssTy ior
[ tHe defense Of the positions entrusted to the
Zsspi8g Of sfEcers and soldiers Of the com
mani
Comm ending officers are requested TO provide
sal able Di7jae service for their respective con-
msuds; aud officers and soldiers under the Ere
Of tds enemy, most Of 81, VIII bumbly ard de-
v0C-iV recognize shsif reliance on the 0verUlRg
providence s' Hin thfsagh whsm colaeth tae
humi is-Uus Of dsfsas, IS well Bs the blessings
shat may aE.sHd q decisive victory. Beneath
the asEs Of car ss'eagHsrea works let their
sest but heartfelt prayers 60 up to the Lsrd Of
Hosts
b. commaas sf General BrsuregsTL
THOMAS JeBDAH CHEF Of SEgE.