Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-26
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Special Correspondents Of tbs Appeal
CHARLESTON. S. C., Sept. q. 1858.

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CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. a, 1863.
The good news We have received from the
army Of the West cheers every heart. Strong
As we ever are in hope, and fsrvent in prayer for
success, new. vigor IS derived and new aspera-
lions created BY these glad tidings which tell Of
d~issolving clouds and the coming bathurst Of
the sunshine CD grant thst the victory may
be as comOlese as it hes been represented, snd
that 8 beginning SO glorious, may have a still
more glorious end.
Ia Charessen, the notes OF war are yet ring
ing in eur ears, Night aud day we are salutsd
viii the m~onotonous tono Of the heavy guns,
ever vigilant, never sleeping, but the grand
sHals is still delayed. The Fedsrsls are not
ready to open from either Gregg or Wagner, and
until then tbs bombardment, as at pre- sent, must
be eoufnei 10 one side. They are undoubtedly
progressing rapidly in the Enlargement Of the
batteries, and probably hsye several guns
masked; but they are far too. shrewd to expose
their hand until every preparation is complete.
Among the discoveries of the last t~wsnty-four
hours Is that the enemy are apparently building
= covered way between Gregg and WsgneE-s
distance Of twelve hundred yards. II such be
The fact, il viii greatly facilitate their operations,
since men, horses, munitions Of war, and even
cannon, can be easily transferred to Cummings
Point without the interference Of our fire. Such
\ plan was once suggested to cur own military
authorities, but its Importance did not then seem
paramount, and no steps were taken to add
the improvement Undoubtedly, Msrris island
in the hands Of tbs Fsdersn win be made a
sscond Sebssto9ol, from which it win be difficult,
if not impossible, to dislodgs them'i bat, after
all, it will perhaps be utterly useless from Their
inability to advances one step further. I have
shown the reasons Why in previous eommuRiea
tons. Should our aset arrive from abroad, sna
We have every reason to think that such a bless
ing is net far distant, Morris island viii be
starved out beyond 8 peradventuTe. Two or
three iron elsds, such As we have in embryo, If
not already born, and a convoy Of two or three
more Flordas, Gaorgiss and Alabamss, would
cut of every supply vessel The Yankees have on
our coast, sink every wooden bloeksdsr, and
possibly, with the redoubtabls monitors them
selves, contest {" the dominion Of the seas"
The eoufdsRcs Is our ability to defend the
city increases daily and already sanguino
hearts sEo looking forward to the moment
whom We in turn shall become the sggressors.
snd repos5sss every foo. of our soil thst has
been occupied.
The skies are beginning to brighten. We
grow stronger hourly. Negroes are here II,
thousands, and the work of defense goes bravely
on. From every hamlet in the State the incense
Of prayer for our safety and success is ascend
ing with q faith that trusts her heaven behind
the veil mo star goes down, bat climbs in
other skies" Though God IS battling for "a
Bith bis vizoT down, we know that he is by our
sida, and as in tie past Ho has revealed the
s~tarrisss hope amid the deepest dark, 50 let Us
believe that, in the present and ia the future, the
'mufasd music only slumSers in the strings,
and awaits bu! the DelivsrsT's magic touch"
"Not by appointment De We meetd del ght
And Joy. T6ey heed not oEr expectancy;
But round some sudden corner Ia the streets Of life
They on q sudden clasp Us with a smue."
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