Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-04

AaAaaaAaa Afaaf p gu tAe u NfA--ll
ian still ''dsgs is slow leBEts along" Yet,
the enemy ara noat the less intent Oh the TedHc-
I ti0a Of the Rebel City, whilst he Preparation
10 rtgsl thea esves as doubf OF the rsssiate DE-
ts.mjnasioa Of oar people 20 oppose Che foe
with energy snd to tie last extremely I be-
I ievs with pfupsg sfJTl, we shall be suseessful,
I Notwithstanding ths superior advantages Ell
. i5ysd By the ensmv. Extraordinary Eetivisy
les been manifested By ihs military suth6rities
1=re for week pzst, and the Government st
Richmond has brsB prompt to furnish thsm
Wjth ail the defensive apBlisHces that hsve been
called for, A large ngmber Of guns, Of heavy
[ esI bsg, have aglSsd within the last few days,
sal most Of them already in position as strate-
/ g7 pcil.s.
A-rrjs island. as tks readers s6 tbs Rspatli-
cau ars aware, is zow tbs imuediate 81 bezs Of
esntlniou." Tas oRemy believe that Charles
ten ve p ,sl sn essy prey iEto fhsir ksads csu!a
tAispssili5R sBly be carried, whilst Gss. BesR-
raFayd tEough by no means willing to make
sgea csIcss len, Is aciiHg upaH Ii f9J the ssss-
ha ees1id do Ths Yankee besicrfuE
ast.s les ssa rsr All completed. They consist
sl four Or five works, armed Chiefly vita m0r-
'ss Of long rargs on TIE island sstwosz Bat
to-ry WaFcr ana Craig's hjll, The nearest Being
Tilhin eight baaarea yards Of the formsTi t.
Ee,beF with s lasmidable work, thaf Tas only
revealed last night, on Black island the I'M
sCg-sIt position ts which 7 referred IN a isruer
stt-r. Iassa, Ri-a the aset, constitute tho Be-
sisgiUg to-cs.
i. msy BE iapyspeT to 5Pesk ia 5stsil sf the
ceuussFssiGg RrsFaratisns en- 0FT part; suffice it
e say tazt thoy srs eensiEsTs3 By ths hEhest
ni.itzry aa.darity equal g tie sasTzozaY.
sloHi feel 5e-tcg sss!sEod to SEQ q s.reHgsr
ysrz at th3il psiat, sauoH slip Of laad tkst
ma-es sui igT James i4iEnd, jsst sslsw FsTt
J1susgs, toward A1rriE islsBd. In the event Of
E-.nr aHrnn1if 80 ~ fa- 1aEt
Island, il Will osCRTEs a mest important position,
as . esnuands, with easy rapge, Fort SHmier,
IammIUg's E'iRt, Gnd Battery Wagner 4
Glssul H4.szTy Bss St his point would rtn5ar
aa lsl.h end Of M8uis island aatansbs by ths
-nsEyr svaa 5toui3 lhsy sussssd ia sucs sseu-
Pyins Is. True, tee positisn is new eoEmaaisd
By llis susay p mortars on Ike Elsa5, azd work
5sss might be hazardous; but if the oEszy
eluli eIe-. iasse batteries uadaT on ira, way
may 10 uss be squsl 10 a sizi,sE taxi I shall
u0t urdsrrlts cur ssldie-s so mHch as 70 5Blisys
he trey ara aUEi.iiug ts undertake IT,
Llelc ls one PaTf OF eur defensive fsTes that
sa5IHg 90 IEvs 5-sa ignored entirely L tho stTuE-
za lhas isr; I mesa the iTsn-es5s, heavily
a-In steamers ias, Iie quietly anchored in tha
Hsroor, apparently uacJHsCioas sast anytkiEg
-eilels Is EsinE Ga in their vicizity, or tAst
tLy are 30 take any sart in tss sefsRss until
SautsI and NonlEis shzil have beea passed
h
Of tdsm IS shall be sft, shall draw II in ihTszt-
euiHg aspect before tbs Battery Of Charleston
I zHoEid Eg t2 know 0i yThst grast service they
ale &c - IN sucR ar gasquAl struggle II tAey
=Ta 1a9uste sa t, esTJaiEly they are capsule to
move icTn now and cooperate wish our bate
Ii5s against ii59 or three Of the same dreaded
monsters. I confess Eaysslf tstally ai q less to
craprsAsns the paisy s. Gen. BssHregard Eith
regard 80 these saips, on Whics - lssh si iaheT
q 1-aa Huagaa sIaH
bells g. see these drazes il tho military hivs
7Ezaa everything else is ws1k5A Hp to tha p6lat
nt eLsEuf.iuil. L they are worth auvtkiar at
at. lay might a. least be sent dswu, by way of
aEF --InauL, % engage ths I-oasisez aad mOai-
rr-7 '-aE i-ng tsw, and thereby aid She hstfo-
1oz. IF found to BE- iEc5zs Ustent to the fght,
tHev Reu.d eEsiiy be withsrav8 on the iBs
t1n7Estra on Of the fact, saa fall sask under
be EuUs of SIszssT. III worthless, the s0s-sr
H7 cease 30 aepsDd sPuH tEeu, or even get lid
Of sasss altogether, the better. believe they
asud do gres. good at The present m0azsBg sRd |
have 10 doaot the Yankee commanders are
amazed el sHaif inactivity, ss, indeed every
acuT sHsuld b. iRne 0ui tbs iron-ela3s, should I
be as arg. Way tas government does net de- I
-naz4 such mOTeleeHf, l an as "a lsSs ts csR- I
jee.Urs.
fsa ansny' programmes for tAe last TIVE days
aas noa changed materially, except in psint of
L
ys-T severe add I hRppans3 20 be In q nasitieu /
&c sh5sTva clearly with he naked eye all their /
HssTesasEltz. Tee IruzgidsE-whiek is eRnbati- |
ca.lT monster OF tgs dosp-;oCk her position /
assys Battery Wagasr, while tive msaitsrs lay [
directly abTsaEt OF it. From thsEs positions I
they continued, for several hears Of the fsre- {
aeon, e Psur tssir heavy shell int the works 1
OF iaa battery. The dust wsald dy in CLOUDS !
roEa tho pa-ap8t an3 1smb'srosis IS Essy wsre 1
a. a..
ever 's ems side aid exploded in tss Lnarrh I
er wa,ar. The irs frosa tho IroasidsE was truly /
tsrihcs lev-rai times ker satirs si5o seemed I
esvslsFed lH sheet OF hsHae, hRd the vsrv earth (
sae0z uusar tbs thUuders Of her rHns The 1
battery replied Two er tarse times early in tha
dEat, bat wGa silsat for tie remainder sf tia T
dsy. Her EWul on tho ses-isce were probably
disabled, tuuugh [ have information ts thst
effect A5out Two o'clock ihs 6ensidss retired I
fer $40 ssY, and tbs monitors alse haulsd sf
bat returned 90 their position asd re-sBsned ther
fire sb5Rt i've 'sioch, coRtiauiag it up to dark
Ias uBpsr enc directed lie FIRE aiasst executive
iy 70 CulmiHg's PsInt, vhiok, With Samtor
kaFt uu slow bat regular srs thr0Hgheut she
-ay- tls1Fh aPrsrsaty wIthous seTisas results
O-e 1t ssmter shells [ san hRrst en-, or i1nms-
aiaislT ssova Lee deck Of che Irsnsids5, but It
saaaasa not 70 interfere with her Gre.
To-day The 5attls was renewed By their mon-
a-A-r aaas " Nllh likkte ~ tGelI
tseuueh, l8eIr shots having basa oiTeeied
chiefly ngaieBt CamRing's PsiHt. Ths inRe,
20 7tVoE, vas net 50 severe as il was yesterday,
as Che mrniiors lAys few gau5 and operate
.iJwiy. On neither Of thess days were cur
works Seriously saaagsd. I've Hzu were
killed aud ssvsIal wounded on 6aeb day Oae
et tso .tzmsr was Georgian. baiI have boan
unable 10 lssrn bis name Tasse casualties are
aiiuos- Htiv5-5s.ly tha result Of imBrudosoa en-
bbs par5 sI or troops
Tls boubarduenls sBsoar 70 BE- the regular
established oreer of the day Tbs feet oemss
Hp snd arrs awzy 70 is hearts eontsut s. az
8lT7sisIag satiery; the sand Is knocked about
and tee pacEpst made 70 resemble q hog -Vallew
FTairis. Ia the morning RIl is su0eth and sauc
again, ard the 8aEie prOgremae is rs-easetsd
vi b similar results I esnust see why this sort
ei vsIis1a shsud net 20 on FOR weeks, if ret
me= las The greatest dsRgeT ts b apprshandsd
Is, tast oar laen, crowded together ID immense
2 ulnseTl if narrow and uRwh8lssoma bsab-
Proafa, 90 5e ssOt st BY the eneuay day afser
d ay without the possibility 10 resislanss, may
become atoriy dsmsralzed. THey complain
a-iltrl tHat fasy are nst furnished with streng
hasi6Iy oH the ssa-fsce Of the fort, wAieh Touia
enable them 10 gunisA 10 seHae dsgrss at least,
the sHcy Is0Usides aad monitors, which aRehor
aud 10 for hours not more than eight or ten hun.
dree ysr,is Of. u would be gsoa policy 10 sup
ply them with -ha guns, With silently Of extra
carriages, evea -h5ugh the fsrnsT shoald lave
90 be r.lR0HHtss daily.
GlIe EneEay's szsvssssals in North Care
lima.
From The Petersburg Express. a.
FfoA an sfiosT who has been actively en-.
rsssd 10 ell tha movements Of ear troops il the
yieI8lty ol Weldon, SuEiAg the present week.
we obtain some PsFtiaslaTs Whisa may be &c.
ceptsd 90 perfectly reliable. Gen. u. W. Kan
sem reached Weldon Tuesday merRing last
sbout sight A. ~. accompanied hy only sasll
pslasn Of bis srigaas. Having no cavalry
here, hs accompanied BY bis stsh, AUTris3 -
.ho iroa; 10 asesItaia lhe fsrcs ana position Of
q. -. .,.InaE p q Taaadaz anaars, brie-