Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-09
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ate and heroic defense Of seven weeks, haze as
last pissed into tbe hands Of tl5 enemy.
The result was not altorpitsT unexpected
With the most p8EeTful combined lsud ara ua-
val armsmani ever brought 20 bear upon = forti-
fiaati0u, with guns OF the hFsviast ealibsr, ard
al the elements and materials necessary % ac-
csmpGsb bis work, the greatest wonder is now
little his immense force has s5 yet 5ses ona5ied
70 effect.
The advantages 81 the plsson E ubeo #e
tr1st be wiz yet fld brirgs him no bearer Do The
5isbalieal and cherished qtj SCI cf Eis ambition.
He will Ae met now by TezisieLca which We
think be Iilt.e expects, and which viii yet tsacA
him that lis wcyk has bat jysi begun.
The inceSssnt ana iuri sus boIubar1nent ei
Battery Wagner for over f0rty-eight hours, TO-
portad in our last fff-c5uslly prevented tho yaYF
Tison from repairing damages over SIGHT, and on
Sunday morning the solid sEos snd sheii hlliug
thiek szd last upon he bcm-p-o0f aDd in ste
sally peTts began t9 tell ssysfe. yupon She work
and render It uutpusbls. Our men, 500, were
exhausted, having no rest OF relief fcr tares or
iUur days Communication with &orfis island
vsas very d-ficU't sHd Our wounded lay eE-
posed 70 the hot fire Of the enemy. TOE shsl's
tore up fhs graves Of the dead, s3ding j5lIOid
horrors 10 ihe b1mh8rdmeut
Un3ar faese irving eirCungi arceg The oT7cT
was given fer evacuation GbcUt O'Clock SaDasf
evening PTspsTetiOTs were Immediately made,
the guns spiked snd otherwise rendered useless,
and lhs battsTies mined
TIE difficult task Of transportation Of tls
fTo5rs from the isiArd was gueressiu.ir sEec.ed
by bsrges manned by crews from the yuubrsts
Palmetto Stale and ChiaoTB, uncer the con-
mand OF Lieut. Ward. The eleer .ulness ard
alEcrity With which iaey Pe-l0Tm-d tas-Hork
deserves tire highest prs-ss.
aH al Ia
S ate is also due the cEsdit Of performing The IT
duous duty, dgIiug the siege Of WsgBeT, OF
transporting su5 relieving tie gsTIiscus.
By enc O'Clock Monday morning the eTacus-
don was corplstad.
The elemy's hoFiiE5r hsrges sppearg5 DUR
irg the eSzcustion and eu3ssVese5 90 in except
our boats Three ba=ges, tFo c1rtaiuins frou
fifteen 70 twenty nlsn eaeh, arc reported missing,
aud are supposed 60 have bseu captured. Tie
missing boats are said 70 bCisur 70 the ChicJra.
A litra before three 0'cccE Mo11ay motuirg
the following YVES received from A=i i-T Elliott.
commanding Fort Sumter:
FoRr SUMTER, September 7-2.40 A. H-AH
the garrison of Morris island VINO came here
have been shipped. Lieut.. HaskeI's bost from
the Chicors vas cap'ugsj by Yankee bargc.
Two Of the crew came TO Fort Sumter and re-
mort that ST. our troops had leit The island
STEPHEN ELLIOTT Mi Com'dg.
The last to leave the islend Was Col Kit
and q number Of officers who were sBpsriHi=uj-
irg snd attending Gle emtErks61u lf tie
troops. A slow ma "a wss lighted hy CpDt.u
HuEuenin a. Wagner, and By Captain Lg5esne
al Gregg, but ewing tosoma defect ia the fuses,
no explosion took p'sCa 81 either tert.
Thus closed enc Cf the most memorable de-
lenses on recnv8. The ber7ic endurance Of our
men ua3er such "a Ere has been bHy0nf sil prEIse,
and p-orihv Of the emulsEOn of every South
ern soldier Eoo fighting fFf Southern iUaeQsn-
dencs.
Oay Losses durfng tho siege las been ab7ut
seves hun3,c5i thsi of the sreny between fire
and six tbCUssEd.
After The ersggas7n fia 6-aE from the ans-
ny grsduslly slaJk.1Gd, and Ia q EhOEf time
cess "a slsog4fber- Oar batteries oH Jsga@s
island, however, kapt.uu 4it siy ire. ThalsUs
Of tie evscgziioD of AgUS island On Aoudsy
uouiIR in tie city esusod some i.tn exci5s-
mClt, psEbeB sFiy among te0se who hsd not
heard ics report ths pfsvjgEs evening The eG-
r-fsDent s8cn Wgla "a, LaWsv1g. giving plsee
10 = feeling Of confidence iH the hEsl result.
shortly ar,gr ter o'clock sI5nisy morning
the following dispatch was received IN t9e city
FORT SUMTER, Bsgtsmbsr =. 1865.
A Bsr OF truce from Admiral DahigIeu, de-
handing the surrsrdsr Of this fort, has been Te-
ceivpd b7 LIEUT. Bfown, Of ne Pa.05tt1 SgaLe
rSiroed7 MAJOR ELLIOTT
70 this the following reply wss sent:
HEADuBARTERs, SfPt.n .nbeT z, 1893.
Tsf,rri AdHHral' 'Dabieren inst hs may have
J7--f S--fs- -e1en be can take and hoid ..---lzt
eB-b 7srDsUFs s-a q ~I-lis slt uEDec9mius; @'5o
fbat no frther 4 rs Of -ruGs wlii be recsive1
from him CT Gen. Gilmore. uaIi ,..ey ss5- $50
ilv ezalsiu their firing gp 1zfs % uece feh
these headquarters on several rHefnt 9ceasioo
Tgirusd1 Thomas JORDAN,
Chief Of staff
To WJ5r spbsa Elliott Major mHand nE Fora
sbe conclusion Of the dispatch msy Be better
by giviBg the pudcuisrs Of tie isst
gr0ss violation OF tine ussge Of cfViiged waLiare.
On Sunday Commander 4. Z. WaIiey went
down in the JUNO, unter har ~ trEca, % CARY
CERTAIN dispslchsG, aud stso lEiih DE purpose ot
discovering the fniu Of .ha mi sing cficeT. he
WAS fred On fourteen times. 5llt caole 50 anchor
under Gre, and ysss mat by Egs5gn Porter J MS
officer replied 10 ,he cCUIn ncuT s 1u4ulIes
"that ne had beeB away. on Friday nigas, and
thst though be had heagd tina. tas-s had been q
captuFe. e was net swars whether Haj. Mar.ey
was among tse rIisepsrs ~ not. Hs added that
he would icCrira B. IL Major N-siey vas a
captive, he would inform tbe CCmoaCdsT " ben
The disratCbss were answ5re5. No reply hss
vet been received.
TIE enemy advanced very cautiously en- the
abandoned batteries ye5-zrd.y. a Tsglmcu' al
fac hesriug the Sfste emblem OF EEs5sl1Usei-g
gyss raised over BatteTy Wagner tnJ IS sap
posed 30 be the Gag of The 24-h Ms5aEcBusstsa
Inegrol regiment. The Yankees were observed
ia eensidtrsbis numbers 7ga' kir- ca the beach
At Cummings point Several who appssIsd 70
be clothed in oficlTs' uniform mounted the psT-
rraN = Ha.Ta"a ~
shot from Captain Mtche's battery dropped in
ibe center CT the group, knocking one over and
causing iie olaels 10 4sks RAPID retreat under
They also suocoeds5 SO turning isainch
Columbist in Battery Gregg and commenced
frirg At Fort M0ultne. A iew 5bois appeared
70 eshkfy them o. lls wot-bteesDess, Tor they
soon after dism0uutsi the gun, rolling t down
into the diieh-
Az The Yankee 8ssels iusids she bar and IN
stone. FOLLY inlet, EDj the bloc.Seers, hsd their
6ags aylng Ia honor % the ovaeuti0a Of ~ M3His
isisnd By our iorcsss
About half Fssi I've O'Clock, Monday stte7-
noon. Eve m0aiiaTs esd tho lrousides mOved up
i,to Iiue Of battle and opsDod g furious Sc on
For MoullTie The lEli=E, With Btttery Bee on
SulIivan's isisnd. and Bstlery sinkins on james
island. replied and opened vigorous fIe rom
tbeir heaviest pieces upon the lrolsldes..
The eauuonading was very severe, and last
sbout thrss hours, when Il ceased. Oas Of the
monilogs. h is reported, got ashore We could
not learn what damage Was 6ore BY he bom-
bardrnant The 6ring between the Esd bate
Ties was progressing slowly q The iime Of elos-
ing CIR report, ore O'Clock Tuesday moTHiug-
Oas m5uiisr is sal engaged firing uPon sam
-.
GEoRGIsSs WoSaDED OK NORRIS Island.
Tie Charleston Cgzyis. gives rs. Of Wcnrd
ed At batteries Gregg and Wagner, t,,,-.4iYsd in
that city On Monday AnJag tiem we're tie
following GeorQiansE
Piivsis " c lord CompaDyE 2sth Georgis
Private G W Lord, Company J., 25h Gsor-
ssrgeaus z Perkins, Comqsuy 1, ssh Gsor.
Private i Webster, Company B, zS.b Cissrpia.
Private W Il MeKennyi Company Z, 27lh