Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-26

s=~rsesisz Of emeisI gzEarePressuta'iens,

Csrrociisz Of smcisl sfarePresesta'ieHs,
TIE following lsltarH sss fsfta the seasuut b.
Gen G imsre ef kis cecssEiaR Of Batteries
Wsgner ard Gregg, an6 tzs corTsctioH Of bis
besf,fui fssigesFsHs Of isst BY Ger. BtAEre-
gard. TkHt sues a esTreetisp shsEld be Hesss-
ssrv s 6ceslY disFrHesfUi - to YARkes esIa-
usnSsr. 6etroiarr sswsr3, tCs, receives be-
coming Ectise fer the iasiasstSsa which he has
sent 10 Europe, ovsT his signsiaTa.
Il is usuaiiy ihs esss, tbEt Eoz.tsn gives dig
Eiiy aR5 elseG1spestsn ts meR, aR9 makes ths
5sETses sf zasniasi5y iniolsrsbls; kus .ko YsE-
KEGS are exceptions 70 si the ordiEETy rules;
SEN. euMeRE's eEFICIAL REPeRr sF TRR O0-
CCPAII0E eF MORRIS ISLAND.
DEPARrHsEr OF TEX SOUTH.
HGad3uarte in tbs Field
Ss9tomssr 2, 1863
Esisr.Gezsral " 4 Hsllesk, Gsnsrsl-izChlef;
GENERAL: have the honor to report that
Fort Hsgpsr SID Battery Gregg aro oGrs. Last
pigbt e1lT rspUsrs crowned ne ersst Of the cosE-
teraasrp of F6rt FFsFser On its sss iTsR5, EsaE-
ing sll It's suzr Lzd ~ eIder was itsSed 70 ear
~ tie slass hy assault at e'essk this mera-
ing, that bang the hour 81 lev tss.
About 10 s'clsek Last night tho enemy esE-
usEc,d evscastze ths islRss, sEd su kui 70
mass tkeir escape hsE CamniEs' PoiSt IN
sHsl ksata
Captured dispatches show thst Fert FsgEsr
was connandcd By Gel. Ksilt, Of Sagth Care
las, asd eaIrissRsS by foHrteen hGHdrss szset-
i've mcn, ard Batsery Gregg by satweeR ens and
tws kvRdred.
Fort Wagner is work Of the most foTmida.
BE kiEa. ns bsmb-prosf shelter, espsblo si
holding eighteen huadred Esl, remains intscs,
afsar the msst teTTisls bsnhsTdmsat TO which
say Hoik was ever Eubiseie3. re have cap
tared zirstsen pieces IF artillery and large
supply OF excellent ammunition.
Tie ely ssd hsrboT Of Charleston sT0 nov
conpls+ely covered by ny gaHs.
have the hsnoF 80 be, general, very respect
Q A GuHoRE,
BngEdeT-GenelEi Commanding.
eEE. BsAUREeARD's CsAEIiEET OK GILMORE
REPORT
HHkBaUAETERs DEPARTMENT CT SOUTH GAao-)
LIBA GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
Char.ssroa s. c, 6sp'smbtr 30. 1868.
GENERAL: The pshlishsd report o. Bies-
disrGsreTLl Gilmore, Of the 7:h iast, 20 Ina
Government, relative 70 ais acquisition Of Bst
tories Wagner aud Greg, Contains several sE-
rers which feel called upon to correct;
1. "Ssveaty-Eve Hsa'' were not taken cH
MerriE island. fer only tive bosts' crews, about
Binatssn naz and twenty seven sojdisrs' ol
skost ferty-six msz il all, we're e4ptu-ed b tae
snesG-'s sTmsa barges Between CUmnilas PoiRi
sed Fort Sumter.
9. Col Esitt's captured Dispatches cogld net
havs skswH tsst tss gsuiseR of Wagner azd
C-sv- arasHEfs5 70 ''bs5HssR 1880 snd l,6Oo
sFse.ivs zsz" on ths day 81 the sTGcusticni
(6,H inll Tor Col. ksits rePsrtse, thss Es5rsisE,
e9e sss7. al tsl5, esiy ss5zt tWs-tsI1s 81
,siek c5zid Be sezsi5e1cO "sAsssiyss,' tA5
=. -. hs;.s resudsd or mere CT leEs d!ssa-'e
fr=, srs--Ere for - lssg FsEIsd ts tac y -ats=E
,,s rb. is,ertss Srs, GsJ aad Eigss, et tae en-
s-.~sz ltpl sud CsTzl batteries. Iks iefeei
k.jTius. thasa v-crks Sod -ze Esrth e1d OF Mor
Is Island. Surinx tHs Si'y-eiEss Gays Hes3
varisa frs-l coo te 2J0 ulea' selaoaa e1cssa q
iss ths latter rUI ssr, vsEes ,t esSia ns I'Si1, Cd
3 Battery Wagner vas nst q Tcik . 20,
rvCtt fe uidshla kiaa." bE; an Ordinary hs-C
10 K, Hi,k thick pefapsts, sEb Wiss oltel-s g
Eltls ae5ik-ths fsud tAfswn Up y shc sneE1y
r,slis and dliEted b. tHs winds duIlEs 20 ienS
sizes. hsd nszry f Jed UP sss ciiehes - ne ~
,7s.ss. sd has Dsrfla ily csv6Tea EP the sGFto
sirs sksis. Sd zGI siaaks sad pixies plaesa Il
The ditch ier ita csie-se.
TG- sar1srrocf 4 Wagner could ret csn-
tqi- 50 1900 men. CT usCTa tlan E5cut 600, me
essrissa C; tsa work beng absuE 500 nisa.
? "I9 nieesg of alalls- > sn5 'arse suEp'y
ff excellent EmrsuriiioH were ceRtsTcl-' ms
pieces ei sssvy Ele light srlills5y ls-t "a Nhe,,
scr eUd lfezF W@l9 szc-e li l--s % ~ ''-iN
all ,s;.b s5..r vca.s uet too mUca enlarged = ere
rsihe3; the esrriagas, chtsses, etc, we're more
- jezs disabled by ihs eHemy's salt and SHELLS
Onlv 1900 600 IN wagner, 1900 IN sI-gg-
r,r-z. NJ z-au.uai .i1u gglJe letE 70 explode th'
.ossazirsr eaa bsabpToOisi bat, unfortunately
t'.rSz n sozz. sccioesr. lie tufts ietE sulnlai
did soi ignite ,hs E'ws1r.
G. "Iha eisy of CA1siaEton may be com
vlesc'y COWS "a" By Goa- GiLHefss guns OF
Eorrs isl8ud, 5us at the distsEce 81 i0ui nl.e
nom bis advanced battery to - heIieS' PoiN
eS ths eisy.
n I will c6lclude By stating that, ssrsaES as j
a-A q ssseaT, tie totGl loss il killed and wosad
sd "a 5iJfis islssd, irom jay l0sh Sc Sestamba
~. 1859, was only 64l nan, and dsdCctlag !ai
jiiles aBtl wouBd5d sae TO the isudIaE Ga tht
I0tb INV. .,ud 10 the assaults Of the Iith and
Ish Juiy. tas killed and wounded dur to the Ter
,i,I. ~ karsrsss.; which lasted slmsst unin-or
-vgts5lv. Biaat sAd day, during 81 days
su.ourisl 70 2o5 mes, many Of whom were onlj
.sIiybtlv voaiced. It's stili more remarkable
Tia: daring tie same PeTisa. OF time, when th'
ensmv fred s .202 sho and shS Al EoTi Sumter
ynryiag ia weight frola 80 pouEaE TO 800 p9undS
sriV tbrss men were killed ssa - Uoundea =
Ipdesd Tie kaDd OF the Almighty 7so,d seem Y
savc protested the hsEoio gsTlscn 81 tAst AS'
kistoIis work.
Rssysotfully, yoET shedisEt servant,
g. 7 BEAUREsARB,
Genl. C0mmandlng.
OEcial: JoEE WITHERs, A. A. General.