Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-28
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Editorial CorssDJodsuoa gavannah RepubIica-l
BvouAc. hEAE FORT Johnson Z
huguEt 3 1903
T vrfss tom ths woods on James islsnd IL
.ba midst OF tbs GonFgiE troops, who occupy thi.
4 portion Of the isla-d. C0ionsi Oins-aad in com
1Gud I csms down in tas forsnCen to exsIniut
-nte 10 condition Of ihe deisDses. after tbs uu
parailsed bambar6Ieent ta which they have brcr
subjected or weak past, and espscisiy F5u
Sumter, and took my chances tor relurp boat
( but sight las come, sud with II no convey aEce
! arre or small, 0f suy SaTt.
! This point, including thH YiIlsFo and ihe
1 WolLs, has been severely 5Oin5GTded 81 ths enc
my batteries during tho sntire day. They G ID
severed sFeils ve terday afternoon and early this
morning. Gel. OlnsteBd, fesIiuF q repetition
moved ais men back into the adjacent woods and
0ua Of Ire Eus ci iIe leaving only guard about
( rhe buildings recently occupied aa quarterG. I,
/ ias proved 60 be a sEgaciouB msFemeut, foT
nearly every house IN ths village sas been struck
Z during the dsv- anG some of hem almost eatireiy
( demolished. One death occurred among thosu
ThJ were isit behind. Pliya.e Cornelius A
Long, c0mBsHy G, SaVsUuBa Guards Battalion
! was struck by a hosvy pieCe af timber that Bad
heea driven rom is pisCo By q s',cl, and iu-
[ sG1flv -ilied. Upon examination, lis aecE viii
! he seui 60 bs-bTJkeH.
/ i.nd hoped - s5la ts-dav n make a visit
( fH Fort Sumter. bUt sr nearing thai HOTl{ the
: i-s gf Tho enemy became 80 tremendous lhEs Is
I F0H6 h.vs teso sheer i8ol-hardiRess 10 have
( v,u1uTne5 Eit5ip Us immediate vicinity. phs
-EEsHl---0 whose courtesy [ sm indebted for
Z 5aat-a bis boat and he HuT,legs OF viewing the
I JBe.atans in .le hashar--wa5 OF the same 7Di-3-
ans So after Hiaking brief calls Of Castle Pink
1ev and F-r- Ri8isy, v-s bsat our c6urse iD the
( lfecIiDn u Font johnson, From ths sI.gr.ai sta
I zion Eera y8g have IS satisfactory view Of
5Hu.sr Es can be obtained outside It's ws.ls, the
! leta1co being 7riy about mile. The enemy
J having fall Observation OF It's sea ss well ss Of
{ It's s-uta a1a, Fuow more Of It's yeEl condition
[ rEsr ne DO, 60 there can be no inpTu3eBcs N
[ 5tstl1r lla .ss.s IS they 6ra revealed by the
{ gazz .l5m U0ia,s inside the barber.
TIE entire southern ,acs Of ths fort IS one
raaI Tuin. 4 pile Of rubhish--briCk, mortar
3i-Ga. timber ana gUas--fises rom tao water
and Iorms 81 iae.laea plain 70 lac original
( Da-RDsl 5orrc iitfy feet En- bight Many OF tha
guns on this face are s.jlt ia l..sr catriag aad
pointing over the wreck. The inieu5roi ibis
aH well as the eastsru side. was packed with
gsHd baars, aad for this reason, rOtwi hstHDd-
.G- fh5 wells have hsah 5attnrad 3swn. here
Is uo ga-inz il, aus bus lIll.e dmRuitioH Of the
T-0rk. i. also offers far mere resistance 10 ,he
-hgs Of the enemy shan Inc eUlth on west side
. -8 cEpao.e RI, aaI hence but little aora 3zmHge
can b. Hil.ed tom tls m3Ifls isiaud 5Rt-
.eres. Lae cu,v shots 5tat aoyv FELL z1s skoSe
whis. TESS over and strike the interior Of se
-0rlsln walk, 1r T1k8 the parGP3-. This feet
hon enjoyed The enemy ne little, and 81 stack
vas made bsiaTe Daylight taig m'rni1g from
another gua7tsr Ths Inevitable I-1aeC5s
ali .',rs8 1f four m0niiors came ~, under
egF9r Cd @ ahfck Bszs, TO wltbis shsyt a!st5Bez
Tf tal fort aud opened 3 terr is ire upon the
sea or eastern face. Sumter proved hsT vitality
1g rs.WniuE it vigorously, and AoulsTs AID
9Hr lal-c.a.s (rnsY have sW0Es at lHs- from
rslr long s.e-e, esn1iEg 10 the reIcuc, the Ian-
E.ls we're soon ceBpsil8d 20 retire Several
.s.s were put INTO the wall Of the fort, bEt so
9cr.BHs damage was sustained There arc SOM
very uE.7 s5aTtu1e5 ou the north side, bBt the
walls siilI 5tara, and will probably continue to
q. So. Z. is Cen r pisys determination not b
-vaeusie &c, though ii clearly would be wise Is
withdraw a.l The force not necessary to work
the few rema.Ii Z FuEs, as 50 large 2 bo1T
would appear to be sn unnecessary exposure Of
Ito Though, fha men take care Of Themselves
M the eastern and western esseHates, and the
diIV crsusities are bur triAing,
So far rs 0ue can Judge f-om a sis.aDt Wow,
0U- batteries on Morris islsud have sUatsined no
material damage Both Sumter and Wacceg
were again subjected 10 e terrible FIRE today,
suH me result has not been aseertsined. ThCre
vera twenty tigs casuslHes Ia the latter yegtar.
dsv .ucl8disg four dealhs
Whilst tho eaemy keep up SO constant FIRE
~on che islsnd, they are sls0 daily streugthen-
is2 their pssldoB. They have now, probably,
fifty gurs aud mortars in position batwesu
csig bill and Battery Wagner, and strong
york s crossing within four baudred yar5s
Of be latter Il viii be a1had Whist are osr
men 5oiug sbst such things are allowed Wit5
aBe well acquainted with tho @sifUatios" lke
5rswer Is rssdily given. Il Is all eE8isine3 by
be feet thas the enemy have HaBH, while
we nave rene. This has been the seCras ol
nrariv slI their successes in the prssest pfsr
WheH Cur HleH 90 n their guus IN Wagbe. TO
step these proceedings, they straiPhtNay en-
eourtoy 6irsot Gre frem the numerous l.snd
batteries u front and an safiadiae fire FROM the
ships TIE work is insufficient to stand the
combined attack iadsed, II is impossible for
men to stand 81 the guns, and hence the wark
of the enemy goes on without effective inter-
ruFHan
The 5fb Georgia las iu7t passed 5swn 10 las
vi a-f aHd sill 90 over 20 the island to-RiEAt
Col 0imsto2d's eomHana, consisting Of fguT
apsHies ef tbo LIST Georgia, four Of C4n3is'
battalion, and three Of the Guards battalen,
hspe bean on duty a. h0rris island for twenty
out Of tho last forty days. They are nos 20
garrison OF th.s post Fort Johnson), aud tie
meI are looking well, considering the lsbsriaus
service sud The aar3ships through which obey
have passed. Their casualties in the lass eight
OF ten ds7z sra 81 fellows
Par.t1J = H Csssi6sv. c5nGBsaY G (Fattul
gus is) ddsl 0a tae I2h
Irwin stokes. Washington Volunteers, killed
on tha I7.-.
IT. Hshrtsns, Talanall Guards, killel on the
I9.a
Cornelius A. Long, company c. crards hst-
.aiaa, killed sris morning ~ F3Tt J0anssa, ss
JatoIa GtE.sd.
H.ary A Cater, Og's.h-rps light infantry,
ist t4eagy s rielt leo sa0t eff enu ie.i leg bro
zsa below rse knee. I SAY the g8liEni and
guo-bs rts3 v8ung soldier to-day and regret 70
8sV t1st Lis case is q most critical one, He Is
mach proslstsd aud theTe ara synt-touE Of
slaaOs, ,r iaoH i8y. lie is receiving every care
aEd stteDton.
Isaaa Campbell, TaHaall. Guards, severely
a-a5su6ad IN the l2h
Bradford Eey. Osle!AQ light infantry
sle 1.iv IN ths isg, ON he fIh.
Do is estimated that exclusive of the 300
killed, wounded and missing IN the Grst battle,
1u i6s saa h eud II the island JHiy i0ta, We
have suffered castsiiies ap to fhs present time
% ne number of I59 killed and 200 wounded
'Eas regular supui5s li provisions, iTuits, veg
stsbles. etc, from tbe ssysanah distributing
committee are received iu cue sesson. asd ap-
pfscizae3 iuJst heartily by he troops. Nothing
eaH5 BE- mere acceptable ami CONDUCIVE 70
bsBlrh. afd it Is very impoueas tael tbe supplies
be hens no vi bout intsIinissi0n ] sIa request
Il b. CoL 0lmstead, Major Blssiuget, and
sfsisf Hauvsy, unil opportunity is a!foTdtd 9
hsir d5mg itin mofo l0ima naY 70 Return,
Ia bsL4l. Of iaam ard ihsis conlAandsi thelf
rost efz.eful thanks for ihe numerous evidences
,hey ~ ree4Fed Of kiud Consideration OF tae
.,s.,4 r. hens To tie good ladies' Of Iholass-
vie they desire 8 presentation OF thsiI a5ecis.
b. CHARLESTON, y, AidRight.-Ihe eir
alr.g h..s aesin 09sBsd fre aP9H TOO clty Hem
b5s Rqrris i5lsHd saifedes.. Ihe hide9as de-
1.orz era scfesniRg thFeagh the alr shd p my
bossdisg boasa j. Gifses in the ins 81 hIe az