Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-03


20 my tsrniBg ont, bat noii6ed ne to Do my
bsti in case Of az accident l. however imnfe-
/ aistsly called The dsctor, and by the aid OF
powerful stimulsats got up aHd dressed Eysslf,
snd went up (0f rather crawlsd Ep) on deck
snd saw that everything was cleared Ter ec-
/ tisn-guns in order, etc; bat fortunately the
storm prevented as from going In. / have 10
/ doubt tbGs the eIsrti0n set ms back e0nsiaera-
/ bly,, bat the trial Is 10 be repeated agsia to
! nighs aud. uRfoEtanstely, the csptsia is
! gate unWel to-day himself; but IS ] IN
! regSiulug my strength again | shall again aZert
/ myself 30 be at my post when the tins COMES.
/ Il viii DO hard 20 tell how the expedition viii
! terminate, but bspe successfully. Fort Sumter
/ has slid small garrison Of few men slowed
I away sauas where al night as su exc1ss to keep
I s hsg hying, although the sides nearest rs pre-
sent nothing bit mass Of sba1slass uiHs, and
/ the work goes on stessiiv and sersly. Very uaE-
/ By Of eur ofloars in the feet are breaking down
aud beiHg Sent hone eOnuuGsily from the iHcss-
I SAINT wear and tear On them IA ths hot climate
Z but if We are eHcesssf9l these who hang ouG 10
| the lest ought to Teesive the thanks sf govern
neut If net promotion, Of which they seem 70 be
Et present bestouing only on politicians, and
/ perhaps will reserve them for that clsss and
tickle eur ia1ciss with gold pisca IS lsrgs Gs
I quarter eagle with string to hang it round our
nscks by but tims VIII show, Whsther We are
to be rewarded or kicked ior our services.
YORr own devoted brother, JACK.
Aaoihsr eficsr, presumed to be the eomman-
der, writes to ais wits. We make some sx-
tracts:
U. s. G5SseAr OTTAWA
OF Charleston, s. O., Aggus. %, 1853. I
by OWE DEAR WIPE Having an epBortu-
nifty 30 ssud g letter, I hasten to improve shs
ePp0TtuBiyi but, nay darling, you must not
feel Bad If lt g not as l0Eg IS usual but when
1 tell yes thst ! am feeling quits unWsN, zEa
have been 5uits miserable fer tha past three
days, I knew you vii forgive ne for, my deET
/ wife, you know I would WiEte more II I vas
sb'e 1 sn ia hopes Of being ar1aHd sgsiR ali
right ia day Or two. Ey sesith is Eot first
Ts-s. sad If ] should really insist On t.,
I think tbas the surgeons woUd send ne away
TO recruit; but, ny own dear wife, hsvo
ts0- much pride 20 come until ChaTlsston
falls, and my darling, I know you would not
8ava me leave Wy post as loug IS I feel able to
hold CUt-"Wcull you l'-s8pscially when there
IS ssch 2 great want Of 0ficsrs hers now; there
IS not a single ship has her fuI eouplsnsnt.
And Ehsn he Ottawa is getting grsst deal Of
honor. We have bssu c0BDliusnted By the
Admiral several times ard our vessel and tae
Nebraska are The only woo3on vessels the 4dmi-
raj sends or desperate nigat expeditions with the
iroa-clzis.
To HigRt re ore going up to Tensvs tho OBJ
siTuCti1Bs ikst block up ths channel (the iron
elsds, monitors sad the Nebraska I send you
some s'ips cut from the New York Herald; this
IS the kind sf w5rk we are doing siaosl every
day Al first it was vsTv exciting, but now it is
an Old story, and has Become almost As mOR5t-
oness S. biocksding used to BE-
You csa shsw this 10 Asa R., if you like,
and fell him that it is 0iH sizlly auRsuncsd here
that Sumter is of no further use TO the rebels,
for il is nohiag but 9 shspals5s heap Of bricks
and morlsr, with every gun diEmOuntsd For
SIX weeks have heard, hight aud day, without
stopping, the booming Of cauE9D aus the whist
Ing Of sHot and she'll, and zauy brave fellow
esEriel down the beach from our batteries to his
last re5.ing Dlscs.
The three letters which fellow are writtsn in
defense ef WsBsier's spelling book. We rspriat
them gertztisl Ct liisTztim e sPsIGliH;
AUGUST %. 1853.
DEAR MOTHER The cid fort looks quite bad
now aud they have thrown a few shell over
into Charleston city, 90 Just stir them up = little
by tho way of q change, and 30 British con-
sal does not appreciate It much, sud further
mere be- does NOS seem tO-hink 1t quits right,
but dent see suy way Be can heID himself as
they lsvs been told 90 rsmsvs the women snd
children fr9m the city-f0r We was gong =
shell lhe city, su5 80 be caa stay sRd take The
c0utsnce OF leave just as he ch1sss about il and
the fest is getting along quite well, enly the
ether ujEzt the monitors went up near fort sum
ter 10 make night sttact and sns -'PsslaIc' got
aground and came very Besr coming oRt vita
cut her but u last she got CE sad came out al
right and We have throwcd from the gunbosl
{ OttaWa') so 600 lbs Of shot and shell ct tn
Rehs sni used almost 1000 lbs OF powder,
tsst is 81 t0As Of powder 40 IONS OF iroB that
was about one week ego bus oTr guns will not
staud 10 throw as much more without bursting
that's whats the matter IS
NEAR FoRr HoULrEIE,
CHARLESTON, August 2sth, 1888.
Ny DEAR WIFE; After long Silence en-
/ brace the opportunity Of wrishing TO You IN
! hopes Of finding you enjoying good bsalih as
this Loves me at present thank Cod considering
/ the dangers that daily Surround me received
all the news paipsf5 our boat has been well req
resented Ia tee pa pars I received from you We
| have done considerable fighting Since / last
wrought to you after cruising sll DAY yestsr-
! day Ter 8 schooner that had esther run in to
/ charleston Or was blowsn to See the night pre-
vious 10 \ heavy blow which We had for three
sr 4 DAYS we were unable 10 6ud Amy trace
/ Of the fHtte Schooner We ware then signahzed
| 10 take Hp Our Stati0n in Inns of bat
/ tie to make 8 night attack on fort sioUlt-e in
] company with Of Our Monitors together with
/ the Ironsjdes but s Violent Storm setting in We
/ ware Obliged to lay too until the Siora is over
I when / expect the work Of death viii commence
/ Sumter is nearly Demolished together with toEs
I wagner i silenced those two strougholds which
We have been eonisStDg for for So many weeks
are uov humbled and mouldeTng in decay
Monltie Is now the pOiat Of stEsck there are slss
4 = uzmber Of Distinctions aud togpedOes in the
river those We intent 70 cut and open a clesr
passage onCs more TO that city OF rebsllioR
I which will end the rebellion.
OFF NORRIS ISLAND, Aug -, 1868.
DEAR Cousin: We srs still amgng the liv-
rg but I am not IN first rate beAilh now but the
only thing That I wish % ses is 30 see Charles
ton taken but WedRasday night we al, that is
the mentors aud New Irousides and the gun
boat Aahaska and guub0at O.taws were all
ready 10 20 up and remove the Obstruct0ns and
wslk into Charleston bsFb0r bat the weather
was thick and rainy, and since that time the
weather has not heen exactly 6t to carry ont ths
programme, but bsFe soon it may happen right,
bat soua OF rs viii qaits likely get enough Of
t. but we arc ali wiling to take our chances in
between Fort Sumter, Fort MoUltrie, Fort Wag-
nsc and Battery Gregg Is we viii hsvo al that
We can contend with, bUth only one vessel get
through is wil ba the downfall Of Charleston,
90 / think We may esweli sacrifice a few veg
sels aud lives as once and make finish OF it ~
TO keep 50 msny vessels bom5sraing these torss;
but must say Fort S1ater has been reduesa
considerable, and it looks rather shabby now, bat
thstis not the way that propose to 6ght, for 1t
f is only an aErivsti5n 20 me as it seem 20 me
, neither igh6ng nor running, but den't think
that sh0ad propose running only one way
ard that would be shurly towards the obstrue-
tons, and msks ny way into Charleston hsT-
, Dor OF die in the sttsmpt from ths fire Of those
/ forts for thire is no Us5 OF playing with them,
. but inst show them what can be done OF what
We can do if we only Just try once but l think
there is some towards IN the world left yet, bat
: hope the most.of them viii try TO stop home
1 hereafter and not get where hey are Of No
) earthly good to themselves, OF the Uni0un that's
wbsts the matter is and hops God may speed
them to thire homes nader thirs gTsnny's pro
. lection, for fear they mght get frightened e
: Gsa'h from jast seeing tEHe own shadows, sRl
) Ans I thiak when yeU get this you will have .
/ vslua5ia letter 10 reat but have nothing tc