Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-18

The PTevidsDcs Jgzynai hiss letter dated on
beard ,hs iron cad Hontsuk, of Charleston,
Jg'y tba 2Ils, fem which us make sems eI-
ttasts
Tl9z STRENGTH Or EsRrHyE OREs.
Ghs land Batteries are daily eontiaaisg thsir
practice Rpen Wagner. and is is altHss imDes-
sible 70 tell the results. Djubtlsss not much
beyond hsrassing tbs saoas IS aeeamplishs5
fer the great sides Of WsEEsz can rscfivs maHy
30-pouHdsrs, sad even jI ss6 Is ireb saas aHl
shell, witbaEt baiRg gs15essd ussisssa Ibis war
has certainly aevslDP4d 0ls fset Whica eapa0i
fail to Be Of inHaits importance hsrssheg.
It is ths Effectiveness Of earth ard sand bat
teries. A well eonstrueled earthWork, with
proper and sufficient ordnauce, and vel mau-
ned. can scarcely be taken. It ssems, ia fact
that TIA shot and shell thrown into is serve only
TO make it stronger and if the fire be n5t inces-
SAINT At night The msn csu repair the dsmage Of
tbe day, and such work may hold out a'nosE
any time. 1 do net think there is permaneut
fertilization in the world which could have stood
the FIRE 70 which Wagner was subjsctsd on the
lSih day Of JAY.
THE IRON. .CLADs AT WORK.
Friday morRing, the 24.h, was another fine
olear, mild morning. At half past thTss o'clock
al hands were called. and Immediately We got
under way. The stack was to be more general
tbaa ususl, sHd tha days WORK mas early com
meacsd.
In tbs following orser we proceeded up the
channel: Weehawken, Ironsides, M1nls1k
NaHtuckst, PataPses and CaEkiH Al 5:32 A.
NJ the Moniauk openBd the engagement with
p l-iReh shell, which fell en- the extreme right
Of the fort. At the same time the batteries on
shsTe opened Ere, and soon the eoadiee bee lms
general. The MsBtsuk was lying not more than
900 yards from Wagner, The IroHsides 1000
yards and the Other irou-elaas st abeut I20O or
1900 yards distant. At SIX o'clock new feature
in tue fighting here took place, being nothing
less than SHOT from houltrie.
Old Msul.Es has been silent since we aB-
pesrsd of Charleston tIl How. But ] presume
The fsslty to secession could not bs restrained,
AID the occupants of Moultrie were aaxioHs q
show theiE desires te Contribute heir part ta-
ward driving awsy the Yankees. But their shot
fell half mills short aud they oaly tried it once
more. Sumter hsweveT, always ready. gave us
some excellent shots, asd continued 70 FIRE until
the affair vas over. Hardly repetition Of the
fight Of the l5;b, yet it was hotly contested
enEsgemsht and magnificent sight. .But Veg
ner srsd only once, and then during the remain
der Of the day was silent. We could not see q
soul il the re, K, and it sssuad almost deserted
But from Sumter sad Gregg tbs shots came
thick and fast
The firing from the land batteries Of General
Gilmore and the iTon-elsd5 Has excellent, and
the big shells which tore their way through psr-
aPet aud csssraate and burst aside, threw up
such great nasses Of dHst snd sand and esrlh
that it see@ed IS though S volcano hsst be
belcRing forth its black coateRs5 Of its subteTIa
mean reeesses.
The great hull Of the Ironsidss lay a splendid
mark for their guns, but its sides were not
khcd hwra mir r---loo ola.TT
Ironsides was beautiful, - it alwsys has been.
Ehs EePeTt st tbe guHs Of i5s powerful b-oa5si5s
rent tia AZ he Shot one after another tore
tlr0agk the sides Of " 1gasr, while The taict.
blue veil of seaOke, which rose and e fjstad av'ay
over the vessel, almost cuvslopIuF tho black
hull from view, formed a siclgrs the magu.6-
CeDca Of which one could not help ssImsliug
aud aPPrecieting even 10 Che midst OF ba,tis
EEw EEBEL WORKS
DurinF the enEscemout sve .jr-7v arev
sight which the .s| sses-5ir. -v- had r---t T
II tainz less thau two s.r5rg lork0g batteries
7a james leland. sway over beyond the low
IGcd IF Morris island, ard in rls rea~ # Fort
J johnson by 8 njlsor more They bad already
assumed formidable proportions, aud t9e men in
Rroups were worEIng uron hem with sHa great
est haste. They srs,o- course. for ial ru-p-s
Oh h5nsirg WsFaer 10 thr even. o. Its 05Hg
eTs. in few days re expect TO sec the saos
issuiDg from them
sILMORE PUSHING on.
Certainly Gen. Gllzaors is Derseverirr and
industrious man. The f0rtifealiOas which he is
lbTowinR up in his advance position ore already
extensive, and assume even q Formidable %
PearaBcs Even now they dval Wagner, ard
although net consisting of suchs mass of earth
as Wagner, yet do BOT doubt they are equally
strong, or st lesst nearly 90 The morniRg
shows the increase which t.se night las wrought
Bis men are placing gans in position, sad all
tho work necessary to mase bis lort6easions
strong, aud offensive CT deioasiFa, is rapidly
goisg on. A fsT days more must witness a
hsnhs-dnent from these works, n hich are now
quist
MORE FIGHTING.
Wednesday marnng the Moatsuk moved sBce
more into position sf Wsgusr, and within elsv-
en- bundred yards Of it.. The Catskl imms-
distely followed and came into position aboat
the same distance Of We could see but ons
guu upOn Wagner, and this 0ae The lO-inch gun
from which we have heretofore received so mach
attention
PrsmPt in its old business, It again greeted us
this morning with shot which came saffi-
ciently near for quite miuEte examination Of
It's siz5 and exterior. Il passed ever the tarTet
and fell int lhe sea RRndred feet beyond US,
throwing up a column Of water high into the
air. With an occasional shot at the Catskill
We received most Of its attention during the
work. Fort Gregg 6rsd all the morn-
ing at the CstskiL, and made some excellent
practice.
This fort being as far again from the iron
elads as Fort WanneT, aud Sitnated uson the
low lends of Cummings Pont f-ss at some dis
advsHtsgs, yet the shoss hzvs been exceilent
during the week past in which time IL has
scarcely been silent daring the day Fort Gregg
is 3 smsH work, eompsre1 with Wagner and
yet stEoag enc Il is the old original Cum
miRgs' p Jint battery. strengthened and some
what increased. lis sieBlng sides, covered with
green turf, remind Us Of Wagner before loyal
shoi aud shell had terra and burned Il, and trans
formed its hue proportions ints an alulsst shape
less mass.
Steadily we fred into Wagner tin its guns
were still aud no living etject was in view
Oar half barrels Of grape hsa swept the fort.
aRd gsnRsrs and sharpsbeoiers were both invis-
ibls. Within few days now fssture has
shown itsslfin the firing from Wagner, il being
nothing lees than shsTpshOoteTs hidden behind
the parapst in the essemates, and waiting to
pick eff asy who may b seen upon the iren
9 ,ss.
fhe rife barrels glistsn upon the top Of tho
pRrsPet, and the little faint puf Of smoke which
issues from the rifles muzzies and floats away
tells rs 20 look ont, and, as We step behind the
turret or pllot-house, the lesden MESSENGER fies
over or beside as, Staging on is way, ami
ehucks into the water near By Iha fring IS
over, and from cur excsllent position we lake
loRg look at the Seesssio Babylonis city and It's
surroundings Sumter is firing, but we lead it
not
VIEW FROM A MONITORS TVBRBT.
On our right is the deserted summer resort,
tho Aoultrio hoass Close By it, Fort Moultris.
with the two blockade running wrecks, the
Isaac z Smith ard the Eiuho, ashore On tbe
beech before it, A little lug,her to the lsfs Is
quiet 8oulEievils, and li.llo beyond it, TO-
ward the city, the beautiful green perspet and
traYerses Of Battsry B5e. Sumter now blocks
the view Above is iroWning wall Abe stars
and bsrs'N have ggYsa way TO she new 4 az
Oa the eastern face tho hue of rsvg n1sssn
work ifom parapet - base, and whic5 gas re-
paired after the Ejary from hs iroescads in
April last, Is disfn-tly marked. TH, mid fI.,