Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-15

Prom the Courier, Monday morning.
The city stsRds, and the events Of three DAYS
Of desperate and deliberately planned attack
Hnd assault has convinced. we thiRk, even these
most inclined to dssponaenay, that the city will
stand il her sons do thsiT duly. All can DO
something, and ea8h should ast as If assured
that the city depended On his share, however
humble.
The Yankee prisoners, OF nany Of thsfn now
ia this city, were provided vita flags Of truce
Of handkerchief sizs, which they displayed as
SOON IS they fell.
In one case a Yankee whs had taken position
on he ground and had exhibited his flag, was
observed trying to sneak on. He was speedily
PIT beyond breach Of trHee by g dezsn bRlls.
The new gunbsat at the east end Of Bread
street, built uneer The suplriutsndeacs Of James
NJ Eason, ESQ, viii be lanached this sftoraoon
s)Out feur e'el7ck.
Il is rePsrted that the cEaueaading of Fri
any, near this city, was LCsr3 in Hamburg and
Aiken.
There has besn . general response to the
mayors request for closing stores snd places Of
business, not absoiaJaly necessary for the public
use q! this crisis. We think, however, ia seme
few cases the 0bjset of the request has been
misunderstood. The msyor desired and gave
clerks aud ell concerned the opportunity of en-
rolling for local service. In SEINE cases parties
have shut iheir doors, and have shat themselves
inaide or elsewhere 50 closely, that they have
net been found at either Of the enrolling Offices.
These parties nay as well open sgain and save
trouble.
We can net, and shall rot, fer ebvisus con.
si6eraiions, notice the names and Qualities and
number Of aTTivalsiR or near this city, bat we
may utter our cordial Qualification At the esgsr
AMI ready responses AID reports Of all who have
BEEN ordered and ST many who have voluR-
TERED for duty near and for Charleston.
II all Of aad in the-eity shaw aanel ssirit and
resslatisH, the city will siAnd sseare and DEFY
the assaults Of the malignant foe.
Fr;m the Courier, Taesdsy morning
,ghs sloep-oEwsr Bibb and one gunbost
up about eleven o'clock Monday mora-
ing, and opened fire On Battery Wagner. They
tosk their positions st long law, firing abost
every fifteen minutes, which was koht mp ct
intervals until sbsut five IN the afternoon They
failed to effect anything. Ons large transpart
came TO her sssisianee, but had not succeeded in
getiag hsr eff up e DARK. The three moui6sFs,
which were lying behind = psint aear tbs lower /
end of Merits island, kept very quiot through
cut the say. Oar batteries (Grsge and War
ner) and Fort Sumter responded slowly ard At
long intervals to the eneay's Ere. Ons shst
trora Sumter is reported to have struck the en-.
observatory, erected on Craig's hill.
Morris Island.
Ihe YsEkess hsve an immense derrick and
are reported placing msre guns in position. fer
tiiy X Gage hill and ass Blacks island. he
twesn Morris and James islands, Of which
they sre reported in possession.
The fire OF the enemy was renewed sgout
eigEt o'clock last evening. The steamer Gabriel
asIigauiti meRti5aea in oar issue sf vaster5av
2s disab!ed, was set on Ere by thu eaemv's
shel s aAd destroyed
From the Mercury Tuesday msrnfneI
DEiHg the early part Of yesterday afsfrg
were comparatively quiet ap0n Morris island
Abent II o'elocs, however, Hs Rripg resow
Reloed aud continued throughout tks dav
housh It was far Ices spirited than on ths tLree
Proceeding days. TAe sheldug 81 Battery We.
.sr was resumed by two wooden gunbosts, enc
j when Yves SAID % b the steam revenue cat
OF BIB. Ons 81 the mentors had disspussre4
es.e'day meming5 sad none Of he others Par
ia the fight. Battery Wagner renifsd +
to the gUnbosts, and Fort Sumter {