Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-18

EKTTRR PRars OIGARLEsFON.
sPosd Correspondents MemPha1A Appeal
CHsRLEsros, S. c., Sept 80 lS3.
possv SUNDAY. has really been - golden clap
vbsh hisds tie volume Of the week t~oaether." Sun.
dav mlet. and bus for Ae occasional boom Of a heavy
run. peaeehL Maay Of shsohurghes were opsn, bui g
asd isht to look ever the rows Of deserted pews,
and remember the familiar bat abssni forms that have
been went to gather. IN the past, 10 sateh the d~roPpings
o. he sanctuary. OF Ladies, there are bat hw IN the
city, and you nay be assured we appreciate the sight Of
a pyramid Il Or erineline, with = pretty apex, when we
meet such, as much ~ old Hsrschel would enjoy the
discovery of e new comet or 8 constellation Of stellar
sssufeA It il q wooder hcw psrHevefinaly these gold
an sentences writsa By the angsls," ~ tae poet calls
ne fair sex, eiing to their OLD hauntH In C~hsTleHt0n.
BszursgsrdA has ordered, and the Yankees have SHIELDED
bat in spite o. everything here they stick, snd, doubt
less here they viii REMAIN until the crack o doom"
Heaven grant it may nsver come.
Affair. remain unchanged, though the city Is fan Of
rumor. as usual, without foudatioa. Lot ne say here
that what goes 30 yen from Charleston, by telegraph,
nav be believed. Huch that travss by word Of mouth
on the cars is doubtful The enemy bury as anita, still
contuuo thsir iab0rs on Cummipss point, and, though
shsHsd q intervals Of ten or h1sen minutes, . solid
[ io9king sand fartihcaHou is rapidly sssuning formidable
proportions Three mentors, only, were yesterday In
sight, the other three coming properly under the head
! Of "a mysterious disappesraues.' Il Is believed here
they hsvs been 50 badly damaged as to require either
the shI waters Of the stono, or Of Pert Royal Harbor
for repairs. Be this Sc It may, their silence is m slo.
queut tribute 20 the power Of eur batteries. and an
equal confession Of their own vulnerabIltT The fact
iE She Yankees are gisvouIy disappointed IN their
rzvy, both As regards strength and eaoscy. GilmoPs
clearly expected that his work wsa d0newbsn he reduced
Fort sumter. now ind upon his hahas long ana
Doubtful siege. The only vessel On which relisncs can
be g.scsd IS the Iroasidss and even she, with all her
tremendous strength aud heavy ordnance, has never
dared TO venture within enc thousand yards Of cur bat
tpiss. H-ncs, 70 supply ds deficiency, the necessity
/ OF long range guns on CumRins point NJ doubt when
rhs battery is c~ompleted We sh q have another wrasta
Say within four or I'VE days. The feet viii thsn
Z move Mp &c thsir old anchorage, shoot vigorously for
] fsur or hvs hozrs, sxhSus their ammunition. retire well
~pepp-rsd, and II sbis renew their Noltesrnezt day-the
land batteries Of the Fsderals meanwhile cooperating
In the attack. And 80 the cautsst viii from day 20 day
( 20 90. The distance from Fort Hou tHe to Cummins
point Is upwards o. trea-yssveu hundred yards, and I
believe there is s similar distances between James bland
and the enemy Bearing this fact constantly In mind,
and REMEMBERING the history OF the past, you can est.
mate for yourselves The probability Of Federal success.
It Is true that they have guns snd p~rolsgHioa Of Immense
WelaI A4 HHHeE AAh - SAM NANEHIAACh FNAa QbefA
srsius. Battery Wagner for hhy-ave days without 81.
lsucmg that work, at a distance OF only FIVE and eight
hundred yards. And finally We we're compelled to
svacuate, rot because OF artillery, bat parallels, which
protected immense bodies Of i7fsntry, ready, At any
moment 20 dash into the fort QusdruDls the distance
sbovs ua~nsd-renember there rs ncAsuch thing as sap
ping across the watsr-and then count re chances Of a
victory against rs Do they not mslt into inzignifcs-t
proportional lz tEue We aay not damage the enemy
On the other hand do net bsisye they can seriously
dsmsgs our own Batteries There are 30 more Sun.
.ss 10 reduce. sand is now eur Champion, aud sand
hss never yet proved s traitor O our hopss. Nor have
h Fsdsrals any longer suy enc smsB object on which
20 osncsntrats their a e. which, Ike Wagner, or sum-
ter, WAS key in itself. CUR guns ars .eparstsd with
lcng Intervals between them, 80 that the advantage Of
concentration is sctuaHy with US. This s an important
confederation
Various estimates have been made Of the expense TO
the enemy per DAY Of conducting The siege. The low
at is not less than one million and q half Tue nam
Der Of transports required foE the eervice, in supplying
men with provisions alone, to say nothing Of ordnance,
machinery ammunition, etc, II immense. Light Houss
Inlet, where thew lie, presents to tho sys a forest Of
m.sta The uunber Of vessels is probably not fewer
than two haudrsd aud City, besides the ordl5ary Sect
Of blocksdsrs According TO Sis calculation, the
cost OF capturing Charleston will s0on be more chan
equal 70 le srtra value Of the 'cty-dmbtessa mere
in Yankee aaaucs, yet nevertheless worth renem
5erins By Us, who ~ 10 profit By example.
Ia q former letter mentioned ne probability that In
.bo late nigat s=tack on Fort Sumter a number Of
he barres were sunk By the Ere Of the gHnboat Chi
.ors. Yesterday four bories Roa,sd to the surface Of
he watsr-tvo in a nude condition
7 .Isa mentioned hat the Fsdsrsls had three guns
treaty crested q Cummings Point II nog appears
hat these are cur own guns, but our officers stare that
hey viii not bear many more discharges, and are vir
Isly azesss. Several Of the Yznkse Iieoes have re-.
eut y BURST showing thss they 100 have become dan
sraus from tons and constant use.
As an Instance Of the accuracy OF tbs snemyg Gre
IA Battery Wagner at short range he time having
isst when secrecy need be observed-one Of our ten.
aoh olun5iad wss dismountod four simes, and once
i've mimi es after being unmarked.
Tae larger projec.lss Of lie enemy namely, the
lev n and Is inch shels can almost i~HvaUabIy be see
approaching in .insflr he msn 70 seek cover, 70 that
; was frequently found useful to orr men, to have o
ouiinsI on ths watch who would siys the word right
II .sh IS the cass might be, aud thus enable his com
ades to dodge. Rife baIs are not such t-idss howav- J
2, and when range Is once secured, man might as
ri at smpt % avoid a strsak Of q h-enirg as to get
at OF their way. To al Of These p~roisctles however
ur artlierss.s have now become thoroughly acCustom- .
d, and SO few casualties have occurred, that tbs mere
1und szoiiss Htle apprehension. .
Since commencing this letter, ! learn that q small par
? oftde enemy reached Green Pond 90 Friday OF Sat
a station on the Savannah aud Charleston rail g
sad, between forty snd hft7 miles from the city and Z
-ppsd the telegraph wire 10 extract Information The q
iet Eas quickly discovered, bat the raiders made heir
5uspe, subsequently our men with dogs gave chase TO B
ls fellows, and to night we have intelligence that the
1erator and companion we're run down and captured
he man who gets into our Carolina Wamps with
bounds on hIs track. stands q po-r chance Of On. 4
ging auch personal eomiort and the Industrious tols :,
-sphar Hhs Piled hi vocation in the present instance, a
usi By thi1 tiss Tins - TOO. The asxt question We b
lsw=z IL whe-bor a man stealing mes age fom the Il
.egEsP5 "a not 90 much q spy as he who p~snstrates our v
reads the wnttsn orders Of q General Pub
3 opinion ssys-yss. and adds: shoos ha before 0
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