Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-28

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Frsaa the Csa-ier, Oct. 26th
N0thiag Of interest at the batteries has trsns-
sired since OuF lass. The 6rirg On Saturday
was little more brisk than usual The enemy
apEear CD be constructing another covered way
3eETeea Gregg and Wagner on this side, frCal-
Ing Fsrt JlhHs0n.
4 ramor was currsus on Saturday Of "a e1-
sseed raid On F0c3ta.ig0, sTisiug doubtless
from reported increase Of ths onssay's vessels
off Hilt8a Head and tha dilsppearAnes Of ssvu
ral 5l0ckadsIs sua transports iroIa cur barber
Tse fsst inside, ineladiug the IfoBsides and
fouE monitors, rezaain quiet g. tseir old such0r-
sgs.
The Ysalcss pzisorcr5, ineluding Al aetiag
essiSa, all belonging to the United Ssstas
Schooner Wsrl- sTrivei IN the city Saturday al-
sefaoon ftonn GssTgsUsHn, UGd5r guard Of t6s
2lst Georgia cavalry. Thew were cAP1sIed en-
T1ssday the 30.h irzt en Magnolia beach, MUr-
rel inlet On lhs Saturday BreVjOus (l7,h
ilss.) this party EFT their vessel End proceeded
uB 1nrreil inlet where they discovered me
schooner Rover, loaded villa cotton, and set ers
Go hsr. Ehs vessel and cargo were completely
cuHsHr2ed- Ole Ct the crew OF the Rover
naaasd Stewart, wss captured and sent prisoner
on board the Wz-d. Ias patty as the SIMS Of
5hair capture we're roam.ng sb9st Magnolia
beach, In soaren Of m1re prey, when they wel1
pORuesd upon by portion Of the 2l5t Georgia
| cavalry, aad surrenderel. The eusEy's best
vas also cspt5rsd The uamber thas started
was thirteen. Two we're killed, ons escaped,
aad tae remainder, as noticed above, were cap
/ tured and brought .a .his city
/ Tle following ETa naTues Of tee prisoners:
/ Aelmz E1sign e. W. Til5on, " L Milne,
/ ,Ja0 Dsy. T. ) Reynolds, NJ Crss, " Ray
I sond, j. Dsu2hliRn, l. IeaElcT, J. Reagan A
[ Ks-tz.
After protracsai term Of unusually miI5 ans
Z ag0ra1le ges her ws ara reminded hy 3 chsBss
/ hat winter Is approaching The change viii
ne cGubt 5e agreeable to all who expect y cord
AZ. money according to tbs necessities Of tbs
s0or. To many IL vii bring suffering, and to
[ al raw opportunities Of Christian beasyoleHea.
From tEs Mercury, Oct e
The eneHy, at last, has broken his long ST.
'enes. Yesterday, f11 the frsi time since our
forces evscas.ed Morris island, sso sand heaps
which marx the sites Of Batteries Graeg snd
Wagner, were wrapped b the smoss Of their
own guns.
Tbs enemy 3 FIRE opened at haIEpasf 10 o'clock
IN the morning, aud c3uiGUed ughs steadily
uBt dark. Fort Sumter was the chief ebjscs
Of his ffe, bus Sullivan isl1rd anl Fort john
59n esa8 in i0T q share Of bis attention L Is
1ta.od that bis eEorts were, f0f q uue, directed
70 tas destruction Of brid,-s inuecriug 51l.i-
var rs.aEd giih the 2a.n. The number IF Euas
used sy tac enemy were sevsa--sevsn at Gregg
sRd iosr St Hsgnsr. H isis heiieve5 that he
Tss also asiGg one mortar.
Up te a lsis hour lsst night We hsd heard s
40 casualty hzviBg taken piaes n any Of eur
Batteries. One house On Sullivan island WsE
stuck by a sheil An 0ficisl t3logram from
Fort Sumter stsies that out Of ! BS shots fred a.
siss post, ls5 struck the fort, and twenty-thrse
aassec over Is. Zoe monitors stesH1 sG up WITHIN
range Of the fort and fred sbout ~ shots
Our bast RES On SuiIvan islasud ana For
Moal ne replied deliberately TO The Yaslsse tire
Our James Land batteries, Of course, kept uE
tleir usual mortar Ere sgsiEss Greg 3 and Wag-
1er.
Gilmore having evidently c0sDIs ted bis works
On MOrTis island, lively work msF now be rea-
5ana5ly anticipated
From ths Courier. Oct a.
The enemy on GI5rris island / Eviuk. completed
his preparss 0Bs, a0ous haif-s at ten o'e.ock,
45n3ay gaozning; opened = Vi porous Eis ron
Batteries Gregg and Wsraer, with seven euui
ncunted IL the former and four IN Jha laller, al
sf heavy caibeF, being MOSTLY sTo znd tbrae
hundred p~undgr PARROTS. The hclsviess tifl
was dirEctsd on Fort Saut5r 0lis Of Gne nun
5rod ssd eghty-eight shots fred fronl A0rri.
island &c Sumter d1yiHg the iaY one hundred
and sizty-Evs struck the fort s1d TWEEN F-lhrs'
easss5 ever Two Of the guns On Battery
. 6egg devoted their entire ssenriCn 90 For
Johnson, which also received an occasional sho
tsom Battery " azcor.
Forts Mgul--is and johnson, and Bgsien Is
Esrion, SimEi18 and Chzgss. kept us : splTireN
reply. The azing sn boEn sides ceased s5ou.
dark. The enemy lhrsa SONS ssu Or dltsen
sh0-s and shsas rom q twelve paund P-Irost
monated On Ggrge, as Battery Bse az 4 Fog
M1ulTie, bu1 did no damage Two N vHi.ors
which rounded C1mmins point, were 8 go en-
gagged, and fred sOsas ten shots At Ssnter \,
casualties TO the gaTrisons sr irj1ries 70 o.
woTkS are reported a. any Of the forts or L 1tta
res
The fire from F1rs Moultria and the bsfts ia
upon the advanced monitors and the snena, =
works, vas excellent, and It is believed did con
siderable execution. Is @ss reported that one
OF the ehemy's guns buIst IN Battery Gregg sariy
in the scion Monday morning, the third o.
fourth tIisi.
The fring is e1pec.ed 70 be received this mOrn-
ing Vita the exception Of the two monitors
engaged there vas no change IN iho position Of
tbs feet.