Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-12

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CHAELEsToS, October g, 1858.
THE Utmost activity aud energy is visible on
ihe part ef the military and civil suihoritios.
TIE usccsssry sneunt cf lah1r for the compile
tioH Of the woTks IN nrce. .egs has been provided
vegal stT0Hg earth besssrics hav8 been ca4-
5trrctad, end othefs are ia progress Of con-
struCti0n. ca eligJb e sizes earumaudiaq the So
Br0scaes 70 TIA inner hsTaGr. H1f both he
9sopsr ard Ashley rigsrs T. edition 60 fhsas
ieiensas, kfssst0 erks aFr q a,ou 63 be- eoustg1.5-
d s1r 81 ih9 sIess Q e 2 l3cuudabla one
las a.sasdy hsas uraglea- On M-stiHz atTaet.
lbaRs are bundled ysedf fsom the hai.sry
1ramsaafe. fiiE lc4as J KS s.istslminzn Or,
1e pstt OF TIA eommludiog general 10 c -,
h-ouah the city, sEef hy etra-t, ss assarted
somaiale cilce by enc Of your Cagrles-
t7u copr1BcE res. Saeh c0nt1esncv.
aif50ngh possible, IS r. OF very probable FROM be
tAct thst car civilizations ave deemed amply
ficient 80 Withstand the fr- of the eusmy'q
!roa-claas and iHid ba,tujua The mai6risg Of
-hsPes7ie are ssrgaiHe thaE Charlestoa ea6not
ne Tadgued ant t.,is is nos os,ly She IMPRESSION
Of the eilzaHE, bat he m,iis-rg auslodtfss vFlso
understand shoEsugaiy the sitaaei1st Of affairs,
and the reason for balaE eaaGdsat of ultimate
success A.thaugh noShiFg s aHafd as to sub
sising nn iha las5 sCls ssd dyiHg in the last
ditch. Gen B aurega.dand his Teops provided
he IS lett t3s necessary. uUmSss, y ii do all thst
fortitu5s and hpr0iahl can accomplish
Nltwiihsiandirg .aa iss of our batteries, the
enemy continue thoir siork wish their fsvort to
.oois-tbe spsde AID shovel, inglcms1ts which
are certainly. ulost coHy5uiai TO sis majority CT
that people. These fllGwg, however, aa ~ IN
dasuious as the ant, and although cut ffs an
Bays them considerably, T. cannot hgvs ,uassri-
ally retarded heir operations, for Bsttsriss
Gregg 1nd Wagner are lo0miug uu in the dis.
TANGO, and assuming huge proportions. TIE ir-
ing this m7rning from oar bsiseris5 appeared 20
be mere rapid and haavy tran for sorna days
past. Fort M5siiTie BzftsTios Bse and Msri0u,
0n SuliiVans island. sad Batteries Simkins,
Cseves, and Hs5lzsil, ON James island. srs pay
ing thsir respects to the ensuy on " Msrrs Is and
Nothing definite is known a. 10 when the sn-
envy will be sbla to resums active G9erztisna.
snkee correspondents wiring from Morris
islsud ststs that their batteries will susn 5s on
the city sbouE the middle Of she present month.
A deserfer who came into cur lines on James
island from The enemy on Morris jeland on last
Wednesday, gave iuiornG ion 20 the eject that
g lmur8 would shell Charleston il Saturday
As no reliencs can be plsced in stBtemeuts Of
bis kind sthe report is not generally believed
The monitors. have been una ually qgiet for fhs
past week five ara new inside the bar, snChar-
ed Of MsrTis island
The expedition to blow up the Ironsidss ehsl-
leuges cOmpasison for gzllhRtry, daring and
cooiness, with AIRY IN ths history Of naval var
fare, and sishough the project failed Of accom-,
Bhshment It must be attributed rather to
he Insult cheney Of the means supplied, than
20 any iaalt of the four her1ic men eqmprs-
ing the expedition Various opinions ara
expressed as TO he reason why The IroHsides
escaped destruction. Slms say shat the tor
pedo was too small, and others that the YES
sci was not struck far enough below tho water
line The SUCCESS OF this daring and M
exempted expedition would have rid cur waters
Of the most Formidable Of the encmy's ships
50 far ss any suh8'an.ial result is concerned the
far proved barren, Tor litfls If any niarv has
been inflicted on the hostile vessel. Lieat Glas-
sail, commanding tho torpedo stsamsE David,
sHd Pilot Cannon, Whl, believing th8iF b1si Uu-
manageable, lelt haT and attempted b uske ihe
shore are safe, having been picked up By one Of
the enc 1V's lsune5as.
The Davis was br0ught to the CITY, after
psssiug thrlugh 8 severe fEs By inO gallant
To-mhs snd SGIHvsl, the engineer and Il ems ~.
TIE publication Of the Rarticu Ar OF tul affair
was ili1dicious. Ii Ire undertaking bad suc-
csaded e would of c7UEss b. all right hus, as IL
rs, tbs enemy sill be more vigsat, ard 5st or
p-epaFsa IN iaturs TO provide against any tliHg
# tire kiud.
Tier is s report this n1rniuz that tNs enemy
sYs landing troops oc Js7es ig'eu4. wh.e1 is he
isved 70 be s iact r. iz saia on g0o' uthHi.y
that two gInents vr larird st Wl-a print.
Fnare IS sguH,nr thaFone raFir15ot has landed
8 l. geferids, c8t -ii's gtser repcrt us"as- c0u-
8 Ua'i0n. SaTriHg eveni- ara on bae eve OF trzr-
spiriHg ard every PTapsfaii1n is 5ei8- made tor
ri}a terrible or3eHi which his famed city vi b
called On 20 uuGeECa Th5 crs.s Is DeFr al hsud
which will egain illustrate .ha pr1ges5 Of ,as
men 10 wa5s7 Eoso.ns tag safety 1f tai3 mazgar-
s.i- os8 been ziT.itsd, a-d give har q l4ls a.
enduring and giofi rus, aUt deainY more url-
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