Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-11

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Z Asmiral Lcl's G}oriaus 0BsTatisag in tts James
! RjgsT-- Ihs# 6sat for TsFBsR8ss Gad AIssksd
BzEcriss-Ftad Thoa cad Desert the Coast.
From the RieErsaad Ezsminsr, August 81
The latest accounts represent the Yankes 60
! 6lls of monitors and gunboa's as Saving disSp-
psare5 from James river, and all was quiet Blsng
1 that classic stream.
I it seems that oat of al tbs torpsa0ss planted
| in the riveT, but one exploded, ana that win
4 pretty good effect iaiging from the TsPoris 81
I tbe uariv who iisd it The d9et was ooni ng
Sowp. and Stacked sisaal whaR opposite the
plantation Of Mr. Cox, below AikaHo lsndihsr
! where one Of the toTPedces HsS piahtel. %
ta5pezss vas fred PreEaa turslyI whsn enc q me
] rYaboats was nearly uDen a.. The eruption OF
. vsier under the pressure Of Eve hundred pounds
4 az gunpow5cr vas terrific, and he volume ct
1 sprav rass 60 an Instant, ia the fsrm Of vol-
csnic eruption. 90 ths hight Of three stery
heuse. bursting Wits tie report Of 3 sslv1 Of az
tillery on shore The euuboat esTesnsa, UHa
its c3Eps1ious iuIa diately ran up ans took net
in tow The fsrce Of the 6rst shock, it wsUld
seem. snapped tia wire Of q second torpede,
I alsnied inst below, and &c failed 30 explode
[ though throa caps we're burss HpqH The battery.
Tie damage @ the gHEb0st must have been
serious as the c-ios IF tbs cIew, ss they Ess UP
and dswR the cabin ladder c9uls Be elssiuaiiy
I heard, Tie land batteries, seut eeWR BY Cen
/ Elzay, ef tsa 5epaytnsut, ssem 20 have aeteif
/ vrith s 2ispaich ans eficisrcy t5st c3uPgzsztss
fer The short eomirgs displayed by the parties
! having the manags Of fHr sutm1rr- sat.
tsries. They sslm % have boeu controlled BY
I Eome nervous person, Eho coas'sefed tas 1lIlhs
/ Of them, wiibouz regard 10 szne OF place.
/ TEE q sst, eaEEisli8r o. aGs uGEitar szd tTe
irou-elsSv. started on Ws3nss5sv frem "Dsy q
Neck, p aid b. P. d we're wi.hH iva uiilea ai
Chasin's 5.UlF. ss4 shrss rsi3es from DrssTgy :
bluH by wafer IEsir pr0grsss yeas tea tH1e
ts tine taleers rssd by iaa signal corps, aud
! Marked b. Tepssred shellisg. as lncy came uP
10 q thia tilns Eot siegis shst bed BaeH hred
I az ths 6sst nor a sisgi8 torpedo ezf ioGea
When within Elrae E7iles II Djfs'ry's biud asd
wishin few hundred a1da Of KiaE InHd creek
cf Ar. Gregory taxa, they caPtuTed one hsh-
ing boat. seirs aEI eHe UaH, his eo1 FzNlan
{ swim-nisg ashore, Tiga lssed alaost oaf q h's
{ wis. and dripsiay s in rersri-s-sa sz5 tie
water Of ths "Dcb!e Jaa.s AaothaT 1apoTl
/ leaves the menitsr szd its convoy st eUsbua's
Z stll IN ths James river, e few caie5 below
Aiken's farm, and ahaut seven miles from
7 Drey7rv's buff bF land But taking The ope-
4 ralions aIsdgstheT tire tri1 Of the Yankee deei
I'D the James Ike tba mea sent 20 spy oui
jericho, /" has been fzilUre, and We record ii as
such.
We I-sro lhst oar laad forces had several
hiiftlF ltl ttaH +sa-a tel
I Fupboals They nied q nuubar OF sEOtsi bu
their shot an3 s5ell were tdyc ~ at random, sad
fell wildly about the country
PROM THE EEtTY OF EGHTHEBN VmGISIA
I The Ce1.ral HaiB bgeught Bs news ef iafeTcg
frsm the army Of Northern Virginia. Asaei
was msssiug bis army gradually ia front o
General Les, who had svsilsd himself Of al
Of natures f5r.it5 ATOMS ihst tHiee before hav'
randercd hin iuviuc ole sgaiE8t thEics Bis EUm
Der TIE sTnY s subssunF luEurious.y Ga tht
1 fHits Of the P-unsy syivauia invasion, aaa ih'
esmmiasary Issues fG'l rsti075. Ihs Fesplt
may rest assured lie army Of Northern Frgiai.
viii prove itself mere tan equal 70 The emer
I gsncy, whatever ihst may be, Vasa tbs emcT
gency arrives. Tiis much is suf1-i
TIE Dispatch Of TIE sams dats reports Fed
srsl fe1ce of'eight Thousand At Winchester. spC
other fgrcss at different points in ths lower val
ley.