Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-29
why she theiiisx Of sac .Isy was Disesa-
Gfuurd.

Prom the Bos ton Journal, SepteubsrTJ
A gentleman Of much intelligence, recently
frem Morris is's8d, where Be bad unusual facil-
tiles for observation and gathering information,
has ccmmunica,ed 70 as a variety Of interesting
facts connected Wih the siege Of Charleston,
which throw much light % tho state Of sfairs
thaye. He inlorms us hat the Tessln Why Gen
Gilmore dia nos c-utnua hs hnmbarimsnt Of
Chsrieston 1ith the Geek - shells, was
because the shells SAINT ere ignrtad on tha per-
eugsion principle. and bsirg dIschargeI from q
gun slsgatsd 1t an orgis CT ihTty-eighf degrees
taak fheir fight az he ssms angle, With ioBgi-
iud nal rotary rugiien, base downward, and
therefore struck 6sis i0WuWsrd instead Of upOn
the percussion end, srd did not explode Oaly
tNo are known % have e1pl7ded-ons WhIch
fsI into wsrshouss sud smother Fhieh ts.l in
street ThiG peculiar m0siou and descent Of the
siiPli wss q new discovery 10 artillery practise
then for the f-st time made, and The ordnance
department was not furnished with g
rm4dY for the unlocked for contingency.
t. this fact alone CHARLESTON owes the
delay Of the hOHr Of its doom Iine
fuses, which will set ust.sTs all night, were
at once sent for, Ard have doubtless arrived at
Morris isiaId before this, and very likely
Charleston is st this moment experiencing the
dreadful SfTc Of a shower OF Greek ire"
shells fifteen hundred o. which have been or
dsTsd for The b0mbsr3mRut Of that neat Of trea-
sCn. The gun rom which the shells were hrs5
6rsd was 6 200 pounder ParTott, which can
thTow = she'll 10 less fhzu seven miles, when
siEed At an angle Of f0Tiy-6Vs d grsss. The
drst shells went over Charleston, the gun being
aimed a. too sharp an sngl7 Orr readers viii
be pleased % learn that Gen Gilmore has no
less than thirty Psrrott guus meuuted that viii
brow shells 0 .ump into Charleston. Also, that
the use oi Greek hre-shells to lombard that rebel
8 roDghOld wEs persO"sly ordered by President
Lincoln. The Gree k'irr burns for twenty min
utes. L Villburn on the water as well ss On
lard, and each shell covers surfsce Of ere
hundred square feet with fame The shell
bufs into sbout ons hundred tnd thirty pieces.
or ter 5i1nes IS many IS iha eFdinaTy sieL OF
course the effecs Of Ehs=s SHELLS viii be 70 set
Charleston in e 4nes which nothing can subdue.
Il addition 70 the Gre FIRE shells, a large
q1antity Of improved shrspnel shsls, made BY
he inventor Of the Greek IRE shell. ard contain
ing rom I've Eurdred 70 one thousand bullets
each, have been sent 70 Morris island, 70 be
transferred themes 60 the rebelhous city in q
marner uOf very pleasing 20 the enemy. These
she'll ars fred Sitb time fuses, aRd s-e very de-
SirucsIva Of j f. The celebrated 300 Drunder
Psrait gru which Gen. Gilmore has, weighs
twenty seven thousand pounds L took two
thousand men nine nights % get the monster
into position, The drag teams breaking down
seven nights IN HUces 5-ion, the enemy sheliirg
-is 1rariy Ell The while, and men being killed
-i<htlv- Netting vas done WITH il by day the
pun b7iug covered ty bushes 20 conceal il from
th7 enony's f-s. The diameter Of the bora IS
zen inches, ~ charge Of powder twan'y-6vs
pounds. sad fhs shell tbst goes out Of il ss high
a. 8 h7ur barrel, weighs thTea hundr8d pounds,
and contains seventeen pounds Of mortar pow
Ter The execution Of one Of these shells on
Sumter is considered eq1sl 70 three 900 pound
Shells. But two Of these immense guns have
ben mads, although some twenty more
have been ord red 20 be made for he Amy
General Gil more at first hsl only one, brit
another has Just been sent 10 bin. The 300
FOUNDER when Il Was rzplo54i vas IN charge Of
an Infantry captain, who hai never fred a car
non before ia bis life. He w.s cautioned that
some acciisnt would happen If be was not
very careful On The 25th r01nd, the she'll, con-
raining the seventeen pnu-ds Of powder, vas
hll-d, tee percussion fuse was screwed hallway
down, snd could not be got any further, when
The captain said, 9Let Is 20 at that The eo0-
sequence was, shat when discharged the Ere
communicated down BY the thread 70 The she'll
csUsing The later TO explode before il left the
gun, ard breaking in twenty inches Of the mug
zls The gun Was repaired a. d got ready for
nss again in two days IL burst on ErdaY at
u o'clock, and was 6ring again on Su day as
wen as ever. These gsns Rave been fred with
forty pounds Of powder, snd sent a ball through
nine fnehas Of wrought i'On plates, snd two feet
Of oslz timber By which the iron was backed.
It has also sent ball through tWenty-six lest
Of earth. The larger q gun having rife bore
is made. the steadier sGd tTueF the ball is sent
iudsad, the sceurscV Of the rife Is attained Mr.
r 2 ParTott, the inventor Of these guns, IS At
present engaged IN a 500 DoUndsr, and il sue
cessful will nv a 2000 nrun4ev.