Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-25

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I THE f0lt is now subjected "a cross fire south
/ 20 north from the Parrott guus, and east 70 west
from ne 1l8uitors' 10 inch solid shot and shslIs
/ Tbs's0uth fsoe is Doa bat hosp Of ruins, and
I the west % cracked from top 20 bottom with sup
/ porting nillars shot away. Arches OF the north
/ west fscs and the tsrrepein have fallen IN The
/ east lac- il cracked through and oreaensdr ths
chief iuiarT being At the level OF the arches ana
I .srreuiaiu. Our magazine bEs been partially
/ aenefffta5 br shell. and q shell room has also
been perforated Col Alfred Rhett has orders
I 10 hold this outpost with his brave garrison as
] ror'orn hops uI.il relieved or cut of.
Tn this houlbar1Hnert tbs lard batteries have
been materially assisted by ths Ifoasides aud six
monitors, which asssl For Sumter aud Bate
/ rips Wagner and Gregg By turns or at times At
4 tack tham aIl together. Fort SgmteT replies
{ fss5Iy FROM It's east face alone.
AtoJ8veH e'c.ock ou Erday nights canmu-
uizs.isn from tho enemy vas reeaved ct Battery
/ Wagner, s3dressed 10 General Bssur5gar5, STAT
( iug stat Sumter was Entsnabis, and demanding
tba suTrezder Jf that wsrk sRa Morris island
With q notification that ia four hoHrs after the
Z delivery Of tze cammuRics tip# ChsIlestOn would
be sheslss # ting demana we're not compiled
with. General BsauTegaTd was on reCaunois
sauce, and. the note bsng unsigned, General
Jordan returned it for signature. Between one
sud two o'c eek fire was opened on the city
{ r0n the battery in tas ns, Sd between Morris
and James lslsnds, distant absut I've Hlile5 rom
be- city. They we're probably thrown from 9
2Nu DoundeT Parrot gun, sueh as t1osaa used
/ aga Isg Sumter. No. damage was done It
/ BE- unnecessary 10 make any comra- MS upon tins
I aer
Ths contest between BstEery Wagser asd The
] land psttsries Of tbo enemy Esg, or the last few
iEvs. breH rf more active character o.
8stUTssy sbs eHsHy's working DartV was dis
taHt from WsEaer only feur hundred and fifty
yards. BstseTy Wagner hred vigorously, aud is
l thought 30 havg dismount33 several Of the sR-
enlys Eues
/ Il is believed that on Fri3sy one of the eHe-
rn7's Parrot. gung, Bearing on SumteF, burst
I On tho same day 7Hr shgrpshuotsrs annoyed
/ them very much. There is report thsE one Of
/ the guns employed Ia shsliing the city on Fri
! 6av night has alss exploded. Several guns At
Rs.lsry Haskell bear upsn tbs marsh battery,
| and more viii sosn perhaps enable us to sInbHT-
/ r-es e. The 6-g Of Fort sRmtzr hiss thus far
/ been shot sway eight timss-loBr Of Which we're
an sBtEn5ay.
The casuajties at Sumter on Friday were Eve
wozudsd Puvsts Thomas Powers, leg smpu-
als5 above The knee; Privstes IL. Robinson aud
William DERuhuas, sSmBany n siiEhily; Phi
vEfs Gsggius and CurD0raf O'Nea' slightly;
two slaves Daniel slave of Ar. Paris, and
Isaac si4ve Of MT Msumires. dangerously. On
uISaY thera was Dub one wnuHdcd. Private
Farrell, company d Private Hourv Davis wss
killed bv a ains inch shell Lifut. BOyistou
was serisUsiy brBiss3 by fragment Of brick.
aEd Col Raett Cspt Femming, Lieut. Flck
iug, Lien. Sssaisu, slightly
ArBg5erv Wagusr On F-i1sy the casualties
were I've, including Capt R3bt PriRgls killed
o. Saturday four were killed and twenty-Gnsa
wounded.
7 E.lly on Sunday morning The Iransides and
SIX aosIlorz czuos up and engaged SumIer, OBJ
vI5Usy with the intention Of testing that fort
Sumter. M0ui.ua aud Battery Bee opened upon
tn.n wItn sEuct, ana they Withdrew. II is
d ned lhag the Ir0nsidss was fairly hit, snd
r- thought injured By q ball from Bsttery
Bee.
Is core sroa5snes which wa publish IN as
other place has taken n.zcs between Gsn5rsi.
o. more AMI Bsauragsrd A Tucs, 50 far as
e. Laris tHs slal.lHE OF Charleston, has, for the
nra.at. taken place 1t rs said thst Che las
s,er of more is, that be will open FIRE oH
Ctt. est1n sE eleven o'clock on hsnday night
6ule Er5tnE Esths ABOVE, We learn mere def
lilay that GilEore's reply was voEy sharp, sB
t1ss no ag lesst considers himself as liberty to
ah. Jn Sunday night
The casualties st Battery Wagner On Sunday
we're aB follows:
CASUALTIES AT NORRIS ISLAND AUGUST %
A.lle.g-Lucas' Battalion. Company C-H
7 CJ0n desn wound, elbow Joint
Iufsnuy-Sfh r Rgiment North Carolina Vol
untsey5-J. e. n issouhsmsT, 8ash wound, arm
LsaLesJ1n B4ttsI0u-Lisut Col. p Z. Gall
.aTd. lsft hsuer just s0ove tho Wrist-smpu
tsted
Company B-Lieut B Gardner, left shout
der severe Private A Kerrgan, night side, Sc
we're; PagaIe W 2 Moiony, concussiou.
Company DIV 4 DAVIS, hand, slight
There are twenty-thIes vessels, mcuding the
and HhfFkaan
aIda.
From the C3urlsf
The BDaBaRDMEsT.
The startling events rhst have occurred since
our asa issue hsye opened gp Bsg cLastsr in
tas history Of ihe var. Our ferosious f0e msd-
densl 10 desperation al the hsTsie oBstinaey and
resistance OF bis powerful csnbuati8a OF land
auu nsvsl forces 70 reduce Fort s. mter and our
bait. ries On Mguis island, tries the horrible and
brutal resort wilhOuLthe usual notice, Of 6rihg,
al midnight, upon tRs city, tull OF sleeping We
men ana eBLdTgD, 20 lniimIdate our com dg gen.
sTsl INTO 6 surrender OF those tGrnhg gaiiOnE. This
sr0ci0Hs and Unprecedented act in the annals
Ji civilized warfare, was psrpstrsted on Friday
night While We haya been prepared 10 look
r1r no magBsnImiy from such enemy, the
affair vsrv naturally created intense excite
mcnt and aroused the oitgerest feelings of sc0rn
AUD isIignau5n n our community. This threat,
however, ami l1s exhibition Of the snsn1y's im-
potent maligs, have sIghsliy failed. Oar people
arc nerved for tie oTlsIs, and, vita ealm de!erm'
lHsuon, bage resolved on maklAg Il a struggls
I lOr lta-1I de4tl,
I Oar Bst Iegort showed shat the enemy Tor
ssvsral deyz past had been c0nCsatraung has
heaviest hsB On Fort sunssr. Since tasu the
bonDaTdmeRt las beou lncossAut, tae Ironsides
-ua sll. als1sCrs attolnaisly keaBiug up a stesdy
ife 0a lhs tori and Batteries Gregg and Wag
LeF " e. aheclsu VIVA ms faIlUus sad inEur-
FIuir.Iue drs from t5llmoEes lana oaitBIi5s Con
stu5raBl5 dsmsge was .HHsesed daring Friday
Z ana 5a.urGsy uu Inc esst or ssa tae5 OF SdmtBr
ana s5vsgal guns dlsmounte3. Iho old fortress,
asWevor, cyuunUss 70 irewn defiance ANA
{ 70 De terror 10 its Hsn-clao ass4il-
! suis. The Hh0la number si shots hIed 90 Fort
: Sumfsr lfom Monday, ths lzlh mat, = Salur-
day tha = - iuss., Inclusive, is reported 70 be
i4e72 Oh .hsss 23I5 sIHCk Ehs torI outside,
/ la43 sIacE nsiie, and las passed over og Tell
I sU.It. The Total numJef Ui casualties tor ths
.szls tilns were lnirly tivs, most Of tnem slgAt-
y Fouaosa-
Bstween one aud TIVE o'eiook, however, Sal
urlay morning, uao -snemy oemmsacod firing on
tns clsy, alsuslag our Psspie nom their slHm-
I BeiB. Twelve eight inca shells ieil int the
eliy, thrteeu 10 aA having bsen hfed. koTtu-
nalsly no psrsoh was iIj dred. Several shells
Z asu 10 lEe direction OF IS Michasis staspie,
AID Tell either IA Jne vacant iOss Ia sks bafnt
dis.ict, on klng stresS or more generally
5t.ao8 II Sue esnber Of me strsetg, ~ exhibited
a. tee. corner OF Queen aud kalleege, whsrp an
uigns ihcn shsh tJIs ap tne piauk road sn0
1ug Z isIge hoe Ia the gIouad. Another
shot eattl5d tie Warehouse oI q. w. VIII
Iasls 81 Co., q The corner OF Heyne ana
Caufca-suests, oHsarsa tue roof ana exploded
IA tao upper ssory, making lagge opening IN
t1e Brick wall Of ths Medical ParveyBr's ssoFe-
house L6xs door, aad ssorIng things la great
csulusiau some zoos Eaw Or packlng as
Bel on trs b. ths eIpioslon, when caused the
alarm Bsu to4Ing aRa broaght oat ths tcemen.
/. ~. gztuty...shed MAS nEte sffJft bsg0le 1t
raa made a. : progress -Four shells leil IN lhis
J-.s.,ty One fr7s bteas Was picked up and