Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-14

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From ths Charleston Mercury, l2th.l
Except for en- occasional shot from our own
batteries, e wou5 have heen' fficult to believe
fer tLe last tvo days stai large besieging force
IS iu sieat cf the spires of Charleston Un7aLed
by tle busv keel Of commerce, the waves, under
.he pals su'umn say, have slept more qaieLiy
rhz7 rhay ever slept ia the good old times before
De r-psratieu. a birds eye view, HDwsVer,
across he blue waters Of ths bay, from some e.
svatai point IN The city, hsrsys at oacs the Ut
-ar h1IIawncss of this ssmblSncs Of psses Y5u-
ss-. at Cummiags' Point, Bsi,eTy Gregg is rap
dv Ezavirv htn The dimensions Of q hcsiils
fort AID not far eff, on the payspss Of Wagner,
She Napkee teg d Ets as pTondiy as II lt were
rot stained ~ = -hgUssnd disEr5ess Somewhat
further t0 sbe s0gsh fhs i0ymidrale battericsh1 /
and no. 2 may be seen locking as formidable as
ever, and if y1u watch closely you may per
hfrs detect q relieved working psrty, siEEeg
7ravn up 0n the sanis, or disappearing behind
.ha hills Sill beyond these CLEAN the white
teltz Of re enemy, and over the woods Of James
island tower Che mssts Of ,be fs8t. The Iron
sides lies where is has lain for two dsys, close
under Gregg, while i've monitors are anchored
considerably usersr 20 the Eorih end Of Msrris
slaai Than they Wo1'd have cared to lie > week
ego Bat where is the siIth Il is not in sight
ard Che inference that it has been seriously
5smaved s7d Withdrawn, Is 50 pleasant, that
though Ills bT 10 mssus certsia one, woTec-
oums2d cBrTesd61s TO adept it.
Tfeye is Of course, but little TO report 10 day
On Thursday night. twO guns, bearing aPpa-
raui'y or S1lvan's island, were mounted st
zrsgE by tes auemT, aud additional traverseG
were thr5wn up. As she same time ihs enemy
rrsre nos idle elsewhere, but wo have 20 def
mite Information IS % what was accomplished
Prsvioas 70 Thursday night large platform for
-sf-H- ia. haau ETaefp1 or WagnsT
II ultris aud TIE james island batteries have
keG5 uu night and day Z glow tire upon lie Yam
Eea working parties The following dispatch
received g. headquarters EiH sh5w that tins
FIRE les not bgen sliogsther without effect:
FoRT JoHSsoE, September II.
CART NANCE: / have the honor 10 report
thst at ten Minutes past eleven a. M she'll
cred from Battery sinpkius, exploded g msga-
zrs cF ca'sson at Battery Gregg, crestiug great
a-uflsi1u sm3Ggtas enemy. Immediately a.
rs7srd 8 number OF shells were seen to explode
ueEr ta5 same place. j. a. YATES.
SIsis e scarce Of great comfort to as to thiuk
b.. the sbove catastrophe could hardly have
1cc1u1Ead without considerable loss OF life sn3
iub.
SIus additional facts have been learned from
The prisoners IN regard 70 the late assault On
Suuier. Tire men We're. tO- the most part, de-
s-iI-d f-am Cd, bocksding vessels outside. bus
they wess pQt under the command Of officers
from be feet ailhn tho bar. No,hing va
kuoun OF the expedition until after dinner on
Tuaejsy, when iheF we're called up for orders.
Leu'ensnt Wiil.zHs, commanding tte psTty,
took zae lead ia tbs Esssult. The reception
which the party mst with was anything but
r,ha. taey expected, as they had been led % be
Hevs the. theEs were not more than hundred
m=ui 70 The fort
About fifty uariues, from The steamer Pew
betsu, constitute She msjoEiiy Of the prisoners
tsFar.
The prisoners stata also thsE the 6se from
Sulvzu's is.sud in tbe last fzht with the moui-
rrrs vas very seau-sya, ore Of the monitors
Izeirc Haau struck en- the tuTrat tTsn!y-llHe
Ew s. wi.hgu. DONG any dsmsEs O0e moui-
ar .s6 rsr rr10boslaek completely blown -h
tte Irusiies, they ssy WIS struck fifty times,
w=-t-1t receiving sry material injury.
i Is su amusing proof of the confidence with
g-i-f Che enemy looked forward 20 the success
ef hai- IS sui- t5st two boxes were T52-IT=i
an frr o.. i-UsH one addressed 70 Leu h.
P Walsms. commas ding Fort Sumter, aud an-
u.E-rrH EHFg ga BsrjemiU IL Porter, FsTr Sum
'sr. The uoKss contained d great many d-ljel.
cieg, sa3 were probably iutsTdsi 30 gTac7
festive. 10 homer Of the capture Of ihs tCr5.