Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-14
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Frsm The aisrsary, Oct 49,
The eassay's ba -tsrias were altogether silent
Yesterday Battery simkins kept up its usual
mortar Ere against Gregg sni Wagner, Bat
few shots wsrs fred ffom our other batteries.
Foolish runofs were curFont on the streets
during he sftsHosn, 10 the effect that the enc
my's guns had Tespened FIRE upon the city
There was no fOuadadOn whatever in the report,
If we Bxcapt q explosion Of = large shell on
Seutharn Whsrf and seine Of cur heavy sTiillery
practice fIom the upper wharYss On Cooper
river.
The two prisoners taken in the harbor on Sat
urday tight sTa communicative enough, tbOHgh
It may vol be doubted how much credencs is
due to their statements. They say that batteries
Gregg sad Wagner win not be ready 70 open
fire on the city for two Weaizs yet. -Four gans
bsvs heeR mognted At Wagner a1d ons st
Gregg. al, they ssy, three hundred pounder
Parrot guns, and bearing upon tAe city IhsTo
il Ia Brasnss Of construction between Wagner
and Gregg a ANAL battery, upon which is e be
mounted four tArse hundred FOUNDER ParrOtt
guns.
PArott. ihs inventor Of the famous gun Of
that name, arrived st Morris island WeeE ago,
together with some Of his worlEmon, who are
busily engaged 10 getting the ordnance into po-
siiion PzTT0tt win give his personal attention
70 TIE firing Of these guns, when Gilmore is
Fs6 Of Cummings paint Gilmore has approach
ed one mile and half nearer 70 lhs city than
when bis Are was diree3sd from the Marsh bat
tery between Black and Morris islands. The
prisoners state that the shell from ths three hun-
dred Founders can be projected with great eff ct
/ for SIX miles, and that even now tho sity could
be shelled, bat tbst Gilmore prefers ts wsii unll
/ all his batteries arc perfected
] Three rsora monitors and the tremendous iron
/ York. and their arrival is looked for st the end
| Of the present week. The Dictator draws swoH-
ty-two feet water To obyats this tie enemy
1 Durpsse removing her armament, and by this
means to tighten her over the bar, and theR re-
place the ordnance.
Ths prisoners say the expedition 70 blow up
the Trgusides was an entire failure. The torpedo
struck that vessel on ne bow, but inflicted no
/ great damage. Lieutenant Giasssl and tha fire.
I nan. Mr. Sullivan, are prisoners, having been
packed up some time altsr the striking Of the
I ITCnsides.
In spaakinq of the composition with which
the shells Intended for the burning of the city
/ are fIled, the Yankees seemed confident that
1 they would bs msst destructive to both life and
] properly. TIE composition Is q compound Of
! ether and Euauo. the stencil OF which is suhO-
eating and iHgufsTsble, besides being inextin-
! guishahls.
Jim Lane, of Kansas notOnasyi Is az linton
I Head, in command of a regiment Of contra
I baRds from Florida
I They speak ia unqualified terms Of disgust OF
the Eghting Qualities Of the negroes, especially
[ these from Ssuth Catslins, whO are possessed Of
/ a wholesome fear Of shot a#d shell, and fairly
I 0sGke ct shs idea sf falling inte ths hgHds Of
! t1eir masters. Tho LdncOla policy Of aiming
tho negroe is not popular with the Yankees -
/ They DO very well fer building batteries snd
/ performing fatigue work, but the white soldiers
/ will ret fraterniza with the woody
heads, and bold tham in the utmesi
! c0HtaHpt as soldiers. Gilmore does
not think as tavorably as HUateT Of thsir fight
iBg qualities, and would be glad to nd himself
! Of their presence could ne 10 so without giving
offsnse. The report Of the renewal OF Gilmore's
headeuartsrs rom Morris island to Little Folly
/ is prCuounead Incorrect. As 90 She number o.
the snsmy's force on Morris island, we coUld
I gain no infOrmslon.