The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-13
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Sir: AZ such crisis. conceive il my duty
to keep you constantly advised of my si,ua.
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On H." 10th in ..nt forwarded y"u an nc.
coum! ui H." bold a,i"mil,: made by "a" enemy nl
tie morning. of tn" S,h /" take l",, Of my
work, hl srorm and "r Tia, s,rrr. rr,,ul>" ,ylii.
l." Ei"t w:;h. ih3t report having hr,n sent ~
inc mail which c'o.,,'> Il" LAKE. inr; l",si:y
hay" IN. carried: !ur h;s reason | link il, ,!,"
necessary briey roic;,t ,lir sab ',nc of
Eaiy ;l. morning of III" Sih. ia" r:,",Iv
hav!n. been actively rn;.."yGd l,.. two i,,r..".'-
IN" ,y* III maxim. preparations s:nrin. ,,l-
vru""si in two >iinrt columns "n nv rir!r .l
left. They WEI" received. h"w"v"F. wi:h linn
n".s wE". !; :"r;n'. ii"v liri. .Xi" i".!. :,ni
which !"irit.'! all ti,"r i,";"s. My n"n, unhis
iurhrd "y ih";r arp:"i"'', wi.,"h - .""d they l",,
anNI",;sy wished toy. ."I"n" up", them lire 50
!r;i!n'.i'r nn@ "c:,"in r"n !r.l rii"i. *c;'rn"
'.i':'i",1 and l.. u. -. ! ~ ttr;r r"c,
. implements al warir;r .:.r"i'y ,..,.'..<. For
upwards "E ;n ,ur:: c....:iI;:",i - il;
mes 9i which ihr'' nav" h..n GH. Instances.
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al s''""'-, u.'..'sn ':"i -. .::.. 49, c"n;ri.
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!id i Il! "''ii''l'"l d; ii l,rr; hlt j. sine" as
c'ti.l".'! I" h 'v,' :'.".. !, n"n;rr. Ui"u III.
i'..n.r', ~, wi,t" j i.', ,;.l ir lar ror,c ci. COL
ii,,m" the H. ..""r s:,.r...rui. reports il 10 hr in
tr'al ?'rH. H., ,'n"": "::"lrsr v"u ,'y Irs;
Ma Ii'r"j>.!"i'!'!". !ii.g: "'l >..v"- klc an.
s;N r"u"':rL :,.rh Il. r";"r ION in loss. wl.,
wc "n:i.I ,n. n;itih'r ana '.,. kial "f l.uo;,s
"n.t'g"I. mus, l::.py". "X"i' -i:!u.i an
ua n't "v":N w!,"r' H.. tti!y ..r,,!.'ci ~ A.u
pei i"c!y satisfied t,.i the irrUlIn, Is cx:.
E'l;''cl Oh the one Fart, lac" un'ierr,;",! TIA"
other
Th" enemy !,nyiae hastily .;,li:i,.d :. post which
they had :Im"i possession oil In. al her >i,i"
"i the r:":. and W. hav" i,:r'nr'lia,rl> returned
II II; both arini"s. =, l'"-rnr. occupy ihir inrn,
"r i"-'" SONS. Whether. after the severe losses
l." i'is sustained! h" i Ir"i'Hirt To return To his
shipping, or t" m;skc still m,h;irr Efforts To nj,
tam his first object, 10 not pretend Ia deter
h'sn". II becomes me- I" :ci though the lat rr
We" his Intention. On" Thing. however. s...,s
certain, HAT If he >ti! r,!,.u,t.s on ,t,r,iu.r
w'a; ir HIS ih"ir, h...n innhl.. tu ,-,u,nr.i. n .
h'. i!u~t expect rnu>ii..,4rh." r~iuf,,-",ni.: as
;;r tore. with whi" hc ln,..!,. ,i.,,-i ,:,nubl.d
~ D.. diminished h;' al least 3nGu. l:.>r.s III.
las i.i.h he Sustained nn the night Of -! uit
which j. estimated III ;1. he canir av. S,li::.r
g: I'ss between ihA: r.,i"l AMI l" ,,ori.i.,., of
ia" S'h instant, ;lian ::'r"'-hnvin.. within that
'i:'''. h""n r'r"o.d II i"o General attempts In
''r. II: ."n l",-itipn. l tl,,.r. ,,,vin. been
""ni:nw,"i .."im,nardlnr an'l >krrm>him. .lurin.
a." whole ui IL. Vet hc Is sill able 10 show -,
very tor;uiinhi. fn,c".
Ii'"r. Is very !.r," doubt that the communal
imc General. s;!r l!vuru P."l..nllnn Was killed
IN ih" acton ri lh" Sll nn that Major Gene.
! rni> k""n" au.l Gibbs w,', badly w"r,m!.l
hrn"yer :, n,"rc leisure n,orn, shall orc,r
":ii i"l" III" Liberty to MAX. aid forward Won
Il in"ic rirrniu~,antnl :rr''ni "f ia" several -.
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