Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-10-09
Yhe Potomac cnnnonade.

Phc Potomac Cannonnde.
To citizen Of South Carolina. who was in
the Confederate camp at the iia". we are
indebted for tho following particulars of the
cannonada OIL Wednesday last, between .
Confederate battery and some Of the enerny's S
steamers:
The scene Of the engagement was at Free
Stone Point, which is few miles above
Cockpit Point, mentioned in our last. 1t is
ut the mouth Of Ncalson Greek. and ten miles
South of the village ur Occoqnaa, and, per
hapH. half tia, distance below the mouth OF
the 0cce1nan River. y battery had been
construc,e,! at this point by Ilanp"n's l.c-
gion. Commencing on Friday OF ihr rr"rc"d.
! ing week, they completed it TN he following
! Tnc.daY evening. 1t was hnilt under the
screen III IA I,ir.e th;;,.I;e. whi'k atnnd oa ;s.H
river luni:, 80 thai li. tnr:n, Wcr,' ;,n1r"n:
Of what WAS doing rnliI Wednesday morning,
when The pines harin" been c'!L aany thu
night l,r..v;oGa, t!n. guns S;Gt"i t'nln:'>k"''.
.SIuut :; oc!ocl; On that in"ri:in., tIit. large
steamer ant! two small o;,rs spi"ascti OPP ':ir"
arai tho former ant! ono ol tie iaar" Opened
fire upon our battery with >rcll and round
shot. Nine shots were received bc!rrc Tie ire
was returned from our S,r Our battery
then opened aud threw eight or nine shots at
the cnemy.s Vessels. Three Of these, from
the long Tom," to,k effect in tic large
steamer and one in the smaller, and both
The staamrlA isi'ln,'l ,hllrl cfii'Tls4i Thereby,
'r!p,s all lLen laGyal t!i.
nj rhr =t,ots i.;.ra .ieir jrnn". $50 or lLrrr
struck onr battery, !:ut inflicted no important
injury One of the shells burst within TWEEN
ty steps Of Col. Hampton, covering himsef
a;.d hia ioi.;e vii; iirt eai era"s!. One {
liz. soiirYs va. s'r,n'I; m,!i st"rucl hg
fragment o! shell, h',t was nct seriously in.
nrrd. II.+.c wa 10 ":ihcr Casually in onI
side. ;'Nobo.ly hurt.
The enemy subsequently,; aml from points
beyond the range of our battery, commenced
n desultory firing upon the surrounding COZ.
erts, in the hope oi striking something or
somebody. One of tcsc shells il'w inland a
mile, and burst not lnr from where the inian-
try and caYalry Of l;ampton's Legion were
drawn up in supporting distance Of our battle
ry. This iir;ng continued until Our informant
| left til. ground, which was al.o.i t'So o'clock
that afternoon.
The battery WIS Under The command o.;
Captain Lee. Of liaraIiar: l.ssion. Several
otior steamers '7r:,' frHi>'";: il 'i.;: 7rin'ig
I'D ,,,ii ty2op. were ;,lti;it.,i,?:; "n ata''cn
'"'e'ines.is:. night. Other ':&:.F: Gil o''r e;ia
were r,ear enough to suppoi: III Legion, iu
case OF ueccssity.-Richmond Enquirer. "Atl.
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From the Nashville (Tehu.) Union American.
Gen. Jeu. Thompson. Of Missouri.
This General is displaying such re,narka-
bic devotion, in the face Of the difficulties
that surround him, as to have won the name
| O: the Marion ul' tits Revolution. lis fol-
lowers, We learn. Gre very destitute Of the
comforts Of soldier. and General Thompson
steadily refuses to enjoy any comforts which
nc is not able to share with his hravc men.
On one occasion, lady, in the vicinity o'
bis camp, sent to his quarters u pct Of hot
coffee The servant bearing it was compelled
to wait for some time before General Tllomp,
son made his appearance. When Ec arrived
and the coffee was rendered him, although be
had not TlalFcd any Of that inspiring bever
age for several days, he deliberately, though
not uDcourteously, poured the contents ot
the vessel on the ground, saying that he was
grateful to the lady for her consideration, yet
he couli not consent to cnjny luxury that
he could rot share with his comrades. Oi
another occasion lie declined to sleep Oh a
feuthcr bed for the same reason.
In the case, where his soldiers were suffer
| luz great privation, such an example is oalcu
lated to Inspire them with iircsh 'urage ht
officer should thus cot oil example Of iort
tude aud selr-denial 10 his ,neu, and the? #i
much more cteerfully undergo the Aar!sl:'i&
Of the camp aad the biyouac.
Gen. Thompson uniformly bcA:owS sH '
attention and cure for the comtor: oi his men
He never neglects them. lie sees 'ilat ever!
possible provision, in his power, is male ioi
their comfort. He attends, in person, to the
details connected with their camping, subsis'
tencc anl marches. He goes out with his
scouting pnrties, and posts his pickets him
self.
It seems to us ..at such an officer is inVln-
chile. In conversation with gentleman from
tic Western part of the State, we asked u
there was not danger that so small force as
Thompson's separated from the main army BY
the Mississippi, would be cut of or deiestoa'
No sir, said be cmpha,ica!y there is no such
thing as whipping those men. They are not
made of the material TO be defeated.
a WELL TIMED IIIST.-Tho Rlchnona
Examiner forcibly says" Liheranfy 10 our
sodiery has become a srsatnecessi'y |" every
property.hoidcr in the Confederate states
Let no sane man think af lnoney-maKins
until every battlefield is whitcned with the
homes of our sensual, brutal and depraTed
invaders. Every thought abont gam and self
must now yield to tho wants OF OUT oraSe
soldicry. II: through our neglect and 'nd''.
c.rerco our armies become dsorgmzcd, then