Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-07-13

WV, NloYclHVtb " uuTu) ti9tuEneAs w. tllS city
yesterday from. Manassas Junction sWo ro-
,grret to say that he confirms horencrtcd death
Of Sergeant Henry Hancs, of that company,
a.a, ca Sunday ::.Ssh.'!as. I':a:: NJ: Han
cock, and others who arrived Yesterday, we
have received statements of the affair Which
can erclicd upon. @-l
1t appears that Mr.. IIancs, in company
with detachment of twcnty.ninc and two
guides, started from their camp on Friday
evening last, in the direction of Alexandria.
They continued their observations for day
or two, gradually drawing nearer totthc fcde.
raj outposts Wcare informed that by some
means they obtained the countcrsisn of the
enemy, and, on Sunday night, actually pass.
ed thrco of his pckcts, and got within mile
and u half Of Alexandria. Here our detach-
mcnt separated, three or four only going in
company. Mr.. IIuncs. and his companions
came upon some three of the cncmy's scouts,
and he nt once rode up and ordered them to
surrender. They fired upon him, and We re-
grct to say one shot struck lin in the head
and proved fatal. Our scouts then fired upon
the enemy and killed two.of those who fred
upon Mr.. lIancs. At this time large party,
probably fifty, Of tho enemy were seen ndvan-
cling. Our scouts fired upon them, and lit
is bcicvcd) killed six. The whole letach-
mcnt Of tho Governors Guard Ind by this
time got together; hut the superior numbers
of the enemy, and their yclls rs they retreat
cd towards Alexandria, npdc it prudent for
them to retire without being able to secure
the body of their dead comlUdc
None except Nlrs IIancs were injured on our
side, and none captured. Hhmcnd DiSputch.
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LATER FROM BALTIMoRE.--W have
had an interview with u gcntcn;cn who is
resident of our city, and who left Baltimore
on Tines day mcrning. He gives very
painful account of the condition of affairs IN
that city, where the crisis seems to ho draw
ingto its elimination. Ten thousand Federal
troops had passed through Baltimore between
Friday and Monday last, and it WAS believed
there that there were over $4,000 men in
Washington city.
The Confederate flag WAS flying in tic Eight
Wardsnnd swivcls had been placed in the
window of the houses in that Ward, tho oc-
cupants swearing that they would defend it
to the last gasp. Cannon had been planted
in the principal streets and Squares "A bat
terry OF brass icld-picccs stands in Monniiicnt
Square, in front of the residence of tho Hon
Rcvcrdy ,Johnson, and another one III Tx
change Place, both being unlnbercd. and
ready for action. The city is full of federal
troops, and the population cxaspcratcd by
these tyr"nical and dcspotc measures
notwithstanding the reign of terror cxis-
ting there, portraits Of President Davis, aud
Gen. Bcanrcgard and Ice were sold on tho
streets and grccdiy purchased
The Boston Flying Artillery and part of n
Pennsylvania regiment were stationed in front
Of the Gilmore House, and New York reg
imc,it in Itxcangc Place 1t was felt in Bal
timorc that the slumbcring volcano was about
to burst firth, and that their devoted city
would probably before many days be laid in
ruins. -Richmo"m Dipatch.
TnE ENc1TElNG News FROM W1ScuEs-
TEn.-The Richmond Dipatch of yesterday
contains the following reported engagement
near Winchester:
a number of passengers arrived from Win
chester. on the Central cars, Yesterday, who
report that early on Tuesday the
Federal forces, estimated ut 2,000fmcn, un.
der command of Generals Calwalader and
Patterson, crossed the Potomac ut Shcphard's
Ferry and WillianSport.
hey state that Col. jackson, in command
of a detachment of Gen. Johnston's force,
yariuusiy estimated at from one to four thou
sand men, was at the latter place and stack
cd the enemy while they were crossing the
river Col. Jackson is said to have Killed
some forty or fifty of The Federal troops, and
to have taken about seventy prisoners; bu,
being unable to cope with so large body
retired back towards Martinsburg, for the
purpose Of forming a junction With Gen
Johnston.
Our informant states that when they PASS
cd through Winchester, about eleven clock
on Tuesday night, General Johnston was then
on the way to meet the enemy with his on
tire command supposed to consist of from l 2
to $4,000 men, and the prisoners taken by
Col. Jackson were momentarily expected 10
srrivc at Winchester they having been passed
on the way, and their co,uing announced
Col. Jackson writes, wc understand, that if
he had had 5000 more troops he would have
continued to engage the enemy, instead Of
falling Dack on the main body
These facts are abundantly confirmed, and
it is reasonable to suppose that there was an
engagement yesterday in the, nciglborhood
Of Martinsburg.
PoRr WINE FROM BLAcKBERRIEs. The
wine made from the common blackberry,
which grows SO abundantly in this portion OF
cur State, is both healthy and pnlatable, bc-
SIDES bcing an excellent remedy for several
diseases. As the season is ut hand, VIC
would suggest to our prudent and skillful la
dy friends the importance of making black
berry wine, and as much rs possible. 1t
would be highly rclishcd by our brave SOL