Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-22

on. every sheet, counterpano, pillow casc aud
table.cloth, tearing them up into suitable
Widths Beds were also taken, and largo
dining. table. The table was carried into tho
yard, beneath the thick branches of pleas
ant grove, and here tho surgeons relieved
many a poor follow of broken arm or shat
tered leg.
The residence Of another lady was visited
by several of the lily,livcrcd oflic. s, worn
out by fatigue and parchcd with thirst. They
begged butterAmilk or any other rcfrcshment
at hand, which was peromptorily refused. -
They then laid violent hands upon pail of
fresh water ncpr by, and speedily swallowed
the contents. One of the officers inquired of
Mrs G if she had any idea of the number of
rebcl force in the engagement that day. She
replied that she did not, but friend and
neighbor, had informed her the evening pre-
vious, that Gen Bcaurcgard was near York
town, at the head of 10000 men "Great
God !" exclaimed the valorous soger boy"
to follow officer, what narrow escape have
we made. 1t is wonder that ull of US were
not cut to pieces"
An officer from Fortress Monroe waited up.
oil Gen. Magrudcr ut Yorktown, "Wednesday
under a flag of truce, and requested that
Captain or Col. David W. Waldrop be cx-
changed for some prisoners now in the hands
Of tho Yankees. The officers in command
had been told by the cowardy Houavcs who
flcl i'll such wild confusion when Capt. w.
fell, that he was put slightly wounded. The
Yankee messenger appeared to be greatly as
tonished when told that Capt. w. fell at the
crack Of the rifle. and never spoke afterwards
a request was then made that the Yankee
troops be allowed to disiner the body, and
also that the unfortunate mans sword and
watch be delivered that they might be restor-
cd to his family. The officer was informed
that the sword had been removed by the gal
liant soldier whose rifle fclled Capt. Waldrop,
and that every effort would be made to restore
it The watch was immediately delivered
over
The officer we learn, stated that at roll call,
Tuesday afternoon, it was ascertaincd that
there we're 56i missing One hundred and
twenty eight of this number were known to
be dead, and great many wounded hut it
was believed that many of the missing would
yet return to camp.
Many of the wounded wcrc taken to the
Confederate camps at Yorktown, by our sol.
dicrs the cowardy Yankees having fled and
left them tothcir- fate. One of these unfor.
tunatc men had received shocking wound
shatteripg his leg, and the limb was amputa-
Icl uCSuiy.
Many of tho Yankee troops killed were
frightiully mangcd. An witness, informs
us that he visited spot where several lay
stiff in death 1t was bchinda barn, where
many of them had taken refuge against the
deadly fro Of our Parrot guns. SO adrotly
managed by the Richmond lIowitzcrs Ore
body had received the ball of a rfed cannon
after it's force had been somewhat weakened
BY passing through the barn, but still it struck
the man in the breast. going entirely through
and tearing the flesh out for circumference
as large as Il mans hat
Many other sickening sights were witness
ed. but we have neither the time nor the in
cination to rccitc them
The cool courage of our officers and sol.
dicrs is spoken of by all in terms Of the high
est 'comMcnlation. Gen. Magrudcr and Col.
d. II. Hill displayed the most consummate
bravery, and the men, inspired by such cxaul-
pies fought with great desperation.
The Houavcs Of Col. Duryca came up to
the scencc of action as did Ellsworth's when
they scattered ovec Alcxsndria, yelIingiik wild
beasts, hoping thereby to intinidate brave
Southern hearts, but without effect On,
men quietly and calmly awaited their ap.
proach, trusting to their own strong arms,
and leaving the result to the God Of Battles
AS we have said before. the victory is one
OF the most brilliant recorded in history. 1t
even exceeds the famous triumph Of General
Jackson at New Orleans.
TIE VERY LATEST A gentleman, who
reached Baltimore on "Wednesday. direct from
jamestown, says it had boon positively asccr-
tained up to yesterday morning, by persons
residing in the vicinity, that the Yankee loss
by the engagement of last Monday is over
500 killed. I:ut few Of the 5G4 missing at
roll call last Tuesday have turned up, and it
is now thought they never will in this world.
GEN Scorr.-This veteran traitor to the
soil of his nativity,ais is reported to have said
iii conversation with others This is my
last campaign, gentlemen, aud it shall be my
best" We are OF the opinion. says the Dan
vile Register, that it will, doubtless be rs
brilliant in the way of military achievements.
rs was his famous Florida campaign, during.
tho Seminole war. In that campaign, after
over twenty months of dilligent scouting
around tho lakes and lagoons Of that region.
he succeeded in capturing one sipcrnuated
s1uaw while asleep and awfully frightening
/" ono little Indian boy"