Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-12-12

YORKVILLE,
the island, and forthwith commenced pour
ing in upon it, shower of she'll; but Is
the party retreated as soon as the building
was fred, they sustained noinjury.
Yesterday afternoon the Federal fleet in
the roads had increased to sixteen or eigh.
teen, for what purpose remains to be ex'
planned. The new comers are said to te
old and rusty.lookiog sailing vessels, re.
sembling whalers, and are probably a por:
ton of those that have been collected for
sinking in the entrances to Southern har.
bors.-Saoannah Republican
Yankees upon the Louisiana Coast.
The Houma (parish of Terrebonue) Ciuit
Guard has the subjoined communication,
descriptive Of the conduct Of party Of Yau
KEGS from the blockaders, who lately visited
Gallon Island:
EDITOR CIVIC GUARD: A party of gen.
tlemen, consisting of Dr.. D, Mr.. K, and
Mr.. g., Of Issaqueua county, Miss, and
DR.. H., of Terrebonne, with a pilot aud
two negro servants, left for Cailou Island
on the 18th ult., partly for pleasure, but
principallyin search Of health. After spend.
ing few days at Campment Mulatre, lux.
uriating on the choice fish aboundiug on
the sen coast, and shooting duck, snipe,
plover, &C., We proceeded to the island on
the 18th. Arriving there, We hastily IN.
loaded our craft aud carried our baggage
to the vacant houses, Intending to select
one for our use during our stay.
When within fifty yards of Mr.. Henry
Collins house We discovered on the beach,
some hundred yards distant, party of
armed men, twenty five in number approach.
ing us, in much confusion, with white
flag fastened to a bayouet Seeing there
was no possibility Of escape, we concluded
it best to put on bold face and meet them
fearlessly. Our party advanced to the
beach, and halting, the armed party came
up and shook hands with much apparent
cordiality Being so cordial 10 their greet.
ing, one of our party remarked to them
that they could not be the Lincoloites or
they would not be so friendly. Taking
them for party of Capt. Dardau's Coast
Guard, We asked if they were. They re.
piled that. they belonged to an English YES
sci anchored outside. We soon found,
however, that they were Lincoln men, and
that we were, in al! probability, in for one
of Lincolu's boarding houses.
They we're very communicative--said
they had loaded two of their boats with beef
slaug ghtered from Madame Claiborne Thib
odaux's stock on their land that when
their present supply gave out they would
get more of it. They said that Lincoln
was played out; that they were all Bell
men, and fighting for the Union and that
of the three hundred men on the steam
vessel and schooner outside not one was an
Abolitionist. Espying the ecoutraband," "
they called on Cuffee for dance, but Cuf.
fee had lost the use of his limbs, and show
ed fear in every feature They asked one
of the negroes if he did not want to go
North with them and be free, but be repli.
ed; with much emphasis, "No, Sir an
fndder Norf now than want to be; lemme
loue;" which created much merriment a.
mong them. The gentlemen from Terre.
bonne, being blessed with good pair Of
lungs, talked for the crowd. He gave them
particulars of the fight at Columbus, with
the killed, wounded and prisoners, also the
seven mile race from the battle field to
their boats -t
He said we had whipped them 10 every
fight, and would continue to do so, as long
as their was Lincolnite left on Southern
soil; taat if the North should overwh elm
US with numbers, our wives aud children
would arm and fill up the ranks AZ for
a reconstruction of the Union, he said that
was impossible, as there was not man 10
the Confederacy who would not prefer 60.
ing to h-ll out of the Union than to hea.
ven in it. They did not appear to relish
the conversation, remarking that "the old
gentleman was very patriotic" Expecting
momeutarily to receive summons to go
aboard their vessel as prisoners, we were
agreeably surprised when the most deccu,
portion of the men approached us, and sha'
king hands, wished US pleasant sojourn on
the island aud left,
After hasty oounci! of war, we deter
mined to ship our baggage and leave the
island. We did not carry it into execution
one moment too soon, as We had Just got
aboard of our boat when body of men,
who hastily advanced to the house and not
fading us, but saw our boat pushing out
from shore, started for the landing at Bull
Run speed, with white flag flying. Reach.
ing the landing they seut q shot over our
heads, but Gudirg we needed neither their
shct nor flag, they sent voloy at US. At
this time we were three or four hundred
yards distant; had just hoisted sail and
we're busily engaged taking the reefs out,
thus exposing every man in the boat to
their shot. After getting our craft in good
running order, each man looked around for
the best shelter he could from the balls. -
Two of the party slowed themselves away
in re markabiy amall compass in the stern,
one of them protecting his Uranium with a
pair of saddle bags. A third euscouced
himself behind the folds of buffalo robe,
and the fourth spread himself as fiat as
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