Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-15
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TIE STATE INVADED

TIE STATE INVADED.
Tho Savannah Republican reports that federal
troops were landed from the blockading squadron,
at Hilton Head. in this State, on the 1lth The
number could not be nsccrtaincd Troops from
Savannah had gone in pursuit
BRILLIANT VicT ToRY.--kIcnMoND, June IL
on Saturday last II scouting party of Cunfcd-
crates ncnr Hampton encountered scouting pa.
ties of fcdcmliss, numbering about two hun.
drcd men. The fcdcrnlists' msiaking tho CON.
fodcrates, claimed to bc friends They said
they belonged to the Second New York Reg
iment. The Cunfcderates frod. Ton fcdern7-
lists killed, twelve or liitccd "oundcd and ono
taken prisoner: ConfoderacS uninjured al
though the fcdcralists returned the fire. Both
sides Withdrew. On Monday tho federaists,
numbering about four thousand strong, attack
cd tho cntrenchcd Confedcrntcs abnnt one
thousand. at Bethel Church. The Confcoralcs
rcpused tho felcrnlists three times The fcdc
rnliss then Withdrew. The Confelerates held
their position until this morning when they
withdrew. The feleralist<' loss is abnut three
hnhdrcd. The Conlc'lcracs had nne killed and
five or six wounded. The ontrcnchncnts Mt
Bethel Church were very favorable to tho Con.
fLdcratcs.
From private dispatch we learn TINT the
Confederate troops engaged were ono North
Carolina regiment one Battalion IIowitzcrs
from irglnia. and one other regiment all cnn-
mandc'i by Col. Magrudcr, and that federal
colonel commanding was killed. l. Gua,uiun
WAsn'M,roS. juno Ten thousand troops
VIII be in Baltimore within thirty-six hours
mat city, information says. is nll prepared for
vigorous rising. Arms stored in private
houses The determination is aulortntivcy an
nounccd to lombard the city from Fort McIlcnry
on the first sign Of an uprising. Hicks has warn
rd the Government Of the danger mcnacing the
capital from Mary land lie requests the full oc-
cupaion of Frederick city, and the reinforcement
of Baltimore.
Marshal Bonsant says there arc four thousand
scccssonis,s in Baltimore with concealed arms a
waiting an opportunity to attack the fcderalsts
Arrests Of sccessionists and mill, lry goods CON
inue. Gen. Mansfield advised the Mary to
fire on Baltimore. Gov. Banks takes command OF
Baltimore.
Col. Stone is advancing towards Iccsburg
Gen. Fcnuregard declares the Intention to con
ccntratc seventy thousand troops at Manassas and
make The Junction imprcgnahe. When the fcdcr-
aisis have exhausted themselves in cmdcavoring to
ds!odgc him, he will advance and oycrwhcln them.
TIE BATTLES OF LlrrLE AND GREAT BsTHEL
-BALTlMoRE. June l2--Gcn. Butter has moved
several regiments to dislodge the Snuherncrs
at Great Bethel. nine miles from Hampton.
At Little Bethel. the federal German regiments,
misnkng tho signals, fired ON Col. TnwnScnds
column, which was marching in close order,
with two pieces of artillery. Other accounts
say that Townsnnd'S regiment fired first. but
his irc was harmless. The Gcrmnns' fire killed
one and wounded two The Albany regiment
being behind, discovered, by the accoutrc ncnts
on the field, that the supposed cncmie. were
friends, bnt rrcvionSly had fired nine ronn,ls at
them. Dnryra's X'uavcs. lcarin. the Grng,
returned the fire on the AIbanians
At day break two regiments moved from For
tress Monroe t" snrpor, tho main body. Bethel
was burned and the army advanced towards
Grca. Bethel, On arriving there thoy could sec
b1 ln1tu t1,oN N,cl Il
thvif comrades falling. Awtu concerted move
, mcnt might have secured the position, but Gen.
piercn seemed to have last his wits. Lieut.
Grabb!e u. S. A.. and twcnt, five others. we're
killed, and ono hundred wounded. There il
intense indignation against Pierce f,,r not hay.
ing ordered an earlier flight of the Gr,lcralsts
1t is not known at Washington how many
wore killed and Wounded at Little Bethel. where
! indcrnliss whipped fc'lcruliSts. The fire of the
icdcralistsni Great Bethel was apparently harm
| less. Tho attack lasted hut half an hnnr and
the retreat sounded, which was promptly bnt
! orderly obcycd.
HAGAnsT"wN. June ll.--ilc friends Of Hicks
call for aid at Frederick. The disInyaltv is very
strong among the members of tho Legislature.
The destruction Of The dam cnuScl great scnsa-
tin in Southern Maryland. Tho S.u,hcrncrs
tent ted t, dcs,r'y Dam 5, which was resisted
with the WilliamSp"rt Home Guards Fight
progressing. Particulars unknown. The South
c7ners claim fifteen thousand at IIarpcrs Ferry
unionis!s shy nine thousand.
RlcnMoSD, June l2-At the fight at Bethel
Church. one hundred and fifty Of the federal
lists were killed Federal force 1900 Confed.
crate loss one killed. named Wyatt. from North
Carolina, and one severely wounded. also from
North Carolina. Col Davis of the federal for.
ces, killed His sword. with his nnmo on it,
was taken from tho fell. and is now NJ Rich
m"nd--l have seen it, Col. Duryca. formerly
Col. Of the New York 7th regiment, and cnm
manding 200 New York Xouavcs. was killed
while rnllving his men. who were flying in
c"crv dircctinn