Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20

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Monday morning, about 600 Infantry and
two guns, under General Magruder, left the
camp and proceeded towards Hampton; but
4fter advancing mile or two received in'
formation that the Yankees were coming iu
arge force. W. then retired, and after
reaching camp, the guns we're placed in
battery, and the infantry took their places
behind their breast works. Everybody was
cool, and all we're anxious to give the iuva
ders good reception.
About 9 o'clock, the glittering bayonets
Of the enemy appeared on the hill opposite
and above them waved the Star Spangleo
Banner. The moment the head of the Ct
umn advanced far enough to show QUE VI
companies, the Parrot gun Of the Howitze'
Battery opened upon them, throw'ne shell
right into their midst. Their ranks broke
10 confusion, and the column, or as much
of it as we could see, retreated behind
two small farm houses. From their posi-
tion fire was opened on rs, which was re
piled to BY our battery, which command
ed the route Of their approach. Our trlue
was excellent, and the shells scattered in all
directions when they burst. They could
hardly approach the guns which they were
firing for the shells which came from ou'
battery. Within our encampment fell
perfect hail storm of canister shot, bullets
and balls Remarkable to say, not one o.
our men was killed inside of our encamp
ment. Several horses we're slain by the
shells and bullets.
Finding that bombardmeut would moi
answer, the enemy, about ii o'clock, trlec
to carry the position by assault, but met
terrible repulse at the hands of the infantry
as he tried to scale the breast. works. The
men disregarded sometimes the defence'
erected for them, aud. leaping on the EN-
baukment, stood and fired at the Yankees
cutting them down as they came up. One
company of the New York Seventh Regi
meut, under Capt. Wardrop, or Winthrop
attempted to take the redoubt on the left
The marsh they crossed was strewu witt
their bodies. Their captain, fue-lookine
man, reached the fence, and leapiug on
log, waved his sword, crying, "Come on
boys; one charge and the day is ours."-
The words were his last, for Carolina ri
fe ended his life the next moment, aud hi'
men fed in terror back. At the redoub
ou the right, company Of about 800 New
York Zouaves charged on one of our guns
but could not stand the fire of the infantry
and retreated preciritately.
During these charges the main body o
the enemy. on the hill, were attempting te
concentrate for general assault, but the
shell from the howitzer battery prevented
them As one regiment would give ur
the effort, another would be marched to the
position, but with no better success, for 8
shell would scatter them like chaff The
men did not seem able to stand fire at ali
About one o'clock, their guns were 81
,cnced, aud few moments after, their in
tantry retrearcd precipitately down the
road to Hampton
Our cavalry, numbering three companies
went in pursuit. and harrassed them dow:
to the edge of Hampton. As they reu"'
ted, many of the wounded fell alon.
road aud died, and the whole r"s" ha'
too vas strewu with haVerSacks. 'c"a''
r,nteens, muskets, &C., which the men
thrown off in their retreat.
After the battle, visited the posi''''"
they held. The houses behind which tie,
had been h;1 had been burnt by our troops,
Around the yard were the dead bodies OF
the p,en VIII had been killed by our can
nop, mangled in the most frightful manner
by the shells. The uniforms on the bodies
we're very different, ard many Of them are
like those of the Virginia suldiery. A lit
tie father on we came to the roirt to which
they had carried some of their wounted,
who had srce died The gay looking uui
forms of 'te New York Zouaves contrastad
greatly with the paled, fixed faces of Their
dead owners Going to the swamp through
which they attempted to pass to assault our
lines. presented another bloody scene
Bodies dotted the black morass from one
end to the other I saw one boyish, deli
cate looking fellow lying in the mud, with
a bullet hole through his breast. His hand
was pressed 90 the wound from which his
life blood had poured and the other was
clenched in the grass that grew near him
Lying on the ground was testament which
had fallen from his pocket, dabbled with
blood. On opening the cover found the
printed Inscription, "Presented to the De-
Tenders of their Country, by the n. York
Bible Society,"" An Uuited States flag was
also stamped on the title page.
Among the haversacks picked up along
the route we're many letters from the North
ern States, asking if they liked the South
ern>farms, and if the Southern barbarian:
had been whipped out yet.
The force of the enemy brought agains
US was 4 900, according to the statement
Of the six prisoners we took. Ours wa
l,100. Their loss in killed and wounded
must be nearly 200 Our loss is one kille,
and three wounded. Tie fatal case Wa
that of North Carolinan who volunteered
to fire one of the houses behind where the,
we're stationed. lie started from rhe breast
work to accomplish it, but was SHIT in th'
head. He died this morning at the hospital
SK1RMIsH ON SATURDAY.-The Con
fedcrate forces, under COL Magruder, wer
s,-tinurd al Bethel Church, on the liue be
tween Elizabeth Ci'y and York couuties.-
They consisted of not more than l SO,
~ ? 600 meu. This place is six miles from