New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-14
Tie War on the Carolina Coast.
From the Charleston Mercury of Thursdaylas
(9th) we extract the following inteligence:. :. as

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From the Charleston Mercury of Thursday last
(9th) we extract the following intelligence sSl
On yesterday, SO far as known in the city; all
was quiet at the various posts below psz sF ss@-
! On Monday night the pickets ON Mackay's Point,
on what is known as Graham's Neck, which has
been previously alluded to byus discovered a boat
in the Coosawhatche river. After hailing 1T with
out getting an answer, our Tennessee friends com
menced an active fusilade, which caused the crew
and passengers of the unknown boat to beat a
hasty retreat 1t has since been aseertained that
the party fired into was Col. Radcliffe, with some
Of the officers Of his North; Carolina regiment.
They were in imminent danger; the balls struck
the boat repeatedly one man had his hat shot
from his head, and another had bullet through
his coat sleeve. As soon as the boat touched the
marsh, they jumped out and .waded and swan to
the main land. 1t is said that the gallant Colonel,
who is, we believe, graduate Of the Citadel,
reached his headquarters in very scanty attire.
Our pickets, like the main body Of our army, are
4" nursing their wrath to keep it warm" and after
/" retreat it is rather dangerous work to put ones
. With regard to the removal Of the negroes from
within the military lines it is said that many Of the
planters, having every confidence in their slaves,
and being unable, on a short notice, to provide
comfortable homes for them elsewhere, have left
them on their plantations, where they have shelter
and ample support. Some of these homesteads
are important strategic. points, and as Cnfee and
sambo are not particular who they talk to and
cultivate their acquaintance by purchasing their
hogs and poultry, and, in this way, learn many
things which they ought not to know. Cntfse and
Sambo pull their wool to all whtepersons and II
is. thought that the Charleston Mercury is frei
lqnently sold by the newsmen on tbe roads to some
over-obiging darkey, who is on an errand, not
from'his master, but from some epauletted Yam.
kee, who hasradvaneed a quarter for the service.
military backbone of our tide.water districts,
Without it, Gen. Lee could never have progressed
inhis arrangements for defence with that celebrity
which has enabled him already to pronounce with
confidence upon the safety OF Savannah ane
The Charleston Courier of the same date has th,
following: X, 81. ssa,
I The skirmishes at different points with the an
kee cruisers are beginning to be intensely interest
ling. Our sharp-shooters have lately given the foe
in. his. over sanguine advances some very un
pleasant surprises. On! Saturday last, Captain
Twiggs, Of the Edgefeld Rangers, q cavalry. corps
armed with double balrelIed shot gun, with onl
twelvemen, started sonfa scouting expedition.oi
Wadmalaw Island to- Bear Bluff, near White Point
where the enemy have been making demonstra
tiops, and committing some atrocions acts Of van
dalism, or what is the same thing, Lincolnism
| Dismounting from their horses about three hun
dred yards from the landing, the party cautiously
approached to within about eighty yards of the
shore, where it was supposed the enemy would
make bis appearance. After watching Tor about
TWO nouTs tnfee SuHDoaLS, croWdea' Will tho Se,
my, made their appearance ndsteered ddreetiyf fer
| the shore. Las, -. - - IffE s.8 esT'
I Capt. Twiggs stationed his men behind some
| small trees and bushes, with orders for each mau
to selecthis mark, but not to fire until ne gavesthe
word when they would at once, after firing, retire
with all possible haste for their horses as it would
Of course, be madness to attempt any further re-
sistance to such an overwhelming force. just as
the enemy from the first boat were about to lant
the command to fire was given, and the contents o
six rifles and as many shot guns told with terrible
effect, several in the boat being seen to fall ant
spreading dismay and confusion among the rest
An officer is supposed to be among the killed, o,
one Of those seen to topple over wore an oficer'
uniform. t .-.-,! ....-.-.. r.5.7. -,.s-. as. -ss
| According to previous orders our men now mad