The New York herald., 1862-01-10
SOUTH CAROLINA.

A' - VIVIAN S"fsoaA SPoAuAh6 0toyo.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE REBEL STEAMER ELLA MARLEY (TsABEL)-How
SHE RUN THE BLoCKADE-PARTICULARs OF HER
vOYAGE-THE WAR ON THE CAROLINA COAST.
Gfrom the Charleston Courier. Jan. 3.
Tho good people OF Charleston woke up yesterday
fine ocean steamer lila warley Captain swasey from
Nassau N. p had entered harbor with first rays
of the rising sum- and already safely moored
wharves. At carly dawn she appeared off Charleston
entrance in full view Of the blockadng vessels These
Immediately gave chase and commenced rapid fire Of
shot and she'll all of which, however, fell short After
passing for several mos under the encmy's fire un-
harmed, tho noble steamship finally within the pro-
tectins range Of the guns Of Foft Sumter and swept
officers INDUCED in profane expletves, they behed
what would have been very plump prize slip from their
grasp, we leave to the imagination Of our readers
The Ella Marley brings valuable assorted cargo.
signed principally to Messrs. John Eraser Co. Hyatt
list is follows-G $. sharp, London; H. d. b. Gorris,
Havana; j. s. Murdoch, Manchester, England; H. F.
Black, Nassau; John f. Young Scotland; John f. Ed
wards, Liverpool; John H. Mooney, Scotland; Angus
Smith. Scotland
We hear that the Fila Marley also brought Mr.. B. T.
Bsbe, whose name, however, does appear on her
passenger list. Mr.. Bisbic several months
bearer of dispatches to Messrs Yancey
Manu. our commissioners abroad. He reached Nassau in
the English steamship Gladiator He left Charleston yes
teray by the O'Clock cars, for Richmond carrying
important dispatches from Mr. Yancey to the State De-
partment.
When the warey left Nassau the steamship Gladiator
and British ship Eliza Bonsa both in that port
Tho United gunDOlt flfnDe1u which had sbeen
cruising Nassau for time left that station OH last
Saturday, bound, probably tor Key West. The want Of
coal was the cause of her departure The Lincoln 60
has sent out schooners laden with coal sup
plies the Fambeau but the Nassau athorties refused
to allow the last named vessel the of the harbor for
the purpose OF coang One Of the coal schoonors
the +. W. Perry, commanded by Captain Adams, well
known here the former master Of the schooer Geo. A.
little The Yankees reported one Of thor transports
leaxy and hoped by this dodge TO get PERMISSION
transfer portion OF her coal board the Fambeau,
within the harbor, but the trick failed number of the
h.xn nalxa
What Lord Derby and the Of the English cotton
ships, and John Bull generally will say, when they hear
Of the Ella Marley having run into Charleston harbor
broad daylight, with the Southern flag flying and in
wirul and contumeous disregard alike Of stone and
paper bockadcs, is likely, imagine, to be little
stronger than anything they have yet said.
THE WAR ON THE sEAcOAsT.
The long agony Of suspense is over, and we have
eve y to believe that the enemy has began the
active operations Of the invasion Late in the forenoon
Wednesday the LIST inst the Yankees approached the
mainland in their boats at Ch shoms and Pages Points.
These places opposite sides OF Port Royal ferry and
about four miles apart Ono of these attempts to land
appears have been ren hear of sharp fighting
only at one of the points named Here the 9. emy
$500 strong met by Colonel Jones' south Carolina
regiment and sharp skirmish ensued during which
Colonel Jones reinforced by Tennessee regiment
Our troops. though still inferior In numbers determined
TO try the efficacy OF cold steel and advanced with the
| bayonet The enemy Immediately toll back. portion
Of Colonel Jones' regiment In the heat of pursuit ven
tured within range OF the boat howzcs o tho Yankees
which poured sudden fire into ranks killing six and
woundng twelve OF our men. The enemy rallied under
| time they were met by still more mpetuous cnarge
brave boys pursuing them to their very boats 80
precptae the fight OF the Yankees that they
tmently threw down and abandoned their guns, and
whatever else cncumbered their valuable persons II
said that the second charge OF troops muskct
fired But the eonnectcuttes did not fancy the
tramp Of companies and the silent glitter of
bayonets they broke and in the true Bull
| style.
Our loss, beyond those killed and wounded by the
shells Of the boat howitzers, but tring Of the
enemys loss have no definite account. When they
finally departed their boats they left four killed and
many wounded upon the field but IL is known that be-
sides these they carried of with them numbers of both
killed and wounded.
Early Yesterday morning the enemy again approached
the main much heavier force than the preceding day
Gen Gregg brigade, which staticaed the neigh
borhood te back short distance, to alvan.
ageous battle ground and at last accounts the Yankee
forces advancing the Combahec road the skir.
mishing between the pckets being heavy continuous
or the results Of the action yesterday have news
whatever but the firing was steadily maintained until
quite late in the afternoon.
We have given the above accounts brought by rasssn
gers from the scene Of action Up to late hour last
night ofcia dispatches had been received in relation
| 10 the events which we have mentioned.
AZ Ave O'Clock p ~ yesterday Official dispatches we're
received announcing that the encmys gnboas again
opened sharp FIRE Of shells upon White Point but for
| what purpose was not known.
We have'advices that on Tuesday last Yankee gun
boat entered Bulls Bay and chased schooner that
coming santse by the inland passage The steamer
| was crowded with armed mon deck She ran the
schooner up creek but finding the water too shallow,
l ceased the pursuit
| BRITISH STEAMER FrNGAL--A DEsERTED PLANTATION.
letter from one Of the ocers Of the gunboa Ottawa,