The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-01-15
News from the Coast.

| S"pld'h -. EIlIott, Jr OF tne DeauiOrt
Artillery, with detachment of his own
Company and a number of men from
Captain Radcl'tles command, AT Red
Bluff, went on scouting expedition
Thursda, and returned home Saturday
morning, with sevenry.four beef cattle, \
large quantity Of forage, provisions, d.
from several of the Islands exposed to
the depredaiions Of the enemy. They
visited Por' R">aI Ferry,as far as the
hulkhead and report ali that nelgnbor.
hood clear. the enemy having re.em-
barked, AMI no, a gun boat to he >een-
Five freshly made graves were disco, cred
in the vicinity Of the late rolliic,. show
ing the loss Of tie enemy TO have been
severe, AS am eve witness states that Sew
eral OF their neu we've borne of uu the
shoulders OF their comrades.
The repnIse Of the enemy "n Wrdn~s-
dav was another brilliant achievement uf
tie bavonct in the hands of Snntheru
men with hearts fred with Southern
spirit. [, furnishes additional EVIDENCE
OF the weak point "f the foe with whom
we have TO contend, and The superiority
Of Southern valur. This Il .ht has served
| greatly to cIale our troops, for If the ener
my attempts AN advance lis artillery can
only be got forward with mosl enormous
labor and bv snaiI.like approaches
through narrow detiles, where every inch
of ground will be holy contested av our
sharpshooters and the bayone,s of AN in
furisted so'diery.
We regret TO learn that in the late en-.
counter Lieut.. Power, gallant Young
officer in Colonel Jones' regiment. was
killed bv the same shel! from the enemy
which took off some seven or eigh, Of
our men a, one stroke, The regimen,
was marching in column Of four, when n
bell on board Of one of the enrnv's gun
boats was heard to ring, auh y momen,
after shell passed through the advan
cling column, knocking down its victims,
and exploded at a distance of abou, forty
yards from the ranks. No, one of our
men WAS killed 6y muske, ball. The
enemy fired one voley at III. frnr com
paniss Of Col. Ddnovants regiment who
charged on them. Two of Col. Duno
wants men were slightly injured hv this
vollev, and two more killed by the she'll
from the gunhoat. The force which Ian
ded at tie ferry marched up in two di
visions and by different roads. One d.
vision was met by Col. Jones men and
the other by the four companies from
Col. Du"ovant's regiment, and both were
driven bac!; by the charge with The bay.
Onet.
We learn that altar the fight was over
a flag Of truce went over from our side
with proposition for time to remove the
wounded. Drs. E 3. Turnipseed and
lough. while bringing them off and
dressing the wounds Of those requiring
immediate attention. were fired upon by
the enemy. Comment is unnecessary.
The Yankee prisoner who was found
on the field wounded, had been sho,
throug the lung When our men first
approached he begged NOS, pi.eousy fov
his life, expecting to receive no quarter.
When taken to the hospital. however, he
became somewhat bolder, it is supposed
f,om the delirlum caused BY his wound,
and abused the South with a great deal
OF the coarse bombastic language Of the
Northern press, saying that the South
was about To cave in, DC. He died about
IL o'clock Thursday night.
We omitted TO mention 10 our former
reports the important service rendered by
n section of Captain Walter Leaks Vir.
| ginia battery, which had taken up
strong position and fired Several rounds
at the enemy with good effect.
The accounts OF the affair ut Port Rov.
nj Ferry have so far been furnished by
Passengers. All newspaper correspon-
dencs from our camps has, we learn, been
specially prohibited by an order from Gen.
Lee, which is read to the troops daily at
dress parade. Our readers. therefore, we
hope, will make due allowances for apy
inaccuracies that may occur. We have
learned oni, one Of the names OF the
privates killed in this affair, namely, pri
vate Vanlandingham, Of Lancaster.
1t wsscurrently rumored in the city
Yesterday, that the enemy had again
made a demonstration on Gen., Evans
command, and driven in his pickes.-
Passengers by the Road, however, who
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