Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-07-26
Fight on James Island near Charleston
South Carolina.


Fight on James Island near Charleston
south Carolina.
The South Carolinians, it seems,
has treated their Yankee invaders
to another sound drubbing recently.
Tho Yankees will never have the
pleasure Of plundering Charleston.
SITUATION OF AFFAIRS ON JAMES
IsLAt p.-Yesterday all seemed qui-
ct along the lines Of James island.
Thc enemy has been busy, Tor $50
days past, in throwing up ~ earth
work about two hundred ynaa ir
advance OF his previous position
and only about six hundred yuos
from our battery, which Vas luo
scene Of the bloody fight on Monday
morning.
Yesterday some fifteen wounded
prisoners were brought TO the city
and lodged in the hospital in which
their comrades had already been ac-
commodated. The wounds gencr-
ally are ot' irightiUl character.
These poor wrctchea seem much al.
ilcted by the care and Kindness
vita which they have been treated.
They express aStonishmont that
thoro are any ladies still remaining
in Charleston, and say that it was
the General impression in their
camps that Charleston had been de-
serted by all, save the soldiers.
They plainly intimate that no quar-
ter or mercy IS to DC given to the
pcople'oi Charleston, in case their
troops succeed in gaining possession
Of tbe city.
We give below an extract from a
private lutlor, dated JAMES Island
June Is.
Since the fight this morning, ev-
erything here has been in some
what confused STATE, anu | canno.
give you all the reports which arc
current. will just tell you what !
saw myself The Captain came to
our tents about four O'Clock this
morning, aud hastily aWoke US
We We're soon ready, and started to
the scene ofactiou. The enemy had
already charged our battery wish
AN overwhelming force, and had
been repulsed with heavy loss, The
lirSt voiey from our ) inch UoIum-
bad cut th0m alto pieces, but this
did not stop them. They tried to
yet into the rear Of our battery.
our compa y WAS ordered to repgl
them, and we drove them back with
severe loss. Ihey soon rallied,
however, and returned to the
charge.
They succoeded in getting on our
ampatts, and thon come 4 hand to
mana light, cur men using the butts
Of the.r guns, and the Yankees
drawing their pistols aud shooting
Gown our gunners. But we soon
drove them back, tumblng them
down The side II our battery as if
tLey were logs. Finally the one-
my 5 officers gave tAu word TO re-
treat, and they fed, leaving al thor
Gead and wounded in oLr nandS
Three times tue enemy was On our
ramparts, and three times he WAS
repulscd. We were just giving out
when reinf0rcemcnts arrived. Ev-
crybody admits that the enemX
fought braveiy; they had 800 u
their best troops, whiie We Lad but
l4OU men, all told i'll the fgiJ
While the attack was going on, we
could distinctly hear the Yanfee
omcors giving orders to their men.
One ol them urged his company 70
push forward and take the bat
te:y," assuring them shat they (
"wuuld be in Charleston soon. Let
ters found on the bodies of the an .
KEGS, who were killed, generally
expressed the utmost confidence
that the city would I'LL with, ut Sc
rious resistance,-NcrcUry 20ta.
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