Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-11-05

Y0RKVILLE, 81
t WANrED.-We want to buy coon and
possum dog, to hunt our. meat with during
the coming year, It is foolish for a man to
think about buying hog meat who,isprint.
ing q paper for 50 year. A dog that will
hunt coon, 'possum and kill sheep oc-
casionally, will commando good price at
| these headquarters" - d.
The Battle Of the Yemassee, or Old
" Pocotaligo. s',
We published iu our last a:full account,
and a highly gratifying one, it is, Of the
gallant defence by our troops, at Pocotaiigo
and Coosawbatchie. The following brief
account Of the topography Of the vicinity,
which we find in the Charleston Mercury,
with the object of the attack, cannot but
beinterestipg to our readers :-EED Enc
"A glance at the map of the State will
show the three points of iuterestThPoco-
Italigo" to the northWard, Coossawhatchie"
to the southwark, aMackey's Point" to
the eastward of both-situated respect
lively at the three angles of an equilateral
triangle. the sides of which are about eight.
miles 10 length. The Coosawhatchie, Toly-
6nny and Pocotaligo- Rivers flow through
this section and empty their waters into
Broad River around Mackey's Point on
Graham's Neck, Peninsula enclosed be
tween, with depth of water to float large
ships. From this point good road leads
up to Pocotaligo. Our communication be.
tween Coosawhatchie and PocotaIigo De-
pot is by the Charleston aud Savannah
Railroad, as also by the old stage road
from Old Pocotaligo to Coosewhatchie Vii
lage-she three rivers being spanned by
rough wooden bridges on the stage road,
aud BY substantial trestle work over the
Tuly6nny and ,Coosawhaschie Rivers for the
railroad track. 'g;-iea.4 -.
Coosawhatchie lies at the head of naviga-
,ion on the river of the same name, and at
the junction of the stage road. Ga this
very spot three centuries ago, Ribault, and
his noble French followers, once lauded,in
their inland explorations and held their
first friendly greetings with the Aborigines:
The place was once thriving Indian set.
Element. 1t was afterwards the Court House
|of Beaufort District, but has been for years
a deserted village. Since the war, how.
ever, it has assumed importance as a mill.
tary pest, at which Gems. Lee aud Ripley
made their headquarters during aportiou Of
last winter. ".-s II
Pocotaligo is an old village, established
as place of trade by the Yemassee Indians
long before the revolution it was here that
the Indians of this tribe began their bloody
operations in the Indian outbreak of Ills.
1t has long beena post Office and trading
stand. : ..a s.
Opposite Msckey's Point, ou the, south
side of the Coosa whatchie, and of course
available to the enemy with his transports,
is Bees Creek, for arshort distance. a bold
stream, on which are good landings, and
from which fair road leads to the village
of Coosawhatchie. The object of the co.
emy was, without doubt, to burn the rail
road trestle over the Coosawhatchie River,
and the landing of bis forces simultaneously
at Mackeys Point and Bees Creek, was to
render doubtful his real attack, aud cause
US to seperate our forces. In this the enc.
my was partly successful; but, as the se-
quel shows, while their strategy was good,
our movements to check them we're, also,
wisely conceived and promptly executed.
Our active mounted men soon gave infor
nation that the main column was moving
up Mackey's Road, and our forces moved
forward to meet them there, while the tres.
tie work at Cocsawhatchie was completely
protected by our artillery, previously sent
forward, with infantry reinforcements at
hand to support them. How the battle was
fought at first, with odds of eight to one,
not by regular infantry, with long range
muskets, but for the most part by mounted
troopers, who picketed their horses aud, on
foot; disputed the ground inch by inch,
with rifles aud shot guns, while our brave
artiIlerists, few in number, but large in
soul, fought,their guns; until the enemy's
infantry columns were within reach of their
pieces, VIC shall not attempt to describe
We hear of the long lines ofinfantry, charg-
ing and driving everything before them at
Manassas Plains aud Seven Pines-of lm-
mense parks of artillery, laundering forth
their iron hail, until the ground trembled
with the shock of battle; but the history of
the war does not afford more brilliant ex
ample of patriotic effort than was exhibited
by the defenders of "Old Pocotaligo" a.
gainst the sudden attack on the 22d Octo-
ber The battles of Seoessionville and Y.
massee, or Old Pocotaligo, will be pointed
to as examples worthy to be initiated by the
defenders of Charleston. And no better
incentive to duty can be given than the
early publication of the official reports of
that glorious days work,
AFFIRs ABOUT PENsAcoLA.-From a
private letter dated 24th instant, which We
have just received from Warrenton, Fla
we have some information concerning the
state of affairs about Pensacola:
1t has been ascertained by our forces at
Pollard that 5000 of the Yankee soldiers
have been removed from Pensacola, but to
what point is not known. Scouts have been
constantly sent out, and they report no su.
perior force of the enemy on the main land.
One expedition towards Pensacola resulted