, 1862-06-10

Fe1der's squadron Of four companies of CAY
a1rv Col walker, the commandant Of this
military district, was te1cgrap1ed tor, 10
Ha1deyille, and erriyed prior to the engage
ment. The enemy were held II cheek nnt!i
the arrival of nine companies Of infantry, A1o
section Of the Beaufort artillery, Capilnn II
Elliott. The encmy's column penetrated A. IS
far as Old Pocotaligo, two miles from the sta-
ton. Al the date Of this dispatch theJ we're
retreating towards the FerrJ, distant nias
miles, and OUT troops are in full pursuit, WILL
eome hope Of cutting oil at Least ftsrs parL co y.
| panies,) was expected to reach the scene OF
action by the Cambahee road General Fem
| berton, with Cvloucl Slaus'lter's 51st Georgia
( regiment, was also nomcntarny expected.
We regret to announce that Two OF the hut
! ledge Mounted Ritlemen we're killed in the en-,
| gasIment Colouel Walker lad horse Killed
| Under him. Other casualties, If any, no. yet
| known.
OPERATIONS NEAR CHARLEsTox.-sAvAS-
| Nah, June 4-The Republican OF this mornlng
day, which say that the enemy landed about
four hundred st1ongi en James Island, nc1rly
opposite the city, but were rcpulscd with L
loss Of twenty prisoners.
Gen, Glst's Inst dispatch says: :" The pris-
oners taken this morning report that the enc
Island, with like force at Lsganyille and
Johns Island. The enemy is in front of me,
but under cover Of their gunboa*s.
| FIVE O'CLOCK, P A:-The twenty taukee
prisoners captured on 9as; 1sla9a as1e }n5e
were cut off, and will probably be captured.
Heavy firing continues in that direction
TIE EsEMf's OPERATIONS NEAR GEORGE
, roVS.-A private letter has been received IN
this city giving some interesting accounts OF
the doings Of the Yankee gune9ats N the the
| that the eunboata assembled the Naccam IN
/ river for distance Of eight miles, stopping at
! | the plantation Of the Hon. j. lizard Middleton,
There they made fast to the wharf, and com
menced a wanton she1ling Of every part Of thu
premises. Mreea1iddleton was absent at tht
! | time, and his family just succeeded IL escaP
! ing in time, through the excrtlons OF me mll
;. Ter, Mr.. Dsggett. The negroes also az ted q
the appearance Of TIE invaders, eFcGpslaS e to
Q subsequently escaped from the enemy eu'
. returned to the plantation. The maraudez
3 entered the rice mill, on the plantation
e where about 400 barrels Of rice tTcree stored
+ mneh as their vessels could hold In leaving
! they promised to return in q short time for th
= remainder Of the rice. After leaving Mr. Mit
dleton's place, the gunboats went down VIII
yall bay, taking oil, it is said, some Of th
negroes Of Mr. VIM. Johnstone and OF II
Vim. Mayrant. These gunboat were Woode
ia vessels Of no great strength. - CharIesso
at Mtyeury, 30th.
as Do1SGs OF THE BLocKADEas.-The steamt
1 Caldwell reached the city last evening fro
~ ~ the Nellie. having on board part OF the carr
~ Of tue latter. Dir. EnsloW, tho agent Of tt
~ ~ Nellie, also arriycd from her, and from hi
H. H. sc learn that the steamer has begun to lea]
~ in consequence Of the heavy sea to which 81
| vas exposed on Sunday night aud Afoud1
st morning, aud that she has worked up on ii
e, beach, where shc was left dry at loH #
l. ter. Much OF the merchandise has been Ian
OF cd in good order, and it is thought that s
will br saved, though some Of it may be da1
n, | aged. On Monday afternoon two OF the IA
Of kec ganboats came within one mile and b:
Of the beach, and threw shot and shell at Il
ID Nellie for several hours, some Of which f
in Short. others passing over head, but seEes
cane in dangerous proximity both to the n
Lie and Caldwell, but nobody Was hurt, SO
60 60 as we could learn.
He Reports from below state that the b1oc6a
ing fleet On Monday morning ran Off 3 p'
JET pe1ler which was trying to make this harbt
ler The euemy's vessels fired at her for sol
ses tine, when she stood to the southwark
W Saturday afternoon steamer was seen amo
'er the blockadcrs which looked like prize
es- Of the position OF your vessel before the d
u daHns, and not too much fear of 1ank
os- shells, are Indispensable requisites, now
1e, days, for running the Observation-Disclosures
Y -Mereary, Eth.
,ts u PRESIDENT DAy1s-We hare been reliat
III III Informed that men Of Eigh official poeiti
among us-men Of good intentions, but
mistaken and misguided patriotism, are so
ing the seeds Of discord broadcast in c
dent Davis, ard calling for general cony'
eo- ton Of the Confederate States, to depose b
IF. AMI create q military dictator in his place
>nr Charleston Courier.