Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-09
FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA CoAsT-THE LATE
MOVEMENTS OF TIE ENEMY.
From the cha.le ton Courier OF the 4th.


rho a,,;s.v IN hear Yesterday from our troops now
directly facing the enemy at Port Royal Ferry was IN
tense II appears that the report OF renewal Vi
the e ht on Thursday was unfounded Inc party WIZ
srst attempted landing being driven to their guhDo4is
were afterwards reinforced and succeeded 10 eneclng
landing Under cover of their guubosts they took pos
session Of the ferry and the battery erected at It's mead
The guns however with the exception OF one, "hich
was accidentally thrown from its cirrlage ana
spiked. were safely removed by our troops. report
from some OF the pckets that the enemy were marching
IN the Combahee road, endeavoring to ouih INK our
ons csu,ed them TO fall back about three miles and
sKe nm position out of the reach OF the fire from the
gunbo,ts. c,,d.r,. cor.
ner and Bridge Church. The enemy have commenced
eutrenchng a. the Ferry. Their gun boats the most OF
ye,ted,y were engaged in Smelling the woods aud plant
!,io,s in the pSchborhood Of Port Royal Several
buildings at Pages Point in striking distance were rid
ded with she'll It is believed that these movements
of the enemy in running up the small creeks ana lne's
are with view OF testing the most advantageous POM
m throw large attacking force upon the line oil the ga
vannah railroad. They will find Il "hard ROAD 70
trayeln however, should they ever gain commence
enough to advance to meet troops on anything Ike
an equality. r .L.s.o,.ra,;ors
Il may not be prudent to speak OF the preparatohs
that have been made Tor their reception, but we feel as
,rsd that their movements will not b, so rapid nor so
nlsasant as those which have been made upon al element
here m opposition could well be made TO their pro-
g,ess.
Cant g. Elliott, Jr OF the Beaufort Aruhery' Win
detacbmeut of his own company and number OF inen
S"asS,.n, Rad,IF.'. command at Red Bluff, went on
n aoouting 81 petition Thursday aud returned nome oaI
| - d,y moyning with seventy four beef CATTLE Arge
Quantity of forage provisions *, from seVerai oi Tue
LANDS exposed to the depred.tions OF the enemy
Tley visitel Port Royal Ferry, as iar as tne
aud report all thas neghbornood CHAR the enemy nav
;,g re.embsrked and not gunboat TO be se,n' rive
frsbv made graves discovered In the vicinity ol
the late conflict showing the loss oil the enemy W
hsen severe as An eve witness states that severa Vi
nan vera horne off on the shoulders oil their comrsoes'
IT, rsnnIss of the enemy on Wednesday was another
h-;uant achievement Of the bAyonet in the hatd' OF
Southern men, with hra-ts fred with Southern spirit
T. Tisbss additional evidence of the weak point OF the
foe with whom we have to contend, and the superiority
NJ sou,hern yaor This fight has served greatly TO eae
onr troons for II the enemy attempts an advance MS NJ
,Ilsrv can orly be got forward with most enormous Ia
nor and by snailHke approaches, through narrow ae
6e where every inch OF ground will be molly contested
nv our shareholders and the bsyoneis oil An h'uro
soldiery. ,,.,o. 7 iort
powe- a Gallant Young officer in Col Jones regiment
v,s killed by the shell from the enemy Whlcn 0oA
Oft aome seven or eight Of our men at one stroke in'
| rs,iment was marching in column oil Tour, "hen pel
IN board of one Of the enemys gunboas was heard l
r;,s and moment after shell passed through the an
g,5";ng column knocking down its victims, and expod
I'd at distance Of about forty yards from the ranks
Not one of our men was killed by musket bali I'M
fred one voley at to- four companies oil Ooone
nunoySnts regiment who charged on them; Two
slightly Injured by this vohey
sions and by Trent roads, One division was met b
Col Jones' men and the other by the four companie
from Col. DInovant's regiment and both were driver
back bv the charge with the blyonet.
We learn that after the fight over fig Of true
vent over from our side with proposition for time 4
remove the wounded. Doctors E. B. Turnipseed a1'
HouRh while bringing them off and dressing the wound
OF those requiring immediate attention, were fred upor
by the enemy. Comment is unnecessary.
The Yankee prisoner, who found on the ist
wounded, had been shot through the lung. When GU
man first approached he begged mes: peousy for hi
lie, expecting TO receive quarter. When taken Il
the hospital however he became somewhat holder, it il
supposed from the derium caused by his wound, anC
abused the S,uth with great deal Of the BPM
basc language of the Northern press saying that th
SIuh vas abOu; to in &c. lie died about twelve
o'clock Thursday night.
We omitted TO mention 10 our former reports the i'm
portant service rendered by section OF Captain Wake
Laakes Virginia battery, which had taken up strong pc
stou aud fred several rounds at the enemy with goot
eff c."