Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-11-26

:, A gentleman who has been confined at
Hilton Head, ID Castle William, NsvY York
SHarbor, and Fort Delaware tihhass furnished
one of our friends some interesting facts
gathered during his Incarceration. At the
time of the late bassle Of sSecession5ille, be
was at Hilton Head, and be states thatthe
Ireyerses sustained lIn that engage cement we're
much greater than We had supposed them:
The ;abolitiouists reported atssthes island
sswasb bristling with guns, and atevery move
wsbatteries opened upon Them: They
seyidsnflyglabored undera panic from gthea
extent of their 6Iosses.s The Medical Dis
rector ar Hilton Head reported the eunmberj
Eofsnkiliea, wounded and missing TAT "taiss
teen kpndredeaad siaty.niine. ,'It appears,
that etbattis;was precipitatedEby thesins
formation derived from the negro Small ,;of
the Planter, who had uninteutionally mis-
led themsby;informing slhemEth the bats
'terios On James Island we're mostly Sdisa
imantleda audahs greater sportinnr of Our
troops sent 80 Virginia an eensequencsof
their disasters.fns sthis!battle So great was.
the feeling against Small, aat5 his supposed
!treachsryJ hat1he narrowly escaped :haugs
ing at the North. assa1i las .EEssst sssgsaa:
Haamakess thesinteresting statement that
the negroes now in their possession or en-
sployment---with 4 small exception---would
willingly return to;their. owners buusshe3
are closely watched, and manys hayefbeen'
shot in their attempts to escape 10 order
to compel the negroes to seek their protec-,
ton, who otherwise would have preferred
Lying at ;tbeirF ease ain hesWoods, and OBJ
tanning their supplies from the0dessrted!
plantations, they caused all these means Of
subsistence to be removed 70 Hilton Head;
so that the poor. devils had % alternative
save between starvation and Yankee pro-
lection and fraterniiaati Gs &sfsfssli
ION occasion, iWhenfea a. sentinel had
threatened a negro with the bayonet3 for
some slight fault, General Hunter had him
put in solitary confinement, for having, as
be said, iDsaltsd "a loyal citizen Of South
Garohna.pi W. e. ;sSssssl::g ss3{ ss{ q. TzsSI.
81 The portion ef4the. uegroea formed into
% brigade we're BY no means pleased With
this promotion, aud would have greatly
preferred to have been permitted tolabof
like the rest From the observation Of our
informant, ;he,isscouyinced that the negroes
have no desire to- bear arms against their
masters. ,Z, r-,.--l,..,,,a.s. s.,,.s,..s..:
= After the battle Of secessionyille, and
the withdrawal from Hilton Head Of Sc.
vens' and Wright's command, Who; were
sent to reinforce Mcclellan, the oapturesby
US Of thatspost could have been easily: acs
complished BY q very small force. Seven
hundred men, with the cooperation Of .
single gun. Boat, could shaVe, captured tie
garrison, burnt. their store!honses, eand
brought offssalt their military and other
supplies. Il aIz,,.g 9,.,, .s, r.;tsaJ,!:.,,s, :
= While at Castle William, be hadthe op-
portunity of observing that the commerce
of New York was greatly affected few
square.rigged vessels arriving during the
month Of September Trade was dull, and
all articles Of merchandise high. Through
the Kindness Of one of the guards he was
permitted to see the papers Of the city : -
There is a large party at the North hearth.
ly tired Of the war, and who would be glad
Of peace on any terms Charleston Coii-
rier, 18th. s.'si"'.sa. s-s. q. q :.