The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-01-15
Accounts from Below.

Up tn a late hour Yesterday evening, all
vas quiet nj The vari"ns military posts along
tie sea coast. The enemy have threatened
TO burn every house and out building they
find deserted, and nave already begun their
work Of vandalism, having applied the to,ch
To the tine residences of Mr. Adams, Mr
Chaplin. and Mr.. WIN Fripp. The last
named gentleman is we'll known a. having
first introduced INTO use an excellent seed
fnr Sea Island Cotton. Three negroes from
B4rnwe'l Island, who were taken at Pages
Point on Monday, report Mr. Tresco,'s
hou-. 10 have beer occupied by n party of
Yankee officers.
A few days ago, Major Jones'. from York
Di,trici,) Of Col. Dunovant's Regiment, s.
G. ", sent three men in canoe. 10 n small
island Off Cunnnghams Bluff, to barn the
cotton honse and barns, which they succeed
ed in doing. The enemy turned ont rs
soon as they discovered the fire. bnt they
were too late ; the party had returned in
safety, and the Major merely threw II con.
pie OF shells at the bewildered Yankees, to
let them know he was there
On Monday evening. eight gun boats
were reported of Mackays Point. Their
object in coming there was not known
Markay'. Point is on Port Royal River, at
the confluence Of the Pocotaligo, Coosa
whatchis and Tu!yfnny Rivers. Vessels
drawing twenty feet can come up as high
as this point Near the spot where Col.
Jones lot his men, on the lst. just ut the
tide Of the causewav. lies ~ inch shell,
which failed to explode. When discovered,
it created some surprise, owing TO its being
so much larger than usual. TWAS thought
at first to be a I3 inch shell. but being
measured. proved to be nearly thirty six
inches in circumference. and must have been
fred from M ii-nch Columbiad This
shows The heavy calibie Of the ordnance
used by the enemy. II also indicates that
they have larger and stronger class Of gun
boats than had been generally supposed TO
be in our waters. The rapidiiy Of the fire
proves that the one gnn-boat in view on
New Years Day carried more than n single
gun.
Port Royal Ferry, on the North side, is
to our army Of the coast what Mnson's and
Mnoson's hills were last September TO the
advanced guards Of the army Of the Poto.
mae. At both paints the hostile picke,s
have frequently spoken to each other
Here is a specimen Of recen; conversation
at the Ferry:
Yankee.-IIalloo! over there.
Southron.-llalloo yourself.
Y.-So you've got Lee over there, eh
S.-Yss, Stree.
Y.-Right smart man he is, too. Amt
his headquarters at Coosaw hatchie
Swell, he's some.
Y.-Say ain't his headquarters at C 90.
sawhatchie 7
S.-Can'l say, come over and see for
yourself
Y.-How are you of for tobacco and Ii.
quor
S.-Got plenty OF both.
we want some tobacco, won't you
trade some for whiskey!
s.--Dor't want any Of your liquor.
Among some other pertinent questions,
vas the following, which effvctuaily broke
up the strange eoiloqay
s--lIal'oo over there. How many did
We kill OF ysur men 10 the fat!
S-Ha'loo! | say. What made yoa run
~ Bull Run
We have heard . touching incident re-.
lated Of the 6gh, Of the LIST instant. A
Lieu,enrnt in Col Jones' regiment was
mortalIy wounded by . she'll. which broke
his sword 10 half; he survived but few
minu,es; but before his death, he took q