Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-02-06

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Affairs at Savannah.
In common with our entire male popula'
ton, we spent nearly the whole of yester-
day in the streets. 1t was day of intense
interest. We saw no panic or undue ex.
citsment, notwithstanding the perils that
seemed we'll calculated to appa! people
who are not resolved to defend their homes
to the last
The events of Monday We recorded in
our last issue Early yesterday morning,
it was discovered, BY aid Of the glass, that
the enemy had brought forward and an
chored feet Of gun. boats at the mouth of
Walls Cut, on the South Carolina side,
lust back Of the distractions, and about
two miles from the main channel Of the
river. The feet at the head of Whining
ton Island remained in statu quo, and with
in mile and hree-quarters of the river
1T consists now of seven gun-ooats, whilst
the feet on the Carolina side numbers six
. 1t will thus be seen that each commands
. the channel, and they are armed with guns
of the longest range. They are also about
opposite each other, thus exposing vessels
to o double broadside attack.
Under this state of facts, it became evi-
dent that the duty of most pressing impor-
tance was to furnish Fort Pulaski, now
about to be cut off, with an ample supply Of
provisions to subsist the garrison through
all probable future contingencies. Accor-
DINGHY, everything being made ready, be-
tween 9 and 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
the steamer Ida, steamer Barlow and fat,
laden with supplies, left the wharf for the
fort, with the Confederate steamer SaVau-
nah, Com. Tatual; Resolute, Capt Jones !;
and Sampson, Capt. Kannard, as escort
The feet proceeded down the river, the
transports in advance and the armed steam
ers short distance in the rear. On near
ing the point in the river commanded by
the Federal gun-boats, our feet confidently
expected the enemy to open upon them,
but they passed in silence; not shot was
fired, the Yankees supposing that they
would all get below, when they would run
into the river and so permanently cut them
off from the city.
In this, however, they were disappoin-
ted. Having escorted the transports be-
yond the reach of harm, the Savannah and
Resolute tackled about and made for the
city, leaving the Sampson to see the un-
armed steamers safe to the fort and back
again.
No sooner had the two steamers turned
their bows up stream than the Federal fleets,
seeing they were aboutto be cheated, open
ed terrific fire upon them, which was gal
lantly returned A regular battle ensued,
and for forty minutes the shot and she'll
rained around our little feet, the latter
often exploding directly over them, and
the solid shot passing within a few feet of
the men on dock. The feet kept up re-
turn fire with it's rihed cannon and other
guns of long range, but with what effect
could not be ascertained over the wide space
of marsh that interviewed on either side
Many of the enemy's shot passed some dis
tance over and beyond our vessels. Strange
as it may appear, not vessel or man on
our side was damaged. The feet rode
safely through the fire.
The fort is now fully prov;sioned for six
months An officer now at the fort writes
us under date of yesterday:
"All we ask is, if we are cut of, deliver
US as soon as possible. We will hold out
as long as mertals can stand hunger. They
cannot take the fort By any attack We can
only be starved out 1t rests with our
friendsin Georgia-on the main-to deliver
us from this thraldom. This may not
reach you, but if it does, tell our friends
in Savannah and the interior that We are
here to hold the fort, and as long as there
is morsel left we will defend it. Geor-
gia never disgraced herself in Virginia and
must not do it at home"
The return trip of the Sampson and the
two uuarmed steamers was es perilous as
that of their predecessors. The Yankee
fleets poured their iron hail and fire upon
the little craft, but with all steam on and
hurting defiant shots at the enemy in re-
turn, they passed gallantly for two miles or
more under the missiles of the enemy. In
good time, they all came up to their wharves
and were welcomed by the immense crowds
that filed up the dock and balconies through
out the day. .-
The Sampson passed through terrible
ordeal, but without serious damage. She
was struck by four English rife shells, two
passing through her, third lodging on her
deck, and a fourth exploding in her store
room, breaking up things generally, but
damaging DO one. Her machinery was
unhurt and she plowed gallantly through
About the time the steamers left the fort,
three shots were fred from the Yankee
battery at Tybee in the direction of Pulas
XII, but they all fell short.
This feat of provisioning Fort Pulaski is
one of the most brilliant of the war. 1t
placed large aud noble garrison above
want and was accomplished under fire
from the enemy as terrific as any on record.