Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-01
From south Carolina.
New York, June 81


The steamer Philadelphia, from Beau
fort, and the Ericsson. from Key West 18th !
and Port Royal 23d, have arrived here.
The Err css o brings lSl passengers, in
Guiding Gen. Benham and staff and fifty
seven soldiers We u1ded in the late engage
ment on James Island n ar Charleston
The United States troops, under Gen.
Benham, made the attack at 4 o'clock on
the morning Of the 10Th. and were repulsed
after four hours hard fighting, with loss
of Cos killed, wounded aud missiog.
Tho Michigan Eighth bad but $50 men
left at roll-eall. The New York Seventy
ninth suffered severely.
The Union troops were obliged to retreat
urder cover Of the gunboats.
The account Of the fight on James ISL
and copied from Charleston papers is eor-
rect.
The following are among the wounded
from James Island:
c. d. Allen, amputation Of thumb;
Lieut. j. ID. DJnohue, grape shot in shout
der-both Of the Eighth Michigan.
New York, June %.
! 1t is stated that Gen. Benham is under
arrest, with orders to report at Washing
J ton.
1t is stated that Gen Hunter left James
Island on the 18th, leaving Benham in
Command, with orders to make an adv aDce
TOW ards Charleston without reinforcement ts
or further orders
1t was reported by deseIiers that the
whole rebel force at Sece-sioaville was but
two battaliOns, with SIX guns mounted aud
seven mure ready for use.
A Reconnaissance was made on tho 10th.
Gen Stevens, with 4 600 men, was to make
an attack at day break, while Gan. Wright
aud Col Williams, with 5000 men, were
to support him,
Somehow the movement WIS DELAY ed an
hour, and, as the troops marched up plain
field. they were. in broad day, met by q
murderous FIRE Vt grape and canister.
Two regiments only reached the front
much cut up-the Eighth Michigan and
Seventy-ninth New York. The Twenty
eighth Massachusetts broke and scattered
and the Eorty-sixth New York did lIt !,
better.
The FIRST two drove the gunners from th,
gnns, and some even penetrated the works
bat, the other regiments failing to supper
them. they had 20 retreat. after holding
, the batteries twenty minutes.
Meanwhile Col. Williams, coming {
their support, was separated from the for
ny eAtBDctU u u CIOs~ III
, from rebel guns in the woods. HIS troop
fought uObly and met with corsiIerab!
lJss.
| For three quarters Of an hour not gu
was fired from the fort. and the prJmp
= presence of two hundred men would bev.
E carried it; bu; they were not there, an
, ! the troops retired.
Another account confirms the above, bu
). states that the Twenty eight Mas,achusett
\ did well. 1t gives our loss as fJllows =
g Killed, "a ): wounded, 300; missing, l24
Y Cur camp is now wirbin range u I'll
gun5oats' fire. and in a safe cludtipn. J..
trenchments hava been thrown up, and n
intnrcem' nts IRE awaited.
: Gen. BranEO1's troops. t. the number
e 3 900 had arrived from Key West at Jane
Island, but our forces must be largely re-
+ infnTced before operations can he resumed
c Rrbel troops are constantly arriving
Preparations for the defence Of Charlie,
= ton are extensively making.
i A Beaufort letter states shat the loss
: the Third New Hampshire was loo kille
!. ani -wounded, aud Of the Eighth Michiga
: 800
IS The same Letter asserts that Com Du?
says he can take Charlest n with five CUR
;: buats. tie can run by Sumpter and Ii
Il Notifications without The loss of more tia
% two, and with The Others shell the city.
r 4 letter from the Forty eighth New Yor
Regiment gives the total loss as 60,