New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-13
The War OF the Scacaast-Latest Accounts
from Below
tYrom tie Charleston Msrcusy, athsI

Up to a late hour yesterday s7ening, all was
quiet at the various military posts along the sea
coast The enemy have threatened to burn every
house and outbulding they find deserted, and have
already begun their work of vandalism having ap-
Piled the torch to the fine residences of Mr.. Adams
Mr.. Chaplin and Mr.. VIA. Fripp. The last named
gentleman is well known as having first introduced
INTO use an excellent seed for Sea Island Cotton.
Three negroes from BaYawel Island, WHO, were
taken at Pages Point Oh Monday, report Mr..
Trescot's house to have been occupied by party
Of Yankee officers.
trict) Of Col. Dunneyant's Regiment, s. 9. sent
three men in canoe to small Island OF Gnn.
niBghamss Bluff, to burn the cotton house ana
barns, which they succeeded IN doing; The eneny
turned ont as soon as they discovered the fire, but
they were too late r the, party had returned 1n
safety, and the Major merely shrew a couple Of
al,eIis at the bewlderea Eankees, toilet them Know
. On Monday evening eight gesboats were, re-
ported off Mackay's Point. Their object in coming
there was, not known. Maesay's Point is on Port
Royal river, at the copa,enee OF the Pocotalgo,
Coosawhatchie and Tasyfnny rivers Vessels
drawing twenty feet can come ap - high as this
point. Near the spot where Col. Jones lost his
men, on the lst, just at the side OF the causeWay,
lies q 1a-inch shell which failed to explode When
disco7eredi it created some surprise, owing to its
being SO mnch larger than usual. 1t vas thought
at first sight to be l3-inch shell, but being mea-
sured EFo7ed to be nearly IS inches in ercumfer-
ence, and must have been firee from an LINEN 20.
1
the ordnance used by the enemy. Halso indicates
that they have larger and stronger class of gun
boats then had been generally supposed to nave
been in our waters. The rapdity Of tha fire proves
that the one gunboat in view on New Years day
CARRIED more than asingle gun .e,-sss..,. ,..s.4
While on the subject of projeeties, we may men
ton that quite number of ritied shells have been
found at Pages and Cunningham's Points. ~ In
Length they measure L. inches, and in diameter
about inches, with the end pointed. The soldiers
have ventured to open some of the many found IN
exploded On the sharp point Is "a percussion
cap, which possibly does net produce sufficient
concusson in striking the earth to explode it. The
interior is filled with acharge Of powder and mus
ket balls, many as l73 Of the latter having been
| Obtained from single shell. This is furnishing
| contraband OF war for the Confederate states on
| quite aliberal scale. IT, T. s.. $50. .5t3Ss#
l. Port Royal Eerry on the north side IS to ont
army OF the coast what hlason's and Mansons
| hills were last September to the advanced guards
| of the army of the Potomac. At beth points the
| hostile pickets have frequently spoken to each
! other. Here is specimen OF recent eonyersa'
| ton at the Ferry: ..z....4.~
YankeeZHalloo! over there. % !. :
! Standardization ! yourself. -@+T @''
| -Y.-so you've got Lee over there, eh27 1
| Sizes, stree. .g,,. 7s
Y.-Right smart man he is, too. Ain'this head
| quarters ct Goosawatche?
| Swell, he is some. S% - s
Y.-Say amt his headquarters at Coosa
watchie |? ,5.-. .,..e.y.eS5s, 81 .s :.
s.-Can't say, come over and see for yourself.
i l.-HOW are you OH IOf toDaCco anu Aquoi-
Scot plenty of both. = !;
we want some tobacco. Won't you trad
some for whisky? ,....,. AID
| S..Don't want any of your liquor.
Among some other pertinent questions was tn
following, which eftectually breke up the strang
colloquy: =.
S.-Halloo. over there. How many men di
we kill of your men in the fat?
S.-Halloo! I'say. What made you rnn at bu
RUM ~, r i~--.,- 80 -
We have heard touching incident related {
the fight of the 1st inst. A Lieutenant in Colont
Jones' Regiment was mortally wounded by a shel
which broke his sword in half; he survived but
few minutes !; but before his death, he took go
ring from his finger and handing it with his broke
e | sword to Lieutenant Colonel McGowan, made
n dying request that he should forward both to b
tSaacee.
J. letter from member of the Palmetto Gual
# saws, that detachment of Is men under thl
. Lieutenant B. c. Webb, manning an eight.int
:, howzer were stationed at Port Royal Ferry,
> the 1st inst, with Leake's Virginia battery, al
= that, notwithstanding the bombardment OF tn
y position on that day mo one of the detachment vi
!. injured. On the I'd inst, they had fallen back
!! the cross road leading to Page's Point where the
. gun was held in position. Later accounts repr
:. sent them as having moved to another point
= 1t is worthy of remark that three Generals
= South Carolina militia are now in command
: regiments eneamped within sight of each othe
. Col Jones, Col. Dunovant, and Cpl. Martin. Eat
: of them had previously seen active service, eth
- | in Florida or Mexico. .es