Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-06-27

TuE BATTLE SLAR CHARLLsTuN- The
Charleston Mercury Of June 18th. gives the
following account of the engagement Of the
10Th on James Island y the re.els have
claimed the victory m about erry cUsase-
ment Of the war. Fort DJneisou excepted. It
was to be expected that they would claim 1t
in this. Accounts from ouI .is may u a
very different story
About dawn yes'eri1y m.Inins cur IicHs,- Do
front Of Lamars battery were driven lli ana AZ
most simultaneously the enemy was seen some 4.V
wards Of. advancing with the BAY ouei, a. double
1uick. 40 the assault. Our troops within the bat
terry had been hard at work the evening before DOB
| thrawtu, u0 another battery, aad Mere almost
worn ou, with fatigue. The fret roun thar we
| fred AZ the Yankees was by Col /. 70. Lamar
himself His men FASTENED with alacuty % tAeif
rieces. aad were soon pouring grape al1 canister
| against the rapidly approaching eremy. AZ each
| discharge great CARS were visible DO TIE la1Aee
| ranks. but still they came 90 without hfns SIN
| ole v,lI.v 10 vas aftervarls usrsrtlirci that
I their muskets were empty, and that they hai ae-
tulllv hoped % garry the battery WIN me Ray '-
| net alone. But tbr raFii sui 'earIll caalan4le
and fl.iIsI. kept against them MAS Co. -e7C-e i.s
their nerve. aud when close O. Ugr iEtraacEl1,lt
/ they warer,d re,ici and faaily d % Dr. disorder
/ buta very short time elapsed before the enc
my'- column. reinforced by infantry ali ARTILLERY
/ o.. rllsI, and again came forward. luls time
J they did not di-jlIu the use ul rlrtrd-r-- tut
ra.-sf heavy y.lieys against alr ta'te-i. a.. -l.y
] altalceL Eut again me terrible discharges %
/ crane ard canister moved down lie 81 fl .te,.l
/ line. and. Manufacturing the rtm d. t-sr-ls .,
] their .tl Gers, again the suket- rrasc al4 re-
I tre4teI rellmeil from the lcll- A trlri tue tne
enemy formed bis line Aad advanced 30 d Lass lls-
n.H fNrH la" u a D. . ". b d
The a.-lIsnt, bad reached tie ditch, aai some 90
them uc ~cdc1 ln mounting ile el-t- Htm-lt, u1-
they las4 az ileIr rt-Hus-s sltl tlelr Hyss7 ana
their comrades tclill, tnAia; warning; from tHe 3
fate, t.l once mote l.s time u'- Co. t. raii.e1 o.
. I.Ie-. charge. oll men ali tslf "tli-s. Oh t'-
obstinate bravery % i-- enemy .- '-.' ".-i' Doe
b tween the charges "ale- '..el ---h.
. i-.u, iH the al---s- o. -.i.i-s -ie ".e ICY. Up
against aur battery %. u turco -1-t-at- DO t.e
. ere. b. about 400 yard. ei-t % oar '------ a
c-.s. IRE was also st-tlily riil. 1i-el 'si-.- -'
] ;-.in the l1n1 batteries "-i-- i-e r-rlJ pa
cIc-t-l--u-t 90 t.e t.-c no 700 N..- iH ".'.i .-'
t-lt With tlc $50 'l.'s ares mems .l-l last
wees, AID le'a.r between iA-i ia' .t- .--
sIlon occupied ty the E4-0 ole. SHERMAN Oh
nous rc.1 battery a.s. tr"a Tsft pm t-t engage
meat o-in- dls,ilt INTO tS' sections. v-i.l 't'
ed upon different Ilfis % ear ~-ta.-
To lad row -r-'le evident o. iee -"-F pm.
the mel WHO held 0u- battery ha4 n. -iai y '-.i
ms 10 and inc Plan % atta-H iE0n The -f-- was
given ur-
tlllklns bodies were thrown forward 6. as-al4'
our works from the -ife-ti-n OF Zoe mlIs-es "--'l
sErtel Gag battery 20 either silr- OBJ the cas-
side s. the battery tle movement nae 5Iee y
frustrated, ana i-e i-~ bold men woo 'e-ilrel
close ugh Q. I.ut t-eir tie i-i' l-r I--
fell y Jess tLau -eFertetn were sil.r4 '--s-i'
the ditch. aud ore who bad mounted t-e f.rtIa
fell 90 t-c toQ Il-l--l oy eight balls
GA The west sac % the battery the atta,L "l-
more serious --e iancgs s." lDrA .fi- resi'
f,ctive sr- OF ml-s.try g. drive o5 our sl-u,rs
Taey were met ay toe Charleston bstta-i.l and
the Eutaw regiment. i-- q tus The as-, vas