The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-19
The News from James, .Isra na,

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nlencing Tuesday forenoon, and Continued
in the ate moon 70 abost- sielst O'Clock,
gave evidence that an cn,ageme eut bet wcen
o.s fsrces and those of the snsmy was in
progress. The smoke and flashes of the
enemy guns from their gun.b boats, and che
explosion Of their sisssis, csss'd be plainly
seen FROM the lower part .; the city.
| information reached the city that a por.
tien Of our troops had left camp and at
tackled the enemy, who, also advanced to
meet us. A sharp fight eusued. and the
eneny were forced back with considerable
t1i0gs.--S----rr-------s-z-rS
We barn that the casualties on our side
we're principally in Georgia regiment,
Thieh one we could not learn. -,
Our forces engaged were. Georgia -
msnt, Prcston's Light Artillery, Col La
Ears command, the Washington Artillery,
lLouisiana Bsttalion,) and Others. The
nghting, we are informed, was hara while
it lasted. Gen. w. u. Smith was in com.
smsnd. Our infantry forces marched out
about ii n. m. The artillery on our eide
became Engaged about one o'clock.
These were the only particulars we could
gather up to late hour last night.
Col. Lamar, commanding the artillery at
Secessionville, also kept up Il constant fire
on the enemys boats and on his land eamp.
On Monday last shot from one of Col.
amar's guns struck t. mast. of a Yankee
pnpeiler aud took i. out of her, when an.
othrr steamer cane up and towcd the Dis
bled bvat aeay
The Lii coin troops have laudea in force
on the James Island side of The Stono
River, just west and above Battery Island,
In number about sixteen regiments, accord
ing to the evidence of another prisoner Ia
ken Monday night, who also said that a
lew more regiments were expected
They are no doubt entrenchiny them
selves. and expect soon to make their posi-
tisn the base of their operations against
the city.
-Four large transports were OF Stono Bar
and eight propellers off this port Tuesday.
LATER.--A gentleman who left the
Fneighborhood of Stono river about nine O..
clock Tuesday night gives rs the following
account: A severe fight between the enc
my aud Il small portion of our forces, under
the command of Gen. W. d. Smith, took
place Tuesday afternoon. 4 detachment
OF our forces we're sent out as skirm; shers,
Nith orders to scour the woods In front of
S,ono river, behind which several of the
cnemy's gun-boats were lying.
The right wing of our force was ,,eploy.
ed under eommandof e'oi -Hagood THIS
force met with a body of the enc my, who,
after II short fight, resreated to their gun
boats. 80
The left wing advanced under the COM
mand of Col. Williams, with the i7th Ga
regiment. Col. Williams force with grest
difficulty made their way through a thick
forest of woods, and were met by an over.
whelming force of the enemy, estimated at
nearly four times their nu,hl,er
The enemy were also protected hy We
re- strong abattis. The gallant 47th, how
ever, charged the enemy several times with
great impetuosi'y. and Withdrew only when
approaching darkness aud the continued
reiforcements OF the enemy compelled
them 70 retire. The gun boats during the
6Gh, also kept up a continual Smelling OF
tho woods beyond the forces engaged; de-
signed to prevent the arrival OF reinforce
ments
The fight lasted about four hours. The
. Casualties were thirty or forty OF our ,nen
wounded by, the firc of the enciny's infant
~. Gsp.s,h Williams, of the forty-seventh
Georgia regiment We regrot to learn, was
mor,aliy wounded while gallanUy leadiuy
charge on the enemys breastwo,k.
Great credit is due Col. Williams and
his regiment Tor their bravery and their
gallant hcariaG during the cction.
Our Informant. who saw Col Williams
after the action, heard him sag that larse
number of the enemy were killed and
wounded IN the engagement
The place where the fight took place i
about three miles from the lines of our en-
treEchmenis.
Heavy firing was kept up to late hour
last night 1t is supposed the enemy were
engaged in shelling the woods while land.
ing reinforcements.---Ch Charleston Camier,
l1M ina.
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The Fight ON james, Island.