Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1862-03-15

! Ell gnliantly,gbut was forced to run ashore and
hoist the white flag. Her crow were taken of
| by TIC Confederate gunbuats.
Tho Yankees fired on us with Mimic muskets
| while lending assistance to the Cnngre.s. Ono
shot dismnuntcd two guns, killed sixteen men
and tore the Congress to pieces. Willie ,ho
| Virginia engaged the batteries tho Minnesota
cnmc up. She engaged onr Sewel Point but
tories anu yoi nground Sire Sine MAO ;...oi, st;..o.,
cd 10y tho Confederate steamers jamestown and
Patrick Henry with great ierceness md dana.
ged. The Fedcrnls tl'cn sent the st. Lawrence
to the assistance Of tho Minnesota, aud sl,c also
got aground.
The Congrosa was set on Gro by our vessels
On Saturday night. about midnight, hor mnra
zines exploded. The Federal tugs and steam.
crs went to tho assistance of the Minnesota and
st. Lawrence, but could not haul them oil the
was very great. Oar loss nine killed and twelve
wounded, Twcnty-thrcc prisoners were brought
to N"rtplk on Saturday night. Tho Virgins.
had two men killed aud five wounded.
small Yankee sul,nnucr was captured and
sent to Nurfolk. Two others were also cuptur-
The Ercssnn engaged the Virginia ut dis.
tancc of thirty or f.rty yards. The Virginia
ran aground. Tho Ericsson took advantage of
this, and poured shot after shot into her, with
no eltrct Nttrr getting n!t, tho Virginia ran
INT" the the Ericsson with her prov, and she
He'd. Many of tho rnamy's Sunbnats were sunk
and disabled. The minnesota il c,mplctclv
ri'led. and the st, Lawrence Isabel. rho
cnrmy'S loss nn both days is estimated ut six to
twelve hnndrc'l. Out Of five hundred on the
Cumberland about ono hundred cscaprd All
tho batteries 1T Newport News were siloncod,
except one.
RtcmMo~p. March il.--ORicial repott Of tho
nctl"n in Hampton Ronls has been received.
Our conhinel squadron had only twcn ,.pnc
guns. The Federal friga,c Cumberland had
~ guns. Congress 50, Minnesota and :,mnoke
each ~. be .i'lcs the Newport News batteries
aud small steamers armed with heavy rillrd
guns. Tnr engagement lns ell three hours
The tihS "f the Congress un,l the sword OF the
Federal commanders are in tho Navy Depart
ment. The casualties If the Contr,lera,es nro !:
Capt. Buchanan, wounded with II Mimic ball in
the thigh seriously; Lieut.. Minor III loft side,
nnt dangerously; two men killed and five woun-
dcd.
The House passed a resolution advising plan
tors not to SOW co,tun or tobacco this year but to
raise provisions, hogs and cattle
The Sa'mtc passed n Till to organize Tho Su-
premn Court Of the Cmie,lerary.
Rr'nM"Hp, March ll.-EiGht Confc,lcrates
were killed aud 10 wounded in the battle of
Saturday 1t is surpassed tho Cumberland lost
in kil!e ! and undel about 800. The killed
on board the Congress wero about 100. Tho
vessels Lost by the Fc'lcrals nre two irst-class
Il gates. five gunboats, hnd ono me chant
schnoner captured and brought into the harbor
"f N"rt"lk. and u,ic of their best steam frigntcs
so damaged ~ to require ut least three months
tn effect repairs. The bravery and galantly or
Capt. Buchanan I'll MI his officers and men
were unsurpassed. The veteran Commodore
Forrest was in tho R,nl., and witnessed the nc
tinn. Capt. Buchanan remained during the
greater part of the action on the grating outside
the Virginia. directing her movements, till dis
all ii hy slug from the trcuchcroust foe. Lett.
Cn,c>hy Jones Immediately took charge Of tho
battery, and directed its movements with sigma
ability and cnnl courage. The pilots were p,.
ally Efficient. n Il the gnnncrs unsurpassed inr
oonc n,d NJ til maical precision -dcndly
ann and destructive effect seyr-s~ -
Capt. kevill. or,thc 'Norf,lk United Artillery,
and SOOnf BIS men. WIN volunteered their ser-
vices mn tho Virginia, nre Highly commended
gsfnr their hc,ec 'conuet, enurage aud efficiency
turing tie contest With a pnwertd enemy, who
ads oay fhs sii masts M f 's sa saas x 9as
3bsfiand, Of unhal ,wnd mcn,nry. loom Car nvcr
s"athwnrlly nhnvo The watcry tomb Of hun
,frc1s uf hrr s1uin $3.50 ~ .' s"..-'