The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-15

vsss found the channel perfectly safe and unobsrucs
- beyond that point.
1umbsrs. At Fort Palmetto ss many two hundred
We're embed greeting vessels they passed will
1many demonstra i,as OF good will.
Negroes who have reached report formidable bat
tery force OF five thousand rebels milo beyond
cur advance
OK BOARD THE UNITED A TR,ssPoRr rKLAwARx,l
Sroso RIVER s. c., juno .. 1862.
"A skirmisa-Escape Of Private Of the Serenity Ninth
NeO York State Militia from IN: Rebels-Tae Rebels
Beaten-7he Gu oats Join in the Fsght-Trcpsies &C.
This morning rickets opposite Legarevilis wore
fpushed inland about ibrse miles, when they were
tattacksd ly tha pickss the enemy and sharp Skin
imish ensucd. The nsht Continued Tor hall hour,
fWnen sidden shower nerposod to prevent further
Our forces engaged were three companies Of the
sesventy regime T. under Major Elliott and Com.
sPsaiss A, ID, II OF the Pennsylvania Roundheais
lHr One Huniredlh Volunteers. They wtnstood the
fttack lilly and drove he enemy back about mile
before the engasemon intercepted by the storm
We have lost one man killed, namely. private william
Mcknight, OF Company Il, Hundredth Pennsylvania
sehot through the stomach. Cur wounded are fol.
Hows:-
Z Private - Bel, Company I. One Hundredth Psnnsyl
tNania, sh 4 lhr ugh the cad; mortay.
i. Private -Mcheevsr, Conn., any A, One Hundredth
.Rennsylvania shot In the neck.
Private Solomon Fisher, ,onpRny r, One Hundredth
;Pennsylvania, wouncei In the alb onen.
!, Private SiunowI the seventy-n ninth regiment was
While making his way from tho back forces
- stray bullet from Of muskots found tn way
In addition to the above given, Capt. j. II Cline
or tbs RoIndbeads, and six Of his men, taken pr
The enemy's force much larger than ours but we
now OCCUPY the groand Ihs, fought on.
Henry Walker, Adjlant or tho Charleston battalion
- prisoner, He IL severely though not dangerously
grounded in the leg. He fell early in the fight is
sSole 70 give any Information ss 60 the loss OF the
Our ocers however, assert that several OF the rebels
-Meres on to fall ihey were pionpty conveyed to the
While the skrmsh was in progress word was brought
10 Captain Drayton II tie Pawnes, OF the enemy
eion Ho sent several shells uong them and main
~ Instrumental in putting them flight. Tho Ottawa
Wnicn farther Wy LAG river has also fired shells
e'wlh good effect.
Or ps arc in good spirits and anxious to advance
Among tho trophies captured this morning twen-
W five tat bceves, which taken by party OF
cenrabands IRON another. One negro killed. in the
The weather since ton O'Clock has been very unpro-
ptous. anu operations hndered by the severity Of
the storm.
write hurriedly In order to get my lot,er to Hilton
"a ad BY the steam about SAIL When it will leave
That point no one hare knows.
Our Military Correspondence.
Old BAnEiy, OPPOSITE LEGAREynIs
sToSo RIVER, \. c., June 3-EvENNG. J
.:ahe Operations of the Gnn oats Guns Capured-eJel
Loss H-acy, dc.
The operations OF advance resumed Of three
O'Clock and avy firing from the Ottawa and Pembna
above, and the Unadia, below u.s. hoard up to
The present moment.
We have captured a battery OF three fortytwo pound
-earrenades mounted on heavy siege carriages. The
enemy fought bravely.
Our loss to-day Is th ee killed ten wounded and
taken prisoners Tat oi the enemy is impossible
Htate with any degree Of accuracy though gun
boats have crossed their ro pretty thoroughly through
the woods whore The rebels have taken refuge and as
sheir ambulaucss have been busy employed, it sup
posed TO be quite heavy.
You aware, doubt, Of the utter impossJility,
under tho regulations Of tho mItary supervisor for
bidding the trans mission OF intelligence touching the
pumher Of troops transports engaged In any move
ens, to give readers adequate idea OF sx
sent OF our Preparations think may safely say, how
ever that Iorce he Is composed Of the best troops
IN the department. an. that commanders conf
dent Of successfully aryng out their programmes and
ACCOMPLISHING their Objects 7