The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-19
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Inc nsna wa'en took Psec" On Jansss's Island
below Charleston, on nl0Atny Last. WA llfr,d1
one and WIN deserve to be clasaed Is h,.,crv
a. ........-.. - :. 1'''s'. s'''''s
sae p'."'' e''s sAssIe"tA ot the war. We copy
s.oa '''e ''s'ca's, OF tuesday the suejctned pas
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nHie peiore noon, yesterday, our city wns
ssnf~wn into state Of feverisA excitemcnt by the
sasne sianEs thai there had been hloody work al
H. ,,.'.. "e, Ne. on 1amess Island From the nrsf
niucn a. we were assured that mere handful oi
our Dfsve troops bad repuised heavy colnmn oa
Iao enemy, threwn forward to assault the battery
:. ! sses~onvilse, manned BY . portion Of Colonel
LSnats regiment OF artillery, 5. C. v. Frem The
various accounts which we have received we have
c"s'afedhe following facts IN relation TO the bSfle
ruE ApyAscr or rur rrruy
A.. - -. :. -.
NUos. uaWn yesterday morning our pickets In
ut "i L"mars battery Were driven n, and almost
simultaneously the enemy's column was seen sotns
lo"l nnnarca varis on advancing with the baycnet,
a. ~ 20 Tue Assault onr tr""ps, Within
tne oattery, nad been hard at work the evening be.
.oe IN .nrowing up anosher battery, and were al
Hlost WON our win fatigue The trst ronfsL that
Was nsed as the Yankees was ny C0l I. Il. Lamar
1.aseH nn men nastened with suaerity To their
Pcce'' "no Were soon pouring grape anu canister
asa,l.st the rapidly approaching enemy. At each
oissnaEge great gaps were visible in the Yankee
H''nkS kut Sill tney came ON, wfhoM hring single
tohsy. was astefwafds ascertained that their
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noped 10 carry the battery with the bayonet alone.
Lan. Nv r.;. 49, 49, Ns'.i'.'p"se ano .usnaus ia
neryes and when closa to onr er,tranch,n.rts ths .
w8vered. reeled and fnallv fed in 6isoss1er
spcoun .sn .,,,er cu.pc,s
~ sA" sHA"'
nut very snort time eidpsed before the enemy 3
eIuuu, 1e.nioceu ~ miHnsfy and artillery, REFORM
q anc as.an came forward Tnsa time they did net
- ase ~ eekI Qeescd Aeayy r0k
ns assa.s. ~, oal os.ssIy - Snsy advanced hut
ees1n "e seErDie dlscnarges OF grape ana canister
'noweo 0oWn the approaching line, and notwith-
dnuihg tue re'nonstranees OF their ofhcers, again
.Se anAees DroSe ana retreated, peilmeli, from
and adrarcad a., iaa. as, eney sormeu W s ine,
hat,arv nv, aoa;r =, 'o;, "' nv, . w s"In ~"
reached the ditch and some of them sncceeiad
in mounting NE embankment, but they maid
for their rashness with their liyes ami their
comrades behind taking warning from their fate
fled once more this time not IN ha rallied 70 a Al;
rect charge. Our men ali hear ,x,,ness 70 tho oh.
stinaAe hroverv of the aynmx, ~, this oooss;or
Between the charges which rro,,aS 90 S;sas.ro,s
sto the Yankee q naIl;,n s. 80. 80 ~ ~ ;.
onr hattarv fro,n ,Sras s,,m,,o..i 100 =, th VI ,t
LOO wards east of onr nos;t;on cross Sc ,vos
aIso steadily aimed aga;nst rs sro, two ,onJ
batteries which the enemy had erected fpe on the
edge of the wood in which the fight with the 47th
neorgl" regiment occurred last week, and another
the cunboats sherman,s famous field battarw also G
took part in the engagement. being divided into
two secsions, which played upon different parts OF
'"' WINS
''" "'' h"nN'S
iah now oecois evident :" tue enemy 1nat !ne
:. IN" ~ .S , ~ o'I ".ey n'u NO iaea ol yleNss
~ ~ anu '"e pl'l " a''c~ from 'he lfoht was s''eu
d.,
o,, u,ues "eIe ,nlown forward 10 asf'u,. :
I -, ms Ms iLo.a sa i'V,a w 'i'e in,shes wnis
our Oh el.ler sae. on 1he easI slue
,a ~ sa % sis lios eei' was speeoy lr"s.fa.e
r t ,ur INV INV nS,u ie VINO ven.urs cofe Snougn
~ p's.' s ~. % ,Ie pos. soou ie NO .esi
n., .A,i ss .een neIe he9 Jus' outside tne utEu
t ..n' o.e nu n'u 'ne pafapet IeA on 'h'
'oP' pieiooo ny e'en' pii's
FLANK ATTACK OF THE NEW YORK SEVENTY
NINTH, (HIGHLANDERs)
On the west side Of the battery the attack
more serous The famOu, New York 79tI