, 1862-12-02
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
4 NOBLE TRIBUTE TO NEGR0
DARING.
Official Report Of The Com =
1aander, &c.
COL. GEaRD's oFFIc1AL REPORT.

COL. Boards OFFICIAL REPORT.
BEAUFORT, S. c., Nov. q, 1861.
GESERAl.: have the honor to report that,
inst, on the United States steamer Darling
ton, with lGo Of the 1st South Caroliaa vol
unteeIs, (colored regiment In quest of lum.
her and other articles needed for the depart
nlent- The steamer Ben Deford, ordered ny
you TO report to me ct Dobey Sound, did nos,
owing to heavy fogs and adverse winds, reach
that point Until the 18th inst. Ga the 18th;
accompanied By tine United States gauboat
Madgie, proceeded to the mills lucated on
Doboy River, Ga. On reachlng the mill,
fuurd it necessary ts recunno1trc the lani i'd
jacent thereto. To do this, il was needfal TO
mill through swamp to the main land-a dis
1as'ce OF about 45o yards. This high land was
heavily wooded, except on the summit, which
las cleared aua occupied with houses. II:
men-fhlr1 y-fOur in num5er-had no sooner
passed across 1le causeway and through the
dredon by the enemy, who were posted in the
thlclet in fron1sserd on both sides o. the
first fire one nan Wis dangerously wounded,
and momenta15 rauic seized the men, Sa:
i was OILY momentayy- They speedily raj
'lsd and opened q o1iss tre On the plAcss oeeu-
kept up With great regularity aud goodness
tie causeWay. They retired, tir,ug as thev
WIN: NltE sloEntss and Geli5aratencss tnal
could net have h=en surpassed by vrteraa
i1cci's. Three oflsrs We're severely w-ouEdea
Nhllc they were rctiribg- When MP men
TtaCned the end Of the ca1seway, [ Lad the
bow gun Of the Darlington directed on the
roo5s, @fter which the fire Of the enemy
le:std, though nuc.ber3 Of them were seer
tG1irg The days and nights We remained. I
sayessdcd in loading tie steamers Ben Dsfcrd
+r71 naY1$ f1,7 -
t.es OF superior boards and p}euks, b,siirs
securing rumber OF circular AID other s. IS.
biting, corn I1ills: and other property, which
Was dlrccsed hy 5eu IT, el,aia toz the u:e Of
your department.
When it is remembered that thes. raen
never had arns in thelr lands uu:il ieus days
before they started for the expedition, think
you canLot fail TO give them great praise for
standing Calling fire frun Concealed crcmv
so bTaYclI Tor holding the cau:eUays rrfcr.
red 10 during the two da. S and Ii; hts required
Tor loading two large steamers Nata vaiuatl.
proEerty III TIE face Of IN enemy: To do this
1uJ tsen worked day and night without inter-
Iupsit'A; and, though short OF provisions, I
heard not murnur. On the last rxrsaltion
Tie fact was developed that co1ored men
would fight behind h..ricsdes; Ibis time Lbcy
have proved by their h.zois1n that they will
fight in the open field Captain T.owbrid.e
4lded nc greatly. CAPTAIN Crande,l, Of the
Darlington, foltd lriiliug, childish pest.
Captain Merriam Of t.4s gauboa. M.ag;a r.r-
dered Ele valuable assistance. I cannot to.-
bear to laase honorable mention Of gaussin
Ha1ltf, Ct The STEAMER Bcu Dsf"rd. With Il
man Of less urTt~ and less caaaei.y I Gou:d
not have dared to take SO large a steamer to
such place. Hence could not have obtAio-
Cd SO valuable csrgo. 1 have the honor to
he Gtic'a', very respectfully: yo.ir s51Gicat
servant, OLIVER T. BEARD.
L'cutcpant Colonel. Forty y.eiEh:h XIV York
Et,1n
B1iyadier General Rrfas Saxton, United
States Volunteers, Military Goy3rnor, Depa-t-
ncut C the South
lttom tie New York He1a(d's AccGuIt7
While the greater portion OF the rc:-roes
wcre loading ur the Darlington Col i;:arJ
fcok up thirty-toar men Of The negro rc:i
n;elt-and, as It !sas just possible that lila
cleaners nigh: he Interrupted before tie con.
c:usior OF tccir harrest- proceeded to Exam,
inr the adjacent country. To DO this it was
necessary 1o cross sawd1st c:aseFa3 so.ae
$50 ya'Gs In length, passing which tl5y c,,-
coGute1ed piece Of heavy woods, with
slick, tangled underground. Beyond these
plain siiEt1ly rising towards the opposite
tincvr. Ipsn feac.siEl; tie crest u this
uEwocded space 81 calling lire was opened
upon Col. Beard and lis party from :yery
siGe, except that BY which they had come.
| y 1noulcu.:lry panic cIsued; half tic ne.
/
twenty ya1is. But Col. Beard is lighting
| man, and, wh2t is more, has persuasive
| way, which, at y pinch, makes others re.
markal'ly combstiye. The con:rab bauls raj
lied, and after the first shlycr fought liks
1rpnps; standing shoulder to shoulder
they poured 10 Ices than fifteen yo]leys int
the wood fiat sheltered their foes; fo- tbs
| enemy S riie1aen were SO concealed t:..- hi
q man OF them was risitle. In fact, as thty
warmed 10 their werk, the darkey5 sscn"l
rather to enjoy the thing thaa other:e;se
Bang goes N;nie bill through na2roe
arin; it falls shattered 1T his SIDE; his g11
is loaded; but the arm which should hay,
raised it to tie Efcul1e1 Will nerer be ralsut
again. "Iake dat gun," says the pooe fel
low, handing il to celap2nion, sta,,d saoo
DAT aS secesh for me-" Another bali finds
:odge in mnn's arm and renetrates his side
passing ont and making four wounds. II
is ordered to the rear, where Dr.. H1wks, sc:
irg assistant surgeon. United States army
| {~ho die his duty under fire like & many,
-'telding to tic soldiers first wounded. Bu
r. aatk.S Is fighting, fellow, and, with th
blood squirting from his wounds, steps {
route snd takes another crack al the Zoe. Tna
chap Qng1t to have the Order of tic Blact
Eagle. He's trump, 1t he iB cast in ebon,
On reachig lhs doctor tha following con7er:
| ation ensues:
II spec. doctor, TIE wounded"
=,a .. sll: ,e ean attend to you just no"; 20
| "Bcry wei, doctor: dat man is worz
| wounded dan ls-yon tend TO him first-h
AnctAtr candidate for the Black El5.
| that.
Two Others were wouadea-one having
button-ho]e worked by Mimic Gle Ar throIu
his flank, ard the other in the ri 5ht nanG
| both n INJURED sEd saw it out.
| Fznc5rE thst the enemy would not bre;
cover, Col. Beard then ordered s,1nen to fl
back. They accordingly retreate3 in 80.
e1de5, exchanging shots With The secesh as til
wc1:t. until they reached the head Of Il
head Of the eauseway, where they maie
stand, and 6e1d It until night, when the Da
, Il:Eton having complicated ner lusdius, th,
l rt-tmba1ked. Tic fire Of the enemy was n
sIlenced, however, until the Darlington Al
Msdsie Opened with shell upon their GOV.
TIT Darlington using ten pound rAro:t al
a1d six pound brass lowitzers, and the Ma Il
= firing at longer range, with twenty and taiI
= 1 nonud riled PARROTS. The boz gun Of I
Darlington {Partott) was handsomely stEys
Z By w Il. Hyatt, euazterinast.r's clerk, vi
New York fireman Ike-lor the fun Of ge;tI
, | INTO tight.
b The force opposed to us on this and the t,
1oer occasion (the Spello river raid: of viii
furnished an account, as {ascer1alued.t IT on,
couple Of CnIoa m men brought oil, were t
commanded By Captains Hopkins and Brai
ford. The5e men were well ARMED with II
tolls and Mirie r;tles. They say the red !,
ged negro devils fight like all posses=c
and 10 use the words OF cur own captai1
they think it just the meanest thing /
shoot their own property, and thus suffe
loss-a cool thousand a hc1d-for eyt
daIkcy they kill in defending themselves. ).
While this fight was going on, the ncgrt
not in It were busy loading their plund
which they continued to do without any
I tention to the balls that occasionally whist
over them.
~ Washington dispatch speaking
tie postotice at the Capitol, SAYS e1erg I