The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-07

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-As following account Of opsfations on tAs
coast Of Soush Carolina, n rsfsrsnoe 70 vhfoh
. brief notice appsassd In our columns on
Friday lastt
The long a9ony Of suepsaes h Over. and -
have now reason - believe that tHs snsrH
nae the 10 .ssivs opsra.ions q the int@.
the ast4nst., the Yankees aynfnsrH.d sSt
mainland In their boAn 81 Uhlsnoinss smS
Pages Points Thete psaceA ass On opposiss
,sa ,ss. a. anrp, TX {ss rssrs and aboai four
appears ~ have been lem /, a. re hsa .r1 -
shAfp hEhting oniy At one Of the NJ tr,.
NAMED. Here the enemy, 8 $40 stronr ~
met oy Coi. Jones's south Carolina seGi.
which Col. Jones.was reinforced bv a T,sss.
nesseS regiment Cur troops, though .ft,i -.
ferior In numbers. detern ined To nv tns ~.
cacy OF cold steei. and advanced with Tho
oayonet. The enemy immediately fail hasS ~
A portion Of Col. jrnes's rssinsan, -, rs -.
heat OF purfuits venttred vi nm ranss ~ ~
boat howitEera OF the YANKEES. we,rH r,nnssss
suauea Hrs into our ranks, Killing six and
r wISsd a.s, sweavs es our men. The enemy
IaIneu EIuer cover OF their guns. nd asa,n
prees|d Forward. But this ume thev v.re
Me. ~ still more impetuous charge onr
S"te boys pursuing them to their yerv
.eats 90 prectpitate was the flight OF tue
1anRees tnat tney tpconttnently threw down
and abandoned their guns and VIVA tsy sr 81.
encom oered their valuable persons, II IA sxid
that in the second charge Of our troone at !.
usket was hsed. But the Oonnee t.cu ~
companies and the silent glitter Of our have.
nets, SO they broke and ran in the true Huil
Run style. Nv A'A
our ioss. beyond those killed and wounded
ff hck -
tr'htng. W the snemy's loss we have no al.
limits account. When they finally dera rtsd
In thetr boats, they lett fOar k,iieu ana mnn v
wounded upon the field; bus 1t Is known that
besides these, they carried OF with them nm.
eefs both OF killed and wounded,
harry yesterday morning, the epemv sSasn
approached tho main in much heavier forcn
Than on tho preceding day. Gen. Ureeg's
Dfigaoe, which was e.atioHed in The nt IL b.
boInOoo, fetI bach a short distance to secnrs
An advantageous battle ground, and, NJ last
accounts, tue Yankee forces .Sre aayancine
up the Comoahee ro"c, the diminishing be-
t~een ,ns pN x~lS being heavy and contlnu-
Gus: VI tnS results OF the action Yesterday
We nave no news Whatever; but the Nrtny
was steadily maintained unit. rrite late IN
the afternoon. -
NO NAYS give" The above accounts as
brought 5y raeseugers from the scene of &C.
uop. UP to late hour last night no official
dispatches had been received In reia on 10
the events which We have menuoned.
dispatches were received, announcing that
The entmy's gun b,ats had again oponed a
sharp tie OF shells upon White Point, bt t :or
what purpose was not known.
We h,.ve adrices that, on Tuesday last a
Yankee gun boat ense.ed Bulls BAY, and
chased sSsehconer that was coming from
Santse, BY the inland passage The steamer
was Gro wdsd with armed men oa deck one
ran ths sshoone or up creek, but fading the
water TOO swallow, ceased the pursuit.
The SlHapNal Nfns Of ha 1e, tnet
On Sunday last party Of Yankees, whose
favorlts amusement seems to De "leap- frog -
showed themselves rather boldly near King q
Aanolhg, on 1ybee and Whine they were
practising their anucs, our boys at Ihe Fort
experlmented IN marksmalsnip by firing a
few shells anu ronnd sAot ~ them. One OF
the round shot being we!l directed, caused .
sudden comnotion IA their midst, and their
&C lions attSrwa indicated that somebody
VS. hurt. The YANKEES soon after retired 10
tneir safe retreat On the lower end Of the
Island. On Mopray afternoon their druna
and htes, performing the burial march, were
heard al the Fort, from Which it il CO njec.
tured that some one OF the n n N Der. VINO nad
Ueen Killed ny our shot, Was huries.
THs AFFAIR OFF Tsn ceAaT or SOUTH CARO-
LIMA ucnsRcF STATEMENT.
Tho following private dispatch, received in
Savannah OF the 81 inst., in answer to an
inquiry as to the real state Of affairs ON Port
Royal river, comes from high source. and
may be relied on as strictly true:
CoosAwHArcsIH Jan. 3.-Day before ves+.-.
Day the enemy landed SIX miles below Por,
hoyai Ferry, under cover of the sun. ~
seven steamers. They then marched undsr
their cover, ard made \ Judgment nm ~.
main, at the fry. On advancing, thew wsrs
met by our men and driven back uu dar 49,
guns OF their steamers, where thew now 70.
main and are terrifying.
In the engagement fifteen were killed And
wounded on our side, mostly by one shell ~
The enemy 9 loss is about the same. A Fed
eral Sergeant was captured. The steamer.
still protect thei r position on the main.
From the above we 10 fer that the sktrm,.h
reported TO have occurred on Thurtdav :.
without foundation.
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