The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-05-07
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uIail - Charlotte Bulletin
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The reports from The river below, yest.r.
day. were very Conflicting But ". are sat.
i~h~d that the prugrcss Ut the rncri, il
much slower THAN " hal il stated on th.
authority Of street rurnor. This much, .t
least, seem. /" be certain That som, few
Of the enemI's boats have rurce. d.d in
passing the Tor s-ihut resistance hn, u,rn
made to them this aide at Tie fnrt.-nnd
thai the Q"e-ti"n al further nscrn, Of tue
river Ii not Jel deciGei. Tue forts them.
Selves, "cc"rd'ng 10 The latest report, ur.
making Resistance, and the cOinlnaG ding of.
hcers have nU id.n of u surr.idrr.
There ure. perhaps, some who would re.
gard The appearance Of the eneny's gun
boats IN the rivcr opposite The ty u -quiva
lent to it's cap,n.r Not Ut all. l. ID i'm.
P"s'iblc the enemy cuu bring mrn enough
on his boats to meet tho heavy column. We
have 10 meet them. We urs ready. al
moments warning, for the rmbarkalion OF
whatever Pos,iOle torcc can no. be nlarch-d
against us-rruJy in overwhelming rum.
bers. and ~ith u deirrmIneJ spirit Tie
popular idea about The "sheiiIng cf IT,.
ch, - as IL ~ called, aud lis disastrous rf
feels, Is h popular d.lu,ion.
Should IL ty Possibility happen that the
en-iny. boals get here, let Ia. m she'll -
TL.y .heiI-d Pass Cnrislian-a loan Of
~""dsn L"usrs-ivr several hours aiih III
tie effect. The hrnv, batteries Of Fo,t
PcSrn, pla. I'd upoI the Navy Yard and
o.iIer b"il'iings u, Pcn.acnla for Thirty .lx
hours, and one old shnniy, only, wns
burned Br' lot US surp"se MI ~ TEN.
n-se-th"t t,',s Smelling 4, oil that is feared
what then The rity can bot vo. L.
There much difference ~bs,hrr il goes IN
The hands OF the enciuy one way or The
Other Nay, If It 10 10 20 al all, had il not
better 30 "s u desolated piase than with al
its resources
Talk On CHAsog.
VI course, IL 10 not expected that We can
bo very loqnnriUus this morning. Al M
| carly hour yesterday some startling inirlii.
genrs from below MAS announced. Every
body was on the tenter, toward noon. La
! ter adricrs were received, placing mait-is
Ia u very dubious aspect. But il Wa. soon
a~ceriai"ed that som. frga,.n-d pfrer II
tie Confederate Navy had concluded 10
brighten ever, bo"y eIse, his report being
that seven Confederate boat. w.r. burnt -
Some "f our citizens naturally inquired how
seven gunboats could have been burnt TO
| prevent their falling in,o the hand. of the
enemy when they could have run up .,rcam
! A. later hour fir;her Intelligence ~as rc.
eeived, giving different state of affairs,
much more encouraging, aud not at nil so
gloomy "s the m"rn,ng rePor, indicated.
We have never had bot One oppioa ab"ut
the d~frncs Of the ious aud s,sr below
that u, 10 proper measufes were iakrn--
nre-boats, raft. and so on, we're prepared,
the enemy eoulu not reach Ihs city.
j" faeI yesterday was day OF most ex.
'f"ord'naIy excitement We could not com.
pfehenfs~hst IL all meant The Provost
A"''""''. issued m order Tor every one 10
Do nj home at o O'clock that 10 our bed
hour and We shall ~i'iingIy obey il. Tho
coii~s houses were orivtsd to ss closed is
to'sll', a. were. This ~iii bras hard On,
'he o'clock lunches. Oor .i.ixrns will.
how ever, sabnit with ehe~rfoln-.s. a
Carondssst street WAS aes-rtsd ut an early v
hosr. Tss szei.sss aia aot wsis Coz ,bs