Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-05
TRE SIEGE or CHARLESTON.
g Charleston Courier of s4 day lat SAYS /:

The Charleston Courier of St dag lat says:
An occasional shot va, e1ehsnged between the Ia
ba teri,s Tbursily piRbt, until ~ early hour idt'
/ morning when tue c uy's b4ue'y about hal mile
tom " guer. oPered heavy ire upon h1 !4ler iron
her Pafrott gun flDWed by hree ether batere. 10
cspid succcis or Our better replied, and the csu'
uo1adlus VS. continued with greet SpIrit both sdes
for several oIrs The IrOpsd,s and Mo- iors made 20
a-r1op,, s,ions Tue cs,ualdcs side from the
mornings bomhaTdment we're reported 10 be two killed
and hvs olndd la the afternoon another ,harp fire
was op,ued from the eremy battery, end continued for
| about TO hOurs, When II ceased.
Fort Suuter ard TIE batteries James Hand kept
~ cir 6re on Morris land, and it is be sv had Il
fec o. stopping the Yankees ;her woi5s, btsdes
col, z s. NE damsge am"Ig them.
gaub at aud q small -. lOner we're aolgs'de The
Iro SIDES 60 ertay, ppUeutly transferring fresh sup.
vy Of anlnun Ion 70 he laf'er.
Tue Moui,ors remained n:1ive throughout the day.
'PersOnne,n in letter 70 tne Courier speaks Of the
exp OIL, Of the cavalry during the operations before
CSsrles,on and sass
To this connection the writer would remark tic. %.
ring H. present siege Of Gig, the fS2es Of the
cvsI appear 10 have b,en rtteiy ignored. IL ls noe
90 late rCNev 2 rect fy TIE ana 70 stss that
recently when Generals Esgood and CoISuu attack,
the enemy JaCes Island, batcaIo OF South faro
iua cavalry, der Col Robers J. Jefords pc formed
ID Insignificant part in sweeping The wVods oil the ne
eroes d. wing then into the hatsh end confronting 10
the srrces Of tho occasion During The whole OF this
.llnc they were exposed murderogs fire The
gunbOEts Of tee enemy embracing probably not less
tnsu fifteen or tsenty pecesfOr unstely without in
Jury While this gO5n on, Gen. Hlgood had g
narrow sssBpe ahell struck the ground hear the
ice. Of his herss, and Iodug covered both imal
ard ride with dit. Without appearing in the least
disturbed tic General CO lily turned officer who
Was sandng near cad remarked With his peculiar say
fro:{ "Coouel the enemy f re we'd this morning and
tsep resumed his colVersG'itp.
Captain EdSArds, oftte cavalry, whose company vas
iu line - sk-nlshers, also bad . narrow eolpe HE
riding through the woods negro fred a. him from &
yer lot more than ten feet ds ant. The bel past
by aud the black attempted hx his buyonet for be
purpose Of rushing Captain But later was
tee lu.cx fer him and squirting his horse forward cut
rim uuce or twice with his sabre, hen dra irg ii
yoI7r E-ed Five OF six clGr3es took co the
"a nd shoulder the rS.cs, but he msde gus
nj Welding, and as each bail s;rncS bin .ou:d OILY
crinze and eIclsr, oh, e." At this juno ure,
Lieut.. David Danizler rode up Gad shot the negro
through head Ei:h horsemAn's pistol
olonel JedJrd8 had = simi ar zdVenture A black
spraag from behind tree, aud taking deliberate aim,
cred bis rde eIchining Us he did so:' Now I've got
,ou d-u YOU" Fi.dInS hat he lad mis- Sed he threw
doWn the gun, dropped hi5 knees aud, raising bis
hsnds rmpIored For Gods sake, master don't kin me
ID TT KIN me-" but q lder standing by blew
| his brains ont. -.
Detachuen,s OF the same cavalry regiment have been
dong duty on Morris Island dur ug the bombardnent
a, conriefs between Batteries Gregg and Wsgner.--
some idea Of the danger OF this position and the occa
SIGNAL heFceness Of the IRE may be conveyed BY the
statement that the couuers we're at intervals o
one hundred and ffy yards sysr' with the same dee
patch so that in case one should be Il led the othei
might get safely his journeys nd Dur ng the as
sault OF Saturday, night, portion OF the detachment
not on duty voluntarily took ID IT places beh nd tbs
works, and, il is sad, fought bravery ir repeidg th'
enemy