Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-07-15

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Aancr1c.r:. Can1i1..s a.;ias"r!c: urt;: r.:2
fo-.l 'rcN Dollars.
All co1rmrni,atiors cf e personal c':arac,s-,
Gti,uafc No,;ces.ss d cpu-.:. 1e,c:uiions OF f!o-
c~.A.i:.r, Of acr ~iSsc;cty,. Ess"";:;;na or Corpora
ton r,h ~" r..a-t,"i ~ aGe"r:'~:>1ents.
T.om .hs Charleston C,ufor of Saturday.
J'oc A,iera oa Charleston.
At tca r~,iaqtcs pqa. syr ~ .fho %e,.ornins Of
Fr;.:a,. he ene.ny o2sc.3 :i-r upcnilc york
ut thn e.:r:r.a South nu5 Of M's'ris. Island,
fcon, his batteries on Folly, firing fast and
iYriorsly. A,out twenty minr.oa Iterwa,d
a la-ro %nu:a,cr of hsrgas. filled viii, armed
men, were sec,! l'clind Little Folly.
Captain i. 9. Mitchell, ghn commanded
this work. replied sln";y End deliberately to
the furious bomhsr.imor:. The cneiny's
guns numbered considerably over seventy !;
liz earthwrcks were Of uncommou streng:h,
und aiforded ample si,elter to his g%aniers.
Use works bohiud which CAptsin Mitchell
t,,ryht. @ere open. and l. ne means as strong
n~s.thcee on fc!lv, @ni while lis battery was
Composed of six ..iocc., tie cuus that rniaed
iron hsil u?Hn is devoted COMPANY: we're e
iar.s cciibrc and q III. n,os. a,,rrnvcd inrH.
Hut nothing ,!minie'., that gallant officer
End his worthy ta.ia s'ooi 70 !i.eir places,
ing witt wonderful accuracy. MD rs ccc! ss
tho:ee they sare irving the rasge Of t6eir
gus s,roa sarl. EaE.ni-sa object. SO, f'!r
r.erta!! tou-s d.! these brave me:i bio active
defiance to 'ha Zee I'LL Tie rapidly iacrpa-ia,
H. &c ca.'lsl:ics IL HE heroic company maj.
il Lis duty. on -tac ecorc Of humanity. - Ie-
ii-n from the u~JsiLiOn.
After eteo.ionias his @:,ato.v. iiaptHi;,
Mitchell joined his fa:ccs wi-h C,i Ega:iau.'s,
alr! they Tough; a. yaliaotly 20 @:Eaara.Y as
tieY lad d"l.e re a,t:l!cr;sts,
At chau; na!f-wnst a;no O'clock, 4. b., tic
cn"@,Y la,daa ic sc:a: force o:: tme ~Is.ar.d.
They we're ~atu.cioa by Col. Gyai.anl, ~ tie
head % bis regiment. The contest w9s sharp
aaa proiangcd. G'hs enemy f,aSht Teirli srir:;
rna n!s.i.ecs. Oar yocn we.e exposed during
tee r:hotc fight 10 u uSra"rYus ire from Ike
lear &lci,:Tsrs. %,:o iatlci'ilie!r e::cr,!."';s
n':islns ritl, .s!ii;S. eject. ;ic Eac was aisn
caas'a1'lY r.'ntcycc|j ironT'r!Iy Island. Yet,
Do'wltaa.sHl 20. .hcs" advantages, tia skill
VIZ, wEh;cl, they we're handled acd iii: yai.,r
wl'hswi.icl !::.ov fought rendered it impossible
fh ,b@ i~nva.;sFt 10 make Roadway. Inay
wes- rle:. Eitir :hurle,0ts y%c!iie., and ~reirilsnd
uenio aoti>ug2in. As er s2Tc?al lours biooGy
ithtiTG, tne c:,eray s.cini; IL" i)!;S' 81 &yeen,ri.
!ug 10 gam victory c'c" Tho intn who stoyd
!:p ags'nst them. wayarcG: then fed in 90:
last. and co,.1ainn, leaving many dead and
goundcd On the !icii
Ine enemy Succeeded in capturing cevaral
.of cur c2an, whose ex!lanstea condition. pre-
vented csc2?a. CaTp.in j. Ravanel Macbeth
aid L;:ut. 4. Hayward IRE r%vrcrteh saclg
The pyisouc;a go iGkcn.
4 is said they took uni still hold poses
sion II Col. (isshsu's :ornac- headquarters.
The force o.: tho enemy engaged Friday is
supposed To i'aYo leen about four thorsa.-l.
Oar Joss in killed. wounded, md missing, will
probably be about three hundred.
We arg painod to lcs,n that au,oag the
ciiue'tiea sustained Is Capt. M;:che!''s ccul- !
le.uy rro the doath or i.ieat. Dee and },.:vcte
DouShcrty; era ttese-ious s;aua3;ne of Lieut..
Al.ton and Serg't Morsc, @: Cul. Gr=aai.'s
regiment.
Captain Baskril'a cna Li--. Bees bodies
fell intn She HANDS Of sao cncny. Ers. il. B.
Haus!lsn and i'.i2lcau a-c sSi1 10 DC pri.oncrs !
il .)c a%aniG.e the eccu4y.
Capts'I IsAn%doa Clevcs, al accomplished
ana YER ~uti2:ea. officer of tbs Engineer
corps, waa Killed ain..,st instantly by 4 she'll
from g Monitor exploding III ~I!a.tery Warner,
aud striking him in the head. From ffty to |
Of the ,goun;!ed arrived on the different |
steamers ron Morris Island during the day
las, evening.
The brave soldiers Of the Els. Regiment,
S. Q. Y: Grala'nis,l owing to the excessive
heat Of the weather, hnd sir:pped themselves
far as possible, and in tie fight they lost
their clothing aud nearly all she;r nagsagc.
We omitted TO ;nopgsn ii tie right place
thai For, Sumter opened on the tucroted
SID the Yat.kee infantry OF the
South eud Of Morris Island, With what re-
suits We are unable to Gay.
Tae fight deubtics, &;n be renewed to-day.
greater issic,.esa tl!sn any we have yet
seer. The ene;ay iasce7ta.nly shown q deep
laid plan, s'id is determined TO push it.
Yesterday evening Tie main body Of ti.c
enemy on the Sion, side had congregs,cd at
Island, beyiies throwing Ont q large
free AS far VI Gr;m5a!rs and Leyares
III Jamos Elaud.
il was slso reported that the notorious
Montgomery. with his negro troops,
ned gone up Edisto with the design Of Ges.
the pontoon bridge ct WiUt6wr, near
Adsnr's Run, aud tearing mp the track. We
nc: Ia what foundation there was for
he report.
Tic following is o list Of The killed and
vonniel oiGons the Officers, Friday, on Nor.
is' Island:
Kilioj-xzCapt. Charles Haskell, Cant. -ane.
ion CitcyGs, Lieat. jrhu Be.
Woundcd--Caft. j. ". Ford, Lieut.. Aston.
APT. Wild, Cai't. %':;honaa~, Gspl. Tar.h.
Miss!nE-Grpl.~ Howard, iicus. A.P. C..ic,
lsp'. i:cl%r. L-u;. Wcojwsri.