Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-11-27
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Smelling Of Sumter was again kept up all
night. The brave and gallant Capt. Frank
II. HarIeston while on his rounds, was
MORALLY wounded in both thighs and arm,
by a Parrott shell. One negro was killed.
No further shelIing Of the city.
~ p. M.-The enemy has kept up
constant mortar shellrng ON Sumter to day
occasionally opening upon MonItrie, Sim.
KIN" and johnson with both r,f1ed guns
and mortars. The Yankee negroes were
wo' king briskly on Gregg to day, and it
's reported they have urmasked four more
guns. A 300 FOUNDER Parrot at the Yam
kee middle battery was turned upon Moul-
trie this morning and two or three addition.
al mortars -up'n S'mkins. During Mon.
day night ITO rifl-d shells were fired at
Sumter, sixty-two Of which missed. Cap
tain Har'cston died at half:pus ten this
morning. The Iron>ides and monitors have
b. Ell inact'vs tho past three or four days.
No sheIling Of the oitv to dav.
CHARLESTON, Nov. % L ,st night cigl,.
torn shells were thrown INFO the city be-
tween II and Q o'clork M BUILDINGS
were struck, nor n" person injured. Tie
fire on Sumter continued heavy during the
ngh One white man md two negroes
were killed Yesterday in tho fort
10 j. M-rhere has been no firing on
the city .o-day. II is reported that Bat.
'erv Si"kins succeeded ip silencnq on- of
the enr,nv's guns last night. Several 3
inch and 100 FOUNDER T'arrolt shells " er.
picked up in the city 10 nav. A spirited
! hgli, b~iween two Of the enemv's h,,terirS
| -Grrgg and Wagn-r-nni ts" Of ours -
Bee and S'mkius together with Forts
M"n'irle AMI Johnsnn-tank place thus
nf ernoon. Gregg opened heavy fire on
M""'trie and Wagner on Johmson. Our
hire was particularly ac..rats. CO.., pe'l:ng
the Yankees TO leave their guns a, every
tire. The contest ceased At dak. The
ti''ng OH Sumter continues heavy Sinre
:he present hombar,irnpnt commenced ,h..
number "f sEnts and shells of all kinds
thrown is>epnriei at $4,000. of which
ahnnt 5000 missed. Tnu total in all from
the beginning is 22.0nO. The number ef
shots and shells fre'l from s,nduwn Fr,lav
I" sund"wn Saturday WAS All. OF which
1876 missed There were no casualties II. r
any serious damage done bv the sh-ll:nr.
There are no further indications of ASA aui,
on the part If ,he enemy.
CHARLESTON, November 23.-Nr shell
ing OF the city last night The enr.ny kent
up slow fire on Sumter. TIE murnher
rifie'i shots and mortar shells fired Oh Sun.
ia, w"s l43. Of Which sixtytaree missed
No casualties
10 P. MA vigorous fire has beer
kept up between The rnenv's batteries and
our own all day. The en- my dill not shei
the cit, to day. but has divided his a,te.-
tions between Sumter, Mnultric, johnson
anu S'mkins. and threw a number OF shell,
on James Island. The number .,f shots oi
all Kinds ,h-nwn int" Sumter lat nigh,
and(p-day WAS 293. uf which los missed
ThersN as-been no ca*ualtes in Sumter
No repfNt received from the other batteries
this evening.
ORANeE. N"vembsr 23.-All quiet j..
f:ont. No prison ers received 10 day. IT,.
roads are heavy, and the weather cold
threatening rain ami snow.
| Presiden' DAVIS arrived here Sa. urdav
AID il staying with Gen. Lre. Js vii
probably revisw the army before he
leaves.
| Nathne from the enemy.
ABINGDON. November 23.-Varous I'll.
m IRA II "ut the occupation Of Knoxville bv
our f"rce. are coming in. Moth lag official.
600 F.derAls are reported as having
passed. R"grr>ville and five regiments
through Jacksonb"ro. en- route To Kentucky
Our 'orces Are very active in front.
| : ATLANTA. November % -Ahvices by
| The "a. IN. trim affurl nn.hnu new Or
interesting. The usual sarll,ns had c,m-
me"ced Oh the i,n,n-diae front. Nine
''ut those bsI"nging 10 tho ARM ar. al
lowed beyuni Kingston, and the lospi,. 1,
here ls cleared of all wl, can be removed;
without risk.
RrcHMoND November 2s.-Ths follw.
ing was received at the War Department
ru-nigh,:
MISSIONARY RrpaE, via Chickamauga,
November 23.:- Gen. S. Cooper: We
hold ail the roa.is leading into Knoxville,
except the one between Hols,on aud the
FreHc, Bruai. Gen. JONES cavalry is u,.
tns rig 1t close to that. the enemv's cay
airy is'"lmost broken up. Whe.irr has
cut off his train from Cumberland Gap to
K "xville.
(Signed,) BRAXrON BRAGG. =.