Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-12-07
MORNING LEADER.
oNoAY lloRyINa De: ,: -.
coiOrsa Troops AeaIu DISTINGUISHING
The eu.efvee,

~.r--.r-- Themselves.
The Beaufort (south CarOlina) CORES
- pondent Of the New York Tribune thus
narSntes late brilliant exploit Of a de-
tsshmsnt Of eolored soldiers:
aOo Sunday evening Nov 22d, scout
-1-s- ing party Of fifty men, belonging 20 Col
ohel HigginsOn's 8 Regiment, lst iu,h Car
- oiina eolOred troeps was seut under CON-
.sssa mand Of Captain Bryant, 9Th Maine Vol
=. untssrs, and Captain Whitney, Isl South
.5si.sa Carolina Colored Volunteers, to release
80 g % tventy-eght colored people held in pre-
50, 81. tended slavery, BY amsn named Hayward,
= Hsss. near Pocotaligo South Carolina. The ex-
- pedition was successful The csptives
were released AID their freedom restored
10 them Two rebel horse soldiers station
ed as piekets, were regularly captured ss
prisoners Of war. These men were mem
bers Of the lst South Carolina Cavalry
-asasE eTTebeT1 Their cOmrsdes seveuty-hve IN
number under command of Major, pur-
9- sued the raiding party toward the ferry at
rsl Barnweips Island. The negroes received
them in ambush and fred on them at
t =. twenty PAGES emptying several saddles,
- Il and putting them to fight Obtaining re-
inforcements and artillery, they tracked
.- the re treating eolOred with blood
~ss'e hounds Tealled in the South "negro dogs ].
Aza -raT The dogs dashed into the party in advance
-r Of their comrades the rebels. One hound
as was shot and left with broken legs upon
.., the field Five others were impaled upon
The bayonets Of the Union troops, and
brought as trophies into their camp.
uThe gallantry Of the negroes on this
- ocoasion was manifested not merely by
their brilliant bravery, but by the willing
a- ness with which they gave up the ferry
a boats lin which they had crossed to the
nasialsnd) to their wounded, and to the
non-oombatants on their return. la ford
ing the river two of their number were
r1 drowned.
- Another man, q brave corporal is miss
ing and -is supposed to be hiding upon hos
tile soil until be can escape to his regi-
ment. Six Of the party we're wounded.
Captain Whitney shot an officer, but It Is
81 m not known accurately who or what rank
81 he was On Thursday last, during an in
terview by flag of truce, the rebels stated,
that the dead officer was Captain john G.
Calhoun, grandson Of that great 'Nulliher,
which General Jackson regretted he had
not hanged. But as rebel statements on
aH such matters arc by no means good au-
af1t thority it is perhaps possible that as ma
nv believe the rebel MAJOR in command
1s1s1- was killed OF the two pickets captured
from the enemy, one fell, as though shot
by his comrades in pursuit man was
"a pointed to BY the rebels who met the nag OF
truce, as being the very same man. He
was said to have played possum, and es-
oapsd with bullet holes in his blanket
The horses and accoutrements of the two
oa4alrymen we're secured but chance
shot from the rebels striking one Of the
horses caused him to jump outof the fer
ry-boat into he river, and he was lost.
The other horse and the riders arms,
s etc., are among the spolid cPima of the
viclors. The successful retreatOf the lit
lie party was kept up two hours, with the
accompaniment of running fight. AT
the ferry the Febets got their artillery in
position, and fired on the raiders 4
section of artillery being ordered up by
General saxton, dislOdged the dislOyalisi
q cannoniers, and the victorious party re-
entered Beaufort in triumph on Tuesday
afternoon, singing and shouting"