Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-07-29
ANOTHER GLORIOUS YiCTeRE:

ANOTHER GLORIOUS VICTORY:
One Thousand Yankees Killed and
Wounded.
South Carolina :etprns to Virginia the toii'
ors6 pr.etinC OF her Eavurite son-'God ms
D,os.sd our arns with Another Gctory!
Alter nine Gays Of free bornhar in.ent-oe'
.;arnd Inv ;rolc!ad gunhcats, land Patte'ies
ond long range guns, the heaviest missiles
I.,,our ;nthc scieneeof destruction, the apleS'
1nH;,cer, End an mnstinted, number OF -meE,
10 trom ship and shore have battered ae oni
oa.es-it is a thought worthy TO recorf tnaf
o.. stand to day as proud, intact and dehsnt,
~ 9, The outset of our defence. we haveS
go o,r foe. strengthened a, he was ny ever
;,et, umenta;ity oil war. We nave defeated
b;,n Haye we not reason to feel grateful T.
go All. Wise Providence who dispos'S OF
e,e,,E and 10 rcIose our taita II the sali,t
s,r,,,y arm that las heretofore given US The
y;cttrr in our Garke.t hours?
I,ni;) SatprdaY morning toe Columns OF the
r1vn,-y ayc.Ge.cribed ih.. steady, unremit-
t;nr err. from the enemy that has been Iaih-1
,a;naJ since tfcir occupation OF Morris Is
land. 1t has long been slslected that tais
1919 me precursor Of something mere ter
r;,la. and that as soon rs they ce'llo enec'a
f,othold. aid erect batteries with hcaf5 guns,
desnara;e attenn ut would banlade to ewetr
ps,,rv Wagner sid Morris Island OF every
~. Sderate occupant. That attempt was
mada nm SATURDAY.. The Fcderals had occa-
,;s1 Rack IS;and-a smalt spot petHeei
Jgmes' aud Morris ts.and-aud thrown Il"
i.f,erv. ,.,ey Lad erected tMo-or tiaiee az
sat"a' h.]t,c,ieso on Morris, Island, about On.
vi ,Lr.o.o,er4er niles from Fort Wagner,
aua ,h.v lad concentrated their fleet, con
sistinr If four Monitors. the lhons'0eI' q ..s
ate and four gunhcats, some OF wa'oa sn.' ~.
smell from nortars. A'togetoer a'e ~
fire embraced not fir fr.nn '9y;ut} siis. "a
da> LIGHT these opened, first de.beF"ei, iou'
es the morning wore On the h'e increased ,'ult
,irrou<Iy. Two M.nitorS. two mortar Do''s
cnd the iroasidcs had byten oGltcK ioreleS
Line nearly in front OF BalIery "pghe', s,.
scout uooa these were JOINED oy Two Su
tional Monitors. .
firing was almost incessa!it. ihe1e wa
.c.rcs,v an interval tint did not contain .
reverL,ration If the hcavy guns, and Inc
shook Of the rapid discharges trembling
. iarmeh the city ciled hundreds OF cltlzaa6
70 the Battery, wkaryes, s,eepleS ana various
lnnkou,s. where with an interest never nv
Lse.Te ;hev looked or q contest that might
decide the fate Of their fair city.
mo picture was one not sooii 10 oe iofSo ,
ton. Grey old Sumterla5 ike q haif aroused
monster midway Of the scene, only OCCASION
allv speaking his part il the angry dlaioSue
F.yr in the distance were the blocl;aders, TAX,
;aa no mart in the fray. To the right, on
Thinning Point, was q little inouad OF earth
snd every now and then we could see q hano
IF artillerists gathered around the gu"s' =
,rlnrne of smoke and fer to the right exp!9d'
;nr in the yicinit7 Of the '%euesny's betterle;
10 veil aimed shells. Still to the right O
This was Sattery Wagner, clustered above
which, now bursting high in AR ana iett.ne
loosc their imprisoned deaths, now striking
The sides of the work, and anon plungins IN
90 the sand on the beach aRd. throwing UP
oi,lar Of earth or .dashing into the msrsa ant
rr;cochettinr across tho water, could De sect
the quickly succeeding shells and ronEd sho
of the enemyis guns, ARREST OF bsttery hag
no. Scattered at short intervals were q por
tom oftue Federal feet, and frorusthe g "
c,,.id distinctly observe almost every secon
The bright aashe. of fame that told or tn
earnest purpose in which they were engaged
Sill further to the right, but, concealed troi
ysew Inv the trees on James, Islaud, were til
land batteries of the enemy whose "loeaho
we only knew by the heavy pulls OF smoS
fhst shot suddenly up into the ar, then or
tod away towards the dense clouds that ha
already gathered oyec the field OF conflict.
TO this heavy FIRE our response was but sc
dorn-probabiy not %oltener than once in t.
,n;nu,es-and there were times when Il
str.nge rumor ran through the eroYd III Il
c,v ,hat.the Fort had been, Disabled. "
T.;,o knew then the iDdonitable spirits of
ssova defenders who had determined-te q
:, their places rather than yield up the mol
800, that had been cop6ded to their keeplr
~ how bssEely they wsre keeping tn
pledge. .ho a. g p,.ter, ".
-,,o sb1t away D ssc0un tims, aud then
~ ;o imitation Of Sergeant Jasper, of Re-
,,i,aarv memory, that Major David Rlms'
SO. charleston Ba.talion, assr.ted by 5
.aont IN of Captain LOFTS C6m?a:
ca Ser,,eaut Shelton, Of Captlin RrA
r r"a laahed the bunting to a mast, 6
.he FACE OF e. fearful fire fros sha7p-shc
- bea,y gus, planted the Contece'
sle ,""r oica moro in sight Of the foe. in
".n",;,On lint. Reddick, OF the S!X;yaf
Georgia Regiment, had ii.onallu ur .ne paA
and fastened therethe Battle flag. -,.,,
During the whole OF tls Do,no.sa.
rntil s;xo'clock. in the evening, ogt vas ,aS
lies. strange to say,,on!y hu'ao:reu i.ai :
ed and %fourteen moandsd. Atsr ta, =
Tho fire increased to a four.ol' n AZ
Eot;lns like the rapid discharge ron .l az
n~gtillvry has been btt,r: sen: oe ~ =.
,tis continent. Bastery Wagner was an
.;,e.t. The artilleris:s, c9n,ls.ins o. q