New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-27
~ Engagement or Sauics sslHuh -
Bravery Of the Itih Wassachusesis-
She Fiucnsy Driven Back.

from Our Special Correspondent
MokRss Is-AS9, 5. C.. July l.. 1862
just SO day was breaking, yesterday morning,
rspid caD2onsding was heard in The direction Of
James Island. Dense clouds 0: white smoke begsn
" diff up in the woods beyond Folly River.
Shes screamed through The ali on their erTands Of
death, and upon The least cessatson Of this eayy
tllery the sharp crack Of the musket and tie nile
told that infantry ID action, aud something
.emblng general engagement between the forces
under the command OF Gen. Terry aad the Rebels
had coumeDced.
Ia nv art, / wrote you th&t Gen. Gilmore, in or
der t. accomplish the capture Of Morris Is'and with
cat the loss OF too much blood, made strong ieint
ppon James Island, in order 10 draw of the main
body OF tie Rebel infantry from Morris Island. 10
i.is ie9t lie wac ennrely s1cocasiuI. The Rebels
i)t having tie les, suspicion tnat batteries had been
aeoed on Folly Island, bearing upon ibeir own,
ant nearly all their infantry 10 James Island, to re-
.st the supposed advance d Gen. Terry upon Secos
sOuyiile small village Folly River. The morn
ag this movement wa made on their part we took
lie batteries Morris Ialand aud before loon occn'
ped three-iourths OF the Island. lie Rebels dscov-
srag their mistake, and tie advantage We had
gained, could DO nothing but wait for re-enio.ce-
ncnts, which they Immediately telegaphed to
Richmond for. On the light Of the 18Th four
G.onsaLd Georgia troops, formerly belonging 10 the
cid corps Of Jackson, arrived, together with two bat
kries Of artillery.
Yesterday morning this fresh force q OLD fghtin,
uen and Tie troops which had been upor Mo,iis
Island and in and around Charleston, were hurled
a. daylight suddenly upon Gen. Terry, supposng be
could be surprised in his camp, driven back to Stone
Ever, and the main portion Of his command de-
Croyed or captured before he could reach his trans
ports. Gen. Terry had placed tie brigade OF Col.
Montgomery, cOnssiing VI the I'd South Carolina
lcolored) and jith Macs, Col. Shaw coored in the
advance. with tho 5;h M,ss. doing picket duty ;
tie brigade Of Col. Davis the rigbt, Il snort dis-
tnce back from the line occupied by Col. Monigom-
e-y, and he brigade Of Gen. Stevenson On the left,
on the l.ne of Col. Davis.
Ia Stoao River we had the punbosts Pswnee,
baron aud Marblehead, and in the small creek ,ep-
arating James leland from Coles Island the Nav
flower and the John Adams, each carrying from
tree 70 FIVE 30-pound Parrots.
The Rebels advanced in solid column upon the
Sith Massachusetts,, and at the same moment COM
nsnced rapid cannoDade upon the Pawnee and the
Huron in Stcno River. from battery Oh their left,
ard on the Msylower and tho John Adams from one
hoy hal lett upon their right. The attack upon the
Amy and The navy was simultaneous, and for 4 mo.
mert surprised and staggered both branches Of our
service. The Pawnee received several shots before
she was able to return the ire Of her posi-
ton in the river; the 54th NJ massachusetts, being upon
picket and thiDy scattered along she line hey had 10
guard, were, Of course, compelled to fall back uuiii
they could form in battle line which they did in admi-
rle order, but no: undl they had lost fifty -four OF
their best meu in killed and wounded,
Gen. Terry quickly discerning that the engage
Insnt the part Of the Rebels wac intended to Le
serious one, formed bis whole command in battle
ice IN nearly the same relative position they occu.
pied the night BEFORE aud then advanced TO meet the
enemy ard accept battle. The let Conn.,, ArtI-
'sy, Cs2t RuSssl constituted the artillery force 10