Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-05-18

ball, ranging from the left shoulder to the
right, aud touching the spinal column. He
was from louisiana, had been in the war from
its commencement, and had distinguished
himself for lis bravery. He was about forty
five years old. He leaves in his native State
q wife and nine childrease
Brig. Gen. Jenkins, another of our distiu-
guished dead, is great loss. From the first
he had always been Ioted,for his bravery. He
was the youngest brigadier in the service,
being scarcely twenty-eight years of age.
Col. John L. Miller, another gallant son Of
South Carolina, was among the killed
THE HEYANKEEs At CHESTER.
The Yankees made their entrance into
Chester Monday mogIhg:: Their force was
about six thousands There was no one in the
placesbut women and children. No damage
was done to the place.
After remaining at Chester some three or
four hours they left-ther cavalry turning off
in the direction of Clover Hill mills, point
about twenty-five miles in a westerly direc-
ton from Chester. -
THE YANKEES KILL TWO OF OUR MEN AND NAIL
THEIR BODIES TO TREES.
A gentleman connected with the naval ser.
vice tells us Of a most fiendish atrocity COM
mitted by the Yankees ct Bermuda Hundreds.
1t appears that, day or two ago, the Yam
KEGS espied small party of our men engaged
in laying torpedoesin the river, near CurPs
Neck, and Immediately started ia hot pursuit
of them. Our mens to eluGe the chase, took
to swamp near by, where they attempted
to conceal themselves; but two Of them were
soon found and captured by the Yankees. On
getting possession of them, the Yankees pro-
ceeded to put them to death on the spot in
the most horrible manner. They bayoneted
them to death, thrusting it through and
through them, but this seemed even not to
satiate their hellish passions; they took their
dead bodies and nailed them through the
flesh to the trecsl This wss done out Of re-
venge for the blowing up of one of their gun.
boats on last Friday by = torpedo.
The tVoeunfortunate men who suffered this
terrible fate we're boatswain named GundlV,
End bostswain's mate, named Smith. There
are two others of the. party unaccounted for,
and it is feaied that they too may have fallen
into tho hand8 of Che Yankees.
A YANKEE RA1pINc PARTY or, TIE CENTRAL
RAILROAD.
A!Tankee raiding party appeared at Beay-
ersDarn depot, Monday. at the time they
reached tho station there were four trains
heavily laden with bacon and other supplies,
intended 6r Lee'sarmy. Oneof these trains
succesde,l in getting off in time 10 save itself,
but, the other three fell into the HANDS of the
Yankees ,snd, it:is supposed, may have been
burned. The party numbered about one
thousand.
Beaver. Dam is about forty miles above
Richmond, and the depot there is very sub
.stantial brick buildins-emons the finest on
the road. ItisM fayorite point of attack for
the Yankee raiders, and this is the third or
fourth time they Have dashed upon it.
rIrz LEE DR1v7iSu TIE ENEMY. :
4 letter received BY the Fredericksburg
trais, Sunday, states that Fitz Lee engaged
the enemy with his cavalry on Friday, aud
again Oh Saturday. In Saturdays fight, which
took place at Todd's Tavern, in Spotsylvapia
County, a few miles frsm the court house, he
drove the enemy to Mithell's Ford, Furnishing
them severely Two captains and forty eight
privates, captured by Wickham's brigade,
we're brought down on the train--moS Of
them belonging to New York regiments.
1t was reported ct Milford, when the cars
left, The. the cavalry we're fighting The eheuy
Monday. q
NARROW ESCAPE Of BUTLER.
Butler. escaped capture one day last week
by the (" skin OF his teeth.n He rode up, in
the direction of Chafin's farm to inspect his
line Of pickets, but ,mistook Confederate
picket post for one Of his own, when he was
fred upon. At onco perceiving his mistake,
he turned, and followed by his STAFF galloped
off as fast as their horses could carry them.
Our pickets, however, succeeded in capturing
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