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. de
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
wife and nine childreae
Brig. Gen. jenkins, another of our distiu-
cuished dead, .is great loss. From the first
he had always been notedfor 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 YANKEES At CHESTER.
The Yankees made their entrance into
Chester Monday mogang: T'sir 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-their cavalry turning off
in the direction of Clover Hill mills. point
about twenty-five miles in a. westaly 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 o most fendish atrocity COM
mitted by the Yankees at Bermuda Hundreds.
1t appears that, day or two ago, the Yam
KEGS ospied small party of our men engaged
in laying torpedoesin in the river, near Curtis
Neck, and Immediately started ia hot pursuit
of them. Our men, to elude 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 bayoncted
them to death, thrusting it through and
through them, but this seemed even not to
satate their hellish passions; they ook their
dead bodies and nailed them through the
Hesb to the trees! This was done out of re-
venge for the blowing up Of one of their gun.
boats on last Friday by atorpedo.
The vo,unfortnnate men who suffered this
terrible fate were boatswain named Gunaly,
End a boatswsin's mate, named Smith. There
are two others Of the party unaccounted for,
and it is feared tnat they too may have fallen
into the hands of the Yankees.
A YANKEE RA1DINc PARTY or TIE CENTRAL
.. RAILROAD.
A:Yankee raiding party appeared at Beav-
ersDam depot, Monday. At the time they
reached tho station there were four trains
heavily laden with bacon and other supplies,
intended 6r Lees army. Oneof these trains
succeede,l in getting off in time 10 save itself,
the other three fell into the hands of the
Yankees, ,Tad, tits supposed, may have been
burned. The party numbered about one.
thousand.
Beaver Dam is about forty miles above
Richmond, and the depot there is q very sub
stantial brick buildins-among the finest on
the road. Itisa favorite point of attack for
the Yankee raiders, and this is the third or
fourth time they Rave dashed upon it.
rITz LEE DRIYiSG TIE ENEMY.
a letter received by the Fredericksburg
train, Sunday, states that Fitz Lee engaged
the enemy with his cavalry On Friday, and
again OF 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 Mithells Ford, Furnishing
them severely. Two captains and forty eight
privatea, captured by Wickham's brigade,
were brought down on the train-most of
them belonging to New York regiments.
1t was reported ct Milford, when the cars
left, taa. the cavalry were fighting The eheuiy
Monday.