Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-19
TIE NEWS IRON JOHNS iSLAru-
PARTICULARS OF THE fIGHGJET.

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TIE NEWS tEuN JOHNS iSLAnu~-
PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHlJEI.
Amid. the insRf opaI;C&taE a.aEeiasI's A.;
rumyrs which, f,r lii, IA: .nr.o days, hlSa
bsea al 81 i'll ths ely IL r1garl /, tLe 1cGen:
! event on johns I,.aa5. 1ar rrctcri vii
! Lorht:c=I, ia glad t. a:9a il pi&i1 au.! bro,
Dr:, VIC si.ink, c)rraa: ,iarraiir" e tie e.rmy'i
I'D 7ance. reception aud r4,rta::
Ga Tuesday, the y;h IGst., ,ha a1cmT, r@,a-
il. rom Folly e. kiawah I-land. crossed +,
>cihvIak lsland. and owe: the Il %lu!oerr, a..
taekinS Major jenkins picke, a. rh>l past,
| killing AID capturing several. 'ti9g aprrut''-
| I'd ia f,rc": Mrior Jenkins had hu! uhrrt 1871
mtn 10 inset ihein-ths Cadet Rangers. u1,;ar
| CaDlaiu Humphreys; tho Rebel Troop, unl"'
Captain S"alrOOk; one COM pany Of !~u'ani"v.
Capsaiu Jenuc:t'., III the 80 Ii Va. Volunteers:
the Ssono Scouts. under Sergeant JerveT, aGn
Su!!ivan's Troop Of tie Saus'l Carolina cavalry
Thia snail, bur gallant band. krr; the cnerE
IL, check hi d.. ioelag n"s more :taa tA:,
nile CT g.u.iii, and GhJut n]icn::a!l I.:Yc:i.a
caems parilg hacs. Al % tlu"so rl"G. ~ .
their brave AMI shiijial GnnElaa,icr. Mria-
jenkins. u"n G. t3e mos: sscTltag ;ncn il! ilr
Sti:c, htaQgrd admirably. Humphreys. .ja-
rcss AID S~ttlrocs dit ga!-trG t'"m.eiH3
:or gaii.n:TY nnd d@rirg, which anair the cI
: N dCuAc Cii' Inni1rrs, u@-!! Ihay'disc,rc-Ci
TIA: w2 wrr" rGa "urpor.5i. u .iar JcnGiag
set. ! 7 rsinfJrIcmeris Th2 cuIr.crs lc..;.:-
CT Adams Ron b7 hati-Ps=s I"velro, i. Nj
Coii:.cis Tatb. iron, Chrlhh Fiat, aad PI;r.
fr m Jchr's Island Ferry. were IN .ha g~raa"!
'@a. n:sht and Wednesday r;'1:in;; aa! 60.
wednesday on ~ Ger. "i-o arrived. il:-
ing Pl.e aai .~lcnt:Ins :rJugir =. tlr 81 w.t.
in 81 iT,:c ii l.aa;".cr. me va: kr.A' a,r"H..':
MAJ cs;im.'.i ~ 009. xii! 81. ;~i.nt' oI -:
:iiicrv Wills cur I.,rtc, L - that t..in. MA
b2'c: tut 500. ~. :s:r ~Iier:- \ Wiley 6:
two "a. bosa 'iSchlTsai w:.cn ga. VIC
c..r:G Gr. L. IA !;a'ei7 the rncuy ". rG san
o,@ Az. a.: ca :: !::%k al t1...:nat,H -
N 4 "us ~p2si'!an ~ s]e;..a: IN, Mui.at IL at
R":!. Oar l~',:.!.a i'al i"cn .aya,l >, ,I'
! infantry bcA'irg til l;I.aa;,. " ace tr +,
IN; .lcy np';isns'i 80, 70 tnar Gen. VIZ a.,
, dorH au1 turr:as - 81! lg"S {, -. 60 .hc.t
ii"t, Oh The H1@iek :" Ri, aaii tIi.n s@ic";" .
his position jas: et>vn he 2r,:s- f.c..
Nj 81 i2ic' Wri"n:ia7 Ii.:b:. ~ ~ -.
Tex: ii 'G.::A@ iT:.ursi.-, t1n lita ! gur. =" D.:
had :nsra"st to ! VI" i'f3":rr. IA" - "9
wsrr SOFA ~rcpor!ai "iv.."';og. aH.ib u
~ . SIbIt ~ - w : ''i. ''SI ~ III = W.
me-: Ger FN!qI:.. r.iiEs.ted ~ with 9.n
m+a. .Ac32j u y. ~ ensne.: u7.:a IL" e..
eni7 Wit. wi. h -x ri'; d. ~ Mr. h,,f"Y
anG o." S:r,iou vi' C"arie-'. ~ ,.inci ;i9.,,
Yl.i:e7s 4 & a,,l- d~:s'.">". ~" crcrT e.
r''rl VIII t!'r"" :;a2', parfr'.'a not Bal =
ij-;. i:"y.roa- CT t.!rE e: IJrn;.,:. -
} i. NJ and r~o'"ra':'; r%Hl.iii.. h".r.!. sa..'r
u ;l::: ia.f. F1uc !~s:", ere ior"a ~g!i.a
]ygrnHl. Gen. Wi:r'- IN! W"~.i o., ry2 ~
koa Gnl ~::l'.u"t 80 ir:: " HON. Tsa .,rIut
|Te!,rcH in coa:e-i.a - iiiu!.;':, hirl' tx
S:ahr,0 ok hos jaGre. I'd! i.fb" ,:aY %lG.i
b:;l - Il ". iurG:ac tho h;,*-a T., .:I.
!h.nl.
%,ior Jrah;n' ~: ahHn: ".e.Ts u, IN
ri, w~cuItct A": misaiu:; ~.l"nett's cnnaau"
aL1l: flGr 81 T1cGta.. Va c"a;tuGoi t..
! p,;sortrs IN .Lat day On Taar":lr VIC hci
rwo wounded. ren" kilicd "r n'.si?c. : =
eucmv lost o" i;iar.&sy III s,!!.d ard accsr
wcundrd that wc i:..G@ Of. III: dcubt.rs@
! there were mare. 4 p..sr>er t.K:a IN :a.,
day says, crc q the iarkse GcGc:ais H., 4
leg anl III i'ar... * Il ~:aiy9"r ;tc cn,:T.
ls.. atG:rini;i;u 20, Gatj"s--. ii q ,.i+ ~! -
p7o7isiona. They iwi thrown ~ & rn:lu,'
an3 Eatsav3gel aUrdrni yards oi1 r. .,:twarks
maIa o. IN prc;ci ri:r dGEia.
the ia ~i.tcnrs recniv>i n headquarters
here iatu l'Tii.? mig: pro2I::d no ~inIrG:-
si,a tha' the enemy hat 40. only Gr;t'aa thf
i.iand, hat asi gwen np thc EXPOSITION 1't
re la.es: acc n.Gj tha. rra,ii ~ are r~p:.itar.>
iag "n thiSyn.E:. o." 7rro1t .lyi tit' t."
Yli:Arc p;cac;5 Mec". II jenkins Place o.!
Saturday, ahout q Lille from Hnu1oser, yi"'"
tl.e;f :aala 5iiy, is;a cl +, b QUO stran:--
n eza.c"ratiaa, l-,ha'i ~ vi. atili ~ il III
OYER. .Arolhsr rronrti j. :, tie eftc: tna..h@y
a.o cya.n.tiDg johns island. Their gu@,
hoass h,"e bean Gtne!lins the Island for tw'
days past. Ga. troops. ho1:2rr. a:cin er'i
condition AMI syntilsn,, and our wary o:En. ~
will not fail 10 provide IL warm r~rcG::n. ;"r
tho Soc. "hnn"vcr and wI"ccrcr lie M: :p>
~;Da.r.- Charles: II Mercury.
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OuTRAGES Of THE SWAMP DRAGONS.
Irresponsible citiz N If itiehl,nh county iai
communicated to :ks Stsuaton Spectator" The
following ilcts in rtfer.nca TO scms Ct The nut.
RACES committed BY thu Swamp Dragons, a
company of traitors com posed Of ~iis'oyal ~ri:;z2a-
AMI dase7tcrs. ieaiai by the .o'ngious Capt
Samr Sn:dsr:
On Sunday Iuorning =: 1 O'Clock the 7;h lay OF
February. The 20. r.C.S Cap S1mp sni' Ia "ud
i.elve OF h!s c,;1pgn" sl!ruuuG"t iii" house q
Mr. Leonard Ha p,r, AID @ioinsnied the person
OF Mr. VIM He:per, Il ~s1n!her" srOu'. who WIS
NJ me Tins Oh Il y S;:;G hi. uac:e Mr. Wilii@iu
lla' pr enieavCry d 10 f.c; lis sscgre by b -
ing ihe window Il 81 g%,:ting ont on in, r2rf %;
tha hack pc cI The S"anns discovered and
h'"u upon ;I:m, YouuriI. him III i"c ann. H.
escaped for 4 aIor. dL'a,c., hus thy cuUgi't
and killed han, and slot about 'iir:v &a'ls
through him :, H. !ay c, the sround Afgs tn
acting tbi- h,rr,I lie d. they rctusnri 10 me
toTse and fred n pistol NJ tho "it: Of Nr I.ro".
arI tlsrp'r, ard Md woman ,bnn: seventy ya.r.
of Ego. The hall pAs1-l EnE! her head ''hey
rotb"d the hou.a OF c'1:h;ng : aI! III: d; s;rl
b.dj:n: IN n.rl, all II tii-ir h:,sa". TEsv log.
'hs pociter from tho dress OF Mrs. II. obtaining
q considerable sun Gf moI"y. III. Y took ~.
shoes If Mrs HGinsh ii Trimbie III hr: sh i.
aud took tho horse and sal lie Of Mrs J*Iaa6
Trinh,n, fiicp Stota :#a lsrsss Of [<sa: Htrp,r
Il. w. Rymer and o;iiers, aid robhc! lrrr