The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-01-01
rproa the cliarIsssoa Gsscwy.
The sIcge--0nc Hundred asaa Seven"
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sy-seeand Day.
Tie chr;s..nss OF 1863 viii iopg.bs Tcmersa'
tesssi by those wha passed The dag N tbs City
OF Charleston For hours before tbs eastern.
sky was s,fcaked with tka FIRST grey tiEts OF
morning, the cold aighs sir vasrcnt by o:aeH
sounds Than The joyog's peals from the beliy.y
and The exploding crackers Of cxhilirated boys
. al one O'clock, a. M, The etcwy opened FIRE
upep shc city. Fass asa irfieasIy Rera the
shells faiued upaa tt,e cisy ilesn. tise guns
three q; Battery Gree. enc st Cummiags'
pcigs and ouc =. ,le Mortar Battery. Tho
thrlliug was more severe than upon any for.
nisr occasion, the enemy generally throwing
afoas three 20 Ave shells alaos; simultaneously.
Our batteries promptly and vigorously replied
to The Are, ba, without their usual effect in
checking the l,cubssiment, which was steadily
snaiusaiued By stiic Yaasees during the remain
der uf the nigh: and all shs following morning,
until about haiipsst twelve O'Clock. Up 10
that hoar no lcss than la shells bad been
hurled against The city There wss no moro
firing au,il about tisr O'Clock in the afternoon,
when oss moro she'll was fired. On Sunday
fsssniag aboa; three o'clock, Sans shells were
thrown in quick succession. They had been
no further tEiag up 70 late hoar last night
The damage, sc are glad 10 say, bore 30
proportion 20 The severity OF tho bolaearamen,,
ScycsM houses wese struck. bEs III most in.
s,aiees tho tremendous missiles baficd ihag,.
selves harsnlessls in ,hs earth. Theyc weFe
bat two casualties: Mr. steknighson, aged So,
while sitting bs hts siresisie. had hts right lcg
sakas eff by ahsli. another fragment OF which
crushed the soas e bis asser.in law, Miss Plane,
Up 10 lass evening hoih sufferers weFe iulng
we'll.
At Fort Snuiscr all has been quiet sshee oar
last f.part. AZ old shell exploded on Christ
mas day. soauiing psisaies Theodore lcaals
and Ieseph Lee, Of COMPANY Ii. II. 5. ca.
onr batteries keptnp steady fro Sunday
aiieraooH on Yankee working party nj the
extremity, ,os Cummings Pcins. The enemy
nave elnsea shc esnb,aSarn as Gregg, Formerly
occupied bv orr l0-iash coambiaa. They.
have now a, Gregg hus ono gnn % hessy Par.
sot) bearing upon Fort Sumter. but shey have
constructed The ctabgasafe OF this place with
view 10 giving j. y sery eide fleld of sire. On
Saturday evening our iookouis nosaced that al
che signal Of steam whistle large Yaiikeo
flag wa run up al their middle battery. In
their iirss at,otEp. 10 hoist il the "ol slag went
~, sHioa dotFa, g rnishap which evidently
caused much eoHlasioa amongst the crowd
present
On Friday morning. about daylight, in tho
midst of the shelipg, our citizens werc startled
By tho report OF hcary and rapid artillery firing
in tho direction OF S,ono. Many eoniectarea
were n,ads and various VumSrs circulated. Tho
fac,s, however. as We have learned thefn, are as
follows; An artillery and infantry iosccwas or
dercl ap Thursday evening TO proceed TO
Johns Island for The purpose OF rcconnoiteFiug
The cncsny's position At cgarcsEile, and, il pss-
siblc, 10 drive awsy or sink the gunhoats gen
crally lying in Ssoho near that place, and also.
il deemed feasible 10 capture the garrison and
post at LcgarevilIc
Accordingly, every preparation for tho expe>
dion having been made, the batteries we're got
in readiness aad everything in position by day
light Friday morning. at the hour fixed, our
batteries opened with spirit upon the Yankee
gnnboai Narbtfheod, lying ssabout three hun
dred yards from, the wharf OF the village land
ing. The Yankee garrison at Lcgare's was
found 20 be strongly posted on little island,
wi,h narrow dcfilo leading TO the village
Col Page. of the Virginia brigade, resolved to,
make an attack on the cnen,y's position with
the field artillery and the infantry, and awaited
the driving away or sinking OF the Morbiehead
by our seigc guns from the wharf. The gun
boat received oEr ire in silence for about TWEEN
ty minntcs, and then opened with fnii bread.
sides. our batteries esntinu id the engagement
about an houf, bnt failed 10 drive her away.
The Pagnee and f1orter boat, during the
ac!inn ran nm the k;ssaah Rirnr or,nr.n1s- :