, 1864-07-23

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1s}and.--TwD' Furious Attacks Re,
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New YORK. Friday, July % The Tribune.
Hilton Head correspondent gives IN account
Of the hghting on Johns Island. It was eTI.
dent on the sth that the enemy were concen.
trating pretty strong force against us. The
Charles ton troops remained on James Island
end relnforcements were thrown against
Generals Hatch and Saxon on Johns Island
az sarly as the 7th.
Gen. Birncy had teen bacfS. to Florida. and
the command Of his brigade derolred on
| Col. Montgomery. On the morning Of the
7th, Col Davis, 108th PENNSYLVANIA, held the
advance, and was supported by section oil
the Sd New York artillery, Lieut.. Willis
While the Colonel was standing on little
| eminence With glass In hand, examining the
cnemy's position, he was fired. on By the
rebels, and shell exploded in his right
hand, carrying a"aY all Its fingers The
| enemy coon advanced upon our position
| and attempted to cross bridge from Wllct
we had removed part Of the plank.
The action lasted about an hour. The enc.
MY was driven back, and the fighting for the
day thus ended.
1t became evident that the enemy vas con.
ceutrating on Johns Island. Montgomery's
brigade was ordered to reinforce our troops
there. He reached the scene of action about
midnight or I O'Clock On the 9th. He vas
ordered to relieve Col. Van Wick, Of the seth
New Fork, but the gallant Colonel sers back
word that he was still able to hold lis DO
sition.
+ Montgomery's force was held In reserye.
at early dawn the enemy came down upon
our advance, and no doubt surprised the
pfckets and advance guard Of the 10th Penn
sy1Tania, Lieut.. Col. Hartnow commanding.
AT any rate this old veteran regiment, com
posed of rs good material as there is in the
army, was driven from its position and cent
to the rear.
Col Montgomery threw In the 7th Q. s.
colorel troops and repulsed the rebels.
On Saturday three attacks were repuIsed.
The Hrrala's Hilton Head correspondent
says the object Of theiexpeditlon to Johns
Island being to withdraw troops from 81
vannah and other points, and being fully ac-
comilished, our forces were withdrawn.
While our losses, including that Of the
152d Pennsy lyania, will not exceed $50 killed.
wounded aud missing, that of the rebels must
have been over 500.
NEW York, FRIDAY, July e The Hsrasrs
correspondent at Hilton Head, JuIv 13th:
Gays: SINCE my last letter there has been se-
we're fighting BY our forces on Johnson'a
Island, under General Hatch, COMPOSING n
part Of the recent expedition. General SIX
ton sent regiment on Thursday to attack
the rebel right, where q battery Ind been eta.
toned. The meu rhurged at double.qulck, |
and so furiously that the enemy retreated In |
great confusion. We came very near caotur-,
ing the battery, which had just time to lin
ber up and be OF, with considerable loss.
A fight occurred On Saturday morutne. the
enemy having received their reinforcements-
The attack WIS made By the rebels. who nd.
yauceG at about four o'clock, under cover Of
4 heavy fog, and drove in our pickets nearly |
opposite Fort Pring1e. At "a Quarter before
Six O'Clock, they advanced in force, and a
fight of fifteen minutes followed, in which
the rebels were thoroughly repulsef-
strengthened again, the enemy made another
advance at 613 O'Clock, and attempted to |
Garry Cur position By assault. Our troops |
ressrVed their fire till the rebels were almost
upon them, when, with double shotted guns,
they opened with grape aud canister, now
Ing doWn the advancing columns by tue /
score The infantry also kept up an accu-
rate and continuous fire with mnsketry, at
such short range that great havoc was made. |
In f'ye-or ten minutes from the time Of the
attack, the enemy retreated in great coufu-
3inn, without having even reached our front
rlhe-,its. Their artillery opened on us with
7Teat fury, and under its fire the rebel infant
~ took shelter.
Our loss in killed, wounded and missing |
xns only aighty.two, amt some ofthe wound.
ID are only slightly injured,