Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-02-17

der has found abut small chance to graf.
ify his palate with the luxuries Of other
olimes, and in this case he was moi. alto
gether ignored. The Presto grounded some
time after midnight, and with the certainty
of discovery by the enemy in the morning,
no objections were made by the officers to
the soldiers (who are always on hand)
"pitching into" the cargo, and saving what
they could for themselves and the Govern.
nent; so in they all went, and with them
some of the fair daughters Of 'Erin's green
Isle. would fain describe the process Of
unloading which then took place, the ejacu'
lations, and the beatifc expressions of the
human couutenance, as this mass OF human
beings stumbled against piles of oranges,
bananas, shoes, champagne, brandy, whiS-
key, blankets, silks, teas, coffee, cheese, su-
gar, &c., picking up one thing, then throw
ing it down and seizing something else.-
Your readers may picture in their inagina.
tion small mountain Of the articles here
enumerated-then, by fancying the COM
mand given "pitch in and help yourselves"
they will arrive at something as near the re.
>ality as can describe it.
Sure enough, when morning came, the
Yankee guns on Morris Island opened their
iron throats, and the mouitors moved up to
add their share to the hellish chorus. All
day long, and through the night, and again
the next day, the huge missiles of the enc
my exploded upon and around the wreck,
until at last, machinery and hull were rid
died and ruined.
Every night some daring soldiers. despite
the shells, we're fishing for the shoes, pork,
and "Old Bourbon" that still remained a.
board. To.day'I learn that almost the en-.
tire cargo belonging to the Government has
been saved-the greatest losers being those
who were trying to bring in supply of the
"water of Chickamauga."
A number of casualties have taken place
among the troops here during the past week,
three or four killed, number wounded,
and among these are several women. The
Yankees have pretty much reiapsed into
quietude to-day, our guns being the most
active. To-day a friend of mine, while
sitting with glass, watching working
party on Norris Island, saw Yankee tam.
bic over as one of our shells exploded above
the party, the balance of the crowd made
for shelter, and then few came back and
carried off their comrade. [ doubt not
that in this way, every day, some of Lin
coins crew obtain their "southern homes"
and "bounty land"
- I hear quite spirited affair took place
on Johns Island, the other day, in which
our forces under Maj. John jenkins were
pressed back for time, but finally compel
led the Yanks to retire, our forces getting
much the best Of the whole affair.
Our boys are discussing the question of
re.eulistipg for the war, but as our time is
nearly ten months of, it may suffice to end
it any way. When called upon, there will
be no hesitation among the soldiers of this
regiment. They have suffered too much
" to, give it up So"
:. We are all very agreeably situated, and
eur ration Departmental honor to the
Presto-has improved little. We have
heard that the boys of Company +, in this
regiment, are not forgotten by the dear la
dies of Yorkville. There is many ragged
soldier in the company who drops his mouth
open, and smiles complacently, when he
hears of box that the last boys on furlough
did not get to the Yorkville depot in time.
When it arrives it will be received with
shout, and the kind donors will ever be re-
membered.
Mess No. l, has already received and ap-
preciated, in the most approved style,
valuable Offering in the shape of box OF
provisions, from one of the staunch farmers
of Bullock's Creek, made to your humble
correspondent. May no drought ever over
take him, but may it be Rainey when he
wishes it.
In haste, yours, l..
9TH REGIMENT STATE TROOPS.