The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-14

wn,n ,hey arrived ve,J near 10 t,H tls
Rebels opened with twJ Grass ielu pieces, with
canister, creating considerable tvuc and cIusing
some confusion. The 5jth Massachusetts hId
been formed ia line iOr tue purpose Ut charging
on the fort, and AS sOOn as the fire had peeu
drawn they advanced AT double quick. rh les
was q delicate duty 10 perform; for they I'd -
charge through rcrrottiug white aud black
troops, In tire face OF murdcrDns fire. BIT
they ntver finched. The Rebel fire was qu,e
high, and nearly all who were wounded we're ht
in he head.
With shout aud the iutrepidity Of veterans
they rushed over the parapet, driving the Rercl
forces b,fuTe them into the WOODS, aud capturing
the two guns AS this was the first time his
regiment ever uudcr Il hot fire their conduct
especially praisewOrthy, Tnry have nOD y
sustained the reputation won by the Mas ,chuSetts
cOlOrtd troops, by tue 5ith ut Wagner and at
OlustCe.
Genera Scbinmrlfnrig held this position ab put
Il Gay, and then Tell back about "A mile and
half, with his two Captured gun , and intrenched.
The reason OF the failing back was that the post
ton was an inCODyeIient one TO hold, and was
TO more adyantagr ou- that the one now otcu-
pied. General Schmmeinni; has since been
joined by General Blrney and his force
Unsuccessful Attack ON Fort Johnson.
On Saturday night the l27th New York,
COlOLel Gurnty, and the SD Pennsy ytnlt,
Colonel II. NJ. HONt-all under command at
CUiOnel GuTley-w re ordered to cross ths
wHtrI fIOm huuis Is aud, aud eudetvOr e. sur
prIse For JUhn.on. They went Oyer ia b JatS,
Out the tide WAS not iayOra1e ON arriving It the
beach, aud portion of the boas go agrourd
a small bar Colonel HOyt and Lieut. Colonel
Cumh CHAM, with a division Of their regimen,
sucrctO, IN landing, and surprised Battery
Siml kius, Ru outwOIk Of Fort johnson; hut by
u accldt nt, not being supported, II WAS useless
TO auenpt Font johnson with is garrison OF
stytIul hundred men. Tie Whole parry ash Ire
was captured. IL number d Que huudrei and
thITiN sewn eDlsttd mUu and the following
un ceis Cob mel IL luyt Lieutenant CJlOlel
Cuhninsh m, Captain lreaG Is. Ctmn Fr,t Lieu.
Ter ans Jane, g.. S,eyels, SIlas A. Buny au, aud
1bOna, l. Evale.
A, the time OF the a'ta none Of the guns Of
FUrt johnson we're aimt towards the beach, hut
lhey have siu ca b, en- moved 70 point IN th It
OutCuOn. There is TO dJuD tHaJ the eX pedi ion
wuuld have bern COmp.eell suctc -sul nu. for
| the unfortunate &C i eut NJ lnndug ,lJucl
Htyt aud liz Ut naut-Cuunrl CunuiughHn ars
spvL did Ctlit err, ana their cdptulr Just they
| hBd tIavey and skhiu " accOmpl snpd their
| lu'pO.t l. very muTutyig. IL /, uli prnpsr
hOWcter, tn blame any one untl, a least there
| II poi i've evidence Of misconduct, TIE failure,
! ! upto G., should be -et down as au ordinary
! u.islOrtuue OF var.
Negroes Drowned.
/ On Saturday, while no navy tug Iis vas tow.
| ing o pc. t.Ou boar died ~ Ia negroes, IN Stpa1
! river it was run under ia Jurniug .udUenly aud
/ IA euty-OBg were dTOwn,d. Tue tidIi current was
! y,p Auuug at thc tlme, and ne bodies we're -c q
! tired II was some Gays fore all OF tuem we're
! rpIses rostirg about VII, not very agreeable 20
| n use vi innpbised tne transports and gunboats
On tie river.
arrangement with Rebel Batteries.
! On Johus I-land, on the LETT bank of stouo
| river, couple Of miles or SO above Legiregilt,
| on gTOuI occupied by General WrighFs force
at th. iine Of General BCnhamb expedition, is
! Fort PrpRle, "a Reb WORK Of cOnsders1 Q
! siCrglb, and they have aUOther battery ON tue
| James I.sud side, while fur her up, nn JJhn's
! Island is P,mbc"ou. On tue morning OF the
! toul h, when cur Runhonts, AZ a sigual, ran 40
| ibir holiday decorations 81 signal Gags Aud
hunting, FOrt PliIgie opened on them very spite
| iuly
The irst she'll exploded between the Pauase
and the NcDoloDgk, which were Ming very near
| together The latter sud mortar schooner re-
| pltu ygoro utiy, ptching many shells lntJ tho
| cntmy's works. The monitors LeiiiQh aud MN
fauk, lying opposite Fringe, near the JAN -
Island lhore, also engaged the fort and rhs hring
has been KEEP. up, with Oc'asiOna iutermis,i lions
ever since We have had no casualties during
all This fighting.
General Foster is very active, going from pliat
20 point, and giving general directions isiy ng
the details 20 his generals. lie IN ids dytu &
u1p 10 Hilton Head yfsLerdaY, Oaf returned i'm
mediatey " the scsnS Of operations.