Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-29
PnltieaIars sf IE,e Capture OF Yankees By
the 9est GeSrRfn.
sAFAENAH, January "a, 1854.

SANAENAH, January p, 1864.
Mn. Editors Presumiug that your readers
would like Gc hear what our Georgia boys are
doing on the South Carolina COAST, L take the
liberty Of enclosing an extract Of letter To-
comfy received from q member Of the Dist
Georgia battalion of cavalry, Hajor William P
White (of this city, commanding, and now
stationed on WAecAmaU Meek, near George
town.
Z Yours Of the 81 inst vas received to-day in
the midst Of much confusion, incident % the
capture Of twenty-five Aholiiionists yesterday
ON DUbardus island, and tho rsseue Of twenty
dve ConfsderEtes who were scsmpeTing before
them out of blockade runner, which had
been heaehed, the trim and pretty little iron
steamer, E" The Dare" and which, of course,
drew some four or 6se Yankee gunhOsls Ike
vHltures after their prey. Ehe Dare" was
pjtching aHd foaming along the beach, smoke
and FIRE issuing from her hold. The guRbo1ts
sbelIing only once or twice, for it was too
roaFh-blowing an esstRardlY gale, and Toes-
ing and r4intEg--ah, Is was most terrible
Bat to the Yankees. The pekais dashed into
eaup; the ~ 4nkess are on DubarduE beAeh,
sir - ''How many 7" "FlVo boats, sir, allied
with mon, and others alongside the blookad4Is
ready TO come; about one hundred have already
landed, aud the gunboats are crowded With
men" Major White Immediately sounded "to
hofse," (there is only one company stationed
at headquarters; the others are It = distance Of
several miles, and dispatched courier to HsT-
risons and RusHell's compsni9F, 70 come down
the main road and meet him at HagleY, hoping
Tins to get the enemy in a cHl de,sae. We then
started with only thirty-hve men, and pro
caeded until We reached point opposite the
northern part Of D aba dus, saw bluo jackets
along the marsh and rushes, and on the beach,
dashinr backwards and forwards collecting To-
gether, aud many singular duties,
However, to be short about Il, the forward
men We met (who liked 70 have got vOlley Of
rifle balls before we made them out,) weie The
Confederstes running away from The Yankees,
/ and no, knowing whether they we're in Yankee
! lines, CfIsid e. show themselves. These We
/ took at irst for skirmishoGs Of the enemy.
/ They were glad 90 see rs. Maj White hailed
them, WHO are you o. From the blockade
runner the Dare we bsschod her. The Yam
KEGS are after US, they have landed four or five
bArees filled With men, etc, etc. We pushed
on until checked by = .deeaysd bridge, which
shook snd Grumbled WITH the tread OF horse.
So we had to make dstouT Of about three
tqaarlers Of mile TO obtain the beach, while
Major White, Lieut.. Thomas Young and Pri-
i-vaie Robertson cHossed tho bridge, and obseIv-
| 70 reconnoiter-
On apuIoschiRg BesT enough, an5 aseeTtsiR'
ing that the Yankees had nc long range guns
tn, beekoned and holl0ad to shsm, and ordered
one or two only to advance. The Yankee leu
tenant then stepped cut and was hailed by
Msior White;
8 Who are You, BiTl
Lieut. Pandlston, of the u 8 navy"
Dawn with your arms and surrender, fol
my cavalry will be on you in. ave minutes and
if you have arms in your hands, won. be 70
sponsible for the life of enc OF you. Ordel
your men 70 ground their arms and move aWaJ
from them one hundred yards 10 the right
Quick, sir, do you surrender, siI
!" Te do"
The Heutenhlt, with Slr. PsrkmAn and Eu
sign Smith, immediately had all their arm
grounded cutlREses and pistols--msrched a
. 10 the right, and just then wa hove in sigh
about elk hundred yards OF So ouT gallAn
major, Lieut Thomas YouDg and Private Rot
erlson--a brave 5oldieT~-eapturad, with arm
ia helr hsads and cutlnsses at thsir side tRer
ty-hye Yankees of The United States nEvy--a
event worthy Of montion in the annals Of 10
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