Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-07-14

an patriotic administration have brought out good
and strong ticket for the next Legislature The Ola
Red Fox" James P. Speight, of Green county, ba:
been nominated candidate for The senatorial district
of Green and Lenor, and Allen W. Wooten the
nob,est Roman of them aIl is out as candidate for
the House OF Commons from Lonoir
The announcement of these favorites of the people
tr1ed and true men, has fallen ike rebel bombshe in
the ranks oil the Holden and Yankee sympathisers-
They ;now it ensures their political death and will
stop the legislative folly, freely INDUCED in by our
recent representatives of making army of exempts
cut of useless militia cff,ers and improvised magis
trates.
Oar old Sheriff, VIM. Fields, is also candidate for
reelection. His promptnfss in the perform ance OF
official duty, aud his kindness the families of soldiers
recommend him to the favor of every one. We will
elect this whole ticket unless the Yankees make raid
On US as they did two years ago. *******
WE CUT OUT from the Charleston Mercury, of the
4h ns for insertion yesterday tie following state
ent relative to affairs around that devoted city, but
owing to the pressure of matter on the force in our
Office it was accidentally omitted. We give it today
with view of making all due amends for apparent
neglect On our part
From tie Charleston Mercury of the 4th inet.
Siege rEsttsrs-Three Hundred and s,xiy-drst Day
The Enemy upon James IsIand-A Barge Attack
upon Fort Johnson-Iss suect Re pulse, &c.
Since our last report events Of considerable interest
have taken place within the circle of hostties of which
Charleston is the centre.
During Friday night the enemy crossed over from
the upper end of Dixons Island to Legares Point ard
at daylight on Saturday morning advanced Rivers
csusewRy. Here they were met in gallant style by
Lieutenant DePass, in charge of section of Blake g
Light Battery lst S. O. (Reguar Artillery, then On
picket duty: With bis two guns he promptly opened
brisk fire. delivering fftytWo rounds with good eff3c
driving back portion of the eDemys force in some
confusion The enemy raliad, however and again
advanced Our areris1s stood to their position noby
and, proved longer than it prudent for being
hoI
they were comp lied to retire. and through the desero
of of their drivers ORIGINALLY deserter from the
Yankees) they found it impossible to remove their
pieces in time, their assaants being but forty yards
distant aud both guns tell into the hands of the enemy
The caisSons, however, were both saved.
The musketry fire lasted three quarters of hour
Our batteries opeued htaviy the eneny's advanc.
al d checked them at he causeway. l. wss reported
Saturday evening that gunboat and barges were in
the Sono but further development took place before
nghtfal.
The e eny's force in this afar is estimated to have
number 1900 undsr command OF Colonel Heiner, OF
the 1881 New York gment. From deserte
afterwards tex D. learn that the Yunkee loss in tn
advance was 96 killed and wounded. Daring the re-
~ iinder Of Saturday more fghtipg took place
Saturday night the enemys lines emed quiet stretch
ing from Grimbalfs along the caase Their force
at that lime believed TO be about 5000 Gent raj
T.Iacerro commands our forces on james Island.
Simultaneously with this movement column OF the
oemy reported advancing up the Sono en- Johu's
Island in the district commanded by cur General
Robertson.
All this, however, seems TO have been mainly design
ed TO divert cur attention from the real point Of
attack,
THE ASSAULT ON FORT JOHNSON.
Early yesterday morning dispatches were received
by General Jones, announcing that the enemy had
made determined assault upon Fort johnson, in
forty eight barges, but handsomely repulsed by
the garrison of that post, under Lieutenant Colonel
Joseph A. Yates, lst s, o.. Artillery. We captured
n, I n and of
and 5 barges. Only IL out of the 48 barges which
made the attack were to return TO Battery Gregg
be following official dispatch gives some additional
particulars Of the assault:
ROYALS HOUSE, July 3, 8 80 a. m.
Captain Fielding, Il. Il. G.:
In the absence of Colonel Black, have the honor
to forward the following report of Lieut. Co. Yates.
The commander of the expedition, Col. Hoye, 52d
Pennsylvania Regiment, says the expedition was about
FIVE or six hundred strong, but the Adjutant who is
MORALLY wounded, says they thousand strong
His statement is credited by most of the prisoners
have the honor to report the capture OF one hundred
| and forty prisoners, including Eve co nmssioned ch
GERS and some wounded slso five barges hundred
and fourteen stand of small arms with accoutrements
The enemys loss in killed and wounded cannot be est
mated, as most of the wounded were taken off We viii
be able to tell better at low tide. Our loss very small
The enemy's expedition composed CT men OF the
! army. They advanced in two columns of barges
| about twartyeight in number-one column around
| Gregg and one down Schooner Creek. AS far as
| certaned they numbered thousand srong. The
expedition as formed at South and Morris Islands,
The prisoners have left for Charleston. The enemy
brought implements for entrenching and also ratous.
| (Signed) J. r. PRINGLE,
| Lieut.. and Assistant Inspector General
| Official CHAs STRINGFELLow, A. A. G.
The prisoners arrived in the city at IL o'clock SUI
day morning, and lodged i'll Jail. They ALL Will
the exception of COL Hage, the commander of the ex
pedition and private, belong to the Fitysecon'
| Pennsylvania. Among them the following Off
! GERS:
Col. Henry NJ Hoyt, Capt. T. 3. Camp, LIST 1t. I
E. Evans lst Lit. James q. Stevens, lst 1t. John B
Cunningham, wounded in face; lst 1t. S. A. Bun
yons, Actrg AdjUtant mortal!y wounded; Serg'
| Geo. Scott, mortally wounded.
The following were also received at the Yanke
| hospital:
Privates T.. Lifts, wounded in thigh III Medley
| hand and breast I. j. Jenkins morally John K
| Miller, back S. Reid, knee; ii. @. Petit, ankle al
leg.
Our own loss was one killed and ive wounded, tw
supposed mortsy. The following is the official list
casualties:
| Fort JOHNSTON, July 8, 1864
List OF killed ard wounded in the attack on tor
| j ohnson Sunday morning:
Field and Staff-Lt Col JOS A. Yates, slight
hand Surgeon jos. McCauley, hurt in the ankle
fall from his horse in the marsh Battery Sim
kins
Private Woodward 1st s. @. Artillery, Cotnpan
E, killed Sergeant r Stubfeld, Company H. lst
Artillery, tulded in tha abdomen, dangerously
Private Brown, wounded in the abdomen, mcrtaiy
Private A, l.. Kensaw, wounded in the thigh, bon
shattered, dangerously.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Post.
The Courier says:
Some twenty dead bodies of the enemy reported
have been found in the marsh near orr Johnson.