The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-19

TGK FiGHr on JDBs'S IsLtND The affair on
Johns Island, near Charleston. does aaa.sr 10
have resulted in muci, loss TO either side On
Tuesday the Yankees crossed from Folly Isiand 10
Hiawah, and thence 10 Seabrook s Island, killing
and capturing several Of Our pickefs q; Haulover
At tha. polnt Major Jenkins, witt, $50 men, in
Gliding 4 company OF the 59lh Virginia, under
{ apt. Jenett, made stand kelnforcemeh,s were
sent for and Co.'s. Tsbb and Page arrived On the
ground. The Mercury says:
On "Wednesday evening GEN Wise arrived, dad
ing Page and jenkins scnuti1g the foe within
mile of the Hauaver. The Yankees st: eneth was
estimated ut 5ot, with six pisces Of artillery.
while force, up To that time, numbered hut
$50, witt; four PIECES. yoi!ey or Two had been
discharged when Gen. wise came up. immeAi-
ateiy the enemy were seen maSsiag our left
:iank, aud threatening /" turn our position by get
ting the Mu!let Hail road. Our position had been
saved by hfartfy beailhg the Yankees in q
raae or il, but they obtanked Us, go that Cener /
Wise Gr..sse forces 10 fall hacs 10 the Cacbea
Hat, on the Bonicset: road, and then selected his
Dosliiop iustsaboye the upper fork.
All waa quiet Wednesday night, and by the
next morning (FhIrsdRy. the litb,) our forces had
Increased ~ .cS0 infantry. I he enemy were som
reported advancing, aad by 3 z. III they came up
10 our front jus: at this moment Gen. Cniquit
reinforced us with 900 men. a, 3 % NJ. we
opened upon the enemy with six pieces. the Marion
battery and one section Of Charies's, at a5nut
three quarters OF milo distance. The enemy
Piled with three pieces Parrot's AMI Bias-iy's.
Tcey ceased firing at forty minutes past five r. II
aud rettratcd rapidly, leaving some OF thei, dead
-Four bodies were found on the ground, General
W.ses men were too rest broken and fatigued TO
f1iinw them. The enemy retired in confusion to
Han.over, burnt the Seabroak houses there, and
before day creased back 10 kiaYah, burning The
BRIDGE behind them.
h:ior Jenkus lost about twelve men Killed,
wounded and missing; Jeaetts company about four
on Tuesday. We captured four prisoners on tina.
day. On Thursday had two wounded, none
killed or missing. The enemy lost Un Thursday
six kiiied aud seven Wounded that we know Of. but
doubtless there wers more A prisoner taken ca
iha, day says OF The yankee Generals lost es
aud his hnrsc At Hagiover The eneniy lett aEima-
ni,loii, cauieags, oil cloths and some provisions.
They had thrown up . redoub. aud had several
huntired yards Of bgeastwoIaS made OF improved
riSa 6ams.
Tha dispatches received al Headquarters here
late f day night produced the impression that the
en-. my had not only quilted the i.iand bu, had
given up tho expedition hut the latest accounts
that reach are conflicting on this p0int One
port says thai the Yankee pickets were at
eiace Oh Saturday, ahnui miie from HaIiover,
wiiiie their aan body, tstaied TO be {, ,0Dl strong
ah e.dggeratinn. profanity, was still at bauInyer
AnOtrr sepJrt Is 10 the effect that they are evacu-
a..ng Jn!,a's ISLAND ineir snabeais have beef,
sn. iliog the island Tor two days past.