The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-16
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f. A, ,slortstimc since, fundisturbed bv hostile
demonstrations Of harmful nature, we in this
section Of our ;walling country, were ahsqgbpd
In the momentohs events that were transpiring
| in Eireinia. and Georgia. But while the iatsr-
est VAS felt in tue progress of tile campaignfih
lwlr sister States, which has been none the less
! deep and lively, opr attention has been IN a
measure diverted from those points, and bur
interest still more, intensely excited by, daring
and resolute ATTEMPTS Of the enemy in our I'M
mediate VICINITY. Those, movements were
marked by energy and boldness, and though
the forces on either side we're small, tile, stake
contended for was Of immense importance, and
had the result been favorable the foe, that
success would have been most disastrous to.olr
cause. iE vIc.
The first demonstration made by the enemy
occurred on the night of the. first of July, at
which time a large force of the enemy, com
lnauded bfs Col lleines, OF the e3d New York
Regiment, crossed from Dixon's Island to the
peninsular Of James Island, at Legare's farpa
fhe next morning aifght took place between
that body pftliernemy and our picket guard,
composed OF Btake's lst S. G.. 'Artillefr and a
detachment ofthe Palmetto Siege Train. Az.
trf having been repuBedf several times with
heavy loss, the enemy succeeded, by the all Of
greatly superior numbers, in forcing our feeble
line Il, fall back, with the loss oftwo. guns.
0nsSaturday they landed aicolumn on JOINS
Island -
At tile dawn Of Sunday the active foesat.
tempted t6 get POSSESSION of Fort Johnson "A
picked body OF. inerL numbering abouts one
thousand, in twenty-eighs harges under Col;
Hege. So Pennsylvania Regiment. made a
ldeter.rsinea saStsek on that work.
tanned bloody repulse at the haTdS Eofthe
brave menunder eomlnard Of Lieut. Col. Jo-
seph a. Yates. The engagement left 14O
prisoners and FIVE bargcs in onr hands, together
wi h lar Q number of de d,whosc fate was re-
yesaled by lir reccding tite.
On the saine daY, abont nine o'clock, the
force at Whi;S Pint, Johns Island, made a
tiinid assauS on Gen. RoGertson's lines, but
were driven lack with case,
Y'Re enemy contentsd himself on Monday
with feeble demonstrations our lisrs, which
were quickly, checked. On Tuesday his. forces
were again drawn up in two Zines Of battle, but
he did not venture to provoke a combat.A
While those on the land rcfrain"d from using
their rifles and CANTON, the gur;hoats, hammer
ed away fuliously on Battery Pringle, bnttlleir
shot and shell did but tHAing damage TO tile
stronghold, though they had, beei raining their
missiles upon it since Sunday.
Nothing worthy Of fote ocuurrld on James
Island on Wednesday. On the morning ftlial
day fight took place on. Johns Island, that
was conducted on our party by the Marion Ar.
tillery and portion off 'UlonclHarris, n, Reg.
ment. The enemy severely punished.
Thursday afternoon the enemy on Johns ISL
and assaulted our lines with spirit, three several
times. but he was hurled back with heavy loss.
4 Through the whole OF Friday the monitors
and mortar boats in Stono threw shot and saell
at Battery Tringle, that fort replying with mar
kcd effect from its Brooks gun.
Saturday was usheredjh ly the roll OF mus
ketiy and the deeper sound, Of light artillery,
betokening a'severe fight at Johns Island.
Tie result Of that battle was decisive and
glorious yictsry. g
The noon Of Sunday witnessed the monitors
and other war craft in their former positions
in .onr outer harhor, the enemy the night before
having retired from Johns Island.
A,short time after nightfall tile persistent foe.
made another attempt to capture, Battery Sim
kins, bnt their reception was so hot that but
three of the barges effected landing. They.
seeing that :helr comrades lacked the needful
valor, didnot tarrplohg confronting the danger.
The man Of letters, when compatsd with one
that.is iIliteratp exhibits nearly the saihe con
trast as that which exists between a blind man
and one that ahscc; (; and five -considerhow;