Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-20

Johns Island on Tuesday, bat it is be.
lieved to be only small force for the pur-
pose of covering some movements else
where.
No change of Importance in the feet has
been noticed.
The Mercury gives some additional par
ticulars of the assault of Sunday morning
on Fort Johnson, which will prove inter
esting 10 our readers.
On Saturday the Yankees had attacked
our West lines on James Island, aud hav-'
ing, as they supposed, diverted the watch
fulness and attention of the commander of
the east lines, about day on Sunday morn
ing their negroes were seen approaching
Fort Johnson. They soon effected land
ing of one column below battery Simpkins.
This was bravely and successfully repuls-
ed by the picket who also bad charge of
the guns, under command OF Lieut.. Low
ards, of company X. of First regiment of
South Carolina artillery, and Lieut.. Cow
per, of company E. First South Carolina
artillery.
The second column under the immedi-
ate command OF Col. Hoyt, of the Fifty
third Pennsylvania regiment, who also had
command of the expedition, attacked the
Brooke qua, and landing in overwhelming
numbers Lieut. Rowoth, of the Second
South Carolina artillery, was compelled to
fall back after himself aud men fighting
braVely. The enemy cheered by this sue
cess-With their commander at their head.
waving his swOrd-advauced 10 heavy
force upon Fort johnson. but here they
were received with a terrible fire by the
light and heavy batteries on the liue
The enemy finding the FIRE too hot for
them, began waving white hnndkerchiefs,
and seventy FIVE surrendered, the balance
falling back. Many took shelter in the
Brooke qua battery; but the larger number,
tskiug to their barges, made good their
escape, and, being subjected to & heavy
IRE from our batteries, are supposed TO
have received heavy loss, as they were
seen to pick up their dead and wounded.
Lieut.. Col Yates Immediately ordered
charge to be made upon the Brooke gun
battery. Company came up in fine style,
commanded by First Lieut.. T. Davis Waties
aud supported by Lieut.. ]. U. Reyuold, the
Adjutant of the post who had collected a
squad of some twenty detailed men, and
this daring dash was n complete success.
We recovered the battery and took about
sixty five men.
Lieut.. HaIsey commanding the light
howitzers, and Lieut.. Keita, in charge of
the infantry supporting the Parrott guns,
Capt. Gillard, in command of the infantry
of the line, with Lieut.. DArgam, in COM
mand of "a portion of the lines, poured a
| heavy fire upou the advancing columns
tending much to demoralize the assailanls
In their hasty retreat, Battery Cheeves.
commanded by Capt. Hunter, of Second
Regiment, s. G. A, opened FIRE upou the
retreating barges, and sunk several.
| GENUINE YANKEE ISFAMY.
From the Richmond Dispatch, July Is.
Capt. Semmes says that Wiuslow had
covered his ship with chain armor, and
then nailed planks over it, TO give it the
appearance of wooden ship, wEile, in
fact 1t was an iron clad. After learning
this, we no longer wondered at the instan-
taneous promotion of WinsIow. 1t was
meet and proper, and altogether in keep.
ing, that an infamous government should
reward an Infamous renegade for perpetra-
ting the most infamous fraud that was ever
practiced upon the high seas. A reward
from Lincoln would be disgrace to any
man who was not already beyond disgrace.
Had such a foul advantage been taken by
one knight over another in the DAYS of
| chivalrY, the perpetrator would have had
his spurs hacked off by the common hang
man, his arms reversed, his name stricken
from the roll OF honor, and his carcass
stretched by the neck between suu and
earth, until the birds of the air had torn
| his eyes from their sockets. What must
be the sense of honor of that government
which can encourage such damning iniamy
10 its oficersi