The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-18
Par! iculnxs OF the Defeat OF CoFtinas
Near MntnmOraS.

As our readers Will remember, the
brigade cf Gen. Lopez left outr city
last Saturday, at 10 O'Clock, \. NJ,
having in guard q convoy destined for
Monterey. Cortinas. who had previous
Il been informed of the matter, ard,
no doubt. snrniising that the com oy
contained % large amount of specie
spared no exertions i'll making pre-
par,tions to ovsfpower aud make him
self master Of the train. Tlr, I'M
perialists Had not proceeded many
leagues from the city when they came
upon pertiol of the enemy, who
harr:,sscd their march, and skir1nish-
ing commclcrd. These Skirnishrs
continued more or less pn the way.
when our troops were finally attacked
|; by the enemy III force, irnmhorin" 600
mon, VINO made several vehement
charges on that part 81 the brigade
covering the convoy, Tac ha,;its,
We're. however. l.rolill rcpllsrG.
FINDING I'll their efforts to capture the
tie convoy frlitless, the rage of the
bandits became inde>cri,n4ble; and
having succeeded in raiyin@ part OF
the scattered forces, numbering about
100 men, one of the leaders made
another desperate dash o! the train,
wI!ch again proved Il tHilcrc, the
bandits being this time more severely
punished tnIn before. After bis last
attack, the forces OF Corti,,ls became
terrified, and h"in& seized by panic,
they hronc ranks and fed Ia all dircc-
tons, cndcavouriny If possible to s;,vc
themselves from being captured, The
loss OF Confines i'll his several charges
was not less ;llan 1O0. Those OF the
bai;ilts VIII" I'ell into the hands uf ON.
troops alive We're intliscr'miii:;friv
Snot. T!;e loss oI the Imperial force:
'i'rlnS the Whole rt this time was oniy
i've or siN wounded; mo*! of thrm
slightly. None We're killed. ;.ir;,t.
':llNan. of tie Imperial army WHO was
so unfortunate as to become S"l)"ratr.
from the rest oi his Companions. i'll!
into the hands of the nalld;7S. and
Was murdered in IL most unlaercilnl
.nanncr 'ihe report circ"l.:;illy in
our city tn" past few days. that Iort:-
mas had with him 500 II, GrocS OF !!r
rdrr;al :tr,ny, 400 of Wilton. haa
either been Killed or captured, Is II
mistake. It is grat;l.yiE% t" state t!l,t
40 S}4h negroes participated in t!.c
engagement. The l,anAit:; were con'.
mdld"'i by Gcn Gortiu:l;, Co.'s. Tu.u-
les and Ec!.l;L The forces a. Eorti-
n,s having hcan thus et1rctm;l.v
rouscd. no more apprehension was felt
ior the safety ii Tie convoy. which
continued on its way 70 Monterey,
navllG hc"n placed by Gen. l.s,;,ex IN
charge or the troops cOlnn,a:,,,"I Nv
Col. IlAaloro and. Lieut.. Col. Monte
Iallo. After these :.rangcmr for
the safety of the convoy had been
com?latrd, the rella;tC!cr oi tic troop,
under tsca, Lop'Z rccommem ed ,nv:r
march to Aiat;limr"S, arriving Ia our
city day brtor" yesterday at :loon.
L-HpHf~. yht Pre~Ac,', 2222,l nh.
\ ticket cf'twpnty names. called ::,a
Union ticket, il announced as can,l-
dates for the Convention from Ghar!, =
ton. Subsequently,, the na,ar of
Theodore d. Wagner is also am
nut;ic"d. The names ar, IS fellows:
Hon. II. ID. Lrscsno 600. $: Bryan,
'f'4i' - ~. -i'"0h'N. 'Hiilt> a. N>',ti!i)-
bell. II. W. Seymour, Col. y. @. An
lrcws. Dnlirl Horlscc!, l.. \. S"xvrr.
Geo. W. D;nyi". g. W. Williams. J.
t!";,rt II. W. Schroeder. ID. Barrow,
Bernard D'>rill, Rev j. IS. S;ahrook,
G. r. Brewster II. }. Moore. 4. $.
IIi;,r;n. q. 5. Hacker.
MEETINGS OF .>CEar ,lN ki:;D Pro
H!EIlho. "A meeting of the planters
OF Franklin County, Virginia, IN whic,
the wages OF negroes and their status
rs freedmen We're under discussion,
vas thus s'immWfly treated by the
United States officer commanding:
ann directed by the commanding
officer ut this district to notify the
presiding officers and mcmncis o1 sad
meeting that their proceedings have
oeen dlsapprovcd by HIM, and that
ta~l4' resolutions or any part O1 them