Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-01-04
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@-|.sIt tbn tNGToS, sIeC % tAs SoSA.J ncoI
S goae to aes, only sfss Of thsui visible
this sfssfnsoI. 4s :, so
: RRlcH4osD, Dss. 2Sss-Ths fo'losing was
received. late last nigh:
eorsSSILNISe2sox, Dec: "a U.-.Ioikis EscelieRcy
til. President fthc Corr fsae0te States The.
epsmy re. eSabarE andei. cover Of his Acct.
His zaoyerasHt IS yet developed. Z. ! have
visited Fegt Fishsr end fnd ,tho damsgs
eslight, except the buildings that weRe not ne.
( @cesseFJ for It's Jefe1cs; oaiF two guns were
disabled. Nsrks remaining indicate that the
bonabsro uent was very heavy. Gea. Whit
:. ing is Commanding the dcfences at South
RjTer, and Col. Lamb at the Fort. The Off.
cers aud men omposiag. tho garrison deserve
special comm snest;on for Tie galtaut'J, eff,
ciency snti fortsude distfsssy Cd order very
{sGshsd ,BR sxToN BRAGG b
During inc wkole Of yesterdays sselce;y a
g1n was heard IN tho ;direc:io1ef the iofts.
Not eyen rafnor Of Importance kes aeoat.
At shout S o. CLOCK p. M, Gen. .Bragg tslees
grsphed to Gen. Lee that the ei,tn:. hadom..
bsrked sHd had goae. This is the last We
z have upsto tins writing Il c'"i -ck p. ny from
the lana force Of the enemy. Fifteen Of their
Northmard yesterday evening.
We hayesno copjectyfo-ss to lhuir destins-
ts;on. h. ,5dutT o:elocls p, u. .a4; telegram
i-was recaiyedsat headquarters, 'ststiag that
tltrty y-ifgs slip stit renrin c1tside OF For.
Fishes aaE ~ wf;te cccaaionalrcpcrts of
. .hesgy ssaFs are to>bs .earl. Thisistko true
.ssituatien-st taii wsissirgg.
Oupfes4era 1aGat sct5ifnsgals that this Is
etheep9s of the attack on Wilmington. No.
suca n .7fr;oth eEpsdilssSsi sE.ssd out on so
2 gfaoi iSsnd forulidshie 3 scsle ia goisss tore
tuTasai hoat .eco;D plissi:,s Fesul;s moro i'm.
p6rtant athsTi that elf:ch tacy haze secured:
Another effort F.iil &c ;n.eo, and cDe as
4 in tbe past tan days. Many hsra asked the
Y &c they -r.can,1 Soma suppose already .hat
the stack on Miimington vas a fsint. Ifa
gient, il wal 8 most formidable one, and very;
fatal TO the e,feny. There is no doubt in oar
.sia1 but they .intsEdtd their landing to be
parmsnsats oaA, and. hsis noi2ee Of re-em-
! hsrsiree NATL Yibn;rs ton Sas in their pos
sossioil.
p This ia 'eyire.1 BIZ their .ssarlt upon Tert
Fisher, sr,iers hslndrs;lsot o. that; .nsa mus
.un,,5ahisaly have fallen. It ia: also ra;e:t
.frolh thoirplan of att.aeiI-their desperate ct.
fosaas reducing fort by their Gan-boats.
AL Lds -ltuUlt.upuIs SSt'V.s pY ls.l'S.- UutCr
5,::tlte coTer OF tc gnns oi thsir feet. That eli
eth's wsif- planned and gigantic e;lostfailei is
e.ing. :los .to Mane:of.wi.l gaoG tae. part Of
t.a oiierl5, h1t an over -ril.iDg Providence, an
uusee;, hand guided he fortunes Of var ad-
yeeac:y 10 those who would oa cur oppressora.
Csc o: the pri;ns csufes Of their sbsndon-
sa4ni Of the i,sacf xle,o they he'd secsed
IsI,dias, Is tc.cesale 10 tic want of vster.
Nosarniy couldlivc upon tho beach unless
supplied rliraculoualy with water from e
soarce c:he. than Shat ,eilhn roash upeh
that shorc Again. troy T9and a gathering
ofraea, Upon tleir:F;ght, leh ard frant--rnen
Hho, in !sany . hard fought tsttle-fsid: had
p.orcn .hcnse!rs4 10 mean f9eusn. Th,y
fcuad rhcir aSaT.aca checked il au directions,
{ b. -s5s9.as CT mora :i.a1 e scors ojf battle
!. hslds controuting them And uiaer ti.esa
eircumstsDcesi. was hn. reasonable that ro
t-sat, the best policy, wss adopted. Wo oiiiy
r4rFet that their hearts failed ths1 SO soon.
Esd cley remained QUO mora nigh1, they
IS would most likely have arrived at NilToin.
ton ri. gussts as ths niiitsr7 rrison.-Wii-
ainston North Carolina 2Sta.