The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-26
t;aneral Saen Elliott,

whose memory is recorcn the sbot-torn battle
ments of Sumter, gai his reputation as
soldier not from q mllittlalning at West Point,
hnt from an intuitlye lus that stamped .ils
every act with succesBt0ry must record MS
name high upon the sarou Ut Honour, and no
monument other than jagged fortress OF sum
tar ;s needed to remSouth Carolina OF her
costly sacrifice. His cts are too splendid 1oE
nv nen vet as one whd his friend, and served
nnder him, l proffer W incidents connected
u,itL his service. Afue fall of Port Royal,
CAPTAIN Elliott organizs company. 1.-THE Beau
fo,t Artillery as infanind resolved upon har-
rossinG the blue coat often as opportunity
otTcrrd The game otiscation was progress
inc finely on the island Uncle Sans (chll-
dren's) pockets were hwell lined with captured
cotton when beholde moonless night, the
Io..In i,.rJ olorc which ilud the sky-Eliott and
."4 trnstv suuad had ths torch to scores OF
%orns and while affeG Ethiop was telling
;mdinnant Jonathan Mass Steben bun up
nm 'In cotton" he his detail were compla-
Gently regarding thdng light that showed
| thc;y work competehe enemy had lodged
'',nn m island whimmanded an approach
~ savannah, and 1t concluded to visit
them. n reconnoisaIas made, but the Yanks
susnected somethinel resolved to intercept
his return. Captainot' was returlnng IN
dot boot roved by men (who were many
nc ~ thcm amnhlbs), it Eecame necessary to
TaI ont. the boat puled to the marsh, and
uaa being emptied water, when hush
raroe anpeared ROW the opposite course;
1,raSs howitzer shol the moonlight, at her
bnw. muskets glantck the rays OF the tell
taIe queen, and esceemod hopeless; but a
stray cloud draped moon with Its dusky
mantle, and hid tho in which was our nero
II passed, the OF IN command bestoW-
~ ~ an nndatterimpliment on the lag
card barge behinAh" whispered Elliott.
s.another: now, lie close; we may
,,nt he so fortunat,n; every man his double
horrcl i,o ON. and if tbcover us, rake them and
} int,s make the affstly." The stiffness was
Wv broken by the ng strokes of the oars Of
the first barge, andDeing still, in Iced, when
the regular thumpae oars OF the second was
heard. Nearer andr 1t dreS' tlil the 1owlt-
$ ,.o' an its bow lifteGe The marsh, the barge
no, ,,'a, ekirfinc the slo avoid the current, and
@ s"on M,,H " its oars mnsth the hidden boat. The
sUon ,'enense was fearft again cloud yelled the
sdn suSp and ere it I'd, the barre slid by, 50
: n n"r that the dot water fell from its
y ne" H. unon the ms OF the men who
i n oar onirty awaithe issue. "Safe, thank
g Good,s was the Rul murmur; and thus
c escaped he once the enemy were nearest
him. or;t,o, ,,,,,,, .-h:a,, T
o,roJ " lor inspechd to facilitate my duty,
Tnnshed TuI @ il into the that ovcrfowed the banks
4 ppffhe p Savannah, ,ocmg unconscious OF the
. y, ,,roximitv Of 5he saye it another push and
. pout il to the bot the river IA tweniy-four
y 19 nonnd gun, anu chest and contents). !
" looked on, as did ishman who sawed himself
- iS nT tbe tree. consIy confused, but remem-
~ ~ bered the Captainnd him in his tent planning
: tornedo: told ny, and was entering into
81 ordinations, &C., he jumped up and started
u for the gun, uudras he went When he reach