The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-26

ed the spot where Icommitted the fau1 pas, he was
dlvested to good swimming costume, and dove like
an otter into the swollen stream. He soon arose
some distance below where the gun was, having
been swept by the tide, but called for stout
rope; it was procured. and he plunged again be-
meath, carrying the end of the rope, remained un-
until he had secured it about the carriage, and
again foated to the surface like cork and struck
stout pull lodged the gun 1--WE thought lost) on the
bank, ready for inspection. L saw h1m few MN
utes later, stretched compacently at full length,
with his chin supported by the left palm; figuring
out theory that afterwards was put III telling
practice namely a torpedo.
1t was fayorite sport for General Elliott to
gather terrapins from alligator holes and his men
we'll remember his grotesque appearance Wnen ne
once returned from such an excursion with both
legs OF his uDmentionables filled with these hard
backs. The comrade who attended him on this
excursion stated that the Captain (his rank then)
had gone into the alligators den, turned the
monster out, and appropriated the terrapins to his
own use
On one occasion, one of his friends (all his men
we're friends) was poking into hole with stick,
when he discovered something rough, said he,
Captain, think gater is in there"
"Ill see, he replied, and in he went, bearing the
moose of q rope.
The muddy pool was no little disturbed in the
short time he was out of sight; but out he came,
and with the aid OF some men about, unearthed
the grim animal and dispatched him.
Captain Elliott was prolific Of ruse de guer7'e. A
picket on Port Royal became an eyesore to him,
and he broke up the post in this wise. Manning
boat with trusty fellows, he bade them row toward
the picket post. Before each rover was his gun.
"Fire," said he. 'when mention the name of the
Yankee General (Saxton, think,) upon the ap-
proach of the boat"
1t was challenged, "Halt-who comes there ?"
"'Tis me, massa, heap O. man and CONAN; run
away, sab; yerree bout massa SaXton-"
Adozen barres belched their flames ofdeath upon
the unsuspecting picket, and few minutes later
he was quietly appropriatng for himself and squad
such little nick-nach as we ''rebs" only enjoyed
when thus tsken The post, OF COURSE was aban-
doned but the pools OF gore showed that "some-
body was hurt"
Again, at the same post, the enemy because un-
pleasant to him. 1t was the 4th OF July when he
thought of stirring them up. He had been Or
dered to fire the national salute of thirteen guns;
and concluded, in so doing, to waste no powder.
Away he vent with his splendid battery to Port
the GLORIOUS 4th," and Hail Columby" was
strained everywhere. Elliott brought his pieces
to bear on the picket house, where company were
in perfect ignorance Of anything except the Star
Spangled Banner, and his salute OF thirteen was
fired with precision, as to time and aim: AS the
last shell crashed through the house, it vas too
late to catch Yank; the company had skedaddled,
and Elliott with his men, crossed with q boat and
burned the house, leaving the site ashen pile.
Pinckney Island had been occupied by the
view Of permanency; but Elliott resolved to dis
turb their ease. detail of the Beaufort artillery,
assisted by an equal number of Captain Mickler's
company, commanded by their respective officers,
landed near the picket To gag and secure him
was short work; and, while the enemy slept, were
seen the dusky figures Of tho ''rebs" surrounding
the house and cutting off escape. Then was
heard Eliott's commanding voice, "SurrenderP P'
1t palsied them with terror. Some attempted to
escape; some made show of fight; but the work
was short and decisive, and every man was cap.
tured except such as were slain in the effort to es
cape.
A heavily armed vessel blockaded st. Helena.
She was tended by O cutter. Elliott had seen her
until he wearied Of her picture. I saw him leave
on the cars, with his frail skiff and half o dozen
men, and q can that looked not unlike q lard Gu.
Night came on he approached the vessel mt
his can on it's errand of destruction towards the
cutter, (the nearer of the two vessels,) and the
morning sun shone upon fragments that strewed
the placid bay. The crew were all destroyed with
the craft.
The gunboat George Washington yentured too
close to Chisoms Island, and grounded. Elliott
had been idle and was "spoiling for fight" he
heard the news with gladness. All night the COM
pany marched and daylight found his battery
trained for her huge hull; the tide rose and she
foated clear, aud would have escaped but for the
unerring eim of the gunners. In fifteen minutes
from the time OF the first shot, the gunboat was
mass of flame; and so rapid was firing kept up,
and deadly the aim Of the battery that she replied
but twice to the attack from her heavy armament.
Her massy bell and deck howitzer were transferred
to camp, and, until the evacuation OF Pocotahgo,
the bell usurped the place of the bugle. In the
destruction OF this gunboat the most of her crew
were killed by the shots from our guns or burned