Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-07-16

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deed, appeared to him eyen less than IL really was
but it was still soaear ast0 feHds sFitquite danger
ous for one to expose 4himseifto the observation
Of the enemy shaxpshooters, who were continu
ally on the lookout to- pickof such hunwary picket
as Eentured to walk erect aleng the peninsula ~
avoid casualties, the pickets always conducted
tetheir postsat night and during the daytime
they could only safely change their position By
crouching down and stealing along under cover o.
the low but deuse patehesof shubbev with which
the peninsula iwas covered b,giz9sI syrd aH
{ But for these exceeding caution and tipidity o
the enemy, in advancing only under the cover d
his gunboats, Charleston might long slnce hays
fallen into his power. The defenders Of the city
on this side were but fewTiia numbera 9 mere hand
full indeed, compared with the vast muititudss
that could in two hours haye been thrown npoI
the Island from the, spot now occupied byth enc
my. The war; on their part, was one Of mere me;
chanical appliances but on the side Of the belea'
guered and blockaded South, of heroism like that
/ of Marathon and Thermopyl@. In all, there were
scarce thousand men to dispute with the enemy
The nassa 90 of tho Island and if instead of con6n
;na themselves to- slow and difficult approaches a.
long the harbor in front, and being beaten back
for months and heldeompletely in check by . hand,
full of brave soldiers in ilapidated and almost de.
moished forts, they had made brave attempt
with their overwhelming numbers to march across
the 1sland and plant their batteries in easy range
Of the city nothing But a shameful want Of al.
lanrv On their bart could have saved the fair city
from their clutches. .!- ~ " ,.'i',, q" $,"''
IIifnexxp xxperenced as Victor was in everything re-
latng to military affairs thoughts like these, ,natu
rally occurred 70 him, as from his post, under the
shelter Of low spreading pine, he saw the position
Of the enemy and the advantage which it conferred
upon them were they sufficiently gallant and en-
terprisine to accept them They knew that they
had already thrice been Beaten back, at the point
Of the bayonet, by forces scarce tthe Of their own
nnInbar and be resolved. 'sbould tbey7i make the
attemnt AGAIN n few days. as was confidently
o,n.octoa - Ida rather than give pronnd 20
H. stood aaz;np across unop that narrow sand
Ia o., hN tbo coo WHARF tho anemv were
MING lLe onts nnt;I the urey = twilight began
- .h.ow ,o;l of obocnr;tv over the;;r ignres and
tbon [ ro.,,rnsJ - .bs snot ,vhe,e b;s 5etacbment
tan ,,. ,,s.;t;na ,be shadows IF tw;obt ~ at
n Th.so soon fsIl mon tbe Island and in a lower
tons nf no,n,nand than was nssual the officer il,
Ino ~ ,sSa-oJ .ha ,aan - f.,, ~ .,a r,,t bs Al.
I aah go. :; naot;on 0bl;or;no towards The left
tsan .as.d ,,nder Tho ualls of the aesertea farm
ho,sa tho torn down e,cloe,,res of which and the
hssIs, 49, "a ,but,.ro half tor,,, if,nn their
b;n oos toId s,rcbv of Tho NEGLECT and desolation
;ndnced % hv war "..- 49, s-l',it -. j1l
! Tho lov toneo n which tho rel;ef guard was
h.;laS ~ .baS anrrooched the ncket line told the
- - Co., oo,lt;on II .not % near The lines of
+be enemy Trna f. was = marsh interviewed and
pave them protection, but their object was to con-
ooa, tho;r ,roeonce and ,os;tion from. the enemy.
wboste onns cold have swept the peninsula, at all
t;mes 9th 4 most formidable fire of shot and
sben - = - ''"l'3 .2s.'..'. PA.
Directly in front of the building, road led off
to the marsh continued by narrow causeway, to
q landing on the creek which ran through the
marsh. for expeditions and easy water communica-
ton in former times, even when the tide was down.
The reserve guard was posted in the vicinity of the
bonse and The n;cket line was established from the
hood of This canaewav m tbe noint Of the pepiusu
l. aon,o son; a. 6yd. b,ndred Yards swav on the
r;sbt in Oronns Of three. at intervalg Of ifty or
sixty wards asunder. ''s''' .'".. n""f
Sy 49, 80. ~ al 70 he ;nst Of the noint
30 .ss 49, Uo,;nsnI. I LII vontb two or three wears
" Oiso .ne .pan % S;nsolf vho bad seen however hut
r., ,a.l 'na' % ~ -. @ Co., .ho smn oornt,v and
M ue 49, Ss.e 49,. 1 .ha % Sat t;ns be had 5een an
nas '0', H,a w.: w. Go.ha,., L 80 .hn uos IN command
pVh .ho ~ ,;na and who Nth h;s reserve puard
~ iHe a". pat' y. .ho LA M h"nss mentioned above was
.o9A pos' a. .nI o'u LUZ O,S n.lSSIao., u.,or.,
aseN O.. " .a'A W 60 oa w. -a,'.I" .o,o.hor
captain" said Giles, you'll repent, before
morning, having put these two youngsters on the
pint, without some wiser head at their elbow to
keep them straight" .....,. .. :,
''Wen, Giles, III even put you along with
them," replied the Captain, since you are On
OLD, hand at the pump There's your musket, you
can 60 and join them, and see that they do their
duty" ..... -.
'I'H be cussed if I do Captain, meaning no dis
respect to you, however" responded Giles. ~
don't intend to work double tides-when it can be
helped take other mems burdens On, my
shoulders; but you could nave separated tneI; y
ana nao an eAPer'ehoeo SVuie, aavns ~, "tsn eau
why, what harm can they 90 ! asked tne zap
tain: - .a.a..., ,,,.,, c,-1z,
Why' harm enough lepl'eu unes' .TI @mo ,ea nau
an utter contempt Tor young sololer. lhey We