The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-23

I TO command that side. In silent and
In almost contcmptuous manner, five
of the vessels, with tho comlnodore's s
broad pennant flying at tho forctop,
sailed off to their former mooring.
The two smaller gunboats Of the feet
anchored on the rear and deliberately
poured shot after shot into tho fort,
dismounting the guns and ralling the
interior. No gun replied from that
side, for none could be brought to bear
upon the vessels. The fort became q
slaughter pen. The infantry could do
nothing, every point Of the island was
under the command Of the enemy's
guns and subject to raking fire from
the twelve and fifteen inch Columbiad
shells.
Captain afterwards GcncraD Elliott,
who became SO distinguished for the
noble, gallant and never-to-bc-over-
come defence Of Fort Sumter, was III
command at the Bay Boint Fort. One
of his guns burst, one was disabled, and
the cight-inch Columbiad dismounted
from its own rcco;l. The opposite
fort had been abandoned. lie gave Il
last discharge at tho two gunboats,
and, his checks bathcd III tears, he
ordered his men to leave.
After reciting the incidents of the re-
treat in the mud and water, Col. Davis
said that he would leave the record Of
the command to be told by the regular
orator. lie then said:
Comrades, it is usual, and custom
has made it obligatory upon q presid-
ing officer, to Introduce to the audience
tho respective speakers OF the day.
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crOgatiOn on my part to introduce our
Regiment. Although it is true the
old grinding mill of years has more
plcntilully settled the toloring grist Of
age upon his hair, and inevitable time
has more deeply turrowcd the wrinkles
upon his brow, yet the characteristics
which marked the man---thc kindling
cyc, the erect figrre, tho open candor,
the earnest manner, the ringing voice
and the gallant bcaring-With which
we were once SO familiar, arc SO forci-
bly, visible and present here to-day, as
to oblitcratc, in mcmory's eye, all foot
prints of gliding time, and mako II,
him u cOmrade of most easy rccogni-
ton. Iwould rs soon think it ncccs-
sary to Introduce to those old battle
I Scared veterans, who have left their
legs and arms upon the battlefield, and
those whose blood cnrichcs the
soil of Maryland, Pennsylvania and
Virginia. Iwould as soon deem it in-
cumbent upon me to introduce them
to that battlc-tlag which bears the
marks Of SO many different conflicts
upon it, and which they have often
seen enveiopcd in the smoke of battle,
and so often illumincd with the flash
ing fire Ofthc dcath-dcaling springfield
then the insignia Ofhopc and victory,
=, mot0 the emblem ola memory-thcn so
dear, now so sacred. Yes, old battle
Scared veterans, living monuments of
the fierce grapplings OF bate, would
as soon think Introducing you to it
as to introduce to the Survivors of
the Twelfth their Old commander. For
we all know Col. Cad. Jones.
| Colonel Jones was greeted with loud
cheering. When tho applause had
ceased he spoke as follows:
COL. JONES' ADDRESS,.
Comrades Of the 1WcJih, and Eel
tOU- Citizens: l wish l had tho power
to express what I feel on this OCCASION
J,f9Hf,i5 i0hglte: My friend has done
ME too much honor. / am fearful that
l shall fall short of his tlattcring cxpec.
tations. 1t is good to be here. After
Il scpal alton Of fourteen years, YOU
meet to enjoy the fellowship of old
soldiers. AS "boys in gray" you moi
Mt Lightwood Knot, fill of patriotic
ardor and buoyant with hope. As
, ''boys in gray" you were comrades in
| Al q Of i,t,
battle-ficlds you meet and are comrades
!. still. Let us rejoice that we behold
this day--tbat we meet to renew old &C.
quaintancc and give and receive a sol
dicr's salute. How many rccollcctions
crowd upon us Each face brings
some new memory of marches, OF the
bivouac, and the rude wintcr-uuarters
mighty BATTLES rise up before us
fields strcwn with the dead and diving
the impctuous charge, the Rebel
shout Of victory! We will not discuss
here the causes that produced the war.
Carolina called to arms. That was
our warrant, and no son Of hers will
stop TO ask the cause when her honor
end safety arcat peril. Applausc.7
The career Of the Rcgimeut might
be recorded with this single sentence
you We're in the Army of Northern
Northern Virginia, with it at the be-
ginning, with it at the end. When our
great captain determined that further
resistance was hopeless, you were
present for duty. In the four years OF
war, you were engaged in thirty bat
ties, lost in wounded $50 men, lett
upon the battlefield 160 dead. Here
might close. 1t was right to fight,
and you fought to the end. The occa-
sion docs not require of me any detail
cd narrative OF battles, yet we must
have our say-soldicrs will fight their
battles over again. And as it's a
pretty safe operation, I'll fight ono or
two over again to-day. [Lalghtcr.]
To begin with. In the spring OF
'62, we were ordered to Hilton Heed
and Bay Point, to support tho fort. Ii
the fort could have been cut into con-
ycnicnt slices, the fleet might have
taken 1t on board-guns, mcn and all
Aud dropped It in mid-occan.
/. lLaughtcr.] But for all that, the fort
made mado most gallant defence, and
1 a IL.