The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-20

tho <r,l ln, 4
t, o ui; mus cicarcd, he Is swept bach
J;,tn ~ sne Il ..4sl!ng tide and finds inmc
foot of ,wntn, VIII ,i' lis si'!p IL. miIy-lou'
tho nnstrnnL "J n", "uUvv w'i'ci' sun huttor'
0 "'''' "'N p'"''''''''
AND NOW FOR TIE CONGRESS-.
Tho ticrv c;rc,o :, ,,;o,, .,o c,..
bcrlouJ on so hnnvni,, -, WI, mni.i, .o CuH''
sn corrolnd nil fnoI;y, me- ii1' I''e mas
thot othnr uctnrs ~ ~ ",W % u''Sntioll
hayo been nlmnst Lost s;,.ht .'e, t't uraill'' "
~oitcn Th]n ] rn,nr,,"i ,v,i ~ VI ai.u loi'
land from thn s,"mo VI t, wy S'hiper-
nnajn to ,luo % nrn,~imo,o uimo nos'orEu ,N, thcnl
mnnJnr Of MI 'bo P.",n.auai'o. G"mnn",l me com
nxtinct;nn ofh;I M ;G"3.oss ,G,a observing the
dislikin~ - sim;lor nSU rnto u.i.' 'lutT'ai'y
viii a;T nf i,,,r ,r",s ,e,.o, ;iois,S sui ana
i'm woicr moi nIsM;iii,;'n ii'o "iH 10 'essei uSIorc
the Virginia, which, However, taking
roS,1s''r ron,1. "S.crn, Wlthin two hundred
frrt nni JllS"h &c., ",'n siicii. Inc Beau.
t;nr @ ",. n,'d ii'lcsn retain thclr old posi-
irw i ,n";r n,W ti,uir a cI'',laolecrs 90 not al
sjn,,nn"a ,tua fp,n: f",,S ~ GTo" cool. The Wai
fn,"r 'o,a on'1 ,,'' "'rtch ,! iiehry ahd James.
wh;ch ", hnd 'l,o ioo,, ,"c ii''H s"nDoat ieascr,
o,vn;t;n"s ; l'"'. oIoi. ,ip up INC James kiyel
mel, ;n n,I; y I;,..te 20 get Gown, now
but bon,y" 90, ,',.:fnS ,;nnS 'lo lire @ or thcir few
tn uL;nL na, ,m'u ~ Suns' mo Miihcso-
wallis Dn;,,r "I I>i liz t?auhtiGC OF the Sc.
of - I;s,li"l ,'" "".'Hiics WIN me damage
with;n t,vn n,;i'n ii,,"'ust' ''r.1' goG aground
where shr hninln,s vi ior 'n'o TttIie I'. ground,
and ~,ns ida Lu'n s'o,',n n"y, octn guhllcrs
f;on 0ftho;,. T ;t.J'"'oI1ot IW TIC destrlc-
two tu,ts thn Sn",,,. 1S',''. lIii Che ana OF
range. nf,rr ,U"''Mo n,"o ,,,,.t;, iHulcs Wlthlil
givcs and rccciv"s n iu,r,mH har,nHfos" asr'ound
Sid. and thrn ,ri"o,,, ". ,. n,,.es oIo"a-
Fortress Monro" ;Ehos sV9s pack 10
now IN sorn stro;t. o,5 ~ -, CuI'StesS IS
tcrics mid hnr, ~ iti1" r'" ,r,. Tao Ii.1ie pat
Virsinin ,lcmolish u,,ns '' n,1'i SriS'' % oi !he
their crews in f,omm6nts o,'n''t M s1"ttcf
which nn owe vitnn.s atotoJ "JTu. uccks,
y ' " "''''''' ''"''o was l"lrly
UTTERED WITH DEAD MEN
and heads and limbs. Tho surcoo,
said Northern account ntfor m M theS SGUa, finni
fifteen minutes did not otte,nnt ' tn nrn 81
putatc limbs. os Tho pG cr;nnipJ ~ i,oa;n. a;l'-
came down too fast for XXI" XXI so"";no nU,iaos
TO apply tourniqucts to ston the fiow
OF blood was all he could do. md tho
most insignificant wound he drcsscG
was that of u man with his hnnd SHOT
off. One of the Virginia's shots killed
seventeen mcn, it is said, and omon~
them the the Commander, Cant, Jo,
scph Smith. Lieut.. PrcndcroGst fini-
ing his crew bcino ron;Jlv sIo,,u,,to,.
g /, MANY of his "nns ,I;sn. | ,,ToS 'oo ~ =
those in roudit;on mnt ,,ro,I.ri., n.'u' ".I
for useful service ;n tbpp p"i;;H P'uotu Ptiu
of things. dcicrm;nad to n s',m"a, se".G
ran ND Tie white flaa C,nnta;u H,i,'' Par ",.s
heI i' or inc i5caufort, ran alongside and,
replaced them with his own % Pronar "".'
ations were commenced for the cnrc
aud removal of the wounded,
Through some misapprchension the
shore batteries opened with cannon
and muslictry, which struck down
friend and foe indiflercntly, During
this period Captain Buchanan, who
had been rashly exposing himself upon
the platform of the Virginia, was severe.
ly wounded In the leg by mus;et hall
The Virginia's crew, believing thcv
were fired upon by the CONGRESS-. rc-
commenced their shcllinu and set her
on fire: This firing of Fcderals aud
Confcdcratcs upon the Congress was
wv o'lplCCL VI Ulttcf VCfDal ana CDlStO-
larry warfare from either party. It
seems to have been n misapprchcnsion
upon the part Of both, having its ori-
Gin in thc hot, blood and fcvcrish ex-
Sltement incident to such encounters.
' 4omo or tho Federal shots from the
Slore Killed one and wounded another
fcdoral seaman, who had surrendered
nn' SonH !ooaru or the Beautort rs she
lay alongside OF the Congress,
HOSTILE ATTENTIONS ro .r,,,, ,,,v>,,son.
~, -, ' ~ nN "lNNhsofA'
Tho st. Lawrence has by this time
come within cannon hail and tho Vir-
ginia speaks to her with q rifle holt
which tears through her bulworks thc
ward-room and surgeons room. de.
molishcs bulkhcads as if thcv we're of
paper, strikes an iron bolt mid hounSs
mon,!nr ;o ''U Sn,;sGoI M;GGifooni. iIof com
Roanoke, convinced, as he afterwards
explained, that all Of his GUNS were
useless against the new foe, while one
OF hers could DESTROY the frirotc.