The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, January 01, 1864, Image 2
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i ss&t bf Kmhiw Coottocted fcj ?nock?km
'+1 wHfe^?rttesadsyw? ptesetit to tbem in J
m % oMaadttWd tmmL It it wa&seifeted under mv *m?
P\\; fif fedteg, and kbdi in&%*isot*, m y&xtvvrtv
? its former editor, i*** be *xfc?dedtn us.?
Vtrt&aH enroitie bk bneetty, SMtfgy and earnest detint
to promote u? get?m4
|. , . Permit t? bcw to ftlfade to&s fixntr Kditor, our |
he* ftfe&d, Tbo*U3 J. Wakmc*, Identified wkfe tliit p*> ,
B w?kfoe saanendnd kit pnbttatkm taserre Ids ccnmtnr,
jW aal fell Gatp&*ir%, to tfes >rr?;Mbi* )eit of fab ;
, ' Mf, gtiif of ^i It i? mind
saldifae d*gb of eras. Itsd aia period mien gre*r
otefate ? tr?M|rfriafe tad a fa?T* people ?* betiUis#
for ttair afcar* a&d trbco mexneaUtt*
tiese famtinKi, sod grat fediag bote develop*!?
fkk iHftiggie fee* n&gaged tb? *st*otio& ?f U? vortsL
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f \ tyifea) ftfid octastifie moons* o& d*
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? * wed ?*&? totrvataL Owr ?&**?*, wet*!****, h*?p?g *
fait mitti&m. Hktan&bcfs fern m mftod, Litres
? ftareee afttbcoo&i&g weaktr. He in Uwlijr w?ekcf
flMttlMewtmia ftMdii ego- H?kn hot pea#tteted
frer iwsttt llr*llTOw^l toffr b bdfaw* Uin.
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hm4 torj moA is before m Tbo bydnt n?r m J
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eo? MppwHL FtntberoKwis, letos d*rtfg.*s* people
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OBtpfeot aafhari?n. Let tbs tiaiifbty doiitr rest
for irifo If Mat *01 dMpdrKritk are before
l^v, tt??wo bat* atresdy pud ikreugh t*ty atx*. W#
tew tfea >3?note of wra sritbib on, tod let or
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m&atafc It tea tSawJfor tatrtial oooonKteo tad
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grari'wfifc tod aervteea of story dtcwo. JU1, *Q ?re
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awaattaA, tettewnAttenfoite(ao?biHer,?ri|
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Uttd pHCA Wifi 4aw* <3# ttt Mid iad??todt*t
^aopfe. for tU day apaadil/ Mto wKrfe war *hal!
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mad ttatoftk; tfea &t*?tatfeg raid of AuDit; \h* at
? /f' ;' tW^O^tiw SfcHlte of &e X*0*rkiMl*
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. of Ctwtf* III, ac?iai4 %h* Cr&zfct of *M,
ir? tot oMspoftfcfto to & Thtjr am Mom* tftJt {a
Intend, b*ito& <taig? or not power of ow
v ft*, novel! Mia tits tboragfe rtffetawww* of tto
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when ?nb? of its pow?tsfeat? igpgnimdead ?iota*d *
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4*f & gwdanc* ctf Prorkko^oooofovni 1
.ftfed bear* heart* Wo fur* ? rati fee! to
M end oor revtfae* wUi jwwflf sdrentage, ultimateIf.
peri*?* jo snaking os took oof eg** sqtmttijr in
; tbn/*? tod preparing lor itt emergend**---a?d furt- j
henac** \k$f prevent? rekisitaft of our effort*. .
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GtJf. J(MX IX. MQft&A*.~~This dteUagnisbed Owr, *
; si paared Ihrrogh CoiambiS, ksi woek. on hN* way to {
.Btehcnend. A geat&mao who n?4 with him ee tfe* ]
aGieetml&f ireta informs the that Morgan, *
ofter neiaerai* wtimtares, pesned through Comber- ?
tend Oef\ liMi Tennessee riw, and crooned to f
Wdhsftn, io IWs Ifttte, where be took the <are~?W* .J
&ire seen i* stated that be spaeoft foot to WaJbalfe*
Wel?'g?s???*??* theOfwwal prepared to ittvra f
* ?nriM tfibk bestowed noon fcim trhife> ? I
HT Ho*. ? St. Senator from Chester J
dferf Hi S*CKW?s*,? Hotel, Colmabta, on Moo. \ *|
4er M?t.of fttwiyt?- H? bedbeea tick tiaee eboatLS
jA ffwk befo* the *4je?miecet ef tbo Legabuire. }
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I^RATH OP J W. DOBV^ WQ.
The death of this highly ropcubto cstixcn, which
xcurmi on the 22d ult., ban cast a gtoom over our entine
commoDhy.jjgor savors! years he was cashier o*
iba Branch of the Bank of the State, at this plaoe, a$d
fud teen elected Pft*idcni, in place of CL J. Stuxs&t
Ksq., who preotded him to the grate stent three
r^eka. 3Jr. Dour was 45 years of oH leaves
!*hftid him a Urge family and &ucQercpjjHB?res to
mourn hhkusiL Some one competent, wo hope, will
wrrlf? m wxwutr Ifftmffl (n his mitnurr .L
D8ATU OP JAMES T. LVi.FA R*s.
On l*ih oil, Mr. Lrm* txcomd In ih;<
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town, Alii tough Mr L, bad titled but a few jraam
ia ibis cwacjuaiiy; it nrw* k?ag enough tor bi? kmc
qwire tbo oateon sad ct/n&ie&ee of all trbo knew him
Wo an* proestowi an o&taarv from a friend wbofcna*
him troll tor many ream. - I
* Math OF CHIRK /crane# O'SEAL i
Jou* Bnrey O'Neal U notour*. On the tiih
ult be expired at bin resident*, in Newberry libUkt
Truly a great man has feiten?<m* whose name j# Wee
lilted with Swtth Orr?i?m lie ha* a number of vtJalions
m this tNmkt who, in common with the ?lwfa
State, will tMtum his death. He had nearly mm pic ted
hit stvajjitjMBnt veer.
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%3T ^ t?? gitd to team UtaMhe report* noticed
b?u on Saturday had, of the effect of the tMliog oi
Oharkftton by the Yankee*. on Friday t mm tprrtiij
Xtfgerbted, ytall particular# of the a3Mr w? be faobd
In our onbtmra u><i#r
?gT We send this number of the Journal to lh?
SBbtcribefiof the late CosWmte. Ah who xiafe u.
mttocribo, will ptetn wn4 tej their name** with the
f*k*o( subfccTipUoft. Our terms are e?*fc. am) in nc
mm w^i the paper he sent until it ta paid for.
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Use Jusrn&i or at liwr Qfik*.
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Jf T?>? reefer l? reSemsl to ow fourili poye, f- s
a Bttbbrr of new ?*i*orU*Mrri?JA.
WoitjTiw attention Vtifcocard ofD* Gtncx* of
feriajr U>? of lite CWiiaiae *:*1 Cob**
butt faxxtr, for ftsk. H * iU If footed oa our fouttt
V&Attention
t? ?Uo catted lo iboeard of Mefei Utti
Ittr k Da tux, oflcriitjp lb# ofikv of ifec Horry jHtpaJ^A
TAX OK PBdFKRTT AND CREDITS IK ERR
SHAW DISTRICT.
Wo bare fec*a faroWted viib the fottowsog *Utc
meal by A. M Ktsxtotf, CoS'ector of lb* .War Tax a
K*rU*wjDi*tfkt; \ * *
Karat, 8wr*. .? $3?,t33
Witt#*. M?3
Cotton, bate* 1MI*)
tfe. uapecktd, 1.463 l.tTMH
Son tefctttd, ?&, &6d)
'Ivbmxvi |t3?0
Flow, Wo
Hire. c 1300
Other ftftfoil prc*Tu, 64*40
?Uh?,iy-4c
**b*. $14.1 Si
saw.- is?sa? - u.m
Catth in ??4 tfefxtft* 40S.M2
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MASONIC.
TV fcfcaring t**thn?ft wm iiutoJkd aSwa v
K*a*vav Urn* So, t$n for tteyttftttof jr**r, ?
Tim&ft evening taK:?2wan
Srxnti.r, V. Jf.
T, It $MJm & W.
?. D. Hocon. J. W *
C A. Trtwnm.
Turn L 2<&m> BwbiaitJ
y. J. OaK*. TfWr, ^
J? L I>*>AC*n*Wi. ?L4h
JRctuti* Hocon, J,&
W. D 4*?at#r?*, ...
ft. II. Busf^crr, fSMwwwW.
IL tlvomon, Ch*pktn? * >
# ? "? "- 1*1 m *
At) English piper ?jr* that to {touching tb* ayekotos
o* nwitot & h*?4, cbtWoo, Wife Affr ?!**
atari. icqatf* taws % <tart*ffy ?f 10 1+ ?&to iSWrh
t hsraas harr, awi thread it tar^ft aaothtfTOr tlw
ifaowatool of vtoftor*.
There t* a d?al of war phftoiopbjr to the ftUowtog
screw, How oranjr pwpto tiwre are la tb* Sooth. whn
***o ?a aSmndatttttif th# Artoums Ward *o?t of pro
iaction, XtUemiM Ward ?j*.
* * f bAvo alh^djr jdN? two cootfns to the war, and
ftrfnd ruddy tii ntcftftcce tnjr wife's tiretiwr rat horn &<*
ee lb* ertorfct Aad, *xm tswt* to a u*?
U st^ed ?tiwy drop of bi$4 jny #hfo-U&tod re?**him*
utjgot to pMpfcout thenar/*'
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A N?*r Featchb.?A cortou* case came up
s abort tiino since before the Supreme Court
ft the city of New York. A voting gir!f aged
ixfocn, was dismissed from one of the public
choola fdr having refused to ping the chorus
?f an abolition school song?"Tho Battle
lyinn of the Republic*?recently introduced,
ler father Applied for bdr restoration, ami ap
died to the Supreme Court for a mandamw?
oropelling the rettoralion of the young lady to
ier privileges. The justice refuse*! to grant
he motion. The abolitionist** it wo?S<l thus
ippwir* are making rapid advance*. Ifoubtless
n a fbort time some alVslition tmrd will introInee
into Northern schools amakramation
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rrics* and scholars who refuse to endorse and
ing them will be dismissed. Thank Heaven^
ays the Mobile Jhyi*ttr% the children of the
k>otii are at last free from the inflnencc of
'ankee teachers
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DISTRICT OFFICERS. '*
Tlw foltowiog appoistoenU for Kcrahaw District' i
were made at the late aenioo of the Legislator#: I
BAJUGftRS or ELECT10K& ? i
Camde*?John 8. Mereoer. C. A. McDonald, W?* i
McKaill. * ,J \
f Osrttox t M\il.?Frederick Bowcn, J*?? Team, .
Emanuel Parlctr.
i ftnl Back.?Jesse Tntcsdcl, Jame* Fletcher, George '
i K. Miller. ^ S
[ ifc/ofc.?Wilitem Mtmgo, GHkm SotreU, "William I
Cato. i
Ltstxty*?John MrGoogan, IWrnl McCaflkfil, Don* <
aid McDonald ? *
SckriKk'i^kU.-^K T. McOt, Alexander McUn4 ,
11 Henry Ratclifle.
> j 6W*$a-# Becjaaio Cook, John B, Mtckfc :
> S J?ch? H Vaogjbu. I
Jliberty not?A, P. Jooet?, Jr., R. C. Palteratm, R.
' B. Cunningham. ...
^uutMtnvrna ap revt ftciinnia
rrw m ???? ;
w. Ifc It Workman. Wiley KcBoy, William Dixon. ,
Jatnea Team, C. C. Hail*. J?s? Tnra&l, Dantei Be&,
two A. L iTcDoven. J
, co?Mt?*so*Eft? to Armors rusuc sKcrnmss.
John Workman, K, U. Kennedy, it B. Jobnaon. F.
t L. &??*$*, L. W. It Blair, Jainca R. Cur* ton, William
Ikilcltowatt
JtAGlHTKAlX*.
X K. Wiibettpoon, WiBUm t>. tlojaa, W. It 7*J*
tor, CmUxk Mnaely. Henry Bros*. Jofcn B. Sfeaw,
11 Rfctard L Wfcluker, ? Barker.
rj roxtft*sso*Eiui or hoads.
A U L Wbimker. B, ? HcGoy, WUlaun K. Hogbc*.
11 Bnniet D. XirtUwl 3*m** iI Hctto-waft, Lwri* J.
Bailor*^ J. EtaM Itofer, I>?rwJ 0. Rofcertaoa,
I Lr&di H. Dew, wto N>*rU. Bkkaood It Ttmil
| and Jfato Gbatey.
' Tb# sittfc Strtbo o?ihe "Act lo cuabikb err Ufa
Ko*K Br&ge* ami December H. k
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t *Thau ft^mfcwkncr ef R??r!? (ft etBe*.
or hereafter apt""<**d, abaft serve ttatil a *ww*ar k
in applaud. and baa aet*pb?L TUlt Sortteo So be it*
H force during tto w.
Kx-PiumDcrr Ptwao-The N'nr York Iferohl dt
' the ti\k siH t v?y? a cooTeotk** hx* been caikd by the
4 *$iau* Hifhu Amrocna Psr^r." of the ?<*th'w?&
and KxdVsidmi Ptarc?> of NVw H*sjj*hin>, pia?$d
. UdSof tb* peopie iha future ?at?jrMu?i <>f Unas!* and
hi* policy. Tb* HeraM predated U?* triumph of tfw
now porty. tot. ogcordtag to the latest paper* from
? Ibe CaHed Sui**, baa raeooamoM 6?, Grant as
| lh? ma a %c head thai jart r.
' \ *J. K. Joexsro* ?Tto Richmond Wl^ an,
j aoitftcni by acitlxtfiir. that tbi* MrvajrfbtteU soldier
! has few? plated io command of the army of Tenor*.
see. *Tto peupS* of the Ctofird*r*rr hat? the higtotl
j confidence ?n hi* ability. and we toftcr* wftl Welcome
j hi* appointment as a proper tribute to hit worth.
^ j (Frq? the Sooth Carolinian J
Our Jlcxl Covcrnar.
Mr, Eorro*: The old rule in Sooth Carolina i
| was to nominate the Governor the year before
| the vacancy i? to be filled. This wat a good
| rule, because it gave the people an opportunity
to canvas the merit* of those proposed before
the election of the representative*, whose duty
it ? to select a fit person to occupy this high
place. Of late years ibis rule haa been dtsreI
garded. It is tone to retire a practice so con
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WrrailTP. S"" 'JV ??l incnw w i?v nun, ,i.
If. Hoy kin, of Kcndiaw, who bate served with
him in 1I19 Legblatune and in the ?mrt a?k
Ic**c to prrwrni bit name to lbc$tateaft? very
At man to wccced our preterit able and work1
log Governor. Mr,'Hoy kin U a man of ex\
prtieitct in public affair*, baring represented
j bt? Ditlrtct lor man? rear* th both branches of j
| the LegbJatm*. Of S?<* butinet* habit*, a* ? ;
f proved by the admirable manner in which be
1 da* managed hb large estate, and the high
character which he ha* a!?ava manuincd a* a
pntdcnl and wbe legislator; of clear, calm, deliberate
judgement, with firm pnrpewe and fixed
principle*, be it regarded at a very proper per on
to bo put at the head of affair* in ihctc
trying lime*. lib tfiong, good rente will alwa|*
lead him to fortify hit judgement bv
taking control on all important micfttiorb witli
lb*** who have experience and tne confidence
of the people, lib ervicca It the artny. as tiie
\ leader of a cavalry corpt, rni*cd apd e^uiped bv
I hi hint If, when ho wax not required by law 10
take the Held, and to (he neglect of hit largb
planting interest, it the highest evidence of hb
ptlriotbiu and devotion to tbo gTcat cause for
which wo are now batlling.
Ho U not nominated with a vciw to excite a
conical at thi* critical juncture, but simply be-11
1 ca?*o lib friend* think him a very proper man j1
j for the time*. It i* right to promote those \!
w ho hare wrvtHi toe ?ute MHhiuur. it u '
aUo proper to take the Governor the next lime :'
from tfoe middle conntrr. Since tho time of '
| Governor Hammond, this part of th? State ha* !
i not het-n represented in ftio Executive I)cp*rV !
ment, while the upper anil lower counlrv, and \
the SavaiiA/i Hirer region, have had able and j ]
dialing a tailed men in the ofltcc. If a (jood limn 1
can be found, the next Governor should come 1 1
{ from tlio Middle Country.
lMriut&sMK*T.? We hope that the planters i
; of this District will unanimously conclude to 1
disregard lite late impressment notices, re<piir- <
1 ing them to retain ail of their surplus produce I <
for the Government, in ?> far a* it rt-spcc's the i i
j sale of product? to consumers. A disregard to
j Jaw, (if it ss law.) either civil or military, should S 1
I not be countenance], except under circumstances j 1
! similar to those which govern in this case. The j 1
! calls of humanity and considerations of safetv \
! to the country alike combine to induce the ?
i producer* to furnish the poor with bread, the j
j orders of Government agents to tb? contrary j
notwithstanding. \
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' Two ifwtaoees of peculiar hardship, brooglt ibotit
by this order, Ssfive lately fallen under
>#t own observation. One was that of a solIk*
on tick fu*lon?h? the other were two families
of aoldiert. These were t?I4 by these *
ffho had corn, that, in consequence of this action
of the Government, their extreme want*
soaid not he ?applie<L Hundreds ef similar
cases no donht exist.* The people should not
?afJVf fe to be so; the? m*m supply Uve want*
of these people, if they would do what hamauily
and justice retakes of them, ami if they
would preserve our armies from demoralisation,
ft is too much to expect? of soldiers to remain*
it their posts whet) their families arc su feting;
for the absolute neeessaric* of life.
\Vc baT? beard severe? gen?leBie? say thnU
thev will continue to aupolr the needv, n* the?
? ?, # <*
have done heretofore. lh? is what ail sflonicf
do, and in oar judsrwtfnfc the? arc perfectly
safe in doint? so. The idea of a man being.
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punished for seHrng ? bertjcia of cerr/ to ft
needy family ? presort* ronx
% Lmiemter Zedyrr*
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[From the Cliarietto* Merctirj-.J
The Siryr-Oao Hundred and SeTen"
lhuf*
The Chrirttna* of 1863 wiH locate rciuem^
tered by those who passed the day m %? City1
ot Charleston. For boors before the eastern
?ky wis streaked with the first grey tisei of
morning, the cold sight air wa%rcnt by olaer
sound* than Use Joyous peal# from the bclf?T
and the exploding cracker* of cxhiiiratcd boys.
At one o'dock, *. the cnctr$ opened fire
upon the citv. Fart and Crrio^slr worn the
*belU rained upon the city fterii. five^garu?
three at Kattemr Grrer. om at Cutmninea'
Foisi and on* at the Sforiar Battery, Tho
ihrlling was more severe than upon any former
0&a?on%"tbc enemy generally throwing
from three to five shell* almost simultaneously.
Our l?Uerit? promptly and vigorously replied
to the fire, hut without their usual ctTecl in
checking the bombardment, which was steadily
maintained by the Yankee* dnring the remainder
uf the nigbt ami a!! the following morning,
until about haJf-p*?i twelve o'clock. Up to
that boar no lew* than 134 shell* had been
hurled against the city,'4 There w? no mora
firing, until about fire o'ofock in the afternoon,
u hen one more shell was fired. On Sunday
morning about three o'clock, ibur shell* wero
thrown in quick succession. They had been
no further firing up to a late hour last night,
Tt. i - t i ,
ine uanmgi', vie ate gisu to mv, mur cm
proportion to the severity of the Ibu&ardment,
Save?*! house* were struck, but in rnost instance*
the tremendous mwdka bo vied thero*
wire* harmlessly in the earth. There wero
but two casualties; Mr. MeKnightr.n, aged S3,
while Siting by Jits fireside, had his right leg
ufcfeti off by a tfeol!, another fragment of which
crushed the foot of his si*ter4n law, Mi#0Pla*ie,
Up to last evening both sufferer* were doing
WeH. &"j
At bWuSnmtcr at! ha* Wen quiet since ear
la*i t\ port A? old shell cspleded on Christma*
day, wounding Privates Theodore leanl|
am! Joseph Lee, of Company K, l?i S. C, A.
Unr h&ur.v* kept-up a steady fire Sunday
nftersuwon a Yankee working party at tho
extremity of Cutnroing** Point. The enemy
have closed the embrasure at Gregg* formerly
accnpivd by our 10-inch Colwwbiad. They
have now at Gregg hot one gtm (a heavy Parrot)
bearing upon Fort Sumter, but they hart
constructed the embrasure of Chi# place with a
view to giving it a very wide 8eld of fire. On
Saturday cvenim? our lookouts noticed that at
the signal of a steam wht*t!o a Urge Yankee
flag ww run up at their middle UftUery. In
their Attempt to hoi?t it the "old flag" Wont
up union dovfrt, s mishap which evidently
eafocd much confusion amongst the crowd
present
On Friday moniirg, about daylight, in the
mid>t of the shelling, our citiiena were startled
by the report of henry and rapid artillery firing
in the direction of Stoito. Many conjecturct
were mnd?hnd varum* rumors circuited. Tho
facta, however, as we have learned them, are m
follows: An artillery and infantry foec&wMON
dered up Thursday evening to proceed to
John** Island for the purpose of rceonnoitering
the enemy's position at liegareville, and, it possible,
to drive aw ay or sink the gunboats gon
L'rnlly King in Stono near that place, and also,
if deemed feasible, to capture Uic garrison and
post at Legareviiie.
Accordingly, every preparation for the exp<s
liton having been made, the batteries were got
n readiness and everything in position by dayight
Friday morning. At the hour fixed, our
batteries opened with spirit itpon tbc Yankee
gunboat Marblekeod, lying Jabotit three hnnIred
yanl* from the wharf ot' the village landing.
The Yankee garrison at I^egarek was
found to be strongly posted on a little island,
with a narrow defile leading to the village.?
Col. Page, of the Virginia brigade, resolved to
make an attack an the enemy's position with
the field artillery and the infantry, and awaited
the driving away or sinking of tbc MarbUhead
t>v our fevge gnu* Jrom the *ljarf. The gnnboat
received ocr tire in ?ilcnccfor about twen- *
;v minute*, and then opened with full broad*
rtdc*. < >?r hatteriea continu ed the engagement
ibont an bonr, but failed to drive her away.
The Pawnee and a fttorter boat, during the
iction, ran up the Kitwah River, opening a
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