| Show operations AT charleston I 1 from published report t it is made to appear that general hunter had bad been making ome demonstrations in the vicinity of charles ton which had bad not up tip to the uit been altop altoe pe her successful southern papers papera announced that on june ad federal gunboats gun boats u vere ere in sight off charleston moving up to attack the confederate batteries it wab wag further stated that on the morning of the ath two thousand federal troops were landed on james island and a battle ensued disastrous to the union forces fortes A steamer from port royal on its way I 1 northward a few days after the landing of the federal troops on james island stopped at stono itono which had been taken possession of by the federal gun boats a short time to gather up iteus items in relation to affairs affair sand and subsequently reported that general hunter had bad unexpectedly found himself opposed by not less than twenty thousand men some figh fightlin fighting tin I 1 hd been d ne and sev several rai ral batteries had been carried by storm and a general engagement was imminent imm nent A later report sta stated ted that general W wright right landed at seabrook point on the loth and on the lith the ath connecticut had a skirmish with the enemy and drove them across the river and tok toik tolk toi k pm possession session ot of the bridge and that in a fight island f two companies tomp anies of 0 a federal regiment penetrated the enemas lines and were cut off from retreat but were relieved by the esth Alic AJic higan tile the new york were also attacked attached and after two hours hard fighting repulsed the conre Conle con ei cerates aerates losing thirteen killed the confederate loss reported at seventeen killed and thirty wounded the ath michigan and new york on the charged on a battery and captured it southern dispatches announced that on the morn eg of tue icah a severe battle took place at Secession secessionville ville on james Is island hhand fiand only olly oily orly four miles from the city and that five federal regiments egi egl ments which with artillery made an attack atack on the confederate batteries were repulsed three several times with great slaughter the loss of the federals was believed by the confederates ertes to be not aas less than four hundred lun iun dred their 1033 loss is stated at from fifty to one hundred the charleston mercury of the set down the number oe ot confederates kitt l a oy arid and stated that the federals left one hundred and forty blain on the field another battle was shortly expected A later account acco urit of the fight stated that it lasted nearly all day wah w th great loss on both sides eight ei 9 ht federal vessels were blockader charles on at latest dates |
