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The Daily Dispatch: July 14, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the South. (search)
eries, in honor of the glorious news from Virginia, which they construed into an attack and immediately opened upon us. They kept the fire up for several hours, doing considerable damage. About nine o'clock that night they opened again on the city, and for about an hour and a half the shells from the mortar fleet fell into the city. A few houses were damaged by them. Capture of a Yankee Gunboat. Information having been received of the passage of several Yankee gunboats up the Santee (S. C.) river, two companies of sharpshooters were placed in ambush on the banks to intercept the marauders. Upon their near approach, our men fired upon them; and, in attempting to turn and retreat, one of the boats got around and was captured, some 75 or 100 men on board being killed. A few jumped overboard, and were either shot or drowned. The other boats escaped. The gallant exploit has probably saved the North Eastern Railroad bridge, and given the base Yankees merited punishment for th