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The Daily Dispatch: November 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], Singular and fatal accident. (search)
eight, baggage and passengers for Charleston, men, women, children, and servants. This morning, at ten minutes past seven o'clock, the first gun was fired from the enemy, or by our forces, I could not learn which. This continued at intervals for about an hour or so; then came some rousers which shock the houses and rattled the cups and tin pans, and continued very briskly for some minutes, until about forty-five minutes past nine. Since then no more firing has been heard. The Gen. Clinch has returned, after landing stores for the troops at Hilton Head and Bay Point, and reports that two large ships followed Com. Tatnall's little fleet in, throwing shell and shot at them during the chase. They were answered from the little fleet briskly. The Yankee ships continued the chase, and were over the bar. When abreast of our batteries we opened on them, raking one fellow fore and aft, and disabling the other. They quickly retreated, following the old adage, "discretion was th