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From Charleston. Charleston, Feb. 5
--Eighty-five shots were fired at the city to-day.
No firing at Sumter.
The enemy have been at work all day hauling ammunition to Gregg and Cummings Point batteries.
There has been a large fire on Folly Island to day, supposed to be the burning of a Yankee hospital.
A gunboat in the Edisfo river is lying high and dry. It is believed she will be destroyed.
[Second Dispatch.] Charleston, Feb. 7.
--The enemy have ceased firing on the city, but continue working on their batteries, and hauling ammunition.
Nothing else of interest.
The fight on John's Island.
--The affair on John's Island, near Charleston, does not appear to have resulted in much loss to either side.
On Tuesday the Yankees crossed from Folly Island to Klawah, and thence to Seabrook's Island, killing and capturing several of our pickets at Hanover At that point Major Jenkins, with 150 men, including a company of the 59th Virginia, under Capt. Jenett, made a stand.
Reinforcements were sent for, and Cols. Tabb and Page arrived on the ground.
The Mercury says:
On Wednesday evening Gen. Wise arrived, finding Page and Jenkins scouting the foe within a mile of the Hanover.
The Yankees' strength was estimated at 2,000, with six pieces of artillery, while our force, up to that time, numbered but 550, with four pieces.
A volley or two had been discharged when Gen. Wise came up. Immediately the enemy were seen massing on our left flank, and threatening to turn our position by getting the Mullet Hall road.
Our position had been saved by our
From Charleston. Charleston, March 14.
--Our pickets report increased activity among the enemy's steamers between Folly and Cole's Islands.
The enemy are again at work on battery Gregg, and also engaged hauling ammunition.
No firing on the city to-day.
The Daily Dispatch: May 28, 1864., [Electronic resource], Late Northern news. (search)
Movements of Yankee troops.
--The great body of the Yankee troops left Morris and Folly Islands some days age, and it has been tained that a large number of vounels sailed from Hilton Head Monday last.
They probably contain troops destined for Grant or perhaps for the Georgia cost, to work off some of their had humor over the loss of the Warts Witch.