John McLean Harrington, The weekly news, volume 3, no. 1, page 1

John McLean Harrington, The weekly news, volume 3, no. 1, page 1 THE FLOWERS COLLECTION THE WEEKLY NEWS "The world is governed too much" J M L Harrington proprietor, Terms $2 per annum Vol 3 No 1. Whole No 67. Harrington N.C. Wednesday January 1st 1862. From Port Royal. The Charleston Mercury has the following account of a recent break with the enemy, in which a North Carolina battery was engaged. Gardener's Corner Via Picataligo Dec. 19. About 1/2 past 1 oclock yesterday afternoon, one of the enemies gun boats passed by Port Royal Ferry. Our batteries opened fire upon her, striking her, three times. Upon meeting with this rather hot reception, She steamed rapidly past, and ran aground about three miles on the other side of the Ferry. As soon as our troops became aware of the fix in which the Yankees had got themselves, Lt. Mc Ilhenny of Capt Moore's field battery (from Wilmington N.C.) was dispatched with a section of the battery to a point just opposite to the Shoal on which the gun boat was aground. In the meantime, three flats crowded with the enemy's Troops had mo- ved from the opposite shore, under a a sharp fire from one of their batteries directed against our troops on the main. At that point our force consisted of [Captain West's company of Jones' regiment.]Capt [Lt.] Mc Ilhenny's Battery ar- rived just as the flats had come out about midway of the Stream He immediately opened fire upon them with tremendious effect. One of the flats was soon Sunk and our fire Created terrible havoc among the Sol- diers on the other two flats, which hastily put back, Night Came on and ended the Cannonade The enemy's loss among the men on the flats must have been very heavy--Concluded on 4th Page. [1] Writer John McLean Harrington Date written 1862-01-01 Paper white, with blue lines Pen Penmanship Style Courtesy of David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University; Duke University This image may not be further reproduced except when publication permission has been granted by David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University; Duke University. File name Harrington John McLean 1839-00x-001 Links related to John McLean Harrington Duke University [2] UNC Chapel Hill [3] Campbell University [4] Michael Ray Smith [5] Links to a version of the original article, as noted in the Charleston Courier[6]