The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-10-25

Driven OF with Large Loss--
GEN. Anderson Wounded-Rebei
Loss 100 Killed, Wounded aud
isoners-federai Loss 53--The
Affair Beisw New Orleans
quite "A D1fferens yerston-AIi
Our vessels >aved-The Niagara
or the Mouth at the Mississip-
Particulars al the Attack ON
wilson. zeuaves.The Rebels
Terribly Punished-Cel. Wilson
Cen>ured Another Statements of
the nebei Loss
INV losk. oct. 23-The steamer Nc
Clellan arrived iron the southwest pass iith.
Fort Pekens 18th. Tortugas. 10th and Key
Ne-t l9th.
tsn the morning of the 9th. about 81. O.
clock. the enemy attacked Col. Wilson's DO
sition In force COMPANY L 81 Infantry.
Capt. Hildt and q men. Company A lst Ar.
tllery. Lieut.. TAYLOR. 60 men in all. under
Major Nogdes. met the enemy some distance
above Camp Brown. Major NOgdes vas
taken prisoner Immediately Capt Hildt
taking command. engaged the enemy Our
loss was killed. 81 wounded and : prison.
ers. The enemys loss was much larger
Eleven OF their men were found i'm one heap
Msj Arnold arrived. after daylight, TO the
assistance Of Capt. Hildt The command
proceeded to point where the rebels had
disembsrked, just as their steamers were
fcas ing. and opened on them a destructive
fire.
The enemy loss lei, on the Island. was
twenty two killed. live wounded and thirty
three prisoners MANY OF the wounded were
carried OF Capt Bradford aud Lieut. Films
were killed. Three officers were captured,
one of them. Lieut. James, formerly OF the
United States Marines. bodily wounded.
Gen Anderson was in command OF the
rebels and was wepnded in the arm after dis
embAtking The enemy acknowledg the
loss OF over one hundred.
lin addition TO the loss on our side above
stated the Zoua,es lost nine killed in their
camp and eleven taken prisoners.
The Mcclellan brings reliable accounts of
the fight at the mouth of the Mississippi
The rebel fleet consisted of six gun boats,
the Ram Manassas and large number of
Ere ships which filled the river from shore TO
shore
Our squadron comprised the Richmond.
Waterwich. Preble and Nincen-
mes and the store ship Nightengale were at
anchor inside of the Southwest Pass. The
Manassas drifted foul OF the Richmond
q
lng but l';tle damage.
TO avoid the fire ships the squadron got un
der weigh Immediately and drifted down the
river. The Richmond. PEBBLE. Nincennes
and Nightingale got ashore on the bar. and
while ashore. were attacked by the rebels.
Only one of their shots took effect. and that
struck tho Richmond ON the quarter They
we're beaten of by the Nincennes with two
guns. having thrown the rest overheard, aud
and the rest of her armament with her chains
anchors Sc., To tighten her, she being much
exposed to the rebel fire. Not one person
was wounded or killed or wounded in the
squadron.
The Richmond. Preble and Nincennes
we're towed off next day by the Mcclellan
The Nightingale Mas still ashore. but would
probably get OF next day.
INV YoRK. Oct. a. The frgate Niagara
arrived at the mouth of the Mississippi on the
18th. The Soop OF War Dale was spoken
IN the 10th, in the gulf cruising.
The Zousves' camp was situated on Santa
Rosa Island about one mile from TT. Pick
ems. and was so distributed as 70 command all
the approaches TO the fort. and also to pro
Iect the batteries.
The rebel forces, 500 strong. embarked
from the Pensacola Navy Yard in three large
steamers and landed on the Island about four
miles above the camp. IL was about o.
clock in the morning and very dark: they
rapidly formed in three columns and proceed
sd silently towards the Zouave camp, hoping
10 effect total surprise. In this they were
but partially successful; the picket guard
Stationed about 600 yards from the camp. dis
covered and fired upon them, giving the
alarm which saved the regiment from ami
h:lation. The attack of the rebels columns
was simultaneous. and volley after voley
was aimed upon the volunteers. They we're
forced TO fall back. leaving their camp in the
hands 81 the rebels. which they commenced
burning
Fort Pickens was BY this time aroused and
three companies OF regulars came 10 our a.
sistancc. The rebels then commenced re
treating to their boats. closely followed by
the regulars and small number of yolun-
teers, keeping up a destructive fire upon
them, killing and wounding large number.
The rebels finally reached their botts but
the steamers were not over five hundred
yards from the beach and our men poured
repeated yolleys into their crowded mass
Every bullet told. and by the shouts and
OF the rebels il was evident We
had obtained ample satisfaction.
lie LouaNes were badly managed ana
Col. Wilson i very much censured for met
ticiency In not reaching the scene until all
was over. The officers and men lost almost
everything. Major Newly had narrow es.
cape from capture. being confined to his bel
bv dangerous illness.
The regiment lost 10 killed. 10 wounded.
and . prisoners The regulars lost killed.
20 upded and 10 prisopers. The rebsl.,
ioat a.. ti...t. .uu gf.far,aot ~tn tsl..l
wounded and missing. We took % priso-
ner-. including three doctors. who were re-
leased