Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12

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Of the feet opened continuouS fire upony
Forts Walker and Beauregard, Be- we'll as
upon those Of Bay Point. ---s
Under cover Of this fire an effort was nhde
70 run the gauntlet Of the batteries, which
A number of the vessels passed through
tne hre from the shore batteries with very
trining injury. AT least fifteen Of them sue
land batteries.
AS the Union feet sailed up the u1usduito
fleet OF Iatnall opened hre, bot seeing the
impossibility Of making any r,,siztance soor
dispersed. Some were forced to nun in shove
others we're driven up the inlet out Of ViSht'
Commodore Tatnall went on shore with
his men, to assist in working the batteries
and use them against our vessels, which were
endeavoring to follow the advance of the
others. The passage of the feet through the
channel was not accomplished until the fir
ing had continued from halfpast four in the
morning till nearly FIVE ia the evening.
One Of the Union gun-boats is believed to
have been burned and three steamers disa-
bled.
1t is acknowledged by the enemy that they
bad twenty men killed in Fort Walker. but
1t is impossible to state what their loss was
at the other batteries; doubtless very great,
as our fire is said to have been very effective,
hhu tlS guns Wbil leANI CallOer.
No sooner did our vessels 20 past the
batteries of Port Royal entrance and slide
into what is termed Broad River, than they
made for the mouths of the inlets leading to
Beaufort, Savannah aud Charleston. These
they Immediately blockaded, though not in
time to prevent the escape of small rebel
vessels. Not one of the Federal vessels was
sunk, and the only one believed to be de-
stroyed by fire was the gun-boat referred to
above.
The crew are said to have passed through
murderous fire TO another vessel which
they reached with very little if any loss.
The Union vessels acted under special in
structions in blockading the inlets which led
| to most important points, and which afforded
loop holes of escape TO the enemy.
While portion of the fleet entered upon
this duty, four ships made at once for Beau-
fort and at three o'clock on Thursday these
vessels we're iB sight of the town,
A dispatch, dated Beaufort, November z
to the Charleston Mercury, says that at that
time the Union forces were preparing TO
land, evidently with the design of throwing
up intrenchments and attacking the town.
We have no means of knowing the exact
loss of the Union forces, but the rebels con-
fess their own firing was very bad, and that
their artllleryme badly in want of practice.
They declare, moreover, that the guns in the
fort were not properly mounted.
When Commodore Tatnall went to assist
the men in the forts, he found that many of
their cannon were dlsmounted by their own
rebound To this fault the rebel Journals
attribute their defeat, and loudly cali on the
Confederate Government to find out where
the blame rests. oil . ..
A telegraphic dispatch which left Rich
| mond on Saturday last stated there was
nothing particularly important from the
Southern coast. 1t is evident from this that
the rebel Government has prohibited any
| further Information from coming north of
Richmond. This implies that they have suf-
| iered a heavy defeat,
The Charleston Mercury of the Sth inst.
| after summing up results, says the Yankees
seem to have driven Commodore TatnalPs
mosquito fleet up the creeks leading to
| Savannah, and cut off all water communion
ton with Charleston, by sealing up Skull
| Creek, although the Yankees have effected
as yet no landing.
1t is certain they have made some propress
and it bebooves us to Immediately send such
IeiufoTcements as may be needed to check
| any movements they may make toward gain
ing even the smallest foothold on our soil
If the invaders can take Charleston with
twenty-five thousand men, let them, as we
would be unworthy TO possess it, and it will
| be a tit memorial laid in ashes of our o. Wn
| Southern imbeciity.
| The following is special dispatch to the
| Charleston Mercury.
| HENDERsoNvLLE, November 10 P. M
| The practice of our artillerists at Hilton's
Head has been very bad, hence the success
full passage of seven of the enemy's men of
war. Their transports are still outside.
Our loss thus far has been very slight and
the troops in good heart. The firing of the
Yankee war vessels was very accurate. Hill
tons Head and Bray Point as at first re-
| ported, received the brunt of the attack.
| Our failure to sink any of the vessels which
| passed our batteries, is owing to the poor
| practice of the artillerists. The enemys
ships which passed our batteries can be dis
tincty seen from Beaufort. Forts Walker
and Beauregard are still firing.
The enemy has lost one gun-bost which
was burned. Shells can be seen from here
bursting in the woods.
Our lines of communication are COM
pletely cut of, unless more troops are sent
here, with artillery and cavalry.
-Four ships are now in sight, over the land,
and up as far as Skull Creek There is
reason TO, believe the enemy are now making
| preparations to land large force at Hilton
Head either to night or tomorrow morning.
| River News.
| pITTs Novamhar M .:,o