Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-11-15


PnnADE1PurA, Nov. IA special dis
patch to the Inquirer, dated at Fortress Mon
roe, says that two fishing smacks took refuge
under the g4ias Of the Cumberland The cap
tains we're Baltimoreans. They reported that
they had been fishing IN James river When
they ieft, the report was current that Charles.
ton had been attatked, and on Friday last sew
eral rebel regiments were sent South from
james and York rivers. The cmbarkation
took place in great haste. The shores Of the
james river were almost deserted.
CARO-, Nov. IA copy of the Memphis
Appeal of the 9th, received yesterday under
flag If truce, contains tie following special
dispatch:
@AT,.ANrA, TIA, Nov. s.
"Relia6le dispatches, received here by pri-
vaie parties. state that the enemy have captur'
cd our batteries at Bay Point and Hilton
Head and have taken tie town Of Beaufort
They are within ten miles only of the Rail
road connecting Charleston and Savannah
Our loss is represented as being great.
Signed B. +. D.
A dispatch datei Beaufort, Nov. 9Th, to
the Charleston Mercury, says that at that time
the Union forces were preparing 10 land, eFi7.
DENLY with the design Of throwing mp intreneh-z
mcnts and attacking the town.. We have no
means Of knowing The exact loss Of the Union
forces, but the rebels cpniess their own firing
was very bad, and that their artillery men were
badly in want Of practice.
The Charleston Mercury of the 8ih inst. af'
( ter summing up the results says: The Yam
kees seem TO have driven Com. Tatnalls Mos
quito feet up the creeks leading TO Savannah,
aud cut of all water communication with
/ Oharlston by scaling up Skull Greek.
Although the Yankees have effected as yet
DO landing, it is certain that they have made
some progress, aud it behoves US Immediately
to send such reiufOrcemeuts as may be needed
10 check any movements they may make to-
wards gaining eyeu the smallest fooihnld on
our soil. If the invaders can take Charleston
with p 900 men let them, as VIC would be
worthy to-po-stss it; and it will be a iit memo
rial, laid in ashes, Of our own Southern imbe-
cility.
WAsnINGTox, Nov. I2.-Thc substance of
the accounts published in the Norfolk Day
Book have been received here, containing inn
poriant particulars regarding the movements
Of the great fleet. The rebels say al the guns
IN their batteries on Hilton Head and Island
! Point were dismouate.l.
The Charlston Mercury says that these guns
were dismounted by their own recoil y rather
remarkable statement
The latest dispatch, dated Tuesday evening,
Nov. >. p. M, say five Federal vessels are now
! in sight of Beau ort, and an attack is expected
tonight
The dispatches in the Norfolk Day Book were
mostly from Charleston.
The. Charlston Mcreurys accounts were a
! broad, from East Tennessee, showing indica-
/ tions that Union men there are gathering
/ They are accused of cutting d9wh telegraph
wires and burning bridges to hinder the move.
mcnts of the rebels.
/ FoKTREss MONROE, Nov. II,
-Four fishermen came in from across james
| river last night, and give the same report as
the five deserters from Yorktown gave yester-
/ day, viz: That our troops had taken Charles
| ton.
Another iag of truce, sent from Norfolk
yesterday, brought down reports that after the
capture Of the batteries the rebels fell back 10
Beaufort where most desperate struggle took
place. There was terrible excitement at Nor
! folk.
J Pn1LADE1PnIA, Nov. 2.-The Inquirer as
the following from Fort Monroe, derived froin
a rebtl source: In anticipation of the arrival
/ of the great expedition, the rebels have been
erecting batteries upon a point at lIiIton's
! Head and on the opposite neck Of. land The
| principal forti6cation Hilton's Head was
Clenoninatcd Fort Walker, situated on low
! land. and partially concealed 6y uudcfbrush.-
Adjoining it were other batteries Of smaller
! size, but so connected as TO prove a formidable
bar to the entrance of vessels.
| Fort Beaufort was Of considerable Importance,
having been mounted with heavy guns. The
garrisons are supposed to have been South
! Carolina rcgiments, aasiSted by additional
regiments sent from Richmond That the
batteries at Boy Point, opposite Hilton Head,
were equally as formidable inside OF Fort Roy
al entrance, and behind the batteries lay the
fleet of Commodore Tatnall, which consisted
only of small vessels carrying a few heavy
guns but principally light ones. Tugs cOasti-
tu,cd great portion Of the feet. Many Of
these remained outside Of the mouth of the en-
trance, ill the arrival of our feet, when they
formed miniature line Of battle in the posi-
tiou already stated, behind the guns of their
own forts aud across The entrance.
On the morning of Thursday last, the Uni
/ ted States feet, numbering forty~two vessels
headed by the flag ship, approached the mouth
Of Port Royal entrance. This was at half past
Q o'clock Several Of the transports remained
off the coast. Upon arriving at suitable
pusii ion, tipa guns Of the deet opened conin-
uous fire upon Forts Walker and Beaurrgard,
as we'll as upon those of Boy Point. Unter
cover OF this fire, an effort was made to run
the gauntlet of the batteries, which they did.
\ humber of the vessels passed through the
| fire from the shore batteries with trfing in
jurcs or IOss, Is of them succeeded in passing
up beyond the reach OF the land batteries.
As the Union sailed up, the Mosquito fleet
of 'Tatnall opened fire, but seeing the imposs-
bility of making any resistance, soon dispersed.
Some were forced to run on shorc, or they
we're driven up the inlets out of sight. Com.
/ Tatnall went on shore with the crew to assist
in working the batteries and use them against
our vessels, which were endeayoring to follow
the advance Of the others.
/ The passage of the feet through the channel
was not accomplished until the firing had CON
tinucd from hairpast four in the morning until
nearly five in the evening.
One Of tic Union gun-boats is believed to
ave been burned and three steamers disabled.
1t is az knowIeigc,l hy the enemy that they
Lad 20 men killed in Fort Walker, but it 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, and the
gui,s well aimed ard Of heavy calibrc.
No sooner did our vessels go past the bat
terics at Port Royal entrance, and slide into
what is termed Broad River than they made
for the mouths Of the Inlets leading TO Beau
fort, Savannah ami Charleston. These they