Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-15


vertiser, writing last evening WED
nesday) ut Pensacola, sends tie fol-
lowing details Of the night attack of
our forces on Santa Rosa Island:
There We're 100 men in the ex-
petition, under Brigadier-G General
Runnels. They. crossed over TO the
island at 2 O'Clock on the morning Of
Wednesday. At 20 minutes past 4
the fist gun was fired, and in 46
minutes all that was left Of the nu-
nerous camps, the extensive commits
sasy buildings that had been erected
there, was but one mass Of shoulder
ing ruins. The hospital structure is
the only building now standing on
the Island of Santa Rosa.
Wilson's (New York Zouaves)
camp was the first one reached. The
Sentinels, completely surprised, were
either killed Or captured, and the
whole regiment, with it's chief, found
safety only III rapid fight beyond
the eastern walls of Fort P;ckens-
The scenes which occurred w}lsn
this camp was invaded are described
as being ludicrous beyond descrip-
ton or belief.
The gallant Colonel took to his
heels, with nothing but a brief skir-
ted neither garment to cover his na-
kedness, and the race between hahn
and his Haiient braves presented
struggle for precedence, more close
ly contested than any ever witnessed
over the race course. Bulls Run was
as nothing in comparison with it.
Our men pursued the tugitives with
determination, pausing now and then
to fire Il building or encampment,
or to drive !, rat-tail file into the
touchlioles of the huge cannon that
met them at almost every step. They
advanced to within a mile ofPickens.
Not Il gun from the ramparts, was
fired to check the advancing column :;
the very mound that goes down to
the heavy swinging gates of the for
tress, We're sent to their long ac-
count.
The expedition having succeeded
beyond the hopes OF the most SAIL
guine, our forces turned eastward.
On their return, corpse. after corpse
of the enemy met their view, while
many We're badly wounded.
Not gun, all this time, had been
fired from the fleet, whose presence
and whose menaces have so long in
suited us.
Our troops We're on the island
from two until six in the morning.
The boats engaged i'll the expedition
were towed back by the steamers
Ewing, Tune and Neatie.
Of the Coufederates a dozen or
more We're killed and twenty-nine
were wounded. The latter are now
in the hospital at Pensacola
Among the killed are Capt. Brad
ford, of Florida. and Lieut., Nellns,
Of Georgia. The latter, an Adjutant
OF one of the Georgia regiments, died
Just as the boat, or it's return reached
the wharf. \ Drawer Or more chival-
ric gentleman and soldiernever BREATH
ed. Lieut.. Sayre, a volunteer aid to
Gen. Anderson, was shot through the
hip.
Some of our exhausted men were
probably overlooked and left on the
island. Maj. Nodges, L. $. A, and
some thirty other Federals are pris-
oncrs in our hands.
Lieut.. Slaughter, of the Mobile
who was taken priso-
ner while bearing a white flag to
Fort Pickens, has been released.
Richmond, Oct. 10, lS61.-Col.
w. +. Starlle, of Gen. Loring's staff,
has arrived here from Gen. Lees
camp iii Western Virginia, with dis
patches announcing the retreat of
on the night of the 9th
instant across Gauley river, proceed
ing rapidly in Il northwestward di-