The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-14

the large building over which IL had floated
contpiCuously, and soon a white flag was sect
on pole stuck into the ground at little dis
taIcc from the fort. Our vessels ceased fire,
and waited for flag Of truce from the shore,
. Tut ~ none came n single shot was fired from
the Walash, 30 which no reply came.
In another moment Loaf put Of from the
Flag. ship with Captain John Rodgers, bearing
flag of truce, but no ono was found 10 receive
1t on landing. Fort Walker was deserted the
rebels had broken and fled procipitately. leaving
everything behind them. even 10 their watches
anu wallets laid aside while in the ar ion. The
stars and Stripes were hoistci on the mos, con-
spiouous building and at precisely 2 O'Clock in
the a,e'nooh OF November 9Th, 1861, 1t was
seen ionting In the breezes of Sou'h Carolina.
carrying the report ola victory to- all. while ne
the news spread through the fleet, cheer uppn
cheer resOundcd from vessel to vessel
Tho marines were at once landed, the fort &C.
cupied and the dead found here, buried To the
number Of on 10. Thee were evidently kill
cd iy The last concentrated fire Of our guns, Of
whose terrible effect IL is impossible to give any
adequate impression. The sight which met
these who first landed was a most sick ming one
Everything was slippery with gore, and the sfill
warm flood, brains and flesh Of men were scat
tered al out In all directions, bcsmcaung the
run.coiiiurrs al covering the earth anl sod
with unmisGkealle traces Of the havoc our well
directed iire bad made. Six of the heavy guns
on The coast side Of h. fort were dismountei or
disalItd, and oilers Lore marks of shot which
had stuck them.
with The exception Of one man found in tho
Tort and three in the hospital two of them in
attendance on tho third, who was sick, tho place
IVES found conn lcttly deserted the tents aud bar
ngtkS OF 'hc officers AMI soldiers being left pre-
cisoly as they stood, the Enemy having evident
ly ieitcnicd with too great precipitation to even
cnny of the money in their trunk, or the
watches l,it IN their tents.
A L. a.
Wrirhi's brigade commsna,d to land, the 7,h
Connecticut and the i'b ~ II. regiments tilin :
thu lead and be To-. was formally given over
ly the ravy into thc hands Of tho army. All
that MI hi The rush Ui dis, NIL. rkaliOn continued,
a., ~, :. - IT,. &c., -'rt"d tOm the trlnsj or's
to the thorc hv he all Of he Mayilow"r - =
and s,Ncfal Of The runhots a. fast a. thcv
were landed he men were formed INTO The
oder OF lai'lc, AMI threw ont their pick ,ts
rr,Iaitd for an attack. but none came. aud
hal We lhcn known he complete panic in which
the 'L,uy had rcitoacd, We mi ghl have fol-
loved and taken many prisoners, in spite of
the Ca Knees Of the nigh. and our uniamari,y
, vi h ihy land.
We c>Tcccd another f.ht with Fort u ,aurc.
rard, ut Fay Pint, but the surtcn lev Of Fort
Walker was sui cicnt to convince III, chiyalry
there that II was lest 70 leave. Their fir, t. asrd
as soon as they discovered the surrender of
Fort Walker. and when a boa, wen. over here,
before sunrise The next morning il was found
that the rebels there had He'd during the NIGHT,
In as great confusion a. thcir ircnls on the
other side, leaving cverylhin' bchnl them.
| lh'ir fal, WIS found lying in the dust, and the
post taken possession Of. II is to he occupied
ly TIE Navy, and Is now held by a force of ma
iincs, assisted 10y portion Of Cen Shrrman's
commaud--the 10Th Regiment having landed
Immediately. The possession Of this fort puts
ny at once IN complete command OF POr Royal
llHtlor.
Early on Friday morning reconnaissance
was made in force 10y Cart. Gilmore, Of the
Engineers, escorted ly the 9Th Connecticut re-
gim,nt, Colonel Terry, who, moving with great
caution, ADVANCED on Hilton Head Island rs
lar NJ ScahrOok, cu Skull Creek, the boundary
between Hilton Head lsLlnd and the main l,ni.
But no traces OF the enemy were found, except
ing the marks Of a wild r. rcat which lined the
road. Guns, pistols cartridge. boxes, blankets,
knaI sacks, ard all the ordinary scI'tutings o. a
retIoatiug army being founi more hiclly 10y
the ioadsilc than even at the famous run to
Washington.
During the day contrablnds, who began TO
come in, reported that the troops on the island
had vithdfgWn TO the mainland ns far ~
the village of Hlriflon, crossing Macl1y Creek,
continuation Of Skull Creek, al plnc,
called Ferry Point some : miles from Hilton
Head, where boats had com, 10 take them OH,
and passing over Skull Creek also NJ Selbrouk
three or four miles below. The seen" a. tho
ferry, ~ described by the negroes was a most
singular one. Possessed with an urcont roll able
fear Of the troops, whom they supposed to he
in chase Of them, the poor wrctchcs, in their
lmIaiicrCc TO get Oft, sprung into the water, to
their necks throwing up their hands as signals,
begging and cntrcating the boats to come to
tier rescue. They Clun, also to the whrclhouse
Of the I amcrs witch could scarrcl, move nm.
der the lead hat wei he'd them down II was
lreak. neck cluse for precedence, and in the
w0a r.sh, every hin, was FORGOTTEN u. the
sli lie priceless commodities Of life aud liberty
Tie L,r,y, ol the OH co.'s were left behind TO
run ~ will in the woods, whore they were ar-
forwards found I'll saddlcl and lriilcI, furnish.
ing very timely assistance 10 our own soldiers.
Mlo.r .l'cds were not yet landed. l.arse quan.
uiic- OF army stores, guns. ammunition, and
the Ike continued 10 come ia all through the
day, having been picked up at different points
Two bass i,ld-Iicccs were rl-o discovered at
the ferry, and brought To camp
According To the statement Of the prisoners
and the negroes, the forces at lIil,0n Head
amounted 10 about ] 800 men, commanded bv
Gen. Z hos. j. prayiuu, inrludiuy BOO & ,ru,1n
artillery under Col. Wagner, 20 Horse Giards,
aud soiuc 900 inlantry of the oh regiment
South Cmolua Volunteers, Col. llcyvard. and
the 12th regiment, Major Jones commanding.
On by Point were loo mon. making the total
rebel force little short Of 1000 men. re-
Enforcement Of 5000 or COCO men, undcr Gen.
i'lNNs N'l nlhlll'l-l'N Il'l OF llt lutr'S OF
South Carolina, were cNpcc.od, but did not
come.
TIlr KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Owing to the vild stampede Of the evening,
hut few pri-uncrs were taken. not moro than 10 |
in H. 20 far as could learn, and of these sick
or wounded. The most intelligent OF the nris
ou'ts was nm assistant of Gen. Ice, of Tho En-
gitccrs, who built The tort. The others must
have been carried on M well as the most of tLcir
dead a. trail, we're discovered in the grass as |
though dead hoiiy, had been dragged hastily
along. Their loss must have been heavy. though |
no accurate estimate could be- iunucL and the |
prisoners ecCm,d 10 know but little al out the |
matter. ON board the flag chip il was a., mated |
that something oyora hundred were certainly |
Killed, AMI as many wounded. Probably the |
L., WAS greater. over 90 l,lrs ar, rcport- |
cd to lm>c been buried by our men.
On the afternoon OF SATURDAY the Oh. the |
gun lu,ts Seneca, Pon,linl and 'Curlcw made a |
r''mroi-auc" as far mp n" river as Beaufort,
hnlIt uuih.n- 'o oWosc their progress, that |
town Icing deserted 10y all ia. white mhabi-
I 'l.'s. and given over tO the rnrrups who were
Improving The Opportunity tn plumber, break ng
into stores, Sc. but ,uc Willie man was found |
and he dead drulk. From all that coull lc |
lomIol up 90 tie time the steamer l..l with dis
rai'h,t. II b. SUPPOSED thnt the enemy is con-
cen aiing ~ bNittun u village no, lar from the
western edge Of Hilton Head leland, to which
lace tho 'rUols on Hilton Head reiterated dur
ing iho night after the homl arlmcnt
IIEsENT POSITION or orr TROOPS.
The position occupied by our troops on Hill
ton Head Island can be held arains, any force
mat might lard there, and with our gui-holts
AZ h'nd' he enemy will lie in no hurry 10 leave |
The main land. But South Carolina is doubt
less aroused, and were there power enough in
me Oohi'dcracy' our troops would speedily be