The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-11-16
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r. Noy,or Nov. l8.-The Norfolk Daybook
Of Yesterday contains the following dispatch
go --'- Richmond, No. IL.
There ID poshine Of interest," nom any Of the
camps or from the Southsrn Coast
The naval attack on Port Royal was terrific
oanuonading. The batteries were abandoned
The enemy are in full possession Of the harbos.
Our Southern papers bring ~ accounts Of tho
naval attack on Port Royal, bot In the coniu.
sion Of statements. IL 10 impossible 70 give. 2
very connected or circustantial account OF the
fhe Savannah Republican furnishes the fol-
loving: ~ 1.
The firing between Fl Walker and the feet,
commenced about o'clock, the feet giving
most of their attention to Fl. Walker. Before
10 o'clock, seven Of the largest steamers OF the
feet had passed the batteries, and when the 81
Nary's left, from whose passengers we obtained
our account Of the FIRST part of the action, I
most terrible csnnonading was going on.
The fight continued till the departure Of the
Emma, At II o'clock, and when the Savannah
left at 2 O'Clock, the firing was undated, except
At the Bay Point battery, which aad been silen-
ced between IL and IL o'clock. At this time
tremendous cannonading was kept up BY the
feet, consisting Of some thirty odd stesmers
and gunboats. els aa9se ge
Savannah, Nov. 10.
The Republican Of this morning is informed
by gentleman from the interior, that the
bridges over the. Chicagomarge Greek were dis.
troyed BY discharged hands, and not by the IN
ionists ~ stated
A niger who escaped from Hilton Head, says
he heard federal officers say that their loss in
the bsttle Of Port Royal, was 40 killed.
rs Columbus, Ky, Nov. H.
A dreadful accident has occurred here. A
Dah!green gun exploded yesterday, killing two
Lieutenants and six privates. Gen. Polk mar
rosly escaped. A portion of his clothes were
torn of. , 1890
A Savannah paper says that the armament of
IT. Walker consisted Of l6 gnns, Of which
bore upon the shipping. the balance beingin pc
sition on the land side. Five or six Of these
guns, among them q "a inch rifed cannon and
] l0-inch colgmbiad, were disabled during the
forenoon. These disabled, and their command
er exhausted, the garrison was evacuated be-
tween 3 and o'clock, leaving the guns in posi-
ton and unspiked, having no spikes for thai
purpose.
In the course Of the morning and previou.
night considerable achievements of infantry
and artillery from Georgia and South Carolins
had arrived at Hilton's Head, and were sta
toned in the vicinity of the batteries, but We
Ia okr IN nj he he, -
troops engaged in the battle.
j. Capt. Jacob Reeds Artillery Company, Of the
LIST Georgia regiment of regulars arrived at the
| scene of action Wednesday night and yesterday
bore gallant part in the fight. Four or Eve Of
his men were killed early in the action. The
| corps lost two Of their guns and several horses
| Col. Randolph Spaulding's Georgia volunteer
regiment, commanded by Capt Berry, was also
in the engagement. They were marched to the
beach and received CALLING Are Of round shot
and shell from tbe feet, which they we're unable
| to return.
! Col. ", H. Stiles volunteer regiment reached
the scene of action at II O'Clock, having marched
seven miles and half at double.Quick, hut they
were also unable to fire on the aeet, which was
out of reach Of their guns. This regiment had
several killed and wounded by the shells. The
Colonel and his regiment was at one time ex
49, " 's.'."o 'e'"e .,o'i '.ie nee' anu !.
J 10 '"y surprising "io'e VI 'hem were not kiheo
or wounded.
Our informant says seven Dahigreen gus,
from one q we !figates' hreo many rpos az ins
| hospital containing our WoMaea, nttihe vac
building several times, Notwithstanding the vel.
| low flag flying. The surgeons we're compelled
by this barbarops act to have ogr wounded re.
moyed further INTO the interior.
| The Minnesota and wabash are reported to
have been on tire three times from hot shot
| thrown from the battery.
Col. Spauldings regiment lost all its baggage,
| blankets, &C., but saved all their arms.
We understand the loss on our side is IL
killed and 40 wounded. Among the latter Capt
Yates, of Charleston, seriously injured by she'll
DR.. BUST, of Greenside, s. c., was instantly
killed by a shell striking him on the head.
We have no information from Bay Point bat.
teries, further than 1t gas sIlenced at III o'clock
We hear it suffered severely, and it is reported
that the garrison retired in safety to Beaufort.
| OF Col Derussares' regiment, stationed at Fort
| Walker, four were killed at the batteries and
twenty wounded. We understand the Confed.
crates lost no prisoners. except. perhaps. one or
two from Col. Derassares' regiment
The killed we're covered with blankets and
left. The wounded were all placed on boerd
steamers and will be in Savannah today.
The abandoned batteries we're taken posses.
sion OF by the enemy and the o. s. flag waved
over them when our troops retired.
| NASHVILLE, Nov l2-Five railroad bridges
were burned in East Tennessee on Friday NIGHT
by Unionists; two on the Georgia State road A.
Chicamonge creek, Hamilton county, and one on
the East Tennessee and Georgia railroad on the
Hiawassi river, Bradley county. Five minutes
after the guard passed through, the whole bridge
was in flames. Two bridges on the Tennessee
and Georgia railroad, on Lick Creek, Green
| county, and another on Holstein river we're also
| the bridges on Hostein, as Sullivan county was
| strongly Southern in feeling. The bridges oveI
| Hostein river is ut strawberry Plains in JET.
ferson county. The bridges were fired, but the
| fire was put out by the people.
A guard had one hand cut off and his skull
fractured. and there are indications that one If