New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-14
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From the Savannah Republican, OF the sss1
we had an interview yesterday morning with
Sapt Turner, Of the Berry Infantry, and other Of
hSeerss Tho arrived in the steamer ssmson, waich
gsfeugnt s 10 she city some, of the wounded, during
/ Lhe ac.on on Thursday, between portion of the
eenemy's feet, fifteen ID number inside, and Fort
Ms,Ger, besides large number outside.6 We are
enaoied 70 give the following sketch. There were
a5out 800 men In the fort which were All ts,st
were engaged with the enemy, there being about
lsgo, al told, on the island. a =. "A
Ihe !s Mlnhesota IN first entered the port followed
discharglng shot and shell from three positions.
front and rear, besides dseharQirp ter~il,Je han
of shot and shell into the woods and thickets also
into cotton heid outside the fort, where our men
were stationed, expecting the enemy 10 land from
their Transports After the second round from fbe
broadside of the feet, the principal gun On the
battery was disnaounted. The engaeernent lasted
live hours, and all our guns on Fort Walker, ex-
cePfng two, being dIsmantled, the order was
given to eyaeate the fort, which was done, it be-
ing 10 longer tenable.
Previous to the eyaeution Of the fort an ar
Management was made for the blowing up of the
magazine, In any attempt of the enemy to open 1t.
Our men outside OF Tie fort were exposed during
tne wneie 81 the action, without any means Of de-
fence or protection.
The whole number OF killed, wounded and miss-s
ing; dfa not exceed one hundred men. 5sa -s.gz -s
We learn mat there were about fourteen killed
IN tne IoFs-Ts in capt. Reid company of Regulars
there were sixteen led,iwounded and missing.
out OF forty eight. Private Kelly, while working
one of the guns Of the fort, had his head shot of
We are informed that Capt. Rsi2ts Company inn
mediatey on landing pushed through the fire into
the fort and worked their battery in an admirable
manner for four hours, being eomplimented by the
General in command. They drew ther brass pieces
On retiring twelve miles, and then abandoned
| Capt. Wagner's company of artillery, also en-
gagged IN working the batteries, behaved with the
ntmost cooiness, and did effeetual service. Capt.
wagner was slightly wounded in the face yand the
bfood was trackfIHg from the wound as he was
working his battery, ss 5.s 1.7 : =
I. We learn that one Of Cen. Draytou's aides Tas
shot from his horse, and that a piece Of she'll
grazed the Generals cheek; a slight wound also
fn the arm. sHs- :" EEsEs i. &8s3 -
The force on the island was Heywardss Nine,
teenth, DeSaussures 3 Fifteenth South Carolina and
Styles Twenty seventh Georgia regments, besides
the Regulars. 7, seas @27S
The men were taken off the Bay Point Battery to
| --LATEST FROM EAST TENNESSEE find the fol-
lowing special dispatch in the Memphis Avalanche !:
| NashUlle, Tenn, Nov. IL. a most reliable
gentleman from East Tennessee, arrived here this
| morning, reports that Chickafnogo creek, the
| Charleston, Dick creek, and the Upper Holston
bridges, were burned at precisely O'Clock on
Friday nigbt.g 70 ,s slsf s,-.
| Other bridges were fred at the same time, but
were extinguishef. 'N3+-s7
I The telegraphic wires were destroyed at the
! same time. - ':a" w "t5N&A' 5-aE 's5f
| Dan Trewhitt is at home leading the insurrec-
[ ton. -.f1 81 tsz mead r.e-sg -.ge &. s .01J
Hon. Josiah Anderson was assassinated at the
polls on election day.
Athoroughorganization exists among the Unen-
| lists Of East Tennessee. 4 s.f- 4s.l1 Gs
Grand preparatons are making to receive Andy
johnson in Green county his homestead.
Mcdowell is standing fun and true, but cannot
stem the current. r2. ~ .-gss.E .z-g-rssg ~ sr
. A portion Of tae East Tennessee members of the
Legislature are at home making insurrectienary
speeches. ~ n .ftN s, F5ass"3 gE7 sIft55at%@ E
Eight thousand Federals are reported at Red
Springs, Macon county, where they have burned
the town. F. VI. PAUL.
Gen. W. II. Carroll has just received a dispatch
from the Secretary of War to move at once with
his brigade to the support of zollieoffer, whose
command was at Jacksboro, Tennessee, at last
accounts, eS. f53% '@"&Ea i l+g-1A@7rgs"