Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-15

Of the 5th Georgia Regiment, Col Chalmers, Of the
9th Mississippi Regiment, and Col. Anderson, of the
LIST Florida Regiment, each commanding their re-
ssective divisions, to give Col Billy Wilson anr-
prise.
L may be well to remark that Wilson aud his
pirates have been sometime fixing themselves COM
fortably on the island, and that they had built a
large storehoase and filed it with provisions This
our boys thought too good for such men and were
determined to destroy them. They crossed over
the bay and marched up the beach, killing pickets
whenever hailed By one, and upon arriving near
enough opened fire upon the Yankees who had by
this time become aroused, and returned the fire.
For two or three hours the skirmishing was kept
up when our side were ordered to charge bayOnets.
This the Yankees could not stand, and fed towards
Fort Pickens. Our men then proceeded 10 burn
everything they could ind-tents, the large store.
house. together, with the provisions &c, making a
complete mass of ruins Of the Biee encampment Of
the notorious Billy and his thieves They even
gathered the splendid guns left by the frightened
and cowardly vandals and piled them up and burned
them, besides spiking a number of guns found in
the batteries, and burning the carriages Of the
same This is just retributon for the act Of burn
ing the schooner Judah" sometime ago.
We cannot state positively the loss either side,
but the boys say they left the ground pretty well
spotted With them They brought fifteen Of the
Yankees over yesterday and hold them as prisoners
OF war, one Of them Sergeant and another no less
g parsonage than MAJOR Vogden
Sergeant Rees and private Laphan of Company /,
Georgia Greys, took the flag off Billy Wilson's
marquee and were the first to put fire to the tents.
All honor is due to the brave and chvalrous South
ern boys, who did their work so boldly and tri
umphautly. Il was complete success on their
part. The property they destroyed was Of great
value, and we opine there will Be many hungry
Yankee on Santa Rosa before the provisions are re-
placed.
We go to press at pr esent with this meagre &C
count Of this engagement This evening we shall
have the full particulars and give full statement.
A piece of Bily's fsg can be seen at cur office,
kindly presented to US by Sergeant Rees Of the 9Th
Georgia regiment, who might have been seen yes
terday morning leading large live Yankee through
this city.
Amang the killed we regret to announce Lieuten-
ants helms and Sayres, and have been kindly fur
nshed the following statement Of the casualties of
the Clinch Rifles by one of the Lieutenants
Killad j. H. Adams, F. ]. Cook missing, B. r.
Helt; wounded, Newton Rice, w. II. Smith. both
slightly. We regret also to learn that General An
deFson was slightly wounded in the engagement
From the Pensacola Guards we have to record
that Mr.. Peter ONeil was so severely wounded in
the arm that amputafon was necessary, which Ope
ration was performed yesterday by Drs. Han gis
and Green, at the Ladies Hospital. He is yet in
critical condition.
We learn that the eoWardly and brutal beasts Of
Wilson's command returned to the battle field after
our men had lsft, and murdered the wounded men
left on the field. Their very act goes to show that
we are fighting base and pusilanimous ''pack, +"
whose rotten aHd cowardly principles prompt them
to any acts of meanness and cowardiee How era
ven hearted must have been the wretch who gave
the order for the murder of awounded and helpless
enemy. A just God viii certainly visit upon them
a just and terrible retribution
More Partie aIars of. the Fight on santa
Rosa Island.
From the PsnsacOla Observer October II.
We are enabled this evening to give fuller &C
count Of the engagement of Tuesday night last on
Santa Rosa Island, between the COnfederatFs and
Yankee troops. There are many rumoFs shoat 10
regard to the matter, but we have endeavored to
obtain the most reliable Although it was serious
and bloody fight, there were many amusing Incl
dents in the engagement which we shall publish
from time to time. There were some $500 in gold
and watch taken BY the soldiers from the tents Of
the officers besides other valuables. Many of Viii
sons Z9uayes were bayoneted while in their tents,
and it must have been amusing to see the scsmps
escaping from the back part Of their tents and
boys after them.
We we're shown a letter taken from the pocket of
one of the ZoRsEes The envelope had on it a rep,
resentation of soldier holding in his hand the
United States flsg-hls foot placed upon an anchor
with the insert ton underneath. Long may it
wave" The letter was from afectionate sister
in New York to her brother-the one from whom it
was taken. We understand that the person who
took and read the letter could not help feeling fO-
the sister, for it seemed By the that her whole
affections was upon that brother, who now lies cold
in the arms of death.
Capt Mangham fully displayed the bravery and cool
So for which he is everywhere characterized. lie
arrested three prisoners alone and unaided and
marched them to the guard; snd we would feel like
doing injustice to brave and noble man, did we
not mention that Adj utGnt BScb, Of the attn Georgia
Regiment arrested Sergeant who was at the time
Sergeant of the Guard, and had with him his re-
port and used the very gun he took from his prison
eF in making one or two more Yankees bite the dust
Taking into consideration the disparity of our
forces, being about ll00 and the enemy over 1000
we are proud to say that we gained most complete
victory. We attacked them in their very dsns-
whipped them out and destroyed their property
Their loss it is estimated will quadruple ours.
The enemy everywhere are feeling our power;
when they ask themselves the question "csn sub
lugate the SOuthlO the thousands of Yankee ghosts
from the plsins OF Manassas answer-the groqns of
hundreds Of wounded soldiers in their hospitals an
syer-the millions of orphans . I'd widows wailing
over the death Of their fathers and husbands and
begging for bread in the NortheFn streets answer!
When the South asks herself .Gsn We stand against
the whole North 1.-THE glorious victory at Manassas
aud routs Of the enemy at other places, ans wer-
the whipping and routing from their very homes |
Billy wilson and his pirates together with the reg
ulsrs On Santa Rosa Island, answer
Then, Southernars, take courage. Go to battle /
the last aPei foe will be swept from Southern soil
and made to seek hiding places in Northern clmes
But II all candOr, we believe the enemy imseIf &C
the complete overthrow of his forces on
Tuesday night and this is only the beginning of the
Ind.
From conQpnication receive this morning, it |
eens though several tents were dred at the same
lime, sud it IS hard 70 tell Who fred the first tent.
fhe communication says, Capt. Hull, Of the Irish /
Volunteers fred the first tent, and that private |
JheathalI set fire to Col Wilson's quarters
We Saaye some killed, aud q wounded. We |
AVE also over here two wounded Ysnkees The /
wounded all well cared for, snd attended to
With all the kindness OF at home. They are trested
y sklful physicians and we hope they may re-
over.
We learn from a reliable source, that Lieut.
Slaughter went over under flag eff trucs and
rougEt back the dead of slde who will be eth
r decently inferred herS, or sea: to their friends
We cannot conclude TING notice without referring
o the mdefatigable exertiOns Of our ladies in be.
Iaf of the wounded soldiers All day yesterday
nd night long, did they watch by the eOuches Of
he wounded soldiers, administering everythii that
ould be obtained for their comfort. This speaks
Clalles for cur patriotic ladies', than whom there
re poae pore wiling of ready to do all they can
or the southern soldier
We are happy to CORE ct the statement made by
s this morning that Lieut. Sayre had been killed.
lie is wounded and a prisoner at Fort Pickens His
round is bot considerej dangerous. His many
riends here will be happy to learn that ne is not
esd. Among the prisoners taken BY the Fedsrsls
7ere three Of sur Surgeons.
Capture of Mai. Voades
A correspondent of the Pensacola Observer, who
,o- on aya-uitna-s givas thu foIIo,,;,r, 81, ,,,4