Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-16

mico and its results which we are permitted
to copy. The additional statement of the
capture of the steamer Fanny is equally in.
teTesting:
"EL1zABETH City, n. c., Oct. s, 1861.
Colonel Wright, with the Georgia Regi-
ment and a portion of Colonel Shsw's,
amounting in all to fifteen hundred men,
went down on yesterday, 4th inst, to Chica-
macOmico, 10 attack a regiment of about
eight hundred of Lincoln's Hessians,' sta
toned, or very recently sent there, which re-
suited in the capture Of thirty-two of the
cowardly dogs, with several hundred muskets,
many pistols, two large pieces of artillery, a
large quantity of ammunition, blankets, &c.,
and provisions sufficient to feed regiment
for thirty days.
"TheIe was not single man killed on
either side, as the cowardly rascals did not
stand long enough to FIRE their pieces, except
one, who stepped out and shot and killed
Colonel Wrighps horse from under him. He
was one of the taken. Our men could have
captured every one OF the enemy if they (our
troops) could have succeeded in landing from
the steamer. The Georgia regiment sue.
ceeded in landing after wading up to their
a1m-pits for over half a mile. The North
Carolina troops (seven hundred in number)
tried to cut the retreating enemy off by wad-
ing in different direction from the Georgia
troops, but they got into a deep channel of
water, eight feet deep, and had to return.
Had they succeeded in landing the whole of
the Hessians could have been captured with
perfect ease. Unfortunately for them, they
could not procure any fats to carry with
them to land the soldiers, consequently they
had to run the steamers in until they
grounded, and then had to wade to the shore.
As soon as our soldiers landed and COM
menced to advance, the enemy fled like
sheep, throwing their muskets and sidearms
in every direction scattering them in the
sand. They had blankets spread on the sand,
playing cards, and they did not take time to
pick them up, but left them dealt out on the
blankets.
II presume you must have heard of the
prize that Colonel Wright took on Monday,
lst inst. 1t was as follows: Some day or
two previous, ten negroes ran off from the
island, and got boat and went down to the
Yankees at Hatteras. One of the owners of
the fugitives started with flag of truce to
get his negroes, and when near Chicamacom-
leo he saw one of Lincoln's steamers-the
Fanny and becoming alarmed, returned to
Roanoke and gave information to Colonel
Wright of the steamer. The Colonel took
with him three hundred men, aud the
steamer Ctrle3o, with one or two cannon,
and on Tuesday, I'd inst, came in contact
with the steamer Fanny and, after several
shots from both steamers, succeeded in
taking the Fanny and forty niLe prisoners
Qndianians), besides quantity of provisions,
one thousand and fifty overcoats, twelve
hundred pairs of blankets, two large cases of
brogan shoes, two cannon, besides sundry
articles of eatables and drinkables, such as
cheese, jellies, cakes, wines, brandy, cigars,
&c. The whole prize is estimated to be
worth some $4,000 or $4,000.
''There will, think, be an attack made
upon the island by the Federals very
shortly" .----- -. .,ss ,ssla.ssl =. ss.,Hs
LIST OF PRISONERS CAPTURED FROM THE FED
RRAL FORCES AT CHIoAMAcoNIoo, N. G., ON
THE 4TH AND 9Th OF OCTOBER, 1861. sw
From the Norfolk Day Book, October Ill
Sergeant-Msjor G. II. Comfy, Twentieth
Regiment Indiana Volunteers, Logans-
port, Indiana. .
Fourth Sergeant @. W. Demotse, Company
/, Valparaiso, Indiana.
Second Sergeant H. B. johnson, Company I,
Wanatah, Indiana.
Third Sergeant Fred Engle, Company D,
Fountain County, Indiana.
First Sergeant L. M. Kinnard, Company D,
Fountain County, Indiana.
Fourth Corporal W. Il. Dangerfeld, Com
pany A, Pennsylvania.
Eighth Corporal N. B. Easton, New Buffalo,
Indiana.
PriUdtes.
Charles E. Jones, Company E, Laporte
County, Indiana.
Jacob Shoot Company H, Wabash County,
Indiana.
Charles W. Gross, Company G, Lafayette
County, Indiana.
George NJ. Parker, Company E, Michigan
Artillery.
Henry A. Unrawb, Company G, Wanatah.
Francis NJ. Glover, Company D, Fountain
County.
John H. Hoffman Cook, Company D, Foun-
tain County.
William Stickley, Company g, Marshall
Eli Schneider, Company E, Warsaw County.
Paul Bernheart, Company |, Chicago, III.
George W. Gerbee, Coloners boy, fifteen
years old, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Washington Probis, Company D, Fountain
County, Indiana.
A. Vanhorn, Company H, Cook County, Ill.
Nathan Brady Cook, Company D, Baltimore,
Indiana.
L. L Bennett, Company D, Howard County,
Indiana.
Joseph Maddocks, Company F, Pulaski
County, Indiana.
G. Sheack, Company H. Indianapolis.
/ James Clay ton, Company H, Marshall County.
| Henry Hines fourteen years old, Captains
boy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
John Duringer, Company |, Cedar Lake
Indiana.
John Drury, thirteen years old, Company l.
| Wabash, Indiana.
Leonard H. Reilly, Company H, LapOrte
County, Indiana.
THE ENGAGEMENT ON CAPE HENRY BEACH.
The Day. Book, published at Norfolk, or
Friday, llth inst, gives the following ac
count in reference to an engagement on Cape
Henry Beach;
Information was brought to the city yes
terday morning. that large United States
transportship had run ashore on Cape Henry
beach. The commanding officer at this pos
Immediately proceeded to the beach. Rifle
guns were mounted in little while and op
eratiOns began.
We are indebted to a gentlemen of thi
city, who witnessed the engagement between
our forces and the vessel alluded to above
for the following particulars;
The forces engaged on our side, were the
Huger Artillery, Louisiana Guard Artillery
the command of Major Saunders. FirinI
was commenced on our side about fou
o'clock, and continued until night set in. |
was not returned by the vessel, but in q shor
time after the steamer Monticello hove il
sight and opened her fire upon us. At frs
her shot did not reach us, but, changing he
position, threw her shot Immediately amonI
us. None Of the shot did us any injury, ant
none of our guns took effect upon the vessel
From another gentlemen, who was at Oh
Pleasure House, on Cape Henry beach, W
learn that the transport ship was righ