The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-25
THE LATE BATTLE AT HATrERAs.
DEFEAT OF THE REBELS.

We have heretofore given graphic des-
criptions of the slaughter of the rebels by
the gunboat Monticello, while they were
attempting to cut of the retreat OF the
twentieth Indiana regiment, to Forts Hat
teras and Clark, from camp they had
formed about forty miles distant, on the
belt of land that divides Pamlico Sound
from the Ocean. The Island is less than
one mile wide, and the rebels to the num-
Der of 5000, in six steamers and barges,
came up the Inlet and fred on the camp.
What occurred afterwards is thus related
by correspondent of the New York Her.
aid, writing from the scene of action:
The Monticello Immediately got under
way, and ran up to Loggerhead Inlet, about
eighteen miles above Cape Hatteras, and
soon came across the rebels, who were
marching down the beach, with bands play
ing martial music, and rebel flags Haunting
bravely in the breeze. There were hardly
less than 1000 of them, consisting of Vir-
ginians, North and South Carolinians and
Georgians, and they were pressing forward
eagerly to capture the whole of our little
band. The island for twenty or thirty
miles is not mile wide, in any part, and
covered here and there with strips OF woods,
of scrub oak and holly-all else is barren
sand. The Monticello ran within half or
three quarters of mile of the beach, and
while the rebels were foot ng their instru>
ments with great effect, and marching along
yelling and hooting, Lieutenant Commander
Braine seat ten~inch shell into them, the
missile exploding with terrific, and to
item, startling violence among their
front ranks, cutting down a dozen
at one blow. Instantly thereafter a
shell from his thirty-two FOUNDER, and a
projectile from his rife gun aft, exploded
among them, doing terrible execution, and
producing the utmost CONSERVATION. As
quick as thought the musicians smultane-
ously threw down their instruments, bring
ing their musical entertainment to sud-
den close, and with the color bearers and
soldiers -who had thrown down their flags
and weapons-took to their heels nd ran.
They were brought back again,but Braine's
fire was too hot, and the entire advance reg.
iment broke and scattered like sheep. The
Monticello's fire was uninterrupted and ra-
pid, the shells exploding in groups and COM
panies OF soldiers, shooting their DEATH
dealing fragments about and tearing lanes
through the rebels. The enemy then re-
treated to small copse of woods, aud en-
deavored to shelter themtelves from the
raining shells, but when they had been well
driven from the bare beach, the Monticello
would turn and pay its respects to the
woods. In this wood they found no safety,
and again they would break and by the
hundreds rush across the barren beach, ex-
posed to the fire of the Monticello's well
directed guns. So it went on for three and
half long hours, during which time the
Monticello had expended, with great effect,
one hundred and eighty shels,an undoubt-
eddy killed two or three hundred of the en-.
envy and wounded as many more, as there
was no protection against the fire During
the Smelling the rebel feet came near the
beach inside and endeavored to rescue many
who had thrown away everything and ran
out into the sound, up to their chins,
to escape the exploding shells. Occasion
ally ten inch shell was thrown at the
fleet, one of which struck the Fanny, which
the rebels had in use, and damaged her
stern considerably. Two barges-one 60
ing out loaded down with fugitives and
wounded and the other coming from the
feet with officers and men-were observed
and each honored with ten inch shell. One
was seen to strike in the large barge carry
ing the wounded, explode and, tearing the
boat into fragments, it sent the bodies of
the soldiers high in air, and distributed
them on thewater in all directions. An
other destroyed barge containing large
number OF officers and soldiers, scarcely O
dozen of whom escaped. Col. Barsco and
the Major of the Georgia regiment met their
death in this boat Persons who escaped
describe the carnage among the rebels as
horrible. Their dead bodies strewed the
beach for miles. The sand was also GOV.
cred with muskets, swords, accoutrements,
clothing, &C., which the rebels had thrown
away. The supply of shells giving out, and
night approaching, after the enemy had
been completely broken and dispersed, the
Monticello came down to Cape Hatteras
and covered the Indianians encamped for
the night about the light house. Colonel
Hawkins command lay little above the
light house, towards the enemy. The night
passed quietly, and in the morning both
commands marched for this post, aud for
the first time in thirty six hours the India
ma regiment obtained food. They were com~
pletely worn out, but no ill effects have
been observed from their long march.
The Indiana regiment was accompanied
nearly to the lighthouse by thirty families
flying from Chicamacomico on the approach
OF the rebels. Their fight was marked by
the most painful circumstances. Old men
and women, children and babes, borne in
the arms of their, parents, leaving every
thing they had in the world to the relentless
enemy, trudged on under hot sun, over
many miles of heavy sand, glad to escape
with life alone, and know nothing of what
the future had in store for them. The SOL
diers helped them along, carrying their
children, and the officers giving up their
horses to the cd. What little the men had
to eat and drink was cheerfully divided with
these poor creatures; but their flight was,
nevertheless, distressing and painful in the
extreme. They were all Union people, and,
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