Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-24

From q copy OF the klchmond enquirer, OF
the 18th inst, we make the following ex-
tracts
DENIAL OF THE SAILING OF THE NASHVILLE.
Some ef our Southern exchanges an
nounce the sailing from Charleston-and |
consequently the breaking of the blockade |
of the Confederate States steamship Nash. |
viHe for Europe, having on board Messrs. |
Mason and Slidell, our Ministers to England |
and France. We have the very best author. |
ity for saying that the NdShUiHe is still in |
Charleston harbor, and our Ministers did not
sail in that vessel.
THE BATTLE AT SANTA ROSA 1sLAED-THE |
FIGHT COSTLY ONE TO THE REBELS.
The Pensacola correspondent of the Au- |
pusta (Gs) CoaSttutiondliSt furnishes the |
following hurried detail of the brilliant Con-
federate success at Santa Rosa Island:
CAMP STEVENS,
PENSACOLA, FLA, October 9.
At length we have had an opportunity of
being relieved from our state of mastery
inactivity" and of measuring arms with the
enemy near this place.
During last night an expedition, composed
Of detachments of several Confederate COM
panies and regiments, set out for Santa Rosa
Island for the purpose of breaking up the
encampment of the notorious Billy Wilson
and his celebrated Fire Zouaves, who had
taken position on the island.
Early in the evening Colonel jackson WIS.,
tied our camp, and informed us that he re-
quired one hundred and fifty men from our
regiment (the Fifth Georgia) to perform q
very important service, twenty seven from
the Clinch Rifles, and nineteen from the
Irish Volunteers. Every man who was will
ing TO volunteer was requested to shoulder
arms, and every man came to shoulder.
The Captains of the companies were then
requested to pick out the required number,
which was done.
These were taken from the Clinch Rifles,
Irish Volunteers, Cuthbert Rifles and Nc.
Duffie Rifles, under command of Lieutenant
Hallonqust, formerly of the United States
Army. Lieutenant Day, of the Clinch Rifles,
being the junior officer, was on the left, but
that wing arrived too late to take part in the
action.
Colonel Jackson accompanied the expedi-
tion, and the entire force, which consisted of
about twelve hundred men, was under COM
mand of General Anderson.
About two o'clock this morning we landed
on the island, and marched about five miles
through the enemy's lines and into his camp,
which we completely destroyed, burning up
bis tents &C., and killing his sentinels as we
proceeded.
The Zouaves were taken almost completely
| by surprise, but as soon as they recovered
| fought desperately; at times, however, they
acted rather cowardly, but upon the whole,
| gave us some pretty warm work. We finally
succeeded in driving them into Fort Pickens,
| killing quite a number of them, taking some
| thirty or forty prisoners and a lot of camp
equipage and other trophies.
Some of our men have brought away
money, hats, caps guns, swords, pistols and
| pieces of Billy's standard.
0I1r T11an anToH with 0raof onn1pooc opd
bravery, and having accomplished the object
OF our mission, we returned to the mainland.
| AS we did so we found that the balance of
the regiment was advancing to reinforce us;
but finding US coming back, they also re-
turned 10 the camp.
Our loss has been very severe. Among the
| killed are Lieutenant L. A. Nelms, of the
| McDuffie Rifles, of Warrentop, and aid to
| Colonel Jackson; Joseph Ii. Adams and Fred.
| Cooke, of the Clinch Rifles, and j. Stanton,
Of the Irish Volunteers.
Among the wounded are the following:
| n. Rice, of the Clinch Rifles, shot in the arm;
| VIM. Fl. Smith, of the same company, shot
in the shoulder; j. II. Harris, of the same
company, shot on the right ear.
will send you the casualties in the Irish
Volunteers as soon as l can obtain them.
The Clinch Rifles, Irish Volunteers and Nc
| Dufie Rifles faced the front all the time.
James German, of the Volunteers, cap
| tEred one prisoner; ]. S. Harris, of the
| Clinch Rifles, is set down for two of Abe's
dead men; and several others of the same,
and tor burning the enemy's camp and prov
epder The man who shot Nelms was also
made to bite the dust by one of our own
men.
Too much can not be said in praise of the
officers and men, and the only regret is that
some of our men were taken prisoners by
the enemy. Such is the fate of war, how
ever, and we must expect while often sue
cessful, to have the cup of victory dashed
with the bitters of adversely.
We arrived in camp at ten o'clock this
morning. Our wounded will be well taken
care of.
The following extracts are from private
letters received from volunteers at Pensa-
cola:
We killed one hundred of them, and lost
heavily in killed and t0ounded on our side, but
do not know the exact number. We also
took scme thirty or forty prisoners. One of
our men got $340 in cash; William e. Nc
| Coy took gun from one of the enemy
another took the Zouave Majors hat; others
took coats, hats, caps, swords, fiue pair of
| navy pistols; one of our mess captured fine
GeIman-siver horn. Ben Bolt, son of Judge
Bolt, is missing; we think he has been taken
prisoner. The whole regiment was anxious
to participate, and were about crossing over
to the island this morning., when they met
the expedition returning, and all came back
| together.
We set out, and before daylight were
! landed on Santa Rosa Island, among Billy
Wilson's Zouaves, away below, and marched
five miles, fighting several battles before we
got off the island. losing several men from
IneVer did see as calm a set of men in my
life as last night. We killed the Federal
sentinels all the way up, and took the enemy
| by surprise. | was by General Anderson's
side, and fred, by his orders, more than a
dozen tents among them the commissarat /;
! we also burnt up two hundred barrels OF
-four several bales of hay and many other
articles. killed two Of Abe's men and took
two prisoners while burning the camp. Jim
| German, of the Irish Volunteers, took one
Barney Haney is a bruiser, and Lieutenant
Joseph Cummings is as good man as you'll
want TO find. General Anderson goes in fol
destroying rather than killing. BY mistake
we had some of our men killed by theiI
comrades. We laid down to fire. and many
times the sand few in our faces by the balls
striking the ground. / claim the honor o
killing the man that killed Nelms. Two o
aN.