Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-10
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Another Victory on the North Caro-
lima Goast-BetWeen 200 and 500
Confederates Killed and Wounded

Another Victory on the North Caro-
lima Coast--BetWeen 200 and 800
7 Confederates Killed and Wounded
FoRrRRss MONROE (Via Baltimore.) Oct.
4 8, Is6I.-The frigate Susquehanua has ar
rived from Hatteras Inlet, and brings most
interesting intelligence.
The day after the capture of the Fanny.
the Ceres and Putnam, having one of the
launches of the Susquehannain tow, went
up to Cheeimoncopoianco andlanded seven
dry's provisions, returning without having
seen anything of the Confederate. On
Friday, however, word reached Hatteras
Inlet by the Stars and Stripes that 1900
Confederates, consisting of South Caroli-
ma and Virginia regiment, had come over
from the main land insix small steamers
and scbooners with aatboats, and had ut
tucked the Indiana regiment, who were OBJ
liged to retreat.
The Susonehanna and Monticello steam
ed up outside, while Col. Hawkins marched
up with six companies, andreached Halter
as Light by nightfall, distance of l3
miles, and during the night Col. Hawkins
was reinforced by the goth Indiana Regi-
imeut, who had passed in the darkness a
large body of the rebels landed for the pur-
pos of cutting them of. -sssf.--
Col Brown reported a loss of so men as
- : :
prisoners, comprising the sick, wounded
and twenty pickets, who could not be call
ed in. BE succeeded in saving his tents,
provisions, &c.
On Saturday morning the Monticello
steamed around the Cape, and a few miles
up the coast met the Confederates march
ing down the narrow neck of land to at
tack our troops. The rebel steamers were
also landing men to cooperate with them.
They were in easy range, and the Month
cello opened upon them with shells of five
seconds fuses, two hundred and eighteen of
which were fired from three guns in three
hours and thirty minutes, doing great exc
cution.
The Confederates at first tried to shelter
themselves behind sand hill, and then in
a narrow copse, but soon broke 10 every
direction, and took refuge upon their YES
sells. A shell passed through the wheel
house of the Fanny, which was already
employed against u.s.. ~ 4 y
1t is supposed that the rebel loss must
have reached between two and three hun
bred killed and wounded.
During the engagement member of
the Indiana regiment who had been taken
prisoner, managed to break the rope which
he was tied with and escaped. He took
to the surf and was picked up by boat
from the Monticello. He reports that the
first shell from her killed Col. Barlow, of
Georgia regiment, and that the havoc
was frightful. he also reports that when
he escaped he killed a confederate captain
with his pistol.
Upon the withdrawal of the confederates
the Monticello, Susquehanna and land
forces returned to Hatteras Inlet.
Lieut.. Burkhead, of the Susquehanna,
from whom have obtaieed the above ac-
count, thinks that no advance can be made
from the Inlet without the support of a
feet of light draught vessels and that our
force at the Inlet should be be speedily in
creased.
The s. R. spaulding had arrived on the
18th, with Gen. Mansfield, and landed her
men and stores.
Too much praise cannot be accorded TO
Lieut.. Braiue, of the Monticello, for this
brilliant achievement, which has caused
great exultation at Old Point.
Col. Brown narrowly escaped with the
Indiana regiment. He was shelled from
the confederate vessels and troops,.were
landed both above and below him, yet he
managed to escape with comparatively
small loss. The particulars of his mas
terly movement have not yet arrived.