Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-10-23
WAR ITEMS.
Further Detait 1.-THE Expedition to Santa Rosa
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(Ala| 1dsertHsr b BY far the most satisfactory &C
connt Of this flair we have seen: +
Amid the confusion and uncertainty Of conflicting
reports brought by passengers aud letters by this
mornings train from Pensacola, We had almost de-
SPARED Of obtaining anything approaching reliabili-
y. We fortunately, however, found Dr. Manly, |
who happened to be at the scene of seton on a |
peaceful mission, from whom We received connect
ed account. Dr. NJ well known accuracy of jndg-
uent will We trust, be sufficient apology for the
unwarranted use Of his name. Everything was still
in confusion when Dr. NJ. left at o'clock .ast night
and the Statement he gave was, of course, made
up from the sitting Of the personal narratives per-
sons, more or less reliable, whom he heard relate
them yesterday. His account is substantially as
follows: ~
On Tuesday night about - o'clock, some twelve
or fifteen hundred of our men, under command of
Brigadier General Anderson, crossed the bay in two
small steamers aud scows attached to them. The
men were picked-generally from fourteen to seven
teen in number-from the companies of the regi.
ments from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
cept perhaps, the Clinch Rifles, from Georgia The
party disembarked from point opposite Pensacola,
near Santa Rosa Island, about five miles from Fort
Pickcns. The men had to wade and some of them
to swim. to reach the beach. Some of their car
tridges, &c, got wet
Landed on the Island they were divided into two
squads one proceeding directly across to the south
ern beach, beyond Billy Wilson's camp, and the
other marched down the northern beach, opposite
each other. They killed the sentries as they went,
some six in number, spiked the guns set fire to the
cabins in which the Zouaves were camped, and shot
them as they ran out. All agree that the Zouaves
ran incontinently for Fort Pickens They rarely
looked back stopped to fire at our boys but shot
as they ran. They had thrown up some sand banks,
but none Of their big guns were mounted. Our men
took over goodly quantity of rat-fles with which
they securely spiked every gun except two. They
burnt all the houses and stores except the hospital
The only formidable resistance was from some U.
S. regulars, sent out from Fort Pckens to redeem
the ground which the cowardly Zouavcs had aban-
doned. The regulars, however, finding our force
larger than they mad expected, seemed to have be-
come panicstrichen, and retrcated until our men
were in the act Of returning from the island in ODE
dicncc to the signal from the Navy Yard They
then advanced and fired deliberately at our men,
huddled up in the boats, and did them more damage
than they had received during the fight on the is
land 1t was at this time that Gen. Anderson was
wounded in the arm. Two or three guns were also
fired at them when crossing, from Fort Pickens,
without effect
Our men supplied themselves we'll with small
arms that they took from the enemy. They also
killed one negro and captured another. Seventeen
prisoners were seen that they brought back; how
many, if any more, is not known One account
said the notorious Colonel, Billy Wilson, had made
straight run from his marquee to the Fort Anoth-
account from Of the captured prisoners stated
that he had not slept at camp that night as usual,
having remained at Fort Pickens. All statements
from men who participated agree that they kill
ed between two and three hundred of the Yankees.
Our loss in killed and missing is forty, and thirty
five wounded, five of whom died yesterday Most
of our losses in the skirmish attributed to
firing when our men were shooting at the Zouaves
from opposite sides, and to their not being able to
distinguish the badge of their comrades in the dark
ness Of the night, and shooting one another
Lieut.. Sayre, when seen last was on the beach,
in a wounded condition. His friends who had him
in charge had carried him two or three miles, and
were finally compelled to leave him to save them
selves He had requested them to do so previously,
but they chung him to the last moment, and then
put coat under his head for pillow. He was
shot in the thigh, and was much exhausted from
bleeding. lie fought calamity as long as he could
1t is supposed he taken prisoner in this helpless
condition by the Yankees. Capt. Nelms of one of
the Georgia companies was killed. whose death was
greatly regretted. Notwithstanding the unfortu-
nate accidents referred to- occasionng the death Of
so many of our brave soldiers the object of the
petition completely accomplished, and the re-
suit was highly satisfactory and inspiritng to the
officers and men of our army. The only object con-
tempatcd was the breaking up Of Billy Wilson's
camp, and not the taking of Fort Pickens.
This was done completely No artillery was ia
ken over-only small arms pick-axes, firc-balls and
files. 4 reserve force, composed of the remainder
of the 9TH Georgia regiment had started over to re-
inforce our men, when the signals were fired by
Gene al Bragg for the body ON the Island to return.
1t was about 3 o'clock in the morning; they had
been entirely successful. and, being in danger of De-
ing surrounded by the fleet and the forces at Fort
Pickens, it was thought prudent for the troops to
recross the Bay. Major Wedges, one Of the "d dis
tingulshed" Yankee prisoners taken, told our Off
GERS that Colonel Brown the commander at Fort
Pickens, would open his batteries on them yester-
day or last night; but, up to . o'clock, when the
train left, no demonstration had been made. Our
wounded were being well cared for by the ladies of
Pensacola.
-I!fairs at Pensacola
AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct 1.-THE Pensacola O6sercer
lust received contains the correspondence between
Col Brown, in command at Fort Pckens, and Gen.
Bragg, commander of the Confederate forces at
Pensacola relative to the hospital at the Navy Yard
COL Brown says he notices large yellow flag on
the building in the line Of his batteries and says it
may be used as protection for the Confederate
troops, and gives notice to Gen. Bragg to have
all the vomen children, and sick removed
Gen. Bragg replies that the building now used as
hospital has always been used as such, and he in
tends to continue to it for that purpose. He
will respect Col Browns hospital, even though the
Federal guns directed to the destruction of the
Confederate hospital Gen. Bragg says he will hold
Col Brown responsible before the world for any in
jury to his hospital.
The fleet off Santa Rosa consists of three frigates
and small steamer.
From THE EASTERN SHoRE.--The Norfolk Day
Book learns that an unsuccessful attempt was made
IN H. l.. r MI \
at Chingoteague, the casters Shore of Virginia,
for the purpose of destroying vessel on stocks
that was nearly completed. They came up in =
steamboat, and portion of them effected landing,
but they found to their cost that force had gath
cred there to give them welcome. Capt Fletcher,
a militia officer in that vicinity, had gathered some
of his boys, with their duck and fowling pieces
and with these means they attacked the vandals,
who sought shelter in the ship-yarl behind the
frame of the vessel But notwithstanding this,