New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-20


Six OF the wounds were severe, the remaining II
slight. Tie names Of those who fell have already
sent you.
One of the four or five prisoners taken on Thur
day night, private and South Carolinian, has
already requested to be allowed 10 take the cath OF
allegiance and be cent North. Others state that
they volunteered because they were told, If they
did not, they would be draitedi they assert that
they had Lo quarrel themselves with the North
erners no wish TO fight us. This is in South
Carolina. But perhaps we shau lind no Other H.
stance of similar feeling.
The following memoranda were found in the fort
at Bay Point, evidently made by the Surgeon and
the Colonel OF the post:
NOV: 5-Pryate huTdoek y. V. l., concession Of the
Nov 9%Priea,e Crews W. s. O., forearm and arm tom
by bot shot accileniolly
Amputaton Of arm last below TIE anatomical neck
Private Crews W. D. u. forearm ioIn baaiyi tmpu;s'
The above arc the wounded len behind in charge Of the
enemy sud es thy were not enough to spare
theo poor fellows from the wounds neccsiirg the above
operations hsIo ihy viii noi prove themselves doubiy
Go'hs and Vandal' by res,oe 7, them s,p.
Five o'clock m.-l2sh Regiment s. c. '. November, Z,
"Bsr Poryr, Nov. :, 1851.
am compelled 10 leave some poor fellows Who canno
be removed Ire., them andy =. y0af motto b. He'd
Amer tie other fort Lad fallen preferred leaving our
uneuabe position to s IN esiablahns The southern Con
edeT'sy to better purposes e sI Ts a5 e RI
Col Commanding Of s. C. Volunteers, FoFt BesureArd"
1t is little singular that the wounded men thus
recommended TO the mercy Of tie Gohe and Van
dals We're employed. IN heating shot at the moment
Of receiving their injuries. Had the surgeon re-
Elected on this, perhaps he would not have thought
the opprobrious terms exclusively applicable TO thosc
whom he expected TO care for their enemies.
As evidence that the reliance Of the surgeon was
not altogether q mistaken one, viii state that d..
Cooper, the Medical Director Of Gen. Sherman's
division has taken entire charge Of the effects, 60
far as they be found, OF Dr. BIoiri tie Surgeon
Of Fort Walker. who was found killed and buried
at once, by a bursting thell, 10 passage way be-
meath the batteries. His body rebuhed, and hls
watch clothing and papers Will be sorl to his fends
at the, earliest opportunity: All ice rebel bodies
found have been properly inferred, and L mysClf
heard the burial service by the oaSa lain Of tie Wa
bash over the remains Of one poor fellow before orr
forces had been two hourz IN possession Of the forts.
Before elosing my letter, must advert 10 the ex-
peciaions the rebels sCen 10 have entertained From
letters and newspapers found In their camps and at
Beaufort, there il no doubt that they expected 10
repel rs easily. Even after fleet came in sight
they spoke yauutinglyi the prisoners say they eX-
peced to sink the Wabash without any difficulty;
the Charleston ard Savannah papers Of the 9TH re-
port the reconnaissance oi the.day before
gagcmeni, and as when tlelr objects were accom-
plished the gunboats withdrew. That fact is con-
verted into defeat Of the Union feet. Com. Tat
nall, however, must have known differently. The
importance attributed by the rotcls 10 tins place ia
very evident. They Anticipated IN attack and pre-
pared for il. They asserted repeatedly In their let
tiers and papers that Port Royal and Beaufort would
be the fret aim Of our expeditions they removed all
the guns from the two batteries between thoso places
to tie forts at the harbor and strengthened the field
works 30 that they were undoubtedly equal 10 any
in the country. The Charleston papers, even after
the strength Of our armada was known, declared
Port Royal impregnabc, and on the very day On
which it FELL assured their readers they need enter
tain no alarm.