New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-25

the officers suffered more than the men, for every
one Of their tents, except three, were burned ana
The next morning found destituts OF money cloth
inc shelter. and every comfort which we bad been
IL ~ ,,atber around us in this barren spot. Every
oaicer whose tent was burned Loot all his
,,o,bing and money except the few dollars
n change which be happened TO have
:. ~. noekets and the clothes on bis back
,I,horab Tho ar mex was 70 sudden, and conducted
NV such an overwhelming force (which was iuiiy
disclosed by the light OF the burning CAMPO our me"
.oon rallied from this momentary confusion ana Dis
order and were iercely anxious to eharge INTO tne
very midst of the enemy, and de- II neea oc' re-
venoinQ themselves upon the dastardly Vanuas VINO
wore making night hdeous with their iendIsh ye'lf
g O. M opa,ter TO Wilson's thieves" and "bayone'
- 7 hoard an officer, whom think to be Gen.
/ ,,,o,.o, biusef foremost in teraing the cry OF
:, ~ ,,,rtar IN Wilson's thieves" and heard HIM
20 r,rty in pursuit of our Adjutant (who bad
lii. slirmi,hipg become en'anged and surrounded
IN their ljues,. Kill that son OF b-hi thats bhy
Wilson hinsef;' and tbis, too, knowing a. he Old
our nrecise conditionbe having IA aid-de-camp and
on,d, a Baltimore Plug-Ugly, formerly attached to 4
c,mraov Of regulars in the Fort, but who deserted
90 the SIN inst. If this be Southern chvalry. to
attack camp of 200 men with ! 800, and then cry
" No quarter" why, the sooner Northern barbarisIn
reigls the better.
". were Al length re.enforced by a detachment Of
hund ed regu arr from he Fort, tscertaining which
The walnut Rebels sounded retreat, and then COM
meneed race which, in point Of udlcronsness and
horror combined, was, think, never equaed.
Our force was thrown out clear across tie island
TO act ss sirmishers and picked the rnuaways of az
Tact as we could catch sis of themi and We Chased
item as ttoy ran, without order, impeed and ener
gized apparently by nothing bat the moot al ject far
clear 10 their boats which were up the inland about
eight miles. aud there We fired INTO the crowded
boafs, killing them ny scores.
| The whole Inc OF their flight was marked by the
goods aud chattes which tLey bad scattered as they
ran. Our men picked up large numbers Of reyDlyera
and pistols together with some Of the most terrible
looking specimens Of cutlery ever seen. Tie blan-
kes, canleens, haveIsaoks, shoes, coats hats &c,
were too numerous to count. We found in one place,
where frightened squad had passed, over w enty
muskets, which they had thrown into the water IN
their hsste 20 escape. These guns were Of every
variety but by far the larger pant bore these letters,
80 familiar and 40 dear u. S. showing from
whom they were stolen.
! Tie result il that, although we were surprised,
aud were IN precarious position, still We defeated
them mo,t s'gnay; and while our loes III killed was
only ten from tbis regiment and four regulars, they
bad over thirty killed Oh the isand alone, and over
seventy five on toe boats the, sailed away. We
di not lose an officer, with the exception of Major
yrgdes, who became entang!ed somehow, and was
D =. L. a.. L.. I..ftf Ia and
while tley Loot five officers killed, and bad eight
wound a. ( whom three are prisoners with u.s.
The, took. beride Major yodge5, eighteen prsonerr
while We have three officers and forty privales in
the fort no, including the wounded officers or men,
Gen Anderson himself was badly wounded in the
arm.
We Obtained much information as 10 the result to
the enemy from . party Of seven Union men who
cane over here two days afterward. They report
thai the rebels are showing ii lock Of Col Wilson's
hair. aiso bis sword and oYercoat, reporting him
killed; but be il alive, has bis sword and overcoat
cafe, and lie not aware OF having lost any hair that
night Or since. These gentlemen also cay thai the
Se,e,soni-ts are heartily ashamed OF the job, though
The papers make great hubbub about it, calling 1t
glorious victory, SC. They acknowledge having
lost l20 killed aud over 100 wounded.
From this you will zee that tBeir repulse COM
ple.e and that 9Th was ION band at the fnt
cali, although The odds wero Tremendously against
a..
! am not able 10 give You complete list of our
killed and wounded, but will give the names Of rs
many As / can now remember; Corporal Parsonage
Of COMPANY fl shot or post; John Molumby, Pat
rick ONE priyaics in Company c. - heGail
and Dennis Ganly Of Company F. all shot on poet.
or the prisoners taken, seven were men who had
been discharged as incapable iiom sickness. Ser
geant Charles CoHroth formerly typo in. The
n. Y. T,a.rs Office was taken prisoner. lie being
Sorgeant of the guard, was captured ut the ist at
tack, so aIso was Joseph Hanilt n, we'll known to
the fricnds II the regiment in NewYork as our Re-
crniting Sergeant ht Tamuany Hall.
must now close for want Of time, but as we ex-
pee; The bombardment 10 be opened by us day after
tomorrow at the furthest, may, If spared, be able
to write you something more stirring soon, and will
do 30. Have no fear for Pickens, we can hold our
own and We think gain "A little.
Yours respectfully, JAY,
Litl,ensn, 9th Regiment NJ v.
P.S.-Anong the wounded is Corporal Gad,.s Of
Company c, who was Corporal Of the Guard, aud
fell while nobly leading the men of the guard in
their attempt 10 keep back the enemy. JAY.
casp BreeH, Oct. Is, l@i.
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
We have Pensaco and Montgomery papers COLI
tanning accounts Of the fgh', ali in the ,srsl South
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