The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-10-18
The Indiana Boys Hard at Work.

lntelligence. Tho day alter the cap
ture OF the propeller Fanny by the
rebels, the Ceres and Putnam, having
one of tho launches of the Susque.
hanna in tow, went up the Chici-
micoquico and landed seven days
provisions, returning the same even
ing, without having seen anything
Of the rebels.
On Friday, however, word reached
Hattoras inlet, by the Stars and
Stripes, that two thousand FIVE hun.
dred rebels, consisting OF Georgia,
South Carolina and Virginia regi.
ment, had come over from the main
land in six small steamers, schoon-
ere, aud ilatboats, and attacked tho
twentieth Indiana regiment, who
were obliged to retreat. The Sus.
quehanna steamed outside, while
Colonel Hawkins marched up with
six companies, and reached Hatteras
inlet by nightiall, distance Of thir-
teen miles. During the night Colo.
mel Hawkins was joined by the TWEEN.
tieth Indiana regiment, which had
passed in the darkness a large body
OF rebels who had landed for the
purpose Of cutting them of.
Colonel Brown reported loss of
fifty of his men, comprising his sick
and wounded, and twenty pickets,
who could not be called iu. lie
succeeded in saving his teuts, pro-
visions, etc.
On Saturday morning the monti-
cello steamed around the cape, and
few miles up met the rebels march
ing down the narrow neck of land to
attack our troops.
The rebel steamers we're also land.
ing troops to co operate with them.
They were in easy range, and the
Monticello opened fire upon them
with shells, five second fuses, two
hundred aud eighteen OF which were
fired from three guns in three hours
and thirty minutes, doing great exc.
cutiun.
The confederatcs at first tried to
shelter themselves, but soon broke
in every direction, and took refuge
upon their vessel.
A shell passed through the wheel
house of the Fanny, which was al.
ready employed against us. 1t is
reported that their loss must have
reached two or three hundred killed
and wounded.
During the engagement, a member
Of the Indiana regiment who had
been taken prisoner, managed to es-
cape. He took TO the surf and was
picked up by boat from the Mon
ticello.
He reports the first shell from the
Monticello killed Colonel Barlow,
If the Georgia regiment, and that
tie havoc VAS irightiul. He also
reports that when he escaped lie
killed confederate Captain with his
revolver, Upon tie withdrawal OF
the conicdrratcs the Monticello and
the Susquehanna and the land forces
rcturned>to llatteras inlet.
Lieutenant Burkheal, from whom
| have obtained the above account
thinks ,hat no advance can he made
from the inlet without The support
of a fleet OF light draft vessels. lie
also thinks that our forces at the
inlet should be speedily increased.
The Spauldng arrived at the inlet
on the 7th instant. with General
Mansfield, and landed her men and
stores.
Too much praise cannot be ac
corded to Lieutenant Bran for thi,
brilliant achievement, which has
cansed great eXultstion at OF Point
Colonel Brown narrowly escape,
with the twentieth Indiana regiment
He was skelled from the coniederat,
vessels. Troops were landed boil
above and below him, yet he man
aged to escape with comparati,el,
small loss. The particulars of hi
mastery movement have notarrived