The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-02

Fsderh Account Of the Santa Rosa
Fight Affairs In tho Northern
Ciites-GeR. Bakers presentiment
Of his Fall, SC.
Our Northern 1les furnish us with the fol-.
lowing stems of news and interest
The SANTA Enxa Efsbs.

The Santa Rcsa Fight.
| The Federal accounts as might be expected.
differ materially as regards the disas ter to tn
| conflicting forces engaged at the battle II
Santa Rosa Island. II Is notorious fact'
| that, with one exception, (,ie Leesburg, ;,
every defeat they have sustained has bet,
Taagnifiea by the Northern press into most
brilliant and unprecedent ted victories 10 their
side. Even the battle OF Manassas has been
claimed by some of them as one of the most
fortunate and successful enterprises OF the
| campaign. The very elabora ie ex ,racts how.
every which havebeen published in the Dispo,eh
from Northern correspondents and newspa.
per comments, universally concur in repre-
scnting the disaster TO the Federal arms at
t'eesoarg' As OF the mosrappailing character,
ana as having inflicted upon them a castiga-
non which, doubtless, they will be long in
forgetting.
FtLL PARTICULARS FROM FEDERAL SOURCE
me following is the description given OF the
dght at Santa Rosa by u Yankee correspon
dent:
About half-past three o'clock on tho morn.
ing OF tee 9th inst. the enemy attacked VIII
con Hoaaves III force. Company Z, Third
infantry, Capt. Hildt, and twenty seven mon
OF company Il, First Ttiiiery, Lieut.. TAYLOR.
NJ men, All uuder command OF Mai Vogaes
: ilied fTGm The fort aud met the enemy a;
some DISTANCE aboYe Camp Brown. In the
hrsi attack Of the regulsrs Mai. Yogoes was
taken prisoner. Capt. Hiidt assumed com
mand immediately, engaged and re,,ulsea the
enemy. Soon after h!aj. Arnold advanced TO
shs assissa ce Of Capt. Hildt, and the united
commands proceeded until lhey arrived at the
place where the enemy had disem barked -
utre the rebels Were found in the act of leay-
!ns ca their steamers. Major Arnold's com.
IL ii : mad,
ire. which was very severe in its effects
I2e soss on the Federal side as four killed
t"oA y one WCurdtd, and ten prisoners of the
regulars, ten killed Sixteen Yrounced and nine
prisoners OF the Zouavcs. The rebel ioss was
very severe. EieTen of their dead were tound
III enc heap. After the engagement twenty
ITo rebels were found killed on the field i've
wounded, and thirty three were taken M isor
ers MANY OF their wounded We're carried off
Ut tLe fedelais, Capt. Bradfo and I;eut
Elns were killed. Three rebel officers y-pra
captured, among them Lieut. jayne, former
~ Of The L. ,. marines, W lao Vac badly wound
ed. General Anderson who was in Command
OF the rebels, WAS wounded in the ann in The
act OF en- bsTking.
The Zouave camp was sRnated on Santa
1tOst island, about one mile from Fort Pick
ems, and the forces were SO distributed a. To
coiaiAaud all the apeToac hes To the font and
also 10 project the batteries. The rebel force
l,5o0 strong, Embarked from the Pensacola
navy -yaId III three large steamers and landed
IN the island shout four miles above the
camp. IL was about2 clock 4. ~ and very
dark. they rapidly formed into three CO.
iHlhns, aau proceeded silently towards the
Z0iiave camp, hoping TO effect q total sur.
prise III THIS they were but partially suc-
cessful The picket guard, stationed about
60 EarGs nom the camp, discovered and fred
pen them. This gave the alarm, and saved
the regiment from humiliation.
The attack OF the ena.Dy's column was 81
"a uitaheous, ana Yolley atter volley was aim
"a upon the volunteers. They were forced to
II fg.lFF fl..sf,s
the rebels, which the latter iInmediateIvcom
menced burning. Fort Pickens was Ev this
time thoroughly aroused, and three com GA
ntss Of reguiars came TO our assistance II
was now oar turn. The rebels commenced
rttre2hnS 10 their boats, closely followed bv
the regulars and & small number of yoiun-
teels, keeping mp destructive fire upon them
killing aud woanding large number
The rebels finally succeeded in reaching
their boats, but were net permitted to depart
50 easily. Their steamers Were about five hun
ored yards from the beach, aad our men pour
ed voiley upon yollev into the crowded mass
livery bullet toid, and by the shouts and utter
confusion OF the enemy, It was clearly evident
that we had obtained ample satisfaction for
the insults to Cur nag.
The regular soldiers behaved nohly, anei
great credit is due 10 Captains Robertson and
Eiidt, and Lieuts. Seeit and Taytcr ter th,.
admirable cooiaess they dis played III 1tantnu-
Feriug tneir respective commands.
The camp OF the sixth Regiment WAS almost
rything. Major Newly had q marrow escape
from capture; lie was confined To his bed, da n
gerously i'll at the time OF the attack aud
having been assisted to dress by his servants,
WIS on the pejnt ef leaving mis- quarters, when
the rebels charged up to the door.
One OF his servants WAS instantly killed and
the other taken prisoner; the ID ior ieyelied
his revolver and shot one Of the rebels
through the head, and then passing quickly
oUt OF tbs house, succeeded in mounting his
horse and rode safely through the storm of
builets sh0Wered upon him by the dsappoint-
ed enemy 10 whom a field officer would have
been great prize.
The Sixth regiment lost ten killed and six
teen wounded and nine prisoners. The regu-
lars lost four killed and twenty wounded and
ten prisoners. I he rebels lost, by their own
statement, three hundred and fifty killed.
wounded, and missing. We took thirty.fiye
prisoners, including three doctors, who were
released.
The following are The names of some of the
Z0uaves known 10 be killed: Dennis Ganiy,
Patrick McGral y. ID. Crofth, of company K;
j. Buckhart, II. Parsons, OF co npauy H
Pauick Gillen and j. Cavely taken prisoners.