The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-13
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
The nombardm Of Port Royal -
Public Meeting In I.ynchburg--An
Improved Battsring Ram. sc.
Prom our Southern exchanges we make
up the following summary Of news:
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The Dsmbardmens Or Per. Royal.
The Charleston Courier, o. the llth inst
came TO us last night with full description
OF the scenes of the fight. the number and
caliere OF the guns mounted on Fort Walker,
&C., which, though interesting. are too long
for publication this morning. Accounts from
eye-witnesses, and others who participated st
Fort Walker, in the late terrible and unea uaI
combat with a formidable expedition carry.
ing over 4co guns, which we copy from the
Courier, enable us to present the following
summary:
COMMENCEMENT OF THE ACTION.
The enemy's fleet, consisting of about thir
ty-six steamers, besides Transports on Thurs
day morning, about quarter past eight, COM
in line of battle. The long roll was imme-
diateiy beat, and the men, with the greatest
aIaerity and enthusiastic cheers rushed To
their guns In three minutes every n, an was
In his place. One Of the largest frigates
supposed 10 be the Minnesota or the Wabash
Was then rapidly steaming in, slowly fol-
lowed by three other large steamers. Our
men We're watching the approaching steam
ers, and gradually turning their guns so as
to bear directly upon than. Whom within
full range, and nearly abreast OF the battery
iae order was given 10 open fire with the So
FOUNDER rifle gun. Unfortunately, from some
dred yards OF the beach. Fire was then
opened with our AZ and 33-pounaefs
The steamers returned the fire, and the en-
gngelnent now became general Oae Of the
steamers that mad cJIne up had by this time
got the rang of Our batteries at Fort alker
and delivered repeated broadSides with ereat
accuracy ann effect. The vessels had all the
advahtage OF fair weather and a. smooth sea
ho HGat breeZs blowing ON shore ut tue
time also favorable 10 the fleet the srn axe
from Their cannon beiag driven directly III
Tia faces OF our troops IN the battery ut Fort
walker, Inc huge volumes Of smoke thus
poured iortl at times completely con cealed
tAe %hoie OF the approaching vessels from
tho view OF those ia the Fort. Tae nial.cu-
wiring OF the vessels was admitted BIZ some
VI oar best naval oiliceVs To have been sr,iu,II,
executed.
As quickly as our batteries obtained the
raase OF the enemy's Vessels so as 10 bear up
Oh them effectively, they ina edia teiy chang
ed their positions, and again our artiiieris!s
were compelled 10 get their range only by
practice. About haii-past nine the entire
Atet was observed to move slowly and in a
lew moments ten or Twelve OF the largest OF
Tho fleet haa opened fire upon both Forts
Walker and Be&uresard, delivering their
broadsides alternately. The firing upon Fort
walker was particularly heavy, with one
continued whirr OF shot and shells falling liz
To The fort and knocking down the men in
every direction. Some have estimated as
many RS lilly shells a minute bursting inside
the tort at one time.
Unfortunately, at an early period in the
action the large To- iuCh CGiuIn biau in torL
Walker, In consequence of the bad working
OF The eccentric became altogether unman-
aseaDie anoaouid not again be SD during
t:le actIoH The storm OF iron hail that came
Kissing tnTOu.o the air from the fleet after
his ACCIDENT, was beyond descriptlon 1t
was more axe the noise Of the winds roaring
Through the figsIns OF Il VesSe! in the midst
OF u tempest ProFidentialiy, however, up
10 Il O'Clock, although theie bad been mirac-
ulousiy hair breadth escapes rot q man had
been Aiiied. Al that hour, no viewer Lhe enc
my hao succeeded in entirely en1iiadine the
battery with his Heet, and com en- ced q tra-
mandous fire III Il Cirect line against the
Fort, which proved very destructive and dis
aSIrouS.
KILLED AND WOUNDED
There were eleven killed ana fifteen wound
ed inside the fort, ten of the former and
twelve of the latter being of the German Bat.
taiion of Artillery, OF our city. The German
Battalion occupied the inside position of the
fort, against which the fire Of the enemy was
principally directed.
The following is :. list of the killed and
wounded as far as We have been able to as
certain:
DR.. E. Somers Buist, killed while dressing
the wound OF private.
Col Wagner was slightly wounded.
Company A. German Artiii,ry.
Kiued.-Private Hoberg.
Foundsd.-Captain II. Werner, Lieu tenant
J. MehTtens. Sergeant S. Pieper, Priyates J.
Seemken, W. Seemken, and - Fichen.
Company B-G9maa Artiliery.
EG,e2.-Lisut. Il. Meyerhoff privates F It
gen, Z. II. Seedorif W. Bring worth, Claus
Meyer, II. Harkeu, l.. Wienholtz.
soandsd.-John Kiee, W. Ripper, O. See
beck.
Captain Bedon's Company, from Summer
vile, three CT four killed.
Captain Canady's Company, three or four
killed.
Both Of the latter companies are attached
IN, ttr1 uaN, arlf Nfntl ~
GALLANT FIGHTING OF THE MEN
The men fought bravely and desperately
When the order to retreat was given, the
troops was very unwilling TO leave and en-
deavored to secure their small arms many OF
which had been buried in the sand or disa-
bled during the action. A positive order was
given, however, to leave them behind. Some
sixty or seventy, however, were brought
away, the members of the German Artillery
bringing away over thirty. There Were
about two hundred AVID seven teen men in the
Fort, of whom one hundred and thirty be-
ionged to the German Artillery.
There were many acts OF individual bravery
and numerous incidents of heroism DISPLAYED
The small Confederate flag that was placed
over the Fort was completely TORN in threads
ana buried in the sand-nota piece could be
found. The Palmetto flag, which belonged
to the Germans, was thoroughly riddled
THE DAMAGE TO tbs ENEMY.
One Of the largest steamers was struck
twice in the common cement of the action,
the balls going through two of the port holes
and SO disabling her that she WAS towed off
Immediately. Another was fired, and is
thought TO have been consumed Several
Others were destroyed.
LATEST FROM BEAUFORT.
A entleman who left Pocataligo on Sun
day morning at seven O'Clock, and Beaufort
on Saturday afternoon at two O'Clock, informs
us that there appeared no signs of the enemy's
advance on Beaufort up to the hour Of his
leaving the latter place. No Conformation had
been received at Pocataligo of the destruction
or occupation OF the town up to Sunday
morning. The rumor, therefore, of its being
shel1ed by the enemy seems to De without
foundation.
The Runedge Mounted R.hA,nen started
from Pocatafigo, tor Beaufort, Sunday morn
Ing, by order of Gen. Ripley. On his way
up from the latter place on Saturday, our in
formant met detachment of the ST. Helena
MOUNTED Rifiemen on their way to Beaufort.
Courlers are continually passing between
Beaufort and Pocataiigo. Several of the
planters on the Island IN the vicinity of Hill
ton Head and Bay Point had set fiy 9 to their
cotton to prevent its falling into the hands of
the enemy.
Gen. Dunovant's Regiment had arrived all
safe at Pocataligo.
Col Ciingman's North Carolina Regiment
had also arrived at Coosahatchie.
Several of the men reported AS missing in
Col. DeSaussares Regiment, ii appears were
taken on board the steamer Huntress, by
Captain Morris, who kindly offered TO take
them TO Oh arleston. and arrived here yester.
day. Their names are J. j Burrows, a Is
Gaskin, j. j Gaskin, +. q. Coop.r, :. Mad
dox, j. =. Garter, Robert Mason, F. Eddy,
W. $. Eddy, II. Buckles, j D Hudson, and
one unk nown, too sick to tell his name. He
has been kindly cared for and sent to the hos
pital.
CAROLINA ITEMS
A number of families from South Carolina
crossed the river yesterday and arrived in
this city en route for the up country.
Messrs Pope and Baynard, who reside on
Hilton Head, set fire to every building on
their premises and their crops, leaving macs
,f ruins behind them TO fall into The hands Of