The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-12

own trap, having. it seems, mistook one of our
gunboats 70, Il merchant syessel and started in
pursuit.
When the gun-boat had drawn her out far
enough, she turned and run Ter ashore Her
officers and crew are prisoners on board the
Niagara.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. II.
The Enquirer has the following from Fortress
Monroe, from rebel sources in anticipation of
the arrival of the great expedition.
The rebels had been engaged in erecting bat
taries upon point ct Hilton Head and opro-
site the meek OF land
The principal tortificat tons on Hilton S Head
was denomnated Fort Walker. Adjoining it
were other batteries o! smaller size, but so
connected as to prove a formidable bar to the
entrance of vessels. The garrison are believed
to have been South Carolina Regiments, with
several additional regiments sent from Rich
mond Inside of Port Royal entrance. behind
the batteries lay the feet of Commodore Tat
nal, consisting of small vessels carrying IL few
heavy guns, but principally light ones.
On Tuesday last, the U. s. feet consisting
Of AZ vessels, headed by the flag ship, approached
the mouth of Port Royal. Sevsral transports
remained off the coast. Inc approach of the
feet created a great stir in the batteries. Upon
arriving at a suitable position, the guns of the
feet opened a continuous fire upon Forts Walker
and Beauregard, as well as those upon point.
Under cover Of this fire, an effort was made to
run the gauntlet of the batteries The result
WAC eminen'ly satisfactory. Some were forced
! to run on the shore, while others were driven
up inlcts until almost out of sight. The
passage of the vessels through the channel was
not accomplished until dark. The firing con-
tinued from half past nino in the morning to
nearly five in the fternoon Durinv tho tcht
one Of the Union gun. boats was believed to
have been burned and three steamers disabled.
1t IS acknowledged by the enemy tina! they
had twenty men killed in Fort Walker, but
it is impossible to state what their loss was at
the other batteries. 1t was doubtless very great
as our fire is mentioned as very effective, the
guns being we'll aimed. and Of heavy calbre-
\ number of the vessels passed through the
shot and shell from the shore batteries with
very rihing injuries. Al last Is succeeded in
passing up beyond reach of the land batteries.
As the Union feet sailed up, the Mosquito feet
Of Tanall opened fire, but seeing the impossl-
bility Of making any resistance soon dispersed.
. No sooner did our vessels pass the batteries OF
Port Royal entrance and glide into the broad
river than they made for the mouth of the nlct>
. leading to Beaufort. Savannah and Charleston.
Not one Federal vessel was sunk, and only one
ganb9At burnnd
dispatch ivoM Beaufort to the Charleston
.NcycurF, says TIA. the Union forces were pre-
parng to eittc; y landing, evidently with tbs
design OF throwing UP entertainments and al,
lacking the town.
The Charleston Mercury Of the Sth says i
the invaders can take Charleston with 25,00t
| men let them have it, We are unworthy to pos
! sess it, and it will b, ID fit memorial if laid il
: ashes OF our mbeci.lty. Il also says in th'
i promscous chase they seemed to have driver
i Com Tatnall's fleet up the creek leading t
Savannah, and cut Of all communication viii
= Charleston by dramatically sealing Skull
. Greek.
u Henry Ward BcecEer was advertised 10 le,
) tlre in Bur linrton last evening