New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-19
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encthcr EeScI Landing on Santa Isos,
ESIEnS-Eaoy axe discovered aud GheIle:
OH;-ESbcl Loss k9eaVy-Masoa sns
slideIi Entertained az Havana DefcH
ton o. DispRtClies 90 en- Government
Ms Savage United States Vice. Consul st Havana
who bad been 10 Key West on bus and returned
on tie roth lest. reports that $40 rebel ,rooI
discovered by lie Union aroi some ~ eEfy miles
from the fort on Salti Bosa Iaud. The patrol in
nedately informed Tie commander Of tie feet who
se1is force and Bheiied them off tie island with
greet loss.
Il is supposed the Object to get together some
5000 or nole roJels, and with forced mach to
CD. Wilson's camp, make snoller nig attack
upon them Tic greatest vigilance is e2ere.sed by
TIE commsDdcr Of De Zouay,s.
Mr. John Petit .s-ser III tie steamer Cosuopoli.
lan, las kindly f.ri led ia With some additional
particulars of,te last reported oug cement on Santa
Rosa Island, together with other general news OF
interest.
b.. Savage, q. s. yice-Consul at Havana, teft
Key Wet on the eth. FOR Havana just as ,be
steamer was about leaving, ves a came in from
Fort PickeDs with The news # tie action on he
triton On tho Islsrd The Ta,r,, on gong tleir
nuads, discovered what seemed 10 item r, bel uni
1 FIRMS in tie oLsppalel, s0n.e distance Of. They
waited and for some lime when IL became apparent
tls' there rse force II Confederstes sscreied
IN the bushes. This was at q long distance from
Fot Pckeus hut convenient 10 the water tie rebels
having evidently been using tie drkhess Of night to
bsnsl cat their troops 70 tie rendezvous.
/ Information wss dispaic ed TO Font Pickens With
/ gu delay, end TIE aader resolved 10 send the
seet down to the secret camp aud give the unsuf
pecug so.dierg Of Seeessia good dIubbipg while in
Il Aposiiion where they could 90 no harm to the Ma
inal forces. Accordingly. seversl vessels or
sred to quietly proceed to the designated place and
II lfer getting within range. ofen fire. Tire order
executed with complete SUCCESS The ssls al night,
anchored of The Island, n d wiihi1 easy slooiiug
distance Of the rebel camp waiting until morning
Sttore opening Zoe entertainment At tie frst up
Il prooeh Of mo ring, the various batteries opened a
sIdceo and mwoeroHs fire, striking, j, seemed the
very heart Of the rete mp, and scattering confu-
Ion and death among its occui ants. A precipitate
raah wsr made b. the surprised troops for their
bOs;s.
They were coon crowded, and several cspsized, al
| ID.
haetiDg il s believed, terrible loss. TIE fierce fire
ron our Zee: continued for quite length of line,
nd until the boats had cfey landed their remaining
rssengep on TIE territory Of rebeldon. 1t is
sOugst tba. there were some $40 in the encsmp-
eent which was fIvorably located that it was al
sOst trap for our IatIol force to drop into.
The merest aceider; discovered the secret and
Eany believe that discoveTy rsved Col. Wilson's
amp FROM an intended surprise, although tbe Zou-
syes are KEEP, on tie aleit snd tier Colonel seems
tietmined TO BE- pre- AIRED in Of another sttscs.
Tie people at hey Wet IRE highly elated at tie
hcce,s Of our arms, as are the loyal Americans in
fay.ns.
Havana bas q full representation from the lard Of
Dixie. The Seeessiopists there are represented as
sngting at the blockade. They are only put to u
ktle additional trouble by il, and are only compelled
be more osntious--tbat is all. Frssh pafeis from
Charleston and Ne~-0resns are found in all the
public houses, and their accounts Of rebel tIiumphs
hgh'y e'ate our Spanish enemies.
Wien Mason and Siije arrived at Havana, there
we're general manifestations Of joy, and he two min
Ee's met with not only consiceBte, hut even an
nusoaly enthusiastic receipt at the bsnds Of PROM
neni citizens. The left in tie Trent, and were cap
crcd as already stated.
Jl'l before the Cosmopolitan LEFT, bearer OF dis
patches fsom Mr. Corwiu, our Minister to Mexico,
trEived in Havana and banded bic package to Mr..
shufed,, the Consul. The puser Of the Cosmopo j.
Tan offered 10 bring the bearer to Ncw-YOrk Is bis
Vessel was 70 sl three days sooner than the mail
steamer Columbia. Singular % relate, the Consul
'eiasDd 10 allow ne dispatches 10 come by the early
Conveyance, saying he would send them by the Co
Hnoia, which was 20 leave on tie 18th. Mexico is
1d to be unusually sgiteted because Of the great
expedition Tow lifting out against her, and ]; Is
seemed unfortunate that tie Government should be
,f 80 long in the dark as 70 our position in the I'M
h'tnnaie republic
HE sPsnish feet of the Cuban coast is reported TO
IA almost coaplste readiness for service, and lie
Wy waiting fct tho vessels Of the Spanish allies.
ass mails fcr tie Gulf ports and squadron, by the