Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-18

and for several years ran as passenger and
mail boat between New York and Charleston
Her custom-house measurement is about twelve
hundred tons.
MORE TROOPS
splendidly EQUIPPED body of cavalry,
numbering 1000 men and 98s horses, from
Raleigh, North Carolina, had arrived at Rich
mond, en- route for the seat of war.
Reported Fight at Santa Rosa Island
Defeat of Billy wilson's ZOuaves.
Before the persons who came by the flag of
truce were permitted to leave Norfolk, they
underwent pretty close examinations the
main object being to prevent them from con-
cealing newspapers upon their persons. One
gentleman, however, had previously purchas-
ed copy of the Day Book, and, placing it in
his trunk, it escaped their notice. The Day
Book is printed on half sheet, and is the only
publication of the kind in either Norfolk or
Portsmouth. 1t contains under its Geographic
head a despatch dated New Orleans, giving
an account of a desperately fought battle on
the 9Th instant, between Billy Wilson's New
York Fire Zouayes, and about one thousand
Confederate troops. About two o'clock on
the morning of the 8th the Confederate troops,
commanded by Gen. Anderson, crossed the
bay and landed on Santa Rosa Island, near
the Zouave encampment, without being dis
their outer line of pickets they drove them in
and commencedsstorming the place. and in
less than an hourthey had destroyed all the
tents excepting those used for hospital pur-
poses, and succeeded in capturing a large
amount Of rations, equipments, stores and
ammunition, and spiked all the cannon which
. had been placed in position
. Thc Zouaves fought with the utmost deter
mination and heroism, and the Confederate
loss is put down at forty killed and a much
larger number wounded CAPT, Bradford of
Florida, brave and gallant officer, askilled
whilst in the thickest of the fight; Lieutenant
Nelms, of Georgia, was also killed whist
leading on his column to the attack Lieut
Walter Bugler, of the Mobile Continentals.
received desperate wound and will proba-
Diy die; Lieut.. Syre was badly wounded in
the MP. The attacking force consisted of
three companies of a Georgia regiment, about
~ muskets, IA members of the Mobile Com
tnentals, three companies of regulars, de-
tachment Of Mississippians, and detachment
OF Georgians, under the command Of Lieut..
Neims and llollingrist; also 200 Alabamians,
and number of naval officers and seamen,
commanded by Captain Brcst, formerly of the
United States Navy. It. James f. Slaughter
(not Lieutenant s. in the U. S. Army Regis
ter, whilst carrying flag of truce for the
cessation of hostisities, was badly wounded
Major Israel Vodges Of the Second Light U.
s. Artillery, recently stationed at Fortress
Monroe, was taken prisoner by the Confeoer-
ates The loss of killed and wounded sus-
tanned by Wilson's command is not given,
but in the exulting language of the ebay
Book 'scores upon scores of the Hessians
were slain'
From Gen. Banks Division.
DARsEsTowN, October "a serious and
tragical affair occurred last Monday night at
the temporary encanpment Of the Fifth Con-
necticut. During the turmoil of pitching
tents and preparing supper in the midst of a
terrific storm, an unprincipled Spectator
smuggied hogshead Of liquor into the lines.
and, before detected by the officers, enough of
/ his poisonous compound had been dispensed
to create the greatest disturbance. During
the reign of its influence an ARRAY occurred,
| IN which one citizen was killed, two or three
wounded, and several horses and cattle shot.
On :he facts transporting, Gen. Banks issued
an order for all the liquor found within the
| limits OF our pickets to be destroyed, and
those found selling it to be arrested.
| To-day an individual succeeded in conceal
/ ing barrel in the woods, and supplied it TO
passing soldiers near Gaithersbnrg Adjutant
| Stone aud Surgeon Dimon, of the Nineteenth
/ New York, ferreted out the fellow, arrested
him. and turned him over to the care Of Pro-
/ vost Marshal Stone. His villainous beverage
was destroyed on the spot.