Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-10
Brilliant Affair on the Coast of North
Carolina.

rvminE.o "ONnoE, Oct o, via DaltlmOre.
The frigate Susquehanna has arrived from
hatteras Inlet. and brings most interesting
intelligence. The day after the capture Of
the Fanny, the Ceres and Putnam. having
one of the launches Of the Susquehama in
Tow, went up to Chicomecomica, and return
cd the same evening without having seen
anything Of the Confederates. On Friday,
however, word reached Hatteras Inlet by
the Stars and Stripes that twenty-five hun
dred C0nfederates consisting ola Georgia,
South Carolina and Virginia regiments, had
come over from the main land in six small
steamers and schooners, with fiat boats. and
had attacked the Indiana regiment, who
were obliged to retreat. The Susouehanna
and Monticello steamed up outside while Col.
Hawkins marched up with six COMPANIES.
and reached Hatteras Light House byNight.
fall, a distance of. l3 miles, and during the
night, Col. Hawkins was Joined by the Goth
Indiana Regiment, who had passed in the
darkness large body of the rebels. landed
for the purpose of cutting them off. Col.
Brown reported lost of 50 men as prison
ers, comprising his sick, wouaded and TWEEN
ty pickcts who could not be called in. He
succeeded in saving his tents, provisions, &c,
On Saturday morning The Monticello
steamed around the Cape and few miles
up the coast and met the rebels marching
down the narrow neck of land to attack our
troops. Rebel steamers were also landing
men to oco-operate with them. They were in
easy range and the Monticello opened upon
them with shell Of five seconds fuses, too
hundred and eighteen of which were fired
from three guns in three hours and thirty
minutes, doing great execution. The rebels
at first tried to shelter themselves behind a
sand hill and then in narrow cops, but soon
broke IN every direction and took refuge
upon their vessels. A she'll passed through
the wheel house ofthe Fanny which was al
ready employed against us. 1t is supposed
that their loss must have reached between
two to three numbered killed and wounded.
During the engagement, a member of the
Indiana regiment who had been taken pris-
oner, managed to break the rope with which
he was tied and escaped he took to the surf
and was picked up by boat from the Mon
ticello. Ho reports that the first shell from
her killed Col. Barton of Georgia Reg
iment, and that the havoc was frightful.
He also reports that when he ESCAPED he
killed q rebel Captain with his pistol
Upon the withdrawal of the rebels, the
Monticello, Susquehanna, and land forces
returned to Hatteras Inlet. I5IN1T07'
Lieut.. Burkhead, of the Susquehanna,
from whom have obtained the above ac-
count, thinks that no advance can be made
from the Inlet without the support of a feet
Of light draught vessels, and that our force
at the Inlet should be speedily increased.
The S. r. Spaulding had arrived on the
seventh with Gen. Mansfield, and landed
her men and stores.
Too much praise cannot be accorded to
Lieut.. Braine of the Monticello, for this
brilliant achievement which has scaused great
exultation at Old Point -
Col. Brown narrowly escaped with the In.
diana regiment. He was shelled from the
rebel vessels and troops were landed both
above and below him, yet he managed to
escape with comparatively small loss, The
particulars Of his mastery movement have
not yet arrived.
Baltimore Election.
BALTIMORE, Oct. Q.
The election for members of the City
Council to-day was quietly conducted. The
secessionists made no opposition. The total
vote polled was 1857, and the whole Union
ticket was elected without opposition, save
a few scattering votes. This vote exceeds,
by 3S8, the secession vote of April, by which
the members of the Legislature in Fort
Lafayette claimed their seats.
Especial Dispatches the Ohio State Journall
CIRCLEvILLE, Oct. 8, 1861,
We gain three hundred and fifty on Cox's
vote in five townships and three wards.
Warden will carry the county. .l5
STEUBENvILLE, Oct. 8, 1851.
Tod's majority in Stenbenville city and
township is five hundred and twenty, (52O).
Means for Representative has six hundred
and fifty eight, i65s). aai
- ga T, 1s ZANEsvILLE, Oct. g.
Returns received from Muskingum coun-
ty indicates q majority Of two hundred to
five hundred for Tod. GAINESVILLE gives fifty
four majority for Jewett. Jewetts MAORI.
ty in GAINESVILLE last year for Congress was
two hundred. LlBiIUllTI III IT
CLEVELAND, Oct. 8, 1861. |
Returns coming in very slow; but all re-
ceived show heavy Union majority. It is |
impossible 70 give anything decisive till to-
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