New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-25
ACCOUNT BY AN EYE WITNESS.

To ns EtitOy II fAr y. L. Ty'6uns
SrE: As we have h.d brush down here, in
which 90 usual the forces against our eide were
ten to one, i think your readers may be- interested
in having from an eye witness some Of the par
'cniars.
on the morning OF the oh Of this month, abou; u
O'Clock our camp was auddeny alarmed by rapid
fnccession Of shots along the whole lioe Of pct
els followed immediately by three heavy vollcys
fred into the right conier, ard len OF tho line The
camp wac instantly arousCd ard formed in lne Of
battle along he parsde-ground, or rather, the A.
,ompt 10 do % WAS made, fyr 20 sudden was tho a.
tack, tina, before the company On tho lon Of .le
grounds bad lett their company steest, yoloy wus
fred into their quarters by two companies Of the
enemy, who had driven in our guard, and came to
the camp at doube-quick time, arriving here before
we could turn ont our men ard get TO the parade
ground.
/ The camp was attacked by the division uDdcr
command Of Gen. Anderson, Col. Jackson, and
ant. bradford, the whole expedition under the
command Of Gen. Anderson, and numbering ac-
cording to their own statement, $40 men. Ia one
division was company from Georgia, armed
with bSwie knives, Teyolyors, hatcbets, torch
es. can,cens full Of camphene, spikes for spik-
ing our guns, and everything necessary for
utterly dss2oiIing orr forces. They had even pro-
yjdod themselves with scaling ladders, from which
infer that they expected possibly they might sur
prise the fort itself
The fret attack that was made was upon the tent
u Dr. Pease situated just above the hospital. Into
this they poured a full voley, completely Kidding
the tent. but ipiuring TO one The division making
e EsFa nOds II
command Of Capt Bradford Of Florida, who WIS
shot by one Of the sick men, who ran out oi the hos
pital 40 tho column advanced AID fired npon him,
killing him instantly. This threw them iLt0 the
greatest confusion but al length, hearing the heavy
firing In the vicinity fhe camp, they moved in that
direction, after establishing guaTd-honsc in the
Doctors tent and leaving one company on guard.
The Doctor escaped through tie heavy cross ire Of
the enemy and the guard. In the hospital they left
their phy sciabs three in number, Who deliberately
proeeeded TO rummage everything about The hospital
buildings, evidently having no idea but that they
yould be able 70 hold and use them az long as they
desired. But they miseacnlat-d the split Of these
with whom they had 10 DEAL for m less than an
borr and half after their taking possession they
were taken prisoners, together with five of their
cuard. the rest Of the company which they had
eft leaving OIL sight Of our men, party Of whom,
while ont slInishiag came tina. way and charged at
them.
Al the camp where tie fight war most desperate,
and where their attacking party was in strongest
force, they entered on three sides, leaving three
coiumns behind the sand hills in reserve. Oar men,
only 40 strong the rect being on detached service al
XIV West, Tonugas and at the fort were out OF tue
camp. 60 tho Rebels ire TO the tents aller cuinH
open all the knapsacks, and taxing overy'hn
Of yulue therein found. This pretty good i"ul