New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-26
THE ATTACK BY THE STEAM-RAM.
THE CAPTURED PRIZES IN THE GULF.
DESCRIPTION OF THEIR sasGoEs.
THE SHIP ISLAND AFFAIR.
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.

/ Edw0rls's Ferry and POoies7ifey who h3s eeen
nc much pains to get the facts, says that lgany
of the accounts heretofore published are incYr.
rect Col. Deyens, he says, crossed with 200
men Of the 18th Massachusetts at mid1ight, AMI
with the rest of the regiment, abeut the same
number, at dawn. Company H. wsh Company
! A, sent forward as an advance guard With
| Company G to sustain them, and Compaoies
and c as reserve, advanced within sight OF
Lecsburg before they encountered the enemy.
with whom they exchanged several voDeys.
At the first fire Company II, which bore
the brunt of the skrmish, lost cue killed
aud twelve wounded. Col. Deyens fell
back some distauce, and there was no
more fighting till about p. In. After
Col. Boxers arrival with re-enfJrcements, Col.
Lees command, 20th Massachusetts,, came after
! Col. Baker, and the companies from the Tan
many Regiment aid hot arrive till nearly the
close of tue fight. The tardy arrival Of the
mea was ia consequence OF insufhcieuey Of
means of transportation, one scow carrying
| 90 at q tine, beug the sole conveyance. Tue
general battle beginning about O'Clock, lasted
TIL d o'clock. During the Whole time
shower of bullets fell upon our men. Only
two companies Of Col Deyens's regiments bad
rifles. the smooth bores OF the Others would
not carry to the Rebels, who fought at long
distance.
Wien several times eur men seemed to eirs
way, and the enemy approached, he was driven
back As whole, oil engaged fought web.
The two Rhode Island hOwltzers cid great e.
ecution until oil the gunners were KILLED OF
driven of. Lieut.. Pierce, VINO was IN CON-
maud, received three wounds. Col. Baker wss
allied at one Of these guns. The Tamnauy
BOYS. two Companies, arrived full OF fight, aud
dashed forward in the eodeayor 10 save tie
, day. bu, were terribly cut up the first fire.
retreat was inevitable. Col. Deyens, upon
wnou the command deyosed after the death
o. Col Baker. and the capture OF Coils Cosss-
we'd and Lee, conducted il in excellent
order, throrisg out picket, on each flank.
By b!s orders the men threw their guus inso
Toe water. The one scow was swamped tao
fret trip. Many swan across, Others hid them
selves under the bank and escaped un0bsefVed
by the enemy. Two men ran up stream, iouad
a small boat with a negro, who rOwcd them
across. and ia the course OF the night 100 more.
Another negro took OF thirteen men on Tres
day. Struggling fugitiSes began to arrive 10
camp at 10 O'Clock at night A Rebel Lleutsn'
ant who was captared swore that one South
erner could whip six Yankees, unless they
, fought ike those blue devils, pointing TO tae
!. 18th Massachusetts,.
, 4 man who went over to make arrange
, m.o,s for the burial of our dead saw and re-
ported heap OF Rebel dead much larger idan
ours.
Lieut.. Greene, Company +, 18th MaSsschu'
sette, fought almost through the entire battle.
, WINS surrounded. refused to surrender, shOs
, Rebel in front, and was shot by one behind.
Siace the fight Harrisen's Island has been
abandoned. According 20 report from Badd'
Ferry. a shell was thrown BY the Rebels into
the eneampment of the ScAles Regiment
which the men rushed to get as q trophy. As
they were seizng it, 1t exploded, killing eight
or nine.
j.. Yesterday morning there were l6j wounded
3 in the hospitals there, 90 Of whom are from
, the Massachusetts 18th, aud 80 from the 10th.
3 person who assisted in burying the dead, re-
ported the number at Is; 237 Of the Mas'a'
cbusetts 18th were unaccounted for, and us
of tho 10Th. The Sanitary Commission have
sent the wounded three wagon-loads OF comforts.
: one OF Gen. McClelian's Aids photographed 70
the Surgeon in charge at POOsyille last night
ipauiring about tho wounded in the easagemess
of Monday. The following reply was returned;
"The wounded ere not coming to Warrington.
Tney are well taken of here, and are dong To-
markedly Well"
PAYMENT OF PRISONERS FAMILIES.
The Adiutant-General has Issued tho follow
ing general order:
: me following plan for paying the faaile; OK %
the officers and soldiers ID the seryfe Of The uhn
q ates who are or may become prisoners o. Nn'
sums due them by the Government, having o. nv.
proved by the President, it Il published for INC 'iO>
, nation OF all concerned. ...a,,iog a
4 "Payroent will be mazda 20 persons pressal'As -
d written authority from priseaer ~ ~ sns-dsn
A or without such authority to his WE, me gu -
Of his minor children or his widowed n0'ucr Nv
o orier naned Aopcaiions for sueh r@y Avs.
/ ,,elo "a the senier paymaser oil me Dis.hO'
o which the regiment Of the prisoner IS ~
N mul DO accompanied by the eeriHV,s =. 1,e,r,
Courl of the United States, Of Dls'ree-AAu.Sy
" Of tbe Uoted States or Of some otscr parry S,sfs
e the sssi of a Court OF Record OIL tne s sssh
4 In ,bicb the swljcant Il a resident, sel't ns,
- thot tbe said applicant ia the wie Q, .ne ,nshsr'
he pnardian of his children, or h'e
~ "a IL occcnyioQ either OF tue Ias' ."o -
y, ana II Ia. Ira IA 20 one in existence moc
~ r.Is,ed 10 him. according 70 the ABOVE 49, .
% gea,;So PAYMENTS will be made 10 parties 'u.,
I'd anti orzcd and identified, 90 their ecep,s
Il T.; no Kramer that would be required OF te Psoas
NAY