Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-10-11
Important From Fort uonroe.

Fort Monroe, Oct. s.-The frigate Sus.
quehanna has arrived from Hatteras Inlet
and brings most interesting intelligence.
The day after the capture of the propeI-
ler Fanny by the rebels the Ceres and Put
nam, having one of the launches of the Sus-
quehanna In tow, went up the Chicimico-
quco and landed seven days provisions, re-
turning the same evening without having
seen anything of the rebels.
On Friday however word reached Hat
teras Inlet by the Stars and Stripes that
$500 rebels, consisting of Georgia, South
Carolina and Virginia regiments, had come
over from the main land in six small steam
ers, schooners and fiat boats, and attacked
the goth Indiana regiment who we're oblip-
ed TO retreat. The Susquehanna steamed
up outside, while Col. Hawkins marched
up with six companies and reached Hat
teras light by nightfal, distance of 1s
miles. During the night Col. Hawkins
was joined by the Goth Indiana regiment.
who had passed in the darkness a large
body of rebels who had landed for the pur-
pose of cutting them off. Col. Brown re.
ported loss of so of his men, COMPRISING
his sick and wounded and twenty pickets
who could not be called in. He succeeded
in saving his tonts, provisions, &c, DC.
On Saturday morning the Monticello
steamed round the Cape and few miles
up met the rebels marching down narrow
neck of land to attack our troops. The
rebel steamers were also landing troops to
cooperate with them. They were in easv
range and the Monticello opened upon them
with shells, five-sccond fues, 2Is of which
were fred from three guns in three hours
and thirty minutes, doing great execution.
The rebels at first tried to shelter them
selves, but soon broke in every direction
and took refuge upon their vessels. A
shell passed through the wheelhouse of the
Fanny, which wasalready employed against
us.
1t is reported that their loss must have
reached 200 or 800 killed and wounded
During the engagement member of the
Indiana Regiment who had been taken
prisoner managed to escape. He took to
the surf and was picked up by boat from
the Monticello. He reports the first shell
from the Monticello killed Col. Barlow of
the Georgia Regiment and that the havoc
was frightful. Ho also reports that when
be escaped he killed Confederate captain
with bis revolver.
Upon the withdraw Of the Confederates
the Monticello and Susquehanna and the
land forces returned to Hatteras Inlet.
Lieut.. Birckhead, from whom have OBJ
tanned the above account, thinks no advance
can be made from the Inlet without the
support of feet Of light draft vessels. He
also thinks that our forces at the Inlet
should be speedily increased.
The Spaulding arrived at tho Inlet on
the 9TH inst. with Gen. Mansfield and land.
ed her men and store.
Too much praise cannot be awarded TO
Lieut.. Braine for this brilliant achievement.
which has caused great exultation at Old
Point.
Col. Brown narrowly escaped with the
Goth Indiana Regiment. He was shelled
from the confederate vessels, and troops
was landed both above and below him. vet
he managed to escape with comparatively
small loss. The particulars of his masterly
movement have not arrived.