The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-30

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crew. and ten Of HAWKINS Zouay, TO man
tn. guns. of whi Ia there were two 'raAtur
enonsh iigovtstonsiD the shift for suppar we
isft, ana were followed by the barge, heavily
loaded with ammunition, tents and provi-
sions"
The provisions and ammunition in the
barge and skG were SAFELY landed. The let
Ter then continues
So0rtis ait.r the steamer Ioomad up III the
distance. followed by another, and thea an
o.heI. ana fhen they all three com n encsd
hiins h"sSy guns AT the Fanny. Shr return
ca the fre Tor a TINE, moved little from her
hFtt position, but soon got aground again,
ana the rebel steamers closing. saon captured
aer, ana all the ammunition aud prpyisions
left on board
IL was IN exciting scene, and the whole
regiment was drawn mp on the beech to wit
ness the battle. We could see the puff OF
smoke and the splash of the sh Ut and she'll in
the water, but could not hear The raport
owing to the wind blowing oft shore. and the
uistnce Ii WIS an exciting scene ami q
mortifying one~ for there We're We, seven
hundred strong, ready and eager to take parf
IN the hattie, yet not q gun boat not a y,iec>
OF artillery, nothing but doa-n lishinxsh -
20 cope with these steamers. We had to stand
tlac caiidrrn a6d see our boat orr prOyisous
ana our men Captured be fore or eyes
toRT CLARK Hatteras Initt, Oct. :.
oh .he 4th OF October, II O'Clock in the
inorrIng, fleet Of vessels hove in eight on
fainico Sound. and a few officer. nor eh,d.-a
gathered, out OF cprio,,.y O.. ,fe ne,cn n VII.
ness their ai';,fd- CD. They wera thournt IN
y" our vessels, and, from their number we
luoS q that some Of them were prizes as the.e
6a, UeS" svl'ebse - night On the Sound III.
w" 1.r~1ons. pom nearer approach ,he
Strange action OF thA feet IN 1hovrin- re
col9rs. Gnf the-e pcs a'ltr Signals gave rise 10
a auspcion thtt they were rebel steamers The
ileer consisted of seven steamers two loon
ers, one hoating battery, and a humber of
transports tor landing troops
h3 the ald OF Eyeglasses II was discovered
that the enemy hsd AT Least three thousird
troops aboard fneir "aasc;c, aid III arr uCa.
"2rnts vere oeiIK made 10 land them rludp,.
cover OF the bomb;srdmeHt. The island il here
about half 4 mile wide, and the guns IN
some cases, threw she'll clear over it into the
ocean.
car force was $50 mea, one com panv being
seven miles south Of us, guarding II lapdf1E
ana % rec companies having been left - tOr..
Tha v-r<ter saws o. tie Intentions Of tn.
| snee9y.
They inlonded after taking lis. 10 rusb
down the beach in force and with hsh+
| draught steamers on thr Sound, to take Forts
Hattsr:tS an CLARK, as they svTorp thai they
had built them and they would have them
y nd they woalf have done IL had not our re-
gimfnt run the gauntlet and foiled fher Nc
l2'er Than yesterday theT claqcd the Tailed
states steamer SINUS plump into H4tterae.
under the very guns Cf the rcrt. lha fxrire.
I1ent was intense Tie enemy vy.rf. r,r,I,.rirr
% iand, cur trooCs waiting 70 rpct.i -, them
when Colonel Brown received a persrnptcr.
ORDER from colonel Hfpkins 10 r1tc-at (
meeting o. tle CCu1mlSsiSn ri O',cPys r:,h call
ed ana l. x as decided that under the circitro-
'taIcee. IL was most judi2ioue to retreat And
We s0rrcwful!y turned oar backs on cur camp
Hnd prepared Tor the long march To H9t,eras
hight house where we expected Teinfor roe uants
from Colonel H1WkIus 1t vas now o clock
in the morning.
ATERRIRLE MARCH ALONE TEE SAND BEACH.
The sun WIS shining on the Whit sand OF
the beach, heatn the air as if il ware = fur
mace. The men had neither provisions nor
water. The h"ste in which they II at rushed
70 repe! the enemy prevented this. and il was
too late 70 80 b tck to camp.
1t was . march I shall ne~er forget The
Htot ten miles was terrible. No wafer the
| men unused 10 long marches. tIIe sand hraYy
ana The feet Of the men sinking into itut every
sep, and point below 10 he canned Ia Cr,icr
10 JOIN coInp'ny =, 20 prevent Their being cat
on. As the regiment pushed along, ua3u att +
n an would stnEGer from the ranks and fail
UpOn the hot sud.
Brt the most sorrowful sight of all vas the
Islanders ieat ing their hoiape. from fear OF
The etenly. The could De seen in srouna
sometimes ysitn ii little cart carving thtlr
pro visions, but mostly with iothing tietlng
for dear life. Mothers carrying their blbes
fathers leading III ng little n0Ss gruudfarhprs
ana grandnothers struggling along from
homes they had never left before. krlying
on our protection, they ha d been our frianos
| hE. II an Evil hour We were compelled to
leave them.
We toilej on, the heat mosr intensa. and no
water. Hunger VS. nothing IL com parison
wiki thirst. 1t WAS InlddeninG. The sta
rolling at orr feet and nothing 10 drink Man
after man wandered tow t!ds th,. Sound T,
drink the wafer OF The IaArshea ! started 10
take Il scout 10 watch The movements of the
enemy vesseis i skirtei the ~ound io7 some
ten miles. In every dump of bushes would
find men utterly exhausted ne enetry's
vessels were now nearly opposite, Z oling
! down the Sound 10 cnt U4 our retTvtt .
would Teli gHeIa this, hut they would say
: Thy did not care, they would die there
80 utterly hopeless did they seem.
AEiRACCLOCr ESCAPE.
We reached the narrow in!et atout i've
miles above Httteras lIght-hou:e, and here
our great danger was II once seen The fept
of the enemy had drawn tip in Eue 80 IS 10
sw"eu tsa beach and render a passage i'm DOS
sibie, out had neglected to land their men -
Il was now near twilight. The clouds in the
west reflected the br 'ght tints OF the sun and
showed Us the enemy III the foreground. III
the east heavy gray CLOUDS lowered and our
uniforms corr spending hid from thelr
view, rs we silently stole along, the r0ar Of
the surf drowning the footsteps Of thu men
and In" commands Of tae officers, yet every
little while We would watch. expecting 10 sac
she II 'sh of tae enemys cannon. or hear the
report of the bursliu.; shell in our little ud
l. was II narrow escape and a proyid-n Iiai
cue, and our Colonel was affected 10 tears al
The danger we had passed.
The men reached Ehe lighthouse III safety
! and were there rein forced, and provided vi In
| water ana provisions.