The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-19

news.
FEDERAL OFFICIAL REPORT or IsE BATTLE ~
EBsCrJET.
The following ~ Commodore Ugpont's re-
port Of The battie og Beaufort. that reached
'he Navy Department a. Warrington az u
NJ T., on the liih
Fi.a SaIr WABAss. ose Hutton hsAp.
pukT hoyAL HhkBoR. Nov q, ledl. }
SIR Iee Government having determined
to seize and oecrly Que or fiore important
points npon our southern coast. whare our
- uaarons intsht ina shelter, pussess depot
aud AFFORD YroteJt,on IL loyal citizens. COM
nitud In my discretion the selection from
among these places which IL thought most
~ Al able and desirable tor these pur poses
After mature oeliheratjoti, hi,ied by the
professional knowledge ana great Intelligence
=. the Assistant Secretary, Mr. Fox, and
upnn iaalng iulo consideration the ,nagoi.
tHGe 80 ,shich the Joint naval and rniiiSary
ex pedi tiou had been extended, to which Won
have called my attention, came To the con
e3usion thai the original intep lion of the de-
p1rtrnent, II hrst c ,rred ont, would f.ll short
# the expectations OF the country and Of the
apahiltie- of 1ha expedition. while l. ri
Royal, thought. wohli meet both ia q nigh
degree.
therefore submitted to Brigadier- General
Sherman. comInaucing the military part OF
he expedition, this modification OF our ear
tiest mttnfo ptaLs, and rad the s1itistaG ttou
20 receive ms Tuil Concurrence, though he
,nd The commander Of the brig ,des very just
~ iaid great stress on the necessity, Ii posi-
'is OF getting this fr,sa 10 into The Aarbor OF
Port royal
Gu TUESDAY, She aJth October, the fleet UNI
ieT my command LETT Ham pton Roaas, and
with The army tran sports numbered nifty
vessels. Ga The day previous had dispatch
III The coal vessels, ~ eh'y' ave IN ali, unuer
convoy Of The NaHnalia, CO4amlLder hagger-
y, 10 rshd. LNoIse oil NL4IlestoL, Aot wishing
| IL gave ihe II We i1olpt
Ihe weather had been unsettled III Aamp
| Lou Roads. though it promised Wen WHEN We
Z IA !Gsg
| Sni, got into the breakers, aAd IWo struck,
| but without iDIuIy.
On friday, thu !st November, rough
| weather soon Increased intp a gale and Ne
mad 40 encounter oAe vi great violence from
| tha SOU .he.ot, Il portion oi which arprua ched
| % hUrric.hr. iEc !!eet VS. gt.eriy dis
persed, and ca Saturday morning one sal
| only was IL SishL from The detk OF the Wa
bash.
| Tn tue following day tie weather modera-
! ted, AID ships and steamers bega@i 20 reappeAr.
urG"rs moi Cl,enbu tXcepi III Cuse OF separa
| tioul were furnished ~ ali the men of war by
| my self. and TO the trans ports by Brig. Gen.
! sherman.
| As the vessels rrioiu-d, reports came in Of
disaster. l eGpeC Ded 10 hear Of many, bat
| when he severity 81 The gale AMI The charsc
! ser ; + -le vts7eis are Considered, sc have only
CAUSE Tor great taaEatu!utss.
| Ia reference TO n" i.iru-sf-w war the Isaac
| smith II sttucieu. and we'll IA med yessr.
| tor the class pure h~seG, "ut not Intended To
| encounter sGctl SEA aua Hind-hia TO throw
her iOiT0i0ispie btitv1y over oo,.rd 10 Keep
| from tUuaGeriGg. but thus r. ltefsd Li.ut,
| UluuiandiLg Nicholson was enl,D eu 10 go to
| he AISLE ;,nCe II the chartered Gamer Gov
| Fnor, ti!en in a VtIy CAa EeTouS con-, .ion,
! tia oa cJard of whicH Vas on- tue hstt iIou
! uf IauTtrr@ ubutF M Jor tkt yu0i0s hey
! were finally ltc~u-G hy captain ktHProik IL.
| The 1>,,n,ne, uuaer u.uigult ,IJcunss IL Me-
| soon after " hitn TIE iuveruor went down. |
GssilrSr s-v.L 81 tue rGartues Went Gown by
! tut-:r own tnprndence. LirHt. Commanding
| ",choIsou's conduct ia the Is .ac s5Ini h la.
lutI with IEy WaluI com Ii. uu4tiou.
The Peerless tIan port, IN = eiukIng eondi-
| ZION. w,.R Tart by ti.- noiIran. Commander
| Goruon. All TIE I'.rsul GA hoard, twenty
| slX III nutnneT, were : .Y-0 Under vPry peri
| luue circumstances. III which SCI vice. Lieut.
| II. W Hiilsr was very fir, ragiy EoGieea by
| nIs commander
| o.. passing Charleston | =aut In The ~papca
! L'"ut. t"IuiGGEC'as AmiC 81. - airec: Capt.
i.artuec 81 oia n" with Tie etsaD.er Stl>g ue-
! Qa4ua, I'll Phi Roy ], without deisv. un
| ci.rr.d If t'.~ I, with soma twenty tive
| vessels in CON pany, VA IAany more heasing
! i'll sight
+ TLe Urpartrnan IS aware hat all tIe aids
! TO navigation had been removed, an0 ;re bar
| Be- len miles neaward, |iti 10 features GA
! the ehoTa line with TurTicieEt prominence 10
! make any bearings reliable. But 70 thu skill
q Commodore Davis, the FLEET Can't ain, ana
! Ill. ls1utaiIP, ,Ge bic Assistant Ut me Coast
| survey. IN charge ci lie steamer tiKen. the
: channel. rtls iI+I1 @diAJ%!Y found, sounded out
L
| ~-s froIn Capt. Uavi- that l iouId send for
| WARD the IT, h.er tTan.rurls. tnoee- undo! i
! tee. NJ III all tiie gun boats. when va i'm
/ T}rJi;.teiy Gone and Def IRE dark they were
/ - ur'iy anchored IN tha koaO-teud uf Post
! SsyR!. >04.h carolina. The gun-hoals al.
ne lsa:u=tiiatsik opened :haIr oALtsries ar1u
tICo or tnrv" iolie'-ftte st.nt0ers unGer
! Commodore ian.aAs instantly sAasias sh=Ea
! under ne shelter u the basta-j~-.
J Tn the IaofEiug, tolQ. Juhn Rodgers ~
| lhs l. >. -t- m-r + lag, temporarily on buaf,:
! his map. ANA &stins "a lay SIS I, tIcco!npa.
! nIs1i RriEadi-C- General y gh. m liz gun
! hcai Ottawa, lieu. Commanding Stet.gs
ana rupINcled oT ths Sent%a, lieut.. Com
/ ptandih2 + /, hoiNor. maize u 7tauUr oiss4Ace
in force, s,pd 0r.~ the itG- OF Tho nst.eri-~ gu
/ Hilton tikad and Bay Point sufficiently 10
| snow the the f0rt.6gatioI- wsrs works of
| streLgtn and sci-ut Acaiiy constructed In
| the evening If Monday, Capt. Davis ana MI
| h"utelle reported water enough Tor the Wa
! Da&H TO venture in
| The responsibility Of hazarding so noble a
| frig1ts Was NOT IA slight one Over prolonged
! bar OF over two miles, there was but q foot or
| two of water 20 spara, and ths fall q nd rise
of tide is such thaf, If she had grounded, Rhs
| would nave sust lu-d most scrioas injury
/ from strajuSng, j! AZ totally lost. Too much,
! however was a Ike 10 hesitate and the.
! result vas ectireiy cres<iul
On the morEiHN Tuesday the Wabash
cEess"d The bar, g. cloeely by the fi-
gate SusQ uehaff.. -'t' Atlantic, Wander
biEt, and otneT ITtn- p--is OF deep draft, ana
on IEAning through lnat portion of the feet
already in. the safe passage OF this gTea IL ship
over the Oar was hailed BY gratifying cheers
! from the crow ed vessels.
We anchored and lmm. diateiy commenced
! preparing the ship for action, tut the delay
is9t liHnilf < 1uoys, particularly Oh hs"Fish-
nag K.p. Il "aASsrcus shoal we had 10 void.
rt.l.srei n. b. ar late be fore 1t posi- BILE
:. ,,1v x-l L li'attacking squadron. /. our
| aHsl't ta :. he Outline OF 'he forts 0efore
t-daTs esc..t{ IN 10 near this .ticUl and the
stil p r,,'iud - liy The time she Has gotten
| OF II "a. iap' III nv Judgment 10 pre-
| cesci and i j.. lie signal for the squadron 10
anchor GU, g; gum shot from ths enemy.
To-day the wind nicWs a ga q from the
Soathward and Westward. ana the attack is
may oidably postponed.
! have the honor to D.. sif, respectfully.
! your ot.aslisut servant,
!. +. Ug' ONT. Flag Ogtcer ''olnInand'g
Sonth tlactic BloCkading Squadron.
ian. 0ideoa H,hs,
Secretary @: the Navy, Washington,
FiAa.SHrp WABASH, OPT HiLrnS HEAD.
Pear ROYAL HARBoR, Nov. 5, lsoi.
SIR: have the honor TO inform you that
yesterday l attacked tbs anemys batteries
| ON Ray Point aud Hilton He d-torts Hean-
Regard ana Waller ana uccrsdet, in siienc
ing ther4 after An rpg fgrtueItt OF tour hours
, dnration, ana driving away The squadron ot
don 'edassEe steamers, under Comm. cdoTe Tat
{ nail. The f-conBClss nee Of " 'rrday male
rs fcqu ,iutad with Ina superiority of Fort
/ Walker, ana u tina, directed by special tt
! fort, euga2it 8 1t al distance OF first eight,
! ana afterwards six hundred yard., Sut the
! plan OF attack brought tie squadron sufti-
| GENTLY near Fort Beeuregerd 10 receive Its
tire, and th~ ships We're freq nently lighting
I N. b ttter+s on both sid al the same time.
fue action was begun my part at TWEEN
/ ~ SIX minutes after ninf, and NJ bali past
! tWo ~ american Ensign hoisied on the
! ii ig-st IL Of Fort Walker and this morning,
/ at sunrise on that Of r ort Beauregard.
| The defeat OF the enemy terminated in at
| ter ruut and confusion their quarter and
| puramrmen' were ana ndoued " ithontan NJ
/ fa,nr,, IN carry AWAY either uuniie pr rY iyara