Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-15
From tho Fleot.

expedition. the rebel. had been engaged IN
erecting batteries upou point At Hilton,
Head. and opposite the neck Of land III,
principal ort'6ca,ion on Hilton. Had
was d.nominaicd Fort walker t. .itu.
s,-d on low land. AMI partially concealed
by tree. and underhrush. Aijlnnr IA
we're other batteries Oi smaller ia. hot ~
connected q. 60 prove formidable lro
the entrance oi ,c..cls
| Fort BelpfegaTd Was Of considerable Ina.
poriancc. having heen mounted with iaayy
guns. The garrison. are believed T. have
h.sn SoaIh Carolina regiments, with s-,sr
nj additional regiments sent from Rirhm..i
The batteries at BAY Point. opposite lll.
tons Had. were equally formidable.
! Inside IL PORT Royal entrance, behind
,hs .atlerie.. lay the aset Of Cummuiuf,
/ Tainall. consisting only Of small vessels.
carrying few heavy run.. bat prime rally
lgh, ones. Tugs constituted the great plr.
ton ~ the fleet Many 1T these renamed
ontside the m0uib oi the entrance, until
the arrival u our leet. when they iDruri
In miniature line uC battle behind the suu,
~ their own fort. ADD across the entrance
on the morning OF THURSDAY
. On Tuesday la., ,h- 4 > frrt. consist.
ing ~ forty iwp vessels. beaded hy ihr lag.
ship. approached the mouth Of Port R,ul.
Several of the Transport. remained oil lbs
coas, The appro'ch Ut Ihc nsot created a
great stir In the h,ttrrie.
Upon arriving ~ . suitable position ths
gun. % the nsrt opensd a cnntiruou. fr,
upon Fort. Walker aui Beaurreird. mv.iI
as those upon the point. Unier cover Il
this FIRE. an cn,rt 49,. male o. run tI-
caun,le' ~ the batteries. TIE result v.s
sminessiy satisfactory. n number 0f t.
y-.-.l. passed through Ihc shot aui shell
from tie shore haiterie- with very ir9us
injuries. At lsst ffiren succeeded boz ta.s.
IN, IN heyoni reach Of the land hptrrs.
} A.. the Uni1n heet sailed np, tn Muslai.
aect OF T,,nsl openrd TIRE. but seeing i.s
impussihIiiy 81 making any rc.istHnrr. '1"n
d,psr.ed. some we're driven up inIfts uH.
til almns, out ot sight. Com. ratnall vrni
on .hors with HI. men IN as'i's IN w1fk0s
the batteries. and use them against other
vessel. Of Ihc Union h"i. which we're m.
deayorin. 20 follow the advance force Tie
passage " the vessel. through the channel
va. not accomplished until the frins which
continued frUm bali Pc, O'Clock in tH'
morning 10 nearly ) o'clock In the alter
noon had ceased.
! Daring III. Geh, one u the Union gun.
boat. VAS believed 10 have been burni AMI
three steamers disabled. IL acknowledge
by the enemy that they bad twenty men
! killed in Port Walker. hut il - impossible q
state what their loss wa. az tie other bat.
/, tsres I, was doubtless very great. q. our
Or j. mentioned a. very effective. 90 guns
being well aimed and IT heavy calibro.
W sooner dad our vessels pass the batter
I 10. Of P,ri ROYAL entrance and glide into
tho broad river. than they made i'r me
mouth Of the inlet. leading TO Beaufort,
savannah and Charleston. These we're
! Immediately blocsadrd, though MT m time
Z % prevent tho escape Of some small rebel
,r.-s.- Mt one Hol~ral vessel sa' suns,
AMI only ono gunbunt burned n above
Her burning ~a.a grand spectacle. tie sun'
}. going ufI Ne the iimss reached them .thrlw.
/, in. shell hr int the wood. on shore. Tie
4, crew are aid % have passsd through . mur.
dsrou. Gro 10 another vessel, with LITTLE D.
: any loss.
The Union vessel. acted under sp-c.Al in.
/. structiun. N at once hl1ckad,ng ihc ln.s's
!. leading 10 two important points. while .
PORTION OF the dee, iii the, ipur ships made
ior B-aulbrt. and az o'clock, 90 Thur.
= day. thee, vessel. we're No sight at tl- ipw1.
3, A despatch frlm r.,ulur, Oi the Ith inst,
:. 10 the Charleston M.rcury. ssy- the JuHn
forces ~sro preparing to elect = landing,
i evidently III the design Ut Ihfosius up
}. enirrnchmsnis and attacking th. town.
}. Their. - 49, mean. of knowing the los NJ
a., the Un,.n iorce-. hut the renci. clnics'
their osu firing q have been very hri
They declare, however, that The suu- p
. their fprts were not properly wJuuI...
Whsn Titnall 80, t. assist tbe men 10 il'
i1r,s, hr found many ~ the suu' IN 'H'
tar,- actually diunoans-d hy tn-ir own -.
bouni. 10 to-. fault the rebel journals At
4 tribute their defeat. aud calI loudly On iao
|, rebel government 10 end out where ths
blame rests.
The Charleston Mercury ol the Sch .py',
: IN the tromi,cuou. cha-- Ihey s,"m 10 .ny'
\ driven Con-. Tat1ali's mosquito Ut up ..'
a creeks leading g. savannah, iui cut ni t'l
water c1n muncatlIn with Char'e-iIu y
- hermst,caily sealing Skull Crs"s Alth Isl
. the Yankees have - Yet ELECTED no innlI1s,
!. u !, crrtaln they hav- made -Om4 pfI.rs.'.
a and IL behD1ys- ~ immediately g. s.uI sl-I
endorsements n may D. needed g. check.
mate any movement, they may make 'lE.
aId- gaming even the smallest hoghII 40
. our .Dil II toe invader. cln tax Charlie.
. tn with - ON men, 1T them h,,a ., g.
, ar unworthy 10 p1-sa.s ~, and iN,.l lea
- Nc memorial II LAID va ashes, ui our sNn
: ,uhcciliiy.
n A despatch TO the Charleston Mercury
\. from llender,nnviilc. 7th, N9 + VI snN'
the pract,c, It our nrtl.rri't- at Hilton :
Head. has been very bad, hence Ibe iu,r'''.
. ful pas.ins vi seven OF the 'nsmY = m'u.n''
e war The transports ar It'll ou'siie Tie
A lo,, on our side. rhu. far. j. .lishI. ard che
,roops are 10 goId heart The hrius %
the Yankee war vessels shs yrfy accurate
= Hilton, Head and Bay PO,nI Received ,.o
bTunt " the AtieCk.
=, our failurs a. sins any OF The 'c.ss.'
which pass-i our h,tteric. D. owing a. th7
i poor practice Of artlIsrsts The emmy =
{ 'bIr- which passed our batteries can De-
Q distinctly srcn from BEAUFORT.
Fort Walker and Baureg'rt are It'll
firing The Federal. lost one ennh'Ai " lI'ch
was burnt. shells can - 'o,n rom hero
bur.tIn. ~ the woods Our Ilne' "I ctin-
municliiOn are completely cut ou un'r',
more irelpr are sent here win artillery AMI
cayHlry
rour ships ar' now 10 s,ehi over the land
and on =. lar ~ skull Creek
| Tier, !. rv.s u To helirvs that tie su0my
/. making preparation. to land . large 'ur,'
at Hilton 90 night " Tomorrow morning
. BAIrIaorE, Nov. ~ Toe following al.
diunn.l particular. lrum the Chhrr'i'n
Mercury al the sth
The llsr, appeared od Bruni River b.
tween . and 10 o'clock. THURSDAY morning.
J and under cu,rr 1T Gre uf seven, unr a.
count say. OF fifteen s,eauer-. The whole
Gset passed the batteries on lliltun's Head
and lay Point into broad River uut oi
I