The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-14
THE LATEST NEWS.
BY rgLEGRArH TO THE " =. SUM-
GREAT EXPEDITION.
Direct Accounts Of the Fleet
OFFICIAL REPORTS, AND FULL
SPECIAL CORRESPOND eNCE.
SEVEFE ENGAGEMENT.
f. r Hours Hard Fighting and
Glorious Victory.
Slight Federal Loss.
C0NTRABANDs FLoCKING IN.
Slight Federal Loss.
CONTRABANDs FLoCKING IN
VIOLENT GALE.


Uadngtr, Nar. 13.-C,pt. St.llriu ar
rhci here at neon today bringing Official dis
PEACHES ir,m the rtcat Naval Expedition. lie
BE- al-o lhc lcar,r Of two rebel Conf ldcu'c flag.
uur annette flag AMI the American ill.,, first
l....,d in South Carolina over Fort Walker
capt. S,eIdman reports that the captured forts
ar .anidccnt, with covcicd way, an bomb
ri,oL All that our troops had to do was to oc-
rupy them. They can be held against any op.
ro.iu, force.
Among he most efficient vessels were found
?" Lc lie now gunLonts, aud of which the Navy
Department hid twcnty-thrcc constructed, ox-
Ircsl for -uch purposes and their success DO h
10 the ialc and under fire was rcrfec.
Commander Duylon, who commanl,d tn,
lOcahou,as, !. the brother Of General Drayton.
vito commanded The rebel forts
tap'. Stcddmin, who brings the dispatches,
i- the son OF former Mayor of Charleston.
ON the reception of the official dispatches, In,
oilUviug order wa, issucd
GrNE.AL ORDER.
III" Department announces 10 the navy and
go tie country Iii IN qualification at the bril-
Ian, success Of the combined navy and army
forces respectively. commanded by Flag officer
=. /. Dupont AID Brigadcr-Grncrh j. W.
Nhyimai, in the capture of Forts Walker and
u alcgaid, commanding; the entrance to Port
h'yul han or, South Carolinl. To cpmmcmo-
rate lhi- signal victory it il ordered that ma
u,nal salute lee fined from each navy yard at
meridian on the day after the reception Of this
cr',r. (Siyn,D GIpFoS MriLTs.
The following is portion Of u private letter
itom lug officer Dupont to the Assistant Sccrc-
taIy Of the Treasury:
. WABASH, r,Nr RoYArr oh Nov, 1861.
| Hy D,dy Mr. IoJ;
Duuus the di,hcurtcning events of our
| passage, my ii,h never gave way hut at some
| moments it seemed appalling. On the other
hand, permit no clallou at our success, yet
| curot refrain from telling YOU that it has been
| more conn lotc and brilliant than | over could
| have lyIcNod. have been too tisucd to send
/ % detailed official account Of the battle. My
| report H. a. II ~ to the eve of i,and think will
| Interest you; but had to content myself with
q suc.nct account, which think will be liked
, ae Ngll as "A moro detailed narrative. This 1
| viii. however forward in time Tor the Secre-
| tmy. report. | kept under way and made
| iluy" iuii,, though passed five times between
| th' ioits. bad thinking division Of five
hip, Ia watch, and old Iatnall too, who had
III ,ht small aud swim steamers ready to pOun,c
upon any ui ours should thrv be- disabled. |
cuuld 20, none of my big liiga Cs up. thought
ihc Sabine would have gotten up to the S..llw-
renee. ] rent no ord, however, and the 81.
Nlnn'h was blown OIL do not rcgrc. ii now,
tNcHpt Oh their account. lbclievc my plan was
.lnNcr. | l'upd against the side and had the
Mtu'gem M the better in consequence. Their
,onlIGCncu WA cNtrvue that they cou Il drive Us
away. They fought hmyclN and their rifle
.ru. never missed. An Su.pOuulcr riNo ball
went through our mninma,t in the very ccn-
me- m'hug an awful hol,. They aimed
nt our hi'ge, where they knew they could
make huls # they were lucky. 4 shoi in the
ocuuc Jet water into the after magazine, bat
| saved a huudrcl lives by keeping under WY,
and bearing in close. We found their sights
graduated AZ six hundred yards. When they
once broke The stamlele was intense, and no. a
gun WAS spiked. In truth never conceived ol
| such ihc as that Of this ship on her second
tuIn, aud am t,ll that lis effect upon the spec
| ta.urs outside Of her was intense. | learn that
| when they raw our tle lying on -horc the troop.
| were powell IS 10 cheer, but wcpt. General
Sherman was deeply affected, and the soldier,
are loud aud unsiniin,; in their expressions Of
admiration aud lsrItitLd,. The works are most
scientifically constructed and there i, no. him;
| Ike For Walker on the Potomac. | diI no
| elbow the victory to check our arior
| lut diSIa ch, Il some vessels under Capt Gilli,,
over the other side. To-Day have an cNpyl-
| non 10 Beaufort 10 save the lgh, vessels, but
| they were fired Instantly after the surrender
| Beaufort IL deserted. The negroes are wild
| with joy ana revenge. They have been shot
| down. ihoy say, like dogs, because they would
| not 20 on With their masters, | have already
boat al ScNoll creek, aud the commune ItIon
between Savannah and Charleston is Gu. OIL.
OFFICIAL pIsrAroHEs.
The following are the official dispatches to
the Navy Department:
ELAo Snir WABASH, on Hilton lIolIl
lort ROYAL llurbo. Nov. t. lsGl.
SIR Tho government hlyinr determined to
seize AM occupy one or moro important points
ulon our ,ou,hrn coast where our slul Irons
might IND shelter IOs,oss depot, AMI afford
protection toloyal citiIers, committed 10 my
discretion The selection from among those PLACES
which it thought available and desirable for those
purposes. Amer mature deliberations aided by
the prof, ssOnUl huoWlCds 70 AM great intelligence
Of the Assistant Secretary, Mr. Fox, and upol
taking into consideration The magnitude to which
the joint naval and military expedition had been
extended, TO which YOU have called my attrn-
ton, came to the conclusion that the sinal
Intentions Of the Department, it carried out,
would fall short Ol the expectations Of the cOun-
try and Of the capabilities of the cNprlitun,
while Port Il yal, thought would meet both
in high degree.
therefore sui mittcd to Brig Gen. Sherman,
commanding The military part OF the cNpcdi-
ton, this modification of our earliest mlturcl
plans, and had the satisfaction to receive his
fun concurrence, though he and the command
cIs Of the hTipdcs very justly laid great stress
on the necessity, if possible, of getting this
irgnte into the harbor of Port ROYAL.
ON Tuesday, the 10Th OF October the fleet
under my command left Hampton Roads and
with the army transI orls numbered fifty Ncssels.
On the day previous | had dispal ched the coal
vessels, twenty-five in number, under convoy of
the Naudalia, Commander llaggorty, to renAez-
yOus of Savannah, not wishing to give the true
point Of the fleet. The weather had been unset
lied in Hampton Roads though it promised wcll
when We sailed But OIL llattoras it blew hard;
some ships got into the breakers, and two
struck, but without injury, on Friday the LIST
Of November, The rough weather increased TO
gale and We had to encounter one of great vo-
lence from the southeast, which approached to
hurricane. The fleet was utterly dispersed and
on Saturday morning one sail was only in sight
from the deck OF the Wabash. On the follow
ing day the weather moderated, and the steam.
eTs and ships began TO re-appear. The orders
were opened, except those in case of separa- |
ton. These last were furnished 10 all the mem |
of war lV mNEeli and n tina trananarfa Inv Il