Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-26
- From the Richmond Examiner 23d ---s-
Official Report Of the Capture of the
Fanny and of the Yankee Races at
ClIckafnacOmack. -.

TheWar d. .partment has received he official
report of the capture of the Lincoln steamer
Fanny. and the fight and pursuit of the
Twentieth Indiana Regiment from Chickama-
cOmack.
Ia communicating The report, Gen. Huger,
in command Of the department of Norfolk,
adds
Col Wright mOdestly avoids mentioning
that he was one Of three mcn ~hO advanced
on the enemy, and his horse was shot under
him but he released himself and captured
the tuau firing on him, the Sergeani-Maior O.
the Indiana Regiment"
The accounts given in III. official report OF
the Yankee races adds many Incidents to the
statements OF the ront and pursuit of the
enemy heretofore published. AID constitute
in part, one Of the most graphic chaptersfeis
the war.
s The event is described as one of the most
extraordinary manifestations of FINE
When our forces had approached within one
mile of the shore the Yankees were in full
run towards Fort Hatteras. In opening our
fire upon the retreating foe they broke into
the utmost confusion. lodging behind trees.
houses and sand banks, at the flash of our.
guns. The pursuit was kept up for the entire
day, the whole of the Sd Georgia Volunteers,
500 strong, and fifty of the 9Th North Care
lima Volunteers, pushing after the foe and
occasi Jnaily oyeriaking his rear. About
twilight three of our .kirmishers overlook
about one hundred of the Yankee fugitives as
they were entering a wood. A sharp stEpg-
gle ensued, the enemy being protected 10y
the dense woods, and cur men being upon
the beach exposed to their fire. The three
stood calamity against the one hundred of
the enemy until they succeeded in killing
several and capturing two prisoners, when
they were compelled to desist from their
pursuit. being forced to halt to secure their
game"
ACol. Wright states: The enemv's loss. as
far as we could ascertain, was killed, a
number wounded, aud thirty-two taken pris-
oners. We captured number Of guns. ssy-
eral hundred blankets aud kRap>acks, be-
tween three and four hundred India rubber
blankets. and all the personal clothing of tie
enemy'S entire command. Ia this fight, they
threw away guns, Cartridge boxes, belts,
shoes, coats, and even their caps. These we
found scattered from Chsckamacomack to the
Light House, a distance of twenty-five miles.
Large quantities OF ball cartridge were found
buried in the sand on their route. "A great,
many boxes were brok-n open and thrown
into the water others were scattered along.
on the sand. Guns. pistols, swords. BELTS.
aud sashes were found along the entire ranite..
Indeed, my m n returned loaded with these
very acceptable spoiis-" -
ing at or near Cape Channel we would h4ve
captured the enemy S whole force. The Col
onel and bis men were much ehagrined at
not being able to accomplish their part Of
the work. and made many efforts 10 effect a
landing wading in the water for mile or
more up to their arm pits, when they found
a deep channel and were forced to return"
eff Commodore Lynch had been provided
with sufficient fuel to keep his boats along
shore, | should have remained at Chickama-.
eomack and tried to disiOdge the enemy from
Hatteras Light before | returned. Bat all
the fuel he had (being the wood cut 10y my
men on Roanoke Island9 having been ex-
hausted, we were forced to return. He has
been greatly crippled in his operations here
for want of free, aud bat for this, under
take to say, you would have loug before this
beard good accounts from his little navy.
He aud his command here rendered me valn-
able assistance. But for him, I Should not
have been able to accomplish anything
ALI the official papers OF the Indiana Regi-
ment were captured. Their regimental morn
ing report showed they were l. l36 strong.
exclusive of loo of the New York Fire Bril-
gade, attached to the regiment as artille-
rists -. .s~ss-ss ny