Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-25
This Afternoons Report.
FROM NEW YORK.

FROM NEW YORK.
NEW YoRK, Oct "a.
The steamer Mcclellan arrived from the
Southwest Pass the 14Lh, Fort Pickens the
18th, TOrtugas the 18th, and Key West the
10Th.
On the morning Of the 9th, about three
and half o'clock, the enemy attacked Col.
Wilson's position in force. Co. Z, Sd In
fsntry, Capt. HildL and twenty seven men,
Co. A, 1st Artillery. Lieut. Taylor, eighty
Eve men in all, unoeF Major Vogdes, met
the enemy some distance above Camp
Brown. Major VOgdes was taken prisoner
immediately.
Capt. Hildt, taking command, engaged
the enemy. Our loss was four killed,
tWen!y-one wounded, and eight prisoners
The enemy's loss was much larger. Eleven
Of their men were found in one heap. Ma
jor Arnold arrived after daylight TO the
assistance Of Capt. Hildt.
The command proceeded TO point where
the rebels had disembsrked just as their
steamers were leaving and opened on them
a destructive FIRE
The enemy's loss left on the Island was
% killed, 5 wounded and 33 prisoners
Many Of the wounded were carried off.
Capt. Bradford and Lieutenant Elms were
killed. Three rebel officers were captured,
one of them Lieutenant James, formerly Of
the U. s. Marines, badly wounded.
General Anderson was in command Of
the rebels and was wounded in the arm
after disembarking. The enemy acknowl-
edge loss Of over 100. In addition to the
loss on our side above stated, the ZousVes
lost nine killed in their camp and eleven
taken prisoners.
The zousve camp was situated on Santa
Rosa Island and about one mile from Fort
Pickens and was 90 distributed as to COM
msnd ksll the approaches to the fort, and
also 10 protect the batteries. The rebel
force 1900 strong, embarked from the PEN
sscols Navy Yard in three large steamers,
and landed on tbs Island about 4 miles
above the camp. 1t was about 2 o'clock
A. NJ. and very dark. They rapidly form
ed in three columns and prooseded silently
towards the Zouave camp hoping to effect
total surprise; in this they were but par
tally successful. The picket guard sta.
toned about 600 yards from the camp dis
covered and fred upon them, giving the
alarm which saved the regiment from an.
Inhalation.
The attack of the rebel columns was
simultaneous, and volley after volley was
| aimed upon the volunteers. They were
farced to fall back, leaving their camp in
the hands of the rebels, which they CON-
meneed burning. Fort Pickens was by
this time aroused. Three companies Of
regulars came to our assistance The reb.
els then commenced Ietreating 10 their
boats, closely followed by the regulars and
q small number of volunteers, keeping up
destructive fire upon them, killing and
Wounding a large number.
The rebels finally reached their boatp,
but the steamers were over 500 yards from
the beach, and our men poured repeated
volleys into the crowded mass. Every bull
let told, and by the shouts and confusion
Of the rebels, it was evident we had OBJ.
tained ample satisfaction.
The Zouaves we're badly managed, snd
Col Wilson is very much oensured for in.
efficiency in not reaching the scene unit
ell was over. The officers and mer los
almost everything.
Major Newly had narrow escape from
capture, being confined to his bed bI
dangerous illness. The Regiment lost tel
killed, sixteen wounded and nine prisoners
The regulars lost four killed twenty
wounded and ten prisoners. The rebel
lost, by their own statement, $50 killed
wounded and missing We took IS prise
nerE, including three doctors, who were re
leased.
The Mcclellan brings reliable accounts 0
the fight at the mouth of the Mississippi
The rebel feet consisted of six gun boats
| the ram Manassas and q lor0a numhar n
fire ships, which filed the river from shor
to shore. Our squadron comprised the Rich
mond, Huntsville, Water Witch, Preble an
Yincennes, and store ship Nightingale, whic
were at anchor inside OF the Southwest Pas:
The Manassas drilled foul Of the Rich
mOnd, knocking a hole in her quarter an
, stern, doing but little damage. To avOi
the Ere ships, the squadron got under wa
Immediately and drifted down the river.
Tho Richmond, Preble, Vincennes, an
Nightingale got ashore on the bar, an
while ashore we're attacked by the rebel
Only enc Of their shots took eIeet an
that took effect on the quarter. They wsr
, beaten off by the ViRosunes with tW
guns, she having thrown the rest oVel
! board, and the rest of her armament, wit
, her chains, anchors, &C., to tighten her, sh
being much exposed to the rebel FIRE. NJ
! one person was killed OF wounded in Ii
: squadron. The Richmond, Prsble, an
I Vincennes we're toWed off next day by II
: Mcclellan. The Nightingale was sti
ashore, but would probably get of nel
Z day.
The BLOCKADE.
/, / NEW YORK, Oct. 70.