The national Republican., 1861-10-10
Three Rebel Regiments Routed
COL. BARLOW, OF GEORGIA, KILLED.
Three Hundred Killed and Wounded.
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct, 8,

FORTRESS MoNRoE, Oct. 8.
The frigate Susquehanna has arrived from
Hatteras Inlet, and brings the most interestna
intelligence. The day after the capture Of tn"
Fanny, the Ceres and Putnam, having one Of
the launches Of the Susquehanna in tow, went
up to Chicomacomico, and landed seven days
provisions, and returned the same evening
without having seen anything of the Confed
crates.
On Friday, however, word reached Hatteras
Inlet by the Stars and Stripes that $500 Confed
crates, consisting of a Georgia, South Carolina,
and Virginia regiment, had crossed over from
the main land in six small steamers and \
schhoner, and with fiat boats, and attacked the
Indiana regiment. who we're obliged to retreat
The Susquehanna and Monticello steamed up
outside while Col. Hawkins marched up with
six companies and reached Hatteras Light by
neh,fall, distance Of thirteen miles.
During the night Col. Hawkins was Joined by
the twentieth Indiana regiment who had passed
in the darkness a large body of the Confed
crates who had landed for the purpose of cut
ting thom of. Col. Brown reported loss Of
Atty men as prisoners, comprising his sick,
wounded, and twenty pickets, who could not be
call d in. He succeeded in saving his tents,
provisions, etc.
On Saturday morning, the Monticello stea med
around the cape, and few miles up the coast
met the Confederates marching down the mar
row neck OF ldnu 10 aJtACk our troops. Inc
| rebel steamers were also landing men to Co.
operate with them. They we're in easy range,
and the Monticello opened upon them with
shells Of Ave seconds fuses, 2lS of which were
fred from three guns 10 three hours and thirty
| minutes, doing great execution.
The Confederates tried at first TO shelter them
| selves behind a sand hill, and then in q narrow
copse, but soon broke in every direction, and
| took refuge upon their vessels, q shell passing
| through the wheel.house of the Fanny, which
alrond rNlnx-n cd uinyt
1t 10 supposed that their loss must have
reached between 200 and 800 killed and
wounded.
| During the engagement, a member of the
| Indiana regiment, who had been taken prisoner,
managed to break the rope with which he was
tied and escaped. He took to the surf and was
picked up by II boat from the Monticello. He
reports that the first shell from her killed Col
Barlow, of the Georgia regiment, and that the
havoc was frightful. He also reports that when
heescaped he killed Confederate captain with
| his revolver.
Upon the withdrawal of the Confederates
| the Monticello, Susquehanna, and land forces
returned to Hatteras Intet.
| Lieut.. Burkhead, of the Susquehanna, from
| whom | have obtained the above account
| Inlet without the sr""ort Of feet of light
| draught vessels, al = It our force at the Inle
should be speedily reased.
The s. r. SpauldlI t; had arrived on the 7th
with Gen. Mansfield, and landed her men ant
stores.
Too much praise cannot be accorded to Lieut.
Braine, of the Monticello for this very brillian
achievement, which has caused great exultatiol
at Old Point.
Col. Brown narrowly escaped with the Indian;
vessels, and troops were landed above and be
low him, yet he managed to escape with com
paratively small loss. The particulars of hi
mastery movement have not yet arrived.