New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-25

on the firing of signal gun by Gen. E-sSSe9, -
left the place and returned. Tie says that Fort
hi keus could rot bring any Of its guns to bear on
them Te victory Gr tse wbie ths Federal ors
/ great We are pleased To learn that IN tins hght
RiII, Wilson's Zouaves have shared the same late
as Ellsworth's.
HOW TIE REBELS SUFFERED IN THE FIGHT
WITH BILLY WILSON'S MEN.
Mobile papers received in Cincinnati give further
particulars Of the fight on Santa Rosa leland. 1he
Adre,t,ser of Oct. Ii says:
ct is evident that the news Of the sorie at PEN
-acsla was "A little rose-colored at hrst pubhshed
The comp was made at considerable ioss on our
i e. We managed olro 20 destroy large amount
of that kind OF property which the enemy eanno'
well spaIe. .-.F
In var. success il the great thing. The saving Of
lie 10 accomplishing success IL not much considered
10 win at any sacrifice is TO gain victory, and
therefore resiige.
! al appears 10 be little strange that the exped
ton successful for the reason that Fort Pick
ems might have relieved Wilson's men II its CON-
nInder had been watchfpl aud ready. There were
several hours work in this bold attack, and that
would have allowed vi liant commander 80 near
10 have hurried his men forward and probably cut
"f tie retreat of our sOldiers, or hurt them very
much "a they did retrest. Where, too was the
Leet What was IL doing willie Billy Wilson was
making "a loud noise with biz guns and our brave
men were firing his quartefsl We suppose that all
tue Rebels at Pensacola were in arms on Santa
Rosa aud that he had better make bis own poslllon
/ raie.
I'VE have good reason, also, for stating that Col
Wilson was not SURPRISED. An assault OF the kind
bad beea expected for weeks, and his command was
under orders 20 be OH the alert I'll the tue. The
enemy was wLipl ed not by surpse, but by absolute
valuf on The pat vi our soldiers.
Tie llowing extracts from private letters are
published by the came paper:
"PFSsACoLA, Oct. 9, 1861.
II am feeling like u o very mischief this morn
Jog; have Jlst etnIed from sn expedluon TO SANTA
hts, 80 of US lett reusacnlI harf at III O'Clock
la.t night ard Lbded Oh Santa Rosa Deaeh at
LICK We depOyed ia two columns, drove the
enemy frou their batteries, spiked Leir guns, burned
the ,Ounsssry store, stored fall OF provisions, the
bul ig supposed 30 be intended iOf hos ltsl also
al Billy lions tents, aud drove the entire force
i.ncam,,ed Insido tie tort; though j tell you we
buuytt oar vi fOey ~ advanced rate. We are
over one hundred short THIS morning, ana nave
a pout - or 20 in tie Hospital. Gen. Anderson was
= on ded but not mOrtally. We took several prs.
orer, among Il en-, i. Major Vogdees, Bal Brown
took imI Out tell you loose MiIie rite bullets 90
whist sOne stre lot oil scott free again, though
haI soJe close sbayes; bat it is awful to zee tie
.ua-tly wounds the poor fellows. really cannot
lGelp crying 10 zee how they suiler.
1.-Two Louisiana Regulars have just been shot
aud killed H. stanuIy by tuer comrades IN a row.
C,NP CoStfS Es1GI, "Wednesday, Oct 9 ls6l-l2 m.
Last III Iht our forces made sO.tle on odnta Rosa
I-land. The fore wss ,4UO men. lhey succeeded
Ia burning Billy Wl,On's ZOnave Ell, ampment,
riking their batteries, aud killing many, aud bring
log some twenty prisoners. Ine shiIu'lsh Is DE-
.oIIbed as teri, le. Our company was represented
by thirteen men, W acted as slikero ana burners,
one OF whom was Killed, named John Burgess, and
unr wounded, Waller Tuggles.
About my II our forces are killed, and nifty more
woun led aud missing. Gen. Anderson, the com.
uanaig y off er, was wounded Ia tie arm. Several
OF our officers weGe killed.
Tie mort intense excitement Telgned through camp
after the party leit II. They were selected and or
der.a off without giving notice 10 the balance oil Tue
e,uuaid Great was tie DEERE by q Ose lett 10 20
with ,he snall party. They have brought over mus
kcf, cartriogee ana cape, and one OF Tue boys has
d isoner belonging she United States regulars, who
is DOW ia caInF.
CsNF CosTiNHNrAL,
PsSssooLA, " edIe,dsl, oct 9, 1861. )
A glorious fight at last. Billy Wilson's whole
reRi elt and others made 10 run, and their entire
encampmenj burned up. There were only sixteen OF
our company engaged in tie expedition, aud they
10 eiyed from Col. Jackson the highest omflments
Tor tLeir steadiDets and bravery. they composed
tue hiring ait1 to set ire AID burn, fpike guus AID
blow up uAg aziues-aud right g.llintly have tley
don. their duty. God ble-s them. Poor Burgess
was killed, and Walter Tuggles Is dangerously
wOunGed.
our boys captured muskets, &c, from the enemy.
Unly Tor "A sii. lit u istako we would to-day be IN
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