Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-08

perilous position. and opened q heavy FIRE on the
enemy. and finally with great gallsntry, forced
mem 2 retreat he beng sbly supported BY Lieu
%nauss Aesiey, my Assistant Adjutant General
killed. "'''' . iO7S VI V"
Major Arnold atth sfnOment came nm. and su-
temy refreshing, followed or 70 - 40 "
Il During this time Majsr Pesyer .n.7 lii L.
who Ihad successfully sent on to r,,Sb -
Zoueyes, succeeded in getting some collected. an3
ColsHllson also advanced, the enemy prsciDitafelg
lretreatiEg.
/ MsjOr Arnold, Captain Robertson and fiegts,s,.
Shipleys companies promptly followed and atsacl-
ed, and as they were embarkiug, the other com.
panies arriving upon the ground suceesafVsIy Can't
Robertson opeDed heavy fire at abort uusfss
range on TIE crowded masses, and Lieut. ShiDlsy.
some fifteen minutes later, joined hina and thei-
Ere must have been very effective This va eon--.
unued so long as they were within range when
they got beyond it the Major ordered he men "a
cease firing and 70 give them three eheers 70 which
there was no response. ---- 800
| During the time Of this occurrence Major Power
came up with his two small companies OF Zouava..
and subsequently Colonel Wilson, with portion al
his regiment. 80 =
When 1t is considered that less that two hundred
regulars, with some fifty volunteers pursued fya-
times their number four miles, and expelled them
uader heavy Gre from the island they had desc
Grated it will trust be considered an evidence Of
their having CALAMITY performed their duty The
plan OF attaek OF the enemy was judicOus and ifex-
ed with serious loss-but he failed IN an save the
burning OF one half Of the tents Of the Sixth Rs4i~
nent, which, being covered with bushes, were very
eomousuole and IN riding the trunks Of the
omeers. be did not reach within i've hundred
yards Of either of the batteries the guns Of hieh
be was to spike, nor within mile Of the fort he
was to enter pelmell, the fugitiyes retreasin0 bs
fore his victorious arms. have now in ny pos r
session nine spikes taken from the bodies Of the
dead. designed for our guns
Our loss is-of regulars, killed, twenty wound
ed, most very slightly, and eight missing Gmonr
whom is Major YOdges, Of the Sixth Regiment New
York Folunteers-ten killed, nine wounded and
sixteen missing 7t
The enemy last, as known to us fourteen killed.
including one Captain; seven wounded including,
one Lleutenant-t9o have since died-and Eve on
GERS and {" enty~tUo enlisted men prisOners;' and
as he was known to have carried OF scne uf hia Z
dead, and probably some Of his wounded, those in
our hands being severely so and unable to be re-
moved, and as the heaviest loss h supposed to have
been IN the boats ct the decentralization il Wss %
probably three times as greasin killed and wound
ed as have named. I'd
close with the agreeable duty OF naming 70 Won
the officers engaged, who 80 faithfully performed
their duty / mention Major Wedges nrst. who nm
was taken prisoner before gun on our
part was tired, to say that, as sscoad in command
Ind my executive officer, he has efficiently and in
iustriOusly performed his duty during the Whole
IDA of my command, and his services have been -l
NY valuable -- .-..- 1
MAlOr Arnold, who succee ded to the conn ID
fter the capture Of his superior conducted the az
AIR with great gaa1try, prudence and ability. He
peaks IN the highest terms Of Captains ROberson
nd Heildt, Lleutenants Shipley and Seeley and I'M
eed OF all the others whose names give Major
'ower and Lieutenant Reese, Of the Eng1neers
,ieuteDants Duryea, LangdOn, Jackson and Taylpr
( the United States Army, and Captain Dole Of the
'ew York Volunteers; sod it gives me great pleas
ire to append the names Of non commissioned Off.
srs and priVates named By heir company COM
landers for distinguished good conduct, and 30
them TO the favorable notice Of the
ioverDment. The following are the companies OF Il
aJors Fogten and Arnold who participated in the
q tie, and With very few exceptions Of individ-
ais to whom the greatest praise IL due Company
b, First Artillery; Company q. Second Artillery,
I'd Companies and Z, Third Infantry.
estmsted the forces Of the enemy at 200 or
500, having closely observed them through fine
escOpe as thoy retrtated. The two kedge steam
8 and alsrge barge of equal size, and ave or six
lunches were all crowded with troops, and the
most unanimous estimate Of the officers is 500
ON personal observation. l am, Colonel very
specially yours, HlRYEY BROEE,
. - -- Colonel commanding.
Colonel ID. TOWNSEND, Assistant AdjutEnt Gen
al, Washington, d. G.