Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-10-18
MoREPARTIcULARs OF TIE FIGHT ON
SANTA ROSA ISLAND,

account of the engagement Of Tuesday night
Inst on eSun;a Rosa leland. between the Con.
frderucs anG Yankee troops. There are many
rumors afloat in regard to the matter, but we
have endenvored to obtain the mosi reliable
Although it was serious and bloody ieht
ther. were many amusing incidents in the
engagement, which We shall publish from time
to time. There were some $500 in gold and
watch taken by the tents of the officers he
sides other vnluables. Many Of Wilson's Zou-
aves were hayonetted while in their tents, and
tmust have been amusing to see the scnnrs
escaping from the back part Of their tents and
our boystnfler them.
We were shown letter taken from the
pocket Of one of the Zouuvcs. The envclop
had on it n representati on of soldier holding
in his hand the United States hsg-his foot
placed upun'an anchor. with the Inscription
underneuth, Long mny it wave The lctte r
from an affection ate sister in New York to her
brother-the one from whom it was taken.
freal the letter. coull not help feeling for the
sister, for it seemed by the Same tina, her whole
affections were upon that brother, who now
lies cold in. lbe arms of death.
Taking into consideration the disparity OF
our forces. being bnt about 100. and the ene-
my over 1000, we are proud to sny that we
gained most complete victory. We attacked
them in their. very dens-whirred them out
and destroyed their pro ferty. Their loss it is
estimated, will qnadruple ours.
From n communication received this morn
ing. it seems ns though several tents were fired
AZ the same time, aud It Ia hard to tell who
fired the frs tent. The communication snys,
Capt. Hull. of the Irish Volunteers, fired the
first tent, ahd. that private Cheatiam set lire
to Col. Wilson's quarters.
We hnvo some9 I'd and 81 wounded We
liavr also over here two wounded Yankees,
The wounded are sell cared for. ard attended
10 with all the kindness Of at home. They are
treated by ak killful physicians, and w hope they
may rcc'weE
Our men supplied themselves well will,
small arms that they took from the enemy.
They so killed one negro and apturrd anoth-
cr. Seventeen prisoners were seen that they
.hsought back: how m"ny. if any more. is net
! known. One account said the notorinus colo
mel. Billy Wilsoa. had made straight run from,
his marquee to the sort Another account frou,
one Of the captured prisoners stated that he
| had not slept Mt camp that night as usual. hav-
ing remained Mt Fort Pckems. &'l cu.cments
from o;ir r,,rr WHO participated agree Tint they
, killed between tpo and three hundred Yam
kee:: Our loss in killed anl missing is forty.
| and thir,y-five wounded. FIVE of whom died
Yesterday. Most Of our loss in the skirnlisl,
are a ttribued to cross firing when our men
| were rhoo,ing at the Z"tiavrs from opposits
sides. and to their not heing able 10 distinguish,
, the bndgc of their comrades in the darkness c.
| tie night. nhd shooting one nnather.
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BALTIMORE AND WAsnISGToN.-Itarf TINT
Che bincon authorities Lave stopped all COM
mnnication between the above cities. The
Norfolk Day Book says:
BY Information received here this afternoon,
by way of the flag OF truce steamer from Old
Point. ,weSleRIh4that an order has been issued
by the Federal authorities that all communca.
ton is to be stopped between, Washington and
Baltimors city for thirty days
In consequence of this movement we may
| expect cessation Of the passage Of ,,efsors
from the North 10 he :'onth tin ough flag
of truce s'en'ners l"tw-en, here and Old Point
as they have to 20 asliagton to get pms
sess spror:to leaving the North.
We are unable to onjso,ure TIE cause of Ills
, movement Of cutting of communication be
tween those tw" cities, unless it is that they
have soma Important movement in cont cmpla-
tioE, and think. by resorting TO this menns
they will, keep the South IN ignorance OF it.
If so. lhey arc calculating without til cir host
In the meantime weLud best prepare for an
attack on MOI folk; ~,
| :. IsaoSMATIox WANTED THE Petersburg Ex.
tp,ess isonxious to know what has become o.
ftr> slarge Yankee Assr that sailed for the South
ifsom Fortress Monroe on the esds9spt. Inst. l.,
II wss ansexpesiaons igotteaa,p at vast ex.-
psnse 5y The .RSiapsG lover, ment. aud designed
for striking p terrible blow somewhere a6por
orr sopsss 1T pssped into Cape Fsar riyeI, bd
fbot'liemg lie aspect Of things ,t6e.s;it disup-
spearsd, and has not been heard offs nj e.. Thi.
yas'n.ape than tsasdays ago.. heavy -storn,
game up inssBat fatitddajus. aTsatshe timssf tb.
ffeat.wssoff ibe Wilmington .cqs.b and sws nre
epriessto & Isara'hsw tie stssfsslss BssYssn,i
and told s0SsanH p lis wratI, evsntsskssd
MANI of :st!sye sit Wsss fail shd ltttis ddap-
issa 70 sgshasn espesufe II dey wesks al
xwamptd Ahase yesslaAn on bdard drowSea Il
Ewass ibe d5om Which they merited. II
fthis ls Epk nofs p'slssssts xtsuppo'e they viz
.tdsp up sosae where one of4thase days. g ..
3as ,s.Sss .sss. = 2.
H. s6s e1TgSuossis KESrqekY.-t wonld seeu
From rress iftdie'tisss II ssssA. Nsntucky j. d
iksa Pripcip4ss eater Of the war; sofars As in
11asd opesiiidhs avs coneefssass sJastf advic.
regrs.sat sitSt the eePposiaG forces are7concen;
tras'hF thafs sasd the TroBabililyj5: thsss ib,l
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fps4sft1 tfst seAte siSseysfyr rtprs MAN. witS
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