Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-22

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All the letters IN the Beaufort Post
0fiae were seized.
After the capture of the Forts the whole
army, about $4,000 strong, we're safely landed
aud established on the sacred soil Of South
Carolina.
The forts wers but little Injured, but the
rebels could not stand the explosion of our
big SHELLS.
The force Of the enemy, as ascertainei by
their pagers, was from 5000 to 1000 men
under General Drayton, of South Carolina.
Our victory is complete, the enemy leaving
everything but their lives which they saved BY
running.
j. s. Bradford, Of the Coast Survey, bearer
Of dispatches. and Lieutenant r. Ii Wyman,
coiamanding The Pawuee, also arrived in the
Bienville and take tue boat tonight for Bal
timare.
The boats from the Wabash we're the ftst
to land after the fight, aad Capt. John Rodg-
ers vas the FIRST man on shore.
The boats returned loaded With valuable
trophies Of all kinds. Oue Of our officers
found an elegant cavalry sword with solid
silver seabbard.
Swords, pistols. &a., were scattered about
in every direction, and in any quantity. But
four prisoners we're found, two of then teeg
wounded.
All hands connected with The foet are rep
resented as aeung in the most gallant m,p-
ner.
di ton, return to New York 10 the Bienville
with full details.
a flag of truce was sent to Norfolk yester-
day, but it is understood to have brought no
additional tidings.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
BALTIMORE, Nov. l3.-From an officer
who came up in the Old Point boat this morn
ing, we gather the following additional partic-
uIars
None Of our vessels we're sunk.
The U. s. Steamer Pawnee lost six killed
and two wounded. This vessel suffered more
injury han any otaer of tho feet, but was not
disabled. A roaud shot want through the
ward room aud damaged the Second Leuten,
ants room.
The Frigate Wabash bad her maiumast
'sbaaly Wounded as her sailors ssy, With Z
round shot.
The steamer Pocabontas had but ono nAa
injured.
The Chief Eagineer Of the gunboat Mohi-
can vas killed, aad an assistant engineer vas
badly wounded, but his name could net be asa
certaiaed.
Wien our troops took possession Of the
forts, they found the rebel hsg flying at Hilton
Head The rebels aad mined the works and
liked the halyards Of he flag so that when
the flag was ha ale1 Down by OUT troops the
,ra,iI lo IN AZ IT,
we're disappointed. TIE halgards sprung a
mine in The house used By the officers, but it
did very little damage, aud hurt 10 one. The
magazine did not explode.
% addition TO what has been mentioned as
found in the forts, the rebels left behind the
contents If their magazine, inclrding a large
amount of powder, with large Quantities Of
English ammunltlor and projeetes.
Notwithstanding the heavy calbre of the
gans in the rebel forts, and their abundant
supply of ammunition, as the subsequent dis
o0yeries proved, cot single vessel of cur
feet was either sunk or burnt, and none were
injured or even disabled.
General Sherman bas hundreds, perhaps |
thousands, Of negro laborcrs at'hs command
10 work on the new entrenchments.
a terrible panic prevails at Savannah, and |
ii is believed that the capture of that city |
could be eesily effected.
The gun boat Pawnee, which rendered efis |
ciert service 10 the fight, suffered more severer
ly than any Of the war vessels engaged. aud I
yet she was not disabled in the slightest de- |
gree. A round shot vent through her ward |
room, and another ball damaged the second |
lieutenanfs room, causing some havoc among /
che furaiture,. but &C ng the ship DO materill I
damage. This ship lost six killed aud two !
others of her gallant fellows were wounded
Your correspondent regrets that be is una
bic to furnish the names of the killed and
wounded.
The flag ship Wabash escaped with the in
jury to the main mast by round shot.
The Poeahontas bad but one man injured.
The ebief engineer of the Mohican was kill
cd. and an assistant engineer of the Pocahon-
las reported badly injured il not killed
The rebels set . trap, but it missed fire.
" hen our brave fellows landed to take possess
sion of the forts, they found the rebel flag at
be fort on Hilton Head still flying, and just
IS one of our men pulled at the halyards to
iraw down the traitorous banner an explosion
5ook pl ace in the house just vacated by the
ebel officers, but doing little damage and in-
uring no one.
II was found, on examination, that the reb
ia had, before evacuating the place, arranged
What they thought would prove deadly trap
o the victors. Mines had been laid and
matches so arranged that when the halysrds of
he flag should be drawn down the mines
Sould be sprung, firing the magazine and
low up the whole work and involve the victors
q a common ruin
But it did not go off, and soon the brave
Id flag, the stare and stripes, waved in tri-
mph from the rebel flag staff.
The magazines were found to contain large
Iusntities of powder, aud vast quantity of
mmunition, shot andsbell aud various descrip|
ions of projeciles, the latter chiefly of En