Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-13


On Saturday morning, tie Federal steausr Nou-
ticello appeared of the position at which cur
forces had encanped for she night aad shelied the
beach,
Our forces eapturing E large barge built for the
New York zouaves ;-she will carry one hundred
men. and Is intended for landing troops On tae coast
-tcgether with forty prisoners, all the camp
equipage, tents, and provisions for ten days. They
even left their private baggage.
The steamer Raleigh went into Kennykeet to ex
anime some vessels supposed to be full CT provi-
siOns but were found 70 be empty. On her appear
ance in that direction, q Federal steamer loaded
down with men, emerged from Hatteras Toilet with
the purpose Of giving the Raleigh bate; but THEN
nerve failed them on seeing the determined dispOsi
ticn Of the Raleigh to give them battle; so they
turned tail and ran back under the pr lection Of
Hatter1s Inlet
The occupation of Live Oak Camp the nams
Of their camp at Chiekan1zesmackl was for the
avowed purpose of attacking Roanoke Island; Hat
teras Inlet being too far from the island for SUD
cessful sOrtie.
These Yankee troops had not been long from
Cockeysville Nd, as letters found in their posse
siOu are directed 70 that point, and are Of very
late date.
Capt. CarrsvilIe, Of the Carrsville Guards, Third
Georgia Regiment gives US the following statement:
Col. Wright left Camp Georgia, ROsnOke Islsn3.
on Thursday midnight arrived at Chickomacomadk
| on Friday, in the steamers Col Wright made the
stack on the Federas at o'clock in the morning
by firing shell from two II pound ho1,zers from
/ on board transport Cotton Plant. when about ohe
mile from the shore AS soon as the Colonel opened
fire on them they began to retreat. The howiizars
were commanded BY Lieut. J. r. Sturgis, with 20
men. When the Colonel saw they were about 10
l retreat he embarked the guns Of his three com1a-
MES on board Of hatbOat, for the purpose of effect
/ ing landing ard putting chase after them +
COMPS B. commsnaed by Captain Nesoitt; ComfIa
l ny E. commanded By Captain Griffin and Company
/ N, commanded By Captain Jones' were landed i'm
mediately, leaving the remaining portion Of the 81
Georgia Regiment, and the North Carolina Regiment,
some four or five miles in the rear. on board The
/ other vessels Of the feet. The three companies
that landed consisted Of 2l0 men, while the eneIIy
/ from Their muster rolls, were about 200 strong.
| When the Colonel landed he had signalled the r.
manning portion Of the Georgia Sd to advance, and
when near the shore they commenced embarking in
their fiat boats. Col. Wright took but one Of his
howitZers ashore with him, leaving the other on
/ board the Cotton Plant under command Of Captain
/ Carrsville, to cover his landing
! After the three companies bad effected safe
landing, the other howItZeF was then brought on
shore. and they then commenced the pursuit Of the
! hying Yankees, and were Joined By each company
of the remaining portion Of the Georgia regiment as
fast as they effected landing. The two howittsrs
/ and ammunition were dragged through the deep
sand by the men during the entire pursuit oil 25
miles having in the meantime encsmped on Friday
/ night at Kinnevkcet, distance of eighteen miles
frcm the starting point. The pursuit was eon-
tinut early next morning 70 within one nile
of Hatteras Light HOUSE. When aboat six
miles from the starting place, Col. Wright
being on horseback ard considerably in adVands Of
his command overlook party Of Is Yankees, to
gether with their Adjutant He made q gallant
charge on them, when the Adjutant shot his hdrse,
and commenced loading again, when the Colonel
I grabbed up a small Yankee and presented him AZ
breastwork to ward of the AdjarAnts fire With
this he advanced the Adjutsnt with his REPEATER
and captured four, including the Adjutsnt-
As our forces continued TO advance they kom-
meneed taking prisoners, in all about forty and
! killed seven or eight Of the flying Hessians.
! One of the North Carolina companies landed az
the same time as the GeOrgans, and joined III the
pursuit with great bravery; whilst the other por-
ten of the North Carolina regiment was ordered
to hasten to the Light House. Just below Kinnv seet
to intercept the retreat Of the Federslists X nny
keet is eight miles above the Light House. TOW ards
Chiekamacomack. They we're unable 20 land ow-
ing 70 the shosl water though they did everything
/ they could 70 accomplish that object. TbeG got
their guns on board the fats and showed off but
got aground, and even waded in till they fbund
themselves again getting into deep water. They
then sent small boat 70 take sORndngs aud fbund
it impossible to land, owing to the peculiar I'd rma-
/ ton of the fats.
! Capt Wright continued his pursuit till he found
! the North Carolina regiment under Col. Shaw una
bic TO land; and ascertaning that the Yaukeeb ha6
been reinforced by nine hundred men from Fl atte-
I
eupied the night before. After getting back do HE
position, the Federal steamer Monticello took up
! position about half mile from the shork and
\ opened fire on them by broadsides, with Il-inch
/ she'll and continued to shell them for five ours
/ without injury to any one except 4 slight bIruise
/ on one mans leg. who fell down in endesvorihg to
dodge a ball which rolled over his leg and blght
scratch on anOther's face, from the explosion Of
shell
Durii the shelliBg great portion Of the Gdsrgia
| forces retired back TO the enemy's vacated lamp
! and finally the balance succeeded in embarki1g on
! board our steamers, which bad nov got III the
neighborho0d They embarked their two no " tiers
| with them on board the Curlew from this poibt.
The Cotton Plant under orders from Com [ lynch
now ran up the ChIckamacnmaek, and todk on
board the entire forces which ha1 got back 10 this
point. together with the enemy entire camp dqOip-
age, consisting Of 800 tents cartridge boxes aver
sacks, eanteens, cooking utensils provisional &c.
| together with their private wsrdrobe, which they
were in too great haste 70 take with them. The
entire expedition then returned 70 Roanoke bland
where they arrived on Sunday night at Y O'Clock.
General Order No. 4