New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-11
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Important from Ustteras-A Rebel Espe-
dillon Terribly Cut Up by she Month
cello - Great Slaughter and Toini
ROut-Riny IndiHnians Killed md
wOunsed-supply OF the Regiment.

from Our Special Coirespoudeut
YoHTEEss MogRoE. Old Point Comfort, Oct O. 1861.
The Susquehanna, from Hauers to-day, brings
intelligence Of highly Interesting character. The
details as they have reached me are somewhat con-
fused but the prominent facts are these: On sstnr-
day the Rebels landed on Ilatterss land, or beach,
about midway between Fort HstteraS aud Cblcono-
conico, " here tho IndiaEians were encamped, be-
tween 2, 500 aud 5000 men, with the view OF cut
ting of their retreat and capturing the entie force
Apprehendng movement Of this character, tie
Quu.boat Monticello Captain Braine, started up the
coast, ION the Outsidel, 10 afford what protection be
conId 10 our men. who were conceived to be in i'm
mineut peril. When about fifteen miles above Hat
tsrss. aud when the Rebels bad approached 70 with
in about three miles Of cur men, tho Monticello
came up with the Rebels, who were marching on The
beach in close order IN plain sight and within short
range Capt BraiIe immediately opened with his guns
with sbell, whch were planted with terrible effect
in the Rebel column, moving down masses OF men
with each discharge. They broke in all directions.
But there was no place Of refuge except in small
elump Of tr.es io,o which he poured bis ten.inch
sb.s with nuldeIous effect. The Rebels ran in all
directions threw away their guns aud with uflihed
arms impored for mercy. Large numbers took TO
the water up 70 their ctiDs, in vain epdeaVoIs 10
avoid the shells which sill burst among them. Two
par,es of about fifty each took to two small schoon-
/ ara in Pamlico Soand, and undertook TO make Oil.
These were struck by Shells which burst III their
holds. and tho vessels and all on board sank. The
men were seen struggling in tie water ~ they went
down. The expedition was wholly cut up La
struggling parties, the Rebels in boats and by swim
ming made their way TO the steamers which lay IN
the Sound unable 10 render any effective assistance
tboueb they fred several shots. The number Killed
must have been several hundred They were Geof-
oia North Carolina, and Virginia troops The COM
T,ond;po officer was killed. The Rebels had previ-
onolv csr,ured atou. fly Of our pckets, which, in'
eludinQ .hose captured n the Fanny, make eleh'y
nrisoner. in their bands. Two undertook 70 escape
lint one was drowned in the attempt Inc olner
reached the Monticello. He states that The slaughter
was terrible and the rout complete
The exneditiops from the Susquebanna, with The
60. o,i Putnam. did not reach the scene, OWING
~ the fact that the Rebels had eix gunboa'e In the
peiobborhood which would be more than niecn'
col Hawkin, with 500 men bad started TO Fehoef
s,.s4anee 10 the Indanians and was on tuo way
when Cant. Brnine did the business. Inc ihuia''''
an, had made their way to Fcr Hstlerss when Tie
snsquchanns left.
Tie object OF the expedition. ss has been ascof-
tanned, was 10 captsre the indiauians ana ,nen
march on Fort Hatteras, and make conioineo az
tack with the six gnnbOats in tho Sound uVn'
HuRer is known to have said that, judting rom sn'
manner in which the capture of Hatteras was iO''
lowed up i,s rccaptnro would not be dieu mat
Ter. The accidental presence Of che hoh'%eno
luckily defeated bis purpose, and disappointed inc
expe ions which be freely declared in Norfolk Oh
Saturday Of having all the Indiansns his prisoners
that might. Too much praise cannot be awarded 10
/ Cant. Braine. He is one Of the few men to whom
The Government could safely let the war ou'
with certainty of having 1t fought eut and closed