Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-11-20

ton CITY SsateS thaL me chesapeake ana Chlo CaDaIls |
broken so extensively that it cannot be repaired until
the spring. This disaster, with the blockade of the
Potomac and Interruptions Of The Railways. has caused
: heavy advance in provisions, 7usl, &c. Coal IS sci /
ling for $50 per ton, wood at STA per cord, and other
things in proportion.
RICHMOND. Nov. l1ih.-A skirmish occurred San
day night. about Is miles from Bristol on the East
Tennessee Railroad, between some Confederate scouts |
and the Unionists. Two Of the latter were killed and !
nine taken prisoners. |
The UniOnists are said to be collected at two points
numbering at both about 800 men, with the prospect
of being reinforced to 3.O00.
Rather stirring times and exterminating scenes are
expected in that neighborhood. sa
AUeUsTA, Nov. l2.-The Charleston Courier of this
morning says, that the Confederate loss at Fort Wal
ker Is supposed to have been 100 In killed and woun-
ded, The defence of the fort was a very gallant one.
The fire of the enemy was terrific. One ofthe largest
of the Federal steamers was struck twice and SO much.
Injured that she had to be towed of. Another was
fired, and it is supposed was destroyed. Only two of
our men were wounded at the Bay Point fort. Part Of
the time the enemy shot and shell we're at the rate
OF 1M 4 minute.
Dare Ark, say that General Borland expects to be
attacked at Pocahontas to day by 1000 Federals.
tired in safety ety to Little t si Rock ha, With Rfs zoos me mas re-
Fremont Is At Springfield with 40,0O0men.
great battle Is impending, ~
The following account Is furnished for the Cour-
Ter through the attention Of Captain Reyles, by
young officer, . Challestonian, who was in our
flag ship, and afterw ras in the Bay Point Bat.
terry during the engagement:
Ga Monday, the 4th, the Grand Armada ap-
peared off Martins Industry. A, three o'slock, y.
m, Commodore Tatnall, with Captain Mal6tt, star
ted in the REsULUTE, Capt Jones, and with the
: LADY DAVIS. Captain Ru. ledge. S,MrsoN, Captain
: Kennard, in the direction of the enemy, and gals
: iantly closed in with the gun boats at 4 o'clock p.
: IN. Il was q bold undertaking and had the effect
Of checking s~oundings for the time bsing. At 4 80
three of the gun boats opened upon Bay Point,
hut soon retired Tuesday the 5th. at I a m,
Commodore Tatnal, with the flag ship, Captain
Mafitt. the SAMPSON, Capt. Kennard, ana the
KEsoLUrE, Captain Jones, again buddy assailed
- the enemy with n view of preventing them Fl ON
. sounding At o'clock p. m, Captain Mafitt
made another onslaught on their SCUM ing beats,
and the SAVANNAH was under . very hot FIRE for
lie a lepg'h of time. The flag ship was frequently
TO struck during the contest on iuesday.-Two Of
the enemy's troop ships were on shore Monday
and Tuesday near Martins Industry, but were
lighted and relieved by Wednesday. All things
remained quiet until nine o'clock u. m, Thursday,
at which hour the feet were seen steaming up aud
SO preparing for the decisive attack-At 9 is a. IN.
the Yankee flag ship Lancaster ? steamed slowly
e- up, followed by seventeen men. ot-war, great a nd
small.-An Was quiet until 9;h0, when the flag
uv ship opened upon both land batteries, at one and
- the same time the gun boats followed. The Con.
federate States steamers LADY DAVIS, Captain
as Rutledge, aud the Huntress, Captain C.M Nor
ar ris, had been despatched to for light boats, with
* which to block up SKULL Creek, but j. was too late,
ell 80 they burned them and retired to Beaufort. Tbs
to SAVANNAH, Commodore Tatnalps flag chip, ran
for Skull Creek, pursued by showers of the enc
my's shot, a few Of which had sufficient rAnge
er- but she escaped. however, unhurt into Skull Greek
Were the SAMPSON and kRsoLUTE had ALREADY
les preceded her.-1he EMMA, ST. MARY's ard EDIsrt
be got safely in Skull Creek before the enemy passed
the Battery. The firing on Bay Point was terrific
showers Of balls and rifed shells passed in ane
est ever the fort. At l o'clock, p. M, the rided guI
lse al Ray Point exnloaed. and thereby several ws,
in iajured-among them Captain Elliot, of the Beau
fort Artlllery-No ONE SERIOUSLY. At one of tn
Dns 32's two young mea lost their hands by the pre-
mature explosion of one of the hot shotted guns
At 1880 p. M, the entire force of the enem'
assed Bay Point and devoted itself to Hiltol
emit Head, and entirely silenced it by ESQ, Bay Poin
cen fired last. The firing was terrific and it is fear
on that the loss has been severe. One of the enc
ho my's gun boats was fired by Hilton Head 3 attery
and then scuttlsd by the enemy. The Yauke
flag ship was once on fire. The forts were gal
Cast lantly defended. and not abandoned until II T.
by came evident that resistance was useless, and
remain longer would have made prisoners Of a
and who did net retreat. Colonel Dunos ant left th
,ver Island at a o'clock p. m, and after . severe an
,to. exhausting march of twenty odd miles, arrived
he oommond 70 port RovoI F.r-~ paaN. .o
was entirely deserted. No enemy in sight at
O'Clock a. 10. When the forts ut Hilton Head ar
ther Bay foint were silenced, large numbers of su
urn boats, filled with soldiers, started tor the shor
arm mid shouts and loud huzzahs-their bands pla,
ring aDg lanaee Dooale' uIums 1onng ana al the d
hundred and sixty guns, many of them rife
against seven guns (of any use) at Bay Poir