The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-11-22
GLORIOUS
victory!
I'LL THE FORTS TAKEN!!
THE REBELS STEAL AWAY
DarkieS "steal' at HOMe!!
OFFICIAL REPORT.

FORTRESS MONROE, Nov. IL.
The steamer Bienvile arrived at Fort
Monroe yesterday from Port Royal Sun.
day, with the intelligence of the. complete
success OF the naval expedition. Our loss
was eight men and one officer, the Chief
engineer of the Mohican. Forts Walker
and Beauregard captured; Beaufort was ia.
ken, only one white man found in the
place.
Captain Steadman proceeded direct to
Washington with dispatches and trophies:
two brass cannon and secession flags.
He reports the gale encountered by the
I feet as very severe. The Union and Oceo.
la went ashore and were lost as previously
reported
The Governor foundered at sea, but the
Isaac T. Smith succeeded in saving all her
crew, with the exception of few marines.
The fleet arrived at Port Royal on Mon
day the 4th.
Tuesday, the smaller gunboats rounded
in the channel under fire from the Forts
which did no damage.
On Wednesday the weather prevented
active operations, but on Thursday morn
ing, the 7th, the men of war and the gun
boats advanced to the attack.
The action commenced at 10 A. M. and
was hotIy carried on by both sides for
about four hours, at the end of which time
the rebels were compelled by the shower
of shells to abandon their works, and beat
a hasty retreat.
Our loss was men and one officer, the
chief engineer OF the Mohican, killed, and
about 20 wounded Rebel loss unknown;
so bodies were found by our men and bu-
ried. All their wounded except two were
carried off.
Two forts were captured, Fort Walker,
on Hilton Head, mounting % guns, and
Fort Beauregard on Bay Point, mounting
l9 guns, and of heavy calibre.
The forts were both new and splendid
earthwOrks of great strength, constructed in
the highest style of military science, and
pronounced by our engineers as impregna-
BILE against any assault by land forces.
The final retreat of the rebels was per-
feet rout. They left everything-arms and
equipments, even to the officers swords and
commissions. All the letters and papers
both public and private, books and docu
mants of all kinds were left in their flight
and fell into our hands, affording our officers
much valuable information.
Among the papers was telegram from
Jeff. Davis to the commander of the post
! informing him of the sailing of the feet
and that he knew their destination to be
Port Royal.
The whole surrounding country was
seized with perfect panic. The day after
the fight, the Seneca and two other gun
boats proceeded to Beaufort and found but
one white man in the town, and ne drunk
All the plantations up the river seemed
to be deserted, except by the negroes, who
were seen in great numbers, and who, as
the boats passed, came down to the shore
with bundles in their hands, as if they eX.
pected to be taken off,
They seized all the letters in the Pos,
Office.
After the capture of the forts, the whole
army, about $4,000 men, we're safely landed
and established on shore.
The forts were but little injured, but the
rebels could not stand the explosion of ouI
big shells.
The force of the enemy, as ascertained
from their papers, was 1000 men, under
General Drayton, of South Carolina.
Our victory is complete, the rebels leav.
ing everything but their lives, which they
saved by running.
But four persons were found, and two oi
them were wounded. All hands of the
feet are represented as having acted in the
most gallant manner.
The reporters who accompanied the ex.
pedition from New York, are on the Bien-
vile, with full details.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
BALTIMORE, Nov. l3.-From an officer
just come up we gather the following ad.
ditional particulars.
None of our vessels were sunk. The
Pawnee lost six killed and two wounded
and suffered more injury than any other
but Was not disabled. A round shot went
through her ward room the Wabash had
her mainmast badly hurt with round
shot; the PocahOntas had one man injured
the assistBnt engineer OF the MOhican was
badly wounded and chief killed.
The rebels had arranged mine within
the fort, to explode when their flag should
|, be hauled down the halliards sprung the
mine but it did very little damage, and hurt
no one. fhe magazine did not explode.
A large quantity of powder was found
also large amount of English ammunition
and projectiles.
Special 70 the Tribune.
New YORK, Nov. IA. The entire feet
formed in two grand lines for the fight. Th'
Wabash led and the Bienville fanking tn,
movement which was in circle, first deliv
ering broadsides into Fort Beauregard OF
the Northwest, and as the fleet came rount
rakipg Fort Walker on the Southwest
Both Forts responded vigorously. 2a..
The Pawnee and. Michigan got aground
and were considerably damaged. go:
| The rebel loSs ia snnnOsed to be 2Q0