The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14


tinuous Gre upon Forts Walker and Beau
regard, as well as upon those Of Bay
Point.
Under cover Of lhia Ere an effort was
made TO run the gauntlet Of the batteries,
which they did.
A number OF the vessels passed thro'
the FIRE from the shore batteries with very
triAing injury. At least fifteen Of them
succeeded in passing up beyond the
reach Of land batteries.
AS the Union feet sailed up. the mos
quito feet Of TatDall opened Ere, but seq
ing the impossibility Of making any resiS
tsncs; soon dispersed. Some we're forced
to run ashore. others were driven up the
inlet out Of sight
Commodore Tatnall went on shore with
his men, to assist il working the batter
les and uss them agains our vesse Il, which
were endeaVoring to follow the advance
of the others The passage Of the feet
through the channel wss not accomplish.
ed until the firing had continued from
balf.pass four in the morning i'll nearly
five 10 the evening.
One Of the Union guDboats is believed
TO have been burned, and three steamers
disabled.
1t is acknowledged by the enemy that
they had twenty men killed in Fort Walk
er, but it is impossible 10 state what their
loss was at the other batteries; doubtless
very great, as our FIRE is said to have
been very effective. and the guns we'll
aimed and Of heavy caliber.
The Union vessels acted under special
instructions in blockadIng the inlets which
led to the most importAnts point 8, and
r which afforded loop holes of escape to the
/: enemy.
While portion Of the Aset entered up.
on this duty. four ships made at once fol
Beaufort. and at 3 O'Clock on Thurs da,
thrae vessels were in sight OF the town.
/ A dispatch, dated Beaufort, Noveulbe
7th. to The Charleston Mercury. says tha
: a. tbat time ths Union forces we're pre-
pairing to land. evidently with the desig
of throwing up intrenchments and attack
!, ing the town. We have no means Of now
y ing the exact loss Of the Union forces
"a but the rebels confess their own frin
- was very bad, and that their artilleryme
I. are badly in want Of practice. They dc
clare, moreover. tina, the guns iu the fol
we're not properly mounted.
/. When Commodore Tatn,ll went to as
a sist the men in the forts, he found ths
+ many of their cannon w6re dsmpu nts
/, by their own rebound. TO this fault tn
N rebel journals attribute their defeat. an
Il loudly call on the Confederate Govern
4. ment to finG oul whers the blame rests.
A telegraph,c dispatch which lett Ricl
a. mond on Saturday last stated there wa
ne nothing particularly important from til
Q Southern coast. II is evident from tn
"a. that the rebel Government has prohibite
20 any further information from co in
#. North of Richmond. This implies TIL
,,s they have suffered heavy defeat.
a The Charleston Mercury Of the 81
,s, inst, after summing up results, says Il
n. Yankees seem to have driven Commodo
I,s Tstnsll's Mosquito feet up the creek leat
ira Ing to Savannah. and cut off all wat
10. communication with Charleston. by d
r.. ins Up Skull Creek, although the Yal
od kee, have elected as yet no landing.
liza 1t is certain they have made some PR
~. eress and it behooves US to immediate
ira send such re. endorsements as may
MA needed ID check any movements they m
,rv make toward gaining even the smalle
re foothold on our soil.
,oh II the invaders can take Charleston wi
,sl. twenty five thousand men, let them.
Inv we would be unworthy to possess it. al
Mi Mi it will be Ct memorial laid in ashes
Grs our own Southern imbecilty.
inn The following is special dispatch
Int the Charleston Mercury:
drs .UEADouARfrHs. Nov. 7, 9 P. Mt
til. practice ofour artillefists at Elillon's He
ION has been very bad, hence the success
Mrs passage of seven Of the ensmy'S men
wv. war Their transports are still outside
Our loss thus far has been very slig
ntil and the troops in good heart. The fri
of the Yankee war vessels was very aoc
Is; rate. 1ilton's Head and Bray Point
%; at first reported, received the brunt Of
Sc: attack.
Our failure to sink any of the vess
.sh- which passed our batteries, is owing
the poor practice of the artillersts. I
enelny's ships which passed our batter
OM can be distinctly seen from Beaufort
Forts Walker and Beauregard arc 8
firing.
The enemy has lost one gunboat, wb
on's was burned Shells can be seen h
quiz bursting in the woods.
ohes Our lines of communication are &C
,.u plstely cut off, unless more troops
e"u' sent here. with artillery and cavalry.
'oels Four ships are now in sight, over
sd land, and up'as far as Skull Creek. Th
Con. is reason 10 believe the enemy are I
Isbsl making preparations to land large fc
~ at HIl'on's Head. either tonight or
'no morrow morniuy