The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-10-18

"h'' 'hN J'N'Soi WIZ Yopuluc', upon the
most convenient tree. / am proud 10
learn that the discrepancy of sentiment
in East Tennessee is gradually giving away
T to unanimity of feeling in favor of non.
submission. have ever believed the
gallant old volunteer State would assert
r her rights boldly and vindicate them ii
the foremost rank. The health OF the
: army is remarkably good, although the
weather has been very unfavorablc to
health. The river at this point is rising
rapidly. More anon. JrLIrs.
The Fight at Pensacola.
We gather the following particulars Of
the fight on Santa Rosa Island from the
Pensacola papers: .....
On night before last party of Confed
crates, stationed here and ut the Navy
Yard, went over TO Santa Rosa Island.
1 under the command of Brigadier-G eneral
Anderson, commander-in-Chief. Colonel
jackson. of the 9TH Georgia Regiment
Col. Chalmers, of the 9th Mississippi Regi.
ment, and Col. Anderson Of the LIST Flori.
Tia Regiment. each commanding their re-
>pective divisions, to give Col. Billy Will
sou surprise.
IL may be well to remark that Wilson
and his pirates have been sometime fixing
themselves comfortably on the island,
aud that they had built a large storehouse
anal tlleG it with provisions. This, our
boys thought too good for such men. and
were determined to destroy them. They
. ..eN.-...l f1,s,
! beach, kigiug pckets whenever hailed
I 10y one, and upoR arriving near enough
Z opened tire epOn the Yankees. who had
} by this ,iuse become aroused, and return
I ed the tire. For two or three hours the
sklrRiShing was kept up, when our side
/ we're ordered to charge bayonets. This
/ the lankS could not stand and fed to-
wards Fort Pickens. Our men then pro-
ceeded to burn every thing they could
/ tni-tenis, the large storehouse, together
with the provisions, &c, making COM
! pleie mass of ruins of the nice encamp-
meat of the notorious Billy and his
/ thieves. They even gathered the splen-
/ did guns lett by the frightened and cow
arily vardals and piled them np and
burned them. besides spiking a number
Of guns found in the batteries, and burn
ing the carriages of the same. This is a
Just retlibution for the act of burning the
! schooner Judah some time ago
| We cannot state positively the loss on
either side, but the boys say they left the
ground pretty well spotted with them
| They brought fifteen of the Yankees over
yesterday, and hold them MS prisoners of
war, one Gf them Sergeant and another
no less parsonage than Major Nogden.
Sergeant Rees and private Lnphan, of
company |, Georgia Greys, took the flag
OFT Billy Wilson's otarquc, and were the
first to put fire to the tents. ..
All honor is due the brave and chival-
rous Southern boys, who did their work
so boldly and tliumphantly. cit was a
complete success on their part,HThe prop
erty they destroyed was of great value and
we opine there will be many hungry
Yankee on Santa Rosa, before the pro-
visions are replaced. .".....
We 90 TO press at present with this
meagse account of this engagement. This
evening we shall have the full particulars,
and give full statement. ...
a piece Of Blly's flag can be seen at our
office, kindly presented to us by Sergeant
Rees OF the Fifth Georgia Regiment, who
might have been seen yesterday moyaing
leading q large live Yankee through this
city.
Amongth killed we regret to announce
Lieutenants helms and Savers, and have
been kindly furnished the following state
ment of the casualties Of the Glnch Rifles
by one of their Lieutenants: Killed, j. ii.
Adams, +. j. Cook: missing, b. Il. Holt;
wounded, Newton Rice, w. III. Smith
both slightly. We regret also to learn
that Gen. Anderson was slightly wounded
in the engagement
From the Pensacola Guards we have to
record that Mr.. Peter U'Neil was so sc.
verely wounded in the arm that amputa-
ton was necessary, which operation was
performed yesterday by Doctors Hargis
and Green, at the Ladies' Hospital lie
is in critical condition
More of tie Fight at PenSacola--Me Lin
colaiteS Itrribly.Haughtercd. I'VE learn from
a lieutenant, who was in the fight Oh San
ia Rosa Island, and who passed through
the city this morning, that the slaughter
OF the Federals was terrible in the en-
IRENE. lie says the Confederates went
over with bowie knives and pistols only,
completely surrounded Billy Wilson's cut
throats, and then made charge on them,
killing them rs they came to them, and
! showing no quarter. lie says it was the
most awful sight ever wtnessed; that it is
impossible to tell hcw many of the Yam
certain marx % "a ~ d;s,;nn';s,, W" IL, :"
selves in tbe do,,lS. tbot thav nnn, ;mv
the f;ght mill ahout q n,oioo,, O ~ tsa
m ne uh ' Wv ~ o o,ooH u, .he
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meet ana on the tring OF signal gun by