Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-10-16
r,On tle i,ru,scyyn Observer, llM.
The Fight on Santa Rosa Island.

On nigh; uclore last party OF Conieder-
a;e. stationed here and ct the Navy lard,
wont over to Santa Rosa Island, under the
c,n,nand of B;igadier- General Anderson,
= r,mnn1cr.in.chiei, COL jackson, of the 9th
(irorg!s E$cgiment, Col. Chambers, OF the 9th
Mississippi licg!EeGs. qad Col. Anderson, ol
,l,s l,i Fsvsil;. Regiment, .ai:ii, cc:GmandIng
their RESPECTIVE divisions, to gi"e Col. tiI!y
Wilson u surlr:sc.
il ,n.; .,c wc.! 20 remark that Wilson anu
Ills pjrstys lave been SOME time fixing them
,,l,rs comfortably IN I'll. island, an that they
,,,l buir = ial"c s;urehull,e ami filled it will!
.,r,yi,,uus. 'l'uiS uuf boys thought too good
l., svc!, mc,, all were determined 10 dcSir"y
,hcn, Tllry crossed over tic bay an! marched
ao ,:c Lcav il:il!;ns pickels whenever hailed
by one, and upp:i a:"|riEr:.ng lear enough
rpcm:.l lire upon the Yankees. I'll: n;vl hy
tins time become aroused, ami returned Tie
Lg., For two OF three hours tAe skIrulshing
wa, Ic,t -: when our side were ordered t"
cLar.e In, uacl,. us the lanks ccull not
,,:ini, AMI il,.i towards f"r. ,:E:rkc:is.
Ou, rlcn l!.rn pcuccc;!,'l ~ burn every
Ii:;,,, ,,i,y could iu.i tents ;lrc large store.
nuusy. together Vii tic provisions, &C.,
making !. complc.: a.s ui r'lii,S Of lha ace
c.:caiapln u The n2torioua Billy and EiS
!.ic.cs. Th,,y c,en gi;l ;lcrtd the splendid
Ems ip.t l.c lie frightened and ;cowar!!y van
,;al, AMI piled item ard burnt tllcin, besides
.I.:hing Il ru,r!'c- Of guns ioand IN the nat
trrles, a,ml bu:in;. ti,c carriages ol the SANG.
This is Il Just lcriLUilun for tie act ol burn
luy the schooner Judah Somc time ago
We cannot state positively the !"ss on either
side, Lnt the hays say they left the ground
..rc,ty well s,1.;t,l with Item. Th"y brought
fifteen Of the Yairi;, : Ger yesterday, aid
held :Ilrn as rr;:"nc.> ol war, oiic OF lhcEl a
Sergeant. and the other ~ less l'er.u:.ace
than Major Vwl,cs.
Sergeant Reps am! private l.apiIan. of com.
PAM j. Geosyi;, Grcys, took the ilag oil Biz,
Wil*GH's marquee, aii We're the lirst 20
fire To tie teli;:i.
All honor is due tic ip.rc and chivalrous
Southern boy, Y:ho cid their work so boldly
and triumpsanIy. II was Il complete success
OF their t:lrr Tie property they destroyed.
w4s Of great value, and We orne, there Will
be paay .pnsry }ankce on Santa Rosa,
be,i,r. ,tir i.:os:S!.i.a are replaced.
Among t|.e l:iile'i %e l..Grct To anri'''lncr
Leu;S Nclms and Sayres, a24 have been
kindly furnished the following ssatr!mcnt of
tine casualties vl The Clinch ilues 10y one OF
their Licu,enanis: killed, j. Ii. Adams, T. j..
Cook; missing, b. r. Holt; wounded, New
ton Rice. ". H. Snith--Loth slightly. We
Regret also to learn That General Anderson
was si:si,;i: wounded in the engagement.
We Learn tia. Tue cowardly and brutal
beasts Of Wilson's eG!usasl returned To The
butlle field after our men liai Left aullrurdcred
the wounded ucu le:l Oil the fell. Their every
act eo.s to slow that we arc fighting :. base
and pasii:.nirnous "pack," Whose rotten and
cuwartily principles prompt them 10 any acts
OF tIeanYeas and cowacd'cc.