, 1861-10-22
SPIRIT OF THE REBEL ;PAPERE.
Further Details Of the Attack ON
the Ntw Orleans B1pckAdlnx Fleet
nnd the Fight with Wilson's Xou.
HVeNs

THE BATTLE OF THE MISSISSIPPI PASSES.
We have already published several brief
rebel accounts Of the alleged successful attack
by Commander Ho1ins On the blockading
fleet at tie head Of the Mississippi Passes,
below New Orleans. From the RichAond and
Petersburg papers Of the 18th and 18Th inst,
re get neutrality-suspicious., united, it must
be remembered, with the usual amount OF
rebel bcmbgst ana distortion. We fea7, how
ever that cur fleet has met with rough hand
ling. Tie following dispatch, dated New Or
1ears, October 14tb, appears IN the Richmond
papers:
The expedition under Commander HoI}ins,
consisted Of the Manassas, the iron clad ma.
Eine fatte1iDg ram, With one 81 Dslhgren gun;
the steamer Calhoun, the flagship, with one
"a FOUNDER, and txo 18-ponnders Dalhgren
gurs the steamer Iry, With 4n eight incl 50.
pounder, lifed; the steamer jackson, with
Two eight inch co1ulnbiads the steamer Nc
Rae, with G. FOUNDER, mounted On pivot,
1onr eight inch columbla3s and Fl FOUNDER,
T3fed; the steamer Tuecarora, with one eight
inch columbiad aud 80 FOUNDER, rifled; and
the cutter Pickens, with an eight inch colum-
biad and four apouud carronades. The
b:cCla6e1s had the Richmond, Vincennes,
Prtble, Water Witch, and the schooner Joseph
B. Toone, in all So guns.
I'll IlGhy u1EAt 0uI u9EL EtAIlEO EuTt
Jackson, the Manassas leading the way The
night was intensely dark, and the Manassas
Ea1I into vessel, striking her In the bow aid
cutting into her Upward Of twenty teet. Ap-
pealiIg sh1ieks were heard aboard the doomed
sfir. Signals rockets were fred, the enemy
beat to quarters, and perfect iron hail fell up
on aud around the Manassas, during which her
machinery became deranged-
The Tuscarora and the Wstson came up with
five barges, which had BEEN cut loose aid set
adritt OF the stream.
Wien tic morning came our feet COM
merced TO pursue the reheating enemy, and q
I heavy csuIunaGing began, which lasted until
eight o'c1cck. Several shots struck the Rich
nond. The shots from the Yankees we're bad
/ ~ almed, as they did not touch one Of our yes.
sells. When the firing ended, the feet returned
! to the city, with the Irlzc schooner Jo=epb Il.
| Toone, loaded With eCal, which had been dc
strted during the night. A large qusntity o1
lrnber, which had been intended for the con.
Instruction Of . tortifcat:o1 at the head Of the
passage, vas burned. TIE prizes captured
icg TO the Federal Bts am=r Richmond, which
latter vas laden With cut!assee. The Vessel
| EDnk was Tot the Preble, but the Vinceunes
Three vessels Of our expedition arrived or
satE.dsy night
TEE ATTACK ON WILSON'S zouAyEs.
The Richmond Enquirer has 3 full account
cf the fight 81 Santa Rosa Islard. TIE rebel
cain to have driven the Wilson Zouaves init
Fo1t fickers, capturing between thirty ant
forty prisoners, and large amount Of epoi
AID money, but admit that their own loss ~a
I htaEg in killed, wounded and prisoners, bu
does not give their numbers. One OF 1he &C
! counts E1}e:
EiThc Zcua7es were taken almost comp1ete],
y surprise, but aB coon as they recovered
fought desperately. Attimes, however, the,
| acted ra.htr coHardly, but upon the Who'll
gave IF eeme pretty warm work.
We finally succeeded in driving them int
Eort P;ckens, killing quite number OF them
Let Of camp equipage and other trophies
Some cf our men have brought away money
ha5e, caps, guns, swords, pistols and pieces Q
Billy i standard.
Oar men acted with great.copl1ess, and
having accomplished the object of our mission
we found that the belance Of the regimen
} was'scrancing to reinforce ub, but finding q
: coming back they also returned to the camI
Oar loss hss b6ea very severe. Among til
killed are Lieut. l. 4. helms Of the McDuff
R;f.e, Of Warrenton, aud Aid to Colonel JacE
, con; Joseph Il. Adams and Fred. Cooke of th
Clinch Rifles, and J. Stanton Of the Irish Vo
uEteGTs.
: TIE SAILING OF TIE NASHVILLE DENIED
, WISE VERY DANGEROUSLY Ill.
Tie Enqatirr has also the following ras
, graphs:
| Some Of the Southern e1c1a1ges.announc
the sailing from Charleston, and cunsequent1
The breaking Of the blockade Of the Confed,
rate Stutee, by the steamship Nashville, fl
} Europe, having cn board Mcssrs. Mason an
, sldell, our ministers to England and Franc,
We have the very best authority for eayin
: that the Nashville Is still IN Charleston ha
= aor, ard our minister did not bal in that We
sci. Gen. Wise is reported wcrFe, and
: case considered as critical. Calvin Huson,
? nephew BY marriage Of Secretary Seward, dit
at Richmond On Monday. The Enquirer 81,
i again open and making their trips wsekl
The Ens worth ZOuayes captured &C NeTpo
q News, have arrived at Richmond.