New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-13
IMPORTANT FROM The FLEET.
Successful Attack upon Port Royal.
THE BATTERIES TAKEN WITH SLIGHT LOSS
DISPERSION OF THE REBEL FLEET
BEAUFORT ABOUT TO BB. ATTACKED.
NOT A UNION VESSEL SUNNI.
CONFLICTING REBEL ACCOUNTS.
A UNION VICTORY ADMITTED,
The Confsderates Calling Loudly for Re-
Endorsements.
NOT A UNION VESSEL SUNNI.
CONFLICTING REBEL ACCOUNTS.
A UNION VICTORY ADMITTED.
The Confsderates Calling Loudly for Re-
Endorsements.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday. Nov. 10. Wsf.

III ANTICIPATION OF the ARRIVAL OF the Treat Ey avail
ton the rebels have been engaged in erecting ba s-
RES upon point at Hitoh's Head, and opposite lie
neck of land. The principal fortifcation on Hion,
Head was denominated Fort Walker" and stua,e4
on low land and partially concealed by trees and I'M
derbrush.
Adjoining il were other batteries Of smaller size.
but 30 connected TO prove formidable bar to the
entrance of vessels Fort Beaufort was of consider
! able Importance, having been mounted with heavy
| guns The garrisons are supposed TO bsve beea
South Carolina regiments assisted by additional re-
! ments which were sent from Richmond
I The batteries at Bay Point, opposite Hitohs Head
were equally formidable. Inside Of Port Roysl
entrance and behind the batteries lay the feet Of
Com. Tatna which consisted only Of small vessels,
carrying a few heavy guns, but principally iighs
ones. Steam-tugs constituted great portion Of the
feet. Many Of these remained outside the mouth Of
the entrance until the arrival Of our feet when they
formed in miniature line Of battle in the position al
ready stated, behind the guns of their forts, and
across the entrance.
| On the morning of Thursday last, the United
States Fleet consisting Of ~ vessels, headed by the
flagship, approached the mouth Of Port Royal
entrance. This was at 81 o'clock. Several Of the
transports remained of the coast. The approach Of
the great feet created great stir in the rebel bat
teries. Upon arriving at a suitable position, the
guns OF the feet opened continuous fire upon Foas
,Wslkcr and Besureeard as well as those upon Bay
Point. Under cover of tbs fire. an effort was made
to rn the gauntlet of the batteries the result %
which was euiinently satisfactory.
a number of the vessels aesed through the shoe
and she'll from the shore batteries with very tiiHiaa
injuries At least fifteen of them succeeded in pas1
ing up the entrance beyond the reach Of the land
batteries.
As tie Union feet sailed mp, the muske'o fee, ofe
Commodore Tatnall opened fire, but seeing the i'm
possibility Of making any resistance soon dispeyset
and some were forced to shore, while oti,ers
lwere driven Up the inlets, almost ont Of sight.
Comnolore Tatnall went on shore with his men to
assist in working the batteries ard use them agsiuss
the vessels Of the Union aeet which were endesvof-
ina o follow the advance Union forces. II must nos
he imagined however, that the passage of tie fcss
through the channel was the work of moment. ~
,vss not accomplished until the firing Lad confiuasA
from oI O'Clock In the morning to nearly O'Clock -
the evening Daring the fight of the Uns@
gnnboafs "a believed to have been burned, and tbse
s,eamers disabled.
II il acknowledged by the enemy that they htd@
men killed in Fort Walker bat 1t is iInpcsatf~ -
statc what their loss was at the other baaere'
though doubtless very great, IRE Is nicraAnes
40 having been very effective the guns being wen
aimed and Of heavy caliber.
No sooner did our vessels go past the bat enes ~
Por, ROYAL entrance and slide into whssfstefmea
Broad River, than they made for tho MOUTHS Oh ''s
inlets leading to Beaufort Savannah, and Ch'r'ss'
ton These they Immediately bloctade,i although
not IN time to prevent the escapeof some snau ne'es
vessels. 4. a,..
No, one Of the Union vessels was su Az ana Tue
onlv ono believed TO have been destroy BY toe hrs
yas the guu.Soat referred to above Inc ounhIS
Of this il described as being grand Spectacle the
guns going OF as the flames resOhea 1isin, saS
,b,o,vipe the she'll far into the woods On shore. ins
crew are said to have passed th-cu,Sh muroero"
fire 10 another vessel, but they escaped win Vo's
little, il any loss.
Ii TIE Union vessels acted undsr special nsrnesions
in at once blo,kadiDg ts inles which lead 10 most
important points, and which afforded loop-holes OF es
y cape 60 the enemy. While portion OF the fleet,
however, entered upon this duty, four ships made At
once FOR Beaufort, and at 3 O'Clock on Thursday
these ves,els were in sight of :be town.
A dispatch dated Beaufort, November Z, 70 The
Charleston Mercury, says that N the time Designated
the Union forces were preparing to effect landing.
evidenty with the design of throwing up inIreneh-
4. ments and attacking the town.
II We have no means Of knowing the exact loss OF
the Union forces but the rebels confess that their
own firing was very bad, and their arterymep bad.
ly in want of practice. They declare, moreover.
that the guns in the forts not properly mounted
When Com. Tatnall went to assist the nlen ia tho
forts, he found that many of their cannon were ao.
tally dsmounted by their own rebound. 10 "ls
fault the rebel journals attribute beir deisats aua
loudly call upon the Confederate GoVerhmsas 70
find out where the blame rests.
4. A telegraphic dispatch which LEFT Richmond on
Saturday last stated that there was nothing parcu-
lary important on the Southern coast. Is eviaens
from this that the Rebel Government has prohibited
II anv further information from coming north OF bach
ond and this course implies that they have sasred
II heavy defeat.
: The Charleston Mercury Of The 9Th iEss.. a'aes
summing up the results, says:
ain the promiscuous chase the Yankees cess W.
have driven Commodore Tstnalls musks,o nSes ~
the creeks leading TO Savannah and cut OIL al VII.
: con munication with Charleston by hsiasssa'A"V
sealing Skull Creek. ,.. M
Although the Yankees have effected 30 ysA "o
d landing il i certain that they have made som' IN
n Qress and il behooyes US immediately tois,s an.
: re endorsements may be needed 70 ;n evan IA
u movements they may make towafu s
smallest iootbold upon our soil .,,on with o5 o0n
off the invaders can take Chaf,e,sssou s-tss \.
\ nae, LET them have II. az we wouii W I 1;S -
nossess IL and Ii will be q III memo, '
rof onr own Southern imbeeih'y' ~,
!. The following is special diSi''''n '" "' o'
!. ton Merc"y .u..,unsosr,rLa. Nov r-se n
rftlla a n6XW