The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-27


TIE SANTA EosA Fl6HT-iHE REBELS ADMIT a
DEFEAT.
correspondent OF the Atlanta Ceorga) I"s"t9cncer
gives the following account OF the Il IT, Afr describing
the landing the island OF tho rebel force tho ramDer
OF 500, the writer says
Ascending tue back hill Of the beach, We found our
selves amo8 squad OF picket guard pao gaze our ct &c
rashs destructive Je Hre5efpg 81 ~ u tnhh
scds renber into great dtsorcr. We we.e charging
them with tie hayoaet thus hupag 10 drive them iIoa
their strong position, when rushed il hir mist and
received a blow tie head, which, seBl NO
Sorg u TIC foot the hill. We were N line agaiG ~
ictts engaged with Wilson's Xouayes, md ous
historian had prevented the possibility oil cltLs III
theI retreat, we dorbe quickened those auafte s.
aftc tte ssirnshng along the way reached the
eacanpment s Ia lime 10 so Tie anaror fred and tho
guns spiked
Tho ti,th Georgia and TIE -rcnth N.ssssirni each
chained The honor OF hay hi illst IL Ce We tcn a. AZ
and applyiu- tie torch. AS thesp gpE.pus nl
and I'll arrived there together, slpl.e il villa -
70 share he glory As Ct fuss &ng psp -
have nau u Wilson'S H@tavcs, ara ~ rrupd II. ne
United states Is II eli .'pes 2 think ny uhs in,e,
contcm lb.y s9warLly Uretches tlat e.c- 10 ICE /. Z
face q ,he Garth. Here, eptrro.i-l c4ul. whe
Q4rered an entire regiment l.ylug an ts,,r cloth
ing arms and much property these mes were .lrpfscd
and lied without friug gun, except il I'D ell Tins
was alter we had been nglrg AZ a ond tAein and
they ought to have been able To Slaughter every man
upon the Island They were snnyl nSd aud haye Lost
a y,gt deal hesises neinr utterly d,syraced
We formed rorndghe burniu calp and shot down the
wretches as they lodged about ara took a acoa many
prisoners A lree hgspitaI bu,lling ANA within he IN
trenc bments which we left without tho slightest rnoes
taon Our men nearly all took scmc prizes embracing
Er Y fan
interested in other things ami made no cautuies After
remaining Hi tle canrs we're consumed ana onr ohect
accomplished ne rctroated for our unchcs as the forl
could not be carried ,y storm 1rd mis- rr, ,,,,i .d
cOrt1,yacr Ia lpiiek disorder reicf t,nfIfgs ,ge,
disoyqanitcd ond 10 pch tiro al 4 +. .t, ,y1 ine,
orr qn,,, eyire3 l., ,re,y c,of,e,3 .,d vi, te -,
oonf,sed mas ,,o,nG ho9t o,,,e,s ,7I ~
Object We cxpeetod every moment 10 be she.d ~
Pickens and tho fleet which could have sent the island
and not lprt MN Eort,notev for ~ hev ad s.r M
several eomrnnis 10 nerecpt Our beats a et o ar
retreat These NV behind the sand ms ana enbank
mont and ared anon orr o-ccnt- 4 ,nasses ergyoI ~
tennis ,pc mod 10 fqiv inc inc t1a tp1hu et Tho
island is alternate marshes raytros ana hills with ccra
s,ona long sandy plains Whenever va met tles s,s
VIC had 10 ar " the mace IN sor,n III NOR 1s,.e
,ros,oo ,nlnifei
They could nde behind sand hills completely protect,
Ing themselves rom or bullets and an al pio nnr AZ
Organized bo for several Minutes before ya rnld come
upon them Several times we met those hostile slads
and mistook them for friends cccasionng us heavy ass
ono time rom mbcr in particular NJ ,ero asaiI,d he
body Of Iorayes who stood in d swamp. AZ they eou
mercsl nrirg VIC gave the wachword bid We're answer
cd friends ,ho,I~ht re,ha thew Ind forroten fin a.
ply yet thew continued IA shs al down ihe nm a~
me at fearful rate notieed them more close,, mi
could norce.yc the peculiaity &C their drefs au could
te by the wh,z Of heir bulIes thai they We're arna1
with yiaes that were not ike ours
We thea turned upon them and 20 cleaned out Tho
corn any This was the eeyercst ting or an ana 700
suf severely 81 fora we discoveren Ihn-
In the spot fought from saw some seven or eqht sr
our men fall ygithin Ave- feet az mo ubo eayr., l
fell around This was abou, tha lar skirp'isb ~ had
vet strapr,inr bodies fired r,r miles doro M, i,in
damage scattered a. ye yyol III s,cn ' ana
ezhaug el as were our men uey could have cor1.Iriv
cut us on with cavalry or flying artlloiy haa ,hcv md
either II took long time for us TO re-embark AZ va
after we were ont of reach and shot several IF our men
Their large Ended rifles carry ball great diptIee
and elevate my uugket as would Tho hrllct ou str
OF the beach while their halls rel aupsy ns ,r na-
just over oir heads Here nfgader General Anderson
was wounded very severely though 10 lal passs' III
danger on the island and that too fr in The rear III 10
enemy.
II was wonderful TIA. our soldiers should have FALLEN
INTO such disorder and been so entirely given M u *
ctefnen our men were as brave and darirg az il vas
enemy acted With as much gallantry as lGe ocnas'an
warranted One cnnse az Tho confusion ~ r,n, s,.s
the strange land We lad 10 c'inb over and no dcn n
wo had 10 wade should rathe. atton1. a. sc,e III
rupgiest neak Of Inc Rockv M,,n.a,ns tbon - -
creed march on Santa Rosa island II 4 i.noss,hIa IN
no host drilled roo,s in Tho World ~ ,.nol IA AZ; =
UGH place Another thin that neycts5 ..' M I,
he advanced bodies wore lsss ,iroa hon tho roar aS
marched loo fas, 49, 'A"l 'A' 'eA' anu
Again one section JUS. in front Of rs had their ca,an
killed and n iantenaut wounded ma came crors,,,
back into our ranks
Tscarcely s,oo Their zoe achicred rc.rp or suffered
a defeat We did the duty which we went 10 10 form
and did it we'll vet ,ce so, dom, our ovn friends IN n
hers Indeed think as many OF our men were shot nv
friends as by foes Night skirmishng is a dangerous
business, especially in unknown country, as was the
island Of Santa Rosa
II is impossible to estimate the damage done either
side yet. and last sevanty-aye
dead bodies to which side they belonged could not
ways tell. The column that ired the Zouave camp re.
port great many killed while escaping from their tents
The loss Of the is perhaps fifty killed and twenty
taken prisoners. / do not know ANYTHING about the
wounded. We captured major, captain and lieutenant
among the prisoners.
Gen Bragg sent boat to Fort Pickens this morn
ing for the dead They gave them up and report only
fifteen bodies found and thirty prisoners fear The oss
may prove heavier after Investigation
The siege is momenarly expected to commence and
every ion made. pcrhaps il viii haonen ne eo.n
the dead and wounded cared for the soldiers
have rested from last nights fatigue The enemy apnp,rs
boastful that did not assault the tort after we had
driven their men in End gone almost Under lis gens We
accomplished all and the great misfortune is more than
we intended