The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-11-20

Fl. MONROE, Nov. l3.-The Norfolk Day
book of yesterday, contains the foowin;
dispatch from Richmond. II w
| Richmond, Nov. 10.
There is nothing of interest from any O.
the camps or from the Southern Coast
The Naval attack on Port Royal was Q
terrific cannonading. The batteries were
4 abandoned. The enemy are in full posses
ion of the harbor. Our Southern papers
bring MS accounts of the naval attack or
I Port Royal, but in the confusion of state
ments it is impossible to give a very con
nected or circumstantial account of the en-.
gagement. Use a4 a.
The Savannah Republican furnishes thc
following
The f,mg between st Walker and the
fleet, commenced about . o'clock, the fee,
giving most Of their attention to Fl Walker
Before 10 o'clock, seven ofthe hrgest steam.
ers of the feet had passed the batteries, and
when the st. Mary's left, from whose pas.
sengers we obtained our account of the frs,
part Of the action, most terrible .cannona.
ding was going on.
I The fight continued till the departure OF
the Emma, at - % clock, and when the Sa
vanqh left at 2 clock, the firing was una.
bated, except at the Bay Point battery, which
had been silenced between IL and IL o'clock.
At this time a tremendous cannonading was
kept up by the fleet, consisting Of some
thirty odd steamers and gunboats. m
haVs .2'5.s Ha Savannah, Nov. 12.
+ The Republican of this morning is inform
ed by a gentleman from the interior that
the bridges over the Chicagomarge Greek
were destroyed by discharged hands, and
not by the Unionists as stated. 1885
pa niger who escaped from Hilton Head,
says he heard federal officers say that their
loss in the battle Of Port Royal, was 40 killed.
hsr 97& 9o7C Columbus, Ky, Nov 10.
lgg a dredful accident has occurred here. A
Dahlgreen gun exploded yesterday, killing
two Lieutenants and six privatcs General
Polk narrowly escaped "A portion OF his
clothes were torn off, - gw
Savannah paper says that the armament
Of Fit. Walker consisted Of Is guns, oil
which bore upon the shipping, the balsnce
being IN position on the land side. Five or
six of these guns, among them a "a inch
rifled cannon and 1oinch columbiad, were
disabled during the.forenoon Thesedisablel
and their commander exhausted, the garrison
was evacuated between and o'clock,
leaving the guns in position and unspiked,
having no spikes for that purpose
In the course of the morning and prcvi-
Gus night considerable reinforcements of in.
fantry and artillery from Georgia ani Soutl,
Carolina had arrived at Hilton's Head, and
were stationed in the vicinity of the bate
ries, but we are unable at present to ascer-
tain the number of troops engaged in the
battle sod a.Ea.e 5a.s.s
Capt Jacob Reefs Artillery Company
ofthe LIST Georgia regiment of regulars, ar.
rived at the scene faction Wednesday night
and yesterday bore gallant part in the fight
Four or five of his men were killed early in
the action. The corps lost two of their guns
and several horses. s'd1
Col. Randolph Spauldings Georgia vol
untecr'regiment, commanded by Capt Berry,
was also IN the engagement They were
marched to the beach and received CALLING
fire of round shot and shell from the fleet
which they were unable to return a.t3
Col. w II. Stiles volunteer regiment
reached the scene Of action at II o'clock,
marched seven miles and half at Double
quick, but they were also unable to fire on
the feet, which was out of reach of thei,
guns. The regiment had several killed and
wounded by the shells. The Colonel and
his regiment was at one time exposed to a
terrific Smelling from the feet and it is only
surprising more of them were not Killed or
wounded SolW .1eGHttH ave 81
Ourinfprmant says seven Dahlgrcen guns,
from one Of the frigatos, firei many shots at
the hospital containing our wounded. hitting
the building several times, Notwithstanding
the yellow flag flying. The surgeons were
compelled by this barbarous act to have on,
wounded removed further into the interior
The Minnesota and Wabash are reported
to have been on fire three times from hot
shot thrown from the battery. i92 9aA
r. Col. Spaaliing's regiment lost al its bag
gage. Blankets, &C., but saved all their arms
We understand the loss on our side is ~
killed and 40 wounded Among the latter
Capt Yates, Of Charleston, seriously injured
by she'll 9ot sfAs pn9t % 39of'n0
DR. Buist, ofGrcenside, s. O., was instantly
killed by a shell striking him on the head
We have no information from Bay Point
batteries, further than il was slenced at /
o'clock We hear il suffered severely, and
it is reported Chat the garrison retired in
safety to Beaufort OF Col Derussares rcgi
.ment. statonediat Fort Walker, four were
killed at the batteries and twenty wounded
We understand the Cnnedcrates lost nc
prisoners, except. perhaps, one or two from
1 Col. Dcrassarcs' regiment i1i'a ia's ="
The killed were covered with blankets and
left The wounded were all placed on board
steamers and will he in Savannah to day.
The abandoned batteries were taken pos
session Of by the enemy and the q. S. flag
4 waved over them when our troops retired.