Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-14
Port Royal Evacuat ed.
The Enemy7s FIag floating over
: the Batteries.
From the savannah Republican,, 9th inst.l

From the Savannah Republican, 9th inst.
We had an interview yesterday morning
with Capt Turner of the Berry Infantry and
other officers, who arrived in the steamer
Samson, which brought to the city some OF
the wounded, during the action. on Thursday,
between a portion of the enemy's fleet, Is in
number inside, and Fort Walker, besides
large number outside. We are enabled TO
Give the following sketch. There were about
500 men in the fort, which were all that were
engaged with the euemy, there being about
i 800 all told, on the island
The Minnesota first entered the port. fol-
lowed rapidly by Others, which engaged Fort
Walker, ldiseharging shot and she'll from
| three positions, front aud rear, besides dis
charging a terrible hail of shot and she'll into
the woods and thiekets; also into cotton
! field outside the FORT where our men were
/ stationed expecting the enemy TO land from
| fhei, transports After the second round
! from the broadside of the feet the principal
GUN on the battery was dismounted. The en-
| eagement lasted Eve hours. and al | our guns
| on Fort Walker, excepting two, being DIS
nIantled, the order was given to evacuate the
| fort, " hich was done, 1t being 10 longer ten
/ able.
! Previous 10 the evacuation of the fort, an
| arrangement was made for the blowing up OF
/ the magazine in any attempt OF the enemy
to open it. Our men outside of the fort were
exposed during the whole of the action, with
out any means OF defence or protection.
The whole number of killed, wounded and
missing did not exceed 100 men. The miss
ing aud wounded, as fur as we have been able
to collect them, are as follows:
Berry Infantry Sergeant F. Perkerson,
u wounded in the hand; private Heirs, wound
ed in the foot-botl slightly.
i Georgia ForesterS--Two missing.
b. Thomas county Volunteers. ". Fon-
tame, missing. FFe.e1ef
= 18th Patriots Private Armon Thompson
missing
sou RI CAROLINA VOLUNTEERS
!: Ratcliff's Company A Two missing.
Desuassure's Reginient-Fif Fifteen missing
from one company.
We learn in addition that DR.. BUST. O
Charleston, was killed while in the act o
dressing wound in Fort Walker, by the ex
: plosion OF a she'll.
Lieut.. T. Il. Smack, of the Fifth Regimen
S. G. Volunteers, was struck in the leg below
The knee, rendering amputation necessary
: witch operation was performed yesterday a
the City Hospital, by Drs- Bulioch and Chari
ton.
> We learn that there were about Ii killed
in the Fort Ia Capt Reds company o
Regulars there were sixteen killed, wounded
and missing, out of fOrly-eight. Private Kel
: >ly, while working one of the guns OF the fort
. ! bad his head shot OH. We are informed ina
!; Capt Reds company Immediately on land
ing pushed through the fire into the fort ans
: | worked their battery in an admirable man
ner for four hours. being eomplimenied b.
the General in command. They drew thei
. brass pieces, on retiring, IL miles and the
: abandoned them.
= Capt Wagner's company of ARTILLERY, ais
= engaged in WORKING the batteries. behaves
: with the utmost GOODNESS, and did effectua
9 service. Captain Wagner was slightly woun
i ded in the face. and the blood was tricklin
:. from the wound as he was working his bal
= terry.
Z We learn that one of Gen. Drayton's aid
/ was shot from bis horse, and that piece c
: shell grazed the Generals cheek; Il Sigh
: wound also in the arm.
e The force on the Island was Hayward
! 18th, and DeSaussure's 18th S. Carolina an
, Styles 9th Georgia Regiment. begides th
!, Regulars.
II The men were taken off the Bay PoiRt Ba
terry To the main land.
e We have not been able to gather any pal
ticulars relating to this battery, only that
had been IN constant action, receiving an
= returning fire. :