The sun., 1861-10-25
The Santa Rosa Engagement.
COMPLETE ROuT or rIR ENEMY.
OUR LOSS SEVENTY.
REBEL LOSS NEAR FOUR nUsDRED
Destruction of the Zouave Camp

BY the arrival OF the stosm gunboat Nc
Clellan at this por. yc,ierday, uo have tho first
federal Intelligence Of thu battle be'woen viii
sons Zcuiy's and tho rebels on tho morning u
the 9th of October.
The Mcclellan eft 8 W Pass at the mouth
Of tho Mississ rpi on the 1i,h, Fort Pickens on
the lj,h, Torugas on Tho Is h, and Key West
on tho 19th inst.
TIE ATTACK.
About hAlfpast three O'Clock on the morning
| Il the 9th inst. the enemy attacked Wilson's
| LOusves in force. Company T., 81 infantry
Capt. llildt, Snd - on Of Co. A, 1st artilery'
Lieut.. Taylor, 50 men, all under command OF
Major Wedges, sailed hon The fort q ID n ct the
ent my AT some distance above Camp Blown, In
the first attack Of the rel ulars Major Wedges
was taken prls, ner. Capt. llldt assumed com
maid immediately, and engaged aud rapulssd
The enemy Soon after Mtjor Arnold advance
to tho sssistaI'e of Capt. hIldt, and the unltsd
commands p'oce'ded until they arrived at the
place whtrc the enemy had disembNktd. Here
the rebels were found ia tns act Of laavin. ON
their eamtrs Msj'T Arn,ld's ommand thsn
opened upon them des ructive FIRE, which was
very stvero in ats effects.
TIIE EssuLr.
The loss or the federal nda was four killed,
twenty onr ~uunded and 10 prisoners of the
regulars; 10 k,ll-d. Ii WOUNDED ani taken
prisoneIs Of the Zuu,ve'. Tne reb,l luss was
very severe. Lleyen OF their doii were found
in enc heap
OF the fdcral. Capt. Bradford and Lieut.
Ems were killed. Three Tebol officers were
captured, amorg hem Lieut.. Jayne, f,rmerly
Of the u. \. Mar.Ies, vino was baily wounded
General AndeIson, who Ia comm Ind oi the
r'b l., wGs wounded III ihe arm in the &C. Of
on.barking.
MGR sCIFMN,
The ICulvc carp WIS ,itu4tsd on Sa-h Rosa
lslAI d, al' Ut uue mile from Fort Pickens and
4 Q E Tcos ~u.c 70 dis T'huted A. to command all
the approaches "a the Fort, and al7o To protect
the hatteris The rebel torc's, tif con hundred
strong, en- t@Iked from the P,ns.col Navy
ard in three ar = caWcrs, a Il lardcd on the
klaId abCu' four miles arOve tha camp 1t wA
about two o'c'o,k a. NJ aui very dark. Th,v
rtpialy formed IN thles coiums "A, acd proceeded
silently iOwa'Cs 'ho Zluay" camp hoping 20
effect a 70 j sltprse IE tll- thov were but
par'ially succ"ssr Nhc rcket guard, station.
ed about six huI 'pd 4 vrris from the camp, dis.
covered and ii ed upon tFcn. This gave the
alarm, ana saved NE regiment from aInihila.
tion.
WHAT Ir AMOUNTED TO.
Tho attack Of he annmy'- column was sim.
ultbLeous and yUllcy sf,,r vulty gas Aimed
upon the voluniee,s 1tay were forced 10 fail
back, leaving 's'l camp - IA, hands Of the
th'l", winch no Latter nIO"diatDlv CON menc-
ed luininP. Fcrt PiCkers was bv this timo
thUTuusbly aroused, a I three companies Of
regulars calUc T. our ~ is'anc1. II was now
our tu'n. The rshols c1rmouc-l refreshing 70
ihrrr Loa's ,loe,ly .lllet, W tho regulars and
sn4sll Iumher ~ lll',vr-, Keeping Mp
des nctlve fire urop lh.'u, killing and wounl-
in iaryr Iumnor.
The rebels huplly ru,cced,d in reachins their
boats, but were To IL -mittrd IN depart so oasi.
ly. Their steamers w'-e abau, 500 yards from
,he beach, snd our nan p Iursd vllley upon
volley ln'o ths CrywteH mas. Every bulle,
told, and by tie Shouts lni ter confusion of
the enemy, II was clearv evdvnt thai we rad
obtained ample satAiactsr f,r tho insults 10 our
tag.
The regular soldiers h,hlvo1 nohly, and great
credit is duo 10 CAPITA. Robertson and Hildt' Apd
Leuts. SeeIy and Taylor, for the admirable
coolness they dbplayed in nannuyring thar
re'poctive commands. The camp Of the Sixth
regiment was almost totally destroyed, officers
and men loaipg ever thing.
coon WORK ron SICK MAN.
Major Newhy had q narrow eocsps from
capture; he was confined 10 his he'd dan
RsIoutiy i'll at the time Of the attack and
having been assisted ~ dress by his s.rvants
was on the point Of leaving his quaTtara vhan
the rebels charged up to the door. One Of his
seryants was instantly killed and the other
taken prisoner The major levalled his revolver
and shot one Of tho rbsls through the head,