The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-13
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.


ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
BALTIMORE, Oct. IL, 1851.
The steamer Louisiana arrived here this morning and
brought nearly hundred passengers, including sixty
from Norfolk who permitted 70 leave by the rebel
authorities, large proportion Of whom are ladies' and
children. Before they permitted to leave they
were closely searched to prevent the conceang Of any
newspapers.
One gentleman however, who had placed the Norfolk
Day Book in his trunk, escaped detection. 1t contains
derpatches from New Orleans giving account Of des
perately fought battle between Colonel william Wilson'S
Zouaves and thousand rebels Santa Rosa Island,
the sth inst.
The despatch says-
About two o'clock the morning OF the 9th
nst the confederates, commanded by General An
derson, crossed the bay and landed Santa Rosa
lsland near Wilson's Zouave encampment, without
being discovered, drove in the pckets and stormed
the place IN less than hour They destroyed oil Of
Colonel Wilson's tents with the exception Of the hospital
one, captured large Of rations, equipments,
stores and ammunition, and spiked all the guns placed
position.
Among the rebel loss Captain Bradford Of Florida,
and Lieutenant Neims OF Georgia. killed. and Ieutcnants
Bugler and Syre, badly wounded.
The rebel force consisted of three companies Of GeoY
gia regiment, portion Of the Mobile Contnentas three
companies Of regulars detachment Mssissippans and
Georgians, two hundred Aabamians, and a number Of
officers naval and seamen commanded by Captain Brent
formerly OF the Union navy
Lieutenant James E. Slaughter, while carrying flag Of
truce for cessation Of hostities was badly wounded
Major Israel vodges Of the Union artillery recent
ly at Fortress Monroe, was taken prisoner.
THE ATTACK UPON WILSON'S ZOUAvES.
THE POSITION OF THE TROOPs-oUR MAP OF THE To-
OFFICERS, ETC.
By the above despatch received from New Orleans via
Nortok apd Baltimore, appears thst body q rePes
number unknown-selected from several Mississippi,
Louisiana and Alabama regiments. made attack upon
Col Wilson's Zouaves stationed on Santa Rosa island
The position Of the camp Of the regiment pecu-
iarly exposed 10 the enemy 1t lay level plateau,
and every tent in plain sight Of the rebel forces
the river The commander Of Fort Pickens Col
Brown ordered the regiment to pitch their tents there
but did not supply them with artillery throw up bat
teres intrencbments TO them. Col Wilson,
therefore, with the civil engineers attached to his rcg
ment, proceeded to construct system Of intrench
and places Of shelter for his force The difficult
ties the way, Of this undertaking many, and
| Of the most serious kind The road to the fort was
almost impossible with swamps and heavy chapperal
alternaed with sand hills This remedied 6rst for
the position to the fort precisely that Of outlying
picket and in Of the landing Of attacking party all
the left open for them to pursue TO skrmish
away the fort The road where crossed swamps
filed in with brushwood covered with sand, the hills
dug through, the intervals filed in and wher
ever embankmcnts thrown up they were disguised
masked by the bushes which they had to cut and dig
out. They thus secured covered way within twenty
rods of the fort, and the nnumerablc twstings and
winding of the road afforded positions from which
their mshcrs could annoy and retard the advance Of
the enemy in they should make attack Attention
next turned to the securing places Of shelter for the
men in case bombardment of the camp should occur.
| This work was done in the night, by the light
| Of the stars alone, that the rebels could have
no idea Of the location Of these places Of refuge.
In building these advantage taken Of the clay Of the
land which is ribbed and corrugated with sand hills that
sometimes rise abruptly to the height OF twenty thirty
feet from the level Behind and these they dug and
threw up shelter sufficient to cover thousand men, The
approach to these shelters protected by embank
ment seven high and four feet wide the top while
advantage taken Of every angle or elevated spot to
repe force attempting to march upon them. This was
the place for sharpshooters to work. stated that
| a force marching down upon the regiment would find
that while roads leading nowhere would lead them asray
the very sand hills behind which they expected to ad'
vance in safety were the hiding places from which
| murdcrous fire would decimate their ranks.
This work was completed in two weeks, and with the
expectation that every minute the rebels would open
| their FIRE upon the workmcn.
The rebels confess that the Zouaves fought bravely
and they acknowledge loss of forty killed and about
eighty wounded. They also state that they committed
great slaughter among the Zouaves but they give
approximate number Of the supposed killed and wounded
some doubts OF that part OF the account be allowed
after consideration OF the above description OF their
position and defences They state that they spiked the
guns belonging the regiment but have yet
that the Zouaves had been supplied with artillery At
the date Of aviccs they had not been supplied
Our map will show the location of Santa Rosa Island,
with the range of the guns of the fort, which should
have completely covered the position OF the Sixth New
| York Volunteers
The rebels do not mention anything about
| the troops in the fort supporting the volunteers
either by firing their mounted artillery advancing
their infantry This certainly appears very extraordi-
nary but doubtless when receive the Union statement
Of the engagement we shall have different account Of
the affair The rebel surprise must have been very sud
den and they also have suddenly vacated their
newly acquired ground else the fort would have assisted
in the engagement only for selfprotection The island
is certainly forty miles long; but Wilson'S troops were
as before stated located the regulars The anchors
in the map denote the positions at which the feet usually
were stationed guns the vessels also covering the
camp.
The following the names Of the officers OF the
mcnt at last advccs-
SIXTH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS.
Colonel. Observation-Disclosures. William Wilson
Lieutenant Colonel John Creighton.
Major. William Newby.
Adjutant. nt.................. J. J. Heary.
Quartermaster. NJ. E. Bradley.
surgeon. ....................P =. C. Peace.
Assistant Surgeon. Edward LYNCH
Colonels Aid. d............... James I. Roberts
Captains.
Company A............... - Burgess
Company Is. B................. A. T. Whiting
Company C............... r. H. Hazeltne
Company D,............... Patrick Duffy
Company n ................ - Du Frame.
Company F............... - Norman.
Company G......,......... - npbey.
Company H.,............. Peter Duffy.
Company L............... - Kaufman
Company k................ iobZie