Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-11-14
REPORTS FROM THE FLEET.
Capture Of Beaufort, =. C.-Wiid Rnmor
of an Advance on Charlottesville
Wrecked Vessels Of the Fleet.

80 q .11.t iE - ftf- t a tH
FoRr Monroe. Nov. 1O.-The steamer
S. r.. Spaulding arrived from Hatteras In
let this morning with the Goth Indiana re.
giment.
A deserter who reached the Inlet in n
small boat states that the news had been
received oh the main land of the taking OF
two rebel forts at Port Royal. and the
landing Of Federal force. Beaufort has
also been taken by our troops. No par
ticulars have arrived, but the fact cores
ponds with those received from Nor
folk by flag oftruce. Great excitement
prevailed on the arrival of the news at
Norfolk. From the same source we have
a rumor that the railroad above Beaufort
has fallen into the possession Of our
troops. with an immense quantity Of
stores. ses W ec ~
Five deserters who reached Newport
News this morning. say the rebels up
James river are in Consideration, and also
brings the improbable rumor that our
troops had advanced up the railroad as far
as Charleston.
: The Captain of the gun boat Albatross
reports that he discovered the Union ashore
on the 9th inst. about 80 miles eastward
of Bogus Inlet, bat in consequence of the
heavy weather. had no communication
wild, the shore until the following day.
when he landed with flag of truce. aud
learned from rebel Captain that the Union
was run ashore in sinking condition on
the lst. and soon after broke in two. The
crew. 70 in number. and 10 horses, were
saved. The men are prisoners at Fort
Macon and Raleigh. n q. Large quaint
ties of stores were seen piled up on the
beach,. The steamer Winfield Scott was
in company with the Union. The Captain
of the Union. it is feared, was lost. he hav
ing suddenly disappeared. Nothing is
known concerning the rumored loss of the
Ocean Express. There are rumors OF
three Federal vessels having gone ashore.
CONFIRMATION VIA MEMPHIS.
CArno. Nov. 11.-Msmphis papers re-
ceived here to-day. have a special dispatch
from Savannah. saying that the Federal
forces had landed at Beaufort and taken
possession Of the place. The Federals
captrred three forts with great loss toi
lie 70 the Confe,lerates. ~
News from Port Royal via Memphis
CAIRO. Nov II, 1861.
The steamer Ingomar came up from
Columbus This evening, under a flag OF
truce. bringing 81 wounded Union soldiers
All their wounded in our hands were sent
down the day after the battle. Fifty oil
the soldiers reported missing came into
camp to-day. having lost themselves du-
ring the fight in the woods.
A copy of the Memphis appeal Of the
!llth has the following by telegraph:
SAvASsAm, Nov. g.. via New Orleans
l9th.-ITse steamer Sampson arrived from
Port Royal with. the wvIadel from the en-
gagement yesterday. which was between
Fort Walker aad Bay Point. Fifteen
vessels were inside and several outside
There were full FIVE hundred men at Fort
| Walker, and thirteen hundred outside al
! Hilton Head Island. The steamer Min.
nesosa, the first to ontcr was followed rap
idly by others. The attack on the forts was
from three sides. After the second round
! from the feet the three principal guns on
the battery we're dismantled. The engage
ment lasted i've honrss and during its con.
tinuance all our guns were dismounted.-
The magazine was arranged so as to blow
Eup when the enemy entered. Dispatches
to the Charleston papers say 1.-THE batteries
worked badly. and the enemy's firing wa'
excellent. The total Confederate loss il