The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-17
NO.39.

that 10 obedience to your order of this
morning | stood through the inner chan
ne! of Hatterss Shoals at 1890 o. m.
and -tood close along shore to the north.
ward, keeping bright lookout from a.
loft At 1880 p. u, We discovered sew
eral sailing vessels over the woodland
Kine Keet and at the same time q feRi.
ment marching to the Northwsrd. carry
ing Retel fag in their midst, with Ia
ny stragglers in the rear; also, two tugs
inside, Ajine the sane flag. As they
came out Of the woods of Kline Keet, we
ran close in shore, aud opened deliber.
ate fire upon them at the distance of three
quarters OF uile. At our first she'll,
which fell apparently in their midst, they
rapidly up the beach to the northWard.-
We followed then, firing rapidly from
three guns, driving theE. 10 clunp of
woods, in which they took refuge, and "a
breast Of which their steamers lay. We
now sbeled the woods and could see
them eGbsrkiDg in small boats after their
vessels, eviceutly IN great confusion, and
suferipgly greatly fron our fire. Their
steamers now opened fire upon us, firing,
however, but three shots y hich fell short
Two boats. hlled With meD, we're struck
By our shells sDd destroyed Three more
steamers came down the Sound, and took
position opposite the woods. We were
shellIns also two soops. We continued
firing deliberately upon them from / / p.
IN. until 80 p m., when two men were
discovered making signals TO US. Suppo-
sing them to be ts of the Indiana Regi-
meDt We sent 90 armed boat crew to bring
them of, covering them at the same time
with our fire. Upon the boat nearing the
beach, they took to the water One of
them vas successful iu reaching the boat
private Warren G. Harter, Company
Fl. 20th Regiment of Indiana troops
The other man. private Charles White,
Company H, goth Regiment, Indiana
troops vas unfortunately drowned in the
surf
Private Haver informs NE that he was
taken prisoner on the morning of 4th;
that ne witnessed our fire, shich was very
destructive. He states that two of orr
shells fell into two sloops loaded with men,
blowing the vessels to pieces and sinking
them. Also, that several of the officers
were killed aud their horses seen running
about the track. lie had just escaped
frou his caPtors after shooting the cap
tain OF the Rebel companies. He states
that the enemy we're in the greatest con-
fusion, rushing wildly into the water stri-
wing to get off to their vessels
Private Haver nov directed ne 10 the
point where the Rebels were congregated,
waiting aa opportunity to get of. To-
pened fire again with success, scattering
them. We were now very close iu three
fatboms water, and the Gre of the second
she'll told with feet.
Six steamers xere now off the Poin.,
one of which recognized as the Fanny
At 5:25 p. IN. We ceased firing, leaving
the enemy scattered along the beach for
upward of four miles | fired repeatedly
at the enemy steamers with one rifed
oaunon. Parrott 30 FOUNDER, and struck
the Fanny think once. found the
range of this piece was much short of
what bad anticipated, many of the shot
turning end over end, and not exceeding
much the range OF the smoth- bore 81
FOUNDER.
inclose herewith the memorandum Of
the amount of ammunition expended to-
day.
I am, respectfully. ycur ObedieDt servant,
Lieut. D. L. BRAINE,
Commanding q. S. S Monticello.
To Capt. j. L Larduer, Comm anding U.
S Su,quehanna, of Cape Hatteras, n.
G.