Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-29
LATEST NOR FHERN ADVICES.
The SANTA Rosa Affair and the Fight
M the Passes.


The Federal steamer MCCLELLAN arrived at
New York on the 24th inst. from the South
west Pass. She vent via the Island of Santa
Roea, and conveyed intelligence to New York
of the attack on the camp of the Zouaves on
the Island, and the naval fight in the Missis-
sippi Her advices are as follows: -
NEW YoRK, Oct. 24.-On the morning of
the 9th, about 81 O'Clock, the enemy attack
ed Col. Wilson's position in force. Compa-
ny E of The Sd In'antry, Capt. Hildt, and ~
men of Gu. A. and the LIST artillery. Lieut..
Taylor, IS men in all, under Major Vogdes,
met the enemy some distance above Camp
Major V0gdes was taken pr isoner immedi-
ateIy aud Captain Hildt, taking command,
engaged the enemy. Our loss was 4 killed,
81 wounded, and prisoners. The enemy q
loss was much larger III of their men were
found in one heap.' Major Fonold arrived
after daylight to the assistance of Capt. Hlldt.
The command proceeded to a point where
the rebels had disembarked just as their
steamers were leaving, and opened on them
a destructive ire.
The enemy's loss left on the Island was %
killfd, 8 wounded. and SO prisoners. Many
of the wounded were carried off. Capt. Brad
ford aid Lieut.. Fins were killed. Three of
fcers were captured; one of them, Lieut.
James, formerly of the q. s. Marines, was
badly wounded. General Anderson was ir
command of the rebels, and was wounded In
| toe arm. After disembarking, the enemy
| acknowltd dyed the loss of over Is. In addi
| ton to the loss on our side above stated, thu
| q ,uaves losi killed in their camp and Il
taken prisoners.
| The Zouave camp was situated on Santa
| Roso Island. about ne mile from Fort Pick
| ems, and was so distributed as To command
| all approaches 10 The foot, and also to pro
| tect the batteries. The rebel forces, 800
strong, embarked Fl, m the Pensacola Navy
Yard in three large st''amers and landed OF
the island about four miles above the camp
1t was about 2 O'Clock in The morning ant
very dark. They rapidly formed in three
columns and proceeded silently towards the
ZouaVe camp, hoping 10 eff ct q total sur
prise. La this they were but partially sue
cessful.
The picket guard. stationed about Coz
yards from the camp. discovered and fred up
| on them, giving the alarm, which saved the
regiment from annihila,iOn. The attack o
| the rebel columns was simultaneous and vol
ley after vUlley was aimed upon the volun
teers. They were forced TO fall back leaving
their camp in the hands of the rebels whict
| they commenced burning. Fort Pickens wa
| by this time aroused. aud three companies o
| regulars came TO our assistance. The rebels
| then commenced retreating to their boats
closely followed by the regulars and small
| number of volunteers, keeping DESTRUCTIVE
FIRE upon them, killing and woundlng larg
| number.
The rebels finally reached their boats, bu
| the steamers were over five hu tdred yard
from the beach, and our men poured repeated
| volleys into their crowded mass. Every bull
/ let told, and by the shouts and confusiot
4 of the rebels it was evident we had obtained
! ample satisfaction. The Zouaves were badl,
managed and Col. Wilson very much censur
| edfor ineficieney, not reaching the scene IN
1 til all was over
The officers and men lost almost everything
Major Newly had a narrow escape from cap
i ture, being couined to bis bed by danger
Gus illness. The regiment lost ten killed, six
| teen wounded, and nine prisoners. The reg
| ulars lost four killed, twenty wounded, an(
| ten prisoners The rebels lost, by their Owl
statement. $50 killed, wounded, and missing
| We took IS prisoners, including three doc
tors, who were released.
The Mcclellan brings reliable accounts o
the fight at the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi. The rebel feet consisted of sil
| gun-bo ats, The Ram, the Manassas, and
large number of fre-ships which filled th,
| fiver from shore to shore. Our squadron
| comprised the Richmond. Huntsville, Wate
| Witch, Prebie. and the Vincennes, and tbt
store ship Nightingale, were at anchor insid,
4 Of southwest pass.
4 The Manassas drifted afoul of the Rich
mond knocking a hole in her quarter anG
stern, doing but little damage. To avoid the
tife ships the squadron got under way imme
diately and drifted down the river. The
Richmond. Preble, Vincennes, and Nightin
| gale got ashore on the bar and while ashore
| were attacked by the rebels. Only one o.
| their shots took effect and that struck the
Richmond on the quarter. They were beaten
| of the ViHcennes with two guns, she having
| thrown the rest overheard and the rest of bel
armament, with her chains, anchors, &C., tt
| tighten her, she being much exposed to tbt
| rebel fte Not one person was killed or
wounded in the squadron. The Richmond
| Preble, aud Vincennes were towed off mex
day by the Mcclellan. The Nightingale wa,
still ashore, bat would get off the next day