New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-22
THE BATTLE OF SANTA ROSA ISLAND.

] The Pensacola correspondent Of The augusta
iGa.) C0Hstitnty0Bdifst iurDi. hes the following:
| CAhP STEVENS PENSACOLA. FLA, Oct. 9: 1861.
| ~ length We have had IN opportunity OF being
relieved from o state Of " mastery insclvlty,' and
Of measuring arms with the enemy near this place.
/ During last night an ext ediioD, composed Of de-
tacbments Of several Conf derse companies and
regiments set ont for Santa Rosa land for the pnr-
pose Of breaking mp the eneampment OF the notorious
! Is lly Wilson and bis celebrated Zouayes. who had
taken position on tie rland
Early in the evening Col. Jpckaon visited orr
camp and informed ia that be reqird $50 from our
regiment iihe Ssh Georgia., To perform very I'M
/ ,oriant service; - from the ChBcb Rifles, aud ~
from the lrifh Volunteers. Every man who was
willing volunteer requested 10 shoulder arms
I snd every man came 10 shoulder. The Captains OF
| the compsuies were then requested 10 pick oas he
required number. which was done
I These were q ken from the Chnch Rifles IRISH
Volunteer, Cuthbert Rifles, and McDuihe hilesi
and were under command Of Lieut.. HailoDqulrt,
formerly Of the Uni ed States Army Lieut.. Day OF
the Cnch Rifles being the nDior officer, was on The
left but that wing arrived too late to take part III
/ the action. -
! Col jackson accompanied the expedition, and the
entire force, which consisted OF about 20O men, was
/ under command Of Gen. Anderson
! About o clock this morning we landed on tne
iflsud and marched about five miles through the
euemy's lines. aud into his camp, which we com
ploely destroyed, burning up Bis tents, &C., and
killing his seniinels rs we proceeded.
The Zouayes were taken almost completely 0y
surpise but as soon they recovered, fought oes-
reraely; az times however, they acted rather cow
srdly; but, upon the whole, gave us some pretty
warm work. We finally succeeded in driving them
into Fort Pickens, killing quite number OF them,
taking some thirty or forty prisoners and lot OF
camp equirage and other trophies.
! Some of our men have brought away money, hats,
cape, guns, swords, pistols, and pieces OF Billy's
standard.
Our men acted with great coolnets and bravery,
and, having accomplished The object Of our mission
We returned 10 the LnAin land. As we did so, we
found that The balance of the regiment Wac adyanc-
ing 20 REINFORCE us, but finding US coming back,
they also returned 10 the camp.
Our Toss has been Gerry sepeTe. Among the Killed
are Lieut. l.. A. Neims Of the McDuaie Rifles, OF
Warr.ntoD, and Aid to Col. jackson; joseph Ii;
Adams and Fred. Cooke Of the Clinch Ritesi and
j. Stanton Of the Irish Volunteers.
Among the wounded are the followinR N. Rice
of the Clnch Rifles, shot 10 the arm; VIM. II. Smith
Of the same company, shot in the shoulder j. Ii.
Harris Of the same company shot on the Ilght ear
will send YOU the casualties in the Irish 'oinn'
ieers as soon l can obtain them. They nave one
lilled and two wounded. The Clneh Rihes, Inch
Volunteers, and McDume hlnes, laced the Hoh' All
the time.
prisoner; j. $. Harris Of the Chnch Rifles Is set
down for two Of Ate dead men, and several others
FOR the same and for burning the enemy's camp and
proyender. The man who shot Nelms was also
made TO bite the dJst by one Of our own men.
Too much cannot he said in praise Of the officers
and men; and the only regret IL, that some OF our
ncn were taken prisoners by the enemy. Such Is
the fate Of war, and we must expect, while often
succofsful, 10 have the cup Of victory dashed WITH
the biiters Of sdyersiiy. Yours truly, GEORGIA.
The following ezlraes are from private letters re.
c.iyed from volunteers at Pensacola:
We killed sboat 100 Of them, snd Loot heavily In
Killed aud wounded on our eiGe, but do not know
Nln oil
prisoners. -, - 40
One Of our men got s1i0 in cash. VIM. Z. Mccoy
took a gun from one OF the enemy another took the
Zouaye Majors hat; others took coats, bats cape,
swords, fne pair OF navy Pl'iolsi one Oh our ueh
captured fine GermBn-tiyer horn.
ben Boit-son Of Judge Bolts missingi we
think he has been taken prisoner;
The whole regiment was anxious to participate,
and were about crossing over to The Island TINS
morning when they met the expedition returning,
and all came back together. W.
We set out and before daylight were landed on
santa Rosa leland, among Billy Wilson's Zousyes,
away below and marched i've miles, nghting sew
,ral battles before we got of the Island-loslng sew
eral men from the regiment.
never did zee as calm act of men in NY lie as'
night We killed the Federal tentinels all the way
up, ard took The enemy by surprise. by Gen.
Anderson's SIDE and hred, by his orders, more 'han
dozen tents-amoDg them the CommissaTiat; we
also burnt up zoo barrels of flour, several bales OF
hay, and many other articles.
Allied two OF Abes men and took two prisoners,
while burning the camp. Jim GorInsn OF tho liish
Volunteers, took one. Barney Haney is a bruiser,
and Liout. Joseph Cummings 10 rs good man as
You'll want 10 find. Gen. Anderson gees in for de-
stroyiug rather than killing. BY mirtsko we had
some O. our men killed by their comrades.
We laid down 20 tire, and many times the sand
few in our faces by the bas striking thu ground.
claim the honor OF killing the man that killed Nelmf.
Two Of us fired at the same time, but am satisfied
that my slot took effect. j. b.
PxSp,ooIA FLA. Oct. 10, 1851
Tho following il the list of casualties In the Nc.
Duffe Rifles OF Warentop, Georgia, IN the recent
light with the Federalists on Santa Ross Islaud
Lieut.. Shiyers II absent; Lieut. Neiios died OF
vonnd-Le WAS shot through tho lungs; I'd Sergeant
Redo died VI his wounds; LIST Corporal Canton
ldlled and Jeff on the island Private ID. l.. Cody
missing supposed 20 be killed; Privates Allen Casen
and H. C.. Wheeler wounded, but not dangerously
--- Wall, +. +. Cody and b. Smith, wounded
very slightly.
many az the enemy were killed and wounded.
The 5th Georgia Regiment behaved nobiy, while
the enemy acted cowsrdiy
We have taken some prisoners-smong them q
Major. M an ,o.,
The following is the list OF killed and wounded, rs
far Us heard from:
Ciinch Rites, Of Augusta--Killed, j. I. Cooke
and j. II. Adams; wounded, w. II. Smith and New
ton Rice--both slightly.
Georgia Grys, Of Columbus-Kiiled, Thcs Ev-
erett
Irish Volunteers, Of Augusta Killed, John STAN
ton; wounded, Edmund Flynn; missing, Thomas
0'Conner.
Dawson Volunteers, OF Terrill County--Wounded,
r. j. HAYS; badly wounded, Tbos Caldwell.
Company A, Seventh Alabama Regiment-kiiled,
two; wounded, six; missing, one.
-Four members of the Madison Rifles, attached to
this company, killed.
Capt. Peakes Company, Tenth missisippi--
Wounded. j. w. KiDcaid badly.
Company G, l0th Mississippi Wounded, Sergeant
n Rarksdhle: II ia thought moftally.