The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-10-19

Fortreo Monroe. oct. :, ria BO' '6nore Oct
9.-The irigate Susquehanna has arrived from
HAttcras Inlet, AMI bring, most interesting in.
telligence,
The day after the Capture of the propeller
Fanny by the rebels, tho Ceres and Putnam,
baving ono Of the launches Of the Susquohanua
in tow, went up TO Chcimicomico and landed
seven days provisions, returning the same even
ing without having soon anything of the
rebels.
On Friday, however, word reached Hatterls
lne, BY the Stars and Stripes tina, twenty-five
hundred ret,cls, consisting Of Goorgin, South
Carolina and VII s'nia regiment had come over
from the main land in six small steamers and
schooners with Hst-bcats and a..'acked the Twen-
ticth Indiana regiment, who we're Obliged to 10
treat.
SICK SOLDIERS TAKEN PRISONERS.
Tie Susquehanna steamed up outside, whilo
Gel. Hawkins marched up with six companies
and reached Hatteras light by nightfall, "A dis
tance Of thirteen miles. During the night Cjl.
Hawkins was joined 10y the Twentieth In llama
regiment whe had passed in tho darkness a
large body Of the rebel, who had linici for tho
purpose Of cutting thrm oil. Colonel Brown
reported loss Of fifty Of his mon prise. ers,
comprising his sick anil wounded, and twenty
pickeis who could not be called in. do sue
ccedcd in saving his TENT, provisions, SC.
rERRIBLE cASSoNADE.
On Saturday morning the Monticello steamed
alm the cape and n few miles up met the
@rebels marching down the narrow neck Of land
g. attack our troops The rebel steamers were
also landing troops 20 co operate with them.
They were in easy range, and the Monticello
opened upon them with shells of five seconds
fuses two hundred and eighteen Of which were
fred from three guns in three hours and thirty
minutes, doing great execution.
ITS EFFEcrs.
The Confedera'os AZ first tried 10 shelter
themselves bohind a sand hill, and then in
narrow copso, but soon broke III every ditoc-
ii n and took refuge upon their vessels. A
shell passed through the wheolhouso of tho
Fanny, which was already cmploy yod against US.
L. is TtpHted ihst their loss must have reached
bet Secn two ami three hundred killed aud
wounded. During the engagement member
Of the Indiana Regiment, who had been takan
prisoner managed tO break the ropo with which
be was tiei and escaped. lie took to the surf
and w.s picked up by boat from the Montcel-
Ia. "" - 1orts tnass the first shell from her
killed Col. Blrtow, Of tho Georgia rtgimont,
and that the havoc was frighuul lle also re-
ports II at when he escaped he killed Conied-
crate captain with his revolver.
IpOn the withdrawal OF lne COnioutrttes, the
Monticello and Susquohanna and the land
forces returned to llut'oras Inlet.
Lieutenant Burkhead, from whom obtained
the above account, thinks that no advance can
BE- made from the Inlet without tho support
Of a feet of light draught vessels. Ho also
thinks that our forces Ut the Inlet should be
speedily increased.
ARRIVAL or GEN. MANSFIELD.
Tho S. r. Spaulding arrived az the Inlet on
TIE 9TH inst, with General Mansfield, and land
ed her men and stores.
Too much praise cannot he accorded to Lieut..
Braine for this brilliant achievement, which
has caused great exultation at Old Point.
NARROW KsCAPE.
Colonel Brown narrowly escaped with the
Twentieth Indiana Regiment Ho was shsed
from tho Confederate vessels, and troops wero
landed above and below him, vet he msnaged
to escape with comparatively small loss. The
particulars Of his mastery movement have not
yet arrived.
On,cjnI Report of the Engagement.