Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-29
recount of the Attack upon Billy WILSON,
ZOuaves. i

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New York, Oct. "a
The steamer Mcclellan has arrived from
Southwest Pass I4th. Fort Piekens 18Th,
Tortugas 10th, and Key West 10Th, On
the morning of the 9th, about 81 o'clock,
tue enemy attacked Col Wilson's position
in force. Company e. 80 Infantry, Capt
IIiidt, and 81 men of Company A, lst Arr
tllery, Lieutenant Taylor. So men 10 all
under Mai. Togdes, met the enemy some
distance above Camp Brown, Major Yog-
des was taken prisoner Immediately, Capt
IIiIdt taking command. engaged the enemy.
Our loss was 4 killed, 81 wounded and 8
prisoners. The enemy's loss Yves much
rger.-Eleyen of their men were found
in one heap
Mai Arnold arrived after daylight to
the assistance of Capt lIildt. The com
mand proceeded TO point where the reb'
els bad disembarked just rs the stegmers
were leaving, and opened on them q dis
tructivc FIRE. The enemy's loss, left on
the Island, was 81 killed, 5 wounded, and
SO prisoners; many of the wounded were
carried off.
Capt. Bradf5rd and Lieut.. Eims were
Killed, three Of their officers captured, one
Of them, Lieut James formerly OF the u.
S. Marines, badly wounded.
Gen. Anderson vas ia command Of the
rebels, and was wounded in the arm after
disembsrking, .--...
Tie eneifhy acknowledged the loss Of loo,
in addition to these.
Il is stated that the Zonsyes lost 9 kiii-
cd in their camp and eleventakeh prison
The Mcclellan brings reliable accounts
olf ,bo e.IH tho r,,Stfth sc fha MI
The robel fleet consisted Of six guu-boats,
the Ran Manassas. and large number of
FIRE ships, which filed the river, from shore
to shore. Our squadron COMPRISED the
Richmond, Huntsville, Water Witch, Pres
bic and Yincennes and stcre~ship Nights
ingale. we're at anchor inside Of the, South
West Pass.
The Manassas drifted foul Of the Rich
monG knocking hole in her quarter and
ssern, doing but little damage. To avoid
che fra, ships the squadron got under
weigh Immediately and. drif.ea down the
river. s,t5.. a,ys atr-7st sr
The Richmond, Preble, Fincennes, and
Nightingale got ashore on the bar, and
while ashore, were attacked by the rebels.
Only one of their shots took effect and that
struck the Richmond 9piihe quarter y
40 They were beaten Cd by the Nincennes,
Nith guns she having thrown the rest
overheard, and the Of her armament, with
her ehins anchors, &c to tighten her, she
being much exposed to the rebel FIRE,
Not one person WAS killed or wounded
in tho squadron. The steamers RichmCnd
Preble and Nipcennes were toWed,OH next
day by the McClellan. The Nightingale
was still ashore but would probably get Of
next day. as mn III
The frigate Niagara arrived at tht
mouth Of the Mississippi on the llth. The
slooplof war Dale Was spoken on the 10th
in the Gulf stream, cruising.
ADDITIONAL OF THE ATTACK ON
BILLY WILSON'S ZOUANBS.
The Zouave camp WAS was situated or
Santa Rosa Island, about one mile from
Fort Piekens, and was so distributed As t,
command all the approaches TO the Fort
and also to protect the batteries.
The rebel forces, fiftaen hundred strong
embarked from the Pensacola navy yard
in three large steamers, and landed on the
Island about the camp. 1t was about
O'clock A. M, and very dark.-fheY rap
Idly formed in three columns, and proceed
ed toward the Iouaye camp, hoping to eff
feet q total surprise. In this they were
but partially successful. The picket guart
stationed abont Geo yards from the camp
discovered and fired upon them, giving
the alarm. which saved the regiment from
annihilatiOn,
The attak Of the rebels columns wa,
simultaneous, and voliey after volley wa:
aimed upon the volunteers. They were
forced to fall back, leaving their camp il
the rebels hands, which they commenced
burning.
Fort Pickens was By this time aroused
and three companies of regulars came tC
our assistance. The rebels then c0mmenl
ell retreGting to their Loats, closely follow,
cd by regulars and and smallynumber Of
volunteers keeping up destructive fire
upon them, killing and wounding large
number. The reoels finally reached their
boats, but the steamers were over 500 yards
from the beach, and our men poured re-
peated voHeys into the crowded zlass.
Every bullet told and by the shouts
and confusion Of the rebels, it was evident
we had obtained ample satisfaction.
The Zouayes were badly managed, and
Col. Wilson is very much ceHsurcu for in
efficiency, rot reaohing the scene until all
was over. The officers and men lost almost
everything Maj, Newly had narrow
4 escape from capture being cenfned to his
bed by dangerous illness. The regiment
lost ten killed, l6 wounded and prisoners.
The regulars lost four killed, twenty
wounded and ten. prisoners.
The rebels lost, by their own statement
$50 killed, wounded and missing We
took 81 prisoners, including Doctors,
who were released.
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