New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-25
NEWS PROM THE SOUTH.
THE AFFAIR AZ CIuCsMIDONiAto.

gia Rcgin.eut, gives us the following stat mCui;
- Cot. Wright . II Camp Georgia, Roanoke Island,
muco Oh Friday. CD Wright made the atgck on
The Frderals Al g @ dock In tho morning, by tirug
shell from two lC-,Vuud towilzers irlui on 30 ri
the transport Cotton Plant, wl-n Hhuut ore mIlc
from ne shore. A. SOU ~ the Colonel opcLed fire.
tiey began to retreat. The bowitz,Is Wor con.
msndrd by Iieat. J. X. S.urgis with % Hieu. When
the Colonel saw thew were about 10 rrucai BE- eul-
buk ed tic guns vi Ls iAIec cOnlauig- on boa-d 81
hatLo4t, or the purpose VI eiiectrH iAhdilR ard
putting chase after hem. Company n, Commanded
by C,pt. Nerniti Company H. commanded b. tagi.
Griffin, and Company y, commanded Uy Capt. Joet,
were lluded Immediately leaving the TetpaIi.in, Ior
ton OF the Third Georgia Regiment, aid the North
Carolina Regiment, some four OF i've mice IN the
rear on board tbs other yessel- Of tie fleet. Tie
tureo companies that latded consisted Of 2iO meE,
while he enemy, from their muster ros, were about
30 strOug
w en- the Colonel handed. he Lad sigraled the re-
naming portion Of the Georgia iui % sd 'atct,
and wbed near shore, they commenced eu!haT. inB
ia thtir iat-bUats. Col. Wright took tut one u III
howzers ashore with hin, leaving Tie oiler on
.oard the Cotton Plant under command Of Cgp,.
Carrtyille, 60 cover HE landing.
After tie three companies bad effected safe land
ing the other howiiztr was brought 90 ih"fr ANA
thy then commented the pursuit u tie 'Jiig isu-
KEGS and were joined by each c0cIisuy Of ne re-
naming IOriiUn the Georgia Re -iutut ~ iAst o.
they effected landing. The Two hOWiz,m aid
aunuuition We're drawn through tie deep sAnd ~
the neI during the entire puruit oitwent, tive I'll :,
having in tie mean time encamped on Friday ui1
nj Kinny keet, oistanCo Of eighteen miles from tie
starting point.
Tie pursuit was continued early next morning, 70
within one lille Of the Haueras Light Hour. When
about Fix miles from the starting pla e., !. Wight,
being on borsebaek, and coLsGera,ly IN advance Of
his command, overlook party OF thirteen Yankees,
together with their Adjulani. lie made ghlllbt
charge Oh them, when the AdJuihant shot tir horsc,
4 Il. 81. 4
IRA bed up a small lsnkes, and presented him as
brtastwork 10 ward on The AdjutaEt's tire. With
this lie advanced Oh the Adutant with he repeater,
and ca iured iour, including the Adlutant.
As our forces continued 70 advance, they comnen-
ced tAking prsOuefs--in all ABOUT foiiy-hnd killed
-, en- or 81. ht OF the flying Hessl ins.
One of the North Carolina companies landed a.
the ssne Iime the Georgian, and joined IN the
pufsu with great bravery while the other portion
OF the North Caroiua Regiment were ordered 10
hlsien 10 the Lighthouse ju,t below kibnykeet, 10
interceut the reireM Of the Fedcralisu. kinnykeet
il eight miles below the Lighthouse toward Cbca.
lnaconiieo. They were unable 20 land, owing 70 ths
q. Gal water though they did every thing they could
10 accomplish that object. They got their guns on
bard The Hat and showed of, bat got aground, and
even wsded H. till they found Themselves again get
ling into deep water. They rent sinall boat 10
Ike the soundings and found i, hnpos-ible ~ land
owing 10 the peculiar formation Of the Hat.
Col Wright continued IN pursuit Till he found the
10 land and a,ceraning that the Yankees had been
re.enforcod By nlne hundred hen from llai'eraa he
withdrew his forces 30 tie position he hid UccuIEd
the night before. After getting back % tins portion
the Federal steamer Monticello took Up position
about half mile from shore, and opened fire ON
them by broadsiders, with ll-inch shell, and con-
tinued to shell them for five bours, without injury
10 any one Except a slight bruce on one mans leg,
WAC fell down in endtavOring 10 dodge tall which
rolled HE leg AID siglt scratch on anolhera
face from the exp o,ion OF she'll.
During the sbeIling great portion Of the Georgia
forces retired back 10 the eneys vacaed camp aud
faally the balance c.eded IN embaTking board
our sieamerr, which had now got In tie neighbor.
hood. They embarked their Two howitzeis Win
them, on board the CuIev, from this point.
The Cotton Plant, under orders from Con-. Lynch, |
now ran up the Chi amicomaco, and took on board
the entire forces which had got back 10 that point,
together with the enenys entire camp equlphge,
consisting of three hundred tents carriage hoAes,
haversaek-, canieeDs, king utensila provisions,
&c, together with their private wardrobe, which
they were in too great haste 70 take with them
The entire expedition then returned 10 Roanoke
Island, where they arrived on Sunday night al IL
o'clock.
Tbe Dav Bo0k gives the following particular:
"Tbe 2th Indiana regiment was drawn up On
~ ore preparatory to giving forces battle prob
ally 10 fIigbten them off, but seeing the determined
action Of our forces toward landing the cowsrdly
whelps took 20 their hetls down toward HatterHs,
leaving everything even their private wardrUbes,
papers &r This example of gaantry was set them
BY their Colonel who put spurs 70 his hose, aud wac
the swiftest OF the whole pack.
"Our entire heei, except the Cotton Plant, then
moved their position 10 Haiteras Lighthouse, n. order
10 intercept the retreat Of the lankees but IL COM
ing up dark before they could commence landing,
aud the want Of sufficient boats 10 make al expedi-
iious landing the Yankees made their escape TO the
fort al Hatterss
"The Georgia troops, from the Cotton 7 ant, hay /
H. -. IA.
pursuit of The flying Yankee but they being entire.
" 100 feet OF foot for them escaped TO Hatteras
Lighthouse, where they were reinforced. |
AT the time Of the retreat Of The Yankees, had IL
been high tide they woGld not have escaped, US the
aud YVES Of such n nature 20 utterly preclude the
possibility Of running, save below the hish-water
.ork Cirr pen nd n DIR tifir hclf-howuyer-
through iai= ssua twsiYe Elcsthg. Is, troEi Ct;c-