Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-10-11
WASHINGTON. Sth,


Secretary Cameron has gone to inspect the
Pittsburg cannon foundry, with the view to
promote an increased supply Of artillery.
According to dispatches from Gen. Roscn-
Grams he is able fully to sustain himself
against the combined forces of Lee and Floyd.
Neither he nor Gen. Fremont Il have occa-
sion to complain OF an insufficient force, as
the administration isnot unmindul of the
importance of af,rding them all the support
their several positions require.
FORTRESS MONROE, Sth.
The frlgatc Susqaehanna from fIatteras In
let brings most interesting intelligence The
day after the capture of the Fanny, the &C.
res and Putnam having one of the launches
OF the Susquehanna in tow, went up to
Chcmiconico and landed seven days provis-
IONS, returning the same evening without
having seen anything of the rebels On
Friday, however, word reached lIattcras In
let by the Stars and Stripes, that $500 reb-
els, consisting of Georgia. South Carolina
and Virginia regiment, had come over from
the main land in six small steamers and
schooncrs with ilit boats. and had attacked
the Indiana regiment, who WIRE obliged to
retreat.
The Susquehanna and Monticello steamed
up outside, while Col. Hawkins marched up
with six companies and reached IIatterls
Light by nightiall. Daring the night Col.
Hawkins was f,incd nv the Goth Indiana
esiment. who had passed in the darkness a
large body of rebels, landed for the purpose
Of cutting them on Col Brown ported "A
loss ot 10 men AS prisoners. comprising his
sick and wounded and twenty pickets who
could not bc called in He succeeded in
saving hi' tents, provisions, &c.
Saturday morning, the VI 5nticello steamed
round the Cape. and lew miles up the
coast met the rebels marching down the mar.
row neck of land to attack our troops.
The rebel steamers were also landing men
to cooperate with them They were In
easy range and the Monticello opened upon
them with sheds of five seconds pause, 2lS
of which Were fired from three guns in three
hours aud thirty minutes, doing great exc
cution.
The rebels at first tried to shelter them
selves behind a sInd hill and then in mar.
row copse but they soon brake in every d.
rection ami took refuge upon their vessels
shell passed through the wheel house of
the Fanny which was already employed
against us. Ii is supposed the loss OF the
rebels must have reached between 200 and
500 in killed and wounded.
During the engagement member Of the
Indiana regint Mt who had been taken lris
oner manas d to break rope with which he
was bound and escaped lie took t. the
surt and was picked up by boat from the
Monticello. IL: reports that the first shot
from her killed Col. b rr1w of the Georgia
regiment, and tie hav.c was frighttul. He
a's) reports that when he escaped he killed
rebel captain with bis revolver
Upon the withdrawal OF the rebels the
Monticello and Susquehanna. and the land
forces returned to Ilttcras Inlet. Lieut.
Bdrkhead, of the Susquchanna. from whom
the above account is obtained thinks no ad-
vance can he made from the Inlet without
the support Of Il Il ret OF light draft vessels
md our f rces an the Inlet should be speedi-
ly increased.
Col. Brown narrowly escaped with the
Indiana reginant, He was snell,J from the
rebel vessels and troops We're landed above
and below HIM, yet he managed to escape
with com lrAtivcy little loss The particu-
lars OF TINS mlsterly movement have no, yet
arrived