Smyrna times., 1861-11-21
wounded, except two. were carried off:

The final retreat OF the rebels was perfect
rout. They left verythng-arms, equip
ments OF all kinds, even to the officers swords
and commissions. All the letters and papers,
Oo'h public and private, order books and docu-
men'S OF all kinds were left in their fight aud
teiI INTO our hands atiordlng our officers much
valuable information. Among the papers was
dispatch from Jeff Davis, to the Comma nder
OF The fort, informing him Of the sailing of the
neet, and that he knew their destination 10 be
Port Royal
The whole surrounding country was seized
with perfect panic. The day after the fight
The Seneca and two other gunboats, under the
command of Lieut.. Ammon, projected up 10
Beaufort, and found but Que man in the town,
and he wasidrunk.
All the plantations up the river seemed to be
deserted except by the negroes, who were seen
IN great numbers, and who, the boats passed,
came down to the shore with their bundles in
ther hands, as if expecting to be taken off
All the letters IN The Beaufort post office
were seiz d.
After the capture OF the forts, the whole
army, about $4,000 strong, were safely landed
and established on the sacred soil OF South Car.
olins.
The forts were but little injured, but the
rebels could not and the explosion Of our big
shells.
The force of the enemy. as ascerlained by
their papers, was from 1000 to 1000 men, un-
der General Draytun, OF South Carolina.
Our victory is complete-the enemy leaving
everything but their lives, which they saved by
running.
The rebels set trap, but it missed fire -
When our brave fellows landed to take posses.
sion of the forts, they found The rebel flag at
the fort on Hilton Head still flying, and Just as
one Of our men pulled at the halyards to draw
down lhe tratorous banner, an explosion too K
place IN the house just vacated by the rebel Of
hcers' but dong lItle dnmage and injuring no
one.
1t was found, o. examination, tbs, the rebeIs
mad, before eEacuatng the place, arranged
what they thought would prove a deadly trap
10 the vlctors. Mines had been laid a nd match.
es so arranged, that when the halyards of the
flag should be drawn down, the mines would
be sprung, firing the magazines, blowing up
the whole work, and involving the visitors IN a
common ruIR. But it did not go off; and soon
The brave old flag, the stars aud stripes, waved
IN triumph from the rebel flag staff
The magazines were {, md to contain large
quantities OF powder and vast quantity ofam
munitions, shot and shell, aud various descrip.
tlons OF proeclles, The latter chiefly of English
manufacture.
Gen Sherman has hundreds, perhaps thou
sands OF negro laborers at MS command 10 work
on the new entertainments.
terrible panic p'Ivais at Savannah, aud it
is believed that the capture of that city could
be easily effected.
The rebel loss is supposed - be 200. Gea.
| Drayton commanded at Fort Walker and Col.
Elliott at Fort Beauregard.
The rebels retired across Scul creek to a
| village 25 miles in the interior, where it is sup.
posed they will make q stand.
Commodore DUPONT " i'll immediate survey
The harbor, place buoys and erect lights, and
the position will be made permanent base OF
operations.
! AT Charleston, the next day, thirteen min.
ute guns were fire, indicative of the burial of a
! brigadier.
The Steamer Winfield Scott reached the
rendezvous on the evening of the Sd, with loss
of mass and her bow stove in. She had an
! extremely rough time, and was obliged to throw
over her three rfled cannon, all her freight
the muskels and equipments of her 500 men
and everything but the rations, to keep ber
from sinking; and but for the labor of the sol.
dIers IN baIllng her, the fires would have beer
put out, and nothing could have saved her
| The steamer BienUiLle went TO her relief whet
her chief engineer, his assistant and three @
the crew jumped aboard the BienUiIle leaving
the Scott to her fate. Their action nearly
created panic among The soldiers, who gave
up all for lost, but the captain of the Scott pu
the chief engineer in irons, and brought hiu
and the recreant crew back, when things wen
on better.
Colonel ClurK, of the 5O,h PENNSYLVANIA regi
ment, 500 of whom were aboard The Scott, de-
ecr6es the night one of horror. The gale
was terrible and the vessel a mere shell. The
mon were terrified cy the cracking of the tim
bers as the masis went overload, and despa
seized them when they discovered that sh,
leaked badly, to which succeeded panic wher
the crew attempted to escape.
The Scott was taken in tow by the Wander
but, which cut clear from the Great RepuJLi,
IN the gale.
The steamer Governor went down will
twenty men, the PemGinG taking off all whC
could escape.
The gunboat Seminole received five shots il
her hull.
The Wabash had her machinery disabled.
Our guuboats were sent up the creek TO Gu
off the retreat of the rebels, but where they dis
appeared to could not be ascertained
The first brigade landed OF the southern
point on Thursday evening, and at HItor
Head on Nov. OH. This point is on Soutf
Island.
The New York 10Th regiment have posses
sion Of Bay Point.
The rest oflhe troops, with the Generals, a r,
on Hilton Head,
Five Of the twenty guns of this fort were die
mounted.
There were 1900 rebels on Hilton Head and
1900 on Bay Point.
We have captured 42 cannon, 500 muskets
and any quantity Ofammunition.
The road by which the rebels escaped wal
covered with rides, muskets, kna psacks, ect.
We have taken at loast $500 blankets ans