The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-10-24
The INDIANA Twentieth on the
North Carolina Coast.

We have made mention of the recent
capture Of about fifty Of the members Of
the Indiana Twent. eth Regiment, on board
the steamer Fanny, near Cape TIaltcias, and
also Of the subscquc t retrca' of the rcgi-
men, 'allcn from the correspondence Of the
Eastern papers. We find in the Indiana
polls Jovra0i several letters froma mombcr
of the Indiana troops at Hlttcras, which
are very interesting. We msSc u few ox-
tracts. About the last Of Sept,tho g;oter part
of the regiment was sent about forty miles
from Fort HOtteras and by the 81 of Oct
tober were short of provisions. The events
which followed are thus described
TuE CAPTURE OF THE FANNY
About T. NJ. the propeller Fanny hove
in sight. Major Siujth, QuartcrmaSter Evaus
and myself boarded her in tishmAns skill
while the boys followed with the batteauN
to take OF supplies. We found her aground
miles from shore. heavy loaded with pro.
visions aud ammunition in charge of some
( thirty Of our men, the crew, and ten Of iiaw-
kins' Zouaves to inan the guns Of which
1 there were two.
Taking enough provisions in the skiif for
| supper. we left, and wcrc followed 10y the
/ barge, heavily loaded with ammunition, tents
and provisions, Being the fastest sailors
/ we reached the shore first the barge bc
! ing elC II mile from the boat when we ar
! rived
Shortly after steamer doomed up in the
| distance, followed by another, aud then an
/ other, and then they all three commenced
frcing heavy guns at the Fanny. She re
/ turned the IRE for q t,me moved n littl,
, FROM her first position, but soon got aground
, again, and the robel stcwncrs closing, sool
captured her, and all the ammunition ant
provisions left ON board.
1t was an exciting scene, and the Who'll,
regiment was drawn up on the beach {,
! witness the battle We could sec the put
of smorc and the splash OF the shot and shcl
in the water, hut could not hear the report
owing to the wind blow n OIL, IF I'M sholr
Ii was an exciting scene and a mortifying
one. for there We're we, seven huudro,
strong, ready and eager to take part in tn,
battle, vet not n guu-boat, not piece o
artillery, nothing but a dozen fishing skitls
to cope with these steamers. We had 1
stand like children and sec our hoat, on
provisions and our men, captured bcior
our eyes. The boys in the barge pulc
like old salts to save their loads from tn
enemy, aud get safe to shore. But Lieu
Logan, of Co. +, who was in fisherman
skin astcru, offered the boatemcn sixty dol
lars to put HIM aboard the Fanny, Th
boatnan would not do il and so the Iieuten
ant was not taken prisoner. Qlortermostc
Hart was sent to Fort Uatteras for re-en
lorcomonts and gunhoats.
The Colonel was indciatiralle in his eX
crtions TO provide the men with food, out
care for the sick. lie seemed to he slcuples
: through the entire night, and his vigilance
impaired confidence to the mcn.
1t is enough to make ones blood boi
II is the old story that has been told il
Missouri, at Springfield, ana at Lexington
the game of four TO one. We saw all this
and wonder next what our fate viii bu.
puff or smoke, and tongu. Of Fame, AN
and the Fanny was gone and We felt tAa
our doom wa7 scaled. Seven hundrCdmoi
in the heart Of the cncmy's country, no SUI
/, plies or re Inducements. What maincs
rules the hourl