The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-21

HHsBI8Ss REPORTED KfLLED.
An occasional spondeh<of the Mont
gomery Adrotiser furnishes the following fur
Their aud int resting account of The fight at
Santa Il ,sa Island
CAyp ALABAMA, near Fort Ra.ioubt
Oct lith, 1861
While all is calm save the occ-,si5n.ii D..-s-
OF some distant bugier, calling tho several
calls, hasten to give you a partial detail OF
the Santa Rosa skirmish, which took place on
the night of the -th lust.
About IL ~, sLh INST, orders Were received
at the ColoneI's headquarters for loo men
from our regmfnt (Ist Alabtma,) Of course
no one knew for what purpase, only those at
headquarters They were ordered 20 cook one
ration, and To take forty round of cartridges
About , p. III they were inspected bv Adjt.
Robinson, Of BrigadieT General Ruggl.'s
STIFF: all bring -. h, they were ordered to
stack arms and await further orders. Many
were the specuiarions rs to their destination:
all finally concluded 'tWas TO erect a battery
At the mouth Of the Perdido river, rs Twas
rDmored the day before th7t Picauyunc
Buffers feet intended to effct q landing
1T that point TO attack US in the rear
soon all speculttIon " is put aside, the tau
Of drum. the cali of roll, and quick cornmand
of couutermareh by fl e right, march: and of
they went in the direction OF Fort kedouht,
where to the great surprise of our gallant
boys, they found aixiousiy awaiting them So
brothers in arms. 1t now being Z. F. NJ, the
com nand was given To stack arms which
was i,qm. diat-ly done, and a brief but e.o-
qutnt spa en- by Colonel Chalmers, of the
Ninth Mississippi, soon convinced them that
something NOR nobl-. more hcncra b T. WIS
III VIZ W until then, all " AS dark to them
TO their destination. The object was 10 dis
lodge the enemy, who was reported ON Santa
RS o. posite Peus tcola. thro wing un slnG
u t;eries 10 shell the city. They TO X
M their liue OF march tor The \ IVY ri.
where they en- bari1sd tor Pens tco!;,, ana we're
met by three companies OF tho Filth Geo, ga
regiment, making sum total of .o5J men,
rank and file. They all beng snugly put on
DO ,rd OF boats, seows. &c., soon were en route
tor the supposed bitterT.
Soon, let go your anchor was heard, ana
the boats were lowered, and AL for III. first
time were on the land OF qu. gulIres, frogs,
SNAKES, ana thieves, and cut thro.,ts. So0I
search bryan for the supposed battery; but,
alas, All rutEor-no battery, no mti.--3ll 4
farce. We'll, the boys were lie lermIIed to do
me- deyiimeHt, So they thought they would
gave sweet William and his pet -,anb s u brush
50 onward Though qu.t2nllt., over s,t..u
noun ttinS, iii beds of tbi5ties, pTickie pears,
*, they went like heroes and veterans
Soon III" Sruh vOiae OF one o. Whites pets
called forta, 'Who comes therr = "I.icud, ."
cried one OF our boys. tNr. William Carly
Of Wilcox True Blues, Isl Alabama regiment }
advance. friend. says the pea, v hertIt Bin
adv tuced and shot has he3d Off. Duw. rd
they Went, though travelling through the
most impregna bic swamp, marshes, DC. THY
went sCrir times Guu Bile licking, and some
liEi,s III tUli run. as II ma iuAneu 10 Bee WHO
occasionally bang would So & sentine!'s gun,
and bong Some CT our BOYS woul take him
Soon they were upon them, ana they set up Il
treInendous yell, which yVns distinctly heard
At the Navy ara aud for miles up the
beach. Soon, ike the conf .gratlon OF cam
pniae, the whole island for one thousand
ards was one complete blaze Of fire. ne
hoy fought nobiy, bat bad management on
the part of the comm ,Ader, and the rough
hess OF the grOund, prevented the entire de-
moraiiz ttion of WiI.ie's pets. The officers
iost their men and the men lost their officers.
aud the CO.'S gu nee vas We got - killing
ciCn other. kbrce-iOurthS OF our men We're
hilied by one another. They succeeded iD
spihing cannon, and com pietely burning old
y III ) village up-eyery teht--lUt even
iea,i ~ the guard tent; near s., 900 pounds OF
old lead " - ournt WIN ,utO birrrls u II ar,
ana other c..In.uIs> All II s-urts MANY nungry
mouths before The necess tries of life can Sc
Replaced. II Wis = complete su' cess, though
oar loss had been wi { tiIe 2ln,'uut.
Atrr everything had been burnt and all
tue guns SPIKED oar El"n COInmrncej the re
treat, ie trInS that Il day, which was 81 .tp-
prvachluS, StiOltiu each them they Wuu i bs
nreu on py the FCrt and the blocktolns
steamer, which lay within good Smelling dis
t.nct. They commenced IA rapid Retreat, NJ
II al just "ot III tnetr boats when four com pa
MES II regulars sent from the Fort atL4car
them, doing great deal Of dIInlge. They
We're about zoo yards from the ISLAND when
they commenced firing. To show the superior
weapons they have, they killed. one OF our
men over |, 100 yards al.d Wounded others --
TWO OF our in-n i'll Il al boat, il trying IL
bring over two mules which they had cap
Lured, were fred at 40 less Than three or four
hundred unlts, hut, strange II say, "noboGy
was hurt" though the boat vas com plateiy
rIdG! Il. They were 80 holly engaged hal
the n KEGS should have them again, the,
drowned them. One of them Wss tue ideuti
ca! mule his N jesty, N Jlor V1d1-s, rode
Our loss may De estimated At twenty kitie.!
an v an fi4R ,yr.
have sen but thirty kitied. and &c not Know
If th!s was all or not. bat pm it down al
about sixty killed, wounded. aud missing, SO
- to cover everything Some say orly one
half the mum OAR, but il Is i'm pcssi bile to hear
| Iii" correct statement for some lays ytt.
The loss OF the enemy was graf. Their
must have been over bait OF Ritiy's boy,
Killed, aad .sUot II any rPgulHrs-4 bon
three hundred killed or balchered Isl their
beds. Now, "Y INKS burn another schooner.
another dry Jock ''oh, ye. a just Tertiiss
ton.
1t is believed by many military men that
had the hombar1ment com menced when the
en-my were ia purSuIt of our men, some four
miles from the Fort, that in three hours Forr
Pickens would have been ours. Many an
anxious one stood Il his battery. with 4 IN itch
rerdV, warning for the word from the head
quarters 10 open. The men all said IL e,
waited our movements, and they inteudtd
70 walk right into Fort PiGkens, and / believe
they could have doUe it Iii less time tn4n il
could have taken them 10 run out
The feet was enltr2.d to day by TWO large
men OF war one the Colorado, the other no
kaoWn. They have been busiiy engaged all
.iaV in landing re-lpfoTCeMr and We lOoh
for them 10 attack us tonight. We are no
aisle p, and say come along b nOys--somebod.
VIII be hurt. Ion may look for hard old
times soon al this pl zee.
Gen. Ruggles has been ordered to Mobile
Gen. \. II. GLADDEN., now ii lull Brlsaaier
Will succeed hum. He is the h-ro Of tn. 10
rious o.d Palm ITO Regiment. We consraGu.
lite ourselves WITH such r COMMANDER, ant
uOpa lie may be us successful rs he VS. il
alexieo. More anon. GEoRGi4 GER.
y. Il Il have just learned tntt the Goa
sent over under a tisg of truce 10 day bring:
news that old Brown admits 500 killed.
THREArEsEo RAID II TIE NORTHERN SEcE OF
VIRGINIA.
The Fredericksburg Hsraid Of Friday even
| ing last, says
Information has been received which goes
strongly to confirm the opiutOn tnaJ one O.
| the recent outiitte,i squadrous AZ New Yor,
was intended for the counties along the Rap
pshannock river, both sides up, as far ~ j
nigh. be det nled safe for the invaders TO risL
their carcases.
This -Ihgence has of course pro Iucad &
| good deal Of natural excitement il the coun.
| ties in the Northern Neck, we'll as tios,
| lying Immediately South Of the karnaban
nook, near the CheeapeasGe.
| The pir;ttiuai sd uallron cannot BE- i'll tandeC
| for any Of the legitimate purposes ofan oren
| anu honorable W drtlre, but IaOst likely fol
| the purpose OF s:aGLiay negroes destroPin :
| Whes stacks, burning barns destroying home
| stetos, and insulting old men, women, al.C
children.
| ii cannot be intended as f base line Of oper
auons for the Goa 10 Richmond march, bu
1t promises well for the Ihieving, borgiariouS
| instincts OF New York cruise, where IN,
| main chance of plilage is kept III view wi tn
| ts little possible risk OF lie, they think "A;
| Anv engagement OF the day opens up.
'ilaf -TxFl xrfN
sums OF money fer gutno in times past. bu
WI n a regiment or Two OF sharp shooters
| they may obSiate any such necessary outiay
for the next generation
THEIR cor RAGE FAILED THEM
A corresp ondent OF the Petersburg Ercress