New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-12
Our Victory. or the Carolina Coast.

The Augusta (Ga-) Chronicle furnishes the toll
lowing particulars Of our recent naval victory. .ef
the coast Of North Carolina -.
ELIZABETH Cry, N. C.,aOct. 4, ls6I.-Beinr
thus far, returning from Roanoke Island, and de-
tanned for few hours, propose o short account
Of the Third Regiment Georgia volunteers. And
first of all on yesterday forty y-nine prisoners from
Hatteras were placed on barge in front Of the
camp, who, the night before, had been taken by
an expedition commanded by Col. Wright, and
composed of the Dawson Grays, Athens Guards
and Wilkinson Rifles. The command was on board
the steamers Raleigh Curlew and Junaluska, q
part of Commodore LYnch's squadron. The steam
81 ers we're armed with cannon, On Tuesday last at
q P. NJ, the whistles sounded, the 'stribandsn of
tile Confederate State kissed the rising breeze,
andsof the little army and navy went, Gommo-
dore Lynch commanding all the steamers. :
In two hours and q half the deep mouthed dogs
of war; let loose, told us in thecamp the work was
going on. Presently, quicker and quicker came
the booming thunder and soon several together,
and then.at regular intervals and thus it was un-
til the white flag went up on board the steamer
Fanny, part of the U. S, n off Hatteras, and she
was ours. 3f,. . Ill.,. -as 5st3t5.5e1, * Il -
She made all the resistance she could but was I
taken Armed with two pieces. Zone a rifed can .
non) and those forty-nine men Gone contrabaud,
of war in unform)-she was carrying immense
army stores to the Fourteenth Indiana Regiment,
then establishing camp about twenty miles from
ours 80 .-- 81, 5.m = l-Nr -,-. ,47l@ g
Yesterday the captured Fanny was unloaded,
and before Row has, in all probability, done, US
good service. For as we came away, the cannon,
at 5 P. NJ, when we were fifteen miles, Of an, (,
prised US that the fleet and army were again In
motion. .Ss -
The Fanny's cargo is very valuable, probably
overcoats. ~ AZ
The prisoners are detachments from various
companies at Hatteras and were commanded by
Capt. Hart, of the l4th Indiana Regiment. Twelve
of them are from the New York 9th Regiment, and
were acting as artillerymen. .
They are safe, in good hands, and treated as
prisoners Of war, Lieut.. Harris, of the Home
Guards, had them in charge when we left and all
hands on the barges were desirous of finding all
the comforts its open decks Afforded in the bright
sunshine. '@i- E& -
This was indeed an episode in the life of the
regiment. Since taking quarters there they have
worked day and night good part of the time,
doing it more rapidly than the engineer could plan
| it. Three batteries of = guns so far as the SOL .
| than ten days, and the black-throated "peace-
makers" now lie quietly in their places, ready to
shake the very earth when an enemy shall dare to
pass. 1t is not right to say fully what the work is;
it must be sure to realize the labor these fortica
| tons required at the hands of our soldiers. Very
| much OF it was done without proper implements,
in burning sun or rainy night, without word of
complaint dissatisfaction. Col. Wright told me
| ought to see the boys cleaning up the ground
with pocket-knives, and how they enjoyed the fun.
The regiment is full of lfe and unwilling to lose
the results OF this work. which, with severe fight
| ing, ought to give it larger victory and many
| more prisoners. 1t has lost only seven Or eight
men by death since It's organization. And after
measles and mumps were over no large number of
| men at any time have been sick. a
| Away down here. or there in North Carolina, it
was very pleasant in the deep thick woods of Roa-
noke Island, to be with nine hundred or one thous-
and of Georgia's best men and blood all, all at
| fever heat for a good fight. fs
1t was my good fortune to arrive at the canton
ment on Saturday evening, and as our arrival was
| the first in week with mail of course we had a
| hearty Georgia welcome g - s.
But little while passed and very many were
reading long and loving letters fromdear ones far
"away down in Dixie.n - z
My stay was very well occupied; Tenjoyed the
hospaites of staff officers captains and pryates,
| and believe they all live alike. 50
And now, Mr.. Editor, if any other regiment from
Georgia wants hard work to do, let it enter the list
against this Third to trolie, work or highland its
| hands are full. ~,
Rev. R. B. Lester is Chaplain, and he gave us
| good sermon on Sunday morning. Four of the
Captains and MANY Of the men are professors Of
| religion. = " 5E~ 7@ -."
| l would like to name certain officers whom
knew before they came here, but. sir they are all,
officers and men, from the State of Georgia, and
| have come here to do Just one thingtheir duty to
their country and themselves II T .-