The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-23

disabled, and others bore marks Of shot whicl
bad struck them.
With the exception Of ono man found In tho
tort and three in the hospital two oi them II
attendance on the third, who was sick the place
was found completely deserted, the tents and bar
aacks Of the officers and soldiers being left pre-
cisely ns they stood, the enemy having evident
ly retreated with too great precipitation to ever
carry of the money In their trunks, or thu
watches left in their tents.
As soOn ~ arrangements could I've made, Cen
Wri. hts brigade commenced TO land, the III
Connecticut and the 9TH n. II. regiments, taking
the lead, and the post was formally given ovei
Iy the navy into the hands of the army Al
that night the rush Of Decentralization continued
the men being transferred from the transport,
TO the shore by the aid Of the Mayfowcr lighter
sud several Of the gunhoas. As fast as they
were landed the men were formed into tho
order Of lattle, and threw out their pickcts
! prepared for nu attack. But rome came and
bad We then known the complete panic in which
the emmy had retrcatcd, We might have fol-
| lowed mud taken many prisoners. IN spite o
the dai knees ui the night and our unl,lmilaity
with the land.
We expected another fight with Fort Bcaurc.
rard, at Fay Point, but The surrender Of Fort
| Walker was sut Cicnt 60 convince the Cliiytlry
there that il wa Lc.' to leave Their irc e. l-cd
ms soon as they disCoy nltd the snrfcul ui
| Fort Walk r, aud when boa, went over hero
! before fuuri-c the uc., morning, IL WIS iounl
that The rru,ls there lid hcl daring TIA nigh'
| in 49, great c'uiusion ~ their nicnl- on the
| other side, leaving cycry'hin, hrliul them.
! Their Tag was found lyin,, in the dpst. and the
| post taken possession Of. II j. ~ be occupied
! hN the Navy and is now held by force Of mt
| rincs, assisted hv portion Of Gen. Shprmlus
! command--ihc 19lh Regiment haviu, lul.l
| immediate ~. The possession Of this Tort puts
rs AT once in complete command Of Pot Royal
ll1ilor.
Early on Friday morning a rccouno,sancc
vas adc I'm force by Capt. Gilmore. Of the
Engineers, escorted v the 1ih Connecticut re-
lim'nt, Colonel Terry, who, moving with great
caution, advanced ON Hilton Head Island as
far aE Soamook, on Skull trcvk.-ihc loundirv
between Hilton Head leland and he main Land
but no irgccs Of the enemy were found, except
ing thr marks Oi a wild retreat which lined he
road. Gur1, pistols, cartridge boxes, hlluk"is
kn1Isa,ks, AMI all the ordinary scattoii1, 90 ola
feltcaing army loirg ionnd more thckly by
N" tuad-ic thJn even at the famous run to
Wellington.
During the day con'rab,nds, who began to
come in, reported that the troops on the island
h.d withdrawn 10 tho mainland. a. far ~,
the village Of lilDn' on. Gro sing MacLIy Or *,
confirmation OF skull Creek at p'lc,
called l,rry Point. some : miles from Hilton
Il'G', whore lults had come to take them off,
IN Vussing over skull Creek also at S aLrpJk,
tht,y ur four mile, below. The scene at the
'HItN, as dc-Ciih,d by the negroes. wa a most
singular one. Possessed with an uucnntrulllllc
l,nr o.. he troops, whom they supposed 10 be-
IN chase ot them, Tic poor wrctches, in their
nuIHtirLoc 10 get Cn EurIng into the water to
thcirIacl,s. throwing up their hands as signals.
lcg .ng aud ontrua,ins the boats to come to
tlrlr r. cue. They cluu, also 10 the whcrlhoisc
OF tie mcrs. vi ch could scarcely move un.
l.r ilc Lad hat weighed them down. Il was
% lrcuh neck chase tor proc d'ucr, AMI in the
wild ruh. every hing was forgotten ut the
.tfH. L.. NH. ftf ..fl
THE hors.g ot tie officers we've left behind TO
run az viii in the woods, Wh,r they wore uf-
forwards louad all slddlcl and brillol furnish.
BOG, NrIy timely ,istauCc to our own soldiers
Who's" ~'yrd- were not vet landed. Large quln.
iiti,su army stores, guns, ammunition, AMI
tie Ike continued 60 come in ull thrOu IA the
day, having been picked up ~ different points
Two brass ii,l-picccs were III . discoN ,rcl at
The crrv, and brought in camp.
According to the statement Of 'h' prisoners
.ut The u,ltOcs, the forces At Hilton Head
amounted To- about / ,5OO men, commanded hy
G.u. lhu.. !. Drayion, ircludin: 900 German
artillery, urdot col. Wlrucr, 20 llors, Guards
md tom, Suo infantry Of tho ?th regiment
South carolina Volunteers, Cob lIcNwarl and
ihe l2.h regiment. Maiur JoaHs commanding
ca Bay Point were iuu men, making the t,tal
rclcl force litllc short az 1000 men. a re-
iu'w,,mcut Of 5000 or coco men. uudrr CEN
Ell,y ommaulcr-in.C hict OF the forces OF
''..''' '"l'''A'"f N'lN 'shl'''''lf NAA NAl tpl
60 .uc.
TIM kiirFp AND WOUNDED.
OWN to the wild stampede Of The cyou'n,.
but i'a Ii .,ncr, were taken, not maze thru IL
H. \, 90 iir u. cogll luam and - of those sicl,
or w"u.du. Tic most iut'lli-on, OF the rris.
Dn'ls was an j 'aut Of Gen. be-, oi the In
rii CO.'S. Who huilt the fort Tn, o,h,rs mu,r
h.to lrnu cfri,loT, usNrli as N mos, 81 their
a'ad Is trsIl, worr discovered iu Tbs gas as
d J. dad lodius had been Ira 'ccd hryiy
~ ur. Ih.ir Joe must have been heavy, thol.l
UUU.cur.,u Inmate cl'll Ice formed aul lhc
pioUua coined 10 know Int li,tlr a. on, the
uW.,r CA luyrdthc iiis slip il was .sliul,ud
% Dn"thir,. over huul.,h were ,rrtliul,
l'i'd, ard "s many wounded. Probably Tie
les ~, greater. Oyor ~ bodies are report
od to have lypn buried ly our men.
On tht gtt, moon Of Saturday lac oh the
gun iu.ts Seneca. H,mhiua AMI On low ma,
reconnaissance Us far Up the river ms Beaufort,
nrlir" uGh.H- To oIlosc IL II progress, that
Town ing serted hv an III, willie iuhlhi-
tarl-, ard given over 10 the rc,rocs who we're
IMPROVING tie Opportunity to plumber, breaking
into s,oICs, Sc. hut one Wilt, man was found
and h" dead drunk. From al that could lc
learned mp to die time the steamer Left with dis
l".'lt p, il /, Supposed that the enemy l. con-
c'uualug at llufiiuu, a VILLAGE not far from the
western ,drc oi Hilton Head Island, to which
| l'oro ,hc t.ooI ON Hilton Head rctrcatcd dur
! iIE the might after tie bumharimcnt.
rLlsrNT POSITION OF Our TROOPS
The Tori ion occupied Ly our troops on ILL.,
! ton He'd Island can be held AGAINST any force
! that mi ht lgud there, and with our gull-boIts
nj hand, h. enemy will he in no hurry 30 leave
| tie main land. But South Carolina is doubt
| les aroused, aud were there power enough in
| the tCuirGcracy, our troops would speedily be
| driven from the state. But there Is not aud
! while South Carolina Is recovering from the
Cf,ct Of the blow we have given her, our forces
| will have full opportunity 10 make good their
position and advance TO other conqucs;s. Their
! trst business VAS to iortiiy themselves, and
they nc once set about improving the great
mtual advantages for the defence Of the posi-
| ton they have secured. A thick growth Of
Pine and undCrhrush crosses the illnl, u milo
81 two hack OF Fort Walker, which can only bu
| aIIro1chcl hV narrow roads that a sin,,le hat
! t.ty could defend against any force The situ-
alton 4 our camp, rs nj present fixed, is a de-
liEhtill one, ON the edge Of a sand hlun over
locking the lCHCh and the s hi ~ are sur
rounded lN oranges pung grantees, aud other
| nus, uau-c'uc, sweet potatoes, &C., mos, of
! witch are now IN seas n, and with chickens,
ttHkrNI pigs abundant, and oystcrs tn be had
Tor the Trouble OF getting them. our mou will
soon g., the taste Of the salt junk ON which they
have lived Mt s.a, fairly cut OF their NO lthi.
The great advantage derived from this VIC
tony is H.. possession OF one Of the finest hlr-
holt ON all the Atlantic Colst, whore our navy
can IendclNous, and vessel ia dIstIosa and those
chased y priyUtcors can lind q safe refuge from
danger II is peculiarly accessible in stormy
weather with winds from the southwark. We
have there - ice. OF water in tho channel AMI
Will d.. -urpF L.. 'ns 20 foot gtIl ,,. poo d, l.