The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-22
INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH.


The Sailing of the Nashville with the
Rebel Minister. Denied-Thc Rebel Ac-
count OF the Battle ut Santa Rosa Is
land-Brnve Conduct Of Colonel Wilson
and his Zounyes-NInttersa at Fort Pick
ens-The Rebel Account of the Chingo-
league Anair-Scarcity Of Saltpetre-
lious Illness OF General Wise, sc.
We have received copy of the Richmond Enquirer Of
the 18th inst, from which make the following ex
tracts
DENIAL or THE SAILING OF THE NASHVILLE.
Some Of our Southern exchanges announce the sailing
from Charleson-and consequently the breaking Of the
b.ockadeof the Confederate states steamship Nashville
for Europe, having board Messs. Mason and ailel,
Ministers TO England aud France We have the very
best authority for saying that the Nashville is still in
Charleston harbor and Ministers did not sail in that
vessel.
THE BATTLE AT SANTA ROSA IsLAND-THR FIGHT A
COSTLY ONE TO THE REBELS.
The Pensacola correspondent Of the Augusta (Ga.)
o,ti,tonai,a furnishes the following hurried detail Of
the brilliant Confederate success at santa Rosa Island
CAMP STEVENS, PENSACOLA, fla., Oct o, 1861
AT sagth we have had an opportunity OF being relieved
from our state OF "mastery inactivity, and o measur-
l. & arms with the eremy near this place.
During last night expedition, composed OF detach
OF several Confederate anes and regiments,
out for Santa Rosa Island for the purpose q breaking
up the encampnent OF the notorious Billy Wilson and his
celebrated Fire Zouayes, who had taken position Oh the
island
Enrly in the evening Colonel Jackson visited our camp
and informed that lie required $50 from regiment
he Fifth Georga) to perform very i'm qortant service
twenty from the Clinch Rifles, and nineteen from
the Irish Volunteers. Every mau who willing to
volunteer requested TO shoulder arms and every
to a shoulder The captains of the companies
then requested to pick out the required number
which done
These wore taken from the Clinch Rifles Irish volun
teers, Cuthbert Rifles and McDufie Rifles, under
command OF Lieutenant Halonquist formerly Of the
United states Army. Lieutenant Day, or the Cinch
Rifles, beng the junior officer was On the left, but that
wing arrived too late to take part in the action
Col Jackson the expedition, and the entire
force which consisted of about twelve hundred men, was
under command OF Gen. Anderson.
About two O'Clock this morning we landed on the
sai marched about i've miles through the enemys
lines and into his camp, which we completely destroyed
burning his tents, &c ana kiipg hls sehlneis as we
proceeded
The Zouares mee taken almost completely By surprise but
they recoered, fought Desperately at times, hop
erer they dcet rdsher ce@aty but upon the whole gave
Ia son,s ,r ,eerk. We finally SUGGESTED in driving
them into Fort fCkcns, killing quite n.mber of them,
taking thirty forty prisoners and lot of camp
equIpGge and other trophies
Some have brought away money, hats, caps,
guns, swords, pistols, and pieces Of Billy standard
our acted with great coo!n and bravery, and,
hayi aeoomish he'd tho object OF our mission, we re-
tracJ Tie mainland AS We did 80, we found that the
balance the regimen; advancing to reinforce
BIT hndng us coming back they also returned to the
camp
our loss has b8cn rs,y se,e,e. Among the killed
Lieutenant L. A. NelDs, Of the Mciue Rifles Warren
ton, Md to Coonel Jackson Joseph II. Adams, and
Fret Cooke Of the Cinoh Hles and j. stanton, of the
Irish Volunteers.
Among the wounded are the following:-N Rice OF the
Clnch kn s. shot in the arm; Vim. H. smith, OF the same
company shot ia the shoulder j. H. Hurts, Of the
company, shot on the right
will SEND you the casualties in the Irish Volunteers
as can obtain them They have one killed and two
wounded. The Cnch Rifles Irish Volunteers McDuie
Rites faced the front all the time.
James German Of the Volunteers, captured one prison
err j. = Harris Of the Cinch Rifles, is set down for
Abcs dead dd scVeia! others Of the same. and
for burning the cnclnys camp and provender The man
who shot helms was also made TO bite the dus. by Of
our own mon.
Too much he In ha on nd
men, and the only regret is that of were
taken prisoners by the enemy such is the fate OF war
however and must expect while often successful
nave tho cup OF victory dashed with the bters Of aver
| sity.
We arrived in camp at ten O'Clock this morning Our
wounded will be well taken care Of
The following extracts are from private letters received
from volunteers at Pensacola
We Killed hundred Of Them and lost heartily in
killed and tooatd,d sidc, but do know the
exact number. We also took thirty forty prs-
oucls One got three hundred and forty DOL
lars ia cash. VIM. f. Mccoy took gun from one OF the
enemy another took the Iouavo MAJORS hat others took
coats hats caps, swords fine pair II navy pstos
Of captured fine German silver horn. Ben
Bolt, Of Judge Bolt, Is missing; think he has been
taken prisoner. The whole regiment anxious par
tcpate and about crossing TO the island this
morning when they met the expedition returning, and all
came back together.
We set out and before daylight were landed on santa
Rosa Island among Billy Wilson's Zouaves, away below
marched Ave miles fighting several battles before
got OF the island losing several men from this regs
mont Inever did calm a set of men in
my life last night. We killed the federal sentines all
the way up and took the enemy by surprise. | was by
General Andefsons side and fired, by his orders,
than a dozen tents among them the commissarat; wa
also burnt up hundred barrels Of flour several bales
hay aud many other articles. Killed two Of Abo's
and took prisoners while bursng the camp. Jim
German, OF the Irish Volunteers, took one. Barney
H,ncy Is hruscr, and Lieutenant Joseph Cummings is
as good man youl want 10 find. General Anderson
goes In for destroying rather than killing BIZ aiste
70 hdd some q killed ~ thsir comrades. We
lala aswn 70 nfc, sut many times the sand flew in
faces by the balls ~ the ground claim the honor
o. AA'ihs me man thai kiiled Mems. Two Of fred at
me same Time bat ON satisfied that my shot took effect
i MATTERS At FORT PicRENs-lNTEREsTING CORES
f0NDENCE BETWEEN COLONEL BROWN AND GENERAL
BRAG6-EscArE " uNlpN PRISONERS TO the
/ FORT FrC.
ihe ftusea C@1rer was received on tho l4th instant
| q Augusta, George. Atespatuh says -
i The observer cont uuS Ito cotrespondercp bety
! Cn nei y ewn IL command a Fort ptsg.s ina I. .r..aj
n'"tt H'i e.e' ~ l1 :. c7t aie rrc.s " te cola