White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-11-07
Highly Interesting from the Gulf.

Reliable Accounts Of the Fights at Sants
Rosa Island and the Mississippi Passes
The Rebel Victories NO Victories n
all.
.-.. New YoRk, Oct. "a .
The steamer Mcclellan arrived from the
Southwest Pass 18th, Fort Pickens 18th, Tor
tugas Is, and Key West 18th. On the morning
of the 9Th, about half past three o'clock ths
enemy attacked Col. Wilson's position in force
Company e, Third Infantry. Captain Hildt' anc
twenty-seve men Of Company A. First Artille
~, Lieutenant Taylor-eighty Eve men in al
under Major Vogdes, met the enemy some
distance shove Camp Brown. s
Major vogdes was taken prisoner immediate
ly. Capt. Hildt, taking command, engaged the
enemy.
Our loss was four killed, twenty -one wound
ed and eight prisoners. The enemy's loas va.
much larger, eleven Of their men were found in
one heap.
Major Arnold arrived after daylight to the as.
sistance of Capt. Hildt. The command pro.
.cesded to point where the rebels had disem'
'barked, just as their steamers we're leaving, and
<.opened on them a destructive fire.
The enemy's loss on the Island VAS twenty.
frtWo killed, Eve wounded, and thirty-three pris.
.oners; many Of the wounded were carried of
E'Capt. Bradford and Lieut.. Films were killed.
Three officers captured One of them, Lieut..
James, formerly of the United States Marines,
badly wounded.
Gen. Anderson Was in command of the rebels,
and was wounded in the arm after disembark.
ing.
The enemy acknowledge the loss of over one
hundred.
In addition to the loss on our side above stat
ed, the Zouaves lost nine killed in their camp,
and eleven taken prisoners.
The Zouaves' camp was situated on Santa
Rosa Island, about q mile from Fort Pickens,
and was 50 distributed as to command all the
approaches to the fort. and also to protect the
batteries.
The rebel forces, one thousand FIVE hundred
strong, embarked from the Pensacola navy yard,
in three large steamers. and landed on the island
four miles above the camp. It was about
o'clock A. NJ, and very dark. They rapidly
formed in three columns, and proceeded silent
ly toward the Zouave camp, hoping to effect a
total surprise. In this they we're but partially
successful.
The picket guard stationed about six hundred
Yards from the camp, discovered and fred upon
them, giving the alarm, which saved the regi-
ment from humiliation.
The attack of the rebel columns was stimuli
taneous, and volley after volley was aimed up
on the volunteers. They were forced to fall
hack, leaving their camp in the hands of the
rebels, which they commenced burning.
Fort Pckens was by this time aroused, and
three companies of regulars came TO our assis-
lance. The rebels then commenced retreatine
to their boats, closely followed by the regulars
and small number Of volunteers, keeping up
destructive fire upon them. killing and wounding
large number. ,-.. -..-..
The Mcclellan brings reliable accounts OF
the fight at the mouth ofthe Mississippi.
The rebel feet consisted of six suuboats, the
ram Manassas and large number of fire ships
which filed the river from shore to Shore
Our squadron comprised the Richmond
Huntsville, Water Witch, Prehlc and vincen.
ne., and the store-ship Nightingale, and were
at anchor inside of the Southwest Pass. The
Manassas drifted foul of the Richmond, knock
ing hole in her quarter and stern, doing bu,
little damage. To avoid the fircsliips, the
squadron go. under weight Immediately aht
drifted down the river.
The Richmond, PEBBLE, Vinccnnes and Night
ingale got ashore on the bar, and while ashors
were attacked by the rebels; only one Of thei
shots took effect, and that struck the Richmond
on the quarter. They were beaten off by thu
Vincennes with two guns, she having thrown III,
rest overheard, and the rest of her armament
with her chains, anchors, &C., to tighten her
she being much exposed to the rebel fire.
Not one person was killed or wounded in tn
squadron.
The Richmond, Preble and Vincennes wer
towcd off next day by the Mcclellan. TIL
Nightingale was still ashore, but would proba
bly, get off next day.
NEW Yoak, Oct. "a.
The fdgate Niagara arrived at the mouth Q
the Mississippi on the 18th. The sloop of wa
Dale was spoken 18th in the Gulf Stream, cruii
ing.