St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-11-21
THE THE U 'Gt0ColD'' Dob NEWS CON,
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THE NAVAL Ls23 EXPEDl-
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{ xTEREsI1HG DETAILS.
Com. Dupon's Official State.
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r i ~ '~"@ Il NEW YonK Nov. IS.
- The Tribune's special from Fort Mon
roe saysGthe entire feet formed. ia two:
grand ines for the fight. :. The Wabash.
led, aad the Bienville ,fanking the move.
,nent. which was in circle, first deliver
ing broadsides into Fort Bcauregard on
the northwest, aud as the feet came round
raking Fort Walker on the south hwest.--
both fort. responded syie eorously, Il The
Pawnee and Mohicap got aground and
were Considerably damaged.
+ The7rebel loss is supposed to be- 2oo:-:<
Gen. Drsyten commandehat Fort ~ alker
aad Co..: kllietoat Foyt Reapregatd. 1.-The
rebels retired .aero., Skull creek. .to5a vii
lagc: IS miles In the interior where It is
supposed thev intend making i stand:--
The negroes had already began to pill age:
and destroy Beaufort, .,;; H.-e03 81.
+, The white population fed to Charleston ,
in small steamers by the inside route
Gen. Sherman has hundreds Of negro Ia:
borers. There was panic at Savannah,
and 7itw believed its capture would be
easy, i is understood Sherman will i'm
prove the defapces of his position before
making any forward movement. ~.. :
) I'm Che forts we're found large supplies of
ammunition and stores Of the best desorlp-
ton. Com pupoptiwill acknowledgement
yey the harhqr and; place bueys and erect
lights. The position will be made per
mahent base Of operations '''',
F" The feet stood within 600 or 1000 feet
of the forts. usingo .ive-second fuses, and
poured shells into them at the rate of 1000
per hour, Not single shell sent by tue
rebels burst in the slips: The Wabash
was struck several times, and SO was most
ofths aeetJ but every'ship was in fighting
condition when thav rebels 3tQeknm their
heels: The S9rgsoan eoan Of Fort Walker was
killed. At C6afleston next day Is min
Ute guns We're rea Indicating I'll tlie burial
Of Brfgadier Genera. The trrroppts had
not occupied Beaufort when the steamer
left. being better engaged in strengthen
ing ingg i their position: :.:
FURTHER ABOUT THE NAVAL SUCCESS.
|" Capt: 'Steadman arrived here at noon to
|1daJ, bringing official Slis spatches Of she Na-
Evab Dxpediesbn. ,aHe isktso bearer of.+we
trebek oaags,, ii qn4I palmetto !ahRouaba 1.-The
American Afa'g 6n6t heisted over Fort uWEEal-
ker: Capt, Steadman reports that the
eabtdred forts afe lhagnifces lit 9xsith cover
cd d~ays and bomb proof, and that alFour
troops had to do. was to- occupy them :
They eaaibee, hsld a.gsinsti any, oppaeing
fqr1se Among the If! %ost t Efficient Isl 9 Hefsels
which the Navy Department had 25 CON
struetsd for such PURPOSES and their suc-
CESS, 9hoth in the gale and, under the Are
Pa ~ ii Itssf il tbe e Po
66fhtodnftas 66fhtodfta il brother If Geh! Drayyton, Who
Observation-Disclosures Capt. Stead
man,r xha hriaea the. dispatches, is the son
Of &9gBqey af !Gharlsstqn. Il. On the
PinslqSd !fom. ia Tie Navy DepaftmeRt req1uir-
I i6g Ia'IN Natioxaf isafdtst6'be fired: from each
FNa4IsY Yard at smeridien soit \ thu ! day after
the deeep,tsien, ef seaFJh The erderoisz mid 20
I'D, Cpma pupeg SENDS sap, inf iiis,65ieial ;Eepegt.
!9 0qs of e the ship., l|oI ths Isaae Z Smith hed
"a Throw, her Ane bsttsrry overheard r during durin
fthte the gale 1ene6d6tIred' by sthss deet!! t'Ths
f&dsssaoslwsuto dSsh 7a6issa, dbuteiaabithe g
men, except few mariners, !phe j,.4ped
azs1eatgd Haree ssEeh bIe GaRt s }Rieggold,
HSaSgss SaqSgssa gfks7 Baf 6 Tgat ft5 edGSp GSp6qF k6yyal
fHalbor5 5ssithe guides tenavigati5h hsaiall
Ebstu ffsmoved;obut 2theaiight gun boats
we're sent over 6rst, and al got. in safely.
They shelled the rebels out Of, Fort Wal
Fer, on Hilton Head, ,mloouhti6g % getaihs,
fa3ao Fort 'Beaurcg5aar'dl;;i III Ii"iay 'nRoint,
{mtdntingl9 guns ealb nob ;hersi calibrs.
Tho fort4 vsred Aeth, ney,!sxith splendid
E$aFtb#a1ks Of great stgepgth eonst1pee.t|e|d
IN the highest style Of military science,
aadda aPProhdd6ced by o,ur eages5fs7 p Il III .sia-
pregnable against ally had fefees.
The -6nal~rstrsat-elf.tt We the -rebels-was per
feet rouec sHet hiHerdtshMg. Arms
and equipments, event to the officers swords
Hand, ooiAmissions, saf fsa1sslettels Andtpahers,
kboth public and private, erdenIbooks and
documents ef al! kinds 9i II |sere lsft iq ther
flight and fell into our hands, afford ing
our officers il valaabIss I
Among itBsdpa kerswas D. telegram from
,tdSf Davis, to sthe'commapder .ofbthc post,
ipformipg him qt tdhe the aaiGpe ef the jAset,
pa tfit R$Is n tes* oths'E t. b
rGssb .a4iodabSdiss .a4aioSaSaS !? county 65aatsJma axa
sd7ed WITH sperfecs paias. sFhs sa.ysas,
.Fshs' fight, stkGI6emeua and two sothsiI IEah
boatsipeQoeeded to sRe4afost and found bn'
Ee e.: i te$R sa$ 3 Htss sdgAas