Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-11-01

mcHt, for the manner in which the troops .
were forwarded and discmbarkcd. Like ,
expedition and despatch have never mani
Tested tn,mscN e5 in this vicinity.
As have said, we have gained victory, |
but at a fearful cost The expedition did
not result in the material success which was
hoped for it but of our troops who, crowd
ed on shipboard, were deprived of rest who
marched the next day ten miles and fought
the enemy six hours who returned hungry,
thirsty, worn and weary, and who to-day
are busily rC-cmharking | think too much
cannot be said in praise. They have answer
ed the most ardent expectation OF their
commanders
Another expedition was on the tapis, in
which troops now at Mackay Point were to
participates. Whether the iatigucs of yester-
day will delay another and more important
movement remains for General Mitchell to
decide
HILTON HEAD, 5. c.. oct. "a. The off
cial list of killed and wounded in the late
/ fight shows our loss to be less heavy than
supposed on yesterday. when forwarded
| from Mackays Point hurried estimate Of
| our casualties Ny account of the battle
| was necessarily fastened, from the fact that
! the Circassian was under sailing orders: but
SUI llNil ttll ttdlIlttl. anu l hlllN ~ HNill
YOU to-day Il full record of the engagement
which | omitted in my despatch OF ycstcr-
| day.
The contest. rightly named, might hc call
ed the battle Of Frampton and Pocotaligo
Bridge, for at the former point, indicated
! on the miniature map | sent you, the enc
| my made their strongest stand. while at the
latter we accomplished the work OF driving
them across the stream.
When the enemy were driven from their
first stand point, they left behind them two
Caissons flied with ammunition. 1t was
sent back to them from the boat howitzcr OF
the Wabash, and proved to be our salvation
at FramptOn's. Had we been enable to avail
ourselves of this most opportunc hcguc,t oi
the rebels we would undoubtedly have been
compelled to retire, inaSmuCh as the ammu
milton of Licuts. Henry and Cuttings had
become exhausted, and we were fighting
some eight or nine miles distant from sup
plies.
Private Zuck. of the First artillery. per
, formed most prgiscworthy act during til,
engagement. \ shell from the enemy gun
lodged in one of our ammunition chests A
the risk of his life he seized and flung i
, away. and was wounded 10y thc rNpIu~ionu
it fell from his hands.
whom wclc taken 10y party from the Pau
: Jones. unGcr Acting Master Ormond. bctor
p daylight Their horses wcr" also haggcd
. They !ncw e oar approach and Wru
prepared for aiVcu. long before Hr me
- them
The onion forces were uuj.g command %
& Brig. General J. NJ. Braunau, General Icr.
I being second in command. Ih, rebel, Wcr
! commanded by Colonel Walker. until on
G arrival at pocotali-o bridge. when Genera
, Bcaurc@rd, who had just arrived from
I Charleston. commanded the rebels in pcr-ol
c These facts learn from an intelligent pri
. soncr whom met last evening.
G The navy, which was rcpr, ,cnted in Tia
p fight by Lieut.. PhuniN. and En-i-us Wal
lace. Adams and Picr,on, Witd the aduira
= bic drilled gunncrN. was under command q
: Captain Stc"dman, and rendered yaluahl
r assistance, not only in transporting troop
+ but in protecting their landing and dcpal
II turc.
General Terry remained on shore &
- Mackay'a Point until the last man hat rl
# embarked, when the buildings. which ha
! been occupied by the rebel Pickcts wcy
h fired and destroyed.
=. One of the mos,s useful men who accon
.. panied the force was "Col" Sum. Cpolcr
suJlcr Of the Sixth Connecticut. Iiclaborc
p, more than any other man In gcttiu- III
+ wounded troop, aboard the tcuu,lOrt-
# The following are the killed and wouu,
1t cd in Co. c. Captain Golins company j
Gen Bnnnans brigade;
!. P~.vatc- Goo Horncr, Sch De
~, bert, Peter Wolf WourIrj- ~rrgcw
II Peter JIaupt in ankle: Corporal Wm.
-, Fink, leg Corporal Samuel ;. Hdupt, fac,