The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-06
The Battle of Poc otaligo.

AuV loNS uSrVuus VI thV IeUSDt W "
in South Carolina furnished by the cor
respondent of the New York Herald,
claimed the affair as essentially Uuion
success, The following version, made
up by the Beaufort correspondent, Of the
New York Tribune from Statement, by
the chaplain of the 9TH New Hampshire
Regiment puts another face on ID e mat.
ter. We quote;
Portions Of regiments from Beaufort
and Hilton Head. the former under Gen.
Brannon, the latter under Gen. Terry,
left Hilton Head on the morning Of the
29l, and proceeded up the Broad river.
aud landed on the mainland, perhaps
nine miles from the railroad bridge, and
mOrched in line back about FIVE miles,
meeting no obstruction. when they en-.
countered mask battery Of field arIilie.
ry, completely screened by cuving
piece of wood or jungle, bordering a cot
ton field, such as thoe low. swamp re-
gions alone can pro Uce, which opened
destructive cross FIRE upon them, kill
ing and wounding number Of the Am
Pennsylvania.
Our forces, nothing iismayed BY this
unexpected and fearful attack, drove the
enemy ino a forlifcaton which had been
aFlfuliy prepared so as 10 put our troops
into the worst possible conditional mar.
row roSd, swampy ground each side.
with tagging brush. and often deep pits
of water No more ingenious plan
could have been adopted Thus the en-
envy, whom some traitor Tad undoubtedly
prepared for them, contested every inch
of ground. But by bayone, charge Of
two regiments, our forces drove them
from their posiIions,anj gained The wood.
and the contest now became more equal.
At length the enemy fetfeated across
the swamp, but unfortunately our caval.
~, which lost two hours by tie groua.
ding of the Flora. was not on hand to
follow. 1t socn became apparent that
The enemy we're being largely re.cufor
ced by the way oil the railroad come say
from both Charleston ocd Savannah, tia
twr cities Wing about thirty miles d,sran.
NJ the two extremes Of the road. An.
other branch Of the expedition consist
ing of bout $40 OF the New York 43th
including company Of Scrr,l's engin-
ecr corps, on the steamer Plaoter, with
another guubo1t in company, went for
ward, Ian ling two u,iies from the ra It,ni
(as supposedly ma aton five mills near.
et SaSAnnah to p'e,eut re enfotc"mens
fiom thsI direction.
The engine ~ ,u1:cied in l,ni;n!.
marching two miles; aud ,anue M TO tho
railroad in time to fire in one train OF
cars, doing moro or less dsm,g-. Somc
say They tore up few I,n.ins Of rail;
others, that they only fired into tho cars.
But it is certain they did fir. into tn.
cars. But il is evident TINT they vera
too late 10 intercept ther re endorsements.
II was now nj! ht. aud il W y deemed hr,s
for our forces to rctife, particularly N
We" Of The large endorsements Of tho
enemy. Accordingly. tley returned
quietly TO the b 'a's. bringing away their
wounded Every ono gives grpa, crefi.
70 the soldiers. They fought dospcra'c.
~, against odds; the enemy hal lwico
their artillery and was well posted. -
Who has been the traitor no one knows:
bu,tAat there has be n Lreachcry is ey,,
dent.
Tiernemy hal very advantage. ard
II they had aimod their guns well thato
would have been great slaughter No
prominent officers were killed, and as yet
10 distinct record can be maze Of The
k'lIedand wounded, tits supposed fr m
800 TO 700. Sevcr,l captains and Isu.
tenants are on the list.
The defeat saditns all hearts. Blu. we
hope that i: will be dreme hos, n, head.
qnnrters to re.cnforcc Grncr,l Mitchell
(who did not accompany the expedilion)
80 strongly, ihat those two rebel cities,
hotwteo which w are so curous!y sand.
wiched, will yet be compelled to surren.
der; and TINT tho stars and stripes will
soon float again from Fort Sumotcr.
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EscIpRn Eli II Cha, i,tol,, .,n