The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-06
The Dattle Of Poe otallgo.

Tho long account of the recent fght
in South Carolina furnished by the cor
respondent of the New York Herald,
claimed the affair as essentially Uuioa
success, The following version, made
up by The Beaufort correspondent, Of the
New York Tribune from a statement by
the chaplain of the 4th New Hampshire
Regimen, puls another face on ID 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
2sl. and proceeded up the Broad river.
aud landed on the mainland, perhaps
nine miles from the railroad bridge aud
marched ia line back about five miles,
meeting no distraction, when they en-.
counterd mask battery Of field srIlie.
ry. completely screened By CURING
piece OF wood or jungle. bordering cot
ton field, such as thO.e low. swamp re-
gions alone can pro Ucs, which opened
destructive cross fire upon them, kill
ing and wounding number Of the Am
Pennsyl vania
Our forces, nothing Gismayed BY this
unexpected and fearful attack, drove the
enemy into fertilization which had been
artfully prepared so as to put our troops
into the worst possible coudilon--a mar.
row roNd, swampy ground each side.
with is"gI'ng brush. and often deep PITS
of water. No more ingenious plan
could have been adopted Thus the en-,
envy, whom some traitor lad undoubtedly
prepared for them, contested every inch
of ground. But by bnyonet charge OF
two regiments, our forces drove them
from their positions, and gained the wood.
and the contest now became more eqush
At length the enemy fetreated aero"
the swamp, but unfortunately our csval.
~, which lost two hours by the grouu-
ding Of tie Flora, was not on hand 10
follow, II socn became apparent that
The enemy were being largely re.cnfJr
ced BY the way oil the railroad nme say
from bol, Charleston ncd Savannah, tina
twp cities lying about thirty miles d;sranI
At the two extremes of the road An.
other branch OF the expedition. consist
ing Of about $40 Of the New York 43th
including company Of Scrolls engin-
ecr corps, on the steamer Plaoter, with
another gunbo1t in company. went for
ward, l.n ling two miles from the ra Iron /
(as suppose.i) md aaonl five mihs near.
OF Savannah. to p'e,eot re eafotc"men~
f,om tbs, direction
The engineers suaocicd in l,ni;o!.
marching Two miles aud came m to tho
railroad in time TO fire in one train OF
cars, doing more or less dsm,g-. Scnc
say they lore up few hnslns Of rail;
others, that they only fired into tho cars.
But it is certain they DID fra into the
cars. But il is evident tlt they vera
too late 10 intercept there endorsements.
It was now night, AID i, " ) dsNmed best
for our forces to rclife. particularly N
vew Of The large enforcement. Of tho
enemy. Accordingly, ,ley returned
quietly to the BIAS, bringing away their
wounded. Every ono gives grps, crea,.
70 the soldiers. They fought dospera'c
", against odds; the enemy hal lwico
their artillery and was well posted. -
Who las been thv traitor no one knows:
bn,that there has hesn lreachery i. evil
dent.
Tie enemy a,lsvery advantage. ard
il they had aimed their guns well thato
would have been great slaughter No
prominent officers were killed, and as We,
20 distinct record can be maoe Of The
k'Iiedand wounded, tits supposed fr m
$40 TO 700. Sevcr,l captains and lisu.
tenants are on the list,
The defeat sadltns all henr,s. Blu. VIC
hope that i; will be dreme best at head.
qunrters to re.cnEorce Grncr,l Mitchell
(who did No, accompany the expcdilion)
80 strongly, ihat those Two rebel cities,
between which W. are so curiously sand.
wjched, will ye; be compelled to suueo,
der; and that tho Stars and stripes will
soon float again from Fort Sun2tcr.