The New York herald., 1862-11-06

she retreasnE rebels at THIS point App shendmg srom
the facniy which the rebels possesed Of heading POGO
tad9o creek, that they Noiid attempt turn my left
10 my ,o.t TO strike tho Co sawhalchis road
The position which hero found psevod as had sup
posed 10 be one Of natural advantage 70 che rebels,
the ground being hrho- on that side Of thc swamp and
firm, Open field for the working Of their artillery which
litter they formed IN hsf circle throwing eoncen
passed The rebels left n thor retreat caisson full Of
ammunition which latter fortunately Atting the boat
hownzes enabled al later period oS the day TO keep
up our FIRE when all other ammunition had failed stiil
pursuing Tho hy rebels, arrived at that point where
Inc eCcosawiatche road toning thas from hackay Land
ing, through swamp 10 Poootaligo br dgs; hero
the rebels opened murderous e upon from batteries
creek Our srmishes However advanced boldly % tho
edge " The swamp and from what they could OBJ
tain dd considerable execution among the enemy The
rebels, as had anticipated, attempted Hank movement
on our hst, but for scmc reason abandoned H. The
mnnnon Of The arteTy here entirely failed, ing TO the
saon rom por. hd psces had 70 10 sent back 70
renew IL The bridge Across tho pocotago Was destroyed
and tho rebels from behind their earYefAs continued
tremendous ire the only approach through the swamp
Night closing ast and seeing tho utte bcpcces
which lhc sneniy had concentrated q. this point from
Savannah aud Charleston, with army or much iI
tsror force unpyoy ded with and not having
sutcen transportation TO the woundod who
we're tying NrthnG along our entire route, deemed II
cxpe8en - retire Mackay's Point which did IN
cesstve lines Of defence bnrynG MY dead and carrying
wounded ah such stretches as we could
factre from branches " trees and.p pnke, kc and, re-
turued 70 Hiilon Head on the 23d INST Facts turned
10 show that the rebels perfectly acquaint.
our purpose with care spa had two Ines Of de-
fence--Caston and Irampson-beicre falling back on
70 s % ey Ss .Sd ss wSr na ySsa
ting troops they evidently purpoeed making determined
stand aud indeed the accounts gathered from prisoners
eavo doubt but That tho rebels bad very accurate
formation Of our movements
Isroay felt the want Of the cavalry, who, in conse
river, did no. arrive tin nearly P. M and who in
the early part Of the day, would perhaps, have captured
would at all events The destruction Of the
bridge in the rear Of the rebels
manders for their calm and determined courage during
the entire day, and for the able In which they
handed Tsn sSsg several Ta.. commands
Volunteers, VIII be seen from his accompanying report
partially elected the object OF his movement on Coosa
wnatcne Sss meeting with too strong force OF the re-
desire % call the attsnto. Of the Major General
conduct Of First Lieutenant Guy v Hurry. First United
States artillery commanding section Of light artillery
ne had two horses sSo Tse secsou
ef Third United States artillery, commanded by First
Lieutenant .ic E. ,, G,snrs Third United states sri
latter part Of the day. his section was commanded BY
The three soai howi,zers furnished BY Captain steea
man United States Navy, commanding the naval forces,
were served well, and the officers commanding them,
Island Volunteers, deserve great credit for their cconess,
skill and gallaptry Tho officers commanding these guns
fcows-Lieut. Lloyd Phoenix, Ensigns James
Wallace, Larne P. Adams and Frederick Pearson.
The conduct or my entire staG-Captan Louis J. Lam
bert Assistant Adjutant General; Captain J. C3rye As
sissEt Qnartormasser Lcutcpanss Ira " German and
George W. Bacon ads-de camp-gave me great pleasure
and satisfaction Ny orders were transmitted by them,
in the hottest Of the battle, with great Sapdity i cor
TectneSs.
To Colonel serrel New York Volunteer Eogneers who
acted as an addtonai a,ddecanp, am much indebted
His energy perfect GOODNESS and bravery of
much qualification 10 Orders from me were executed
BY him in very satisfactory manner. Lieut. Hill, signal
officer, performed his dnties with great prompness He
ected also, additional camp, and gave much
assistance IN conveying my orders during theeDtire day.
The troops Of the command behaved with great gaan
NY ano advanced against remarkably heavy fire OF mus
kerry caster grape round shot and SHE'LL driving tho
enemy before them with much deter miDstion. was
perfectly satisfied with their conduct.
II affords much pleasure again report the perfeCl
scrdslty existing between the two branches o. the
vice and am much indebted TO Captain Stecdman for
his valuable aid and assistance in disembarking and
embarking the troops, also in sanding launches with
howtzers) 70 prevent an sttsck pckcts while
were embarkng TO return 10 Hilton Head
Colonel 5 Good forty.seventh psnpsylvan,a fo.nn-
tesrsCoone Cha;he'd being wounded early in the day
the engagement, with much ability Nothing could bo
more satisfactory than the promptress and skill with
which the wounded we're attended 10 BY Surgeon E. w.
dircetcr) ard the entire medical staff OF the command
The fitting out OF the expedition xeates 20 organi.
zatcn, supplies transportation ana aznhnnon done
entirely by the Major General commanding the depart
IneBt who at first proposed TO command il. VIA
afsned ia the command I'LL FEW hours previous the
sailing OF the expedition from hilton Head
together win list q the ocers and mon who rcnAsrc
themselves personally worthy Of notice during the
gagcmsnt, i viii forward az soon as received.
have the honor TO be, Colonel most respectfully, your
Ckedient servant, J. n. BRANNAN,
brGadier General Commanding
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