Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-03-26

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them to have made their escape. Ad.
dcd to this, very many in the camps a.
Ncwport's News were killed by the
shells which the Virginia threw among
them, =.
On our side the loss was indeed
small. and when We consider the storm
Of she'll, to which at times they were
subjected, we can but wonder while VIC
rejoice that so few ofthem suffered inju.
On the Virginia there we're two kill
ed and eightwounded, we regret to men,
tion, Capt. Buchanan and Lieut. Minor
These wounds, however, we are happy
to state, are but slight.
On the Raleigh, Midshipman Hutter
was killed and Captain Tayloe an AL
exander wounded, the first mentioned
quite severely,
On the Beaufort, Gunner ". Robin
son and two seamen were wounded,
This was all the damage suSt ned BY
this vessel among her men. T-o Yam
kce prisoners aboard Of her were 'ruck
BY the balls of their friends, one oftaem
killed and the other severely wounded.
The former vas standing in the door Of
the wardrobe at the time the Beaufort
was alongside the Congress, and one of
the shower Of balls sent by the enemy
on shore from their minnie Muskets,
struck him on the forehead, penetrating
his brain and killing him almost instant
ly.
On the Troaser, one man was wound
ed very slighly,
On the Patrick Henry four men
were killed and three wounded. While
the loss Of the enemy is counted by huE.
dreds ours, as will be seen from the
above, amounts to only seven killed and
seventeen wounded.
The. loss on our part, as small as it is
was not the work of the enemy's shots
from their vessels, but the result for the
most part of the fire Of muSkets from
shore, :.
During the contest the mainmast Of
the Raleigh was carried away. The
flag stats Of the Virginia we're also cut
down.
The report that. the Congress was fr-
ed by the Federals to prevent her fal.
ling into our hands, is without a sha.
dow Of truth. She was fred by hot
shot from the Virginia, for firing into
our boats While she had flag of truce
at the time flying, after she struck her
colors and surrended to US.
Among the prisoners taken off the
Congress was the slave Sam. tho pro-
Derty of-Mr. Drummond, of this city,
who escaped to the enemy some time in
October last. He is now safe, having
'eached bis home sooner aud under diff.
erent circumstances than he anticipa.
ed,
On the arrival Of the Virginia at the
I ard her men were mustered aud ad.
lressed by the commanding officer in
crms ofpraise for their bearing during
he engagement. They responded with
earty cheers, and expressed desire to
gain re.enact the scene through which
hey had just passed whenever Opportun-
" presented.
The injury sustained by the Patrick
ienry was not as great at first sup.
osed--being so trifing that few hours
epairs were sufficient to place her in
eadiness for action.
The officers of the Virginia are repre-.
'nted as having acted with the utmost
'urago and bravely during the con-
st. 1t is related of Captain Bucban.
4 that during the thickest of the fight
remained on the deck of the Virgin.
, and that he discharged muskeis after
usket at the enemy as they were hand.
up to him. 1t was while thus expos.
that he received the wound Of which
entiOn is made above.
Il
1t is said that all Of the batteries on
exports News we're silenced except
Ie, and that our shot and she'll we're
rOWn with unerring aim and precision
'Ong tho enemy; that great numbers
them were killed and wounded.