Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-30

carry ttnUp.
Ne IRE eomInsa fa-her Abraham, We are s"h'Alh
ben place Us, F,shcr shrsssm, where the battle
yt.r, shot snd ts,sn ar. bursting mar. SliS
seninx tsYsness pierce:
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m Ut Is, hs- lis white you knu~,i they "esr
their scsyxs and ruui
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Nv Enro arr brave .bo,' Their sipS, and shsks on
Zen va .~r me ne F.th-r Abrsaam, a. sur. a. you
With snn s;ne hunaree THOUSAND men, we'll mar
.sssS~d-.- in hecn ~
sR2ON SOUTH CAROLINA.
Tn. A,,ack Upon the Charlie >ton and Sa-
vaanah Railroad.
IF~~.n.t correspondence CT New York Thnes.l
Poe ROYAL, Oct. 2i-Eucouraged by the
p-rfectsHccess OF the recent enterprise St -.
Jos,s.- river and the Hyffsol salt works, and
trs-sp the promise that he made his troops, OF
giving thsm active employment on assuming
.oair and OF the Department OF the South,
GENERAL Mitchell has Iust prosecuted third
sxprtsttfon, OF greater magnitude and OF more
inItortant aim, which, while yielding fresh
lusHe to err arms, 1 grieve TO say, has only
PARTIALLY achieved its object. and adds another
long list 20 tire tsa,Ies OF martyrs III tie Union
FThe special design ezthis Enterprise was 10 de-
<,roy the tTes~el- work bridges OF the Charleston
mi Savannah Railroad, crossing the PocOtali-
NO Tuilfnny and Coesawatehie. These streams
ar all tributaries of the Broad river. and 10
approac en- them il was determined, after q care
ft,i study OF the map of this peculiarly I'M
p-.ctiCable and most difficult country for mill
Iary operations 10 make alandng 1T Mackay'>
Point, al the Junction OF the Broad and POGO
talso rivers, a Gi~ tance of twenty-five miles
from Hilton Head, where our troops could be
tspbarked under cover of gunboats. and a march
Of els ven miles won id take them 10 the village
of Pocotaligo, IT which place il was supposed
Nj a stand The attack
was intended as surprise, and while Ourmain
force was TO advance, a stated, n small body
of troops, commanded by Col Barton, Ofthe 18th
New York volunteers. was 10 create Il Gi version
NV penptraiing 10 thu Coosawatchie Bridge, in
ne steamer Planter. conveyed by the gHnboat
Patrcon: but with imperative orders 10 retire
should they encounter superior force. By
cutting the railroad III the manner proposed,
communication between the cities of Savannah
and Charleston would b. destroyed, and the
way opened for sudden blow upon one or
both of these places, at the discretion OF the
commanding General.
The plan of this expedition was skilfnlly con-
eriyed. and every precaufion adopted 10 render
IL successful Few can imagine the perpeXi-
ties attendant upon the movement OF troops
and artillery by water. 1t was necessary To
construct fiatboats for the transportation of
field batteries; toeoncenfrate al the light-draft
boats; 90 gain such knowledge as might b. Oh
tanned inperfectly through scents, of the char
actrr of the country 10 be traversed; TO decide
upon the possibility Of debarkIng at the point
!. ~
The subsistence of the troops, and a hundred
other details regarding prudence and sagacious
foresight and which, after all were susceptible
eli disarrangement. Considering all these cir
cunistances. and the fact that many persons
are employed in the organization of an expedi.
tIon Of this kind il is not 10 be wondered that
Information OF the projected attack passed orr
lines. and the enemy consequently was ready
10 receive rs. ..-.
The army transports Of light draft were not
sufficient tor the transportation of the number
Of men required for this service, and in the
emergency Commodore Godon, of the navy,
was applied 10 by General Mitchell for assist
Commodore Godon promptly agreed 10
take troops the gunboats. g..
The entire land forces were composed of por-
lions OF the Isl and I'd BrieadPs OF the Tenth
Army Corps, respectively commanded by Brig.
adler Generals J. NJ. Brannan and A. II Terry,
the former being senior officer, and therefore
commanding the expedition. ..
At nightfall of Tuesday, the 2lst, the expedi.
tion-was ready for departure. but did not leave
until midnight, As nothing could be accom-
plls he'd by reaching its destination before day.
break. The vessels left in the order above
designated, but the night was misty, and one or
two of them ran aground, delaying their arrival
a, the rendezvous for some hours beyond the
time which had been fixed.
Meanwhile the tug Starlight was dispatched
9TH some boats of the Paul Jones and small
company of soldiers of the 5th Connecticut
under Capt Gray, TO capture the rebel pick ets
st hackays Point, and at Il plantation on the
Pocotahgo river. few miles distant. This
proi"ct Was only partially successful. At the
ptaniilion- Lieut.. Banks, of the enemy's pick
ct and three men, We're made prisoners, but
through the incompetency of negro guide
the guard ~ the point escaped giving warning
of approach. From the rebel officer who
was. takeD, Gen. Brannan learned that our at
sack had been apprehended by the enemy, and
Tor several days they had been preparing for
Ihs encounter.
Tn, tedious process of putting the men a. hore
III small boIis was commenced soon after six
o'clock a m on Wednesday, and by ten o'clock
men, horses and guns were landed, excepting
tn" detachment OF the Sd Rhode Island yOlun-
i~frS, VINO We're on the gunboat Marblehead,
winch was aground all day some miles down
The river
The line of march was taken up soon after
ten, the lection OF Lieut.. Henrys battery beng
st the head of The column, with the skirmishers
of the Eth Pennsylvania regiment Advancing
slowly over an admirable road for seven miles,
W. failed- during the march, of epcoQntering
the enemy, who had prudently recoiled from
meeting until AZ should take place beyond the
range of our gunboars, although the nature OF
itr ground over which we passed afforded
many excellent positions for defence.
The road alJernated through dense woods
and through marshes, only passable over Il
narrow c:iiIseway. save al one two points
Choosing a position AZ the opposite end of this
CdusrwaS- the enemy opened furious fire of
she'll and canister on the advancing column
which was promptly net by the battery under
I.I"ui. H~RTy. Immediately the order was
given by Cen. BrannOn for his brigade. TO form
lin" OF baiIlr- the center resting on the Cause
way AMER a brisk fire of both mu~krtry and
artillery the Rebels retired 10 the dense
woods Ia their rear tearing up thu causeIway
bridge, which srlaS ed the ad vance of our ar
fIllrry until 80 could be repaired. NeanN, hil,.
th" flr~t Brigade pressed TO the woods
which they penetrated driving the. enemy
DriOr" Them and closely followed MP the Sec
1nd brigade. under Gen. Terry. who came up
with a cheer, and Were quickly In the engage
HI"HJ. Here the light. IL NAV be laid. fairly
C'IHm' ncrd--the pRpIy'S sharps hooters nick
Iht on our men rapidly The ARTILLERY fire
Iro u our >Idr WAS net slackened while The
hricge Wa> being repaired, and IL was MOI long
beit ~ TN batteries iorNS ard To the work
III support OF the infantry
II" action hogan betwrrn - and l. and IaStaC.
about an hour ending M the retreat OF the
Rrh$i~ ~ another position a. Framptom-s plan
iaiIOI which lies tWoIRIles beyond. The enemy
were closely followed and after "A fight more.
holly soni"etrd th;in the fiT-I- oar troops were
-9=aIn s-IcIoriouS- The second time driving the
h"t'ls from their wrll-cho>rn position, and
" HIt" : heNond- which brought them up 20
Fct o'aESo Bridge (nOi ih railroad BRIDGE.
-cv~T which They Crossed, taking shelter behind