, 1862-10-31
Full Particulars Of the En-.
Eagement.
THE OBJECTS OF the EXPEDITION.

GQGIn1 Oh LII <i1dlu LULU EHuI1fAE LuE |
railroad between Charleston and Savannah;
fourth, 70 accomplish SO much Of the de-
s:ruct1ou Of the railroad as could be done in |
2 ei:sle day.
The land ard naya, forces participating in
the movement sailed from Hilton Hsad at
sbout II o'clock On the night OF the 2lst- The
ttlloxirg is lit Ct the vessels and troops t
comprising thu expedition:
/. Gupboat Pan! Jcnes, Capt Stcedman.
2. Transport Ben Deford. Capt. Ha!ict, with 500 |
Col Good, and ii. Of the 5lst penntyiyaaia, uuder
It'd hiE
4 Guuboat Ct:nenausf, Commander Reed Wor-
den, with ;A q thei New Hampshire volunteers,
a. -Gunncat wi<'s'l,ckcn, with ESD Of the 4th |
Ncw hampshire Fuun.ecrs~
Of 1hc 9Th Connecticut regiment, under Col. H1w-
ley: and sso VI the Sd New Hampshire. under Col.
6-Gunboat Pstroon. Acting Master Urann with |
81 If tie Sd New Hampshire.
-9-Gurboat Tncas. with 50 Of the Sd New Hamp-
sTransport Darlington, with 800 Of the 9Th
CoEecticnt, under Col Chattield.
9-Tfausport Relief. with 40 Of the 9Th Con-
1VHGpnhoat Marhlchead, With a33 OF the 81
Illode Island artillery.
u-Gunboat Vixen. with 70 Of the Sd Rhode
1slan1.
1a-Ttansport Flora, with 500 Of the 18th Penn
sy}yania under Col S.rawsridse.
1+1nnboat Water Witch, with as9 Of the 18th
ALARMED transport George Washington, with
80 ct ScE1t1's E2giheezs, undez L.cuI- Colsi.cl
Eall.
Armed steamer Piantcr, with $50 Of the Ash
the Sd Rhode Island. under Capt Gonld.
In addition to the above section Of light
artillery co. E, Sd United States artillery, and
a,othtr Ut i,attszy II, 1st United Ssa:es ar'il-
lcry, the f0l1ner in cOtiulIud OF Lieut.. Gil
tugs, and the latter under Lieut. Heury, were
lowed from Hilton Head in Lighters construct
I'd Tor the purpose.
Mackay's Point, which we reached shortly
before daylight, is at the confluence Of the
| Broad and Pocotal:ro Rivers, and has been
| Itr several months occupied by strany
| picket Of the enemy. It's distance IRON Hi
= Il Head is t"eut3-iour nliias, which :l,e vii
lage Of Pocotaligo lies about eleEca miles 10
| the Northwest From the poiut to the village
| the roads lead through fertile cotton lands,
| ard cool, shady groves, past a few 1iue plantA-
| tion mahElons and Hest negro quarters; get
| the lands were neglected, the dwellings, were
deserted, and only the tramp Of the euemy's
videttes, it seemed, had prevented th3 obllter-
| alton ef the narrow path.
Over this road, ut IN carly hour, the brig
| ade Of Gen. Brapnan took up its march, the
| artillery ipf Lier:- Henry in the advance, sup
portea hs the 9Th Penasylsania, and followed
| By the Ssh Pennsylsa2is, the 9TH Connect
I cut and the 18th New Hampshire. Close be-
hind followed Gen. IerTy's command, com
prising the 10th Pennsylvania, the 7.h Con-
nccticnt, the ID New Hampshire and the New
York Volunteer Engineers, preceded by Sec
tion OF Hnmilton's battery. under Lieut.. Git
tings- Tour correspondent accompanied the
TG;h Pennsylvania regiment, marching por-
tion Of the distance BY the side Of Captain
Hamilton, am grieved to record.
From the fact that IN attempt on the part
| Of Captain Gray, Of the 7th Connecticut, to
bag the picket 1t M1ckay's duriag the nigh:
had resulted mcrcly in surprising them, it
/ was Inferred that the enemy had tiMel5 no
iice Of our srrroach, and won!d he prepared
forus in strong farce. We met him a. noon
tlcped held artillery on either side Of the
road at the summit Of slight ascent, 10 reach
which We we're compelled to cross an open
field and = n:rrow causewny. Here, IS tbs
18th Pennsylvania came up, the enemy pour
!. I'd in upon us fearful ire Of grape ani
J. shrapnel, which was promptly answered b,
musketry. Lieutenant Henry's artillery sls'
pressed forward at great speed, and got 81
close to the re1es IS to play upon them ei1ec
. tual1y With grape MD canister. As the bal
opened, and the echoes Of artillery gre.
6 more frequent, our boys pressed on Wit
Il | cheers that were caught up by the entire col
~ umn, and in ten minutes the rebels had bee
forced from their position. They fell back
| fighting as they went, our troops croEdin
them at = distance of mile and half
- The rebel fire was from the first we'll direc'
ed and we'll maintained. It wss ho. and tel
1t Iible beyond anything I ever saw before, {,
le cepting, perhaps, that at James Island. .
h sirg1e ehell, exploding in the midst Of Lien
Heury' e guns, killed one man aud wounde
four others. Still his pieces were served mo-
20 their work till only three were lett to man b
right 1iece. The battery Of Lieut.. Citing
~ o1 the Sd regular artillery, was al.o badly Ct
up, Each Of the sections lost one killed II
70 seven wounded.
N The brigade OF Gen Terry vas at once thro7
~ forward, and in few moments from tue OPT
ID | ing. OF the bat,le wer, actively engaged in a
0. sisting Gep. B.annan's troops. The Sd NJ
ID Il:nI'sti:t ard Scrrrlls engineers were be
be In rtserye, and though. through the ia: the
troops wire upder s-ycse fre, they escap
almost entirrly without Injury. Tne l..
eli | PENNSYLVANIA and 4,A New liam, .lIre, viii
r. supported iIenry's guns in the advance. VT
~ terribly shattered. Toe former lost 40, a
II the latter about fifty, in killed and ~ouude
is Tetse 1tgurts embrace their entire casualtl
I'll, but the greater portion oi them is due to I
furious fire which fell So suddenly amo
H. them IS the conflict commenced
lst- After the rehels had assumed second Pc
ton, our ammunition had become parts
exhausted, md our TIRE was 10 8 measure n
Grated. but as the enemy invariably Fedou5
nv. | their cxertions as VIC stackcued ours, a1ot
re- advance was made The rebels resisted st
de- bornly, but we're again forced back, aud t
the up 1hird position at the iron bridge 2c1
IND tie PocotsliGo, half mile this side the
i'm 1age In this contest Col. Chatfield Of
rsa t,.b Connecticut fell, struck BY nsnie ba,
th;s the hip Shouting 10 his men to 60 and
tha as well as they had already dune, hc gave
5 Of Lis command to the senior captaia-Li
'oun Col spide!l haSlng previously oecn alsat
Tor by bullet In the arm, asd was carried TO
rear.
At the bridge the rebels made another
- pcrate stand. lu artillery they were nuch
be- ,,,o1. = srh;tr nnr oxrr ar+;liarv co,sis+.
ar but four PArrott guns aud three boat ho
aga- z,,s from the Wabash, brought up By
ranl Jones. These pieces were unaerths
nand ct Lieut. PGGuiN. Of The igshfp;
we're most beautifully served. The coz
sgle, OF thr brave .ars who manned them, NJ
'1ht~ peciaily Of youthful midshipman NJ
lsur- Wa1lace, filled pnr soldiers with cnthusi
'o1ts While the rebel fire WIS the hottest Mr.
lace led his tnen 1or ~ard aud sent q numb
rom shells among the enemy. Three Of his
lsth, were wounded, and he was called in
udcf The 4th New Hampshire volunteers, II
toy, ill yesterday, Was never under severe irc
y y 4 made its mark upon the enemy. By da*
y a ene charge, In which they were supported b
,r.tnr 9Th Pennsylsania, they again routed n @
!,[ssl cny ut once destroyed this structure, te
~ nH'1' up the planking and pulling down the +
work, and placing 1t beyond the possibii
, immediate repairs.
6o'c1ock- Slowly but steadily the rebel
ottaat BEEN forced back, until It was now b
seiaay our power to pursue them further. The
tins tlinR Of locomotives md the clattezi,
r. 1or t1sins, bringing to she station close It
heard. Night Wss hastening on Ait
+ GU preparations were made by The eng9no'
arsd.y provide crossing, It was determinsd T.
Com the field.
!, aheT To Gensral Texz5 va given the eond
Eh Car the re1rea&- It W1s made tn most adu
er part order, eAch regiment preserving it, liz
Enes rs covering itseH with 6on0e ~ It retire