The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-11

Larger sdnottsesests IN sxacs ppepsrejoU
] n AdvsRtisenss to pabiishsd an fssSSA v4n -
/ chsfeed 30 cts psr square Of EIeHf Ifs4s ~ lho
hrst H. ssfiicn. and IS cts. for each conssnuaaes
bravery in 'front.' Of the foe, but his opporto.
l nilies enabled ham to sur,'ass AL his HrothSr
officers In the tki Iful ARA ement OF hae a..
fences, superb condition Of his bassertes, and
in the high discipline which no had Smpart-
ed TO his mos. el company. the crsatton Uf hi0
| own indefatigable exersfope-
| Tn. delays and daogers inctdsut 70 ths-
manner In wh ch troops And supplies Of all
l Kinds were landed At the forts Of Port kOyal,
and the absence OF all means Of rssrest in
| case of disaster, hal attracted my most ssri.
ens attention Immediately after I aseumed
command at beaufort On the evening OF
.hs l7th uit, imms0iatsly took steps for
| latter
With the double ot1sct OF landing supplies
n All weather at Bay Point, and as the same
ime OF furnishing ihs means Of YetI~a1 -.
1 yond the range OF the enemy's guns. d..
| fected one OF my volunteer atds, 4. Z ..
Elliott. to make an examiaa,lon Of the ada
cest creeks to tbs NO IN OF the fort. He re-
ported that about three miles from the month
Of Moss creek there was q depth of water
sufficient for steamers drawlng seven feet, ss
low water; ard that from thence cnuseWay
l Of three hundred yaros over the mnrsh
| might easily be made, ard furnish surs
| means OF transportat'on, and thus avoid lhs
l losses and delays " hich had previously oc
4
fats, upon the beach.
From the point above dedicated. In Mo-
| creek, flats we're 10 nave been provid ana
stationed 10 convey tn soldiers IN case Of
/ en- ergeney acrt s. khe creek: thence by land
I 70 station creek, where other a ~ were 70
| % placed for the same OBJECT ~ NJ 0aoso
| creek. landing At ST. Helena, the lHAnAit 10
White Hall Terry, opposite Beauiors, WAS
eompar u tively safe
un Hilton Head also commenced repair
ing the wharf at SeabrooK's ianuins. on
" xxH trOo -
i stores TO Fort Walker when the weather WIS
l 100 boisterous 10 land them III ne suIf. 4n,
completion OF the wharf was preven et, how
s@er, by the unexpected attack VI the IA. J.
Th"rg n ia It's Incomplete STATE, IL had bee
put successful use.
/ succeeded, however, in obtaining II
charleston Two dAts and Two troop boa.-
anu from Saw vannah three large data capable
Of containing one nupd ed and MY .usp
each, which reached Jsnkins Island Ferry IN
ttms to ass ct in em 0AIb b ing our troOHs OM the
ulgnt Of the retreat Three other smaller
ones were sent at the same time 10 "While
Hall tercy,' which assisted IN performing 8
he same good 0fices for Col DunOvsnvs
command. The Issg uf the sc en-, for want
of time and fat, could not be carr led out In
the manner 1 IN tended
/ TOR tho purpose Of sending messages be.
/ tween Forts Walker aud Beaatrgard. aud
I thence To my headq 4 BeauI0.t, had
prepared, by the assistance OF Gap Lynch,
l another Of my aids, mum bsr of sIgnna haxs,
|! .he dssigns o. which hau ar. ady been t6s.
Dared and painted, and oniy needed q few
| more da, S TO have been put in 70 operation.
In alluding, MS have, TO these matters, /
do not me II TO rei:scs upon ANY person, as
I to say these pressing wants could have bsen
supplied anterior To the Period when en-
tsI ed upon my new duties. 8y desiga has
peen TO exhibit the condition IN winch !
found my command, and TO show thai have
i left no fort untried 20 improve 1t.
Notwithstanding the prompt measures
adopted by Coz. Dunovant TO effect his re-
/ treat in the direction OF the NurrOws, II 10
| surprising that, with the knowledge possessed
| by the euemy, tthrough Mr.. BOutelle and
| others connected wit. the coast surv-y,) that
| his retreat nah not been in tercepted by gun
! boa IS passing up towards Beaufort, and mine
l by other steamers taking the passage through
| skull creek, towards The ferry iandings Why
they did not adopt this course, must be left 70
time to explain.
| CASUALTIES.
The following is n correct list of killed,
| wounded. missing. and taken prisoners:
| Killed in Fort Walker ker...................lo
/ Wounded in Fort Walker. %
| Killed in colonel DeSaussurs'F 10Th re-
gimeut South Carolina voluntsers,. I
! Wounded severely. y........,.,............l6
| Wounded in Fort Beauregard .........l3
Tota, killed and wounded ........so
| missing. ..-,.,--,'.-..+..--...
| Taken prisoners sick la hospital.
| Total killed, wounded, missing, and
| taken prisoners. .66
| The he DIS Of the Quartermaster's and
| Commissary's Departments, Major T. Willie
| and Capt. u ID. Owens, have discharged thsix
several duties with economy nj fidelity.
The reports hereunt, appended OF these ON
| GERS and their assistants show how unW0Afled
and earnest were their rnoris TO save the
| pu bile pro perty left at the n hsndQuarters in
| Beaufort l must likewise make honora ble
| mention of Col. W. u Heyward, oh regt-
| ment South Carolina voiuG teers, who com
| manded in Fort WALKER and Its vicinity,
1 u huring the battle. mAda hea1
| nse OF the plesns ~ his disposal. Col John
A. Wagner, first regiment artillery South
| Carolina militia, SUI por ted by III J r Arthur
| VI. Ruger, OF the sam' reg ment, was placed
in the I'm mediate command OF NIL the bate
| ries, nine OF which, upon the water front, were
manned by the German artillery c0mpaDie,
AID Il, Caps Harms and werner, 1vs,
| regiment i'rtiilsry South Carolina militia
all Of whom fought under the II u OF hetI
| .do.ted country with an enthusiasm which
could not have been urpas ssed had they been
fiantiDg Ia deeDcs Of their own fGthsrIand
| The remaining four batteries on the left nan /
| OF the water front w-ra der the dirsc ton OF
| Jap ain Bedon, ninth regiment Ssuth u 70.
| lima volunteers, The IL .hki, and rear guns
of the fort were m"nBed ty de ach men +.
| from Captains Bedon's, Can"Rdy's, and
| Whites Gompauiss, ninth regiment SDu b
Carolina voiun teers. Major D Ase, south
| carolina EEg ginsers, AVID constructing eDtt.
| nesr of Fora Walker, not oiiy iought gal
| Ian, ,ly at the batteries, but dorded valuable
| assistance a. other points In work during III
! contest.
Captain Joseph A Yates, battalion Soutt
| Carolina Artillery and nc log ordnance IN
| Ger. was Jealous IN the execution OF all IN,
duties assigned to him. Towards h- .lose O
| the fight he was severely wounded, bu, b a
| since recovered, and is gain ready, in xD
other fed, to resist all maraudsrs that ap
, | proach our shores.
DR. Oeeer and his able assistauts, Urs W
10. Kavenel and William Elliott, q volun teeI
from Savannah, Georgia, were present al
| readereu sffic,ent service In the hospitals.
, cannot bnt regret the painful wound Wbiot
| has been the cnnse of the resignation Of u
| Dxeer as Medical uiree tor Ia my mef'cs
! district.
In conclusion. 1 cannot but express m,
hieh appTs cist.on Of the gallant b -havi T 9
my al s, Capt. Henry Il Young AID let
J.. f Drtyton; as also that Of the EsntlsT
compri,in my volunteer staN, Captains
| theres, II nose, T. Lynch, h Eddings
j. ). Middleton, Jr and Joseph %. Hugsr
The names Of th- ofhcers and mon not me- n
toned In my report, will be found dsssrvsdl J.
men toned in the official reports Of the 40
,onels OF regiments, ccmmspdsnts ct ba,
teries and chiefs Of the general star.
have the honor to he.
Il ,slsn.d.1 rss6' FMos +. 'DRaYrow,
Brisadisir. General commanding.
fUflcial.l JoHE NIt1Iks,
A. A. General.
HsAna'Rs DspAarxxKr Sourz CAaoLlsA, I
charleston, Nov. -. 1881.
It might be proper 10 remark upon IN
" thin report, there are probably some IN ID
. | yer ient insecursc es--or 10 give q report {
| movements and orcers from these headQuAI
| ters, and instructions given after ueWs VI
received that the epemys fest was inteDds
: for Port Koysl, and how they were carrie
out and followed deem, however, that q
, | good would result TO the ser >sce from . dii
cuasion Of these points at this time. and n
! | Questtng that should IL be thought proper
! publ, n this report, II shou q b puOJ>sns
l with this endorsement. -" 80 H
Il II - res spsctfully Forwarded,
(SigEed.) II. >. RIPLEY,
Brigadier. q snsrai command ding.