Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-03-01
From FlorIaa.s'
s...... .,,,' s'3o New York. Feb. q.

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The steamship Fulton. from Port Royal
on Wednesday last, arrived here at a late
hour last night, bringing information, of a
sad reverse to our expedition under Gen.
Seymour in Florida We are, ,u1ahle TO
give details, because. after the Fultou had
put out into the bay, she was, boarded by
the Provost Marshal and the Quartsrmas-
ter, With orders iromg Gan, Gilmore to de-.
prise the passengers Of all private letters
in their possession, To o passenger by the
Fulton We are indebted, for the following
main facts Of the battle: d. -. - -
On the afternoon Of the Goth, our troops,
under Gen. Seymour. met the enemy. Is,
coo strong, fifteen miles beyond Jackson,
vile and Tallahassee Railroad. The, battle
was desperateIy tonight during three hours,
and at sunset our forces. coverpogered by
numbers, retired to Sandersen, taking with.
them the greater part Of the wounded. i. !,
The 9Th Connecticut, 9Th New Haup-
shire, 10th Massachusetts,, ,4Sth and l50th
New York, and The 9Th United States Reg.
ulaTs were engaged. Cot Fslsbey, of, the
Stt United States Regulars, was; left dead
on the field. Col. Reed. a Hungarian Off
Ger, was MORALLY wounded An The Oh
GERS Of Hamilton's battery were wounded.
Capt, Hapiltep. wounded in the arm. aud
Lieut.. Myrick, wounded in the foot, sre,at
Gen. Gilmore's headquarters, at, BiltoE
Head.,f Col Guy Henry, of the 10th Mas
sachusstts had three horses shot no der him,
but escaped unhurt. =. a..
The Cosmopolitan arrived at Beaufort on
Monday evening. With 240.of the wouud-
ed Col. Reed was pmong them, VINO was
still LIKING when the Fulton left on Wednss.
day. 1000. E. ,l..,....'...,.,, =.
The caemy's loss is. not. known. They
captured Ave guns. Ills supposed that tbe
troops were from Bragg's army. General
Hardee himself vas on the field, having
come to Florida on visit to his family,
and also to form q second marriage. =
Is Oar loss aod is yariSpsly estimated at from
Seven ~ eight rebel prisoners were
brenght'5y the Fulton. -
We understand that the Purser of tbe
Fulton. has a list of the killed and Wonnd
cd, whish be viii shew. but will not allow
to be copied,
-f.fs s1a.gfs New York, Feb. q. y
The Express says: a ..
From an officer arrived in the Fulton we
some further particulars of the disaster tC
our forces near Lake City.
| OCh' SO hDO SOmI08DQeQ tle eX
! petition, had been placed under arrest by
order of Gen. Gilmore. His successor i.
Gen. Wedges, who left Hilton Head OF
Tuesday last with rsinforcements for Jack
sonviile, consisting of one entire divis.
| ion. ass 81 ~ -.
Our Informant says that il was the opin.
ion Of officers who took part in the expedi-
| ton that our total losses in killed. wound
ed. aud missing, are between l 200 emf
/ 1880. rtt
Gen. Seymour is severely ceusured f.,
not sending out scouts and tkirmishers al
our troops advanced. A. it was, onr troops
| we're led into trap Hamilton's srtiIleT,
led the van, and Suffered seriortly The
rebel sharpshoOters picked IF their horses
and their guns had to be abandoned. Tt,
| 9TH Massachusetts Mounted Infantry aIst
suffered severely. 4r-
In the retreat many of our wounded
were left behind within the eneony's
lines. e~ a,s1
Our troops we're RICH in front of Confed
crate batteries, in piece Ut woods, before
we were aware of their presence. ard when
their batteries opened CALLING FIRE. our
usen were driven back, panic-ssricken. il
! disorder. The rebel f0rce ia not known
but is supposed to have teen large. On,
OF the prisoners captured stated that th,
1 troops had recently been sent down 'frou
| Charleston, and that Gsn. Beauregard wa
| in command. -s r-g7 q -TE --.