The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-05

New YORK, Feb. 27.-The Times says the
steamer Fulton from Port Royal Wednes-
day 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 unable to give details be-
cause after the Fulton had put out into the
Bay, she was boarded by the Provost Mar
shall and Quartermaster, with orders from
Gen. Gilmore to deprive passengers OF all
private letters in their possession.
To passengers by the Fulton we are in
debted for the following main facts of the
battle-On the afternoon of the 10th our
troops under Gen. Seymour, met the enemy
$4,000 strong Is miles beyond Jacksonville
and miles beyond SandersOn, on the line
of the Jacksonville & Tallahassee Railroad.
The battle was desperately fought during
three hours, and at sunset our forces, over
powered by numbers retired to SaEderson,
taking with them the greater part Of their
wounded. The eth Penn, 9TH n. H., 4th
Mass. 4sth and i50th n. Y, and Sth n. j.,
were engaged. Col. Frisbie of the Sth L. S.
was left dead on the field. Col. Reed, a
Hungarian officer was MORALLY wounded.
All the officers Of Hilton's Battery were
wounded. Capt. Hamilton was wounded
in the arm and 1t. Myrick wounded in the
foot, are at Gen. Gilmores Headquarters
at Hilton Head. Col. Guy Henry Of 4Oth
Mass. had three horses shot under him but
escaped unhurt.
The Cosmopolitan arrived at Beaufort on
Monday evening with 240 of the wounded,
Col. Reed among them, who was living
when the Fulton left on Wednesday. The
enemy's loss is not known. They captured
ave guns. II is supposed that the troops
were from Bragg's army. Gen. Hardee
himself was on the field, having come to
Florida on a visit to his family and also to
form second marriage. Our loss is vari-
ously estimated at from 500 to 800
Seventy-eiSht rebel prisoners were bro't
by the Fulton.
We understand that the Purser Of the
Fulton had a list of killed and wounded,
which he viii show, but will not allow it to
be copied.
Further particulars OF the disas.
ter i'm Florida.
NEW YORK, + eb. 27.-The EXPRESS saws
from an officer arrived in the Fulton we
have some further particulars of the disas-
ter to our forces near Lake City. Gen.
Seymour, who commanded the exnedition.
had been placed under arrest by order OF
Gilmore. His successor is Gen. Dodge. who
left Hilton Head Tuesday last with rein
forcements for Jacksonville, consisting of
an entire Division.
One information says it was the opinion
of officers who took part in the expedition
and missing are between 200 and 1,50O.--
Gen. Seymour is severely censured in not
throwing out scouts and skirmishers, as
our troops advanced. AS it was our troops
were led into trap. Hamilton's artillery
led the way and suffered severely-the reb-
el sharp-shooters picked off their horses
and their guns had to be abandoned. The
10th Massachusetts mounted infantry have
also suffered severely in the retreat. Many
of our wounded were left behind within
the enemy's lines. Our troops were caught
i'll front OF confederate batteries, in piece
OF woods, before we were aware OF thell
presence, and when their batteries opened
a CALLING fire our men were driven back
panic struck in disorder. The rebel force
is not known, but is supposed to have been
large.
One of the prisoners captured, states that
troops had recently been sent down from
Charleston, and Gen. Beauregard was in
command.