Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-03-05
DEPARTMENT OF TlHE sOuTIu.
THE DEFEAT AT oLUsTEE FLORIDA.
UNION LOSS OVER ONE THOUSAND
Gen. Seymour Acknowledgement
vOdges put I'm Command and
Reinforced.

NEW York, The steamer Fulton from Port
Royal, which arrived at this port last night,
with dates to the Gath, reports tdat battle
had been fought near Olustec, Florida, be-
tween our troops and strong force ofrebels,
but no particulars aregiven, all private let
ters and news dispatches, which should
have arrived by the Fulton, having been
detained by orders from Gen. Gilmore.
THE ADVANCE TOWARD LAKE CITY.
We learn however. from private sources,
that the steamer Cosmopolitan had arrived
at Hilton Head, with wounded troops on
board from Jacksonville, and bringing n
report that the troops which had advanced
toward Lake City had been repuIsed and
driven back on jacksonville. Three hun
dred wounded were on board the Como
politan.
1t is asserted that we lost one thousand
men in killed, wounded and missing. The
Union forces were largely outnumbered.-
Reinforccmcnts were on the way to Florida,
from Hilton Head 1t is not improbable
that this report is somewhat exaggerated.
The steamers Brownsville and Harriet
Weed had been lost in ST. Johns river The
latter ran aground, and was blown up by
her crew to prevent her falling into the
hands of the rebels.
GEN. HARDEE ON THE FIELD.
A passenger by the Fulton gives the fol
lowing in reference to the battle:
ION the afternoon of the 20th our troops
under Gen. Seymour, met the enemy, fifteen
thousand strong, fifty-fve miles from Jack
sonville, and eight miles beyond Sanderson
on the liEc of the Jacksonville and Talalas
see Railroad. The battle was desperately
fought, during three hours, and at sunset oui
forces, overpowered by numbers, retired tc
Sanderson, taking with them the greater
part of the wounded.
"The 7th Connecticut, 18th New Hamp
shire, 40th Massachusetts, 4Sth and 1901
New York, and Sth United States, wer,
engaged. Col. Fribley, of the sth United
Stutes, was left dead on the field. Colone
Reed, Hungarian officer, was MORTAL,
wounded.
"All the officers of Hamiltons batter,
were wounded. Captain Hamilton, wound
ed in the arm, and Lieutenant Myrie wound
ed in the foot, are at General Gilmore'
headquarters at Hilton Head.
"Col. Guy Henry, of the 10th Massachu
sets, had three horses shot under him, bu
escaped uninjured
"The enemy's loss is not known. The,
| CaptuItu HNe guns.
at is supposed that the troops were iron
Bragg's army, Gen. HHdee himself was ol
the field, having come 20 Florida on visi
to his family, and also TO form secon,
marriage.
"Our loss is yariously estimated at frou
five hundred to thirteen hundred"
TER.
From an officer arrived in the Fulton, W
derive some further particulars OF the dis
aster to our forces near Lake City
Gen. Seymour, who commanded the CA
pedition, has been placed under arrest, b
order of Gen. Gilmore.
Ills successor is Gen. Wedges, who lei
Hilton Head ON Tuesday last, with rein
forcements for jacksonville, consisting ofa
entiro division.
our information says Il was the opinion {
officers who took part In tho expedition tha
our total losses In killed, wounded, AN
missing, are between 200 aud 1900.
AN AMDUscADE.
General Seymour IL severely censurod !
} not throwing oui scouts and skiFmishers d
our troops advanced. As Il Was, our troop
were led into trap.
A report comes from Hilton Head ths
J General iiaFdee commanded the rebel force
and that hls troops were q part cf Bragg
army, u u more likely that they were
part OF iieaufcgard's force Gen 0ilmo,
J has sent scinioFcements 10 Jacksonville sn
ss the the battle of olussee sas fought ia,
week ago today, Il is posslhls thai beiol
shis GentIsl Wedges has niei lhs snemy
fhs rgimgnss he commands aIe fsl Tal