Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-03-02
From Florida.
New YoRE. Eel

NEw YoRK, Feb'y 2.
The Times says the steamship Fulton
from Port Royal, "Wednesday last. arri
we'd here at a late hour lsst night, bring
ing information OF a sad reYerse 10 oai
under General Seymour il
Florida.
We are unable 20 cive details, because
after the Fulton had put into the Bay
she was boarded by a Provost Marshal
and QIarteTmaster, with orders iron.
General Gilmore 10 deprive the passen
gers OF papers in their possession.
To a passenger by the Fulton We are
indebted for the following main facts oi
the battle:
On the afternoon Of the Goth our troop
under General Seymour. met the enemy.
Is. 600 strong. fifteen miles from Jackson
Vile. Oar line was the jacksonville anu
Tallahassee Railroad.
The battle was desperately fought. last
ing three hours, and at sunset our forces.
overpowered by numbers, retired to Son
derson, taking with them the greater
part of their wounded.
The 18th Connecticut, 18th New Uamp.
shire, 10th Massachusetts, 18th and 50Ih
New York, and the 9Th United State,
regiments, were engaged.
Col Fribley. 9Th United States, was LEI;
dead on the field.
Col. Reed, a Hungarian officer. was
nortally wounded.
All the officers OF Hamiiion's Battery
we're wounded. Captain Hamilton.
wounded in tine arm, and Lieut.. Myrick,
wounded in the foot. are at General Gil.
more's headquarters at Hilton Head.
Colonel Guy Henry, OF the 4jih Iassg.
chusetts, had three horses shot under
aim. but escaped unLnrt.
The Cosmopolitan arrived at Beaufort
on Monday evening with 80 of the
wounded, Colonel Reed among them.
who was living when the Fulton lef, on
Wednesday.
The enemy's loss is unknown. They
captured five guns
1t is supposed that the troops were
Braggs' army.
General Hardee himself was on the
field, having come TO Florida on a visit Ia
his family and also TO form a second mar,
riage.
Our loss is ~variously estimated at from
500 to 1890.
Ssventy-eight rebel prisoners were
brought by the Fulton.
We understand that the purser Of the
Fulton has a list of the killed and wound
ed. which he will show, but not allow il
TO be copied.
The express SAYS: From an officer who
arrived in the Fulton, we derive some
further particulars OF the disaster 10 our
iorces near Lake City: GeneraiSeFmou
who commanded the expedition had
been placed under arrest by order Of Gen.
His successor j. General
Wedges who left Hilton Head TUESDAY
last with reinforcement TOR Jacksonville.
consisting Cf an entire division.
Our informant says il was the opinion
of officers who took part in the expedi.
lion that our total loss in killed. wound
al. and missing, are between 100 ana
l.500.
General Seymour is severely censursd
in not throwing out scouts and skirmisn-
lis as our troops advanced. Is Il was,
our troops were led into a Trap. HamI-
on's artillery led the van and suffered
severely. The reUel sharpshooters pick.
ed off their horses, and the guns had 10
De abandoned.
The 40th Massachusetts mounted in
fantry have also suffered severely. IN
the retreat many OF u wounded were
left behind within the enemy's lines.
Our troops were right in front Of the
Confederate batteries in a piece Of woods.
and when they opened q calling fireoul
men were driven back panic stricken il
disorder.
The rebel force is not known, but it j;
supposed to have been large.
One of the prisoners captured stated
that troops had recently been sent dowr
from Charleston. and that Gen. Bsaure
gard was in command.