Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-01
A Brilliant Dash.

rebels discovered mat crossing nas
been effected, and hastily Constructed
rife-pits to protect their rear.
A Brilliant Dash.
The moment our troops came in sigh
Of the works, they assaulted impetuousl,
aud with the widest enthusiasm. al
seeming to understand and enjoy tbs
brilliant game The enemy opened rap
idly with grape and canister, bat 6rine
hurrIdly, and With ill-direc.ed aim, our
loss was only three killed and twenty.
I seven wounded. The works we're car
ried at the point Of the bayonst The
enemy were routed, and two twelve
pound guns captured, with eaissons ON
I plete, and one Whitworth gua disabled,
t together with Colonel Simouton, Of the
/ famous Charleston City Battalion, thirty
two officers and three hundred and 6fty
men; the rest escaped in confusion, Col.
Moore not being able to reach the pub
lie road in time 70 intercept The fagi-
tives
Such move reflects the greatest
credit upon General Coz, and Is worthy
Of the 23d Corps 1t proved tie key to
Wilmington.
A Torpedo Failure.
On the night Of the 10Th the rebels
sent down eighteen floating torpedoea
through the feet 0ne struck picket
boat md exploded, killing Two men,
the others passed harmlessly By.
Operations on the Left
On the 2lst all was quiet en- Federal
Point, except that Gen. Ames reconnoi.
tered the forts on the left Of Terry's line.
and found them too strong to justify an
assault His loss was one killed and
eleven wounded. The feet continued
TO lombard them briskIy during the day,
the enemy replying vigorously With very
long range guns.
Gen. Coz AoUcs on the City.
Gen. Coz moved from Town Creek st
ten o elock q. N, on the 2lst, and reach
cd brnnswick river, opposite. Whining.
ton, at one o'clock p. ID The rebels did
not resist, but burned the railroad bridge
crossing 10 the island: fred the pontoon
bridge and cut it adrift The 10Th Ken
lucky, Col. White, secured = few pom
toons partially burned, and, crossing his
regiment, skirmished across the island,
establishing ontposts on causeway over
a swamp, and within musket range OF
the warves Upon this narrow way the
rebels opened from the city with two
Whitworth guns, bat before dusk our
skirmish line vas established in the |
swamp. ARTILLERY was ferried over aud
= lev shells thrown into the city 10 con
vince the rebels We were in force.
Ths Rebels Fall Back and Apply The
Torch.
On the irst appearance Of our troops |
on the island the rebels SO: 6re TO the !
5overnmens cotton-shed and TO an IN
finished ironelad and withdrew into the |
city, The CONSERVATION of the enemy
At our unexpected success in reaching |
the city was plainly seen in thar actions |
ibis success was quite as unexpected bv
US, and not looked for until after the ar /
rival Of the TWO remaining diyisions Of /
the 2Sd corps, then at smithville. Bat
Tor the sound judgment Of Gen. Cor we
should have lost the great advantage I
gained
- --srors .yrOm Gen Tsrry-Alu,o,t a
Biunder.
just as Gen. SehofieId was preparing
10 follow Gen. Cox, At aoon,'a message
arrived from Gen, Terry, saying that the
susmy was In very heavy force in hi. /
front, and that from information which
be deemed Trustworthy, reinforcemsnis
bad arrived from Charleston, and thai
be could not hold his liHe If attacked
This Information was at once sent 10
Zen. Cox, with orders to return NJ once
10 the mouth Of Town Greek, shers
boats would be in readiness 10 cross his
command TO Terry's assistance. Fer
lanately the order did not reach Gen.
Cox until dark, and be feeling confident
from bis own observations that the In.
upon which the order was
given was false, he concluded 20 remain
and report the facts, aud sent Moore's
brigade back to report, and begin the
crossing II still deemed advisable. Gen.
at once approved bis action
and ordered him to remain. The result
proved the wisdom of this conclusion.
The rebels began to Withdraw at dark,
and at daylight the place was evacuated.
Entering the Gier
Gen. Cox's skirmishers crossed into
bis city At this hour, and Gen. Terry's
Iorces marched through the place at 9
!. m, and pressed on after the enemy.
The terry-boats being destroyed. Gen.
Cox ceaid not cross his main force I'M
i'll noon.