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[ Continued from Second page.] ( information of the General Commanding the forces, ' that agreeable to the orders of the Major-Gcneral ] Commanding the Department, I reported to Acting ( Major-Geacral Brannan this morning at eight o'clock?with two hundred and fifty enlisted men ' of the Volunteer Engineers and fifteen officers ' constituting the Engineer forces. J j Fifltv-four men and t*o officers were assigned to duty with Col. Barton, 48th N. Y. Vols , and fur- j nishcd with tools and proper appliances to destroy i. railroad structures. This detachment was placed ; under tho orders of Captain Samuel F. Eaton, Vol. Engs. and has not yet been heard from. The remaining forces of the Engineers were placed 1 under the immediate orders of Lieut-Col. James F. Hall, Vol. Eng ; 1 was assigned to duty on the Commanding General's Staff. The line of march was from Mackay's point on Broad River, on the direct road towards Old Poco- i taligo. 'Ihe general direction is about North from ' the point, and the road is on the right bank of the 1 Pocotaligo River, begiuing at the confluence of1 the Pocotaligo and Broad Rivers and lying from one (piarter to three quarters of a mile from the stream. The country through which the road runs is a rolling, sandy plain, except at two points where it crosses marshes and small streams, the first of ; which is about five miles from the point and is on "Caston's" Plantation; the second is about six 1 and a quarter miles, and the plantation is called " Frampton," at both of these points serious en- ] gageuients took place with the rebels. 'i he Engineer Troops were engaged from about ten o'clock until alter sunset in making and repair- ! ing several small bridges and in keeping the road in order. Lu-ut-Col. Ilall reports Acting Lieut , Sergt. Nathaniel M. Edwards, as especially worthy of 1 notice for his efforts in repairing the bridge at 1 Frampton, under heavy fire, and for his general J efficiency. The point reached was within a few yards of the 1 road bridge over the Pocotaligo, on the road leading from Old Pocotaligo to Cuosawhatchie. This i bridge was destroyed by the rebels as they retreat- i ed over it into their earthworks on the easterly i side. Timber for the purpose of rebuilding this bridge I was prepared by the Engineers, and was ready to i be put together when the retreat was ordered. 1 ^ This point is withia-about a mile and a half of I . ? . JL -... the t l.^rle-tou Knilroa<l Officers ?' J in the advance report-nffing seen the cars passing, i A small lunette that had been abandoned was 1 observed on the southerly side of the marsh on < the high ground near "Caston." ? I have the honor to be i Your obd't serv't, 1 rnwiDn \V fi'PRR'ET.T. < Col. Vol. Eng. and Chief Engineer 10th Army Corps. Captain Louis J, Lambert, Ass't Adj't Gcn'l U. S. Forces, Bread River. Postscript?7$ A. M., 23d Oct., 1862.?I cannot too highly compliment Lieut-Col. HaH for bia zeal and efficiency in caring for the wounded of the whole army during the night. Capt Eaton has just reported that the detach, ment commanded byhim nnder the orders of Col Barton, 48th N. Y. Thb., destroyed a portion of the railroad at Cooeawhatchie and covered the j return of the 48th N Y. Vols., bv tearing up and j destroying the bridges on the road back. . Your owtaervt. .SEWARD W. SERRELL, J Col. Vol. Eng., Chief EngineCV HKfc Army Oft]*. '?< ' ! t HEADQU48ISB8, U. 8. FORCES, , n* JhfiJMSAL Go. Od. SSL US3. L Capxaxx :?I have the honor to report my share H in the recent operations against the Charleston and 1 Savannah railroad; In accordance with orders from < Gcn'l Mitchel, received on the evening of the 1 20th inst., I left this. Post at 8 o'clock A. M., on 1 the 21st inst., with three hundred men of the 4Bth < X. Y. Vols., and fifty-men of 3d Rhode Island Artil- i lery (the latter under command of Captain John > II. Gould) with three days cooked, and seven days i uncooked rations?on board the aimed transport, i Planter. 1 On arriving at Hilton Head I received instrnc- . tions as to my number in the line of the fleet, and ] *!?<-? flirpption< to renort to Brbredier General i Brannan. who commanded the expedition on i reaching Mackeys Point, for further orders. Soon < after daylight on the morning of the 22d, I repor. 1 ted to General Brannan on board the Ben Dtford, ] and was directed by him to proceed wiih my com- 1 mand up the Coosawhatchie river?as near to the 1 town of that name as 1 might deem practicable; and 1 disembarking under cover of the gunboats, which < were to accompany me, to move toward the town < and, il possible, reach the Charleston and Savannah t railroad,and destroy it at that point, and'the bridge ] on it, over the Coosawhatchie river. i I was fully instructed, however, not to hazzard ; ? too much in order to accomplish the above, bat, if, t 'I _ 'J!1!!1 JX. J. ?5.1. MS opposed by a force at all superior, to fall back unier cover of the tieet. . There was some delay in starting, arising from the gunboats being well to the rear, which, I improved, in borrowing from L'omiuander Steedman on board the flag ship, Paul Joucs, a twelve pound dahlgren boat howitzer and fiftv iwo rounds of ammunition, which proved of " ' ?i /? ?lul 1 great service tome, unu iur nmui * uuut w uturn my thanks. I was a'.so furnished, by General Brannan's order, with fifty men from the N. Y. Vol. Engineers, under command of Captain Eaton, provided with the necessary implements for cutting the railroad, &,c. We were soon under way and had proceeded Borne three miles up the river, when the gunboats turned around and went back, in compliance, as I was informed, with an order from the tiag ship. 1 howevor, continued on my course in the Planter, meanwhile signalling to the flag officer for at least one gunboat?in reply to which he kiudly sent tw o, viz : the Pairoon and the Marblehead, which followed al ter the lapse of a few minutes. The rivei at this point was very narrow and winding, but the water in most places was over twelve feet in depth, at low tide. 1 found no difficulty, therefore, in reaching a point two miles distant from Coosawhatchic, but it opw being almost dead low tide, further progress by water was rendered impossible by the Planter running aground. Throwing a few shells in the woods, I diseob.irked with my infantry and engineers m expeditiously as possible, taking with me tbui boat howitzer, referred to above, in charge of Cautun Gould, 8d R. I. A., and a detachment of twdve of his men. The swampy nature of the gron|ra rendered londiug difficult, but losing no time, Iadvanced towards the main road ?sendinga reqtest to the officer in command of the Pairoon, thf gnnboat nearest me?and about one mile and a 1 alf astern; to cover the road in iny rear, as I advaneed. I should state here that both the gunboats Yere unfortunately aground, and svere thus prevented from takiug a position nearer to the Planter. My advance reported squads of Cavalry in sight, is the main body entered the road, which it did at right angle, to tjhe point of disembarkation. The road proved to be an excellent one?hard and firm ?aud evidently repaired but an hour or two before, the dirt being still frtsh, and the tracks upon it showed plainly, that artillery, infantry and cavalry had just passed over it. I continued ray advance toward the town, driving in the enemy's pickets, md ski:mfrhinfchi'"-o country as thoroughly as posUtrti:, uliiu um m."ivm feL* v:'Ugn, I vbistle of a locottotive was heard. I was inform^ id by the " contraband," who had been furnished - - 5* irrto tK/i t? rlift troin whi^h fll. IIS it J?JU1UU, lUAi It H 414) lUVj 1 Ivays passed at that hour, and which he said was well on its way to Savannah. A few moments however, proved that he had misinformed me, for when he main body bad arrived at a point within a few Hundred yards*/ the town, and when the skirmishers had already reached the railroad track and telegraph line?the train was heard and seen coming 3)idly down the road. I quickly placed my bation in position, and as the train approached, I Jirocted a heavr and rapid fire upon it, with grape uuLpanister ana musketry. This fire was very destructive. Tfco train consisted of eight, cars, six jf which were platforms, crowded, with men?the two box caps filted with officers. There were also two Hght field pieces on board. Many were seen to lull at thftfirat fire (among them the engineer) uid twentjMh* or thirty jumped from the train, most ofwb&uteere maimed or lulled, thereat, with one es&ptlon, betaking themselves to the woods and on the otner nae 01 me uwck. We carried mfr or destroyed here about thirty stands of ?rml( mostly rifles, and secured one officer's ^wosaaodcap, and a stand of silk colors, belonging tortne" Whippy Swamp Guards." We eft a nnmber of the enemy's dead and wounded | )& the track. 11 hare since learned, from the Savannah papers of the24th and 25th, that among the tilled at mispoint was Major Harrison of the 11th Seorgit Rogt, which Regiment, with the Qnards named abo^e, was on the train. Immediately titer thetridihad passed, Captain Eaton, by my direction, set wgorously to work, tearing up the rail-, -oad track, ahd demolishing the telegraph lint,'and continued $is until the retreat was sounded. Alter this occurrence I concluded if possible to push rapldl/iito the tows, and attack the troops, irhile in the confusion of disembarking, and a ' M 4 T V.J J I tiarc bed forward lor uw purpose, x uau |nwgcv }d but a short distance, however, before I oune n full view ef the enemy's forces, advantageously posted on the other side of the public road bridge, between that And the railroad bridge?they were lanked on their left by the river, and on the right4 jy a thick swamp, with three pieces of artillery jomraanding the fridge. They immediately jpened fire upon us with their artillery and infancy?fortunately however for us firing too high. [ fired a few rounds in return,when, as it was now lcarly night, and the enemy's reinforcements ibove, were double my Ctatlre force, I marched ilowly hack to my bo4^ During my retreat, the * skiriui.-ihcj3 frequently observed and encountered small bodies of tbc enemy's cavalry, who were however easily driven off. I directed ('apt. Eaton, of the Engineers, to destroy the bridges on the n ad in ray rear, which he did thoroughly, thns, in a measure hindering the pursuit. The enemy, however made his aDDearance and attacked us with Infantry and Artillery, three several times during our embarkation, but on each instance wo drove * thera off with serious loss, as they were directly under the guns of the Planter and Patroon. As soon as the ste-.mer again floated, we returned to Mack eys Point, by order of General Brannan, and thence, by way of Hilton Head to this Post. I regret to report that during the last attack of the enemy, Lieutenant J. B. Blanding, 3d K.I. A. at that time in charge of the Planters guns, was dangerously wounded in the left arm and side?he is now however doing well. This was the only casualty on our side during the day. It affords me great pleasure to state that every officer and man of my command behaved, during the entire day, in the most commendable manner, evincing only a desire to meet the enemy, and regret at the necessity of retreat. Major Green act'g. Lieut. Col. 4Sth N. T. Vols , and Capt. Strickland, act g. M;tjor do.: were especially useful. Captain Gould 3d R. I. A., also, rendered me most efficient service, as did also Captain Eaton, Serrels Vol. Engineers, all of whom displayed the utmost teal, energy and ability, in all they were called uj.on to peroral. 1 have the houor to be, Captain, very .espectfully, your obedient servant, W. B. BARTON. Col. 48th N Y. S. Vols. Commanding Post. captain lambkri ( Jss t. Aiyt. General. J Hilton Head S. C., Oct. 2:th, 1862. Ciloxel:? I have the honor to report that I leit:lie Baton at 11P.M., with 12 men and a negro guide, to capture a picket post; went up the^ river by water to within two mi.es of my destination landed and rea. hed the rear of the picket a little after day-break,?sen* six men to occupy a dyke in the rear, to capture any w ho might escape me, then advanced and captured two cavalry pickets, one a 1st Lieut, in Morgan's cavalry, and lear***m that two more pickets would soon be in, d to lfct them teas'tu, and stationed the remaining force about the grounds, with orders to allow the rebels to enter the line and then capture thiife, which was done. I then embarked and returned to the fleot and delivered the prisoners to Gen. Brannan; the property consisting of 3 valuable cavalry horses, 4 sets cavalry equipments, ^ double-barreled fowling pieces, 1 irillc, 8 cartridge boxes and 3 belts to Capt. Coryell, Quartei master of (Jen. Bran* an s Brigade, by order of Gen. Brannan. My thanks are duo Master Orman of the gunboat Paul Jones, who accompanied me with 8 men. Your Obt. Servt., Lieut. S. M. SMITH, 8d Regt. N. H. V. Col. Joust H. Jacksox, 3d Regt. X. II. V. , U8T RECEIVED at the etore under the Post Office, a fresh (J lot of fine letter and note papers, envelopes, pins, ink and other stationary ; Military books, Novels in great variety, knives, pipes, brushes, and a fine lot of English and French Glove* and other Furnishing Goods for the Army ' The latest daily and pictorial papers for sale ou each arrival Aran the North. Alao Tan XbwSocth every Saturday iAMtiiFu a# nn?nT/iiv xirkTmi nnvfDiW nPKBMVI /I til I .lUV/fUl TV AJ.VU VV.U4 ; Nrw York and Bomtoh, October 13th, 1863. . 8a ??WO have to inform you that owing to the large alTaaoes ta Stiver, Gold and other Metal*, Precious Stones, gamttM and Tools, tho American Watch Company have reduced their discount ten per cent, on their productions. Yours respectfully, BOBBINS t APPLETON, 183 Broadway, N. Y, BOBBINS, APPLETON u; CO., 153 Washington St., Bosioii. American watches for American soldiers. The Amartran Watch Company ot Waltham, Mass., give ? notice that thoy lately issued a hew staple of watch expressly designed for soldiers and others who desire a t watch at a moderate price. These watches are intended to take the place of the cheap anchors and iepmee of foreign manuflurture with which the market is lioodel, and uLich, an every one knows, were never made tu keep time, being refhse manufactures, unsaleable in Europe snd sent to this Country tor /tx-.e/oi; and - indlt.iy purposes only. A? e?V* ie mnc* uiil.i:fflnhii!14niit/liV (bolPil ill fti r. silver, and is ft reliable and accurate time-piece. It is offered at a price but little above that v hich is asked for the trashy anchors and lepines already referred to. We have named this new series of watches Win. iilery, and they niay be found at the stores of our agents, Chancey G. Robbins, Beaufort; Douglas, Steele ? Co., Hilton Head, for the American Watch Company. H. A. BOBBINS, General Agent. b TUTR. C. G. BOBBINS, BEAUFORT a C., la now estate 1VI lisliod on the corner opposite Stevens House1' He has always on hand, for sale, the most desirable goods for this section of the country, and for Army uses, at the lowest price?.