The Attack On Wilson's Zouaves

The folluwing account f the attaok of tli-j rebels on Wilsons Zouaves appears in the New l'ork Tribune of Friday, and ia by Lieut. D'Orville, who participated in the ögl:t. Tho statement is confirmed by several other correspondenU, and subitantittlly by the rebels tbemselves who pow adinit that they hardly know whether they were defeated or viotorious: On the nightof iho 8th inst., theonemy commenccd landing troops at Deer Point ataboui 9 odock in thé evening, the moon huving gone down. The attacking forcö was 2,000 in all, 1,5( 0 being engageid in the attack, and 1,000 held in reserve on the two steamers, - Besido the steamers theri were two large launches and soine small boats. The debarkatioo completed, the enenpy divided into tb ree columos, ono marchiiTg dowo the south beacb, ono along the ehore, and tlie other down the center. - Their inteution was to surprise and eurround the carnp, eutting otf the re treat of the Zouaves to the fort, and driving us before ihem. They, howtver, encoüntered ono of our outstmuiing pickels about two miles from oanipr who challenged them, and fired, kiliing two of the eneiny, bul iallin bimeelf alter bumg pieiced by three Uai!-. - Tbe Sergeant cf the Guard running up to eee vhH was the matter w-as killed, and tho retnainder of the picket guard retreated to tho inain guard, and gave thu alarm. Jiy this time the camp was gained, and the men being hastily arouseij lroni sleep were drawn üp ander anus. They aavnqced undef Col. Wilson and Lieut. Col. Creighton, and encoüntered the center column ol the eneiny, wilh whora they exchanged shots. Thinking that the attacking foi-ce in the center was smaller than it reallv was, or.e company was luft to holdit in check, and tbe remaining tour companios were Ctoployed to tho right to prevent the camp iroin being burrounded On reacl.ing position, how evor.it was found that tiie eneiny's left column had already outflanked us, and were aetually Éjiing tho OolonePa quartuis, and other tents in our rear. We then turned upon them, deployed by companies as skirmishers to right and left and surroundtd the eiiemy. A general tight ensuud, n uhk-hthe rebels fooght with desperatioii and malica, and our men stood their fouhd ixith unflínching courage. We charged them three litnes, and at last got them beyond the carnp. They theu sounded tho r-'trent, and retired ín good Wflfcr fnr about tvyo inilcrf, whcn our side bcmg ic-eriiorced by two cofnpanies in,!i JLJattery Liiïcóln and two lrom the iort, the eneiny made of) at cluub!e-(juick lor . their boats. We fullowed llium vip aa ' quickly as possible, and firucl volloy j afler volley oto the boats and launobes ;is they pushed ofi' ïvqtü sbore. One of tho huinches, cmitriinjng a bout 250 Bien, mis ctfmpletery rradfcd by our bullf, and suiik bei'ufO our i-yen. Thu ateainer Tiinfe-s, whrch a- orwwded vrtth ! troops, got ngi-omid whilu try'mg ty 1 ti) piieh ott', and our men, iminbering' now ñve companies, pouied tfieir volloys into the inas.s of human beingsïov more tlian bulf ao keur. Wo could: not have Litlt-cl lws tlnit 150 to 200 on boara ihe-Tiines, Amoap; tlio wounded ';ií the rtibul Gen. Anderson, wLoWae Kit in bol h ai-ms. One cf' the Zouaves, ñiininarly ealled " Seotty," was lying tii;k in the hospita!, bi;t I eaiiiiy firiug he leaped out ofbed, ïeized a [rrusket and was met at the teiit door by Capt. Bradford, oommanding the enemy's right colmnn, whoBfiked, "WhoareyouV" " I'11-show yotf wlio I am," Said Scotty, and fevningf liis piece ho shot Bradfurd ibreugb thtr heart, killing him instantly. Our rr.erv tooi; HO prisoners, nehiding three surgeons, vl)o wero relcascd. One of theofEcern, Lieut. Sayrea of tha Louisiana' volurrteerp, was eo severely woundod in tho leg as to reuder ainputationDecessary. Wbile tho enerrvy were btirning our camp their cry was '' No (nal ter toWilson'b men !" The cfficers' tents were pillaged and Iesli-()yedr and tbey, as well as their men, lost everytbing tliey had except tho cloihes tliey stooj in. Col. Wilson lost bis cldthcs and inoney, but tho regiinental colors, Wbiih were in his tent, wero saved by the Quartmnaster's Sergeant, James Chadwick, who rushed into the buroing tent and brought the flag out saiely. The règoiara att foi'ght esceedingly well; Capt. Hilt's coinpany, from tbo 3d infantry, particularly distinguishcd itself. Our total loss in killed and wounded and missing ia 65, of whieh there were 10 Zouaves killed, 9 wounded, and 19 missing. The regiment lost all itss tent?, baggagp, clothing, and ready money. All but the tnoney and dothes, howover, were replaced lrom the Fort, the next day, and the mea are now comlortably quartered again.