, 1861-11-14


rived. Two Of them are Mown to be lost-
It Is probable all are. It is gratifying
however to say that none Of the troops trans
ports connected with theland forces were lost,
though the Winfield Scott had to sacrifice her
whole cargo, and the Roanoke portion of
her cargo, to save the lives of the regiments
On beard. The former will be unable again
TO put 70 sea. The vessels connected With the
naval portion Of the fleet have also suffered
much, and some have been lost.
After careful Reconnaissance of Port Royal
Bay it was ascertained that the rebels had
three field works Of remarkable strength,
strongly :garzisoned and covered By feet of
three gun boats, under Capt. Tatnal1, late Of
the United States Navy. Besides these there
there #ere strong laid forces which the1ebels
we're concentrating from. Charleston and
Savannah. The troops OF the rebels were at
terwards ascertained to haye been commanded
BY Gen. Drayton.
One Of the forts, and probably the strong
est, was situated On Hilton Head; and the
other two On Phillips Island. It was deemed
proper to first reduce the fort On Hilton Hs.d,
though to do this greater or less fire might
LAIN ~ w A44es AAoAAA oAAS ee"seAA@o VI 10y
Point. At the same time our original plan ct
the co-operatlon Of the land 10 :ces In the at
1acA mao 70 De set ASIDE, In consequence OF
the loes, during the voyage, Of greater por-
ton Of our means Of disembarkinz, together
with the fact that the only point where the
troops s0ooio nave landed was nom i've to six
mnea, a,measnfsng around the nserVening ehoal,
from lie ahchor1ng Place OF our Transports
anogefher TOO great dietan& Tor successful
thefe1ofe agreed taa5 the place Should be re-
oueeo oy the naval 1ofce only.
IN consequence oi sne snasteted condlIoh
OF the heet' ana Inc oe1ay N Inc arrival OF Ves-
te's 1nat were noispensaols 1or attac5sn
fao 10 pe postponea unlA tae ssa 1nsL
WAS mere spectAor ol tae COMBAT, a1d
II is hot my province 10 fenoer any report OF
thls actlon out oeem IL an important dusy
TO say That the hf1ng and maneaSefiog Of the
Tsr neet ae,a1fet thas OF Inc rebels and tnelr
1ofmloaple land oaster1ea, Was master piece
OF activity end professions. skf9' that must
have elected the applause OF the rebels tnem-
selves as TACTICAL operatcR- think that 100
much praise cannot be awarded to the science
anu BELL e1n1plteo ~ the nag omcef OF 1ne
naval Eqnad1on, aud the officers connected
with lis ahirs. I deem the performance
mastery one END it ought to have been seen
tc be fully appreciated.
Alter the works were reduced, took pos.
session Of them with the land forces. The
beautifully constructed works IN Hi1tnn
Head were severely crinnled and MANY of the
puns dfemonnted Mnch s|snphter had ev1.
5ent1v h.en made thp,e many hod;es havipg
too1 f,r-a l., +ha fo.+ ond .on,a +uo,+1 ~
.h:..- r..-.s aa-.a to,e ~. s;:.,4
49, 1.o.s -~ns, .eu1a ae.e 49, 49, ~ esa.-.-
1ne AalaAo lof u"nS n1iAes "0' tounu o1ie"n
Win tae arms ano aeeontremsn6 ana Dag
gage OF the rebels, Which theF thre" away On
their hasty retreat.
We haye also come into possession ofabout
forty pieces Of ordnance, most of which ore
Of the hesViest cal;h1e and the most approved
models, and also large quantity Of amHauni.
ton and camp equipage-
It is my duty to report the valuable Ser
vices of Mr, Bouteue. Assiss.ut in the Coast
su1yev. for assIstin5 me With h;s aecurate
on5 eyta,s;ve tnou,s3na of +ha connt-7
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w.. 90 ZIG eAs'' o4ao el' 1eGu1'"o
tnat impoitant Aoelce 10 ssAsn o1 sn1s very
aple anu sc1ent1hc oncef, oy the Haf uepafsr
Eenk am, very respectfully,
Your obedlent servant,
I. W. SHERMAN, Brig. Gen. Cong.
GEN. sHERMAN's PRoCL AVIATION.
ITO the Associated Press.1
After landing and taking possession Of tht
forts. Gen. Sherman fsgued a proclamation +,
tha -,aox7a - ooz,+1, r..o1,,,. .s,-,.-. ~
IN opeolenee 10 ING o1dess o. tns ffes1dent,
nave iaaded Oh 5ouf shores "ith a small force Q
, Nallonal ttoope. ne come among you W1thou
feeling any personal an1mosity, and with no d.
sire to harm your citizens, destroy property O
interfere with any OF your lawful rights. or gocis
.ursaa ssaa,. ue s' s""e'7 nsfel
~4aue1 ~ ~ A'o' 4euusR onN' 'o.1Aoio,
Gen'sherman then reviews the action
, South Carolina in the present rebellion, an
! .,nn1ores tha neon1a +o nanse ard rafect nno
: ~ =, 49, 3so
ave hare come among you a. loyal men. full
! impressed with cur constitutional obligations t
. tha citizens Of your State. These obligation
. sb.11 1a ne,for1nad ~ far q. IN mr. rowa7 RI
~. fs.as.-az - - ~ ~
noI ae Q, .1pprass,n
D armed eo1no1nauons aga1net The CONSTITUTIONS
q authorities is paramount to Ill others. Il,
| performance Of this duty, minor but lmpora1
OBLIGATIONS should be neglected, it must be att.t
t ntfd tn the necessftfes Of thu case. becan
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, 1'sn's ueeSnulns W 'u' n"e y, 1e ote'o m.'
necetsa1ny sueeaHao TO tae mlnsaFy e11eeneaF
3 created By 1nsurrectaor and rebellion
z DuP0NT'5 REPORT OF THEV0YAGE.
The following il Commodore Dupout,s II
: port to the Navy Department Of the yoya :,
Of the fleet sfter leaving Hampton Roads. n
# until the arrival at PorS ROYAL;
F1aa sa1p WaBAsH. off Hilton Head
:. Po1r RoYAL. s. o. Noysmbar 6th.
roro,--'. ..t -, ,,,-,;,s. aato.,.1.!
eR' 15e oose1Dlneu1 uasng oebetIatAeo
!. te,ze aud occupy one OF more lnporta1
!. pcm:s npon Gat o9o5AS.n soass, "As1e y
4 squsofon mlga1 nna sne!ses ana po;sess q
's poI, aEa auolo p1otsG.1oa 90 i9Ya cislzga
. ccmnntssa a ~ ny s G1seselu5 ane se.ec.l9 eh}
= 1rem amcng <nose places Fh1ch II tnoug'
= available end desirable M Tor these purpose
10 tsN; 49, nat4Ie ia9sn Itoeu t Y tns pl
h lessiona i.4 Aaom4ssoge sgM aaa sle9s latsi1gent
l. ts11;no ;nto consI6erati5n tha marn;t1de H de
II whieh ne mint n.Va1 and rn;iitarc eyned;t;r
! tad Hee, aytended 10 Whfch rnn ha 9e ra7it
~ nv attsntiar r ceme tn the conc1ns;on ~ ~
g. the eripina; tntentinns of the Henartment =
g csTr;rd mi EnnId XII short NJ tfe rTaact
II inns ~ ~ conn1,1 and ~ tha cs1ah;1is5ee
- % tSa eTnedit;on' whi,e Part RnvaI 4hnnS+
q son1d n'aet the1n r. a vrry h;;vi, de9Es.
d. ths,efnre snh1oItted to Kripa9,er e q 81
n sherman, commanding tha military n.rt
me tnle mocanon h tea g or ear.e
d ~ III aonanr-ance r w
or ~, ~ Tes. ae4 aoth 6o+Hho- +,,a t,aa.
10 no c,,-.nan3 iafS ~ Hamnton Pnada ana ~ -;
{" my com1HAuu 1tlt na1ARtuA EsoA0ss a1a w