East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-11-19
Gen. shcrn,as,s omciai Report Of

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II SpR--I have tbe hopor to report That
thsforee Nunacr No command embarksl
M Anfi,p 6,isunrfke 21st of October, anss}
arrived at Hampton Roads, Va, on the
23d.
In consequence Of the delay in the ar
: frivui- SWINE acknowledgement ard tee-s
unfavorable state of the weather, the
acca wnsshnsile 10 SEA cut foythe Sontb-ll
crn coast till the Goth, when, under con
voy Of the naval squadron in command of
Com. papopt and after the moot lpstnre
consideptionlof the pbiests. OF thd expe
dition by that flag officer and myself, 1t
J, was agreed to first reduce any works that
MIGHT be found at Port Royal, S. o., and
thus open the finest harbor on the coast
Il that exists south of liatteras.9 10 IL WAS
calculated to reach Port Royal inJfive
, DAYS at mostSbut in Consequence of adj
verse winds and periious storm on the
Jay and night of the lSt Of November,
{ the Rect did not arrive at Port Royal bar
till the 4tii, and then but in part, for it
had been almost entirely dispersed by the
, gale, and the vessels have been struggling
Z in M to this date.is 'F"tn "s0I 9W"
e The transport steamers Union, Belvi.
dere, Osceola and Peerless have not ar
{, rived. Tive Of them are known to be
: lost, and il is probable all are. 1t is graf
z living however, to say that none of the
!. troop transports connected with the land
II forces were lost, though the Winfield
Scott had TO sacrifice her whole cargo,
L and the Roanoke portion Of her cargo,
u to save the lives of the regiments on
!. board. The former will be unable again
to put to sea. The vessels connected
= with the naval portion of the feet have
Al also suffered much, and some have been
,. lost ''h"j'H'o lass Fo1Hi ir'
- After careful reconnaissance OF Port
,, Royal Bay, it was ascertained that the
vi rebels had three field works Of remarka-
ne BILE strength, strongly garrisoned and
TX covered bya fleet of three gunboats, un
3 der Capt Tatnall, late of the T. s. Navy
I, besides strong land forces, which the
~ rebels were concentrating from Charles
Al ton and Savannah. i.'' 70" ia'" t27a if'
as The troops of the rebels were after
n wards ascertained TO have been com
manded by Gen. Drayton. One of tn.
y forts, and probably the strongest point
III is situated or Iil.on Head, and the othe
Is. two ohaPhillips' Island. IL was deemed
IN proper to fist reduce the fort on Hiltor
Head, although to doTthis a greater O.
less fire might have to be met from tn,
ne batteries on Bay Point atthe same time
oh Orr original plan of co.operstion to iant
=! the forces in the attack had to be Sc
aside, ia coiise4uene of the loss, 1ddrinl
20 the voyage of a greater portion of on
NJ meansnof disembarkment, together witt
ey the fact that the only point where troop
=, should have landed was from fve to, vi,
.a miles, measuring around the intervening
es shoal, from the anehoring place of on
ck transports, altogether too great distane
IA for successive Liberalization with our lin
tied neaas. IT was there fore agreed tia
~ the place should be reduced by the .nava
ne forcp alone In consequence of the shat
he tered condition of the feet and delay Il
"a arrival Of vessels, that were indispensable
- for attack, it had TO be postponed unit
~ the 9TH inst. E. &C., s-sim oE .ni
" 81 j Nvas mere spectator Of the comba,
Is and it is not my province to render an,
ea report of this action; but deem it al
imperative dutyto say that the firing An,
ns manmvering of the val. fleet against tina
al of thesrebels and their formidable Ian
We batteries, was a master piece of activit,
= and professional skill that must have elicit
!" cd the applause of the rebels themselves
he As tactical operation, l think that too
c. much praise cannot be awarded to thu
nj science and skill exhibited blythe fla,
! officer Of the naval squadron and the OIL
10 GERS connected with his ships, III deem
lr- the performance mastery one, an,
no ought to have been seen to have bee,
. fully appreciated "sth' J '' .tE1o1d.
p After tie works were reduced, 4 too
ay possession of them with the land forces
ue The beautifully constructed work on Hi
II ton Head was severely crippled, and man
of the guns dismonnted. Much slaugbte
!; had evidently been made there, man
no bodies having been buried in the fort an
he some twenty or thirty were found SOM
,as half mile distant. boo "i' u'E fHi
e. 81 The Island formany miles was foun
: strewn with the arms and accoutremeni
lot and baggage of the rebels, which the
BIS threw away in their hasty retreat. w
~. have also come in possession Of abou
r. forty pieces of ordnance, most of who
~ are of the heaviest calibre and tile mos
ei- improved models, and large quantity {
ammunition aud scamp equipage. 1t
ok my doty to report the valuable serviot
of MI. Bontello, Assistant in Coast Su
oo' vey, assisting me in his accurate and e,
od tcnsivc knowledge of the country. J. ii
en-. services are invalnable to the army
;ed we'll as to the navy, aud l earnestly re-
Commend that important notice be take
'''y of this'very able and scientific officer b
The the War Department. Il am very re
,ur 1pectfflly your ebedient servant, 'ss1i
-, ii uuo IUCv 2ui TW. SHERMAN ucuI
"" 'ss..-t e., -, Brig Gen Commanding
the Adjuant General Z. 5. A.
iey- Proclamation tn the People al