The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-26
OUR ryssE coRREspoNpENCE.
TYBgr, pcc. 20, 1867,


Alarm Of the Union Troops on ne hlond--1ae Moricn
duty aud siagra ont for the Rebel shos-isscag
Scene cad 1Fa,eIy Ret.ect, dc,
The Marion arrived here yesterday, having board
seven companies Of tho Seventh Connecticut regiment
General Wright nnd staG large quantity q rmsary
ordnance ssores traps snd rapeuss o. the troops
and twenty -fvo horscs.
Owing 70 Tho prompt and kind assistancc OF Com
uaadef Mis.oon (brothcr OF OH Charleston as ut
o. ;o frigelc Savaunah), who three largs
l4nchesw,d number Of sfiai'sf boats under Licuis
can't Jo!nsou, We enabled TO land all the trvers
seley 10 the short space Of twe hours
Thcseeddtloaal troops were sent down to Tybee on
aecoaof dispatches brought up byahis vessel the
1sh s'stng the tecnceess condition Of the Island there
bcsg vat six hundred elective q The NewHoik For
tyfSth regiment 10 bear the whole hrnnt Of al attack
tlssfr ght bo made Mt any IDensp by tho rebels IN
frce The troops OF the TorrysixSh have bccn ont
with constant vigils 10 guard against night atr1ks
the night of the Itsh yrest CONSERVATION pcyaied
sameugst them, from nlann that their ppiokes had
ceNp attacked and tlSt the enemy advancing.
4 iic5c gunboats had been reconrotrng all day,
aui busy passing epassirg frem The fort
le mainland. Tho monert Of attack, il con
-ndeuy believed therefore had arrived ana m ord
nance officer induced by tho that single gan
mad yet been mornted went OF in haste tho lr te
sayanpeh, aud borrowed couple os howit2ers. -she
whole affair urscl ont 10 he only alarm, bui saii
ceny alarming daiaaua the nsneertc roinfor ents
! which We brought down.
/ On the AFTERNOON 'vr sne 10Th, wi'e engaged n dis
charging The seovcs wsleh, by the aetlve and very
efficient assistance o lieutenant loi ueon and h alan
tars gong ine lively manner, baie ffa tht
FORT and after splash in the water sbos three
hundred yards from anrp.so annouscod til
fact that wereesarceia object of atteaton from tn
! hait t,.a.s l,ry
Jorson stat ourir within The ralge q roht
gas. Dn, bnsu yc,tploye w wese, had iac. tina
We ae,rarg ourselves target FOR the enemy
practice srwaq deemed prsdeft, therefore, to heav
the anchor short. and get rady 10 move IN cas
any other denlmsSrasion shoald be We di
! So and dscbnrgsng cargo Melriim
every glass In .she ship eagerly direcie
towards the 'fcrt It distinctly obsevs ID that
group Of nae.ryore gathered lnd paracu ar gnn
tto to the eoath Of the lagssan, and IL though
most probable thatho rebels trying ,hc ange
| new cun they,liad juFt placed ie harbetie.
Wo had not long wait a fash amid wtd ; curls Of
smoke, sIeep bssgy roar and sthc deadi,
missile to furstuvsthn verg short disaacs OF s-iy
fact Just cppesite quarter Matters were now getin,
rather cxcang, In isct Nr Weller Jr ,,,ws ia say
"rather tor e'eScng.o be peassant.n The nehes wer,
decidedly improving ghcirTauge and the angle Of eeva
cn, ana sha sSot ghboe attended MI serious
| results
So nr snchcr ,aac having made graceful
retrogfale IoscneIt L favor e the gGpboat emnoe
! usdc of wasriwea llad beei2ng, to give ies chanc
to try her batteries zone moresun MS psatrg token
Gfcd fr1n The fer while under we gh bn
the slot fel shori esd we weF On way rejoicing
perfectly saais1od VIII tie wisdc3n of ipovonen
and Of the sprs comaiasntaryAs that had nee aAei
J of Us.
We leave aeasA ina afo hoara fe Port Reyaltt arini
dispatches to We nag encer, tbc gallant DGpat' IA,
! Alaying the slipttfecau Express II tsJ,