The New York herald., 1861-12-30
INTERESTING FROM PORT ROYAL.
Arrival Of the Empire City
from beaufort.
occuPATioA OF sLuFFToN
The British steamship Ftngai shut Up
In savannah.
OPERATIONS AT FORT PULASKI,
&e., &C., &e.

Empire City, Captain Baxter, from Beaufort Decem-
~, and Port Royal 25th arrived at this port yesisr
thy morning
Tho Empire City discharged her cargo at Beaufort and
~, without Doubt tho largest vessel at that place.
Whom coming out OF Port Royal sho came through the
Southeast channel which has recently been buoyed out,
and found ~ot less than thirty feet Of co,er IN amy part
Nothing Of Importance had Tanspred NJ Port Royal
aimee the sailing Of the Baltic.
Tho Seventy ninth regiment had made reconnaissance
about afeen miles from Beaufort the 2oth Of Decem
ber and captured six rebels place called tho brick
yards.
AtTybeo Island the troops stil engaged making
intrcnchments, who Fort Pulaski kept up continued
IRE on the island, but did no damage.
The Empire City brings a large mail from Port Royal
On the 23d rebel boat down in Warsaw chan
mel from Savannah TO reconnoitc supposed to see
hthe way was cear for the English steamer Finga (Which
tho blockade short time since and Ia loaded
with cotton) to out. On being chased by Of
gunboas, they their boat ashore and the
took TO the woods Our people caught two of hem who
are now on board the Wabash.
The Empire City brings home tho following persons
from the stone feet
Capt Worth, two officers and crew. ship Archer.
Capt Brown, two officers and crew ship Potomac.
CApt. Beard, two officers and crew, ship American.
Csps. Wills two officers and md crow shp p R. simms
Capt Taylor, two officers and crew ship Harvest.
Capt. Picton, two officers and crew, ship Kcnsngton.
Capt Swift two officers and crew, ship Amazon.
Capt Wood, two officers and crew ship Valparaiso.
Capt. Lake, two officers and crew, ship VIM. Leo
Capt Skinner two officers and crew ship Robin Hood.
Capt Rice, two officers and crew, ship Fortune
Capt Sisson, two officers and crew ship Tenedos.
Capt Taber, two officers and crew, ship emerald
Capt Brayton, two officers and crew, ship Courier.
Capt. Chase, two officers and crew ship America.
Capt Bailey, two officers and crew ship Maria Theresa
LIST Officer Waahburn I'd do and crew, ship Corea.
Capt Clifford, two officers and crew, ship Herald.
LIST Officer King, ID do. and crew, ship Leonidas.
OF tho above yeesols the Harvest and Valparaiso
storcships st Port Royal the Corea made wharf Of
~ same place. the Emerald lost Tybee bar, and
the remaining sixteen ships sunk or Charleston
blockade the channel
There are also as passengers
Colonel Lee Strickland, Eighth Maine regiment.
Lieutenant l. J. Smith, Eighth Maine regiment
Captain g. II. Hines, Ninth Maine regiment.
Captain I. f. Wentworth, Ninth Maine regiment.
Captain e. W. Wedgew0rth, Ninth Mainc regiment.
Captain " +. Newell, Fourth New Hampshire regiment
Captain w. G. Sherlock, Ronnd Heads, Pennsylvania.
Captain r. q. Newell 47th New York regiment.
Lieutenant &. w. Patterson, 4S:h Now York regiment.
Lieutenant J. r. Caughey Round Heads, Pennsy vana.
Lieutenant ]. R. Scalcy 47th New York regiment.
J. Cross, OF Adams AsCo.s Express.
Rev. c. W. Dennison.
Rev. p 8. Evans.
II. A. Fuller, OF Brooklyn.
And fifteen in the steerage