New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-12
A Million Of Dollars Lost in One Night
THE FULL OCCUPATION OF TYBEE ISLAND.

The steam transport City Of New-York, Nye,
from Port Royal Dec. G, arrived here on Wednesday
morning. The transport Atlantic, hence, arrived at
Port Royal on the ID int.
Gen. Stevens, with biz brigade, had taken perma-
men, rossessiJu Of Beaufort with about 900 men.
The gunboat Pawnee, and several transports with
troors bad lef. Hilton Head on the 4th inst. for
Tybee Island.
Gen. Sherman bad appointed Col. Noble OF the
79lh Regiment, and Col. suydam, to superintend the
picking and securing the cotton at Hilton Head and
the adjacent islands.
TIE health of the troops remained good. There
bad been no engagement, nor had there been any
Rebels seen near Beaufort since tue departure Of the
Vanderbilt.
The expedition in oommsnd OF Gen. Yiele had not
yet sailed, but was actively preparing, and would
probably sal about tie l2th.
The City Of New.YoIk brings large matt and IS
uvalids from the army aud navy at that station.
There had been no new arrivals at Pot Royal eince
the Atlantic. The City Of New-York has been run
ming in the Pbiladeph ard Boston line but early
in November was chartered by Government 10 go TO
Port Royal with cargo Of water for the shipping
in that barber. She took 3Sl hogsheads and die
She left New-York on the 9TH of November, reached
Por, Royal on the llih; left there Saturday last
and arrived here early yesterday morning. She was
chartered at 500 per day, that Ter trip has cost
the Government about 10000. She brings as cabin
passengers Joseph Liesegang, Mr.. Mcclellan of the
Wabash, Lieut.. III. ii. Wooster oi Connecticut,
Lieut.. Mygatt, Lieut. Deyereux, Acting Master
Palmer, WIN. Shields, and Edmund Ingraham. In
the second cabin she brings the following invalid
soldiers, discharged teamsters, wagoneu, black
smiths, &c.
J. Travis Mich; J. steenbset, P: Duffy p Esgsn,M La
ney, 7. D9;sp O. smp.on = Hogan, n; ~ r. 5i,hei'
k Mssd M q w. wsS b. l. Cen: n c h3s'
VI G, NJ Fisher G. T. Bachelor, n Il j. Henck,e G FEE
Blamiey 81 Richards. finssin. \. ~ C. Johnson Penn.
Charles NJ. Fisher of New-Bampshire, 4th Regi-
ment, cen, home an invalid, died on Wednesday at
sea, and was buried at Quarantine yesterday morn.
ipg. His comrade, Batcheldor, reports a large
amount Of sickness among the NewEngland regi-
ments asserting that 100 sick in Connect
cut regiment alone. Captain Nye, however, rays
that the climate is salubTious, and that there 10 very
little sickness among the troops. The long wharf is
approaching completion, large force OF Sewells
Engineers being at work upon it. Seven piers have
already been built and the new pe-driver, sent by
The Atlantic, 10 already in use. The wharf, when
completed will be over fifty rods long, and must be
made very strong 10 resist the strong sorf that rolls
u during easterly gales.
The City Of New. York brings seven Spaniards Of
the crew OF the bark Proyidencia, which was seized
by the Wabash. The ferry-bost Nnestra Sonora de
Rega, hence for Cuba, was seized at Port Royal,
not for having kiinapTed negroes on board but for
carrying Secession letters and dispatches from Rebels
in Charleston to correspondents in Havana. Her
captain il Swede, and has always been esteemed
an honorable man and good navigator. He re-
ceyed his certificate from the Shipmasters Associa.
ton few days before leaving this port with bis
ferry.boat and il is possible that, if Rebel doeu-
ments were foand on board they may have been in
charge Of the Spaniard who went out as agent.