New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-03
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Sailing master j. X. Pierce, OF the steamer Cow
ernor which Oundefed on the passage 70 South Car
olinp aud the company board 81 which were saved
by the Sabine, arrived in tbs city to-day having eit
Por: ROYAL on Monday morning AT 4 clock. He
came 10 New-ioTk in The steamer Illinois.
Fifteen thousand soldiers were transported in the
We ses composing the Naval Expedition. With the
exception OF about $50 a. Fort BeanTeNud, Bay
Poi1t, they are now eucamped at Hilton Head
Forts,W akerald Besufegard have been considerably
s'iengt cred since they ell into the hands Of Gen.
Sherman. Eight heavy rihed cannon have been
mounted upon them in addition 10 their former arina-
mCut.
II WIS reported that there wss one barn full Of
cotton n bales at Beaufort, and another barn with
about the same amount Of cotton impressed. The
fields are white with this staple waiting to he picked
The encampuent Of the troops az Hilton Head is IN
an immense cotton field.
The escape Of the enemy from the forts at Port
Royal would have been prevented by the feet, had
our officers been aware OF the depth OF water around
the islands upon which tho fortihcalions were stu-
ated. IL this fact had been known, the entire rebel
force would have been taken prisoners.
1t is stated that our gunboais can eafily proceed
within very short distance OF the Charieston aud
Savannah Railroad, laDd force. and tear up miles
Of the track. When sufficient Te-enioTcements shall
have reached Port Royal none had arrived there
before the sailing Of the Illinois, large force could
be placed upon the main land aud 1t Is believed that
either Charleston OF Savannah could be captured,
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the protection OF these cities.
| An extensive expedition was preparing 70 sail for
other point on the Southern coast. IL Will COM
pIiss fourteen steamers. The Oriental, Ariel, Bal
| tic, and Cabawba, will be among the feet. The
| Baltic, il will be remembered, sailed from New.
York few days since for Port Royal. The Ben
/ Deford il TO carry the General and his staff.
! About FIVE tbousand troops are to embark In the
expedition, the vessels carrying them being con-
voyed by several heavy armed gunboats. The des-
| 81, f,nfft a Heat ~ ait IN
Fernandina, Fla; most likely the frst-naIued of
these places The possession Of Brunswick Ia almost
as important to the National cause as that OF Port
ROYAL.
Before the month of the Savannah River fell into
our possession, and since the occupancy OF Port
Royal, four fchOoners from Savannah have run the
blockade. Three OF these hsye been captured by
our yesoels and ono had M her cargo guns swords,
and other implements Of war.
Correspondence Of The Boston Trsneript
HItTos HEAD, Port Rnysi, 8. c.,
Ouufcrmssters Ofhce. " edHssday Nov. ~, 1861
| am suro cannot give you more deilite news in
regard TO our occupation Of this place than has al
ready been published; but thinking sou would like
come little memento, inciOse a letter which took
from OIL an officers table about two hours after the
fort was silenced. About every letter found "drew
TO q klose IN the middle and was signed "yours tin
death" l took as inemento revolver which
found ia the road; also, lat week, when went out
on a scouting expedition, l found stuck iu a negro
cabin "a hugh knife, homemade two-edQeJ, about II
or Ii inches long. pulled it ont, and nsked slave
who It belonged 10 and how it came there he said
that " Massa toll Bob negro boy) to come along wild
hcbut Bob be no co. Dad cut for 90 eld 70 90 10 do
Yankee and CAPT. John frowed him knife at he and
stuck in de cabin" IL was imbedded about three
inches in lie house, and the point ia broken. The
uext day returned 10 camp by that way, and found
that the same master had beer. back there and be.
cause a eaye with bis wife would not so 10 The
4" main Iandp with him hack into Slavery Le shoi
them both dead in their rrackf.
found al bales Of tie bert Sea Island cotton In
baes and rolled one bsle cut OF The cotton-house,
and made four negroes pat il ontwo whees-wheelod
il about one mile 10 where my boat was lying with 4
guard put il the boat rowed over to the steamer
parkersburgh and had the extreme satisfaction OF
knowing carried into camp the first objcc, If our
eneDy's lore II ia bale Of cot0H. The same d'ufi-
cal bale went on 10 hew,yoJk by the stesLeer