New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-29
CROPS AT BEAUFORT TO BE SEIZED.
Negroes to be Employed Gathering Them
THE EXPEDITION TO EVANSVILLE
Among the Soldiers
THE COMMANDMENT OF PENSACOLA
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON Thursday, Nov. "a, 1851.

WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, NOV ~, lsol
INSTRUCTIONS TO GEN. SHERMAN.
Adutant- Gen. Thomas sent out instructions
to-day to Gen. Sherman, in Beaufort, to take
possession of all the crops on the island
cotton, corn, rice, etc.--On military account,
and to ship the cotton, and such Othar crops
York, to be sold there for account Of the Gov
ernment. Gen. Sherman was also directed to
use the negro slaves TO gather and secure the
crops of cotton and corn, and to erect his de-
lenses at Port Royal and other places on the
island. The world moves.
ANOTHER HERALD HUMBUG.
OF course there 10 not word Of truth IN
the startling developments. duplicating Brit
ISL officials" in The Heralds dispatch Of last
evening concerning Lord Lyons forwarding
rebel documents to England. There is not the
least occasion to explain the matter salts
factorily to our Government" His Lordship
is wholly guiltess of the charge which The
Herald, in its anxiety again to bear the stock
market, has brought against him. We have
the highest authority for saying that the Brit
ish Minister has kept himself carefully free
from all connection with rebel influences, and
has abstained with proper dignity from every
act that could be construed into a sympathy
with the rebellion against the Government TO
which he is accredited.
THE EXPEDITION TO EVANSVILLE.
The following is Col. Bayard's report of his
expedition to Drainsville yesterday:
CAMP PIFRPoNT, Va, Nov. q, 1851.
Sir: In obedience 10 orders, started from this
camp Yesterday, at O'Clock in the evening Tor the
pur1ose of marching on DraiDsville. We reached
positions above and behind Drainsvllle shor ly alter
5 in The morning, after very tedious and tJllsone
march, Major Burrows advanced Oh the town by
the northern pike, which leads 20 It, with two
companies OF the regiment, while l, with the
other eight gained the rear Of the town
and advanced by the Leesburs Iike.
There were but two picketsmen ia the town. lhese
we're cayalrymen belonging TO Col StusIts Virginia
Horse and were csptuied, with toelr horses and
arms BY Capt. Stadelmann's Company Is. arrested
six of the citizens Of Drainsyile, who are known 20
be Seces.iousts Of y bilterest stamp. Their names
are rs foows: John T. Day, NJ r. PPrsnp'yili9; r.
w. Coleman, Draiusyillei w. u. Iay, NJ u j. Is.
Fair. Upon my return, some miles from Drains
vile, fire was orsned upoa the head OF the
column from "a thick Iiue wood. Assistant
Surgeon Alexander Wa; seriously wounded
and Private Joel Houghtaling, j fear, NOR
talIy wounded, and / had nv horse killed
surgeon Stanton received bali III bic oSercoat, aud
his horse was shot twice. The woods were Instant
tIy surrounded. and the carbineers dismounted and
scnt within them. We killed two and captured
four one of whom is shot twice and not expected to
live cartnred two good borses, five shot guns,
one Han rifle, and two piftols; The nages Of the
prisoners are as follows: w. ID. Farley, lsi Lieut..
south Carolina Volunteers Captain on Gen. Bon
hams Staff +. De Coradeae, Lieutenant Ith South
Carolina Volunteers; p. w. Carper, 7th South
Carolina Volunteers; +. Hilderbrsnd, \, NJ. Whit
ten 30th Virginia Cavalry, taken ri Drainesvlle on
i,icket; Thomas Coleman, citizen OF Drainesyiilei
dauperously wounded We allied or captured al
we saw. cannot close the report without speak
inc Of the splendid manner in which both men and
eeyy behaved The tne manner IN which Malors
.Ioneg Bvrnes, % Lieut.. SIT Cavalry, and borrows
acted cannot be TOO highly appreciated. All acted
vel. and cannot but thus publicly express my adj
milaiion for their truly admirable behavior;
Very respectfully, 1EO' y bAfAap
Colonel lt Peunsylvauis Regiment, Cavalry.
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