The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-20
OUR FS2CEs AT PORT ROYAL,
IC0NTINUED FROM FIRST pAGEl


n Ire course Of construction dunS win be mounted q
NE interior bastions and the division encampment vii
% strongly ntrenched Tho central position Of thu
place renden Charleston and Savannah At our mercy
whom We shall have few thousand additional troops
those now here.
For the past few days one hundred surf boats hav
been employed in landing artillery Stores provisions and
camp equipage There have been already landed stores
enough to subsst the troops here three months The
frame for large sorehouse two hundred by fifty feet Is
already erected and win be finished in the course Of
few days Other buildings will be constructed the
exgences Of the may demand
Flag Ofcer Dupont made Reconnaissance In the vicin
y Of Beaufort day before yesterday in the gunboat
Ottawa. He found the place still deserted by the white
INHABITANTS who unnecessarily left their homes at the ap
proach Of the expedition It was alleged by the block
In Beaufort that the rebels were
large force near the latter place. to be in readiness TO
resist ncursons from the "Yankees." To this report
little reliance given as the late bombardmcnt OF this
Of the Southern people. Whether il has not,
they may make their minds to thing that the cap
sure Of this place viii be followed by others until every
of the federal authorities To do this will require
energy determination skill and physical force but
Bl have Dupont Sherman, Vele and other energetic
commanders, whose whole time, and even their
lives are at the service OF their country ono rereat
is their motto believe they would rather suffer annihi
aton than permit the stars and Stripes to be dshonored
Large recommending parties are daily sent out from
here into the interior of the island and immense quant
have already fallen into hands. Whole plantations Of
unplcked ripe cotton have been deserted What
nures military authorities will agree upon to gather
cannot say Probably ofour clipper ships may
with the staple and sent to Europe direct and then sell 1t
Tor whom 1t may concern. In many places the rebel
planters burned their well stocked barns than
low them to fail into our hands.
The transport propeller Parxsrsburg proceeded from
sfom here connecting this ISLAND with the mainland and
yhere landed her cargo OF subsistence stores. After
he terrv vl n in
sezing small rebel schooner; in executing this mission
the boat was Aired On by muskey from the Shore but
damage was done thereby The ferry wharf is guarded
brigade.
Conraband slaves still flock the camps and at
nd profitable employment and plenty to eat from Uncle
Sans representatives It Is highly amusing to these
poor creatures after their days work give expressions Of
their exubercnt spirits at the change in their condition
from that Of the animal to that Of the human being At
night groups of them gather together they Dance sing and
otherwise enjoy themselves, and grateful TO
troops for their unexpected delivery from the hands Of
their tyrant masters.
Surveying vessels have arrived here from the North
and Will commence at to mark out the impor tant
points in the harbor and channels by laying permanent
buoys This harbor is of the best in the United States
and IN IL the largest war vessel can float.
There is no wharf here but Chief Quartermaster Saxton
has already marked out the location for one, which will
lg and fifty feet wide, and viii have water enough at
Its end to float a large ship at low water. When this
shall have been constructed there will be necessity for
the employment OF surf boat lighters. II Is also
plated to construct lighthouse at point about rse
from Fort Walker This place hereafter will be i'm
p0rtant depot Of supplies both for the army and navy
forces employed on the Southern coast Several steam
ships will be constantly employed TO freight water and
to this point for the OF the army and navy Three
Of these here namely the Mcclellan, City of New
York and tho Georges Creek There less than
schooners hero laden with for the supply Of
the naval steam vessels and transports.
Several Of the transport expedtonary vessels have
been discharged, and will sail for New York. The
Philadelphia, l learn, sails today, and the Atlantic
Saturday The Mcclellan will also sail in few days.
The soop ofwar vandaa sailed this morning for New
York She towed to by the gunboat r. b. Forbes
The United States gunboats Flag, twelve guns, and the
Florida, eight guns, have arrived here since sent my
previous letter.