New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-12

acrss the beat OF another sentry, py WHOM feOoh"
sbot was fred, and presently the whole guard was
ordered out, then the regiment and finally two or
three brigades were reused, their companies unde
arms. though the regiments were not formed on die
color line. believe the matter was not coDsP Jered
sufficiently important TO be reported at hesoq rters.
The Delaware and Boston, from Fortress Monroe
with commssary and quartermasters sto!es, arrived
Yesterday bringing however, no laerp ewspapers than
the Atlantic, which left New-Yortl on Wednesday,
the 9th, and arrived on Sunday. The accumulated
mails at the Fortress which had been lying for some
time, came on these boats. Among them were Gov
eminent dispatches for the Naval officers of consid
cradle importance of absolute necessityas
subsequent dispatches bad been received refer
ring to these and unintellgible without them;
and all related to matters which were the subject of
special and explicit inst uc.ions The prospect of
being obliged to act in these circumstances on their
own discretion was unpleasantly awkward. No
mails were received from New.York. Dispatches
| by the Atlantic were answered by the Vanderbilt,
which touched on the bar going out and was after
ward detained by Gen. Sherman for the purpose.
The expedition long preparing to start from this
point is still unready, and even it's destination unde-
cided. point had been definitely fixed upon 10y
the gossip Of the camp, nor was the common belief
without good foundation, but l learn this morning
that either owing to disagreement among the leaders
as to the point of attack from some newly discov-
cred obstacle in one direction facility in another,
nothing will be determined till further adyices from
Washington. Meanwhile, a revelation of particulars
of the force and method of attack to be employed
would be obviously premature.
"a croytlv IN la repratted that division should
exist in the councils of war at point and in cream
stances ike these; but the general opinion Of the
camp points to the first of the suggested for
the deay-in other words, Com. Dupont and Gen.
Sherman cannot agree when to strike. The large
discretion left TO these officers was accompanied by
an earnest admonition from President Lincoln that
personal difference or tenacity of opinion should be
suffered to interfere with prompt and decisive action.
Since, However, each commander is in sense indie
pendent of the other though each is poweress with
out the cooperation of the other, nothing but author
v superior to both can settle the difference between
them. In any event. without the most conducive
evidence the public will be very slow TO throw any
blame on Com. Dupont.
Bradlock Point az the other end Of the island,
ten or twelve miles distant, is place of much in
teres, in several respects among others, aiording
opportunities for much conraband study and inquiry.
Unable as yet to visit it, j am indebted to Lieut.
Col. Hawley, and DIR. Bacon of the 9Th Connecticut,
/ Col. Ferry, for some valuable information. This
regiment whose reputation is deseryedly high, was
the first to land after the bombardment relieving the
marines from their garrison of the fort, posting sen
tries on the parapet and the powder and shot,
both magazines of which were open, and sending ont
l l. oI, ~ for tha
pight Next day they were sent with Capt. Gilmore
Of the Engineers TO Seabrooks on a reconnaissance,
and the Soday afternoon following, Gen. Wright
took five companies withthe Colonel and Lieutenant
Colonel down to Braddocks. Hating within a
mile or two of the fertilization ON the Point, they
advanced at daylight Monday morning, found the
fort abandoned, took possession, and have held 1t
SINCE l0.inch columbiad fresh from the Tredegar
Works at Richmond and three ~ pounders alltpiked,
were captured and have ince been put in order for
service. Much powder and stores had been thrown
into the water.
From this point Fort Pulaski is only seven miles
distant, and in full view. The three officers already
mentioned visited the Stoddard plantation on Da-
oshie Island opposite, which, like all the plantations
in the vicinity, had been deserted. Mr.. Stoddard is
said TO be brother Of the well.kDowD Professor,
whose Latin grammar Andrews q Stoddards, is the
textbook of the schools The plantation is one of
those visited by the Rev. Dr. Southside Adams, and
on which, among others, he found the pairiarchal
institution, a school of Christian humanity-of the
Adams pattern. The inconsiderate Sioddsrd, how
ever bad left his flock exposed TO the influences Of
the most terrible Aboltionist yet discovered-War, !
snd several Of these bengbted Africans have already
Withdrawn Themselves from the Inesps Of grace
hitherto grautously supplied by feld-drivers and
overseer. In the house of Mr.. Stoddard the party
committed no other outrage than singing Hail
Columbia" and the "Star Spaugled Banner" to the
music of a fine piano. They took from the planta-
ton mules wagons cattle, and what other things
wanted for the and subsistence of the force
at Braddock's If any justification were needed for
AT act which the laws of war everywhere sanction,
it may be found in letter from Mr. Stoddard TO his
overseer, which picked up on the place. direct.
ing him to supply the rebel Gen. Drayton with
everything he needed
With the usual Yankee readiness of adaptation TO |
circumstances the troops have busted themselves in
carrying On the work Of the Lawton plantation On
which they are quarered, so far as was necessary |
for their purposes, or TO insure the comfortable SUBJ
slsence Of the negroes during the Winter. The field
hands were made TO get in the standing cIops and |
70 put matter in order generally, under direction of
the driver or ovaseer, who regularly reported to
Col. Terry for Instructions, and the place is now
much the most comfortable on the island whether
for troops or negroes.
Many of the negroes in camp arrived at this point.
and more are constantly coming. There is among
them all the undoubting conviction that this is war