, 1861-12-02

The Occupation OF Tybcc---Another
Expedition Ready.


The United States transport Illinois arrived |
ut New York, Thursday morning, from Port
Royal, S. c., having sailed thence on tile 18th t
inst., ut twenty minutes past four O'Clock, P.
Ill.,, making tho run in tifty-nine hours. Sic
brings a mail and seyenty-four passengers.
Hilton Head Correspondence. e0th.1
What has been accomplished at this place |
since the battle Of the 7th, though not SO |
bril2iant, is hardly less important than the /
events of that memorable day: 14,000 or
1860 soul; have been constituted into pop
ulation, and by DEGREES their various nccls
very generally attrlllc1 to. It wa3 Il labor Of
no small difficulty simply to land tile troops;
but that w:ss nothing ty comparison with tho !
unloading froll the fleet Of transports Of their
carEoes., Two docks have been built, plank
cciyc the contents of the vessels, ovens erect
cd, II post Office established simultaneously |
with tho prosecution Of more purely |
military lhors, such as setting tents, |
camp police, and otherwise administering
the government of an army. 4 thousand |
men Mt time might be seen at work alpnr |
tho shore, constructing wharycs, driving
horses through the water and along the sand,
Receiving ca1EEoes, a1E' rolling barrels. guardlns
other thousand WAS engaged in digging
trenches, moving guns, and preparing the
new fortitications which are to render the
place impregnabie. Besides these, four Or five
hundred men to-day we're frequently sent Off
on Reconnaissance, for the whole Of Hilton
Island WAS to he explored and occupied
The troops arc now settling down into camp
in their new position. Hamilton'5 light bat
terry las the honor OF an advance position, Us
las also Col. Perry's New York regiment.
side Of creeks, or otherwise, as the military
discretion Of the commanders has dictated.
Drills and paradcs occur dai}y, Aotwithstan1-
Ing the great amount Of fatigue duty still re-
quired OF the soldiers. Religious services are
held on Sundays as5aia. Attention is paid once
more TO the cleanliness Of the men and the po-
lice Of the camps. The teanlstcrs are assigned
q camp for themselves and their horses; the
hospitals are under excellent regulations; the
system OF the Quartcrmaster6 and Comu1issa-
1iat Departments becomes more apparent; the
mcn are able to live with 4 greater degree Of
comfort. Some Of the transports have left
the harbor; Il few Of the gun-boats also have
disappeared. The beach does not present IN
aspect Of confusion, such rs greeted the eye
week ago; and, altogether, q great orderly
and disturbed mob Of men and crowd Of stores
that were scattered, apparently pel nell, upon
Hilton Head 4 week ago.
Six companies of tic Connecticut Volun-
teers occupy and garrison the late rebel fortl-
1ication al Braddock's Point, the extreme
cIcvcn miles from here. The battery mounts
four guns-onc Columbiad 10 inch) and three
tllirty-1wo FOUNDERS. Tic former WAS not
mounted. When tile rebels retrcatcd, on the
It'll inst, they spiked the guns with ''rat-taiF'
flies. By dint Of great excrtion on the part Of
our ordnance officers, the spikes have been
| withdrawn, and day before yesterday the Con-
nectieut troops Tired L Ealyo Of artillery from
| tl4m.
| One Of the most remarkable features Of the
| new life in South Carolina, is afforded by the
| negroes. Black servants have been hired by
many Of the officers. rs walters and washer
| men and women. Black gangs have worked
t on tic shore, or been used as oarsmen; blaeks
| have served as scouts and guides in the recon-
nolssances. Crowds Of the women and children
| may be seen III various parts Of the ca1nps,
| but especially nestr headquarters, where they
| inhabit their oil 1uts still. None cyincc y
| yindlctive spirit; even those who speak Of
| having been whipped often and severely, are
| by no means indignant, but on the other
hand, those who seem to have been most kind
| 1y treated, eyince no regret for their old con-
dition. Two or three, perhaps half Il dozen,
| we're undoubtedly found armed at Beaufort
| but no other Indications Of 4 varlike disposi-
tion have been detected. The determination
| is, however, continually asserted. So far as
| tie s1eaxs are concerted, az atluance INTO The
toun3y from this place ac0zslz undoubtedly te fol-
1oeoed 6y immediate rush Of The spholc p1psaa-
tio7s tolca,u camps. doubt whether they
would be guilty Of greater atrocities th19 1 :
| nladly provoke them, or insist upon the slaves
following. Centuries Of bonage has lad its
effect, and the spirit Of the race is ctIcctually
cowed; they are not sayagcs, but slaves; they
will accept their freedom if it is ofiered-tAey
will not Of their own accord tight for it.
Beaufort is still deserted by white men.
Three Union g1,nboats lie there. and others
pass up and down tic river occasionally. The
negroes destroy and carry OIL everything they
can lay their lands on. PEnos, mirrors, and
fhnr yah rft 1r.tr
stroycd- Anything they think useful they
carry OF to an island, where they arc cstab-
fishing Il settlement Of their own, and where
they think they will be allowed to live in Sc
curity. They have plenty Of provisions. The
crops are said to be heavier tlis year than fol
ten years past. The rice crop was secured be
fore the arrival Of the expedition.
Great quantities Of cotton were stored il
barns and storchos:gcs. As many us 2,0W
bales were seen on one plantation ready fo1
| market, Gen. Sherman, however, refuses tt
seize it.. He says it is not contraband Of war
and he has no authority to seize any othe
property. Probably half Of the crop, hoy
, ever, was not picked, or picked, not gin
ned, and would be lost, as the negroes hay
no idea Of doing any labor since their task
| masters have fled.
Hilton Head Correspondence, 25th-I
Yesterday our troops took possession Q
| Tybec Island, ut the mouth Of the Sayann,
river, and shall continue to hold the position
as it etlcctually cnts offthat city from the ou1
: er world. 7 am informed that there is goo
:. | anchorage inside the bar, and that ships {
! war viii be kept constantly there. Anothe
: branch expedition went to st. Helena Inlc
and without striking blow, took the ene
| my's batteries. The guns had been carried il
land. I learn from authoritative sources th1
, We shall continue to hold this inlet also.
= third expedition to the interiors; also at woEl
but its action not being fat aeeomph, kee
! silence upon it.
| -
a Royal Island, and is chiefly Of use as stcl
y ping stone to Cockspur Island, lying immt
! diately to the north Of it, on which is situate
!, Fort PuIaski-a very strong work, that d
l. tends tue entrance to tile Savannah river, an
is the defensive outpost Of tue city Of Saya1
= nah itself: Fort Pulaski had better 'ook out i
= = its rear as well as its front, and tile rebels
: Savannah had better be getting ready the
~ eackcloth and ushcs. Savannah is fonrtee
! miles above 9ybce Island, on the Savanna
% q river. 1t las good harbor. Vessels requi
= ing Il feet Of wafer come up to the wlarycs
= | the city, and larger vessels come up the Ii,
- Fathom Hole, four miles below. The city
. defended by Fort Wayne on the east side, !
! | Fort Jackson ut Five Fathom Hole, and |
= | Fort Pulaski On Cockspur Island
= They have also, since secession, erected
l.. small fort on Skidaway Island, covering II
~ ~ creek to its west, (see nlap,) by which gu
. boats could get up toward the rear Of Saya
=. nah. The guns on the parapet arc most
Il field pieces, mounted Oh ff:lmeworks Of WOO
instead of regular carriages. Besides thes
strong earthwOrks have latcly been thrown l
on the mainland along the river, and on II
islands in the river, to resist a naval attack,
=. well rs carthworks Oh the west and south
,v rcsista land attack. Every spot of vanta!
- ground has hcen seized upon and prepared +
u defence, The city, like every other scccssi<
<, city, considers itself impregnable. Nevertl
s. less, it seems the people ieiU dccamp VIII
they hear Of Port Royal and such things. T
Gotten shipped from Savannah amounts
Fe about 4DO, ,U0U l,ales Of upland annually.
L. SECOND EXPEDITION.
st Hilton Head Correspondence, aad1
D. The vessels OF the second expedition are nc
,+ fully coalcd and proyisioned, ready for I sta
= The troops comprising the land force will co
lie sist of the First brigade, E. C., Brigadicr &c
IN Grad Viclc, commanding, comprising, the Til
New Hampshire, Eighth Maine Forty-sixt
Forty-scycnth and Forty-eighth New Fork y
uutecrs; Companies I, E and G, Of the Thl
We | Rhode Island Volunteers, and two coInpani
ts' | Col Scrrplls Volunteer Engineers. They II
embark as follows:
Steamship Empire City, 46th New York Volt
teetE.
Is. Steamship Star Of the South. 47th New York
uuteere
To- Steamship Ariel. eth Maine Volunteers.
% Steamship Daniel Webster. six companies n
Hampshire Volunteers.
-, Steamship Marion, four companies New Har
,st Steamship Oriental. two companies yolunt
M Engineers.
~, Steamship Matanzas: three companies Rhc
T. | Island Volunteers.
The expedition will probably make dcnt