The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-20
From Port Royal
ARRIVAL OF THR ATLANTIC.
AdJI,io-aI Particular Of the Invnsion'

The IT, 8. transport Atlantic Eldridge COM
nandcr, arrived yesterday morning from Fort
Royal, which place she left on the 10th, at 8
| Pm.
| Beaufort has not yet been occupied.
The Atlantic has on hoard 81 passengers and
invalids from the army and navy, also six pri-
soncrs.
Everything remained quiet. Tho troops had
been all stationed, and were we'll Several
visits had been made TO Beaufort by regiment
CT so, hut they retired again, leaving the place
deserted
There had been no communication from the
opposite eide Of the island confirming the rumor
that the Union ri, kcts had boon attacked.
The stores AMI ordnance had nearly all been
landed and several oil the transports will soon
lie really to leave.
The dispatch relative 10 Dee. hcihi seen OF
Forand'na, Fla, lomd Souh W.T. unlouhtcd-
| " an error u, the Federal flee. still remained
/ in Port ROYAL hathor on the lGh.
Tie ship was pilotcd over the bar at Port
ROYAL by Lieutenant Robert Fiat, United
State Navy, aud found not lr-, than twenty
| five fcoi Of water IN the channel thus demon
ttrating the fact, that thu largc,t vessels may
enter that grand harbor with perfect sIloiy.-
| Tbcrc is i've y-two feet nj low water.
The third officer, Nh. fair,loth, wa, tho first
civilian to land, Il, he wa, in commni of the
boat sent Wy General Sherman with Captain
| FULLER totakc possession # the abandoned works
| Of the enemy. The sronc w,tnc led 10y him beg
| gars dee tiption.
| The rctrcatins fugitive, were still IN isht in
| large numbrt, the firing from th' bomiirling
| Nes~, l. having ceased only ten minutes before.
| Inrk, II hair with portions ui the skull attach
e., were discovered, md fragments 81 human
lodics indicated tho terrible havoc made by the
| shells.
Tho effect ofthc missiles hunting in tho sanl
IL said lo have hcen tremendous leaving large
hole into which q py-bcil might bn rolled.
The Watk, III bursting shells were trscolllr in
the Inc Of retreat ui the reh,ls by the earth be
ing torn mp, trees Frustrated, and ~ 'ir branches
shattered and .'fCwn aLoHl but all traces Of
| their effect on the Tc,rrliing troops were care
| fully REMOVED.
In the vicinity Of the forts. attempt, hal L,rn
made 10 bury the dead rebels, hut M iuc0tcuI
rs Ia leave portion Of the cVtrrmiiic, expo, d.
Several Of these pits were opened aud in ono
SIX b",lics we're found, one Of which had the
head blown entirely OH.
> The light wlr prcciIitutr, ungucs ioually, a,
| | everything crlniuing to camp life aud arms
and clothing were found s,rrwn about lromis
cuouly.
Al The time the Atlantic s,lcI from ror
1 Euyal neatly nll the vessels ol tn s1urlron
!. were still AT that point a few having ,Dn' On
cruises on the coast In the vicinity.
The Walai Il had visited Beaufort aud fIuu.
III" tow entirely deserted the solitary drunk
s On white man WHO was found after the bonn
| blfdmrul having gone into tl' interior. TIL.
. ! ncgroc- we're still amusing them elves hv play
. / iGg uasirrs WHORE they were oruory slave
! AMI mabcslins the chan r IN the ru,lomlr'
- manner. Destruction rules ihr hour In Beau
10 fort. No trace 81 an cucwy j. visible hul On Tia
line OF hi, retreat
negro said that AN the -la,cs Who rcrus
10 go into the interior with their fugitive own
- CT, were shot hc having seen several sho f.
of this reason alone.
h, The u,,ro.- who nuclScd within the Fclcu
lmcs were 'r.urd, and their nam AMI Il
~ name. ol their "Hnrr, taken Thcy are hcl
c, :. '-'s,,,'',u s,r. EVcu.lyc WON, nave be-.
i commenced, and are rapidly pro srcs,n, M
'' the gun, sent M with the rvpolli are bcin
he mounted. The lace will suon he inprcgnillc {
mt | any asSiling fore Whilr the shil,s are in III
vicinity no enemy will Hppclr. aud should IN ,
nav" the tcn"riiv to make m attack afor Tia
vessels Of the fleet leave they will me 9 wit,
nothing hut WpulSc.
n Ono Of the prisoners found in III, CAPTURE.
forts gave the information that tho day hrlor,
4 thc bomnidmont five hundred troops, umnnl
whom Was battery Of living artillery, consist
J. ing ol two brass glus with ammunition il
=, abundance, arrived from Charleston to rein
force the forts The guns belonging to thi
force were subsequently found 10y the federal
= lists sccrctod In the wood near Seville, and silk
ed.
F. Several rounds of ammunition wcrc foml il
the calssonS. An attempt was made which wa
partially successful to destroy a large quantity
; Of POWDER NJ BAY Point bv throwing il into D,
| pond near the Fort. The arms found i'm tn,
works OF the rebels are all United States mus.
hcts' and the two cannon spiked by the Char.
lesion detachment were also United States ord
nance.
The entertainments of the Federal troops eN.
tend TO Seville, about five miles from thu Fort
on Hilton head, and are under the supervision
Of Captain Gilmore.
The blow struck Is "a cifrctull "a II il impor-
tant, and seems To have completely parhvzc.
the rebels The entire country surrounding
Port Royal seems to Ice abandoned by the whit,
| population.
The Atlantic al'o brought Mchas Sri7, 10
, | scIh Munro, liartolo Ongcaua, Jose Iosrlon
, | Alberto, Jcssara, Francisco Nenlt and Loalni
Mctara-a portion Of the crew of the sohoonc
, | Providcntia, which vessel was seized by the u
:. gunboat Flag for attempting TO run tn,
blockade. They were transferred by the Fla.
. To the Wabash, and sent TO this port on the Al
lantiC as Witnessed against the vessel. The,
' we're committed 10 the House of Detention L
| await proceedings, which will he institute whel
the schooner arrives here.