The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-29
From Port Royal.
Of Fourteen Prisoners.
Capture OF Tybee Island.
A BRITISH FRIGATE At PORT ROYAL.
MORTALITY AMONG OUR SOLDIERS.
A New Expedition Fitting Ont,
BElrF0RT Still rN0ccUrIED.


TIuE L. 3. TRASsroRr Illinois, VIM. Rath-
burn, Commander, arrived at this port, Thurs
lay morning, from Port Royal, S. c., having
,ailcd from thence on the 2jth, at 4 20 !. NJ,
making the run in 80 hours. She brings a mail
and "a passengers.
The L. S. steamer Flag arrived in Port Royal
2ith inst, and brought intelligence Of the taking
possession Of Tybee Island. This islanl lying
at the mouth Of Savannah River, had boon
evacuated by tho rebels. The Flag, Augusta,
Pccahontas and Seneca fired a few shells on tho
island, which not bcitg responded to, they inn
mcdiately sent Launches with marines on shore
and took possession Of it without opposition.
The above map Of the vicinity Of Savannah
will give a clear idea of the location Of Tybeo
Island and its relations 20 Hilton Head, pre-
viously occupied by our troops. II Is one of the
important landmarks at the entrance of Savan-
nah River, having at its eastern terminus a
lighthouse and beacon indicating the entrance
to the channel, both Of " ich have boon extin-
giishod since the secession Of GeorKia but will
doubtless lie again restored if our occupation Of
| it is intended TO be permanent. Tybee, Island
lies close under the guns Of Fort Pulaski, COM
| handing the entrance to Savannah River its
lurthcst point being within five miles Of the
! Fort. 1t may thus serve rs point ddppwi fol
| AN attack upon that fertilization to second an
assault by sca, should such I've determined upon.
| lie possession Of similar points upon which "a
erect batteries, enabled the rebels to take Fort
Sumter, and it is this which also enabled them
| 20 make tho attack upon Fort Pickens--of
whose result we have as yet no certain report.
The Illinois brings as passenger Capt. T.. NJ.
Yard, Of the IT, s. sloop Dale, who has returned
On account Of the weather, bringing with him
II prisoners captured In the schooners Specie
and Mabel.
The Illinois stopped at Fort Lafayette to
land rebel prisoner edward Cuthbcrt, plan
| teri, who was captured on Ladies' Island, near
| Beaufort, by some of the 7th Connecticut Regt.
She has also number of sick from the Wabash,
Dale, Pawncc, and Unadilli, to bo sent to the
Naval Hospital.
The British frigate Immortality was living in
Port Royal haIbor when the Illinois sailed.
The u. S. troops under Gen. Sherman have
built entreI chments across the whole island.
L
numbers.
| The deaths among the troops averaged tw,
per day.
| prevailing disease among the troops wa
sore throat, probably caused by exposure an,
the cold weather.
Large quantities of cotton vet remained un
touched in storehouscs and barns, and also lin
ginnod.
Another expedition, under command of Gen
Viele, consisting Of two brigades was fitting
out at Port Roy al, and would sail in few day.
for the southern coast. The transports Empir,
City, Cahawba, Marion, Mcclellan, Matanzas
Oriental, and all the light draught gunboatl
were to be employed in the new expedition.
| Beaufort was still unoccupied by the L. s.
troops. Two gunbolts remained anchored of
| the town.
Among the deaths at Hilton Head, were tn,
iollowing;-
G. IL. Hubbard, of the Eighth Maine Regi
ment, private TIihan, d do private Nash, o
Ninth do.
List of officers and crew of ths schc onor Spe
Gle, cnf turcd by the L. S. sloop Dale -
W. II. Wcscott, Captain; Richard Campbell
Mate. Albert Morgan, Collin Tenn Icrain
Emanuel Capill, John McIsher
List of officers and crew of the schooner Ma
bel, captured by the L. sloop Uile -
| Wn. T. Black, Captain; VIM. +. Johnson
Mate. John Smith, WIN. Sloan, Archihal
| lluLtor Pedro I0nacc, John Murrcau, Antoai
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