The New York herald., 1862-10-08
Our Hilton Head correspondence.

Our Hilton Head Correspondence.
HILTON HEAD, 8. c., Oct. 4 1852.
The Frugal Destruction OF the Blu6ton Salt Worss-Rs
conaossaaee in the Saramnah Ruer arrival Of Desert
ers-Promaiions on General Michei's StaG-A Negro
Tou,s-Dtths of Soldiers, dc.
wrote you the 26th nit. Of the Fingal, and of the
positive information which Admiral Dupont had received
as TO her condition Later reports from Savannah lead
TO expect her advent during the next fortnight Both
negroes and deserters from the Confederate military
vice concur in their statements to- her condition and
her invulnerabilty We shall 'g,ve her ts when she
chooses 70 show herself.
The steamer Planter, which Robert Small stole from
General Ripley and presented TO Uncle Sam In May last,
has been given by the Navy the War Department and
is service at Fort Pulaski She is armed at pre-
sent with the pieces she carried in Charleston har
bor On Tuesday last the 3oth ult she took board
company with the little tug Starlight, which is also armed
with twenty -four pound BIakey gun, she started
expedition 10 Buon The salt works at tho latter place.
from which the Georgans have recently derived their
saline seasoning, this occasion the object OF
our attention. Under command Of Captain Strck-
land, the force landed and drove in the rebel
pickets, when the balance Of the rebel force fed in
contineny, and the salt works destroyed without
difficulty On the following day, Wednesday, the Planter
made reconnaissance mp the savannah river aS
Cranstons Bluff The rebels had diminuve battery at
this point but its guns sienced by the "Long
Iom' OF Planter.
Beauregard arrived Savannah about week ago, on
tour Of inspection As learn FROM couple OF dc
who ro0ched Fort Pulaski Monday last he ID
visited the camps and ortications, and promised his
troops that he would iciake Fort Pulaski within The
month Of October These deserters, whosc names
Thomas Gillespie and james Cyie and who belonged 10
the First Georgia infantry report that the Fingal and the
Georgia. both cad be sent against Fort Pulos
XII with two weeks
wrote you Of the action Of Col Beard Gen Saxion's
provost marshal, IN removing the women and children
from ~. Augustine. Gen. Terry, whose command
braces that portion OF Florida situated in this de
partment, visited st. Augustine immediately after
and on his way met tho steamer General
Burnside gong the ~ Johns river having on board
about a hundred women and children. uncer General
ferrys orders tho Burnside mas turned back and The
passengers returned to Their homes bat many uf
them, having parted with their property on their depart
now destitute. There Is no question but that
these people whose indigeLce has been oceasicned
hroush the misguided zeal the servants,
should look to the government for rcparation.
Several changes have been made or late IN the
official rank the gentlemen comprising General
Mitches stan. Captain Michael Il. Morgan, United
| s,a,eg Army, formerly CheI Commissary, has
been ordered Washington and his Of
hes to Captain Gideon scuil Of the volunteers Captain
this department captain Charles h. fuller ASS st,pt
Quartermaser has becu restored 10 duty Chief Quar-
OF the department. Captain Ewel the recent
incumbent, acting hereafter as Depot cuarternastcr.
Other promotions have been made, foows-Maor w.
PrentlCe AHsIStnit A0jutalJ DC tnS same
with the rank OF lieutenant COLONEL Captain L. T. Alb
bott Third Ohio Volunteers, to be lieutenant COLO
mel and assistant inspector general: Lieutenant B. Birch,
TO be major and A. D. C.. Lieutcnants G. Williams aud
L. A. Mitchell TO be captains and ads-dc camp.
Two negroes who were picked NJ in small boat BY the
schooner Triumph. having made their escape from Wm-
ngton, where the yellow fever said to be raging have
been TO quarantine in st. Helena Sound. They
allowed 10 60 ashore Otter Island.
The Major General Commanding has In sidertion
plan for qunr.cring the negroes outside the limits OF the
post. A SPOT Drayon's plantation. the camp
ground VI the old negro brigade has been the
site OF future town whose sole residents s-sa be pcT
sons Of African dcscent'
The long contested Of Coolel Sorre OF the voun-
far Engineers has ended in his acquitta and
g. command lie is at present in charge Of the constrGc-
on oi railroad from the end Of the pier the ord
nance yard.
Sirgeon crane s. A. Medical Director OF this depart
nent iurnh the follow list Of deaths since the lth
u,t..-
Lawrence Barrow, private, Co. 47th " Y " Sept IL
Geo. Sweener private Co. b, 9TH n H. Vols Sept. L.
Charles h. Eimba private, Co, X tn v. H. W. Sept 15
Patrick Barns, private Co. @, 7h NJ H. Vols, Sept H.
Henry Oliver, private Co. TIN n. II Vols sept. L.
Horace Henton, private, Co. X 7h " H. Vols SEPT 15
Wm. H. Lock, private Co. A. 10th Penn. voH. Sept 70
Charles searns private Co H. 7th N. III. Vols, Sept H.
Thos l. Rich private, 90. A, 81 n. H. Vols, Sept H.
Morris Vim, private. 10. Il, 7th n H. Vols Sept is
Henry l.. Brown, private 20. 4Sh ~ Vols Sent. 10.
y. j. Biontan private. 90. q, lh Conn Vols sept IS
George Bryan, private 60. F, 47h N " Vols. Sept iS.
George Green private. Go. 6, 97h Penn, Sspi %, iy
ph0id fever
James Mckee Sergeant, Co. +, 47th y. y. Sept. 20,
acute dysen,cry.
WIN Potter private 60 B, roth Penn, sept q dyscn
terry
John puGy, private TO. G. Sd ~ H., Sept r. dysentcry
T. Peters. private, Co. 10th Fenn, sept. 81 dysentery