The New York herald., 1862-01-18

oss was three killed and eleven wounded the two pri-
Yates who have died since being embraced In the list Of
killed.
Since the aar one entire brigade of Tennessee troops
have arrived at Port Royal Ferry and reinforced General
Donaldson, who 10 in command there. The rebels
have received other and are now very
strong at that point.
ag Of truce sent to Port Royal Ferry wednes.
day last In charge Of Dr. Kimba Brigade Surgeon The
S was 70 % exchange the body Of rebel soldier for
wounded. and VINO subsequently died IN the enemys
hands Dr. Kimball met By some rebel officers,
the commanding officer, and return an answer
on tne following day, ct twelve o'clock On Thursday
nag Of truce and was again met by number Of officers
OF the South Carolina regiments. They gave him note
from General Donaldson to General Stevens, covering
hands, and that the body too much decomposed to
exnume and exchange Upon this reply being made
Beaufort. and decsntIy buried The South Csrcnians
whether there were Massachusetts, regiments
on the island and 80 they expressed great anxiety
to pieces They assured that they would have an
occasion TO meet the New Engandsrs OF these days.
ana thar they would not find them at al backward for
fight. The interview was very pleasant.
There is no news from Tybee. The rebels in Pulaski
continue TO throw shells upon the island, but casual
ties have been reported. 1t Is innocent amusement
for them and they can bear the expense We cannot
complain. - :,
We have discovered upon Of the salients Of Fors
0VlueDtly
hundred pound Armstrong guns brought over by the
Fngal possesses great range but the projectiles
employed do not burst with any degree Of Ger:
tainty. me IRE, however, IL very accurate, and
It may prove bad customer for US when we
have occasion to get within range. To rebels
have several ried guns Of the approved pusrn Of
English a. well Is rebel construction However, they
are not likely to do us particular damage shall
not trouble them-Fort Pulaski being Of thosc works
By the way does not that false report which appears
IN the Charleston Courier and the Aeycry in regard TO
the occupation Of Station No A, the Chareston and
Savannah Railroad by Thousand Of our troops, TO
show that the rebels either terribly alarmed or that
they have sustained severe oss, and disasrous de-
feat at Port Royal FerryS Tho report was evidently
published for the purpose Of calling rshel troops
from the vicinity Of Richmond, and the i'm
perative character Of the necessity or more
troops in this quarter TO resist advanceAs doubt
less considered sufficient excuse for the falssd which
the papers wore guilty or With all her heqRsdo and
vaporings the poor State OF South Carolina y evidently
reduced to the greatest straits and 10 tblng to
the very core lest the Yankees should cut ~ railroad
in Charleston itself. Nominaly, she ID the lnme Geek
State, but really she is tho veriest craven avt ad
ready 70 give up the contest after she rsca
don't spend the first Of May in the city Of ca e
upon its ruins, shall be greatly mistaken. f~s 2
Apropos Sf &c, Charleston, is pretty wsi titled t
accomplished its purposes Although the upper works
Of the hulks have In measure disappeared the stem
flow Of the has washed that point M ensc guam
titles ofsand which has formed bar the chan
mel q: that point and esctuay closed il for at least
twenty years TO come Tho main ship channel is moral
ly closed Unth careful survey is made vessel win
dare 70 80 out IT, and that survey be made
until the rebellion is terminated With hsir the city
destroyed by fire. the port bockaded and til sabstsnce
Of the city rapidly wasting In war expenses who will
deny that the glory Of Charleston has forever depareds
Let the events Of the next two months answer.
From North Edisto We have further intelligence Of
operations In that quarter and the state Of Affairs at the
negro colony at Botany Bay Island The atter has I'm
creased greatly Of late and the prospects Of still larger
increase are very fair Over one thousands
men, women and childrens are now there and Captain
Ammen, Of the Seneca, has taken measurrs TO supply
abundantly with and other artics Of food
there no danger Of their suffering from want in that
respect. On the I'd and sd the Penguin, Com
collected large quantity Of maize, and de-
sroyed the balance remaining and also house occupied
Ammer encourages the collection of by the negroes
and feels no apprehension Of immediate want
panied by the Penguin They saw but few rebels mostly
mounted pickets. All the houses seemed deserted and
it was evident that the rebels no longer used tho
Commodore Dupont and General sherman are anxious
to hold possession Of North Edsto in force rs
operatons but their force exhausted and they are re-
luctantly compelled to wait until the much desired rein
forcement arrive The they sent the sooner
something will be accomplished In this quarter.
Both the military and naval must be reinforced be-
fore operations are commenced which shall materially
advance interests In this department May the pro-
per authorities take cognizance Of this fact.
Stono Inlet, Of the most important, the
important, channel OF communication to Charleston, has
been closely bockaded for long time past by Of
Flag Officer Dupons squadron More recently the soop-
ofwar Pocahontas, Commander G. B. Balch, has been
engaged in blockadiDg duty of that point and she has
lately drawn the fire Of the strong batteries at that
point, and ascertained their strength She had
quite exciting little interview with the rebels
on Coles Island on the 26th Of December. On the
afternoon OF that day q rebel steamer came down
through Of the inland channels and passed
Stono Inlet. Commander Bach directed inch shell
TO be thrown at her. but 1t fell Short and after second
had been fred the steamer had crossed the inlet and en-
tered channel on the other side escaping injury from
shells. The steamer doubtless brought down
noerng party but the fire of the Pocahontas have
prevented the party from obtaining the des red end
Soon after this little affair two batteries Coles Island
opened fire ON the Pocahontas with relied guns but all the
shots dropped short The enemy could not be reached
by the guns Of the Pocaonas and she withdrew after
obtaining the desired information While attempt.
ing to get within range she touched ground
but no injury was sustained by her. Commander
Balch had the last fire. and stood out into deeper
and came to anchor.
Nothing Of importance occurred OF Sono until yester
day, when deserters on board in sail boat
from the rcbol army. They represented themselves
Northorn the rebel army, and asked protection
They were welcomed aboard by Commander Bach, who
assured III m Of his protection They belonged to the
Lucas artillery commanded by Major Lucas, whose head
quarters Coles Island They had obtained pass
from The Captain OF Company A. of the battery counter
signed by Major Lucasto go outside the bar TO drcdge
for oysters and TO return by two o'clock =. NJ After
they had got outside they made rapid way the Poca
honas and found asylum there from rebeoppression
They give great deal Of important information regard
to the state Of Affairs at Stono and the state
The rebels at sono have been sleeping their for
weeks, expecting the arrival Of Burnsdes expedition
They in want Of provisions, such beef salt and
coffee. The deserters say that the Isabel which the
blockade days since, suffered good deal OF damage
from the shells Of the Nohcan One shell knocked OF
the entire stern Of the Isabel and sho barely got
anoat. She carried in acargo Of coffee put She
off the coast in the night and in the morning she
in in dense fog The Roebuck, a manof. war
lying at anchor of the harbor, first discovered
her and red shot at her, giving the alarm The Noh
can Immediately slipped her anchor and chain, forty
fathoms in length, and gave chase The Mohi.
followed her close under the batteries OF Morris
Island but shoa water prevented further pursuit She
fred seventeen shot and shells at her. and only ceased
fro when IL was evident that further expenditure Of
powder useless Commander Guordon, OF the lIoh
can did all that laid In heman power TO do to prevent
tho sabes running but the dense fog rendered all his
efforts futile. Fortunately II not English steamer
expected or the coast The Isabel returned the Mohi
cans FIRE, but without avail
The enemy have greatly strengthened their force
the coast but have 10 take them where they
are In strength. Colonel Hayward Is in command Of
Coles Island which Is defended four batteries of fifteen
Of heavy cabre Major Lucas the artillery
force the island, and In sbundany supplied with
ammunition and munitions Of war. There are about
eight hundred and nfy troops on the island But they
will not trouble that is not tho road Charleston
The Rhode Island sails tonight, and I close to
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