Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-01-10
From Port Royal and Beaufort

By the arrival at New York yesterday of the
Catawba and Roanoke We learn that Commo-
dore Dupont was evidently preparing + 7 a new
strike at the rebels. Arrangements were max
ing at Hilton Head in the last week Of Deem
her, fol n naval demonstration the details uf
which cannot be published in full the frigate
Wabash and large number Of armed laun. hes
having been put in order and the latter tested
in the work Of assisting and covering the land
ing of troops The practice in the boats had
been quite extensive, and it was fully under
stood that new decent was about to be made
on the enemy : coast. The gun boats were con
/ centratng and 50 far as he naval part OF the
expedition was concerned, the preparations for
an offensive movement were nearly, If not quite,
complete
Ia this connection the facts concerning the
ability of General Shcrmans forces to follow up
any attack Of the armed vessels are interesting
The General has kept his men busily at work
upon
/ HE FoRrIFicATl0SS AT HILTON HEAD.
| These defences are now nearly perfected
The entertainment back OF Fort Walker is des
scribed splendid work, capable of protect
ing the fort and the quarters Of the federal
forces against very great odds One thousand
men in the fort and along the lite OF the works
/ together with such assistance as could be rem
dered by n few gun boats, could defend our pO.
sltiou against any force the rebels are able to
| bring against it. As the force at Hilton Head
| Gndependent of that al Beaufort and Iyber
Island, is about twelv.- thousand men, at least
ten thousand men could be spared from Hilton
Head "A force which, with General Stevens
brigade at Beaufort, would be sufficiently for
midable to accomplish the reduction of either
Savannah or ChaTi stor, or twhat is more like
ly To lie dOne) defeat the considerable force Of
rebels assembled at Coosawhatchie, place fa-
milarly known as the junction." situated on
the Charleston and Savannah Railroad.
THE OCCUPATION OF BEAUFORT
Although large Quantities ol provisions have
been landed at Beaufort from the transports,
much more, indeed, than Gen raj Stevens hri-
gade "i four thousand men, would be likely 10
need for "A long time Ia come no iortIhcir ions
have Tee IA erected near tue Town. Tue soldiers
are regul uiy tncamped, occupying ouly their
tents. The officers JuirtrIed in the hou e.
al the town. Ihe'e l. np evidence that Beau
fort Is to be defrnird by ou5 roryes as il perma-
men. position The infections are that some
point nearer Charleston will be chosen.
On the 9th u tInO. a. or :er was Issued by
General Stevens directing that the town and
all tn property within it, limits be protected
by military iurce, and fJrbiddins the lssage
of any person through the lines uuiess provided
with pass from the General or the ofticer Of
the day. The destruction Of properly in the
town u entirely ceased.
Reconnaissance ,fe making by our forces
many OF which are extended To the main land
la oi these the Eighth Maine regiment
early last week captured SIX rebel pick-ts from
whom, hosrVrI, little iutolm ,tiJn i'll regard 10
the rebel force between that point and Charles
ton ooulG e obtained he mep were taken
to beaufort aud pltc d under confinement.