The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-06-20
Southern News.

WAsHiSoToF, June l3'-- Tribune 8
special;
Edmond L. Pearce, agent of the
Treasury Department at Port Roy
al, arrived here to-day.
His report Of the agricultural con
dition Of the Islands. cultivated by
free negro labor, 70 encouraging. -
Some $4,000 acres have been plant
ed, nearly half in cotton, and the
crops are forward-and well cared
for.
News had reached Beaufort Of the
appearance at Port Royal Ferry, ol
a rowing party Of rebels, who fired
at our pickets, killing ono man and
wouDdiDg several. II was suppos.
ed at frat that q general attack was
intended. but It soon appeared that
the alarm was by a small guerrilla
band.
The Massachusetts stopped sev.
eral hours off Stono Inlet, and pick
ed up some vague rumors touching
the position Of things on James Is
land. where Gen. Hunters army
had landed and found itself confront.
ed by an Unexpectedly large rebol
force, believed to have been increas
ed by reinforcements from Corinth.
Some said that Beauregard bimsel
was there, and not less than 25 OOC
rebels were opposite Gen. Hunter,
on the Island.
Some fighting had taxed place in
which the 10Th Highland regiment
and the Massachusetts cavalry par
ticularly distinguished themselves,
but the Massachusetts, 2Sth had moi
done itself credit. Several batter
ice had been carried by storm, and
a general engagement was though
to be imminent.
Firing in the direction for hall
an hour was heard by the passcn.
gers OF the Massachusetts, as ahe was
lying off Charleston Bar in plain view
OF Fort Sumter.
The British Consul, ir was report.
ed. had sent word to the Captain OF
a British man off, lying off the
harhor, that there would be a fight
on James Island within twenty -four
hours.
1t was understood that onr forces
which went within three or four miles
OF Charleston, we're to be the attack.
ing party.
Eight vessels were blockadinp
Charleston, and Mr.. Pearce is sur.
prised to hear that arms have been
smuggled in thers within IA week.
Gen. Burnside WAS in town yes
terday, returning 10 Fort Monroe by
the afternoon boat.
His report from the Peninsula
where he spent several hours with
Gen. Mcclellan, are favorable. lie
sees no reason why, with good
weather. our army should not be iD
Richmond within very few days.
He does moi thiTk that the rebels
are strengthened by their forced lev,
les. but believes that undisciplined
numbers iniure an army, as waa
the case at Newberne, where the
raw North Carolina militia thre W
the whole rebel forces into a panic.
Gen. Burnside sees some signs Of
loyalty in the Old North State, but
lis not so sanguine OF her early re.
tnrn to the Union Voluntarily, as
are some of the newspaper cores.
pondents.
The Dacotah, which arrived at
Fort Monroe yesterday, brings dis
patches from flag officer Farragut.
who was at New Orleans when she
left on June end.
lie went to Vicksburg in the
Richmond, but returned without at
tacking the place. leaving a nnm-
ber of gnnboats as a blocksdine
squadron. The town was under
their guns, but lies rather high
above the river for assault. It will
however, be captured before many
days.
On his way down stream he was
fired at several times by musketry
from the banks OF the river, and he
expresses tho opinion that tho war
on the Mississippi will hcncefor.
ward be OF this character. New
Orleans was quiet.