The New York herald., 1862-09-15
Our Hilton Head Correspondence.

HIaoN HEAD, g. c., Sept. 10, 1862
General Brdnnat Uxdoing Some Of General Ha,ter's
Errors-Arripal Of the Ericson-The Steamer Panter
Giren to the Arnyby admiral Dupont-A Flag Of Truce
from Pulaski-A Rebel officer Makes Flagsta0 Of HIS
Sscord, dc.
During the interrregnum occurring between the de
parture OF Hunter and the arrival Of Mitchell, affairs
this department wear aspect unwontedly tame and
dull still in quiet way, pro empore commander
undoing the and correcting Of the
abuses which anatcism and hasty temper had led
his predecessor One falling aside from General Hunters
negrophobia, was his love Of authority which often dis
played itself the arrest and Imprisonment Of parties
against whom no charges had been preferred Severa
instances Of this character have been brought light
since his departure 10 all Of which the proper remedy
has been applied colonel, proclaimed In general
orders guilty Of an unhoy crime, and detained in
for forty days. has been returned his regiment
merchant banished At the whim OF g commanding
general has received permission 10 return. peaceful
citizen, taken from home and family and told make
his peace with his Maker has been released feons
cell, and given back TO liberty. In these and other
cases, Q moments impartial investigation General
Hunters part would have suced TO convince him that
the parties had been wrongfully accused and unjusy
punished but he had no time 70 give them
The steamer Ericsson arrived this morning from For
Monroe having been sent 70 take away troops
order for whose removal had been several
days ago An occasional OF this kind s excusabs
but the repeated arrival here Of large steamers chartered
at expense TO the government, but which
sent without purpose betrays looesness Of manage
ment somewhere that should be looked after.
The steamer Planter which has made great man Of
Robert Small has been turned by Rear ADMIRAL Du
pont the army and will hereafter be used az a trans
port. She s Of light draught will be OF much
service in the Quartermasers Department than in the
navy.
wrote you OF tho mission Of Jean Chartrand He has
since been taken 10 the rebel nes flag of truce having
been sent from Pulaski few days that purpose
Our party well received and their parey with
rebels carried with unexpected courtesy. Colonel
Bartons little steamug out Of order, and he
obliged % send Mons Chartrand up the river in row
boat AS the latter neared the rebel pckcts, she
challenged and Lieutenant Swnrtwout in charge Of the
flag, made known his errand. Tho rebels had boat
their last .tugoutn having been borrowed by some
conrabands who had forgotten 10 retarn H. and after
somewhat lengthy confab il agreed that they should
proceed TO Fort jackson in boat To this Lieutenant
Swartwout would consent only the condition that he
should accompany them, and he Nearing the FORT
the rebel officer requested that the Stars Stripes be
lowered and the rebel flag substituted in their place OF
course this was not complied with but the stars and
bars permitted te from the blade OF the secesh
Lieutenants sword, which he held with uplifted arm
during the long and tedious tiip.