The New York herald., 1862-02-03

On Saturday night the fedsras landed and fred upon
eAsI on skicaway Island the fro was returned, when
80 party consisting OF two boats crows double qackea
back to their boats, and were OF in time. IL ap-
parenty was surprise cannot comprehend how
rs hs,n Grew could aDd and hrs upon picket suara Do
were asleep; certainly the Yankees had suaeent time
70 ann with deliberaton, as seven balls found IN
small saping contiguous to tho re. The practice or al
lowing fire to the picket exposed positions roprc-
hensbe as discoses to thu enemy tho very fact OF our
guard and many instances enables him 10 eYsde the
ssance OF the sentry, ho has not yielded 90 the III
nuence OF the firs.
1 live In the hope Of soon having some news worth
writing about and Of reading about also II Mcclellan s
getting his transportation ready he must be about to try
trip down the Potomac, win 0ccoauan and the batteries
at transports and things look lively in Kentucky, ana
may prove that general advance Is at hand. trust IL
may not be fslacOus for believe We are ready
the advance ct any place. Stone Wall Jackson has been
quite busy in Morgan and Hampshire and has, by your
latest accounts cleaned the Yankees from that Sec
ton. am especially pleased that Romney has been
liberated from the grip they have held upon SO long
nave spoken Of many items Of news about Savannah,
out nave failed hitherto give you an tho
sursents deet which the gallant Commodore Tat
n. mas @ handled 50 long and SO we'll II lies below at or
near Fort Jackson, ana only rarely up town
cept when the Commodore s here and in command The
nagsnp savannah has seen some service, especially in
the Port Royal aaiwhsuce through the ignorance alone
OF ths Yankee captans she allowed her way
70 this city through the creek which ia aow entirely in
tnsir hands Since that time the flagship Savannah and
ner consort the Resoute have offered battle the ede
eunpoats on several occasions and hav0 in other in
stances come upon them suddenly to put them TO
II
lne Hessan navy unquestionably afraid OF the small
neet, which the gallant Commodore has raised up from
notnpg or rather less than nothing sinca only the
est specimen OF river craft could be found here. s.
IL IS marvel that they have withstood as2 much
tney have not only in the constant and unretted
vice. but the frequent attacks OF the snemy ali their
efforts having proved abortive 1t Is stirring sight
see tho neet in motion with the gunboas in tow pro-
ceeding down therivor with strong and good
mead steam though not so imposing the Spitheod
review OF the British navy; yet it Is Of gratiica
lon mat some iitte eort has been made to form the
Two gunboats, armed with rifed thrtytwo two
eght-inch columbiads, have been built and are now
ready for service; and two steam soops propelled by
screws, are now being built and will be ready to
take to its native element II the scarcity or lumber
should not prevent its completion.
Wo havo lost lately by desertion two
named Graves and Wostcott, have been missing, and
haye been reported last climbing the sides Of
Lincolnite steamer One of the parties (Westcottl
Yankee and tho other Carolinan II not beyond the
range Of conjecture that tho crafty Yankee entrappod
Graves into the expedition for the purpose OF dssertion
without communicating bis design.
~ with profound regret that the Of the death
OF the venerable cx President Tyler received
The last Of all the Presidents Of the once United
States, who living, was borne in tho minds and
going down to the grave with venerable years the
esteem OF his fellow citizens has left who shall
tho future be oven memorial Of the high oco hon
oraby hled The roll Of fame Of the mother Of States
mas been newly written upon, and though John Tyler
may not have brought many great and distinctive
traits Of craftsmanship TO the Presidency his integrity
and the glorious distinction OF having added Texas the
national galaxy will forever his memory be
gratefully cherished That Texas is to-day great State
beside the very Power that attempted to exclude thsr,
and which now with vain b0astings affect the Power to
render her back to anarchy All honor TO tho iustrous