The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-01-03
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A rnrt " tlic mission Of the stino fleet
has bncn performed, aud fucc,sslully.-
s Xtccn of the hu'l.s with thrir heavy
rhrgots urc yuik in the entrance 60
.Clnrl rton hhrbtr ir ruch q manner ihut
The port N cF clual'y aud perhaps iurcv-
or blotkndcd against any crun thtt can
be available Tor my Ntcnd, Il comm,r-
cial tirp,sc. The tilict OF Ills mtvt.
mcnt upon the sentiment of South Caro-
Iinars, as learn from negroes who oc.
e slonal'y ntriyc, is IN q great deprfc ofa|
desirable nature. Most nre rrulIy de-
spCrt'rr Of their ctusc, ard mgiy IRE
rci dy 10 give itup hrd iulnit tn Tie Fed
crdl authority. They have rculizcd in
the urnil = Of a large portion of their
city what they lcarwill be the ftc olthc
remainder before many weeks pass. 9th
crs, however, urc only made NOR, desper-
ate, aud II ~ evident That they can only
be cured Of their luhacy when our troops
meet lhcu. Tybrc Island WAS yCstCr-
day reinforced by seven e, mpanies ol
Coloucl Tcry's regiment, the seventh
Connecticut. A largo amount OF stores
Tor the cGnmissary aud military dcpart-
mrnti, Consisting mostly of pruvisiors
and ummun tons, was also sopt down hy
The transport Marion, IN charge ol Con,
Wright aud hall Il, zen m mbcrs OF his
staff. Previous TO his arrival there were
only 100 mun un the Island, untupplicd'
" ilh any mounted orGnbIcc with " hirh
To defend the place ir attacked, Their
condition was G rainly ptrrHiuus; hut
the enrmy, Ike some of the Ed, raj Gem
craze, did not improve the best opplrtuni.
" ~ strike.
The Mar'on dropped anchor ncar the
lirht hruro, aud c,mmcrccd to dsthtrgc
tho cargo, wlwn Font Pult shi commenced Il
a brisk fire in her dir ctlun. The guns
larpcar,d to bc hndy handled as only one
shell burst in the vicinity, aud il tistribn-
led its pitctrwith s'rotfch renee to cy-
cry body : safety.
Gen, Stovtus' brigade IL still cncemp.
cd at Beaufort, His force is lutr,nscd
hy the $ ytnty-tlNih pcnty,vdhia Rcgi-
mcnt and part Of the Furty-6nhlrcm the
same State. ACTIVE prs pDrot,0ns tre in
progress Cor On Onward nitv,mcnt, and
General Stevens istxpcct d, inu few
duys, 90 make dash az the Charleston
nud SnynuDall Roilrood ttd seize n fuvtr-
lublc n,sit'on for occupation and cutrcnch.
IN M, thus cutting It all communication
| by rail between the two cities. The
mov tmtnt viii Ooubtlces be accomplish.
ed by tic tl,tc this letter arrives at New
York, The carihwoiks for the defense
Of Hilton ucad nro rapidly approaching
couplttrn. Some thrrc miles back
( from the fort they cxtcrd rcrcts the en-.
Itic breadth of the slapd, and already
prcsout mot Formidable appearance. -
/ Orc hurtred heavy pieces Of cannon
will be mounted plonr the line in such u
manner MS 60 command the entire coun.
tiy utbul the works, The intention OF
srudifg out new w,ypcd.iion, updcr Grn,
Nrilc, has bcen abandoned. Possibly tie
idea may be rtvivrlwith.n n monti, 1t
/ is IN that tn unfbrtuno,c Disagreement
exists b, Motn Commodore Dupont aud
Gon. Shermun,uudthlt ist the reason Gen.
Ncilr's expedition was given up,
The weather To-day is vcry rough, and
[ the SEA, OF course, lollows itstNumplo.
Nurihcrly gal,s have habit Of striking
nlung the ooas, in quick succession and
creating u disturb, d slate pl uilail,.