The New York herald., 1862-03-18
Sailing from Warsaw Sound and Diff
eulties Of the Inland Navigation.
4 Brush win ne Enemy and List Of
ne wounded UnIenists.
Hosting the Stars and Stripes
on Fort Clinch.

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Curious Rebel Documents Found
i'm the City,
&s., &e., &ss
Our special rrespondsnss-wrtten shpboArd and
n shore-from the naval expedition operating asanst
The rebels the Of Florida which pubIsh 70
aay contains In very interesting form the details OF
ahe advance Of the Union Asst from Warsaw Sound 70
vort Cinch and the Palmetto Fort we'll ~ Of the cir
,usancss and actions which preceded the capture and
howed the occupation Of Ternandna city BY the Union
hoops.
In the letters have exciting accounts Of the dim
usiss Of inland navigation in that quarter Of the coun
Wy The dssoaton Of the shores bordering on the sounds
- psrilD Of steering through dismal swamps, and the
Aetuai dangers Of sharp attack from the rebel remen
DesteA in the woods on the banks Of tho waters
Accompanying the papers 10 complete list Of the
Aamss Of the inhabants found in Fernandina the
trance Of our troops.
Two men were killed by shell fred from the gunboat
Ottawa the railroad train frsghted with flying rebels,
Nsady mentioned Their bodies taken back 70 The
town. and correspondent assisted with other loyal.
ls ~ their sad funeral Ex Senator Yues was sitting
h the car beside these whom the head shot from
sae and the body the other nangIed Ths"honorabls
ssssl jumped from the train and ran for hat life thss
harrowly preserved.
We print copies Of some curious rebel found
n Ne town. One hrst mortgage bond for one thou
saa4 dollars on tho Florida Railroad By that
pany The coupons are attached and made payable In
New York They run hafysary TO the March O,
l0ol and snte the holder 10 receive the sum OF thirty
I've dollars every six months from the treasurer in hi
sily. II 10 needless say that the paper ID useless but
n would no doubt cause sensation even in Wall
street. II executed in very excellent styio Of art
Senator Yuses report announcing the approach OF ths
Union foress with letters Of Florida living Virgil
ala 70 their friends u homo, are also given.
Our Special Expsdisionary Corssspond.
.s saae ence.
GuxsoAr OTTAWA, WARSAW SOUND, Feb. 10, 1891
osiixo Of As Great Naval Expedition from Hilton Head
Hsss ne Fled sras Cygaaised-As Prsores-Delay IN
Waysass smd-zxcsstmt WsotA0-A Cntow Planter
- ne Baxks AZ tAs Cumberland, &c., dc.
After long delay, incident TO every extensive move
mont Of the same character the naval portion Of the
great expedition Intended 70 make onslaught on some
= Ne Southern ports finally ready Thursday Feb
puary a. and twelve o'clock that day Commodore Du-
Doat, with his flagship Wabash, in company
With the Susquehanna, left their anchorage at Hilton
Nsad and went 10 Early the next morning. al the
break Of day. the feet Of gunboas headed by the 0a-
Va, Commander Stevens, followed On getting outside
Ne bar they found the Wabash and susqachanna at
lwo got up anchor and the feet moved OF in hne
styls whore bound to Of course everybody had bis
swn views; but knew except the Commodore and
few others.
The naval part Of the expedition was 10 be under
charge Of Commodore Dupont and the land forces under
osncral Wright both officers In every way compstent TO-
shs important duties assigned 10 them.
the troops neerly all Of them embarked at Warsaw
Sound, where they had been in camp for some time
while portion OF them had been lying in transports for
pvsr two weeks.
Dommencsd moving on-the flagship taking tho lead, the
yunboats Following according to the programme and the
isansports after. We arrived of the coast Of Florida
early next morning. and all 70 anchor. After re-
naining At this point for time, within, probably
thirty miles Of shore, and the signals passing freely be-
tween the dersnt vessels again got up anchor, the
sshp and sunboats preceding the transports far in ad
vance, before shs latter started the former wore far
sas Of sight. After while, however, and lato In the
svsnIng, we again joined the rest Of the feet.
40 soon a. the feet was all together the gunboas com
usncsd moving or the Ottawa taking the lead, making
direct for the shore. The flagship with the Susquehanna
Aad transports to anchor the gunboafs
~ sailed, and lay there until Sunday morning carly
when the Commodore transferred his Gag 10 the Mohica
and the Wabash and susquehanna weighed anchor and
steamed OF for st. Mary's Sound, NE remsinng gunboat
end transports also weighing anchor and starting for s.
Andrews Sound Join the o,her gunboats On arriving
- the bar the Nohican took the lead followed by the
estawa and the rest Of tho gunboats and all went
n ane stys,he armed vessels nrst then the Empire
city, General wrighrs flagship. followed by tho oiher
sransports-and moved slowly and cautiously up TO
Cumberland river We entered the Sound At 10 A. NJ,
And q half past eleven o'clock tho last Of tho fleet
passed the lighthouse. The Mohican in the van NOV
with great caution, watching the shore for masked
teriss, while tho Ottawa acted as sort Of scout
lin al ali In hor .Ut~
end corner
or couras everybody was on deck and on the lookout
o1pecsinR every moment 10 the attack made ne ID
Wss supposed al tho upper end Of Island the
rebels had erected two batteries About this time or
short time previous negro, who had escaped from the
canoe, from whom was ascertaned that tho
Enemy about svacuating tho place Soon
aftor this report was circulated the fleet came
20 stand still, and the boats from the different
ships might be seen going with rapid movements
from ship 10 ship and lowering around the flagship II
Was busy and full Of excitement and interest
entirely ignorant Of what the Of tho
stoppagc and could only speculate tho probabilities Of
bsttsriss rebels scouts, sand bars, &c.
About one O'Clock the Ottawa from the head OF the
nest, passing down by them and making Reconnaissance
eur ship, when General sherman wont on board,
taking with him some signal officers, that he
might communicate with by the army signals, q
system Of quick and prompt communication that is be
ang OF Immense service in tho campaign. The Ottawa
seeurnsd to tho flagship when consultation was had
bekween General Wright and Commodore Dupont, and
After long sitting the plans and movements for the
,nsxS day were contaminated, and General Wright
rsrneA 70 our ship late in the evening leaving board
~ the ottawa one OF the HKRAID's specials
From where We wero lying in Cumberland river dnc
SANITATION Was 10 be the Island owned by a man
named stoddasd lie was greatly reioiced whsi he
the Stars and Stripes waving from mastheads OF 20
nany vessels, lie asked tho protection Of Ne Upion