New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-07
THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
IMPORTANT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE BATTLE AT PORT ROYAL FERRY.
The Rebels Driven from their Position
THEY DHNOLISH THEIR F0RTIriClTiONS.
Gallantry of the New-York 10th and
Michigan 9th.
The Rebels Driven from their Position
THEY DEMOLISH THEIR TORTIriClTiONS.
MAJOR WATSON SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.

leNfe, afllNcd on MONDAY morning from loFt holdl,
:. g.. which port she left on the ID inst, at a. No.
with the mails aDd passengers and 3,697 bales Of Sea
Island cotton consigned to Col ID. ID. Tompkns
United States Quarermaster. The Vanderbilt brings
tho result Of the battle of Beaufort Ferry. General
Stevens's brigade advanced on the main land on the
Is, inst. and took possession Of the rebel batteries
after short resistance Of the rebels our brigade be
ing assisted by the gunbosts which shelleG the bat
teries.
/ Gen. Stevens then followed 70 within six miles Of
the Charleston Railroad. A Gag truce wac sent b.
he rebels, with request 20 procure snt bury The
dead which was granted one hour being allotted for
that purpose, after which they fell back uron the
Notifications near the raihoAd. (which are very
extensive" leaving behind them one large gun.
which ,lcy had spiked. The rebel force was esh-
mated 90 from 10000 70 l@,cOo men, under the COM
maud VI Gen Pore aud their lo-s is not known.
The force. Of the Union troops were ijO' the loss
ON the Union ride being wounded. Major Watson
Of be sta Michigan was morally wounded. Gen.
Stevens uow holds possession of ihc Inai land, and
awaits Ie-cuiyrcemenfs from the North 10 proceed.
! Tie ga. reel ondent of TIE brprss furnishes 'lc
s,l.wife "a ''iousl particulars a. DE cnmgonert.
Port Eo,al I.l.id. on Which Beaufort !. -ituuCd,
II rs miles long. ahd seven W ie wi,e, am y iofrtG
fv the Broad River ou Us western eide, ana inc
Port ROYAL on t. ca-.ern shore. Thee nre c1r-
re.f.a at the north at the Island bv the toc-.w
River: and ihe Port L yal ii.eli, which u really
Iorlv strait .o.C { name ~ DE upper portion, and
j. called B-icl-Nard tr,ek. Opposite tlc Junction
Of tie Broad ard the Nc1.aw j. Boyds Accs. To
the north q Port ROYAL IL nd D. The mia nud, md
slout half way between the Two points "hcie me
.'os..v iuterfrc's tie Brad phd the Port ROYAL
Tor Bricl-lard Creek Is Io.t l'nvd Ferry, uiHaut
ten nilc. .cio.. the l-ind rom T. aiicrt. correct
gpir,ir iou If tie Cs' -ri. oi De couIirs D. ne
ces-afy .o render Ineligible any Accom. Of the
4, Port Roynl Ferry the Rebels in'reuched them
.clve. ~ soon tlev recovered in the slightest d.
gre. from tie pnrc into which tLey were thrown by
ne afair at Hilton liead Various repors were
made "a yarious times OF their strength. Tie Iick-
81. on he TWO tiies 81 the uyeT-h,fe 40 yards
wile-wefe ia eight of each 0ihcr aud ocehsonaii!
ualoef across. Finally. about week or teu dafs
ago. tie steamboat M.yhower, CaTt. llnhps 10
making the circuit Of Port ROYAL Leland Tor sounding
oses was fired INTO from tie Rebel taiiery, and
"A nan Killed. The firing was returned, tni viii
what effect, there war no means o. afoefiaiung
Tie Ma, lower proceeded on her way around tne
IslGnd. THIS Insuli ha. now been avenged.
@, Tues 'av. Dee 81. four gunboats-ths Seneca,
Cant Ammon, the Ellen, Capt Budd iho fculb-
ma Capt. Bankhead, and the Ottawa Cart. stevens
were ordered 20 nppfohch fot ls"'ai feriy' u,
two former by the WY ~ the Broad RIVER, aud
tie latter bv nncl Yard tr,ek; the Scn',n was 10
fire into Bo,ds Neck on her way np, ana tact
attention Tor while; after which, 20 conjunction
viii The Ellen she wac 10 assist IA sencilg bai-
tcry a. Seabfook on the Coosaw, some i"o OF ihiee
miller west OF Port Royal Ferry.
The other two gun-boafs were 20 90 through The
Port ROYAL River, and cover landing of Union
iroops opposite the mouth Of Buok lard Greek.
Gen. Steven. brigade consisting Of the koundhead
REGIMENT. nnc,r Col Lcafure; The Eigtih Miohi-
pnn Oh Fcu'on; the Fiitirih Pcnnfylrnnia, Col.
Crlsf aud The s. ycnty ninth Ncw-ioih, Mayor Nor
rlson commanding were already at fean. Jfi, Ola
tant IS ! have raid, about ten miles ly laud Ron
the Ferry; Tie IU'y-seyenih NeT-lok, IoL
Frazer. End the Fony-dglth New-iork, Col
Perfv were ordered ny from Hilton Head, aud tie
entire force placed under Gen. Stevens orders
CAN. Raym,rd Rogers OF The Wabash was tie re'
Nor laval officer pIo.eut IN tie acton. he lroolt
,,er. marched ron Beaufort during TIE 3l,i Of De
,.u,,er 10 the mouth Of Brick iald Greek within
winch had been prepared fats ami other boas iof
the trit ION Of Gen. S'ovti,'t commnHd lhey
cro,.,d safly on Newly ears morning. having 40
coirlshed the plfsagc BY d. u. ihcy had then
,,ft. Jour or i've mice g. march before t-1chmg
pon Eoyal Ferry. Tie Ottawa and the fcmbina
were in,anW lie del sod boy tie tate Of 'l' udo 81
or near the mouth Of the cr,eki one OF item get
4 .slng a',o occurred in The movements II the
.roor,. owing 70 j. ,tWed, % O. m-allrchcn.i1n -
Col Tolfon Of the order h-rtd to hin. lit orlt
however wos hut ehput. nrd oc O.. on'd "a" b finu.
inconvenience. Tie Seneca, 90 me uur, iad i"i-
formed her portion a. the ta-h. fired MO t1.ts
Nc,k i, ,u alarming manner nod aterHhri, ~ coa-
iuunion With the Ellen, shelel Ic work a. So.-
/ brook, q ME or Two % tue West o' th' f'uy.
The troopf Under GDn. stevens advanced iuvird
the principal battery i,t t.c ier1 in .dtm.roi ih"
Qunboais, aud oD tie way al mI-il x i"'k lli,''
ftct .fil lonarrirpedtd them. !Yrcri lud -ed ~
Gen stevens 10 BE ahout too strong, Wis posted
i'm one wo.is GA biz figlt aft me hfa hno" 'cH-r
be ol,eined of 10 exist,uce was hy Airing from
liobt fnrtery 4 p4rt--ni i,ast b. ioi thc Michigan
Sth VA. dcnloyed IA skirurlers to a.ccr'Mn more
trsrticnlarlv tie pofiOu and strength 81 itf battery
80 df-riie is firing, advanced to within hundred
ygrds a. n acting viii great co''rs- nth r"li f'
end sncoeediug entirely 30 dis'oycung me po'lion
al tLc guns and airO ~ drawing heavy ne IRON "a
body Of inusk'ry. Having thus nc,onp i'hod ii,ir
Object they retired az eilrni.hcfr ralHlyi bli 10
cOinrletc order.
r. NH, lime the OTTAWA and DE Iemlina had
,,,f,so ,u within range II the hcdWofk a. the
Ferry. md otoued fire on II. lhir WAS done WIN
eua effect that IL gry lo.cc nnd nmtih'D unii iheh
III the battery il was driven out hcior" ,ur uo'l'
arr;ved tie efeuy not al emftiuP 10 Gene rom
u,drr cover o. tie wood, nor maniiosIps any
desire 10 interrupt our further advance ha"nt
,.orpdod nine or ten Of the Michigan regiment
in,lndiog, MAJOR Watson seriorsiy, and one man
who hns -ince died. The Eih New ORR was gent
forward so skirni-he 10 enter tlo fof' hfi ten
: .,c,,,a as vet being unaW are II ~ dercrtion.
Tbi. r,oin eut ,uuiatcd tlc behavior %! The Mich
loan -.iher.: .ts advance alrO proved complete
,uc.e-f Tor the new Hyllem Of rigihil1.ug. Lieut.
Tar of the a,,0m corps, WIS N charge ~ MS ot
r1,t,1.nt. and arrauged men who carried tho signal
bscy 10 that they wore ale ~ -leenph oons.Anlly
10 die omboats which bad now come np ~ nae
with our own troolr. CnIt. Rodgers was lhIorn'n
exnetlv what range % give his luur, an "i" hie
"a d. ei.ttivcs service IN covering The ro0tr 90 tht
adynn.c tlidug lii aim ar ne men li,tetutH'
The lting from To gunho3it Wits wcomnohy "''u-