The New York herald., 1862-03-18
UNrED STATxs GrNBoAf OTTAWA, I
EtraNl rninl Fla March 4 1QG1

UNnED STArB GrNBoAf OTTAwA,l
FERNAHpisA, Fla, March 7, 1862 !
Operations Previous to me Occupation Of Fsrnanina blythe
Uniow TocTs--The Delay IN warsa,o Sound-Appear'
a~ce cfMe Union Fleet and Hope notwithstanding and
Touring Dsscn tie Georgia Coas-A Reconnaissance a.
So AndreOs aud Enemy F5und-ln,portan. In
formation and the Run Through the Inland Passage
Exciting srNrtins Essursion Shore Position ofte
Reenue Guitar Htrrietta-D,Gcaiies Of IL Narigation
and Yes els AgyoundFdssing the Fort C7ich and Pal
Se0o Batferes-F Ficsno The Stars and Srires the For
mer-Saiutei BY the People Of New FsI,m,dina-A Lene
Rebel ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ,oith and 81 Hins Rail
road Train Of "Seceshcrs'-lhe, Killed on Tie Ean--
Capture Of Prize di Scene Board-A Negro PHO,
7hkss The Oud,cd to AnehordgeAtS ST. Mdrys-sesring
Through Dismal s,oomp-An Enemy in the N,isuor-
ing IVccds-A Hot FsM. Triumph, and lit ofthe
Wounded, dc., dc.
Before this reaches you oncal dispatches win have
announced tho occupation OF Fernsndna, florida, and
II is left with TO supply tho details Of the affair.
At this late day shall not attempt any description
Of affairs at Warsaw Sound where the military portion Of
tho expedition remained for five weeks.
Since then have leirned that tho delay owing 10
causes beyond control and therefore blame cannot justly
attach to any one bat the delay not the loss rk
some to those who unfortunate enough % be i'm
prisonsd in that undesirable spotwarsaw Sound.
However after we.had settled down to qnet state of
apathy the immense spsrs OF the Wabash loomed dmIy
through the haze Of beautiful morning tho last day
Of ofFebruary, and dspelcd in instant the clouds Of
doubt that had long broodod u.s. and sent bright
geam Of hope through the entire force After the Wa
bash the magnificent susqueh anna, her
were nineteen ofwar Of all classes, moving in two
grand lines under steam and steering south. In few
momcnts the fleet In Warsaw Sound astir and the
transports began to about picking up their rsspcc-
tive tows, ready for final start As the tide would not
serve us until ate in the afternoon there ample
tme to get everything in readiness, and at sun
set the Empire City, the flagship Of the
transports, was under way, piotcd by tho Marion
and Georges Creek We passed the bar aftor dark, In
the following order-stsamer Empire City: Marion, tow
nga schooner; Star OF the South, with schooner in
tow the Bevidore, also towing schooner; the Boston
and Georges Creek, both with schooners In We
out to the Wabash which anchor on the bar
and General Wright proceeded board tho flagship aud
had an interview with Flag officer Dupont. After an
hour or more no returned, and tho flagship hal
anchor up and undor way, followed by tho naval
portion Of the fleet, which had been joined OF the
bar by the sloops-or-war Seminole, Captain ellis;
the Potomska, Commander walmough and tho
Ellen Lieutenant Budd. The transports followed
in the order above indicated, and the onti-e
feet Of nearly thirty vessels were soon slowly steam
down the coast TO the rendezvous, of 81. Andrews
Sound, Georgia
Tho night passed quietly. Tho air was calm aud the
sea smooth and pleasant, and everything botokened
pleasant morrow.
AZ daylight We saw bat q small portion OF tho feet
but the haze that hung tho smooth ghencd
up, wo the Wabash at anchor ahead Of u.s. q few
miles distant and the 1eet about her. After collecting
tho transports, the Empire CT! down aud anchored
near tho flagship. General wrgh. again proceeded to
the flagship where no remained during the day.
In the forenoon the Ottawa was sent in to the shore,
with Mr.. Godfrey tie pilot, reconnaissance Capt
Stevens approached the shore and sent boat in
which pulled to the entrance OF Brunswick harbor which
proved 10 bo about two miles OF the anchorage Of
the feet and signs Of the occupation OF the rebel bat
tcries observed Our anchorage being eight miles
north Of st. Andrews, we up anchor again and stood
down the coast, and again ccmc to anchor of 81. An
drews when reconnaissance was made in force NV ,hs
light dra, ght gunboats They pr cecde 10 the bar and
tho Ottawa steamed over IT, 1ndiag II well buoysd on,
and nd tho north snd II Gun ana Island and
discovered Ens of the enemy This TACT was sgnalize
70 ls rtcass outsiic, but none entered AZ the hcu