Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-01-17
Lase rrOu, Port Royal.

The Worlds Port Royal correspondent
under date Of Jan, 9th, writes: q. soeo,,r
The advance to the mainland Of General
Sherman's brigade, and tho battle at Port
Royal Ferry, Of which / sent you an account,
resulted IN the fullest success. About ten
Of our men were slightly wounded, but none
seriously. The rebels were met on their
own ground, when they had every consider.
alton Of safetyto the Savannah and Charles
Railroad, and even to Charleston itself, TO
induce them to oppose our progress with all
their force; and yet they have been driven
back without showing any remarkable
amoant Of the valor which they we're so
fond Of assigning to themselves. Their
force,'a as we learned from the negroes, was
as large il not larger, than our own; and
yet they did not deem il prudent TO como
out from under the covcroft the woods where
they had stationed themselves; and as soon
rs the shells from our gun boats began TO
fall in their vicinity; they vacated even that
position. Our troops, after destroying the
rebel fortilcatiou at Port Royal Ferry, re-
crossed the Coosow river, with the exception
Of the Forty-seventh New York Regiment
under Lieut.. Col. Frazier, and the Forty
eighth continental Guard) under Colonel
Perry, which returned on the steamers TO
Hilton Head. The gunboats arrived at
Port Royal harbor two days ago, having
been detained some time by the tides
Our troops will not rest on this achieve
ment; and though il is probably true that
| tho.o - a Io.o.o f,.,a ssatsonad inland a.
tive operations will be continued in that d.
rection until the railroad, and ultimately
Charleston or Savannah, or both, are in our
possession. The soldiers are anxious and
enthusiastic for the work, and II is hoped
that our Generals will not be backward
Until such time there is very little to write
you, for We are expected to maintain entire
silence in regard to all plans for tho fn-
ture. The troops here are busy enough in
perfecting tho place for their more COM
Portable occupancy. Their health is toera-
bly, good, and the men have all that they
need 10 the way of food The contrabands
continue to come in, and are of much assis-
tance in giving us detail Of what is going
on in secesh circles on the mainland, where
| II WOuIu W uSSlttSdl1 uoukOiOuo tOi duhOS
mudsills TO investigate, unless well armed
and in force. The negroes give US the bes
accounts they can of the position and fore,
of rebel troops; but their ideas are some
. times rather misty, and produce a gooC
deal of confusion 10 the mird of any one at
tempting 10 obtain accurate iuformation.-
Their zeal in earning meney by picking
cotton does not tire, and all that can bt
gathered in The vicinity at present in pos
session Of the Federal forces will be soor
ready for shipment.
New York, Jan. 10.-In the Port Roy
al news sent yesterday, it should be tha
Gen. Stevens was in command of the expe
dition on the mainland, and that Gen. Sher.
man, not Commodore Dupont, had sent
him reinforcements.
According to express letters Che enemy's
works we're completely destroyed and our
troops returned TO Port Royal Island. Two
regiments were going back to Hilton Head
On the Sd, after our troops had entirely dc.
serted the western shore, the rebels fell back
FIVE miles to Gardner's Corner, showing
that the effect of the chastisement giver
was salutary and permanent.