New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-02
THE EXPEDITION 70 BRUNSWICK, GA.
FIag-0llicer DupOnt's Official Report
AN INLAND EXPEDITION 70 Oa0IEN.
Interesting Report by Com. GodOn.
WASHINGTON. Tuosday, April I, 1852.
TIE following official reports have been received
by the Navy Department:

! by the Navy Department.:
| FIAG-sarP wABAsH Orp ST JoHx's, FLA.
| March 10. 1862.
SIR: had the honor to inform the Department,
in my communication of the 18th inst, that l bad
dispatched a division of my force to brunswick, I'M
der Commander 5. w. Godon, consisting OF tie
MohicaD. the Pocahontas and the Potomska.
| These vessels crossed st Smons Bar on the s'h
inst. and anchored at sundown within two miles Of
the forts commanding the channel.
| On the following morning Commander Godon,
with HE division, moved past the batteries which be
now discovered had been abandoned, ard immedi-
ately cent Lieut. Commanding Balch, with three
armed boats, to take possession Of the batteries on
st. Simona Island, and Lieut.. Henry Miller OF the
Aohican, with suitable force, to take possession OF
the works on Jekyl Island
| On st. Simons Island were two batteries, con-
ssting of strong earthw orks and arranged as to
command the approach to ~. Simcns Sound. There
were twelve eIntrasures and numerous well-eon-
structed magazines No arms were mounted, bnt u
l0-iuch solid shot found bear, TO i0dicaie Inc
cabtr o. rome Of them.
| ON Jckyl Island were also two batteries Of much
greater strength, however. The one lurtbcss rea-
ward aLd commanding the nain channel was
oomb-proof work. constructed OF Palmetto ioesi
s.nd-bags, and railroad iron, well supported ana
bTaced from the interior with massive tinibers II
| had mounted three cascmaed guns, though 'hcte'
their carriages, and all the ammunition had peep
! removed. ,
The other battery, 800 yards landward, consisted
! OF two cssemates ana an eaTiAwork c'lhnie oi
mounting four guns en- barbete magazine nHo ~
uOt.thut furGaco were attached. bOth ~. oh''h n
! aud Jekyl Islands had beeo deserted.
Atter examining the fortress the vensei; p'issed
up the sound TO Brunswics, aid anchored on .ne
town A ire was discovered near the whSii when
proved TO lie tle railroad depot HId whdri, the No'h
of the retiring soldier.
| Lieutenant Commanding i}alch, with lnTl.N force
covered by the guns of The Poionsks, landed az
Brunswick without any show OF opposition' ana
hOsted the American flag on the Ogle.horpe liouse
he town was entirely deserted. and nearly MI inc
property which could be removed had been taken
| away. The lenses belonging 10 tho hgA'hO az
ST. Andrew + aud tie lght-bOu 81 81 SiulOh s-'i'
istter building having been destroyed ~ the Hcncis
-conld not ate careful search. be discovered The
channel IuOts .or tue f,er are s' 'hoie' ou' o"' VI
place.
Prcciar.ations were posted on seycssl Of The pub
lie buildinqs urging III iuhshitants 10 return 70
their homes, ana promising protection to tie prop
eriy Of all good cizens, and The auding iafty 'hen
retufaod 10 their Ncsfela
! NotLiug was removed from any Of the houses, the
men under Lieut.. Bnlch commanding carefully alb
staining from pjurng taking away the private ei-
fees OF the inhaDitau's iuclo-e n copy OF Com
uiandes Codol. interesting r.pOh
5 /. 1T foST. flss ofarer
''1 FIAS.snir w,r,,u Of St John. Rive Ga,
March Il. iet2. .
sin Since ny lat dispatch Of ~. Ie's '"',aa'
n,,,scr codon, giying the details OF n rc"onnois-
,,nce bv tho inland pas-lge iiom Brnhswck 10
Daficn, n cory vi which iEciosc.
Commander Codon, with iAn Pocohonins, Lieut.
CONG Bnich, and tie Pciof IA Acting IA'u'.,
Cnn'p Watmough, vita the launch and howitzeI Of
tie Moiic.I, in charge OF Lieut.. Miller, proceeded
Ia opeg the iutofior communication between ~.
Sinor's Sound and the Alamnha River. He
soon encountered III obstruction, coirstnR OF
d,ble ro, of heavy Iio with their ,oPs Juss above
water at low TIDE
IN fes hours a sufficient number were removed
aud the Pocahoutas aud I'oiomrks pas.ed througf
but had advanced only hve inles i"i'h'r "teh
s~,her ob,l rgction 81 The zane Kind was net With
/ After an unavoidable delay owing TO the nsiD2 o.!
the tide this also was removed, ard both VESSELS
entered tie Aiamala, and AZ they turned 1910 t'e
river trO Rebel steamers HeI" seen h"yinS OF
from Tie WHAT ai Daiion, WIKI iuil htho 81 t'ei
,.,rering pursuit ureerr, particularly ~ ile hrassos
of the rotol.skifr thait-bearing lad broken, IA .
mes,uIe disabling that Ncsscl
Com Colon learned from some eontintahds 70
c.,,oe ofT fsom shore, that Dai,n, ike Brunswick,
wa, de,erted ~ company 81 hof,encn only renain-
ing ia tie town, with The Intention OF ihi!k the
/ ,ince should The steamers approach.
o,y;og 20 tho crippled condition Of the POiomsaa,
Cr, G,don did not de, M II advisable 10 push his
recon- o- a,nc- fuither, ANA accordingly iethFiei
through the passage he bad ceaie to the anchorage
At BrInswick. lie fi.ivd uu"o'r oi lIiu'a''o.,i
an s.. S,uont leland, but, with one -scep ION, al
,,.,p. de,er;ed, ,hOugn somc time proUous'y ,oOJ
tryop were qusItared ihtre. 49,
Cpmmander G. don speaks in warm terms Of Lieut..
/ commanding Baich ana Acting ller. Commanding
NV-i,,nuoh a- well la tie Off err sni crews II all
! ne ,esssls under ms command, ~ wiieh iehthy
cnrcnr. oe,iring however, 10 AID my comineniaton
nj The zeal and ability oil Commander Colon bunseii,
~ csr,vine out IVY views il reference 10 our occu-
pii,n Of this important sfcison 81 INC coast Of
Georgia. very reHyeVt'1 ni>i go ,,,. os..,
! Co,,.,ar ding South Atspiir Elocssdlg Sluldron
Hon GiDios WHY. seeirilf, Of ne Navy.
OF EruEsssck, Gs hmch l0, ile.b
SIR. have tie hcuor 10 report thai III obedience
10 your oder Of March ,, LETT feihandina Oh ih1
n,,ino OF the Sth accompanied ~ the focaL pnii-,
! LEM. Commanding Bdlch, and lie Potonfka, Ac',
no Lieut.. Commanding Walmough, and crossed
t,ordiun Bar with iusl water enough 10 couiiorii-
III, float this snip udo tGe bee' o. ny whl 10 81.
s,Gons Bar, aud reached Il al dead low water,
,a,.;ry II and getting iltO Sincna clsrn"ii ihiouSi
pL;1t c.1,id about II feet 10 within two ln's Of
,h. G,r,a which we could plainly see coninnndinI
! :, s;ronfs eutr,,noe. Horc, 20 snDcOwn, hn-
ch.,ed ior ihe night. A:ter Gtk l sai lcd tic an
chorage of The Flip TO alter tie i'nsc oil any guns
| flaf igeht 10 lct ~ tie batteries
/ A. dtvijpbt made propa lstions TO pee The ONT
,..,es and AT sunrise weighed hncnor ana STOOD H.
I s,.,, Uncovered that tbo tr,teles we're evidently
'.,Io,cd and anchored ny little force made, ana
beyond range of the Runs, aud nrhe Ngnai 10 hhu
nom the vesscis . s. u,..t,.,..., O. ;,I
Lieut.. { Orafa pGiDB i'"' ". -"
,e. l,rsts took po-sossoo Of tho fof, on - simohs
l,d cor.i-,ipg Of sirorg sarthworks Of consa err
nil. e3en,. End bsyii bid eleven guns mo,'a'ed
Inc Ind i0neh shot found in the ioft would indi
cato tbe rnioer o! Vi re guns tAeic; lheioee
\ a detailed report oil ine 'aA'"s "a 'N"' "' =
Ijcu,. Commanding Balm. .;... 81
lent. Miller Of tbis ship OF the same time occupied
,hs fort ON .Jekyi leland, winch was, 1t seems, 2
much stronger position. 1t Mas Said woi", w'n
Nv NV, ns.Iracs flushed, covered with railroad IRON
"'r ~. Iii init aud TWO unfinished casenlates,