The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-09
PsDRRAL OPERATIONS OK TEE o1AaI

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FEDERAL OPERATIONS on TEE oJAaF
We are enabled to present to our readers
the official rsrorls Of the naval opera t,ous on
the coasts of Georgia and Florlda, received
at Wishing 'on a ie Y days ago:
Official Report of Com. Dupo-s.
FLAs SHIP WABAsH. orr IT. JoH.'s FLA,}
March i9, l:6e.
Sir: Ihad the honor to Inform tns Depart
mant, ,n NY communicative OF the 1871 inst .
ina had 6ispa tened :, division Ct Iay 70 rcpx
10 Is unhwicH, uIder Commander > W 30.
don, cons'stltg of he Pc ihontas aud lie
Po'cmss
Tns vessels crossed the St oimon's bar on
the inslant. aud a. chorad at sulsowu
With q two mites Of M f1rts comrnsDd, he
channel Tin The following mornis z, com
mand"r & Odon, with h! division, movea
pas, the baitsri-s, which he on discovarea
had been abiDdnner, ana immediately g mt
Leu. Commanding Ba'ch win the lImed
boa's 10 AXE y s,.AsipG Of h. b,tt ss ON
~ Simon s Isl nd, and LII ~atenan. Harry
Miller, OF the Moh,cau, wi Ia ! snttabie force.
10 take possess son. Of ths works on Jekyi
Island
On st Simon's Island thers were two Int.
teries. CO.. sts'iLE Il rJus ear hw,' X. ard
so 1T .Eged as TO command the approach to
1T. SimoG's -ound share we're I've vs en-
brnZ s and numerous Welicous .ruct.d
mag znes. No ga4s wre mounted, bat a.
tel iDch stnt found near ii,dis tes the ca!if.r.
OF so ne Of them. On JeEyi Island w.ra two
batteries q much greater reugth, however.
the one fur besi se.swa'd, and COMMANDING
ths main chaanet was bomb proof work,
cor structeG OF palmetto logs, sand b zss. and
railroad IRON, Well supY or Ell ana b, acea from
tSe Interior VIII m ssive tim hers 1t had
mounted tn ee caserlate guns, though these,
with their carriages and all .hs sm munitlon,
had been r-ClOved.
The other ba ttery. five IN dred yards land
ward, consisted of two cassmates apd an
earth WORK capah'e OF rnounnn four guns OF
beroette and II n sgaz ne and hot-snos fur
nacs we've attac ..ad. 3 tn st. S,moG's an:
Jakyl Islands hid ben deser ed. Afaerex.
III niLg the blIseries tho vessels pass d u .
the Sou, &c -onswick. sad darcncIed If he
town A fire vas observed lear toe wharf,
which proved 20 be she raitrO ID de- pot and th.
wharf, The work OF the retlriug soioiers -
i.ieu;anan. Commanding baIche, Wign 4.
Large force, GOV Fed by the guns Of the FosC M
SKA, lauded d. Bruns sick withou. any snow
o! oopositicc, and hoiste the american Il tg
on 81 Os!ethrope Hue. The toyn w.e Ell
trey deserted, and nearly Il / The ptopea ty
when Could Ds r-moved had osen taLan
away. Toe !e,ses oelongins, to tn light
Eotse atSt AolreW' ), and he iigh house at
ST Sm9ns tths latter building having ben
ceslr yed ny iEe -ehei.), couii not, after q
careful search, be d severed. The rha-ne,
ono!s vi ca were f. m ryan ncIis.r ere
III here, out ou. ii place
sr0c.nlnsttions we re 30 sr"d on saverel vt,
lie bull i g.. nrSimg t:,e / hab,tan,s 20 r..
turn 20 her 30 RS, aud p, nj iDg prJtrc
si1n 20 The property OF all sooo ca ms. ard
the laIidtIg pIr y then re ired 20 th.ir YES sels
n h Eg aas removed + ON any OF tue h,u.es
.he men unoer Liautenaat BI cas'sc mma,:d
cait ally abs 1ain,i from Il jariAg or akiux
away the prIya'. III cts o III inhc hi'ants
eucio.e IOp; CT Com u ooors 4pdon's
interestipr rspcTt.
Very respectfully, &C,
+ UuPorr. Flag On ;sr.
TO the Hon. Gidsoa Wiles.
l1NITHn
e B-uGaq qjck, + q ID ,rca To- lees
Sir: 1 Atve LIE honor TO report that IN
obeoieroe 20 your ORDER CT Earln 5 n, l iefG
ftTne.piunaG GH h.: mur Aug Of sae n accom-
panied ~ hs Poc.hontas Lieu tenan. Uom.
mahdiog Is Il ne. uu j he P)IJrnska, Lieu .
'"nanl Comma ding Wa mouge, and CT ossed
Fei IA, din ".r with jIst water enough to
com o ,ab Y fl ,at ,h,s ,aip; mad yhe tess OF
my ~ay 20 cimou's bar, aud reacAe ed il
- r.a / low water, passin & 1t aEo ge.tiI in
. TO 81. 1Amon's chanel. through whicn L,
scarried a bout seventeen fee, to within tw O
mi es # he fox d watch We couIi pi Aiy
0se, - n nd,IK ~. SisnoE.'s entrance Here
At >unaoWn, Anchored ior ~, trht
After CAIN SHIFTED The al. :tl.ge OF The
ship 20 alter Ihe TunSe CT any guns tn at
m go be aft In the batteries Al dayIlxh'
,naos prepare ticns 10 pass he bate; les, enc
~ sunrise Weigaed aaclor aud stood III socn
ii iscDveged that the l eri S We're evidently
ban coned, and anchored ny little force IN
ids and beyond range the guas, and m ide
signals TO laad ir0n va>se >. Li ut. Com.
nandipg Balcne, OF the Pocatontas, win
'hrse gunho IS. 'ook possession OF tue fort Oh
st \ mo- Island, consisting CT strong earth
= o ks y: coasidera ole Z -enI, an hasins ad
eIeVen guns mouned. Soma 40 Id lO.inch
.hot, found Ia me fort would ina cate the
caiinTe OF tome of the gu4s The . Lieu,
Shli+r, OF this snip, at The same time &C :upi.
el ste f)r, on Jekyl Island, watch was, i.
seems, much stronger 20 ion II was "a
eandWOrk WITH fvec semiteS fash Il, Gov
sred vi ra .ir 'ao iron nd Very veil buii',
tEd TWO unfinished Casemat toe irOu rn Is
ready De put up. Tnese two forts CT m
nandal tha cnanuei or g iopg distance, au u
their fire ctoseed the entrance which il urou.
Il mlie. Or il,Lie more, wiOs.
Once tGs alter es were passst, t1ey could
cf bl. lEtti- dlfflcdlDy MS III n-e niuu rs
ihe guns Of ali lie vessels could have en- f
ltned them. aod could even fire directly III
the relr; mt tn would have given a num-
or OF vessels severe trouble In getting beyono
thin. eucloss the re, 0 cI Of Atau. ,ui r.
OF tne fort on kyi islaud. As 20 N as h :
GOATS returned l went On board ID Po I m
ka, and proceeded il her np the riYer o
Hr0rsVlck so soJn as we opened the town
10 view, heavy fire cOmmet esd az TN
wharf, and at the SAN. iaomehL pe rC@ivsd the
abroad cars lroviIg ~ fuii spetd ia ths
Woods / al Oncs determi med to briug up the
ships al place myself II the town, Ia hopes
ot p even ang oy my plessIcs the place from
oeiug burned, aud at oucs returned III the
PotOmsBa as had the plot with me, bot b
the no ic an and PocahIn,is were unGer way
brf1re reached them, and " Is proceeding tu
brunswick, If which place anchor. d as
out sgaIL ster.ed at cur approach Tae Po
oaLouSas anchored opposite the towr, bu,
outs de OF Bal Lzzaid II ost Island, h, Po.
,eMsxl SAIL hIgaer Al her guns commanded
the tlroad ;yont the t0@
The folll wig morning l sent tbs Potom.
ska lnto b ocancn opposite the towa ne,.
ther tbissnip nor the +, inontas eau we'll
get IN, al nigh water Oo y u fee. were I, u d
ho nm Ks.az Id Il..IU no A
Hu4Z rd kocs! Isla. d tp. river Is Du. abou /.
400 IeeS Wit. WIN the Po omsks, LII W.
oa.che tGOk Charg- cf u lat ding parry, cou-
eistii- y uf % mariues from t. is ship ano the
PocnbOn tas, and the two 9 Uou, der guns,
with 40 liz men from the off rent vessels
iand-u Aid hoistsd he nag che place W 8
deserted and m Jst Of tue iurNisuro OF .he
nc uses rem wed. Still there was mucl p l.
v te pro PER Y nbcut--eo.ne ia scsw. on lha
" laIf rraoy 70 be removed. Afer u care ai
ex mina,ioA. OF saca tutsdiIgs as mig b..
supposed 10 cunt Ia puoic property, AID Il
cAr.Ial survey " IS 4, vr1 ~ tne town
I'd IGen;dIr- ct. u Ine c .luint tud To ietu1M Lu
tie shir, h wing o. a Iooc ursilx ,b =
l. haEttaIfs to retur, AID J. OGiIinv no.
r.ciion 10 al propsr f,r lg.oA ct xsns.
NJ ntpgia tae ace Was to0 -hel W me
iand,ns party, aat snca nous - @efo no.
open were noteven entered Il. cersiy hoke
Iuas AT j. ust eoms good izeus III ~ I Q fOul d
WiiiiQg 10 resum1 their eomss uncer my
pm bic notice, nd aha rot allow the lsct
c b VISITED Keep on duly.
The fie We noticed was the work Of retir.
ing soldiere, aud proved 80 be toe raiifosd
depot and wharf. The lenses beiunkins lC
he igh thcuse were not 10 and. TEe caanHei
buoys for tke river are in ne river, but cut oi
place, and the lighthouse d.stroye3. The
TO 3 is closely surrounaed ~ woods, is gems,
rally W Ii buiit, and II ends over consider
d b space. Several cJnunnands have COM
on boaId SO d,ers are said To bs IN the wood,
not very far diseaut, auu most Of The inhsb BIT
nj Is a'- ttit IL co hoont ioarteeI U. Sax seeI
miles back, rncau.ped / have ssnt the Pc
lomssa ,iAo Poe. CnISs up .he RIVER a : lar a
sney could x 20 reconn tire. There IS
sehooGa, vi tbnside abis szs on the stcess
u nu l. he'd. Fires have been curn,ng hboa
Il hi Ar aa h han .s..h