Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-06
Lntent from Renufort.

The news brought by the Government
transports CdhaiobG and Roanoke, which
vessels arrived at New York on Friday last
is up to the Both ult. and is of an interesting
character.
Commodore Dupont was evidently prepar-
ing new strike at the rebels. Arrange
ments were making at Hilton Head, in the
last week of December, for a naval demon
stration, the frigate Wabash and a large
number of armed launches having bsen put
in order and the latter tested, in the work
of assisting and covering the landing of
troops. The practice 10 the boats had been
quite extensive, and it was fully understood
that new descent was about to be made on
the enemy's coast. The gun. boats were
concentrating; and so far as the naval part
of the expedition was concerned, the prepar-
ations for an offensive movement were
nearly, if not quite, complete.
THE FoRTRICATIoNs AT HILTON HEAD.
These defenses are now nearly perfected.
The intrenchment back of Fort Walker is
described as a splendid work, capable of
protecting the fort and the quarters of the
Federal forces against very great odds. One
thousand men in the fort and along the line
of the works, together with such assistance
as could be rendered by few gun-boats,
could defend our position against any force
the rebels are able to bring against it. As
the force at Hilton Head, Independent of
that at Beaufort and Tybee Island,) is about
twelve thousand men, at least ten thousand
men could be spared from Hilton Head; a
force which, with General Stevens Brigade
at Beaufort, would be sufficiently formidable
to accomplish the reduction of either Savan-
nah or Charleston, or (what is more likely to
be dope,) defeat the considerable force of
rebels assembled at Coosawhatchie, a place
familiarly known as the junction" situated
on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad.
THE OCCUPATION OF BEAUFORT.
Although large quantities of provisions
have been landed at Beaufort from the trans
ports, much more, indeed, than General
Stevens brigade of 1000 men would be likely
to need for a long time to come, no fortifca
tions have been erected near the town The
soldiers are regularly encamped, occupying
only their tents. The officers are quartered
in the houses of the town. There is no evil
dence that Beaufort is to be defended by our
forces as permanent position. The indica-
tioDs are that some point nearer Charleston
will be chosen.
BUSINESS RESUMED IN BE4UFoRT-RETURN OF
A sToRRKEEPER.
It is not generally kno wn that at this time
| business is carried on in the town of Beau.
fort by one of the original inhabitants. He
owns what is known as Country store, u
| WDere uFy ROQusi cIOcheryl groceries 8nO
boots and shoes are sold. This Beaufort
dealer is by birth an Eastern man, but ha:
lived in the South more than twenty years
and he has managed to keepup a small stocl
of shoes, for which he now finds ready
market at good prices.
The story of the manner in which he re
tanned his store, and, after leaving Beaufort
came back to protect his stock and dispos
of it, like true Yankee, is somewhat inter
esting. He is an old man, but when tn
Federal forces appeared off Hilton Head. tn
Secessionists undertook to compel him, ant
also Chipaman, to join the rebel forces
The two, however, escaped in the night, an
took to the woods. The Secessionijts, {
course, had no time to pursue. After th
precipitate flight of the chivaIry the store
keeper returned to Beaufort.
He has made some arrangement with th
Quartermaster's Department of our forces b.
which he is supplied with goods that can b
disposed of to the volunteers; and though h
admits that che can not recommend" som
of the goods in his possession, especial
those which were for a time left under th
control of the negroes, be has in some wa
managed to get together a large stock
much greater, it is said, than his original on,