New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-17

OF Affnclt-s apti-Hs Si e-sHiASf
Panic q the Rebels, and their Precip-
iiatc Eci-esi-FiRht &c Kings FerTy-
SLAUGHTER Of lkc Is.bei.- Capture CT
Esenvy Guns.
From Our Special cOre'aon lent. -.... 49, ,,.,
Instead Of victory, have only IN occupation TO
record. Iais place Mas TO have been attacked last
December ly potion Of tho cxletiiionary fQ-oe,
,gb,h was not originally intended T. remain Il, Port
Royal. bat TO push On and seize second harbor,
convenient for tho hlocLad.ng squadron and other
wise important. That plan was abandoned aiier
long delay and Flag Oncer Dupont rrelerring to
occupy tie coat more immol iatoy adjacent to Port
Royal uarbor, and many reasons existing Why hia
ORIGINAL purpose should not then be put IN act II has
81, Nv been accomplished w.thou; opposition.
In e1reotaton OF a vigorous resistance, Com. Du-
,out took the whole available naval force under him,
leaving what vossels were atsolGtely necessary Oh
ne several blocfading stations. The feet was not
lea 0rnid.be than tia, which attacked Port Royal,
md ASS composed Of tie following vessels;
Vata.h nafrtip........ Commando O. T. T. Tod GERS
tf- j. =. iafdner
tiot,.sn..................Co Commander S. ". oo-doa
serfuol- Cos llt cef ~ , tiis
Iefida..............CDm maitef J. j. "od'aoIoagh
p,.-,.e.................CJ r If4.tr ffrcirI dayton
l.s......................C G. nmand-s John bodssi,
Jsa@s Adgrf............. handler j. - iitchial
Tisr,i onrnsnder Charles stcetnian
Keyst,Le state: ,ofamsnecr ~; .. LeIcy
C,t,s...........Lieut -Coumludin iho. H. Stevens
s,r.cs.............LIeu,-Co commanding Denl Ammen
pocahouta, ......... ou & olnla ntinS O. IS halcA
UurtH..............LfIt-'o mm'niltr ha p.."H',
p.n,b'na..........Leut .CoInrntirgJ, = ~ Ehett
LAC silith.... Lieut. 4 oinu sias v Nio"s!io3
peaytln......AosDF Lieut. IT, amnnndlafi 2. 4 huad
pt1,'Ee....Ac. iue Lisat Commanding W stinough
ilrn................Ac.ils Lisus Coau lhdrs budd
Tina nsmo OF the Mcclellan. Capt. Aired G. Gray
,-bi,b lad on board tho Marine Battalion, was adde,
70 the lit 10 the general order isucd by tie Flag
Officer. sho is here on special duty for tue army
b.t carried four cune, aud the station 81 gned hs
/ bv CON. Dupon, may have been meant al fecognl
tom Of CAPT Grys woll-remembered ssryices to th'
/ uiebmond and Yinccnucs al New.Oreans, bou
which vessels be very calamity aided.
/ The land force, which wni expected not merely t.
oeeuDy but to cooperate with The navy ~ the a.iae
vas under Brighten. II. O. Wright. Present cir
eu,oelapces MAKE IL advisable MOI 10 specify ih
number and names Of legimsnte. IL ID the faF
roree which wa, embarked on trarVor'3 on thc 2jt
Of last January, and which went down 10 W"rsav
esuud and has since been laying tncro, mos, OF th'
time on fhipboaid. Wien frs, embarked, 1t was OK
ueeted its work at once. Afor tlcreconnoissnc
loi Wilmington Nht"""' "'"'' '''''' ~
consumed ia preparations, the troops me1nt'n'
en.r.r.uy from c0niaemon. aud III health. no ID
c,nneeticnt los. ion men, AL Of whom died durin
n. las. TWO weeks Of thcir Say. just before ill
.y,eJ;,.r u started tho regiment was ordered bac
ia Port ROYAL by Con. Sherman, in consequences
r.,.ly Of the opinion given by DR.. Cooper, Medie'
p;,.cor Of de Division, that slip fever had broke
out on tho tr usgor.
The wabash got under way on Thursday, Eel
" sud dropped down tie harbor to the entrance
ia south and southeast channels, and anchore
Next morning she went ont, leading 'bs rest oil u
, fleet, which was a, Fort Royal, and went as I
.ou,h as Warsaw Sound, arriving OF The enIran
early in tie ailen0Dn and Gnohoring al night.
llitle before dark, the clip Inside joinol tho fee
which sailed ngDin in me evening with orders
!. rendezvous a. ST. Andrews Bound at d'!"S