The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-18
HERoISM OF nine. CoLoRED sEAMEN.
They Seize q Va 'Inablc Rebel Gunboat Under
the fAups Of Fort Sumter.
LamenfAab1e Death Of u fssdss..
gHished Officer.
Dlmlnuron in the Ranks of Tie Negro
Missionaries
&c, &c.. -,

Tho steamship Atlantic Captain O rs,,ra0e arrived
A. this port yesterday morning from lt,r,ava, havro
left tnat port the 14th inst at ava ,r;n,t.s
past Ave p NJ with mails pa A,nrers..o colone, i
d. Tompkins, Assistant Quartern f.enera !, xow
.oiA' ana Two nnnared ana or bassof cotton seed
i barney rsq'' ooneo'oro itahe pori Of New York.
The following ID list Of NJ ,aresa0a,s Nv tho Al
hntic:-
Brgador General j. A. CT s,o-e ~r~,u rrown a. h,v
s,a, e a. ~. VI .no n,.tc s .Tyboe Island at Tho
Adlutatt General OF Gone ifari.ra,s staT por Rora
Avn IN e. m, anu ,1 M,s =; nv; ~. krbcs, Major ag,-
Fear, % h,h rna th atersy rni servant; Macr
I"n,ana po fes Major Gcrhardt and
q Tav,nr ~. e.ef G Rev.J. Brush, Lieutenant.
Mr. Robey a. b. Jaru .on,nin = S,mm,;ns " ;.r,r
wa.ns ~. hevsnan & G. Grnth Mr. Roupel, s X.
sar a. . ". SskorstG, Lieutenant g. W. Batch
hon Mr ,aarns a. taralry ~. W. Allen. Rev W. va
isarvo, M ,r uis ~ French and son, Miss Curtis J.
Shllingiaw, scvcnt t,,%ssS II; gn,nder. r. risicr
q parSss Il, srsmet r. Haas, Engince Corps
=. ~ "a ,es, III. Ebn, Quartcrmastars Dopartsfcnt
Earnes = nowaa Qaarternastcrs iefartmens G. b.
,a,n - c% b, Quartcrnaster's Department; Cap
s, n r. ,ancw @ wife and child W. Marshal lcate
lnent chas. W. 81, <s,,s~ncn nanar soin ,he
steeragc. -1'i- ' - ''''
The fOlown sss.,i,,s, ., N. vessel. Ian =. por,
Royal
s'eamersP n branac John Edrdge Cosmopolitan Cook
CAN " ~. = Csnnon; Honduras, Clifford; Matano,
Elzabcsh Sasnaon White. Barks Iiuu.aning Bird;
pas nsS n Elreaay Tor sea; Houson Shaw schnoncrs
Bird weo Ssss -. " pinsmars, pacr
j. ean pa n pof, IN 81 R,naS
sDsi Tor sGW ui,sas as a]a Manu. heS
1nsi ,Sssi s.esmcs+ Planter. chafge Of RoSt. Small
cont As,,d .,,., cr. and tbe,r faul;er ,vo. nlso
MP' !. Tle"Yiiet and crew ran away with her from
eteu; with papers OF 18th inst. Also seven hoavy
gon Is~l eight inch riled gun board Intended for
fo tasisdsys ansU fort being constructed the
M hsse srouadi Charleston harbor.
sOur EzasASn Head Correspondence.
HnroS HEAD, 8. c., Msyf73, 1862.
Dc7sips UrtAe Sardnnda R;veyAcffrtiy of the Rsoss
lSssussins che Rirer-The Confraband Moreasat-7Aei,
utss1e to Being Solders-SOme of s Ds'ists Of HiHon
,ReadyAc.
iGnsy asAsester mentioned that the Sattano
ks1 gone mp tseEavannsh river with Gaos truce. She
sssusnsd Saturday evening" having made trips
Friday, deliver General Hunters essage to
he rebel commander and another tho following day,
80 receive thu later's The messege&cs
stiento exchange Of prisoners; but tho rebel
AoSties al Savannah declined to release any
fsor. tho reason, they alleged that OF the
Union forces in their possession. 1t 10 sunnssd
however, thai hs real ground or the refusal the
purpose Of preventing from learning any thing OF
oondon Of the and the state Of feeling among tho
Inhabitants. Tho first visit Of the Mattano
though on peaceful errand, evidently crs
.sssd ,profouni sensation among the ,robels
ice further rcia the city than that she allowed
reach on tho preceding day. With their gasees the
ocsrs cf The party accompanying the flag could discern
tho rshsis busy atTork, sinking hulks driv
ing mes3 pics in.aho channel. These preparations
note teRrec OF vigilance their part which viii
enable u I'm to savsxaerselvea and their effects tho
approach of foress indeod IL is pretty definitely
sscortas that tho city Is nearly quito .enude
oftroolr and that sn Of the people have ern able
dccsrsr left Savannah behind and sought
places Of safcty in thGiatcrior.
Major General Hrnisrs order Of the 9th lrst--a cory
OF Which sout yau by tho Cahawba--ias had the
natural snAct of creating schism IN the Inion. amy
There i'osc WHO applaud u, but who cordesnu
&. Ono ofs.ne scqueces Of this order ths aiming Of
l. he freedmen, one 1.-TWO thous ,rd Of whom are
10 become "a portion Of tho American army-,Las
~, Il Ba ossibls 70 ssrew their courage 10 the
..utcking Ioi, and induce them, by the prauso Of
good clothes good vctusis good wages hot work 10
sglst. To &s end trigaesr General sterens, com
mar dias q Rasrort was ordered on satardayIis col
au1 ON Issors 70 ., ess ~ ~ s -, u,
islapcs in theVcnity. They have been arriving In
until oms foug;1.n handrsdsre re now xsarteroa II ss
point nd msny6,ors arc 70 srt,Te wbcn tho auiys
sr d Sy iEs s an ooS,s or sD :.
nits them To volunteer after which, those wno do
.nsi cbs,s 70 TAXA Ip seans, their Late masters
will bo, allowed ~ return " private life the pas-
,rons.
piatanJ.aitb abcus TOUR hundred negroes board,
steamel ~ sy N-e OF the mortlndicrous
-rasscd. ,r tho purpose 0f ascer aiming the mind oC
urTpecis scccmpsaed one Of The s~cers in charge Of
Ahexon ls rounds ~ was rnotlss. crowd md 80 sa
s.oy. Thsrs we're the cd and Young Me stiff aud MIN.
croqtxd aad sir ight, huddcd oselher in the
hAst oiCrogs ycpniusin Nohing cvu.f approach the
suAEiy Of thf fagraiso excepting " bal,s roast
od agiaa. Aalycf them is.d s idsg that way
they sro asaintc be erss.ed snd sppcasel 10 prefer
siAa tass T. aeiEz com+sied 10 aee tAasnomy with |
sna<Nsssn their hands. nw Of them stsd teal ~ |
80 rgtsJoSn pg,tsd up sal carried or but touching
Il. III st9aen 10 Ia naac { thc.n they lpoS ecus-
ialiy smag at steld curiosity which II Is V,9ee 10
Ntsurt te sEcscrihe I asked u them hr age.
d'dnt iclN axi. "Ise afflicted top.J no rputhNtcd,
'IGc get pa n y my back ~ iius. l ,rabblc w. dis
by'ar biessed Asy iDaSaa, an dsint eat nniin yit.
,pIy, nsassa, y <hbsr ys dem C.lridgs: ,ut.Lgrv
tot 1e t9sth iasS~.n Their rcasors for dliug 10 ss
eOd,cis wee apls: :y. rlc s.ogt hsa tiny boz.
who csc'ded hih4y diiy lcclagsd de nvbbeg coIH
scss, 'se that i1 iew 81 tnem have tho CO rage ~
,uulstsr l.. hn M1nr,biIis .,stilcry mi III ,hs
.,ovcncM 10 asn hs AcEr'ts J,l.ss tIeY ce con,,ela
/. a.Ha. wsI hs la'tvte !
H., .aa,tSa soic ,ii.ct Y f plyseisis h,weycr
az tsmafksry s'ctssf 10 ,tS;s Treatment ~f ire dis
90 ,.ca.f H. the aias... Ab,f ng wAf s.s II,
= IL !. uryt I. re- .si t:nn o. F.r .w ,4ve ~. "a, ~. |
,ssrs. tioa.hi dpulj,a. ) no c,isis Of his nsI,Jy
n =. 4. nss.,, sni nc v O'iyulrsci'. s'swy.
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hs icf Mi, sea vti,c ssc.ns nscs lusfsl, az nhse
s ,t.ss.. WY irfi a'iis beth 10 .espiit al,i ,s
III ms, IA. scis brcoi IN lie ary Dct s.gG With
~ sri .pie zen iiy. Uas the toa; ecti,at II lon
- . n4r h,i o. scc tLai no tb.ta luii .. teas
..,n ~ !. ~ tiTa, oai c his bisnks,E during Tho
Il Z, t,r -. ,rl i. lot bc.9s uiess = i slsu un
IA. i, nd con, hc II ID Ceecr. dowh TO ,oar ce reg
asrlt. a4 1. al huaet % ~ cis. "a gre foot &c
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