The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-17
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ass oticer directed us g. proceed to stono Inlet,
about slve " fourteen mi, south OF Charleston.
and sound out TIE channel. The prinripal buoys
were laid. and =; noon on Tuesday. the goth inss7
the ginboais Cnadl "a, ,PcmlinA and Ottawa crossed
the bar aud entered the stono river, thus making
the hrst direct step towards Charleston Along THIS
river owing to its great Importance ~ . means o.
access 10 the city, tho rebels have spent NAM
smount of time aud 'ncsro1 labor erecting earth
work forjhcstiou' '.the number and variety VI which
are really surprising. sni their Positions, which
command every approach. very admirably selected.
Notwithstanding these advantages, they deserted
their batteries, burned their barracks and hso IN
krsat LAsts cur coming.
ouAsirsroS CRY rrrxs.
Prom intelligent contrSbands we learn that there
were sixteen Lund .d nisuuy and sttllery on
James IL aud katrisonng the batteries, and seve-
raj companies ol cavalry on John's Island, has
acted as scouts aud pickttr. ENccpung tho latter,
oil have retired ,ov.rla ChHrlestii where they are
strain us every nerve to .sst our advance. Az
waplt,r Creek 6ve miles above our anchorage, thsy
have t.oIsaud negroes at work. throwing mp Gun
lsnkmcuts, and month"; the guns removed from
THEN outer huc Of d.ieoees. u'nerss X rley and
Evans are in command. The trn.r, however, ID
by means popular, having been accused VI enter
tanning Yankee sympathios.
WHAT Gxs nusrER MIST ENCOUNTER
Ndy 23.-we are still at anchor In the Rtono
River pretty little village Of Planters houses ON
Johns Issnd. sbOut three niles rom tie ses and
sight 'rim Charlesto The iurthcations al siy
ment outi, a. being so numerous We ind b. eS iond
at intervals the entire distance g. the Garolinian
metropolis. few hundred yards above THIS place
largo tort commands an Obstruction IN the rhApa
~ . row oi huge piles from forty u tity feet long,
driven into an extending uree-iourths oi ths ds-
tanco across the river.
Tie piles are planted three or fur feet apart sni
project from two to ten feet above tie surface A.
nis water. Were II not for gap forty feet in
width, eit for thor own convenience this impcdi
ment would bc of sruat moment as 10 II, orr yes
sells have passed AID rcpiss-d 4 ont any di'cil-
ty. In this gap, which 10 direct ia ciaunl. Eve
| fsthoms dep, tey had intended snk ins mon
struls hulkhrai, made especially Tor tue purpose,
In su, u manner NJ to ALLOW the pHVag' o' their
own IA. ht dtan.lt vcsscl- and At tie sane time cN
| cude our steamers, which draw moro water. It's
| contrivance how lies shout mil, further w, and,
| suppose, unused tor wsnt Of tie ballast neces
| ssry to sink H.
| The fort which IL very n,sr thl- -unhcat fence,
| Is regarded NJ vel, ouarufrI "aiihwerk, Hrd
capable of IN .sns a 'tr1u. res.stAn'f. II lad sn-
| pie barracks, two tunIular mH.Hznos, nne CO
| tern, paiad. lround, d seven Aoayy guns. Ito
nssrues have pointed cut number oi mhtH"' -u'h
- stak ~, barrels ard tres used by the ielcs L.
indicate the range uf certain elevai rs aud pr rl-
u,s evd utly ~ placed iu anticipation o' oig all
| vent NeUcr thu mouth Of the river nni on H..
| northern hank, there IL large rectangular shell
fort built for tie defence Of Charcstou la i,l2. IL
| snow grass grown, somewhat dii.pidhtcd' and,
| .luough a hnr century old, IA stu setNceHlls.
| From tue extent sud nature of their rtelats'on
a 40 ily DEVELOPED, ain led T. believe that proper
| on, osition would have thvArtod our sndesvVrs h.
| eutgr the river ior lons tine.
have teen enscted on the s,ouo olc warm alter
noon, las, week, TIE 'curin r,1," and tho n,ys,'ry
| WAS deve op i by tic sudden apprarnnce o. sime-
| thing less thau y Not,sGnd c0ntrdJdnds The al.
| vance guard was seen about dusk "innkin' tracks
for the war boats" which they reached Ju.t IN time
to esc sp, shower OF bullets from = squadron OF
troopers. Only one was injured, though oil were
| most wonderfully frightened. Alto A. NJ, plan
| tntiou bost, containing fourteen adult negroes,
t,nentysi babies and seven boys, tcSs,h-r W IA all
| their furniture, came alonssido. forty.,wo hour.
i IA. sl trst Had vol. lrgl
| were cunt erng the decks Of our gnboats, and
more dry, tricky, indoent aud worthless set Ia
| very rarely seen. The greater part of thern be.
| on. to q Mr.. Grmbal', very old gentleman, and
| lis aon, . lieutenant In the rebel army. when OUT
steamers frat anchored of his plantation, the elder
| Mr. Trim, al remained, hoisted = white Gag, and
| invited several offc.rs n hs house, where the!
| were bosrltahlv entertained. The next day
squadron Of rsas! osvslry visited him. and voweC
| y,nResic. on him flr his "traitorous conduct
He then ssnt messenger to ask our protection
] wliob, or r'mc reason, "a good ono l hope,) wa
| mol sil1rd.1 until hc had been carried of by Ties
maraudefs Since then the torch has been adds
to these outraged.
TWO AND uAIT NILrs IRON cuARirsToS.
Hay 81. We are now within two and a half mile
| Of Charleston, which Ia very visible from the mast
| head and are still awaiting the army, which i- ex
| pected to-norrow. TIE Pswnee, uuadilla, huron
fembina, Ottawa, anu Ellen. also the steamer Bib
are here
JANIS mLASp.
Charleston, Jun, ?.-Thls Island, which bids f'i
| to he the scene Of many future oec lrf'nces OF N
terc.i, lics between tn,rltston isroor and Al
| l-v river on tic uo. "a, AID Stuuu r4ttr on th
| south Folly Ih..ni RIVER on tie east, AL tL
s,ouu snd Wapiuo creek On tAc west. itpm IL
esIossd l. sitou nnj tIFnuta,'s ~ n''ns =
| m'tary A,,n-s to TIE rity, IL hsA ho,l deemed D.
the t,uc's, std r,sAty ~, as . pace r,q'urin
much attention.
| IT'S roETpiCArroSs
have already mentioned tie gree, Gusu.,v su
variety OF tort feat ms found uu our ttHt ,.trnuc
| ..t.r a l.as ,tly .
was but title Of the actual number. hcsrCsly
day passes tat We do uot discover an additions
esrth work, and - numerous nre they that "
, have Il lst come I, t.e whrtHL,tlIr couOlus!V
th.t tie island Ia " alive vi ''uI." Tic Leg-roe
,ha, come to Ne, shovel in bsrd, tiro from tIas
5 works, S.y tl't one line sf inti,nclHent 'latt ,
viii IA We can Sc! ,At,ulg entirely across frur
Folly Island ri err 10 ~. stonp brl thtt near
Ave thou sand rebel uuofs are onraidici Ho'
true u.is hitter statement IL We iuo" not hn
Judging 10y The immense number OF picSeta we hay
seen, arc rather inclined 10 bcievslt.
AMY.
Nearly a fortnight has elapsed snce W ,o'k 10.
session II this river, and aa yot there sIo u0 s
the long oohri-ior army. MEANWHILE, however
| several inn HitaHt rrcouuotfauU's avs lren liad
| bv tic guullhts IA tie dire ton Of the ,.ty. ~
day follow = Tat "a comlIis cd ty T." Huron "n
Pcnl M, CoHinanler nihy"n' OF tle ! "h'
tbtutlcr Of Geior,l Drayt,n, " &. 3. A." nul al
| tive Of south CHrp'nH,, transferred his penult
the Ellen, one of the ferry y-boai rnlons, All u
co.ded to draw the fire OF the MsiIgo .ous. r.
T.
B | yoning, wh,u they banged away With two lars
rif.i cannon from tie lower battery Of seven gun
TIE Eleu promptly returned the ire with her Pa
rtt KUN. f. III one end and from the other she .s
| the iouse from " Tn the rebel Iicksts frcd q
| Captain ns Dpwnes and BinkheRd tho preceding dB,
From, Charleston parer Of tie .lit ul'.,we lear
. that one shell, from either the Pa ynee or Ellei
struck nnl killod the lorso Of ths commander II
n chief, who lad very narrow c-al from tic tan
fate ; and another, from one OF the formers egl .
pound rifles passed over aud nearly II half ude b
You'd the battery. Tie ensaa Inont lasted a la
| hour.
70 IuE HURON AND rEvuHA.
It These two vessels still retain their danger,
of position, although repeated attempts have bee
~ made TO drive tlcm down the nvor. A, I1'r
they form ttcalv,urc susrd, and are within ral.
{ Of the heaviest uattDry o. rined Rlu at " ~
" re,k-tle steam t.st connects t. Ash p 4'
stono ryers-sLi ure lees htt Nrec mites H..
the mTr2poi's. IRON TIE masthead OF either W
SCI u dozen tpirts, cuIalas, AID tlfc~yMOr.ts c|
or be seem the topmasts OF two three grge saiIs
the wharyes; s,yerGl small black sile-WAetl stcat
| ers; nearly all the northwestern part of the oi;
'' uut not siHgIs Sccssh fog. Executing those
70 Forts suiulter huutGr johnson, tastu Pine
.- ney, mud hl.yan's IsaLd, there seem " le ns
-, ~ tbs region.
sroSo E,y-R 5. C., June sd, 1862.
"Mlrahi'o dctu 90 lte ''ng type'tsI army b
arrived. Yesterday h''s'i oon, o Out four o'c'ot
y our luY- ~ nt the iprc-mast head rolor,cd "io
oT Eve white sido-w'nel stcai1. III coming M /
f.. rycr." r. tr,ti announcement was sufficient
III cal forth q gtu.rl b.4k O. "A pauSc. IL Ia ~
at tlat tlr t.o6ps y e Aa,c h,cn 3 90 arly exIcet
~ we're deta.ntd - deao..ucJ Vi ts-nsporta!.,
- iaeiities.
ptsrosITIoS or roRcrs.
% or the advance, Viii u arrived last nigh. all ,
y ccItinB n small b.uaN d, tt.ton d IN LegTeevil
Y. ore landed ou JGtn.s Iss.. !, tDw rods north
nm the '.uuuoat fe4co,"t ore / rw1lt ooriuy
Gen. Wright with cavalry, artillery, - aid.ti,
VI .! Infantry T. si rs nom the Edato. .ose fotS