, 1862-03-18
The Situation near S2VAnnah--Ar-
FAngement Of the F1rees---FrOm
whom HFunHWtck Was Taken.
Ipor4 pors1 ror f7rh1 Rne+op Jourro11

The Situation near SAVAnnah.-Ar.
whom BFunsWtck Was Taken.
lPort Royal Cor {7th) Boston Jou1nal-l
The long talked Of expedition against Sd
vannah still tthangs fire, but will venture to
assure the impatient portion Of the communi-
ty that the "blow ,ciN be struck'' when H
Tss s2a5ytP PaSs afa nGt efSEe mesn en
in the celd,'' and Will doubtless soon
fall Reconnaissance arc made daily,
and the intricate windings Of creeks,
cuts and straits that fringe the islands
on each side Of Savannah, are fast being
consisting Of the eth New Hampshire, ,7th Con-
necticut, 9th MIME, and 9Th Pennsylvania
regiments are still in the nrighborhood Of
Tybee, having returned from IN expedition to
Brunswick, Ga.
with the affair at Brunswick. It eeems that
the gunboats, after reconnoiteiing while in
front of the rebel fortidcations, got into
Aposisb,'' and wer. about to q let slip the
dogs" when they discovered boat push of
from the shore ut the fort, and make directly,
fonud to :cutain couple Of scont=sbaadz, !" I
who commenced yelling, "Hold on, Massa
Yankee, don't fire der eogers all gone to Ser
warner" Il dasc left me all alone" And sure
enoqe6 taa tsy ynbDtd had g9ne and the anticipated
Gen. Viele is in command Of force on
DaTfuskie Island, and is erecting tortiaca-
tions there. The forces on Hilton Head
Island, consisting Of the 1st Massachusetts
cavalry, Sd Rhode Island artillery I'd New
| Massachusetts. and 45th Pennsylvania regi-
i ments, are under command Of Col. E. @. Eel
! lows of the Sd New Hampshire regiment.
! Col Fellows seems to have won the entire
! confidence OF Gen, Sherman, who has seen fit
j to assign him to this responsible position.
! Pr~t1 t1,nr Trl r fc In al 1E-a1n # rS
! the next Bngadier from New Hampshire. He
| is soldier, and he is capable.
I The steamship Mississippi, having on board
! Gen Butler and Etaff, the 31st Massachusctts
! regiment and part Of the 18th Maine, Colonel
! Neal Dow. put into this port and hauled up Ut
"Fr7ing PAM Shoals, off Cape Tear. Tie
damage WAS quite severe, hole being stove il
| her bottom, causing leak which, had it moi
been an iron boat with several compartments
must have sunk her with all on board she
will be speedily repaired and On her way te
:; Ship Island Gen. Butler and staff attended I
grand review at Beaufort yesterday by invita-
ton: Of Gen. Sherman.
: The Sd New Hampshire regiment has beer
selected By Gen. Sherman to do some impor
: day, under command OF Lieut.. Col. John B
u Jackson, who "eRw Service In the Mexican
war, and VIII doubtless render good accoun
! Of himself and the regiment In this exped1
q tion.
!. Tie contrabands arc getting organized int
"sp1lns's work. and under the direction 9
government agents will soon commence. cult
Tatinefcotton, corn, sweet potatoes, &c.
Captain Porter,s Atlantic Mortar RI
;. West.
(Esy West Correspondence Boston JournaI]
The stermer Harrlet Lane, Lieut.: Wait
w1ight commanding, arrived here on the 27tl
bringing Commander Porter Of the mortar H<
, tilla On her passage from New York ST
~ captured brig called the Joanna Ward, Wit
q cargo Of coffee and cigars, from Matanza
, and bound into any Southern port where ct
? could run the blockade. Her officers an
+ I crew were taken prisoners, and prize ere
! placed on board the brig, which was sent
Philadelphia
Q All but one Of the mortar schooners Of Con
: 'mandeT Porter doti11a have arrived here au
T. all but one have come into port IN excelEe1
= condition. The schooner " Norfolk Packet
II fired her mortar on the passage, to try i
t. range and effect upon the vessel With . fl
n charge Of twenty pounds Of powder, a thirte*
: | inch shell weighing two hundred poun,
{. Tas thrown two-and-a-half miles, and expl
ID ded with a bursting charge Of six pound
10 the mortar having an elevation Of fort
- effected in the least, but the shock Of the d
u charge WIS SO great rs to ehatter the lig
b wood work and cause considerable comm
r. tion among the furniture and other portat
:, | articles. A few doses OF these thirteen in.
- pills dropped into rebel fortifcation OF tor
ID will be likely to produce something Of Sc
Of sat3on among the Confederates.
a. There have been several fine exhibitions
boat practice since the fleet -ar1tyed hel
Forty were out at one time under 1ieutena
Queen, commanding the second division, g
g. drilled in the necessary: movements for attae
he Ing the enemy.
zo Since the arrival Of Commander Porter,
~ greatest activity has prevailed in the SOU:
~ fon. The commander has worked earnes
m / aod increasingly in pe1fecting the details Of
he expedition, visiting an the vessels aud peFst
~, ally inspecting the men at the mortexs q
40 broadeide guns. The fotilIa is most co
Is p1ete navy IN itself, and everything pertaini
Of to the vessels and their armament
rv trim and neat as If the officers and II
~ had had naval experience Of years Inst.
1t, false hopes in the public mind, but I b
d! every reason for re- affirming what intima
in former letter, that . terrible blow,
greatest yet dealt, is soon to be struck agai
7E. the rebels On the Cuff coast. The flower
,,. Inc United States navy Is now concentra
II these waters. and all that f1ne ships.
ase midahie and effective batteries, skillful
led gsllaot othcers and brave sean1en can do, ,
~. hoon be done to crush out this Infamous :
~ already too lopglived rebellion.
no as stated IN my letter Of yesterday,
mortar hot1ua Is al In the halbor, and oxpt
ed TO hare left this morning (5ta inEt1
nat had fine breeze during the night hnt n
Il. signal gun was fired ut 6 O'clock this mo1ni
1s ordering the fleet to weigh anchor and get
10 der way, It was perfectly ca1m, and co,
thn Ouently the vessels did not sail.