New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-10
From me georgia and carol,a. ~ ~.
From the Savannah Republican Of ne 1sh x,
extract the following: s5 3 q

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From t.'e Georgia and Carolina coasss.
From the Savannah Republican Of stl,e 4sh xe
extract the following 4: sss s$.
a II vas quiet on our river Yesterday, add -
cnange observable in the position u the eay'N
gannoats. continual roar Of artillery, though,
was so4Hnnong an round our ears throughout the fore
known as Red Bluff some eight 81 feu rilsp nrfss
east OF the city. The smoke III eyerv digeharSe
was distinctly Visible to the naked eye, aud lie
The firing lasted p t. oscIosS ii ss s WIKI sar,e
and dense smoke. es il . house Or vessel was On
ire, appeared At the same spot. # 81. s7,.
various are the reports with regard to the affair
It was said on the street that passeneer by tn,
Charleston train heard at HardieviIIe t6st FED
erai gnnboat went ashore near the mouth of lie
Aew h,Ver, and was captured after haYd fight ~
{ company Of artillery, the entire crew having
Pee been taken prisoners. This needs confirmation:
I5aongh, e the firing was confined to d particular
locality, it is highly probable that an euSaaenI,f
OF some sort took place.
There vas also rumor that the enemy'a poats
were ascending the river and sheEing 81 ether
side as they advanced This may 81 MasSg rlst IS
eorrect We shall probably hear he Nuih 'fii the
course Of the day. 9$35s s sy48 sS
ers, laden with valuable careoes arrived safelu#
az Confederate ports within the last fortv.aSriit
hours, IN spite Of Mr. Lincoln yigiians fleefa.
we have reliable Information Of still stronger
SESA14SASAx1kO
sent to sea, during the last week, i've merchant
vessels, each; and from one Of them the whole
ive went ont in eingle night! sa7s
The following from the New York Evening Post.
Of late date, throws come light on the move.
ments and designs Of the enemy, in the neighbor-
hood of Savannah: !:
OPERATIONS At PoRT RoYAL--4 Ns,o Expedition
as.ng oss..-We nave derived from responsible
sources some interesting information coICeyniuu
the military movements now ii. snroFrega al Pnrf
Royal. -S1. - - : =
The expedition against Savannah, which has
g to be last
aefed out Tor the purpose of clearing the way for
gunboats, have, since the 4th or 9Th Of the mast
month, been sent from Hilton Head and have pro
understood at Port Royal that these corps were
provided with saws and apparatus for dragging
logs of wood ont of the rivers or nsyjgabje creeEa
sonth s OF the savannah river probably the WI
mlngtan.-into which the ConfederateH had saak
Instructions, supposing they had Destroyed the
nayigability of the streams. " - =
1t was further understood that this expedition
was 70 ne 4 carried on both BY water and bE land,
ana that the land force would consist Of ahont half
me ifoops nnuer the command Of Gen. Sherman,
OF 10, 600 men. This number, it was thonaht eonld
6e safely spared, there is little danger that the
Confederates will undertake to cross any Of the
rivers for the purpose Of attacking anY Of the
troops. The wabash and the gnnboafs were al \
Hilton Head, and could be at once placed in rsadi-
ness 3 to undertake that part Of the service which
Warsaw Inlet was to be the frs. destination OF
the expedition when it should start. OF the time
When thls you'd occur there was, of course, no
means of information. s+& ffyAS
RAILWAY ON HILTON HEAD sIs1iANn - rnvv
and unexplained movement-the building Of a rail-
way on Hilton Head Islands said 10 be ID pro-
gress Fhe road begins at the northern end OF the
Island and IS to extend southwark in the direction
Of the mainland, which, at some points, is distant
but a short way, and where ferry Recommendations
might be easily established.
This movement is undertaken with a. view OF
operations an object which has been caysftllIg
Kept in view from the beginning. No cars had
been procured, but those adapted to horse power
snar, spa,a easily and speedily be conveyed Gen.
81 The wharf at Hilton Head sfbuldine with "a
much rapidly as possible. To aid in the work,
one or two old whalers have been sunk and these.
y i. i understood, are also used in approaching
built. 8 ss55y TS75Sss.s' .szsF = -
49, Frons the Savannah News Feb. ST. s5 5t5sE
STILL LATEE;=-We have nothing of intereatta
report from below to-day. a letter from Green
enemy's vessels OF Skidaway on Monday and We
noon. ,- -
;, There was some heavy firing yesterday in the
direction of Fed Bluff, from which we infer that
the Yankees are still making fierce war on the
river banks and deserted plantations scare ug for
masked batteries in order to avoid them, and rob.
bng unprotected hen rooss. ,.- ..aa
The following, from the Charleston Mercury Of
the 4th explains heirterrie in that
neighborhood on Monday:
BoMRARpMENT Of Red BLuFF.---In our selegra.
phlc column will be found a dispatch from SaFar-
nah, abiding to heavy firing which haibeea heard
IN the direction Of Red Bluff. We have been at
some pains to ascertain what really did occur and
are enabled to present the following statement Of
the facts: 81.
The firing which seems to have created 40 great
sensation in Savannah, was from the enenyis
guns. a little before II O'Clock the Yankees ise.
saors-for it is thought that no soldiers were
and two gnnboats, and began their old amusement
of sheng the neighborhood. Their Ore was exss
ceedingy severe, and was maintained almost with
ont ln'tepn,sson, y ns from O'Clock a
all the houses within their reach but, we are gr
flied to say that nobody was hurt Our troops had
all left Red Bluff some days ago. Many Of the
shells and round shot Of the gunboata were picked
up at distance of fully three miles from the u,z
zles which had sent them forth. ,5% IS II
. We learn, further, that the marine obstrucGons
near Red Blot have been removedb by the enemy,
and that their sailors are now engaged in taking
soundings of the neighboring channels. It is almost
needless to say that our boys keep q bright look
out # ~. fs5.s sy
BENEFITS HERALD ABRoAD.-The New York
Tribune publishes the following extract from
letter from an American Consul at leading Brit
sh port:
The English people here do not seem TO know
there is any paper but the Herald published in the
United States. They take this infamous sheet as
the exponent, not only Of public sentiment in the
United States, but also Of the Government! Il has
done much nlischief-mere than an The other
than one-half of the bitter feeling In this country
which you have seen manifested within the nast