The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-03-15

TO the service as if employed in the more technical
departments of the army navy, and If strictly at
tached to either ar could hardly be efficiently
worked.
COL Fellows, now in command of this post has his
head quarters in the long line of buildings recently
put up for officers quarters immediately to the rear
of Gen. Sherman's staff camp. The adjutant of the
post will transact all his official business at that place.
Since the lst of January over 100000 letters have
been received sent from the Port Royal post office.
A General Court Martial has been sitting for sew
eral davs past at Hilton Head of which Col Il. Will
liams, of the lst Massachusetts, Cavalry is president
and Capt. l.. ii. Pelouze 4. \. Adjutant General, is
Judge advocate. Several important were tried
before it one was that Of an infantry captain advis
ing sick private to desert and another the henous
ofense of sentinel sleeping post; botn punish
able with death. The decision of the court not yet
announced.
LATER FROM CHARLESTON.
The Rebel schooner Shamrock was captured on the
10th in the Dawho River, near Edisto; a Charleston
Courier of the 9Th was aboard, from which We learn
the following items:
The mayor proclaims that no person is allowed to
leave the city without pass
The Governor (Brown) of Georgia recommends
cotton growers to plant no cotton this year.
The British vessel Rinaldo, communicated with
Fort Sumter the 4th inst, sending dispatches to
Bunce, the CONSUL
An advertisement announces no freight received at
the railroad depot for the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad.
The Rebel steamer Nashville ran the blockade off
Beaufort, N. c., on the 2Sth of February, at day
break the stars and stripes at her peak and the old
private signal at her man when she got close enough
to lay her course for the channel, the National flag
was hauled down, and the stars and bars hOsted fore
and aft The blockader fred twenty-one shots, but
all fell short. The Nashville in under Fort Ma
con, at the rate of fourteen knots.
The Nashville brought no arms, greatly to the dis
satisfaction of the rebels.
The following is the account, IN the Savannah Re-
publican, of the fall of Fernandma
GA dispatch received here yesterday, states that
the enemy has landed Cumberland Island, and sent
detachment to occupy the town of Fernandina.
Most of the citizens abandoned the place some weeks
ago, and the military was withdr kTn from Amelia Is
land. on which EesGs in. is about twUda3v
since; consequently resistance was offered. #
the enemy should not burn the place, they are well
come to it, they will reap but little benefit from its
possession"
Gen. Gilmore is now in command of the troops on
| Tybee Island.
| A daily line Of communication is established be-
tween Hilton Head and Tybee. Capt. Fuller Assis-
tant Quartermaser on Gen. Sherman's staff has been
recently detailed for duty at Tybee.
EDIsTo.
A daily express line now connects North Edisto
and Otter Point with Hilton Head.
BEAUFORT.
AT the review, last week, General Sherman
and his staff were present, Gen. Stevens, in COM
mand at Beaufort, with his staff, of course receiving
the reviewing officer. Quite number of civilians,
clerks and others, were present, and one two la
dies even looked on the unusual sight of Federal
troops reviewed the soil Of South Carolina. Some
of the officers of Gen. Buffers staff were also among
the spectators; while in the background the negroes
congregated, staring in wonder and admiration at the
show. The day favorable, ,and the troops acquit-
ted themselves than crediaby at this, the first
formal review which has occurred at the Newport of
the South, since Gen. Drayton left it for Hilton
Head, about the lst of last November.
Mr.. Pierce and the Rev. Mr.. French, the two gen.
tlemen to whom the care of thenegroes in this COM
mand has been committed arrived at Hilton Head by