New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-08

on Tybes was al-o successfully and energetlcally
~ osecnted and about COMPLETED.
When turned over NV command TO MsJor-ien.
Huu,er, on the 30th March. instead OF beng in u
state of confession" serted in the above ar
tice everything wHs 10 most orderly con 'iiior-a
condition, Indeed, that itself indicated tho baPpy
succes- which had crowned the efforts OF ths con-
bnsd expedition Tie base Of nc ios AID sup he.
a. Hilton Head was thoroughly fortified, AM
ready to he left with small gar,'on; lbe fort ut
Ray Point occuI led with u small but sufficient ga
r,sou; Port ROYAL Island Oct pied by large and
finely instructed brigade, resdy fW any move,
hent; Dawfuskis Islald with strong 6 n u
10 protect or communications with the Sal
vannah River, ard to suppor tho force ooo1-
pyiux the bait ries IN the marshes OF Jone-s ana
Bid Islands in tie invests ent 81 Pnl'sAl;
Tyhes Island. with its concealed array o.
mortar and preaching batteries, ready To op-n on
Pula-ki; the fori on Ouer Islind, in 81. Hoenh
Sound. shutting of the inland wafer approaches
f,oia Charleston and giving comrie o unity 10
mr. ole system on that sife; FoiDandiua ana y
Au,usi ne occupied with sufficient garfifons; ana
.cks nville held projection TO the Union popn.
| b,iou and AS "a nsuceus for tben ~ rally upon and
rr ,np,y carry Out their plan Of State orsanizatio-
AID 20 ,energiicn. Aud, further rs orders h,i been
received TO sui end oil operstious o. Saw uDab from
Two W tDIse regiments had been seut 20 No'1'
T. i.,o "a n neu liens which TO fern Urge force
to operate in the directien OF Chari's'1n ue NO
m,nt that the fall Of Pulsski renoer'd the troops
aid means of transportation there employed avail
able.
all that is uns.li.faciory about II TO ne lice l.. tho
int Of the transportation timely asked Tor fsiiing
t. reach me. Had thai transportation SnV,o wen
il ought, Savannah would hive been IN our h'n . al
January: the whole coast South would have i-lisp
H. "A consequences; the whole RAILROAD sysitn III
Geargia nnd Florida would have been under oar
controls the State, OF Georgia and Florida AZ pHr'
OF he military chess.board If not politically alHo
ys1 nd
problem OF Charleston would then have become 20
very simple US TO demand but comparatively htile
care or labor.
As is the combined expedition. instead Of beng
frnisess in results, accomplished far more than cQv
efrd its originsl purpose. When the laud force OF
the expeiiton was turned over TO Gen. iiuatsr--
,ho whole COST from ST. Augustine to North kdisto
was in our hands and If the 81 inion Of one OF our
uost eminent officers be trne VIE thai In tns poe
ses,on Of Fort Pulaski hold I'll that isfeslly va :
u able about Savannah then there war no hog II
Oh the whole coast worthy Of the expedition but
Cbsre.tou aud its deperdeDcies. As Ia w'nt hn-
iranspie ed since my departure know nothing snih-
GENTLY we'll TO remark upon, even II were au'nor-
lied 10 90 so
word ON the subject OF the pfohmi ion 10 She feo-
pls Of south Carolina, which the above sitlcs char
act rized 40 stupid and silly. ttiil mix Wen
of ~. What msy have been wise a'd e1Pedieh'
th. NAY not be pow, bnt IN the stuation Oh Il
| a
d. .m il iust the thi x, and no: c"iy do MT rsr"'
having i-sued it, but would osrtinnly DO the me
..uiu under the "a ne ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS th' ever
o ear. And my confidence in its propiirty ~as not
/ ,,.akenei by tho 1alering encomin'-s wbioa the
ans Journal that now censui - II wa ll~osed 70
p,,. upon i ia November ls,t. II 1t has changed liz
| opniou. have not changed mine.
Lat The Nsw-iors editor may be deceived In re-
gard to tho views OF FlagOficer Dupout, whom he
,peaks OF M "tamely submitting to IN sisDce VIII
,Ich impoiency shame and disgrsc~. III his code
partmeni."I 10y leave TO append herewith copy
/ OF leisr which Tat officer rendered 10 mo ON my
leavins tho extcat on .ivioc some Official views o
/ the subject. Your obcdicnt sorvsDi,
! T. W. SHERMAN, Bh..disf0.Bss yolun,~cf.
| FLAGsniP WsBun. I
| PoNr RoraI, T.. Aprl 2 ls2
OxyrHAI unsers and that you .r- tfar,efsa . snot 81
military d-osftn4-nt -fe stost to leave f0r h"ysi
ia v'u.s b.. dulrs nJu.ice to f--4a.s sd our
iutiu 10 .oo sarn, L. permit yos to d"p.d vi
a ..Vt..sr NJ ~ .tIr.o.siss Of tie vsoroa- 4'd a.
auisn, oaoSus'ou win which bsv- ever br-a fssd,
20 ...n Ia % usLisa hcsv, responsibilities Of o-r
| soeuisrd
hal remember our pact s,ocsson pfoisse ally ~ d
p.. s.liy ~th PRIDE aud saa tion, snd 'h,l r'-T b"
testimony tie gnhss real vita lea you have sFs''
yogrsf Il 10 oser TO secure ~ ei'c'
4. ~. o. thi. COST While pf-pAi b.s oi oP Tatiou'
witch 9TH tire f.-nfoIe,usnsy" had Pit To loos lo
led brilliant. but a. 10 manner more I'm
I portrait rs-ui. han tho. yop have socoml .n-d
O.s.s with great re,pec, your mot ooe io,i
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Fss oAeer Commanding South Atlsns BISc.ssiss Squad