The New York herald., 1862-11-02
Our Port Royal Correspondence.
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ne Cogtre Of the Anc,a and Scotia and ne Wreck 0,
0s Namoho-rhe Country fscsr-Gensra, Michel Sic.-
General Brapnaa in Command, de-, dc.
Two very valuable prizes have arrived at this port
to-day. They the English steamers Anglia and Scotia
captured day while endcavoring TO enter
Charleston. They heavily and richly laden and will
bs North at carly date To the gunboas Flag aud
Restless belongs the credit Of their CAPTURE, though the
details Of the event have not yet been made known.
The Ango-reoe steamer Mnnahs, boand for Charleston
with stores for rebels at the time chased
ashore, and became total wreck.
since my dispatches by the Ericsson there has been
army here. The troops resting from the
severe labors OF week ago. venture TO predict thai
oothing viii be attempted in this department until the
arrival OF renforcsmenis.
good deal OF sickness is Inanifestas itself just al
present The disease most prevalent termed by the
negroes the 'country fever but there are surgeons
among us who call II Yellow Jack. -Four out Of five Of
ceneral Mtohels personal sta stricken with Il In
single day week. One Of them is Captain williams
Aid-dsCamp, of New York, who died At Beaufort last
evening Captain L. A. warfed, Of Baltimore, Depo,
Comm,ssary at this point also died and was buried
serday The fever k creating good deal OF excitement
and the unaccmated are Fastening away.
General Mitchell present among the indisposed and
sbe command Of the department temporarily devolves
General Brannan.
Colonel James L. Fraser, Of the Ferty-ssve New
York volunteers, has been announced Post Command
Colonel Brown, Of the Third Rhode Island artillery
and Colonel serrel Of the Volunteer Engineers have been
ade chiefs Of artillery and Of engineers upon the staff
the Major General commanding. Al the battle Of Tramp
ssn the latter acted upon the stan G General Brannan
and behaved with signal gsllantry.
Our Naval Correspondence.
At SEA, Oct 81, 1852.
the RdYtor-Deutss, dc.
We left Port Royal Wednesday last, at two O'Clock
PM and during the rst thrty.sx hours encounter.
cd strong northwesterly winds.
wc bring the following named passengers -Messrs.
Josiah H. Beal, VIM. Evans, siorquon Clement Mech
MelAue, Harvey, J. Mullen, Payne, and waitcsys.
AL was qcet when welcft. The following naval YES.
sells were In port-Fagships wabash and vermont gun
eosse Paul Jones, Conemaugh, scbago Florida Marble
head Water Witch, PATRON, Uncas and the uassachu.
eets besides the following United states transports
star Of the South, Ben Dsford Boston, Neptune Burn
,side dsahled) and United states (Which vessel was 10
Ieayetwo hours after did,, Mattano and Geo. wash.
hngson. There were two English prizes lying OF tho
guard ship, both steamers Of the same clsss---
vne Scotia the others nanesi could ascertain The
Bnrnsde will SHORTLY be towed New York FOR repairs
Stc was towed into Hilton Had Friday Last BY the
Grupoat sedote having broken her screw and lost her
with an accident on the 81 lohns bar during the late
s. Johns sIpedition an account Of which appeared
yonr issue of October 10. will be thoroughly ovcrhand
and repaired in New York before she returns 10 General
Mitchels department.
frhe Cosndpslitan arrived New York after run q
sixty FIVE hours --ED. HERALD.l
The following deaths occurred al por. Royal am tle
dates specified
Private John ssner, Go. A. roth Pennsy sssia, oc. n
s$uhoid fever
Private Adam Miller, Co. q, 10th Perrsylysna, oct.
AZ typhoid lever ~
Ifivaie George W: Bridechan, co. A, ID xcv Hamp.
shire. Oct. 19s darrh0s.
Private John Dixon. Co. o, 9th renssyvsnis, Oct n
Private Thomas Mcals Co. Z. o7th PsMsylvsnis oc,
II ,coSssstive fever.
rrEats Thomas Taylor, CO. l. 9Th Connecticut, Oct a.
vofnAs.
Ispiak G. Janker, Co. x, A'tb rsnnsylysrA, Oct. AZ.
priyate abraham Iandes, COZ, s7tb Pennsylvania,
private yos.,ph Lewis co. H. s.,h rennsy,snia. pot
a. wounds. -. -