The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-11-01
LOCAL NEWS.


made an error in the name of the vessel which
went to her assistance. The name Of the gunboat
is the Sebago (Capt. Scott and not the Sedate, as
we had it, We have since learned more fully the
facts with regard to the affair and give them to our
readers. The Burnside, Capt. Wilcox, left Fer
nadanina Fla, on the 22d ut., with forty passen-
gers. On the morning of the 23d, when of Tybee
Light gale of wind arose, so severe that the ves-
sci became unmanageable and was tossed about in
tie trough of the sea, at the mercy Of the wind
and waves. Capt. Wilcox, finding the depth OF
water decreasing and that he was fast going ashore
on Tybee Island, let 60 bis anchor. When the
tide fell however, there was not sufficient water to
float the vessel, and she thumped so hard that her
rudder post was carried away and her wheel
broken. Upon the turn of the tide the wind haul
ed a little, and the captain by spreading his can
vass, succeeded in get ing the vessel off into deep
water. While in this critical condition small
boat was despatched to Wassaw Sound which by
nightfall succeeded in rea hing the gunboat Sebago
blockad ng there. On the next morning he Sebago
went to the assistance of the Burnside and tOwed
her into this port. Great praise is accorded to
Capt Scott for his prompt assistance, to which is
due the safety of the vessel and the lives OF the
passengers.
PAS rAr1os Last week Captain A. B. Nish
olson, of 20. E, 47th Regiment, New York Vol
unteers and his lady, were made the recipients of
three handsome presents from his company. To
each was presented beau iful gold watch with
chain &C., all complete, and to the Captain in ad-
tition to the atch fine field glass. The presen-
tation was made by Sergeant Newl in behalf OF
the Company in very neat and appropriate
speech, to which Captain Nicholson replied as fol-
lows:
Fello,o Soldiers of Co. E.-Although seldom
taken by su prise confess mys.f in this instance
co .pletey t ken aback, by this presentation; so
much so indeed that cannot find words to express
my feelings. My association with you, for the
past six cen months, has been productive of mu-
tual satisfaction and confidence independent Of
this occasion, which shall remember with plets-
nre the longest day live. / appreciate this pres
ent not so much for its intrinsic value, which is
considerable as for the assurance it gives me of
the esteem in which / am held by my company.
ON behalf of my lady, would say that she sincere
ly thanks you, and that she takes as much pride i'll
the company as do myself, which says everything
Your soldierly bearing and correct department,
has long been source of much happines, to me,
and / hope and expect, will continue to be, until
our connection as mil tary organization, dissolv.
ed. In conclusion would again express my grat-
tude and the best wishes of myself AMI lady are
yours.
MORE DEsERTERs PROM SAvANNAH.-Two men
of&the 47th Georgia Regiment escaped from Sa-
vannah, last Monday, to Fort Pulaski They
brought with them Savannah papers of the Oath
and 25th ult., containing accounts of the POGO
tai 20 fight, extracts from which are given else
where. They report that Gen Beauregard was in
Savannah when our attack was made, but hurried
to the scene Of the conflict. Nerly all the avail
able force around Savannah was hurried forward
to Pocotaligo, but arrived too late to take part in
the fight. All is quiet in Savannah the people
being only little nervous from reports given BY
two Union prisoners taken at Pocotalgo, that we
were about to attack Savannah at four different
points within two days. They say that the SOL
diers are very much dispirifed and that great
deal of Union sentiment prevails in the city.
The Iron Ram, Fingal, is nearly completed.
Flour is wor h SIS per bbl. .'@ '.'
C.prrpr or TWO MORE VALUABLE PRIZEs-