New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-17
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED
BURNING OF REBEL PICKET sTlTgEs.
Ready to Take the Job o. Putting
Down the Rebellion.
Testimony in Their Behalf BY Capt. Budd.
Correspondence o. The ". Y. Tribune.

in the Department Of the South. The regro troops
have been tested and to their great joy, though not
contrary to their own expectations, they have
triumphed, not only over enemies armed with NUE.
kes and swords but over what the black man breads
most, sharp and cruel prejudices.
Gen. Saxton, on the 18th of October, sent the
captured steamer Darlington, Capt Crandel, down
the coast Of Georgia and 10 Fernandns Florida, 10
obtain recruits for the lst Regiment South Carolina
Volunteers. Lieut.. Col o. 7. Beard Of the zSth
New-York Volunteers, vas given the command Of
the expedition. In addition 70 obtaining recruits tho
condition and wants Of the recent refugees from
Slavery along the coast were 70 be looked into, and,
if occasion should Offer was permitedto feel tie
enemy" At St. siGonls, &C., Capt. Trow0ri9ge,
with 81 men Of the Hunter Regiment Of lst South
Carolina Volunteers" who had been stationed there
for three months, together with Il more men, were
received on board Wih tits company OF o. men,
the Darlington proceeded 10 Eernandlaa.
On arriving meeting Of the coIorsd men was
called 10 obtain enlatments. The large church was
crowded. Alter addresses had been made by the
writer aud Col Beard, lGO men volunteered al once,
and the number soon reached about I23 Sueh,
However, were the demands OF Fort CInch aud toe
Quartermasters Department Tor i4bolers, that Col.
Ricb, commanding The Port, consented 10 oniy %
men leaving. This was sad disappointment, aud
one which some determined not TO oear The -
men were carefully selected from among those not
employed either tie fort o. in the aartermasters
Department, and pat On board. AMID tie iafe~eIis
aud benedic;ions Of hundreds OF their friends on
shore lhey took TIER departure 70 prove lHc hhSh
or fllsty Of tue charge, " The black mancau never
6ght" On calling tho roll, few miles from port 1t
was found our p men had increased 70 81. Deter
mi cd not 20 be foiled ia th.r purpose OF beng
soldier, 1t found That 80 Len bad quietly toand
their way o. board, just at lreaS Of Gy. ao@ na1
Concealed themselves il the bolJ Of tue sn.p Wien
asked why they I'D 20 their reply WEE,
sob, we want 10 fight for our bbeg.y and for tho
liberty Of our wives aud children
"But would you daEe to face yonr old masters -
"Oh, yes, yes; why, we would hght TO dc death
to get our families" was the quick response. No
one doubted their sincerity. Mussets Were room in
their hands, and i D liue vas lost Ia drilling them.
Our steamer, o very trai one, had been barcaded
around tie bow and stern, and also provi1eo with
two i2-pounder Parrot guns. These guns had 10 be
worked BY black men, under the direction OF the
Cartan of the steamer. Our lgbt.Dg men num-
beged only about no, and % of them were raw re-
crnits. The expedition was not a very formidable
one. still all seemed to have al unusual degree OF
confidence, ga 20 its success.
WHAT had been done the day previous. and what
vss accomplished on the day Of sailing, it des'rbod
as follows By Lieut.. Col Beard in his report to Gen.
Sayton. -,
"On Monday, Nov. 8, with the steamer Darlington,
having on board Capt. Irowbrdges company co..
ored troops l62, proceeded up Belt River Florida.
drove In the Rebel pickets below Coo.eFs, destroyed
their place OF rendezvous thence proceeded and de-
sroved the fal, works, and all the salt, corn, and
WAGONS, which we could not carry away, besce
killing tie horses. Thence we proceeded 70 Jolly
River and destroyed two salt works. WIN iaiee
amount Of falt and corn. Ilence roceeoed 10 ..
Nlary's aud brought oil two families Oh con'IsOapus
after driving in tue enemy Wchei5.
=
Georgil. destroyed = large salt work IN a greek
about mile from the lanoing together with AZ ine
nrouertv on the place. Here We were attacked ny
abcut 50 OF the enemy, Of whom we killed I'VE.
This was the first place where the troops were
tro,,,bt nrder Gre Tnev bad a. about 30 IN num-
- inst cot into he small boats, when the enemy
srdleuly rushed out Of the thick woods ana hfsa
mon them. Their condition was periious one ,ne
e,n,y heino not over ten rods distant, and h.
STEAMER stili further on. Nothing daunteo tnr men
looIed and fired cooy and ince'santly, III ssfe Oh
too-d -,srlu fire was opened AZ once themep
,, the steamer. and one OF our Parro's olsyea well
;,s, art. Il was marvellous that, .oter 20 heavy |.
shoWer of bullets, net man W a wounded. though
msnv balls were lodged in tie steamer and basFi-
cades.
Nov. Cite fr.r landing this day was on Bot
lers Island, from which the troops brought on qaite
aaauiiy Of rice. The next landing was al Darlen,
Ga, where two prisoners aEd some arms were Taden-
me rickets Red at the approach Of or troops.
Lieut. Walker, OF Capt. 1rowbridge's Company,
who had been left in charge OF part Of the company
on 81. Smonds Island, accompanied by - men, had
.rossed over IN small boats few days before cur
arrival, aud had CAPTURED, in DaIen, the assistant
Provost Marshal. One q our new PRISONERS slo1tiy
objected TO being marched to the smallboat by his
nero captors. lie swore 4 white man was en.itled
10 more respect; but the over-ioyed negroes could
not see the force Of his argument or profanity.
TIE women and children about fifty taken from
Z al. L Ia.
safety in 81. GATHERINGS as more hazardous work
was to 30 undertaken. Much Of the night was spent
in getting wood for the steamer, killing beeves snd
cooking meats, nee and corn, ior our women and
children on shore and for the troops. The plen
needed no " drivers lash " 10 incte them 20 labor.
Sleep and rest almost unwelcome, for they Were
preparing 70 20 mp Sapco River, along whose banks,
on the beautiful plantations, were Their fa,hsrs,
mothers, brothers, sisters, wives anu 'unar'n =.
Weeks and months before some OF tue men mao leE
those loved ones, with promise " return - 10
good Lord us open de way :,
At o'clock on Friday morning, Nov. Z, we were
under way. Cant Budd of the gdnboat Poionska
had Indy rromsa d the evening before 10 accom-
pany rs past the most dangerous places. On seath-
Inc b;s station in SapolO Sound, we found him in
readiness. Our little feet, led by the Po.omska,
and followed by the Darlington sailed proudly up
tne winding SaIeo, now through marshes, and then
rast larce and beautiful plantations. IL was very
Tactiug TO see our soldiers watching intensely the
coiored forms on land, one saying III the agony OF
deepest anxiety "Oh, mas'r my wife and ohiiien
lb dere," and another singing out, dere, dere my
bvodder" or "iny sister," The earnest longings Of
their poor, anguishIiven hearts for landings, and
then the sad irexpressible except by sghs regrets
as the steamer passed. must be imagined-they eau
not be described
The iirst landing was made at a picket station on
Chas. Hopkins plantation. The enemy was driven
back; few guns and Il sword only captured The
potonska came to anchorage, Tor lack of sufficient
water. few miles above at Reuben Kings planta-
ton. Here We Witnessed rich scene. Some fifty
negroes appeared on the banks, about thirty rods
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