New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-16
WIDOW PORT ROYAL q. G.
srrfynIof enforcCments-Fsriiish Vessels
OF War Communicating with the Rebels.

EsDh EOESI ItOs -NbG 80 ~
srrfynIof ELECTROMAGNETIC Vessels
OF War communicating with the Rebels.
Tie Ui,ed States steam gun-bost Bienyille, Com
.,ierI r. 81. Mu.lany, arrived. at ths port on
q aar morning from Pot Royal via Charleston
ar III inst, having n tow the United SAFES gun
p. IL 3. Hale, oisabled. She el at the latter
D. ethe English steam lrigate Ariaiue aud ST
.'oo,oi-war, which vessels had just communicated
VIA the Rebels by tag Of truce.
The Bienyie returns TO ths port Tor repairs after
81 absence Of thirteen months. Sue has been unGer
steam $50 days, during which time she has captured
steven prizes, two of which, the Stet,in and Patras
were sent TO this city, me former having been
turned into guuboat, aad is don active soI-
vice. Tie Bienville brings large mail from the
Navy and Army also a number of nayal officers or
dered to different vefses fitting out for sea. The
following is list Of passengers:
WIN. n Nsyo Lieutsnsn, Commander L. S y
JONATHAN Young ton.i-snder Us. y.
Edward C1nToy Acting Volunteer IitD oreut y. s. ~
Howard Iiooi'' Ae.irs M-s'el u : ~
Joseph Smith. Gunner L. = y
:; 9. [o.ieI, Su5ae. 7. :. -, \.
Calvin Rowland Z eng ID A'si'isn' Engineer I. g n
Capt :: P; Low, ST Of brig -. sa1tou Z. z A.
SSsPt Hugh cgmHli,ky steamer Joh, adams.
NJ A!otaei Coiam'siy steamer Jofn Aaani
Mr. James sioms, seat-eg John Adams.
NesFs ". n. fefg1 a.l George o.
Hr. Johu r. Baker % maze u tuoy schooner
LIs1 ~ OYf c1s or ~ i,i. III. =. H. ~ A'lln{
Smith Ld'ysrd b. sheaaea Belj. ~h..note WI hs,e'.
Aci1s Matters Issss 4! toste,, slf.e o. VIM " ahce
EsnTy Bil "a Assistant sne' Jslsd Nay james fcgn
erin. Berosrd Ecey 10 Asfittu, h.rneef. WIN W.
Master Mates; Geo H. Film Ac Gunner, tusele Dew
.Tsux Csptsn's Clerk; q. 4 Smi.- fsyulaitel Clerk
Our troops have organized Fire Brigade a,
Beaufort, consisting Of one Chief G y isade, four
Eoremen Of Engine Companies, one Foreman Of a
Hook and Ladder Company, aud Eve men to each Of
che five companies.
Recently, Gge uegro,s-lour men and enc woman
left Charleston passed Fort Sumter and the nu-
merous Rebel batteries, and reached ourf feet They
represent Charieston iu state o. great wretcheo-
ness. Anticipating the approach OF our guuo0afs,
tue people were flying 70 Greenfield aud Somer'ille
The two famous ram had been pronounced failure
Gen. SaXtoA had returned 10 Beaufort Hom Fer
nandina with 100 recruits for he Let South Carolina
Volunteers, Col. 7. ". Hig nson.
The brig Benz. DelsrO ana The schooner Edwin X.
Bennett had arrived at Poit Royal Wi>h IJJ head O
dae beef cattle.
A fag Of truce had been seut 70 Savannah. It
was asceItaiAed hai tbe Geoga had anchored AZ tie
head OF Elba leland aad is completely surrounded
with distractions when blockade every cbnlnel ap
preaching her, She j. covered with Taiiroao iron,
aud resembles tho Msrruac. she ca,I.os ten gun
within eighteen inches Of the water hle.
The following deaths had taken lace among our
troop;
Dsyid n Ruth private Co. C. 9th Pc. Vols. Yoy2a re-
George BsLer civilian ls,s ofCo <',h n Y. Vol. Nov
Nv ode. private. Co. D. 5etb Ps yol. Nov. "a d,opsy
William H. LsIoache private, CO. A. ''th n y Vols.
Gocrse sssIiow, prv'.e Co =, ID n H. Vols. Doc p
chronic dyseutefy
Officers who arrived ,yesteItay ~ The Bienvlilc
from Port Royal, report:
Tie steamer T. ic,sou and propeller, both 'osd-d
with troops had aruye6 At por; Royal, aud after
coalug left agsa Oh tLc I0,h inst, tolr cOurse be-
ing TO the southwark. i Iuuoer o. loaded Trans
ports were lying in the harb0r awaiting orders.
When of Edisto the B.enviiie passed two large
steamers with trOOp5--oue Tying tAe American l4g
q, the fore 81 signal tLlt tic COMMANDING General
was on board. One OF these Steamers I'D iDe Siai
OF the South
The Rebels in The yiclsity Of Hilton Head are APP
pafentiy AFRAID mat an expedition may land noai
their positions, and for that reason have erected
very powerful batteries on james Island, ouliTan'h
Island and along The cCast as fir up as Bale By.
B-anfegard was s;lii in command az Charleston,
Gnd was lntlenc1iug himself. lIs army amounted
10 some 4OOJO trained men.
ARRIVAL OF THE I. 5. sTEhMLR l.. b. EbLR.
The U. S. steamer J.. b. Hale, A. +. Shell Lieus.-
Comdg., from Port Royal, arrived on Monday in low
ofthe steamship Bienyie. She sailed from Port Royal
On the morning Of tie lOth and passed four steamers
and brig bound in, all heartily iaden soith troops.
Tho history Of tie Hale ID full of interest She
was put IN commission SEPT. a. 1861 and soon after
ward joined tie Potomac lotilis. IL December che
was nssigued to the Ordnance Department, and sem
10 Pcr Royal with cargo Of shot and ahcl. The
Gay @i'sr her arrival she led The advance IN the at-
,aek on Pot ROYAL Ferry. PRO II TIE bombard-
tnent oil Fort Pularh, sic was detailed 10 cut oil
communication between Savannah sud that work
NEE s1e was attacked twice by the Rebel gunboats
unGer Iatnal. On both occasions they were re-
Pulsed tic last time, Tatna put bnck with BIS
TStnip on ire During the siege Of Palaski, the
.iie was In close proximity, and was tho only ves
&C. hred az by the Rebels.
Al Apnl she was ordered TO North Edisto. Twelve
I,'ies from the mouth OF the river shc engaged
ts'oe battery sio gle-handed aud after sharp hghi
:" IN hour In duration, compe LED 10 surrender.
1Or The act abe was cOmpmented by the Hon
sccfeVaiy Of the Navy, her oGicers aud crew being
I~i0ied Oh tae Departments appreciation u their