The New York herald., 1862-10-10
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Capture Of 8 Rebel Fort ct
ST. Johns Bluff.
General Brahnsa n Command Of tho Military
and Commander Steedman tho NavalPoress.
THE REB ELS HELD A VERY STRONG POSITION.
Surprise Of Rebel Cavalry and
Infantry Camps.
Capture Of Quantity Of War Material
and Destruction Of tho Rebel Camps.
THE GUNBoATs SHELL THE FORT.
Dssertion Of the Rebel Works BY
Their Troops.
the WORKS TAKEN POSSESSION or ~ OUR FORCES
Destruction Of the Fort and Removal
Of the Guns.
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THE GUNBOATs SHELL THE FORT
Dssertion Of the Rebel Works b.
Their Troops.
the woaxs TAKEN POSSESSION OF BY OUR FORCES
Destruction Of the Fort and Removal
Of the Guns.
OTHER ACTIVE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS,
&s., &s., Re-

Our Hilton Head Correspondsncs.
Husos HRAp, 8. G., Oct. ., lsea.
"Gyeai Errsaaoa''--Hs Gommanders-~Arrival at 50.
Johns Riso, NoSda-odptws and Dss.rsaion Of Retsl
Camps-Nasal Rsconao1s aBco--Cdasa,s ef -S. Johfs
Bug Fw,--Osrxas Of Large Qaant'fss sf xSniae'ss
Of War-- vandaiisn sf the Basmy. d., dc.
Since my last corospondence from this point The great
Com ding--who his speeches to the troops cM
isren, ocoasons assured them that they should not long
na !nain their s'nsstery Inactivity finally set sail
from this harbor the let instant ~ five O'Clock
Hr coxxASpsn rfs ExsxDIIoS
General Brannan commanding the ezpeditson) aud
ear embarked on board the steamer pefofd and the
troops board the transports Boston, Cosmopolitan
and Neptune. The naval vessels competing tie e1ped
ton are the following vizpaul Jones (fasship), Port
Royal, uncas, Cimsrons, Paroos aud b. B. Hale, the
squadron being under the sommsne Of cOfosnder Charles
s. steedman, o' the flagship.
AHsvar or TEE Exrl:plrlos
Tre expedition arrived " The mouth OF ihe - Johns
river and opposite Mayport His the morning Of the
%. The troops Immediately deembarked--the In
fantry ts and the cavalry hossss a. usual 10 such
cssas, thrown overheard
sKIaxsEps mRows ouT.
The forty seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers. Colonel
Good, Immediately threw zkirmshers, and the I'd
vance commenced but had proceeded hardly mile when
they came suddenly upon an unfOrdaole creek,
and we're compelled return 70 Eayport Mile, when -
was decided to reembark the troops on the fats.
yosmoy or nm nrssr wosE--irs srasrdB
J. would here state that ibe encmy's work.
situated On r.. Johns Blar, distant from Mag
por, Mills abcut eight miles, and fifteen from
Jacksonville. commanded the river, and wac
most formidable work OF itself, mounting nins guns OF
heavy ealbre aside from the natural advan ages its
elevated position had indeed Was tls iis only
strength u beng completely surrounded by iblcs IN
dsreTovtb woods and march.
yS osIs ~ LAND
was caufowAy of about mile 10 length commanded
by no of tho fort. On toe Whole, the enemy had
you may say impregnahe rosit'cn, snd subsequent
events viii prove how they ecfcneed the Tact ditch
ADVANCE rur EvEn
The ateamsr Neptune, with the FATS IN tow, pro-
cseded up The river somo three miles, whom the latter
were cast Oh and In true msn-of~ar style troops
took their oars rowing up Mount Pesssn creea three
quarters OF q mic, and landed and byouacksd for the
night.
orxEAuoSs cr eusHcArs.
In the meantime the gunbos.s Paul Jones, with
acrera Brsnnsn aud stan on board, Cimerone
and Psuooo proceeded up the river on reeonsos
sanos occasionally shsns he woods on siher SIDE q
the river
Arriving within rauge of 81. Johns BisE, ths Paul
Jones opsned the ball The enemy briskly replied bu,
IN which convinced all that they had DOT the
pcst artilsrists In the world After sannonadng q
hak hours duration
avsBoaw WITHDREW,
having drawn the epemy's hro from the entire battery
Te was entirely SUCCESSFUL and attended
with no less Of life on our eide. Rebel loss insnown
aan,g oy THE rRoops--A Rysvt susrnsgp.
Fary the following morning he sd) Colonel Good took
up inc tine Of march FOR the huf while the navy sog
" advanced up the river. On bis march colenel
Cool completely surprised rebel cavalry camp, which,
ca ns entering, demonstrated most diagrdcef,a sts
daddo he pat ~ Ge csiua'fy Here two cases q Ma
sacnuss.ts brecchoadirg rines (ncw) aud arge quAn
uy 81 aouDe and single barrsled shoisuas were cap
ured.
Az Ns1Nuy CAMP Afso susfRsso
Leaving this camp Colonel GoOd and nis command
pushed rapidly on aud surprised infantry emp Hore
" he former lance, ae stspise was psoa complete
large captures made consisting q new havcrsac
and equipments, uia ~ The clcmy aud amrnuui
| ton.
HAsry pnAgTre. E.HhIs
the rebels left la such haste that their dinner wa
found hot, but untouched the tables. in al
| ofieeFs tent Was found dcicous chicken pie
| w,.n knife In It's posnicn, where the gallant 80
| Of the south lett IL on the nrst alsrin 0W hoy
dssiarsd iL-quo,,sg irom ths presIaepss Conasesss