The New York herald., 1862-04-02
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY APRIL l8s2-rlPLE SHEET

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Provost Marshals department. took look through the
negro quarters The buildings quite extensive and
kept admirable order. The contrabands appear
enjoy the change from hard masters to comparative
luxury and incidence.
found among them Eve contrabands who escaped
from Charleston the night of the 25th arriving here
yesterday. They came cut in primitive looking dug
out passing under the guns of forts Sumter Moure and
Castle Pinckney without moestation arriving board
the steamer Florida which doing blockadDg duty at
this point from whence they transported to this
place.
From one Of the negroes. who appeared to be
OF greater intelligence than is usually found
among this class Of humanity. learned that
there present six hundred garrison at
Fort Sumter under command OF Captain Calhoun of yir
gina, Captain Rhett and Major Wayne. Among the
names OF some OF the other officers the negroes knew
Lieutenant Henry Sutton, Lieutenant Tompkins,
Lieutenant Battol, &c. At Moultre there three
hundred men, and at Castle Pinckney there
pany OF eighty men, under command Of Captain Eats,
formerly Of tho United States Army. The negro 60.
the greatest part Of my information from was named
Thomas Barnwoll, and he formerly belonged TO
Charles Scann, Of the Ordnance Department..
He was in ths place at tho bombardment,
and gives q graphic description OF the
ming away Of the rebels. He tolls me that Charles
ton 10 wDl intrenchsd in the rear the rebels antic
pating attack from the main Land and that there
some thirty thousand troops in and around the city.
Negroes however have but little knowledge ofnumbors.
and their stories should DO taken with grains Of allow
ance. Neveverthsess. think from tho conversation
had with "Tom," and his general intelligence that he is
pretty correct. He gives some other informa-
tion that II will not do for me to make
NJ he
chivalry Of South Carolina evidently in bad
way. and not acting harmoniously as they did
year ago. The they have received OF late have
greatly dampened their ardor and enthusiasm.
"Tomn heard his master and others talking Of the
Newbern affair." and says thero thousands Of
rebels killed there. Vessels continue TO the block
ade at Charleston a steamer from England with arms
and ammunition. arriving there on the 10th.
Escape OF Two Rebel Deserters from Fort
Pulaski.
OUR PORT ROYAL CORRESPONDENTS.
PoEr ROYAL. March Is, 1862.
Their Statements-Srengh of Fort Pulaski-Hoso II Is
Prorisioned-A Sarumnah Internal Machine-GeneraI
Hunter Expected. &C., dc.
couple of deserters escaped from Fort Pulaski the
10Th inst, and reported themselves to our forces
Jones Island in the Savannah river, about four miles
above the fort.
They report that being considered perfectly sound
question: they obtained permission to 60 Hsh
ing They got into the boat and pulled short distance
from the fort and then put their in the boat and
commenced fishing the tide at that time running food
up the They allowed tho boat TO drift quietly
up with the tide until they got they thought, far
enough from the fort to enable them 70 mako their
cape before they discovered and fred whom they
seized their oars and pulled for liberty. Brown and
Germans.
They report Colonel Olmstead as commander Of tho
ot The garrison consists Of three hundred and sixty
Irish company whose Of servicsor enlistment expired
January They very anxious TO be discharged and
allowed to go home but they kept there by force,
consequently much dsafectod in fact they give
their opinion that there fifty in tho fort that
are really loyal at heart for the rebel cause. The
provisions and water for six months Their
communication with Savannah is cfIectuaily cut of.
They give tho following the calbre OF the fort viz
Four en-inch coumhads, four twelve mortars
the ramparts and the ground in front of the
fort. riaed twelve-pounders and riAed eight
FOUNDER tho balance Of the guns thirty twos and
forty-twos. Total number of guns fifty seven.
The magazine Che fort contains fifty thousand pounds
Of powder, besides sixty rounds for each gun.
Fiugal-hst succeeded in running the blockade some
Chimes for destroying vessels This specimen Of the
friendly feeling of England the United States Let
people remember this.
Fearing that you had not been informed about the
phbous machine building at Savannah for the purpose
OF raising the blockade, will say few words about H.
We learned by descrter who came in from Savannah
few days ago, that machne or submerged vessel to
be propelled by two men. nearly ready at Savannah
by which Internal machines be screwed the
ships for their distractions but the inventor
killed. or rather drowred while experimenting with IT,
There is nothing Of particular interest here to write
about The that General Hunter is coming here to
take command appears TO give general satisfaction The
ditch.cirging propensity Of tho present commanding
general instead Of making good soldiers out Of his
by proper drilling and training, has been anything but
agreeable useful
Tho idea of immense Notifications to guard against
land attack by tho rebels island like this when the
rebels have not the of reaching IL, particularly
while many Of Com. Dupont's gunboats about
here. exhibits prudence and caution that could
have realized had I not seen 1t with my own
eyes. We all say welcome, General Hunter.
saw an officer OF the Kensington shore day and
from what he says about the condition OF their engine
and rudder arrangements, together with tho fact that
she had coal enough reach Ship Island cher desti
naon) IL ia evident in the Boston Navy Yard
isvery much TO blame for neglect Of duty and the Navy
Department should inquire into it. She is detained
hero for coal and from what learn. the blockade
vii soon be raised for want OF that very necessary
article.
The steamer sachem arrived here to-day, bound South
also the storcshp Release
the night Of the 2lst inst. seaman Of the Susque
hanna named George W. Collins, Of Kent county Della.
ware shot while picket duty Jones' Island by
one of General viees pckets, supposlng him to be
rebel Carslessness the part Of Of the officers
in not passing the word along the nc tho cause Of the
accident.
MARCH, 20, 1862.
rricat of ne Crao Of fhe Emily 81 PieTe-Escopei Con.
trobdndS-7he Rebel Troops, dc
Ihave just had chat with officer Of the FIambeau