The New York herald., 1862-08-02

Rhode Island and servant; Major Smith, Third New
Army; Mr.. Brady and friend T. s. Harris and servant,
Captain Cannon, of steamer Delaware; MAJOR A. De
Agreda, OF General .hams staff; Lieutenant Bowen
Lieutenant nier United States Army; Or. H. NJ Field,
Captain Crowe United States Army Mr.. Caryo. Ralph
1rcmbiy, Jr., and sixty niue IN the third cabin.
Our Hilton Head Correspondence.
HILTON HEAD, S. O., July %, 1862.
The Release Of Colonies Moore and White from Arrest
Movements Of General Wri9h-Imqortant from Charles
ton-The Rush of Rebel Troops to Richmond-7he Effect
of General Lees Failure TO "Bag AcCleuam-Runnin9
the Blockade-Deaths of Union Soldiers de-, de-
lam grati6ed being able the release from
Of Colonel Henry Moore of the Forty New
York Volunteers, who placed in durance than
months since for refusing to promulgate General
Hunters General Order No. H. By special order issued
Saturday last he directed to report Immediately
to his regiment and resume command thereof He
up from Fort Pulaski yesterday. and received In
camp witn many demonstrations Of good WILL Little
speeches nade and toass drunk. in which the
course the President revoking the order and tho
course Of General Hunter In releasing the Colonel were
alike laudcd and approved
Colonel Richard White Of the Fifty NTH Pennsylvania
Volunteers has also been restored 70 the command Of
his regiment appears that the charges against him,
which Of the most revolving character, could not
be sustained. They were accordingly withdrawn, and
Colonel White ID again at the head of his troops.
The only colonel is Colonel Serre OF the
volunse0f Engineers, and upon his court martial
10 to-day celebrating at Beaufort. not permitted
at this stage Of the proceedings make them public nor
TO indicate their result.
General H. @. Wright, who, a. the senior brgadier
Of this command, has occupied . prominent position
10 the department since the occupation Of the South
Atlantic coast and who soldier and gentleman has
the thorough confidence and esteem Of his troops
has been temporarily relieved, at his request,
and proceeds North il the Mcclellan to-day he ID
ordered TO report duty General Mcclellan and will
probably be assigned important share In the future
labors Of the Peninsula campaign. He 10 accompanied by
his sta and by Captain ]. NJ Rice OF the star Of
Major General Hunter.
understand that the plans Of the Commanding General
look TO something else than life Of inactivity in this
department that troops will be spared from
this locality.
Brigadier General Perry sailed for Ecrnandina, st
Augustine and Key West Saturday night last the
steamer Delaware. He is assigned 10 the command Of
oil the forces In this department, excepting
those At Fort Pickens, south OF this point. Tho
Delaware took down . large quantity of CON.
mssary quartermastsrs' stores, for the want Of
which the people at Fernandina and s. Augustine
sadly suffered General Perry instructions refer mainly
TO question Of the contrabands. He informed that
the practice Of returning fugitive slaves las IT, since
General Hunters letter printed, there such
thing in the Department. will not be allowed and he
directed TO take serious against any officer who
shall be guilty Of excluding negroes from lines.
The commanding officer at St. Augustine-Col. Bell, Of
the Fourth New Hampshrs-t alleged recently turned
woman from his camp, and the woman subsequent
" ovstaken by her COL Bell directed by the
Major General at once 10 produce either the slave
or her master at the department headquarters
From the southern district Of the department there 10
no news Of consequence. Col Rich, commanding the
post Fernandina few days since opsnod negotiations
with tho rebel commander at Tallahassee for an
change OF prsoners but his action without autho
rty and the exchange, under the orders n the War
Department, will not be allowed.
We have a recent arrival from Charleston In tho per-
son Of Robert Pattoon, who escaped from the city
Sunday week, and made his way TO our gunboats in tho
sono river. Platoon 10 young man, who through born
and reared in England has resided for seven years in
and whose family Is sti there He was a
freshman in Charleston College, and made his exit
from the city In consequence Of threatened
among the students OF that institu
tion. He gives very clear and Intelligent
account OF matters In the confcderacy. Gusavus
W. Smith is in command Of the troops at Charleston.
The force at that point, however, has been much
duccd nine regiments Of Infantry and too Of cavalry hao
ir9 been transferred 10 Richmond, and large body dis
trbutsd along line OF the Charleston and Savannah
railroad Every capable Of bearing Is ia The
Southern army, haripg been compelled BY the rebel goos
n,snt to "polancr."
At Charleston two iron clad rams after the plan Of tho
Merrinac are In process Of construction Tho work is
super,ntcnded by the parties who produced tho Ill
fa,sd scarccrow Hampton Roads and they expected
when completed, 70 accomplish tho destruction Of the
entire blockadng squadron.
Vessels are sim running the blockade. regular line
has been established between Liverpool and Charleston
and tho most valuable supplies find their way 70 tie rebels
from this source Shortly before Paoons departure the
stearncrs Herald and Memphis had gone In, and the
steamer Economist was daily expected. large side
,vbsol steamer ran In Friday last, aud II was,
doubt the looked for vessel.
The people tho South are growing restless under
Jcs iron rc and The voice OF tho press almost unani
nousy in favor Of a change o admintrstion The fail
ar, d Lee. scitA his snins army and re-
s,res 10 capture on annhdats McClcaa has also pro.
dc,d feeling Of dependency, and the ultimate capture
II Richmond by inyincible army Ia daily moro gsas
rally conceded. Everywhere their rebol generals and
her rebel leaders are cursed for the evils they have
brought upon the people, and yet tho people cling to their
eanse with doggsd determination Tho rcbol loss in front
of Richmond Vas in the neghborhood Of 10000 This q
l,sc has haa very disheartcning eGec, Npm them.
Our nclro pcpuletion has been materially increased
within the n,stLw day by ,hs arrival, is"m Gro IL
,rsn n sna load Of eoutraba ~ They folr.c th'
ol and bclrcss Africans and the yors ~ in'.c"'-s