The New York herald., 1862-03-18

tenant roft-was displaying his tag, he being the only
army officer and the rst on shore There met one OF
the residents Of the place. who expressed great fear OF
being molssted by rebels when requested by the
aid TO accompany him to the General To this said
was civilian and asked him with me If he was
fearful Of being too attractive under the guidance Of
military gentleman To this he accsded, and ws went
TO the boat.
Saying forth then others of the frightened cti
xsns left behind the rst person met very intel
igent colored named Charles Jackson. Charley
briefly told how the people ran away the night be-
FORE and how he didn't Charles belonged to Colonel
Dill and had remained behind TO take OF his
house He said their masters had told the negroes
that the white Yankees among them they would
sel them all Off Cuba He didn't believe ii, because
he could read some and he know better.
Passing along to the railroad depot, saw stake
car two black collins Making inquiries of two men
standing beside the car, and who said they were re-
sdents learned they contained the bodies Of brothers Of
each Of them that tho night previous while attempting
with the last Of that left tho place to escape
~ the Ottowa coming up the river, shell from
the 0towa had killed them both. The train was moving
on "a the Otowa came up the river In the train were
large number of women and children in passenger cars
and In the stake car, upon which loaded
quantity Of furniture and five persons among whom
was Senator Yulss. The two young sitting
sofa, and the shot from the Otowa knocked off the
head Of Of the and badly mutatsd the person
or the other. Mr.. Yulee jumped from the and made
his escape foot to the river and then by
the main land The car was uncoupled from the train
and left the track from where was run into the
town and the bodies prepared for burial
at once, in company with TWO federal officers
and few residents assisted in paying the last solemn
rite TO two strangers, who should have brothers
but wore enemies TO our country Their names NJ.
Savage brother of extensive merchant here and John
McThompson clerk. 1t sickening sight the
manged flesh, blood and brains scattered the sofa
and car upon which these men riding.
would appear, from all the Information gather
from those who have remained in town-of whom there
is about one hundred and nifty, women, children and
Negroes out Of population of about 2,500-that the
stampede commenced on Sunday. The order for the
evacuation Of the place from General Mercer command
ant Of the forces issued Saturday great many
families had however left previous TO this The troops
Of which there doubt about 500 the time still
there-had been high, IL is thought, 5000
commenced moving ON Sunday as they saw the
Wabash and Susquehanna off the bar The last deach-
ment OF troops left Monday morning. at four O'Clock
and the Ottawa made her appearance four P. only
twelve hours later.
Tho batteries, Of which three emnencs right
In the town. on bluff, and four sunken sandpits contain
Founders The work is we'll constructed having trenches
around it leading to the magazine situated short dis
tance from the battery There three Of these con-
nscted together, pronounced by engineers to be
most admirably planned. They are well sodded and
finished up In workmanship manner. About 100 yards
from whore the threepitted battery is another Of
similar construct ion Of gun They have a
nne sweep of the river and our feet succeeded i
siiencng Fort Cinch three miles below and passed up
toward the town. these batteries would have done earn
execution on our gunboats and Transports II was the
Original intention to have had four OF these
batteries along the shore between the and fort
but tho work was never commenced. When We arrived
the carriages in these batteries burning bright
ly. The guns dsmountod. and the carriages fred
the guns being spiked Monday morning. The ruins are
NJ WRITE still smoudering.
OF the forces the rebels had here Sunday there
Werc-
Two companies Of Third Florida Volunteers.
Colonel Hopkins, Fourth Florida Volunteers.
Lieut.. Colonel Hollands battalion.
Capt. Owens Marion Dragons, Of South Carolina, and
Captain Martins Marion Artillery OF South Carolina
Besides this force there washe Twenty ninth Mssissp
pi regimont, Colonel Dowd. in encampment over the
bridge some five miles from town.
General Trapier Of South Carolina, in command OF
the forces Quartermaster MAJOR slse had been but
recently relieved by Captain Baldwin. General Trapisr
bad recently succeeded General Taahauser.
From what learn the troops have been paid OF
promptly in the kind Of shinpasters they have here
worth about what the paper costs. They have lived
Of pork beef &c They have however managed TO live
by piilasng and foragng in the country we areo be-
diae vicinity hore have done better, as their friends
have sent them food in greater abundance than those
rom distance The citizens here speak very emphaticaLy
pf the bad condrc of not only the soldiers but officers
From what can learn it must have been disgraceul.
s situated on the extreme point of Amelia Island upon
which the city, as 10 called Of Fernandra Is located
where the Amelia river enters into Cumberland SOUND
and In passing up to Fernandina vessel turns almost
square corner in getting by the fort. II IL built OF
brick in penagona shape, with detached tower bate
riss and detached scarps, icophosd for muskery The
work is intended to be anked by howitzers and loop
holed, brt this portion is not completed. The water
front OF the nearly but the land fronts are
not quite To the sis Of the oorholes for musketry.
The water front at present has thirtytwo po nd
srs the north baston has one eght-inch columbiad,
and two thirty-two- Founders the curta.n be
yond. There is also broken down carriage, but
no gun il. There also the beach
pounuers, lying the wharf, max ng in and around
the fort nine guns, all spiked. there said to
have been tremendous rifle gun of one hundred and
twenty eight pound cabre that the rebels buried near
tho FORT but OF this have not yet found the
truth.
There not long since hero Now
all that have captured amount TO Just fourteen The
others we're sent of into the nterior-msny of them
time ago and others quito recently These cannon
most OF them, in fact, nearly all from Rich.
mond, and large share OF them OF their casting
the fort said by engineers 10 be well planned and
when finished will be good Water tanks OF suf
fc.ent magnitude for all purposes located each
baston, aud all modern improvements contemplated in
lis plan.
The rebels burned all the outbudings outside
the fort. but destroyed nothing inside. quantity of
provisions, moasses rice and whiskeythe latter
Gcc they eeem TO live on principaywas taken In the
fort, and also quantity OF emmunon shell sc. There
have also been she'll shot, SC found the town in df.
feron places, and supposed there provs oas
powder aud shot buried about the fort that mpos
sibe for them 10 get off, IL will lake time before
the whole extent OF capture be sscertaned
rsctly other matter of and expedisncy
demand the attention OF the officers and men, In organi
zing guards, picksts, looking TO- suspicious characters
and above all watching the enemy: and II poss be- ac'
complish stronger foothod drive them In greater
Coustef nation further into the interior.
Of tbo pfok.t
of Wednesday, the 5th Learning that engine with
two loads of goods ont st the bridge the ebe
burned this side OF the river, Capt Goodrich Brigade
Quartermaster. with squad OF men, lett here at
O'Clock night and walked out 10 the spot for the pr
pose OF pushing IL 10. Getting thsre, Capt Goodrich,
who is somewhat 81 . railroad man and who has the
right sort OF vim about him, got the engine had IL
fired up aud said he could run II himself and he did
too. About midnight the loud whistle Of the locomotive
started the sentinels they heard railroad train
come ratng into town-the first railroad train the boys
had seen or heard since they left their homes six aud