New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-24
FROM FORT PULASKI.

EHOM FOhI ElLASlAls
Com. TatnnI fn Troublc-IIe Mysteri-
ously Loses one Of his Bess Officers and
Several sesmcn-He 10 Enlightened rs
to their Whereabouts-The Rebel Ram
snvannnh-Com Tntnali Going Out 20
Sea II he Can The Monitors and
Others Anxious 10 Meet IIim-Aetivc
Operations Expected soon-visit to tho
Fort-Gun Prnctice-Iiow the Soldiers
Pass their Time.
From Our Special Correspondent
| EoLT PutAsxi, March is. 1860.
Com. Tatna, discovering that be Lad suddenly
lost one Of his best officers and several seamen from
the floating battery Georgia, sent down messen.
ger, under flag Of truce to-day, TO learn Of Col.
Barton Of the iSth N. Y, commanding At Fort
Pulaski, what Lad become OF them. Col. Barton
simply returned the answer that the officer and sea.
men were prisoners Of war within our lines, leaving
him TO learn from other sources that all but the
officer 10 question deserters from bis navy full
Of valuable information, which they weTe wiling
/ TO discose 10 Gen. Hunter.
In another letter. Of tn. 10Th which may not pos.
.ibly reach you Ia coon this. have given the
facts Of this descrtion detail. Coming 90 suddenly
upon the deseriions Of last week. they " oud indi-
cate shat there is considerable dIsaheotOn in not
ssainep while out in Q boat with Lieut.. Bevill last
Sunday for the purpose OF selecting positions Tor
the most advanced pickett. resolved W as."r upon
discovering that Lieut.. Bsvill lad thrown biuiseii
IN ,her power by taking OIL his revolver and allow
inc one Of his mcn to pick Ny aud retain II. I'm
armed Of course be was COMPELLED 10 Yield 70 Them
when told they rowing him IN the oifeeti9n oi
Fort Pulalk win the intention OF delivering then-
selves up TO the commander OF tho fort.
Under the flag Of truce TO day, the friends OF
Iieut Bcvil sent him tlo0 in gold and bis trunk
Az the seamen received nothing Is thought their
Disqualification with the service was known before
they left These ssarnon conhrm all Tie Statements
made by the deterters OF last week.
! The Rebel ram Savannah will be- ready Tor oiien-
sive opsrationp this week. Commodore Tatnall has
expre,red upon several occasions his determination
10 push his way ont 10 the moment the grand
.xpediton fitting out at Port ROYAL ,ets sail. Draw
ne but ii feet Oi water, he will avoid Fort Pulaski
and attempt 10 escape by the way OF NASSAU Sound.
Once upon the ocean, his rsyages will commence.
All wooden craft be expects 10 destroy or scatter IN
every direction. Port Royal harbor will furnish
him work for n weekif the Monitors are only out
of the WAY. But, ah that "H ~ The Monitors
will not be out OF the way.
| Daily the irou.clad fleet 10 increasing. Wessau
Sound can be watched, the harbor OF Port Royh
protected and enough will still be lett TO batter
down good many VI the forts, If not all IN front
Of Charleston.
We shall have a grim time in these waters before
long. Commodore Dupont against Commodor,
T4tnall, Gen. Hunter against Gen. BeaurcRard-
brain versus brain, and matter versus matter. VINO
which or what will win God alone knows
A uloseant party came down here on the Mattano
last evening from Hilton Head. Several ladies VI
biph ,ocial portion in Boston aud New-fork, who
have volunteered their services US hospital nufses
sought relief from their arduOus duties in u tai
through Por, Royal Bay, Skull Creek and Catalogue
Sound, and Welt 10 thIs famous fortress. Col
Barton Lieut.-COl. Green. and Major Strickland
have been interchangeable IN their efforts TO reude
their visit pleasaut. More polite and agreeable mel
have seldom met. Everything Of inicrosg in aD6
about the fort aud Nil the incidents connected VIII
tho bombardu.ent were fhowu TO or detailed I,
them. The splel0id artillery practice with th'
lOnch Colomtiads wac OF itself sufficient to repa,
them for their Wilt.
The accuracy Of almost every shot was remark
able. Wooden vessels cannot approach within wv,
miles Of tie tort without being torn 10 atoms
Nothing but the ram Savannah could offer any re
ssrunce and is thought the shot FROM the barbe'
guns would crush through her sides ut the angle sh'
would be- compelled 10 lac at in order TO deliver hc
fire.
In addition to tie interest attached to the fort it
J self we were all favored with view with th'
naked eve Of the Rebel floating batteries, the Geor
pis and the Atlanta. OF cousc, IRON our point oil Oh
rervalion, We were only able 10 Zee The dark hulk
IN the du distance, und nothing whatever IN detail
to enable Us to grasp points for description
Scientific and mechanical failures, these grea
clumsy machines ure Of but little service ~ lh'
Rebel cause. Drawing eighteen eet Of wafer, they
canuOt reach the without pifsDk Fort Iula.h
AN experiment which would expose them TO almos
certain destruction. Ar harbOr deienses they arr
not considered much value for they can be eas,j
run aground and once fast in the mud il will TAXI
weeks TO lift them out.
The health OF the 18th New-York IL rcmarkGbl
good. Out OF $40 there arc but twoin the hosp
tai. With low ru,rsby ground sl around, one woul'
naturally supios the position 10 bc IN unhealii,
one but, duiing all tie hot Summer months Of las
year, when men were dying ut Beaufort and hiltoI
Head, there were but few cases VI bilious, aud no
one case Ct yellow, fever.
Many Of the officers admit that their views in re
gard to tho part the negro should plsy III this wa
have changed materially within the past few
months. Although not willing to serve under them
they have objection TO hghllng beside them on th
battlefield. As u matter OIL policy, they think, ~
do nearly oil the officers III this Department, that
would be better to keep the negro brgadcs and d.
vieons separate, and not merge them with the oil
army corps. In this way tho negro can have IN IN
dependent field to work upon; can demonstrate hi
capacity to march and tight, and il successful cal
have all the glory springus from the victory.
One or two small expeditions are being fitted on
as preliminary movements 10 the grand one, the re
suit of which you will probably learn by the. mex
mail. ME-