The New York herald., 1863-03-31
INTERESTING FROM PORT ROYAL
Beauregard's Last Bright Idea and
Brilliant Demand.
DREADFUL SUFFERING n sAvANSAH,

OAR Hilton Head Correspondonee.
Hnron HEAD, 9. O., March rs. 1888.
Extraordinary Demand from Beaureoard-He Wants Us
70 Girs Up Ms Aersedaa and ne Keyaons Ssass--fae
Isaac p. Smith Ftd Up and Rechyistssed TIE Stono-
Interesting Nesss from savarnah7h People Of that City
suffering for Food-Pripatsons Of ne RebA Soldiers
ne Rebcl Hospssess-Qna,rel Bst,oeew As Caisrs and
Clinanan's North Carolina Brioads-7he Planters Dis
coentedLatea Neys from the Cslored Brigads in Flo
rida-Thcy Reaforced BY 7soo White Rcgirenss-A :
Battle Immsne,st--Maters at Hilton Hcod, &C., dc.
Captain Kinzie of Major General Hunters STAFF, went
up the Savannah river In charge OF flag OF truce on
Tuesday for the purpose Of communicating to the rebel
Generals the order from the War Departments rea
tive the laws OF parole lie found the Confederate
thotes very glum and unconmunicative They refused
10 receive General Hunters communication until they
had returned to the city and consulted with General
Mercer In consequence Of this delay the flag OF truce
boa, has not yet returned.
The rebels Charleston have reftted ehe captured
guntoa Isaac r. smith and given the Of
stono, after the river in which she fell into rebel
hands The sono came down 70 the blcckading fleet OF
Charleston on Monday morning last with flag Of truce,
bringing from Beauregard, as understand, demand
for the delivery into tho hands Of Coaedcrates Of the
steamers aesesa!.s and keystone state In the verbal
Merceds, the commander Of the Chcors the 3lst
Of January last, 10 will be remembered that nothing WAS
said about shs vessel. No prize put
aboard of her. Only officers and men on boapd of hor
surrendered. The rebels had her in their posses
s0n and IL would he expecting too great favor NJ
hands TO ask US TO make them present OF her now.
do not know that there before proielce, ex
cept In the lying dispatches OF Beauregard himself that
the Keystone state was captured The question with re-
gard 10 the Mercedita hawevcts novel ono. and in.
vclves many points which are entirely without precedent
The Anglo rebel steamer Antonica from Nassau, with
valuable cargo succeeded in euding our bockaders and
Got into Charleston IN Tuesday morning last These light
daught vessels built expressly for the purpose OF run
ming close In shore have decidedly the advantage Of
deep bcckading steamers.
My lates. inelg gence from Savannah is up 10 yestcr
day morning, the 24th inst. The people there are suffer-
ing all manner Of privatons. Even tne sick In the hos
pas have nothing but bacon and bread for n0ursh
ment Clngnans North Carolina Brigade is st Savan-
nah trouble has lately occurred between the
all who able and be forced into the serviceare
still aborng upon the fortihcaons Large numbers OF
negroes are constantly employed IN the severer tasks and
their detention by tho military authorities rs occasioug
q good deal oi discomfort among their owners.
The transport Boston, Captain Johnson returned from
Jacksonville yesterday morning. She took down the
Sixth Connecticut Volunteers 70 reinforce tho coored
troops The Delaware Captain Cannon had arrived with
n a Dsnd had Ven the
rebel force from their original position some i've or six
miles Skrmishes and midnight alarms wcro OF fire.
quept occurrence ba yet there had been no actual
collision. Three regiments Of Georgia troops were
known to be ma rchiug on the town when the Boston
0tt, ana Mter sn6 nhu prOC6cucu Uislnce Oh
way. heavy firing was heard IN the direction Of the
pckets The Boston brought ny i've prisoners Of war,
who marched In charge Of guard OF coisred troops
up the long wharf and placed charge Oh the Provost
Marshal.
The sisanship Arago arrived on Tuesday morning
While on Bulls Bay, On the morning Of Monday last she
brought 10 by 2nnboat, and in getting again
grounded upon bar which had made out about mile
and half duripg tho past three months, and the
istence of which WAS unknown by ANY one on board
She got of safely, but she would have been IN port on
Monday night had not been for the above
line also arrived Tuesday and together With the Fab
Kee. is dischargng The steamship Ericsson, with
another "agatOr' in tow. came IN today. ana lies at
anchor the Wabash Thc steamship s. X. Spaudius
another or arrivals viii return at once 10 Fortress
Monroe.
The steamship Cosmopolitan has been itsod up by the
Medical Purveyor q hospital ship. No better
the tender Of sick and wounded soldiers for the
management of such vessel, could he selected than
Captain Crsnksr aud Purser Honeywell