The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-10
Our Hilton Head Correspondence.

HnIos iissp, = q, ian. 2, 1853.
ON the oeeccheo Tor the lat Few days. the Mon
tauk and the rebel batteries q Fort NcAscr have en-
firing at long range, exchanging soHes Of sh5 az mo
distance Of seventeen hundred yards
The gunboats Seneca, Dawn and wissnhtckon, tho
mortar schooner 4 y Williams and the tux nai ca! nc
c1mpaned the Moutauk up tho ryor. reconnaissance
wa made on Tuesday Jan 81 when Il was found tina, tho
fort could be approached to within milo on account
OF tho obsructons consisting Of sunkon vessels piles ana
torpedocs Tho uon,auk advanced and was received
by shot from Fort Ne Aser This was returned by tho
Montana. others followed from the fort and nght of
come three or four hours took place, when, night ap
% oacbiug, the Montauk returned 70 her convoy.
II Is saad the Mon,auk nred in all seventy ak
shots and struck forty ave times, if,y striking tho
tarret making further suppression than an 'ndcn,a,ion
In the iron from hrco-e ghths 70 ave oshh- q an inch
deep and shaped ike a saucsr The encfnya shells wer.
Gcd with sand render them effective, and when
they struck burst IKE percussion cap scattering mo
iron and II u said TIN, one sbal entered
tho smokesack Of the hontauS, shaiterng u to psces
No further injury tho done than the dsmoun,
! ing of one or two guns
| IMPORTANT u
ON Thursday morning five conrabands are SAID TO have
come aboard the Noptaug having deserted from Fort
McAiser the night previous being the pilot Of tho
NASHVILLE another pilot of tho tug which removed
tho distractions n tho channel when tho Nashville en-
tered. and Afterwards replaced them The former says
that he knows every po and obstruction IN I'd. river,
also the position Of the torpcdocs, and that he
move them all with snfety
The PILOT or the Nashville reports that tho appear
ance q the vessels ascending the cotton which
the Nsshyio loaded with ~as taken On and heavy
guns placed board tho purpose o. -ssAting Fort
AcAnls,er ropellmg them The torpedoos placed
the ps about two foe. from tho tor % the water and
a spring trigger falls upon Illuminating powder, causing
an explosion the a vessel touches tbs Pile. Tho
officers o the Montana ~ that they easily ass Tho
batteries after the distractions removed.
on Saturday morning January "a the Passac isr tho
harbr NJ Port Royal iof the purpose u joining the Won
raK1 AtLJsup-styNC1B rxsr.
Fort NcAltcr esscnated, and i strong bailt, iron
plated fort mounu. hlrtcon guns shells from the Moo
could easily be- seen hgrstng INSIDE and tho enemy
lying into Tho caseuae. II appeared u be worry strongly
manned. brigade from savannah i reported 20 have
reinforced the garrison thursday. and the shole
country AROUND Is alive With cavalry and Infantry
roRTuc,nos
Beyond Tort Nc AEis,er shor, distance scrp.b,no
fertilization ,hree miles hong. mounted with rp~orfo
| batteries.
Rinr. RAID nAxfrrsu rIlsn.
On Thursf.y night, January ~ party u tho snsmy
made a raid upon Dawfuska Island for the purpos" q
carrying ~. negroes ms n the negroes .seaI@d
small Pulaski Friday morning aud rspor
81 the fact
On the Tuesday morning previous the steamer .eorso
WASN'T ston fired by rebel ba,,sFy opposite
Jcukins' bland IN. George Washington har
way Hutton Head to For, raia.ki At the irnc shs
returned their aro from her lago rleos gun and com
psIlsd the enemy 10 retire.
fuHr EorlI, Zen. ., 1903.
We lcarn from the ogecob.e river that the hof'tAns
another attempt yesterday TO reduce Port MEALS
ter but that distance great % render her
Efforts og NJ use. Tho engagement astoi III hour,
during Which the Aontask hh forty siH tmas. b.
yond II. fddng 81 her snoxss,aok, thu doNuuetDa q
hor gsian aud ntarng0' tao bolts Ia her pot
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