The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-06-20
OPERATIONS OF CoLoRED TROOPS on TIL
EropcIL HnAsr-G pruRE OF A GoTr0N LApE,


GEORGIA CoAsr-CApTURE OF A CoTroN LADEN
ScHooNER.-In our last issue but one we gave an
account of a successful expedition of Col. Mont
gomery's I'd South Carolina Volunteers up the
Combahee river; and this week We have partcu-
lars of other important operations on the coast Of
Georgia, by this regiment, and the 54tn Massachu-
sets, also cOlored, and recently arrived in the
Department. They are encamped on st. Simon's
Island, the I'd South Carolina at place called
Gascoign's Bluff, and tine 54th Mass, at a spot
called Frederick There they find good water
and air.. and rumor says they have no trouble in
getting their acquisitions filed for fresh meat Of all
kinds, with some other articles not usually found
on commissary's lists.
On Monday, June 9Th, Col. Montgomery took
five companies of his regiment on recconnois-
sance up the Turtle river, in the steamers John
adams, Harriet n Weed, conveyed by the gunboat
Paul Jones. They drove several parties of rebels
from pits with SHE'LL on the way up the river,
including force which held the city of Brunswick
The latter swept the Paul Jones with a volley OF
bullets from their rife pits, and some on board had
narrow escapes, but none were hurt The town
was not burned, as it is understood to be largely
owned by people at the North. The Paul Jone,
returned after i; was found that the rebels had all
left Brunswick, but the transports kept on up the
river distance in all Of fifteen miles, and as faras
their draft would allow. Captains Apthorp and
Adams with six men then proceeded mile farther
on, in small boat, under cover of the guns of the
steamer, and destroyed the whole span of the
Brunswick railroad bridge, across Buffalo creek,
the north fork of the Turtle river. On their return
they were fired into, by party in ambush on
shore. Capt Apthorp got bullet through his
coat tail, and one negro received flesh wound in
the back of the arm. In the meantime another
party went ashore to plantation house, and cap
tured couple sabres, one very ancient, with some
other articles.
On the following Thursday, early in the morn
ing, Col. Montgomery went on an expedition up
the Altamaha river, taking with him Eve companies
of his own regiment, eight companies of the Mas
sachusetts 54th, under Col. Shaw, and section of
the Sd r. 1. Artillery under Capt Brayton, in the
steamers Sentinel. Harriet a Weed, and John I'D
ans, again conveyed by the Paul Jones. The Sen
tinsl got aground, Intentionally on the part of some
of her officers, as is charged, and the expedition
was much delayed; then the John adams ran upon
shoal, and finally the gunboat found it impossible,
on account of her length, to pass short bend in
the channel. By these delays the plantation peo-
pie had opportunity to drive all their slaves back
into the country, so that one object Of the trip
was lost. A party of rebels in rife-pits who were
holding the town of Darien were driven off with
shells, the troops landed, and the town was burned
all the buildings being destroyed except some
lumber works, supposed to be owned at the North,
about which was large quantity oflum5er. The
gunboat went no farther, but the transports kept
on, and having got information from coltrablnd
that the schooner PET was living in a creek four