The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-17
NEWS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
ARRIVAL or THE STEAMSHIP MATANzAS
The Trouble About the New
Expedition.
General Hunter Assumes Command Of
General Fosters Troops.
THE BLOCKADE OF CHARLESTON NOT BROKEN
Onicial Reports from the Block
aiding Fleet.
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Sinking of the Rebel Steamboat
w. II. Starke.
Consideration and Activity at
Savannah.
&sss Ae.s Re-
Onicial Reports from the. Block.
aiding Fleet.

&c., Req &s.
The steamship ssatanzas, Captain Lesegang. from
Royal 18th inst and twentyfour hours from Fortress
Monroe, arrived &C this port last evening
Our Hilton Head Correspondence.
HnHos HEAD s. c., Feb. IL, 1868.
"A Misunderstanding Adjuaed-Gensral Foster and The
a,sn Army Corps--C0n,ruband Neos and Hoo Rebels
Obtain lt-Beantgards and Iagraham's joint Proctd-
matioa-The Gunboa isaac Smih--The PataI SEQ
Affairs IL Csito,o and WaysoW Soinds-Arrirat Of
Obdurate Rebels FRI M st. AaguaineThe Suspended Land
Sales and the Eefam Tar ComnsssonersColoaet Good in
Command at Acknowledgements Pyomoiions--Sen
fences Of Court Martial DC, de-
There to have been misunderstanding to
whom belongs the command Of the reinorcements for
this department which have arrived from North Carolina
during the present month The fact that the divisions OF
Generals Nagee and Ferry, recently constituting por
ton Of the Eighteenth Army Corps arrived here nearly
fortnight since, have hitherto allowed pass
toned in my letters but their advent is by this time
~ well known in the rebel lines in own there
be nothing contraband in any allusion thereto.
The vessels composing the expedition which sailed from
Beaufort, N. c., the Goth ut have lain quietly
anchor in Port Royal harbor since their arrival Up
to night the troops board Of them have not in
single instance reported for duty to Gen. Hunter whose
commander, followed Thorn hither days after their
arrival, made excursion to Warsaw and Ossibaw
sounds, accommodating trip to FOLLY river, and
left yesterday for North Carolina again having dn-
ring his stay only failed TO report for duty Gen
Hunter but learn having issued order inst prior
70 his departure, placing his corps under Gen. Nagees
command and assuring his troops that his column in
svery way distinct and separate from General Hunters
department. Meanwhile bis troops were getting short
u supplies, and acquisitions made upon the
chief commissary and qnartermastcr here: but
Of the paragraphs in the revised army rcgua-
lions requires that every requiston shall be compared
with the field returns before being approved and rs no
hed returns had been received OF the acquisitions
went unnoticed and the soldiers went hungry things
went until to-day Gen Hunter issued order settling
the question. The renforcements became part
tbo Tenth Army Corps and Gen. Hunter commands them
70 come in and the question OF command
likely hereafter to starve the soldiers under Naees and
Ferrys command
The troops OF the two divisions are slowly landing at
the city st. Helena Island though the greater
ton Of them are yet transports in the stream soma
OF the soldiers rst ashore were guilty OF mean trick in
foragng upon the poultry yards OF some contabands
BY and upon the latter demonstrating in tearing down
their rude shanties their heads.
] have spoken OF the knowledge among the rebels
Of our movements II seems impossible TO prevent
their constant acquisition OF contraband nfor-
nation. They are always forewarned and fore
armed. Such reports the New York Times Published
are always reprinted with great avidty the Coincide
rate journals but more speedy and almost correct
dusky natives whom have asectonatey taken
bosoms Their dugouts and canoes ply between the
hostile shores with the utmost regularity and though
do sometimes by this obtain a late secession pa
per important rebel item, the account the long
run has generally footed up more to their profit than 70
he hts ordered the seizure OF all the dngous aud dat
boats to be found and further arranging the details of
plan whereby the negroes may be isolated aud rendered
IS harmless as possible TO our cause.
TIC high sounding proclamation Of Beauregard and In
graham declaring the blockade Of the city OF Charleston
raised by superior force d the Confederate States,
reaches us through the avenue Of Charleston pa
per Of the 7th instant. As an effort at lying
Il 10 fully equal to any previous attempt by Beaa
regard or any other rebel. The blockade has
their cables during the action the morning OF the s
uh., moved from their anchorage during the day
Even the stono river IN whose waters the Isaac smith
diers are daily and nightly on shore at James Island.
The loss Of the IsAac smith Was misfortune; but II Is
generally conceded that bcie through lack of
vigilance through negligence Of duty the
q bcr commander The rst shot fred at her struck her
apparatus and disabling the ship The fourth penetrated
Der steam chest and were fatally scaded by the
Of them There nothing Coufnander Conover
10 do but 10 strike his colors. He well the
be parolcd The men arc treated with more humanity w.
Tho Patapsco, Commander Ammon, arrived safely in
por s On dueeoay morning. having len Beaniort q on
now Is ready for action. learn thai the blockade
Of the Nashville and Atlanta IS TO be though
Montauk and Passaic, which can be Of service IN
another quarter. Heavy land batteries like INGALLS,.
ter easily be erected. aud sufficient number of
troops spared " man them. The same employed
by the rebels TO prevent ascending the Ogecchee
wilmington rivers will be used by forces to prevent
The steamer Boston Captain johnson, returned this
mornag from 81. Augustine and Fernandina, where she
has engaged several days in transporting the
rebel population male and female from oursnes 70 the
rebels. some obdurste o. secessionlsn
brought 10 this point Gen Hunter disposal Among
them Br wecms and his son, and Mr.. Usna,
residents Florida who refused from conscientious
scrnpes take the OATH Of allegiance and preferred
rather cotless lodging 10 tho guardhouse AZ Hilton
Head. They prpfesscd ~ b. comb stants-neher
Tor against us-in'erssted neither way the
other but the Of the oath brought ont thcr true
General Hunters order suspendnz toe Land sales has
not bad the intended effect, II for todaythe day
aaserused o the sale of Beaufort partsh Port Royal
SHANE NC. o commemorative Tax Commissioned
Nen.a before the curious multitude and BID on town
iot' Ine price paid, learn, dollars II
gehesy eo.saseIsa cheap, ami the multitude were IN
favor % cnnonuing the auction but the Commissioners
adouTDeh ne safe until tomorrow They argue that tho
sae was mere form, iu,cndcd 20 satisfy The law but
General Hunter docs not see Il In tAai LIGHT, and has
ordered their arrest and condRcmeIt N thsy eon,ing.
further 70 disregard his order. -
six eOmpsnles OF Colonel Goods Forty p.ur.,
vaua oaiment arrived from Key wec, in ,hs ,,aay
on Monday night having been relieved nj thai -. ~,
Colonel Morgans entire rcgiment--the Nine,le,h Nsy
YORK Colonel Good, Immediately upon his arrivai -.
orered TO Beaufort, and 70 the command of ~. -
Port Royal ISLAND This disposition of Colonel Good 49,,
he eLghtly distaEteui 10 General aaxtop who lon, 49,
ruence get Morgan returned 70 Fhrida ana :, ~.
same time sought the command which Colonel Good h,s
received. General Hunter, from cause or otbar
seems N be cutting himself alOof from Gen Saxians
crowd lis recent suspension Of the land sales his d.
molition practically, o. the famous Agricultural Rrreau
instituted by Pierce and patron1ed ny Father french his
decree that black shall nght and black women ,,ll
the fields that instead OF cotton shall be the staple
all Indicate that be prefers to take the management
"a asrs into his hands rather than longer 81 permit
the sway Of the ccrnorants who have clustered about
General Saxton and himself.
ial,ersnl joggirs alias Sergeant Wade whose arres,