Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-03-26
FROM PORT ROYAL.

We have intelligence fem Port Royal TO The 10Th inst.
No change OF importance Is reported in military naval
affairs II is said that large supposed to
be Burnsde's army corps, were expected ut Hilton
Head
The story heretofore received of the capture Of the
gro expedition which lately sent TO Florida under the
command of Col Hgguson aud Col Montgomery, is I'M
true. TIE expedition after completing all necessary pre-
parstons for the inland march Fernandina moved up
ST. Johns river, and the 10th instant occupied the
town Of Jacksonville without meeting any resistance.
There was a small body of rebel troops in town at the
time Of the appearance of the black troops but they aban
doned it hastily and reiterated towards the interior The
Port Royal New South Of the 18th instant contains the
following paragraph on The subject:
"By the arrival Of the transport ost this morning
learn that the city OF Jacksonville WAS taken by the
First South Carolina Volunteers, under Col Higginsc
tho 10th instant The people in grent fear,
the black troops marched the Streets of ndscmi
but the negroes behaved with propriety,
and no ,rmed On the 18th int,nt Col. Nom
gOnery, Of the Second Colored Regiment, went with
about two hundred three miles OF town and
met about hundred Rebels, with whom he had shap
skrmlsh Bada the junction of the railroad fom Jack
sonvile to Ta,hass-e with hst from Feraandna to Ce.
dar Keys supposed to be the point aimed at by the
dition."
The Port Royal correspondence OF the New York Tri-
bune states that Col Montgomery after obtaining all the
nformeton regard to the country he wanted and col
lecting quite number Of contrabauds returned to Jack
sonville. The writer says:
1t was understood that the entire force to march
upon Baldwin, distant twenty miles from Jacksonville,
yesterday morning, Oath instant Baldwin, at this
ment undoubtedly possessOn is thu junction Of the
Jacksonville and Tallahassee and Fernancina and Cedar
Keys railroads, and will be most suitable point for
cessul raids through the adoiDi country, OF the
populous districts of Northern Florida"
The subjoned order from Gen Saxton il rtgardto the
draf inc of has been issued the division
ntendents of these people The draft expected to be
completed 10 the course OF week
HEADo'Rs U. s. FoRcEs, PORT RoYA ISLAND,
Beaufort, Is. c. M rich 8, 1868
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 1.-THE Major General com
msndng having ordered that every ableb died freedman
IN his department, between the OF eighteen and fifty
years. who capable of bearing arms shall Do drafted
the Of the United States, the division supenten
dents are directed forward without delay to Capt f. W.
Shopper complete list OF all persons under this upery-
sion who come within the provisions OF that order
While assuring the cooied men that stern military
cessy requires this order shall be gidy enforced
the superb tendents Instructed to appeal frat to their
reason sense right their love liberty and their dread
of returning the rule Of their late masters, to induce
them to forward, without further compnlson and
to lake part with their brothers in in the great
struggle which going and which, If successful
for us, will to them their liberties 1t should not
be forgotten thai, aside from the etvating moral influence
which will be exerted upon the character of those who
fight for their freedom the Government pays them n
rousy ia addition for their services The superin endens
will be careful place these facts before this people in the
strongest possible light.
The General commanding expects to form pretty
ctudgment Of the comparative efficiency Of tho diff
supernebden and the unit OF influence for good they
capable Of exertng their people by the proper
ton OF the whole number subject draft which ely are
able to bring 10 without the aid Of physical force
As last the collect, they will be sent to
port 10 Capt j. p Low A. O. NJ, for further orders
BY command OF Brg Geo X sAXroN:
STUART M TAYLOR,
Captain and Assistant Adj atant General.