, 1863-04-30
FR0M PORT ROYAL.
The Amy and Navy Ready for
Fight.
a Renewal Of the Attack LIN.
1ni1fcH1t.

WARRINGTON, April 29.-FurtLcr a1vices |
from Port Royal report that Charleston will |
be again attacked on the Sd of May, when the |
spring tides rccur,
All the Monitors except tic Wcchawken |
had left Port Royal.
The lealth Of the troops is suffering from
warm weather.
Rebel desertcrs report new obstructions
PLACED in Charleston larbor, which would not
allow the smallest craft to pass through.
NEW YoxR, April a9.-Adsices from Port
Royal state that our troops are being convey
cd to Folly, Cole and Kiawah Islands, and
North Eaisto Is occupied by considerable
force. Troops Oh Folly Island are cntrcnch-
ing.
Five Of the Monitors are at North Edisto,
two are at Port Royal, aud the Ironsides re-
mains Oft Charleston.
| The Monitors hare been filled with shot
and shell, and in every department the ut
most activity prevails.
| Correspondence New Yerk T1ibunc.]
| H1LTox HEAD, s. c., April 20, 1861,
| Tho second expedition has not get sailed,
but is ready at any moment to receive the
order. The same transports which have been
t in and out of the harbor so many times, are
ngain laden with troops, not quite as tubi1aut
| OF cheerful as when they set sail three weeks
since, but not by any means hopeless or dis.
heartened. The army in tho Department OF
the South has not yet had Its nettle fairly
tried. The battles on James Island and at
Pocataligo, although BY some called repulses,
demonstrated that If led By competent officers
await thenl If not overwhelmingly outnum-
bered.
The Monitor fleet together with the army
| is also ready. The fatapsco and the Non
| tauk are now moving out Of the harbor,
bound for Folly Island. Before the close OF
| Ills week, ali the iron clads in this depart.
ment again will be within the bar at Charles
ton. When the attack will be rcopened, it il
difficult to say; but that another aud mort
desperate engagement, IN which both thf
army and the navy will this time participate
il. near at hand no one can doubt Charleston
mus, be in our possession sooner or later; i
| not within the next six weeks, it will not bt
| within six months. Hot weather Is a1mos
upon us. Troops on the march already seef
. Tie shade; o7ercoats and blankets drop b,
. the waysfde.
From Edisto and Stono this morning Fl
learn that the rebels arc Strengthening thei
: lines Of carthworks upon Johns and Jane
f Islands, arc mounting the forts along Edist
| aud Stono Rivers, and are daily growing NOR
; bc11gerent aud nanifesting q disposition
|
: port that troops from Savannah are being sen
: 10 Charleston and put to work upon cartt
= works along Waupoo Creek and S:ono RlFeI
i and that M effort Is being made to max
Charleston i1npregnable.
Savannah during the week upon which we 4
tackled Fort Sumter, if We had made that a
!, tack feint and directed the main one upo
The negro brigade is still doing picket dut
on Port Royal Island. The moment the rebe
on the opposite side OF Beaufort River N
= covered that the negroes we're In front I
Is them, in direct violation Of an agreement nj
8 to fire upon pickets, commenced firing upo
u the negroes, and wounded two OF them. Tf
II znesne;,t Gen. Hunter learned waas they wei
u about, he gave orders to the negroes to retu'
II the fire vigorously, and shoot every rebel 50
IS dier they kaw at sight. The order was quick
Is obeyed, and several Butternuts were seen
IS bite the dust, For the past few days We ha'
q not heard Of any more firing upon neg
q, pickcts.
> From Florida We learn that there are no +
IS be]s in arms cast Of the St. John River. Ce
10 Putnam of the 7th y. H., in command at
n Augustine, is to return to Hilton Head al
take command Of brigade IN the division
G. Gen. Terry A sufficient force will still
N left at St. Augustine and Fcrpandina, to ho
he them against any force the rebels can bring
D bear against them.
&c A small craft, supposed to be a gnnbo
re- escaped from Savannah harbor, through ~
saw Sound, day before yesterday.
ph 1t is through this passage Com Tain
If threatens to run out the ram Savannah, n
attack the wooden fleet in Port Royal harb
N This ram is said to be something like the E.
to / kuk, without her tnrtets, and will undou
i'd cdly share the fate Of that unfortunate yess
'as if che ventures to intrude herself among
to men-of:war off Hilton Hcad. We have Mo
tors here, too, who can still fight vert pr
CT ty duel with tllis pet Of the rebel Commodo
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Railroad Conventionn Mt 8uhnd
BUFFALO, April 29.-The Railroad ConF
o ton assembled to-day. Nineteen comPau
were Represented. The object Of the meet
the | is TO consider the subject Of paying conn
~ sions On passenger tratHc, and proposea
1ne yances in rates upon migrant travel ACt
ont mittce Of eleven was appointed, whose rece
mendations were unanimously agreed to.
The following are recoUamendatsons: ]
the New York Central, Erie, PennsF1ya
C..ntral and Baltimore and Ohio roads, G
'ncl mo;ority Of them, shall establish In
raj Yak md Boston uniform Office to be
cid, der The exclusive control Of the lines esi
'ost fishing It, 60 far as relates to the emp1oym
this | ri nrents. Also, that Union Offices may
! established at Buffalo, Cleveland, Cinc1u1
indianapolis, st. Louis, Chicago and Mi1p
kee, ut the discretion Of the lines compc
has | for business.
p Of Tint a4ler June 1st no tickets shall DC
T., cefYcd or accredited upon any lines repres
over | cd In this Convention which arc not sol
the Offices of tue railroad comPontes