The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-30
IMPORTANT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
Twenly Thousand Rebel Troops from General
Bfanresari's Department Sent 10 Rein
force General Psmberion al ViekSburg.
a Large Steam Blockade Runner Sunk by
the Fire Of the Fleet,
Ace. As.. ks.


HILIoS Iislp, 5, C., May -, 1865.
Continued Inae'on at H,'ton Hsaa-Aga.u a. ftuy
fdana-Nanai ins.iisecmee--Am AnOio-Rbsi Blockade
RenHer Sunk og Observation-Disclosures Carpoof Caton-
Pra1ait Loss Of Al on Boavd--Nanai Change. DC
Again am compelled to employ that sterootyped
ph ass qaiet ia the Department Of the south But
mite has occurred OF interest my correspond
enee and an and careful soifch Tor Indications
o active Operations To come Is unrewaricd by anything
ot promising Character enough To hang hope upon. we
az" n''ng nothing and We shall do nothing which pro
misses results There may b. rats between this aud fall
but no serious operations. reporia mat may reach
the Northern ear u active ca olina,
ana especially agans, cnarieatoa may be down
false. IL N folly TO look results.
Prom POLLY Island got important news The rebels
on Morris Island very just now and
preserve an extraordinary degree Of cautousnes
raiias tho military operations West We
vnced, howoscr from the reports 81 dcsertors
stories OF rebel pckeie. that at least twenty thousand
nrn have boon sent by General Bsau.gard voksburg
70 hd General cmecFtn In his defence against the nd
not arrive IN time To n the force tho NJ ssppt
army, ard rec act the piascd sessniliy by
jackson On Mcile ilght be tre Richmond. North
C.rolua and Alabama have been drawn upon Va
Sven Fembertoh's army and Grant does noe
look out shuply. With great rapdiy
and w his foes In detail, he VIII 10 outnum.
bered at crery point The bells already Inclined
CROW, ard aim tbe game NJ theirs We car only In.
dnlge tho hope that fembortn's renfsWcrmcnts
rived "a day after the fair " In tno DO completely
nagcd by General Grant. II suncous TO ate At this
time that heavy rciufofcemcnfs have g,o. from
savannah aDd Charleston TO tho rebels In Mississippi Al
surniscs and coneciures the result ~ probably have
boon set 1t rest by Grants movements before this Will
reach New York. We hook for 81 tho
Vert, but lear the result.
The enemy continue o. throw w heavy hattie tho
southeastern eud of Morris Island, working With tho
grcatcst activity. large force ~ reyroer. ale aud
iargng old works buiding aud making tho dceaceS
nv strong y, ssibc We placing Folly Island IN
good state OF defence M Icssbie Precisely what we
are doing mry not DO well % state I'm, alone can
develop tho results ~ ahors II IL not oarresIon.
dents province TO Indulge In aly concoturcs 10 the mat
TER General io1ds ocsasionay treats the rebel scout
ing pagtics, who become uNo imrcttnrnt IN their mp
preachcs, TO e~ shss and the rcbcls indulge and
then well Ia the prneiics followed ~
by the magnificent displays q pedestrian toscrs.
The rebels run wolf, and at tncs, win unparalleled
speed BIT our troops excellent Tot sefvco " 90 tho
BY Ibis heavy gun prantsen, and u IA d,ubfui Whether
the rebels have suffered lbe performances serve u
relieve the mon tiny ~ camp No barfon island, and
commcudab'c for that single n for others
which might be mentioned. thus stand military mat
tiers.
On the night % tho 10th itsi. a large rosner ~
c1vcrcd by tho rowa,nn coming out 0. cha by tho
North channel She hfed at repeatedly. a,'i a. ally
driven bnrA bat benfe shs reached iao hr aSail tho
Povhatans IRE nnd tat y two or three other bckaaas
thai Ind snred their cat'os AMI couN ~, nc IVY
ard wc directed dat The Ang'ofebe wa pjrcd thr,ash
and throus and sunk 10 nblgt eight isthnus water.
morning Mt daylight. She vns q very large ttcnner.
lndcd with mm~nse cargo Of cotsnr md tobacco.
Her nhne was not stcnft tine nor ba ia ~ her ocars
and crew. They we're probably drowned, going d wn
with the ship, ~ she wont cr very sudicnly Tie
" splsndd chance Cor wreokcrs her cargo tts
weather remains good A
night pas that one os more vcssels do not run
In ont OF Charleston driven away by our FIRE
Oh tho bar hs numl Of blockade has Increased
TO ~opdorful deg Never iher. many
sells engaged 10 the bufincss. and never u
20 active before The foros OF th,ficttnn has
been strengthened tar u s IN himwsi
buronts power. lp sluadroa In me- strong
~ should be- and unless he Aenades other and ntSS.
he 4 fuft a. Is ls{est m
chsf stou. hs squadron must bc greatly scsmroisi to
be compleie barrier 1. blockade AID
ms doubtful whether thu desired cld ooad be- Eifac
toriy accomplished
Commander srhneidt hiss arrived aud assumed
maod OF the cimmsr,re. and Commander Risird has
taken tho Paul Jones Lieutenant Commander wii-us
will resssume bis rr~iticn executive o1cor ~ the
Pow haitian.
The Ottawa, Leasnaai Com mapder whiting. arrived
week since, ana has gona 81 Chsrlcsion.