The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-09
INTERESTING FROM HILTON HEAD.
arrival OF the United States Gunboat ley
stone State at Philadelphia.
Another Experiment with CsIsredI
Troers in South Carolina,
H., H., IL.

Another Experiment with CeIsredI
Troers in South Carolina,
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The United States lnboat Keystone State Captain 10
Roy arrived at Philadelphia Sunday afternoon with
dates from Port Royal 70 Thursday June A. The vessel
has been sent 70 the Philadelphia Navy Yard for repairs
Her officers report everything quiet In the
Of Charleston harbor. The blockade 10 being strictly
kept up and there Indications Of anything Of in
terest ranspns in the neiehborhood Of the blocaded
city
The Keystone s,e is one Oh the vessels that was 10
severely damaged by rebel ram that out from
Charleston harbor the a1st Of January last, from
which attack boiler exploded and yes wsra
lost The sailed from Philadelphia for Port Royaf
last October. She lay at the latter place until
when she sailed for Charleston harbor almost nme
diatsly arrival of Charleston the attack alluded 70
occurred She afterwards proceeded to Port Royal for
REPAIRS and subsequently sailed for st. Simons Georgia
She lay there until Tuesday, June 2, when she sailed for
Port Royal and from thence Philadelphia The keystone
State brings very heavy mail and reports Fesoh
man-ofwar as having arrived at Port Royal. ttitn
|. Our Hilton Head correspondence.
HILIoR HEAD, C., June 3, 1863.
Raid Of Colored 7roops-A6airs at Fbly and Ediae
Isldnds-zze Telegraph Line-The Staner r. II Sscok
Burned and alTotaI Loss-Ariual Of the GubSot CAp.
pexa-Nsus from Nassau auiI Afairs, &c., &C.
Quite Unexpectedly the Keystone State sails at daylight
tomorrow morning for Philadelphia, there TO undergo
extensive and needed repairs.
Some degree Of activity has been exhibited since the
departure Of the Aago the part Of certain portion o.
the force in the department The colored brigade az
least portion thereof, has been upon the path,
with what shall endeavor before close
my letter. have not yet received the details Of the
| Affair." and cannot at present give them.
From Folly and Edisto Islands there nothing 70
chronicle troops have been expecting attack tho
nrst mentioned island for time past but the enemy
have yet essayed 10 Lighthouse Inlet 70 give
nltle nor, from oil accounts from rebel sources, are
they strong enough for the movement Nevertheless wo
state OF preparation for any sudden attack or
attempted surprise quite assured that successfully
resist the one and thwart the other On part
satisfied there 10 little prospect OF an advance Still am
not in position to express positive conviction tD the
| subject.
| The enemy are rapidly pushing 10 completion their
works facing batteries. Several guns have already
teen mounted by them and II is not At all improbable
that they viii open fire upon We prepared for
that emergency there is very fattsrns chance for
artillery duel in tho big line. It cannot result in
anything but the consumption Of munitions is
| likely to be hurt ON either side. Tho rebels have
raised ON Fort Sumter their new flag. IL appears 70
|
by them, The ssstars and bars are now forever laid
aside, and the "new nation, like the chameleon, again
ngb ass % o Mv ~ asou eleven
O'Clock FIRE discovered upon the steamboat T. y
secor lying on seabrook's, In The stream The Alarm
extnguish the con1agration, but without result The
fire. which originated in the eneneer's soreroom RAPID
~ spread and envelored the entire vessel The
officers and escaped at the last moment 10 snail
boats the burned she waters edge and
went down. she will prove total lose, Der engine
and boilers may saved old ron but beyond his
nothing Of value remains. Captain Gale her commander
trcus loss They aid ali that laid IN shsir power 70
check and subdue the flames, but all 70 no purpose.
Carolina by the Poster expedition and had become mo
property Of the government she was worth, perhaps,
Hr F. sheldon, superintendent The Military Tels-
graph, has successfully put 10 operaca line Of sels
ferry with headquarters. The line between the ferry,
Beaufort and this point has been N operation shout
been ready Tor work shs nomsn. The cable scress Ca
boeue Sound and Tybee Roads 70 Tbes Island should b
rsors and one Of Bishops Improved cables and yssts1
day the I'd inst, under the Immediate superyiston Of
va. Ss ssci e ss Dc OS
land In one hour and 6ty three minutes without sccdsps
s ~. cable acss: = ss s ss:ss
the electric current flowed snnserrupsedly nom Pors
Royal ferry to Fort Pulaski bringing those points and
General Hunter ms enterprise will rstsvs The signal
NJ. sheldon viii proceed TO Nswbsrn NJ C., By m
conveyance construct lines for General Poster N ~
department. Mr.. James H. Gilmore win be the chisf
Gent stan Of assistants The military telegraph opera
rators should be organized by actof Congress mo n
70 Inc country and 10 only Of jusscs intel
ligent, faithful and brave crps q operators thai
70 the labor performed and DANCES and hardshps in
Cured 10 70 be hoped that Congress viii take early
The steamer Di Moay, from Boston, arrived 70 day
with FIFTY fourth Massachusetts, ol snteors fcoored)
They win be united with inc eoloTcd ersads a. Beaufort
s and , ssa Of p,. the Third Rhode
the Combahes river, and, wishousmuch severe AsAtag
or any loss, brought or large nunber Of nsgross,
two companies OF sollerfa few mues, and some other
spois. large quantity Of rice. bacon, cotton ana otper
success. Plenty Of loot and no one nurt. =
The gunbost thippswa, Commander Andrew BrysoD,
she has been since she Into ccmmissou sngaged
on special service watching the rebel prvateer Sumter
at Glbrasr aud elsewhere She retained Madeira and
Nassau wnic Nsssau she was ordered to assis ne
Rhode Island, Commander rrenchsrd In saving sh
shepherd Knapp will prove total srssE. '-''
AZ Nassau the officers OF the Chippewa observed evil
unusually large humber q Anglo rebel steamers were N
port taking or dschagng cargo, and the wharves
pied house top high with cotton and southern produce
while the warehouses were crammei with munitions %
and goods adapted for tne southern market Tbs
plockadng squadron must DO increased. and greatly
creased, II the blockade 10 TO bs m ado thorough.
The Chippewa will have TO undcsgo repairs here,
and then 70 upon blockade duty this squadron. An
on bard well.
Acting Master OConner Of the gunboat Huron has been
instrumental raising about Two hundred and thirty
dollars among and u vessel for tho
aid OF the poor Of ireland. THIS liberal will Be
North through Adans sxpscss, 10 the proper agents,
who will send II 20 ireland.
The gunboat wssahickon, Lieutenant Commander John
| l. LAWS, arrived ON Monday last from Philadelphia,
where shs has been repaired She has been 70 shs
Charleston station.
4 As scrt u pss,serips send few details Of tho
sonth Carolina expedition fbey started on Monday
evening last. They proceeded up 70 Combabee river
after taking troops on the sent eel which had grounded
They arrived al the tombshee early Tuesday morning
then quietly steamed up that stream 10 Fields FONT.
twenty miles from itr mouth, where they landed Tho
rebel cke,s then quickly fed leaving strong sarhwerhs
leaving company there tney went up Thr Fun, asd
left COMPANY there ~ protec, their line or communics