Daily national Republican., 1863-06-18
n LATE FRoa PoRT ROYAL.

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Gen. Hunter relieved OF his Comm and
1 .' 1ThS Biunton EEPsditien.
The steamship Arpgo arrived at New York
yesterday morning from Por, Royal. She
brings Gen. H6nter and staff. The Mr. SO1ah
Of the 9th and 18Th has been received. from
which we selectthe following
The steamer Bon Dsford, Capt Hsllott, three
days from New York, arrived at this port on
THURSDAY, nth, bringing hs passengers Brig
Con. Gilmore, the new, commander ofthe De-
partment Of the soutb, Brig Gen. Strong, Col.
Turner, and quite number Of Officers. 'r
h Gen. Gilmore issued the following order on
taking coumand Of the department.. v '.
\ Gtncrdi Orders, No. AZ. .-.
HEApo'TERs DEP,T or THE soUTH,
HILTON HEAD, Pori Rpyal S. C., June 12 I
]. by direction of the President, as announced
In Special Orders from the headquarters Of the
army, dated Washington, June ), 1865, the nm
derSiga aed hereby assumes command OF the De
| partment Of the South. - ...r.
i II. All orders and regulations established by
Major General Hunter, and now in operation,
will remain IN fun force nntil otherwise
ordered. ."... .. H'..
GA. Gr1NoRs =, Brig. Gen. Command'g.
General Hunter in announcing, in general
orders, that the President had relieved him Of
his command, said;
q In turning over command 10 his successor,
Major ,Iongrul Huntcr congratulates the troops
Of the department that IN Gen. Gilmore they
will lnd an officer well known to them, and
whose worth they have long since learned to
estimate; and It Is tho earnest hope Of Gen.
Hunter that the same skill, perseverance and
gallautry, which 50 largely contributed 10 the
reduction OF Port Pulaski more than year
ago, may be equally successful in whatever en-
terprises Gen, Gilmore shall nexi be engaged In.
THE ExPEniTIoS TO BLUFFroS.
Il The NCto >Ol of the 9th saws: ....
Colonel Barton, with six companies OF the
Forty eighth New York; two companies Sey.
enth Connecticut; two campanies Sixth Con
nreticut; Maj, Rodman, and detachments from
Third Rhode Island volunteers, and volunteer
engineers. started on Thursday TO reconnoitre
the enemy's position Of Blutiion. They went
up In the Cosack, MayHower and Island City,
conveyed by the gunboat Ann McDonourh
Little or no opposition was Offered, and the
village OF Bluffton was taken after the woods
had been vigorously shelIed, to drive out any
rebels who might be in ambush, waiting our
arrival. The rebel plckets fed on our approach,
and were not again seen, until our troops eyac.
uated the place, when they came down strongly
reinforced BY cavalry and made feeble show
10 drive us OF. A 'feV SHELLS dispersed and
scattered them. BlufTton was burned to the
ground, only one building being loft stlnding-
tina. church. No one WIS hurt on either side,
and ths expedition rel dTned. .. .. "r. r |
0fURpERED DY NEGRO SERGEANT. rn
On Saturday, 9Th inst, squad of negro sol
diers OF the ThTd south CHrOiinA volunteers,
under a sergeant named HiehHel, attempted to
arrest Prince, n man In the employ Of Capt.
Ford, commissary. Prince exhibited his ex-
umption papers or pass, but the sergeant being
unable 10 read, declnedt TO recognizes them, aud
persisted in machiug him of 20 the camp of
the Third South Carolina volunteers. Prince
demonstrated, and evinced a disincliualion
TO 20, upon which the sergeant drew his bay
onCt, and struck Prince twice, once in the
neck, wound ny him 50 ser ously as 10 produce
| death in ten minutes. The sergeant was I'M
I mediatUIy arrested and taken 10 the provost,
! whsi c he awaits his trial for murder. No pro.
4 vocation for this UEJreme measure on the part
4 Ofthe sergeant was given, and IL can b. regard
cd in no other light than prsneditatsd killing
| on his paTi. The commanding officer of the
! regiment Is certainly subject 10 eunsuro, for
I permitting sqnadF to he svnt fuTth for the pur.
j pose nj conscTipting negroes, without officers
In charge who can read, and who can perform
the delicate dIriss ofIhe office with justice and
perfecI prDISisIy! s-f.a- "Hf a.n. . I.. .r-.
| .t |r'r~ NAVAL NEws. ..r uI ar.
| 'The gunboat Mohawk, Commander Hn,,hes,
4 has aTTivUd from Femandina, Fla, where she
/ has been on block aiding duty for some months.
/ Commander Hughes, WilfprobAbly bs detached
] from her and ordered North for a better com
mHnd. ,u a .H..H . ....r .. ... ~ 70. -
| The gunboat PotOInska. Acting Volunteer
/ Lieutenant William Budd. has taken tho plaee
/ of ths Mohawk nj Femandina. ..r