New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-29


''V"' ND P''''- ~, os BKAn s. C., MPY 49, 1862.
SINE che sailing Of the Aaso Oh We i3'o lu''' M
H.. ob,s ,rixe bas been added to the Iony hSl
=, ..,,or.s hv Admiral Dupont. AlmOsi every Ed'
oI.b ,.s..l ,onnd for a Rebel port IN this d part
- ,.oo,s :, f,n into his entches Not ONLY E
a.. ssn,It oA Charles on, where large ana VI i
Ian, fleet IRE constantly on me look ON Tor .heil
49,, =; 0.snbsw and Warsaw SJund, and in III, lie
80. ,,T The h,ibOr Of Iurs Royal. which one
wind naturally soppGse they would keep al do
% Tuesday last an English topsail schooner was
5rfni down by the current from tie pOrhwari to
fbe h,t-ship off TIM port. The Captain Of The
,-sft Jailed the hyhtsbip commander, Capt. Law
re O., md ssked If this port not Cherlerton.
lie re.h he'd 70 that IL was not, but that II Was
pvri ROYAL.
"Theo," said the English skipper Z" can you
Jnrnlsb NE pdoi fer Charleston or Savsnnsb
"CIa,lsston lie bockaded," replied the captain OF
the hght-sbip. "WeI," sad the Anglo Reb.l in
ehned TO be agreeable and modest III his desires,
can't you give ne pilot for Savannah y lie
wac asked TO lay by during the night and pilot
would lie furnished him, which he agreed TO do IL
formation Of these facts were sent In by boat, by
Capt Lawrence, 10 The captain Of The feet, Captain
Rogers. The Dsfodll, Masters Mate Wentworih 10
msnsnd diately signaled, aud Flag Lieut.
Preston, with ten from the WABASH went oct
IN her 10 sea a. about one clock al night Aitef
cruising about sill night, and some time AFTER day
20 miles 70 The northward aud eastward of the bar
beealmed The Dafodil immediately ran down TO
b~r, and she was taken possession OF. Captain
Powell, Der commander, was found IN delightful
site Of inebriaou, perfectly reekies oil hls tate
Her rapers were taken care Of ard the vessel msde
q lrize. She wss towed into port on Wednesday
and anchored under the guns of the Wabash. Her
Dsne proved to be the Wonder, and her captain 81
fret insisted that s6e was bound from Londos to
Nassau, via Antigua, with cargo OF salt. Her
ehrOTOmeter. he fIld ~
cot out Of Der course. TINS the frtt story OF
the captain but being closely questioned, be hoay
admitted LIE wac a blocksde-runner ard lasiui
pnze. Acting das er Wentworth Of the Dtfotl 10
a., ard Of her with prize crew. Sic will DC sent
20 Boston for condemnation.
On TUESDAY morning last the steamboat Mattano,
Cap Blskeman, while backing ont IRON The whsh
10 give the Gen. Hunter. from Beaufort berth 10
lahd her assen geIs, unfor, unsey 90 the Duke
OF AZ anchor, iutctiug gazing wound In Der bot
tom, from Which sbe sunk ia "a shOr. time. Fo'tu
natey tide was low and the water shallow, and
NJ lIves were lost The fOkilDg derrick DiTlKO WA
seut alongside during the morning and efo-.s were
made 10 ruise her. Chains were successfully pu
uoder Der, out it was found impossible 81 the time
80 raise Der sufficiently high ~ keep tie water out
Ia order 10 " ok the pumps. A fresh wind daring
tie following night raised considerable sea- which
drove the DlfigO into the MRttAno and occssioned
good deal OF damage. Tie MsttaDo's siees between
&C ks were crushed in, and IL If DOW doGotu
Hhetcer she b. rLiseo. A heavy gale wOal
SiLiy bTeak Ger up Il is possible, however,
tbe weather should continue ne and The smooth,
shat sse uay be extrested from her dangerous posl
tou sad repaired AT all eveos, her uaehiuery and
bCilerg cabin furniture and everything but Tie hull
will Il saved.
WINS this anchor which occasioned the damage
was allowed 20 remain in Us position, siter tue
rlOoring buoy .hst attached 10 II had broken
sway, has Lot yet been eAplnDed. 1t N source
ofc ngrafulai on that more valuable vesel than
the Msitauo which 10 small bat OF great service 70
the Department. was uot wrecked upon IT,
in the absenct Of Br.g, Gen. Terry, Co. Chsihed
O! t5e 9th Connecticut VOvunieers ~ sn or colonel,
assumes command Of this po,t. His headquarters
will De those lately occupied by Gen. Ierry. Col.
Chatfsld has selected Lie Dana OF the Signal
CorIe as one of his Aids .ud will doubtless soon |
Announce his temporary stAff. SecoUd Lieut. y - !
Stsyens Is announced Aetiuq Assistant Atjutsnt-
General OF tie Poet; Lieut.. y. a. WileoXson, 81
X. l. Artillery, IL assigned 10 du'y a. Atiing Poet
QUsrternasteT, dung the absence OF Lieut. Jones
Mr. George w. Atwood has recently p.esohted
the 81 South Carolina Volunteers lneyrol, now CON-
uanoed by Col. Augustus G. Bennett, with beam
tiful regulation flag We append let OF the OIL
Gers appointed TO the regiment. 1 ne regimen IL
in camp st Camp Hunter. Hilton Head Island:
Li.ut Cob Aug A. g. BcBpett late ofg.tN Y. V. Capt
r a. wiloashsy. late Of s,t N. Y v Cspt Henr sA1fP
L.. Of u. ~ AZ, Vi Ts' n VI Is, Lso Es~ia
sisci SIS. Il y. Vi 1T Lieut.. B. Reed, sl.. y ! VI
- Lieut. J L. PopJie. 4s,h n Y. v I'd Lieut. W o. Cora
vel est n Y. v; "a Li.aL ". MILF sssN Wv.
TIE new telegraph line is now completed and In
hne working order. Tie submarine oaoet wee
successfully sid lat week, and connected WIN the
wires extending over Port Royal Island TO Beau
fort. Dispatches are now sent 10 B'soaock ROM
direct 10 Beaufort al times and in all weather.
with rsIidity. This enterprise Will materially
relieve the Signal Corps Of fstgung care aud labor
IN maintaining regular chsnuel OF communication
bet tween this point and Beaufort The signal Corps
has done invaluable service to the military autbo1
ties and they may now well deeerve brlei re- pie
from their exciting duties in q prolonged holiday:
The Superintendent of the Military Telegraph, and
upder whose supervision II was constructed, ID MT
L. F. Sheldon; the chief operator, +. ii. lharnt, IS
ip char.e Of the Hilton Head office, and MI. D.
McSorley operates IN charge Of the Beaufort ONCE
The line will soon be EXTENDED ana IN working oruer
20 For Pulaski
The fire sbowerr On abundance OF which we have
bad for the past two weeks, have brought forward
tie cotton and corn crops remarkably fat, aud they
are now quite s1 far advanced as tboeo familiar
with the growth Of the cropt care 10 have Them.
The experiment Of employing the negroes and
paving Them fair wages for their labor BIDS far 70
81 emfpeptIy suceessfu. Negroes tLnt were for
uerly never known to work during The MIDDLE OF
tire day, now rise with the sun and continue IN the
Geld until It goes down, and this mainly by negro
wo,nen TOO, the men having nearly ill been TAKEN
for soldiers. g.
Upon the plantations purchased at tbe Govern
nent tax sales by the degrees themselves, large
6elds of cotton have been planted and are beins
worked with the greatest energy. The Wors aus
far has been done entirely with the hoe, "a they
have been unable purchase either horses or mules
but Notwithstanding this great disadvantage, uDder
the stimulus Of receiving all the svsu OF their LABOR
tbemse in the culture Of their crop they are not
in the least behind their white brethren who cult
vate the adjoining plantations.
From Florida we have bat very little OF interest
Col. Putnam Of the Seventh New Haven, who
commanded the post at 81. Augustine, has been re-
leved by Col. Hawley Of the Seventh Connections,
4 IL a. At