The New York herald., 1864-07-22
U . e H.
ARRIVAL OF THE FULTON.
Addif iOnal Details Of the Re-
cent Expedition.
Several Days of Hard Fighting
on. Johns Island
sBR TRc OFFS SlCgALLY vECTORI0U3.
The Enemy's Forces Driven
Back en- the 7sh.~ )
4 = ie8e1 Attack In Force Repuassd
en- the 9th.
fho objects Of the Expedition
Accomplished.
xETUlN OF THE TROOPS,
aS.. &s" -.

I. EElUAN VI InE AhVVTSS
&v., Re-, Sss
1hs Uu,;ed STATES steam transport Fulton, Captain j.
4 wosso frurn por, R"ya', 8. u, July II, having
- e,w the transport America, disabled, arrived A.
1hh port yesterday morning
Fusy 'reoei prispners have been sent to Cummings'
FsAas They will occupy buildings pnt up expressly for
SASu. aaes
:Ae xorrs is'Hnd batteries.
TIE sheiipR OF Charleston 10 continned--eometimes
sAkty 20 forty Shots dav sant into tho city.
Nearly all tho troops have from the reoen
.sxvsait,on. n
party OF sx eight refugees lately the
sss- THY that Uninn prisoners treated IN
~ nnst ,rnaman manner oy Their caaors.
Ne pro,eors Ksrnack and star Of ibs South sailed
oa Por, Royal, c.. Tor Nov Orleans the 1ath
BY nag of truce N Port Roy ferry Charleston
sns laso instant obIaned, which CONTAIN rerort
- toc effect thar Tho rebels, prty ,housa strong.
&FmsshinY around Fort De Russy, Washington. They
so repnr' that OF sherman army bad CROSSED
~ Chasan oochee, and that Johnston falling
t&Sx or .,tlsnts
JrLr II lied board the Fulton. in consequence o.
essns overhealed, William N onan, q coaipasser. Re-
0xans hurried at EIton Head 8. c.
JcIy 18, 2P. NJ southwest OF Cape Fear sp ke tho
uss,sA states epnboa, Geliyssurc She reported rho
ssi Florida to have been forty miles south Of
0Aps Henry.
JsLy le, $40 Thirty miles north Of Cspo Hat
sseAs exchanged signals With United States gunboa,,
Ssisns
JrzY 20. 4. M.-pied on board steamer Fulton.
Vshrcu'c di'rr' oe JOHN Pa,cn, CumnaDy G. Twenty.
lfsA Ohio regiment, buried sea- effects turned
- Ne captain Of his company.
ar. Ssmuel w. Masoa's Osspa tchcs.
Hnros HEAD, c., July 10, 1854
EXPEDITION.
0sce my lsst letter there has been severe light
~ by our orces Johns leland. ucdsr Cen. Hatch,
n1pos,ng part Of the recen, expedition.
- Ass weck. while companies OF the Twenty sixth
0nlaed ssaies eoIorsd troops guarding bridge
OAssn was ,housht dcsir able to hold, = sudden and
orpe attack made by superior arco Of rebcIs who
esagh, up battery and opened them at shor range
ensy fell back imnsoiateiy, losing two killed aud
Wssuded. 10 Joint where f;ur o:her companies were
Saaio0ed, without max ng much RESISTANCE rh ht night
svsra horses mules got loose and through tho
emp. creating quite IN au.rm.
v. WOUNDED.
0n wednesday there WIS no severe nahting bus con
odcraole skirmhns In ono Of the skirmishes Coonel
~. ". n. Davis. Of tho One Hundred and Fourth
rssusyvania 80 iment, commandioz brigade, was
severely woanted in the right hand, renderiag tho
Ho&Aston Of all Tue QyefS nscSSstFy. ho was cont 10
oncers hospital 10 Esauort, aud Ia doing wel Colo.
Davis deserving ocer, Of great experSonce
having been promoted TO captain IN tho Mox,can war,
I'D having three the service in the present
90.
eEyERiL sAxroS,
ssnmanding at the front, sent regiment Thursday
Z. asacx tho rebel right battery had been
pnsd rhe charged Al double quick and 90 furiods
= the enemy retired in great CONFUSION They came
s~y the battery which had juss tme to
nnees up and be on, with considerable loss.
the regiment had gained any bad reputation BY the
sssus Of tbo skrmish Of Tuesday, they wiped out or
dsy for hair conduct exceedingly gallant, and
0sar praises are In all mouths.
ON FRIDAY
0srs nght!ng, the enemy apparently being satis
- they could do nothing without rslnforcements
SEVERE rIoar gHI
s.szrred on Saturday morning the enemy having 70
ossved theiY reinorcements. Tho atack was by Abe
ssss who ADVANCED about four O'Clock, under
hsavy fou and drove In our pckets nearly opposite
0.t Psirgia Al . quarter before SIX oSchck
ssy ay sncrd In orce snd Fight Of fifteen minutes Sol
strengthened again. the enoay mado smother sdvance nj
w sc aaa S",ly S,c IN Iaf ss
Nsre almost upon thsm, when, with double sho.tcd
80. ss.y opeusa WITH srsps % ana caOssr mo~ins
aiso kept np IT. and nre with mus
AZ. o ,c nn",sa rom ,ho Tine ~ .scS ,ns
Owtreated 10 great confusion without having reached
swcp froot riro bits Their artilIe opened on ms
vth fury and under is hre the rebel santry took
S4siter.
- killed sut wounded sad was only eigh,ytwo
ssa some g tue W onded were oniy s'i2hiIy injured.
IsK ~ FL toss
believed - bnyo been al Ica.t two hundred and Gy
Ambutances Vni stretchrfs were for time busy
arsryi OF wounded aud dead. We took pris-
sners: ir bay did Dot come near enough to give
gnpportunny
rrrrRS op rHs TROOPS
w ~ nrt
eosesntly afr,vmg .sud we hsvne thing III gam,
tefccs werc wi,bdrs wn and embarked on Transports
sn.y ei tor other poss, and portion Of them reached
Aers sunday piebi.
CIV srrgwsY1IIrlu,
e-or'anco With orGars from tsn roeter alao vii
drew sns 10 ccs 10 POL, isaud
THE pnJigf nxrRnufor,
- ID apparent, wn 10 oroe the en.pP, by movements
Alrog 'front.' t Withdraw tropps r.in ,ysppab M
eeher rot1is By atkui fsp, stir ef force. thu
sas elee usliy done. aud N the nght,nz we oaectea
&sbie the injnry tDa. done In thu REIN orce.
Depts sent 20 Juhba leland severe full Coprua
eagmenis, and detachn,cnts ot oIhsr trooIa
ora WHOLE Lot
lsrfna the expedition exclusive OF fhe osptsso rom the
- Hundred aud fity-fecord epssy iyaDa In the az.
eempt on Fort johnson, win cxcee1 hsdred and
IVY h Killed., wounded and missBg with vsry small
sporion Of oilcers, and theirs must have bean over
AuhroraL cssusLrrs
sne eHowlng arc ao1 ttns casualtes, embracing rsgi
osots under seDcral Hatcb's commipd -
esss NnRwr AND uisry.t orprt, vofuNrrp-
kte1ef'ck Ames. Co. e. x,i!ed. shot through the nd;
ssn csoo'nsh', Co =, knssd, sAo. through 'he nsck