The New York herald., 1864-07-14

sent up bv Admiral Isbgren u assist. aud teRsrs
Foster sso In tho cutter Flora. Gener'
Il to march insnd. ew miles 90 no -acsonter-
| = "a h.,-. OF rined pieces ~ .ns Opposite s,d
Of sreek Ne -..~sea ts General fes,e'
and was directed 70 nAak she bssssy p.s.o.s Coz.
cutler. empau'ed by the Gsrauiua, win Cspt.. %
Boutele riot 70 fank the bs ery 90 tns
lds s Angagea :: -. 80 sAaa time and gave tn =.
eo0a sneillns. Tney replied with ui0cs ACCURACY
aid not succred la htsny either OF bosis Geaera
Birney reported that was tmpract,caee 70 take tns
battery or hsuk ts owing 70 the peculiar formaHn tne
tho foroe This was srec.ed the only ossus Ties benz
few wounded Generai Foster returned to toe North
Eds'o harbor and subsequently, went 10 Sono GeSsrAi
Birney the next day resenbarksd, and also went 70
ktono.
xxrEplmoE 10 yAnus nIANp
On saturday morning, Ns "a. - operative move
ment, General Schlmmelannig conmsnd ding the district
OF Morris and loiiy Islands, croseed 70 James
Island from Folly, with part OF his force, and drove in
the reoei PlokeB. after skrmish The troops were
thon formed into column and advanced toward old
Dattery. MT uatil recently occupied The Thirty third
New York, were placed In Tho advance when they
arrived very nsar the ort tns rebels opened with
mo n.'1 p,ssos wn.a creating cSn:s0ie
chusetts had boen formed purpose charging
90 tne TORT and - soon a. the re had boon shey
"a anced at double quick Theirs delicate duty 70
perform for they had 70 charge through rereasng white
and black troops In the face Of Q murderous aro But
they never dinchsd The rebel nre quite high, and
nearly all who were wounded were hit in the head.
win shout and the intrepdty OF Veterans they rushed
into the woods and capturing the two guns AZ tins was
the nrst time this regiment was under hot nrs
their conduct vac especially praisswo.shy They have
nooy sustained the reputation Won for the Massachusetts,
Soored troops BY ~ FRtyfoursh q Wagner and q
o1' . cJiuA,rr..
The following y list OF the casualties In the Fifty
nfth:-
James Davis, o. wounded in neck by canister, died
from wounds; l. Peck. Co. B. from wound In head; W.
H. Russell 70 g from wound IN head; Corpora, & H. T.
Co. I, from wound In head Vim. q. Johnson Co. l. from
woand In head 3. Griffin, Co X. from muskes wound
chest
Captais Frank Goodwin, Co. e, flesh wounds IN beth
wound Ia right shoulders now on duty First W.
Evans GO A. nesh wound IN right thigh BY canister;
y ss
and leg died shortly aitor being
Herb, Co. slightly In wrist; jane: Malone IN check;
fragment she'll James Murphy Co. g. dssh wound i
shos (srm amputsted); DOnneiI. Co. l. nnger ampu.
tsted; Charles drummer, flesh wound IN back Of mack
c S
<. arm broken BY bar (amputaisd and doing welD r.
Chatham, flesh wound 10 leg from musket ball L. Payne
Co. X slight confusion over right eye g. January Co. X
contusion or left shoulder NOW duty) r. Rckmaa,
Go. X, left heel, severely.
The following are those in the Ffsy.fo MassacAu-
Private Cornelius Rice, Company A, killed with soho
,no prvsc john wall s y asd 90 picket pO.
There were also casualties In tho Thirty third United
States (coorcd troops and the One Huadred and Third
New York, but have NOS been able 70 obtain then a.
yet
md then fell back about mile and half, with his two
captured guns and ntrenched The reason Of the falling
hold, and more advantageous than tho now
occupied. General 6chimmennag has since been joined
By General Birpey and his forca
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON r0R1 yOBNsOR.
NTH New York, Colonel Gurnsy, and the Fiy-sscond
psnosylvania, Colonel H. Hoyt-all under command Of
Colonel Gurney-wsre ordered 70 the fron
Norris saud and eudeavor to surprise Fors Johusou
20 arriving a The beach and portion of the boats so
aground on small bar. Colonel Hoyt and Lieutenant
Colonel Cunnineham. with divs.cs q their regiment
or Fort Johnson but by the accident not being
supported Il useless to attempt Fort johnson with
IT. garrison Of several hundred men The whole party
ashore was captured u numbered one hundred and
thirty enlisted mon and the following ofhcers
Colonel n. Hoyt Lieut. Colonel Cunningham Captain
Treat b Camp First Lssusesants James G. Stevens sas
A. Bunyan and Thomas z. EvanA
sne time Of the attack moi none .. ne guns o. Fort
since been moved 80 AZ 70 point IN that direction There
doubt that tho expedition would have been com.
petsy successful but for the unfortunate accident A.
iand,nq Colonel Hoyt and Lieut. Colonel Cunninghan
are splendid officers and their capture us they had
nsrtifying n h nos proper, however. 70 blame any
enc until, at leAss there 10 positive evidence of mis-
TGs q rs - '''
ME0ROns DRowNKp.
On Saturday, whiie the navy tug iris vas towing
pontoon boat filed with negroes, In St0no river was
run under in turning suddenly and twenty one were
drowned re tidal current very strong q the Time
all OF them we're recovered aud buried The sight Of the
swollen corpses noaag about was not very agreeable 70
those who Inhabited the transports and gunboass on the
river.
On Johns Island, on the est bank Of stono rivers
couple of Iles above Lsgarevie, on ground occu
pied by General wrghts iorcss at the time OF General
Bsnhann's expedition is Fort Prngs, rebel work Of
considerable strength and they have another battery on
the James Island SIDE while further up on Johns Island
Psmberton On the morning OF the Fourth. when our
sss: .s. s:1s .nd
them very spitefully The nrst she'll exploded
between the P.wnse and the McDonougn. which were
replied vigorously, pitching many shells into the emo
my's works The Aenitors Ishign and Montauk, lying
opposite Prnge, the James Island shore, ALSO en-
gagged fort and the firing has been Kept uP, with oc-
ncrmissons since. We have had no cssu.
slsies during all this % nen,ins' ,o.,,,
10 very active going from point TO point and giving
he made flying Trip 70 Hilton Hoad yesterday, but
turned lmmsdiaiely 70 the scene Of operations
se.v. h,, .fOrdea an ASSISTANCE pos.,ol. TO General
Foster, aud will continue to do 50 The perfect agree
msnt between them very gratifying 70 all who wish 70
see the movements succcssfui
YUrURs oPERAyIoN1.
What Il TO be done In future cannot be judged ~ al ~
hat has been DONE The object 10 bo 70 keep the
rebels thoroughly stirred up along our 'front.' and that
bean done very sdectualy But those VINO nave the
bsss kSowledgs Of General Foster believe snsrs
where he can do something more than merely stir them
up.
HmrcH HEAD. 8 G., july Q, 1884.
rouRIH JuLy
The Fourth was eoservsd here By vouataEy closing
OF stores by saiuts displays Of bunting and other Pc
triotc dsmonsraons Ono Of the prominent features Of
the celebration was . nag raising By the mechanics in
the blacksmith and wheslwright shops, under charge
Mr. D. McGrsgos. The mechanics assembled there 81