New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-19
Rcconnoissanees- Gen. Finreann'' Son
-Qunriorms.t-r's Depot B"rnod-
Rccap,urc Of Fugiiives.

Fron Or Special Correspondent.
unlos HEAD $. c.. April l3 1854.
Col. Howell of the Sjth Penn. Vols. con-
nues his Ieconuoissances toward the Rebel outposls n
our neghboThcod On The slh inst he advanced up the
MAY River in the patrol boG.s Toulk and CEo.on.
guarded by the gunboat Chippewa Detachments from
the 10th and eth Penn Vols accompanied tho expedi'
ton Landing on Hunting Island the forces drove in
The Rebel pckes and rkirmished with the force IN their
roar Capt Philips with some men Of the ssh drove
away tie pckets IN another lVCGlity aDd ToSaincd the
ma.n body without casualty heEnW bile the Chlppawa
si-lle the woods and about tho neighboring shores
Yoornbarking the force proceeded toward Bluhton,
shclin- hat place and It's vicinity. Col Howell IL IA
thorn IN the sides Of the Robes Ills activity is inces
| SAINT AID his accumulated Knowledge OF the enemy +
position will hereafter DO oi great imPortuoe
some weeks ago n negro womBn living on planih'
ZION In tho rear " Hlton Head Island Gccosted man
lurking in the soCd- her cibip whom she iecoe.
ni1od Wm. Ilnnegan. son OF the REBEL tenoTai o'
that name He Immediately made OH. AL search for
him failed. lie wns in the uniform OF Union oiieer,
WHOM seen Recently letter has been iOuad attached
10 tree not far from the place where tt spy was
reooyuized whether genuine only On nttoEap; ~
hoaI oontrved By some w.g, tie ittteT ivory "oh
Ysn!ss., sasa sd IL. AID rad wEinisln C. s. A. Army
IIITos iigAp = c, sisfcb -, 20. ,
sosr REJECTED "lAsE,"; have had E1o't deish,a.
tine ysuS midst csme here on tour 81 pe.uie a. d
o,,,,ryauon snd sn highly grafhed pifh ny Success ,
l,yo 10 r1tu-n t.nks 20 The power tlat b. in tho
leland both oaoos and mon ioT the sonIe.-y ls. ,'
In
% II oud not be able tos gentleman In position
remain, dear Ysnf' from q A. doTa y.s'' to asa atm,
Tho Ouartermaster's depot At stono Inlet, Folly
Island has been totally destroyed by nre nv,is 10 A
vaIu. OF s3a 900 we're losL The telegraph operators
tent. va.T by were burned bat the iGstrumons we're
sped Tie depot hsd recently been trnr'errcd 10
Capt Dodge Of the l27th n. y V; The hnhdinss were
WOOL and noariy ncw. 4 Board Of surrey is iu-
,estgaiiDg the origin 0i the hIe ann VIII 'N'ue~ "o
alnnr,nt of the damage. - 49,,
Prtyates Schumsker and Stark of the 9Th Conn Nos.
lo aioy stole sloop. and were eaPtnr oil the coast
of Florida in the nct Of deocrng 60 the enemy, again
escaped and stole fshogman's boat Iusi!Is i'to
Waeaav Ga for food enough to last them In their pro
nosfd yovace 20 Nassau the tide stranded th.ir Attc
crsG The picket boats Of the Psi9psco observing
them, effected their rccapure
On the nth rst the anniversary Of tho capture OF
To.1 Pulaski was celebrated by Gen. Gilmore and
Marty OF Ccers and ladies' tho scene Of the fostiIea
being The fort ilaelf collation. speeches and deneing
succeeded each other. Gen. Gilmore leh II, an carly
bonr and did NOT participate in tle dancing. The
happy occasion near being mnrred ~ the upset
Uig II a boat containing Col Howell, SSth Ia v, tho
Commsndant Of the District OF South Carolina aid
Ileat Wi,son On officer 81 Gen. Nogde's btan. q. H.
ToRPBDOBs.
There Is n prospect at Last of the Rebels being
treated 20 some Of their own inftrni machines. The
recepf loss Of the Maple Leaf in the S. Johns River
Florida has added another disaster TO the record Of
their eiris TO destroy our transports and gunboAis
with t0rpIdocs.
These con inued efforts have led u the development
of plan by " hch each Rebel port and river will be
eTectually sea'ed TO the blockadef runners who mny
escape the feet IL will also be impossible for torpedo
boats N pass Out 10 operate sgainst our ship. 30