The New York herald., 1864-07-14
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TORPEDO PLOT FRUSTRATED,
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TIE United states steam transport Dudley Buck, Capt
ardng from Hilton Head 9th inst arrived at this port
ast night.
On the 10th ius thirty miles southwest Of Frying Pan
lAoa spoke Unied States steamer Margaret and Jessie
Drutnng reported having captured the day previous
4aas runner and ssnt her 10 Boston.
- Following came passengers in the Dudley Buck
esy. james Gregg, seventh United States cavalry
ries e. Hook, Subsistence Department; Row G. A.
gaay, Delaware Chrisssn Commissloa; WIN. y. Allen,
=. Rounds, Capt. T. Hawkins.
LIZ. Samuel w. MasOn's Dispatches.
SroSo RIvsR, s. c., July =, 1854.
ACTIVE orExArrosa
j ny last correspondence mentioned that IN expedL
y was then on foot the details In regard 70 which
rs q that sr,e coutrabaad. Iprssume you may have
ssA through rebc, thas tnat expedition sailed
- Hilton Hcsd Friday Of last week, and that u was
suiss extensive sesle. By permission Of General
p>er, had Che privilege Of accompanying him In his
steamer, the Cosmopolitan, Captain Cannon; Of wit
ning all the Important operations, and OF visiting
NJ p6ns occupied by the troops composing the sxps
~ troops assembled u Hilton Head from several
sasd pnsds quite . respectable forcs. ~ not pro
j yet for me 10 give the details 10 rega I'd 70 ~
tjd although ID said the rebels well informed
II through spies an andgobssrvasion from their look
2sencrai Foster retained the command Of the whole
Iud.Brigadisr General J. p. Hatch, Brig adler Gene
yjhIimmeiannig, Brgadisr General r saxtou, Briga-
9slherAl william Birney and Colonel W. W. II. Davis
P3ling brigade), had commands under him.
- m DESTINATION
profound secret. and nsue oe the
TO It The very wise winksd sig
red Savannah, and Poootaiiqo,
oast and Sullivan's Island were
NJ nobody his On shs right spot
I'm ylAHsrokm.
- twsaty IN number received their stores o. Thurs
Nd their troops Friday, and weighed anchor
ohss juss before dark that evening A. they passed
i ssos u the pier Immense crowd was Gssmblsd,
loud cheers were exchanged. All the boats passed
" uafsiy except two. the Wyoming and the Collins
~ sgruund Port Royal bar, In ths confusion COCA
|lnsd by 30 many boats going ous together.
~ accident they were soma twsnty-fouS hours late
arriving n their destination; but serious iusrs
- with General Fosters plan was caused
ARRIvAL xoKrH HDisro.
E ness arrived Oh the bar 1t The mouth Of the North
osts river about two o'clock saturday morning The
hs was quite dark, and dilcuty was occasionsd
Andng the buoys. Captain Boutse, Of the coast sur.
~ s1ssmsr Vixen, who knows every mile of this coast
sArty years sxpsrisoce, had gone In to pilot naval
vnssl asd hast was Of suesnt Importance % war
any great risk, The transports did not 60 In M the
IA tide after daylight.
LANDING ~ rHoofs
reaching tue anchorage inside portten OF the
y were Il once disembarked at Ssabrtok Island nj .
built when the lansnted General stevenson occupied
4 polns over q ycar ago The remains OF his camp
1orS there aud tho troops who nrst landed soon had
slss from the constructed, conts rss going aud
Egt1Tshipg very ooufortabie.
COLONEL ". W. n. DAVE,
socn practicable, was sent forward 70 occupy
Island just over a.uoyss =. croos .Isna
=: =. O.: =; sn,,dss. Hss:s ,n,.s,: IL g:
In ANA broad acrsa Tho whole estate
'ssss ss.ss q: E. .s.'S:s: sssa:s: sss' sIosa
wsAs hnd only The shade trees 70 ad-
5oloasl "a . encountered none Of the enemy on
~ Island; bk on arriving at broken down bridge
Hanlovsr srlt, leading 70 the estate q the elder
~ on John isapd, The rebel cavalry pickss
..s.r I Ams. ':ssPia ssS as
" up along thS SBpks Of the creek z" the ruin. o.
sd ss.sIcok nnsou the s,, rs', 'rs D,oss sa.S
be shade Of alaris lys cak. On tho spI lcs q our our
- the rebels mo1Vtsd md fen back acre field and
csss crssssd @ .Ss Sssvs. when Ne enemy came back
~ thsir reserve bu aDding cur force too large Tor
- ss 'Sss ss.: g o.s:p S:p
ss ~ ,h,s s,ms an s,Ssr ala Colonel Davis rested
-, throwing plcksss some distance " ne 'front.';
Saivy vent sus ssura\ times svo or three miles ~
biand. DRIVING 10 isrSely superior numbers q rsse
:. ssd who ioisssd Sin back each Zine wnea hs rs
: sSs anernoos General Hatch, Win hs s..a. visited
~ saturday evening Gen. saxton wsnt cut, and on tne
Svsuv mosuins more trcope were landed and went ou
sssS ia. pan ss =. .sp.d,
r.. sunday afternoon Gen. Hatch nsvsa sssus sars'
up ana spoamped there for sns night On ~
-. ssou, three miles from IegArsvllls, where AbrdE
,,s :s:sc :s:sc.g ST ~ s,ssa nosos rns %.rc
n ~ along dusty rcads snsds. bat lined via
ssss that aid blow. Tbe veteran troops endured III
Y Ssrch we'll nut the new mes, unaocus.omsd 70 the col
L ~ climate, were ccmpstsy sznsustsd Hundreds g
sSssssruck; but shs majority were taken up In ambs
sns Genera, hatch made another marc
eeross he Island te bis left, and he has since mad
TSsr movements, which u h nos proper for me V 4
ns,,rs I've of the Ninth uutsd State
eoorsd troops vers killed In skirnishes With she reb
essuz asd pieksis, and al had ssvsfn yc.uased 4
ssAss one Or Two q the s,,ors rCu,sl ., 'ava
II Cen, Baschs asan . composed a. follows,-
= .. Burton, rhra Rsods .'Ano s''"'''s' 0ne' med
isos I :. >. w Ven xiass, one Hundred ana rh,rd Ne
'Sasas &C Ca. sssns.s. g,r,s Michigan. VOLUNTEER Ala :
- ". I. NJ. Burger, AdusAns General Of The Dspa
ss q shs s0S.a osss ySS'ssS s,sS.i ns oasos, scamp
&vt jns h. Rsyss, Assistant ouarssrms"ss' q
jssssssSs Jssss, Chlsf osmuissary, Lieutenant y !.
IcSssa, vsasraa Deserve oorss, u charge :" sn'
~wyws,sv up sn wcnrH mmso Rvxs
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