The New York herald., 1864-12-15

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THE CO-oPRATING ARMY AND FLEET.
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LIZ. 1amuel w. Mason's Despatch.
HnzoS HEAD, 8 o.. Dec. 9, 1854.
Since ny last despatchss active operations have been
oentinued and has attended every movement.
oArrURI on TWO BATTERY
On Sunday last the Twenty nth Ohio regiment per-
formed most gratifying feat In tho Pocotalgo direction.
Proceeding by secret route under orders from General
Foster they fort 1t Church BRIDGE In the rear
Captain Goraud Of General Fosters sa with his usual
gallantry, IN advance Of the column, having only
two men with him. Rushing over the parapet, some
forty rebels discovered Adopting old ruse, Cap
tain Goraud turned about, sung out Come on, boysl'
and the rebels fed like sheep Two twentyour Founders
captured One was brought away, but the other,
mounted on heavy carriage, could not bs removed
conveniently Il was damaged % much possible, and
the cassons destroyed. Our forces then returned.
MOVEMENT BY GENERAL PorTR.
On Tuesday morning Brigadier General Potter moved
from Boyds Neck mp the Broad and Tnnny rivers 70
point on long neck Of land betweenithe Coosawhatche
and TiiaDny rivers, across which, four miles up, the
Savannah and Charleston Railroad crosses. He moved
up road from the landing, driving small force Of
skrmishers before him 10 an open field, Just before
wagon road leading from bridge over the Ccosa.
whntchie river to OMason's bridge, the Tlhnny
Here the enemy made stand, and severe fight followed
They drove the enemy gradually across the field, till
dense wood was reached, and there routed them, cap
turing battle flag and some prisoners.
The enemy left all their dead and wounded In our
ne a
road, slightly IN advance OF main nes During the
night several slight collisions occurred between the pick
cts, and early in the morning tho enemy made vigorous
assault on our lines. The enemy came nrst upon our
r,ght forcing in our piskes: They were promptly
point again greater force were again promptly
repnlsed Next they elt centre, but where driven
back whou. discovering anything They then oame in
force on our left, and were routed with much
THE OoLORBD TROOPS
sustained the greater loss during the attack wednes
day morning but think oil the killed and wounded will
not number more than thirty 70 forty
CASUALTIES IN THE HONEY RATTLE
The lists OF casualties In the battle OF Honey Hill have
been revised and reduced TO hundred aud forty
NRAR TIE RAILROAD.
10 only hall mile from the Savannah and Charleston
Railroad and from our front not only the whistles Of the
locomotives but the rumbng OF the trains be dis.
GRpGoRY's PLANTATION
Further up the TllifDny river, the right OF the
read upon which General Potter marched have taken
possession OF landing at Grogorys plantation, which
From thence the supplies are forwarded to the front.
MAcKAY's POINT.
detachment was landed at Aackay,s Point, Wednse.
day morning, which proceeded up the opposite shore
from Gregory's plantation and intrenched on . point
tDoT0 IOf tno pfOtoCtlon Oh our uank.
oOoPERAnoN THE GUNBoAra
Tho also co operate for the protection OF
TANKS and landings. and the Naval brigade. under Com
mandcr Preble, are doing efficient service shore
OKNERAL POTTER,
at time during the fight Of Tuesday when his bri
gade showed soe signs Of faterng, with his hat
hand and his sabre in the other rushed front Of
the point that Was giving way and rallied his men, who
returned earnestly into the tight
GENERAL HATCH
went to the front from sOyds neck Wednesday
Ing
BY rapid and strategic movements from right TO LEFT
We have succeeded in obtaining position from which
bridges and some miles Of tue savannah Railroad even
IL We do not occupy the road itself.
CAPTAIN WHITNEY KILLED.
On saturday night Captain Alonzo B. whitney, OF the
Twenty United States coored troops was killed By
fire from one Of our own pickets OF the Fifty New
York. 10 stated that he had inadvertently got In ad
His wound in the groin, and resulted fatally on
Sss. : Tss whitney ss y: Rs
. captain. He about twenty.sx years old and
nue. officer whose unfortunate death is much regretted
CASUALTIES In oEHu.AL rorrHR's MOVEMENTS.
H. the 1s % % ~: We sa only s Ave
also some who were hit In other skirmshes-
Colonel Quincy, l21th New York, lett arm; Captain
Frank A. Smith, D. 127th New York, lett arm; Captain
n. sears, 5sth New York, left hp and sword broken
in two by she'll Captain w w. King. d, 25th ohio, left
wound in right arm; Daniel R. sherman @, Ss.h New
York. loft jaw, severely First Lieutenant s W Wheat,
Il, 56th New York. right leg Nathan James H. seth New
York. left Leg Jas Scott Seth New York. scalp; John
Victor Marrow, LIST New York engineers groin; John
Blake. G. l44th New York, right cheek csptai. Fisk,
127th New York; Assistant Surgeon Dayton do Charles
Matthews. D. l4lsh New York, rign, hand wm Maugc,
f. l44th New York. left arm and breast David Zarr, A,
S New Ns% Y.r right sg sTs ss
G., 56ih New York. In foot; Chas. Wilson, (steamer
Geranum Naval brigade right foot; David Robinson,
6oih New York. left tsmple r. n. shaer, r. l27th New
York, both hands; Thomas Muller, marines tgnuboat
Mungoe) et shoulder Levi Turuer X, beth New York.
ls7th New York, right leg; W. W. Haskins, II, isTth
New York, Left arm; John Z. Harrison, b, 5sth New
York; Lieutenant s 7 Hutchinson; O. 2bth Ohio RIGHT
Sowaoski, F, l27th New York, nose and chest, badly;
Noah Bosscn. g, 127th New York, in scalp; w. Turner.
In right groin Patrick Hays andsman, from the sara.
toga; Patrick Gleason, landsman, from the eonoma;
van Kus.s sssn New YopT % W.T. VIM Garrett r i37s
New York, finger; VIM. Mathews, ID, 18TH New YORK,
fracture OF let shoulder; Charles Fox. 127th New
York, LETT arm George Cuddy, II. 127th New York, left
arm; James Northrop Naval brigade Saml Hemminger,
F, 25th Ohio, hesh wound in left Robert Chisholm
arm Corporal Albert R. Barlow, a. 157th New York, eft
arm; Lynch (of the sonoma), Naval brigade; VIM. n.
ss Ssr New h o.
swarts Orderly Sergeant f. 5Sth New York, confusion
from limb ETA tree; Cbss. ". Folansbee, B 18Th New
New York, right groin; John H. Jessup, y, i27sh Now
York, fatally, In abdomen Smith NJ Roberts r, 127th
seth New York, scsh wound in thigh; Jobs Drake, e,
157h New York. right wrist Thos Mcdonald of the sara
toSa), Navy brigade, lungs and left side: n. d.
Marsh B, 25th Ohio, left leg, with shell: Ca
briel Lobelie. I, 12Tth New York, left shoulder (;
Andrew Bclson b. 12h New York fracture OF right leg
John O. Robinson, b, l27th New York. n.sh wound "a
right breast James Candley o. ssth New York, breast
and thigh; VIM. Mathews, c, l27th New York. snsl
wound In len side; Jamos N. Garrison, G, 121tn New
York fracture Of le4hgh; James Hewett n l2,th sew
York, flesh wound N thigh; N. Doyle, y, I27th New
abdomen (died) Henry Bennett, n, seth New York,
fracture OF leg Jacob G. Gator a. l44th New York. Gesh
brigade right shoulder; John II. Frazer. A, Soth New
York, len thigh by shell; Jamos ~ Goodwin n 18th