New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-11
ARRIVAL OF THE ARAoO.
DEMONSTRATION ON sECESslONVILLE
a REBEL REGIMENT ANN1K1LATED
GREAT EXCITEMENT In CHARLESTON.
No Troops to Spare for Beauregard
EXPEDITIONS In VARIOUS DIRECTIONS,

EXPEDITIONS In VARIOUS DIRECTIONS.
THREE UNION STEAMERS LOST.
| The U. q. steam transport Arago, Henry A.
Gadsdep commanding, from Port Royal ). C., at noon,
and Charleston Bar at p IN. on Tuesday June T. con-
signed TO Major Stewart Van Vliet Quartermaster L.
:. A., arrived at noon yesterday. Among the passen
gers by the Arago BrigadierGen. Geo II. Gordon,
who since his acqu'ai by ccurtmaral cf the charges
preferred against him by Gen. Gilmore has been in
command Of the District Of Fiorido. He has been
dercd TO Washington 10 report himself TO the Adjuant
General. and will probably be assigned q command in
the Army Of the Potomac.
The United States steamer New Ironsides arrived n;
Hilton Head the morning OF the 9th. OF Charston
Bar at Up 9Th inst received information that the
| United States steamer Queen, with ordnance stores,
arrived the previous evening. Ai,er the New ronsdes
left Charleston HaIbor the 9Th nit, SUlyans Island
battery fred two shells the feet Of wooden vessels
inside. The range long. but did not quite reach
the nearest schooner
blookndc.runner steamer attempted % come on.
tho night Of the 9Th She was fred and grounded
tho middle ground, where she completely Knocked
| to pieces.
Admiral Dahlgren arrived from Hilton Head on the
morning Of the 18th.
sunday circumstance 70
Fort sumter Demonstration on seees-
sienviIIe-Capsure Of the Firss Line Of
Gnfshed-Gveat Terror i'm CharIessen-
Ne Rc-snferess.snts Gan be spared for
Large Fire in Chsr!eston
The Keokuh.
! From Our speci,l Correspondent
HnIoS HAD, june G. 1864
With Gen. Grant is holding the faze Of the
world lhe guides his immense srmy TO victory and
tse dossucon Of the rehcllious CAPITAL the events
spiring this little issnd may seem altogether
unmportant Yet the small link In the chain is nee
essaTy ~ the large one. II may not on 90 large
space support great burden. but 1t does assist In
connecting the parts and making them united whole
The late tusse Of the and batteries with the
Rebels has passed into history. and though What hns
been done since may no, interest the world. still We
have been proving ~ the Rebels that Grant has not all
tie troops and though be has many brave men. that
some bold spirits yet remain among US
Last week there considerable stir among us over
expeditions that started out In the gloom OF
night and returned before dawn jubiant over their
success and daring adventure.
On the evening OF the 10th of May detachment Of the
l27th " Y " made a reconnaissance some distance in
20 the harbor. discovering large Rebel ram anchored
near Fort Johnson picket boats along the line OF the
Rebel obsiraoiions and tho more important fact that
tbs garrison Of Fort Sumter has az least one no more
light field piece which Was brought out and four dis
charges Of grape and canister made al our boats iortu
nately injuring no one. A few shells from Putnam
silenced them Immediately.
The evening another party from the a4'h Mass
Vols were sent 10 capture the block house small
bnLing ~ logs built upon sples driven into the marsh
out some distance from the Rebel shore apparently In
tended rs an OBJECT TO our swamp Angel. The party
approached cautiously and silently iii within short
distance then CALAMITY charged upon It, and found A.
like the nugon after the feasemptyl II was about the
size Of hospital tent ladder iS'lds led to the roof IN
and on the side toward Block leland parapet was
l,built.
pu.hc on further up the little creek until their boat
aground and the absence Of grass on the bank enabled
the sentry the Rebel batteries to them Instantly
the, we're opened on and shells burst all about the
boats covering the with mud and wa'rr but doing
no further damage Some ten shots were fired In all.
From Coles Island also hear Of active operations
All the pnst Winter the Rebels hay. been fortying
their picket line. Immediately opposite our right post
on Secossionvc Creek they had erected four breast
works-on- apparently flushed with considerable care
"a though guns were be mounted IN II. They had
sro filed the dykes leading from the left OF our line
with torpedoes and in April three OF our men were
wounded by them while making reconnaissance
On Sunday morning. May z. Col Won Giisa OF me
usi n Y w. with detachments from various regi.
men,s among them the 5jth Massachusetts Volunteers
cro..ed from the cft Of the line 10 Battery Island tread
ing carefully the dyke and taking thereom some
seventeen orpedoes and charging upon the Rebel ne
drove them nom the brsastworks and pursued them
on toward Seccssionye, capturing ultimately the hrst
| line of rife pits defending that town
Tho asth Massachusetts Is said " have particularly
disting ushed itseli Almost Ahhinhaun8 hope feBf
ment.
On the day following fierce cannonading took place
b.twern our gun.boats In the Stone and Secessonse
Creek and the Rebels Batteries Green and Purvsnoe
AZ Lighthouse Inlet, also those Oh Block Island took
S4cessiOBvilIo In flank.
Gen Schinmelfennig. our forces were Withdrawn.
Willie the enemy suffered greaty-forty dad being
seen beside tho numbers OF wounded that they carried
olive had only eleven men wounded two Of which
have since died.J
| Whatever effect this reconnaissance may have In
restoring the country peaceful Union the desperate
vaor of the negro soldier has been again proved And
1t Is certain that these men went Into u. nght with
different feelings than ever before. soldier knows
always that in action his life Is at the mercy OF tho bull
LET and the bsyonct but he knows also that overcome
and made prisoner he Is yet entitled to some respect
and consideration by the laws OF all civilized notions
Yet thr Rebels have written in letters OF blood and
the Of buchery that the negro and his oil
Ger must expect such treatment That they must
via victory or die the field Of battle. They have
raised tho black flag OF ndiscriinihate slaughter ana
,hrown thr gauntlet into the Nor does the black
man reco from IT, With compressed up aud flashing
e,, have him express bis discrimination toaccept
II and heard HE longing for Dc nsH tgtt ulen Ne spare
nobody Though they be considered BY the common
nhates-but beasts OF burden and VI sale
they will prove again they have done already that
they have mind enough 10 understand and remember
the meaning Of the Fort Pillow and Plymouth msssa
cres and have strength and bravery enough to ask Tor
no quarter from an enemy 60 10th 10 give ~; neither
| .tavO Give what they do not nsk