New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-25
Rebel AcG,ity-Pieket shirmishing-4n
Attack frustra ted-CsPinrc Of De

From Our Special Corr spondsn..
HilIoN HEAD. s. C.. March 10, 1861.
The Rebels in this neighborhood are very ac-
tive For week past series OF night alarms have
occurred On the night OF the 18th, at O'clock mus
kerry firing On Pnlncy Island was heard. Soon a
rocket was discharged md the signal replied to by
a second rocket The firing seemed TO spread from one
outpost 20 another until at midnight II eliminated OF
Port Royal Ferry in the approach OF Rebel cavalry aud
field artillery Our pickots remained quiet but alert
Soon csnstershot came pungin across the causcvay,
and were followed by spherical-casesbot. The ruined
honse used a. headquarters by pickets was abal.
donad Tbs Rebels had the range vi H. and destroy
il easily. In an, light 0dunOu-shOts were hTed Not
ga sualfy Of tho lcast Kind occurred Next morning,
some aa. boats making for the shadows be-.
tween the islands occupied by the Rebels. Refugees
since arrived among declare that force had been
embarked TO land Ia the OF our Notifications Ut
Beaufort and make destructive raid within lines,
escaping their boats during the confusion created.
The boats said t. have been provided with how
iizcrs Tho tide current NOT serying frustrated the
purposes tie Robels- aud obey succeeded only IN
warning ~ OF danger ahead. and III auordlEg oppof
tanites for the Gosertion Of Of their Owl men and
the 1isht Of .ome yalnable negroes. These brought
HsXt night our gunhoais made tho circuit OF Fort
Royal Island and shelcd the Rebel positions all ong
the entire circut ten. Wheeler, the insufIrcuonlsl
In command, thercupon sought and obtained a nag OF
truce and by Of his rtan officers. communicated ~
Gen S11ton circumstances against the practice OF r
ing upon plcketsi lie was properly rCpiled TO, ana
Gen. Saxfons emphatic assurance was given TO him
that wherever Rebel works supposed 10 b. IN e..
isence OF In course II erection hcrc would the
tions OF our picket boats De assiduousiy given THIS
morning rluors OF the landing last night Of 80 men
upon Smiths Island, four miles from Beaufort, are
freely current. but cannot be traced.
nan named Dryer. chief sievcdorc at Hilton Head,
md captain of steamboat ia the neighboging waters
for some time up to last sumner has been recently cap
tured near Iybcc. trying 20 rnn The blockade inio
Savannah in schooner laden with spirits spices. and
other costly merchandise. lie provided with large
charts upsn which were marked the positions and pie
tora representations OF every gnboat in aud the
coast of Georgia aud South Cdroina a large amount
of Rebel money found In his boat, including some
fractional currency Autographed with the liken'sscs Of
the oliver coinage Of the United States, bearing
legend on their margins, On presentation promise TO
paw 10 bearer the value Of 2Jc OF "JOc as the cur
renew varied Dryer, when taken, very in,0lcnt,
and declared that bad he moi been miscd by The MIST
and supposed himself 10 be Dawfuskc instead Of
Tybee ne could and would have "shown clean pair
of heels" Many OF his charts are Of English origin,
but TWO we're found to b. In pencil II they can be
proyed 20 have been mnle by the e1capain. eS-s'yc
aorr eI United States employee. certainly Mr. Dwyer
will test the resistance Of hempen cord Meanwhile,
his mans and notes wI be very useful 10 the authorities,
in the minnenes and parti. uilrity OF their precise
drnGuc.
Fot sumter has now three coumbads mounted "a
to command the channel The gIIrisOn consists Of 20
mem CD.