The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-14
Active Operations.

IMenty.OHe Negroes Drowned
Active Operations.
SToNo RIVER, S. c., July Sin my last
correspondence l mentioned that An expedition
was then on loot, the details in regard tO wa ca
we're at iha' tine cOntranaud. / presume yOI
m. y have learned through Re lel source, tnat tnh
expedition sailed from hil on Heat on Feds OF
ast week, aud that II was IN quite au exte l,ive
81 ale. BY permis sion OF General Ist'r hll The
privilege ufuCcOmpauyjug hun In hi, flag SJe amer,
the COSBgpobtdH, Captain snnOu, Of wne slug
a J the important operations, and Of visiting
every roin occupied 10y the troops composing the
expedition.
Oar Force.
The troops assembled at Hilton Head from
several points, and made quIe r., p3ctible force
Il /. not proper as ct for me 70 give the details
IN rCgaIu u It's strength, although it is SAID tue
Rubes were well informed about It thrOI Ugh spies
und observations from their lOykOlts. General
Fusur re aimed the command Of the wh ble TOR,
and Brgudirr- General j. T. Hutch, Brigtlier.
General Schimmc tnuiR, Bfsnd er-Renera T.
SuNtOn. Bngadier- General William Bi-ney An 1
| Colonel w. W. H. Davis Commanding a bri-
gade) had commands under him.
The destination Of tue expedition was pro-
found sevret, and none OF the troops could g5t
cine 10 II. The very wise wlukud signihcIlt ltly
and Whispered Savannah and p lco ali 10, ill's
| Bay, the Georgia asst, and Suliyans lslaId
we're ali confidently guessed; but nobody hit on
| he right spot.
Arrival at North EdIstO.
The feet arrived off the bar at the mouth of
| the North Edisto river ut about two O'CLOCK
| Saturday m rniug. The night Was quite d lrk,
and some difficulty was Occa-iOued In inding the
huuys. Captain Boutellt OF the clast survey
steamer TiIcl, WHO knows every mile of tnis
coat by thirty years experience, hal gone in e.
piloL uavai vessel and h lste was not OF sudi-
lent importance to warrant any great risk, 50
| he transports did not go in till the high tide
after yhght.
Landing of Troops.
On reaching the anchorage inside, portion Of
rhe troops were at once disemb lrked at Saabrook
Island, ut u pier hui't when the lumeutel General
| Stevenson occupied the puut over year agJ
i The remains OF his camp were there, aud the
| troops who first landed soon had shelter, from
| the sun constructed coffee ires going, and every
| thing very COmtortaD.e
| Colonel W. w. IL Davis, rs soon as it was
| pIuct cable was sent Coward g. Oc 'upy p jint
| ON John's Island, Just over HlulOver ere *,
| kDAWn as the Sugar Mil. He m rched across
SeabrOok slaud, past the plantation formerly
| owned by the younger SeabrOok, tofmeriy Ous
| of the finest in the country, with llrgl an 1
| elegant building, splendid grOu Ids, iipwers IN
| prOluSiOu, noble shade e-trees, rare shrubs, and
br, ad acres. The whole estate is now in
| bed Conuit on, the buildings dila9itttei
the fields Untitled, the gardens grown
up with weeds, and only the shaie trees e. a 1.
miTe. Colonel Davis encountered nons of tha
ntmy on Seabro0k islaud; but on arriving at q
broken down briOEe across II mlnNer creek
ltadiug 70 the estate Of the elder Seabrook, 0r
johns leland the II, Del cavalry pckefs were seen
This poiuI was occupied last winter by fDrit
under General AEnes, and intienchments wer'
| brown up along the bInEs of the creek. Ol the
| luiDs of the old Seahrook mansion the Rs1e
were eating their breakfast, and their norsa
were pickeied in tue shade Of large live oak.
| On the approach of our forces the Rebel
| mOunu aud leli back across Il field and msLlu
10 he wonds with great precipItincy. Oar AL
| vance crossed the bridge, when the enemy ctn
back with their reserve; bat fndng our forr
ton large for them, aft r exchanging few shots
| thcN again fed. One Rebel horse was wJuude
but there were no other casualties nc this time %
4 tbcr sioe. Colonel ID Wis rested here, tIr1win
out ckeis some distance In his front. NJ JI
kriib, wih few of the MISS tchu .ett
| Cayury, went OUT several times two or thrs
niilrs up the island, driving IN largely Sapsro
numher. of Rebsl cavalry, who see d dt-irOu
ut drawing him into trap, and who folio W.
him back each time when be returned.
In the afternoon General llat,h, with his stat
visited Co Ouel Davis and rode out 10 Que picke
llGts IN mont.
On Saturday evening General Sixtoa went on
nd on The following mOruing more troops Ttr
| landed and went Out 10 Johns Island, accom-
prntd b, General IL ,tch who assumed INN,
di,te command 0f hat pr Of he eXpsdition.
+ | Dn SUNDAY aftvrnoI GcueTtl Hatch move
a'nnt three mll,s further up an enc4nped ther
| itr the might. On the morning of Monday, Ll
! | iih he moved again 10 a planttti1n, anlut t1ra
| niles from Legueylle, whore a bridge crossed
| cttek on his iefC. Tue morning was iu'eus'l
| r0', with scarcely breath Of air IN IN ,tOn. rh
| march was along DUST rJaIs with no sh tde, bt
lined with bushes nigh enough % deprive IA
: | sOiders uf the slight nrevl' ia t did bloR. In
| VcpeTan troops endured the IN ,rch veil bat th
Jew men, uuG cnstomcd % rhe sul.ry elm It
| were completely exhWstC 4. Hundreds fs
, down, oyerppwered by tht sun. Que or two wUr
e nIall sunstruvk, hut thc mai lrity were taken u
In ambulance, and recovered.
Su scquertly 6 neral II .tch made anoth'
| march across the sltud 10 ul- left, aud he hI
| since nj anp other which IL IL ut
. ! proper Tor me t. dtscriho Fs yeC.
During these operdt ns, tvl Of the 9 h Unite
81 tes co'OIed iruops were Killed n sk,rnisl
| With the Rebel scouts an ! ptskets, an all h
several wounded, l. oluding UGe or two OF the II
Massachusetts Cavalry.
D. lNpeditIon az the North Ehisto RIyer
Ga Saturday, afternoon, Brigalier-G moral p,
Do ! neN, with troops on the tan-p pores CGaOuteu
AaHFOtr.T, and Cr0toH, went up tUe Nor Eds
liver. Tue guub at FaJgaee aud Dai Cuay, GI
he navy ing GsrHUjfgi, we're sen up By A ifni'
s. Dablyrcn 10 assist. a0A General Foster dlsD ver
q lp IN fhe revenue cnucr fmyd. General Brug
lfnuOd at White Point aud early IA the ~ Irltu
r. tGrt q TO march inland. \ few mites oI, he el
.uu'eud teld battery OF ri9d pieces On {.
opposite side OF a creek
He reported 90 General Foster, and W.
0irtct'd o tank the battery ID possible. q 'ueu
% | Foster alsO wCut mp the Dawn creek ln N
fevei ne cutter, accompanied by the Grra1ty,
u | with Captain Boute 10 as pilot. % endeay3r
Aink the battery that side tie engaged ~ f
J -uniu time, and g We the Reject, good snrlin
' They replied with much accuracy, but dad ~
. succeed in hitting either Of our boats Gener
Bruey reported that it was impra cable 20 cal
, the battery or flank IL, owing 90 the peculi
y formation Of the ground, ami iJ WIS dual
deemtd eXpedient 90 Withdraw the force. It
wss effected, tho only casualties being a Il
wounded. General Foster returned TO tn Nor
Edlsio barbOr, and Eubse Iueutly went n Ston
Gerelai Birney the next day re-embaTked, al
also went 10 ono.
Expedition tO james island.
4 On Saturday morning the 3D. as a cooper
1' tive movement, General Srhlmmefung cor
y manuiug she district Of Morris and Folly lslan,
y einsfed over 10 James Island ffom Folly, win
art Of his orce, and drove ia the II -bei pickle
ater a ekirmsh. The troops were then Form
" into column, and advanced toward an old b
iory, lot mill recently occupied. The 83d Unir
s ates colofed infantry, sad The lQ8d New Yul
v,Te placed in the advance.