New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-20
where The Rebels viii ppba'ay

an exaniuatiou OF ,rsen Cove Springs cs. ~,.ie on
the l3th by Dr. Swit, Chief Medical hrec,ar of the
Tho Place is situate s. lnilco above
On tie Il, Johns Riysr ard derives its
from very tino sulphur Sizing Three hotels.
suitable for hospital pu,posrs Vre found and taken
possession Of phee had eu u.ed as barracks by the
Eebels. Three Rebels II . small boat led ut the ap
proaoh ~ the repspst Nly Rebcr IN which Dr. swift
and his protecting i;ece Tcro cmbarsed The boat
Iox.,, Ind t'f t0l'cd TpuslciS we're captured
lhe hotd f1tnros were carried OFF, with large quani
tics OF turpen5e rosin and pitch. Three families oot
rd,go on tla Nelly Baker, aud were brought WIN
their effects 20 aCi s0uyie, he reconnaissance was
yie an1only family fc'ind 10 inhabii he whole
rsiIn. All was abandoned by tho enemy and inhalnt
1Gs A. 4 place called Rsrbtls station, In thisV Clrity
1000 % Of sugar maf,o1 BALDWIN, and insnds. ioI
the Rebel sold eva &c the+ place. were found 1hesc
were brought 10 Jacksonville Important lniorInaton
as,o The locality oi large amount Of naval stores and
nr storage or blockade runners, was obtained
The 81. Nery's. iiGc iron river steamer, amoe,
new. was sunk win verge cunt o. so.on On ponit
all Rebel Propstyto prevent IL f1ng ine me lhhds
OF tho M 1a forces Lloos 9Tunnisg vessels had
been il The habit ef ascending the 81 johns River.
through various obsc.re creets aside from tho psini
mi en- bclcnure Ite practice viii nov DO orectuaby
stOppcd At Barrrs Station, 20 Miles from jdckseh
Vile bend Of Che st. Mays Riyer s hn9 eito 10.
fort ,atious the, Gen. Gilmore has already taken pcs
session o. 20 hof defensive post0n 10 df'ebNS
paue from eet Re former named Harber vino has 'ery
stely U,d tnses upon 3IcVo head OF eetue, MV,'n
s',ins hs ggeai wealth be- i'Fes In the most wfe'sie
.t~lr ~ li.hy house without tiSe Of retusieEt
TpgrTaY Ibis - iT tif ~ t' In'
Spts liz r,r,c." crsckt-s.o "sand-lhlers,' and
clay cutc-s" who soom 20 haze but 0no idea which
they share With The brute creG On ne d s'-o 10 hd
something go eat Barber N "a CUSTODY On F'spcion o
completely with tie Rebcl-
Alrerdy the inhabitants tbroDg into ourramps. ask
ng lcr food One woman gaur' fpccterf STAY lh
implied 90 Col MonfrCrn'Ty 81 tho I'd S,uth Carolina
regiment tr something 70 cat" She stated that she
had been Tor many mo,lhs 5absisng on quart oil rico
day and he'd nothing o1t q ica.enp 70 COOK ~ ~ito
Rom ton, sew.s4I hes been star ID again In THIS
@Itv IL is capable oslpplying the whFie department
win 'rlbor Tho r.el6oiire forests vii weld mex.
bars,ihle stores Of tt-sher. Tie SeGiiry Commission
hqr already brought ithcr its brig 0te Mystic laden
| with l.spits stefas. This noble institution has
~..r.i s store IN $50, .onyile May every euccessv
e7cning' bo as tenefoial 10 the llaoo and to or
forces 90 ibis one
stores. supplied and rcGniorccmsris are constant :
arriving u is ir,onded on this. 30 uiid ocoasi ~
ihf zach C as been occupied iy Union forces To
make u the base Of operations Tor TIE reanneAatn 81
! IN State % the log 81 Union.
2he Presidents Proclamation ofilnancipaiion 3 In
great demand m OBS the rfugocS IL posted con
80 ,uous,y in and around JaisOnyhe and is lib:ray
d,tbuiod amopr hc people IN The nc Of march tasen
ln tie troops. Many refugees arrive dhiy ana hourly.
Al ANXIOUS O rC.rn 10 the Up0n thcy OILY "a.
Ess disirusi ard fear that ike yious occupations
81 heir couutrv by THO national a this Que uil be
teyapOrary Arenst this fear tAeyI becoming fOrti-
tef by seeing tie immense force brought hither.
Il certain that NJ the ratio which We have hitherto
adj .nced suieicnt nunper OF Late fo,oi"ns WI.
become cnancipgted from ety, 'pnic al Richmond
prrs 10 reinstGre their commonwealth Among the
fair sistcIhood OF ihc Union.
IL refugees c-o unanimous in csses Ing that the Sc
ces0 1nst aba hsi very s,ssHg frasp M i1ori
d. IN prOs ii tbs they oito the III pi,c q the paper
nol. issued by Lio ConfedeIaey. 3hs. they assert.
Iassed NJ pax Those no had RI "a ard silver nj
tie eemmenoonont Of the Rebellion hive held on L. H.
only selling OooRatDaily Btlo ct slOrmoas rate of
IN JncA. anye tho sth n febrplry the dav be-
fore we landed. whor soo in gold brought sa.ieo in
Coufedscgto money
20 fooe iouhd IN the n,Ty but little Indian
corn.
a porlia, Of the Jacksonville and I'd aha,sec Rail.
rcEd is ~. our possoda-op Gen Gilmore intends ~
hove tie in' in rsnnif order IL short iue The fol-
owing r0i-g stecs tts already rived fsom Iernan
UNA where Lac been Tyr ti past tho prae Of
var: One loe,myIYc an tender. one bon car. three
plo torn cars and some TliJoad J, On. detachment
Of Col serrerc ~ peer Corps, uDler Major Brooks.
is@ngsg ed In tiiug the tEaek and vehcies.n proper
bockado-runnng las been extensively carried on In
this part OF The country by rather an intricate and com
p'oT kyf!cn Of tr0nshpmcn;s and land transporiao
| This route begins in Florida at place called New
Smyrna, near Dusketor Inlet sO miles south from 81.
Augustine; from this place the coutrsbnnd goods are
hauled overland 10 the ST. JOhAs River thence they are
slipped 10 Fort Brooke Oh the UclGwaha River, by
small steamboats, FATS tie neat stage Oi the journey
is 70 waldo q station Oh the telnandina ana Cedar
KEYS Railroad. Further transit North is now inter
uItod by the Union occupation Of Baldwin, which IL
al the junction VI lie Fegnandina and Cedar Keys with
the Jacksonville and Tallahassee Railroads by the
best informed refugees IL is stated that there are nek
ing but p miles " uninterrupted railroad transit be-
tween Florida and Georgia. This occurs between Qnik
nav. on Albany aud Gull Railroad from Savannah Ga.
ard Monticello. floridn Over this route last March
. 600 stand of obtained by the Rebels.
AT Baldwin ready fol export were found 25O bales
cotton, 800 barrels trpenine, 1900 bushels Of corn In
eur aud cOrnmea Ia barrels 20 barrels Of strip, beside
large amount vi salt. and 20 head Of cattle.
Up the afternoon Of the 18th. thirteen cannon had
been captured: i've at Comp finnegan, eight miles
from Jacksonville. and eight at Ten Mile Station.
These are Of various make Gnd material. Two elegant
brass Founders smooth bore bear the makers name.
"Ballock q RadcliG. Columbia, Georgia" Two
wrought-iron guns. named respectively. Hornet and
Tiger recognized 10y refugees as the h0ndiwoik
OF Capt j. W Pearson. who had backsnith's forge
and machine shop al Orange Springs Putnam Co.. Fla.
This traitor il appears lad in his employment when
The war broke out some skiliiu Northern wofLmen,
whose ingenuity and industry lie pressed into the ser
vice Of the Usmpaon, ly having their exit from the
country forbidden and guarded against. Reiterated
threat. OF hanging these unhappy freely nade
Their forced labor constructed these field pieces. They
well made, rhed. with y inch bore, and adapted
TO throw four pound bull The carriages IN the rear
arc made just like pow-tail. Uncouth they
look the guns arc said 10 be well made and adapted 70
their purpose.
The Foidian refugees declare thnt there always has
been majority for the Union among the population Of
the State. When the election held for delegates to
State Convention called 20 consider tie piOiTlcy Of
seeding from the Union, tho 81 rich men" J. c. tho
sl8y cowncis used the most fLainecs aud uBconccaed
Intimidation declaring boldly that 10 Union candidate
should ever bc nominated Thus majority Of the 10
gal voters depri, Of their lust rights deegutcs
were elected. against whom there was majority Of
voters. If hot votes. All they desire is penanence OF
rule under the Union authorities They all deprecatc
the idea OF the Union armies being withdrawn.
The latest reports arc 10 the erect that Beauregaid
peng gaIrisoned by Georgia troops, who arc intrenc
ing Tie place. Thee are yet auhe Dcated
"i, ~ aie ilkely to be aathoritaiiyely denied
tne prisoners captured about one half take tho oath
VI hnesiahce o all the Presidents Proclamation Of
ahesty IL read and explained Those who reject It,
In hie cent North 10 be held Tor exchange.