The New York herald., 1864-04-08
The DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH.
Arrival OF the AragO from
Port Royal.
The Change Of Commanders in
Florida.
Our Batteries Shelling the Rebel
Rams at Charleston.
Occasional Bonn ent Of the
City.
Aa. &c.. ~

The steamship Arago Captain Gadsden, from Port
Royal Sd, and Charleston Bar a. 6P. NJ same day. ar
rived at this port at O late hour last night.
Purser Grantein win accept Judgments for
the prompt delivery OF our dispatches.
The Arago brings tho usun mails and ninety one first
and seven hundred Ind nftyeght second class passen
gors amongst whom the Ninety
Volunteers (vsserans) three hundred and thirty
strong, under command Of Colonel Henry R. Giess and
dctachments OF various other regiments.
Amongst tho cabin passengers three British o1cers
viz-Leutenant Colonel Galway Royal Engineers Captain
Anderson, Royal Artillery, and Captain Goodenongh,
Royal Navy.
During she passage Arago encountered very hoavy
north and northeast gales, with tremendous
ming.
Annexed 10 . list OF The passengers BY the Arago:-
COL Giess, Miss Gess. Mrs Warner, Lieut.. Col Hal,
Col Galway, r. E. Capt Anderson, r. A., Capt. Good.
enough r. NJ; Mr. Baldwin, Miss Baldwin. Mrs. Beue
dict, Mrs. Croweli and child Miss Bingham, Miss Scarns,
w.on sorsy. Haskell huns.Sn and
nwreuss DAVIS, & G. MnDsnnaI. %sa s44y.ss' 4v.s
psar Rsyno9 CLYDE, DoHds %
Wainwright NJ Livingston ". Head, Mr.. Terrara. 9.
BUCKLEY, Assistant Surgeons Porter and Morrison Mr.
Delano, U. s. NJ; l. l.. Nicholson u 3 G. s.; Chapains
A. Brown, Moore, John Foos Les wilkes, Akers, e e.
Powers, ,ststson Beard and Thomas Long Drew Wa
ters, Adler. Pollock. Richmond. Clarke Franz Hawley,
Knower, Anderson, Ees. c. A. Hays W. H. Sands, g.
W. Simpson. NJ L. Hewt, Peas Osgood, Casper, Linkbo,
Crawford Hoyt Greene, Thie Fairbanks Capt GiGord,
Hennessey. Mr.. Geoghegan-and 1853 othe's.
Mr. Oscar g. sawyer's Despatch,
Hnros HEAD, 8. c., April 3, 1854.
In my despatch briefly noticed the change of COM
manders Of the district Of Florida. Brigader General
Hatch having been placed temporary command, reHev
ing Gen. Seymour The following the orders making
the hange:-
Special Orders-Iyo. 122.
HEADQUARTERS, lTPARrnESr TIE SourH,
HiLIoN HEAD, y c., March "a 1884. !
Brgader General John r. Hatch, United States volun.
teers hereby assigned 10 temporary duty 10 command
raj 7. Seymour. BY command u
Major General O. A. GILMORE
EpwAnD W. SnTrB, Lieut.. Col. and A. A.G.
GENERAL sxYxouR's yAREwELL
On the receipt Of this order, and on the arrival Of
General Hatch N Jacksonville, General Seymour issued
the following farewell order to his troops;-
Gemeral Orders-Ho. II.
HxADQuARrERs DisrMcr oy FLORIDA, !
prrARraz1r OF me sOuIH JaGssosvIss: ss ,as Fla,
Agresaby 70 inssrsctions from Department bead.
quarters Brigadsr General Seymour hereby fslnqushss
In bidding arsws 70 ihs brave and devoted officers and
soldiers o. this command lmany Of whom he has often
led battle he desires 70 thank them In the warmest
ship, and 70 them that their and welfare
will always be 70 him subject Of deep interest.
add.ioo mis- nigh appreciation Of their iasorious AND al
ways faithfully performed duties.
And he congrasuiates The troops that be 10 relieved BY
an officer whose worth and excellent insure 70
order Of Breadier General 7. SEYMOUR.
X n HAIL. A. A. A. g., 1ss Lieut., LIST U. 3. artillery.
enHuAL HAfcBs ORDER.
General Hatch assumed command In the following
erdcf:-
General Ovdrs-No 10.
DISTRICT o. fIonpA, DSrAarrsnr ov rnr souru,
JAcKsoSvnIs, Fla March Is, 1884. }
l.. h compliancc with Special Orders, No. 122, from
headquarters Department OF the South, OF March "a,
1854, the undersigned assumes Of this district
All orders issued previous 70 ths date viii continue
s. Tns stan announced in General orders, Nos l. II,
H. 49, and Special ORDERS No a. will continue duty,
shaw, Adsdecamp, who arc relieved from duty in the
district to enable them TO accompany Brsadsr general
l. First Lieutenant Y. N. X Tslcott, First New York
Volunteer Engineers announced ~ Aid do Camp 10 the
Commanding General B,e.aer c.s:r. !; danm,aa,, Mn1ca
aTAfr OY GkvKRAI HArcn.
Captain r. Chadwick, Assistant Adjutsut General,
Acting Assistant Adjutant Gsneral MAJOR f. Eddy. J,
Forty.scveDtn New York Volunteers, Acting Assistant
United states Army, signal onacer Captain A. T. Dunion
40 Chief Qusrtermasser, Captain + A.P chapplia
s.ss ssSS SsS USse
g. Niche. United States Engineers Chief Engneer First
lisucsans W. Burns, Jr., tirs New York Volunteer En-
sineers, Ordnance ODcor Captain L. l.. LapedoD. FIRST
United states artillery, chef Of Artillery Lieutenant
Colonel T. A. Henderson, seventh New Hampshire vou un
teors. Provost Marshal Captain Vim H. Dennis, United
STATES Coast Survey Typographical Engineer rst Leu
tcoans N X. Talcott First New York volunteer I'm
gincers, Aid deCamp; sccond Lieutenant H. H. Waters
fny second Pennsylvania Volunteers Mastering officer
ssyRsAn syysove
was popular with his SOLDIERS, aud they regret hls de-
parture Ho soldier vho asks mis- men 10 perform
aoors that he isunwps 70 share, and push nearer
70 the enemy guns Than he s willing lead them. 10
s n the aabs himself every OCCASION and exhibits.
ecclDess and courage under tho hottest are rarely met
with.
In regard 70 charges mado against him, that he
was led into an ambuscadc, bhndly, they arc
Without foundation and faleo The enemy were
"us" s.,,,s as sons mnes psoso .so oaus % ulus ~