The New York herald., 1864-08-15
THE SOUTH ATLANTIC BLoCKADINs SQUADRON
Bucccsssui Operations In Dosoy and Sc
CathertDe SOunds-NavAiN NcWs, Sc.
Mr.. WILLIAM n. sTINrR's DEspAIOH.

Successful Ope ott0na In DOb0y Ind Sc
Catherine sounds-Navai Ncws, SC.
Mr. WILLIAM n. sTINER'S DESrA1CH.
FORTRESS MoSRcs, August H. 1864.
About hAIfrass twelve O'Clock this afternoon the
United States transport Beaufort, Captain Steele
rived here from Hilton Head, with troops and passen
gers. Among the latter psymsser George lawrence
Of the United States soop-owar Pawuee, and Mr.. r.
Oakley OF the vessel Lieutenant Colonel Lewis
Of the One Hundred and Forty fourth New York volun
tesrs, and others The somewhat interesting
important. There ssems 10 be stir In the navy
which is a. welcome an affair a. good hess's In this
sunocatlng weather
css 10 grace bes been communicated TO me BY seutle
man who arrived ON the Beaufort
On the Gth OF August, Captain CoIvocoreeses
ing the United states soop owsr Saratoga bleckadpS
or Doboy sound Georgia. was boarded by three contra
bands who we're runawsys iromy Mackintosh creek, =
small stream emptyiug iuto Doooy Sound. From them
be ..nsh thai meeting OF the most influential Of
the nssbbosnood baa bess for the organization Of
defence guard prevent depredatons and b6 raids
from the yankee aiding feet" On learning this fact,
ascertainng ths whereabouts Of the proposedepd
vcus, Captain determined to bag She party Accord
ngv on the night of tho 9Th, hundred and twenty
tive and mariues. commanded by him, ieft the
Saratoga, and poceedsd TO landing place As the
nee,ipg cuse" as wns deemed prudent. On landing no
disposed cf bis TO The best advantage completely
surrounding the house. sId aonty laid 10 waiting until
full number had appeared sud operations begun
he attacked theun About eight O'Clock the mec'lns
organised the chair osise occupied by one OF The
leading mon the when she wvuld ec home
guard somewhat surprised At hs uneerefnquous
trance Of Captain Z. followed ny run bes Of his b'us
jackets, prcpsred ior any emergency thai might arise
Judge of oruain aud despair on being told By
hs uuinv,ed gues, thai he proposed sdoprr bis
shp where they uld compe'e any arrangements they
might have commenced NJ course tney knew thai resist
ance was nse,css teteore they complied with the beet
20 hts bospitstr desire and Ions before day
light twenysx of the would no Coast Dcfcuee Guard"
70 the Uuitcd Eistes South Caro-.
m. lying ST ryhes Island, IN the capacity Of prfson
akss side xvsu and carriages used to convey
the midnight ccnspirsors 70 TIE c1srvous were taken
c,,;y preye1ted tEess L,ug sker ho.rd This cap.
turo the moro important ss admiral DhiSren has
ocer car,ursd by our ect soa he placed ON ~. south
Carolina sd ships ratcns Kept Under strict guard,
md treated cxacty as any naval prisoners they NAV
10 their heongng to our SIDE The fact
having heard that the officers captured In the at
tick sumter last iai were kept IN coso confinement
7 y nd heavily ronad called ot tbs general order.
On 4h Sta instant the sunb at fotomssa effected
landing with her bIas 10 81 Catherine Soend, Ca,
mpleely ard oectInly destroying sono salt works IN
rlI operation On teiurnnp from their inland march
ornd their bots hf snd dry end st the same
moment rfed into By sonle ninty rebel cavalry,
who had closely followed Their re,reatng steps. Tho
rebel fire wounded i've OF men, but the Captain of
calamity rallied ms Tor rborgc. by
whifb he qcsy drove the enemy well out of range Of
the beats then detacbing some bslf dozen men, he
ordered them get the beat aeat NJ the ZANE time
keeping the enemy al bay, eea. by naintauiug bold
lr6pt his men suceedfd. Wa. bag his ororrnty, he
carefully tetreatef 10 hs bets successfully escaping
without frtner orr md cyrryirg weurded WITH Inn,
cro OF whom siuce Ted. No oihey rportanttpets
tion or sears OF unrest navr lae'y ta.cu place.
rle isrfsn si90p ti aar PaNreo, Cpmmatder g, Y.
RlCb siuce her 4le ehgtt intIi n Siane river, Nhos
sine tid suct execution against batteries Ftfie
and Tyuc hss teeu detatd aGshiF OF 'he outride
hne Ssdns Sect % tharlestWu Per presence tbo e ~
worth dozen of tie .psiguhcsut tuEs ssf worn 90:
unrri red ,csse's receralty nupoycd % rreven bcR
ode stsas tbal iD ard out o. Ctayle tor.
She ia too wEi bota BY friends sud ,.es 10
ceive conmeDdation at my hands. tie vesy nan1s n
pas tame and boDor std descryeoy vrSs A. tts
NEST efciept vcsco war enrsped IN the rebcaiop.
Tie bcnt sgduert OF sumter ssWt coniuae@ desu-
the enemy, the city ana vst suu ssr ciainss lsrss
ust a, pre en. sns,vc operatives hsvr given
way 10 mania ior oouys martial some werty others
are cockcfed for ,rfsl The tcmra seems 20 think that
dsscvilne muxs aud shs 10 preserved" The prospect
W brsht that some vo,untsr ofces of the south A..
isrt,c borkadinv soDsdrnn who are new being tried.
have Cpl orunitv ct resuuing Their trpdc OF
sccspckers away from the busy scene oI war, 10 somc
scch secluded stos ss Auburn or Sing sing
1bs British man of.war Challenger, Captain Kennedy,
arrived In the Road this afternoon FROM hs wcst Indies
relieve the Fbastcn and coming 10 an suchor hted
oat,ona salute, winch was dug answered By The water
battery. /.
-be weather h exerusisiiussy hoa Not a breath Of
sr As.frius Fvevythsss % Quss 90 tue front