New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-19
Active Operations Suspended t"'u the
Navy uoves-Re- emiisf,ucnts ana uI'
neutrality-suspicious. 10 S"ise TIC heo-
LUX ard Wcchnwksn-Thc body oil
Assistant Engineer spri"gbnrn Hre"'-
cred Ep,ey,ninrrcut at Fort Strong
The Bcpbprdr'cnf oil sh"ries'oh'
from or SPECIAL Corre'loidtu''
MonRis Island. s. e., Jan. y, l9o

MORRIS ISLAND. S. e., Jan. - l-'i
Active operations against the Rebels VIII be
suspended. on the part OF the Army rAn' The nav!
takes the initiative
Active operations Of o Rebels against Che National
forces on sea and land win probably begin as coon a.
the new iroclad slips building n Charleston ARE
ready 20 90 into aggressive service 80, -.
such being the condition Of affairs IN this Depart
ueut II the south froughs a. enlisted men, hid leave
OF absence 10 officers are being granted quite Freely.
Tie reensied 81 Of ~ regiments are soon
TO take their 80 days iurough. lhese foeht hgsen,-
OF yeterans are the order ~ the day In this Depart
From and after Monday, the 18th day Of January the
headqLnrters Of the Depart nent OF the south wi" De az
Hilton Head The removal OF Maior'1en. Fillmore ana
Ls staff III be made az tie end OF this week Tho di
vision commanders Morris and Folly Islands VIII re-
main az their posts Every possible point OF approach
l. narrowly watched by ght 0nd day 10 Illustrate the
surprises Of ths enemy and from time to time Should
additional strO1gholds De found reque 70 SecuI" he
territory now held they viii be occupied IN force.
For all defensive purposes the military force no" IL
TSc bodv q Charles springburn Third Assistant
Engineer on tho Wcchawkcn, has been washed out 81
the vessel Divers ar operating upon ths supn,Is,u
monitor and the Laths have been opened 10 ao" the
IlS,aii,ions are going forward to raise both the
Keokik and Weehav ken.
On Tuesday. jan y. a flag was raised upon the Aag-
staff in Fort Strong formerly Wagner Captain
Strhan "a X. l.. IN command OF me Fort entertained
a % officers ana gentlemen, 10 40 AuLOf 10
Occasion. 4 collation. spread in tho largest bomb
proof OF the work. Gen: Terry, in proposing the
toast: The Army Gnd Navy - the United States. p"
alluded in handsome terms to he Joint action Of both
branches Of the service IN reducing the ioriication
upon Morris Island. naval officer from the Catsklll
Monitor responded Gen. Eisin. Military Commission.
er from ihe State Of Connecticut and others, SPOKE
pcrtincnily. MT. J.. y. snmsOn OF Adamss Express
Co. being called on for speech said he was better
used 60 expressing packages than sentiments. As Il
son OF Ma sacus.it- he !t bound u testify 10 her up
.fs yff
Army and NAVY who had captured Morris leland and
the Rebel works thereon. He congratulated Gen. Terry
and Capt Strlan upon tie grea, Improvements made
H. the Font since the Union possession Of had begun
He encouraged tie defenders Of the Union there and
everywhere else IN the conviction that grateful
country would cherish their sacrifices Of comfort home
private iItcrests, health and even life itself
Brig Con. Vogde. has gone North by the Arago
upon leave Of absence.
A report tlat two naval officers md boats crew
hove been lost missing aiter having been sent
out upon reconnaissance In Charleston HarhOi. by
MIGHT * official, contradcted upon the FLAG ship.
The bonbnriment OF Charleston j. going on steadily
On Tuesday evening, fire broke out IN the city. AT
th m0incnt smoke il rising over the city The Rebel
batteries seldom IRE ~ The forts Morris Island Not
casualty has occurred ficm their iTe for more than
Dix weeks.
are engaged in the bombaIduent. Experiments have
been made 10 test the power and endurance Of the
3Opounder Parrot guns. Prom one Of these fired at
intervals Of five minutes for 81 consecutive hours W TO
Thursday Jan il at sunset SCI shots were aimed at
Charleston Of which all but about 10 fell within the
city limits. The elevation Of this gun il 40 degrees.
The charge Of powder - pounds. Ibis is the scyerct
trial thai Parrot gun has been subjected TO- At %
DEGREES the shells fen into the city Al 40 they must 20
beyond the burned limits.
Another Parrot gun Of 100 pounds calber has been
trnined AZ the same elevation Of 40 degrees. and with
charge Of 10 pounds Of powder three tebt hOts were
sent into Charleston Yesterday 1t Is believed that the
| gun viii stand this severe usage.
The forts contiguous 10 Charleston are not red on,
except when fatigue parties appear about their pre-
cncis. On Sumter no shots asc wasted, unless the
| garrison show themselves NpOn the rniDs.
few shots occGsiOnallyred ourforts from tho
Rebel batteries upon James Island. They are utterly
! futile.
The distractions Of the channel are certainly gone
swept away by the tides and currents aided by the
rough seas Of the Winter season. Visible upon Fort
Sumter are six links of the chain that stretched
from that work 10 Fort MoIltrie.
The inaction of the enemy's iron clnds against our
inoensiye feet is accounted for by the supposion that
the Rebels have present access Of clignry TO the
BRAIN and, out Of regard 70 the Union Admiral and
his notorious idceynciacies scOrn to fire upon non
combatQlts. Oh