New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-08
Reconnaissance Of the Collcton River
The Signal scrvice-Tesing Gun
Loss OF Naval vessei-The Coiored
Rcgiments--yiiicitW w Ly-.+eIiing--Thc
Faiinre of n New Gunboat.
From Our Special Correspondent.


HnroS HEAD S. C., April2 1854.
On Tuesday, March 81, Col. Howell, Post
Commandant made q reconnaissance up the Colleton
River in the picketboat Thomas Foalks' guarded by
the gunboat Chippewa The expedition comprised 100
mon Of the s5th Pennsylvania Vols. and detachment
OF the sd Rhode Island Artillery. The Rebel forces
and provisions for defense in this neigbborhood were
observed Col. Howell, with IS men, landed and cap
tured some Rebel cavalry trappings hshing'neis' &C.
returning to Hilton Head without ioss The enemy
fed and roaae concealed during the progress OF the
reconnaissance.
A RsRoRM NEEDED IN TIE SIGNAL SERVICE oP ThB
UNITED sTATEs ARMY AND NAVY.
When Gen. Turner, Chiefof staff 10 Major-Gen. Gill
more arrived in the seamtransport Boston, of the st.
Johns River on the 18th Of February he was prevented
NV Gale from crossing the bar his way to Jackson
an 1JS had with htp dispatches 20 Gen. Seymour,
tho ieycry of which womb have stopped the edfhhee
Which led 10 the fatal fight at Dlusteo These dlsq,on
es Tere not delivered until ar ihe D1s' % Isd C
foucbt ON the geDing Of Saturday me Oth Had usn,
Tanner been fable L; communicate by sishiuS VIZ" tio
gunboats inside the bar .,essaee coId a'v IN Iu,
10 tue commander OF the troops ~ JscAsoh - 5,nSis
the army transports being unprOyded WIN th, - - I
nsed BIZ tho navy; and the gunboats mol hsIihS @ ~,
board any acquainted with the slghas useu W -
army the Boston mad TO put into ferDahun'' nu uoN'
here ,O +, no reason why an understanding shall not
be come 10 hereafter upon the subject OF signals az
that the army and navy forces may e0mmuicae az WI
when in sight Of each other Espeel9 siVu'1 a'in!
transports which are continually going and returning
along the coast be able to signaize with the Naohe,
chips The general efficiency OF the navy code as wen
as OF the army system Of signals as conceded Bui -
reproach 20 our age and country that the naval ana
military aims Of the service should DC WlthOut perfect
system or method OF communication with edcn other'
aud that they should be mutually ignorant OF the signals
used on sea or land This want Of accord may lead 10
other grave disasters or deprive tue sailors and soldiers
Of important victories The anomaly OF army and navy
not beng speaking terms with each otheT Is one
that ought at once 70 cease and forever
EXHAUSTIVE TEST OF A PARRoTr GUN.
Tn Fort Putnam, formerly Greg" on the northeIn'
u,ost extremity Of Morris Island y Was determined by
60 Gimore 70 fire shells into Charleston from 80
Soander eun az regular nteryQls ot five minutes be
tWeen each she'll until the gun shon! become disabled;
6i5 missiles were discharged into the CITY from this
Grg. GoRpog's coURT-MARTIAL.
The proceedings of the Court-Martal, convened OF
Hilton Head To Try Gen. Gordon upon charges 9i uso
bedence Of crders preferred BY MAJOR ue1. ollloie,
have ended The evidence and verdict in this case are
10 be reviewed In Washington, whence 1t Is believed,
publicity TO the details and result OF the trioi VIII hs
have place.
have in company with their entertainers lately visited
Enrt pnagki and passed few hours In inspecting the
works They Col. Galway, Royal Engineers
Ca;, Aldersec Royal Artillery, and Capt. Goodenough
OF he Royal Navy.
THE EQUISocTIAL GALES
have caused several steamers bound 70 and from New
Orleans 10 seek the shelter Of Port Royal Necessary
succors and repairs having been rendered the Contl
nentol and Daniel Webster have gone their several
yays laden with troops What tIOos were these, ana
which way they went TO OF fro' Is news "eoDuoDanu
Of war"
PROBABLE LOSS OF A NAVY BARK.
Tie KiuRGsher an armed bark, under command OF
Acting Master j. c. Dutch has gone ashore on otter
Isloud In ST. Helena Sound; where. her seams having
opened the removal OF her armament ana stores mas De-
csme necessary No lOss Of life has resulted
CHANGE IN THE NAMING OF REGho EE"ihEhis
Ry a General Order from the War Department the
coored regiments lose their distinctive state a
pelntions and be Known only as United States Oh
unleerer and be numbered Ia series Illus the lst >
C. " the I'd 5. G. W. and the lat n. Z. ", arc to be
known hereafter as respectively, the SD, 34tb and
35th IT, s. " The Free South Of Beaufort :. o.. claims
for the Isl S. c. Y. that IL was the earliest organization
Of colored troops IN the National service and thai II
should therefore have been called tho LIST u. 3. ".
EvrL-DOERs BROUGHT 10 GRIEF.
Capts. Bryant and Metcaf tic Provost harshals OF
Beaufort s. C have OF late been yeay successful In the
detection and seizure Of Illicit whisky aud its sellers
One OF the worst offenders yet brought to justice has
lately paid fs ne OF 500 and been expelled from the
Department, hot 10 return during tho war.
In making their Investigations into the whisky trade
the authorizes lately discovered "a depot for stolen
goods, IN which, among other piunder, was clothing
lately stolen fom the store OF Morris Wegert, an In
dustrous ard useful German tailor. The burglars who
pndeI ed this worthy citizen took from his prenisess442
reducing sJin nearly TO poverty. Two substitutes,
ind r suspicion for this 0iicnse, are In prison. awaiting
vial They are James Rnst 5otb ". Y. " and Cbarles
N NJ or Ia he