New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-27
EXPEDITION 70 WILLIAMS SOUND.
Our TFeops Arc Within Five Miles
Of Savannah.
skirmish and Capture Of 20 Rebels.
Over sl.5OO,O0O Of Property Destroyed.

The United States steam transport Fulton,
H. 4. Wo,ton commander from Port Royal s. C., Feb.
o. M with passengers and 81 Rebel prisoners,
arrived last night We ere indebted TO Puser Mcheuus
for ;avoFs.
The steamer Cosmcpolilsu lad arrived n. Hilton
Read. with wounded troors board from Jackson
vic, and bringing report that the troops which had
aayaucea toward Lake City hid been roplsod and
driven back on Jacksonville. Three hundred wounded
were or board The letters announcing this fact were
not ALLOW ed to by the Fulton. 1t is reported that
We lost in oil l. 90 Killed. wounded, end missing.
Tho enemy outnambered Gen. seymour's stroops
heavily Tho disaster occurred after Gen. Gillmore's
return from Jacksonville and Hilton Head.
We receive this information from passenger BY the
Fulton, who had il iom officers On board the cosmo.
paitan.
The statement is made in good lill. doabt bat is
probably exaggerated. An she Psssengers the Ed
tor were required give up letters in their charge by
order Of Gen. Gilmore announced by the captain Of
the Fulton. Resnforcements the way TO FLORIDA
The following intelligence was received at Tof'
Royal 5. c., from tho bocaading feet of Chules'on'
announcing the loss OF the soop .ofwar Housatnic'
cspt Pickerngo on Thursday the 18th inst ut oCioeA
y. m. -
The circumstances are said 10 be as follows: Inc
watch On deck perceiying something floating with the
current which 10 him at first resenbled porpois' re-
ported the same to the officer OF the deck, whereipon
Capt Pickering was notified and he being picuf oil
the object Immediately gave orders to slip the cab and
&c. under Why which order put into execution Dut
all 10 no purpose, for the Rebel propelled Torpedo
DAVIS Qhe New ICnsides OH friend struck hF on
the starbOard quarter and in short space Of time she
sunk of Beach Inlet.
Two officers and three men were lost. The reISin'
der Of the officers and crew were saved by chngs "
o rigging until rescued by the boats Of The feet.
C. O. Suzzy Captains Clerk, and Mr.. Hazlcton, En-
sign, arc the officers lost.
On Sunday last 2ls inst. small force OF troops VI"
der command Of Col Howell LETT Hilton Head IN as
ports and proceeded up the savannah River to " IL
liams Island. Arriving ut that place about daH' :"
company Of under Capt. Groonloaf Of the ith So"
Hampshiro. lnnded in small.boats aud made r'con
uoisssnce In the course Of which they met a 'iiah
body Of tho enemy aud smart Inusketry hriIB en-
sued We had four Of the eJth Pennsylyanli WI
untocrs wounded.
Tho encmy's loss greatly outnumbercd our own.
On Monday morning Col. Howell Withdrew his orc"
arriving at Hilton Head Monday night. I'D ins'''
bringing with him 20 Of the Rebels whom bis mel cap
;urod on the island.
The reconnaissance was highly successful, aIu ie'
hecls much honor upon those who participated in''
The L. 5. stcam.trausport Gen. Burnside gro"uea
or ST. Johns Bur, and became total wreck. Or" va
saved.
,rha ou.-.o.,,oo,or,, ,,,orboet Harriet A. Feed,
while proceeding up the st. Johns River. gror"uou
She WIS blown up by Der crew to prevent her p'nnS
into the hands Of the enemy.
4 battle las taken place in Florida. The 'a'to
ua ,,os olp,,er (,nr troors captured and Destroyed
over 81 100000 Of property. They had returfu "
Jacksonville,