The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-30
NEWS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.

Escape or Union Prisoners--RebelE Eron-
Clads I'm Cooper Rivsr-Genoral Dir
ney Gone ON an Expodttion-Savan-
nah NoarIy Dcscrtod-The Fleet Con.
tinuing the Fire Upon Fort sumtcr-
The Rebel Generals Net Yes Pisced
Under Fire. &c.
Mr.. SAMUEL ". MAsoN's DESPATCH.
Huron HEAD, 8. c., July rs, leo4.
mx STEAMER HERMAN LIVINGSTON,
which arrived from New York Thursday, with
mail and files Of tho HERALD 17h sails this after
noon for Now York. carrying mails and passengers.
rHE NEWS
There Is very little news TO write. Tho department n
dull hot departments may he expected 10 be IN the
hottest Of the hot seasnn.
ARRIVAL or TWO ESCAPED UNION PRISONERS
A few days since two soldiers. captured from Fan
cocks DIVISION before Petersburg arrived here after
long and pcrilous journey through Reoeaom. s no.
proper give their names: but the following is
verbatim report OF their statement
were sptured at Petersburg the l7th nnd
ssp.a from 70 csa@sa. .Sa ,SaG g.
y oS ,,n,re tood e.on Inc nsross The ne.ro
.Sasrns very They All saa would
timely notice q aans., sams down the Cooper river
above Tsy Island, JUL dsyiiss; , he O. O.
gone Two cads in from pisks! duff
but could how nearly they completed bls
h a.
when We wsaea M s.Soe The n mud q.
;. and Rso, , =: down o.e
:. ana We g; o. ii. H'ss The DaIodi ,oes
s.d on s.Ss mad been from, brought back 70 Cs1s.
70. os scuss ss % @ TO so. s
iour whose husbands tke rebel
gsGss st ss
ss' % =. n' .sas
The rsrs,ds are very poor and the trains were running
ve much sehoon.ys The Cooper RIVER riv.r
as sSms q e 81 the
The ookca very badly We talked wtn many men il ne
glad 10 take the oath Of slleesnee.
como In rcSIentlv from different dractious. From
lot who recety arrived from savannah lgIeaned lot
Of information, apparently reliable, tho following ex
tracts frcm which are not conraband OF war
A lieutenant IN the Georgia militia who property
In that every male iahabitant he
ana @ ana s@s ana
ss i % Saadea oop sSgs
lssvanrah Bee les troops ssd women and chill.
weeks with ha command, unesr Cen ,ohnaion having
vasIon.
0aersa; another. lstev launched 10 not ~ for duty Cot
Vigorous force prevent desertion Fse
sa on "easr asson HE eross
are aso especially corr. nssrs "a hoe q fo,.,caon'
sa Of ,hs forte sold aud ca ems are red q .he
~
Of the pesc are reported anxious Ser fsdc
raj delAvsIance.
ROBINSON
tho Ore Hundred Fourth Pennsvlvanis Volunteers
captured Johus island IA At Macon. Georgia.
~ attend snce wounded Union soldiers, WITH n 10
feared, ne bope OF Immediate exch nge
suMrsa.
Oar batteries and the feet sin keep mp assault
Fort Sumter with Their guus Grating pr ncipaiy the
gorge angles and tho one osxt Mou,re There Is
doubt tho rebels sron infantry retrenchmens
irsdo The fort that hrnE considerably intsrfsres
v ith tho comtort of the ascupsnts.
BIpNN,
at last accoupts rad Florida the result OF
whs,h have not yet learned.
1Hr
aR stl On the DRAGON, bui daily expectation
of being sent to Cummings Poltt
Tnris
srs dulshe, but additions ts fuHde ~ the
6aierccs them before niy renei enefnls and heic
officers h nf1aUced tnsdC theni Siace Toes connie
nu renei shot bs struoe them tngvs6 sasv ish ~
aN1Ut.
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