The New York herald., 1865-01-09
NEWS FROM OFF CHARLESTON.
The Naval Brigade Dis
banded,
-. As. &c.
Ouy NAVAL Cerrespenasnee.
SAVANNAH Ga, Dec. a. Is

sAvAsSAs, Ca, Dec 81, 1884
osyNsrsoss RAW AT sAvANAB
prrirs ~ iat two wccks te weather has been alsost
~orslsaaly anfsyorable for naval opcrsiops Thick
t pr Of the time and heavy gales smother part OF
80 time have rendered even the ordAasry movements OF
s~r squadron anusaaly sssicuIl Hence the page Of
hsssy which records the investzsent svacsaton and
or~pation Savannah we present less brilliant
o. tbs navy than u wssld otherwise have done.
wnE rrsasEE rox nxs BLccKADB CHARLEsros
on the night ~ sbe l7h, within four hours after
cc'onel hamiords Dag OF truce returned from unaer
Fot Sumter, tho blockade Fax again eluded she
vigilance 81 our BIZ ,ckaders and ran CIT 70 Nassau
ssos GkSSsAL SHERMAN vislfs HEAD.
On ,h. 2lst ai daybreak Admiral Dahlgrea returned
hom Pun heU lister where he had been visiting General
beTmsn, on soard tho temporary flagship Harvest Moon
sesing Master J X Crosby commanding bringing Major
General shcr man with him q an honored guest The
General and the A<mral spcst the day Hilton Head
which, IN he evexing Brilliantly illuminated in the
Generals 'sonor
occrrr1 1os es FORT Hxt-An AND RossrKw BArrERv
On IN Irsday morning, ahe I'D instead OF general
ai,sel y both army and navy all the defences Of
nhNss al, vAch A. al expected, nothing remained TO
saSse bhs 20 20 a. ssrd and take possession Of those
ueuta~ss ccmmaraer w. Scott, commanding the
sesomA tesk pcScss.on OF Fort Beuah, with its nine
Merrill hs executive officer the honor OF nrst un-
surfing ae srs sd stripes this rebel stronghold
rAandisg the winona took possession Of che Rosedew
Asassrses, with their eight guns rtorcs, &c
In the anrruron the wissahickon commanded by
levsenAna counaander A. W. Johnson and the winons,
osstrucsonA ssd lay there during the night, though
cred upon Frequently by sharpshooters on both banks
ASCENT or WILMINGTON Rvsa
On Friday Lieutenant Commander jonathan Young,
commanding the iron clad Sangamon, and Lieutenant
fssaic, asoended the Wilmington RIVER from Warsaw
sound and secured the deserted rebel works on that
assovAi oS rmx ossrKrcTioss is I'm SAVANNAH RIVER
On the same day, the Admiral, having temporarily
1a~nse, Commander George b Bslch, passed up the
Savannah river TO where the winsnn and Wissahickon
guile iarkspur Iris sns Petite The work Of removing
she piles which obstruot the CHANNEL at begun
on Of ssn advanced up the river n steam tug to
Savannah.
DESTRUCTION on gHx OLD mocxADNa YLxEr
Bound; iron clad Nantucket Lieutenant Commander
= + r Lewis, aud the South Carolina, Acting Master
William Bailey commanding, in Tybee Roads, win now
sent to other stations their services being no longer
required al these points.
NEW TORPEDO
Acting Master Price Walter commanding the steamer
tened to the bows his vessel enables him perfect
Sase and safety 70 pick up whatever topedoee may have
She nobody thought Of II before The work
OF removing the obstructons win occupy some days
Commander W. q West arrived in the river below
savannah yesterday morning having resumed her reg.
usaS tlS eitcr DetnR aid mp many weeks for repairs
Orr CHARLESTON Jan. l. 1885,
NAVAL BRaADB DIsBANDED
The gallant Naval Brigade Of Commander George n.
fTeble which has brief but brilliant record Is dis
solved The ocsrs marines and bluejackets have been
ssnt back TO their respective vessels except about sixty
blueiaekets who constitute the Naval battery on Morris
lsland part Of whom already at their nine-inch
DAhlgrens, ready to cooperate with Sherman he
comes ''msrching on" 20 the Palmetto metropolis The
sntse losses OF The brigade In the late expedition are
tsting considering the Of service performed,
vz:-Kiled, two; wounded thirty -four; missing three.
ne missing are prisoners.
Lieutenant Commander E. O Matthews, having been
vsisved Of the command Of the Naval battery Is
duty the stan Lieutenant G. ". Hayward IL now
IN command OF the Naval battery assisted by Acting
8nsiens Everdine and Edgarne The latter is lying
sa0k in the hospital at Bay Point Lieutenant James
Okane has also been added to the Admiral's s,aa
TWO LAUNozss LOST
The weather here has been unusually heavy for some
aays and during the gale Of largest launches
were driven ashore Sullivans Island: their
either being prisoners lost
LAUNCH IN SPORT
few nights ago, Captain Bsref of the Caiskill sus-
pecng that OF launch officers lacked vigilance
pushed of from his vessel In boat made launch
Ihough he a rebel, boarded her and captured her
fpn, he rays court OF inquiry has been convened
80 investigate this matter and ascertain whether due
vigilance Is observed by those engaged in this hard and
tedious duty
pAmGRES
according 10 his usual custom visited the wounded OF the
Naval Brigade after each days battle Offering word OF
sympathy TO each brave fellow who had had the mis-
fortune To be hit No press Of other duties prevents the
Admiral from performing this
After the attempt on the Pocoaglo bridge the Admi-
raj approached brave wounded tar and asked him
now be fe Thinking less OF himself than OF his duty,
xhe tar replied, with earnes,nese s'Did get the
bridget" On being answered in the negative the ooun.
senance OF the tar became SAD and he replied, Then
very sorry We interrupted the OF the railroad
but we did not get the bridge at all
having been reported 70 Captain Scott senior oicer
pveeent, preparing TO out and engage iron
rads the Admiral here last night in the Harvest
Moon With the steamship PSwnec and the iron clad Nan
Jacket 10 aseist In emergency; but IL believed
shai none will occur. The rams will be warmly welcomed
u they come
Better from . Union Prisoner In colum-
b1a, y. e..
is AN fronn letfe NJ.