The New York Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1862, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 9253. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1862. PRICE TWO CENTS. INTERESTING FROM PORT ROYAL. ARRIVAL OF THE TRANSPORT ORIENTAL. PS IES ST RE Additional Details of the Affair at Port Royal Ferry. Our Map of the Scene of General Stevens’ Operations. NAMES OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED, &e., ke, ke. Tho United States steam transport Oriental, Captain Touro, arrived at this port yesterday morning from Port Royal,S.C., which port she left on the morning of the- Oth inst., at eight o'clock. ‘The mainiand was still in posgoesion of General Stevens, ‘who is awaiting reinforcements. Two regiments had re- ‘turned to Hilton Head, General Stevens arrived at Hil ton Head on the 5th, in the steamer Matanzas, from Beau- fort, and after transacting some important business re- @nrned to his command. ‘The Oriental brings the following passengers:— Captain P. Narenkisseil, of the Forty-sixth regiment ‘Now York Voluntecrs; Captain W. J. Rogers, Charles H. Confort, Henry Fenner, L. R. Cator, Wm. Freeborn, Jo- seph Soloman, Francis Herbert, Geo. Spry, Edward Mart. ing, D. Compton, Thos. Crayen, J. C. Furnell—and eigh- teen in the steerage. ‘The United States steam transport Ocean Queen would Jeave Port Royal soon for New York. ‘We are indebted to Purser Alabeus, of the Oriental, for favors, OUR HILTON HEAD CORRESPONDENCE. 4 Hiucton Heap, 8. C., Jan. 3, 1862. THE SCENE OF OPERATIONS AT PORT ROYAL FERRY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1862. | See tek ay DEAWN BY LIEUT. COLONEL FRAZER, FORTY-SEVENTH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS. ‘The dotted lines and parallelograms show the position during the night of the day after the battle. The black lines and parallelograms show the position during the engagement and when ordered to retire. &! one SWoo, The rebels suffered greatly by this we!l losing fifty or sixty at leass. At dusk they gent ina tlag of truce by three horsemen, to ask of Gen. Stevens a cessation of hostilities for two hours, and kaye to bury their dead and carry away their flag was sent out in return to grant an hour's hostilities; but the rebels could not be found to com- municate with. On the row! we Lieutenant of the Palmetto G Lab pene ye raf ably mangled and torn to Plosion of an eleven-inch she ivatesand wounded L (org who subsequently es penn found and carried to the hospital, badly cut to pieces with frag- ments of sheli All over the field pl sey non ito horribledestr veness of theshell. Fragmen's of bodies, ams, hands, heads, &e., were distributed about, aud blod and brains laid in thick and horrid clots upen tho ground and on the cornstalks. There is no doubt that wo killed a very large ni shelled until exj«@ od during th: ni anc the night passe! in qu setting a little sleep on th gunboats laid off in the r wear by, ready to take th part in the conflict, if it suou'd occur.” Th» two howitzers in charge of Lientenants Upshvr and Irwin were in po- sition On shore, manned by their crows, and Jack passed a second night with tittle or no sleep, but without, a word of complaint. Jn tho morning (Thursday) preparations wero ma for the troops to récrosa the river, and at eight o'clock the work beg»r, ‘The force on the main were in the pe- sition they would be m if twenty thousand men were threatening to attack when the crossing began, ‘The dis- Position of the t-oops was mat excol.cnt!y planned, and the crossing finely excouted. Gcucral Stevens intended itas a dviil, and he expressed himself perfectly satisfied with the coolness and order which characterized their mMoveinents in crossing, and the rapidity with which they acoompii-hed it, Leertainly saw nota man who manifested the loast trepi¢ation or nervous'ess as they mareh>t down the var w cause vay and embarked in pertect order upon the fits that conveyed them across the river. M anwhie the ginboats begin shelling the woos at half-past nine, and continued the fre for some time— indeed until neaily all the troops had crossod the river. The fire was very rapid and precise, thee’e -en-ineN shel.s and the Parrott rifle projectiles falling in and exploding in the very spot desired. The Ottawa, Seucea, Pembina, Rien and Hale joined in the fray, and the air was musical with the lum of flying shells and the sharp whiz of rifle projectiles, while the woods around were filled with the loud explosion of the shells, aud resonant with the deep echoes of the guns. ‘The echoos were caught up sharply, and me could bear thom bellowing through the bd like heavy thunder. The scene was awfully magnificent when the ferry house and a large residence of a planter near by, with tho negro huts surrounding both, which The Brilliant Stirmish Near Port Royal Ferry, on the Haintand—Evacuation of Two Batteries by the Enemy — Capture of One Heavy Gun by General ‘Completion of the Day's Work—Shelling by te Gunboats Of the Woods, and Slaughter of the Revels—Burning might afford the enemy shelter, were given to the flames, The touses, built of light pine and the most inflammal@ material, burned with terrible rapidity, , the red flimes bursting out in a short time after the fire was ignited, and huge whirling columas of denge black smoke rolled out of the windows and hou yao HEADS of Planters’ Houses, de., dec. Treturned to Hilton Head too late to-day to get off any despatches to the Heraup by tho Vanderbilt, which sailed at an early hour this morning for Now York. Before this reaches you you will have received a brief official announcement of an expedition to the mainland, and a short but sharp and brilliant skirmish in the neigh- Dorhood of Bort Royal Ferry, on New Year’s Day. 1 will Row give you a detailed report of the affair. ‘On Monday afternoon last it became known to a fow at ‘Hiiton Head that a movement was to be made on the last day of the old year, or on the first of the new year, by General Stevens, with a considerable land force, aided by anaval force of some strength, which had for its object the capture of the rebel bailery at Pért Royal Ferry, gitu- ated on the mainiand, and also the infltetion of a sudden Dlow on the rebels, which would show them.-that we were Rot asleep, besides giving them proof that we wore quite desirous they should not forget us on so pleasant @ day as New Year's, _ ———— ‘S ‘But few details were developed on that day, and nowuing ‘very definite came to the knowledge of any of us until the fetlowing morning. ‘On Tuesday morning, at an exrly hour, the gunboat Ot- ‘awa, Commander Thomes H. Stevens, having on board Commancer C. P. R. Rogers and acting Flag Lieutenant Preston, of the Wabash—the former having been detailed by Flag Officer Dupont to command the naval portion of the expedition, and to co-operate with Generali Stevens— the gunboat Pembina, Commander John P. Bankhead, and the gunboat Hale, temporarily in charge of Lieute- want Barnes, detailed from the Wabash, left their anchor- age and steamed up Beaufort river to Beaufort. Two yeunches and two cutters, cach armed with a Dahlgren bowitzer, and manned by a full crow of wellarmed men, accompanied the gunboats, the Ottawa towing the first and second launches, commanded by Licutenavt ‘Upshur and Midshipman Wallace, Liettenant Luce and Midshipman Lowrie, respectively, and the Pembina towing the first cutter, in command of Lieutenant Irwin ‘and Midshipman Pearson, and the second cutter in charge of Mr. Kemp, Master, and Midshipman Johnson, Assist ‘ant Surgeon J. T. Magee, from the Wabash, aecompanie| The flotilla of small boats, to render, if necessary, surgi- ‘eal aid, The gunboats proceeded to Beanfort and anchor- od until night, in order not to excite suspicions, when ‘they were to preeved to a point nearer the scene of con- ‘templated operations. At noon the Forty-seventh New York regiment, Lieu- VER i) Sour enis T0_& chimneys and drifted to the east Likea pall. At times tie smoke rolied cyer in whie fuamy waves, not un! Niagara at night, and again biack and dense; it reaci bed a, mountain torrent rushing through a dark moun. tain glen. It was beautiful and gloomy, aud one could not stifle a feeling of sadness as the houses and negro huts vanished before the consuming fingersof fire, and nothing was left standing but crocked and mouldering chimneys, surrounded by smoking ruins. ‘The work of destrvetion was complete when the last regiment crossed to Beaufort Island. During the morning tho captured twelvo-pounder siege gun was safely carried across, and it is now in Beanfo::—a vory accep abio prize, Whon t a troops were all wittdrawn, the yunboats got under | w yand stood down the river, but at too late an hour ++ pees through the Brickyard creek, and they were <onpetied to anchor off thy brickyard for the nig! t. Tai morning wo came dows to Fort Royal, calling” for ®) hour at Beaufort, and reached the xnchotage ff Bay Point at four o'clock. As I before observed, the Vander vilt had sailed, and I am too late by twelve hours for tho first mail after the contest. Thave omitted to mention the skilful and successful ‘operations of the Signal Corps under Lieutenant Taft, who accompanied General Stevens. Signals wero exchanged throughout the day between Generel Stevens and G m- mander Rogers on the gunboat, through Li-utenants Taft and Copnwellthe latter being oa the'Ottawa—and they materia'ly in the precision of the gunboats’ fire. Major Myers? system proved a complete succtes on the occasion. proved to the sati of all that nothmg r could be devised for the purpose. The geutlemon of the corps, including Lieutenaut Turner, ‘who came the day following the affair, performed thir duties in the most creditable a an honorable mention from the ‘com! ’ Altogether, the movement designed by General St2- vens was most admirably carried out, and proved a suc- cess in every detail. it was proposed to be done was accomplished in every detail, and the objects of the expe- dition fully attained. Goneral Etevens is entitled to great credit for the aifair. He acted bravely iantly throughout,and evin ed th» highest qualities of a mititary man. We shall hear more of him before the campaign is closed. His staffacted their part well, and to every one’s satisfaction. Of the men I must say that acted like veterans. ft received pe brownies bei Ls tas coolness = calm courage, and perfor: most dangerocs servics in the face of an enemy which outnumbered them two to ond, in so brilliantand brave a manner as toclicit the oe of General Stevens and the officers of the pavy. yy showed that they could Be relied upon at any time to perform whatever thoy were called upon to do, and that they were the superiors of the exemy’s troops opposed to them: Viewed in every possible light, the affair must be considered eminently sucee:sful one, which will bear its {ruits hereafter. The moval effect must be very depr+s.ng to the enemy, as it was in- spiriting to us. 1 beg (o return my thanks to Commander Rogers and tho officers of the Oltawa for their warm hospitality to your special, who finds himself again greatly in their debt. Tappend a list, sofar as I could obtain them, of tho names of those kiled and wounded cn our side. — Se tenant Colonel Fraser, and the Forty-cighth New York, a UGRER, OCEANS EEE, SPP ee Colonel Perry, marched down to che wharf, in obadiene: S — Brooks, Company A. to orders received the previous evening, and embarked ‘WOUNDED. upon the steamboats Boston, Captain Johnson, and the > Major Amane B. Watace, 16 Ss Sigh, RA eos Delaware; Captain Cannon, which were in readiness to Adam B. Miller, Company A; shghtly wounded in the * Ss J nw ; : : receive them. Your correspondent was fortunate enough calf of theright leg. * * "I NY 7 2 — ‘trong, Comy A; badly wounced in leg. to get-on Board'the Poston, and accompanied the Forty. ay, NW FLATS > Tmas"Wilougiby, Company By wounded ia Upper seventh rogiment to Betafort. We got under way ap WALKER ORT BEAUREGARD i Boag iS thigh, ‘about balf-past three and steamed up to Beaufort. PHILLIPS ISLAND ie ‘Nathaniel K. Strayer, Company C; wounded by frag- “Tre Sencea, Commander Ammen, and the ferryboat = ment of shell in calf of left icg. Elton, Lieutenant Beta commanding, gob under way at ‘qhe same time that we did, and also proceeded a8 far as ‘the mouth of the Beaufort river, when they seemed to ‘take their course up the Broad river instead of ‘following oor course. As it was understood that they ‘were to convoy us, their couree seemed a little singy J*T, 48 it showed a probable difference in instructions, T have since learned that General Sherman counter manded an order too late to notify Captain Ammen, amt be procceded up Broad river, following bis instructions ‘until he had got nearly out of signalizing distanco, when the was recalled by the flagship. His iastructions were changed ia one respect only, and he again went up Broad river ‘to the mouth of Port Royal river, where he laid atamchor for the night. But of the Seneca moro anon. When the Boston arrived at Beaufort she was anchored, and Captain Johuson, Colonel Perry and your Special correspondent went ashore—the former for in structionsand the latter for imformation. After spend ing an hour or twoat the Hotel de Beaufort that was, which is now occupied by Mesers, Stimson and DeGraw, agents for Adams’ Express, I called upon Gen. Stevens, at his heat quarters, and obtained a pass to go overland to Port Royal ferry. While there he inviied theropro- sentatives of the press to his private apartment »vhere he explatwed the object of the -expeaition amd his general pian of attack for the morrow. He intended to strike =a New Your's blow by eptur. ing tho rebel battery at the forry, and, afr removing «the guns which might be found them, to destroy the work and return 40 the island agam. Tho Movement was not intended twoextend into the maigand nor did it Joa towards the interruption -of tho raidroad commimicatia between Charl ston and Savannah, or the cccupation of the position taken, Heihad several good and sufficient seasons for not atternpting these thitgs, which it is neimecossary. to give in this account. Afier fully explaningivis plan of attack, he bade ua good even ing,and we retieod, ashe was emtremely ousy 0 pre Paring everything to insure success, and to prevent acai doni# on the morrew. A large porcion-of the forces hed elready marched tar the ferry, andthe vomninder wore to teave at midnight— tho Forty eoventh and Forty eighth New York Velonicers word to leave a@ daylight in the Boston and Nelawarey waud go by the oresk to Coovnw river and rendexvour ala there, ‘These Drickyerd and await General Stover two forces, uniting, were to pr Tend and attack the battery dup the enain the right, why @ detachment woull crass iD frept, at ihe forry, nud mako an astauit upon the work, aed | by @ Uhird detachment on tie Jeit of the work, wise ‘were to croms above the fort and work up. The lang ihge were to be at dayligh'. That iA the plaw sn rough, How it succeed will be seen tas J prdveed in myaccount } *" of the affair At five o'c'o K on Now Your's ina ning! was in aad 436 upon one of the mis epoctive negs if is poseiie to imagine, Tintended to go trwards the feery; bat Ibe mg thought diferently, and af er on hour’ vexatiour experiments, iv which the stubborn berst performe @oine extraordinary feats, much to the gratification v | for tures along the row, Lat greatly 1 my ebiiged to turn back to the siable and ree. In defence Of my borsomansiip ? De thet the dujmal afowards dashed @ pat » WATERS ~ SON cal man off his back, who kvew} how to manage the horgo, of course, and came near ki he had when be had thrown bim. A teamster who triod him tested the relative hardness cf a brick wall and his head in my presence, and was satieiied the horse was vicious. Finally | obtaived another Lorre -cnd after a ride over a splendid shell road, ten miles in smoothness the B vomingdaic, 1 reached the ‘hewlquartere of Maj ir Morrison Seventy.ninth New York, Tfeund quite a number of wagons on tho ground, igaded with fresh bread troope, and a quantity of planks for a boat bridge. corapanies of the Roundheads, of Pennsylvania, in ve m mand of their Major, were stationed here ae a reserve, and t prevent persons from going towards the sight of the rebels,co as to give them notice of ihe presence of « fore there, General Stevens had already moved down the river to the sbrickyard with about six | hhandred men, and-was to cross the river at tbat point Four or five companionef the Highlanders and tho Fiftiews Pennaylwania were lying en perdu in the woods near Un | ferry, and theather frees, whick wore to epentie cn the Fight fiank, had takes up their position at Seabrook's: small sebe! battery on the maimiand, which As the captro of aitraation was likely to be at the ferry, we waited at Major Morrison's headquarters until the firing of the gunboats as the Tight shoul! give o# noti waited and waited, and pot a report of a single gun brcko Minute after minite passed, not one indication could wo Finally, at twenty-five min the sharp report of ‘ch very laborious; bot the men trudg- ore pulling along the howitzer One of the wheels of a howitzer carriage bi0%0 while passing over this Meld; bat the carried on. On reaching sopen field, about a mile and half from the ferry, where but the Forty-seventh and Forty-cighth had emerged from @ line of woods which run at right # with the main 1oal,a rebel battery of four guns pened fire on the skirmishers quickly forming advanced towards the battery on the Y was found in it, aad no rebels wore seen in the gunboats were directed where to wid their shells speedily cleared tho woods of the Tho battery was theo burned and destroy. The bettery evidently amounted only :fiek) pieces, which were remcved probably the previous night. auopted by Captain Elliott, who had.cbarge of the pickets at -cabrook’s, directly @pperite tho battery, undoubtedly ininenced the rebels to evacuate. the work. On Monday night he had hastily thrown up a slight breastwork, not over twenty feet long and twoor three feet high, and om of branches of trees and front inauch @ mannor the impression that the work was n he selected some pine lugs, paint. @1 then black, abd. mounting chem evold eart wherls, woto'! chem towards the rebel battery. ot. the rebela were thrown into the gyeatest conster nitionwhen they beheld what seemed vo them to be three long 20-pousder Parrott guns leoling over the river au! pointing at them. ‘This was more than they for, and as our batiery was in lees than a mile they thought m wise to get out before we opened Ro tiey evacuated the battery that day or nit. withent firing a shot, and carried off their guns, doubt ems g catly surprised at the rapidity with whicheve cons:r ues beivy batteries and the terrible character of our guns After looking about the plantation calling apo Commander Ammen, of in command of the navat forces the manding, and after them came ten companies of (he th, Colonel Fenton, and four companies of 4he Fiftioth Pennsylvania Volurteers, under command «f Licutenant Colonel Rreshoit, moved rapidly up the oreék to the river, aad at the ‘point they were jammed by the two launches the Wavash, and Commander Rogers in the Wabash gig, directing the operations of the boats. General Stevens landed on the main first, and the Seven- ty ninth followed imuodiately after, no opposition being offered by the rebels, who wore not just then in sight. ‘Tho Highlanders were instantly thrown out as skirmish. ere t© meet any advance ed cheorfully on, the sail ing out what brains moving slowly off. Yu that order tho flet la piece wes still pulled and and two cutters of all the troops immelintely halted, and the Higblanders thrown ‘the left flank; seven companies of the Michigan Eighth Lieutenant Colonel three companies, Col. Fenton, were ‘beld as a reserve in the rear. Kigbth Michigan line of skirmishers advanced und ‘a scattering fire from the evemy, who were in line of bat- tie-on the main road tn the woods, pistol shot before they could sec t he order to fire, and as one man they ped a terrige veiley of murketry from Than instant they were w & mile thie the enemy m gin make either end he placed a quantit cueh, and partially oowered 0 junboat Ottawa steamed up the river and covered the the lannehes. While the Highlanders: utenant Irwin and Master Kom) od their two twelve pounder howitzers, tion in the rear of the-ekirmighers. pe |:01 inne gular order and with great rapidity, and tn a few miputec the tine of march was.taken up, and the columo alvanced with skirmishers thrown out in fromt,on the | main read leading to the ferry. The columa procecded qapidly-on, and ata plage of weods senemy'« picket was discover, and Lieutenant Irwin drgve them in by half adozen ‘shele, which exptoded in the egyte of tho weode. Tha eolumn was again pushed on, and the enemy rapidly retiret, polling up the pia ks of two beidges on the rom, nd rations for the quite formidable. and Wook & peri. ad When morning aud pushed up within ment they hea half a mile on tho | at least fifteen bundred men. and & charge twas taadeon the enemy. A brisk skirmis ensued for ten or fifteen minutes, in which Major Watson wounded bya musket ball in the thigh, and fell, and injured by musketry’ an wero seen to fall, and were afterwards carried Meanwhile the Highlanders were @kirmishing, 48 well asa portion of b Wiiich had got in on tho right of the enemy, who wore in rifle pits at that point. The enemy apace, aod the skirmish was quile hot until General of our men wer he! A number of the ret loads of dead and wound Ow advance skirmiehers the rebels to alias them to desir y the bridges totally, and but a short time | hem, and the anarch wae ¢oitinued. Adame’ plantation, where Mr Serbrock and | ‘48 consumed in | had born lately © | bveenan pear ‘and, desiring the borse soport came. frc p insisting ot a det enteaver tortak He etarted otf end app when he caw a o many cf t 10 fire wpon him ordeind the men to drop, ané by th bs cari @ volley of atin whist ed over immediately sorame to their feet on! rae volume, several bullets following them ap. unhurt, end did net #ring back the horse. the river bauk, the troops ard a Moral suppl take Awo smelt ‘hmentet the Highlanders and one General Stevens formes The Highlanders ing was going with the rebels in an oj hrown out in force, of the opening attack drawn up avd king all thei gan sorte! by them, they 2 tweive pomder, which aas spiked and left time they hat poe anoces@ ally carried on the right ard wen: d grat injery to the evemy In lifeand nroperty. Now Most HP POT LANE and Drills’ Operations on the left covered by alin of skirmishers; next was the Fighth gm bebind the woods were the Forty seventh ‘and Forty-eighth drawn up in line of battle, out of sight Is. ‘The howitzers were placed in the angle ‘The rebels would not accept the gage of battle thrown down (o them by General Stevens, and about this time ho firat learned the oecupation of Port | ferry battery by onr troops. dere not to rik & the movement c drow off his men | gw on Cur left, towards Seabrook's, inforvmd us that the bal eas opened aes brought fo: y and a quantity of Amotber quickly iollow ten dem atelie hogroes Of considerable inte Ganera Stevens, with a force of jittle = Seon the fring became quite sharp, wel i bunured wen, bad gone wo chy cael heavy gun, which might be one of the Seucca’s nob shote, or a heavy gun from the enemy. | tana Anogro gride and pressed ever, then througb thc Druak, along barrow paths, and ever cotton au is whieh glared voder a tropie sun, and alter & \guing walk of a couple of miles reached Sa appronebing the river The Seneca ani Ellen, mn posite shore which ma ng of two companie h. Cipiain Eliiot.and ihe Sixt e found, who As he had express nen) engagement if the object of be accomptishe! otherwise, he ving aforce sufficient to guard by vn engered the works at the forr ite g’agw ls to Lieutenant Cogewe! d by Lieutenant Porte kon ant xaereted in from the rendezvous { In the fwet boas were General Sevens, ( tant Adjutant Ger Tey were imme) 1e the eowma to by, aud starte ately without moving @ nike aw the oper it opened fire pn the rebels with torribie effect with eleven- nd the enemy coitid no longer ad now the shore o Piwatgd ibrongh the wate p bell was seen to explode over asclid |* mn. <4 James W. Peck, Company 1; in left thigh. So. Ye Wm. Wood, Company I; 1a right leg. S as MISSING. 2 J. Jobn Adams, Company A; probably taken prisoner after boing wounded. ‘Two privates in the Forty-sixth, and one or two in the Forty-seventh New York Volunteers, were very slightiy wounded, und one or two in the Fenbsylvania regiments wore scratched. These comprise all our casualticn. ‘All the wounded are doing very well indeed, and none will lege life or limb. The enemy’s loss must have been very heavy. ‘They retreated on the night of the Ist to Garner's Cor- ner, five miles back from the ferry, and there they are making their dispositions to defend the railroa! and re- sixt our advance turther into the country. ‘Ihey experi- erced a wholesome fright, and will not goou forget our New Year's call upon tho mainland. OUR WAISAW INLET CORRESPONDENCE. ‘Unirep States Steamer ALAnAMa, ‘Waxeaw Ixuer, Jan. 3, 1862, The United States Batteries on Tybee Istand—The British ‘Steamer Fingal—The Gallant Operations of Our Navy. When I forwarded to you my last hastily written com- munication, we wore lying in Warsaw Spund, near its en- trance, and directly abreast an abandoned sand battery, occupying an excellent position upon one of Lhe outer- most points of Great Warsaw Island. Had it been com- pleted and guns mounted, it might have provod a for- midable obstacle to the entrance of a floet, as it com- manded the principal channel, aud ships are compelled to pore first made their appearance, beading in for the sound, such was the haste of the “chivalry” in making themeelves scarce that they left behind them in their precipitate fight piles of brick and lumber, wheclbar- rows, carts, boats, &e, Waen tho Alabama entered the bay and steamed up past the Sem nole, Pembina and Henry Andrew, the cay was rather hazy, causing hor heavy black bull to loom up like that of a double banked f igate, and producing an immense sensation among the seoeshers, who were busily engaged in throwing up a battery on Skidaway Island, near the entrance to Agus- time creek. This stream runs from the bead of Warsaw Sound to the Savannah river, between Forte Pularki aot Jackson; consequently our blockade of it eats off al! com- munication with Savannah from the soath by water. ‘With the aid of glasses the aforesaid chivalry couli be seen striking their tents and making ready for a regular Bull run stampede, in evicent \e@pidation and expecta tion of a shower of shot aml shel. @ la Port Royal; but we magnanimously p sed them by for the present, hay- ing higher game in view. ‘The British steamer Fingal, which ran the blockade to Savannah with a cargo of arms, blankets and other contraband of war, is now watching for an opportunity to make her escape, and if she tries it im our vicinity she will find that the Alabama is not to be caught napping. Ail along the beach in front of the deserted breastwork wore strewed barrels of rosin and pitch, which had been washed ashore from the wreck of a schooner outsicte the | hatbor, and for several days the different ships hat parties of men on shore collecting and boating them off. After they had supplied themselves with barrows, Inna- ber, &e., the remainder was set on fire and destroyed. On Thorsday, Deo. 26, while reconngitring the woods n Great Warsaw Island, the Surgeon's steward and Car. penter’s mate atiechol tothe Alabame discovered a fine yaw! boat over iwouty feet in lengih moored up a crook JCONTINUED ON RIGHTH PAGE.) | |