The New York Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1862, Page 2

n — [REWS FROM PORT ROYAL. Arrival of the United States Steamers Arago and Crusader. DISBANDMENT OF THE NEGRO BRIGADE, The Contrabauds Employed in Making Baskets and Tuba. REBEL RAYS BUILDING AT CHARLESTON. Efficiency of the Blockade of the Coast. Seizure of a Rebel Truce Boat in the Savannah River, &., &e., &e. ‘The United States transport Arago, Heury A. Gadsden commanding, from Port Royal, 8. €., at a quarter past eight. M., August 10, with passeugors, mails and am- munition, consigned to Colonel D, D. Lompkins, Assistant United States Quarter:nastor General, arrived at New York at ten o'clock yesterday morning. ‘Yhe Arago brought sixty-five first and ninety second class passengers. Amung (ue latter were thirty-thres pri ‘Sonera, escorted by a guard of twelve mea, im chargo of Colongl J. D. Fessenden. Her cargo consists of 2,495 boxes cartridges, consigned to Major R. H. R. Whitely, Governor's Island. ‘The Arago brought in tow from Hilton Head to New York the United States steam corvette Crusader. Engine divadied. Dicd 01 st 13, James Brady, waiter; August of Orville, Ashtabula county, Ohio, At bait past five A. M., Tuesday, August 12, passed the sicamship MeCtellan, towing the ship Planter, hence for Port ten A. M., Wednesday, August 13, passed esson, bound south, ebted to Mr. Fred. Grante Royal goin, purser, for was nothing new at Port Royal. The health of ops remained good. The rebel ram that was ex- 1 down tho Savannah river had uot made her ap- ter and Commodore Dupont had the pet pea General Hu made allt ary arrangements for her capture. The Vuited States steamer Crusader, € H. Cush- mun, Lieutenant Commanding arrived at this port yes- rom Port Royal for repairs. st of her office: 1s. H. Cashman. shu i. H. Brientnall, terday morning ylor. ch. rd Aa P. O. Brightman. ) Master's Mate:—G. W. Nelson, Henry Parso ner. Our Port Royal Correspondence. ™ Port Rovat, 6, ¢ Lieutenant 1g been capt the Og » maki ver on th ing of the 4i2 instant. The Ladona and her car e worth ya ou of doltare. vessel was new in Jane last, and sailed from Hull on the Ist of July, with urpose of running the blockade. She stepped at hy, again at Bermuda, and again at Nassau, first reaciug the rebel shores at Tybee on Sunday uight st, and receiving a shot from the battery at the mar. tello tower in her unsuccessful attempt to enter the Savannah river. To the battery at Tybee island, mnder command of Captain Forguson, of the Forty-eighth New York Volun- toors, belongs inuch of the credit of this capture. After its excellent artillery practice on Sunday night bad com, pelied the Ladona to put back to sea, her captain followed the coast lime down to Ossibaw Sound, thinking, as he says, to elude the vigilance of the blockade in that quar- ter. The ontrance was unguarded, and he steamed con- fidentty in; but as be was getting slowly up the Ogeechee he discovered the Unadilla ahead of him. He imme- diately ondeavored to put his vessel about; but in the attompt the Ladona got aground and could not be moved. When the Unadilla came down, a request from Captain Collims, to the effect that the Englishman should make an immediate and unconditional surrender, was at onc® com plied with. ‘Turough the courtesy of Lieutenant Green I was per miited to visit the prize this morning. She is an iron steamer, owned by ZC. Pearson, of Hull, and, as I said defore, new in June last. She is laden with au assorted cargo, which cost in England about three-fourths of a milhon of dollars. She was cleared on the 7th of June last, by the American Consul at Leeds, for Beaufort, N. €.; Port Royal, 8. C., and New Orleans, La.; but befor? her arrival Admiral Dugont bad advices of her departure Put of bor destination. She would make au elegant gun it is to be hoped that the navy, after she shall 1 condemned, will retain her for that purpose: a, whose paine 13 Lucky, is a jolly Britisher. ting her cargo, he mentioued “five and thirty sbousand gallons ©’ brandy, and five and twenty thou- sand gallons o' wines—sparklia’ Burgundy and sparkliu’ Yoek—Lord,’’ he added, * wouldn't them Southera fellows beon giad to got ity and wouldn't] a’ been glad to got thew money for iv He says be was to make uo more voyuges at sea had be beem successful in this, but that he will give cur people no trouble in condemning his ship The has sailed pert, and Y capta In ovum sister ship’ of the Ladona—the Peterhof— from Hull with @ clearance for thy the moet superlative breadth of cheek I hove yet seen is exbibited in the person of the Supercargo of the Ladona, who wishes to remain here to attend te the landing of the Peverhoff’s cargo ‘Wwhon she shall have arrived. His desires in this respect cannot bo gratified: he will be sent North in company wilh the unlucky Lucky. The crew of the Ladona— tweuty four in number—have been transferred to the Craswder Om complaints are still jmade about the ine—M- ciency of the bicckade of Lhe South Atlantic coast. but they are who bave a very faint cone re never was know the ¢ and so comple| t ives the confederacy of the priviis with foreign countriés, and in fact shuis the world. Let me etfumerate the b admiral Dupont bas set bis seal red by parties Warsaw, Ossibaw, Sapelo, Doboy Allanaina, St St ’ agustin 8 to the confe@eravy are ail barred by the watchful, faithial squadron of Dupont. Georgetown and Bull Bay are lieid by oats. Charleston is encircled by 4 eet of fifteen vessels, Stono, Edisto and St. He. Yona ure bold by ao inside blockade. Port Royal is now ‘@ port of eatry, and asa moval station Las several voesels. f-war ut ali (ies iu ite waters. The road to Savannah blocked by Pulaski and Tybee. Through Warsaw aud baw our boats are always cruising: and the other ‘@utrances are wuarded with untlaggiog zeal. The labors ‘Pf doth cfllovrs and mon on blockade duty are most ardu ‘Sus and severe. At night they must be up and dressed, and during tho day they ron the alert. ‘Fated from all sources of int Tor weeks at a time from ai\ tdec., thoy “~ a8 thoroughly} ot vesseis do sometimes ¢lode their v jlance. to be wondered at that more do not escape them, when we think of the astounding combinations imade in Eng: 10 is Jand to run the blockade and to suxtain the confedi {f be bad ships te spare the Admiral could iind, plenty of work ‘or them in rendering still more impenctravie the Aumorous iulets on the South Carolipa sod Georgia cousts Soverai cuanges in the squadron have been mate of tate, the ‘nore important of whee T will note:— soutenant Commandi ind, detached from the Cru. twee and ordered to the Seneca.” malta jwutenant inanding Armen, detached Sameos and ordered fo the Satage etry utenant Gillis, detached from the FE. B, Hale . dered to the Almbarna as executive officer, emi ‘aunt Greeu, detached from the Unadilla and or. yy of the prize steamer Ladona. ha « Gregory, detac! Taaac and = tothe intense mee Spex Act ister Sueill, detachs fered to gomiuand ihe. B —apehaghinelandgratce Acting Master Lamson, detacl eraorea ye Pore hed from the Wabash and Acting Master Gardner, detache 7 ons cndoret \o command te Senry Asarene Berna he etlug Master , detached fru a Ordorod vo the South Carolina. | “M* Conemaugh and 0: (0 tho Conemaugh. ua er, atenant Prentiag; the ommancing Nicholson, and past Commanding Walmaugh, are order (or Fp tirs schooner Aqutlia, laden wiih ‘turpentine, was cap. tured by the Huron Of Radtlesnuke Shoal, yosterday, while makiag her way out of Chariesion, a Acting be Our Hilton Head Correspondence. Microw Hira! ©., Angust 10, 1862. The Negro Brigade—I's Disbandnent—The Ream Fingad at Savannah—Ram Buitding at Charleston—Inactinity of the liebels—Enperiments with the James Projectilo—he Urcer Against Granting Kuriquahs—Fatal Substitute for wf vrage—Acimival Dupont’s Levee—Advice to the Friends of Soldiers—A Rebel Salute, de, a0 It has fullon to the lot of other correspondents to chronicle the rise and progress of te ‘negro brigade,” to follow the contrabands from their organization as sol diers through the many weeks of drill; to narraie to greedy listoners the welcome Intelligence of their un- equalled proficiency in the use of arms, their precision of step, their manly bearing, their veteranly air, and the terrible earnestness with which they had entered the rapks of the army, to deat death and vengeance to their late masiers. It ts my lot to record the fact that the negro brigade is disbanded. ‘This event occurred last evening. It waa very quietly brought about. Very few, indeed, of the officers or the civilivas on the island were aware of the fact until they saw the recent arms-bearers in their scarlet trowsers suddenly scattering themselves in picturesque attitudes about the post, or hastening to catch the first means of transportation to their homes on the adjacont islands. ‘They received their discharge from Uncle Sam’s service with evident delight, and rejoiced with simple glee at the liberty hus afforded them, The experiment of negro soldiers has been tried. They will not auswer the purpose for which they were created. Whether General Hunter’s course was adopted with a view to strengthen the army, or to benetit the contra- bands, or to build up popularity for himself, it has cer- tainly proved unsuccessful; and so, with less cere- mony than attended its beginning, it has been abandoned. The conservative policy of the administration has net been without its due effect in closing the military career of the negroes; but I nevertheless believe that Genera; Hunter had become thoroughly convinced that thoy would never be of any benefit either to him or his com } mand, Placing them on a level with white soldiers, who | came hither from their comfortable homes to fight for their country at thirteen dollars a month, had no good nteers. The negroes, before insolent became more so as they were elevated: and instead of being treated kindly, as they had formeriy been, the spirit of dissatisfaction begotten by their gay uniforms and fine airs vented itself in sundry and divers kicks, and cutts and jeers, which kept both whites and blacks ip an wupleasant‘and continual foment. Now that the negroes are returned to the plantations and to the workshops, where they belong, and the work of ending the rebellien is mmitted to the hands of white men we may hope for a better state of feeling, not ouly in this department, but throughout the country. Ycitement which raged so violently a week ago in anticipation of the Savannah ram, has subsided. It has pleased our commanders to bi the more re- cent reports of the contrabands, to the eifect that the new rebei engine of destruction was a failure; that, instead of being of the formidable character at rst ascribed to it, it simply a floating battery which on its trial proved ineffective. So we relapse again into a condition e dumezs. Still we know that the rebels aro the alert, aud constantly alive to the i prolong the existence of their eifect upon th: and supereilio > of breaking or de ying the blockade. Their Merrid and their s are but sainples at a beleaguered people can lish. How much more in the way of preparations for offence ought we with our vast resources to dor At Charleston three hundred men are actively employed in the construction of a couple of iron-clad vessels, which we are told will be completed ab; rm h the aurry i am us uot wait for their advent in , but go and take them. The i Bluifton has not been increased during the past x. With the disappointment which the rebels seem to have experienced in their abortive attempt at a ram, there is an evident disposition on their part to suspend Whatever active operations they may have undertaken on the maia. he rifed picces which were captured when Fort Walker, now Fort Welles, was taken, have been mounted and were fired, for the iirst time since they came iuto our possession, on Wednesday afternoon. Experiments were made with the James projectile, which, although not perfectly fitted to the calibre of the pieces, was never- theless propelled with a good degree of accuracy. They are the only shot we have, beside afew rounds captured with the guns, which can be made avgilable. The tiring of the guns and the whizzing of the rifled shot evidently produced some commotion in the fleet at Bay Point. The meneo!-war had received no intimation ef the intended experiment, and it so happened that the number of shots fired, together with the tntervals of tiring, was precisely the same that had been agreed upon 48a sigbal for the approach of the ram. were signalled to prepare for action, and an officer was despatched to Hiltou Head to rtain particulars. He returned in a quiet frame of mind. The uew order of the President, catting off the army from the privilege of furloughs and leaves or absence, has been received and is extensively canvassed. It scems to have been promulgated with spectal reference to the ‘Army of Virgivia and. the force before Richraond, when three days will suffice for an application to’ reach Washington aud return. It cannot consistently be applied to the Department of the Sduth, nor ‘yet to the command of Geueral Butler. Suppose that in this variable and treacherous climate a poor captain is emit- ten with bilious diarrh@a, Ap immediate change of air is necessary for the preservation of his life. Under the new and rigorous regime this would be the manner in which he would undertake to effect a restoration to health. He would obtain from his surgeon a certificate of disability. Armed with this document, he would apply, if suificient strength remained, to his colonel for # leave pf absence, his coluael would forward it to the poet comriander, who would refer it to the brigade com- mander, who would send the papers to the major general, who would hand them to the medical director, who would transmit the application to the Board of Exumiuing Physicians, who wonid report the case tothe Assietant Adjutant General, who would forward the documenta to the War Department, where they would be pigeon-holed. By the ume the unfortunate man’s permit to go home is received bis grave is dug and filed undgedded. Great are the cnianglements of red tape. Thave merely supposed a case. As the medical de. partinent of (his conmand is at preseat organized, the Applications for leave of abseuce are comparatively rare. Since the 9th of July, when the Medical Board heid iis lirst session, only twenty-eight officers have sought the Privilege of going home, and of thesejnot twenty have been allowed to leave. The health of the command continues good, and the deaths are relatively few. The extreme heat of the past week, however, is telling vpon the men, and great caution is necessary to preserve them from the territie fervor of tne sup. Speak ing \th'of the command, 1 am induced to mention e which must be iuteresting to veteri nary surgeons. Yor three or four days of last week we were without forage, and the cavalry horses, ae well as those in the Quartermaster's Deparunent, were with- rawn from duty. Allowed as they many of the apimals fell ty nach of one poor beast that dtoppe ¢ there wero found one hundred and e fine Hilton ffoad soll. Thepeavalry Jost some ten or twelve borves from no othe? reason than this On Friday t bash returned to Port Royal the trllowimg day Rear Admiral Dupont flung out bis pennant frei her mainmast. The occasion was one of oug the test alte beiltting the Admi- wae fired from the Vermout, and was returned then Fort Welles and Fort Seward ering echoes to the din. A one o’cl ck a levee, which was attenaed by the pmanders, and which was a very plea ble affair. apounds of and on byt sent their th the Adm U8 nd credii sant Thore isa earth of war news. to do y wore despatchel to Warsaw Sound, in r The navy, however, Yesterday the guabeats Pem. consiterable haste. Jt is rumored that they have goue down to capture a large side-wheel steamer, which has got in and gone further than the blockading ships, with their an follow Colonel Moore, of the Forty-seventh New York Volun- teers, has teudered his resignation, which has been ac- cepted. ermit me to give parties who send boxes to their sol- dier friends a bit of advieo, Keep all liquor out of your packages. Every article received here by express is ex- amined by the l’rovost Marshal, and not a trop of the ardent is allowed to pass. By the Arago on her last trip there came over five hundred bottles, vials, flasks aod ‘ean of #! drink, in boxe® addressed to soldiers in thie eom: |. They are all in the hands of Dr. Craven, the medical purveyor, and will be dispensed 4, Ba for hospital uses. The most severe regulations been adopted to rid the camps of intoxication, and to continue to send liquor to your friends in the army is useless. The gunboat Marblehead—which by the way is one of the fastest and beat of the boate—arrived yes- terday from the blockade off CI rts that he rebels fired a salute of one handred guns Fort Moultrie on Friday, Oar Beaufort Correspondence. Beavrort, $. C., August 7, 1962. Tr Case of Contractor Sedgwick--The Military Commis- tion in Connection Therewith—Comments Thereon—Con- Pa taper TE at Beaufort, de., de, The case of Mr. H. D. Sedgwick has been once or twice referred to in this eerrospondence. Your readers have been told of his arrest, and of the nature of the chargos against him, but a narrative of the circumstances sur rounding (he aifsir, derived from Mr. Sedgwick, and by other parties, will, I think, prove inte- the month of January ‘ast, Mr. Sedgwick while ia Washington, was informed Ly Mr. Fox, Assistant a stock, &c , furnished w the squadron at Port Royal, and NEW YORK TERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1862. rous Of Baving@ constant supply @f beef cattle, live Svgecotod that he should undertake am emterprise 0: the Kind. With tho permission of Secretary Chase, Mr. Sedg_ wick seat to this port @ vessel laden with fresh supplios | which he sold to the navy. ‘fhore was profit in the operation, and since then Mr. Sedgwick has coutinued io tho business, to the satisfaction of the partios with whom he bas had to deal, and of the goverument, whose privi- loge be has not abused. On Air, Sedgwick’s Urst vis't to Port Royal, a man named Ward, who acted as his agept, called his attontion to some timber, suitable for shipbuilding, lying on the beach, and remarked that as it would be vaiuable at the North it might be gathered and sent there, As Ar, Sedgwick's vossel was making each return trip im ballast, he thought enough of the proposition to speak of tt to Commodore Dupont, who saw no objection to its removal, and stated that, so far aa he was concerned, there should not be tho slightest objection. Mr. Ward was accordingly direoted to colicct what he could, with the purpose, if there should be found enough of the timber to make it an object, of sending it North. On Mr. Sedgwick’s next voyage, the result of Mr, ‘Ward's labors did not warrant him shipping any of the timber home; but at the time of his last arrival there had been collected about one hundred and tweuty logs. Two or three days after the yossel roachod Port Royal, how ever, Mr. Ward was placed in arrest, charged, as is a! leged, by ene of General Saxton’s superintendents, with cutting timber and shipping it North. Upon examination be was discharged. Meanwhile, .as Mr. Sedgwick’s busi- ness was sullering in the absence of his agent, he came to this place to ascertain what had become of him. While here he called on General Saxton, and in connection with the business on which he came the subject of the timber was introduced. The General was informed how Mr. Sedgwick came to be engaged in its collection, He was told that it came from an English ves sel, lnden with cotton and Georgia pine, which sailed from Savannah about two years since, and was wrecked off Bay Point Island; that in Mr. Sedgwick’s opinion it did noi belong to the government, but that if it did, the property was in such 4 situation—scattored along the’ beach, buried in the sand, or drifting among the broakers—that it was of very little worth to the govern ment; that whatever value it possessed had been impart- ed to it by his efforts in collecting it and getting it ready for shipment. Under these circumstances alr. Sedgwick insisted that he ought to be allowed to tako it away General Saxton replied that the government owned all that was here; that it had expenued about $40,.00,000, and inteuded to get some of it back; that it was bis pur pose to sell’all the timber and all the property in the department which was not necde for the use of the army. Mr. Sedgwick then proposed to relinquish all claiin to the property if the government would reimburse his expenditures in getting it ready for shipment, or to tuke it home as freight, General Saxton tu pay out of the procveds the money previously expended, “As a substi- tute for both these propositions, General Saxton propos: to give Mr. Sedgwick tue privilege of taking the proper away on conditi n of his procuring the certificate of two disinterested parties as to its value. On the following day the certilicate of appraisal was handed in, valuing the logs at from $6 to $7 each. Mr. Sedgwick had already paid out more than the appraised value in collecting the timber; but, as General Saxton ap. peared reluctant to close the transaction, an additional amount of $200 was offered, when periaission to take the property was granted, and the money was duly paid over to Quartermaster Moore, Subsequently the commandant at Bay Poiat was ordered not to allow any timber to be removed, and the shipment of Mr. Sedgwick's property, for which he con- siders he paid the government all its interest in it was worth, was stopped. Mr. Sedgwick remonstrated and presented his claim to the timber. The facts in the case wore submitted o Gen. Hunter, who called the attention of Gen. Saxton to the matier in a pertinent noto. The latter immediately came to Hilton Hoad, placed Mr. Sedgwick in arrest, brought charges against hun, aod appointed a military commission for bis trial. ihe trial hus bees concluded, After a laborious session Mr. Sedgwick has been found guilty. Tho following is the sentence of the court:— EXTRACT. The Court does therefi Sedgwick, to forfeit a! the timber re P i be impvisoned for the period of one yeas H. L. Hi Major First Mas President of the Milita J. H. WORCESTER, Lioutenant Co. H, Seventh New Hampshire Vi Judge Advocate. Upon the rendition of the verdict and the announce- ment of the sentence, the following order was issued:- Heapgvarters, Bravrort, 8. C., August 5, 1862. ‘The proceedings, tinding and sentence of the Military Commission, in the case of H. J. Sedgwick, are approved. In the belief that the interests of the government will not suffer, nor the more] effect of the lesson taught by the just sentence of the Court be lost by such leniency, the Gene- ral Commanding directs that so much of the sentence as requires an imprisonment for the period of four months be, and the same is hereby, remitted. The remainder will be carried into effect, By order of Brig. Gen. R. SAXTON, Commanding. Groncr Mcenii., Captain and A, A. G. After the termination of theso proceedings Mr. Sedg. wick was again placed in arrest until the sentence of the vourt should be complied with. For two days ue could find no one to accept the amount of the fine imposed on him; but at length Quartermaster Moore consented to re- cetve tt, and it was accordingly paid. A protest against the proceedings of the Court, as iliegal and unjust, was at the same time submitted , but was not received. In this extraordinary affair General Saxton has appear- ed as an accuser, @ witnees anda judge whose decision was final, He bas pursued to the extremity of his power a man who, on his charges and on his tes- timony, has ‘been convicted of an — ignomiuious avempt to defraud the government. He has been zealous in the discharge of what has considered to be bis duty; but the question of the legality of the Court and the fairness of its findings is still an open ope. For the writer hereof to discuss it is neediess. The Ben Deford left Beanfort on Thursday evening, having on board General Saxton and a portion of bis staff. They are going on a reconnoitering excursi the coast, and will undoubtedly come vack with many negroes. What the precise object of their mission is, however, I cannot say. The vast number of contrabands brought from Edisto and Stono, together with these imported from George- town, has made some provision for their employment necessary. They are, accordingly, to be instructed in the fine arts, so far us they relate to the construction of tubs and baskets. The following is the circular of Gen. Saxton announcing his plao:— Hxapquarmeas, Heavyort, &. C., August 2, 1862. In consequence of the abandonment by our troops of certam districts under cultivation, the late inhabitants thereof have been driven from their homes aud are now without employment. With a view of guarding them from the evils of idle- ness, and in the hope of finding @ profitable market at the North for the products of their imdustry, it is proposed vo introduce the manufacture of rush baskote and cedar tubs. This being the proper season for the labor, the snperintendents having any cf the people referred to in their charge will immediately set them to work in gathering and curing rushes, the more skilful being em- ployed in making them into baskets. use aud the cedar tubs wiil be shipped to the North, where it is believed they will find a ready sale, both on account of their real utility of the laudable object sought to be attained by their manutacture. The pro- ceeds of the sales will be applied for the benefit of those who contribute the articles The district superintencer.ts will keep the accounts ne cessary to this end, and forward the articles as occasion requires, with accurate 1voices, W the assictant quarter. master at these headquarters for shipment to the North, By order of Brigadier General R. SAX/O i Commanding. Lieutenant Colonel ©. T. Beard, of the Forty-eizhth w York Volunteers, fermeriy Provost Marshal during «l Sherman's administration, has been appointed to position by General Saxiou, to exereise the func tions af the office all persons not in the military ser r department. He is an energetic and officer, aud wilJ prove the right man ip the right ‘There is nothing in the way of military movements to ehroni The chemy are taking it easy, aud oo are we, Here in Beaufort absolute quiet reigns. First Regiment South Carolin The following is a copy of the ordor lately {ssued by tne Colonel of the First regiment of South Carolina Volun- teers = REGIMENTAL ORDERS—NO. 32, Heanyuartehs, Finer RouiMeyt, c bgp hor ae ‘aMP aT DRartoy’s, August 1, 1502. ‘The Cotonel Commanding takes Plearure in’ announcing that free papers will soon be issued to those faithful sole diers who have steadfastly stood by their colors and performed with willingness and alacrit; prey of : soldier. hay prompt and willing obedi to the orders their officers and by their fidelity in the discharge of the various duties of camp, that they deserve to be free; and the Colonel Cornmanding hopes that their conduct hereatter will justify the exercise of the authority which eee a INES D, FESSENDEN, Colo ) ENDEN , Colonel Commanding. iene cee St we 2m ne e wing is @ copy one “free id Jasued to the soldiers of this command:— ri Heapquanrers, DePARTMENT OF Tie Sours, Port Rovat, 8. C., August 1, 1862, } The bearer, Prince Rivers, a Sergeant in First regiment South Carolina Volunteers, late claimed aga slave, having been ompic yed in hostility to the United States, is hereby, agreeably to the jaw of the 6th of August, 1361, declared free forever. Hie wife and children are also free. D. HUNTER, Major General Commanding. Our Naval Correspondence, Uniren States Straw Gusnoat Monawe, Norn Evisro River, 8, ©., August 8, 1862, } Avrival of tha Mohawk at Edisto River—Discovery of a Horde of Rebele—Their Encampment—The Mohawk Gives Thema Treat to Some Heavy Shells—-Shedoddle of the Lebels— Destruction of a Rebel Battery, de, he ‘@ have just retarned to this place, after an absence of five days upow the blockade off Charleston. Nothing of importance occurred while of Charleston’ 1 Brown, detaobea from the South Caro- | Secretary of the Navy, that Commodore Dupont was | but, on the 39th of ghorage. in company with the gunboat Planter, in the Ediato river, we auddonly discovered a largo body of rebel ou im and around some houses on King's plapta- op Simon's Point, about five miles up the river, and. ing loxrned from two comtrabanas whom we had picked up the day before that u large numbor of rebela— over eight hundred strong—had encamped s short dis tance from the Point, we tinmedintely got underweigh and stood up the river, followed closely by the gunboat Plan tor. Huving beat to quarters, we commenced Bring ox thom with fiiteen second fuse shells from our rifled thirty PIVOL CUR, aNd 4s SOON AS Wo Tan IA close range with our broadside guna, fring fye second fuse shoii# and canister with great precision, while tho revels, being taken wholly by surprise, beat a very hasty retreat, or, 1: other words, skedaddied , our sholis fullow- jug in Bot pursinit ‘They left behind them a large number of cattle and shecp, which they were driving into the rebel camp. ‘We returned shortly a! terwards to bdisto Island, where we caine to anchor for ‘he night. The following day we got underwotgh and started out towards Rockville Put, ab the entrance of the harbor. Commeuder Aaron R, Hughos, in his gig, and Acting Master's Mate Thomas J. Sprights, in command of the second cutter, and an armed body of men, landed and destroyed a deserted battery or fort by setting fire to it, and @ numbor of huts “and campa, and then returned to the ship Siuce then everything has been very quiet here. Edisto Island ia about sixty miles in circumference, with beautiful planta tions upou it. We are now enjoying the fruits of the sea- gon, which are abundant—apples, oranges, igs, grapes, Lines, lemons, watermelons, &c., &c. But the mail is closing, the Planter is going to sail for Port Royal. I must close. Our Fort Pulaski Correspondence. ‘ Four Pctasni, Ga., August 10, 1862. Capture of the Rebel Steamer G-nerat Lee—Violation of Flags of Truce by the Rebels, dc. ‘Tho rebel steamer General Lee was captured this morn- ing in tho Savannah river, under circumstances of a pecu- liar nature. At about seven o'clock word was reported to Colonel Barton that a flug of truce from the rebels was in sight and approaching the fort. A letter of instruc- tions was at once prepared, and the tug Tuomas Foulkes, unarmed, with Adjutant Goodall om board, was sent out to meet her. She-was halted at the extreme rango of the guns, and ordered to remain there till her errand could be communicated to the Colonel in command. This was done. She bronght down a Mrs. Handley and her son, who left Charleston yesterday, and whose friends are at the North. Ou the facts being made known at the fort, Adjutant Goodall returned, and ordered the rebel poat to remain until communication could be had by signal with the de- partwent headquarters, Yo this the rebel officers assent- ed, and gave their word of honor that they would not leve Lhe spot where they we! 5 No sooner, however, b General Lee put 01 returned than the ted up the Sayan nah, The gins of Pulaski at once opened on her but she was at adistance too great for Her flagstatl’ was shot away, and the, rebel colors floated out to sea, bat otherwise she received no damage. ‘The Foulkes was inmediately by and a coupie of brass feld pieces were ron down Colonel's quarters on the donble quiel placed aboard, and the tug was sent in swilt p the time she cay p with the Geueral Lee had nearly vannah. Running alongside, the Lee was boarded, a guard placed over her machinery, her oflicers taken prisoners ler her own st! The Foulkes will leave immediately for ; with Colonel Barton aud Mrs. Handiey on board, and 1am Hed to hasten the conclusion of my letter, The ht into the wharf, rom the General Lee will be seut up to-morrow, ihe rebels have once or,twice before made recon: sances of Pulaski under “a flag of truce. That thing is “played out.” Admiral Dupont’s Squadron. TO THE EDITOK OF THE HERALD. We are requested to state, on competent authority, tha? the ships of the South Atiantic Blockading ( der Admiral Dupont, are much in want of fresh beef and potatoes. A profitable market is open to apy butcher juadron, un) who chooses to supply the demand at Port Royal. No reut will be charged jor the cattle yard, ‘ike beef will be required, more or less, at about one nd pounds a day, with’ one thousand pounds of p Ice will find ready sale at one cent per pound, or 1 ve the deaier, ‘The cuter jate attention. The United state: toon to eighteen cents cabbage and potatees—from pound, O8m-OUINR , y cemis per taree to £0 United States Cirenit Court Bafore Hon. Judge Shipman. RECENT CONVICTION FOR MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS—IMPORTANT QUESTION OF JURISDICTION. ST 14.—The United States vs. Fernandino Dinan chia.—The prisoner in this case was convicted of the murder of Frank Vincent, one of the crew of the Ainfrican ship Blondel], while on the high seas, but was recom- mended to mercy by the jury. ‘Mr. Edwin James, retamed by Charles F. Leosey. Esq., the Austrian Consul General, to defend the prisoner, now appeared, with bis associate, Mr. Thomas Dunphy, to move for an arrest of judgment. He submitted that the indictment was defective, and the conviction against law, inastouch as that it was only alleged that the vessel on board of which this homicide was committed was “owned in whole or in part by American citizens, and commanded by a citizen of the United Statee. By the act of 1792, which was analogous to the British navigation laws, it was provided that American vessels shall be registered in America, and no other ship or vessel shall be deemed of the United States and entitled to the beuetits and privi- leges of such. There was no allegation of the part of the [ent ees the registration of this veesel, and this micide or murder was not cognizable by the courts or lawe of the United States. if two American citizens bought a versel in a foreign country, and a murder wae committed on board by an Austrian or @ Frenchman, and that vessel was not registered in the United states, he submitted that'the vessel was not American, and the offender was not amenabie to American courts; or suppose two Aine cans Duilt a raft on the Chinese waters and that mi: cide was committed thereon, would the party be amena- Die to the laws of the United States’ He contended that he would not. He, therefore, submitted that it was essential to prove the nationality of the vesse) in erder to maintain the legality of the conviction, It was not proved that the vessel on which this murder occurred ‘Was wh American ship, duly registered and entitled to the priyieges of an American vessel. Two American citizens capjiot purchase a ship abroad aud eai! about the world without baving registered her in the United states, and yet claim that the ship was an American vessel. The Inere Ownership is Lot Sufficient to prove the nationality, aud he (Mr. James) submitted that’ the prisoner was eu- titled to an arrest of judgment. ‘The District Attorney, with whom Mr. Andrews, his assistant, was associated, contended that the indictment, which alleges that the vessel was owned by A citizens, was sniliciont, Ale cited several authori submitted that the conviction was legal and onght to be sustained. ‘The Court asked Mr. James if there were any maritime ations that permit the citizens of foreign countries to own vessels in thelr waters? Mr. James repied that an American citizen cau hold a British vessel if he takes the oath of allegiance; but he does not forfeit his citizenship as av American. The Court thought that when a man takes the oath of allegiance to En «i he is no longer an American. » Mr. James did not speak positively. but he thought that Russia and Prussia permit all forciguers to own ve: sels in those conatries. ‘Tho Court—Tiicn (hat throws their commerce open to the whole world? Mr. James—Undoubtedly. The District Attorney then proceeded with his argu ment, and, haying concluded, Mr. James replied briefly and cited FR show that American vessels, commanded their nattooal character, He jog that the indictment was bad and that it was necessary to show that the murder was mitted on a vessel having all the character American vessel), aud that the prisoner was entitled to an arrest of judgment. The prisoner was remanded until morning, when the Judge will pronounce his decision. Ont the District Attorney, the order to give up pri erty to the Captain of the prize ship Mem- phis woe revoked without opposition. On motion of the District Atiorney, Thos. Dunphy , Esq., Apracti‘ioner of the State courts, and a gentieman of probity and good character, was duly admitted to prac- tice in the United States courts. Adjourned to this (Friday ) morning. Anglo-Rebel Steamers at Bermud: TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERAL' Ox Board Svoor Pacino, August 14, 1962. ‘We sailed from Bermuda on the 6th instant, with a collection of live fish for the American Museum. We left in that port the British steamer Kersonese, four gune, loaded with coal and arms; captain’s wife and child, first and second officers, with several of the crew, dead with yollow fever. There were also at St. Georges two scrow steamers Joaded with arms and munitions of war, one of which had applied to the Governor for permission to discharge powder, which was refused. A ser Wished to trans. mit sixty tons of dry goods to New York; but the captam would not consent. Ll grape peo ane of about 600 tons, arrived on and sailed on the 3d inst.—dest supposed to be Charleston, sageeerm 6 American schoover M L. Wedmore, loaded with tatoos, &e., for government, will sail in a Por Port Royal. ‘ mvediolne Thore was no case of yellow f Weft, Trade dull, Sa cetem ee te I, p. 284, to y free ne tho following is Aneto trom thet e wing is a note from the managers of the a chants’ Exchange and Newsroom in Phiutelphias= a Puitangirma, August 13, 1862, ‘The schooner Aquilla, of wd from Cuarleston, $, C. bound to Naewau, N. P!,laden with three hundted and ten barrels cpirits of turpentine, was captured night of ‘Sd Wetant, in Aitempting to ran the blockade, by tho United States gunboat Huron, which placed Mr Delano, prizamasier, and six men on ‘board, and brought bot 0 Philadelpbia this ever ing. ©. H. BREWER, General Manager. The vathe of this hy! iD at the prosuut price of spirits of turpentine, is over § _ tying quietly at our an- AFFAIRS In NORTH CAROLINA, Our Newbern Correspondence. 4 New wens, Anguat 11,1868. {he Departure of Mrs. Fuir and Family Under a Flag of Truce—The Proceedingwat Headruariers—The Journey — Inter sh in our Ideps—A Comfortable Supper-—The Party Handed Ovef to the Rebets—P oops Paid Of, he Yost I returned from accompany ing # flag of truco to wistin & few miles of Kinston, ‘The occasion of this Procedure was to facilitate Mrs. Fair, cluld, uuswe and nieco—Misa Wyatt—in reaching their home at Montgome ry, Alabama, As Mra. F. is the wife of General Fair! ‘oue of our ox Ministers to Belgium, considerable attention and consideration were afforded ber, but not to a degree of importunity, Before leaving the Union Hotel, in this city, the whole party wore cautiously cxamined—one or two officers of Gonoral Foster's staff conducting the ex- amination of the portable offecta, and a lady that of a personal character. At five o'clock the parties wore placed in nospitay wagons and taken to Goneral Foster’s headquarters, the rear beiag bronght up by a transportation wagon, actually loaded with French and other trunks—decidedly reminding one of the Flora MoFlimsey of Madison square. Un arriving at headquarters tho ladies were introduced to some four officera, and somo (not a amall portion) of Goneral Foster's chickens. These they heartily partook of, muck to the gratification of the hostess, but probably more 80 to their own feelings stomach-wise, and then re- embarked, Adjutant General Hoffman kissing to baby or lady (I really forget which; but I think it was the Lat- tor), and the other ‘damned Yankees” manifesting their adieus in courteous form. Nothing of interest occurred till we reached Gol. Mix’s carp, on the Trent road, where a cavalry escort, consisting of twenty men, two non-commissioned officers and Adjutant Chamberlain, who commanded the escort, joined the flag—said flag of truce being in chargo of First Lioutenant Anderson, of General Foster's stalf, Thus we journeyed on aud on, the heat becoming more and more oppressive (almost in- tolerable), yet never an enemy's vidette appearing in sight.’ The more we questioned the along the road, the less wo loarncd. not scen a Confederate vidette or picket since the fright ne received on the occasion of our last expedition. his time (ue ladies were quite vivacious in Lieutenant anderson with an udal; for you as.onishing amount ( they have just returned from courtiers, and catne loaded with w a geueraily get—the accumulated and fossiliferous Wretchedness of antique gossips. At one place along the road a man cate forward {rom his house aud hailed Ad- jutaut Chamberlain-—Watl,” said the mun, “they've taken the poor old critter, and i! ye doesu’t return it’ Tilt be no Union man right’ emart.” ‘What eritter,” im- quired the officer. ©The old hoss,”” replied the’ man: Ver men took it the other day, and f wants bit right smart. ‘The Adjutant prom'sed te have the matter looked into, and passed on, ruminating on the price of this man’s patriotism ‘About four @clocx in the afternoon we suddenly came upon one of the enemy’s gueriling, fast asleep, or pre- tending to bé sv, at th Another skedaddled out of 2 soon as he found out At Uls house wi to pick up his eq nd inform the rebel of our the sarprised gue roceed to Kinston, oflicer in command at such place ot the ob visit. This the guerilla did: and you never saw a man more delighted to get of Althouzh we promised to pay him for carrying the mess till he did uot retern to nding he executed his ion with commendable alacrit learned that the enemy ba to within a few miles i capture. heir pickets fearing surpris brow nber of peaches to the oftic a e Lad gather wi mn So © some pers ki = toward our pegpie natural desire. ‘ > While wai the message to Kin ton prep: isfy the hanger of man and beast. ed in pece! rate of fifty ceuts per pound, aud sait pork, dour aud 1 ° here we were as httle good as t want to be trou ble. ‘The man of the house das to the old woman, why ‘she'd be damned it amned Yank Bat so it proved in this nner, t went on smoot himseli geverall, thing and that, and in a’spirit of chy compared with his late conduct. house’ prepared the doogh end baked the biseuits, while did the miscel MI Soon (2) was served, and we were all invited to dine, Down we all sat to partake of the —reach- abies; the kind massa shutting the room door to keep the darkies from looking in, while at the same time a monster fire blazed on the hearth, and your correspondent got within two feet of the same, with his back to it, You can scarce imagine how hot that room Was; all observed the strict rales of tea table etiquette, and when Mra. Fair concluded to “ go,” the way we bouneed out of that room was acantion. The supper wi ten up regardless of expense in the mat- ter of style. We had rye coffee, sweetened with honey, corn bread, biscnits aud ham. Tbe presiting deity of the houselold—who hereabout is known as the old wo- man—was in an astonishing amount of trouble about the tea table. Jack had lost the spoons, the teicups were non est inventus, and the saucers had run off the track of household economy and smashed up. During the evening we had quite a social time o; it. The ladies walked over the fields, promenaded up and down the walks, lugged, kisse and caressed the baby, ind received the second edition of our travelling cow esics—being the innocent flattery and pleasant fiction so well known to an accomplished oitiver. ‘The rear of the honse presented a !tvely appearance, our men bueying themselves with cooking their pork and other eatables. Sharp sticks served the purpose of forks while frying the pork, and attracted the attention of, aud elicited 4 laugh from, the ladies. ‘Adjutant Chamberlain entered into a long conversation with the regular itunates of the house, when the jatter spoke secessionism right out, and abused the Yaokecs im unmeasured terms, They expressed great contidence in the ultinaate suc of their caus ‘At about half-pusi two o'clock on Sunday morning a rebel officer arrived at the piace where we were, aud at once wok charge of the ladies and their efects. Mrs. Fair, ou seeing w , immediately exctaimed, pro- bably by way of compliment, Oh! our enemies ba’ been very kind to How miztaken her potion in re- gard to everies. We—who would lead her to dom:stic tranquillity, accomplished under a government of peace and prosperity—are to a greater extent her friends than those of her own party, who have destr. yed all these, and expect to accomplish good on a Bueiz of human wretched- Dess, social depravity, aud a generai course and practice of immorality. At hbaif-past three o'clock in the morning the ladies went off with their new escort, biddimg yoo ‘by to ‘their cnemies,"* and hoping to theet them in Heaven, or some other gevial clime, We permitted one of our trans- portation waxous apd a teamster—the former loaded with Jadies’ baggage—to be taken within the rebel on @ promise of its being returned by another flag of truce—this time from tho real evemy. Ou leaving the bouse at which we had stopped, and aiter baying paid swo rather large bills for our night's entertainment, we asked the man of the place if he was glad to get rid of such a large party of visitors; where. upon be promptly said be was, and hoped never to see them again, When paying him he acked for Confederate money, but, ad we had none of that spurions article with vs, he, a4 @ matter of course, * couldn't see it,” and ne ived some pictures of Honest Old Abe, on as y greenbacks. s euds my narrative of the flag of trnce, the Lemeward being devoid of special mterest, but in oppressive heat haye all been paid off Major the latest settlements, will re- t pay day to pay olf discharged pinata d there for this iuiness surprising The slady (7) of the » in town til Mm ier ° following shows the troops in the allutmont of the tion to their famil Company A, Ing propensities of our ecliied sums for distribus t iis to Stephen D. Pardee, of New Haven, necticut regiment, allotted $870 giment, aliotied , Conn ont, allotted $455 to Allyn Still nu ompany B, same $402 to Daniel adsworth , of Mav Company E. mau, of Hartt ymaent, allotted §122 to the Nor ;sune regiment, allotted Bond, of New Haven, Conn Total for the Tenth Cour at, $2,547 Company A, of the Ninth New Jersey, allotted $974 to Moses Bigiow, of Newark, N. J. Company 1), same regiment, allotted $270 to tue same party. Company H, same regiment, allotted $834 to Charles Scranton, of Oxford Furnace, N. J. otal for the Ninth New Jersey, $2,073. mpany A, of the Third New York cavalry, allotted $100 to Charles P. Wood, of Auburn, N.Y. er D, same regiment, allotted $1,347 to the same PTO for the Third New York cavalry, $1,607. Aggregate of allotments, $6,132. to Benry R. Newesan, Augast 12, 1862. How the Rebels Preated tha Teamster Who Carried Mrs, Pair's Baggage, dc, The teamster who was allowed to convey Mrs. Fair's baggage within the revel Ives has just returned to this place. He was not allowed to go into Kinston, but left in the woods, all alone, near that place, The parties he accompanied were 30 ous a8 not to allow him any~ thing to eat or any facilities of comfort whatever. On his return, the teamster—who had driven all night, shot by ‘nion v! . In fact, his from such a misfortune was quite narrow. the ‘unfeeling con- duct of tho rebel officer toward our teamster and his horses, in affording neither anything to eat, compares, as might be expected, with the generosity and courtesy of our own ofigere tothe Indios nd thelr frlendan A Rebel Officer Requested to Leave, + — Berwe., Conn., August 14, 1942. ‘A committee, accompanied by a large number of citi- zens of Danbury and Bothel, waited upon Lieutenant Dart, of the rebel army, a prisoner of war lately relcased from Fort Warren, and requested him to leave the place with his fauily by four o'clock this afternoon. He made him. soltparticularly obnoxious about a year ago, The pros ceedings were quict aud orderly, but determined, aud jon, and T trust it will uot appear strange to your readers that, addressing my lottor from Verina, twelve milos from Richmond, instead of Harrison's Landing, that our army has advanced ee far since my list letter, but that by accident I have beew enabled to progress to within three miles of Fort Darling: the Southern rock of Gibraltar, and from hero indite my letter, instead of the base of McClellan's operations, The terms of @ genera! exchange of prisoners, based upou the cartel of 2812, agreed upon last month, by Major Gon: eral John A. Dix on behalf of our government, and Robort Ould for the South, having been completed, the firat instalment of Southerners held as captives by the United States wore delivered up yesterday at Aiken's Landing, and in turn we received 3,016 trom the rebel government, ‘The prisoners that come from Washington, Forts Delaware’ and Warren comprised those taken at Roanoke, Newbern, Pulaski, &c., among thom Generalr Buckner and Tilghman, and officers of various raaks ‘The Union prisoners received by us wore exclusively non-commissioned officers and privates. In order to carry out the staid forms and ceremonies @ the ‘cartel,’ Brigadier General Loronzo Thomas, Adjutam General United States Army, met Robert Ould and sevora other Southerners, with whom the mutual exchange wa» porfected. General Thomas arrived from Washington i the steamer Henry Burden, accompaniod by his two sons licutenants of artillery, wife and daughter, and Captais John 8. Stevenson, of the marine artillery. On the passage up the James river four of the releases rebels died. One of them, Colonel J. M. Davis, was places in a coffin, and on its arrival at Verina forwarded to Rich mond for interment. At about nine o'clock this rgorning the first instalmem of our prisoners, having arrive’ at the landing late last night, were marched on board of the steamer Knicker bocker and sent to Harrison’s Landing. Tho others ar riving shortly were taken on board of the transports State of Maine, Wilson Small, New Haven and Catskill The steamer Georgia remained behind to receive some two hundred officers who were expected late in the afternoon. . Although it was generally known at Harrison's Landing that a large number of rebel prisoners had passod that point on the way to Richmond, it was not understooc that an exchange of our men would so speedily follow. it was after dark when Mr. 0. C. Gibbs, o Boston, at present employed by the Commonwealth ot Massachusetts to look after the sick aud wounded, ane detailed on board of the fine little steamer Wm W. Frazier, Captain Goo. Godfrey, running as a flag of truce boat, informed me that his boat was t proceed to Aiken’s Landing after come of our pri soners, among whom would be Colonels Michael Corcoraa and ©. B. Wilcox aud others, Being invited to accompa, ny the flag, I willingly did 80, inasmuch as I have never advanced so far in Dixie since the breaking out of the re. Dellion. Mr. Gibbs was in charge of three thousand rations, which were supplied by Captain Bliss for the use of our prisoners. As cach of the above named boate tonched at the landing the Frazier hauled aiongside and supplied it with fresh bread, boiled bacon and pork, cof- ree r, tea, salt, onions and other Inxuries, of which all of our men were innocent of partaking during the term of their captivity. The following is the distribution made F pbs Lo the respective boa joubie rations to steamer State of Maine. bie rations bier 0d 200 dou Union officers. our poor starved Fra gen iy sup tonce that t arcity of { nuousiy denied by the rebel jou a men report and eaptnred reve! by me it ty-or t Lprevioas lelter regarding the health of the is stricdy true, as every house therein 1 wounded, the whole resembling If tho rebols were disposed to treat our men we ig extremely doubttul—they had e means to do 80, owing to the dearth of provi- specially. The latter article is scld for two and fifty ceuts per quart; ham and bacon, uty-ive conts per pound; butter, $1 25 per pound; sugar, Usirty cents; colle, $1 25 a $1 75: tea is a luxury jn which only the F. F.¥.’s can tnednige, inasmuch as nothing than eight and ten dollars can pur pound, {t repeated tale of ¢xorbitance in pri alandevery article of food and raiment is here reite- rated: and one of our prisoners informed me that he sold hia boots, which happened to be nearly new, for thirty- six doliars. It fs true the money paid therefor was the worthless Confederate scrip; but in Richmond, where despotism is dominant, and the refusal of the bogus trash by dealers is paramount to treason, yet my informant had an opportunity of spending the money thus obtained, which enabled him to add some luxuries to his scanty supply of provisions. 6 major portion of released Union prisoners were of ‘and, unlike those taken at Bull run last t treated with civility, either from in- difference or @ sen-0 of shane awakened in rebel bosoms at the good behavior of our people towards the rebela confined in Northera prisons, ‘The proprietor of Verina, or more favorably known as «Aiken's Landing.” is a Virginian named A. M. Aiken. His farm, or plantation ag he calls it, comprises a tract of 00 acres oof beautiful table and woodlands. From his cluse proximity to the rebel capital, or probably more from choice, he is as bitter @ secessionist ag I have yet come acrus Hie of course reiterates the popular senti- ment of the South, that they could never be subdued until every man, woman and child was exterminated. In a conversation with me he denounced the Confiscation uct, accused our government of stealing their negroes, and would listen to no argument to the cohtrary. said that every negro in the South would fight until death for bis master before he would allow himself to be stolen and sold by the Yankees. This man, alt in- tclhgent, bas his high notions of Southern inde) lence, and should it happen that our army was quartered upon his farm he would probably be a good Union man, or else escape to. the rebel lines, leaving his property be- hind. He informed me that all the siaves would be re~ moved within the supervision of the rebel army for pro- tection. ‘The aistance from Marrison’s Bar to Aiken’s Landing is. from twenty to twenty-five miles by water. bends in the James rives are numero ‘but the scenery all along both shores is superb. City Point is among the things that were,” and presents nought but a mass of charred ruins. The large dock of the Vetersburg and Richmond Railroad Company is destroyed, as also the spacious warehouse and depot. The house on the hill, which served as a shelter to the rebels while fring om our ganbeats, was also levelled, aud but one or two houses are visible from the Jaimcs river that were net demoiished by our fect, It was currently Héported in Richmond last evening that at the ight yesterday at Malvern Hill General Lonj street was taken prisoner, with six nuudred of his m: Heavy reinforcements wore hurrying from the city to fecapture Malvern Hili and annihilate our army. A report is also current among the rebels that Stonewall Jacks deferted General Pope im the yalley. The biiterest invectives are indulged inst Gen. Pope, and they deciare th: s ever captured he wiil eertiinly swing: e rebel prisoners lately confined in the Old Capitol ri ‘At Washington came down in the stexmboat Geor- sia, in charge of B. L. Higgins, of the Eighty-sixth New York Volunt , and Lieut, J. Miller, tenth New Jersoy Volunteers, and a guard of twenty men. Just be- fore the Georgia reached Aiken's Landing Col. Reynolds, one vast bi é of the Twer Xth Mississippi regiment, handed th following proccedings of a meeting y the prisoners on board of the vessel, expre: ve of t anks copse- quent upon the human Ata meeting of the offic been confined as pri Twenty-sixth Mi 1. B. Sutherland a 1, ‘That'we tender our thanks to Capt. Higgins, of th Righty sixth New York regiment, and Lieut. Miller, Tenth ew Jersey regiment, for the kind and gentlemanly treatment we received while in their charge, both when confined in the Old Capitol prisen and on the boat cone veying usSouth, We also request these officers to con- to Mr. Wi. P. Wood, the gentieman in charge of the OM Capitol prison, our thanks for the kind treatment we ived at his hands. That we tender our thanks to the captain and off. cors of the steamer Georgia for their kindness to us. and the care and attention with which they treated thoso of us who are wounded, A. E. REYNOLDS, Chairman, C. L. B. Surmmrtann, Secretary. ‘The entire number of relevsed prisoners having been embarked on board of our transports awaiting them, the steamer Georgia hautod alongside of the dock to remain ‘until the released officers ehould arrive from Richmond. But no officers came for some unexplained reason, The W. W. Frozier,Capt. Geo. Godfrey, starts again this (Thursday) morning, with a of ‘treee, to learn something relative to the detention of our officers. Mr. Oliver C. Gibbs goes in charge. By the way, Mr. Gibbs is the teman who assisted in recovering tho bod: of the Jate Colonel Powell T. Wyman, of the Fifteent! M shusetts Volunteers, who was killed in one of the sere & battles. ‘been assured by some Confederate officers that Jonels Corcoran and Wilcox wili certainly be in Rich- mond in about three days, aud immediately sent down the James river to Fortress Monroe. When the gallant officers arrive they will meet with a grand reception, providing they wit! stop long enough to be entertained, In passing tip the James river | had a guod opportunity of noticing our fleet—the invinciblé Monitor, Captain Jeffers, looking as defiant and saucy as on tho 9h of March, when she encountered the Merrimac in Hampton Roads. The Galena was a mile or two in advance of the Monitor, while our gunbonts are seatteredt about from City Point up to Aiken's Landing. The Port Reyal, Captain Goorge W. Morris, of Camberland fanve, 1s also one of the fleet, and an occasional salute of one of her one handred- pounders makes the rebels respect this noble gunboat, and give her a wide berth, I might name numerous others of the vessels, but it would scarcely be policy to ‘privates who have “ol. Reynolda, ot the and . do 80, Tho steam transport Coatzacealoos, having vrought down the rebelsprisoners from Fort Delaware ran aground near City Point, and, while nuder a flag of truce, was fired upon by the rebo's, notwithstanding her decks were at the time crowded with their own prisoners, He are Gutertained to got the vessel off at the fret high tide.