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ClT" Correspondence solicited for Tjik Xkw Soith from our friends at Pulaski, Fernandina, j and St. Augustine, as well as from the more distant postol'Koy West. We wish to keep promptly advised of every interesting occurrence in the j 1 department of the South, and can only In* gratified through the courtesy of our readers. LOCAL NEWS. C.\rn rk or a Picket (Iiaki*.? On Friday : morning six boats, containing a rebel force, landed upon Pinkuey Island, and surprised Co. II, J Third New Hampshire Keginient, thepicket guard A A% A t A 1 I 'll? A\ ju mat place, taicing prisoners, Killing mrec < anon ami wounding three others?two??i"\\horn an- j not likely to survive their injuries. From the: tacts as they have been told us, there can he no doubt that the mishap resulted from sheer neglect to iido]>t even ordinary precautionary measures in ' view of the known proximity of the enemy. Mieh ^^B a fault we believe to be in ' or less common with 1 j^B|^g all our regiments who are entrusted with the im- 1 BJ^B portant duty of guarding our outer lines. Immu-j taity from attack--no matter how long it may exist? 1 WW is no reason for relaxing one iota of vigilance. \ The enemy doubtless in some way manages to keep ; informed ol our condition, and are ready to strike I at any moment where there is the slightest chance j of annoying us. Let our pickets then be prepa- J rod and watching constantly for these midnight I raids, remembering that they are not sportsmen | camped out" for a few weeks enjoyment of j ing and shooting, but soldiers in face of an enter-. prising and wily toe. Should this lesson be taught, by the occurrence of Friday morning it will not j have happened altogether in vain. The names ot : the killed and wounded are:?Killed?Second j Lieut. II. Wiggin, Privates Nathaniel Downs, tieorge W*. Adams. Wounded?( has. (). lting I and Chus. Morgm, supposed mortally, and Henry , II. Nichols, seriously. The stay of the enemy upon Pinkney Island was brief, and they carried away only their prisoners. We have again taken possession, with a force sutliciently strong to maintain the position. A Ni'firo Mi rjikr Cask.?The Military Commission which has been holding its sessions at' / Beaufort for some weeks, bail before if, among i ^d^fylior cases, that ot'a negro. known as Moses, who j killed another negro, named June, at (Jih'os* plan-' tation, Lady's Island, on the evening of the 20th i1 of June last. From the evidence it appeared that t lie accused and his victim had been at enmity a . Jong time, in consequence of an improper intimacy having existed between June and Maria, Moses' j j wile. The men bad often come to blows, and finally June obtained a pistol with which be boas- | ted that he should defend himself. During the ] last altercation Moses, knowing that June bad the ! weapon, and seeing him make a motion as about j j to use it, snatched a heavy stick from the ground, j and struck him upon the head, causing an injury ' which soon resulted in death. The murderer was i j at once placed under arrest. The trial was several | days in progress, as it was very ditlieult lor the eourt to understand the negroes and the negroes to understand the rules of evidence. <>;i the loth inst., the ease was concluded; and Moses, Inning I been found guilty of murder in the second degree. 1 w as sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. '1 here being no jail here, the prisoner was remanded, by older of < ien Saxton, to the custody of the 1*. S. ^ Marshal of the District of Columbia. CC7" Wo call the attention of our readers to the .adverti.senicnts in another column of Franz & (iilson. proprietors of the Fort Royal House, and the largo grocery in the basement ? f the hut-*1. The enterprise which these gentlemen have exhibited flj^B in building a eomfortable hotel and establishing a store in face of the uncertainties wliich surround them, merits success of a substantial kind. PERSONAL. ?Since the last issue of Titk Xi w Sorrii. Adam lfadeati. Ks<|r.., our former editor, has been i appointe I an additional Aido-do-Camp witli the rank of t'a >tain, on the stall' of Maj. (loir I.! Hal leek?a handsome compliment for his voluntary services in this department, on the start'ot li.n.'l Oimi'iii in unit <ii)i<i><iiii'iitIv on that ot tieli. ' " " ' ' 1 - Cillmore at the siege of Kurt Pulaski. ('apt. Had.am had the honor of serving with th<grand army under Hall -ck. from Shiloh tot orinth. During the pursuit <?t' Beauregard by his untiring activity ami zeal .he won tin- miounlilicd praises oi his old chief. Hen. Sherman, on whose stall' lie is at present serving. In such a war and su? h a cause as ours, he w ill soon be able to wield his sword with the sune unerring dexterity he does his pen. He could have 110 hotter master in the art than the brave, impetuous and soldierly Sherman. Our best wishes go : with both. The country has no better soldiers ; nor none more honest. descr ing and true. ?Brig Gen. Q. A. Gillwore, formerly Chief 11 Engineer of the Expeditionary Corps, has entirely ' i recovered from the severe illti -ss under which he j was compelled to return North. While still quite unwell at West Point he was requested to take : command of the fortifications about Washington, ' and subsequently at Cumberland Gap, but from < bis feeble health, he was obliged to decline. He ] lias since been gazzetted to an important command ! . in tlic .innv of V'iririnia. The appointment and confirmation of General'' Gillniore, so distinguished for his abilities as an j 1 Kngineer, and for his cool, clear-headed and in- ] doiuitable zeal as an officer, is hailed, by his old i companions in arms, as another sign of the (iov- j ernmenfs unshaken determination to crush out the rebellion and maintain at all hazards the great! ( cause of National unity and constitutional liberty. ?Major Chas. G. Ilalpine. Assistant Adjutant 1 (icneral. L". S. A., and Chief of Staff tp Maj. (icneral Hunter, has been relieved from duty in this Department, and is ordered to report to the (ieneral-iti-Chief. Major Halpine's official position brouglit him in contact with officers of every grade, ami probably a more unanimous feeling of c genuine regret was never felt at the severance of . purely military relations. His more immediate 1 f riends, of course, experience a deeper sorrow, and Hud the place made vacant by his withdrawal 1 from among them very difficult to fill. Major . Ilalpine enjoyed, in the higliest degree, the con- 1 fidetice and esteem of the commanding general,! with whom he has been a long time associated, I having served upon his Stall tluring the campaigns j in Missouri and Kansas. ?Major Louis il. Peloti/.e, Assistant Adjutant General in the Division of Maj. Gen. Banks, was J seriously wounded in the side on the 9th inst., at s the battle of Cedar Mountain. He received his s injury while gallantly leading through a galling fire a regiment which wavered. The numerous friends of Major Pelouze in this Department, to whom he endeared himself by his uniform urbanity and geniality while tilling the position of Assistant Adjt. General and Chief of Staff to Gen Sherman, . will hear of his mishap with unfeigned regret, ami I wish him a quick restoration to health and to dtt- t ti"s from which lie cannot b well spared. His : * injuries are reported not t<> be of a dangerous L character. I 1 i ?Our readers, particularly those engaged in the siege operations against Fort Pulaski, will be gla?l to learn that Lieut, lloraee Porter, ot the Drdnanee Department, has been selected and 1 assigned to duty as Chief of Ordnance in the army v i>f the Potomac. Xo young officer carries with i' liini a higher reputation for ability, zeal and fore- ( sight. The story ot itis untiring activity, incessant t labors, skillful devices, and remarkable a]>tittnle i In supplying defieieiieies of material while trans- j . porting, planting and serving the splendid anna- j 1 inent used in the reduetion of Fort Pulaski, is ex- j treinely llatteriug to the ehuracter of so young an ; mlieer. The rejuvenation of the army has begun! j j j. ?First l.i ut. Kdward W. Smith, Fifteenth In- i ' fantry, 1' S. A., will act as Assistant Adjutant 15 General of tiiis Department in plaee of Major Hal-1 pine. w!u> left hv the McClellun on Thursday fori Washington, l.ieut. Smith is an excellent officer I ? who will ably till the position to which lie has !. been milled. He litis been attached to Maj. (Jen. j Hunter's StaH"more than a year, having served M with iiim in Missouri and Kansas. ?lbiir. Gen. H. (i. Wriiriit i> at Hoston assis-1 1 tinir < I <?v. Andrew in tin- work of dispatching tin-' Massachusetts of to the tield. 11 j> eminent abilities will certainly do inttcli toward | 11.istc11i 11ir the organization of the levies from the i Hav State. i ?Brig. fleii. T \Y. Sherman has been ?>rclere?l i j t?? repair without delay to >.*ew Orleans ami report lbr duty to Maj. (Jen. H. K. Butler. commanding ; I)epartmetit of the (i ult". Briir. (len. II. W. Bcnham has been red need i ' from the rank ol Brigadier < Ictieral of Volunteers. , and has resumed the position which lie held before I' the war. of .Major in the I". S. Kugineer Corps. ?Captain Hichard If. II. Jackson. 1st 1*. S. 1 Artillery, and 1st Lieut. James II WMsou. Topo L*......... i....... I. ...i r.. _ r?i j ?i 11 v ?i i IjIiu im ? i >. u?i\* > -i"ii insjn'ctors (Ji'iH'ial of tliis Dopartmrnt. < ? irst Limit. ( has. J'. Adams. jr.. has Ihvii ilctarhnl from duty with First Mass u-huse" ts ' 'j Cavaliv.and assigned t.? tin- Staff'of .Major (ion. , Pope.' ! ?fol. IY:ito:i of tin* famous 8th Mich. Kojrt.. i> ' i iual-.iu;.' ih-icl visit to his family near lU-tmit. \ ., . 11 Record of Deaths. We commenced publishing in the second number of Tuk Nfw South the names of soldiers who had died in this department since the departure of the command from Annapolis, Md., intending to continue the record from week to week. But during the live mouths which have elapsed since the paper was issued the list haa increased to sucli an extent?mainly in consequence of the disaster at James Island?that we are compelled by our limited space to abandon the idea ol giving if t'Tlfirt' \V? hnrpwitli or!vo th<> lumpu nf thp ? ? lead during the present month ; and, the Medical Director consenting, shall continue a weekly record. Corporal Geo. Norton, Co. G, Vol. Engineers, Vug. 2, typhoid lever. Private .jaines Jingley, Co. G, 7bthPa., Aug. 4, iiarrhoea. Byron D. Stuart, musician, -iijtU N. 1*., Aug 4, lysentery. Luther Davis, Co. F, titli Conn., Aug. 14, scrofula. Win. Burrows, Co. F, dd Rhode Island, Aug. 10, diarrhura. Louis Mygatt, Co. D, 7th Conn., Aug. 3, Iiarrhoea. Warren 1'. Collamore, Co. D, 7th Conn., Aug. >, diarrhoea. Michael Lauder, Co. F, 7th Conn., Aug. 9, Iiarrhoea. Corporal Israel Oat, Co. G, 97th Pa., Aug. 10, utiammatiou of brain. Peter Davis, Co. E. 97th Pa., Aug. 12, fever. Chas. Riley, Co. E, 97th l'a., Atlg. 13, diarrhoea. Patrick O'Brien, Ordnance Department, Aug. [ 3, typhoid fever. Almanac, Port Royal, S. C., August 23, '62. ll'X JUS KS ') 2b j MOON SKT8 "144 IUN SETS 0 3ti J HIGH WATER 0 ll MARINE NEWS. ARRIVED. Vug. 18th?Schr. Minerva L. Wedinore, Farrell, ianiihon, Bermuda ; U. S. S. Adirondack, Ilampon R<?ads; Schr. Plandonie, Brown, New York; steamer Sehenk. New York; Schr, Viaericus. Stephens, Philadelphia; l'.Uli?Bark, louston, share, New York; Schr. Bciij. English, Iathaway, New York; Br. SS., Racer, oti'C?n. CLEARED. Vug. IS?Shi}? Planter. Dailey, Fortress Monroe. '.1?Schr. Marietta Tilton, Tilton, Philadelphia, chr. Milton, Smith, Philadelphia ; S. Ship Eressoii, Lowber, Fortress Monroe ; S. Ship Mclellan, Gray, Fortress Monroe; 20?Schr. Polio, Taylor, New York ; Schr. Margaret Reinhart, 'ierson, Phila lelphia ; Schr. Transit, Chape!!, siew York, -2nd?S. S. Star of the South, VYoodiiill. Fortress Monroe. SAILED. Vug. Path?l .S. S. Adirondack; 20th?S. Ship Ericsson, S. Ship Mc. lellan. Ship Planter, Sehr. liihou : 21m? Br SS. Racer. Sehr. Lottie; 22nd, i>. > 11i t? Star of the South. VKsSKLS IX PORT. Sehrs Amerieus, Plaudonie, Bon Knglish. Strainers I.oeiist Point, Bon Deford,t.'osniojMdiian Boston, y ieorge Washington, Flora, Gen. Buriil?*. Steam Tugs Starlight, Resoite. Relief. Ship daria. Barks I.auipliglitei. P. K. Hazeltiue. Houson. Brigs KUen Bernard, A?lelphi, Humming iird, t'hieopee, Danl. Maloiiey, Matron, Win. dason. Sehootiers i>. \\ . I. Id ridge. J. B. Myers, dinerv.i I.. Wedmore. Marylainl, l.angdon (iilliore, Kuphcmia, J: .1. Speiieer. Margaret T. ha- *" is. Amy his, Wrgit.ia Price, Alinira Cornelius, \ Hoc, Alt rod II. I'atri !ge. Win K. I.cggett. Tuiis lie Pew, .Joseph W. Allen. Armadillo, Ben Irowning. I}()i;T ROYAL HOUSE. IlILToN IIHAD, S. ('.?The subscribers wish to inform their Vionds and tin' Pnl?!*e tl.at their House is now ?pen lor visitors, rhe travelling pnhlie. and pernanent boarders, on reasi liable terms. X?> pains, vill be spar, d for the eomfort < J'guests. FRANZ A GILSOX, Proprietors. GIRO. K1IV VN1 > SITl.KR STORK.?Messrs. r l'runz ic liilson will keep constantly ?>n ham!, it their larjre warehouse under the Fori Royal House, ujrood supply of Ship's < Groceries ami Sulci's jjooiis, which v. ill he sold at reasonable prices, riies will also advance money ami take toils ??I* . red it on Shipments upon the o\\ nc> s in ilo^ioii r New Vork.