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Co. E., JW U. S. Artillery, and displayed coolness; and bravery deserving mention. During the engagement he was severely wounded. His battery performed good service. Great praise is due to Capt. C. E. Fuller, Chief Quartermaster lor the activity displayed in embarking the troops, ammunition, &c. He was' up to time," which is a grand thing in this Department. Had the expedition all through been up to time, the results, we doubt not, would have been tar different. LOCAL SEWS. The Steamer Bcrnside ?In noticing the accident to the .steamer Bnrnsxde. in our last issue, we made an error in the name of the vessel which j went to her assistance. The name of the gunboat is the Sebago (Capt. Scott) and not the Sedate, as I we had it. We have since learned more fully the facts with regard to the affair and give them to our readers. The Burnside, Capt. Wilcox, left Fernadanina, Fla., on the 22d u It., with forty passengers. On the mo. ning of the '23d, when off T) bee Light, a gale of wind arose, so severe that the ves- j sel became unmanageable and was tossed about in the trough of the sea, at the mercy of the wind and waves. Capt. Wilcox, finding the depth of J ? J AL-* i r a ?I water decreasing ana inai ne was iasi gwiu^ wuurc on Tybee Island, let go bis anchor. When the tide fell, however, there was not sufficient water to float the vessel, and she thumped so hard that her rudder post was carried away and her wheel broken. Upon the turn of the tide the wind hauled a little, and the t aptain. by spreading his canvass, succeeded in get ing the vessel off' into deep water. While in this critical condition a small boat was despatched to Wassaw Sound which by nightfall succeeded in rea hing the gunboat Sebago, blockad ng there. On the next morning t he Sebago went to the assistance of the Bumside and towed her into this port. Great praise is accorded to ^A O m.iA 4V?_ k!a auuSuinn/tu u'htoh ta OCUIl lur Hie piuiuyb wmoMuoui bv nuivu ? > due the safety of the vessel and the lives of the passengersPa s *t vTiow ?Last week Captain A. B. NL holson, of .'o. E, 47th Hegiraent, New York Volunteers and his lady, were made the recipients of three handsome presents from his company. To each was presented a beau iful gold watch with u , chain, Ac., all complete, and to the Captain, in addition to the . atch, a fine field glass. The presentation was made by Sergeant Newl in behalf of the Company in a verv neat and appropriate speech, to which Captain Kicholson replied as fol lows: Fellow Soldiert of Co. E:?Although seldom taken by su prise I confess mys If in this instance co pletely t ken aback, by this presentation; so much so indeed, that I cannot find word* to express I my feelings. My association with you, for the past six een months, has been productive of mutual satisfaction and confidence, independent of rthisoccasion, which I shall remember with pleasure the longest day I live. I appreciate this present, not so much for its intrinsic value, which is considerable, as for the issurauce it gives me of; ?the esteem in which I am held by my company, j On. behalf of my lady, I would say that she sincere-. ly. thanks you, and that she takes as much pride iu i the company as I do myself, which says everything ; Your soldierly bearing and correct deportment, has long been a source of much happiness to me, and I hope and expect, will continue to be, until our connection as a mil.tary organization,isdissolved. In conclusion I would again express my gratitude and Lhe best wishes of myself and lady are yours. Mobs Deserters prom Savannah.?Two men of the 47th Georgia Regiment escaped from S*> vannah, last Monday, to Fort Pulaski. They | brought with them Savannah papers of the 24th j and 25th ult., containing accounts of the Pocotal go fight, extracts from which are given elsewhere. Thev report that Gen Beauregard was in Savannah when our attack was made, but hurried to the scene of the conflict. Neirly all the avail-1 able force around Savannah was hurried foaward to Pocotaligo, but arrived too late to take part in the fight. All is quiet in Savannah the people being only a little nervous from reports given by two Union prisoners taken at Pocotaligo, that we were about to attack Savannah at four different points wiihin two day*. They ssythat the sol-' diers are very much disjdried and that a great j deal of Union sentiment prevails in the city j The Iron Ham, Fingal, is nearly completed.' Flour is wor.h $i5 per bbl. Capture or two more Valuable Prizes.? >The English s.eamers Scotia and Jnglia were ^oavoyed into this po t, on the 28th ult., by the { U. S. gunboat Flainf)i<vi.. Thgy ^ere cajtiired j the Bark Rettlets, while endeavoring to run the blockade at Bull's Bay?about twenty-five miles Noith of Charleston They are two iron screw steamers and are 1 .den with valuable assorted I cargoes, a great portion of which consists of cloths. 1 The cargo of the Scotia alone is valued in Charles- i ton at iiUo.OOO sterling. The Scotia was taken by : the Restlets alone, on Friday, the 17th ult. The j capture of the diigel a was made on Sunday, the ; 19th ult., in which the RutUss was assisted by the | rrnnkiiot finer Thuiui turn v<-?uiphi will. DL'rhntlS. I make the richest prize ever captured by a vessel at one time. Sword Presentation.?Major James M. Green, of the 48th Regiment, New York Volunteers, at Fort Pulaski, Ga., was presented with a sword by ' the members of Co. F,?his old command. The sword is a very handsome one, manufactured by J Messrs. Miller &. Co., New York. The hilt is of', solid silver, mounted with a large carbuncle. The ; blade boars the following inscription : " presented : to Major James F. Green, 48th Reg t., N. Y. S. j V., by the members of Co. F." Serg t Barrett I made a neat speech upon the occasion, to which the Major feelingly replied. PERSONAL* ?Capt. J. J. Ellwcll A. Q. M. of this Corps and J. T. Gjeason Esq. Dep. Collector 01 this Port, i . .- i A- i-- : ? | are doio reponeu 10 ue iu a i?ir ui j ?Major Van Brunt, Provost Marshal, sailed I last week in the steamer Ericsson for a short trip to the North. Col. Frazer fills his place during his absence. NEWS FROM THE NORTH. We are indebted to the courtesy of Mr. Fulton, Purser, of the steamer United, States, which arrived here on the 28th ult., from New York, tor papers to the 24th. The news from Washington is of a meagre char-; acter and very little seems to be doing there. We glean the following from our latest dates. A successful reconnoissance was tuaie from the Army of the Potomac, by Captain Jjuncan, with two squadrons of Pennsylvania cavalry, toward Hedg svil.e, on Wednesday, 22d ult. The rebels were driven into the town, which is situated sev en miles from Martinsburg,.on the Baltimore and; Ohio Railroad. Nineteen prisoners including! umna 4atran Kit Contain Hlinnin It f lUrCC Ullll/ClO) ngic iaivvii wj vadium i/uuv??u? ** was said that the rebels left Martin burg, a portion 1 of them moving towards Shepherdstown and a p -rtion towards Wil iainspoit If this ca 1 be re- j lied upon, it would look like an intention to make I another raid across the river, or to keep oui; for-! ces in check in any movement into Virginia at these points. It is pretty well ascertained that the rebels occupy the Shanandoah valley in large : masses from Harper s Ferry to Paxton's Cut ! which they ere >aia to be blocking up, and that1 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, from the Ferry to Martinsburg and beyond it, has been destroyed : at various intervals. ?Kanawha Valley and Western Virginia have been evacuated by the rebels. The val.ey is sa d I to be utterly desolated and impoverished, never- ; theless, it is an important point for our troops to ! hold, b ing one of the doojs to Western Virginia,! towards Ohio. The war in Kentucky and Tennessee g>es on ac- i tively at some points, although the forces of Gen eral Brag,' have been driven southward by General Buell. A large force of the rebels under General | Forrest commenced crossing the Cumberland riv- ! er on Sunday. His advance, one thousand strong, encamped on the Ga latin pike, seven miles north or Nashville. Gener.J Negley despatched Col. Miller wi'h a detachment to intercept the rebels, I who attacked them on Monday at daylight, and ! drove them in great confusion across the river.! A number of rebels, including a colonel, w ere} captured. In consequence of the information that two thousand rebels, supposed to be parr of Jackson's I cavalry, were adt anciug for the purpose of attack- j ing our forces on the Tennessee shore, opposite ; Island No. 10, the troops and all the property ' there have been t ansferred to the Island for safety, i The Washington Republican gives currency to a j story, said to have been brought to den. Sigel s , headquarters by a refugee from Anjissville, < ul- j pepper county, Va., to the effect thar, in cotise queuee of an apprehended revolt of the slaves in that region, seventeen negroes most of the pi free, had been hung?Northern newspapers having been found on them containing the Presidents emancipation proclamation. The terror of the white population is rep;esented to be very great. A band of rebels, abonttwo hundred in number, Who were discovered endeavoring fo T>aSs southward to West Plains, Ark., under command of Col. Dorsey. were attacked on the 20th ult, by t Lieut. C61. Stuart, with 100 men of the 11th Hi. Cavalry, and routed with a loss of tour killed. Our loss is one killed. Colonel fctuart is still in pmsuit. A large Union meeting was held in Beaufort N. C., on the 21st. Eloquent speaker* were present, and resolutions endorsing the President s Proc.amation were passed. Gen. Jeff. C. Davis, who killed Gen. Nelson, has been released f rom arrest and ordered to report for duty at Cincinnati. He left Louisville last evening, 21st ult Draf ting in New York will take place on the 10th of this m.nth. jy Will Xortkern pajiert pleat* girt our little Journal ere>Ul for copied article* and oblige " 10th Abut Corps " ? DEATHS. J. B. Merrill, Private, Co. F, 3d N. II. Vols., Uct. 2-3, congestive fever. F. r. Finley, Private, Co. B, 3d N. II. Vols., Oct. 27. tvnhoid fever. John Schuekhart, Private, Co. K, 47th Penn. Vols., Oct. 24, wounds. John Lind, Private, Co. E, 47th Penn. Vols., Oct. 24, wounds. John 0 Brien, Private, Co. F, 47th Penn. Vols., . Oct. 2t>, wounds. Alexander Morland, Private, Co. K, 7*?th Penn. Vols., Oct. 26, typhoid fever. Abraham Kenedy, Private. Co. B, 76th Penn. Vols., Oct. 27, chronic diarrhas.u 1). G. Shepbard, Corporal, Co. I, 6th Conn. Vols., Oct. 2s, wounds. J. N. Bowman, Corporal, Co. M, 31 K. I. Vols., Oct. 28, wounds. Walker b. MaDton, 2d Lieutenant, Co. L, 3d R. I. Vols., uct. 25, fever. William Kay, P.-ivate, Co. F, 7th Conn. Vols., Oct 24 wounds. Wui. H. Hanson, Private, Co. A, 7th Conn. t'?I? n... .?? f V13., Wl? wVJj ICIVI. John Randolph, Private, Co. A, 7th Conn. Vols., Oct. 27, chronic diarahcea. James McCatfey, irivate, Co. C, 47th X. V. Vols., Oct. 24, dysentery. Hugh O'Dounell, Mu ician, Co. E, 97 Peon. Vols. Oct 24, congestive fever. Peter McDonald, Private, Co. E, 97th Penn. Vols., Oct. 2o, typhoid lever. Almanac, Port Royal, S. Nov. 1, '62 SUN RISES 6 1<> I MOON SETS. 1 :.9 SIN SKTs 5 11 J HIGH WATER 2 58 MARINE NEWSARRIVED. Oct. 18, Brig Alex. Milliken, Fish, Philadelph'a; Sehr. Brave, Tapper, New York ; lit, Schr. Kl.za Jane K., Edwards, New York; B rk Tycoo , Louis, New York; Bark Lamplighter, .Morris, Philadelphia; 2), Schr. Charmer, Booth, New York; Brig L?ui, Speed, New York; Schr. D. IV. Sanders, Aideu, New York; Steamship Ericsson, Lovvbcr, New York; Steamer Thames, Arey, New York; 22, Schr. James Butler Jolinc, New York; hchr. Lewis Mnllord, l)oyle, l'hilad. 1nhia: Schr. George Burton Peacock, l'hiladil phia; 23, Schr. Arinenu Bartlett, Bartlett, Philadelphia; Schr. N. K. Clark, Clark I'll ladelphia ; 24, Schr. Jenny Li lid, Cash man, Philadelphia; 24, Steamer Burnside, Wilcox, Ferr.andina; 2o. Schr.. T. B. Krown, Nickerson, New Y^? k; L. B. Myers,. S umers, St. John, Fla.; 2G, Steamer Mariano, Blakeiuan, Washington, D. ('.; Schr. Pathway,. Compton, Philad Iphia; 27, Steamer U. S. Massachusetts, Cooj>er, New York; 2*, Steamer United States, Fulton. New Yoik;Schr. Mary E.. Smith, Smith. Philladelphia; 19, Steamship Star of the South, Woodhull, New \ ork; Schr. Soiu?L. llulse, Furman, New York. CLEARED. Oct IS, Bark .T. M Hieks, Greenman, NbwYork; 2d, Brig A1 x Milliken, Fish, Philadelphia;; 21, Brijf Abby Ellen, Gilmore, Philadelphia; 22, Steamer Thames, Arc)*, New York; btcamsmj* Karnak, Bosworth, New York; 2#, Steansh?j> fcricanm. Lowber, New York; 24, Schr. Deljhene,. llorton, Fernamlina; 2o, Schr. Bra\e, Tapper, New York; Schr. Ivy, Henderson, Philadelphia 1 27, Schrs. Eliza Jane F. Edwards, New York; I Black Bird, Weaver, Philadelphia; UoIIhj Mr ~ j Dillon, Marts, Philadelphia; Amerieus, Spragg, Philadelphia; 29, Steamer Cosmopolitan, Cm k*r, 'New York; Steamship United States Pulton i New Yo k; GO, Bark Tycoon, Louis New YorkI - ... m k. | ? ?- - f