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PORT ROYAL, THURSDAY. JUNE 2, 1W4. i
FROM FLORIDA.
Loss of the Naval Tag-Boat
Columbine.
THIRTY COLORED TROOPS f ATTIRED J
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THE STATE CONVEVTIOiY,
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We regret to announce the capture, on !
Monday of last week of the Navy armed
tug-boat Columbine, commanded by Acting
Master Sanborn, with a crew of thirty
to forty and four officers and thirty men,
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ana two oun.-un? ui wwpouj u, v.
8. Colored Troops, formerly the 1st N. C.
(Beechert) Regiment. The boat was up
the St. John's, on a i-econnoisance. At
Horse Landing, fifteen miles above Pitytka;
a rebel field battery was brought
down to the shore and made an attack.
Almost the first shot struck the Columbine's
rudder, and disabled it. The boat
then drifted ashore, when the rebels came
down two hundred strong and captured
her.
On Saturday last Gen. Gordon made a
reconnoissanee in front of Jacksonville to
Camp Finnegan. A considerable force
of rebels was there encountered, and after
a little picket skizpilabing Gen. Gftr- .
The fpllowing are the resolutions adopted
at the State Convention on the 24th :
Whertcu, a call has been issued by the
National Union Committee for the assembling
of a National Union Conven tion
at Baltimore on the 7th day of June next
Tor ine purpose 01 puiing m nnuuuauun
candidates for President and Vice-President
of the United States, and
Whertax, An area of country in ex
tent exceeding any of the JJew"Engl^nd
States is now within the military lines of
the forces of the United States, and within
which reside and have taken the oath of
allegiance to the United States, mete
than the number required by the Proclamation
of the President for the formation
of a State Government, and
Whereas, It is our purpose to at once
ta^e steps for the re-establishment of a
State Government under which we can
again enjoy the happiness and prosperity
so long denied ua,?therefore,
J if talced, That we, as loyal citizens of
the State of Florida, are entitled to a
voice in the councils of the Nation of
which we are a part,?and that if it is
held that our State has forieitel Its sov- 1
ereignty, as one of the States of the i
Union, that we, as citizens of the United j
States, are none the less entitled to a
voice m the National Convention. j
Resohtd, That we are unswerving in
onr loyalty to the United States, subject
to no oondition and unchangeable in our
determination?and that come weal or
come woe our attachment to, and confidence
in the Government shall remain
unalterable.
/feWiW, That we most earnestly so- J
licit the protection of the Government of 1
in rp-patnhliflhinir <?ur
State Government And authority, not j
onlv over the Territory now within the
Federal lines, but throughout the whole
State. - 1
On motion of Mr. C. L. Robinson the i
following resolution was unanimously ,
adopted:
Jiunired, Tlmt we have observed with
peculiar satisfaction the able and impartial
manner in which our present Chief
Magistrate has discharged the high and
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important trust of the Nation during the
past years of his most stormy administration,?and
now on the eve of a corr#
ing. election, and in view of thereat difflfiiltw.a
tl?<it ctUI cnrmnnd the Nation i
>ve feel like the horse trader, struggling
in the waters of the Mississippi.?that it
is a "mighty poo: time to swop horses.
The following resolution was unani-'1
mously concurred in, viz.:
JUso/ivd, That Abraham Lincoln is the
choice of this meeting, for the next President
of the United States.
The Mary Benton has brought up to
Jacksonville the rebel schooner Fannie,
ind 92 bales of cotton captured on her at
Monsquito Inlet. The cotton had been
tiauled to Smyrna for shipment to Nas4
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sau, and the schooner was capture^ ?ur
Gen. Birney'8 mounted troops just as
was seeking an opportunity to run out..
The work on the new wharf on the
East 6ide of the St. John's, opposite Jacksonville,
progresses raphfly.
On a recent expedition by Gen. Gordon
up the St. John's, the steamer Charles
Houghton was fired into by a battery of
12;poundere. She was hit three times
but no damage done.
Vegetables and berries are plenty at
St. Augustine, but, owing to their scarcity
elsewhere, command great prices.
THE CAPTURE OF NEGROES Off
MORGAN'S ISLAND.
Our Beaufort correspondent sends us
the following account 01 tne capture or
negroes <fli Morgan's Island last week: ,
" On Friday night, May li)th,*at about
midnight, a party of rebels, numbering
10, came over from the main land in &
row-boat, landed^on Morgan's Island and,
captured twelve colored people, including
men, women and children, from a
plantation owned by Mr. Pkilbrick, and
superintended by a Mr. Wells. They
also took all the personal effects. olLlhfr
LUiilinbihUs^ |ags, chickens, wardrobe!
and trunks. Three other men were taken
and set to guard some stolen pigs, when
they made their escape, the rebels not
daring to nre upon tnem, trom the tact
that the colored people hail, told them
that there was a regiment of our soldiers'
on Edding's Point, which is right opposite,
and on St. Helena Island. The
rebels told the people left there that they
would come over again in a few nights^,
and take them all off; but the gunboat
John Adams went up there with a
strong picket guard, and landed them*
at Edding's Point, to guard that and;
Morgan's Island, and should the rebs,
repeat their visit our l>oys will uo doubt
be most happy to see them."
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NAVAL.
?n the 2.">th the McDonough, Lieut..
Com. Phythian, the Hale, Acting Master
Mitchell, and the Coast Survey steamer'
Vixen, Captain Boutelle, all under command
of Captain Stone, went oh a recon oissance
up the South Edisto. The
gunboats anchored opposite Gov. Aiken's
place, and some howitzers, landed in
boats, were taken by a party across Jchossa
Island. The party were fired on by
a rebel luUtery on the Charleston side of
the river, but no damage was done. A battery
on Williston Blutf also tired on the
boats, without doing any harm. Tire objects
of the expedition were attained, and
the vessels returupd to their stations.
Capt. W. H. Dennis,'of the U. S. Coast
Survey, left for Morris Island on Tuesday,
with his schooner, the Caswell, to survey
the inland passage between Light House I
and Stono Inlets. Capt. Dennis has dis- I
played much skill and energy in his cap- |
acity of an officer in tire Coast Survey in 1
this Department.
The Coast Survey steamer Vixen, Capf.
Boutelle, is now lying at this station.
LITER FROM THE NORTH. 1
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Arrival of the Massachusetts*
HEW YORK DATES TO I HE 2?TU. 1
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Another Advance by General Grant*
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The naval dispatch boat Massachusetts,
Capt. West, arrived here from New York '
yesterday morning. Iler elites are to
the 28th. We copy Secretary Stanton's
latest dispatches, and condense other
news from.various quarters. The news
toots verv chcerinsr. but it is evident the
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enemy are making a desperate fight, and
that Gen. Grant's gradual advances are
costing great sacrifices of life.
Wak Dki'vktmknt, Washington-, May
2"i?0 P. M.?1To Major General Dix
The latest date front Gen. Grant's headquarters
received by this Department is
dated at Mount Carntel church, one P. M.
yesterday. The despatch says everything
is going "on well. Warren has four hundred
prisoners, Hancock some three
hundred and Wright has picket! up some.
The whole number resulting from yesterday's
operations will not fall short of a
thousand. -Warren's loss is not over
three hundred killed and wounded. The
prisoners captured are in a great port
i,North Carolinians, are much discouraged,
and say that Lee has deceived them.
The pursuit is delayed by the great fatigue
of the men, still Hancock and Warren
will reach the South Anna by nightfall.
Gen. Butler, in a despatch dated at
headquarters in the field, at seven o'clock
this morning, renorts that " Major Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, lately promoted, -made,
with cavalry, infantry and artillery, an
attack upon inv post,* at Wilson's wharf,
?'<1a /*f t .> mni mt'ai 1 ?'jlr\m?
hill hi slur ui ?#aiik'.i j xvi j, i/riwm x wn
I Powhatan, garrisoned hv two regiments,
all negro Troops Brigadier i.ii. vvttil
commanding, and was handsomely repulsed.
Before the attack Lee sent a
flag, stating that he had force enough to
take the place, demanded its surrender,
and in t.iat case the garrison should l>e
turned over to the authorities of Richmond
as prisoners of war; but if this
proposition was rejected he would not Ik?
answerable for the consequences when he
took the place." Gen. Wild replied
M We will tiy that " Reinforcements ,
were at once sent, but the fight was over
before their arrival Our loss is not yet
reported. No other reports of military
operations have been received by the Dcpartment
since fny telegram of half-past
nine last evening.
Edwis M. Btaxtow Scc'y of War.
Washixotojt, May 2G, 1JVU.?Major
General DixDispatches from General
Grant, received this morning, inform the
Department that the rebel army still hold (
a strong position between the North and
South Anna riv?, where their forces appear
to be oonmiirated. It will probahlv
reouire two or three davs to develnn
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his operations, which are not now proper
subjects lor publication. The Ninth
Corps has been incorporated with the
Army of the Potonulb. No dispatches
have been received from any other field
of operations.
Edwin M. Stanton*. Sec'y of War.
Wau Department, Washington. May
27?10 P. M. To Maj.-Gen. Dix?A
dispatch from Maj.-Gen. Banks, dated
May 21st, on the* Mississippi rivei, was j"1
received to-dav. It details the brilliant i
engineering achievement of Col. Bailey, j
in constructing a dam across the falls of j:
lied river for the lelief of the gunboat
fleet, the particulars of which have al;
ready beeu made public.
Tlie army, in moving from Alexandria
to the Mississippi, hau two engagements :
with the enemy?one at Mausuna aud
one at Yellow Bayou. In both the rebels
were beaten. Gen. Banks states that
" no prisoners, guns, wagons, or other
; material of the army, have been captured i
bv the enemy, except that Hh:tndoued by !
him in the 'unexpected engagement at j
Sabine Cross Roads, on the morning of I
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the Sth of April; that with the exception
of the loss there sustained, the material
of the nrmy is complete."
A dispatch has been received from
Gen. Bntler, but no mention is made
of any conflict since the defeat of Fit/.
Hugh* Lee at "Wilson's Wharf by the
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rufflivu UIJ^UUV ui \IVII. ?T iiu.
No intelligence? has l>een received since
my last telegram from Gen. Grynt or
Gen. Sherman. E. M. Staxtox.
Secretary of War.,,
Wasinxcrtov, Fkioay. May 2!>. lsnt?
11 i\ m.?Parties who mine up on the
Anigo yesterday evening say that one of
our gunboats was lying olf Acquia Creek,
engaged in burning such buildings as
would afford shelter to the rebel guerrillas.
The Arago landed a force of three
hundred cavalrymen at Bovd 3 Hole, the
terminus of the military telegraph. The
cavalry was landed there for flic purpose
of protecting the line from the depredations
of rebel euerrillas. Fredericks
burg lifts not yet lxxm evacuated. All
the Government property has been removed.
PuiLADKi.pniA, Friday, May 27, 18CI.
?A special dispatch to The Bulletin
says, according to an extra of the Washington
Republican, issued at 4 o'clock,
Lee was in fine of Iwttle this rooming
on the south bank of the North Anna,
and that a battle was proiiable to-day.
'Chicago, Friday, May 27, 1S??4.?Tho.
Journal s Nashville correal* indent states
that Gen. Sherman's entire army resumed
its march from Kinston, (4u, on Tuesday.
It llanked Joe Johnston's position
at Altoona on the Etowah river.
[From the Tribune of the 2'rth.}
IlKAllQl ARTtaiS AKUY OK TIIK PtWMIAO.
Wednesday, May 2.")?11 .v. m.?But lit
Tie ngming ixx-urrcu ycsn-nu*. ariw
skirmishing ami a moderate artilleiy tin?
were kept up during the day on our left,
but nothing im[Kirt;uit transpired on
Warren's front.
Yesterday morning, the 2d Corps. on
the extreme left of our ixxsilion, crossing
the river, assaulted ami carried, withoui
any considerableoj>position,several formidable
Hues of work, and this morning
are a mile south of the stream. I limey s.
division, which, on the night previous,
carried the relxd rifle-i>its on thenorih
side of the river, led the crossing, cap
taring ahtxU "Ui of the enemy's riitemeu.
On the right, opposite Duck'* Mills Fonl.
Warren advanced in the morning, cul ting
the Virginia Central 1 tail rum I and
establishing himself in a position at Noel s.
Station.
Our total loss in the affairs of yesterday
docs not exceed 12*> killed, wounded
anil missing. A large number of the enemy's
stragglers were captured by the oth
Corps on its advance, who reixirt LeC*
army unusually despondent ami astound
ml at the skill and celerity of Grant ? i
movements.
General Ileadqiuulers were removed
from the vicinity of the Chesterfield
Tavern yesterday, ami are now on the
south Iwuik of the North Anna. Everything;
with the exception of picket tiriug:
?heaviest ou Buruside's fnnir? is quiet
this morning. Movements on the \virt
of Grant an* occurring, however, which
may culminate in a sanguinary buttle at
any lK>ur. *
The rebel iine funns two skies of a trianglo,
its apex or salient |*>?nt lading opposite
Ox Ford, where liuruskle crossed
during last night. From the at>ex of
the rebel lino its riglit limb extends in a
north-easterly direction, crossing the
Fredericksburg Railroad at an angle ot'
4."> degrees, and covering the Junction.
Its lett wins; extends in a south-westerly
direction. rutting the Central Railroad
tuid lacing north-westwanl.
This morning, the ath, supported hv
the (ith Corps, is moving 011 the enemy s
led tor the purpose of developing ids
strength and intentions. As yet. no results
of the maneuver have come in.
ijaimx k confronts the enemy's right
tying 011 our left, and extends his line
parallel with t'mt of the enemy acros-;
I lie Richmond, Fredericksburg and Polouiac
Railroad. Burnside's line is iu
position opposite the apex of the enemy 's
works, and faces southward.
The enemy's works opposite Hancock
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