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Excitement at Follt Island.?On the morning
of Wednesday the 10th inst., our blockading fleet
off Charleston drove an iron-blockade-runner
aground, near 31 orris Island, and also within reach
of our batteries on Folly Island. It was near daylight
when she grounded. Her crew set Are to
her, and left for Morris Island in small boats. Our
j>i. kets fired at them, and this put an end to all the
peaceful relations which were apparently existing.
That afternoon the rebels shelled our pickets at
the head of the island. None of the pickets were
hurt, but one negro, a servant, was killed.
t)a Thursday night, the 11th, two officers and a
party of men went aboard the steamer in a small
boat, to find out what she was loaded with, and
bring off any valuables on board. '1 hey had taken
off their clothes, which were In the boat under
charge of one of the men, but the latter, being anxious
to go aboard himself, secured the boat, as he
supposed, and went on the steamer. When all
were ready to go ashore it was found that the boat
had broken loose, and was floating with the tide
up to the rebel shore. The officers, thus discovered
to the enemy, were obliged to swim ashore,
minus their clothes and numerous greenbacks. !
The men coi.ld not swirn, and so had to stay on
board till the next day, when they were taken oft"
in auother small boat.
On Friday afternoon the batteries on .Morris
Island again opened on our pickets and camps
tiring very rapidly. Our batteries and the gunboat
C mmoiort McDonough replied, sending shot
and shell iuto the rebel works. There were no
casnalt ea on our side, excepting that one private
in the 39th 111., was struck in the head by the limb
of a tree, cut off by a shell, and slightly wounded.
That night our batteries were carried to tlao front,
where they were mounted in embrasure.
- Saturday afternoon the Engineers were shelled
while working at the head of Folly Island. Al
though the shell burst all about them, no one was
hurt. They got under tne bluffs and were able to
defy the storm of grape which followed. On
Saturday night Capt. l'aine of the I00t|i N. Y.,
with 20 picked men, went aboard the blockade
steamer Ruby. They had been aboard but a
short time when the sentinel on watch descried
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two boats loaded with troops coming off from
Morris Island. Capt. Paine had his men lie under
the bulwarks till the boats got nearly alongside,
when they fired a vo ley of bu l.ts into the rebel
boats. They instantly turned and put back for
Morris Island, tiring a few scattering shots as they
left. Capt. Paine threw some valuables into his
boat, and returned immediately to Folly Island.
TIia rohols soon oocncd on the steamer, which is
not more than ]0?)i) yards fco u their batteries,
and kept up a rapid fire, but Capt Paine and bis
party were out of range, and got back unharmed.
The rebels ha.e mourned more guns, and there
are now fifteen bearing on Folly island, but we
are ready for them everywhere. Our front is lined
with sharpshooters, and as their guns are moinited
en barbette, they find it hard wo k to man them.
The cannonading on both sides has been kept up
at intervals during the present week, but without
any casualties on our side, that we can learn.
A Monster Turtle.?Ou Monday last, some
officers of the 47th New York brought up from
Ossabaw a monster turtle, weighing between 400
and 500 pounds, caught by members of Co. A, as
a present to CI en. Gi Irnore. A great many have
H.ion /.aiifriit tlii.rf <ind tie members of the regi-1
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mont have luxuriated in stuiks, soups and eggs,
but this is the largest one yet.
The Transport Stkamer Saxon, (.'apt Laven-1
der, sailed for New York, on Wednesday, carrying
a mail. She got some heavy thumps, a fe v months
since, while carrying a load of troops over the bar
at StOQO, and goes North for repairs rendered ne.cess^ry
by injuries received at that time. She has
.been a long time in the transport servico, and her |
.captain is popular with all the troops he has had
.on board. The Saxon will soon return.
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Well-Merited Compliments?Some four
months since Capt. ITenry L. Rice, with detachments
of Co s. E and H. 76th Penn. Vols., left
tnis place on mc gunuoat rawnee, auu uavc biucc
been with her on very important duty in the vicinity
of Stono. On Wednesday last they returned
in the transport Cauonicus, and rejoined the regiment
at St. Helena. Previous to leaving Capt.
Ryce received a communication from Commander
Balch of the Paxcnee, in which he stated that Rear
Admiral Dupont had directed him to express ? to
Capt. Rice, and through him to bis men, his appreciation
of their services and the meritorious
manner iu which they have executed all the duties
required of them.,, Commander Balch endorses
this in the most hearty mauner, te-tities to the
soldierly bearing of Capt. Rice and his men, and
says no call has been made on them which has not
mut a hearty rcsi>onse. Capt. Rice is a gallant
otiicer, and both lie and his men are well deserving
of these compliments.
NEWS FROM SOUTHERN SOURCES.
We have received a Savannah Revublicun of
June 16th, from which we make the following
extracts:
Ricumond, June 15.?Northern dates of the 18th
have been received. The papers say that the
steamer Maple having left Fortress Monroe to convey
three hundred Confederate officers to Fort
Delaware on Wednesday last, the prisoners overpowered
the guard, captured the boat, and run in
near the Virginia shore, when all but twenty-six
made the:r escape. Gen. Dix sent a detachment
of cavalry alter them, but up to last advices they
had not been captured.
The Democratic State Convention of Ohio, at
Columbus, unanimously nominated Hon. C. L.
Vallaudigham Governor. They pass d resolutions
denouncing his arrest, and providing
lor the appointmcut of a Committee to demand his
restoration.
A despatch dated Cairo, 12tb, says: The steamer
St. Cloud, which left Vicksburg on the 8th, has
arrived. She reports heavy cannonading up the
Vazoo who* she left.? ? ? ? ?
Ex-Senator l'ugh was nominated as the Democratic
candidate lor Lieut.-Gov. of Ohio, on the
ticket with Vallandighain. HeraadeaU^ry speecn,
spurning and defying Burnsido's order against the
free :on? of speech.
Gen. Couch lias assumed command of the Department
of the iSusquehannah, and issued an order
calling on all citizens of Pennsylvania betweeu
the ages of 18 and GO to take op arms immediately
Yallixdigiiax.?Hon.C. L. Vallandigham was
in Petersburg, Ya., last Monday, and took rooms
at Jarrct's hotel. During the day he was visited
by many citizens, who showed him every mark of
respect and sympathy. He has shown great good
judgment and discretion in his bearing since he
/ ame within our Hues, and it is gratifying to see
that our people are paying him that decent respect
and hospitality due to an exiled statesman. It
will be seen that he has been nominated for Governor
of Ohio, to which post he will probably be
Wo Ilu'h rcasnn for the belief that he
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will soon be in position to communicate with bis
people without the fear of Lincoln's satraps.
1'IOIIT AT MOXTICELLO?COL. ASUBY WOl'SDEl).
?From otlicial despatches received here, we learn
the following particulars of an engagement at Monticello,
Ky.
On the 9th inst., the enemy advanced against
Monticello with two regiments of cavalry, one ot
mounted iDfantry, and four pieces of artillery.
Gen. Pegram retired with a portion of his command
six miles south of the town, checking the
J enemy from point to point. After waiting two
hours for the attack. Gen. Pegram turned upon the
enemy and pursued him until dark. His most obstinate
stand was in a dense forest, two miles south
of Cumberland river, through which, although the
enemy had the advantage in position and numbers,
; General Pegram slowly and steadily drove him.
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I i ne aiSUDgUISIlCU ganauuj VI V.UW.U
| highly commended.
I uur loss was five killed and thirty wounded.
| The enemy's loss was nine killed, two mortally
, wonnded and twenty-six slightly, according to a
Federal surgeon's report; but believed to be
large.
Cel. Henry AsLby, of the 2d Tennessee cavalry,
I was painfully wounded in the knee. His regiment
behaved with the greatest intrepidity and gallantry.?KnoxviUe
Register IS/A.
From thk Coast.?The firing of our batteries
on Morris Island at the enemy on Folly Island has
been renewed at intervals during Saturday and
Sunday. On Saturday the enemy were driven off
of Little Folly Island. They appeared to have
only one piece of artillery on Little Folly?a long
mniM i?nn arlii/tti thi> v rurripfi nff with them.
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We learn that they still occasionally in plundering
froui the cargo of the Kuby. Some of our
own men who attempted to visit the steamer Saturday
night were greeted with a volley of musketry
from a number of Yankees on board, supposed
to be about one hundred and fifty. Our
men being unarmed, returned without injury to
their camp.?Char. Cour.
A Cincinnati despatch of the 10th, says Cartel's
forces crossed the Cumberland on the 9th, drove
Pegram from Monticello and were pursuing the
rebels, having capti red a number of prisoners
and horses without loss.
This paper also contains an account, from a special
correspondent, of i Federal Cavalry attack at
Brandy Station, 7 miles from Culpepper, on the
Rappahannock, in which it says Gen. Stuart was
for the fourth time surprised and driven wit h
great loss to Stevensburg. There the Federals
nf i?o?nfnr/?Amont? and returned. The
paper, in an editorial, censures Geu. Stuart very
severely. Col. Williams of the 2d S. C., ('apt.
Farley of Stuart's staff, and Capt. Jones of the
1st S. C., were killed, the last by a prisoner he
had taken. Gen. W. H. F. Lee received a flesh
wound in the thigh. 150 Federals were taken prisoners,
and three rifle guns were captured.
Gex. GiLLiioat's Staff.?Gen. Orders, No: 48,
announce the lollowing as the staff of the General
Commanding; there are few changes, but we
publish the entire list for the convenience of such
of our readers as have not one s Col. John W.
- " " ?J Mai..* F.<1_
Turner, a. jl>. u., aim tui? ui uuu. -?
\V. Smith, A. A. General and Cum. of Musters ;
1st Lieut. Israel 11. Sealey, A. A. A. General ;
Lt.-Col. ii. II. Jackson, Asst. Ins. General; Lt.-Col.
J. J. El well, Chief Quartermaster; Lt.,Col. M. 11.
Morgan, Chief Com. of Sub; Surgeon C. H.
Crane, U. S. A., Medical Director ; Major Dwiglit
Bannister, Chief Paymaster; Capt. John W. Todd,
Chief of Ordnance ; Major Jas. C. Duane, Chiei
Engineer; Capt. John Hamilton* 3d U. S. Artill'y;
Chief of Artillery; Capt. T. C. Brooks, A. D. C.j
1st Lt. Henry M. Bragg, A. D. L'.; 1st Lt. Franklin
E. Town, Chief Signal Officer.
I'm sk.vtation.?On Wednesday last, the 17th,
the members of Co. D, 76th Fenna. v ois., wno
have been for a long time acting as body guard to
the Commanding General, presented their coiiu
mandcr, Capt. W. S. Diller, with a splendid .
sword, sa3h and belt. Capt. Diller has won the esteem
of everybody with whom he has come in
contact here, and we are pleased to chronicle this
manifestation of bis Company's respect.
Population or St. Auocstlve.?The Fernandina
Peninsula states, from figures furnished by the
Provost Marshal, that St. Augustine has a population
of 706 whites, of whom 297 are males, and
409females; and of321 colored,?128 males and
193 females; making the'fotal population 1027.
Deatu or a Sea-Captaix.?Capt. toyle, of the
schooner Lewis Mulford, and from Philadelphia,
which arrived here on the 10th, died suddenly of
appoplexy on Thursday last. In respect to
his memory the dags of all the merchant vessels
in the harbor were displayed at half mast yesterday.
DEATHS.
AVm. H. Jones, Private, Co. E, 8th Maine Vols,,
June 15. typhoid fever.
( has. Clapson, Corporal, Co. A, 110th Jsew
York Vols., Juue 10.
James Wickens, Private, Co. C, lloth New
York Vol?., June 17, typhoid fevir.
James Ooyle, Captain of schooner L. E. Mul'
ford, Juhe 18. apploplexia.
Daniel Mangel, Private, Co. P, 174th Pennsylvania
Vois., June 9th.
William Flexer, Private, Co. A, 17Gth Pennsylvania
Vols., June 7th.
Samuel A. Gunsa'us, Private, Co. F, 17G?h
Pennsylvania Vols., June 9.
Jefferson H. Pike, Private, Co. B, 11th Main?
Vols, June 10.
Peter Shiffert, Sergeant. Co. F, I'Gth Pennsylvania
Vols., June 7.