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PORT ROYAL, THURSDAY, JULY I, ISO.
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THE EXPEDITION,
(inni of two oris >i coer.il
ma.uiru.niit
OCCUPATION OF JOHN'S ISLAND
BY GEN. HATCH.
f APTTftE OP 150 OF THE 32D
PEl?YLVA.\IA,
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Oo Friday last an expedition left Hilton
Head, the destination of whiA was supposed
by tfc$ credulous to bo cither Charleston
oar Savannah. It was a well appointed
expedition, with a'l the accessories
sarxwed to belong to an offensive
one, arfS the excessively patriotic insisted
on asaibiag high object to so formid
able a display. We have not been let
into the secret of the demonstration at
all, but we have an idea it was cot so
much a movement fo.* the acquisition
of new territoiy, as it was to s ir up tbe
enemy along oar whole hont, and let
them know the Depart men! of the South
was not a dead one.
IHie steamei-3 which left here Friday
? P. M. arrived in North Edisto Harbor
on Saturday mornircr, with one or two
exceptions. A portion of the t: oops under
fnl WW TT rWrta of lOftf. T>
landed there, and marched over Seabrook's
Island, and, by a bridge, on to
John s Island, across Haulover Cut, the
same day. At the bridge they encountered
about forty cavalry, bat they retreated,
v and, oar troops following then* up, rallied
with their reserve. Perceiving a
bold front the latter again retreated,
after exchanging a few Ineffectual shots.
Pickets were thrown out, and on the fol.
lowing day Gen.. Hatch took command,
with troops under Gen. Saxton, and those
under Col. Davis. They remained there
till Sunday, when they advanced a few
miles, and on Monday they made a forced
march tow ards Legareville,in which a few
men were sun-struck, one or two dying,
and others being badly affected the
intense heat. Surgeon Robinson, of the
104th Penn., a most efficient medical officer,
was captured while scouting with
cavalry ahead of the main force. Subsequently
these troops marched In another
direction, driving in the enemy. One or
two of the 4th Maw. Cavalry (Major
Keith,) were wounded, and two of the
9th U. 8. C. T. were killed.-'
Oh Saturday afternoon (Jen. Hirney
went up the North Edisto, with colored
troops. He landed at White Point, and
was proceeding up the bank, Sunday
morning, when he encountered a battery
six rifled pieces,-on the opposite side of a
creek in his route. Gen. Foster went up
the Dawho Creek with the revenue cutter
Nemaha, accompanied by the navy boat
Ge^ninm, piloted by Capfc Boutells, and
' shewed the battery.
On Saturday morning Gen. Schimmeiflnnig
marched over from Folly Island
to James Island, with a few troops,
and drove in the pickets at the point he
landed at. His forces then marched np
to take possession of an old earthwork,
which was only quiet recently occupied.
When they had nearly approached it,
very unexpectedly two brass field pieces
opened on them with cannister. The
troops in front were startled by the shock,
and fell back; others pressed on, and
the 55th Massachusetts, on the left of the
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assaulting column, charged on the work-s 1
and capturtd the two p'ocos. Subs;1- 1
quently, Aiding tli.it it w>tdd lie <
Bible to hold his rasitioa, he k !l IvtCflfc i
mile a'ud a half, with Ifo pieces, and ^ s
trenched. The movement was well
arranged, and executed exactly as u.- i
tended. In the attack on the buttery Gnh. i
Schimmelfinnig suffered some loss. Yj/c 1
tiivo nnt a PrtmnLtu !ict hut tlif> fnllr?tvit <T ' !
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comprises those In the 5.">th : <
Ku.lkd.?Private James Davis, Co. ^
wounded in neck by canr.istcr-Klied firm# j
wounds; Private L. Peck, Co. B, lroyi i
wound in head; Private W. H. Russe^
Co. C, do.; Corporal H. T. Powell, C >. <
C, do.; Serjeant W. Stidun, Co. I, dofo 1
Private Win. IL Johnson, Ca I. da; i
Private B. Griflin, Co. K, from mo&flt ]
wound in chest. ^
Wocxdbd.?Capt. Frank Goodwill. 0|
.JILflesliwonnri* ?i both thiirfcs by cuntii^ J
ter: Capt. James P. ITurUr, Co. I, a.ijV 1
wound in right shoulders, now on duriV 1
1st Sergt. W. II. Evans, Co. A, flesh '
wound in right thigh, cannister; Private
Wm II. Dallas, Ca A, flesh wound la
shoulder; Private Jacob CUishalm, Co^ !
B, right temple; Private I. ThompsoflJ
Ca C, left arm and leg, died shortly af- ]
ter being carried to the rear; Private ft '
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Hern, to. L>, Sllguuy in wiisi; i-rivair 1
James Malonc in check; Private J. it !
Peterson, Co. F, flesh wound in thuJJl I
from camiister; Private Peter Jones, Co.
F, contusion of leg and foot by frsgnu nt
of sliell; Private James Murphy, Co.
flesh wound in left liip, cannistcr; Private
B. Burroughs, Co. H, left arm musket
shot, (arm amputated); Private
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vate A. Cornelius, finger amputated!Private
Charles Crummer, flesh wounq.
in back of neck; Sergt. A. Boone, Col
K, knee joint shattered by cannister,
(died after amputation); Corporal T. J.
Brown, Co. K, arm broken by ball, (amputated
and doing well); Private R* I
Chat man, flesh wound in leg from musket i
ball; Private L. Payue, Co. K, slight 1
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UUUlUMUii u>ci Jigui cjc j i nvaic u. ticui- j
nary, Co. K, contusion of left shoulder,
(now on duty); Private F. Rickmau,
Co. K, left heel, severely.
We are indebted to AssU-Surg. Wilder
for this list. '
The following are those in the 54th
Massachusetts:
Private Cornelius Rice,- Co. A, killed
with solid shot; Private John Wall, Co.
D, died on picket post from sun-stroke;
Sergeant John Palmer, slight gunshot
wound in hand. *
Both regiments also had men disabled
by sun-strokes. "? "" N
On Saturday night a force from Morris
Island made an attempt on Fort
JUUUbUXI, UUl tt ltugc puiuuu VI MID Duaw
got aground, to the misl'ortune of those '
which reached the shore. Col. H. M. 1
Hoyt, formerly Post Commandant here, |
and 150 of his regiment are missing, and J
are supposed to?have been captured.
Lt.-CoL Cunningham is also reported j
among tbe missing. Col, Hoyt and the j
first division of his regiment,had captured <
Batteiy Simpkin?, but could not hold it, J
because thch were not properly supported,
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On the right side of Stono River,
above Legareville, are one or more batterIo?
rm fKn nnnnaito airla !a fftrt
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Pringle, a formidable earthwork. On t
the morning of the Fourth the Philadel- 1
phia, (Admiral Daklgren's flag-ship,) the <
Pawnee, the Commodore McDonough, <
the Harvest Moon, the mooters Lehigh 1
and Montauk, and one or two other
naval vessels were decorated splendidly
in honor of the anniversary. The flags
were scarcely up when Fort Pringle sent
a defiant shot, which came near several 1
taval vessels, but hit Done, Since then
.lie fleet and the fort, with the batter.es
in the opposite side, have had a constant
mgagement, with no damage on orr
>ide,
A few days since while a boat-load of
legro soldiers, belonging to Gen. Shimnelfinnig's
command were being towed
ay the Navy tug Iris, on Stono river, the
xmt capsized, and a large number were
Irowncil.
The operations are not yet concluded,
ind we cannot propcily give more tlum
Lais brief outline of what has been done.
The character of future movements
win not be judged at ajl by what has
l)een done, and we believe It to be the
intention to make lively work for the
rebel for come days,
The Fourth of July was observed
at Ililton ilend by a voluntary closing of
slofr&i, Uy Wllllfeft, fllflftkkVs oi numi?g.^ort
other patriotic demonstrations. One of
the prominent features of the celebration
here was a flag raising by the mcchanirs
in the blacksmith's and wheel-wright
shops, under charge of Mr. D. McGregor.
The mechanics assembled there at six
o'clock, and the staff was put up over the
wheel-Wright's shop with appropriate
ceicmoniet. Miss Josephine 3abbi.t, a
little grand-daughter of CapL McGregor,
sung " The Flag of onr Nation," and the
Captain made a few appropriate remarks
Y\im 11 were iviTiv cii wiui tucw. xuu
men had a holiday, which no single man
n bused, and in the evening a splendid supper
was partaken .of. Among the guests
were Mrs. C. A. Babbitt, Miss Josephine
Babbitt, Majfir iTavH, Tapl" S. T. LaiuET
Capt J. F. Sheldon, Lieut Purrmgton,
D. A. Stevans, and others. There were
many interesting toasts and speeches.
oAntimnnt Art ^V\lT/\TiTa . 44 mn_
l/uc ocuuuicui unaao iuuu?o. x uv mtchanics?a
powerful auxiliary in the
crushing of the rebellion. May the ir works
be appreciated, and their devotion aud
skill rewarded." This was responded to
by Capt McGregor in a happy and impressive
manner.
Sixth Connecticut?By a private letter
we learn of the following promotions
in the 6th Conn: 1st Lt. D. A. Woodruff
Co. K, to be Capt Co. E, vice Eaton,
riSI&T; 1st Lt B. S. Lews, Co. A, to be
Capt, Co. B, vice Wilcox, killed; 1st Lt
Seorge Soder, Co- F, to be Capt. Co. F,
vice Allen, died; 1st Lb C. E. Hammond,
Co. I). to be Capt. Co. I, vice King, resigned
; 2d Lt. Sidney Hicks, Co. G, to
je 1st Lt Co. K, vice Woodruff promoted
; 2d Lt. H. F. Stanley, Co. K, to be
1st Lt Co. H, vice Louis, resigned; 2d
Lt. N. Provost, Co. I, to be 1st Lt. Co. E,
dee Bradley, killed; 2d Lt. II. L. Grant,
Do. D, to be 1st Lt. Co. A, vice Lewis,
promoted; 2d Lt. G. Hildebrand, Co. C,
to be 1st Lt. Co. F, vice Loder, promo?d:
Sergt Fred Stirby, Co. 0. to be 2d
Lt Co. K, rice Stanley, promoted; Seigt.
W. Staler, Co. F, to be 2d Lt. Co. I, vice
Provost, promoted; Sergt. Grogan, Co.
[, to be 2d Lt. Co G, vice Hicks, promo;ed:
Ser<*t. Waters, Co. I, to be 2d. Lt
Do B, nee Marshal, promoted; Sergt
Seliows, Co A, to l)e 2d Lt. Co D. vice
Srant, promoted; Sergt. J. P. Cornell,
Do G, to be 2d Lt. CoC, vice Hildebrand,
promoted. Capt. Kin? was dishonorably
dismissed the service.
Escape of JPrisoxees.?A few days
since Michael Capers, the colored soldier
rho killed a servant of Captain Ford,
rver a year ago, and is under sentence of
:eath, escaped for the fourth time from
he Provost Guard-house and has not
pet been re-captured. Several other
aisoners escaped at the same time.
Late New York Pacers.?At the
Palmetto Herald office can be found
files of New York papers to July 3d.
j LATENORTi1ERN NEWS.
1 Sew 'York Bates to the 3d#
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By three arrivals we have late Northern
papers. The Karnak arrived on Sunday,
with dates to the 2Sth. the Dudley Buck
on Wednesday morning, with papers of
the 2d, and the Star of the South on
j Wednesday evening with those of the tkl.
! The following exlniefc'contain the Important
news:
Wajuixoton. June 2tf.?To Major-GerJ
TVv . A ilioivutoli ffhvm T 'out Jli.nor i
Iisi.x ?ft. ? t iisti II'MII mvui. \JUIM.U
Grant. dated yesterday, the 27th, nt H::M>
i P. M., at his* headquarters, reports no
! operations in .front, except from our own
guns, which fire into the bridge at Petersburg
from a distance of two thousand
yards. The despatch gives the following
WeWgcnCe from i\ IkI papers: A Petersburg
pajiw of the 2">th lost, states, t' .1 ?
Iluulmir is wriiAy .L?ks;>o *
liiver depot, about forty mites L'orth of
Salem, and says that if* he reaches Covingtyt,
which they suppose he will do ,
\\ ith most of Ms forces, but with loss of
material, he will be sate. The sumo ]?per
aoruse's Gen. llunter of destroying a
great amount of private property, and
stealing a large ntimbor of wagons. horses
and cattle. The same paper also states,
that General W ikon destroyed a train of
cars Laded with cotton laid furniture,
humeri;ths depot btnMimrP. &r., ?r
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r>ujivrs\uie, uou uramvew ia uio
track, ami was siill poshing Sontb. All
tlie railroads leading into Richmond aro
now destroyed, and some of them badly.
A despatch lrom Gen. Sherman, received
this morning, rei>orts that yesterday,
June 27, an unsuccessful attack was
made by our forces on the enemy's posl,
Jhr. LvwJoss.Vi; es C la*r ?
tween two and three thousand. The following
particulars are given: Pursuant
to my orders of the 2-ith inst., a diversion
was made on each side of the enemy, especially
down the Sandtown road* At
eight A. M., Gen. McPhcrson attackeu
at the Southwest end of Kenesaw, and
Geiwn.1 Thomas at a point about a mile
iimuer south. At the same time the
sttfrmishcrd and artiBery along the whole
line kept up a brisk fire. Neither attack
succeeded, though both columns reached ^
the euemy'8 works, which are veiy
strong. General MePherson reports his
loss about five hundred, and General
Thomas about two thousand. The loss '
is particularly heavy in general and field
officers. Gen. Hatch is reported mortally,
wounded, also Col Dan McCook, commanding
a brigade; Colonel Wee, Fiftyseventh
Ohio, voir seriously; Colonels
BamdeH. Fortieth Illinois, and Augustine,
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Mcpherson took one hundred prisoners,
and Gen. Thomas about as many, but I
do not suppose we inflicted a heavy loss
on the enemy, as he kept behind his parapets.
No other military intelligence has
been received by the Department.
Edwin M. Stanton, Sec. of War.
Chattanooga, June 25.?Yesterday, at
five o'clock in the morning, a flag of
truce was seat into Lafayette in the name
of General Pillow, deinauding'tbc immediate
surrender of the town and threatening
to burn it if the demand was not
complied with. The rebels were three
thousand strong, and had completely
surrounded the town, and on the refusal
of Col. Wilkins, who had only four hundred
men, to surrender, the rebels advanced
from all directions. At nine
/vV.l/vx.L 4l.. .if A/.Ani\iAi4 lnv.n.tnin'tbo t
VUWV'ftt lurjr ufJicu ujicc-nmiius m
the town, p hen Cel. Jolui T. Croxton, of
the Fourth Kentucky, came up and captured
about seventy rebels. Col. Watkins
lost about titty killed and as many wounded.
Gen. Pillow lett one hundred dead
and wounded, on the field. Col. Falkner,
of the Seventh Kentucky, was captured
in an attempt to make a charge
upon the rebels.
Caibo, June 26.?Memphis papers say
that on the morning of the 22d inst, a
detachment of General Magruder's command,
six hundred strong, attacked two
companies of the Twelfth Iowa Infantry,
stationed near the mouth of the White
River. After severe fighting, the rebels
were repulsed with a loss of twenty-four
killed and wounded. Our loss was one
killed and five wounded. The removal