On the 11th of February I was at Stono, and a spirited demonstration was made by General Schimmel-pfennig and the vessels.

He drove the rebels from their rifle-pits in front of the lines, extending from Fort Pringle, and pushed them vigorously.

The next day I was at Bull's Bay, with a dozen steamers, among them the finest of the squadron.

General Potter had twelve to fifteen hundred men, the object being to carry out your views.

We made as much fuss as possible, and with better success than I anticipated, for it seems that the rebs conceived Stono to be a feint, and the real object at Bull's Bay, supposing, from the number of steamers and boats, that we had several thousand men.