The free South. (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, August 08, 1863, Image 1
VOL. 1
NEWS ITEMS.
Dispatches liom Leavenworth, Kansas, to the
25th rejio^ a victory for Gen. Blunt o\tir the
Ilchels in the Indian Territory on the lGth in-r.
The enemy were overtaken at Klk Creek, r?,(HK)
strong, under Gen. Cooj>cr, and was there vigor"itJv
attacked Lv 2.500 men and twelve guns of
Gen. Blunt's command. The fight was obstinate
; but by n Iwld charge it was finished iti the
Jiight of the rel>els who left all their stores in
our possession. Our cavalry were pursuinj. the
fleeing rebels when the express left. The Rebel
loss was 6<> k'lled and 24 wounded. Col. Williams
of the st Colored Kansas was severely
wouudcu.
The Nashville I 'niun says it is reported that
Hon. Meredith P. Gentry, formerly an eminent
Whig Member of Congress, more recently Member
of the last Confederate Congress, surrcudred
hliuself voluntarily to the Federal commandet
at Slielbyvillc, a few days since. He was tlx
"American" candidate for Governor of Ten
ncssee, in but defeated by Andrew Johu
son.
Two prize steamers arrived at Philadelphia )t
the 24th?the Kate Dale, captured by the gt. i
boat li. 1J. Cnyler off Tortugas, and the Lizzie
captured by the Santiago de Cuba oft'Ahaco. *
Lcc has successively tried all the Blue Kid^
gaps, and been repulsed in eaeh instance. Foil
od in bis desperate attempt to march into Cen
trul Virginia, it is thought that be is now mov
ing in all haste up the valley of the Shcnandoul
toward Staunton. Our army is practicallv he
tweeu Lee and Richmond, and ready for an
battle !"? may . Vi^st' ts cav.iin f
able to do us serious damage; only Moseby'
l>and are troublesome. At Chester Gup on
cavalry re-captured 1,100 cattle, several thousam
sheep, a number of horses and mules. Our cav
airy have done most excellent service for tli
jvast week.
Admiral Porter has officially informed tli
Ivavy Department of the result of the e.\]?editioi
recently sent by him through the narigabl
waters of the Red River country. The euem;
appear to have been taken completely by snr
jn-ise. Two tine steamers laden with stores wer
captured, and two others were burned by tli
Rebels to prevent their falling into our hands.?
Large quantities of ammunition were also cap
tared. At Harrisonbtugh, on the Red river, i
very strong fort was found, on a considerable
elevation, which could not l?e reduced by woodei
gunboats, which alone composed the exj?cdi
tion.
The sendee of officers and men on hoard tli
Monitors in Charleston harbor has been fount
very severe upon tliem, in consequence of tin
rprv limircd accommodations nut! difficulty o
-ventilation while prepared for action. The Xnv;
Department is about to despatch a large steanie
with reinforcements for the crews of the Moni
lore and relieve them bv changing the men em
ployed upon them at intervals, allowing them i
time to rest on board the steamer while fresi
men take their places.
The United States steam sloop Os>i)>ce cap
lured on the 20th inst., the James Battle am
"VV in. Bagley, loaded with cotton, blockade run
-ners from Mobile.
The United States steamer Sciota, otf th<
coast of Texas on the 7tli inst., chased tw<
small vessels, both of which ran ashore and wen
burned by onr men. Their cargoes consisted o
cotton. Oil the Thursday following, while passing
Corpus Clnisti. two vessels were discoverer
at anchor behind Mustang Island, awaiting at;
* opportunity to eseajtc the blockade. A rifh
twenty pounder was tired at them, when i??tl
got under weigh and ^tood up the bay about >i>
miles, where they grounded. An exj>edition ii
charge of Lieutenant Davenport was at one<
sent across t!ie island to c;!j>tnrc them if ixissible,
and if they could not !>e saved to desttoy theni
by tire, which was done after an nnsnccesstV.l attempt
to lloat tiicm. While returning Licutytiamt
Pavcnport accidentally shot himself with a
j ifie hall, the ball jassiug through the right leg
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BEAUFORT, S. C., SATU
1 Mow the knee ami his left arm above the elbow.
| The United States Hospital steamer Coxmo|
f>ollta,K Capt. Crocker, from I'orr RornhSTC., in
72 hours, with IS."* wounded soldiers from General
Gillmorc's corps at Morris Islaiul. haul arrived
at New Vrok.
The following is a list of deaths on the passage
from this city:?
Lieut. A. M. Goodwin. Oth Maine; Sergt. C.
II. Grogan, Co. I, Cth Conn; Corp. ,1. M. Durgin
Co. F. 7th N. H: Jacob S. Kreesman, Co.
1 i 1), 174th l'enn.?fever and diarrho.nl; F. Ise- .
man, Co. F, 111th New York; Khen. Peggett.
! Co. E, 7th N. II; An unknown man?a paroled j
prisoner; J. C. Morrell, Co. II, 7th N. H., j
: | died 28th: Lieut. J. \V. Worcester, died July
} 27th.
1 j The Fulton (Mo.) Telei/rnjtli states that a j?e
' t it ion is circulating in the Southwestern part of !
? ti.n liv Edwin Price, asking the President
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- , to jierinit Sterling l'ricc to return t > Missouri.
It is said lie is jienitcnt ami desires to abandon
the rebel cause, corac home, and spend the rc?
nmitider ot' his days in jieace. Edwin Price it
- ; will be remembered, is a son of the General.?
, He abandoned the rebellion more than a year
ago, and has since lived quietly on his farm in i
J Chariton County.
Arrangement#!ic.ve lieen made to purchase a
- part of the battle field at Gettysburg for a ceme
tcry. in which it is pro)>oscd to gather the re- j
i i mains of our dead. The ground embraces the ;
- ! |?oiui of the desperate attack made u]K>n the left t
< centre of our armv. Eight other .States hayc
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uj.ilcvi .vita Penury IvartLi in t!u* j ro- f
s | ject.
r The InataifcSSiP' " "10 Ar" !
J kalians river, has k.v ?"r """I"'
- . ami a part of the refugee ,,nvc gonc '
e . on with the troops, hut theiris not ,
tiennanent.
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e It is stated that the force of cmjilovCt. 1 M11101
a was at Aquia Creek when Gen. Lee adv.<"^ ^
c j northward is ordered to return there on Mun y
j day. There were at the time of the last evacua
! tioti of the point over twenty immense storec
; houses there, which have since been destroyed.
c Information received at Washington on the ,
- 1 31st from the Army of the l'otomac states that
- i Lee massed his forces at Culpepjier on Wednes- ;
i ' day, and made other preparations to give us
e j battle on the Rappahannock. His first advance .
n ! south of Culpepper was to foil us in taking the j
- Fredericksburg route; but finding wc did not
advance he concentrated his army at Culpepper.
e The Rnppnhannoek is guarded from Fredericks- j
I burg to Ely's Ford on the liapidan by only one !
e rebel regiment. The liapidan is fortified south
t of Cnlpepjier.
Mosby's gang'made an extensive haul of sutr
Icrs on Thursday night at Fairfaix Court House, j
- There is no I'nion force stationed immediately ]
* at the Court House. The Sutlers of the Army j
* of the Potomac have been generally advised of
' the fact; but it is a convenient resting place at :
the end of the first day's journey, and some six
- or seven sutler's, with their teams, wares and
1 chattels, bivouacked there, and were all .made i
- j prisoners.
We learn from Vicksburg that General Her
roil has gone to Mobile with his division. Our
> army at Vicksburg lias fallen back to the Big
' P.hiek river. It was retorted that Joe Johnston
1 is retreating to Mobile.
By the arrival ot* the Morning Star from New 1
Orleans, with dates to the 2.1th, we learn that
1 the Mississippi is fully open to navigation. Several
steamers had arrived at New Orleans from
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Sr. Louis within a few days. O en oral Frank- ;
lin had reached Baton Kongo.
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, Our war vessels are committing some havoc 1
on the enemy. The I'uitcd States steam sloop !
( OssijH.e captured on the 20th ulf., the James
J Battle ami Win. Bagley. loaded with cotton, |
j bltK-kade runners from Mobile.
Nine hundred of Morgan's men have been
' ledge J in Camp Chase prison, and they will be
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!uvt there until the officers of Streight's expedition
nrc release I from Libby prison.
Within a few days past more than 2,000 c.waly.
men, representing every regiment in the
Array of the Potomac, hare arrived at Washington
for horses to take the place of those
damaged hy late excessive service.
The rebel reports of the death of the gallant
Gen. Osterhans, in the skirmishing before Jack- j
son, are now authoritatively contradicted. Gen.
Osterhans was not only living at a date later i
than that assigned as the time of"his death, but i
was as anxious as ever to deal earnest1 blow> at
the rebels. I
All is (juict at Port Hudson and Vick-lmrg. ,
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The fortilicatious at tha former place are oeiug |
strei: gtheued, and the enlistment of negro troops j
is progressing rapidly.
Knmors j ire vailed that General Weifzel had ;
captured three thousand rebels at Donaldsville ; !
that Brasher City had l?een retaken by us, and |
that General Franklin had arrived at New Or- 1
lean- to take command of General Bank's army, j
General Grant has perfected a complete sys- j
tcm of mounted patrols between Vicksbnrg and
New Orleans, who, with the gunboats, atlord
ample protection to vessels. Everything is <piiet.
There are no signs of reliels on either shoie. i
Fas-eugers from Vicksbnrg report that our i
forces have burned Jackson, and that the pursuit
of Johnston is a: an end for the present.
Grid-oil and his cavalry have arrived at 1
Memphis.
New "fork city is now quiet. 1 lome Guards !
ire in ww: ?;f;h ^ u.vs, where ,
Tiidzciis rjieci. t Vented time.-, t?.F dl, with a"'
view of defending themselves and Kieir neig'il?ors.
Arrests are constantly made and many
desperate characters are locked up where they
j can do no injury.
Sane difficulty having been experienced in
J securing buildings in which to make the draw:
i?i" in nlace of those that were burnt by the
I mob, in New York city, the Provost Marshal
! has determined in case lie is unsneccssfnl in securing
other places, to make the drawing ujx)ii
of those buildings. Out of the ashes
thc ru' and riot it is hoped will arise a
oflawlcs^ >lm^nd order?
l'hoenix of law sickles reached his
Maj.-Gen. Daniel tVom Washhonic
in New York on the 2i?d Ul*- :>ititude,
ington. He bore thc journey with great f. ]
and it is eontidently believed that he will k
restored to sound health.
hkenan and Savers.?By recent letters i
from England we learn that in consequence |
of the recent rebel raid into Pennsylvania
and the removal of the scene of war from
Virginia into the Northern States, Heenan
and Savers have indefinitely postponed
their visit to this country. They are evidently
afraid that their tour through the
States at this juncture of affairs would
not prove successful in a pecuniary point
of view, and therefore they will await a
more convenient season before crossing
the Atlantic. Heenan's engagement with
Howe A* Cnshings Circus expires on the
20th of the present month. After a few
week's enjoyment in Paris, where he proposes
proceeding, he will return to Eng- j
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iilliii iu uj n aunt tuiu-it ui
training, for his great contest in the roped
arena for ten thousand dollars with the
redoubtable Tom King. His old trainer,
Jack McDonald, will accompany him and
superintend his preparation, as well as
I second him on the eventful day. Tom
Savers will, in all probability be iiis other
[ second, and give him the benefit oi his
vast experience in the ring. There is but j
little speculation as to the result as yet, !
as the backers of the men do not care
about betting on an event yet so distant.
Iu what little* is done, Heeuan has the call
of 8100 to 8700.
Granted.--You can take it lor granted
that when a young lady is too nervous to
venture into a lobby aione, and insist- 011
your accompanying her. she expects some
reward as soon as the door is closed.
Of what profession is an Armstrong
gun ? A breeches-maker.
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J NO. 3L 5
Mr. Kiutor.?Tiie following is au-extrac-t
from k 1< tt -r addressed by Bishop
Payne, of the African Methodist Church,
to his nephew, Charles II. Hollowajy of
the 54th Mass. Young Holloway had a
father and Imother in Charleston. He
hoped to light his way with his comrades
into that city, the "mother of abomination,"
to carry freedom to her bondmen,
but he fell mortally wounded in an engagement
on James' island on the liith of
J uue.
The heroic conduct of his regiment
the recent asfcauit upon Fort Wagner, Pi
prophecy of certain victory and universal
freedom. The letter will be read with interest.
M. F.
" Yon hope that vour movement will
meet with my approbation. In answer to
which I have this much to say. I felt
disappointed, at first, because I desired
* ' < ?
t-> educate you to u ingn point ot scnmaiship.
in order that you might become one
of the Educators of our hopeless race.
' But secondly, I know, 1 owe a duty to
our common, country anil common humanity,
which requires me, not ouiy to
willingly give up my cherished nephew,
but an only son. if I had such, a precious
sacrifice to the cause of holy freedom,
justice and government. I, thirdly, therefore,
commend you to the cure and friend'
ship of'.'V? rfoX*. nf Vost" .
i keep you in perfect safety among conteilding
arms, as he can in a garden of flowers.
"I am glad to hear that you and brothJ
er Ben. are still striving to preserve your
I Christian character in the midst of the
' temptations and vices of the encampment,
by reading a chapter in the Testament
j every night. I regret to hear that you
| have 110 chaplain. I shall try to have your
regiment furnished with one, as soon as
possible. Give my kind regards to your
tent mates, tell them I request them all
to make the Lord their friend, by sincere
; repentance of their sius and a saving faith
j in Christ, the friend of sinners who i?*
< also able to make you victorious in every
!Y a? i t0 bnn" vou ab'.yf,
most teiribl^mttles, if bv so doing, you
can the better glorify bis holy name.
' Jv soldi its 1,e ecr found. true to yon?
<">?iiti\ti divl f'tilh/it! to the Gorernment irho
h is i/o" hi its defence. Beneath,
and in the wake of the star spangled banner,
there is freedom for the black man. May
Heaven ever cause it to" wave in triumph
upon every battle tield, and may you, my
dear nephew, be found among the truest
of the true, and the most faithful of the
faithful.
* I received the five dollars you sent in
behalf of theXenia, (Ohio) College. Please
tender our thanks to the young men who
joined you in making up the amount.
The Lord be with you in all things
and in all places. Yours affectionately,
Payne.
Xcnia, Ohio, July 11, 18G3.
GENERAL ORDERS. NO. 41.
Hr.vrKif ASTr.aK l*. S.. I'or< ;:k )
Por* Rova! Man:l. I (ranfort. S. L\ An.'. 1. 1S83. ?'
Captain R. O. Greenleaf, 4th New Hampshire
VnR, late l'rovost Mar-iial to this conimatnl,
having Ura urdereil to rejoin his Regimen:
on Morris Ishin J. S. C.. Capt:pn K. I..
Vv'ahath. ll.'th Regr. X. V. Vols., is hereby
appointed I'rovost Marshal at this I'o-r, an.I
u :l. !>. olrt-yevl a;:.! ivsjieete I aivotvlinglv.
IJ_. Command of IJrig.-Geit. R. Saxto*.
t-. .M. 1'ivi.ic, ('apt. sn I Ass:. Adjr. Gen.
It moil wi'i I> it a a:;; .'.t "v i.vl it will
freely ior.',ive tiiem :'.-r c :en::uy rl.