The free South. (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, August 15, 1863, Image 1
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MORRIS ISLAND ITEMS.
Advices from Charleston indicate that
the siege is progressing favorably.
The public need not anticipate a rapid
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that the siege will be vigorously prosecu- j
ted until the desired end be obtained. !
The nature of the defences to overcome !
requires time and a superior weight of
metal.
To this latter end the departments are |
devoting themselves, and it is safe to say 1
that within a few days an armanent will
be brought to bear upon the forts and batteries
in Charleston Harbor such ?s was
never before known. The steady determination
and energies of the Government
win, in the end, amply repay the patience ;
of the country.
The new rebel batteries on James Island,
which have, either been built within
the past fortnight or have long been
masked, now occasion us at times a little
annoyanoe. but do not interrupt the
steady advance and progress of our works.
They have several large sea coast mortal's
in position and they manage to explode '
their shells high in the air over our
now nnd then, but verv rarelv. I
inflict injufies 011 our gallant troops wlio
wield the spade and pick as well as they
have the musket. Fort Wagner, when
not kept silent by the iron-clads and our
mortar and rifle batteries, directs a shhrp j
fire of canister and grape on our working
parties, making the air above them vocal
with the nondescript missiles they favor
us with. The rebels seem to have a peculiar
relish for broken bottles and glassware,
old bits of crockery, rusty nails,
fragments of cooking utensils and all
sons of odds and ends which may inflict
wounds, and these missiles they pour into
our lines with an intense zest and no little
spite. Some of crar men have been wounded
by these novel projectiles, and in a
few instances quite seriously. The rebel
stock of iron is quite limited, we must
infer from the above facts, or they have
chosen to use substitutes for the ordinary
missile which render wounds more serious
and more apt to occasion death eventually.
In either case the show is not at all
favorable to the rebels.
In the trenches, as in every department,
the cupidity and unprincipled character
of some of the sutlers have, on Morris
Island, occasioned not a little trouble
among the troops. Recently the sutlers,
regardless of regulations and only desirous
to increase their ill-gotten stores," have
sold wines and liquors to the soldiere and
occasioned insubordination among them.
Several have been arrested by Lieutenant
Colonel Hall, Provost Marshal General,
and proofs of their guilt not being hard to
procure, they were sent to the front to
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of any inclination to shirk work or escape,
orders were given to shoot them down if
they did not obey orders. Some of them
-were in the advance wielding the shovel
for forty-eight hours, and subsisting on
soldier's fare, and incurring soldier's liabilities
to be blown to pieces by the enemy's
shells. They worked well, and
most of them have been relieved from arrest
; but their stocks of wines and liquors
have been confiscated, and they themselves
ordered from the department. Here;
after, but little liquor will be sold to soldiers,
as twen ty-four hours in the trenches
under a hot fire and still hotter sun, is a
consummation not much desired by the
noble army of sutlers and extortioners.
Fear overcomes the desire for gain occasionally,
and in no class more completely,
under the new order of things, than in
the venders of bad whiskey and execrable
preserved milk.
I am happy to announce the promotion
of Quartermaster John L. Kelly, of the
Fourth New Hampshire, to the position
of Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers,
with the rank of captain. He has been
for several months acting as Brigade
Quartermaster with the late Colonel Putnam,
and more recently on the staff of
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General Vogdes, where he has performed
his duties in the most satisfactory manner.
Lieutenant Colonel Leggett, Tenth Connecticut,
is now out of danger and recovering
rapidly. He received a wound from
.a shell while in the trenches a few days
since, which necessitated amputation. lie
is now doing as well as could be desired,
with every prospect of an early recovery.
Colonel M. S. Littlefield, of the Fourth
South Carolina, has been placed temporarily
in command of the Fifty-fourth
Massachusetts, in consequence of the lack
of officers in that regiment, a majority
having been killed, wounded or made
prisoners in the recents fights, where the
regiment behaved most gallantly.
ktake or itrfgaoikk OKXERAt. t. ?. 8tevexron.
Captain William Psatt, Acting Adjutant Gtucral.
Captain W*. V. Hctciiixuh, Acting qnartermaatur.
Captain Robert F. Clerk, Asst. Inspector General.
Lieutenant Feki?. A. Sawyer, Acting Commissary
of Subsistence.
Lieutenant GrA N. Malt.ory, Aid-de-Camp.
Any statements in correspondence from
here derogatory to the character of the
Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, either for
courage or discipline, are wholly unfounded.
There is not a braver ca- better disciplined
regiment on the island. If my
account of tlieir conduct in the fight of j
July 11th, has been construed into a direct |
or implied charge of cowardice or demor- 1
alization, I wish to correct the impres- I
sion. Time has shown that there was uot
j a straggler from the seventy-sixth 011 that
morning. Colonel Straw'bridge is still
fpiite ilL
Major J. I. Plympton, formerly of Gen.
Strong's stall', and who being the senior
! officer of that brigade of those who were
I not killed, wounded or missing, after the
| fight of the 18th, and consequently had
! command of the brigade till a new Brigadier
was assigned, was subsequently transferred
to General Seymour's staff, and is
now on General Terry's, as Division Inspector.
In the absence of Lieut. Col.
i Jackson at Hilton Head he is now chief
! inspector here.
In warfare, of the kind we are now eni
gaged in, those who are enlisted or commissioned
as combatants are not alone
subject to the dangers of the field. Servants,
surgeons hospital nurses and civilians
often had themselves under a hot fire.
Our wagon trains, under charge of Mr.
John Nevill, of New York, chief wagon
master, and Mr. Clark, his assistant, are
often fired on in going to and returning
from the front?oftener even than bodies
of troops, because a better mark. A few
days since two horses were badly wounded
the pole of the wagon splintered, and one
or two teamsters narrowly escaped death.
This corps is a plucky one, however, and
their trains pass and repass without inter
rnptioT).
Colonel Pond, of the (>2d Ohio has returned
from a brief absence at the North,
and was received with joy by his regiment,
\fhicli lost fifteen officers out of
twenty-three in the recent light, and from
their ranks added many names to the roll
of honor. This regiment, so far from
; home, have hardly received the credit they
1 deserve. They have fought most gallant- '
ly in Virginia and here, and have sustain!
ed the reputation of their State most
I nobly.
The Sixty-seventh Ohio were also promj
inent in the late fights, where they showed
themselves worthy of being in "Putnam's
brigade."
I give herewith a partial list of the casualties
of the command since the assault
on Fort Wagner, on the 18th instant.?
As the tri-monthly reports are not in, it
will be impossible to make the list fuller
for this mail.
# MEW YORK VOLUNTEER rSGlNREM.
July 27?Sergeaut Mandeville* Co. E, killed.
July 29?Lieut. Ja?e*M. Baxter, Co. K, wounded
in two places by fragments of shell, not dangerous.
Several others have been wounded, but the names
) have not been reported.
KKYKNTT-SIXTU PENNSTI.VAN1A VOLS.
July 29?'ITiomas Difenbacb, Co. C, wounded In hip
by spent cannistcr shot.
NINTU MAINE VOLUNTEERS.
July 20?"Musician Amos Hanson, Co. K, killed.
July 24th?Moses Goodwin, Co. I, killed.
SEVENTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT.
July 27?George W. Thompson, Co. F, killed.
July 30?Edward Lewis, Co. C, killed.
EOIBTU NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT,
July 26?Bryon Howard, Co. H, killed.
Jvly 26?John Mi.llin, Co. G, wounded, slightly.
?New York Herald Correspondence.
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RDAY, AUGUST 15,1863
Onr Relations with Japan.
In the month of November last, the
American bark Chert die, of New* York,
while on her voaage from Hakocladi to
Shanghae, China, struck a sand-knoll,
stranded, and became a total wreck, about
100 miles northeast of Kanagawa. Information
of the occurrence was promptly
communicated to the United States Consul
at that port, and a steam gunboat was
placed at his disposel by the Japanese
Government, to enable him to proceed to
the wreck for the relief and rescue of the
crew. On arriving at the scene of disaster,
the officers and crew of the Chevalie
were found on shore having been rescued
from the breakers by the natives, who
^rented them with great kindness. TIioa
were lodged in the temple, furnished with
aa abundance of food, and an ample guard
to protect them. On receiving intelligence
of this demonstration on the part
of the Japanese, of their intention to fulfill
every treaty obligation, as well as the
obligations of the most enlightened humanity,
the President directed presents to
be sent to the principal officers of the gunboat
who carried our Consul to the wreck
of the Chertdie, and to the authorities of
the province in which the disaster took
place. These testimonials will shortly be
sent to Mr. Pruyn, our Minister resident
in Japan, for distribution. They consist
of a solid silver speaking trnmpet, elegant- I
ly and elaborately chased with marine and
other natiotal emblems, with the inscription,
"From the President of the United
States of America, in appreciation of courage
and hnmnuity two gold chronometers,
with Japanese figures, and a doubletnbe
marine glass of the best quality, all
bearing the inscription similar to that of
the trumpet.
Major Noah said a hazel eye inspires at
first sight a Platonic sentiment, as securely
foimded as the rock of Gibraltar. A
woman with a hazel eye never elopes with
her husband, never chats scandal, never
sacrifices her husband's comfort to her
own, never talks too little, always is an
intellectual, agreeable and lovely creature.
We never knew, says a brother editor,
of but one hazel eyed woman who was
uninteresting or unamiable, and she had
a nose that looked, as we Yankees say,
like the little end of nothing, whittled
down to a point. ! '
The grey is a sign of shrewdness and
fol nnf r?rnnf fViinlrova on/1 Adnfoina liovo !
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it. In women it indicates a better head
than heart. The dark hazel is noble in
its significance, as well as its beauty. The
bhie is amiable, but may be feeble. The
black?take care! there is thunder and
lightning there.
Here is an amusing little anecdote of
the Emperor: The other day, there w.is
a review of the Imperial Guard at Longchamps.
Biding through the Bois de
Boulougne, surrounded by his staff, the
Emperor chanced to observe a wedding
party. Approaching the carriage containing
the bride and groom, his Majesty
gallantly presented his compliments to
the lady and wished her many years of
happiness. The blushing damsel was at
first quite overcome by the unexpected
honor thus conferred upon her, but nevertheless
had sufficient presence of mind to
reply that her happiness would be assured
if the Emperor would interest himself
in her behalf. " Very well," returnb*'a
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iCU 1 WO XUCtJCOVJ) X V/UWX A U1XJ wmwvmv.
When the time comes, I invite jou to
I visit me at the Tuileries, and I will be the
: godfather."
The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Democrat,
relates a story of two oxen feeding from a
cart, who npset their owners dinner pail
and devoured it along with ?205 in greenbacks,
which he had carefully stowed away
with it. He immediately despatched one
of them and in his stomach found the
missing treasure little injured.
A poor boy applying for refuge at a police
station house, reported his case thus :
First, my father died, and then my mother
married again, and then my mother
died, and my father married again, and
somehow or other I don't seem to have
no parents at all nor no home, nor no
nothing.
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IUi#cellaneou?* Items.
Women can keep a secret, but it generally
takes a good many of tliem to do it.
Why is a sanguinary epistle like a Sur!
geon ? It is a letter of blood.
Why is a flirting wife like a wheel ?
Because she goes round with the felloes.
When is a woman like a dome ? When
she is fretted.
Where was Adam going when he was
in thirty-ninth year ? Into his fortieth.
Never take a nap in the. railroad carriage.
'fcause why ? the train always
runs over sleepers.
The girl who allures and deceives with
a kiss i? convicted of hypocrisy out of her
own mohtif. * ? ?
Though we travel the world over to find
the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or
we find it not
When did Sir Isaac Newton cut up
shines ? When he divided the rays of
light.
How manv foreigners does it take to
corrupt one's manners ? It takes forty
Poles to make one Hood.
Wliy are horses in cold weather like
meddlesome gossips ? Because they are
the bearers of idle tails.
Vice is more revolting among the high
than among the low, as tilth disgusts one
more in the parlor than in the stable.
What five names in the bible represent v
a child going to get a whipping ? Adam, /'* ?. %
Seth Eve, Ca\a Abel.
Why cannot the Emperor Napoleon insure
his life ? Because nobody can make
' out his policy. *? * : . /
Some women think that virtue was
! given them as claws were given to oats?
to do nothing but scratch with.
Military buttons are very attractive to
a woman, especially if they are also bach'
elor's buttons.
"Katy, have yon laid the table-elotfr
and plates, yet ?" " An sure I hev, mens,
evervthing but the eggs, an isn't that
Biddy's work, surely ?
Mrs. Partington say's she don't wondei
at it, that there is so much stealing ii
Congress, when they always lay their bill*
right oil the table. . >,
Some rich men keep cross dogs around
their houses, so that the hungry poor
who stop to 4'get a bite" may get it outside
of the door.
44 Sam, why don't you talk to massa and
tell him to lay up treasures in heaven ?"
44 What for V What de use ub layin' up
treasures dar, whar heneber see um agin ?"
As gr^w old, we should grow rev-. +
erent. .Nature keeps our heads covered
in our youth, but uncovers them in our
.old age.
The sweetest music is not in the oratorio,
but in the human voice when it
speaks from its instant life tones of tenderness,
truth or courage.
Woman must remember tbat she brought
more sin and misery into the world by
her eating than ever man has by hik
drinking. '
The Boston Herald has been specially
favored in the draft. Two editors, brothers,
two clerks, four compositors, and
four pressmen have been drafted.
A piece of bread soaked in vinegar and
applied to a com on the foot, on going to
bed at nmht, and bound with a piece of
oil cloth, will remove the corn in two or
three applic ations.
44 That's a fine strain,"- said one gentleman
to another, alluding to the tones oi
n oinflror of o MnAorf fliA nflipr nupninff_
"Yes," said a countryman who s::t near,
" but if he strains much more, he'll bust."
Love?The sun of life i most beautiful
in morning and evening, but warmest and
steadiest at noon.
A keeper of a saloon, advertising his
establishment, concludes thus : " Those
of my patrons who may desire it, can be
sent home on a wheelbarrow gratis."
" Is anybody waiting on you !" said a
polite dry goods clerk to a girl from the
country.
4' Yes, sir," said the blushing damsel,
" that's mv feller outside.
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