The free South. (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, September 26, 1863, Image 1
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"THE NEWS.
Wc have northern date;! to the lOzlt. The |
movements of tlie armies are suggestive of iin- j
portant events. Gen. Lee's army is apparently
falling back to the lino of defences in the vicinity ,
of Kichmcnd, while :it the same time it is re- j
]K>rkd to be greatly depleted by reinforcements
to Bragg and Beauregard. Deserters and some .
cscaj-ed I'nion soldiers rejairt that there are
signs of an evacuation of Virginia and the con- 1
centration of the rebel armies in the Cotton i
States. The Mobile Xcirs has a despatch ;
speaking of Gen. Johnston as the commander
f the army of Virginia, which may indicate ;
either the removal of Lee or his transfer to the !
western army in place of Bragg, llosccrans has I
massed his aimy a v. a is advancing against i
Atlanta. A battle was thonglrt to be imminent, j
Bragg had l>een reinforced by Longstrcet with '
men. The enemy had appeared in grow j
force in hoot of our lines in North Carolina pos- j
siblv with the intention of masking the transfer ;
of tiooj s tl.rough that State from North Carolina. ,
The news from the Army of the Potomac in j
this connection is interesting. On Sunday j
morning at 4 o'clock, General i'leasauton, with
his cavalry, ciosscd the llappnhaunock at three
fouls, and advanced rapidly, driving in the relre]
pickets reboot two miles from tire river, rrrul |
through liiamiy wanou iu vtu^i^u. ^
the point at which the pickets were enenmpeil, '
a running fight was kept up with the re!?e' cav- I
airy, which fell back continually until our forc-< j
reached Culpe) jier, when all the rcl>cl troojK at '
this point hastily retreated, a loaded train narrowly
escaping capture. Gen. Pleasanton. we
learn by at desjiatch from headquarters, advanced '
to tiie liapidan, where the rebels were found in i
position with infantry, artillery, and cavalry to .
] revolt a crowing. During the advance of our
cavalry, several gallant charges were made on j
the enemy, in one of which three guns were captured.
Our casualties were three killed and forty
wounded?among the latter, Gen. Custer, ,
slightly. v
We have additional official particulars of Gen.
Blnnt's recent operations in Arkansas. Dis- j
jiatches received in St. Louis, dated at Perry- ;
ville, Choctaw Nation, Aug. 27, 1868, state that
on the 22d ult. Gen. Plant crossed the Arkansas ,
Kiver with his forces, for the puri>ose of attack- ;
ing Steele, w ho had concentrated the forces under J
Cul>el, Cooper, ami Stand Waite, numlicring I
Mine thomaud and jxjsttd them on the south
? .1... ! > /i!d,i Hvtv miles from
SKte OI U1C ViliUmnu 4...V., v
Fort Illunt. After a march of sixty miles in '
forty-eight hours, he came uj> to the jioint where j
the enemy had been encamjied, and learned that
thev had divided their forces and commenced to :
retreat. Gen. Ulr.nt i orccd his way in, killing ,
several of the enemy, taking a captain prisoner,
and capturing PerryviHe. The lat'crwas a reg- (
nlar military j>ost, and an important depot,
being the only joint between Boggy l)ej;ot and
North Fork Town. As nearly every building
contained government stores, Gen. Blunt directed
the burning of the whole jilace. A large
amount of clothing was captured and destroyed I
at their dejiot at North Fork Town. Advices
fioin Gen. Steele's army in .Arkansas, as late as
Sept. 2. have, l>eoii received at Brownsville. 1
Operations were jirogrcssing in a manner that
left uo doi.bt of the complete success of the expedition.
Private advices frun Tennessee state that hand
in liaiul with the military o]>cra:ions of (Jen.
,,m?c ;?n> mnkillir to
JVUM"VI.lll| uitiiiii u>uhiiivmi??.v 0 reclaim
tl.e people jis la>t as the army advance.-.
Gen. lioscerans waives military. .law wherever
loyally prevail.-, an J <Jov. And;. Johnson ro-cstal*ll?ho>
. jvl: a.uiioriiV l?v plncim; in oiiicc men
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true to tiiv. Va.ua cause. The military hare is
ouiy to be nx.il to prevent invasion, and to protect
the citizens in the free exercise of their rights. |
II is ] oriiivtiy stated in diplomatic circles that
the rebels have* mounted in For: Alotsltri- the
GOO ami the SOO-pumukr Blakely gun; wliich
were to be a pan of the armament of tha Iv.o
EAUFORT, S. C., SATUR
rants recently lauucheil by the Laird-. These j
guns were already known to have arrived at
Nassau. Doubt is, however, thrown uj-on the
rej?ort that they arc at Moultrie, by the silence
ot' Adtuiral Dahlgrcn.
Complete returns front the principal counties
in California, indicate an immense Union majority
in the state, in the late election.
Downey, the democratic candidate for governor,
runs considerably ahead of his tii kef, hut Low's
majority, notwithstanding, will hardly fall below
twenty thousand. All the counties heard front
elect the Union legislative ticket. In San Francisco
county, the Union majority will probably
wversiL'e several thousand. The indejtendent
Union ticket got nearly as many votes as the
combined vote for the regular Union and democratic
tickets. This election gives us three more
Union meml>ers of Congress.
lie turns from 27.1 towns in Maine give Samuel
Cony, Union, for governor. 10,000 majority over
Bradbury, copperhead. The towns yet to be
heard front will considerably increase this majority,
probably to nearly 18,000. Last year the
Senate of the State stood 2."> Union to (> democrat?this
year, 20 Union to 1 copperhead; the
.Assembly, last year, was 101 Union to .">0 democrats?this
year, as far as heard from, 110
Union to 21 copperheads.
By the arrival of the Arabia oft' Cape Race,
we have three days later news from lvarojle to
Sept. 0. By the llansu, which arrived at this
port yesterday, we have received foreign files to
Sept. 2. The reply of Earl liitsscl to the letter
of the Emancipation Society, calling his attention
to tht new rebel steam rams, is published,
iie says be finds in the letter no such proofs for
the assertions made by the Society as the English
law demands. Quite a sensation was made in
l'.ivis by a pamphlet on Mexico anil the Uonieucmtc
States, strongly urging the recognition of
the South by France, and asserting that a war
with the United States would be favorable to
France. It was believed that the pamphlet
expressed the opinions of the Emj>eror and the
Cabinet. The lauguagc of the official papers of
Franee toward Russia had all at once become so
friendly, that even a rcj>ort of an approaching
alliance between llussia, Prussia and France was
sjjoken of. It is e.\i>ected that a constitution for
Russia will soon be published.
A corres}.oiulent of the St. Tmius ll</ntblinut
writes from New Orleans, under date of Sent. 1,
as follows: "Thegreat item is that of an immense
force from here for the Rio Grande, ^fcost
of the sailing vessels have been chartered?.some
scut to Ship Island to convey the troops from
there, and others leaving here crowded with
troops. Napoleon's movements in Mexico and
Nicaragua have rendered it necessary for Uncle
Sain to reassert the Monroe doctrine in a forcible
manner. There is 110 doubt on this point. The
French commander here, I am told, is fully
aware of all that is going on. And what if he
is ? Considerable excitement prevails here, though
smothered by prudence. A French \iar "is
snuffed from afar." Brownsville is said to he the
destination of the troops. A large body of
Mexicans, supposed to be Juarez's party, are said
to lie exjiectiug aid. This is conjecture only,
but the troojis have gone, and are going, sure.
1.0OK Ulll Kir MIMIll^ lllllta Hum m.o .j.n.ov.
It is predicted here that the American flag will
soon be planted in Matainorus itself, which is
jus* across the river. 44 He whose name is up
may lie abed," i- a French proverb. Napoleon's
name is up, hut it is my opinion he will have to
keep wideawake, orriseumisoilly early, to keep
ahead of Uncle Annuel in the land of the ilonte/.nnias!
So look out'tor breakers ahead !
The Secretary of V.'ar has directed that, exc.pr
in sjfecial cases no prisoners of war shall
!). enlisted in our army. Whenever a prison, r
de.Mrcs to enlist, a statement. coinprUin;* a brief
history of his connection with the tebel army,
mart Ire forwarded to Departiecn- Headquarters.
X., uch enlistments are to be made without the
special sanction o! the Department Commander,
o. life fc'ceictaiy of War.
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SEPTEMBER 2(?,1!
The fiir.'tmo.t.l Knipcf r of the 11 tii inst. says :
The nftiee, type. and presses of the fin/nt/h (X<
C.) Std itfnnf, edited by William HoMen, have
. been destroyed l?y a party of Georgia soldiers.
! 3Ir. Hidden was in Petersburg at tin time. In
' return for this outrage, the citizens : nd fri< lids
of The S'n uimi destroyed the office of The St, s
Journal. Gov. Vance reached the sjKtt after the 1
work of destruction was nearly completed, and
begged the crowd to desist, rebuking thcin for j
the act, and telling them that no such example |
had been set in "Lincoln's dominions."
Gov. Vance of North Carolina, in a procla- ;
! mation against those who opjiose the Confederate
: conscription law, appeals to the |>eople thus:
| " Let us exert ourselves to the utmost to return
: to duty the many brave but misguided men wla>
have left their country's Hag in the hour of dan
ger." Another admission of the extent of desertions
from the reliel army, llis proclamation is
ample proof of the wide disaffection among the
people of that state?a disaffection so f.amidablc
j that the governor finds it prudent to beg instead :
I of threaten. i
j Beside the three ships Yorktown, Jamestown,
i and Richmond, at Richmond, the r?!.ch havej
three iron-chubs there, one finished and the other .
i two nearly so. They are built on the same gen
ernl nuclei as the Mcrrimnc, and plated with .
railroad iron. The monitor Sangamon and the !
triplc-turrcted ltoanoko, are awaiting the advent
of the rebel rani, whose easing can hardly wi.h- t
stand the ctl'oct of the lo-inch guns. Ir is supj
posed by some that these rebel iron-dads are
i waiting to co-oj>er.itc with the expect'd English
pirates in raising the blockade. Another sugges- .
rion is that they arc to aid in an atttu k ti]>on ,
Norfolk.
The Navy Department 1ms contracted with the !
Messrs. Cramp of Philadelphia for the construe- (
tion of an immense cruiser, intended for fast
steaming. She will l>e over 3,000 tuns burden,
and longer than any other vessel at present in
the service. The price to l c paid for her, I
understand, is $9GI.000. Contracts were inri- \
j tod genernlly from ship-builders throughout the
I country. None in New York, 1 Itciicvc, would 1
| do the work under a million of dollars; but Sec- ;
I retary Welles did not seem disposed to give so j
| high a figure. It is understood in naval circles
here that a Heet of rapid vessels will be built. !
' Indeed they would have been commenced now, i
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IKltl IUC I'UUiiaviVis aim mw i.iu> i/v| ... * %. ,
j conic to an agreement about the price.
! An unofficial estimate of the number of colored
I seamen in the navy bhows that there are now
| about o,(H)0 in that branch of the public service. ;
| They were originally introduced as cooks and
I stewards, and for years were no: seen on deck. .
I Long before tiie war, however, they were allowed
in the " after-guard," and got along so well with '
the sailors and marines that the propriety o.' '
putting them in "the top" soon became apparent.
At present they are seamen, ordinary 1
! seamen, landsmen, and boys?the marine corps
| and ward-room being the only portions of a
man-of-war from which they are excluded.
Acting Rear-Admiral Bailey, under date of
Key West, Sept. (>, states in order to correct an !
ciroileous impression, that not a single instance
of yellow fever or anything appro idling it, has .
made its appearance either in the town or harbor
during the entire season, and the health of the
place ill every respect is remarkably goo.l.?
About from Gen. Sibley's coaiiiiin.l, Air.
21, has reached L avc.iworiu. He was ju-r
stalling for a Sioux camp of intending :
capture or destroy them. All the way down the
. fl.n l.mt ll-.li mill f.CMUCiltlV at
I t ^ CI tills l/V'ttl * l?.7 >t %??v?v?a -- -
hit-Led by hostile Indians. A ]?:?rry of thirty
miners were supposed to have been kil:?-! near
! Mill Hirer.
Gen. dames W. Ripley, Chief of ();dn::mr.
was, by an ofiirial order, retired from activedt:ty
to-day. Col. Ratn-ay, lately on d. ry :;r r!i.?
Washington Arsenal, is a]>|Hiinted Chief of the ,
j Ordnance Ilenirrean. Cap!. Bcnion, fotmerly
! G.ii. Ripley's chief of staff, is ordered tn ur.ty
| at .he Arsciiiii.
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363. NO. 33.
l'hc lion. 1). W* Voorhc.'s, member ot" Congress
from Indium, was rough! * treat oil by some
soldiers on a train of ears in Indiana. Tiioy
wanted to hang him, hat the < fivers protected
him ; tlie soldiers, ho rover, forced him ;o leave
the train before he reached his destination.
A dispatch from Washington states that the
President will not consent to accept the resignation
of Gen. Biirnside, but requests him to remain
in command ot East Tennessee, which he
has liberated from rebel control.
There will be no draft in Indiana under the
present call. She has furnished fi3,8!V? threeyears
men. which is 28,.'.01 more than her quotas
for 1SG1-2. This surplus being,more than
one-fifth of the whole number enrolled under the
drafting law, she has done her duty and uo draft
can be made.
Gold has risen again, standing now at 1.31.
The New York banks hold #'ll,ht>i),381. The
lloston hanks $7,637,402.
Acting Commander Meii m of the
steamer Xiner?:/, on the 17th sent an
armed boat expedition, consisting of two
la inches of that sliip aii.i two cutters ot*
the I fair, to destroy a signal station, in
which they succeeded, capturing the
picket, ami completely surrounding it
before the rebels were aware of the approach
of the expedition, and securing
arms, ammunition, signal flags, telescopes,
etc.
" The capture of this signal station,
which severs the rebel line within three
nrilrs of Jacksonville, will either break
up this end of the line, or will detain here
to protect it the troops?five small companies
of infantry, two full companies of
cavalry, and one company of artillery?
which were about being forwarded to
Richmond."
The total number of guns captured in
Wagner and Greeg is twenty-five of the
following descriptions :
IX WAGNER,
Two IO-iuch Columlu.ids.
Five 8-inch Xnyv Shell gun?.
One Jl-inrh Navy Shell gun.
Four large C mnoiwdes.
One Hrook>\? rifle (not mounted).
One 10-inch Mortar.
One 8-inch Siege Mortar.
One Held How itzer.
One Columhind (exploded).
Total, 18 gun?.
IN'GRKGO.
Two 10-inch CoIninhhnR
One 0-inch Xavy Shell gun.
One l(t-:uch Mortar.
Three hni^ FicM Howitzers.
Total, 7 gnns?in all 25.
Besides these el 'von guns have been
discovered buried in the sand, making in
all thirty,six. Most?' f these gnus are now
serviceable against the enemy.
correspondent in Arkansas says :
Citizens flock iu daily and take the oath
of allegiance, and our cavalry are continually
sending 1 >ack prisonur;. Rations are
being issued to citizens, many of whom
are perfectly destitute of th ; necessaries
of life. They are beginning to aUh inoimilv
was over known to /</</>/ in this
State) for pease, convinced that a return
to the old Union is .ill that can save them.
The law against obfairrng husbands
ruder false pretences, pas-ed !*y the English
Parliament in !7< 0, enacts : That
nil women of whrTevtr lank, profession
or decree, who shal. after th'.s net, imp
.so upon, sednc" < r be!ray into mall.inony
any of Lis ?I-y: :tv's subfe. t.*, by
virt 10 of scents, p; i ir. con-ieti.- washes,
art id i 1 teeth, f:.se L.iir. iron st: vs, bolstered
hips, or high heeled sho s, shall
inc::r th.- penalty ?>. the law ; n >v, in force
. in-1 \ :tcher.;ft i.ml llfcein* hen: mors ;
a.lo t marriage under .sue' 1 e a: instances,
a 0,1 > onv;e,t;o:i o? .ho parties,
sba null and v;id.