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TIIE It ATTLE-CRYOP THE WORTH.
I:Y ('. M. S1WYI3!.
Saw ye the storm-clouds that darkened the sky ?
Heard ye the tempest go hurtling by ?
*Twua a Nation uprising, stern, wrathful and
grand?
Twas a great people's cry that rolled over the
land.
Strike for the Union our fathers achieved;
Strike for the flag that, from them wo received;
Strike aud spare not, till, through all the wide
laud.
Old Lilkdty's altars triumphantly stand!
Prom the homes of New England, the plains of
the West;
From toe lakes of the North to the Cumberland's
crest;
i iVo M.,. lonves of the forest, the waves of the sea.
Swept on the proud ranks of the loyal and free !
Strike for the Union our father* achieved;
Strike for the flag that from them we received ;
Strike audspare not, til), through al! the wide
ErmT,
Old Liberty's altars triumphantly stand!
The Capes of the Delaware caught the refrain,
lfluc Chesapeake thundered it over the main,
i dfl dart stormy Ifatfcras ret led at the sound,
Ami tin "sirs of Port Royal re-echoetl it round.
Strike for the Union our fathers achieved;
Strike for the flag that from them we received;
Si like and spare not, till, through al! the wide
laud,
Old Liberty's altars triumphantly stand.
From the founts of Missouri far down to its
grace,
When? the Mexican Gnlf rolls it3 billowy wave,
'Mid thunder of cannon, and clashing of steel,
Kver sterner we hear the same hattle-cry peaL
Strike for the Union our Fathers achieved;
Strike for the Flag that from them we receivedStrike
aud spare not, till, through all the wide
land,
Old Liberty's altars triumphantly stand.
On to the strife, then, invincible Grant;
On Farragut?hero, w hom death canuot daunt;
On Gillmore, and sweep, like the bosom of God,
The shores where the foot of rebellion first trod.
Strike for the Union our Fathers achieved;
Strike for the Flag that from them we received;
Strike aud spare not, till, through all the wide
laud,
Old UOenya anars inuiuimiuiuj j-vaim.
Who i? he shall daresay: "Thrust the blade
in its sheath.
And with garlands of peace the torn battle-flag
wreath,"
While Rebellion still rears its red front to the
day,
And Treason stalks boldly to rain and eiay
Strike for the Union our Fathers achieved:
Strike for the Flag that from them we received:
Strike and spare not, till, through all the wide
land,
Old Liberty's altars triumphantly stand.
Aye! swell the grand War-cry! Ne'er lot it be
hushed.
Till rebellion and treason lie broken and ( rushed,
And the sun, as it dips in the far Western wave,
Sets not on aland that is trod by a slave.
Strike for the Union our Fathers achieved:
Strike for the Flag that from theni we received;
Strike and spare not. till, tbrongh all the wide'
land,
Old Liberty's altars triumphantly stand
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AFFAIRS IN FLORIDA.
[Prom our Special Correspondent]
Jacksonville, Fla., March 2*2d.
FLAGS OF TRUCE.
Major Eddy, of Gen. Seymour's Staff,
accompanied by the ltev. Mr. Chapman,
Chaplain of the (tilth N. Y. Volunteers,
rode out to the lines of the enemy yesterda.v
under a lias: of truce. Mr. Chap
man sought admission for the purpose
of looking after our wounded at Tallahassee
; but after waiting till dark without
receiving any reply from the rebel
commandant, the party returned. The
rebels sent us a llag of tmce on Sunday,
concerning a Catholic priest and two
sisters of charity, whom we received,
and it is not unlikely that when the
answer to Mr. Chapman's request is sent
in, it will he of a favorable character.
MEDICAL IUHECTOK.
Surgeon A. Majer, C. S. V., lias been
relieved from duty in the Di.-trict of
Florida, and Surgeon S. W. Gross, U.
S. V., announced as Medical Director.
Pn.atk v, Fla., March 23d, 18C4.
sKiiiMisrr.
We had a skirmish with the rebels
hereon Monday, the 21st, in which the
enemy, who made an attapk in force upon
our pickets, was repulsed and driven
in full retreat. Between a hundred and
JUty and two hundred of the rebels
made a dash upon our mounted pieketa
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on the rigut, comprising u puruun in iuc
Until New York, driving them in a little
way. A portion of the same force then
passed our center and went to our left,
where our outposts were also attacked.
The enemy fought dastardly, tiring from
behind the trees; hot notwithstanding
this advantage, our own men being in
the open space, the rebels were driven
back in confusion, and taking to their
horses made the best escape they could
In the fight, which was of very brief duration,
not one of our own men was hit.
One of our officers, however, asserts
that a rebel officer, mounted on a magnificent
grey horse, was seen to fall after one
of our vollies. The Ottawa, LieutenantCommander
Breese, fired over the town
I during the engagement, and one or two
of her shells burst prematurely, the fragments
falling among our lines, happily
doing no injury.
TICKETS CATTTRKD.
Last Saturday the rclis caught two of
our pickets napping by a fire, over which
they were cooking their coffee, and took
them prisoners. Their horses, hitched
to saplings close by, were also taken.
Let this be a warning to our men. The
nrevioiis admonition of the officer of the
picket had failed to put them on their
guard.
GOOD QUAItTEItS.
Col. Barton, the commandant at this
post, is mast agreeably located in the
house of Mr. Hart, a prominent and
wealthy secessionist. This dwelling, the
finest in the town, was formerly the favorite
resort of the rebel officers at Camp
Dickinson. It is surrounded by grounds
handsomely laid out, abounding in orange
groves, evergreens, rare shrubs and
choice flowers already in bloom. The
Putnam House, formerly a large and
well patronized hotel, is now the Post
Hospital, under the charge of Dr. Mul
ford, of the 48th. The St. John's
House is the headquarters of the -worthy
Provost Marshal, Capt. Smith. Other
fine dwellings are similarly appropriated.
KEDKL RESIDENCE 11URXED.
Yesterday morning, by order of Col.
Barton, the torch was applied to a hand
some dwelling on the liill in rear of the
town, belonging to a surgeon in the rebel
service. It was the desire of Col. Barton
to preserve it, but the enemy having
made it a bulwark to shelter themselves
while firing on our men, its destruction
was considered a military necessity.
1'ILATKA.
Dr. Pinneo Medical Inspector of the
Department, in company with Surgeon
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and Assistant Surgeon Tremain, arc here
to-day on a visit of inspection. In company
with Col. Barton, they have made
the tour of the post, with all the arrangements
of which they justly profess themselves
delighted. There is no prettier
spot in all Florida than this. The choicest
fruits, the most brilliant foliage, the
balmiest atmosphere, vocal with the music
of birds; the majestic century-okl
live-oaks, burdened with pendant moss,
with their shadows fallings jan-,green
sward smooth as an emerald carpet; the
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CYIUCUIL'D VI ~TT WUiiii uuu iV/uuvu?v/uv
everywhere visible, strongly commingled
jrltii martial sights and sound^rtll go to
make the place one of the moR attractive
in the IXqi&rtiiicnt, or ia the entire
South.
8CEXE OP REBEL ATROCITIES.
I visited one spot to-day, however,
wliicli made me sad to look upon. I
stood under a rude gallows, where, but
a few months ago, six colored men were
hung for attempting to escape from bondage
to freedom. A slender branch of a
tree, growing not a quarter of a mile
from the village, had been bent down
into the crotch of an upright stick, and
fastened permanently in that position
by the weight of struggling, (lying human
beings, two of whom were thus
murdered at a time. The graves of
the martyrs are under the tree where
they perished, marked by simple sticks,
placed there by the blacks of the village,
all of whom were compelled by the
authors of the infamous proceeding to
witness the horrible ceremony, and they
say that one of the victims (though I
can scarcely credit the story of such
barbarism) was clubbed to death in his
grave, after the wretches had commenced
to heap the earth ujton him, because the
slip-noose failed in its work.
COMPLIMENTS TO WORTHY OFFICERS.
Lieut. M. McMartin, Quartermaster,
and Licnt. II. S. Sanford, Adjutant of
the 11 ."th N. Y. Volunteers, were handsomely
used by their regiments to-day.
To each was given a fine horse, with
equipments. The gifts were presented
by Major Walrath, who, in an eloquent
manner, recited the merits of the officers '
and of the regiment whose efficiency
they had contributed greatly to sustain.
Appropriate responses were made, and a
" sociable " this evening is to wind up the
affair.
Surgeon John L. Mulford, of the 48th
N. Y. Volunteers, to whom his regiment
gave a handsome gold watch a few
months since, has been presented with a I
magnificent gold chain and charm to
match it. Upon the latter is a portrait
of Gen. Gillmorc, snrronnded with a record
of the 48th's battles, while on the
reverse is the following inscription:
"Presented to J. L. Mulford, Surgeon
48th Regiment N. Y. Volunteers, by the
Veteran Members of the Ambulance
Corps, at Port Royal, January 1st, 18G4.
like a two-story pig-sty as like a river
craft; and yet this vessel has done a good
business in running goods and passengers
through the inland passages of the
Peninsula State. To us the Sumter will
be comparatively worthless, but to the
rebels her capture will prove rather disastrous.
The Hettie, which has not
been in use for a couple of years, will
come very handy for us. Her speed is
about seven knots.
The arrival of the Columbine was opportune.
Had it been deferred a day or
two later, an expedition lor rescue or relief
would have been sent out, so convinced
was every one that she had been
captured or destroyed.
Assistant Surgeon G. W. Woods, of
the Ottawa, has been ordered North.
Assistant Surgeon Wijlard, who was one
of the officers of the Vanderbilt during
her cruise for the Alabama, arrived today
to relieve him. First Assistant
Engineer Spraguc, of the Ottawa, who
lias just been promoted, is soon to be ordered
to another vessel.
FuprnYUKNT OF ESLISTED Mf.X by
Civilians.?Gen. Gillmorc has issued a
General Order, in which the employing of
enlisted men by civilians is strictly prohibited,
except where such employment
is authorized by the Major-General
Commanding, or when the soldier is 011
furlough, duly approved at Department
Headquarters.
We have now arranged so that we can
supply complete files of The Palmetto
Herald to date, to a limited extent.
NAVAL MATTERS.
The Sumter and the Hettie, prizes to
the naval tug Columbine, left here to-day
for Jacksoiivillo. They will probably be
condemned as lawful prizes, and be set
to work without being taken out of the
St. John's. The Hettie is quite a fine
boat, of the wheelbarrow pattern, and
will prove of great service. She was
built just before the war for the Pilatka
and Jacksonville line, but never made
the trip but twice, and may therefore be
considered as good as new. Her saloon
is large, her rooms well fitted, and her
capacity for carrying freight or passengers
is good. Aside from the wheel in
her stern, she resembles the Darlington,
which is advertised to be sold at Beaufort
next May.
The Hettie had a motley collection of
freight going down. One hundred and
fifty bates _j)f cotton, mostly ginned,
comprised the leading item. Then there
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were turpentine, anu rosin, ana copper,
fruits, hencoops and fowls, cotton gins,
whiskey stills, sugar and rice, pld railway
iron in burge quantities, n?orr cotton,
more fruit, and several families of
loyal refugees, black and white, with
their goats, cats, dog9 and children. In
tmr was tho Snmter. lookinsr as much