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POET ROYAL, SATURDAY, J AX. 17, 1863.
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... Ike.Proclamation,
We print elsew here the E mancipation Proclamation
issued by the President on the 1st instant. Of
eoursc thece are honest differences of opinion as to
i{s wisdom and efficacy in promoting the legitimate
objects of &a war: but since it has become the-established
policy of the Administration, there is
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th in an earnest support of thj Government in
oarxying its msaiurea into effjet. Sooner or later
we must roach the end of this war, and slavery
X^qjktrely terminate with it.
ny<*e, ia the midst of an enfranchised race, surrounded
by people to whom this document brings
freedom forever, our ?e$d&r? will form their own
views Of the measure* but the views of their
Meads at home, as expressed through the journals
of the Xorth, may ho of intarestto them. The
Tr+uae? of course, looks upon the proclamation
as "! great stride towards the restoration of the
dfoioa," hat fears, that < slavery, the reel rebel
etpiH has boeo surrounded by a Chickahominy
sraap of Una lew and outrages against the black
tsco, which bo paper spade am dig tlwongh."
dEheMerslioeoaidorsilie weewKsemira/e "uo.ie
jBamiry, bow tsa wad ill-timed, impracticably out^jygjyg*
thoCoo?tilwtk>a, wod fuU of mischief." The
' ~^lSK ST fW*ri+dacbm%4luk* Us-ghats ctteocy nost ftaol.
feffffe^iL JMip^odoawbath rUb>nstaiaedbytheCojrl*"
^ j5;*-j|B^Bre3SyftaPresideot ifHap tl&K to ocmw'
cipatothoohyeoy btn that as QMotko4or*i?difef
of fit j mbIm he had ample authority. Of that
>9(ttM ot the procUnutioo admitting the blacks
K kite military service, tfaa Washiogtoa RtpuUican
?W%I M>-a ,-u TJ.i> Im a al.a ? it Will ?
abte oar armij* to aivw?* wife onditmniohe I
numbers, white the (JtTtf oT^u irding post* is per'or.o3,1
by colors 1 troops and the Chrouicle, of
t*i3 *30*3 city, dernts Abraham Lincoln "entitled to
ths plaudit* of a distracted country saved, and on
Inscription of inlying fame in the impart i tl records
??f historyMr. ITe3d'*pap-er, the Albany Evening
Journal, h >pe* th U th i proclamation will prove
*t on?e a terror f> rebel sUveh aider* and a b ion
to The enslaved ; but its neighb ?r, the JtUn and
.fr+nt, thinks we sha'l gain by litis mean* no garti?
>n of b'acks, n.) honor in litis contest, uor in
t.'ii end th e rest iratiou of the Una n. The lYovi
d /aCe JjuruaJ believes that the first day of January,
1 S*?3, will ?tan ! through time as "one of the b ight
diys ja th-> history ol our country, of the African
1 sec and of suffering humanity while ilu? staid
<?!! Journal of Cj>tim>rcf thus gives vent to it* disgust
: "On the uhole-, the proclamation is not the
S.ibl *Ct of nm?h riifivL" nn^ ?r:ir ?r fh.? nfhi-r
% Clearly, most if th+- ynyto regard k as a very
SWUh pixv of biftt'.-si, and I?h#!c eariestfv lor
" Th.? tl.n? when they can constitutionally place in
authority at YAshiagtmi man of ability, who will
bJgakhl ln- Coutitutko mod law."
J taux.t nc.?We owe to our readers an epolog?
tuT the non-appearance ot Twe New Socni last
v i ^ k. Through an acciljnl to our power pr<i4S we
I wcrv;dcpr?? ?l of its services i'or wverui days, sad
%zee consequently unable to k?uo the number due
tj our pitruoi on th-* 10th instant. Th: dcrong m.h(
to our p:dntLig~uitcfitn ?ry w.w of so serious
a tt du.v th t( wo despaired of repairing it without
eeediag it to New York ; but, thanks to Mr. Cog*weH,
Mr. Kimball, and the skillful workmen of the
u vol machine shop, and especially to Admiral
jJupont, who kindly placed their services at our
^ ?srunu m 1, the In* iceu pr?*w f i whole aj;*in.
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Deserters from Charleston.?Since our last
issue seven deserters from the rebel forces at
CbirleitoQ have reflclppll Hilton ilea l. The first
: arrival was private A. P. Palmer of the 21st S >uth
v aroli^a Volunteers, who left his regiment at Morris
[siMft on the2>th ult., and escaped to the gunboat
1 Oitaicq reachu^. this point on tha -3th instant.
' The others, cbi^nVbtg Sergeant Andrew Kifey,
Corporal Thomas \Voodlock , and pri rates Thomas
Kearus, Martin Ford, Robert Tuiokin and John
< Murphy, .were, aU mambais of the J^uost Guard,
an artiRcry comp^Mr stationed on M ?rris Island,
and desertrd in a mad boat on the evening of the
5th instant. In the thick fog which prevailed at
the time they were secure from the scrutiny of the
sentinels, and rowed unmolested to the Canmdaignffy
whence they were subsequently transferred to
| the Marblehtad and delirered over to the Provost
Marshal here on Tuesday last.
The intelligence bronght by these deserters,
tbongh not of much importance in the main, is
nevertheless interesting. They trl! ns that about
80,000 troops are now massed in and around
Charleston, of whom three regiments are "regulars"
of the Confederate army. Upon James Island are
stationed from 15.000 to 23,000 men. SuHivan's
1 Island bristles with batteries, garrisoned by two
! regiments of hfautry and two artillery companies,
j Fort Sumter holds a force of tloO or 700 men under
Col. Rhett. ami the fort on the middle ground is
also well manned. The Torce on Morris island
numbers abont 1,030 men, and the entire shore ol
Charleston harbor is lined with hoary gnns. '1 he
two iron clad batteries constructed for h .rbor dcfoncrare
afloat, a id is generally supposed that they
wHf prove rery effective. - 4
These soldiers deserted mainly on account of
the severe treatment to which they were subjected
According to their account great dissatisfaction
'exists among the rebel troops, an 1 especially
t'Mam thirty of th j garrison of Fort Su tutor were
in double irons Toi; iasub >rdinV1on, and it was understood
that more than half the troops would surrender
at once, if an attack should !?e made, rather
than contest the possession of that stronghold.
[ Prices role high in Charleston. Flo.r cannot
! be had for les> than $10 per barrel. Boots and
shoes are rare even among the b.'st of troops.
Paper Is wonderfully scarce, tha most inferior
i quality of letter paprr rea lily selling for a dollar
j and a half a quire.
i SroRTrxn ox thk Caaoux v Ska Ialvvds.?Sir
j Grantiey Berkeley, who visited the I'nited State o i
s grand sporting excursion and who wrote a vefy
i dull book in comtntmoration thereof, could not
j have included the South Carolina coast in his tour
I Certainly his narrative would have been less prosy
' if he hsd hunted upon Frlpp's Island, amid tlio
doer, the duck, the snipe, and the multifarious
1 game with which the old-time hunting-ground of
| Mr. Fripp abounds. Fripp s Island ties north of
I Hilton Head about ten miles, and is one of the
: duster which extends along the coast and interrenesbetween
sea and ?gtin. Here, during last
week, Dr. Cnven, (.'apt. Garretson and Dr. Freeman
sp-iit three or four days. Hiuy took with
them a tent, a stove, plenty of appropriate rations,
! a pack of bounds and a boat's crew of contrabands.
1 They found the deer as plenty as in any park iu
England, and minor gam? in great abundance.
The trophies of their sport inclnded one splendid
buck and lour docs, not to speak of a boat km I of
'coons, curlew, snipe, ef cetera. Considering^the
size of the -party and the time occupied inthe sport,
* the hunters met wi h most gratiftin^ success and
similar excursions are likely to b? popular front
' this time forth To Dr. Crarca our ?mesa " la
| under many obligations.
i Cbangjw.?Surgeon A. Cmpeli has b?en annonnced
as Post Surgeon jrtct Dr. Dalrymple, and
(/apt. A. B. Nicholson ai Post Treasurer, rict
i 1 jJat. F. A Sawyer.
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| Kesijnatioxs, Deathj and Discharges During
LAsr Year.?Wo have boon furnished by Lieut.
Sealy, Acting Assistant Adjuta it General, with
| the fol.owing interesting items concerning the 10 h
! Army Co-ps during the year ending with liecemi
ber 31. Thortotal number df officers who resigned
j Ui ir commissions was 2lo. Ul these o were Colonels,
7 were Lieut - 'okm.ls, 8 were Majors 31
were Captains, 74 were 1st Lieutenants, 4? were 24
! Lieutenants, .4 were Surgeons or Assistant Surgeons,
and 13 were Chaplains. '1 en officers resigned
under ch irges, three for incompetency, and tire
were dismissed the service by court martial. The
number of enlisted men discharged was 1,726. and
the number of deaths was in the neighborhood of
720. The reports font Key West for L'ec.niber
j not having been rece.ved, the exact number cani
not now be stated. Up to the 31st of .March, this
j Department embraced oolysuch forces as belonged
J to Gen. Sherman's expeditionary corps; on that
j day Key West Tortug.is, Fort Pickens and Penaacola
were a I led to it; and again on the 8th of
August West r lorida was detacbcd trout it.
_ Captured bi Taa Kxjat?.-rr Ad vices from St.
Augustine bring as thj news of the capture, on the
Dth instant, of a party of three adventurous young
men, including * lieutenant of the Seventh New
Hampshire Volunteers, the sutler of the regiment,
and a civilian who had visited St. Augustine lor
his health. We do not learn the names of the unlucky
captives. * hey rode out beyoud our picket
lines, talcing a road which h is been frequented by
pleasure-hunters ever since our forces have occupied
the town, and were uudo prisoners before a
thought of danger flashed upon tbcui. 'iwo of
them had their wives at it. Augustine. Letters
were Mtbsejuentlv received by the afflicted women,
iufbrmiug thorn of the safe arrival of their husbands
at Tatlahasso. We Goufess to very little
sympathy fur the captured parties, who, iu the
light of all the niishapsjof this nature whi h have
t~.o~T7rawii?? iniinii#TtrTT-^Lfc?* 11)1,I.I.I. > !.' ^
?/VV-WMVU UMIIMg ?MV < fsxa *S t j Vt^v?vww
as to venture unprotected into the enemy's
country. ^
Tiie Expedition to NassaC ltivra.?The trans
por.s Delaware and Cosmopo itan, each with two
schooners iu tow, left this port ou the .h.rd mat.,
tor Nassau river, tor the purpose of securing a
quantity of lumber said to have been stored near
the extensive mills al?out twelve mile, fro.u the
bar. The Delaware seturned ou Friday of laat
week, and tue Cu mopotUan on Monday mgat 1 at,
having (ailed to secure the m terial for which tney
: were sent. The gttnbo .t Uncat, which was ordered
1 to co-operate with th j transports got aground four
| miles below the mill., and tho rebels, discovering
{the object ot the expedition, destroyed the lumber.
I Coming ont of the riVer, on the 7th, the transports
| were bred upon by a guerrilla band ou shore, and
three men of the 3d New Hampshire Volunteers
seriously wounded. The Uucai, however, by a
few well-directed bhclls, and the infantry, uy its
musketry, quickly silenced thj rebels indicting
| mortal injuries upon such as chose to reveal tliernI
selves upon the shore. 1 he Com polit a subsci
quently proceeded to the St. John s Kiver, secured
| a cargo ot lumber, and returned to li.ltou Head on
Momlav. without further iucideut.
| The following are the names of the wounded
j soldiers i private 15. M C. liillard, Co. E, left lun;,
dangerous; private Robey Kobin. on, Co. E, lei t
leg, slightly ; private John Mears, Co. A, severely.
The wounded iuen were faith ully attended by
burgeon Buzzal., o. the 3d Kiiode Island, who accompanied
the expedition.
nrsioxATiovr?'The resignations ol the follow.
Ing otfleers ol tilO lt>tj Army Corps have been
accepted since oar last. Major II. Rogers, 3d Rhodo
Island Arti.lery, appointed Colonel of the 11th
Khode Island Volunteers; 1st Lieut. Isaac M. Pot.
ter and 2d Lieut. Aigan, cf the 3d Rhode
1 Artillery, commissioned respectively as Captain
i ani 1st Lieutenant, in' the 5th Lhode Island;
' Assistant Surgeon Job Kenyon. 3d Rhode JsUnd,
! and I.ioutwaut George H .AVrvnfey: Mt.h tfewVorlt.