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To ihet that twa parties exist amoag oar i?u?eIfaia
reafevs, as wel at amoogtbe people at large,
re^ectiag the eonfoct of the war, capnot be deaU
er ijpcced. Bt ta uwi tbaa there is a yawa1
lag chaaaa of opiates, widening and deepening aa
. (feem either aide the war of words is waged. Our
- fisatnat dsagri lies in dissensionsamong ourselves.
TiwUttmesaof political coahowiy arrays onehalf
our force against the oilier, divides oor strength
?sr _ aad paralyses our efforts. The one great object of
?a all is the suppression of the rebellion, and from
J* this nothing should be permitted to distract our energies.
So far as we are able we shall support the
national government; but we believe we shall best
urroaiplish that object, not by indulging in the
- discussion of exciting political topics, but by inciting
the courage and fortifying the endurance of
our country's defenders. Their business here is of
a military rather than a political nature; and while
they are batting against the results of discord, we
shall sow bo seeds of discord among them.
Faithfully to record the operations of the
trocps within iheowMHlh chronicle every
real of interest lo gamdflpr camp, to speak for
ocr gallant soldiers and sailors rather than for any
party or eUqaey are the objects aimed at in the
publication of Tnn Niv Soith. If anything that
eonM Kjr any possible chance bo of serrfoe or of
gratification to the enemy be withheld, our loyal
renders will not opppism Thus far oar efforts
. hare met with signal favor and encouragement, and
^ by continuing as heretofore? we anticipate a cor.
l dial support from the Tenth Army Corps.
New ubironwa^Uoi. straw nrMge'g 'Keystone
Zouave?," tbe 70th regiment of tansyhunia Vol;
unteers, made their appearance on Tuesday in a
new uniform, which for neatness, brightness and
- comfort surpasses any other in tbe Corp?. The
(men are clothed in fight Mue browsers, dark-blue
jickets with crimson Irimmingajiaaty fes caps, and
close fitting ieggina. Their new dress has all the
conrenieuce of the dashing Zouave oostnme,
without the coospicaous brilliancy which too often
wakes a target for the enemy's marksmen. The
Zouave? were reviewed on Thursday afternoon hy
Gen. Terry. A large number of staff and Hne;
officers and many civilUans, among whom were
several Indies, witnessed the review, and expressed
themselves delighted with the appearance and
bearing of the men.
Tax Tsaunki Qsqbob Washington IThkd oh
at tbb Rebels ?Last Tuesday morning, as the
steamer Otorgt Washington waa on her way from
HUT OB HCM N ion ruowu, a jarvj w nivva
dm a battery of field piece* and eoat>
meoced shelling her from Chimney Point, opppoMe
Jenkin's iaknd. The shots from the Coatederate
srtfilery fell abont fifty yards short, bat were
of sdmlrsUe range. Captain Campbell, as soon as
the state of affair* would permit him, tamed his
boat toward the shore and answered the rebels
with the fire oft James rifled gnn, landing three
? shells In the midst of the enemy, who limbered up
sheir gnns and scampered away at fall speed. No
fllff was injomi w war iiag.
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;rTo>SxrvM to Ksy W tau?The 9jth Jfeew York
Yqhmtecia, Go). Jot. 8. Morgan, htt beta ordered
teak to Key Wet^reHering Col Good's commend,
who are to return to Beaufort. They left, yesterday
in the Mat atees.
I the fk:t {iWf'tACfci.
person than j
| Serf! W *4#, ^^p^^lflraHK^ogimani. was j
ed froe tte^SSPEtd^ltes Infantry, and who
ted since then eratedaO efforts to trace his whereabouts.
The Information was conveyed to headquarters
by one of die officers of the Third New '
Hampshire Volunteers?Captain Maxwell?who at
the time of the alleged offence was a member of
Sergeant YTade's Cdllpany. The matter was subsequently
referred to Department headquarters.
On Monday last Lieutenant Hoggins was sent for
by tte Provost Marshal, and the accusations of bis
former comrade were read n his presence.. Th.
L enteaant at once acknowledged his guilt, and
with scarcely a word of explanation, took off his
! coat, and ripped off his shoulder-straps. He was
I ankiuiiuaitlir nlaoul in f>nnflni>ITll>nt. and la now ID
the Provost Marshal's custody, awaiting the action
of the commanding officer of the regiment from
which he deserted. -There
are many'palliating circumstances con.
nected with this sad hfair. At the commencement
of the present war Mr. Buggins, or as he must be
hereafter known, Sergeant Wade, w s among the
first to turn his soldierly attainments over to his
country's service. B/ acting as a drillmaater in
New York city, he contributed much to the efficiency
of several metropolitan regiments, and at
length connected himself with the Forty-seventh
as an orderly sergeant. His merits were not kx^
in securing his promotion, and in De. ember, 1861,
he was commission^'! as a Lieutenant. In the
campaign en James Island last year he bore a eon spfcnoas
petty distinguishing himself by bis personal
bravery m a skirmish with the rebel fo oes
?- Inn. ?iu) irbinincr hr hU MlUntrr
and admirable tact, the good opinion of bis entire
brigade. Throughout his connection w ith the Forty-seventh
be has borne ao admirable character and
maintained an enviable reputation; and the disgrace
to which he is satyected by the ?rp?M of his
error of the past ndt only shocks but grieves the
numerous friends tt) whom, by soldierly abilities,
gallant conduct, ah? eminent social qualities, he
had endeared himself. The offended majesty ol
the army regulations is appeased; but the Forty,
seventh loses one of the best officers of which
that regiment could boast. In view of the fact
that Sergeant Wade's best eflorls siucc the outbreak
of the rebellion have been given to its sop-'
pression, we trust that his Excellency the President
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win grant miu an tae leniency vmcd u w ma privilege
to exercise in a matter of ao serious a character.
Paroled.?Captains Hudson and Prouty, of
the 6th Connecticut Regiment, who were taken
prisoners while scouting on the main land opposite
Port Royal Ferry in October last, hare been released
on parole, and at last accounts were at
Annapolis, in charge of about 800paroled soldiers.
They will doubtless be exchanged.
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A Rebel Raid Uros Dawrcsxis.?By signals
from Fort Pulaski we learn that a small party of
rebels made a raid upon Dawfoskie Island on
Thursday night, for the purpose of carrying off the
negroes. But one escaped, reaching Pulaski in a
small boat vesterdar morninr.
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Asnsnxr Coxitis* vav.?By * special
order from Departtaeot Headquarters, Lieut. F.
A. Sawyer, 47th New Fork Volunteers, he* been
appointed Acting C. S.,' with order* to report
for duty to Lt. Col Morgan, Chief Commissary of
Subsistence.
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"h&MK thk Oonosu M?P-we leans thai
Hflranolaance in force was made against Fort
jtcAllister in the Ofeechie River on Tuesday Wst.
pawn and fi'^kickon, the tug Dnjfodft
ever, a sharp fight of several hours duration w j?
indulged in, when, the character of the fort and
the native of the channels having been definitely
ascertained and a thick fog coming on, operation*
were suspended for a time. "' .
Fort McAllister is a casemated work, covered
with railroad iron, and mounting thirteen guns.
The practice of the rebel artillerist was perfect.
Their first shot-?a ten-inch solid shot ?struck the
Montiuk in the bowjftd during tbp engagement
she was hit uo less than sixteen timet, with no other
effect^than to demonstrate her to be entirely invulnerable
against any ordnance which the rebels can
bing to boar against her. In retnrn the ponderous
missiles of the Mont auk told with fearful effect upoi
the rebel stronghold) dismounting three of its gm.i.
The attrition of tho rebels seemed woolly direcU i
against the Moniank, which occupied the let ding
position in the line and afforded an excellent target
for their heary guns.
The latest intelligence from the Ogeechie is that
five contrabands?one the pilot of the NathviiU?
deserted from Fort McAllister on Wednesday
nighty secreting themselves "in a small row-bait
among th? reeds, where they were discovered and
taken off by one of our gunboats. They were so
chilled through by the night's exposure as to render
it necessary to lilt them aboard. One of these
contrabands was the master of the rebel tag) sad
assisted in removing the piles from the channel
when the Naskvillt went into the Ogeechie, and
subsequently replaced them. 11 is knowledge of
their locality and of the proper way to extricate
them will be of great value to otir forces.' '
Twenty-five hundred men from Savannah reinforced
the garrison of Fart McAllister on Thursday.
Complktcd.-The organisation of the First
South Carolina Volunteers has been completed,
and the Kegiment turned over by Gen. Saxton to
the War Department. A second regiment of
blacks will soon be formed, Colonel Montgomery,
of Kansas, having been commissioned by the President
as> its commander. The oflleers of the First
Ontith hfit-A wj>ir?H thefer commissions
from Geo. Saxton.
Bksiosatioxs.-?TUe.rerigaauionaof the following
officer* in thisDepartment have been accepted
during the past week: Captain S. J. Foster, 48th
New York Volunteers; First Lieutenant J. S.
Corej, 7th. Connecticut Volunteers; Second Lieu*
tenant John Armstrong, 97th Pennsylvania Volunteers.
i V >w Piavah Iff ixuii _Th* Pnrtv.?<>rAnttl
New York Volunteers has been relieved from Prev6si
Guard duty, and has gone info Camp. Lieu*.
Col. Hall, of the Vol. Engineers, succeeds Leut.
Col. Van Brunt at Provost Marshal, and outers
upon the duties of his new position to-day?
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A Fust Coming In.?As we are going topees*
the steamer City of Bath, with troops on board,
has arrived. The Gsftsvfcr incoming over the bar
and a large fleet of transports is anchored outside,
waiting for the fog to lift before entering the harbor.
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mom hi Noem.?Majok-General pita
John Porter hae been found guilty of the charges
made againat him, and in accordance with the tentence
of the court-martial in his case has been
dismissed from the sendee. -J?There
were rumors on the 22d of a desperate
battle between the forces of Uunuide and Lee, in
which Gen. Hooker was reported to hen keen
mortally wounded. - . . J v i a