The new South. (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, April 18, 1863, Image 2
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Joa. H. Sears, Editor and Proprietor.
PORT ROTAL, SATURDAY, APRIL IS, |
GOOD NEWS.
The reinforcements now ordered aud oil their
way from the North will soou elevate this Depart- !
ment to the first rank in public interest and military
importance. "We are not at liberty to give
further indications, but this much is certain, that
the grey-b?cks along the Southern coast are about
to have some lively and interesting times.
CHARLES COS.
We have every cause to congratulate the Department
and the Country upon tho results of the
initial or experimental atta -k upon Fort Sumter
by the i:on-clad squadron. While those who absurdly
believed that the grim defenders of Charleston
would fly affrighted from the first fire of our
Monitors, have been inevitably disappointed.?the
result* of this experiment furnish solid grounds,
not merely for hope, but for conviction, that the
rebel stronghold cannot crentuaHf, nor for any
length of time, res at the agencies now employed
lor its subjugation. All the information needed,
as to the character of the obstacles to be overcome,
is now possessed by Admiral Im Pont and his galJKnt
Council of those who have so nobly earned the
title oT niif irot-claa captains."" Tttyirim n?M?
sanee has accomplished its object; and, with the
increased means already in course of being furnished,?the
victory, though it will be one of
struggle and protracted labor, both to the army
and nav\?ntay be regarded as assured.
As to those who. from a safe distance ask quer- J
ulonslv why the experiment <1 attack w\ s not
pressed forward to the proportions *?f a decisive
.engagement ?we have only to reply that the age
of miracle* is unfortunately over. That Sumter
can be reduced by bombardment, 110 doubt exists.
Kven under the brief attack made, its walls were
bidly breached in several places, daylight poured
freely through its upper ramparts, and two of its
heaviest barbette ritied guns were dismounted
?. Under the pounding of our tifteen inch guns, the
whole structure was shaken toils foundations, and
long tig-sag cracks are now apparent n its walls.
Nevertheless, Sumter vs not- Charleston; nor is
iwriphn The-?? ft idem ' of oor Nivv i
1) partuicnt, m? uot the ** Joshua'' of our Scriptures !
nor can any amount of horn-blowing, at Washington
or dsevfrhere, give us the accursed city."
, In a word, before the reduction and capture of
> ort Sumter can be any tiling but a fruitless and
vet n??*t expensive victory, the Aduii al, in concert
with the C ommanding General of the -and
force*, will have to mature .?nd perfect all his j
prep .'atioiiH to f?llow up the tirst advantage, and I
move with assured ? ecessfroin j*>int to p unt ? i
t-aeh fort orbitterv thai 1* reduced tending to de
vre*se iri geometrical ratio the difficulty of the !
fr.al problem.
T?? tli? nsapii^ntiUMl anecesxful gallantry with
which the Navy essayed this experimental attack,
in which their former education and experience j
-nould l?e <-f ;?o little avail, we pay the hum- [
l>le tribute of our imfrt hearty admiration.;
hito the tempest of steel bolts and hammered shot, \
which hailed in one continuous torrent over every
square yard of the waters fronting and around
Fort Sumt-r. the squadron entered with the steadiness
of h manoeuvre in the peaceful sunshine of
lort Koval Harbor,, wheeling to and fro through
the storm of missiles, delivering their fire with I
precision, and only withdrawing after all the ob- '
jeots of the jrpeonnoisance hcd been ftilly and tri- j
umphautly ^complished. The only casualty,? ;
the sinking of the Keokuk is of course to be regretted;
but that such would be her fate was a'
common anticipation; and it is a matter-of legiti-;
* ? * ? ?i_ . i*? j
mate joy that the locuraDie laum 01 ner cunairuetion
were exposed without causing the loss of her
turice-gallant Captain and his worthy crew. All
honor to the iron-clads and to the iron-hearted
men who man them! The experinfet of' taking
a City by machinery " is the last and highest development
of ? Yankee labor-saving.''
Resignations.?The resignations cf the following
officers in the Department have been accepted
during the past fortnight: 1st Lt. J. F. Johnston,
1st South Carolina Volunteers;. Capt. G. W. Bis- j
sell. 90th New York Volunteers i Capt.. James P.,;
Raymond, 90th New York Volunteers; Capt
Ihos. W.. Johnson, 90th New York Volunteers ;.
1st Lt. Phillip Guest, 90th New York Volunteers; j
1st Lt. Ge^S. Stewart, 90th New York Volun-I
teers; 1st I*. John Lock, 90th New York. Yolum
teers; 2d Lt, Henry F. Blacknell, 90th New York
Volunteers; 2d Lt. John Hall, 90th New York
Volunteers* Is: Lt. Joseph J. Donohoe od New
Hampshire Volunteers, on account of appointment
as Adjutantof tlje 10th New Hampshire Volum
teers.
Promotions ?Sergeant Martin Stottler, 6th
Corineciicnt A'olunteers. to be 2d Lieutenant;.
Sergeant Ilenrv F. Stanly, 6th Connecticut Volunteers,
to be 1M Lieutenant; 1st Lieutenant H. S.
Taflt, to be Captain in the loth Massachusetts Volunteers;
2d-Lieutenant H. Clay Snvder, to be 1st
Lieutenant in the 7th Penn'a. lteserve Corps.;
1st Sergeant John Kirwin, 3d New Hampshire
fcbc_2d lieutenant.
[XF*Col John Hay o. Illinois, Private Secretary
to the President, and Gol. Daniel Clark P.riggs ol
New York have been announced as Volunteer
Aides on the Staff ot the Major-General Coiuman- j
ding, and will be respected and obeyed accordingly..
CC7" Capt. John llan iltou, Artillery,
is announced as thiif of Artillery during General
Seymour's absence. No better selection could
have been made.
Northee.n News.?We have dates ? the ljth
inst. They are mostly filled with acuouiita of the j
"tight at ( harlestun." in? >ew lorn neraia
learns from rebel sources thai the long-ex]?ected
attack upon Charleston commenced on Tuesday
last. * In the early part of the day only four of our
iron-clads were engaged?probably three fitted
w ith submarine devils and one other. According
the rebels the firing fronv both parties was very
heavy and during the action the Irxrnri es grounded,
but got oft*and dropped out of range..
Abont two o clock iu the afternoon seven Mory J
itor battelies. and the Keokuk and Ironudet again
renewed the contest at about one mile and three ;
quarters distant as in all probability no obstruction '
j f/v* lv xo. k K/viipu tlio vi-.) u ?*n r\ I
was iUtlUU* AIIU J VI IUt W livuio IUV utuiQ nwa iup. |
id and heavy. Sumter was the aim of operations !
at that time. The casual;it's in the fort, were one !
killed and five badly wounded No report, had
been received frotn Use other batteries."
? On the 8th inst., the President had a.grand
review of General looker's army.. lie was at-.j
tended by his son.. Mrs..Lincoln and,other ladies
were present.
- Gen. Foster is reported in a critical situation
in North Carolina. Ilia camps, were surrounded !
by the relvls but he pefuses to surrender. One j
vessel hail reached him and h^ary reinforcement*
were on their way to his succor..
? Vau Dorn's whole rebel force attacked Gen.
Graoger April 10th, at Franklin. After severe
fighting for two hours, the rebels retreated, leav-.
ing their dead and wounded ou the tie'd. The
casualties ou either side are not vet known.
Thk Patapsco Kot Injured.?We learn incidentally
that the Patapsco was ordered back tothis
port, not from any injtiry she received in the
engagement, in order to obtain the increased
means of aggression found to be necessary from
her reconnoisance of the obstructions between
Sumter and Moultrie. The impretaion is prevalent
thai she was injured to such an extent as to be
unable to participate in the fight. This is a mistake,
and hence our explanation. She was abso>
lutely uninjured, save the many scars of battle on
her smoke-stack.
? We have very little news to give this week,
us no mail from the North has arrived since our
last issue and we must not talk too loud about our
own movements. We hope soon, however, to
give our readers something ftartliug, which will
arouse not only this Department, but the whole
country. It is glorious to know that our long
quiet here,? at last to be broken by the most
vigorous movements ol the war.
CF" The return of Gen. Truman Seymour, Chief
of'Maffand of Artillery, is anxiously expected.,
lie will probably come down on the jlrago, and
will doubtless be accompanied by Brig. Gen. Egbert
L. Yei.le, who, it is hoped, may bring with him
his amiable lady.
The New Rebel Seal?A cavalier is to be
adopted as the seal of the Confederate States of
America, because as Mr. Clay observed in the
Rebel Senate, the Southern people were a nation
of horsemen, and descended Irom the old cavalier..
We arc not so sureihat the chivalry of Dixie are
descendants of the cavaliers ol unmixed blood,
it is within a comparative recent period that they
have boasted of it, and alter the lecords of primo.
geniture are wiped out. Randolph certainly boast,
ed cf his descent from Pocahontas, and l>cfur<
Oglethorpe, Georgia and many other Southern
ct'ifou wmm nn h#*ftAr than Rntanv Ttov an/1
Uliliwo n V?V UV 1MWM AfVlrWUJ 4/WJ n UAIU I VV^I I f
ed into their bosom hordes of English convicts,
to whom half the chivalry can trace their family
tree, if they Have Kept the record caref ully. Tht<
Diclc lurpiBs ol the highway, as well as the
thieves and criminals of lesser grade, had something
to do in creating "Southern Society; * and
the excellence of the horsemanship of the Rebels
in the seceded States, is doubtless owing to the
skill acquired by their ancestors on the turf. What
is in the blood, will out in the tlesh; and not only
their superior equestrianism, but their facility for
robbing and plundering federal prisoners may be
traced to. one source?that of English freebooters,
if the Confederates do adopt tins cavalier as their
seal, we hope they will put him in the historical
attitude which impartial history demands, that of
robbing an honest man in the king's highway.?Cx.
The New Upiieavalop Popular Sentiment.?
We publish in another column the circular of theLoyal
League at Washington, D. C., sent us iu
last mail and add the following from the Sunday
Mercury.
*' The Loyal Leagues springing up throughout
the country is another proof, if any were needed,
of the unabated patriotism of the people. It may
be surmised that this movement is simply a dodge
of politicians, anxious to make up a new party, and
place themselves at its head. Such maybe the
case, but we only know what appears on the surface?we
can only judge of the declarations put.
a A.% a.I. i At 1 1 t
toi ui to iue puoiic, auu mese are souna ana uuoojectionable..
The resolutions adopted by the Loyal
League, of this City, and published by us lost,
week, go in for carrying on the war to a successful.
issue, and for upholding the Government in the
exercise of all its constitutional powers. It is to.
this declaration of principles that the people respond,
and. if there are any wire-pullers behind
the curtain, hoping to deceive the people, they are
only humbugging themselves. The fact is. there
is no positively disloyal party at the North. Every
body, not cracked in the brain, knows that the
destinies of the People are indent ified with, those
ol the Government; and we sink or swim together.
li the action of the Administration is criticised,.
' it id nf ita lnrlr nf anvrcrv tn cHvonpp th? _
cause and sustain the dignity of the country.. It
is from the popular sensitiveness on these, points
that adverse criticism springs. The Government;
should not get frightened at the spouting of a few.
Copperheads, anxious for a little unenviable notoriety,,
and cheap martyrdom; neither should it let;
interested panegyrics lull it into- a false repose,
nor lead it to overlook or misunderstand. the expressions
of a just discontent,, which mismanage;
WilT.alwavs elicit.
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