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THE XE? SOUTH.; Jos. H. Sears, Editor and Proprietor. TORT ROYAL, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1863. j North Carolina Saved! We are happy to see by the New York papers 1 of the 25th ultimo, that the reinforcements sent' by Gen. Hunter to relieve Gen. Foster and save! the Department of North Carolina, have fully accomplished their task. They sailed from here on : the 12th of April. On the morning of the 14th, (two days subsequent.) Gen. Ilill, commanding ibe rebels in North Carolina, ordered tho seige of Washington to be abandoned, and all the available men of his command to be immediately concentrated for the purpose of resisting an expected grand attack. This case illustrates very forcibly the close watch kept by the rebel pickets on Daws Island of all movements -of troops in Port Royal Harbor. But, for ouce, their vigilance has been the means of outwitting the Rebel chiefs. The news of the sailing of Heckman's Brigade for North Carolina undoubtedly reached Gen. Hill by telegraph on the morning of the 13th of April, jind was probably magnified, in course of transmission, into a statement that "all the troops of the Charleston Expedition" were en route to Gen. Poster's relief. Acting under this impression, (as it was hoped he would act,) Gen. Hill at once gave orders for raising the seige of Washington,?so that, when the gallant Gen. Naglce arrived at the scene of operations on the morning of the 10th ult., it was only to find that Gen. Foster had escaped with some few members of hi3 personal Staff on l>? nf>i.mnnn nf tV>o lath ftfthc umc month.?Gen. LilC UWU V* ?uv m v? ^ ? - i ? ? w j . Faster evidently not having been aware, at the time of his escape, and the issuing of his farewell order to the garrison left behind, him, that the seige of his position hod-been raised some hours before under tho stress of General Hunter's strategy. . There was no ba?tie offered; no battle fought. Gen. Palmer commanding the North Carolina forces at Newbern, was of opinion that his command was too Inferior in point of numbers to the enemy, to hazard a general engagement. The vicrnrv therefore a bloodless one. but none the less *vv -* ? important. The Department of North Carolina is saved. The teige of Washington has been raised by the apprehensions created in the mind of Gen. H11T from bis knowledge of the movements in Port Boyal Harbor; and wo now have every reason to hope for the prompt return of Gen. Heckman's Brigade,?its mission successfully accomplished and its services being indispensably needed here for a renewal of the active operations at present v imminently pending. That the Brigade has-not already been sent back, in obedience to Gen. Hunter's orders in sending it, we do not regard ns any good argument against Gen. Fostcr'iJ good faith or gratitude. Large bodies of troops move slowly; and as Gen. F. must l>e aware liow entirely he owes the salvation of his command to the assistance so generously and promptly volunteered by Gen. Hunter, wc ' ?^ ? iL.in? n..i >. ?;n icei comment tnao-wcn. ntrnuinu a tujvcn nm returned bore "without a day's unnecessary delay, in conformity with the order sending them?to be found in another column. These troops have been assigned by the Government to service in this Department. They were sent to Gen. Foster s rc lief with a magnanimity (all the history of the case taken into view,) having few paralells ; and if Gen. F. does- not reciprocate the courtesy and kindness which sent them, he will incur a very sesicca responsibility, both professional and in oral. Matters in Florida. Major Smithy Captain Kinzic and Lieut. Hny ; of the Staff of the General Commanding, together ,! with Colonel Hay, volunteer aide-de-camp, vest- ' erday returned from their tour of inspection and muster of the Posts of Florida. They found the * troops every wnc re ia a nig a state 01 eiin.iuin.-y mm > discipline. There are many gratifying evidences j that the people of Florida who have had an op- i port unity to form a correct impression otthepow-; er and the purpose of the National army, arc com-1 ing to the conclusion that their only hope of peace \ or prosperity lies iu the entire success of the Gov-; eminent and the overthrow of the rebellion- Even :1 many of those, who, by the accident of birth or the j1 sophistry of unprincipled leaders, have been led to j to embrace the foolish heresy of secession, are re- j' covering from the intoxication of error and open-1 ing. their eyes to the truth. They learn of the des-1 titution aud beggarv that desolates the land where j' : ^ rebellion still holds out against the power of the : 1 Union; and contrasting this state of things with the 1 quiet and plenty that prevails where law is respected and patriotism is in the ascendant, |' they are inevitably led: to ask " Can a good Jree , ' bring forth such bitter fruit V* And when the j * devotees of a false cause begin to question, that: 1 cause is lost! ! 1 ? f Pkbsonal.?Mr. Jos. II. Seam, Editor of this j t paper, and late Postmaster, left for th$ North by ' ^ the steamer S.rago, last Sunday, tor his health, and ? to settle up bis matters with the Postal Depart- v ment. Mr. Sears came out with the original expedition, in the Vandirbilt, and has from that time since, been one of the most active and zealous la- * borers in the department. At all times,. night or 1 day, he was at his post, till-the severity of the ex- 1 ertions exhausted him physically. Previous to 1 his departure he paid into the hands of the special J agent of the Post Office, all the demands tba Gov- a ernment had against him including the very large 1 expenses for the last fifteen months. J. 0 b Tbs Post bxxd.~T.he Post Band made their \ debut last Monday evening in a serenade. They are organized under the direction of Mr. 6.. W. Ixoalls, the former talented leader of the late 3d 8 New Hampshire Band. The selections were of I the choicest description, and their execution was 1 admirable. The following are the names of the ' persons in the Band: 8 G. W. INGALLS, Band MasUr. I C. N. Tottingham, 2d Ltader. ? F. II. Puuc, Drum Major. 8 L. M. Currier, P, W. Batcheldw, P. Parkhurst, D. A. Brown, a B. C. Stevens, O. C. Perkins, f J. B. Foster, J. C. Pavie, C. C. Currier, J. H. Allison, 0 n ? T tii cr Albert Pnrbfer. 8. P. Brown. A. L. I*ne, 1 8. I). TruK^tli, X. M. Gove. v John Rheil, H. L. Davit, Martin L. Nut*. t m c ? As the flea term is approaching, we would recommend as a good exterminator of this annoy, ing visitor, to bathe the body in vinegar, with a i sponge or cloth, or sprinkle it on the bed,. and c they will be pretty apt to flu* So says a lady a friend. _ I Paomotions?H. C. Adams, Sergeant-Major * of the 11th Maine Vols., has been promoted to a e lid Lieut, in tame regiment; 1st Sergt. Alfred X. v Bennett, 7th X. H,- Yola., to be 2d Lieut, in the s same Regt. 1 Error.-In speaking of Admiral DaPont in our l last issue, we made a sad blunder, which we hasten r to correct. "Judged by his pew," should have fc read "judged by bis peers." We regret the error, but it waa not discovered till the large edition was entirely worked off. 1 m ? v ? Muggins recently reproached a friend for J reading that treasonable sheet; the X. Y. World. 8 " It begets a religious frame of mind'' was the j 7 reply. . 11 " How ? '* ? It makes me long for another and a better, W or Id." j n \ Another 1'rize.?A small sloop containing: about 24 bales of cotton, was captured in Warsaw Sound on the evening of the 22ti. irl>e \|ar discovered by a party in * small boat belonging to the Cimcront. There was no name or papers* A Charleston parei of the 22d was found on lwanL in which it was- stated that our forces had recaptured the Queen of the "West, and then destroyed her. The crew on board the sloop managed to wiggle back to sece>sia. She hoiled from Savannah. Till mournful pictures of want daily furnished by the rebel press from Virginia to Texas are the surest indices that a volcano i* at work in their midst whose eruptions will carry more terror to their hearts than would be the blast of a thousand batteries. So long isolated front the- outer world, hv our Navy guarding their long lino of coast?the bayonet glittering on their western borders, sedulously watching every approach to their dominions, it is not to be wondered that the lean, gaunt figure ot famine stares them glaringly in the f?ce_ They may give up the planting of their cherished :otton, and devote their energies to the cultivation ?f something more useful, yet that will not suffice for the present necessities. It is not merely the 'urnishing of supplies for thoee who are at home,. Ihero are armies in the hebl, whose clamonngs lor bod is heard far above the din of arms. To avert his dire calamity to them, these impending dangers, and to provide for the wants of all, the rebel luthorities are at work devising means, and with vhat success is a problem of difficult solution. " Ladies on their Muscle.?OoL Stewart who las lately been released from the prison in Richnond, states that a mob numbering 3,000 women ind men, armed with divers instruments, consistng of clubs, guns and stones, broke into stores, mblic and private, carrying off everything eatabfo nd useful in clothing. Even the military wcrt* unavailing to quell the outbrook and old Jeff himelf bad to make his appearance and appease them >y the assurance that their wants should no longer >e impeded. SurfERixo 15 Ireland?The Emerald Isle eerns fated to suffer by famine. European pa>ers come to us laden with accounts of the suffernrr which provails in the North and West, where rhole families are dying by starvation. The unuuallv wet season lost year destroyed the crop and >revented the people from laying in their usual upply of turf for food. So the inhabitants are offering from both hunger and cold. These islea xe aggravated by the lack of employment for tho actory hands in the principal towns, growing out >f the dearth of cotton. But tho cry of distress vii- i:v- l r* ? *ii2? im nun ai uwi m# vxciiuruun iiijiuiuiii luiis nrtj icing raised in the Noith, and we hope will d?? nuch toward allaying the wants of the people, and cementing the bonds between the two countries. ? The Rev. Joshua Buffum, Chaplain to seanen, has been authorized by the New York branch >f the U. S. Christian Commission, to reside for i season at Hilton Head, to preach the gospel, es>ecially on ship-board, as opportunities may offer, le give.} notice to Commanders of vessels, either of the U. S. Navy, or Merchant Service, vho may be disposed to have Divine Service on tunrlai*a nw Provor XfooHntra nil ani* oronintru At* / itltVMaj i'J V? A, vi? wit^ V I VlllU^d VI he week, on board the vessels under their cotnnand, that by giving him notice, either by drop etter through the Post Office, or in any other node, appointing the time and sending a boat tor lira, he will be most happy to wait upon them. [T7~The lollowing officers have been discharged he service of the United States, in accordance rith Section 10 of the act of Congress, approved ' \ _ n.-? s sooi a r r\~. 11 Z r ?1. Uiy l^a, looi : capi. .lames v*rrwu, ooiu i canylvania Volunteer*; 2d Lieut. John 1h Keech, 6th Pennsylvania Volunteers; 1st Lieut. Ilenry t. Levenderf, 115th New York Volunteer*. ? We would call attention to the notice In cother column,/vf. a "Lost Trunk."