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
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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
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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
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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'
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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
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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
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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
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? 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
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? 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,
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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
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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*
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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
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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."