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THE XETV S^OUTH. Jos. H. Sears, Editor and Proprietor. PORT ROYAL, SATURDAY, OCT. 3, 1863. Thz Nrw South can be obtained of the following persons. H. Shears, P. M., Beaufort. J. W. Allen, P. M., St. Augustine, Fla. TV. C. Morrill, P. M., Fernandina, Fla. J. B. Hodson, Fort Pulaski. Chaplain Hill, 3d New Hampshire Vols. L. R. Brooks, 39th Illinois Vols. Edwin D. Doolittle, Vol. Engineers. J. A. Demuth, 85th Pa. Vols, w Sergt. C. S. Gat, Co. M, 1st Mass. Car.n a n ^ r i ir n VJLL&S ALi.AA.MJi.Ji, tu. 1, iSl -UilSS, t?V. Other regiments should send in their orders earlj- . Personal.?Mr. Joseph H. Sears, Editor, left on the Jrago last trip for the North. Will be absent about a month. Hear-Admiral S. F. Du Port.?On the 15th of -July a number of the leading citizens of Philadelphia wrote Rear-Admiral Dupont, expressing their desire to tender him a mark of the high appreciation which they entertained for him as an officer and a man. " Your great victory at Port Royal,'> they said, '< will stand unsurpassed in the history of naval warfare, and your zeal for the success of the national arms will be remembered as an exam pie to your professional brethren." Admiral Du Font replied, declining the dinner; but said it was very gratifying to him that they proposed to so acknowledge services which in anothef quarter had been appreciated so differently. Ee closed his ?' letter by saying: ?'I owe it to my companions in arms to say that the count:y cannot over-estimate the obligations due the officers and men who, under my command, won in battle a foothold on the coast whence the rebellion had expelled every vestige of the national authority?held that coast for four hundred miles with a grasy of iron, which the enemy strove in vain to break, and which foreign nations were compelled to respect?who illustrated the national arms by many brilliant exploits, were always crowned by victory when my professional experience was consulted and respected, and who showed themselves more heroic . in their failure beforo Charleston than when victorious at Port Royal.'' ? We learn from Paymaster Adrew Tower, an - old acquaintance, of the U. S. S. Para, that that vessel, under command of Acting Master & 6. Furber, had a very narrow escape with all on board, from the terrible blow of the 16th and 17th ult. While bearing up for Fernandina, and only four or AVA miloa <9fofovi# K w iV? ?2?3 Uf V tauvv \4XOMUiVj ? v |/? ult) VU IUC lUlil UiO ? 1UU suddenly hauled to the eastward, blowing directly . on shore. An effort was made to get off into deep er water, and away from the breakers which are on every side the entrance to Fernandina, failing in which, both anchors were let go. The gale increased in fury and it was found impossible to keep the vessel from going ashore, unless by cut ung away me masis, ine caoies couia De relieved of the strain upon them; at the same~time prepa. rations were made to throw overbooard some of the thirty-two pounders attached to hawsers. The masts were cat at 5, P. M., on the 17th, and at ten o'clock the fury of the gale was reached, but the vessel was enabled to ride it out, and' was towed i into Fernandina on the morning of the 19th, by the U. S. S. Potomskiy Gapt. Welch, , We are again under obligations to parser Mc- ! Manns of che Fulton, for a file of late papers from < the North. ) AGoodThixo.?Tho Volunteer Engineers a! Morris Island have a society among themselves by which when a man is disabled some assistance, in the way of material aid, is afforded him and if he is killed or dies in the discharge of his duty his ' ""'1" if fKo?r nra in want a pa n?nVI:lnfl for. As an instance of the value ot this society, it may be mentioned that when Sergt. Clark, was killed the other day, a sum of over two hundred dollars was at once sent to his widow, to'help establish her in some little business by which she can support her three children. The society, we learn, is regularly organized and managed by a committee of noncomrfftssioned officers, under the general supervision of Col. Serrell who takes a lively interest in this benevolent and really soldierly institution, for soldiers in arms should be brothers in affliction. It is surprising how much is accumulated and what good can be done with the savings of a society which only cost the members a lew cents a week. Not nearly as much as it would be spent for a glass of beer, is all that any one Is asked to contribute and yet hundreds of dollars are collected and many a respectable family saved from want. It would be a good plan for all the regiments in this command to organize similar societies. "Watch Presentation.?David McGregor, Esq., Chief Blacksmith, was the recipient Thursday evening of a splendid gold watch and chain from the numerous employes in the establishment. The presentation speech was made by Mr. R. Lindsay, his able assistant, in a very happy manner. He took a review of affairs from the occupation of the place, two years since, till the present time, and during the delivery was warmly applauded. Mr. McGregor, who did not anticipate the cause of the meeting, was taken somewhat by surprise, yet replied in an equally felicitous manner. On the back of the watch is the following inscription: '(Presented to David McGregor by the workmen under his charge as a token of their esteem. Hilton Head, S. C., Sept. 25, 1863." On the reverse is an engraving of a mechanic reclining against an anvil, with edifice in the back gruuuu. xi was iiueuueu iu nave numerous invitations issued for the occasion, but rumors came that the steamer for tho North was about to sail, in which the recipient was a passenger, and they were obliged to make it aooner than was intended. The total cost of the gift was $250. We congratulate him on his present, as being well bestowed. The Post.?The Sanitary condition of our Post is excellent, and reflects eredit upon the gentlemen in charge. The fears of a contagion are infinitely less, and the cool, frosty nights that will.be soon here, will keep away yellow jack. The latest reports from Key "West, says theie is not a case of yellow fever thus tar, which we may say is without a parallel. ?We are considerably disappointed in not receiving our letter from Morris Island. We have delayed the publication of the paper beyond our usual time in hopes to get some news froni that quarter. ? The three soldiers from the 7th Conn, Regt. must have had a severe time of it in escaping from the Libby Prison, Richmond. Stopping at a farm house to obtain refreshments, they fell in with a rebel government detective, whom, above all things they would have chosen to have avoided. In lieu of having their wishes gratided, they were questioned and cross-questioned by their host, who in short, claimed them as deserters from the rebel armv Thev w?r? not Inner in tab-inn. tn thai. J ? - ??- W Ui^li iiCCiS after this spw chapter in the history. of their mis* fortunes had been opened. A vigorous pursuit was made by several armed men, assisted by bloodhounds, who were immediately put on their track. Weary to exhaustion, they concealed themselves, after a long race, in a slight furrow in the earth. The dogs missed their scent near this spot, and were called off by their masters and put on a new track. Thus these daring fellows escaped, by perhaps the luckiest chance in the worid, and soon thereafter reached our lines, to relate their tale of dangers, daring deeds and fortunate escapes, more romantic than romance itself. 4 NEWS FROM THE NORTH. We give the following additional particulars from the Northern press of the 25th. It is conceded that we have suffered a defeat, but not to that extent which we at first apprehended. CutcntxATi, September &4, 16C3. Mr. Shanks has arrived here from the battle.ield of Chickamauga, where lie witnessed the two days fighting. lie says that the official reports of the battle from Washington are in the main totally false, and that really the Army of the Cumberland Das met wun a aeieai wuicn niusi pui 11 011 mo defensive for some time to come. General Thomas's corps is really the only ono which did any fighting. On the first day it defeated Longstrect with horrible slaughter, driving him in great confusion for over a mile beyond the Chickamauga river. Longstrect, in a two hours' tight, lost 1,000 men in killed, and ' double that m wounded. Mccook's and Crittenden's corps the same day were both badly beaten, and the enemy broke the center, driving Crittenden in every direction. The defeat of this part of the line caused Thomas to abandon his field, and fall back to protect his flank and re-establish his line. At the same time the enemy, not knowing what he had accomplished, failed to pursue the advantage, and Generals Wood and Xegley went in the center and re-established that part of the line. The day was ours, though the enemy held the field. We had taken three pieces of artillery, more than we had lost 0.1 the first day, when Gen. Thomas bad deleated Lougstreet. On the second day he saved the army of General Rosecrans from annihilation. From 10 to 12 Sunday he fought the e: euiy and repulsed him in three charges, when, finding the assault in vain the enemy pushed forward on the right und center and on the first charge broke Crittenden's and McCook's lines, and routed their entire commands driving them in a disgraceful manner into Kossville and Chattanooga. General 'lhomas ' with his corps still contested the day. and was enabled by the timely reinforcement of General Granger to hold a position until nightfall covered his retreat to iiossville. Mr. Shanks left the field at 7 P. Al., Sunday night, and Chattanooga the noon ofAIondav Rosecrans was falling back on Chattanooga where bo was perfectly safe from all General Bragg could do. His lines of communication were perfectly secure, and he had plenty of ammunition and pro- \ visions in Chattanooga to stand a month's siege. The result is virtually a defeat to us, as we have lost tremendously in material, not less than fifty pieces of artillery falling into the hands of theenemy, though Bragg s army receipts fot twentv. The rebel loss in killed and wounded w ill exceed our own. In killed he has lost double our number, Rosecrans is in no danger, but at the time Air. . Shanks left Ohattacooga the danger to Lurnside was very imminent. Washington, September 24. A dispatch from General Kosccrans, dated at his headquarters last night, says : '?I cannot be dislodged from my present position." Another dispatch from one of General Rosecran's. stad', written at 11:40 o'clock last night, Bays: "No fighting to-day, the 23d. Fortress Monroe, September 23, 1863. The Richmond Dispatch of the 23d contains the following:? Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863. After two days hard fighting we have driven the enemy, after a desperate resistance, from several positions , but he still confronts us. The losses are heavy on both sides, especially so in our officers. We have taken twenty pieces, of artillery and two thousand five hundred prisoners. BKAXTON BRAGG, To General Cooper. ltosecrans has been heavily reinforced by troops from Grants army. Fortress Monroe, September 23,1863. The flag of truce steamer New York arrived at six o'clock this evening from City Point. The Richmond Whig of the 23d received re- ^ ports of three days' hard fighting in Northern. (tanrsna.. with heavv loss on both sides. The rub el loss is five thousand, including many valuable * fl officers. Among the killed are Brigadier General MI Preston Smith, of Tennessee; Brigadier General Wofford, of Georgia; Brigadier General Waltham, of Mississippi; Brigadier Generals Helm and Deshler. Among the wounded are Brigadier Generals Adams, Brown, Gregg, Bunn, Preston,. Cleburne and Benning. Major General Hood, who has since died. Atlanta, Ga. September 22, 1863. The fight still goes on. We have every confix dence. The enemy will be driven from their i