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THE' NEf south] JOS. H. SEARS, Editor and Proprietor. "PORT R07AL, SATURDAY, NOvf~21, 18637 The New South can be obtained of the following persons: t p arrrivmpn p poonfrvvf V/? iiu X 9 X/\ UdlVi M J. W. Allen, P. M., St Augustine, Fla. W. C. Morrill, P. M. L. R. Bhooks, 39tli 111. Vols. E. D. Doolittle, Vol. Engineers. Wm. Mason, 5'2d Pa. Vols. Sergt C. S. Gay, Co. M. 1st Mass. Cavalry. Regiments will please send in their orders the early part of the week. submission""at last. There are probably but few persons, either North or South, who have not argued the question relative to the ultimate and final settlement of the sanguinary struggle now going on. The confidence of the rebels has been exceedingly / strong ; and their belligerous proclivities have buoyed them to hope for successful independence. 1UC IVUC vi liicu voo uao mvvu uviumv , vuv v%\-? mands of their rulers despotic : the adhesion of their population singularly unanimous .and obstinate. Their armies have also fought well, bravely, desperately ; and in an honorable and justifiable contest would have earned the world's applause. And now when the tide of battle rolls against them, and their banners droop on every battlefield, they yet assume to be unconquerable ; persists that they can Uphold their Confederacy and defiantly laugh at submission. This is natural for a people arrogating a supe rior civilization ; and who from their dominant ruling over a slave population for more than a century, consider themselves a master-race. But this assumption of chivalry, and this iron rule of authority and oppression over an object and inferior class, does not place them above the condition o^ other belligerents. They must abide by the destiny of war. They have the alternative of final victory or defeat. The Rebellion which they inaugurated, and which has cruelly decimated their population and devastated their fruitful fields must terminate as all other rebellions have terminated. They must accept the inexorable decision of arms, and no matter how defiantly they talk, must submit when success is hopeless. The idea of subjugating the South?of holding it as a conquered province, and of maintaining a standing army within it3 territories is foreign to the hopes and wishes of the Federal Government. "We believe there will be no necessity for such a course. Although insanity has run riot among them, and mourning for the lost in battle has estranged and aleniated them from the present Government, yet final defeat will bring returning reason and loyalty. History records no single instance of combatants prolonging a struggle after all reasonable chances of victory had passed. And so must the diabolical Confederacy ruin nit at last. How long before the jubilant day of peace will arrive, and the rebel and the loyal soldier shake hands fraternally over the many hard-fought battle-fields, is beyond our comprehension. We will not express a confidence in immediate success, just now. The military horizon looks bright, the past season's victories have " shed an effulgence over land and sea," and the great heart of the North throbs strongly and exultantly. But the Rebellion is not dead ; and although the great army of Grant is menacing northern Georgia? although Meade 1ms won a recent brilliant victory * - over Leo, ?nd tllbugh Gillmorl's besieging hosts is boond for Charleston, yet v, e must remember rhat the South has veteran and formidable urnues i .n the field, and will unquestionably make extra-' ordinary efforts to retrieve past misfortunes. But \ submission trill come <ct hist. _ Ambyal of Rebel DEsEBims \mn a Pbisoxeb. ?On Monday morning the Oth instant, a small, boat from the rebel ram Savannah, arrived at Fort Pulaski, in charge of four men belonging to the j so-called Confederate Naw, who had deserted the 1 rebel cause and "come over," bringing with tliem | the officer commanding the boat, whom they ' made a prisoner. The boat was sent from the Ram in charge of Masters Mate Brockland to perform picket ditty on the Savannah river, near the obstructions below Fort Jackson. On arriving at the proper station, the boat was anchored, and ? * ' i i '.i.i .1 1..M Zx iirocKianci tooK on nis ueit ana pisioi unu uuu u by his side. The crew, who had long been anxious to escape from the rebel service, which was disagreeable to them in even- point of view, embraced the opportunity to obtain possession of the officers fire-arms, while he was laying down and amusing himself by singing the "Bonny Blue Flag," and other favorite rebel airs. Before he knew exactly what was up, one of the crew presented his revolver to his head and confidently asserted that " they were going to Fort Pulaski, to give themselves up," and that they desired him to accompany them. Resistance was useless and the crew would listen to no remonstrances, so Brockland very unwillingly found himself in the hands of Lieut Fee, officer of the day, who took charge of the party and placed them in safe quarters. Brockland was intensely "socesh"in his views and generally exceedingly impertinent. But after some wholesome advice, which Lieut. Vaa nnrn him hp hppRTnp T?orp reasonable and quiet. The party are now in the custody of Provost Marshal ^Jleu, who will t?Uie pood care of them, until filial disposition is made of them. The crew will doubtless be released and sent North, and Brockland will be held for exchange. They bring no news of importance. Stirring Engagement in Charleston Harbor.?On Sunday night last, the Monitor Lehigh, Commodore Bryson, ran well up towards Fort Sumter, and anchored for the niglit as a picket boat. Unfortunately the tailing tide left her aground. At day-light her position was discovered by the Rebels, who opened upon her from nearly all their guns on Sullivan's Island, and some from Fort Johnson, and battery Simpkins. The Lehigh gallantly returned the fire from both her guns, efforts being made on board the meanwhile to extricate the vessel from her dangerous position, but witnou: success, j/uc iamug uue every moment exposed more of her hull and the enemys* lire seemed to be redoubled in intensity. Two other monitors, the Nahant and the Passaic at once stood up to her assistance and Joined in the fight. The engagement continued until nearly high tide again, when she was towed off by the Monitors, and brought out of range. During the engagement, the officers and crew being on deck, laboring to get out lines to haul her off, several of the crew were wounded by pieces of exploding shells. Commander Bryson was slightly cut in the face by a fragment of shell, and j Lient. Hopkins, the executive officer of the ship, was badly hurt in the calf of the leg,-by the same cause. It is feared that it may be necessary to amputate his limb, if unfavorable symptoms should manifest themselves. The vessel, though frequently hit, was damaged but little. Promotion'.?Upon the recommendation of the brigade J Division and Department Commanders, Lt Guy V. Henry, has been commissioned by Gov. Andrews as Colonel of the 40th Mass. Volunteers. Lt. Henry entered the service from West Point in 1861, joining the 1st U. S. Artillery. He served on the staff of Gen. Mansfield, till the first IxLttlo of Bull Run. During that engagement he was on the staff of Gen. McDowell. He jome<T~a battery in Virginia, after the battle, and remained in the army of tne Potomac till Dec. 1861, when he was ordered to join his company at Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida. He has been in this Depart- j xnent commanding his battery since June 1862. He was at ! the battle of Pocotaligo, and in the siege of Wagner. Sale of Lands.?Tlie restrictions placed upon the sale of Lands by the Commanding General having been removed, they will be sold as stated in another column. We issued a large supplementary edition last week containing the advertisement Important from Charleston. Correspondence of Thk Xw Soith. MoEiiis Island, S. C., Nov. 10. 1863. The most interesting item I csin send you to-day i4. i . ii. j i . . ?-ii A. a . -,n m i.^i ? _ relates 10 uie fuiru uueiupi u>. siieu cui; tries wa : which occurred on Tuesday, 17th inst. Our rifled Parrotts in Fort Putnam, threw twenty-one shot at the Palmetto City, nineteen of which, it is ascertained, fell iciihin the most populous portions of the <*itg. How much damage was inflicted, I cannot tell, but it must have been very considerable. The moot severe, continuous, and terrible fire to which our new works on Cuinming's Point have been subjected to yet, occurred on Sunday night last. A new seven gun battery oil Sullivan's Island, opened contemporaneously with the Confederate works on James Island; and for several hours the shells fell among us like a tempest of destruction. The bellowing of the mortars, on either side were terrific. The object of the night firing was probably to re-inforce Sumter, or the Itebs might have anticipated an assault on that dilapidated citadel. Nothing new in the fleet ; Admiral Dahlgren is Avn/illitut Vino 1 tli on/1 nvowfl^inr* in/lio.rtoo o ill CAUUiU'Ut iit(?icn, uuvi uivuvnicn <? period of inactivity. The weather is delightful; the sanitary condition of our forces excellent. Tt*bax-Cain. The Yacht ''Una."?The famous yacht Una, seventy tone burthen, arrived at this port the 8th ult. She sailed from Boston, touching at Newport, K. I., and from theme she sailed to Fortress Monroe. Arriving at the latter port, the passengers received every attention possible from (.'apt. Ainrwortii, Master of Transportation, whose ac ts of courtesy will long be remembered. The Una was built by the celebrated ship-builder, Mr. George Steeils, for a Mr. Waterbury. Subsequently she was purchased by the city of Boston as a pleasure yacht, but finding that the " City Fathers" paid more attention to yachting than to business, she was disposed of to Mr. Leonard, who came down a* a passenger. She was consigned to Messrs. Dunbar and Franz. The Name or a Fort Changed,?lite name of the fort on the South side of the Potomac Hirer, 1 A 1 A T\ . Tr 11 ? ar present, Kiiuwn as xon ue nam, Has been changed to Fort Strong, after Maj.-Gen. George C. Strong, U. S. Volunteers, who died at New York City, July 30, 18C3, of wounds received in an assault on Fort Wagner, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Personal.?Brig.-Gen. J. T. Spragve, Adjutant General of the State of New York, and Lieut Col. E. W. Smith, of Gen. Gillmore's staff, were passengers by the Fniton. ?Gen. Burxside has tendered his resignation, and it has been accepted. It is rumored that Gen. Foster will succeed him in the command of the Army of East Tennessee. The steamer Robebt E. Lee, captured by the James Adger, was formerly named the Giraffe. She is an iron steamer, of about eight hundred tons, and was fitted out at Glasgow in 1802. She had been plying between that port and Belfast, and was considered one of the swiftest boats afloat She has paddle wheels, and draws about ten feet of water, and has been one of the most successful of the blockade runners between Bermuda and Wilmington. It is supposed she belonged to the rebel government, as she has been in command of rebel navy officers. We copy from the "situation" in the HeraUl, the following : 44 There is no important change in the Army of the Potomac. ()ur troops occupy the old battle field of Cedar Mountain. Immense trains of supplies from Alexandria are going to the front. Th* railroad is being pushed rapidly ahead, and will be opened to the Itapidan by Monday night. Yesterday afternoon the rebel guerillas attacked the camps occupied by the workmen at Nokesville, two and a half miles east of Catlett's Station, burnt some of the shanties and carried oft' the contents of the others. A force of our troops were guarding a culvert not more than a quarter of a mile distant at the time. The rebels ar* strongly posted on the Itapidan." Puraer McMivus will accept our thanks for files for X. Y. and English papers. J