The new South. (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, November 28, 1863, Image 2
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THE IE! SOUTH.
JOS. H. SCARS, Editor' pnd Proprietor.
POUT BOYAL, SATUBDAY, NOV. 23, 18C3.
The New South can be pbutn^.4 of the followimg
persons!
J. C. Alexaxdeh, P. M., Beaufort
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J. >Y. Ai.t.kv, r. JHU, OU AUgusuuc, jl w.
W. C. Morrill, P. M.
L. R. Brooks, 30th 111. Vols.
E. D. Doouttle, Vol. Engineers.
Wm. Mason*, 52(1 Pa. Vols.
Sergt G. S. Gay, Co. M. 1st Mass. Cavalry.
Regiments will please send in their orders the
?arly part of the week.
FROM GENERAL GILLMORE'S ARMY.
Morris Island, S. C., Nov. 27, 18G3.
Correspondence of The Xrw South.
There has been no week since our besieging
forces landed on this Island so quiet and monotonous^
the one just past Of course the great
work goes on, and although everything appears
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? Ul U SUUUl-Sllii, _)t'l nu nine IS lusi Ul ivuai unoj.
The Confederates appear to be equally dull, for
with the exception of an occasional shot from
Moultrie, or Simkins, all is calm as a Summer's
morning. Putsam sends a dozen or more shells
into Charleston, daily ; and from the Mercury of
the 24th, (a copy of which was mysteriously
placed in my possession) I le an that three lives
have been lost by coming in contact with our
projectiles.
Yesterday being Thanksgiving,?& land-mark
to all Yankees?it was duly observed on this
island. Of course you do not suppose that ice
had turkey, roast-beef, champaign and the like.
No! we poor soldiers, who fight for the honor of
the old flag?thirteen dollars per flfonth!?here
no such epicurean desert; nor are we permitted
to dream of good dinners unless by special order
from the commissariat department Yesterday,
however,, we tickled our diaphragms with dead
pig salted, an extra red herring, some venerable
pickles and then washed it down with the most
villanous water yet discovered on this desolate
island.
From a staff-officer who came uj* from Headquarters,
on Folly Island, last night, I learn of an
important movement by the newspaper corps?a
' sumptuous dinner, which came off at 4 o'clock,
yesterday, at the new Chapel or Masonic Hall, j
just completed, near Headquarters. The dinner
was given by the Army Correspondents?men " as
wise as serpents but harmless as doves "?and
who now congregate so thickly around the suburbs
of Follyopolis. I am informed the said
dinner was a really munificent affair?sumptuous
in the extreme?a perfect success?a feast of reason
and a flaw of soul (knock me down if that
last paragraph is not original!) and included
among the guests a large majority of the military
talent in the Department of the South.
The gentlemen (?) orthe Press, present on this
first Yanke^ Thanksgiving on Folly Island, were
Messrs^Ogponxn and Sawyek of the New York
Herald, Messrs. Shephebd and Pollock of the
Tribune, Mr. Whittemore ofithe Times, and G.
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w. Jj'oss oi me jrnuuuapniu my UlTVI XUV guvuvw
enumerated upwards of seventy ; all44 genial and
goodly company," and everytl^? tended to make
the occasion pleasant and agreeable. Speeches,
songs, toasts, music, etc., followed the dinner?
44 followed also the sun, keeping company with
the hours, circling the habitable portion of Folly
Island, with.one continuous and unbroken strain "
never heard of before in that portion of the be^
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niglitcd, Gcd-forsakeu and rebellions Confederacy.
Nett results of the dinner, one good speech, fire
middling ones, eight decidedly dull ones, and the
balance. not to be mentioned in this Department
under penalty of death. Casualties one Correspondent
with head greatly enlarged ; several with
marasmus in the pocket; the military guests all
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very comfortable ami three baskets of "cold
wittals " for the missionaries at Beaufort. I hope
the representatives of the Northern Press will
hereafter remember me in all public dinners in
this Department Gratis dictum.
Tubal-Ci?t.
OUR FLORIDA CORRESPONDENCE.
The Convalescent- Camp?Theatricals in Sf. Augustine?
Foragirtf for Beef?Stirling,
&i. Ai dcsxiXE, Fla., Nov# 21, 18G3.
The establishment cf a Convalescent Camp at
thitf point has been attended with most benefieial
results. Jhe mild and equitable temperature, the
bracing atm^phere, and the abundance of tropical
frnits, such as granges, guavju, limes and lemons,
render the place A delightful spot for invalids
Tlif> nnaint and-OUCOt' phi city is full of at
tractions for the curiosity Imntei*. Here also ere
to be enjoyed the pleasures of female society,'of
balls and parties, and, not the least in our yound
of amusements, a theater.
Our theater is an institution of which its projectors
may well be proud. It was organized by
the members of the 48th New York Regiment,
while quartered here last summer, and was transferred
to the 24th Massachusetts upon their arrival
a few weeks ago. The building appropriated
by the company is a long, low edifice, near the
barracks, and in olden time was used as a hospital.
In one end of the room, which will seat
comfortably an audience of six or seven hundred,
a capacious stage has been erected, with scenery
and appointments which are really handsome.
The last performance "tfas on Monday Evening, *in
honor of Brig.-Gens. Seymouhe and Speagub, be.
fore whom the two farces of " My wife's Second
Floor," and "Number One Around the Comer,''
were performed in a very creditable manner.
The Stevenson Glee Club lent its attraction to the
occasion, and an orchestra of ten or twelve per.
formers furnished very agreeable music. These
entertainments are very popular with the townspeople
and the theatre promises a fund of amusement
for the entire winter. To the soldiers
themselves belongs the credit of maintaining the
establishment
Yesterday morning at ten o'clock the troops at
this post were reviewed by Gen. Seymour. A
gratifying testimony as to their discipline and
appearance was the remark of the General, at the
conclusion of the parade, that he had never seen
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soldiers go uirougu me iii;u_iu<u wim uUiD oi.vugliness
and precision.
Recently our supplies of beef cattle have failed
to reach us from the North, and the want of fresh
meat has* been severely felt. Last week a foraging
party went outside the picket lines, and returned
with about thirty head of cattle. This
evening another party returned after an absence
of about twelve hours with a drove of fifty beeves.
Game of all descriptions is quite plentiful in
this vicinity. Venison can be had for the shooting,
and curlew and marsh hens are also numerous.
Toward Matanzas Bay the fishing is excellent,
the oysters from that region riveiling those
of the celebrated New England beds in size and
flavor.
Wft rtpf no news of importance from bevond th?
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lines.
The Rev. H. C. Trumbull, of the Tenth Conn,
volunteers, who has been a prisoner at Richnlond,
has been exchanged. He says- that for two days
previous to his leaving Libby prison the officers'
daily rations consisted -of only about one-third of
a pound of flour and water. No meat had been
served for several days. The rebel Quartermaster
told them that it was not his fault; he had none
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to give tnem, ana tnat on tnat uay ne nau oeen
entirely unable to furnish anything whatever to
the prisoners on Belle Isle, and that it was with
great difficulty that he could get a small supply of
meat for the hospitals.
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CeAVLAJ* FowiiTS HEABO FEOM.?TllC following
letter from the Chaplain of the 1st Eegt. S. C'?
Vols., who was taken prisoner in September last,
trill be of interest to his friends and the public genA?*nlVl?
T+ O ill A ^ vol /livo/ll FlOltfO 1?1 Tf? rniiA/1
naujt ah in uiu vuxvtv mv?to iiuiu iiiru niutt'
Lis capture.
Columbia, 8. C.. Oct. 2?d, 1803.
Dear Sir : -*-I wrote you from Charleston jail,
about a month since, lut fear you did not get the
letter. Came here this morning with four others,
Frazer, Ist^llass. Cavalry, captured on Barnwell
Island, 2d inst.' Smith, 7th Court. Vols., and
"Wouson, 4th N. H. Vols., captured in Charleston
harbor, 10th inst.jlRnd Foster the telegraph operator
who was captured with me,'Osborne and
three"negroes, on the Cafirbahce, I3th of September;
tVo of the negroes are of Capt. Bryant's Co.
and Hubert Dupois cf Capt. Metealf's Co., 1st S..
C. Vols.; five with the force on W Island not
heard from. OsboiHe is slightly sick at Charleston
hospital; I have been pretty well, I am with
| other officers here; den't know anything about
: the future, only trust Providence for no harm to.
come?expect nn exchange by and by.
Send me a letter and sonw Confederate moneyif
yon have it. nothing else. Direct simply Ch^pJ.
H, Fowler, prisoner ef war, Columbia, S. C.^
via Charleston or Richmond as yon think best,
I Leave off the 1st Eegt. S. C. Vols., as the Captitin
in charge here objects to Iny using that.
J. H. Fowlee.
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Religious Notice.?There will be Divine Rer^
vice held in the Post Commissary building, Sun^
day moming, at half-past ten. Lev. 3lr. Wooiv
bttf, Episcopal, is the officiating clergyman. ^Ver
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near mat liie Bcrvicco iuc iv uc ni.uieiii, t?Mu
that other chaplains will officiate from time to
time. It is regretted that no more commodious
hall can he obtained, as the one now occupied is
totally .incapable o? Beating the congregation.
We understand that there is Beats reserved for
ladies at all times.
Glorhus News From General Banks.?Advices
from Gen. Bank's expedition to the Dth inst.,
have been received:
The expedition landed safely on the Texas
shore of the Kio Grande, after losing one or two
vessels in a Norther ; but no lives were lost
A boat's crew and seven soldiers were however
drowned while disembarking. The rebels evacuated
Fort Brown after setting fire to the works.
Brownsville was also set on tire by the few reb
el cavalry tnere, out tne union men inraeu out
to extinguish it, when the rebel cavalry ware
joined by the secessionists in the town and a
terrific street flglit was going on while the houses
were burning around them.
The loth Miiine regiment was immediately ordered
to march on the place.
A Maine regiment was the first to land on the
Texas coast, and an Iowa regiment almost immediately
after them. Their regimental flags
were hoisted almost simultaneously.
LA TEE.
The latest news from the Texas expedition is to
the 14th instant The expedition of General
Banks is said to be a great success. The enemy
are reported to have throVvn away their arms and
fled to St Antonio. Brazos Island, Point Isabel
anci menvme ure m uur pusscsMuu,
?A dispatch dated Chattanooga, Nov. 19, says
desertions from the rebel army are now more nu- i
merous than at any previous time since the expulsion
of Bragg from Middle Tennessee, The demoralization
of the rebels increases daily.
On the other hand, Gen. Grant's troops are in
splendid spirits. Re-enlistments in the veteran
corps are more numerous than was expected,
and it is said, on good authority, that not less
than four fifths of the entire force will re-enter
the army for the new term.
All is quiet. The weather is fine and cool.
Mi\jor-General Gillmobe has ordered that hereafter
the ordnance officers for the various posts in
the Southern Department shall be appointed by
the commander of said Department, upon the
recommendation of the chief of ordnance. Post
ordnance officers are to be held responsible for *
all ordnance and ordnance stores in the forts of
their respective posts, and for all such stores on
hand that appertain to the same.