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THE NEW^krU T H. ? voir mill. WHOLE \0.08. , POUT ROYAL, S. C,, SAT1RHAV, JIM' 2, ISO i. PRIcFfIVeIeXTS THE NEW SOUTH. Published every Saturday Morning by JOS. H. SEARS, Editor and Proprietor. Price : Five^ Cents Per Copy. Advertisements, fifty cents a line, each insertion. Terms: invariably cash. OFFICE: Phoenix Building, Union Sqnare. [From " l\Umrtto l'ic'.urct."] When " Ililton Head " was cleft from Pinckncy's Isle, Making the severed "Head" a skull to style, The stream that severed it thereby baoame "Skull Creek," and still to-day retains the nameAcross which and above yon rocky shoal? You see it where the billows whiter roll? Once stood a stately mansion, wreathed around With laurel oak, magnolia, blossom-crowned Orange, palmetto, cedar, " sailing pine," Afar reflected in the conscious brine, While rose cud lily and a thousand blooms v Of rare and tropic birth distill*.;! perfumes, sjr Anil fairer Btill this fair-girt home within, ^ Teeming with every delight to win w To ease and art?rare pictures, books and more, 'v Tlic ease and art?rare pictures, books and more, n The secrets of the laboratory's store, ^ Where Alchemy cjydd chase the wizard themes * Of her alembic alcanor dreani3? Lo ! here a lu-ro of our Nation's first Great Revolution vividly rehearsed Kuch tlirilling tales as one alone could tell Who had himself his stories shared so well? A war for Freedom?reckless all the while About him reeked a bondage twice as vile! Tno? t?i<?ht?September?when an awful gale, Such as is wont these regions to assail, With hiss and crash, and wild tornado-rush Of God's breath, gorged with a sca-druukau gusli Of sky, blind-staggoiiag midst shrieking spoom. Whelms garden, grove, and mansion i:i a doom Of deluge, swallowing the very ground Beneath them?nothing in the morning found Of all that ravishment of luxury But a wild revelry of mockiug'sca. Proud Southron, thus was all thy glory vain Only to dignify a prophets strain? Shall man vaunt liberty to wield the rod, tl.n nnil the Holll of f)n:l? JjUKjlUcluiuy Behold he answers, wild tornados strew Tlie sea with wrecks?" His whirlwiw.lt cntwtr Xo!" But reckless even yet behold a blast Of wilder wrath over the wretch l:as past. And one daj' as I rode, what should I find But this old fathor and his son stone blind. Tattered and lean, and with a broken will Too weak for labor grinding at the milL " Who loves tliee?" "No one," answering forlorn. "I'm good for nothing but to grind the corn." Charles Coto3wortli Binchney, Heaven be thy Judge, Those thine own victims bore to thee no grudge, Yet thou hast robbed them, mocking liberty? From Abraham'* Ixtsom now they pity thee! From the Arm* of the Potomac?T.te Aicn not Falling Back,?lnfornidtiou received from A Prtt/mifin .it YVjmbitvxhvn. tr> Doe. Uie iliuij VI fcUW A 0 J - ~ 22nd, says there are no indications of a retrogad^ movement toward Washington, as has been reported. Nor is i tr believed that the enemy in tlioii present condition arc able to gi\e us much annoyance. Their cavalry, diminished considerably or our front, arc not equal to the task of making an) formidable raid on our base of supplies, owing tc the impoverished condition of their horses. The insufficiency of shoes and blankets, if the statement s of deserters ?an bo relied upon, render it equally improbable that Lee's infantry can b( called from their strong position and comfortable shelters to undertake a campaign during the rigor of Winter. Tho probable number of re-cnlistmcnts into the Veteran Corps from the Army of the Potomac L< ! estimated at 10,000. The delay in indicating tlie precise date of the thirty days furlough has caused ; many to reconsider their first intentions. The desire to visit their homes during the holidays has proved more powerful than the liberal bounties i offered. for re-enlisting. Five and perhaps six , companies of the 93d New-York Regiment have 1 re-enlisted, and are expected to start homeward 1 on Wednesday. This regiment has for a long j time filled the responsible post of headquarters and provost guard. During this service they have * 1 1 1 1 ?nnfliAvitiflO of Wdfill. ! seized aTKiuinieiiuver iu u.iiiivimw .... ........ ! ington over 20.000 prisoners. The regiment is i temporarily commanded by Lieut. Col. Butler. The Oneida Cavalry, Capt Matft, an independent company attached to the Quartermaster's Department, ore also re-enlisting, autt *ill probably be sent home to recruit. The 1st Maryland Cavalry, Major Tliistleton commanding, are also making rapid movements in the same direction. The charges against Major-Gen. Humphreys, chief of Major-Gen. Meade's staff, cause considerable comment among his brother officers; but, so far as can be ascertained from an extensive intercourse with the army, these charges are almost unanimously denounced as merely the emanations of a revengeful spirit, caused by a just punishment of a violation of military rules. The charges arc so foreign to what is known of Gen. Humphreys by his associates of many years standing, that they arc unanimous in recommending him to tike no steps in regard to them. As the continuation of Gen. Humphrey's appointment, made since the charges were uttered, is now pending in the Senate, the inference generally is thai they have been i renroduced to obtain his rejection. Ilnndreds'of sutlers to-day, under the new order, have crowded the Provost-Marshal-General's office to obtain permits and transportation for the j much-needed supplies. The order gives universal satisfaction. Fortress Monroe, Dee. 18, 1803. To Major Ecnt.nr, Assistant Superintendent of United States Marine Transportation : Jnst arrived from Beaufort in the Spudding. It was reported there that the United States I gunboat Daylight had been blown up by the rebels. Another gunboat had chased a blockade runner : ashore, and the Daylight went in to lake posses! sion of her, when a rebel battery, concealed on the I shore, threw a shell into the Daylight's magazine, I completely destroying her, and killing most of her . officers and crew. i There is no positive confirmation of this affair, bat it is believed by cue navai oincers ai i>eauioru L. F. Sheldon, Captain antl Assistant Superintendent. Perort or the Secretary of tiie Treasury.? J The report of Secretary Chase is the longest but i the most important of the documents that have : been exhibited by the Departments. The receipts j and expenditures of the past year have already been stated in the President's Message. We add the estimates for the year ending June 1st, 18G4. ; The total amount of actual and estimated expeu/ibmv.c w >:74!h7:11.9(10.12. and tlic total estimated receipts from all sources $755,508,500.35; of whicli there have already been expended SI 70,110. 1)32.TO, leaving $57J,-157,507.80 to be provided for. The estimated receipts from the ordinary sources j during tht; thive-ouarters of the year ending ' j September 30,1803, 8115,300,000.00, which leaves l ; 8101,107,577.80 to be provided for by'loans. 'Ihc ; estimated total public debt July, 1801, is $1,GS0,; j 003,000, which is less than the former estimates of the Secretary, flic estimated debt July 4, 1805, if the war continues, is ?2,231,000,000. - j The receipts from the internal revenue collections t, are less than was estimated, being only tliirtv' seven millions of dollars, while the estimates . 1 niffUKv.fir.-> millions. The Secretary is op ! posed to the issue of any more treasury notes s 1 and wishes to rely on loans and taxation. The ;! report is a creditable exhibit, and establishes ilr. ; Chase's claim to be considered as one of the ; greatest financer in the world. 5 ^ ?The navy of Denmark mounts 7G8 guns, and > that of Prussia 3!)0. The corps of officers shows j! a numerical superiority in favor of Denmark. Jeff's Latest.?For.mEss Monbo e, Friday, Dec. 11.?The message of Jeiferson Davis to the Conf.xlnv.i frv P.->r?mv>?io n*>i<! cent in fill the 7til. He IS tVUUllttv " ? * very despondent over the losses of the strongholds ofVicksburg, Port Hudson, and ra.iny other points. He says there has been no improvement in our ' relations with foreign countries since his message last January. Ou the contrary there is greater divergence in the conduct of European nations, assuming a character positively unfriendly. IIo | adds: The marked partiality of Qrcat Britain in favor , of our enemies is strongly evinced in their deciI ions regarding the blockade, as Well as in their , marked difference of conduct on the subject of tho 4 purchase of supplies by the two belligerents. Tiiis difference luts been conspicuous since the commencement of the war. He continues: The public finances demand the strictest and most earnest attention. A prompt and efficient remedy for the present condition of the currency is necessary to a successful performance of the operations of government. He recommends taxation instead of a further sale Of bonds or issues of treasury notes, adding that the holders of currency now outstanding can only be protected by substituting for it some other security. 'Die currency must be promptly reduced to prevent the present inflated prices reaching rates more extraordinary." He calls upon the people to' come to the rescue of their country. He recommends putting an end to the substitute business affd a modification of the exemption law, so that the armies in the field may be largely increased as rapidly as possible. lie regre'.s the suspension of the exchange cf prisoners, and that communication with the t^uisMississippi region is so obstructed. IIo concludes as follows: " The enemy refuse proposals for the only peace possible between us. The only hopo for peace now is in a vigorous resistance." ? ?r* it r_ -t A rr.IYi.TE HOTEL AT THE J50UTH. ? Me uuservu ! the following going the rounds of the rebel press: Mike has made several important discoveries in his recent raid through the Southwest. Hi says he has just found out what a 4 private hotel' is He lias found several of them in his travels, and they are certainly very peculiar institutions. Ho says their bells and gongs make as much clatter as if there was somethiug on the table to call the public to, but when one gets there he sees nothing but empty plates. Presently the waiters will be seen dispensing different articles of provender ?Pretty generally to the military gentlequm with the stars and bars on their collars, and when you * " _ * asx lllCin lO glVU JUll BUUC < '! UIIIU >iuu? tuuv fellers' got,' the waiter will look at you ns a faro dealer does when lie 'takes down your pile,' looks as if he had 'chawed' you, and innocently says: "That's private, sir!" Then you look around to sec what else might suit your taste, and you sec another chap with eggs. You think, "Well, eggs are common enough, dear knows." " Well, give me some eggs, then." "Pern's private, too sir. I)c gcinmnn fotch cm here, and we cook cm for him." "Give mo some potatoes, then ; I suppose they're not private," I said loud enough to attract all the eyes around the table. "Yes, masso, dem's private, too; but I can < I mi'o vnn cftiiio mm bread, an lu re's some salt, an here's some com bread." "Give me some of that butter, you black rascal," I said, aggravated, as indeed it should make anybody feel who was paying eight dollars a day for board. " Well, massa, 'dare massa, (hit's private, too !* Here's seme salt!" Spying another nigger, I motioned him to me, thinking I would slip a bribe into his fingers, and possibly get some of the private dishes, lie came reluctantly, and as I extended my hand with a promise in it, he stooped and said in a low tone: "l'se a private servant, massa." 'lliis capped the climax, and I determined to finish my meal of corn-dodger and salt, and tak j the next train for a change. ; ?The loss of human life at Getty sbc.g was greater tha 1 that at Wat :1 ?o. / *