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\ ^ \ ' ? - THE NEW SOUTH. | J H. SEARS, Editor and Proprietor, i ? ? i PORT ROYAL, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 18G3 fort Royal?its Development. Lessons and their Teachings. It is not an uncommon thing to see freedmen, when unemployed, poring over tooks in out-of-the-way places; or, perhaps, rather ostentatiously displaying them from side-pockets, when ci gaged at work, having them ready for instant use during moments of leisure. This ^ means something. Small as the beginning may be, that man, that woman, or even that child, anxiously studying out and combining the elements of laugaage, is iuflaenced by a sentiment which is to * ... 1i . T_ ..! Dj productive or certain results. iu u few years Tue New South may be, read daily by these apt scholars. They will have minds of their own?will do head-work on their individual responsibility. With the acquisition of know-; ledge will come all those wants which a rapidly improving race will develope. The lesson is taught us that we must prepare for an entirely new order of things and lay our plans accordingly. Out on the bosom of our harbor can be seen at almost any moment, great ships of war lying easily at anchor, and noble steamers in abumhince, some going, some Coming and some moored at the wharf, giving evidence that we are contiguous to a remarkably fine port. We hear none aver there is difficulty in approaching our shore?in fact, we know there is none. We know, indeed, that the largest craft floating at the piers of New York or Brooklyn can float equally well iu the . noble harbor ol Fort Royal if the commercial inducements are such as to make this the preferred poiut of destination. The thought has struck us that there has ; been, ^nd is now, an alphabet for us out i on the ba}\ to which we should give earn-: est attention. The hand of war has opened elementary hooks for our study,' as well as for the receutly emancipated I race about us?anil this is one of them. For some good reason it has l?een reserved for this generation to unfold the i^lvantages which must result from the j occupation of Port Royal. Beside this; deep aud broad channel, bending in! among the fertile islands of the coast, there must inevitably be established a focus of trade, which, in all humau probability will be metropolitan for at least1 hal( a dozen of the Southern States aud , fbe jifobable termination of the southern i routethe rail road from the Pacific ; * ?a city into whose lap will be poured the j weaj:lx of aiiold millions, r?nd winch ,atoiift can be the successful commeicml, rival of its great J? ortb.?ru c&temporririts. Astute jn.cn begin to s*-e this and the 1 question is eagerly asked " where is the . spot? Will it he HiJtou Head, (Port KoyaJ, n? we term it) Beaufort, .St. Hele" ' fin, or some other Locality ? " We answer, i it vUJ ho t % ictly where, io connection ) with fair building {{round combined with j a healthy atmosphere, thi least expectli- j tuie of means will be required to form a {ail-road connection with the main laud and thereby open up vapid and easy conijnupiratrou with tb^ hro.nl and ferti'e 'V* * fields of the Southern interior. And all, other places around, Charleston and Savannah alike, will become subsidiary to j the lucky spot. Suppose a company were to build a rail road front Hilton Head directly west to Hardeeville, crossing Skull Creek by a bridge having a draw admitting the passage of vessels engaged in coast trade, can the other conditions relative to building ground and health be fulfilled ? We confidently assert they can, and a very little examination of the site a:ul such statistics as we have of the place will prove it. All we ask is, that when the future city is really laid out, the compre-, hensive and far-seeing policy of William Penn in relation to Philadelphia will be observed, in order that a proper sanitary condition can always be maintained? wide streets, reservations fqr public buildings and parks, lots not too meagre in size, and alleys and side-walks not too , narrow. These characteristics, in connection with a.i aenrate and caretully exam-1 ined town plat?having a water front of at least four miles and a depth certainly j half that distance?should be adopted., Then, with a good municipal government, Hilton Head, under civil authority and having its title to property emanating from Governm- nt. cannot fail to be the Chicago of the South, in the rapidity of its career towards the family of cities. Put Northern enterprise and money will be needed to do this, it will be said. j Of course, no one expects the inhabitants i of the South to engage in a project of ihis kind primarily, else Norfolk or Chariest an or Savannah would have been different from what they are now, or Port Royal not remained for two or three centuries without development. Northern men are here now, and more will come; and, under, the new crder of things, the whole country round about will soon be fail of them. Plantations will be cut up and instead thereof we will have farms. Slaves will be known no more, but Instead, these primer men and their children, now learning their lessons, will be on hand as comparitively intelligent laborers, mechanics, merchants, citizens. And perhaps the L.'i 1. _r ii _ l< .I. pour wuue people ui u.e oouui may see; that they have a lesion to learn also, in adapting themselves to the improved state of the times, and worn! ?r why they haveso long roinained in iguorancc of what was for their best interests. As to the lordlings, let them go?an age of utility, j not of idleness, is dawning. Hilton* Head.?Probably an order will soon be issued by the authorities at Washington from which we can learn what is to be done witti this place. It is beconi ! ing too important a point t.> b neglected and no doubt soma of the must substantial fortifications on the Atlantic coast will be built around the waters ot' Port Royal Entrance. We may expect in a few years to see nu immense fort right | nere on too very spot now occupied oy j rows of shingle palaces; another at Bay Point and still another, hnilt on a similar foundation to 4'Sumter," on the' shoal which is bnoyed ont, half way between here and Land's End. Promotion.?Dr. John F. Hnber, Asst. | Surgeon-U. S. Vols., h is been promoted | to be a Surgeon of U. S. Vols., with the rank of jUjor. He Is to remain in charge i of the Hospital hero and will probably; have thG satisfaction of completing the improvements which he, more than anyj other person, has Wen so snrce5s!nl in, inaugurating. j: * .. b The Fkkedmen's Home.?Following Gen. Sherman's triumphant march through Georgia, were thousands of negroes?men, women and children, seeking freedom and a new home. And they are still coming in crowds till it has become difficult to find places for them to lay their heads under proper shelter.? ' .1 Soon after the rush commeuceu u number of philanthropic gentlemen and ladies at this post determined to make an effort for their relief until such time as they could he scattered among the Sea Islands in accordance with Gen. Sherman's orders. It was found that the most of them were disposed to help themselves if they could be shown the way to do so. Many of the young men had joined the colored regiments which were beiug organized here by Bng.-Gen. M. S. Littleticld. That gentleman went among the new recruits?the most .of whom had received thetr bounty money, and received in ashort time above SlO,000 for the purpose of orectiug buildings where the freed people could be temporarily provided for. The 103d Regt. U. S. C. T. contributed nearly So,000, and detachments of the 2lst, 331 and 34th, several thousands more. Tart of these buildings are nearly completed. The main one is 100 feet front and 20 feet wide with two wings each 70 feet bug all one story high. They are located just outside the in1 4 1 1 V-, trencumenis on me ground kuuwii uv the old 10th Corps as " Viele's Cam|?.,, Through the efforts of Mrs. G. Pillsbnrv and others, the Now England Freedmen's Association havs agreed to famish them throughout. Part of the furniture is already here and ia a very short time the house will he in readiness to dispense its bounties. Miss Lillie is to be the matron in charge of organizing this much needed house of refuge. Thk Oxe-Per-Cjext Tax.?Many persons here want to know what is being done without the one-per-eent tax charged to merchants here on all invoices of goods brought into this port. We can tell them a little about it. Tii?a on/*i t\ne tt'iik 1?AC A KAL?A 1 ?u i111 v.- u tui iuw, iiiwr uuri tgcs and nil the appnrtenances complete have s&eady been purchased from this fund at an expense of $13.(HO. The plank w.i!k which now ends at the Port Royal House, is to be extended around the side of the square, passing our office, the Post-Office, Adams Express office and Staff Stables, across the railroad to the Commissary buildings ; thence along these buildings and Terrace Row to the guard house adjoining the Fo:a;e Sheds, and thence along Merchants' Row to join the walk already built. Comment ing again where the present plank walk on the row ends it! will be run to the Catho i Church, thence across to the street between the Provost Guard Hons,' aud the Engineer's j buildings?to join the walk along the i beach. The beach walk is to he extended I to the hospital, passing the New Hotel. Ami then ft broad road is to bo opened to Mitchelville between the Port It oval! House and the Post Commandant's Quar-' tor*. The Restaurant now in the way is | to be removed?a road graded above' high water ma:k and a substantial bridge ' built over " Deep Water Creek." A drain of brick and cement is now being built from the old swamp in rear ol Merchant's Row to the creek. (We hope this will not operate as a similar enteiprise did at Ju< ksonville n few years ago.) All this work is being done from the fund raised by the one-per-eent tax. Presentation.?Capt. Charles C. Kii ver, 144th X. Y. Volunteers, and for some time past Acting Assistant Adjutant General of the Hilton Head District, was the happy recipient of an elegant gold watch on Monday last. The donors were his clerks, and the gift was a testimonial of their appreciation of the urbanity and courtesy manifested by this worthy officer in his business relations, and of tiie estimation in which they regard him, not only us a friend hut as a gentleman. We congratulate the Captain upon his excellent relations, and hope his souvenir may always keep the best ot time. Tub Suffering Confederates.?On a recent visit to Charleston we were particularly struck with the nppearauce of want and woe depicted in the countenan1 ces of many of the inhabitants. We saw j not only poor whites and negroes but | many, evidently cf gentle blood?men, ' women and children, aw i.iing their turn to get the small measure of rice which | was being dealt out to those who had but ; little other means of support. We have heard that the case is even worse in Savannah, win re tLc market is not nearly as well supplied as at Charleston, and where prices are higher, especia'ly for market truck," which seems to be abundant in the latter place. It has been repeatedly intimated to us hof tViA ivr/ivifii/inc Aii/1 fill tuut vuv t?uu \'??h i uv-uun r?vj generously contributed by New York, Boston and other Northern Cities for tho relief of Savannah were not being distributed imparti.i.ly, but that the long time Union men anil women as well as the blaeks are frequently turned away by the committee having this matter in charge, and preferencis given to those whose heart-l'elt loyalty 111 y well be doubted. j Of whom this committee is composed ! we do not know b it understand that it : is made up partly of the ottioors of the eitv government of Savannah. We presume it was .-elected by the gentleineu ' who had charge of the delivery of tho < ; cargoes. j We learn, also, that e tch member of the ' (vuchitlec rewires hro dollars a day, inr!ri<Hini Suri'laii*?frnni whnrri \vr> rlik nut ! J 3" " "" " ' know, tor their humane efforts in distrib! nti.ig to their owa starving citizens the generous bountiis of the North. We shouhl Ji.;e to know the truth of these rumors iu order to aid, in our humble way, the correction of any abuses of this kind, if they exist. ^ ^ * """"" The Houi k>' AIakui.?Last week two of the crew ?f the steamship Aratjo and an employee in the (Quartermaster's dt> partment here, were convicted of selling whiskey to soldiers and sailors at this p ?>t. The Aragos men had their heads clean shaved and were fined twenty-five dollars each. The (Q M's man had one nail ins neiwl shaved and was lined fifty dollars. The three were I hen paraded thr >ngh the town to the tune of The Rogue's Mirch, between tiles of soldiers with tixed bayonets and reversed arms. On the back of each were gie.it placards on which was conspiciousiy printed tlio nature of tin ir offences? 4<i Sold Whiskey to Soldiers;" 441 Sold Whiskey to Sailors." A motley crew of boys, negroes aud others accompanied them. They will not ho very likely to forget Port Royal till their hair gets long again. Where is the Ice promised long ago by somebody? Unless it comes quickly we shall have to ariaiuge with thedavunuub Ice dealers to keep us alive, tor Ire is an indispcnsible necessity in tl.is c!i titt.e.