The free South. (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, April 11, 1863, Image 2
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THE PyREE SOUTH.
BFAiFOUT, S.C., iPItlL 11, 1863.
AjlgflKor |]k> Free South.
Tatloh ?fl^liiton Head. ami v-t. llelcna Island.
C. C. 1 ^gti, Nu. 1 Mercer olreet New York.
^^R^non-anival of paper from New York
^^^oiupels tis this week to issue a half sheet.
We have a hundred conflicting reports
/ from Charleston, but we refrain from givWr
iug them further currency. On Monday
W we hope to have news of a definite result.
Whenever we have such news we will issue
an extra, The latest reports are of a
character to inspire hope of a glorious
success.
Siege of Charleston.
The prudential silence we have preserved
for months past, may now be broken.
The long contemplated movement
. has taken place, with what result isfyet to
be seen. The struggle is of a fearful
character. It is between tremendous forces,
the relative powers of which have
hitherto been untried. The long mooted
question of the fighting value of ships
against batteries, lias, ere our readers receive
this, been tested in a conflict more
conclusive than any which human warfare
has yet furnished. Our Monitors
and iron-clads have been brought into
point-blank range of the most numerous
and powerful batteries ever yet used in a
single engagement. The following extract
of a letter from Charleston will give
some idea of the preparations to repel our
attack:
The orders just issued hy Gen. Ripley, who is
the brigadier commanding this district of Gen.
Heauregard's department, arc significant. No
morC^blockade running steamers are to para
Torts Suihw^or Moultrie by night; if they succeed
iu runnmfesifm gauntlet of the federal squadron,
they must anch^j^unlil daylight outride and
under the guns of the <qrts, and report hy . a
small boat at Tort Sumter/^^Every channel in
the harbor bristles with torpetkiev' and woe to
the hostile *??sel that tries to pass lit. without a
pilot familiar with the position of the submerged
and slumbering thnjidcil??lts. By another general
order all furloughs are revoked and absentees
recalled to their commands. The hospitals
are to be immediately cleared, and all tb? preparation:*
which denote the expectations of an action
at any moment are going on with great energy.
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The forts are well officered, and Gen. Ripley,
who has made the study <>f heavy ordnance a
specialty for years, and whose excellence iq that
Dorticnfar branch of military knowledge is an
admitted fact, will lake command of Fort Suin"ter
as soon as the enemy makes his appearance.
J? i'?i* i' i- , ' ' in
cu^Bge&st unharmed die concentrated storm of
h^Pr metal from the guns of Stiniler, Moitftiic,
aJra Battery Bee, the three principal works comjniudiug
the throat of the hml*?r. Nor can the
Jfrenl of running the gauntlet he diminished by
^ nnv attempt to pass under tite cover of darkness.
as lias been the ease at Yicksburg and
New Urlciuis. So tortuous and intricate is the
channel leading to the forts that the most exI>erieuced
pilots of the liarlxtr would not venture
to bring in a vessel bv night, under the conditions
w hich the enemy cpnnot escape, namely,
without a light or landmark to guide the way.
Even when the blockade-running vessels leave
the harbor, it is always jiccessary to aid their
exit by previously arranged lights (shaded) and
signals; so that it is reasonably certain that the
Attacking iron-clads inus: either enter in ojkmi
day or incur the immense hazard of getting
aground on one of the most treacherous bars on
the Southern coast, which seldom yields a vessel
once it lias grasped the keel.. Bat if, perchance,
despite of mazy channel, multiplied torpedoes,
and the combined batteries of the forts, some of
the nine Monitors should cliauce to get into |K>rt,
they would still hnTe to encounter a couceutrated
fire from other batteries, which as the Northern
paper*have learned from contrabands "line the
shores of the interior ,of the harbor." And then
will come the " tug of war" which will determine
the possession of the honored old city,
Financial.?Gold is a little higher. It
sold on Tuesday last at 140. The New
York "World, (ultra copperhead,) recently
predicted that it would be up to 100 prejsaium
by April 1. The recent rapid de.clino
of the yellow metal has already
brought down the price of almost all kinds
of merchandise to the great loss and dismay
of many who were hoping to sell at
large profits. The confidence tliat we shall
soon crush the rebellion has rapidly in*
creased for a few weeks, as is clearly proved
by the fact that the government is now
_ receiving loans to the amount of several
million dollars daily from capitalists who
are glad to take in return the 5-20 bonds,
i. e. notes which the government can pay
in gold at the end of five years, or, if it
pleases, may let them run twenty years.
The interest is six per cent., and payable
semi-annually in gold. These bonds are
commonly purchased with greenbacks, and
hence the frequent expression ' converting
greenbacks into five-twenties." or iuto
bonds.
In our account last week of t he operations
at Jacksonville, mention should
. have been made of Mr. Hulden, the gun^
ner of the Paul Jones, who, it is said,
* voluntarily came ashore and labored almost
constantly for three days and nights
mounting the guns for the batteries 011
rtlie suburbs of the town, it was mainly
through the exertions and gallant conduct
of this officer that the most dangerous
attack by the rebels was repulsed. Great
praise is due to Commander Stedmun and
fellow-officers of the Paid Jones, as well as
to Commander Duncan and those of the
Norwich for their very material aid. The
refugees from Jacksonville express their
highest gratitude for tjie many favors
\ elm 11 them by these officers.
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Copperhead Logic.
It is amusing to note the numberless
inconsistencies into which the copperheads
j arc led by their hatred to the negro, and
i their fear that treason may ultimately be
crushed by means of this despised and
oppressed race. If one of their slanders
! is refuted, they are ready with another
equally as absorb, and often the very
reverse of what they had before asserted.
First, it is said that negroes are too stupid
to learn the drill, and too cowardly to
fight. When good officers are found who
will risk their reputation on their discipline,
it is then said that they shall not
tight on an equality with white men. The
same men who ridiculed them as poltroons,
are found the next moment declaiming
with fervid eloquence of the horrors of a
servile war, in which the whites are to he
exterminated, and a black republic founded
on the ruins of the southern confedl
eracy.
In the matter of labor, the same kind of
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| logic is used to prove emancipation a failure,
beforehand. It is contended, first,
that in the heat of outheru climes, none
but colored slaves could produce cotton,
rice, and sugar. When it is replied that
colored freemen could do as well, we are
then annihilated by the assertion that one
white man, even in the south, can do as
j much work as two black ones. Again, we
hear that the wages of the white laborer
| in the north are to be cut down to almost
1 nothing, through the competion of the
negro, while the same men will tell you
I that they will overrun the north as paupers
only.
In this department we have had such
reasoning in times past. We are glad to
say that it is fast dying out. In the quartermaster's
department, in the engineer
corps, in the field as plantation laborers,
in the employ of officers as private servants,
as soldiers in the field, they have
proved their capacity to take care of themselves,
and their ability to work out suc'
cessfully the great problem which has
I puzzled the brains of our politicians for
years, namely: what will you do with
,^them.
The general order which we publish dis!
missing Captain David Sbaod, of the One
Hundred and Seventy-sixth Pennsvlvani a
' Militia, from the service without pay or
j emoluments, is a warning to others in this
department which will not pass unheeded.
We have heard of at least one instance
where an officer was silenced by a slight
allnsieu to a Shaath Proslavery, copperi
head language was under a former admin :
istration of the department quiteiashiona
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f heard at^hll it is -accompauicd witlT bated
i breath and m uttered curses. '
Wo hope that these dastardly traitors
who are receiving the pay and eating the
bread of the government will hereafter be
atched closely. Let the disloyal words
' he taken down in writing by loyal men
whether officers or privates, and let the
facts be brought before the general commanding.
We will guarantee, if this is
done, that the offence will be still more
unfashionable than it is at present. Every
man, soldier and civilian, should imitate
our bretliren in the North and resolve
to give a heartier support than ever before
; to the government, and to watch the copperheads
with renewed wigilance.
| fcThc officers of the One Hundred and
Seventy-sixth have done a good work in
thus commencing the weeding out process,
whereby we hope to soon purify our
army, and bring to condign punishment
the sneaking traitors, who by word and
act, are trying to demoralize the men upon
whom the brightest hopes of our country
rest. We call upon the loyal officers of
other regiments to imitate this excellent
AVOW i\1n
j VAnui ?
The Royal Welding.?The great festi!
vol which England has been impatiently
| awaiting for some time, has been solewn!
izcd, as we learn from the English papers
( received by the Etna, with an enthusiasm
that has few, if any, parallels in English
J history. The reception of the Prince of
Wales and Princess Alexandria in London
on March 7, was a grand demonstration.
The crowds that poured out to welcome
the royal visitant far exceeded in numbel's
! anything that expectation had anticipated,
i The other towns of England and Scotland
endeavored not to be behind the rnetropi
olis, and it is safe to assert that in no
| country of Europe the interest of the bulk
i of the population in a similar festival
j would have been more cordial and more
j universal. The brilliancy of the wedding
j was, moreover, such as hardly any court
j of Europe could equal.
TV .est Virginia.?The constitution of
the new state of West Virginia, has been
! adopted by the popular vote. It provides
for the gradual abolition of slavery within
the limits of the state. Here is the pro|
gramme:
I "The children of slaves bom within the
limits of the state after the 4th day of
July, 18(53, shall be free; and all slaves
i within the said state who shall, nt the time
' aforesaid, be under the age of ten years,
slmll be free when they arrive at the age
i of twenty-one years; and all slaves over
| ten and under the age of twenty-one
1 years, shall be free, when they arrive at
' the age of twenty-five years, and no slave
shall be permitted to come into the
state for permanent residence therei.,."
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Impressment* of Provi*ion* in Texas *
nudMicorjfin.
The Con federate News, published at Jef- ^
ferson, Texas, has a long article upon '' Im- j
pressments in Texas." It says: > ?,
"But a short time sinee, the people of
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I tiiis state were startled uy inc anuouncej
meut that the whole state was put under ^
I martial law. This was clone at a time ?
when not a single hostile foot trod the soil oj
of Texas; and a military despot, clothed u
with unlimited .and undefined powers, es- j '
tablislied in each county; and freemen, ' \
like slaves, were compelled to proeuro-pt
passes to attend to their business, when u
they had occasion to leave their own jj
county. The reign of ten or pervaded the
whole*land, and no man dared to speak ^
above his breath. 11
The ciy is renewed again in the land for < i<
impressments for the government, by its y
agents, now traveling over the land, with
orders, either genuine or pretended, from ' ?
j some military officer, to press certain ar- ; ^
j ticles, unless the holders will part with Jif
J them at their own prices. Cotton, corn, j m
j sugar, hides, and leather seem to be the ^
i most prominent articles. These agents, j \
j some of them with instructions in their *
! ]>ockets authorizing them to offer fifteen ' G
I cents per pound for hides, offer ten cents, ?
' and threaten imprisonment if not obtain-"' 1!
! ed for that.
Such annoyance have these threats pro- p
duced that when we meet with one of
, these gently, and he commences his eatc- ^
cliism, we feel that instant dread of him ft
we do when we are in the presence of a Rj
noted robber or tliief. Men begin to shun 1
them as thev would a leper. I could give
instances wliere the wives of soldiers in the
army have been induced to part with a , &
portion of the necessaries left for their
support, from fear of these threats. These
gently have no legal right to put into execution
their threats." ! P
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j The leading editorial of the Augusta ^
(Ga.) Constitutionalist of the 8th iust., is ?
; a prolonged remonstrance against the re- f *
' morseless seizure and impressment of prop- j H
erty by the rebel government now taking r*
: place all over the South. It pronounces rig
: such impressments an arbitrary, high- o
i handed measure, for which there can lie j &
I no palliation, and says that if persisted in, i a
! it will drive the people from the produa-^b
j tion of all articles of prime necessity, ex- 11
cept what may be sufficient for the neoes- b
j sities of their families, thus sapping the j r
j very foundations of the confederate gov- ! f<
j ernment, and even of society in the con- J,
i federate states. ! _
The Columbus (Ga.) Sun, of March 13, j i,
j has the following upon the same subject; g
" Considerable excitement prevailed on
! the streets, yesterday, in consequence of n
the seizure of bacon in the hands of pri- ! ^
i vate parties, by a person claiming to be an
! agent of the confederate government. The
| person who made the seizures is a young 1
i man, represents his name as Sperry, and : ^
claims to be acting under authority from ^
the secretaiy of war.? He had made sever- j
nl seizures when his <Uuthoritv was ouQfl
Ilurit.nl, rnUl lllhl.si'll HlTCStM by the Civil ^
authorities, and placed in the custody of [ i
the sheriff, to await his trial on Saturday ' t
morning nexfc, Thus the matter stands. j.
Bacon was retailing before the seizures a
j at 80 cents. We venture the prediction jj
j that it will be up to $1.25 in a few days? f,
; all the result of seizures." * ; n
It is evident that if the rebel rule were ^
to exist in the South a couple of years ; j,1
longer, the whole of that rich section v
would be reduced to a bowling wilderness, i t
All the white men and boys are "conscript- 1
i ed, the whole slave system in disorgnniza- p
i tion, all the cotton devoured by fire, the [
| soil uncultivated, and the small stock of
?*1in mAK/m nt nrwif fvl PV
MIJIJIllCO Ul IUV UlV/i VJ Vi wujvvkv/. ^
a ted robbers?such are the least of the ^
woes of the rebellion, nearly all of which a
have been realized already, and the rest, 8
and far greater, too, are among the cer- *
tainties of the near future, Every motive, ^
which can appeal to the material interests r
of man, not to speak of the higher mo- i
fives which have heretofore been the pop- fl
ular inspiration, calls upon us to make [
haste to crush out this truly infernal rebellion,
and execute justice upon the ravish- el's
and devastators of the fairest land up- j
on which the sun in his circuit shines. c
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Tm Polish Revolution, ?The iusur- c
rectiouary forces of Poland are said to (
number fifty thousand. General Langie- ! c
wicz lias been proclaimed Dictator of Po- j t
land, and has issued a stirring proclama- *
tion. General Wysocky has been appoint- j
ed Military Coadjutor and Director to 1 f
General Langiewicz. The civil ailminis- 1
trntion has been entrusted to Poentjowski. ?
A civil court of Poland has been constructed
by decree of the Dictator, who lias norn- j
mated four directors and two secretaries. (r
The Polish Councillors of State, in War- ; t
saw, have tendered their resignation to the t
Grand Duke Constantine. The Poles have 8
gained some advantages, and are preparing |
for a great conflict. Sympathy witli the ; t
Poles is the prevailing sentiment through- ' ]
out.Europe. Garabaldi 1ms issued an ad- j }
dress to the soldiers of the Russian army, i 1
Kossuth has published ail address to the ;
Poles, in which he warns them against 1
Austria, and insists thftt the re-establish- j j
incut of independent Poland is the real , (
and only question at issue. In reply to 1 f
the remonstrance to Russia, the Czar has j 1
sent a despatch stating that " whatever j J
may be thought of the abstract justice of ^
the demands of the Poles, the Emperor !
Alexander can listen to no overtures or
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terms of compromise, so long as they con- . .<
tin tie in armed insurrection." A cabinet ;
; council has been held ju Paris to consider I c
what action is necessary in reference to }
the above despatch. i
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Few ladies are so modest us to be unwil- 1
ling to sit in the lap of ease and luxury, j
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Lo*? ol the (icorfe Washington*
An expedition was sent out on Wednesiv
last under Capt. Brings of the Third
liodo Island Artillery. consisting of the
lubont E. B. Hale and armed transport
eorge Washington, for the purpose of
eonuoitering Port Royal Island. At
rtvn oil Thursday morning the rebels
)ened lire upon the Washington from a
ittery of six pieces, placetl on the eauseny
opposite the brickyard, near the ferry,
he first shot broke away the rudder,
id disabled the boat. She was immeatelv
Inieked toward the island and
ounded. The .second shot entered her
agazine, exploding it and completely
vitroying the vessel. She was Abandoned
j the officers and crew, who made the
ist of their way through a mile of swamp
the lantf. The following is a partial
<t of the killed and wounded. We will
iblisli on Monday a full account of the
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Fair. Killed: John Fallon, Edward J.
allely. Wounded: Henry Butler, W. J.
reeuholgli, Albert Smith, George Smith,
ugustus Blaucliard.
We have received from Miss Bonny, of
hiladelphia, a large package of tliat exfilent
arftiy publication, the "Iron Platirai."
. The No. in question contains the
>eeoh of Hon. L. Sherwood, breathing
ic true spirit of patriotism, and just the
ind of language to stir the blood of our
fidiers, and incite them to deeds <fl selfvcrifh'ing
devotion. We have distributed
leni to tlfe hospitals and camps of this
ost, and would be glad to aid still further
1 disseminating such good reading matir.
New Dock at Port Royal.?George W.
mitli, of Rondont, N. Y., has contracted
ith the government to build an extensive
ier at Port Royal. The pier will be located
n Bay Poinfc nearly in front of the fort,
nd will be 522 feet long, 201 feet front,
ndin width, 42 feet. It will require eight
unireu spiles, and according to agreelent
the whole work is to be completed
iy the first of July next. Mr. Smith nrived
oi tlie Arago, and will push the job
Drward with all possible dispatch.
A difpatch from the army of the Poto
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aftf eiiDOdies an extract iruiu uu orner
ssued by General Hooker, directing a
'eneraj iunater of all tlie troops on the
Otli iistaut, in accordance with instrucions
from the War Department. The
luster-rolls are then to be immediately
ent to the Adjutant General of the armv,
ir the use of the Provost Marshal in makig
drafts to fill iq> regiments and batter?s
to the proper standard. Washington
ispatches announce the probability of
liis draft being ordered very soon.
. i r l *>?fc? ThfiL inn ''
?een considerable excitement foy the past
liree days in consequence of minors that
wo hundred secessionists, recently organzed
in Napa country, were about to make
. sudden night attack 011 the Benicia Military
station, and More Island Navy Yard,
or the purpose of capturing aims and
ntgaaines, leaving the state nearly unprotected
in the event of success. The ru- j
iiors were so far credited by. the governaent
officials that the steamer Saginaw
ras ordered to the island Saturday, and
he 'Benicia garrison kept under aims j
light and day. Nothing transpired to
pufirni the minors, hut the officials appear
to have information which is withteld
from the public.
The Spaniards are having trouble in 1
>jui Domingo, where the black populn- i
ion are in ai ms against them. This is '
Mother proof that the negro is unfit for i
elf-government, for docs lie not refuse to i
ubmit to his 4'natural master," the white j
mm? Two years ago, tho eastern por- 1
ion of tho island, constituting tlie Domi- j
lican Republic, by the treason of itsPres- \
dent, was deprived of its independence,
md annexed to Spain, and the national
>arty are now making an effort to regain
heir independence.
Robert Dale Owen of Indiana, Col. J.
klcKayc of New York, and Dr. S. G.
lowe of Boston, hare been constituted a :
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oiiimission hv tne war uepanmem-uMuo*. >
nto tlie Avliole subject of practical eman- I
ip.ition, as growing out of the war, and j
nake report. They are to examine the
:ondition of the contrabands and the plans
>f the various commanders for employing
hew* and quite likelv they may also visit
he West Indies to observe the practical
esults of emancipation there. The cornnission
is well constituted of intelligent
tnd practical philanthropists who svmpa;hize
deeply with the slave, and will work
sarufistly in^iis behalf.
Advices per New Brunswick froiti New
Orleans report the return of Gen. Graver's
orces to the vicinity of Baton Rouge.
L'liree hundred and seventy bales of cot;ou,
1,200 to 1,500 hogsheads of sugar,
ind over 3,000 barrels of molasses were
-ecured, and much more can be readily
jbtained. Captain Youngblood, chief of
Teneral Gardner's staff, and five members
>f the rebel signal corps wero captured,
foungblood says the rebels liave a force
n rcsen*e which can readily be thrown
uto Port Hudson or Yicksburg.
General Burnside said at Cincinnati: "I
iome to you in the full and abiding faith
if the success of our cause, X have seen
nnny and many dark hours in my soldier's
experience, but in my darkest horn's I have
elt that right will prevail. I know that
ve hare the physical ability to put down
his rebellion, ami \ doubted that, 1
iiould >still feel that there is a God who
will sustain the light.
Rebci. Genehals Quaeheling.?The
lackson Mississippian, of the 12th inst.,
;ays:
" It Ts said that, in retaliation for the
>rder of General Pemberton stopping supdies
from beizg sent to Mobile by mil oad
from this State, General Bucknerlias
wmed a similar order in regard to supplies
rom his department coming in this cu eetion.
Hence we Team that tiour adranced
in this city yesterday to #110 per
xirrel,"
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Newt from the North* <
We have by the Arago, (bites to the 4th inst.
The llhode Island election had resulted in a
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complete triumph of the republican Unionists,
who liave carried every county in the state, and 1
every town in the eastern congressional district I
except Newport: James Y. Smith is elected 1
governor by nb >ut 2,800 majority. Thomas A. <
Jenrks is elc< ed to congress from the eastern j
district by a' out 1,000 majority. Nathan F. ]
Dixon is ele< ed from the western district by ,
about 900. Jhe legislature stands on joint Iwllot:
for the supporters of Mr. Smith, 7G; for his
0]>]Hmeiit*, 2fi; vacancies, G.
Intelligence of still further depredations by the
Alabama reaches us by this nrrivul. The ship
Washington, Callao for Antwerp, had arrived at
Southampton, and reported having l>ecn captured
by the pirate on the 20th of February, but released
on giving l?onds in $i.r>0,0ft0. She had on 1
board the crews of three vessels which had l>een
captured and burnt?the Golden Eagle, the Ol- i
ive Jane and tlie Palmetto. The rebel cotton i
loan had caused considerable excitemeat in the
English and French money markets. The bidding
was exj?ectcd to close on the afternoon of
the 21st, much more having l>eeu offered than
needed, particularly in Loudon and Paris. In
Liverpool the otters were not very heavy. The
London Time# says that very kittle j>eliticnl feel- I
ing was manifested in the matter, it l>eing re-f
garded simply as a eotton sjieeulation. The t
Star and Daily Xcws denounce the loan in most
decided terms, as aiding and abetting the slave
power.
Intelligence from Vicksburg by way of Cincinnati,
is to the effect that the Steele's Bayou
Expedition had got hack to Young's Point, aiul
the troops had l*en disembarked. The work on
the cut-off op{>osite the city is said to have been
ftlamdoned, the rebel lotteries commanding twothirds
of its length, and rendering labor upon it
impracticable. The Cincinnati Commercial has
a story from Memphis that the Indianola, instead
of being stmk, is now at Alexandria, on
the Red River, where she has been repaired sufficiently
to make her serviceable. Admiral Farragut,
however, has positively stated that he saw
her above Grand Gulf, and we consider his dispatch
as the most worthy of lielief.
By way of Halifax wa have soiuc merest ing J
news from Barbadoes, St. Thomas, and. Bennn- .
da. The Vnnderbilt was at Barbadoes on the j
l."?th. The governor of Barbadoes invited Ad- '
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mirni \\ llKCS iq (line Willi mill, uiii me iuiivi uc- i
clined. giving n.s a reason that the governor luul
entertained Captain Mafl}t of the pirate Florida,
a few days previously. Admiral Wilkes had
transferred his Hag to the Yanderhilt. The Wachnsctts
was at St. Thomas on the IGth inst..*
also, the British steam frigate Phaetop, and two
British steamers, the Aries and another unknown
blockade runner. Admiral Wilkes threatened
to selxe the blockade runners if ther attempted
to leave port. The Aries started on the 16th
inst., but observing the preparations of Admiral
Wilkes to pprsnc she turned tack and anchored.
TIlC tl.n A r!M !./??
British steamer Phaeton for protection, which
was afforded. The Vanderbilt left the same day
(the IGth), it was said for Havana. On the
morning of the 17th the Phaeton convoyed the
two blockade runners qut, The Wachusctts did
not follow them.
Advices from the City of Mexico up to the 2d
instant have reached Washington. The Mexicans
were in the l?est of spirits, ni\d confident of j
defeating the French, invaders. Gen. Forey has !
not taken the capital, nor advanced for that pur- |
pose. On the 2d he was thirty-five miles iVom
Puebla, luiving fallen back twon'" miles shortly
before. His troops were much scattered, in j
search of fornga. Desertions were frequent. No
battles or skirmishes worthy of mention had tak- ,
en place. Heavy re-enforcements were arriving
in Mexico, and the force is deemed strong
enough to defend the capital in any event. The
property liclonging to the convents of tko Nuns
has been confiscated fur the use of the Mexican
Army,
There was considerable skirmishing on the
25th nit, and the day before l?etwecn our cavalry
and the rebel advance south of tlic Kentucky
river. About fifty prisoners were taken. The
invading rebel force is said to 1* about G.000
under General Pcsram. It is said that Wood
font's Union cavalry captured 200 reikis on the
20th ult. Guerillas were near Mount Sterling.
Among the prisoners recently captured are two
Majors, one a Paymaster with $15,000 in Confederate
money.
By the arrival of the Bohemian from Liverpool,
March 12, and Londonderry March 13, we
| have one day later news from Europe. We reI
ceive some additional details on the wedding day
of the ^Prince of Wales. In London the crowd
was so dense that seven women were killed and a
hundred persons had their limbs broken. In
Cork there were serious riots and the streets had
to Ix? cleared at the point of the tayonet.
The salvors of the treasure from the wreck of
the Golden Gate otter to compromise with the
original shipjxjrs by paying them fifty j?cr cent,
of all money recovered. Some accept, and others
will contend in the courts for moro, The
salvors exjieet to recover pearly all the treasure
lost, They already acknowledge having brought
between $000,000 and $700,000 to San Francisco.
President Juares, in a letter to the Mexican
Dinro Qfflrinl, pronounces entirely false the
assertion of Marshal O'Donnell iti the Spanish
Cortes, that he (Juarez) had offered to sell two
Mexican provinces to the United States,
Holert Gay, a deserter from the 71st Indiana
Volunteers, was shot at Indianapolis on the 27th
j nit. On the same day, Kalem Hunnignn, I)cp'
nty Auditor of the state, and Haylcsa V. llaue,
a member of the legislature, were arrested for
hurrahing tbr Jetf. Davis in the street.
A blockado-running English steamship, called
the Nicholas I., was captured off Wilmington,
North Carolina, on the 21st, by the Uuited
States gunboat Victoria. The prize is an old
steamer of 1,000 tuns, having a very valuable
cargo of jowder, rifles, &e., on board.
General Humsidc has issued an order assuming
the command of the Department of the Ohio, i
Indiana is made a serrate military distinction j
under General Canington,
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lacneral Orders.)
No. 28. f
III? AIHJlAItTERS Dni'AKTMF.VT or Til* Sol'TII, )
Hilton 11 rati Port Royal, S. P., March M. lsW./
It having been unanimously certified to
the M ijor-General Commanding, by the _
Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, Major and 1
Surgeon of the One Hundred and Seventyjixth
Regiment Pennsylvania Militia, that
they consider Captain David Scliaad, commanding
Co. "D" of said Regiment, "a
very disloyal officer and a traitor to his
country;" and they unanimously recommfud,
(in which recommendation their
^ "* n 1 V il _A n.._i
lirigfiue uommanaer joins,; inai uapiam
David Scliaad bo summarily dismissed the
service, without pay or emoluments :
It is hereby ordered that the said Captain
David Seliaad, Co. " D," One Hundred
and Seventy-sixth Regiment Pennsylvania
Militia, be dismissed the service
of the United States, without payor emoluments,
subject to the approval of Hia
Excellency the President of the United
States.
]Jy Command of Major-General DAVIl) HUNTER,
Ciiaf.i.e* O. IIammne, Asi-'t Adj't General.
Additional Particular* of the Lou of
the ]*IiskiN?ippi.
It appeal's tliat the Mississippi was the
last in the line of the fleet which attempted
to pass Poll Hudson on the night of
the 11th. In going up she was struck by
three or four shot only, and the damage
was comparatively insignificant, but when
near or in the centre of the range of the
batteries, the steam and smoke from the
boats in advance, and the batteries, so enveloped
the ship that the pilot lost his
bearings, and the frigate grounded on the
right bank of the river.
For forty minutes she was exposed to a
terrific fire from all the batteries. During
this time she fired two hundred and
fifty rounds, but her guns, one after another,
were nearly all dismounted, end her
port-holes on the starboard side, were
knocked into one.
Twenty or thirty men were killed, and
four wounded. The ship was riddled with
shot, and there was no prospect of her ever
floating again, so at last Captain Smith ,
gave the order for her abandonment. <
During all the time sbe was under
there was 110 particular excitement
Orders were quietly given and executed.
The crew were told to load juk* flre ^he
batteries as rapidly as poss^'le, and did so
as loug as there was a mounted gnu to fire.
After the order to uDondon, her boats were
lowered, the four wounded men put in.
first, and the crew filled the boats. Many
jumped overboard expecting to swim
flalioref sooio were picked up by the boats,
ar^d a few arc sui>i>osed to liave been
drowned. Those who reached the levee
were taken off by the Ease* to the number
of fifty or sixty.
When the crew were all off the ship,
Captain Smith and Lieut. Derby sprinkled
turpentine in the wardroom, setting it on
fire ; the captain of the forehold fired her
forward. The captain and lieutenant then
pulled for the Es.sc>,?Thn yirainnMm
was Soon wrapped in names, and the fire
presently reached the magazine, blowing
her up with a tremendous explosion.
This was the last, of the steam frigate Mississippi.
At a recent conference meeting the
members were asked, 44 How many brethren
can you accommodate at your house?"
One lady rose and said, I can sleep two,
but I can eat as many as you will send."
hlnvm? Inrs.
Custom House Officers.
T. C\ SEVERANCE, Special Ajrcnt Treasury Department,
and Acting Collector of Cwtott*.
J. T. (JLKASON, Deputy Collector.
0. B. W1LLMAX. Kutrv Clerk. , *L
<J. ALFRED PrHDIT; Clerk.
II. C. MORRIS, 1
CHARLES SI TTON^^^10"ARRIVED
AT PORT ROYAL, S. C'.
April 3. Str. 8. R. Spaulding, Howes, Fortrr a Monroe.
41 Scbr. Sea Ranker, Hinklev, New York.
4? 44 Samuel II. Slurp, Mayhew, Philadel phia
44 44 Lo<nran, Smitli, Philadelphia.
X 4. Sir. Saxon, Lavender, New \ork.
" ?*' Oeor-e W. Uymoijh SIuw, Pld^^
44 44 Eva Belle. Lee, Philadelphia
44 L, Myers, Soiuere, FhDade* pjja
? 40nu MOCK Mm. MIKOf^ "
6. " B. W. Gardner. Som^, '
" 44 Chrysolite, S???ih.
44 44 Artie Garwood, ( odfrvv.
" Hubert ('Orson, High.
" H Isabel, Ashby, New York.
H " LaK.niot Dn'jont, Herring, Philadelphia.
" 44 Elizabeth English, English, Philadelphia.
44 44 Margaret Y. Davis, West, New York,
44 44 John Aninock, Terry, New York.
4 44 Benjamin Strong. Smith, New York.
7. Steamship Arago, Gadsden, New York.
8. Schr. Cyclone, Welch. New York.
44 44 Beuna Vista, Horton, New York.
44 Str. Neptune, Lewis, St. Augustine.
44 Schr. Enpheniia, Lee, New York.
44 Brig A. B. Cook, McKennon, New York.
44 Schr. W. W. Marcy, Dolbow, Philadelphia.
44 44 II. R. Coggieshull Lee, Philadelphia.
44 44 Nellie Talbox, Ylancllo, New York.
44 44 Jacob S. Weldin, Springsted, Philadelphia.
44 44 S. V." W. Simmons. Williams, PhiladelpX
9. Str. George PcalKvly, Atwell, New Orleans,
CLEARED.
April 3. Str, S. R Spauldiug. Howes. I-ortr.-s* Mouroe.
44 Schr. E. O. VVri-.'ht, Hewes, with Vne expedition.
4. 44 Calvin S. Edwards, GarvtHxL Phlladelp-a.
0. ' L. B. Myers, Somem, Philadelphia.
44 Prig Julia Ford. Binges?. Philadelphia.
44 V. S. Bark Voltigonr, Thomas, New York.
44 Schr. Aid. Stone," with the expedition.
7. 44 Louisa Frayier, Cramuier. Philadelphia.
44 44 P, M, WbMton, Slover. Philadelphia.
44 44 John A. GrMHn, Foster, Wilmington, Del.
44 44 Benjamin Strong, Smith, New York.
44 44 John Aninack. Terry, New York.
44 44 Sea Ranger, llinkley, New York.
44 Proiieller Shetucket Huntley, New York.
44 Ship Mountaineer, Stevens. New York.
44 Schr. A. Crandall, Ainv, with the expedition.
U CU.. f?-.l tt^t ? *T *'
r>ir, .nary rvtinuru, .nurrru, .lew i org.
fc. Schr, Chief, Rider, with the expedition.
44 44 Henna Yisda, Uorton, with the expedition.
?? * Cylone, Welch, with the expedition.
t>. Str. Xeptnue, J^ewis, St. Aasiutine.
" Str. Pciihyuv, Atwell ,Xew York.
SAILED.
April 4. Str, R. S, Spaulding.
44 Schr. M. Tilton.
44 44 Free Wind.
44 44 Enchantress.
44 Brig J. Wehdi. Jr.
ft. Schr, C. L. Edward*.
6. 44 L. B. Mye>,
S, Str. Man- Sin ford. "
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in nnn papers, comprising an ^
IUjUUUeNTIUE ASSORTMENT, for a large ??/
garden or a farm. Just received and for sale by
C. (I. BOBBINS & CO.,
14 Opposite the "Stevens Ilon^e." jr
AlCTIO.Y SALE OF COtDEJIXED HORSES.
BRIGADE QUATERMASTER'S OFFICE,)
Br.viiogT, S. C., AjmiH 1SC3. f
WII.I. BE SOIJ) AT PUBLIC AUCTION.,TO THE
highest bidder, on Monday, the L"th day of April.
tSd.1, at M o'clock M.. in front of this office, situated
on Bay street, (l\> eighth'condemned horse*.
Tr rms -Cash on delivery.
| IB UlT JOHN If, MOORE-, (.'apt. Mid A, 'J. M,
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