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m VOL. Tr. THE FT?EE SOUTHBKAUPOKT. 8. C., JANUAUY tO, lSGt. * Newi Iteo>M from Northern Paper*. Geo. Oillmore i* trying the strength of i one of his 301Vpounder Parrotts. The j gun is sighted for Charleston, and has l>een fired, at intervals 01 iu minutes, acorn ; 500 timea. dropping a shell each time into . the cradle of Secession. Thus far the ! gun given no sign of fai ing; but it will be worked until it bursts or otherwise gives out. Gen. Sehofield is orded to relieve Gen. ' Fester in the command of the Dejuirt- ! ment of Ohio, the latter Wing still disa- J Med by wounds from active service. Rear Admiral Lee iu person is waking ; up the sleepy blockaders off Wilmington. J His presence is having an excellent effect, j On the 3rd the Admiral in the FaJtl-er ' chiteed the Beruliyo ashore near Fort Oas- , well She was partially bnrued, but her i hull worth S 50,000 was towed off and i saved. In endeavoring to tow her off, , nnfortunately, the Iron Age got agronnd and had to be destroyed. ^ On ;he 10th the Hero was run ashore by ! On tlie next day the Banker was rnn i ashore and aliandoned almost within sight < -. C 4V1., r ?'l (!?*> ? ! The whole of the five hundred million 1 loan, usually culled tie 5-20 loau, has been taken. In Santiago, Cliili, on the 8th of Dec., m church crowded to overflowing, caught lire; the chief door opening inside was soon closed by the press of people; all , egress wns consequently prevented, and j nearly two thousand people, mostly wo- j men, were burned to death. ' The Ohio river is frozen at Wheeling, j Teams are crossing on the ice. A New Poet fob Blockade Klxxkks. : Loyal men in New York have l>een grinning broadly over a cute trick played ujxm ; those engaged in the contraband traflio along the Virginia coast. A captain who i took on ixmrd his schooner a cargo of : goods furnished by South street merchants, anil agreed to land them in rebel- ( doru, suddenly changed their destination. ! and put them into market at Bockaway, j where he sold them and appropriated tue j procixxls, the merchants fearir.g to prosecute him. _V__A I It is rumored that liicnmnaM :s aoom to be abandoned by the rebels. Yes. when Meade occupies it, not before. A correspondent of th? Boston Traveller, in writing^from Xewbern, X. C, sjivs ; that in onu-itiou has reached there, that a call had been issued iu Raleigh for a i State Conversion for the purpose of se- ' ceding from the Southern Confederacy. The House of Representatives liave by a very large majority adopted the amendment taxing* whiskey an ailditional forty \ cents ]>er gallon. A Bc?i^oatioa> We understand tiiut W. E. Wording, one of the F. S. Tat Commissieners for ' thh district, has sent in to the Secretary of Treasury liis resignation. We are glad that he has than afforded a means of dis, solving the enarl i>which the affairs relating to forfeited lauds iu this State, have been tied up. The If ar. Richmond paj>ers of the 15th inst. were r?*ceired on Saturday at Fortress . Monro*. They contain telegrams from Charleston as late as Thursday last, when tha bomhanliiiPut was progressing with increased fury, several new parrotts having ljeen opened upon the city from Fort Gregg. During the two days*preceding the date of the dispatch, 471 shells had been tired at the place, but with what effect is not mentioned. The telegrams report the number of vessels at Hilton Head to l?e very large, and say that a tleet has recently gone southward. Mosby is reported to have been badly whipped in the recent affair at Harper's Ferry, but notwithstanding his losses, he is said to be still harassing ?ur men. THE FREE 80 FT I f?R E A U10 ?a? 2-aiuKoinr C'oai pi i incut The Kev. Mr. Harris, the Armv Mfsiomry of the American Tract Soeief, for the Department of the South, Vm been for noarlv a year }*tst, acting F? j Chaplain, and a portion of tuat time ni- ! in? Hospital Chaplain for the 55tli Peni, ! Vols. CoL White Commanding, and a number of the officers hare testified o 1 : their appreciation of his labors by a doin- j tion of one hundred and ten dollars. Hs ' letter of acknowledgement is as follow: j Prr\*vriisvT ok mr. Snmi.) BaAcroav. S. C., Jan. '.Mb ISO4. ) Or.cna:-l l?av? received at the hand* of Mr*. >r. ilmiH, tfi* puree of one hundred and tea dollars, ao 1 kindly aouuted by yon. For tin* gift, nod yoar expression* of regard and good i will, accept my warmest thank-. .My dutift" with the .Tith hare ever l>oen pleasant to > niv^elt and 1 feel very grnu ful for the favor and hk-14. ; juk* always cheerfnllj accorded mo, in my labors far tho moral and spiritual welfare of the Com ma ml I it- i wived tliia unN^wtedgift p* an additional umnifoA- i tioo of your approval a^nred tbst my work in 2e 1 M&cU-r'a service baa boeu ajiprwiated. * When tkia rebellion aludl be crnabod, a glorious wel- ' uotne home will await the brave ?leiin<Ior? of their co?n- | try'* fc.-.nor. those wbo hare fought for the llag and shouted the batik' cry of Ktfedom. but far " beyond." there cometh a time when our warfare ou earth ah.d! I bave ended, and may we, aa the column are moving on. j live by tne Crocm that In that l uii great day, we may i receive a joyous welcome to eternal rest. The blowing of the Lord remain with you. Very Kespecthilly I Y??ur Obedient Sfrvant I S. I- Habrm J Acting Tost (."i.iplata-^v To, < uL WMtc, I Jest. Col. l>nnett. jfcf Surgeon Merritt, Adjt" liottaball. J [ t'apUius. J. MrtziTr, Fox. HilL / j j Shc-arcr, S. S. Metrger Livingston. e I aad W^rbary of:;?eh5^li^t,.ntat; H.ff.raiti?ffJ|e ^ iMniJl. j lOTtttnc to attend oil ' Wednesday the flag raising at the camp Of the 8th Maine Vols., CoL Rust Commanding. The day was as bright, beautiful and warm as in June, pnd of course peculiarly adapted to outdoor sports and eiercises. The officer*, ladies and gentlemen of Beaufort, received iuvitntions to be present, and arrived at the Colonel's tent about eleven, when they formed m a line and marched to the Hag-staff which Was al?ont 100 feet high and beautifully wreathed with evergreen. The liegiment was drawn Up in a hollow square, the flag staff", platform and seats for the gdCsta being in the centre. The platform for the sj>eakers was covered with a carpet of the soft grey Southern moss, upon wljbh lay our national emblem, ready tu be thrown to the breeze. The order to "present arms" was executed, and an earnest prayer made by Chaplain Clemens,of the 1 loth liegt. 3Irs. General Saxton had l?een invited to raise the Hag, which she did bravely and heroically as far as her strength would permit, when the General stopped forward to give the aid of his stronger muscle, am^onr brave stars and stripes we*e seen waving lcval'v and gracefully in the breeze. * % o ? A salute of 35 guns was then fired, the Band discoursed sweet, patriotic music, l.rtr, f<J1<Ywd t1?#> snooches. Colonel tiu\i t?iv U 4V*?V V ? T. V. Higginson. Commanding 1st S. C. Vols.. was first called on to the stand, and made a shoTt, though eliKjuent ami humourous address, remarking at the com mencement " that though he had never faced the 3th Maine l?efore, lie had faced the enemy >"/,'// them, and if they would stand hy him now as they did then, lie had nothing wore to rcferAg to the campaign in Florida when tfye two lh-gimeats were brothers in arms fighting in a common cause. (h-nerullt. Saxton, Commanding Beaufort, on stepping on to the stand, was greeted with t nthusiastic cheers, and de1 livered an earnest and patriotic address. He spoke of tin? pleasant reminiscences la* had of Maine, and referred to the tune when it hid been united in liisimy with his own State, Mass.. but that alJhongL tiny were separated now in that inspect, they were one in devotion to the jCnion to Freedom and our flag. and he tltoughl it was a brave greeting which MajSo sen! j to South Carolina, when the flag 5*0 love ! waved from the top of a pine Wpc tall enough to do honor to her own pight.y forests, and he hoped it might wnwe then ; far above the puny palmetto, ti U fron | Maine to Texas we had one flag. " j The General was follomed by ] )r. Bar i rows.. Mr. Lewis, Capt. Taylor aw others .TAN 1"AllY all of whom seemed inspired by the occa- ! siou, and delivered eloquent aud appropriate addresses. The speeches were interspersed with vocal and instrumental music. Cheers were given for the Presi- ! dedt, for the Viee-Presideut, six for Mrs. j Saxtou for ruisiug the flag, aud for the ; dear ones at home and a closing cheer { comprehending all parties. Col. Rust I proposed three cheers for all on our side, j It was responded to by eleven hundred i throats and was followed by an immense 44 tiger." The guests were then invited to leave the 44 feast of reason and flow of soul" for ?i mrtrp snhxhintinl reruist which had been generously prepared for them. Col. j Rust, Gen. and Mrs. Saxtou led they } way across the drill ground to a beauti- j fully decorated i ni prompt n dhyiingnmj^ which seeme<^<^^^H^^niiig Upn^niagic during the^^ghG The walls were of hoards ciihpdy covered with moss and wreathyj^ith evergreen, while the roof JJ^t'sKillfully composed of flags fastened ! ^at tlie top, giving a beautiful effect to i the interior nud the table. But how shajl j we speak of the table, the variety and abundance of the good cheer provided ? Words fail us. and we can only say that the like was never before seen'in this 1 Department. The table was arranged by t Mr. Kimball, the sutler, under the super- j ' vision of Mrs. Gapt. Smith and Mrs. Lt, | Willes. After dinner the pleasant anuounctij mcnt was made, that there would l>e an , entertainment of a different kind during i the afternoon, provided by the soldiers. Benches Were brought out under some ! ?i -.1.1 nol-u tit* uV>*dt> itf which we ! ^JIUIU U111 I'uao; vuv i found very grateful although in the mid die of a winter month, f The lirst thing on this programme was j a foot-race, in which nine men participated, for prizes of SI, #2 and S3. The winners were Privates Erivin, Bardley and j Brown. The Second race was won by ; Sergeant Hail. The purse was made Gen. i Sax ton. The Third race for So was won j by Sergt. Brady. The Hurdle race was awarded to P. Hill, Co. I, ?2, and Fred. , Steven. In the second race the tirst prize t wai given to A. Weed, and the other to j T. K. Knights. The Blindfold Hurdle which truly ludicrous, was heroically won f by W. H. Morrison and A. S. Buss. The next comical feat was performed by j several small colored boys, who were to ; hunt with their heads for a piece of money ! in a tub of meal, with their hands tied he I i hind their backs. The tub, tilled with i meal, wok placed on the gronnd, and the i boy on Ills knees commenced his exploraj tions, with his mouth open to seize the i money. As he would bring up his head to 1 regain his breath and pull* out a mouthful of meal, and show to the crowd a mealy face w ith little stripes and spots of black ; in fine contrast, and the back of his head appearing through, the effect was so ludicrous that there was a universal shout I of laughter, and win n the l>oy at last apI peared with the money between liis teeth, the cheering was vociferous. Two other boys made the attempt, but were unsuccessful : they were rewarded for tl eir ex, ertions however, and left the field, 44 the i observed of ail observers." But the parade a la grotesque et burlesque capped the climax of the day's entertainment. The majority of the rcgi? find > lllL'lil jJ.lliilijunu ...i? .. p 1 for their successful performance and dress, i They represented the veterans, and w ith i the aid of great hunches of grey inoss for hair and beards of patriarchal length, they , presented a very antiquated appearance, t ; It would not be possible to describe all, t but a few promineut personages must be ! , mentioned. The Aetiug Adjutant of th< 1 regiment, private D. M. Norton, acquitted ' j himself in a manner worthy of the occa ) sion and his rank, giving original ani 1 witty orders, and forming the regiment te ; the follow ing command, 44 All you fellow: - get into two strings aboat six feet apart , | Get!" The regiment immediately yot \ mm Wtr many of the veterans knocking over their - comrade*; in their eagerness to obey orders. ? J v The Adjutant then turned round to report the regiment, and executed tJie movement with such rapidity that the stunned Colo nel {private W. H. Place) fell prostrate. On his regaining his jx)s;tion. the Adjutant informed him in respectful language that "them fellows was ready and he had better wade in." The Colonel gave the reg- JfeL ( ular orders, and the regiment soon pre- W' sented a most handsome appearance, the officers and privates each assuming all the imaginable postures possible for the knman body, while the muskets were alternately in the a r and on the ground. The members of the Band auinsc*! themselves by eaeli playing his own favorite ^ air, and marching to his own time. One rfWmusieian seemed bending under tba weight of centuries, with beard almost to ^ ~v the ground, and with a stuffed body and tight pants, gave the appearance of a barrel nn ticn slim Doles. The flag of the regiment was Jeff. Davis hanging on a sour apple tree. The celebration lasted from eleven till half past four, when the guests began to depart, and exclamations of uelight and pleasure were heard on all sides. The patriotic occasion, the kindness and conr; tesy of the oflicers, the decorous conduct I of the men, the good humor prevailing i and the balmy day, all conspired to make | it the most pleasant and successful 1 of the kind we have ever had the picaj sure of attending. The Land* rend the IVe^re. By the recent instructions from the < President to the Tax Commissioners, the i right of pre-emption of lauds is given to all j persons with the district, over which the ! Commissioners have jurisdiction. That i embraces the entire State of South Caroi lina. The number of acres available for 1 pre-emption is said to be about 70,000. ' The number of persons entitled to -pre-? J emption is not less than 15,000, and is i probably much larger. It cannot have ' been intended, as it is manifestly impos sible, that all these claims should be sat' - - - ? t x : t islied 111 tins little comer paicu 01 territory. But a* no limitations o** conditions ! are attached to the President's grant, ! each one must supply for himself tbo ! limitations and conditions, which the pre! sumed intent of the instructions, obvious j justice, and the rights of others suggest Now a large proportion of the civilians in the district are here on their own aci count-, for the prosecution of their pci-nwjgg^* ! rate business, without special reference ^ ! to the public service, or any of the great j issues of the war. Honorable and loyal | men, doubtless?some are quite otherwise j ?but it is generally supposed that they j have received just compensation, as they j went along, for any personal sacrifices they have made in coming here, as to | preclude the most stringent claims upon, i the benefactions of the government. ^he claims of the military stand upon t different gonnds. The plea is plausible I that, they are here as liberators, and liave i acquired a right to the soil l>y their seri vice in conquering and defending it A i perfectly valid plea, as against the rebels, from whom it was conquered, not so ~1? i clearly valid ais against another jxvrty. . The army is liere undoubtedly sis lil>erators, not by voluntary election, but as ! urged by the force of wants, which they, : nor the Government had no conscious ! agency in originating, or directiug. The i Government professes to be only the J voice and executor cf the people's wilL ! As the voice of the people, it has never ,1 iKrt /*T Amanninnlmn | prUJJU5l"U IIIC 1'iuwcui \/i ruiaiKipuvivu} >! even partially, except as it has been nrg. ed forward by the pressure of wants or I I opinions, outside of its own volitions. It . | did not send out its armies as liberators. I ; but as conservators. Its problem was the j , conservation of the old dynasties of oppress ; sion, with little modification. I do not . say now that its i>olicy was Lot wisest ; and best ; I s.*y only that it was not a* A