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PORT ROYAL, THURSDAY, MARCH SI, 13M. j
LATEST FROM FLORIDA.
[Prom our Special Correspondent ] A
Jacksonville, Fla., March 23,1804. \
ENROLLMENT OF THE CONTRABANDS. |
To-day 44 all the colored persons of African
descent," as the order queerly clas-1
sifies them, within the limits of this command
at Jacksonville, Pilatka, Fenianrlina,
and St. Augustine are to present
.1 kafnw tl?A PmVMtt Marshals
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for enrollment. Boards of enrollment1
hare been detailed for the pnrpo6e from j
Department Headquarters. The Post
Surgeon, together with such assistants as
may be deemed necessary, are to be present
to examine as to the disqualifications
of those enrolled, and certificates will be
issued by the Surgeon, countersigned by
the enrolling officers, to all who may be
thus disqualified. These certificates will
free their holders from any subsequent
action in their case; but those who cannot
hereafter produce them will be liable
to punishment.
Aa I write, large numbers of contrabands,
of both sexes, and of all ages, are
patiently awaiting their turn at the office
of Provost Marshal Sweet. Singularly
the order, which apparently foreshadows
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a COQSCnpUUU, UHIO iv* a y?r
sus of the colored people, instead of the
mere enrollment of those liable to military
duty.
, noa the rtpyf* h
In the itiiUtyiy way there is nothing
to report. Neither the enemy nor our
own force shows any symptoms of a
change of podtion. Deserters continue
to reach us from the hostile lines, bat j
they bring as no news.
major bogle.
A note from CoL Sanderson, com-|
manding the rebel force at Lake City,
informs as that Major Bogle, of the 1st
North Carolina colored troops, was not!
seriously wounded, and has been sent j
into the interim*.
our wocxdkd at tall all asseb.
The Savannah Republican has a paragraph
to the effect that a large number
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of ampuuuions ivou wcu |kimu?u
among the Yankee wounded at Tullahasse,
and that the majority of those
operated upon had died
IRREGULARITY OF THE MAILS.
A liberal reward should be offered for
the suppression of St John's Bar. Since
Saturday last we have had no advises
from Hilton Head Several steamers
are lying outside, awaiting a smooth sea
to come in. Inside the mouth of the
river are others, .which left here as long
ago as Monday, blockaded by the breakers
on the bar. The Pawnee, which has
been ordered to Hilton Head for repairs,
went down the river on Wednesday, but j
is still inside with the fleet of transports. 1
This uncertainty of mail communication
is one of the most unpleasant fea
tares of campaigning m r ionoa.
FUSES.
The steamers Hettie, of Jacksonville,
and Sumter, caught by the Columbine
and Pawnee's launch on the recent expedition,
are here, the objects of much
curiosity. The former vessel was built
in this city just before the war, but has
not been running since. She was laid
up above Lake Harney, two hundred
miles from here. She cost $16,000. Her
owner, Capt. Brock, of Enterprise, Fla.,
is said to be now in business in New
York city. He was for a time, I learn,
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a prisoner of state in Fort Lafayette.
The steamer will probably be concisnined
here and toned over to the charter
master as an army transport, in which
capacity she will prove very useful.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
A sad accident occurred at Yellow j
j|utf yesterday. A scouting party was :
Rt. and while one of the nowbcr was :
running, with his pistol in his hand, he !
fell, and the weapon was discharged.
The ball passed through the heart of
Lieut D. H. Jones, Company I, .V?th
Massachusetts Colored Volunteers, killing
him instantly. Ilis body was
brought hither on the transport Harriet
A. Weed, last evening, and now awaits
transportation North.
A NEW PAPER AT JACKSONVILLE.
The proprietors of The Peninsula,
hitherto published at Fernandina, have
removed their establishment to this city.
Yesterday they put forth the first number
of the paper. I like its tone; but
mv ortvi/?o tn its attipn is tr? nrot n<?u- i
"v o ;
material and better printers if tliev hope |
to succeed. There ought to be business
enough here to sustain a first-class printing
office, such as your own at Hilton
Head.
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gkx. &ktooi r to his troops.
Headquarters District of Florida,
Department of the South, Jacksonville,
Fla., March 10, 1804. General Orders
No. 13. The Brigadier General Commanding
recurs with great satisfaction to the
conduct of his troops in their late battle,
and desires to convey to them, in the
mo6t public manner, his full appreciation
of their steadfast courage on that
well contested field.
Against superior numbers, holding a
position chosen by themselves, you were
all but successful. For four hours you
stood lace to face with the enemy j aud
when battle ended?and it ccasM
only with night?yon sent him cheers of
defiance.
In your repulse there was perhaps
misfortune, but neither disaster nor disgrace
; and every officer and soldier may
forever remember with just pride tfcat he
fought at Olustee. Bv order of Brig.Gvn.
T. Sevmour.
" R M. Hall, A.A.A.G.
March 26, 1864.
arrival of boats.
The hospital transport Cosmopolitan,
| with Medical Director Swift on board, is ;
just in from St. Augustine, and leaves in J
an quarter of an hour for Hilton Head.
The Delaware, General Meigs, and Seu-!
linel are also in. They crossed the b^r j
, on tills morning s title, uavuig ueen iry- j
ing for four or five days to get into the '
: river. The novelty of a mail and a few I
late papers engrosses the attention of the (
j town.
j SCOUTING EXPEDITION.
The Harriet A. Weed, with a few
troops on hoard, went on a scouting expedition
yesterday in the neighborhood
of Trout Creek. A beautiful club-boat
was captured, but no enemy seen.
SIGNAL TOWERS.
The building of the signal towers at
this city and Yellow Bluff progresses
favorably, and the line from this point to
the bar will soon be opened. By this
means we shall l>e able to communicate
with vessels outside.
ANOTHER FLAG OF TRUCE.
A flag of truce was sent up the river
to Reed's Plantation this morning, on :
the Weed, with the object of gaining information
as to the wherealKmts of cer
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i learned.
Rti.iciors Services.?Rev. Mr. llassoa
will hold?Roman Catholic services in J
the hall over the Commissary building 011
Sunday next, at 9 1-2 o'clock, A. M. |
1 Father TIasson, we understand, also pro
poses to deliver a lecture on sonic appropriate
theme. j
MASONIC.
The members of the Masonic Frater- j
nity in Jacksonville have organized a
lodge, and meet regularly even' Satur-1
fl.iv pvcnhiv in the room formerly occu-1
pied by King Solomon's Lodge, over the j
Post Commissary's office. The lodge is ;
named Austin Military Lodge, and is
working under a dispensation granted to I
the officers of the 13tli Indiana Regi- j
mcnt, by the Grand Lodge of that State. J
It is in a tlourisliing condition, and fur- j
nishes a central point around which all the 1
members of the Mystic Tie can assemble, |
and unite in earn ing out the grand objects
of the Order. Surgeon Craig, of j
the 13th Indiana, is the W. M. of the I
Lodge.
The members of King Solomon's Lodge
propose to revive it, and meet regularly
in future. The charter granted by the
Grand Lodge of Florida is in the hands
of one of the old members, now in Jacksonville.
and the Lodee will of course be
organized under it.
The Lodge at St. Augustine, which is
doubtless the oldest in Florida, if not in
the South, meets regularly, and is in a
flourishing condition.
Why cannot a Lodge lie organized at
Hilton Head, and regular meetings held ?
Tliis is the central point in the Department,
and a Lodge would be of benefit
to the Fraternity, which is strong in
numbers, and capable of great usefulness.
We commend the consideration of this
suggestion to the Masons at this post.
Before Charleston.?Affairs before
Charleston are unchanged. The enemy
remain quiet, and engage our batteries
on Morris Island from Sumter at rare i*
tcrvals. The fire upon the city is still
maintained from a 30pdr. Parrott gun,
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wiiicii nas tureauy ueeu urcu u?i*i .i,wv>
times, and even now shows no evidences
of weakness. The grooves are as sharp
and well defined as ever, and the accuracy
of the fire but little impaired. We
believe no rifled gun has ever before endured
so severe a test for so long a time,
and Col. Parrott may well congratulate
himself ujxm this most surprising and
favorable result. The gun will be fired
until it has become useless, as a test of
its strength and power of endurance.
Laborers Discharged.?About sixty ;
discharged laborers went home on the
Fulton last Sunday. A large proportion
of them were British subjects. It seems
that a few weeks since, one of the laborers,
claiming to be a subject of Great
Britain, wrote to Lord Lyons, demanding
his interference in his behalf, and
that of others claiming the same protection.
Lord Lyons laid the mattenbefore J
Secretary Seward, and in consequence of;
a letter from him, all the laborers here,
who were British subjects, whose time i
had expired, and who desired to go
Nortli, were discharged and sent away, j
About forty additional lal?orers came
down on the last steamer, and more are
Alt thp Ijilmivrs here were on
Tuesday paid for the month of DecemIxm\
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Provost Disciplt.vk.?A few days
since, a colored boy named Mitchell was
caught by the Provost patrol taking a
stolen ride on a horse front the government
corral. He had been caught once
before, and let off with a wanting, after
promising future good behavior, lie
was taken to the Provost Marshal's office,
and after an investigation, a penalty was
devised with .especial reference to his
case. A wooden horse, not particularly I
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at tills Poet.
A Timelt Warning.?We desire to
call the especial attention of our readers
at this jrost to the important circular
signed by Capt. Peck, Provost Marshal,
and approved by Col. Durvce, Post Commandant,
to lie found on our fourth page,
establishing certain l^dice Ilobulations
during the coming summer. It treats of
a subject cJi interest to even* resident at
the post, and it should receive the earnest
consideration and strictest compliance to
its requirements from every one who
cares for Lis own health or that of his
fellows. We would suggest that the
practice of burying in the sand refuse
matter, is detrimental ft> health, and
ought to he given up for some better
method of disposing of such offal. Hie
summer beat and the nvolsture of the
sand together, will hasten the. decomposition
of animal and vegetable matter,
and the sand offers hut little resistance to
the escape of the mephitic gases, which
they.rapidly generate, and which, if not
guarded against, will produce disease and
death. All slops ami refuse matter generally,
should be carefully removed to a
suitable distance outside of the intrenehments
and buried, and chloride of lime,
or some other disinfecting substance
mingled with it. It will occasion some
trouble, perhaps but it will result in
great good. There is no reason in the
world why this i>ost should tot be as
healthy as any on the Atlantic seaboard,
if proper sanitary measures are adopted;
and we again call upon our readers to
give strict attention to the subject, and
thereby ward off the very first approach
OI epiucum.? fir iiiihuik liiscuac m un;
form.
Resignation or an Issrkctob or Crstoms.?We
regret to leara that R. C.
Morris, Esq., the veteran Inspector ot
( Customs at this port, has tendered his
resignation, to take effect on the 1st of
April, and will leave for the North on the
next trip of the Arogo. Mr. Morris has
i performed the arduous and varied duties
; of his important office in a faithful and
1 skilful manner, during the past twenty
i months, earning the praise and good
i will of all who have eome in contact
with him officially or in a social way.
In the future may his " lines fall in pleasant
places," and may the best of luck atj
tend him, in whatever path of life his
duties may ]?ul Iiim. me name 01 ms
successor hits not, as yet, been anI
nounocd.
j Division C'ommissariks.?The following
is an extract front General Orders:
No. 44: " When the Regiments of n
Division are together, there will l?e no
Brigade Commissaries, but the Division
1 Commissary will issue to the Regiments
and Detachments of the Division on
| 4 Consolidated Provision Returns.4
signed by the subordinate commanders,
and the issue ordered by the Division
Commander. The Detachment and Regimental
Commissaries will distribute the
Snlistaence Stores. 90 drawn, to the
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distinguished for dorsal rotundity, was
constructed, on which he was condemned
to ride, saddleless, for three days. When
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lit' uisinouiiii'ii v.u ii iiij;iii, in m mi.ii
time, he was compelled to curry down
his horse in gotxl shape, bring it a bucket
of water, and hold it to his nose till
the steed had been afforded a reasonable
time to quench its thirst. When his sentence
had been executed, being found of
suitable age and able-bodied, he was
sent to a recruiting office. The equestrian
performance occurred in the Provost
yanl and we doubt if any of the
spectators will lie guilty of stealing rides