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greater than at first reported. An ofticcr
la whom the editor has fall confidence,
writes that he himself counted two hundred
Yankee dead, and Ik*tween eleven
and twelve hundred Yankee wounded
lelt on the field. Well umy the gallant
Georgians and others, who took part in
the conflict, be proud of their success.
Foster has been sending up balloons, j
sky rweket.-^and c ilcium lights appended 1
to the halhrons, for some days past, sup- |
posed to be signals to the enemy.
iFrom the Richmond Whig, Dsc. 5.]
We have already copied from theGeorjri.H
papers soma particulars of the battle
with Howards corps at GriswoWviile,
nine miles east of Macon, on the Central
railroad. The Confederate force consist?-d
id' three hrir*^ ?v.-d~
menu of suite line troops and the Athens
and Augusta battalions, all under tlie
command of Gen. Phillips lie attack< d
the enemy about twelve o'clock on the
22d. The enemy fell back one mile on
the Central railroad, towards Savannah,
where they bad erected three lines of fortifications.
Gen.- Phillips pursued thein
to their breastworks, when lie ordered a
charge, driving the enemy from his defences.
The emrtujr made several desperate
efforts to recapture the works, but
were repulsed each tune with heavy loss.
Gen. Phillips held his position. The ene^iy
withdrew during the night. The
^Hacon Telegraph says: We learn that
militia roTees behaved with distinguished
gallantry, advancing upon the
enemy's breaatwoiks in perfect order, and
with 110 straggling. They charged through
au open field to within filty yards of the
Yankee works, and maintained their
ground until ordered to withdraw. The
aliens battalion, commanded by M ?jor..
Jackson, both under the immediate orders
<?t" the loriner oilicer, were distinguished
tor the cool and steady manner iu which
they bore themselves in the battle. These,
troops, as well as the militia torcis, acted
like veterans, and faced tiie destructive
lire of the enemy with as much firmness
os would have been displayed by the
iorces of ITood or Lee. "
Gkahavsvjm.k, Dec. 2, 1861.?A force
of. infantry, artillery and cavalry, uucier
Gen. Foster, attempted to gain the railroad
at this point, but were met and rej
ulsed. A torec ot marines, uuder Admiral
Dahlgren, attempted to gain the
railroad at Coosawatchie, but were met
a't Lee's creek and repulsed.
>V. T. Hauoek, Lieutenant General.
[From the Richmond Dispatch, Dec. G.]
From the Yankee account of their
victory at Franklin over Hood it mad
have been the strangest victory on refold.
evcent that irained bv Banks over
Dick Taylor last spring. It seeuis ttiat
II.hxI attacked Seliotietd's works at tour
ocl?)ck, nearly sunset; was at tirst victorious,
carried the lines of the Yankees,
and was then outranked and beaten so
badly that but for night coming on he
would have been annihilated. In the littie
time that elapsed Ik1 .'ween four o'clock
and dark, on the 1st of December, he
lost six thousand men, killed and wound- :
c.l and one thousand prisoners! But the |
' courtesy and urbanity of Schofield mid i
Thomas arc more marvellous than auyrniag
else. Alter having defeated Hood
*o terribly, their politeness did not allow
them to stay on the field and witness his
humiliation tlw ue^t day. So, bv the
night, they fell back to within Tour miles
of Nashville, where they say they bold a
splendid position. There, they assert,
" * ?? " - ??.**? Ia 1 /. 1?A Ol\/4
111(5 crovviuug U.'.UIC 10 IU uu luugui, anu i
ilmt Thomas is very confident. They )
iiad apologized before forfaiting back to j
Franklin. They said they did so because j
it was such ail admirable position. Now
tliey have abandoned it, after having
gained a spleudid victory. These lies
are too gross for belief. Our opinion is i
that Thomas has been badly heated, and i
has fallen back because he cannot help iL j
THE LATE Mil. OALE.V II. OSBOitXE.
! To the Editor of the 1'aliHetto 11% raid:
Dear Sir?Permit me through the medium
of your paper to express my gratitude
to those sympathizing friends who
so tenderly ministered to tin? wants of
inv son in his last hours?softening the
dying bed, and applying the balm of holy 1
sympathy to bleeding hearts. May the j
biesaing of the widow and the fatherless
I?? upon those angels o; mercy una leu
dcrnei*. iJ. 0?boxxe. f
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OBITUARY.
The steamship Fulton, which arrival
at i hi-: port iasl evening, brought toe re- {
mains of Mr. Galen II Osborne, one <f,
our army correspondents, who expired at!
Hilton Head, ou the 2DtlT ult., after a ;
painful illness, contracted in the dis- >
charge of his duties. Mr. Osborne was a I
youn;* gentleman of much promise, and j
though but twenty-eight years of age at i
the time ol'his death, displayed a thorough
knowledge of his difficult employment,
and an amount of energy and industry
truly remarkable, lie "became a
member of our army corps at the commencement
of the rebellion, and served
us in that capacity with great fidelity
and constancy from that time up to the
frtn latneUUnl it<h.
Iii the Department 01 the South, |
where the greater part of his labors were
performed, he was widely known, and
recognized as one of ttie ablest correspondents
the war had produced. His
enterprise, activity and smartness attracted
the attention ot all the otflcers of
the Department, from the commanding
general down. Besides the high order
of talent he brought to the business of the
correspondent <h a newspaper, he possessed
also the most pleasing and enviable-opalities
that can adorn an aceoraplisnt'd-geutteman.
Full of tun, and anecdote
and humor, he was the delight of
his coiupauions and the ornament of ?he
social gathering. No dinner, no supper
or party that might be given by or gotten
u^by the otficers was complete with UpleWOsborne
absent. It may well tie
imagined, therefore, that his loss will be
deplored as well by those admiring companions
which lie made for himself in the
f iroff 6011th as by theeditoi? of the paper
for which he labored so faithfully aud so
It fHi _ I _? a. -4. I_ 5 _?. 1. _ J! A
wen. 1 ue compiaim or wuicu ne uieu
was a severe form ot' congestion of the
lungs, having taken a severe cold in thediscnarge
01 his duties. He was born in
the interior ot this State, where his body
will be carried torinterhient in his native
place. Previous to his connection with
this paper we believe he was a contributor
to tiie press of Utica.?Arew York
Herald.
Palmetto Hkbald Siobe.?We are indebted
to Messrs. C. Saville & Co., of the
r\ \ * a it ... i .1 r?i c . . i _A
raiiiieuo ueraiu awre, ior a large assonment
ol' iJlustrated and literary papers,
files ot New York dailies to the 8th, late
magazines, and new publications, bound
and in paper. They receive the latest
papers and publications by every steamer,
lm^) their stationery department consAly
supplied, and have Tun Palmetto
IIerald al\vays for sale- They have both
a retail and a jobbing department, and
supply orders by mail or express promptly
Case Presentation.? Captain Frank
Bell, of the Veteran Reserve Corps, sta
tioned at Beaufort, where have charge
of the hick rebel officers, was agreeably
surprised a few days since by bting the
recipient of an elegant and costly cane,
with the following inscription on a gold
baud : " Presented to Capt. Frank Bell,
U. S. A., by the enlisted men of the 63d
and 64th Companies 2d Battalion, V. It.
C." Capt. Bell has won the esteem and
good wiLi of the men under his command,
arid the best wishes of his numerous I
frieuds in this Department
NAVAL. MATTERS.
The officers of the gunboat Winona
generously contributed $4(5.70, being one
day's pay, to the Sailor's Fair in Boston. !
The following is a list of the officers:!
Lieut, uoinmanaer win. n. mna, ueut. ;
Alex. S. Mclvenzie, Act. Master ami Ex- j
Ofdeer E. N. Sheffield, Act. Master and i
Sailing Olficer Wru. McKeudry, Act. En. j
signs II I). Burditt and II. Dexter, A. I
A. Surgeon Clms. Little, A. A. Paymaster
Tlios II. Dickson, Act. 2d Asst. Engineers
J. B. A. Alien, jr., and Will. If. 1
Tate, 2d Asst Engineer A. Hedrick, 3d
Asst. Engineer It. L. Wamaling, Act.
3 I Asst. Engineer C. T. Wiunaling, Act. j
Master's Mates A. St dgg and L. A.
(Yirntluvaite, Paymasters CI rk J. I).
Watt' n, Yco ran K. II m ,rd.
On S u 'ay night, the 2.">th ult., the iron
steamer Beatrice, iroui Nassatv-witb an
aborted cargo, was driven upon the
northerly side of the shoal of Drunken
Dick and destroyed, while trying to rnn
into Charleston. She was discovered,
fired jipon and hit three times <J>y our
blockading vessels outside the bar; and
no sooner had she run the gauntlet of
these outside blockaderstban sheeneoun- .
tered our monitors, tuirsand nicket boats
inside the bar, bv which she was completely
riddled. The firing on our side
was very effective?frightening the officers
and.crew of the Beatrice very much,
so that they cried again and again, " We
are aground; come and take us.' Acting
waster Gilford, chief of scouts, with two
large lattuches and two other boats, then
boarded the prize, took such articles as"
could be readily seized, and set her ou
fire, bringing with him, on his return,
thirty ot her crew. The captain and
alxjut a dozen of his officers and crew
hai>previously escaped to Sullivan's Island,
the batteries of which had once
opened tire on the Beatrice, and tlms actually
aided our vessels and our batteries
on Morris Island in the work of destruction.
The Beatrice is a ship of about five
hundred tons burden, worth, with her
cargo, about ><220,000. One of the firemen
of the Beatrice was also a fireman
ou board the Flora, the blockade runner
which was destroyed on the same shoal
about a month since. He seems to be
discouraged by his ill success, aud says
he shall try some other business to get
his living by. The fact is, it is no easy
thinir to iret into Charleston now. though
it is said two vessels have ran in and one j
has run out within the last month. One
of the last that went in'was the Fox, an
old offender, which was seen by the Wamsutta
and by the Mingoe: and it is said
she might have been destroyed if the
captaiu of the Mingoe had done his duty.
At any rate the Admiral lias ordered a
court of inquiry, consisting of Captain
Green, Captain Luce and Judge Advocate
Cowley, to investigate his conduct.'
" the morning of the fcfith, at dayllfht,
the chief otiicer of the Gen. Lyon
oljserved on the south side of the river a
schooner, painted lead col<ir, and acting
very strangely. By watching her move+
j otun'tntAn u*oa ciirul/onml thof
UiUUio ou^ivi^u nao anaacntu tucvi cuu
was a blockade-ruuner. After consulting
with the captain (Ward) a boat was
lowered, and Mr. ilayden, with four seamen,
started toward the suspicious cralt.
When alongside, she was hailed, and receiving
no reply the officer and men
boardsd her. Upon examination she
pfoved to be the schooner Bertha, of
Nassau, N. P., cleared for St. John's, N.
B,loaded with contraband goods. There
beiug no one on board, Mr. Haydeu assumed
charge, and anchored her in the
stream, beyond rifle shot from the shore.
The Bertha is almost a new vessel, el
about sixt'y tons, and has a valuable cargo,
besides a good suit of cotton sails.
She had run by Fort Pulaski, and, Laving
discovered the flag of truce fleet, came
to the conclusion they were gunboats
come to capture Savannah, and accordingly
skedaddled in confusion, leaving
everything behind.
Mr. Ilayden deserves much credit for
his vigilance and success. L'dou consul
tat ion with CoL Muitbrd, by bia orders
tbe schooner was towed to Hilton Head
by tbe steamer Elka Hancox.
PAUL & PITTS,
PSALZRS is
ARMT AND XAVY SUPPLIES. DRY GOODS,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
GENTS' FURNISHING OOODS,
<?c., AC., &c.,
No. 3 Merchants' Row, Hilton Heap,
And Bay Point, S. C.
JUST ARRIVED,
l.Ooo Lib*. IIan, '
1,000 " Chtc/e,
4.00) Srf^rtTi /
S.0.H) ? Crackers,
e.fOO ' Rice.
3,0*0 " Hominy,
1,000 "
For Sale at Low I Vic*, br
C. N. BELLOWS,
No. s HcrcUantn' Row.
CN, BELLOWS, No. S SUTLERS' ROW i
Dealer iu BOOTS, SHOES. CLOTHING, I
FL'uNiSHING GOODS, aod Sty lerg'Gv?ous of:
p :; a*i,..iA4au ?J *..i
ji.urv n uu*wi?c ?uu Avuiiu
I T C. FOSTER. PHOTOGRAPHER, MORRIS
II* MLA.NO near FORT Si I AW. CAUT&j
\"J.-HTLS, AM liRoTTl'KS, inaJs i-i liie i
rti : b ?*X7>?Tf?i;t;d artlSW. i
0
Books and stationery.
Just rteeived at ih_- Palmetto ITeraid Store
a large shipment of good:* I rum New York and
Lo-tou, embracing
TOEMS.
Longfellow, Bryant. Whlttkr. Tennyson, Mrs.
B'ownlng. In blue and gold.
STANDARD NOVELS.
Cooper, Dickens Tnaik ray. Luruas. Chr..?.
Iteade, Wilkie Collins, Airs. Grey, Trollope, an t
others?CiOth.
POPULAR NOVELS.
Gold Hnnters, Emily Chester, Down in Ten-,
nessee, Ac., Ac.?cloth.
miscellaneous.
English Bibles. Letter \\ riters, Song Book*
Cookery Books, Pocket Dictionaries, (several
styles), Hoyle's Games Ac.
MILITARY WORKS.
Patten's and Hardee's Infantry Tactic* ;
Brandt's Gunnery; Field and Heavy Aryllery
* ^wvo.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Geographies and Aliases, Grammars Readers.
Arithmetics, SpellingBooks: also, D.'mc Novels*
.'Hemlie's and Monroe's), and a fnll supply tf
standard and other Novels, in paper covert
STATIONERY. ''
" Medallion," " Aguwain," 'Crvstil," "Mar.
hattan,** and *'l>ove" Mills Kite, " Fruncoula,"
"Agawam," * Wiothrnp," "Manhattan."
and "Crystal" Quarto, "Manhattan" and
" Franconia " Cap; Bill and Legal Cap ; Music
Paper.
billet, Note, Letter, and Official Envelopesassorted
styles?white, buff, cream, leim n,
salmon, and opaque. Pencils In great varietj.
Pens.?Gillott's 303. 3?)4. :?>A and "Swan
Quill;" Washington Medallion, Quill. Republican.
Falcon, Index, Commercial and \
Gold Pens, various sizes, with and without cites.
Ruling Pens, in Ivory and Lbonr. Arnolo's
Writing Fluid qts. and pts. j Maynard & Notes*
do., qts. and pts , and stands: blue aud Carmine
Ink. Rubber and Ebony Rulers?round. equa.c
and flat. Paper Folders, wood aud ivorr. sealing
Wax, assorted color*. Ink Stands, evey
tvle. Pen Harks: Cribbairo. Barkmmnv n ami
and Chess Boards; Ches*. wood and Ivor}*; iJice .
and Dice Caps; D?mnoes; Playing t'ards;
Scissors; Knives ; Match Salts; pocket Book* ;*
Eyelets; Tooth. Nail an-^Hair Blushes; Combs;
Pencil Sharpeners; Split Kings; Cork Screws.
Portfolios ot every style. Slatca, assorted sires.
Accouuf Books, (l, V, 3, 4 and 6 quires) octavo,
quaito and cap.
Photograph AUnms (of beat manufacture;; Iff,
50, i<>, :.o 20, 12 Picturea; Pocket and Extension
Albums.
A fall assortment of Plain and Colored Card
Photographs, &c., &c., &c.. to which we invito
attention of Dealers and the Public generally
C. SAV1LLE & (W.
New GOODS! new GOODS'!
Just ariived per steamer Ceres, a well sr.
letted stock of Dry Goods, c ca >t!ag of Alapaca
fine assortment o: Boots and Shoe*.' At wholesale
and reta:l, as cheap as can be bongot at Gilton
Head Call and see.
bobbins Sl CO*
No. 14 Merchants'^*.
New bakery and confectionHy
ESTABLISHMENT AT BEAUFORT.
We have the honor to inform the residents of
this Department that we hax^Jost opened a Ccnectiouery
Establishment ana tiret-clase Bakery In
Sam. A. Cooley's Building at Beaufort, at wfiirh
we are prepared promptly to fill any orders wh.ch
may be forwarded to as. Special attention la
paid to the manufacture of Ornamental Pieces,
Fancy Confectionery, and Elegant' Pastry, for
holiday or festival tables.
r McMANUS A KLINE.
j qqq lbs. cincinnati bacon;
5<> Bbls. Fresh PILOT BREAD;
1,000 Gallons KEROSIXE OIL, In Fire-Gallon
Cau9:
For Sale, Cheap, by
U C. JL BELLOWS,
No. 8 Merchants' Fow. *
PHOTOGRAPHS, CARTES DE ViSlTE,
&o., Ac.
Large Photographs,
Cartes De Visile,
Amhrotvpee,
Mele.iuotypes,
Frame?, for Photographs,
Large Albums, '
Pocket Albums,
In Good Style,
At 'A MEBcaA*-T9' Bo*.
J. T. READING A Co.
[unjmi.j
HBM'QCARrrja, D;:rr. or the Sorra
Hilto5 liiAD, S. C., Dec. 8, ISC4.
CrROC-AB.)
No. 15. >
More than one instance op depe.
LICTtON of datv and indifference to tl e
public intereet qn the p**t of captalas or
transports, hare come auft^r the notioe of
the Mftjor-Oencral Comm*ndng the Department
during the present Expedition. Ar ta it
tlmee, when the Government h j a right to
till for the ntraost exertion*. night and oar. of
*11 4. I*. **_?** akl.. x* a/I1. n.*
on iu no en i jvc^ mis wmiuui-i ?im iuc ubi > ?u m
who hare to share neither the fatiguing marche*
nor the lighting of the soldier, Is donhly disgrjcefal.
Any one fit fo occupy the position of e certain
of a "vessel should have some higher d?Jt t
t'Tin to find excuses for net ohejinsr orders. < r
obeying them sleekly: he snocld not cniy w?rlc
AC uuuen, uuv its uu ^vwu m i*
vl.r.
While the Genera! i? It.ippy to know tint ?b?>
censure applies to a minority, only, of Urn nn?'o *
of transports, and while be assures th< He Wi o
honestly strive to do their duty, that the'r "Xt-rtions
are neitherjtaobservwl nor nnapprcd ten.
he warns the poiW. that cuy futur^he of m conduct
will be promptly iron ht l^ftjre n two t
martial, cd<1 that neither from tu b. a iribnn \
nor from the Commanding Ocr:er..!t need the
delinquent* Irpe f< r any mercy.
lir Coxxvsn or Ua-vp-G km. -T. G. FCSTEIt,
W. L M. Ttf anrk.
A?st. Ad't. G-n.