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Gen, Sherman,s Address.

After landing and taking possession o'
the forts at Hilton Head, Gen. Sherman
issued the following address
TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
In obedience to the orders of the Presi
dent of "these United States of America, y
l have landed on your shores with small
force Of national troops.
The dictates Of duty which, under these
circumstances, owe to great sovereign
State, and to proud and hospitable peo'
pie, among whom I have passed some Of
the pleasantest days of my life. PROMPT me
! tc prcela.ul tiat We nave come amongst you
with no feelings Of personal animosity nc
desire to harm your citizens, destroy your
property, or interfere with any Of your law
| full rights or your social and local iustitu
tions, beyond what the causes herein allu
ded to may render unavoidable.
Citizens of South Carolina, the civilized
world stands appalled, at the course you
are parsving appalled, St the eune' you
are committing against your own mo.her-
the best, the most enlightened, and hereto.
fore the most prosperous of nations. You
are iu state of active rebellion against the
laws of your country. You have lawlessly
seized upon the forts, arsenals, aud other
property belonging to our common country,
and within your borders With this prop
erty you are in arms, and waging ruthless
war against your constitutional Govern
ment, and thus threatening the existence
of a Government which you a'e bound by
the terms of solemn compact 70 live under
and faithfully support. In doing this you
are not ouly undermining and preparing
the way for totally ignoring your own po.
litical and social existence, but you are
threatening the civilized world with the
odious sentiment that self government is
impossible with civilized man.
Fellow-oitizens, l implore you to pause
and reflect upon the tenor and consequences
of your acts. If the awful sacrifices made
| by the devastation of our property, the
shedding of fraternal blood in BATTLE the
mourning and wailing Of widows and Or
phaps throughout our land, are insufficient
to deter you from further pursuing this un
holy War, then ponder, beseech you, up
on the ultimate, but not less certain, result
which its further progress must necessarily
and naturally entail upon your once happy
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From the Charleston Courier.

PocorAL1ao, November IA, 1861.
Your correspondent has just returned
from scouting expedition. 4 party of
sig received orders from headquarters to
accompany a detachment Of the "Rut-
ledge Mounted Rifles which turned out to
be somewhat of successful adventure. Our
party entered Beaufort about sunset just
as the enemy had taken refuge On their
gun boats. We therefore bivouacked in
the woods until Monday, when We discov.
cred about twenty Of the enemy on the
main road. Keeping quiet until they came
within safe distance, our pieces were
discharged simultaneously, bringing seve-
raj of the would be ezplcy,e:s to ite sroaod'
They did not return our fire but beat a
hasty retreat at double quick, carrying ofi
their dead or wounded comrades. | never
saw a more frightened set Of beings or bet:
ter time made ia a foot race. If it had
net been for the difficulty Of getting our
horses across the hedge We could have cut
off every one of them. Your correspond
ent secured for himself . 9iee little spot
and feels quite certain that one Of the tribe
took off the contents of his double barreIed
gun about bis person. Both barrels were
loaded with buck shot.
Since that time the enemy have aban-
doned Beaufort, and are now at St. Helena
Island, Bay Point and Pinckney Island.
They appear te be busy building q very
substantial fort at Bay Point. with stone
facings, &c.
The Yankees impressed the Island dar-
kies at first, and the latter we're hard at
work, but have since most all Runaway,
completely disguised with their new ao-
quaintauoes Scouts from Hilton Head
Island report all the vessels of the great ez-
pedition as having left with the exception
Of two ships and few gun boats. Three
Or four vessels are at anchor in ST. Helena
Sound The Planters generally have burut
their Cotton. The Yankees have secured
about 1000 bales, some ginued and some
in the seed, and the probability is that this
is ABOUT all they will get from South Caro-.
lima, not enough to pay for more than one
of their great transp ports. Our mon have
instructions to burn everything on the firs'
advance of the invaders.
PALMETTO.
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different charges. Capt. Steele stood al
the first post with his accustomed solicitude
for his couutry's good and company's honor,
animating them by spirited tones and un.
falterable mien.
! The GOODNESS and complete self-posses.
sion of Lieut.. Erwin, was remarked by
many who noticed his efficiency in main
tanning order during the hottest of the bat
tie, thus producing happy effect upon the
soldiery, exposing his person for their pro.
lection and security.
Lieut. Kerr being detailed upon official
business, was absent during the contest,
and did aot arrive in time to offer his ser,
viaes, although he used every exertion to
throw his mite in the balances.
Lieut.. Poags a ehiefts'q In she embryo,
whoge eye suoitted flashes of burning zeal
and patriotism, and upon the order of a
charge being given, assumed his position
with promptness and accuracy, rectifyips
the alignment with that precision 40 pecu
IlariY characteristic OF him, moving on With
the air of one willing to sacrifice his life
for his country's good.
1t would be iuVidious to designate asy Of
the priva.es fqr yalorous behavior, suffice it
Ito say they received the exclusive commeu
dation Of the Commander. Our efforts were
all in vain, We were entirely o7ermatched
both in number and facility, and forced to
abandon the Island the fort beias in the
hands of the enemy, the retreat was con-
Quoted orderly to the river, where We were
transported upon the maitland by boats
Our loss in killed vas 80 men and wounded
35, that cf the enemy, from the most au-
thentic source, 80 killed, the wounded %
known. MOORE
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From EAST TENNEssEE.-The Mem

From EAST TENNEssEE.-The Mem
|phis Avalanche of Thursday has the fol-
lowing items from East Tennessee:
Later advices represent our friends in
East Tennessee actively engaged in quelling
the rebellion and bringing the Union men
to justice. Scarcely day passes that they
do not bring in scores of prisoners to Chat.
tanooga. On Tuesday last, Capt. Tanks.
ley's company brought in twenty-one Union
men from Cliffs enoampment. The same
day forty.oue we're brought from Knoxville,
Of whom twenty-four enlisted in the Con.
federate service.
The men engaged in the Union move.
ment in East Tennessee are represented as
an exceedingly ingnorant class of men, who
have been misled By designing leaders.
Parson Brownlow has been heard from.
lie is in Sewer county, engaged in preach
ing the gospel. 81, .... ..
General CarrolIs brigade left Chattan.
ooga on Tuesday to join General Zollicof-
fer at Jacksboro.
The rebellion in East Tennessee is re.
garded as efectually put down. ......
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From BEAuFoRT.-The correspondent
of the Richmond Examiner, writing from
Charleston, says:
The Yankees are entrenching themselves
on Hilton Head, Bay Point and Pinckney
Island. ...t .- a, E.. .... ...
Gen Lee is moving actively about from
point to point. What are the precise steps
be is taking are generally known to the
public. He had long conference with
the Governor on Friday night. The result,
[ learn, will be the Immediate disbandmen,
Of the militia, now iu camp; it bas been
determined to fight the invaders with VOL
unteers exclusively. This will be good
news to vast number of Yankees now un.
der arms as militia, but who will think
twice before volunteering, either in the
State or Confederacy.
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RICHMOND, November l9.-Another
skirmlsh took place near Falls Cnuuh last
evening. Oqr advanced forces killed five
or six, aud took ten prisoners. Two of our
cavalry we're killed-oue named Chichester,
the other, name uakuown-and TWO or three
wounded.
The Lynohburg Repudlica" publishes to-
morrow letter from reliable officer in
Floyd's Brigade, dated Raleigh Court
House, 17th, which states that the brigade
is now about four miles from Raleigh
The Federals have been largely reinforced,
Brisk Skirmishius has been going on the
past week, with but little damage to our
side-two were killed, one or Two wounded
and some captured. The loss Of the enc
my is unknown.
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ACARQLINA PLANT Err.

CHILDREN OF SENATOR DoUGLAs.-A
gentleman arrived here to-day from North
Carolina, for the purpose of obtaining per
mission to carry to that State the two child
rem of the late Senator Stephen A. Douglas
1t appears that these boys are entitled to
large estates in North Carolina and Missis.
sip1i, which, under the recently enacted
law of the rebel Confederacy, are in danger
of couGscation on account Of the non.resl'
dence of the children, although they are
infants. The relatives Of their mother are
anxious that they shall be brought South
to secure their rights in this property
They are desirous also that Mrs. Douglas
shall accompany them if she will consent:
The Government has recently concluded
not to grant passes to 20 beyond the lines oi
the Federal aruy for such purposes, as 1t
intends to take such action as will render
utterly null and void any of the conhsca'
tions under the acts of the rebel usurpers
of the authority in the Southern States.
Northern Paper.
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NA THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER %, 1861.

The Yankee Invaders at their Work
On Wednesday last Mr.. John Chaplil
took with him seven negroes, and went il
two boats to the plantation of his aunt
Mrs. Dunn, on Dawfuskie Island, for thu
purpose of bringing away such property a!
could be transported. On Wednesday
night he, with the negroes, occupied Mrs
DIS dwelling, intending to leave when th.
tide favored in the morning. About two
o'clock yesterday morning the door of the
house was broken down by a party of ter
Liucolnites, who captured Mr.. Chaplin and
five of the negroes, and conveyed them from
the island in boat. Two of the negroe:
escaped-one, who was in the cellar of the
house, fed to the woods another, who was
sleeping in one of the chambers, jumped
from the second story window, and running
to point on the island, where he obtained
a boat, came to the city yesterday morning
Before leaving the island be saw the Yam.
KEGS leave iu their boats, with Mr.. Chap.
lin and the FIVE negroes on board.
This is the manner in whch Gen. Sher.
man proposes to give protection to private
property.
Since writing the above Paul, Mrs DIS
driver, who escaped from the cellar Of
her house when it was broken into yeater.
day morning, has arrived in the city. He
states that on leaving his mistress's house
he crossed over towards Mr. Seoddard' q
place, Mellrose, keeping himself concealed
in the bushea From his concealment be
saw number Of the enemy on Mr.. Stod.
dard's premises, directing the servants in
driving up the cattle aud horses. They
had two mules in one of the plantation
wagons to haul off their plunder, and one
of the officers was mounted og Ane horse
belonging to Mr.. stoddard. Paul thinks
they carried of all the stock and the four
negro men who had been on the place, who,
We understand, had been sent down by Mr..
Stoddard to bring off the poultry and other
property belonging to his negroes. Paul
learned from the women on Mr.. Stoddard' 8
place that the Yankees were goiug to take
possession of lawfuskie Island, and that
they would have guard round it to, night.
They asked many questions of the negroes
about the ueighboring islands, who lived
on them, &c. They also desired to know
the distance of Fort Pulaski from bawfus-
kie. - ,suuannah Ne,ps.
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n.y. In the Georgia Legislature a bi

@ In the Georgia Legislature a bill
to prevent speculation, monopoly and ex-
tortion. passed the Senate on the Goth
inst. 1t prohibits any one from selling
salt, wheat, -four, bacon, lard, cotton osaa.
burgs, linseys. kerseys, leather, shoes, cot,
ton or wool cards, baggiug and rope, at
more than so per cent. advance on the pri.
ces ruling last April, except articles
bought within the last thirty days by reeu.
lar merchants, for the supply Of their regu-
lar and local customers, under penalty
of losing the whole for the first offence, with
a fne also of one to five hundred dollars, aud
for the second offence imprisonment In the
penitentiary for FIVE years. ..
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From Beaufort.

We learn from friend who was in Beau
fort on Wednesday, that parties of the enc.
my who visited that place were unsuocess.
full in persuading negroes there to work
for them, although offered pay, and that
many refused to 90 with them. They are
beginning to find that the amount of work
required of them is very different from
what they have been accustomed to do for
their owners, and some of those who had
been taken by force are escaping. 1t is
very we'll known by the negroes in our cit
les and villages that Yankee owners are
the hardest masters. Since Wednesday,
the Yankees have taken possession of Beau
fort. A large portion of the force which
had been landed on Hilton Head has been
taken of by the feet and gone on some
other expedition. Their armed vessels
are stationed at various points to guard
the approachesto Hilton Head and Bay
Point.-Carolinian, 24th inst.
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~ A "Carolina Planter" sends the

~ A "Carolina Planter" sends the fol
lowing communicaticn to the Savannah Re
publieea
70 Brig. Gen. Sherman, Port Royal
SIR; ! thank you for your assurance tc
tho oltizens of South Carolina that you
have ono desire to harm your citizeus, de-
stroy your property, or interfere with any
of your lawful rights" &o. Had | been
disposed to put any faith in your proolama'
ton, the conduct Of your sabordinates
would have already convinced me Of your
insincerity. You have invaded an uupro.
tected islsad, searched private dwellings,
seized and carried from his bed an unarmed
citizen, stolen all the able-bodied negroes
you could find, and driven off my horses,
mules and cattle TO 10 eousisteps IN your
diguifed and manly conduct, suppose you
will also carry away all my provisions, SO
that the old and inGrm may bs sure to
atarve,
Be sure, Brig. Gen. Sherman, that your
sin and the sin of your employer will find
you both out
ACARQLINA PLANTER.
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AUOUITTED.-The case of the State

AoQuIrTED.-Tbe case of the State Us.
Calve, slave, the property of Uriah Small,
for whom new trial was granted by Judge
Withers, was heard before Justice NJ. G.
Heath, aud the usual number f Freehold
ers, at this place, on Tuesday of last week.
The jury acquitted Calve Of the felouios
charged in the indictment, but found him
guilty Of being at the house Of Mr.. Jeffer-
son Belk, improperly, on the night charged,
and sentenced him to receive three hun
dred lashes.-Lancaste.. Ledger.
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SALT IN AuausrA.-Upou the reception
of the news that Governor Brown was ap.
propriating salt at other points, the article
became exceedingly active in the Augusta
market. A multitude of drays were en-
gagged in transporting salt to the other side
of the Savannah. Somehow Governor B
got an iuking Of the movement, and gave
orders, by dispatch, that all the salt 10
the city in the hands Of dealers should be
seized Accordingly over 700 sacks were
seized on Friday at the depot Of the South
Carolina railroad. Much had, however,
made its escape to South Carolina. Some
of the people of Augusta kindled bon6res
iu approval of the Governors action.
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The SUGAR CRop.-The cold weather
of the past few days causes the cane to
yield more abupdsp.ly and the planters of
this parish have their full force at work day
and night hurrying of the crop. in an,ici-
patton of an early frost To Mr.. Thomas
J. Hutehess We are Obliged for sample Of
tho growth on Laurel's Plantation, near
the southern boundary line of the parish.
The samples are nearly ten feet in length
of fully developed and ripe joints. Mr..
Hutchess says that the crop on the Laurel
Plantation will yield two hossheads to the
to the aore.-Ba!ou Rouge Gazette and
Came:.
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Southern Kentucky,

NASHVILLE, Nov. 2l.-A special dis,
patch to the Union and american says
that the Sovereignty Convention at Rus
sellville has adjourned, after forming q
Provisional Government for Kentucky
Geo. W. johnson was elected Governor,
aud Bowling Green made the capital. q
G. Burnett, VIM Preston, and W. E. Sem
mes were appointed Commissioners to ne
gotiate the admission of the State into the
Southern Copfederacy,
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CAMP LEE, HARDEEYILLE,


Nov. 18th, 1861.
10 his Eccellcncy Governor F. " Pick
ems, Columbia, s. e.:
SIR: At the request of your excelleucy
made to me Yesterday at these headquar
tera, | have the honor of presenting my
views of the present attitude and behavior
of the negroes in this portion of the State
intrusted to my Immediate command
So far from their being any insurrection
ary feeling among them, [ can assure your
excellency that 1 have neither seen OF heard
of any aot OF ptiiag.ns, ,neendiarism o.
violcneeiu any direction.
1t is true that the negroes of few plan
tations have shown spirit of insubordina,
tion by refusing to move higher up the
country, when ordered to do so by their
owners, but this di:obediencc should be ss'
signed rather to eoeIiug or d;smay and
utte, ne!plossness at being left alone and
unprotected by the preeipitate abandonment
by their masters of their plantations, than
from any organized plan Of resistance tc
the authority they bad been accustomed tc
obey.
But now feel much satisfaction in sta.
ting, for the information Of your excellen.
cy, that the negroes are fast recovering
from their fright, are coming forth from
their hiding places, and are quietly and
submissiVely resuming their agricultural
labors, without the guidance, or presence,
in many instances, Of either master or over
seer.
In conclusion, l would respectfully ad.
wise that all planters and overseers, who are
not mustered into service, and are owners
OF agents Of property upon the main land,
should, without delay, return to their sev.
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Important from the West.

NASHVILLE, November 24.-The Pa
triot, of this morning, learns that two Lin
coin gun.boats came up the Cumberland OF
the 18th, from Canton, KY, where Geld
piece from Hopkiusville op,ned fire. AfteI
a short engagement the enemy retired
with about one hundred killed and ont
boat disabled. Our loss was four killet
and few wounded.
The CIarksville Je6ersonian, of the 92d
publishes an account of an engagement be-
tween The gun.boat Conestoga and CUR
belonging to Capt. Soqthoron's battery o.
flying artillery, near Canton, which Is prob
ably the same affair. The engagement
continued several hours without any i'm
portant consequences. The gun was toe
small to make much impression on tha iror
covered sides Of thsa goat. Ybese fAca
we're isarrned from q gentleman who live
near Canton.
The Gasese, of this morning, publishe.
an EXTRACT OF private letter from Cumber
land Gap, which says that news reached
there that a regiment of Iudianians crossed
the liue at Jacksborough, and was allowed
to advance ten miles on ScIsaeru soil
when they were met by the Fifteenth Mis-
sissippi Regiment in han to.hand fight,
and the: result was as might have been ex.
psosea, the Southern boys charged then,
with such impetuosity that they broke and
fled, leaving half their number dead upon
the 6eld-and was literally cut to pieces.
The news came direct, and the writer pre-.
sumes that it ia true.
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eral neighborhoods, aud thus by their pres
ence prevent recurrence of that excite
ment among their people which has been
due In great measure to their absence.
With much respect, your ob't serv't,
THOS. f. DRAYTON,
Brigadier General Commanding, Sd Militia
~ District, Department, s. G.
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AN EXCHANGE OF PRIsoNERs.-Major
j. L. Calhoun, A. Q. NJ. G. S. A., informs
us that he, on Thursday last, received a
dispatch from Mr.. Benjamin, Secretary Of
War, instructiug him to release Lieut..
Worden, who was taken On Santa Rosa Is
lsnd, some time since, (and who has been
confined in this city, and ordering him to
be put on his parole, aud report to Adju.
tant Cooper that the enemy had offered to
exchange Lieut. Sharpe, who was taken at
Hatteras, for him. The major according,
ly released Lieut.. Worden, on his parole,
and started him to Richmond yesterday
niug.-Aoatgomery Mail, 18th.
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HOSTAGES CONVEYED TO JAIL-The
several field and company officers selected
by lot from among the Federal prisoners at
present in this city, as hostages for the safe
ty Of the Southern privateersmeu on trial
in the North, we're on Thursday last trans.
ferred from the tobacco factories in which
they had previously been confined, to the
county Jail, where, in compliance with the
orders Of the Secretary Of War, they are to
be closely imprisoned ''iu cells reserved for
prisoners accused of infamous crimes. -
The purpose of the Government is to deal
out to these hostages precisely aSch treat
ment and such fate as may be imposed
upon our msn now in the power of the
North Among those thus transferred are
Cols Lee, Cogswell and Wood; Lieut.. Col.
Bowman; Majors Potter, Revere and Vog-
des, and Captains Ricketts,, McQuade and
lockwood. Richmond Enquirer.
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Keep the Machinery Going.

heep tne machinery 4olng.
During the existence of the present wa
it is not the duty of "every man who cal
bear arms to take the field" The machiu
cry of every day life must be clothed OF
fed, nor arms or munitions of war be fur
nished.
Mechanics, ragFiculturists, and citizen,
in the various departments of productive We
Industry, while diligently engaged in thei'
avoeations, are "serving their country
with as much effect and to as good purpose
as if they had shouldered their muskel
and rushed to meet the foe. Let the va.
rious branches Of industry be stripped Of
its operatives, and our armies will soon be
in a condition that would be more fatal to
the success Of our cause than dozen de.
feats.
Now, particularly, do we need every de.
partment of mechanics and manufactures
to be we'll manned. Since the first years
Of our past existence as a nation, we have
been dependent on the North for nearly
every product of manufacturing SKILL
Since the blockade We have sorely felt the
disastrous effect Of this system. Arms be.
come very scarce, woollens aud cloths Of
every description have risen to double
their former prices, and clothing, hats,
shoes, &c., are scarce and dear. Itis OBJ
vious that if tie people of the South had
devoted their energies to a more thorough
development of their vast resources, the
iucouveniences and pecuuiary losses conse.
queut upon the war and blockade would
scarcely have been felt
We will always have brave men enough
to fight our battles, but that they may do so
effeotually, the machinery of domestic in-
dustry, arts and manufactures must be more
thoroughly organized, and worked more
energeticslly than in tho past.-Guaraian.