, 1861-11-22

1Re EJECT all There-How Shern,nn,a q
FfocIa ma1t0n vRaA Ssnt On,

Ne have by Eai1 and telegraph, adyices
trcm Port Royal to the 18th inst, up to which
time our forces had made no other movement
fhan to strengthen themselves On Hilton Head
sid Bay Point, for distance Of Eve miles b. *
f1om the Ocean. TIE feet FEE all in the river.
Unloading cargoes by lighters, disproving the
runor ftat = second blow Has to fall immedi-
ately at some other place On the coast. Tha
Pet Royal correspondent of the n. 7, Uo77d
writes:
Genefal Sherman called a council OF war to
cecoe upon what advance, If any should BIZ
Immediately made. The decision Was almost
IN nan1mous that Beaufort ehon1d not yetibe in.
10 the improvement Of the present forIifica
t1ons, and new h.tteries are also being creates
upon the Islands In the direction Of the intetj.
cr: Our position, as no1 fortified, Is imDrsr-
naois TO tEe iast degree, and, At any rate, thef
made ~ on pf9na01msy ns nn,, q +. an att1ek being
Of the fleet dissppears from the
cesst- The effect Of Ger. sherman's procl,m.
ai1on On th5 South Carollnians il vet TO be d.
Veloped: The question how to promulgate it
vas, as 1t mey seen, rather perplexing. Lieut..
Augustus Warner finally volunteered to carry
it iu1o the interior, and do what he could for
lis c1estmlnat1on. He was accordingly pro-
Vlded with a nunber Of copies Of The pra-
c]amatiop, Later Of authority from Cen
s1al s-e1mau, aud Has accompanied by
Dottor Bacon, Of the Sixth Connecticut
Regiment. From Beaufort they proceed
Cd BY mn1eback towards tbs inceriort
bearing aag OF truce. After travelling eight
OF ten miles they came across solitary nnrse-
nsn, 10 prove to be the Rsy. Mr. Walker,
Of Btauforf. He refused 10 assist them Ia dis.
1shel etiice1s approached With 9 h.g Ct Irace.
16ey Represented themselves 81 Capt. B1rn-
veil and Lteut. Henry Mckee, Of the rwal;th
Regiment s. c. Militia.
An Interview ensue5, during which tie
South Caroliriags declined to receive the
l1cclaGstion, and claimed that as it was ad-
oreesed to loyal citizens Of the United States,
It could consistently be circulated anoup the
Y. +. troops at Port Rug al harbo1. They pro
1esEed. however, to ba wiling that Mr. Walk
e eco9ld 90 as lc pleased, and that in.
5i7idGal finally consented to take 1t to Rsy.
MI. Wilson, who, When he fled from Beau
fort, lett letter oD his table stating that be
Tas british subject, and claimed protection.
y authorE ~ Zen Sherman, letter was
: - 80 - * 8 srfts:ing that his pr
be safe, and that the destruction Of prop srty
At Beapfort MSS caused entirely BY the bl .cks,
the place not being occupied by the Federal
The Confederate Major commanding 1T
Gasdner's Corner, a rebel station near by, also
made bis appearance, and the interview On
both sides was conducted in the sIirst Of
cisilny. On the return OF Lieut.. Wagner and
Dr.. Bscor, they met few moun ed rebeR,
who also respected their flag Of truce,
took hasty dinner with them, and allowed
them to depart in pesca Thus the proc1ama-
tlon YVES started On It's way. Whether the
news gets any further, CT whether, If it does,
it will produce any effect, remains yet to be
teep. regard 1t Is improbable to suppose
that the Confederate authorities will ALLOW It's
dlssemination II they can prevent it. I fear
lhat South Carolina is not even vet ready to
listen to HQtde Of reaaan