The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-18


TO that point, N his telegram to tho commandant :
at Port Royal. When the feet was getting to-
gctLer at Old Point the subject was pretty =,
well canvasscd, and the differences generally |
were, based upon the limited data obtained to
form conclusions upon, that Port Royal was its |
and the Southcrners who were con-
veyod to Norfolk under flag Of truce announced |
the current rnmor At Old Point, which was the
foundation Of the announcement in the Norfolk
Dry Book. Davis probably took the hint
through that paper.
THANKS TO COMMODORE DUPONT.
NevY DEPARTMENT, Nov. 1G, 1861.
SIR 1t is with no ordinary emotion that |
toIder to you and your mind tn" heartfelt
congratulations and thanks Of the Government
and the country for the brilliant success achieved
OF Port Royal
The result Of the skill and bravery Of your
sell and officers, have cqualcd and surpassed
our highest expectations. To you and your as
suciatcs under the providence of God, we are
indebted for this great achievement by the
larrcst squadron ever fitted out under that flag
which you have so calamity INDICATED, and
which you will bear onward to continued sue
cosa.
On the receipt Of your dispatches announcing
tie victory Mt Port ROYAL, the Department -
sued the mcla.c general order, which, with this
letter, you will please cause to I've read to your
command.
! am, sir, VOur Olcdlcnt servant,
(Signcd), GpEON WEtlE1.
Flag-Oilircr SAMrrL f. DuroNr, Commanding
South Atlantic Blorkadins Squadron, Port
Royal, S. G.
COMMERCE WIN SOUTHERN PORTS.
The question Of tho resumption Of commerce
with southern ports, rs they shall again idll
into our hands, j. now hcing considered by the
oVtmmcnt. No permit, Or licenses to trade
with tie people have lcon granted, and thus
far suttrfs stores for supplying tie wants oi
troops are the only goods which will be pcrmi .
ted to enter the 80. Tie seizure Of :2,00)0JO
vor II OF cotton ON dc.cr,ed plantations, FUR
nish material io export, but how or when II
shall be- disposed of has not vet been determined,
but it is question iof the Government yet to
decide
Orders were sen. forward today to place FIX
Senator Gwin, & lr,un Is nhIm, and Mr..
Brent in close custody IN Fort Warren. ]. has
been well asserted 'ha' DR.. GWin his been dis
losing Of largo amounts OF property in Cililor-
MA, and scuditg the proceed, to the South.
This fact, taken with his well known sympl-
tlics with the South-hc being Tonne sseean--
leaves the inference thai be- intended " make
His way " DiNic VS. early as possible. Calhoun
Bnhnm was Mr.. liuChauans United States
District Attorney in California, he being nomin-
atcd 10y Gwin aud appointed against tho pro-
test Of Senator lirodcrick.
do, s,ysth,t an in,clii.crt l,Iy "a ,ic GA roGi
gee now in our employ, has reached Darnc,-
town from Martnsburlh. She left the latter
! place last Monday AMI reports rs follows
"Ihe scccs'in.st, are still crovliug tro,ps into
| NWulOtcr, tu uiIosn the progress 81 IN, ly's
'l'',n-h,' WI" 10y n.N'u' IN h''.n n'N,r W ~
WY, ~ ,,,' Ina, AMI ,l
yp,'J mi ,v,.rs,,.r,,,,, j.. L,i,, nude for A
d,sl,r.,ts rrs.taitc All tho militi, OF II rll,y and
j ifr-uu counties have been snt thiihcr with such
| arms - could to cuhDr.l. A'o4t three huulrcd
| # C"oI'l Igrper h'ys q vGy nrt s'nti"nel at
N a ~ "r.h AMI lic.t 'ed ~ 'he ,r,us Ng g on
iu' i !, i''' 'N,i Hl"n % ~ peg ifi'y' u.s.
" ','" .' " ~ '.' ,,,'i. ,'' ' ii g,nrilIas
syty I'.,,,i,r. ,,rra5 ,,yr'r and Iism,y nnnng
All Il ,-,s Il u, sliLr f,icnis ami f,ct. She
| cav ,i,, u, r.H,. 90 .ntli.,u.o from Any other
quarter # s,c,sgi. except coudrmng "A previous
| 'rori, that Conc Jois'ou's t.r.,s were c.nErc-
| go" o., Cun'r"'iII'' leaving OHt le" men " MI
| "1
| y 'P'"In morse, pr',vIu'u 10 N'n' ~ : 'c'i
'rh ~ ms h'rl", III ' n'''"''' was i'''''''
| u! ~, N'H,r" N,H'H""N' .,, :;
r .,'I'' u,''"'' I"N J".. "'I =, r IL
| ~ +I ., 49,: A. -" NJ
W. ,' ~, -''u M.,'i'' W
I|IN, WIN" NhS '.E""I'" D' w ~" ~ 'nIN
u"',I ""tu.''N i'In pL"i h,"", d" III
h'I'uI NI!un,''., az M syi 'l,n' my ION 3'
'h' GAIN 81 cum ln'n,' Ih'y wen Ky 'ct.' ~
| service ara ON th' Isl "l august TOOK l'i nith
81 enlistment prescribed hN army regulations
Tor t'.i'e years i've eoDt@"y ORGANIZATION re-
NAMING h'hS'I' Many oil thc regimen
were "h'h prisoners at L'N'hS'ohl ana
throughout aus career thc regiment performed
| cN''llrl' service IL hthg hs''rIllhth' now
ever i,at Ut. men had never been mustered III
| I" me lnll'd S'a''s service ny regular mus
| u'IlhE Once r owing 10 tlc t'SW'nl I%hl- a
too graz distance ana inc necessity Tor IN.
| not being luliN uhdelSto"d' II was decided ina
the men were not entitled to pay.
The case was G ulnrly hard, AMI especially
with the prisoners taken Mt Lexington, who
ON being released on parole, returned to thel
homes to mud them devastated 10y the enemy
NV oG XIII Hall Of rho rccjmcnt. Who reprc
sentcd the case To tho Government, an or'ie
mas pern re'e,hen from ine hu!u,hh' ueneral
inc Geocr,I or tLc D,nartmcnf IF tho West +,
inquire into the facts, and, if they he found a
represented, TO proceed TO have the mon mus
"r,H' h'" me S'tSce how INV tley may ie
w"t rs rntnrc-onI Jir;,tin,, tbn ABSTAIN
Pnymastcr-Genera at ST. Louis to pay the reg
iment for services and for the use OF horses, for
~, ~, ,ul,',so, ~ ,nollseNcs' - VI w
| the dificultv encountered Iv the TwSntv.sey
enth Missouri regiment, ny seeing that they ar
Woi''H mustered INTO Tie Imled states ser
, Tho Eleventh and Fourteenth p,gimcpts
= United States Infantry are to be huttcd durin
the winter at IerryNlllc, Md sixteen hunirc
TinS,r w." ,"I E "r,u ip'. ,ai
Quartrrmastcr Norton. Of Con. Buttcricld
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