The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-29
OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE.
on BOARD STEAMER MCCLELLAN, Nov. %, 1861.
Ercsoa II n Guboats Otaud and Pen,tnd 10 Beaufort,
wiA Cdftaia Hancock 9 the British f1gcte immor-
tatieA Dcrksys Account efthe Flight Of hte Ch'catry-
appearance ef Bedutmt-Curfous Concidences, DC, Dr.
On Thursday morning last the.two gunboats Ottawa
and Pembna left their anchorage OF Hilton Head and
steamed brisky or towards the exceedingly picturesque
little of Beaufort Tho principal, and may say
only, object Of this excursion the showing of that
town TO Captain Hancock, Of tho British Navy, who is
in command of the fine frgate Immortate, which is
anchored in the harbor Of Port Royal with our own
Wabash almost mate, and numbers OF other ships
of-war.
Leaving the harbor and gliding quietly through
tho narrow river skirted upon either side with mng
nidcent plantations reach, after trip Of ten or
twelve miles the exceedingly Southern town Of Beau
fort The is situated upon island Of some eight or
ten miles in extent, upon which there are as
well number of most excellent plantations Captain
Stevens OF the Ottawa having Captain Hancock guest,
landed with him, after taking every precaution for
guarding against the possibility Of surprise. Accompa
MED by Lieut. Corbin of the wabash Captains Hancock
and Stevens with five mdshipmen, landed at the little
landing whore the little steamer Cecil used OF old TO land
her passengers Proceeding to an examination
OF the town the party became separated into
bers Of small parties who roved way and some
the other each in search Of the pretties mansions
dens &c. The houses wcre for the most part deserted
| by both whites and blacks, and they had bcen
rummaged and the contents used in a promiscuous
On the contrary it visible and remarked by
| all that those houses in which the servants had
| been left had escaped entirely the consequences
| OF number Of mischevous darkes' mis-
| dongs; for We were told that "de way dem
niggers conducted dey sells uncomInon and certain
ly the appearance bore ample testimony that such
undoubtedly the fact Upon questioning Of the
intelligent Of the contrabands the following story
delivered, Of which, nearly can remember, give
| you tho words
"Wcl massa, you neber did how dem white pusson
did take when dey jus hear bout hundred ship come
down of such packing and tracking load four horse
team four mule team, team, all kind and take
all thing could take and all ladies and girls, they
might do like dey did in Alexandria when dey take him.
Upon inquiry how that was was told "Ihat all dem
soldiers they did buse dose most shameful, vo-
latng them promscuously Den when dey hear dat all
ships done pass battery down dere M clear right and
don't como back only sometime when ship here den
away gain when yousc all back; den dey dribe off
| all niger and tell dat you gwine to take US all
Sou,h and sell for berry low price,. The idea of
being sold for cherry low price 10 him intensely
distasteful. The may have three thousand
| inhabitants more, perhaps, in the summer than during
the winter months for the gaycties Of the city to
have attraction for the chvary quite irresistible to
| them.
The buildings mostly wood with the wide veran.
dahs of the southern country many almost hidden in
the trees, many of which orange trees upon which
the golden fruit is thickly clustered Al the Arsenal
found number Of guns, with their trnnions broken
Other articles broken and few gun carriages
burned Near by passed the JAIL tho only occupant Of
which old tomcat evidently not in the least
| ious TO leave.
The servants Of one house told US that their master
broke of the furniture and Then when he left they
! did the rcst-for the fun OF the thing.
After ramblc Of an hour 80 all Of the party were
gathered at the landing, and again upon the
deck or the model gunboat Ottawa where Captain Stevens
had made preparations for refreshing the inner man.
under the mahogany and each busiy engaged the
the party with what had been The jolly
Captain s. had captured tiny slipper at the exhibition
Of which he was highly complimcnted "Ah, said the
gallant Captain it is the slipper that exctes your
admiration the thought Of the delightful little foot that
used occupy this little the truth
So went the Jest, when sailor in saying tThere is
steamer in sight, sir" SO out we came. After iew
moments examination Of the party declared her TO
BIO the Mcclellan, TO which steamer. when she up
TO u.s. several Of the party transferred trim
little Ottawa proceeded swiftly on her way towards our
fleet or Hilton Head.
Upon the Mcclellan found Captain Saxton who,
finding dearh OF lumber and few other useful arti.
cles had taken Lieutenant Ransom, with detail of
thirty from Captain Hamitons battery and proceed
Beaufort in tho excellent Mcclellan after
said articles Here VIC laid off the quiet little town
Beaufort all night and early the morning went
ashore, where obtained and RATED Off 10 the
Mcclellan nearly hundred thousand feet of lumber with
a number Of useful articles.
W. Caldwell, Purser Of the Mcclellan busted himself
raising theSars and Stripes upon tho Arsenal flagstaff
which we, of course, cheered Justify. Towards evening
we called in pickets and men, and with them went
board Of the Mcclellan BY the way, tell you
| bit Of a sime.
There in the Quar- Department rather
were three steamers-the Union the Winfield Scott and
the Mcclellan Tho Union went ashore and is
broken up; the Winfield Scott is disabled dixie the
| General); but the Mcclellan is young and as
useful possible. Returning, we arrived off Hilton
Head Friday eyening-Captain saxton going imme-
dately ashore where he happily greeted by ALL for
| his long absence had made them quite Upon
leaving Beaufort large numbers Of contrabands came
down to the wharf and begged to be taken Off with
II is rather strange that the house OF Rhett IL bid
secesh is one Of the best cared for and the negroc
ruined bu, little OF the furniture More Of scout
that | am to 60
THE CUNBOAT MOHICAN AT THE BATTLE
OF PORT ROYAL.
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
UNITED STATES SHiP MonioAS
PoRT RoyAf, ). G., Nov. 19, 1861 (
MAY ask tho favor to have the following placed in
your columns
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