, 1861-11-23

South Carolina cost, from which We col1aee
st random various matters Of Interest at this
time, The dstes are to the 18th and 18th in
st1nt:
TuB COHnAEDEks VISIT BEAUFORT.
On the 12:h inst an official visit WAS paid to
B.eufo1t. The gunboat Seneca, Commander
Ammen, conveyed party, which consisted
OF Flag Officer Dapoat, G5n. Sherman, Capt:
Dasiz, Captain Of the feet; Captain Rogers, Of
the Wabash; Commander John Rougers, Of
the Flag; C. Il. Boute4e, ED, Of the Coast
Survey, and several other officers Of the army
and navy. Arriving near B Beanfost, We saw the
Ptmbina and Uradilla, guneoatl, lying otf me !
6oon thereafter, turning sharp anElc which
the river makes near the village, we ran at
right angles to our former course, passed the
gut boats and came to anchor OH the village.
We visited the headquarters Of General
D1sy,on, which had been plundered By the
pegroes aud much p1cpatty destroyed, until
Commander Bankhead. BY stringent measures
lsd driven them cff. He raised the Stars and !
; and placed IN conspicuous place the follow: |
! lEg;
| Every effort has been made By ns to prevent !
b n0 s9 5s9:1 aher
property and negroes, It Toala not hare occurred
only trust thai We will rot be accused Of this
! vandalism. An AKER1cAN NAVAL OFFICER.
For the past few dayB over one hundred
sn1f bcats have been employed in 1andiag ar
t.l1ery stores, provisions and camp eqWpage.
There hsve been already landed stores enough
to eubsist the troops here for three months.
The frame for large storehouse, tWo hun
cred and fifty feet, is already erected, aud 1t
VIII be tirished i: the courfe Of fsW d,ya.
Other buildings Mill be constructed as the ex-
agencies Of the case may demand Besides
Ill binds Of military, hoepltal and commtssa-
" etCree, there is lumber Of various kinds,
brick and tile to build oyens, horses, &c. Sc
Ttere il no wharf here, but Chief garter
msster sa1tsn has alre2dy marked out Lie 10,
cation for one, which will be- constructed
forthwith 1t will be five hundred feet long aud
fifty hst wide, and will have water enough at
. it's end to 1ioat q large ship at low water.
, / When this ahall have been constructed there
!, will be no necessity for the employment Of
I construct lighthouse at point ab ,ut one
J mile fro1u Fort Walker. This place hereafter
: | will be Al important depot Of supplies both
ior the army and navy forces employed on the
e Southern coast Several steamships will be
: constantly employed to freight watsr and ice
: 10 this point for the use Of the army and YavJ.
= Three Of these are nov here, namely the Nc
;, ClelIan, City Of New York and the Georges
= C1ees. There are no less than ten scaooners
j, here lzden with coal for the use and supply OF
the naval steam vessels aud transports.
. HA11kBs INLAND.
!. Laree accommodating parties are daily sent
a out from here into the interior Of the island,
i and immense quantities Of cotton, corn, work
It en inio our baude. Whole plantations Of un
. picked ripe cotton hare been deserted. Wha1
e measures cur military authorities will agret
h upon to gather it, ! cannot say. Probably
n cne Ct our clipper ships may be loaded vii
r the staple and sent to Europe direct, ami
ID many places the rebel planters burned thel
well stocked barns, 1ather thaa ailow then
u u to fsu into our hands.
n The party visited the privste residences o.
or lion. L. DarnHen Rhctt, Mr.. Hayward, ant
other sriktocratic families, aud found ruin o.
Of every hand.
= = thousand Inhabitants, laid out with some reg
a. ularity, with broad streets, finely shadc1 b
= trees Of pntris1 cha1 growth, whose branehe
IN frequently in,erlace above, forming 6 sh.a
H. bower ard protecting Gou. the slmoEt trop
as col sun pleasant walks and a7euues. Ta
ne houses are mostly two stories, With wld
u u ge1abdah in 'front.' vel shaded, and surrcune
is rlsnts, which exhale moat delightful oi5r
BY Here we found in November roses III fu
to bloom, and garden oranges and lemons glean
ct ing amorg the green leaves. Indeed, aes:
~ open sir in this lovely climate. But in spi
Ct al the beRuties Of nature, the profusiou
fruits, the wealth Gf flowers, aud the elega;
residencss Of cultivated people, there vi
:. something 1DeXpree6tblY melancholy aD0ut u
o1 village. On every haud We SAW signs OF II
n Easty fight Of the Inhabitants, and much mo,
NJ | plain we're the i5dicat1ons CT the Wa1ton d
"a. bt1uction md ruthless plundering Of hous
w. b7 the slaves. With none to hinder or st<
nd them, they held perfect saturna1ia for da
ibe and made the quiet streets Of the yil1ags Ri
am | with their SAVAGE cries and wild orgies. T
49,. txo remaining whites, trembling for the
sdy lives, kept close within their houses, and I
ach capped being victims of the negro's reye7t
nm. FIVE OF six negroes had been shot by t
~ whites because they refused to seek the WOO
Lne with them This maddsnsd aud inturia;
ave the negroes to pitch OF frenzy that nj
do them greedy for any act Of reta1iation, 8
rip d @ ~ hoaa9 nas e oeen 10y f tha ~ ~ {!
NIL tain Bsnkhead, OF the Pembina, and the &C
mander Of the UIadllla, checked ina meas
=. y completed before their arrival.