Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-11-28

mind it much. They want to get to work
TO drive away melancholy. Cor it is a dis
agreeable place in wet weather. When we
get our quarters finished and are oomforta
bly, ensconced- therein. youmay hear often
err from s,.a CHARLEY.
Condition Of Beaufort and the Country
| '" Adjoining. "2feHr
I'VE extract from the n Y. Express the
following interesting account Of a visit 10
Beaufort. and the surrounding country:
Huron HEAD. Ponr RoYAL. S. c., -
/ -ram'gs7 November ID, 1861
/ Yesterday Commodore Dupont and Gen.
Sherman. accompanied by Capt. Davis,
the fleet captain. Capt. John Rogers and
Capt. g. p. r. Rodgers OF the Wabash,
and other officers Of the navy. went on the
tgunboat Seneca. Capt Ammen, as far up
Port Royal river as Beaufort, to examine
the condition of that deserted town.
was permitted to accompany them. and
make haste to write down while the i'm
preston is still recent an account Of one
of the saddest scenes ever witnessed. -
4 We got under weigh about noon, and as
Beaufort is only some 15 miles up the river
in about an hour we were within sight of
its lofty porticos and clustering gardens.
tits small place. occupied in summer BY
many of the wealihiest planters in South
Carolina, Who resort to it for its delicious
ocean air: 1000 or more are usually there
as late in the season as November, hut in
winter the population is not more than
500. The houses are mostly wooden, with
succeed fronts, 80 cious verandahs and
high ~porches, they, stand along the shore
in gardens crowded. with orange and lemon
trees fragrant jessamines, magnolias and
hinge cactuses, gorgeous in crimson and
yellow. As we sai!el leisurely along in
the admirable little craft. which Is not vet
q month old. and has already beench
tened in three fights. resulting so.victofii
ously. fat boats crowded with negroes. and
filled up with plnn,ier could be seen making.
their way speedily across the stream
Two other gun boats lay off in the river
tn guard against the return Of the rebel
troops !, On the wharves a lazy black or
two stood basking in the sun and staring
| at the strangers. We landed in SIN III boats.
the Captain Of the Wabash having brought
his launch. which was armed with a. rifled
cannon and filed with sailors. each carry
ing a lmusket., The officers Of the party
were all armed.
No sooner had we put foot on shore than
the melancholy ex reriences of the day be
gan. A warehouse on the wharf haA been
broken 10, and itscontents .pillaged; the
lrel'cs Of stores Of food ,werestreSu around,
empty barrels, broken doors and windows.
casks OF liquors or oils oyerset. anl wanton
instruction Of every sort perpetrated upo.r
tthe property. snd this was hit a sample Of
wha: we were destincd,to meet ct every
lstep..oAll the shops and stores were riaed
the Post Office despoiled. and on the door
tsteps Some fragments only told what had
Fonce been written. Not a white snaA was
Ito be xecn sheside those Of our own party.
lCaPtain Rogers. of the Wabash. imruesli
aiely distributed his men around so as to
guard against surprise. and gave strict or
ders that not an article should be removed
'Ifrmi the *iIIagel The neefoes whom we
had seen before entering haa got awsy witii
ltheirs plumber, but other groups, lounged
sround, touching their bats II .us.I or. in
default of hats. pulling their shaggy wool.
4 and seemea anxious Is tAfk. n We asked
where were the white upsople.hsAlf gone,
fna,sa u gone the } ay sof the sight; leftoxs
i behind. Their story was pnifefm. al Their
masters Rad fed with the greatest precipi.
tation so soon as the firing at Port ROYAL