Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-12-06

but on the other hand those who seem
TO have been mot kindly treated evince
no regret for their old condition. Two
or three, perhaps haf dozen, were an
doubtHdly found armed, at Beaufort,
but no other intimatfons of wasfike
disposition have been detected. The
determination of all who can escape, to
leave their masters, is, however, con-
tinually asserted. So far as the slaves
are concerned, an advance into the
country from this place would undoubt-
edly be followed by an immediate rush
of the whole population toward our
camps.
A correspondent of the n y. Post
states the number of negroes already at
large at from seven to ten thousand.
SOUTHERN "UNANIMITY."
AS for the unanimity of the South,
the negroes declare that many Of the
whites who enlisted here, in South Car
olina, we're forced to do so; that some of
the soldiers were brought to Fort
Walker chained, refusing to fight, say
ing they had no cause to fight, no slaves
to defend and among the handful of
prisoners taken, one has already pc
titioned to be allowed to take the oath
of allegiance and 60 North, while seve-
raj others admit that they had no in
terest in the quarrel with the North
Two say they were told if they did not
volunteer they would be drafted, and so
they volunteered. That the Captain of
our gunboat Pocahontas was the brother
of the Commanding General of the
rebels in Fort Walker, is we'll known
On board the Wabash on the day of the
battle was South Carolina Lieutenant,
and the commander of the Bienville is
a native of the State. | dined to-day
in camp with Major, who is Texan,
and whose family are now in that ex-
treme Southwestern State; with man
who three months ago was lieutenant
in the secession army, which he had
been obliged to join, but from which he
escaped at the earliest chance with two
Southerners, both connected with this
expedition, who had freed themselves
from the clutches of the rebels since
last May. These happened to mess to-
gether; and that such a congregation
should occur even by chance shows how
great probability there is of great
Union sentiment yet existing in the
Seeded States. If such things are
done in the green tree, what shall be
done ia the dry?
THE BRITISH VESSEL AT PORT ROYAL.
The British frigate Immortalite has
been in the harbor for day or two
past, her officers visiting the shore and
several of our vessels. She was saluted
on her arrival, having first paid a SINH
lar compliment to the Wabash and the
battery.
REBEL ARRESTED - ST. HELENA's
ISLAND.
The Herulds correspondent gives an
account Of an expedition to st. Helena's
Island, which resulted in the arrest of
Captain Benjamin Chaplain, the com
mander of a mounted rife company, and
a terror to the negroes whom he was en-
deavoring to capture. Chaplain con-
tended that, according to the Presidents
proclamation, be was not liable to arrest
as he was staying at home minding his
own business, and also attempted to
bribc Captain Falconer. 1t is said that
ose white Unionist is still living on St.
Helena's Island, but neither bis resi-
dence nor name could be discovered. In
short, he appears to be mythical per-
A Union man, Coffin by name,
the owner of several fine plantations, was
driven off by his traitorous neighbors
several months ago.
An expedition is on foot to work its
way through the inside passage toward
for which endorsements
are being sent as fast as possible.
COTTON READY FOR EXPLOITATION.
The same writer says:
Captain Phillips of the United States
steam transport, May flower, with de-
tachment of sailors from the gunboat
Mercury made a successful reconnoi-
sance to Paris Island, eight miles from
here, on Sunday last. The island is
at the junction of Broad and
Beaufort rivers. 1t is the property of
DR.. Joseph Means, and is considered one
Of the most prolific places for the growth
Of Sea Island cotton in South Carolina.
The place was entirely deserted by its
white inha bitants; the slaves, of whom
there were several hundred, alleged that
heir master had made furtive retreat
On the day of the bombardment of Fort
Walker, without leaving them any in
structions what to do with themselves
One old negro assumed to be patriarch
IF the others; all were jolly and were,
seemingly, having jubilee over their
masters retreat The island is well
stocked with cattle and garden vcgeta-
oles. The mansion house is quite large,
out the furniture was all displaced and
most of it appropriated to ornament the
negro quarters. Several large store
houses were filed with co tton, ready for
market. No disposition, however, has
been made to secure it as a prize.
THE REBELS IN FoRcE-INDIANs
AT Hardeyville, on the Charleston and
Savannah Railroad, eighteen miles west
If Button, and about twenty miles from
lere, between there and the Pocotaligo
Railroad depot, there are $4,000 rebe!
roops concentrated under the command
If Brigadier- General Drayton. The ma
ority of these soldiers have been i'm
pressed into the service, and therefore
;an have no desire to meet the Union
:roops in the field
Oa Friday last five hundred Indians
cached Pocotaligo from Savannah
oocotaligo is ten miles north of Port
Royal Island. The most strenuous ex-
rtions are being made by the rebels to
impede the advance of our troops on Sa-
'annah and Charleston; but their efforts
will all prove futile when our overwhelm-
ng forces shall be ready to take the in
tiative.
DEsoLATION OF BEAUFORT.