Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-11-29


xlshly xmportana ffam POrt Royal.
A correspondent Of the New York Herald /
wfites from Hilton Head on the 18th:
Ii is now little over one week since the |
Csion troops landed on this island; and as !
take retrospect OF that brief period, and the |
work accomplished in that time, in the erection /
of large storehOuFes, the building Of tCmPo-
rary dock, and tue establishment Of large
hospital, the landing Of over two millions !
Of dollars worth Of Stores, camp equipage, |
ordnance aud smmuniiiOn, II seems almost in
credible. Yankee enterprise and goahead-
aGivpacgs is apparent throughout our little at
my bere- Our military engineers have made
thorough Typographical survey Of this island,
with viewfOf selecting firaiegieal points on
which 70 construct foiiScations. The result of
these sufyeys, bI sides sucel ssfully accomplish
ing their object, has furnished indubitable cvi-
deuce that the descent Of the expedition uP"n
this Island was wholly unexpected, from the
fact that entire Plantations Of the rich Sea Is
laUd cotton remains ungalhered; and that
which has been harvested. has either been de-
stroycd by the rebels in their retreat, or else
il remains unginned and now in the possession
seem n quandary what TO do with the seiz-
ed cotton. have sugFested that it be baled
and shipped for New York OF even Liver
pool There is enough cotton hrre 10 load
the clipper slip Great Republic, now at this
port.
On Friday Ia Captain Issac o. Phillip,
Chief Engineer J.. Mcnamara, first officer
HVm. Bal!eu, and PnrSer HI. Nichols, Of the
United States steamer Mayhower, Chief Engi-
neer ii. +. Holland, Of the steamship Illinois,
with detachment Of ten men, made private
Reconnaissance up Port Royal Sound, going
within few miles Of Beaufort They rrached
point far beyond whore the Union scouts had
b,en, and collected valuable information 10
the condition and whereabouts of the rebels,
all of whirh was communicated to General
Sherman. They first visited the plantation Of
the late DIR. Jenks. Here they found large
private residence, elegantly furnished, but tn
tiIely deserted, by It's former white occupants
The house is in Charge Of the faithful slaves
belonging to the estate. An intelligent SLAYER
who acts majUF dOno. states that his maste.
diPd about three mouihs ago Of yellow fever
Since that time the estate has been in charge
Of administrators and managed by numerous
white ovtTFeers, all OF whom made a fiUrtive
retFrat when they heard Of the bombardment
and capture Of this place. The plantation
comprises several hundred acres Of rich cotton
land The crop Of cotton, Nhich is Of a very
iRe staple, has nearly all been gathered ginned
stored and ready for packing for market Two
large warehouses are filed with cotton, and
can be made an easy prize. Besides numerous
,1ou,refir thar. ~, Ia q
than ono hundred field hands all Of whom still
remain in heir quarters. These slaves COM
prise old and young, from seventy five years Of
age down 10 months md days old. These slaves
report TINT there is great scarcity OF salt ia
the district, and that that article is worth its
weight in silver. There il much suffering Ow.
ing TO this fact. Food is scarce all over the
South, there being only enough TO keep body
and soul together.
The lew white residents seen on the cxpedi'
tion allege in the most emphatic terms that the
mass Of the people Of South Carolina are heurt
sick of their war folly, and were it not for the
madness and lersistency Of the Pickens, the
Rhetts, the Barnwells. and other lsaders Of the
rebellion, who have beRgared the State, that
the State would be glad to return TO her allegi
ance TO the Union.
Since the arrival OF our troops here, besides
landing two batteries of artillery. ne have
now on shore superior seige train Of six ri
fled guns aud full supply of anlssunitiosa. 1 .'e
range Of these guns is superior 10 amy that the
rebels can bring into the field.
Fort Walker has Leen greatly improved since
it came into possession of our troops. Its ar.
manlcnt has been increased, the magazines en-
larged and GllCd with ammunition, troops quar-
tiers rcndcCsd comfortable. the parapcts repair
I'd and The ditch of tie work wiGlened and deep
cned SO that the tiSleseb5s- and flows into it,
1t is now ready for defense. against any iorc'
she enemy may bring against it. This w0rl
will soon be supported by auxiliarics. nhicl
vixen constructed will defy any attacks of thC
rebels, no matterin what force.
The United States slOop-of-TaF Dale arriSet
here to-day from a short cruise on the ceast o
Florida On-the l4th inst, when off FeFEan-
dina, she seized the schooner Mabe, Captain
Black, OF $50 tons, while in the uct Of running
the blockade. The schooner had British co..
Ors flying when captured by the Dale. Th'
Mablc was four days out tr6m Havana. Hei
cargo consists Of seven bales Off army blankets
two cases Of MIME muskeis five cases OF blaT-
kets, twenty barrels of potatoes, seven cases o
tin, s;xty seven cases Gr cream of tarttr, on
hundred Gnl thirty bags Of cofte, twenty fou
sacks Of SALT On examining the schooner,
papers it was tuId hat she htda regular Bri
fish register.