The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-15
r,uron, and could not have weighed les. th.-

mcnts, aud Gle Of The Charleston Mercury fer
| ihe last thirty or forty years. One was see1
dated IA far back "a 1872. The order Of battle
Tor the day was found, giving directions for the
mode of rgprlling federal attack. II appeared
/ thcy hal been IN constan. expectation OF our
ttack ever since tho Bienyillc first appeared of
1 the harbor, on Monday, and had bccn busily
| g. pcpaiine lot US. a large quantity Of love let
l Urs were discovered, from The Flora NJ Pierys
md Anizons Of Georgia aud South Carolina, to
iriOUs officers and men sta ioned at the fort
n was iton Georgia lady TO her husband,
Hing him 10 remember that they had bean
u rrol hut six months, that hc promised her
pt to 80 as rDlli,r, and that sOme how or
her hr must ggt away ~ soon possible.
.npfr VS. something ambi tuously added about
ugiug I, b.. omI aces, ,nui II hr has continued
.ytu.n- 90 thc rate with which the Gcorgians
nod south Cr, luiars started, he doubtless an
tvs them v his tiu'.
Il wa evident that the garrisoned rebels lnd
Hr.r fD.rlotcrmCuts d,s' at hand, awaiting
,IvriLIiy 20 ,umr tu their all should their
,iNi,,s lie required. Those rciniofccmenta
w., h =. in thc hirklrouNi, To Keep our forces
fo.ur' uf .h,ir -ipn.th. 1ni to draw us an
| s lIli we'd, 10 destruction. The result showcd
but lh,y calculated without thrir host. Our
.,ru,is produced a most devastating effect upon
heir crowded columns, who W re hill among the
ucs, killing tE'm ii h' ud lclt, and putting
hcm tN rapid hirht. MI about the woods for
/ .vo miles ilc loiies Of the killed sollicrs were
1 l., found, snd m?ui old indications Of hasty
/ .lUnt. lh, q tciu'Ogc,mcnls were stated at
| .,u tHousaud M u.
tlould have stated the attempt Of the rclels
/ .u dCSiOv their forts and the capturing party
1 ~ blow Wing up their magazines. At Fort
i Nalkcra fuse was i.h Ell and attached 10 tbs
Il magazine, but IL was discovered IN time and
/ yNtingushcd. ~ for B'mrglri pistol was
1 itrHul cd to le fired hv he opening OF a door.
lrl when the lcicul party landed ii exploded
lie magazine, kHliu-, however, only two men,
ard lluwiAg up the ti,kc'ty house In . hich il
bad Teen deposited. Their intention was
,hwaitcd a. much NY their own haste TO got
away, ls H., tho ctr,itlucss OF our men, as the
ling was very hungliualy arranged.
A. SON as lie negro slaves observed US cou-
ing on shoIc they ilOckcd along tho hanks In
g1oat numbers tumc heliing parcels and hun
hlca n N NIccting ~ to take them at once to
home Of freedom. Every variety Of negro and
lave WIS represented. | sav .,ro and slave,
ior it j. a uclancholy fact that somr slaves are
APPARENTLY as white IA their masters, and in
t'lliscnt. Dtikics uf genuine Congo rhy siques,
AID daTkcs OF IN" genuine Uncle Tom pattern,
dalkics young aud iuhilant. .darkics mildle-agrd,
aud eager, and gray haired, solcmn-louking iel-
lows. S,mc appeared mystifcd, and some in
| t'llgcnt. Tho qusdroon and the octorOon, po$-
scssing an undistingishallc lc tint oinegro blood,
| mingled one drop with seven Of southern nativ-
ity and ancic"t family, formed, to speak mildly,
| an interesting scene.
| A fast a. the cuntrnband article came withia
reach, II WIS placed in the gulrl-housc, an old
ne hulding hchud For Walker. Hero quito
election was made. They wcrc hLdlling to-
thcr, half in fear ard half in hope. When q
ua, ~ uilic,r of the Bicn,iilc looked In vfbu
| l'm .,erG, "Wcll, well, what are you all
tl uu' -
| "Dats j'7, whi, we'd Ike to finl out, nlas'r,"
l vns tn" ~, Iousr.
The III Ger uss urcd thcm that they would 10
lindly talcn care or ani perhaps found some
| h,rr to do. and nc ell not he nlumrd.
| "Iank God Tor dat. mls'r,' wtS tho reply.
| On drawing them into conversation, they said
| thyv Caulh; u great dral of II h in Port Royal
harl or fishing at n, ,,ht, after the p'anta' ION
| wolk was over. Two slaves were found ~ :on-
"oita; isse Iavt..es -'-iI ss.I~.~---..A...s s-y
belonged to Mrs. pinckncy, Of Charleston, ami
| came down tO "scc what d. white people wers
| al about" They said that the white people all
ran away when the SHIPS came up, crying,
"Grca, God Great God Great God the Yam
4 kccsarc coming; fire the boats O.hcr slaves
4 reported that ''whcn the white folks tho lit
tie boats coming up dcy lnhed az them, but
1 when they see dc big checker sided vessels
| comm they lhicd on de odcr side der m0uiA"
The number Of slaves VIII probably Increase
| each dav aud the Importance Of their aid must
| hc great.
Soon after landing, detachment Of men pro-
| c,odcd up 20 Beaufort, and found it tcnintless
/ pNccpt y one dlupidaiod person, who present.
| 81 tomo traces Of cul iyariun and Of having
| been an ORIGINAL South Carolina Gentleman, but
| ne appeared 10 Ice either paralyled by drunk1n-
ness or fear, ard II lruoUtly ly was not the latter.
lie met the l'lcral troops on the outskirts or
the city, and wi h ha' in hand, and g'utIy ysway-
| ing from side to side hccupIcl out few undis-
| unEuislaLlc words as they ,lsscd in. The
r,mnant Of Frccsh chiyulry excited only tho
| disabilities Of our men az they raised, wi h many
| chccrs, the Stars and Stripes over Beaufort.
| rrnTrmR ACcouNr or THE FoRrIITcArIoN.
Tho Times correspondent gives further nc
count OF the ioriihcntiors, which will loo found
| Of interest. The correspondent says
| had an opportunity yesterday afternoon Of
l making n thorough Inspection Of the fortiiica-
ions. | am told hy army officers that the work
| at Hilton Head IA the finest OF its kind ever
l erected in this country. II nearly COM
| plctcd, snd in ycrv brief time may be mads
| perfectly secure as a defensive position against
| any approach from the land side, from which
direction only is there any possibility OF at
| tack. The shape Of the fort u angular, and It
occupies between three and four acres "a
| ground. Around the exterior is u deep ditch.
IN which piokcls are planted on the Land side;
| nd two caponieres, built Of palmetto
| lots, having loop-holcs for sharpshooters, pro-
l tcct the approaches on the sea coast irOm a
l st,rming party. There were tweut y-Onc guns
| in po.ition, but three were dismount,d, lclviI &
| ri hccn in scryocdhlo order, with good car
| iug,s and working mpl ments Mos. Of tho
: | guns are oi u superior character, mmuit tlrcd
| u England, aud addressed in white p int,
l e liUaNre.flrN, hl'l NaNI - 's III lls1slt.
I | Among them w, peculiar rih,d gDn, with
Y uroicciil,s tu match, which was entirely new ia
b | ,lt our officers. Several Of the sn, E-5Orc
ccs bad lc.u cast this year at tho IrticgT
: | v orks, Nirgirin, and were decorated wih tie
G | p, nth Cuolina e. n'-o,-lrms, Following Is The
scriptou of the pieces, as taken ilon the on
l | ciai schedule 10 S2-pOlr'gr smoo sea-ceast
, | guns, one IO-irrh coluu,lili, two heavy siege
! guns two rilIed S-inch guns two clrronadess
! aud one s-inch gun.
The interior Of the fort bears evidence of skill
and careful construction. Iherowere numerous
tr,Ncrs,s acruss IT to protect the garrison from
,h.ll explosions and the three magazines wero
llundutly supplied with ammunition. Cow
| cred passayc wuVs about !hy feet long, led To
: IN, ccrhOnnicres and several wells dug IN them,
/ | and al other points within the font, supply tho
: | garrison with water The ammunition Of the
+, rrb,ls VIA equally Us good as our own and eX-
| perleuccl men told me that every ounce Of theiI
= | iowdcr was of T. ili,h manufacture Their car
Z ridges were well put up, and their friction tubSA
u recognized us the produ, ion OF u Wci-knoNu
=, New York house. Many mGskets, biyon.ssts.
| ryrtridrc-boNts, g., were also iOuhd' Iha
d ttt, in the oncampmen, 10 he ltlt ol the iort
2 | w,re all loor,i aul seutry-loNes scattered ON
b nrrnfr,s of the camp showed that the guards
y In casc of storm, had a Place Of refuge, and
Il v,ro projected also from the chill night air
\ Indeed. everywhere it was apparent that tho
II rrb,l. had done what they could to lessen the
q | 4! ..l1fpr'a lin The TaOela called