Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-18
CUBAN sYMrArHY wIrn SECESSION,
letter writers Of HILTON Head.

IRON the New urk Evening Post.
Oar correspondent with the naval xpedilion
send us Il number of letters and documents
picked up by him in the captured forts Sumo
OF these are letters from wives to thpir h!s-
bands, tender and loving epistles which would
not have been lpit behind had not The garri-
sons fled in the utmost panic, and had they
not lett thsir papers about before the action
with that careessness which shows the utmost
confidence in their own safety. i; is evident
THAT the South Carolinians counted on an easy
victory Hhey thought they had pill for MS,
and would send our ships back to us with de-
feat and destruction. Among our collection
is a letter written by poor scared wife, who
has just heard some irishtiul news She
writes -
1--WE have just heard the most terrifying
news about the Yam ee fleet Ever, body is
anxious and excited, and poor mel have no
one to 90 to-l am frantic, and particularly
about you, | cannot hear from you, aud really
do not know what to be at. My darling, |
may never see You again. Please don't ex-
pose yourself TO the guns"
The poor child had evidently a dreadful idea
of tie Americans, whom she calls Yankees /:
for she says further on "Never let them take
You prisoner. II God should spare your life
escape at all events" We have no doubt he
acted on her advice. They all did, in fact
Nne writes DluHtOl is NtltG with FOODS
waiting to 90 to Hilton Head"
Thomas j. Drayt0n" writes from Charles.
ton: Glad to hear your prospects OF making
crop at last are so iair. Hope we won't meet
another disappointment. Don't plant any peas
this year" and so on. 'Brigadipr general
Roswell S. Ripley" left in such haste that he
forgot his order Of appointment which reads
as follows =
"ADgr. AND ms. GES'Ls OFFICE,
Richmond, Aug. 2lst, 1861
Special orders No. 1870.
XII. The under mentioned brigadier cen
erals o the provisional army of the ronfeder
ate states aye assis'..-i = -. \ SO >'''
ID. Brisuiier general Roswell S. Ripley
will assume command OF the department Of
South Carolina, and the coast deicuses of that
state y * X
By command Of the secretary OF war.
(Signedl JNo. WITHERs,
Assistant Adiutant General
[OficaI
f. II. Hareston, Aid de camp"
In his haste TO make room for the American
sailors and soldiers, Captain Canaday, OF the
insureent army, forgot his "morning report, F."
in which the state Ui bis company is presented.
1t is dated Camp Campbell, Hilton Head, S.
c. ;" and the last entry is for Nov. 9th There
is little remarkable about it, except that out of
a company Of eighty from three to seven were
sick, and from six to ciaht absent without
leave" Cant. J. Weat6ers." retired war
rior writes IRON his snug home to saw that he
is almost-hut not auite-moycd to return TO
II Ion Head '"Tbe little shark Of patrinti,m
| have left often becomes kindled he saws.
aud INN, diatefy proceeds to asl, for .pay .
81 also spoke 10 you in regard 10 BAY
might be entitled to for NV short service of six
weeks Receive it yourself from the paymas
ter. or give me instructions how may ret it
myseIG Il Won should receive for me Won
will keep i, IN yo1r possession and let me
know. or send the same carefully TO Cant. b.
J Dawson ouartermaster, and inform me, and
will call and ppt if. Ia ,foino So Won win
greatly obIipe friend and Won also have the