Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-11-28

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snot o. me siliage, v,fn their heavy guns
meneeang y, Dut WIN .n,s easeP.'on, We
rave nso no iosee near tne sown. Yen.
SHERMAN oec'oed .nat inc vi''agc nao no
importance 10 : mln'aly point ot sae~' ana
to desaa . regiment o. two 20 occupy II
merely iof tne name Q! !ne ining Wouid %
. most aosu,r q. ana su'c'dai act 50 ]. was
not done. Inc reDels threaten 70 oorn
.ne viiiage. lhey may DO II, out 1t can
in)ure none oSt themselves. we nare no
more use ioi Deau'or., as q s'rateg'c or
mihlary Poinl' tnsn New Iork mas OF
Patterson or any other place within nfteen
miles OF ane city Our point Is gained when
: magnncent naroor' wnicn can Do enter
ed oy tne largest vessels IN Inc world with
ease ana saiety' which, "nen once sntefeo'
VIII AFFORD protection TO the navies OF the
world against the heaviest storms. we
nave Hilton nead ana gunooais oiockad
ing Skull creek, the only internal channel
of communication between Charleston and
Savannah, and in these positions We can
hold the harbor against any force. The
state Of affairs upon Hilton Head is brief
ly this: The fort has been thoroughly re-
paired; its ditch enlarged and deepened, to
guard against land attack; number of
guns mounted on the land front, covering
every avenue of approach new magazines
constructed, and new works land out and
in progress of construction: Other works,
constituting an lmpregnable chain, will be
constructed from one side OF the island to
the other, and armed with neayy guns,
and shell, with bitches, &C, which Will af-
ford US ample protection tor some time to
come. Works are projected TO cover the
ferries across Scull creek, IN order that any
attempt to cross the water by land force
may be repuised at once.
TIE NEGROES.
The Times correspondent says:
Tbs account of the feelings of the
blacks, and OF the attempt OF the South
Caroilnans to compel them TO accompany
their masters mas Deen confirmed in vari-
Gus quarters ana tailles exactly with what
was told yesterday oy some negroes
whom saw al Se.ofook, q hamlet about
SIX miles from Hilton Head. AT that
place some two hundred negroes had gath
cred during the day, and continued to
come IN until long after had left at night
fall. They were men, women and children
and Of all ages. All reported the same
story, and told it without any apparent
concert. They came from across Scull
creek, which divides Hilton Island from
the mainland; many from the Piekney
estate, but they came from several planta-
tions, and agreed that their masters had
endeavored to take them along in the
flight that seems to be general In the
whole nelghoorhood. Ihe negroes, how
ever assured me tnat they refused TO ny,
and IN several instances the white men
shot at them. heard OF two blacks that
were wounded. Inc rest were indignant;
tney declared snat all would come IN to the
National forces VINO could get away; and
that none wouia accompany tneir masters,
unless absolutely forced. iney manifest.
ed the greatest citation at their escape, and
nke 'nose wnom ! nls' ques'loned' the
Gay a,tet 'ne ngn.' declared 'na1 the
%nole o:scA popu'a1,on nau long expected
'ne coming o. .ns ankees, ana were eve
x.ne.e X auA'ous s: - nalIy 20 ou. INES
-neIe was Jupnee iAs. nlgn' 10 lne negro
quarters a. oeaolook' uancing ana singing
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