Worcester daily spy., 1861-12-04

prising publication established by the 'mud-
sill" at Hilton Head, S. C. The following is
the title and imprint OF the paper =
THE CAMP KETTLE.
WE KNOW ONLY OUR COUNTRY
VOL l. NOV. Il, 1861. No. 6.
The CAMP KETTLE is published every opportunity
by the Field and Staff OF the Roundlead Regiment
Col. Leisure commanding.
1t is printed on ioard the steamer Ocean
Queen, OF which ii speaks as follows
The chle! engineer has given us Il fine room
right IN among tie machinery, partly over the
In mense cylinder which confines the sDrit
that rules tie wave, for a printing ofiice, where
We, queGry enough, are printing our Kettle
Beneath lis groaus and Kisses the pent demon,
that sllIicks 10 break bis narrow cell Beside
us on one hand rises and sinks the huge piston
rod, Oh the other the connecting rod thar wea-
rIiesSly drives around the crank to give mo-
ton to the great monster of the deep freight
ed with some sixteen hundred souls and stores
OF munitions OF war, and Instruments OF death
ntenied for the benefit OF traitors. We could
phllosophise here, bat prefer to say what we
intended TO say III tile beginning--that Capt.
Seabury and his crew are men 10 be rcmem-
bered, and if we sGould never meet again,
may God bless them Tor their kindness to us.
STIRRING SCENES.
Since the publication OF our last we have
witnessed stirring scenes. We have made "a
successful descent u,,On an enemy's coast.
after enc0untering one OF the most fearful
storms that soiale the deep, followed by a
successful landing, after five hours's naval
h9htlng against well prepared antagonist,
VINO chose his own position, aud had taken all
pains and added all the appliances OF science
to render .impregnable position by nature
only too well adapted to facilitate his opera
tons: We lave seen the beginning OF the
end. We have seen the fortune of war Tor.
sake the pale standard of rebellion, and we
have seen the Star Spangled Banner wave its
RAINBOW hues III the southern skies, over the
soil OF dark deceitiul, perjured South Caro-.
INA. We have seen a sight worth living toi,
and worth dying for. We have seen Sumter
avenged.
CoNTRABANDs.
Quite number OF cGntrabands " have
come into camp since the capture OF the island,
and they give some lndcrous and some terrific
accounts OF the "'shelling out" the 'tnavy boys'
gave the Palmetto fellows. One of them saws
ode Georgy fellows run fust, den de Souf
Carolina bosses run like the debble, and de
Dutch went after dem, and none OF dem eber
dun come back agin." Another states that
she had come up wild some sweet tates for
de oflisa bosses, and staid till de place got SO
mixed he could hardly see his way out 3 and
on being asked how it looked when the storm
OF shells was haing on the fort and island. he
said it looked ''jes like if de fire and de brim-
stone war comm down, and de airth war a
gwine up, and we don't doubt that it looked
Jes 50 TO more than one poor fellow on that
hot Thursday noon.
Tue Springfield Republican is responsible
Tor this Home Guard ditty =
am of Mas, and I've listed for the wars
IN the Sidewalk Hussars, and officer am L;
I've boldly drawn the scabbard, and I've thrown
away the sword,
And ~ bleed for my country like blackberry
pie