The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-03

Measure, commanding
The Camp Kettle as we learn from one OF its articles on
the capabilities of the United States steamer Ocean
Queen, is printed board this vessel After telling
that the captain (seabury) is 'an old ALT Of the sates
kind aud that his mates capital fellows, with large
warm hearts. the editors add
The Chief Engineer has given us fine room right in
among the machinery parity over the immense cylinder
which confines the spirit that rules the wave for print
ing Office where We queery enough printing our
keie. Beneath us groans and misses the pent demon,
that shreks TO break his cell. Beside
hand rises and sinks the huge ston rod the other
the connecting rod that wearlessly drives around the
crank 70 give motion to the great monster OF the deep,
frtighei with sxte pdred souls, and stores OF
munitions or and instr ments OF death, intended for
the benefit Of traitors cold phiosophse here but
prefer ray what intended To say the beginning,
that Captain abury and biz crew men to be remem
bered, and II we sh nd never meet again, may God
eess them FOR their Kindness to U.s.
In the advice 10 ocars and men, the following excel
cent suggestions cccur-
In the first place, keep COOL No matter what happens,
keep cool Lot there be remarks, but pcrocc. silence
amongst the men, SO that they may the readily
hear and understand orders and don't pretend TO d.
anything without orders Wat tor tho word always and
when you get il. don't wait to consider for in
slant but obey with promptnoss cheerful alacrity.
II is absolutely impossible Il troops effect anything
unless there be the most perfect obed orders
tho part Of eyey officer ana soldier The we that scans
the scene Of acton ami the mind that plans ext
eences, must have full and pcfec control Of every
and in the entire force Eve yihug be done st
out the pan that must be complete all its parts or It
vii fail of its object, and ruin and disaster follow. We
wish to impress this indelby upon every mind in this
connan ana lot no oli or or man presume to exercise
his YIN disc elton and act without orders, and let every
officer and man be sure that tie person giving order
has tho prose authority TO give It.
The Kete Of the 2st Il November has the following
headed stirring Sccnes:'-
Since the publication Of our last We have witnessed
srri scores. We have made successful descent
an enomy's coast, after cncounerng OF the most
teapi storms that desolates the e. followed by
ndi afr hn.rc NJ
welF prepa ed antagonist, who chose his posi-
tcn and had taken all pains and added all the app
OF science TO render mpregnabc position by nature only
GOO wei ada"tcd facilitate his operations ave have
witness the beginning If the end. We have the
fortune d war frsake the pale standard of rebellion and
re hav: en The Star spa ngcd Banner its rainbow
nues in the Southern skies the soil Of dark deceit
full ured South Carolina. We have seen asight worth
hvrg FOR, and worth dying for. We have seen Sumter
avenged.
Concerning the movemo rs Of contrabnds we read
Quite n mb.r of "contfabands" have into camp
eince the capture Of the island, and they give some
dcroes ana some terrific accounts Of the Smelling OUT
Che navy boyso gave the Palmetto fellows. One of
them SANS do Geo.gy fellows run fust, den de sout
Carolina bosses like de debb and de Dutch won't
after dem, and nrne OF dem ebcr dun come back agin
Another states that 'he bad come mp with sweet
tates for de ofsa bosses and sad till de place got so
mixed he could hardly his way OUT and on being
asked how il looked when the OF shells was hang
the fort and is and sail it locked sics like if de
are an! dc birthstone war comm down ard de airth
war gwine up and don't doubt that IL looked es
80" to more than one poor fellow on that hot Thursday
The state of the weather calls forth the following com.
mnts-
The omnpresent theme OF sp culaton and small talk
the weather Is here found IN or at abuna ce, though
thus FAR pretty much Of a For he middle OF
November, we oyag the July weather o the North
and those Of rs who sport larnei feel sensiby We
not the lucky proprietor Of a thermometer but if we
were, we don't doubt we should try and put it into q
shady place to cool 1t a little.
The scarcity OF materials has induced a rise in the
price u the paper. The editors say
inlsnGch ms we are the only "ISack Republican Abo
" u n md at
siderabk' expense in proc ing paper and material
find II necessary 10 make slight advance price.
We will he obliged to charge three certs for single
oers OF the h@he and give ten copies for twenty five
Cents Nevertheless to the citizens OF the palmetto
Empire We viii furnish tho ke1le at the old price
II any Of our friends the Norh whcra things are pen
ty, take fancy to send few bundles Of paper we
would CO. Ter ourselves under many Obligations 10 the
"horrid Yarkecs."
Tn obituaries Of the Camp Kettle include the following
names
IlRp--,,n November T. at sea on board the Ocean
Queen OF Hi ton Head, s. c., Of typhoid fever James
Smith, OF Company X, Cantan vangor er, in the eight
7enih year of his age. The deceased was iii when he
ena KEEL at Annapolis. and continued to grew worse
until the of landing, his spirit took its Hight for
We have no doubt, more Peaceful shore tian this. We
had not even for him shore and his body was
eonsig ed to Il g tceaing OF III deep b're few
hours later We had conquered 70 lthol the land;
but our young friend was in anohr and and bis young
hfe offered TO his country had gone up the God who
gave and accepted IL back again.
On the 18th of Oct boz, al Annapolis Of typhod fever
Corporal William s Sempe, OF Com AMY II, CAPTAIN NJ NJ
Dawson, IN the AID year of his His body buried
with suitable obseqnes, afterwards disnt by
his brother, and taken To Mercer county a. where
1t reinforced attended BY vast concourse Of his
former fellow citizens.
On the Goth Of November at the camp on Hilton Head
c. Of congestion Of the lrnes. waite Edward H. Corr
bin Of Company in the goth yaar Of his age. His re-
mains consigned to a soldiers grave on the heal Of
the slapd with the usual military hoaors