The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-11-22


made signals for tho squadron to anchor
out OF gun-shot of tho enomy.
To-day tho wind blows a gallo from the
southwark aud westward, and tho attack ia
unavoidably postponed.
havo the honor to be, sir,
Respectfully, your ob'd't serv't,
S. +. DUPONT,
Flag Officer Commanding South Atlantic
BIockading Squadron,
Commodore Dupont's official despatch to
Secretary Wcllos contains shor narration
OF events. Accompanying the dispatches
woro several trophies, captured flags and
two btass cannon, lately belonging to the
State OF South Carolina, A list of casualties
IS also received total killed, 8; wounded
severely, 6; slightly wounded, II; total.
killed and wounded, 81.
Gen. Sherman, in bis report % Adlutant
Gen. Thomas, says il was agreed between
Com Dupont and himself TO FIRST reduce
the army works that might be found at
Port Royal, and thus open The finest har.
Dor on the coast south OF Hatteras. After
careful reconnaissance off Port ROYAL
Bay 1t was ascertained the rebels had three
held works Of remarkable strength, garri.
soned and covered by three gunboats, be.
sides strong land forces, which the rebels
were concentrating at Charleston and Sa-
vanuah. 1t was deemed proper TO first
reduce the fort on Hilton Head, though
to do Ibis greater or less ire might have
TO be met from the batteries on Bay Point.
AT the same time our original plan OF CO.
operation Of land forces in this attack had
tU be set aside, in consequence of the loss
during the voyage, OF the greater portion
OF our means Of dissmbarkment, together
with the fact that the only point where the
troops should have landed was five or six
miles from the anchoring place of our
transports, altogether too great distance
Tor successful debarkation with our limited
means. Ii was, therefore, agreed that the
place should be reduced by the naval force
alone.
GEN. sHERMAN's PROCLAMATION.
Alter landing and taking possession Of
tho forts, Con Sherman issued the;follow.
ing proclamation
To The People of South Carolina:
In obedience to the orders of the Presi.
idont OF the United Statos of America,
nave landed on your shores with a small
torce OF national troops. The dictates of
DUTY, which, under those circumstances,
owe TO great sovereign State, aud to q
proud and hosptable people, among whom
nave passed somo of tho pleasantest davs
Oh my lite, prompt mo to proclaim that We
haVe come amongst you with no feelings of
personal anlmosity, no desire TO harm your
c'tEens, destroy your property, or intorfere
with any of your lawful rights or your social
and local institutions, beyond what the
causes herein briefly alluded to may render
unavoidable. Citizens of South Carolina.
the civilized world stonds appalled, at the
course you are pursuing; appalled, at tho
crimes you are committing against your
own mother. the best, The most enlightened
aud heretoiore the most prosperous of ma
tons You are in state of active rebellion
against tho laws of your country. You
have lawlessly seized upon the forts. arsenais
aud other property belonging to our com.
mon country, within your borders and. with
this property you arc in arms and wagiug "A
ruthless war aguinst your constitutional
government, and thus threatening the ex-
istence of a government which YOU are
bound by the terms OF solemn compact TO
live under and faithfully support.
In doing this, you are not only under
mining and preparing the way for totally
ignoring your own political aud social ex-
istence, but you are threatening the civil
! ized world with the udious sentiment that
self-government is impossible with civilized
man. Fellow citizens, | implore you to
pause and reflect upon the tenor and conse.
quouces of your acts. II the awful sacri-
| ico made by tho devastation of our p-op-
erty, the shedding of fratcrnal blood in bat
tic, the mourning and waiiing of widows
and orphans throughout our land. arc in.
sufficient to deter you from further pursuing
this unholy war, then ponder, beseech
you, upon tho ultimate but not less certain
result which it's further progress must
necessarily entail upon your once happy
aud prosperous State. Indeed, can YOU
pursue this fratricidal war. and can you inn
bruo your hands IN the loyal blood of vour
couutrymen, your friends. your kinsmens
for no other object han to unlawfullv dis
rupt tho confederacy of great people
confederacy established by your owe hands.
in order to set up, were il possible, an inde-
! pendent government, under which you can
never live in peace. prosperity or quetness
CsrOlDians We have come among YOU
as loyal mon. fully impressed with our con.
stitutional obligations TO the citizens of YOUR
State. These obligations shall DO per.
formed rs far as in our power; but be not
deceived. Tho obligation of supprossiug
armed combinations against tho constitu.
| tional authorizes, is paramount to all others
If, in tho performance of this duty, other
minor but important obligations should be
in any way neglected, it must he attributed
to the necessities OF the case. because rights
dependent on the law of the State must be |
necessarily subordinate to military exgen-
cies created by insurrection and rebet!ion. |
(Signed) t, w. SHERMAN,
Brigadier Genoral Commanding.
Headquarters G. o, Port Royal, Nov 8, '6I. |
We make the following copious extracts
from the correspondence of the New York
Worid aud Tribune:
THE GALE.
We left Fortress Monroe on Tuesday,
October 90. steamiug and sailing out Of
the magnificent roads,ead eighty vessels
strong-s robler armada thsn The God
dess OF Liberty ever dispatched on a war
like mission before. The weather was
not fine. but there was nothing in the look
OF The sky or the barometer 10 indicate the
experience which was in store for US
During the first three days the ships we're
nearly all in sight Of each other, but on
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