The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-14

could find any there. But no ereafI
had yet been discovered. excep, What
growing In the fields. Acres of this ',
just ready for picking, besides ouantitl
gar cane, rich with sap. Several hari
unginned cotton were found, Just bi
steamer left, and more may come 10 liza
planters were reported by the neprd !
burning their produce, and dense smo
vas seen on II ilton Island may have CT
a corilagraiion Of this sort.
The Union sentiment, which our exJiX
are partly designed to revive, bas not
ted itself thus far about Beaufort, and OF
az last accouI IL had come in contact wi
OF the inhabi ants but the drunken n
the prisoners, most Of whom assert H.
have been fighting unwillingly, havi
impressed. This may have been said
fear, rs the POOR fellows had an indis''
ton that they were TO lie Immediately
drawn and quarterCd, If not roasted aliy
ITtMs AND ISCIDRNrs.
The prisoners report that the iortifc
Port Royal have loen occupied sine" ~.
July last 10y small garrison Of South
infantry They were built by Major
SoIi CaiGlina, and are well CONSTRUCTED
works, their pain defect bcing in the
winch was too low to sufficiently Ill,
men. Bomb proofs were to have heen
but time was not given for that. 4 -
81 German flying artillery arrived IN o.
fore the homliardmcnt, and did ciIicAs.
at The guns. Gen Ripley. Comm(
# the South Carolina forces. was pf. y
the fight, and when the panic comb
mounted the parapot OF the fort at BlylI
Hno ontTeaicd the men to stand bv thri1I
but his cnlrcatics were without avail.
Connie dorc 1attnall, who led the fviI
STEAMERS hat lowered about during the y
moni, had promised to stand Nv the fort n
last Tut he evidently did not like the h.
our gum oats, ns he padded OF most inglt|
ly Whenever one approached him, and M
scncc was not Of The slightest ass.,tanc. u
forts. Under his protection were sevrrlI
loa's, beau ing residents of Charleston mkI
vannHh, who had come down tn see It'd
KEGS WHIPPED. One of the boats bore III
hsh aid French ilngs, and are SUPPOSED NJ
carried the Cuusuls If these two toun,rici
WI, We hope, ha, q satisiao DRY iepOr' til
10 theH rep Give governments.
The furious 5 amprdc Of the rebels.
cNacuaiing the lorls, was doubtless ocsi
by the fear Least our g.uhoats SHOULD
into skull Creek and cut II their retren, 1
would certainly have done so had the c
stance been known, and We should have Z
case Jagged n lIr'e L.. of prisoners. IT,
men ard children were removed lust bri,
loriharlmcni, IN the steamers which br.
tfuoIs TO the i,lands.
A. near a. can be estimated 2. 800 sh6
shell were fired from our guns during III
rHl,n,ut d over five hours. most of
were directed against Fort Walker The
rnrt Of these were discharged within a ~
three hours, which would give AN av 4
go or eco shells an hour, aud about II "a
ute, or one in every five seconds. 4 port
the time the discharges must have lccn
more rapid than this. The Coolnc.- disI
10y the m,n was remarkable, considering
most 81 them had never teen present az =
gaE'mont before, aud many Of them had n
Tor the tlst time on man-ol. war. l.
midst IT the engagement the signal came
the ilgg-ship fer the InCn To take lunch
in full sight Of the rebel batteries pOur
their fine, the men stopped 90 take bit,
sip their crog, with al the GOODNESS OF veto
In fact, il was the dashing courage Of our
which saved them all from the fate whir
rcb'l had confidently expected to visit M
least a Iortion OF them. ly running gs
in shoic as they could get they dis,ractc
aim Ui the enemy, whose long range guns
their shot living too high tohit. Theirctrtri
GO, as was ai.ctv arls found. bore an uu
monly heavy charge of powder, which I
most of their balls beyond the range. The
bash nj one time got so close in shore ~ to
Fort Walker within Coo yards. Tho Mo
ran even closer, through disregard of OF
and the little Mercury took an Independent
-ilion near the rear Of the fort, and so clos,
he could see into the fort distinctly. She
the fins, to discover the evacuation AMI ,
he news TO the ilag officer. The Bicnyill1
PruHtlv expos, d, being n side wheel stcl
and leading tn line inside the Wih 81
Tough shot flew everywhere in AMI ~
her Large walking beam, she escaped ~, =
II mir, Gle. Tad
Captain Steadman Of the Bicnvillc.,s
Caiolinian, ~ is alsO Captain Dayto
brother, Con. 1hos. J. Draytou, comma.
ichcl forces, and is the owner Of liant,
ON Hilton Head leland. There were Other 5
Carolinilns, and many suuthcncrs In our
Tut rome Of them were les brave, or les, ll
I'd to their duty, on account of their rn'i
SCNc,ul Of Gen. Dmytons house servants
into our bands, and furnished much iulorml
OLc Of tlCm reported that his Owner bad
hun that he might have another master he
night, aud the fellow seemed no, AT all
| leased with he fulhllmcnt Of the prophecy
The following is an extract from mi
letter from one Of the officers engaged in
! ON ardment i am sure our success
rejoice your hearts; il has teen complete
terror runs over the whole country. Tn,
e1ocs are wild and laundering their ma
houscs. The whites have hcvn driving the
procs away 10y force and shooting them d,
lut they sill Come to the guHhOats. The
..UrN 4 ~.
Iauic Of the 7th, his two hundred scrv
went directly to the Wabash. This l. We
Of notice, as putting down the nonscns,
the slaves were ready to Eight for their mas
They surrounded Capt. Ammrn in crowd
Beaufort, one Of them calling out in the !,
his heart, IL didn't think you could d,