The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-05

the wife. They have taken vour wealth ant
INC, but could not stain your honor, and oui
ehilfren shall boast Of an unspottcd name.- My
husband, rejoice in YOUR truth"
She returned TO her friends after his death.
openly declaring her proudest boast should be,
net husband died MARTYR 20 his patriotism.
Who shall say the day of heroism has passed.
| - Ihe ladies are generally strong scccssionsts
they are forming bands of nurses, as the north
| Srn ladies have done; they are also busy sewing
loT the army. What are you doing, little pa
1 triotI Persuading all vour gentlemen friends
TO enlist IN the Union troops, | suppose. We'll.
l,od speed them, and send us peace with liltlo
| lloodshe'l; aud iher, unless YOU have learned To
uetplsc our rcbcllious palmetto state, shall
welcome YOU TO her luNuriant plains.
TUE MISSISSIPPI FLrt.r.
Twenty of the mortar boats have already bcsu
nuiit. They are in appearance much like flat
Boat being built of solid timber, and drawing
f present. orly eighteen inches Of watot: sixty
icct IN length 10y ttirty in breadth, and so
constructed that they can bc coupled cndwi.c tn
each other, and thus form a substantial
bridge. sunk into the deck arc four
m'gs ines caIahc &c cnntairiur 1hout
twenty ak shells ,iph. Tho immon-o nor
ttrs, wei hing nearly tons each are now bc-
irg cas- at iittshurg. They will carry a shell
H,wo hundred ard fifty pound. weight, and
viii Ice seated on rotary Platform in the cen.
work OF boiler iron has been constructed on the
central portion Of the lol', eight feet high,
open ~ The top, as q protection against rihomrn
'nd mnkctN About sixteen men will bc re-
CURED TO work them, ~ they will hc towcd hy
seam tugs. The effective range of these mons
ter mortais Is estimated at two miles.
THr sorrH CAROLINA CoNrRNuNNns.
The Columbia Is. G } papers publish 'hc fol-
lowing official letter from the rebel General
Drayton to Governor Pckens;
CAM LEp, IIArprEvrrLE,
-, Nov. II 1861
To his Erc,R,ncv Gorc,1oy p. U, p,cle,s
ColpmJid, y. &.
SIR AT the request Of your TNcollcncv.
made to mo yesterday at these headquarters
nave inc honor of presenting my vicws of the
present attitude and behavior Of tho ncrroos i'm
tnls portion Of tho state entrusted to my imme-
9iaie command. SO far from there being any
insurieCtionary feeling among them, | can as
sure Nour ENcellcncy that have neither seen
nor heard Of any act Of pilla ging inccn iiarsm,
or violence In any direction
ut Is true that the negroes of few plantations
nave shown spirit Of insuhordiuation, by rcfus-
ing TO move higher up the country, when order
co 10 40 so 10y their Swncrs, but this disobedi-
ence should Les assigned rather TO feeling of
dlsnay and utter helplcssncss at being left alone
ana unprotected 10y the prccpitatc abandonment
y VIC" "i'HlcIr OF tnelr plantations, than from
any organized plan Of resistance to tho au,hor-
" they had been accustomed to obey. Hut
now ieel much satisfaction in stating, for tho in
formation OF your ENccllency, that tho negroes
are last recovering from their fright and COM
ing iorih from their hiding places, and quietly
ana submssiycly resuming their agricultural
moors without the guidance or presence, in
many instance, of either nastcr or oyor-cer.
In cone sion, would respectfully advise
mat all planters and oycrSccrs who are not
must red into service and aro owners or agents
Of property upon the mainland, should, with
out lay, return to their several neghborhoods,
aud thus by their presence, prevent rocur-
renee Of that excitement among their people
which ha. been due in great measure TO their
absence.
with much respect, your .oedicnt servant,
''TuoMNs f.. DRANroN,
"Brigndicr General Commanding Third
"Military District Department, s. c.
IN our late edition of yesterday, but its cxcoed-
ing great interest leads us to place It again be-
fore our readers, more at length -
WAR DErARDrESr, Dec. ], lS6l'
SIR.-I have the honor to submit the annual
rcport of this Department.
The following statement presents inc cntlIo
estimated strength of the army, both volunteers
and regulars!