The national Republican., 1861-10-02
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oi Charleston, he gave us the following addi-
tinnal items of intelligence:
lug,tsta, Gd.--As the cars in which be had
taken passage for u land Of freedom nearcd
| Augusta he managed 10 get out, and walked
across the bridge from Hamburg to August
and carclCssly sauntered about the town, with
his eyes wide open. He saw no walliko prcpo
| rations-no forts, 90 soldiers and no boats OF
the Savannah river that had belligerent ap
pearance.
Al .iikm ami Bamburg, in South Carolina
he raw several hundred citizen soldiers drilling
in their shirt slecue, the weather. being quite
warm, and instead Of guns, they had sticks Of
wood. II was amusing TO sec them 60 through
the manual Of arms for the musket, and th,
bayonct exercise was especially ediJing; but
us they had no guns, they were doing the bes
they could. He asked one Of the officers why
Floyd didu't send more guns to South Caro-
lima? Because said the man, he wasn't
in office long enough
Al lHdRt1, Ca, the citizens had arms.
and were drilling in large numbers The
military spirit oil Atlanta appeared TO be
aroused, and there was great activity there in
| the business.
The Sich, Insane, aud Dsad Soldiers IN Me
Cars.-On tn, cars going to Augusta, there
were n large number of sick soldiers from
Virginia Some of them were very i'll, and
required the constant and careful attention Of
those who were conducting them home. Sew
cral poor fellows, burning with intense fcvers.
were insane, and their deplorable condition
excited the sympathy of all bcholdcrs.
The JackSS, Ftmd II appears that in all the
Southern cities funds were raised for the wife
Of jackson, who murdered Colonel Ellsworth
II is supposed that the amount raised is al
least 100000. In Charleston, persons were
deputel TO solicit ail from the banks, stores.
public Offices, and private houses, and on Me
national last day subscriptions were ,akcu
| up in ali the churches for the beneli. OF The
jackson Fund.- The aggregate Fum col
lccted in Charleston, was about 10000.
&aveS.-Thc work Or sugar house is full oil
slaves, scnl there for punishment, because they
d" not OF cannot gel work enough 10 pay their
birc There is no work for them TO do, yet they
are whipped because they do not get employ
ment A short time since, four slaves were
arrested, and arc now in prison, for poisoning
the family who owned them. The Charleston
slaves are among the most intelligent 10 all the
southern country. large proportion read
and lest they should organize rebellion they
are not allowed TO hold religious meetings, bu
are required TO attend white churches, whic!
increases their intelligence; and they under
stand this war better than the poor whites
They believe their day Of dclverance has come
and il is supposed that when the time come, fol
thcm to act, they will bo ready, and strike
blow that will he felt.
Minister Ward. Among jhe persons making
their way 10 the North, with whom Mr.. Haley
came in contact, was Mr.. Ward, our late minis
tor to China. 1t is surpo2ed that he was on his
| way TO Europe az II Confederate commissioner
When he arrived al Bowling Green, Ky. he
was obliged TO hire rrivatc Conveyauce to
Louisville there was none 10 be had the las,
carriage had been hired by two police officers
It Charleston, (who hal he,u sent alter Mr.
Haley and his SOM and by two wo,ncn, also
from Charleston. Mr.. WalI was in hurry
and was sorciy troubled l,a, he should he com
pclled TO walk but bylEinking hins.ir thu,
"to"cy might Cv rc"mc The dih,ulty, h. offered
each OF the lOut ocGupauS OF the carriage
$50 each for their seats; thy yoli ouL 10 him
aud he started on his mission He achcG
Louisville a short time ahead of tho Charlestor
"lhGcrs but when they arrived, they imme
diatcly Informed General Anderson of Ward
movements, and he tclcgraphcd to Cincinnati
to have him arrested.
4 Brace Hnkee Girl-One of the ladie
whm" sea. Mr. Ward bought at Bowling Greer
r was Il genuine Yankee girl and had house
k"tpcr III Charleston. She heard there wa!
danger of beiog robbed by the rebels, and t,
preserve her money she procured belt ant
1 placed IL us near her heart as she could cet II
ard then bought revolver. and hraveIy Dc
tcrtrinc1 TO use it, il occasion required but sh,
! passed safely through without using her pisto
or losing her money.
! -HWuyW fUl lSunuT-SOtdterL Lorriby WHIP
ped-Among the soldiers now at Fort sumter
is James Cahel, an Irishman, who, a few weeks
ago, had the bravery TO say that when tn,
Union fleet hove in sight, he intended to spik,
the guns Of the fort For this expression, Cap
tain Rhett (son OF the editor Of the Mercury
, ordered him to be tied across a gun and whip
ped-to receive one hundred and twenty fy,
lashes, well laid Oh. Tho soldiers in the for
rebeled against the inificton of this punish
I mcnt, and SO alarming was the mutiny, tha
ihett sent to Fort Moultrie for soldiers to quel
I, it. They came, and the man was whipped
This incident which occurred but Two or thre
weeks ago, shows the state Of feeling among th
soldiers in Fort Sumter. They are mostly for
eigners and Northern men, who having Il,
s work, were obliged to go into the army t.
= live.