The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-08

which, Il would bc safe to say, exports al least
10000 tierccs annually
Charleston district also produced In 1850, The
following -
OF ginnei cotton, bales Of 400 lie. each. 1907
VI ". .oi, lba ..................,... 1881
OF bccsN AK and honey, lLs ...,..'.. I'04
" to'acco, ms; .;...... ............ ~
Marx garden produce valued at t.. s26. 90
Orchard produce valued at............ 475f
Tho same district employed In manufacturing
establishments, during that year, q capital
of $l4S7.sO and hands for the came to the
number Of 1,ilG, the annual product Of which
amounted TO s2,1i9. .961. Independent of this.
there w,rc Manufactured in families, articles
amounting to S17 1g9 IN value.
Previous to the breaking out Of the rebellion.
there was steam communication 10 New York.
weekly, a line with baltimore and Philadelphia.
also with Havana, Cuba. In 1852, the tonnage
OF the port OF Charleston was ~, ,G58 tons
The entrance TO Charleston harbor is velI
provided with lighthouses, there being one on
Lighthouse Island, west Of tho ship channel.
and two others on Morris and Sullivan's Islands,
In consequence Of being the terminus Of an
extensive system Of railroads; connecting, in
Ect, hy hc Memphis and Charleston line, tho
waters oi the Mis.i issippi with those Of the At
hnlic Ocean, Charleston drains an immense
rrgiUn ui country Of its agricultural produc-
tiors.
Asa place of residence, IL very properly has
Souihrons. lts people are proverbially kind
and hosritallc to Stranger; and although there
are among th,m many Of the Hotspur and
"chivalrc' order, so numerous in the southern
states, still even New Englinder may fare
we'll among them, and be- a rccipient Of their
generosity, 'prorde1 oi,rays" he says nothing
dcropatory Of the peculiar and patfiarchal in
stiiuliun' which tourishcs there In all the glory
that southcI rcrs claim is naturally incident to
a state OF Elon involuntary scrNitude.
The residences Of the wealthy classes are geu-
orally magnificent, and their surroundings and
ndommcnts exhibit a high degree Of taste ana
refinement. Even In the more crowded streets,
flowers and vines, and shade, and ornamental
tees are cultivated TO the utmost possible ox-
tent, and In the suburbs the buildings are sur
rounded by gardens, planted with orange, peach
magnolia, and OF hor ornamental and useful trees
and ploiusion Of vines and shrubbery. Tha
residences usually built with the end or gable
to tie street, and have pazZas extending 20 thu
roof, on the sunny side, which are covered with
vines and ctcecpcte, a. q protection from thu
heat. The E ont entrance is usually TO this piaxzs.
instead OF to hull. To avoid crowdinR In blocks,
buildings are erected In the rear, and have their
approach from the street through narrow lanes.
One thing strikes northerner very strangely
The offices of Charleston lawyers are almost in
varial'ly located in out Of the way places, In
very narrow lanes or in back yards or alleys.
The appropriateness Of such locations we arc not
inclined now 20 question.
The military element Of Charleston was, ia
peaceful days It's glory and its pride. The
State Military School, on Citadel Park, has
been well sustained, and for many years past
hns annually educated large numbers Of soldiers
apparently in preparation for the present rebel
lion. II is one OF several similar institutions
under the auspices Of, and supported by, tho
State.
1t is a singular fact that the city Of Charles
ton is much more healthy than the country sur
lin, and nr.l.N . In h.
North il reversed there. The possessors Of ele-
giant plantations, whero nature with her gi-
gantc live oaks, her fragrant magnolias, and
aim, 81 every variety of useful and ornamental
vegetation, would seem to invite perpetual re-
silence are obliged 10 enjoy them only in tho
winter and 10y the first Of June are compelled
to al andon them and seek for health and sum
ucr enjoyment in the city. Unfortunately, ns-
turc furnishes also a malaria, which, while tho
ncgrocs seem to iatton upon it, is almost sure
death 10 a white man, If in mid-summa he shall
venture To "zlecp In the country"
The settlement of Charleston dates back to
the year 1888, when the revocation Of the edict
Of Nantes induced large number Of French
Prol,siauts, generally called Iluguenots, to
leave their country, and seek an asylum in
Am, ira. A few settled in New England; 9TH
c,s In New York; hut South Carolina became
their chief resort aud the majority settled in
that a. tion ofthc state now know IA Charleston
dirtiit. For some timo they were looked upon
With distrust by the English settlers Of North
taI,lira which Then c0n-titutod, with Souh Ca
rolil ahut ono province who wore desirous OF driV-
ing thrm from the country by enforcing against
ihNn the laws Of England respecting hiens-
4 continuous series Of disputes was the conscN-
quorce, which often had bloodshed and civil war
on mall scale rs their accomplishments. Tbs
attempt to force upon the lluguenots the doo-
trines and prac' ices Of tho Church of England,
and IN attempt, In 1890, to collect the rents
tLIucl to he due by the English proprietOrs
Nlu held the Carolina lands by virtue Of q char
ter from the british Crown drove tho Charles
toniaus and the llugueuots Of the ncighboring
districts to open rebellion, the mania for which
seem. to be- inherited Wy their DESCENDANTS
AnulhUr feature now quite distinctive in their
character, seems TO have been exhibited about
li, linei Th,y teak torciJle possession ofths
ps'he tUHl.Hg' and yuli'c records held assem-
hli in opposition to the Governor and the au-
Jlor,y Of the propotors, and Imprisoned the
Secretary of the Province. Al length, the Co
vernon, (Collcton) pretending danger from In
dian4, or Spaniards, called out the militia, and
proclaimed the province under martial law.
This only eNasVera,ed the people more, and COi-
Teton was finally impeachcd by the assembly,
and hanishcd. IN 1896, however, these Difficult
tics were all settled, aud the French and Eng
l.h poprictor-, rs well as their descendants
have ever since lived together on terms Of amity
and CtDc.
F' IN these domestic troubles, threatened
lIlN on iI no prov llN' lHIl'h Alt
'hc I,oulo towards thor ommon defence against.
ioi,, II enemies. Queen Aune's war sill con-
tinnri, and SPAN, considering Cardinals part
of Florida determined to assert her right by
.u,. a arms. I'm 1906 a French and Spanish
spadI On, ,from Havana, appeared lctOre CHARLES
u. hut Ia, Inhabitants, healed by the Cover
,r (Noore) and Col. Rhett--thc progenitOr OF
highly respectable AMI numerous Rhetts
low ro,idcnts OF the citv-Issemhled in great
rm',sfrr the defence Of the town. The enc
.r,. lljed in several laccs, but were repulsed
wi II great los. One Of the French ships was
taken, and the invasion, at first So alarming.
was rcpcllcd with little loss and little expense
to The colony.
During the war Of the Revolution, Charleston
was frequently made the object Of capture by
the British, AMI was finally taken In 1850. Il
Is a curious fact, however that it was previously
saved from falling into their hands, in 1873, by
Gen Lincoln, grandfather of President Lincoln,
at the head Of the American forces In 1880,
the Americans having been surpiLed by the
British under Col Iarlcton, on the Santee
River. the enemy Oyorran the country on tho
lel side OF Tho Cooper River Fort Moult1o
slrr. udcrcd ON the Glh Of May and Charleston.
fu.lins itself conulrtcly surrounded, with no
mos Get of relief Nv land or sea- It's iOrtiilcationa
be.l'u down. aud the enemy prepared Tor q
,i,,,.rs assault surrendered Oh the 18th day
~ ,Le soue ponth-Gen. Lincoln and tho
tr,o, unIrr hi, command becoming prisoners
'r,i,r. The British held the city until De-
r,i.Ier. l1s3 when the war having ceased, and
,b, iudrp,udence of the colonies having been
,,lrowlcdcod, they left it-being the last
Mac, In the colonies that they evacuated.