New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-12
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Aab.ants or adveD,ure Of any kind.
The disincl;nation of the rebels 10 receive, in !
any way notice or acknowledge the proclamation Of
Gen Sherman, is evident enough from the ree5 ption
given TO his flag Of truce. The party were cviily
treated, after the manner Of South Carolina except
by young Barnwel, but their mission, from lie ma
ture, was failure. Carolina having made up nei
mind for war, naturally regards the indeoisloh anu
temporizing. coaxing policy OF an invading ee''era'
ar evidence only of imbecility. If Massachusetts
held slaves and had seceded for Slaverys SAKE ana
Beaurecard bad landed on her shores Win hiteen
thoussnd men. would be have tied his bsnds and
sreuothened hers by pledging to her anew the pro-
nroteciion of constitutional safeguards! Carolina
.ees the mistake, despises it blurder, but Of
sourse awaits herself Of she would of any other
military error. There is some reason TO hepe that
Gen. Sherman himself is aware that his proclama-
ton Yves a piece of folly, viewed mlitary-wise, or
politically and he is 500 cool soldier to let known
blunder pass uncoreced. Certain il is that through
out his army, there not two opinions concerning
she policy of the General commanding. Officers Of
every rank, and the men of every regiment, disap-
prove and regret It. have not beard one expression
in lite favor even an apology for its issue. This
being the case aud the account have given Of the
Gag of trace having come ludicrOns features, It is
only right say thai DR.. Bscon discharged the IN
pleasant duty imposed upon him with the utmost
fathfuness, courage, and address.
Wednesday, Dec. lit has been in my mind
ever since arrived sing the praises of the climate
of Port Royal, hut the composition of suitable
pastoral ole has unfortunately been toe long post
poned ard this morning the fountain of inspir alton
IL. IaI H. do
h,ous until Monday, which was oppsssyely sui
try relieved At evening by cool breeze off the land,
with THUNDER and lightning through half the sky,
followed by heavy tropical shower, and a gale OF
wind Tuesday was coid though not cold enough
to forbid morning bath in the surf, while last night
and This morning were certainly made 10 order for
Ner-Englsnd ati;uGes, and are unaccountably mis-
placed
The gale on Monday night was heavy enough to
pm some property at risk. The wharf being unfn.
islod ali stores still have 10 be landed the beach
or At a temporary Clip in small boats, aud even then
these cannot be unloaded except at or near high
water All the boats had been freighted during the
day FROM tbe ships and were anchored at some dis
tance from the shore waiting for next mornings tide
to discharge. Tie storm coming on, it was evident
that that they could not live through the night
heavily laden they were, and that the property on
board could only be saved by immediate effort.
Capt Saxton Assistant Quartermaster-General,U L..
S. A., who is the Quarermaster-General of the d.
vision and has sole charge of all stores and every
thing connected with the department, got his team
ste1s together, ordered out the available contrabands
about twenty-five, and sent TO the I'd Rhode leland
Col Brown, for volunteers TO save Government
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and has been doing duty as artillery. About one
hundred men answered the call, making the whole
force perhaps one hundred and fifty In the cold and
xsn and up TO their waists in water they worked till
nearly midnight, getting safely shore the entire
contents Of the boats, consisting Of Quartermasters,
Commissary and ordnance stores 70 the amount Of
several thousand dollars. After every thing safe
the men were called together by Capt Saxton and
thanked for their exertions. They responded with
three cheers for the captain, and then three more
-I.ishy 10 all, Including tho contra.
bands who had worked with will under their su-
perintendent, Mr.. Lee, and the men turned in none
the wore for their efforts while Government is
sJeraoy richer. The practice Of allowing whisky
for extra work, however much il nay staTtle tie
tee0tal public ought 80 have been adopted from the
frst moment Of landing. Men who are obliged TO
work late at night and all night in the water, going
20 sleep in wet clothes because they have no dry
ones to put on, absolutely require moderate allow
snoe Of spirits IL lie the opinion of the surgeons
thai much of the sickness which has resulted fatally
might have been prevented if whisky had been given
twice day. Many of the troops have been
worked to an extent which ordinary constitutions
cannot endure without such assistance; beside which
the prospect Of gill Of spirits to put some life and
warmth into their chilled and exhausted bodies when
work is over valuable moral as well as physical
stimulus.
Capt Saxton has accomplished an incredible
amount of work in his department, the order and
systematic completeness of which no less remark
able than the energy with which its innumerable du-
ties and responsibilities have been discharged.
singarly clear head, thorough knowledge Of details
great executive ability, and patient temper, have
enabled him to make his department model Of ad-
ADMINISTRATION. We are beginning TO understand how
entirely the comfort and effectiveness Of troops de-
pend on the faithful and orderly discharge of such
duties and in the of expedition ike this flung
ashore on a sandheap, everything to be created or
organized all stores and materials landed in heaps
from transports hastily unloading the importance OF
such services as Capt Saxon has rendered cannot be
overeetimated.
a party of British officers from the fiigate Immor-
talite, lying in the harbor, whom l met on the
Ottawa the other day, spoke in the highest praise Of
the order and system they had observed in this de-
partment, forciby contrasting it with the state of
affairs at Balakaya during the Crimean war. Every
one will remember Mr.. Russell's accounts Of the
confusion and imbecility which reiped supreme in
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