The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-12
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Fui1uFE GS1EEi sTISo PARTICULARS.
Some further par iculars Of interest arc COM
ruricstcd b. the officers cf the City Of New
York Which W. bppet d
The o cupation Of Beaufort by tho federal
'OfcDs was g. ho cccmpiishcd some days dnco.
% 10, evening Of the 9th instant q detachment
OF Troops ~,nt Oh hOard transports, an proceed
81 20 Is auiui'
Tho lowest cstin atss lace the number Of
trnrs sssiru' d TO this duty at one thousand;
AMI thee" wcis supposed to h. merely the adj
vsncc guard.
There WIS an understanding a. Hilton II ,ai
(pf' Youtl, Tcpcr'cc( that auangemen wero
in PR" rcss TOT sending force Jar onaugh into
'he ir'oriOr to ccs'tCy communication between
ChaTl s'ou aud Savannah. OF course none Of
th" details had tTnpspircd, but the occupation
Of Beaufort WA supposed 20 bs a part Of tho
p-r.
Gen. Sherman hls commenced = new ior'ill.
cation OF ont bali a mile ~ the rear Of Fort
Waller. II IL very large, and is ,stm.ted 10
cover two Or three acres OF gtound-abou. dou-
ble tire extent Of Fort Walker. Only the ioun-
!aiions lad teen laid.
The entertainments on ths mainland side of
he island were progressing favora,ly and
.hCds, stables, s'Orehous,s, ard all necessary
antVetici cC', were going up. The WHAT was
buildipg. ard Oh every band we're indications Of
.hs intentions Of the authorities TO make tho
.,Oitt late of very cKtcr sivc operations.
Such will lie the nature Of the Notifications
that five thousand well drilled soldiers can hold
rilton Head bland against an attack Of fifty
thousand ROuthrinors.
Gen. Buffers esp, dition the arri val Of which,
1t Poit Royal, has been reported th,ough rebel
.ourccs had not made It's appearance when the
| City e NV York sail,d aud no ships belong
| iug 60 il were spoken on the way.
The new expedition under General Vielo was
raudlv progressing. The ships composing It
| had all taken In coal and water, aud the final
| preparations appeared 10 be going on. No
| troops had been embarked and 10 hing concern
| ing It, tcs,iraion had been developed.
The rcbcis are growing holder, and approach
| the vicinity of Hilton Head in parties under
she cover Of the night, taking away such pro-
| pcItN a. they can carry. On the 81 or 18th inst
| party OF twent, or thirty had been on Paris
| Island. between Hilton Head and Beaufort ard
! had taken away some property together with
/ number Of Contrabands-some Of them by force
| Two Dcrroos were shot by them. All who could
| "scspe refused 20 accompany them.
In every direction on the maitland, and In
! wany cases on the islands, rot far away from
4 Hilton Head, great clouds OF smoke constantly
nscendcd for days before the selling OF the
| steamer. The sucCiacle had bee me ~ COM
mon M scarcely 10 excite particular notice.
| Tho unf Trstauoirg was that the febels were
burning everything which they we're unable, ol
feared 10 stay long enough, TO carry away, in
Guiding their buildings, particularly store
houses
The contrabands were coming in more freely
than heretofore, and were received in more
! cordial manner. They bring with them, in
| many cases, provisions either for sale or for
their own consumption; still very little if any
| accommodation has been provided for them and
| no systematic effort made to employ them
| Considerable numbers are obtaining such en-
| Iloym,nt as they can find, and some are EN-
| plOytd 10y our forces. But tho fact that there
,, are yet and that there will be for consi1era-
| bic time to come, provisions In plenty for them,
and letter quarters on the deserted plant,t ons
than within our lines, prevents any extensive
stampede.
| Cotton to the value of a million or a million
and half dollars is stored in the vicinity an 1
the contTabands are husily employed in picking
md storing it. The blacks are TO be paid for
| their labor on proper vouchers, and the cotton
| is 10 lie shipped TO the Quartermaster General
| ut New York, and sold by him on public account
l.ieSt. Col. Mobiles, late commanding the N. Y.
| .9th Regiment, but who has within fpw days
resigned his commission, has been appointed to
| superntend this important work. He Is fitted
| for II by his previous life part Of which has
been spent at the South, among the negroes
| and in the cotton country.
| The stone fleet was observed on the 9th inst.
but called away again,
| Gen. Lee is reported to no at the head of the
rebel forces in South Carolina, in command OF
| 1900 men.
| Nhpt. DOultliei ol lne tOdht survey, " COM
missiored TO rc-sound the channels, reset tn,
huoys put up igh'- ships ETC., at Hilton Head
and much Of the work has been already accom-
| plishcd.
| With reference to the fear felt by the rebels
| If slave insurrec,iors, an evening paper con.
aims tho following letter, said to have been
found at Hilton Head;
STATE or SoUTu CARoLINA, !
| llEAIQuARTERs, MAY -, 1881.
| To Captain STErHEN ELLIOTT, JR.;
| DEAR SIR In reply to yours Of the 18th,
to the Governor, am desired TO say that the
reason why the sea coast and parish companies
have OF been csled into service here has been
because it was distinctly understood to be tho
desire OF the parishes that their companies shout
remain 10 guard and protect their coast, and q
keep up a strict police phere the negroes Cere s.
humerouS-for this purpose, sabres were given
to them, the cavalry, and not given TO the NJ
country companies, Your local companies wer,
equred for immediate protection. The Gov.
ornOr begs me TO assure you moet positively and
distinctly that that was the only reason tho pa
IRISH companies were not called into service here
nj IA a matter Of course, you will at once Sc,
tho justice Of the reasons The Governor woul,
have most readily called upon you had this no
| been the case.
Respectfully yours,
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