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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27
What Northern Immigration is Effect
ing at Port Royal.

A correspondent Of the New Yorb
Times, writing from Hilton Head
on the 9th instant, says that a won
derful change has already been Of
fected in tho place. Formerly rick
ETY. plantation residences and frame
huts near the fort were the only
buildings on Hilton Head. There
are now eight or ten houses or bar
racks of immense eizi. A tempo
rary pier hes been built, and another
more permanent structure 10 under
way. Tho fort has been greatly
strengthened, an areenal established,
and thousands of tents cover the
fields. The sarthworks, defending
the land approaches, extend n quar-
,er of mile beyond the fort. The
negroes are under the control OF Mr..
Lee, who has an average of 200 in
the quarters assigned for their &C.
commodation. As soon as ary Of
them arrive in camp, they are con.
ductcd to the Provost Marshal, who
questions each one separately, and
the ans wers are recorded in q book
Much important 10 ormation is eli.
cited. The cause assigned by al,
most every conner is tic desire to be
free. They also imagine that the
war has been undertaken for their
emancipation. They are continual
Iy arriving in dug outs, whole fam
lilies at time, and settling on the
islands occupied by our troops. .-'
Oysters are 40 abundant and sweet
potatoes 80 plenty that they get suf-
ficient to eat. The health OF the
troops is not good -Congesiive and
Remittent fevers being prevalent -
A hospital is soon to be built.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27
Report on Iron-clad War Vessels.

In accordance with an order OF
Congress, the Secretary of tho Navy
appointed, on the S,h Of August
last, a board Of officers 10 investigate
plans for the building of iron clad
vessels designed Tor naval uses.
The Board consisted of Commodore
J.. Smith, II. paulding. aud Cap
tain g. II. Davies. These naval
authorities have made their reports,
and as a whole it does not seem to
be favorable to this class of war
ships. 1t is admitted that wood. Il.
en- frigatc would be no match for an
iron. plated ship in a close encounter,
but the enormous load OF iron which
the latter must carry, thus requiring
much moro powerful engines, and
involving vastly greater cost Ia
construction renders their adoption
for sea vessels inexpedient for oui
navy at present. For river and
harbor service, iron clad vessels o.
light draught, serving for floating
batteries, are held to be useful, esps.
cially for cruising In the inlets and
rivers in the secession States. The
report expresses decided opinion
that "no ship or floating battery
however heavily she may bo plated
can cope successfully with a proper
iy constructed tortitication OF ms ason
ry," We suppose this IL q yer,
safe conclusion, "a a tort may b.
covered with much thicker plate
than any vessel can sustain an,
float, But then il 10 slso oertaiI
that an iron.clsd vessel eau pa.
many forts without receiving an
injury, in situations where woodel
ships would be battered to pieces.
No less than seventeen plans an
propositions for building iron, ella
iSyossels were submitted to tho boar
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27
From the South.

BALTIMORE, December II The
Old Point boat brings the report OF
discovery and prompt suppression
by the military authorities OF n negro
insurrection at Charleston.
The account says the plot was
disclosed by the body servant of q
military officer. who said that the
negroes OF the city were to be joined
by large bands from the country, who
were to come in at night He said
the sash factory had been fired by a
free negro whom he designated, and
who has been arrested A small
quantity of arms were found under
the Hoors OF the negro cabins They
were all new and in good condition.
In another ne9rJ's cabin, knives
and hatchet' were found secreted. -.
The greatest conservation prevail
ed. Families were closing AMI
barring u~.. ,uinGr,vt. Tho e..
conpanirs being conp"s.i OF men
vino are on mil,try day, the fire
engines w.ro worked by negroes,
who broke AMI rendered useless the
two best ones. The offices oi IT,,
Courier aud Mercury are sill to bf
destroyed.
Another rccount st,tns that the
negro insurrection hr ku ont m the
interior ul South Caolina. two day
before the fire, and Is st,I! raging
unchecked, bat this last report j.
not well authenticated
The Norfolk Day Book give;
the following s'ar'l'ng nt.ilig nee
from Branchville, SoutA Caroline
righty.six miles from Charleston
dated 9TH. Passengers just arrived
report a destructive iir' At Charles
ton. There WAS stiff breeze apC
little water. Tho fire was quelled
The largest contlsgration ever know'
on this continent.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27

the thirty'second Indiana regiment
An informant assures Us that he was
a witness to the fact that youth o.
seventeen, who joined tho regiment
at Cincinnati, but whose name he
could not learn, threw off tho re-
straint OF the company drill for the
time, and stationed bimself behind a
tree. From that point he fred four.
teen times during the engagement
loading and firing with ss much
GOODNESS as il he were out ducking
every shot bearing a message o.
death to some misguided rebel.
The body OF the gallant Lieuten
ant Sake, of the thirty second Indi
ana, was inferred near Munfords
vile, yesterday morning.
Theodore Schmidt was killed by
the same volley which fatally wound
ed Lieutenant SAKE. He was shot
through the head and died instantly
Our troops are cxultant over the
result of the skirnish of Tuesday
and are eager to renew the fray.
- Louisville Journal.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27
From Kentucky.

L"uIsvILLE, December lT.-Four
companies Of Wilich's German In
diana regiment were attacked, this
afterno n, on the South side OF Green
river, opposite MuniorjsvIlle, by
Col. Tcrry's regiment ri Texan
rangers, two regiments o. infantry
and elk pieces of artillery.
Willich, being re enforced, drove
the rebels back, with loss OF thirty
three killed, including Terry and
fifty wounded. The federal loss was
eight privates and a Lieutenant kill.
ed ard sixteen wounded.
The Democrat has aivicas OF tho
federal troops crossing Green river
Southward all day with great rapid
ity.
The Democrat also has business
letter, dated Somerset on Monday
which mentions an engagement it
that vicinity.
The 18th Kentucky, Col, Hoskins
is intrenched two miles South o
Somerset. All was quiet in tht
vicinity OF Csmpbellsville up th'
10th.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27

ARMY WINTER QUARrERs.-The
Washington Chronicle, Of the 9th,
says:
The army Of the Potomac 10 Vir.
ginia are substituting log cabins for
canvas tents. Each regiment Is bu-
silly employed during the intervals
DO, veen the hours devoted 10 mil.
itsry duty, IN cutting, splitting. and
preparing lumber tor the miniature
houses. Each man is his own arch.
i,ecs, and the cabins present ss grsat
a variety in sixs, style, and finish,
ss are usually found in city. The
Soldiers are thus preparing tor them.
selves comfortable quarters against
the inclemency of the weather.
Similar provisions arc being msds
ior tho cavalry horses in come pOrs
tious Of tho army, but not to an ex
teut sufficient to provide for the very
large amount o, cavalry horsea in
,hs army.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27
General Schoepf.

A Frankfort, Kentucky corres'
pondent OF the Cincinnati Gazette
givbs the the following brief history
of tho comm sndcr OF the federal army
at Somerset, Kentnck, since he ar.
rived in this country:
When Gen. Schoepff came to this
country he waa without MEANS
Nothing better offering. he asked
aud procured the situation OF Porter
in one Of the leading New York
botals, .aJ s..>~s~- ~s~----1--S~--h~~~-~es
tho Gazette this morning has had her
trunk carried up and down stairs
by tho present Brigadier General,
whose second victory We are hourly
expecting the wires To flash over the
country. After O time he went to
Washington, where he continued az
Porter in ono OF the hotels, till his
unvarying politeness and industry
brought him under the notice OF Mr..
Holt.
Pleased with his appearance, AMI
determined TO SEQ whether he wond
rise il he had "a chance, Mr.. Holt
gave him a situation in the Patent
Office. At first bis duties were very
humblc-carrying bundles. srrang-
ing models, aud the like; but no was
gradually tried on more important
labors, and it was still found that
whatever he did was we'll done. A
position was then arranged more
suitable to his newly discovered
abilities.
Mr.. Holt continued to take gre It
interos, in him and missed no OPP
portunity for promoting his advances
ment. When he was transferred
to the War Department he took
SchoepR with him. An important
survey In Virginia chsnccd to bo
neclcd, and Schoepf was entrusted
with 1t. This brought him under
the eye OF Gen Scott, and his mill.
tary education aud requirements
were for the time brought to light.
Thence!orward his rise was sure.
He continued to bo employed on
important business in the War De-
partrnent ill educated officers began
t, he demanded for our volunteers,
when the Now York hotel Porter
ras appointed Brigadier General,
and sent to protect the state OF his
benefactor from invasion.
Mr. Holt has already the proud
Satisfaction that the man he took
rom hotel drudgeiy in Washington,
won Wild Cat; let us hope it may
speedily be added that tho same
leader held Somerset,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27
Troubles in the Rebel Camp mt Lees
burg, Virginia.

4 DuTb, NiEpfniH.
The Washington Republican pub
fishes the following interesting state.
ment:
Mr.. John Lowry. deserter from
the twenty. first Mississippi regi-
ment. stationed at Leesburg, Virgin.
ia, after being detained for some
time at Gen. Stones headquarters,
arrived in this city a. few days ago,
and paid US visit yesterday.
Mr.. Lowry is II native Of Fsyette
county, Pennsylvania, and a Printer
by trade. For some years past he
has resided at Brookhaven, Law
renee county, Mississippi, where he
was engaged in his occupation as
Printer. Last June he was force d
to enlist 10 the Southern army, or
on account of his Northern birth,
incnr the hostility and perhals vi
olence, OF those with whom he was
brought in daily contact. For some
time previous to his enlistment, the
eye ofsuspicion and listrust had been
cast upon him by the community in
which he resided. and 10 save him
self from the infliction of a coat of
rar and feathers, or perhaps worse
punishment, he ,iutd the rchc,
ranks, with the resolve to escape the
first opportunity presenting itsel'.-
To use his own words, be "cuu.d
neither stay nor get away
Specip il ycry seldom seen. aud
does not enter INTO ordinary cuRn
nel4 Of ira lie at AL. 1t is hoarlvd mp
with great care by those who are
fortunate enough To get hold OF il.
He represents the rebels rs having
plenty Of fresh meat and bread 10
eat. but coffee, tea ana sugar hal
been dropped from their ratlons 'or
more than month. The later
rations commando eXorbitant prlc ;
IN Lecsbnrs, and wcra scarcely
ob,aInahie II, any price Tic rebels
were also very bad oil for clothes,
shoes and blankets, AMI many Of the
troops were actually suffering for
the want OF them. The company to
whIch lie belonged was furnished
with clothes by the inhabitants OF
Lawrence county, Mississippi; but
very lew of the other companies in
the regiment Jared ~ well rs his
com any did in this respect.
He reports much d'ssatis action
as existing among the Mississippi
regiments, on account OF the treat
ment they receive from their own
state and from the confederate gov.
eminent; and when the news Of the
capture of Port Royal by the federal
fleet was announced, they were
clamorous to go home to defend their
own soil frcm invasion. lie repre-
sents that q majority Of the rebel
troops are heartily sick and tired Of
the war, and very few, after they
have served out tho terms Tor which
they have enlisted, would enter the
army again. They also begin to
despond of being able to achieve
their independence OF the United
States government. Their hope o.
recognition by France aud England
is totally extinguished, and it wat
difficult to say which of the thre'
countries--the United States, France
or England--they entertain the bit
terest enmity against.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27
Laura, Laura, Don't secede.

Kiss me, Laura. ere go,
Armed and drilled, to meet the foe;
Gun In hand, and on my back
A slxteen.pounder-ha tex.
I go; my country calls-adieu!
To both, my darling girl, be true;
And come success, come sCath and need,
Laura, Laura, don't secede.
When on tho tented nold, perhaps
With rations short, and shorter maps,
We wheel, present, advance, retreat,
Thou'lt have, o, heavens! at thy feet
Some Que persuadngly present
Himself and an establishment:
Laura, no such trher heed;
Though be glitter, don't secede.
Cling unto thy mother. dear;
Let no "Home Guards" come a.near,
Dancing gewgaws fore thy eyes,
Making light OF household ties,
Prating of thy woman's rights,
Gallsuiing thee about o'nights;
Lest the rose should prove weed,
Basely crimsoned, don't secede.
Goodbye. Laura! No regrets,
" from tails and bayoncta,
From "bruis and battles ~ (boiis, / mean
Far deadlier the soup turecn,
When badly seasoned, than the bore
OF the loudcst cannon that can ruaT) -
Safe delivered. swiftly
Back to ease ard thcc will hy:
United, then, In word and deed.
Laura, dear, Won both secedc.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27

TIproN, Missouri, December TO-
Yesterday orders we're received here
for all the forces at this point to hold
themselves in readiness to march a,
moments notice. At the same
time, Gen. Pope, commanding the
department Of Central Missouri, al
the head of nearly all the troop:
in Winter quarters at OttervilIe
marched Westward toward War
rensburg, for the purpose, as is gen
orally believed here, OF cutting of
Price, whom our scouts repor
making forced marches to reach Gems
Rains and Stein, now in the intrench
ments at Lexington. i
Everybody is on the qui vivaL
startling and good news, rs upiyI.o
confidence is felt in the abb bilrerss,
dis army.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27

CAIRO, December 10 A gentle
man direct from Columbus, who has
previously furnished us with valua'
BILE information and can be relied
upon, give information that four re-
giments OF infantry and three gun
boats have been dispatched to New
Orleans, where battle was being
fought and the city threatened with
demolition ty our forces. The g eat
est excitement is said to prevail, the
inhabitants fleeing in all directions
This move from Columbus is the
one expected to be against this poin
on Friday last.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27
GAS FROM PETROLEUM. The T

GAS FROM PETROLEUM. - The To
ronto Globe says that Mr.. james E.
Thomson, OF that city, has recently
been experimenting with decided
success, upon the manufacture Of gas
from petroleum. The Globe affirm;
that he has produced an article in
finitely superior to that supplied
from coal, either in toronto or else
where; aud that "the light emitted
from a twelve.inch burner OF the OF
gas is nearly equal to ,Istsssdncct
by four-ieet burnSo The Comr;acs
Oy's gas" 1t pssSSeeds >, to cay: "sev.
:" nSo Go',o.s ,,ooa.ss6 a halfot oil produced
. 0O 0O", ,Xof gas, equal to between
ooT.Tand 4 900 ieet Of the Campa
70 gas. Making every allowance
Tor works, fuel, and ether expenses
Mr.. Thomson estimated that an
equal amount OF light can be pro
duced from petroleum for one dollar
for which the Company now charges
e3B
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27

A
but Of those three we're recommend.
I'd, namely, those OF j. Ericsson,
New York, (Which has been de.
scribed In our columns.) Bushnell &
Co., New Haven. Connecticut, and
Merrick e. Son, Philadelphia. The
cost OF constructing these three yes.
sells Is to be S1,200,210. THIS
comes within the sum (S1 800, ,O00)
appropriated by Congress for that
purpose. The Ericsson iron. clad
vcssel is considered q good plan for
a floating battery, as II is designed
to DO shot and shell proof. The cost
Is to be S275 900, and to be built IN
nne hundred days after CONTRACT
Tunnsge, 1,255 tuns, draft Of water,
ten feet, speed, nine miles per hour.
Merrick & Sons vessel is to be built
Of wood and iron combined. Price,
$4,000 speed, nine and a halt
per hour; time iD building, nino
months.
Bushnell's vessel is TO be on tho
rail and plate principle. Pricc,
S235, $50; speed, twelve knots per
hour; to 10 built in four months.
An appropriation Of $4,000 ia
recommended for experimenting with
iron plates, AMI 1t is asserted that
four and half inch plates arc the
heaviest armor a sea'going vessel
can safely carry. This is y differ.
ent conclusion from English naval
authorities, who intend to use fvo
and elk inch plates, we understand,
in their new iron frigates. Tho
above vessels are now being con-
structcd, and the Navy Department
has invited psoposals for furnishing
and fitting rolled iron plates four and
half inches in thickness, thirty.
three inches in width, and fifteen
feet and three inches in length, for
clothing a number Of wooden yes.
sells. As our readers have already
been informed, the Stevens battery
is referred to special committee.
which ia now engaged in examining
it, and the subject will probably
soon come up in Congress.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27
A Terrible Shot.

The Boston Courier publishes Q
letter of q correspondent, on board
the United States steamer Massachu'
sets. off Ship island, October 26th
giving an account Of the affair be-
tween that vessel and rebel steam.
er, in which the following extrlordi-
nary exploit oil a rifle cannon ball is
chronicled:
During the action | think we bit
her four times, and | know she hit
us once with a sity.eight pound rifle
shell, Chat ia tho way We got the
exact size of her rihed gun.) The
shell entered on our starboard quar-
ter, just above the iron part OF the
hull; it camc through the side mn.
Cling aft, (ss we were little abafl
his beam when it struck us,) and
took the deck in the passage way,
between two state rooms, and com
pletely cut off eighteen OF the deck
pIanks, and then struck a beam,
which canted it up little. so tha,
il took the eteam heating pipes nm
der our dining table, cutting off five
Of them, aud tearing our dining table
al to pieces then went through the
stateroom bulkhead and ceiling OF
the ship on the opposite side, and,
struck one OF the outside timbers and
broke every outside plank abreast OF
it short off, from the spar to the gun
deck; it then fell down on to the
cabin deck and exploded, knocking
four statcrooms into one, breaking
all the glass and crockery ware,
shaltering the cabin very badly,
breaking up tho furniture, and set.
ting fire to the ship; but we had three
streains OF water upon the fire at
very short notice, and put it out be-
fore it did any damage keeping up
our chase as though nothing had
happened.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27
Song at Sea.

Sleep, lady, sleep! the planets weep
Their star-dew on the midnight deep;
The moonlight beam shines on the stream
To light the water.spirit's dream:
oh! softly thus shall slumber shed
Her lulling dows around thy head,
And fanoy's beamings sparkle nigh
As lightly on thy dreaming eye.
Ger fav'ring tides the vessel glides.
The sea.fire sparkles round her sides,
And In the sail tho evening gallo
IL whispering low soothing tale.
Yet, lady, sleep--in visions sweet
A dream-scene thy gaze shall meet,
And while the tall ship slowly moves,
Thy heart shall fly to friends 1t loves.
But, hark! the cry from top.mast high:
Its accents tell that land II nigh;
And dimly seen, tho headland green
Is breaking through tho midnight screen.
Then, lady, wake! our homo Is nigh;
Ali no'er can rise OH fancy's eye
A spot beneath yon azure dome
So lovely as The land of homo.
--[JosEPH RopsAs DRAKE.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27

PuILIPPI, December 15--A force
consisting OF the ninth Indiana AMI
detachments from the thirteenth
Indiana, twenty fifth and thirty. Sec
oni OHIO and Second and third
Virginia regiments, and Riggs and
Brocken's cavalry, In all about
eighteen hundred men, under com
mand Of Gen. Milroy, lett Cheat
mountain on the 18Th for the purpose
oi driving the rebels from their tort
flied camp on the Allegheny mount.
aims. Our forces came in sight OF
the enemy drawn mp in limo Of bat
tie in front of their intrenchments,
charged upon them and drove them
back. A hot fire was kept mp during
the afternoon by both sides, and
several brilliant charges were made
by our men.
General Milroy withdrew. at night
tall, intending to renaw thu attack il
the morning. During the night the
rebels left their camp silently, burn
ing everything they could not carry
with them.
Our loss was twenty killed ant
thirty wounded.
The rebel loss is believed to b,
not less than one hundred and fifty
killed, including one field officer
We have thirty prisoners.
BY this last brilliant achievement
General Reynolds front has beer
cleared OF the enemy, there being N
organized rebel force within tort,
miles OF our advanced post.
A detachment sent out from thi
place yesterday returned this even
ing with ter rebel guerrillas, in
cluding the notorious Jake Kurn.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27

New YORK, December 16.--A
letter from the frigate Sautee states
that the schooner Royal Yacht was
captured by two boats and forty men
from the Santee, under command OF
Lieutenant Jonett, Lieutenant Nit,
chell second in command. She was
boarded at three o'clock in the morn
ing after sharp conflict. The
schooner was set on fire and entirely
destroyed. Thirteen prisoners were
taken, three ofthem wounded. Our
loss is as follows: Henry Garcia,
Seaman, killed; j. l.. Emory, COX
swain, since dead; Lieutenant Jonet,
aud William Garter, Gunner, wound
ed; also five men.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27

New YoRK, December 10. - The
steamer Champion, from Aspinwall
the 7th, has arrived, with a large
numb-r OF army officers, and nearly
81 900, 900 in treasure, She reports
on the 14ih, in latitude 81 80, longi
tude II, was chased by a three
mssted propeller, square rugged on
her foremast, round stern, smoke
stack between main and mizenmast
had two large boats painted white,
hanging amidships, apparently {
new iron vessel, bottom painted {
yla<y bright red.
Alter ~ hours chase, she hoistet
the Eop,ish HSs, Of which we tool
no notice. The ships Lancaster
Wyoming and CyanOSsr' at lana
ma on the 9th,
The steamer Narsganses was a
Acapulco on the 10th. y.