The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-16

The entrance Ia Chnilcs on hlrbor is we'll
IoVidrd with lighthouses, there being one on
light-housc leland west Of the slip channel
and two others on Morris and Suivans Islands
In consequence OF Icing the terminus Of an
extensive fystcm Of railroads; connecting, in
fact by the Memphis and Charleston line, the
waters Of the Mississippi with those Of the At
laniic Ocean, Charleston drains an immense
region Of country Ui its agricultural prOduc-
| lions.
Asa place Of residence, It very properly has
| many admirers who are not Cuolinians, or oven
South ons. Its people are proyerbiIly kind
AID hu,pltahlc to strangers; aud although there
| air ai.tng H.. III many Of the llOtspur and
",hivaric order, 80 numerous IN the southern
| Sitcs, still even New Engllndcr may fare
| VII among them, and be- recipient of their
| g.ncfo-ity, 'yJorid Il d,rdys he Gays nothing
| 4 to.nioty OF "thc peculiar and atrarchhl in
! q tuition" which fourihcs there IN MI the glory
that sCulltfuoIs cllim IL naturally Incident to
| a tate Ol IT, o. H., ountarv scryitude.
| ID. residence Of the wealthy classes arc gem
| q. il'y magnificent. frl their surroundings and
| n'oinmcnts cNhi' high degree Of trste and
| r, intncnt. T. On iu the nor" crowded streets
| HuNefs, and vines, aad shall, and ornamental
| r,D are cultivated To- thc o. rot possible cN-
| 6 ui and IN the suburbs the buildings are sur
| rounded U.s. raijcu5. Ilmt,l With orange, peach
| magnolia, aud o.. hcrounmcntal ard u 'iul trees
au1 Troius.un Of ,ins aud shrubbcry. The
r, ID, nccs are u.unlly luit with the end or gable
10 llf rllifIs Uthl nav IfEfar All W
| roof on the SUNNY idle, viii h arc covered with
vin,s and crcocIc st, rs n protection from the
| beat. 1hoior enc .r,c !, USUALLY TO tiiis iEHi,
:. 'c.d 81 to lall. Toa,oid ,foadin in ilu. hs,
| 'ldipgs nt, cree. q iu %" rrpr, and hir" ~ u
| tlroJph Com tho stfc.I though narrow li"ns.
ono thing rifik. uuo.ihcIncr very strangely
| -, office 81 Charleston lawyers arr almost in
| titbly located in cot of tn way p'l' :, H.
Wy mumS lau' or ~ back yard, of alleys.
The GpIforriI'or,si OF such locations Sc ar not
| Inclined now t0 question.
| Tie military 81 mrut Of CHARLIE 'Cn was, in
peaceful dry- J.. Z. aud its iidc. ] he
"a tie Military School. on tiiGdl Park, has
teen we'll tus' Iund, aud for many wears past
l,. Annually educated large munl"rs o soldiers
uIu'rr'l In pguiaiou for the p.c mt rrl'ol-
Ion J.. uur 81 several similar Institutions
under the au,pic.g Of, and supported by, the
SHlr.
ni-a singular f-I that tn. city Of Chnrlca-
ton - much moe healthy ihan The couutrv sur
r.ti ling il, and the order Of things in tho
North !. reversed ih'rc. Tho p1ssrs4or, Ot clr-
raut Ilan'Gtious, when nature with her ri
,unlic live oak, h'r fragrant ms"nolms, and
anne, every ,H.ir,y Of useful and oman nl1
vegetation, would irnm 30 invite PERI ud r.
s1,ucr, arc obliged TO crjny them only IN the
| winter, ~ Il hy The first Ci June are COM He'd
tu abandon III. m and BE-, 4 for hc'l,h AMI ,uiu-
mcr cnjo, men, in the city. Unfortunately y. ma
turc furnishes also malaria, which, while tho
. u..rucs f,cm to iut'r upon IL, Is almost sure
death 20 u white u.,u. % 300 Midsummer he shall
venture to "tlr'p in TIE .Dm'N.
e The % tlcmcrt 81 Charleston dates hack 20
o. the Nc.r 1883 vi "a H. -r, aeon vi thc cdict
! Of r.,.,,, Induced large number Oi French
/ Protestant, ronlully called llugucnois, ia
r. | leave their CO. airy, and seek an asylum ~
America \ iN s'tilrd in New In dinl, 9th
81 Co.,, in New lul. bat south Carolina became
their chief icsurt, aud tie majority settled II
tint n, tion o. III, satc now known as harlcstor
| .st.t. titnp tItNs leaked
b with d'stitist hv the English settlers Of North
I | Crroina " hich then constituted, with SOU h Ca
rona but one province who were DESTROYS vt driv'
10 H.. them from the country 10y enforcing against
ih,m tie laws eli England respecting aliens
| {, ntiuuous series Of Ci yutos was the Cpn,c'
e ..cn,c. which ofiCl bad bogb he'd and civil wal
, Ga mall sculc "a heir accompaniment. The
, | attempt TO force urou 'hn llugucnuts the doc
y ,firc, and practices Of the Church Of England,
70 AID M attcmpf, In 1890, TO collect the rent
claim ell to be due 10y The English proprietor
Is Who held the Carolina lands 10y virtue OF a char
q ter from the British Crown drove the Charles
% tonians and the lluguruo,s Of the ncghhorin
ie districts to open rebellion thu mania for whic
II seems to he inherited by their descendants
, Another feature. now quiz distinctive M thel
, character, seems to have lCcn exhibited abou
p, thi- time TH,y tok f1rcible possession 9Jh
u yn6iir Luiii'ags and y,bIc rCooytl, held lsscm
T. lr,s in opposition 10 the Governor aud the au
Is tlori of the propri, ors, and imprisoned IN
s. Secretary Of the Prov ncr. At length, the &c
' v,nor, (Cuctou) T., ending danger nom In
< dian7, or Spauil.ds, called out the militia, an'
!, pr,cluimcl the province under martial law
II mi, only cNnsporat,l the pro lc more, and Col
u Teton was finally nnpouchod 10y the assembly
b. and lan,h,d. In itgt however, these dilicul
u tbs w,rc IN scttod, ond III" French and Eng
lhh woprirtors, a. Ncll a, their descendant
:" have ever since lived together on tennsol anit!
J. and peace.
p, From these domestic trout les q thrcatcne,
:. invasion Of the province turned the attention O
u ~ people towards their common defence agtn'
foreign cr,mcs. Queen Anc's war still con
: tnucd, aud Spal considering Carolina NJ par
! Of Florida, determined to assert her right b,
G force If arms. In 1905, n French and SplnI
. | squad on from Havana, appeared before Charles
! | ton hut the inhabitants hcalr by the Cover
| NOR Nour,) aud Col. Rhett--the progenitDr o
I tc highly respectable aud numerous Rhctt
= | now lc.idcuts Of tlv citv--asscmhl,d in grca
uni ems ior the defence Of the town. The enc
g | my landed in several llIcos, hut were rcpul-r,
y | Nth ,Hcu lo-s. One oi the French ships VA
e akrn. aud the myu'iun, nj first 50 alarming
l. W., rrl cllcd with little loss and little cNpins
70 20 ihn COLONY.
~ During tho war of the Revolution, Charlcsto
~ was frrnrcntly made the object Of capture b
~ the irish, md was finally taken in 1850.
y 4, curious fact, however that IL was prrvinusl
g snv,d from falling into their hands. in 1919, b
u Gen. Lincoln, grandfather of President Lincolr
n nj tao head of The American force. In l'n,'
u. he americans having boon surpnzcd by IN
q Hi.ish, under Col. Tarlcon on the S.nts
H. | River. The enemy ovcrTan the country on III
ltt side of the Cooper River Fort MoultrI
o. | sur ,udcrcd On the 9Th Of May and Charleston
10 nling ittrlf conn lrtcly surrounded, with .
IS; | pro- pcct OF rcilN land or sea ITS fertilization
Us hca'ru down, aud the enemy prepared for
M vir,ruus assaulr surrendered on the l2'h ia
r. 1T he sHmc month Cen. Lincoln and u
ne 'rooIs under his command becoming prisoner