, 1862-11-08

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Tia GIFTED States steamship Florida, L. C.
S:Ttorl, commander. from Port Royal ln four
Gays, arrived yesterday tl4vrniug-
poHT RoYAI, S. c., Nav. I. 1867,
] regret to Lave 10 announce TIE sad news
of the death Of Maj Gen. Orn=by II. Mitchell,
who commanded this department. Il. ls.d
at Beaufort, On Thursday, Il. 6;s o'clock il
t.. evening, 1rt'iia 1nals s.:ant 1evec, contrct-
ed hire. But week a;.n, VIC we're suid ,niy
Vlsatsd ty type o1 fever, to which, it pala,
me to say, E-any ct Gar chiet officers have
fallen Victims, within the shaEt perlod Of
week The doctu:e canEt,t ,g;ce il darcrta.1l-
ing TIE name, WITCH, ia its sImp.ons aud til
tuIe, has every appea.aIc. OF t1:ow fever
Trc disease is accmp4uied b.; ali the syalp-
to1n5 t5 yellow 1.:rer, aud, although nos qui.e
SO rapid in its effects, il seems to IT,. u,iitr as
1at2l The fact that the disease made its ap-
peasance SO late in III. Season, Induces t7e
pciiv: That it has been nrou .A1 Lere :run Ery
Veil, or sonse other Injected port, and does
noI a1ise freEa local causes. TIE dread pesli-
lence seems tc Esve confined it-e3f tu the is1-
1led'a1e vicinity OF the headquarters, where
its woTst 1avages we're made. Officers up III
Gen. &'itchtr:i staff, ana those imndelatelg
Eurrcui,dlr:, him, were the first attacked. Ele
death Of Capt. L. A. Wara Id, was followed
,, that Of Capt J, c. Williams, a;d-le-eaur
to Gep. Gi:chsi- Tilese two cases Wars tp.-
loved by the Illness of Gen. alitcheIs t1o
sols, bolh upon Lis staff, and Capt. j. J. Ell
well, ass1-tanl luarscynastel, and thin the
d ease eIread 30 sap.lly as 10 create sress
be 20 corfined 70 that one spot-he ,dqu arters
--.1-at Gen. Mi.chel removed to Beaufort, bat
unfortunately too late. The seeds Of the IA
tai IIsalacy had bttn eown h1ra, which soon
ca1Iied him a~ag- On Thursdsy morning,
Gel n ". Brown, Of the 81 Rhode Island
Artillery, Cied tram fever, and upon the cycr-
irg Of 1hc same daF the intelligence was ic;e-
E;apned FROM Beaufort that Gen. Mitchell xas
dead Lis dtath cast i gloom oyar I'LL, noS
Only btc:mse ct TIE loss Of euc1I a msu, wac
Ead secured :he lore and esteem Of all here,
btt our dismal 1ofchoaings we're realized, and
b1s death seemed to verify tic eohclus ions
which bad b.cn forced upon us, that when
1Eis monster ATTACHED, there was no hope
Gen O. b. Ml:cs,rl is regretted by ait. In
The short Tt!1< ih-t he ,fas here, he maa-
aged 10 VIII fh: lave aad confidence Of bis
whole command. Ills benevolent obiec's 70.
lie1lr fitting the rcEr,, aud his emineutIy prac-
1lcal course with regard to them here, Ill.
cause lis memory to be cherished By every
Christian. In bis death our Country has los.
an able general, astronomy and science one o1
thew most aifted sens.
His remains were deposited IN the grayi
yard OF the old Episcopal church at Beaufort
yesterday, ct II o'clack. The funrr.l was a:
tended by Gens. Branuau, Saxton, .Admir4
-NeVA13 ~AA @of1-~ AtN6Na01 LNfESIAGA N ltA
numerous otter prcmiuent officers Of tht
army and navy. Acr. Dr. Strickland OF tht
18th regiment New York volunteers, who was
With him in his last momen S, performed tht
funeral service.
Gen. J. II Brannan succeeds to the COM
1nand succeeds to the command OF the dc
paItment Until the president names another.
Ton have, perhaps, received Intelligence o
tie capture of 1wo English ressels-1he SEQ
ia a1d Ang1ia-by 1hc United States bari
Restless. and brought into this port on til,
18th ultimo by the gun5oR: Fiamb-au. TIE,
were both taken while endeaScsiag to rui
into Bulls 3, twenty-five nilea north o
Charleston. They curry ver5 yaluabl. cat
goes, consisting chiefly Of cloths, and vii
make very Tich prize Tor the fortunate yesse
Which took thc1n. Tae cargo OF tae Scotia
valued at &l:;5,0i0 etezling- They will bot
be sent Nrr-h-
There are rUfnnrs that the rebs1s arc ia ETC.
force-sa:d to b.. i, 600 strong-on the mai
land, Iear Port E,yal Ferry, inreatell!n
Beau ort- NJ apprehension is ielt, no Heye1
Tor The safety Of the place
ara happy 70 bt able to sta e that Capt ]
j. Elxen a'd Gen. Mi1caers TWO sons are sal
1c be in a lair wsy Of recovery.