The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-05-24
Opening of Sou,i,rrn Ports.
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BJ nf President " The fHiisd Stuss
Where's, hy my pros niuntun ul III. nnoteenth
Of Alril, one thn,iriud eight hundred ani sixty
one, Il declared that thr ports of certain states.
Including thu4r Of Beaufort, Ia tie state Of North
Carol na, Port Royal, In the state of south Carroll
IA and NV orleans, In the state of Louisiana,
were, for r'HsIs therein set forth, intended Ia bc
placed under blockade and whereas, the 4ud porte
of Betuf n, P,n Royal und New Orleans hay,
since hc,u block dci; but ~ the blockade Of the
same po T. may now hc sut ~ roaNod with adyun-
taae h. the interests of commerce;
Now, therefore be Il known that L. Abrshan
Lac in, President Of tao lu,'rd states, Pursuant
tn the auth rty Ia Iue vested by the iith section ~
the act ~ Cou'rcss, appr we'd on the 18th oi July
last, entitled "Au act further tu prnyl" fr tie uul
lection Of duties ou imports, and for other pur-
p, SEES" DO hereby declare TINT tie l'uckhde of the
-ai ports 81 Beaufort Pot Royal, and New Or
Leans shall 30 far AMI irtoir,iuc, nom and H,.
Ter tie frst day of Juuo nuSt that commercial in
tercuursr with those roit, except ns 10 ers aud
things and iuiormat on { n,rsb,nd of wnr, may,
from that time, he car. cd on, subject h. the l,W'
Of the United States, and H. the limitations aud ~
pursuance of the rex latons which 1re prescribed
by the S,cr,trsy of tIr Treasury In his order ~
mi. date. which In appended To- thiH proclamation.
Datel May l2th, l,i!, and signed,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
wu H. sra.np, Sc stat.
TiIr eight hundred Union prisoners released
from Richmond have just arrived at Washing
ton. On the way down the James River they
met the Monitor at liaIdens BlnH, 20 or 80
miles from Newport News. Tho Monitor wa,
lust passing the rebel batteries at Iiarien's
Bluff. The rebels opened fire on the Monitor
pouring their shot across the bows Of the H. g-of,
truce vessels. The Monitor passed on without
noticing tho batteries. The captain Of th'
Monitor put hi. head up out OF the tur
ret, or "cheeso box" and shouted out to tn
Union prisoners, "Why don't you give US thre
cheers, bows Z" and tho bays dill give tire
| cheers with will "Why ion't you give 'cr
a pill over IN those batteries ?" shouted one q
the prisoners "We don't notice such small f.
got better fish up tie river TO tsko care Of
was the reply; and tho "cherse-boS
steamed on up tho river withoat motto
Ing the batteries. Arrived at Fortress
Monroe, and hearing of the surrender OF Norols
destruction Of tho Neuimac, &c. part OF W
crew Of the rebel steamboat "hl'h con" ye
them down the river deserted TO the u y caus
and took the oath of sllc:iance' iInlW diatel
after the evacuation Of ioIAto"h th' creates
panic prevailed at Rcl nlond w agons, All
| kulancss horses, rOuhied suIIev stralgler
&c. were pouring into the city lay and nlgl
for several days. Large nnmbv offamilies 70
ysn 10 puck up and leave for IN. South. |,
said that Jeri DAVIS mas one to Tuscaloos
Alabama. fio'lsiohS' " ., arc very scarce Al
high: Iheif iool wn' ,canty and Of tho mea
esi KIM ahl 'ie p'.S IN Dis ip!ne very rei
Tie mon 'en'll'" il STRONG, shl its dsvslo
meht on 'hr l"i'e' 9. The rsAels ago to ma he
smn" "'''' "" -,u mles oLt ot 10 city and 81
shsN va "U" niu.pSsle Gsht utiWe they
,'s' we NY TLe, soy ,Lsy have got MtC''
i'h ~ I" y, - thsi have tfo>tel TIER alieTI
W ''''" 81 ss~HuI, r'o which ''e Feie.
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