New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-11

OF the Beanfortonians commenced; and such an eAo-
dus IA il must have been From some al the more
intelligent and thoughtful Of the coored people VINO
remained, we learn that the widest and moe nh.
reasoning rauc sezed upon the citizens ala tnat VA,
oue wieh seemed 10 animate every man, %y1a! auo
child and that was escape from some certain, III uc
fined but awful destruction that was coming upon
them apaee. -, g
Witt ibis seemed 70 blend superti'ious idea OF
" re,ribntion." and many were heard TO cry out III
their agony that what they had most feared, ana
bad cause TO fear, had come upon ITEM ana loT l
them uupreparsd And so, indeed, u seems iio
world knows thst a full month interviewed DC Meon
the day of the bombadment ana oar iOrh''' ~.
nancy of Beaufort, aud 10 all thsI lie, 'nI - o,
she meek slave Of 80 many years. transformers ~ ON
brief day into free man, had enjoyed saturia OF
rapnc aud piHnder. ..,u
No sooner had Commodore Duponts burstlng shells
r;yen asunder their cains ana seL' tnSir nastere
fuoiives 10 the mainland, than they ieli upon the
{" Soosehod stnf" and none but the devl5h ingenlI-
iv of savage ininds could have invented such wan
ton destruction Of property IN we witnessed on AZ
rying here to take possession. Every lock III Beau-
err was broken and the contents OF every secret
Mace turned out upon the floors into the streets,
ana every breakabe article OF use or ornament was
marred or mutilaied. The citizens must have lett
everything az their first stampede for, after whole
month of steadily carrying away on their part and
open plunder by the blacks, vast amount OF yalu,
adler remained il one indistinguishable confused
dry DEATH including hanging, wonld have been
preferable 10 such " scare" as took possession oil
! these cOnscience-striken Tebels.
POISON.
| There can be 10 doubt whatever that several
deaths have taken place among the troops from
o.,ing poisonous oysters. The men were on
dut, tii SUN er-t.me, ate surfoysers-ioos sck IN
the nplt turned gpOtte ed and oied before breakfast
next morning. These oysters above low tide are
ally gathered, hut vaetIy Insimd thlngs, ana 10
those not accustomed 20 them, poisonous whon eaen
in large Quantities. Soldiers should stick 10 thor
rat;ous. and never mind buying every trash that IL
offered Tor sole by the "niggers.' We know tlat
our rations are Wholesome and we have reason to
DOUBT the propTiey Of going too extensively mo tt
natural productions OF these Tegions. Something hae
lad a noi.onons influence on the former residents
/ here and the result is they have abandoned iher
beaufiful homes and who knows but the "oysleIs -
q the "niggers' may have had something to do
with il
COTTON.
4 few DAYS after our occupation Of Beaufort, Capt.
BoIerius OF the 50h Pennsylvania Regiment winnie
ont forsging with a portion OF bis company, oAi =
,nr.d large ssow viii h be loaded with col on and
/ brought in to BE- shipped North. This was the ii't
| irstallment of what Is now tuning ont 10 De II
considerable sleck' on the part OF our Ihoe'
STRANGE.
II seems strange To rs "nortbern yardals here IN
Beaufort TO receive letters from dear ones AZ home,
telling of sleighides skaings and ooasiing7 while
we are sitting before our oren windo@s, N one OF
tie desert d palace surrounded hy shrnbbery green
a. lie leaves of June and the sir filed with the PER-
iume of roses that bloom in beauty all around us.
Aswe write two vases filed with flowers OF every
color, cor eous as the dreams Of fairy land, stand
before rs and their graceful forms and brlani hnes
seduce our eyes anon. TO look on their blushing
beauties. Al! laud OF the sunny South, where
Sanmer lipgcrt IN the lap Of Winter, ana impatient
Spring, vita hurfyiDg steps, Resumes her relgn OF
roses Elem was scarce more fair; but Eden, TOO,
bod IN evil spirit, that sedncod its happy citlers,
and lured them to their ruin. That evil sYiri
Sas tie fret Secese0nist