New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-25
PROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PEE
SOUTH.
Destruction OF Georgetewn, .. Gle Wss
Pired by the Panic.stricken Rebeis-
They thought L. =. Grant was After
Them.

From Our Special Correspondent.
HILTON HEAD s. c., Dec. u, 1863.
Authentic news has reached this place Of the
destruction OF Georgetown, 5. C..
When the intelligence Of Braggs discomfortnro
reached the place panic seized the inhabitsnts,
aod il was resolved to fire the town, and all the mer-
cbandse it contained
Georgetown was a depot for naval stores" such 40
turpentine pitch tar rosin, etc. These highly copbus-
tble materials added greatly TO the ferceness Of the
conie. grafton.
On Saturday night last Dec. S, the incendiayy fires
lighted and the greater part Of the town was con-
The "Contedera,e' usurpation Csometimes mscslned
Government had laid al embargo on all the psvG
stores in Geor getowp and was generally unoerstoou
that the turpe nne seized 10 become material ~
the liquid Greek Fire now beng prepared oy ordef
Of Jefferson Davis.
Specimens OF this compound were not long ago found
buried in a magazine IN Fort Strong (!ormery wagner
on Morris Island. II burned with fierce Name IN
quenchable by water 1orped0es were unealsneo,
which were thin glass bottles filled with this inhlnme'
be article. The bottles were iDbedded In cotton. a
bursting charge of powder added, 10 be ghifed "
percussion cap The punser was adlusssd ~ ~
produce the explosion when the torpedo was Lifted OF
when any direct pressure was applied The COTTON.
saturated with tie burning fluid by the bursting VI tnt
Internal machine tn scatter death and destraco
an around Had they answered the purpose Of their IN
yeu,or IN F possible that the abandoned Rebel maXaAse
world have exploded and DESTROYED the fort and re- gar
rsOn. Nrtal care dnu mum srui "efe
huming the torpedoes, and no damage resulted
! Georgetown :. C.. was station FOR blockade run,
neis Among the property DESTROYED were 200 bales ~
cotton in one parcel about be shipped on account VI
the Confederate Government" 70 Nassau 10 be There
converted into the "sinevs Of war"
strongly suspected that the alleged panic NOT
the leading motive vi the ncendiares in firing the city,
The tyranny Of the Davis Usurpaton is keenly felt and
secretly resented by the pundered and oppressed people
Of the Southern SstAs Those, especially who are still
striving 10 produce Accumulate property are espess
Objects of persecufor to ting swindling Mississippi M
pudiator and FL colleagues, despOcaly enthroned ~
kcbmond These quasi rulers seize the eottoh and other
merchandise Of the people arbitrarily sppraise them at
a fictitious value, and pretend 10 pay for them In tho
bonds If spurious Government. which they know 10 %
worthless But property thus seized. and sold ABROAD
ior gold becomes for carrying on the rebeions
contest against the rghtul Government OF the people
50 nj ndered and enables the yrannical usurpers 70
prolong the suierings OF their victims Seeing abt
t,ng these truths who wonder II they should seeh
10 emharrass their oppressors by desroyin9 flS wealth
which has been seized and j. about to be Used iO tier
.i~.~,,nant O. q
Georgetown was place Of some antiquity IL was
built during the reign Of George l., The hrst Oh tne
Uanov,ran line Of succession the throne Of Great
Britain As the first landing place Of Lafayette, win
French force IN the War of the Revolution, George
town had "A peculiar historical. interest II bad popl
ainn OF about coo inhabitants. and aas place OF cx
por, for naval The port is accessible only 70
vessels light draft anG is situate about ~ miles north
from Charleston harbor o. b.