New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-23
TuR DEPARTMENT OF THK SOUTH,

The. Woebnwken-IIesith Of tho Depart
ment-A brave Man-Gen. saxtsn -
tho Freedmen.
From Our special Correspondent
HILTON HBAp. 8. c.. Dec. .. 1854
The Weehawken Is lost During o slight
gale On Monday evening. when the sea was running
rather high. q leak was discovered. All the means
taken to stop II proved Intellectual Most OF the officers
escaped. Thirty six souls persisted She lies In shall
low water of Morris Island about ono and half miles
from Fort Sumter The hope 10 strongly entertained
that the Admiral will order the diving force and apPa'
raus recently sent hero TO raise the keokuk w. 10
employed In restoring the Wsehawten to the service
more especiaIly asths Weehnw ken has her armament
board and the Keokuk u destitute Oh al oneos"e
sppliancoa
a series Of hoar frosts have been aoAoed All along
the coasts Of the three States In this Department At
81. Angustin and Fernandina. fla and beanlort, o.
c., ice was formed eighth Of an inch In thickness
Up to the present time no yellow fever has appeared
In tho Department OF the South. Sanitary regulations
are strictly enforced The advent Of frost Ii always
eagerly awaited a. signal for Ito aba'emensoF di'ap
pearaDce.
performed by brave mon wlose humble RANK opseares
Equal In merit though diverse In fame"
10 those who command them these heroes deserve well
Of their country and should not DO neglected oy tue nus
sorian nor ignored by the powers In whom vested
tho dspensation OF rewards. recent event anords
brilliant example. John jackson. ships cook on the
e. T. Williams has recently had conferred on nun
medal for bravery 10y tho Secretary VI tbs Navy ne
had volunteered alone. In ships boat. 10 divert the
course Of two dsngerous looking torpedoes that the
enemy had set afoat In the current toward te mortar
schooner on which he seryed Finding the infernai ma
chimes attached to each other with wires he dexter
ously cut them epart without exploding them lie then
removed the plungers aud emptied thein VI powder
VI which tho smaller torpedo bad o. ponhos tne s..
On, tar nd
sent To Secretary Weles with an account Of r JACK
son . exploit Mr. Weues Acknowledged the teceipi VI
the torpedoes and expressed himself In high terms OF
commend alton at the same time transmitting 70 hr
jackson the well earned medal for bravery
The following proclamation needs no explanation
Tie gallant and humane officer Who Issues ana s,gns
IL Post Conmandant Of Beaufort. s. g.. under MAJOR
Gen Gilmore, and Military Governor IN The Dcpai|
nent Of the South by authority from the War Depart
mont:
To tie FrsedS- IA this DcTd,fnent a, =
one year ny privilege to ,nnouhc' '9Loa ,ns
lnoo, Proclamation Of tm.nopaon ~ ~,eh tns aa
comiaander hie Of tho Array and Navy Of The Csisd
s.o, ned the death warrant OF Human slavery ana de-
in 10, ,sroa. Provdnc. Of God this wondIou, rs'oa-
ton has gone sowy on through toll sor'ow .
oar lind ar. Bot H. the md., 81 Al i' gloom me
bacon Gro. q Liberty which VIE nth'sa on ns .s o. 10 na
H. srny..r, Of Till, III. birthday Of your liberties
Oh tho l., Of Jannny 1854 therefore rcomnend 20. ell TO
assemble 81" Camp SHAW there oj0n u 'seh eaee'o "
are suited 20 the occasion =,
n,mory Of who laid down their lives 70, your
Gauss. Come, t- chdren." with Ptayetai Leiits iot
xour fends BIO are Yet bondage Come ~iih brave hearts
Y-aelnx your Ives urce.saiy for uer receiaptSh
.nd be .ronr 10 good c'outous of The fsoIr iheH Ae
'' r. SAXTOS.
Bhs,dier Genera and Military Governor
No anonymous attacks by newspaper writers can Oh
vert Gen sax,on from the performance OF HI, dates
lownrd tho freedmen placed ~ the Gorcfnment under
his cara He Il responsible to the authorities IN ash
H. g,on and 10 his military superiors for hi' actions
he Is not responsible to The public noi 70 o'f "a.
WHO nseonoeise and nssiate liz position aud duties
80" u. b.