, 1863-06-02
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
En11lO1ta1lt Blockade
Incidents.

NEW YORK, June 1.-Port Royal alyiees
per the .Arayo state, our furces on Folly ISL
and were attacked on the .Gth by rebels, who
were rcpui5ed.
Gen. nunter has issued m order drafting
Ill able bodied men not in the employ OF tue
Government, found iu the department after
1llr 18th Of June.
II was reported at Havana that yellow fever
had broken out among the French troops in
Mexico.
It Is stated that an expedition Is being sent
into the interior of Florida.
On the night Of the 10th inst, 4 large steam
er was discovered By the Powhatan coming
nut Of Charleston By the North channel. She
was fired at repeatedly, and finally driven
hack; but before she reached the bar aghtu
the Powhatan's fire, aud that Of two or three
e,1lcr blockadcrs that had slipped their cables
and come up, WAS so henry and we'll directed
that the Anglo.rebel was bored through and
through and sunk in about eight fathoms Of
water. Nothing but her topma:ts were yisi-
lie the next morning at daylight. She was 4
very large steamer, loaded with an Immense
cargo Of cotton and tobacco. Her name WAS
not asccrtained, nor the fate of be. officers
and crew. They were probably drowned, go
ipg down with the ship, rs she went nn'te:
very suddenly. There is 4 splendid chance
for wreckers to cave her cargo, ffthe weather
remains good.
Not night passes that one or more vessels
do not run IN or out of Charleston, or are
driven away By o1r forces off the bar. TIE
number Of blockade runners has increased to
II wonderful degree. Never were there SO
many vessels engaged in the business, aud
never was il so active before. The farce OF
Charleston has been strengthened Us far as It
is in Admiral Dupont's power. His squad
ron is not so strong rs it should be, and I'M
less lie denude5 other and important points,
lie cannot further increase the force of
Ri hh ~ 1t-
| augmented to be complete barrier to block
adc runners, and even then it ia doubtful
whether the desired end could be satfstacto~
| ri3y accomplished.
On the Esd another steamer was discovered
and fired into She rc-crosscd the bar under
| heavy fire, and sunk i'll the main channel oil
| Norris Is1and-both had large cargors.
| All furlougls have been stopred in Hunt
| ers Department. 1t is reported that several
| regiments were ordered to Virginia, bat
test to tl!e President,
The Monitors still lie off Edisto. The
| Izonsides Is opposite Sumter.
| from Gen Hunter to JEFF. Davis, is printed it
| the FIRE South, dated:
HE4DerA1TEKs DErAkrAEST OF THE sor7H,
H1lToS HEAD, PoRT RoTA1, april %, 1853 j
Jefferson Davis, Richmond, Va:
The U. S. flag must protect all its defend
els, white, black or yellow. seyera! neEEot:
in tic employ of the Government In the West
,rn Department have been cruelty murdered
] by your authorities, and others sold Int
| slavery, Every outrage Of this Kind against
Tie laws Of humanity Which may take paet
\ III this Department shall be followed b5 tut
immediate execution OF the reoel OF menes
rank in 1uy possession, man for man, the exc
rutiop will certainly take place for every ons
murdered OF sold into slavery, worse thai
death.
On your authorities will rest the rcs?oasi
bility of this ba1barous policy. aud you vii
Ill the blood thus shed. In the month Of An
:ust last you declared all those engaged il
arlning the negroes to fight for their countr,
to be felons. and directed the Immediate exc
cutiou Of Ill such as should be captured.
have given rou long enough to reflect o.
your folly. now give you notice that unle=
the order is Immediately revoked, will a
once cause the execution ofcyerE rebel Office
and every rebel Shareholder in 1ny possession
The poor negro is fighting for liberty IN It
truest sense, and JefIers on Inns beautifully SAD
Il In such q war there is no attribute OF tn
the side Of the opprcssor." 1ou say you ar
lighting for liberty. Ies, you are fEntln
for liberty to keep millions Of your teilo"
! beings in ignorance and degradation. lloert
to separate parents and children, hnsoan
The products Of their labor, exacted wit
| many crucl lash, and bitter tear. L'best
, to scduce their wives and daughters, and
sell vour own children into bondage. Lii
er.y to XIII these children With im!ponni,::
, Wien the murder cannot le proven By OF
If nnre white blood This is the kind OF Iii
erty-the liberty to do wrong, which Sata
clIef OF the fallen angels was contending Fl
when he was cast into hell.
/ hare the honor to be, very respectfully,
I You1 most obeliont servant,
/ D. HUNTER,
]. Major General Commanding