Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-06-06

The following letter, from General Hunter
to JEFF Davis, is printed in the Free South,
dated May 30th l.L.
Headquarters, DEPARTMENT OF THE
SOUTH, -
HILTON HEAD PoRT ROYAL,
April 23d, 1868.
jefferson Dapis Richmond Va:
The United States flag must protect all its
defenders, white, black, or yellow. Several
negroes in the employ of the Government
in the Western Department have been cruel
ly murdered by your authorities and Others
sold into slavery. Every outrage of this
kind against the laws of humanity which
may take place in this Department, shall be
followed by the immediate execution of the
rebel of highest rank in my possession.
Man for man, these executions will certainly
take place, for every one murdered, or sold
into slavery worse than death. On your
authorities will rest the responsibility of this
barbarous policy, and you will be held re-
sponsible in this world and the world to
come for all the blood thus shed.
| In the month of August last you declared
all those engaged in arming the negroes to
| fight for their country to be felons, and di-
rectcd the immediate execution of all such
as SHOULD be captured. | have given you
| long enough to reflect on your folly. now
give you notice that unless this order is inn
mediatcly revoked, | will at once cause the
execution of every rebel officer and every
rebel Shareholder in my possession. The
poor negro is fighting for liberty in its trucst
sense and Mr.. Jefferson has beautifully
said 'In such war there is no attribute OF
| the Almighty which will induce him tC
fight On the side of the oppressor."
You say you are fighting for liberty
Yes, you are fighting for liberty-liberty tc
keep four millions Of your human beings in
ignorance and degradation liberty to sepa
rate parents and children, husband and wife
brother and sister, liberty to steal the pro
ducts of their labor, exactcd with many q
cruel lash and bitter tear liberty to scduct
their wives and daughters, and to sell YOU
own children into bondage liberty to xii
these children with impunity, when the
murder cannot be proven by one of pure
white blood. This is the kind of liberty
the liberty to do wrong, which Satan, tht
chief of the fallen angels, was contendins
for when he was cast into hell.
have the honor to be, very respectfully
Your most obedient servant,
DAVID HUNTER,
Major General Commanding.
REBELS REPULsED on FOLLY ISLASD-uES
HUNTERS DRAFT.
PoRT ROYAL, June |.
Advices per the steamer Arago state tina
our forces on Folly Island were attacked oil
the Goth by a party of rebels, who were re
pulsed,
General Hunter has issued an order draft
ing all the able bodied men, not in the en-
poy of the Government, who may be founC
in the department after the 10Th OF June.
1t is stated that an expedition has beel
sent into the interior of Florida
,, A British blockadc-runner, while trying
to get out of Charleston harbor, was discoy
cred on the night of the Goth, and sunk be
fore she could gain the bar. The crew ar
supposed to have pcrished. She was larg
steamship.
On the Esd. steamer was discovered ant
fired into. She recrossed the bar under
; heavy fire. She was sunk in the mai
channel on Morris Island. Both had larg
cargocs.
All grants Of furloughs have been stoppe
in Hunters department.
1t is reported that several regiments wei
;; ordered to Virginia, but General Hunter r,
fused to let them go, and sent protest
the President.
The Monitors are still lying off Edist'
the New Ironsides opposite Fort Sumter.