The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-13

Fort Royal s. on the 9th instant, arrived II this port
yesterday morning. The trip made in sixty seven
Aours 5M
Among the passengers is Dr. w. r Strickland, chaplain
u the Forty eighth New York regiment, ca route for
Washington bearer of important dispatches from Gen.
hunter 70 the War Department. sutafrg
Oar -Hilton Head Correspondence. ,
. HlEroN HEAD, 8. c.. Feb. 0, 1858.
M Negro Ryigade-Conscrfpfisn Of Negro nOcps-The
Jsgts 70 b. Garrisoa1d by 1Am--General Hsaaers At
tack on Army Satlers-1he Military Tdr-Secsssioniss
y Be Sent pithoa Our Linss-ahs Laes Orders from
0eSeral Hunter, dc.
nlis.meu.s in the pegrs brigade have fallen OF con-
dssaby late and General Hunter who is determined
- DO all he can TO realize his famous prophecy Of last
gear has ordered that all adult negroes In the depart
enA capable Of bearing arms shall be at once draed
hsothe military service. He deems this measure 10 BIO
testified by military necessity The negroes themselves
Of service 20 the government soldiers than
slsrs and hangers and under the restrictions Of mill
aayy discipline he thinks they viii be best fitted 10
enjoy The liberty which has been conferred upon Them
ghs draft 10 TO DO made at early day The plantations
ase TO be left to the Of the women, who to
constitute the agricultural force hereafter. only
saoh negroes are : in the employ OF the
quastermasters. and indispensable as wharfmeD,
ughsermcn, teamsers and laborcrs To be exempt.
with diligence and thoroughness the work, probably
Four five thousand conrabands will find themselves in
Ne meshes Of a soldiers uniform within the coming
nonth.
ne force thus organized is to- be employed in garrison
md fatigue duty Such posts Fort Taylor, At Key
West, FORT Jefferson, at Torugas, and possibly Fort P
ias and Fort Ginoh 70 be held by colored troops
10 every four hundred negroes, however, detachment
e ono hundred white soldiers will be assigned the
managing and overseeing FORCE IL will require that
portion Of Oancasians IT least instruct the contra
hands md 70 render them efficient.
General Hunters onslaught the sntIers commenced
simultaneously with his resumption Of command here
- resulted dismissas from the department
md in general alarmamong all the tribe who
ri their gain camp followers. The entire
post has been revised and regulated by council Of
administration and scale Of prices fixed upon to which
svsgy dealer must conform. Traders who, upon nyesti
Gsou have been found guilty Of selling liquor have been
rAered close their and quit the post Only
three however have been unguarded this species
q trAnc ~ 10 have been caught nj IL. ta
In putting his injunction upon tho sale lands for
b This department the commanding general haaoccasioued
ssoners who are here BY tho Presidents authority but
among large number Of adventures who have locked
Aieher to embark In the rare chances Of speculation
yhsch the sale had promised The entire territory upon
Hilton Head Tor more properly Frcnch's) Island and
xAere tracts OF tnIered land from single
acres Of which enough yellow pine might be cue 10
NY bs sold Here Also extensive forti6caoHs and
lnss q defence parade grounds camp grounds
Aouses Offices and shops for the rent OF which the lucky
buyers would in all probability put in the most sannng
claims for to pay s are s not s the %
pended as will be seen by the follow lug general ORDER
oapEns--So Q.
HILTON assS Fon4 no1. g. q feS E."
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s%.D ri :s. a. 01 IN when sys
a. United states ey reason o. me nonpaymsnt q me
provide increased revenue from impcs TO pay Interest
direct ia1s. IN Inurrectlonary di.rcts yain he United
ssrsSy s%spendsa snS Al a.,nr Or said lands and ali
sors Of As IN the shall Se maize
" Major General DAVID HUNTER.
CAARLKs u. HALrSr, ASSISTANT Adjuant General.
most & ~ the oes Of me
psr published At Beaufort by the members OF the FLORIDA
lax Commission. am sorry for them Their little ad-
vortsement Of the land sales amounting to $50 per
week, is stopped They are down here IN full force TO
asy endesyorng no doubt get the order rcscindsd
Apt General Huneer is firm, and fear they viii he com
PEELED Tor want OF apprecra,fp and support TO pot mp
their shutters and Close their shop.
When General Hunter went North In September last,
General Saxons provost marshal was Ia florida, with
ders TO clear the town st. Augustine Of all dsoyaly,
ths prescribed oath o alegisnce, or women who had
husbands in the Confederate army 10 the rebels Jack
sonvilie but the advent ~ eenofa Hannan 10 autho
rty these proceedings stopped Recently the
port Boston has been down the coast with the Rev Mans
0ed French and the Rev. Liberty Billings, who
entrusted General Hunter return, with The execution
~ the original order given IN August last From pas
sanger who accompanied them. and who witnessed tasr
mission Of Christianity and brvhsrly love in ST. Angus
tine, learn that they have exceeded IA many in tanoes
ahs authority which they bad obtained. Mr.. Buiinst
propr OF this hotels, advanced years
has twice taken the oath u allegiance, yet he comes
under the ban because his son " bot headed rebel
mr Papy another unionisi, sent ouoi lines for
Abe that brother had ben dsoyal The rebels
hayo price upon the heads u both Of these
Colonel Burlington sdd 10 friend that lac wouh ~
be led into the sluzc before his hotel and shot
be forced into the ccufederaey; for no was Union
man and the rebels IT, and he should expect moth
ing but torture or death he should
Already about hundred aud nifty women and children
Augustine 10 Jacksonville ard another load Is by hi.
time the way NJ reasonable man can object o. the
arrest aud punishment u u. traitors but sending from
their homes defcnooess aud children Is likely
10 add much 10 the Union feeling or strength 70 ,bc
cause Of the uni'n IN ficrda Especially Unfortunate
the selection ~ lscse professional philanthropy sts,
rrencn and hinss g csTIy .ni zen s.xtons dessn.
bred only bitterness IA tie minds OF all with whom they
came in contact Very many Of the women sent away
unsuppIed wih ths ordinary comforts Of They
net permitted 20 pnchasc them before their dcpu
tnre. hsrn thai when they arrived at Ferpepdns Col
Hswey permitted theto supply themselves a the stores
~ that place before sendng ihcn forward 20 Jackson
VILE though he had been requested by COL Bings To
snow them privileges q any Kind whatever
ticutensut ifgl Z. Cate " the seventh New lamp
shire Volunteers who captured 81 Ansus tire
by the rchs weeks since has addressed letter u
General Hunter representing that he ~ IN counoinct IN
the Charleso ail and that General caurcgard
God him thai n communicated officer he Is not 10 be
changad but 70 be TUNED oy0 ~ The state Authorities
for trial. 90 the charge u MEETING Instruction among The
slves By the same fag e truce which brought h l.
ter 10 hnc there another from General Mercor
commanding al the rsof savannah asking that orc y.
Mcdonald, q Mcintosh Va now IN confinement NJ M Ton
Head. be released anu restored his family. Generai
Hunter, ~ his reply io the rebel general cited
tho ease q Cate. and stated ,hat lac siion.d
not comply With the request Furthermore,
1enera ser,ar vas informed thai the -.
Icy announced ~ Beauregard was adhered n in sn.
gs case al coumissioaed officers Of the rebel army
now or hereafter 70 De pfisoGcs ia hands would 10
held answerabc With their lives Tor the sastv M III
Union officers who have been may captured Rebel
ocers taken by our rccs VIII he retained ~ hs,r Yes
10 long the cnomy ignorcs the u cytzaa vs.
fare indicated by Beauregard in tho lieutenant
Gate
Among Tie passengers by the steamship Arago 10 day
Caytang n. Fuller, late chief ousrternaster a ina
department and Lieutenant Roessnder Of the swedish
army The former, whose place taken by Lieutenant
Coh mol j. j. Elwei the first 10 land Hilton
Head when the rebels skedadled from hort Walker aud