Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06


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re HatenHsad IS CD correspondent Of tie.
Sew York haaia, writing of the appearance 81
that piece ana otaer Yankee settlements on the
Scum Carolina coast, Gays:
Hilton Head today has a very different sspect
from what it had wien it was esDtured by our
troops ia November, 1861. Atthzt time al that
stood en- Hilton lead was an CID dwelling house,
occupied by The rebels as headquarters q large
swo-Story shanty hospitsl, an cid cotton packing
house, now used as The post ofiee, and E few
negro hUts. The fifteen months Of occupancy
by our troops has brought a change over tho
scene. The old dwelling house has been rejuvi-
mated modernfzeds painted, etc, snd occupied
by the chiefs of Departments. Large storehOuses,
each three er four hundred feet long, ordnance
buildings, provost guard, barracks, q large and
magnificent house Tor ths commanding general
aud one Of the best and larges. army hospitals
in the country These houses are built along
tie margin, and fronting The river en- both sides
of Fort Welies. ia addition TO these there are
q long line Of frame stores. occupied for various
PURPOSES. This row Of stores enjoys the sou.
biquet of Robbers Row" in compliment Of
the occupants thereof, who have the reputation
of being s1orbitant Ia thelr charges Tor theil
wares. The point is ouYironed By a seniicircle
of foraidable Qualifications, 6aaking batteries
aud al tie paripheruatia and appliances Of war
for the necessary defense Of the plsce. Hilton
Head now looks like one of the magic village;
{ Of California, in l649. / forgot 20 mention tha'
ia addition 20 ether improvements, the govern
ment has built q wharf about one-fougth Of a
mile in length. It is accessible for the largest
vessel as any stage Of water.
Yesterday I paid 8 visit to Beaufort to see
now meters were progressing In that locality
visited this place fifteen months ago, wheI
our troops FIRST came into his department. Or
my FIRST visit Che iown bore unmistakable evi
dences of having been evacuated in haste, al
the inhabitants took poshing SW4g with theT
domestic slave s@egvahts. The furniture wa
left untouched ia the houses. These houses
were owRed By the BarnWells, the Rhetts, tn
CUfhhelts, the Phillipses, and other families
who are now playing leading parts 10 the pres
eat rebellion. To say these houses were wei
furnished when ne FIRST took possession Of th'
town would not be 3 sufficiently expressive
term-they were elegantly furnished with cost
- furniture, Libraries oz standard works. ane
theiE walls covered with works Of art.
What a change has come over the scene sine
our troops have been in possession Of the town
The elegant furniture, the libraries, the work.
Of sTt, HAYS nearly al disappeared. When
asked what had become OF them, / was gTayeij
informed that they had been sent North irou
time 80 time By our officers, and many OF thesf
officers Of high rank. The elegant dwelling
houses have been converted into barracks, negrl
quarters, hospitsls and store houses. The bes
houses have been put il complete order, and ar
now occupied by the om3ers Of the department
and the Ab0liionist missionaries from Bosto'
and elsewhere. The efforts Of these missionsrie
to teach the negroes their letters and habits o
cleanliness DO not seem to have met with an
SUCCESS. Beaufort full Of negroes, well clothed
as government expenses, fat, sauey and lazy
The town looks dirty and dsorderly, and ha
the appearance of & second class Mexican
village.
Sem Of tie missionaries have been elevate'
10 tho position Of planters. and now occupy tn
estates Of the Old CaroIinians. The labor o.
these estates, which consists at present in pre-
pairing the ground to plant cotton, is peTformel
by contaband negroes. These Abolition lord
assume all the hautear and dignity Of the slRve
masters. TIE only difference to the blac
laboToT is that Re has the name of freeman 81
labor is IS unreleDting as ever MasCach6sett
missionaries and Massachusetts 'culator
enjoy the larger share Of government patronag
here, as also il. many departments / have bee
ia. They arc ealing tho larger share OF gov
erameut pap. This department appears to b
devoted slmos5 wholly % experimenting ia a
tempss to elevate a negro 70 equality with tn
white man. Military operations are seeondar
considerations.