The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-07

Royal, also arrived yesterday. On the I'd and Sd inst
Dn Cape Hatteras, experienced fresh gale from tho
uorthward. To the nor,hward OF the Gulf had light
ooutherly winds and pleasant weather.
Annexed Is q List OF her ofncers:-
COnmander-A. B. Woosey.
Acting Master and Er.c7ttus OTcer--Edward N. King.
Aching Aaaers-Chares Folsom, Alfred Washburn.
PGyNadsfer-Rufds Parks.
Surgeon-Afbert G. Gerpas.
Lieutenant AdriHss-Charles II. Nye.
Acting Ensign-Francis II Bacon.
Acting Masters MG,c--kichard Burke.
Payrsater's Cleyk-Henry Gleason.
Bootsodin-Philp j Miller.
Grnno-wm. Cheney
Sdirsaker-wm Rogers.
Our Hilton Head Correspondence.
HMroN HEAD, s. c.. Jan. 8, 1893
Rejoscn9s Of the Negroes First Of JapuaryEztraor-
binary Scenes the Occason-7ne Ceremonies Read
ts0 OF the Presidents Proclamntion-Dr. Brisbane the
Tan Commissoner-Ode Of Grati4de-Flags for Black
Regiments Speeches-w What to be the Re.
suit of All ThG-Scarcty Of Lslmoer-Probabiiities ofa
Fight, &C., dc.
In accordance with the address Of Gen. Saxton the
colored people the Department Of South copy
which enclosed my Of days ago. the negroes
In this vicinity celebrated the LIST Of January with all
zeal and animation which bright promises Of freedom
could inspire. Camp Saxton the headquarters Of the
First South Carolina regiment the scene OF demon
Saration Of purely African characer-no less than from
three 20 four Thousand of the dusky natives having
senabed company with their commanding general and
various dgntares Of the humanitarian school, to par
tcipate In the celebration OF their emancipation Early
In the day the conrabands commenced nockng to the
grosnd. They sinsiy, in pairs and in squads,
leaving plantations without field hands, wharves and
depets void Of laborers and messrooms bereft
Of servants Toward the middle Of the day the steamer
Boston which Gen Brannan kindly loaned for tho occasion
reached the landing, and deposited freight OF several
hundred sable visitors from Hilton Head while General
Saxtons steamer Flora arrived from Beaufort with
20 q negroes 70 the number Of thousand These addi
items 70 previously collected constituted Of
che motley assemblages OF which IL is possible 70
cohesive. There were the young and the old, Of all
shadcs, sizes and Costumes ancient domessics eebly
tOtsring up the grassy sops bewldcrcd the glory
by which they surrounded anquated auntes done
up Ia tnrbans ticled and curtscyng to every they
INST, gay and gaudy yellow girls. decorated with super
abundant jewery, and flashing their smiles profuscy on
the gay and gallant youths them toohess
fartously sucking their black pipss young mothers not
only Of the present. but Of the future tensc former
Violently hushing their babes, and the latter appearing
painfully destitute Of crinoIne; while here and there
cleaned the bayonet and gowed the red breeches Of
South Carolina volunteer With some delay these
gruous elements formed In procession and with
band Of the Eighth Maine regiment their head moved
out 70 the spacious live oak grove, wherein, In oden
Beaufort district had their pleasure grounds pas
times The day was bright and beautiful and the green
ana pendant moss mat mere anu here
between soil and sunlight lent TO the spot an air ike that
81 Indian summer.
In the centre OF the grove stand had been erected.
Here seated General saxton Chaplain French. the
Rev Dr. Peck, coouei Higginscn. and numerous other
personsgcs. prominent mover bcforc-hsre not at
homcn the sphere OF negro philanthropy Around this
locality the crowd distr buted Itself best could After
music by the band the proclamation OF Pre-
sident Lincoln and the New Years Erecting Gen sax
ton were read by the Rev Or Brisbane OF the Tax
Commissioners for this state This gentleman was TWEEN
tired southern life sod his slaves andtcmoyed the
Far West. There he became thorough and complete
purpose OF rcpurchasng his servants and setting them
free This he succeeded accomplishing, save IN the
case Of one avore and likely boy whose whereabouts
ne was unable TO trace, aud after thus impoSershng
himself again went to Wisconsin. ew weeks since ne
arrived IN Beaufort a the South CsroGa Tax Com
missioners. aud among the earliest 10 recog-
nze and greet him was the old slave whose
destiny h. had failed more than quarter OF century
ago TO ascertain course nc found him enjoying the
liberty he had sought TO procure for him The reading
OF the proclamation aud address was followed BY the
singing Of an ode composed the occasion by Professor
J. {. Zachos. Of Antioch College:
ODE FOR EMANCIPATION DAP, JANUARY |, 1868.
AR-"scots VIVA ila'."
Ye sons Of barning Afric's soil,
Lit up your hands 81 hardened toll
Your shouts from every hill recoii-
To-day you are frccl
mighty arm hiss struck your ehais,
The same that broke n tyrant's reign,
Aud took the Lion By beard and name
Beneath hts knee.
To-day yoa hear a nations voice.
Today you have the glorious choice
Forever, ever, 10 rejoice
IN freedom reign.
Or, ground 70 earth ~ fearful slaves,
Your thirsting soul forever Graves
To Odd dshonorabc graves
Frsm earthly pain.
me sun Of Lsbsrty's Srst ray
Reveals . shining throng's array;
hilcos unborn " hall this day
me day You are freef
Tnsy spread their shaao~y hssas to you:
Snatch us u fruia thas early rev
On Iibsrtyr tree 70.
On! Abraham Lincoln thasks 70 you.
Yrcm every Christian heart you drew,
The grand tho beautirui Ne true,
TO tive sss N. THAT Tia, hope boz inps:.,
Tho Joy q dawn when night Departs,
Ana vails - frovn
We hail TIM dawn Of future days;
And Gods right arm thai still upsta ~
me cheering sus's perpetual rays,
We thank the LORD we thank III. North,
whose breath hath sent the tldinss forth
To day peoples glorious birth
To-<Ay free
Nex, caso1hs presentation Of stand Of coIor. dona
sed by the members Of Dr. cheevers church, m New
York city, and bearing the embroidered nscript ION
"Ths Year OF Jubilee has Come
Chaplain French did tho presentation speech lDmedI-
ately which the negroes struck up the tune OF
sAmerlcar swelling forth the anthem In a man.
did great credit o their late vocal instructors
regiment Chanting in reply TO Mr. French an address mi
OF nowcry language and hope for the Arc but marrcd
by distressing drawl IN It's delivery lie closed his
sueech calling two darkics when had
color bearers and handing 20 them the rags
which he hoped the regiment yet 20 win freedom for
their brethren bondage and renown for themselves
The latter then complied with their colonsIs request and
favored the audience with speeches which IA the broad
Yato,s u tke plantation were ineligible tho
whites but more enthusiastically by the blacks
than the remarks Of their predecessors Speeches we're
also made by General Sast0n who hoped
negro regiments would continue arrive until the whole
South should lie under their shadow by Mrs. Francis
D. Gage who occupied the rostrum for hall hour IN re.
n a.
indies and Who told the negroes that they only knew
their power they might make themselves 4 single
a.v and nv Mr. Stckney OF the Tax