The free South. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, 1863-06-13


mistake their figitiness for philanthropy. "
In speech at New York, Monday eve
ming, Wendell Phillips made very good
chit" Referring to General Hooker, he
remarked "Men say he has faults-faults
which some of his predecessors did not
have. Perhaps he has, but in my opinion
a diamond ucitA a .t1aw is better than a pebble
sritkom!'
Work on the new batch of monitors
goes on rapidly and satisfactorily. AS a
class they will be superior to those used
in the recent attack on the defences OF
Charleston-severalim improvements having
been introduced which were suggested by
the issue-of shat encounter. In Jersey
City, the monitor workmen, who struck
some days ago, have all gone back to their
labors, and there is no prospect OF another
outbreak.
The island governors in the West In
dies understand very well what fat
thing the southern rebellion has been to
them. The governor of Bermuda, in his
speech at the recent opening of the legis-
lative session, makes this frank avowal ::
81 am glad to be able to acquaint you
that the revenue of the last year shows q
very satisfactory result. There is no doubt
but that this is largely due to circumstan-
ces of an exceptional character, arising
out of the existing state of affairs IN the
neighboring continent of North America,
and it will be unwise not to be prepared
for the reaction which must ensue on their
Encouragement.
A number of French officers have tenn
porarily thrown up their commissions IN
the French army to go and fight on the
side of the Polish insurgents. In this re-
spect the policy of the French Govern
ment is very different now from what it
was in 1881, when Louis Philippe pub
ished an address to the army, in which
he gave out that no officer who resigned
his commission to serve in Poland should,
under any circumstances, be readmitted
into the service. Besides French, there
are numerous Italians, Hungarians, and
not a few Bohemians, who are, in many
respects, very nearly allied to the Poles.
A correspondent with the-army of the
Rappahannock learns from reliable ~su-
thority, that whenever our msRarssaas-
covered by the rebels, and they are found
to have upon them the Kearney red patch,
if wounded they are kindly cared, for,
and if dead are buried with all the honors
of war, their graves so marked as to be
readily recognized. Colonel Mcknight,
of the One Hundred and Fifth Pennsyl-
vania, was so buried, his body followed to
the grave with guard Of honor, many
officers being present. A band played
funeral dirge, while over his grave were
fired the usual salute due to an officer of
his rank.
About hundred of the Goth New York,
two years regiment, who refused to cross
the Rappshannock to the late attack on
Fredericksburg, on the plea that their
term of enlistment had expired, were
court-martialed, and sentenced by their
division commander, Gen. Howe, to hard
labor during the war, with forfeiture OF
all money due them by the go&Anment. :,
A letter from Monticello, Kentucky,
speaking of the manner in which the peo-
pie received our troops in their recent ad-
vance on that place, says:
"One old lady, a mile beyond this
lnlace. said. as she saw our columns rush
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