New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-02


OF bis speech In response. He offered as volunteer
toast- H.I = = =
Our Co!Ored SOldias-which was enthusiastcaly re.
ceyed. II 'F'f
Col. Mafk'and gave ss a volunteer toast.
TAs Loyal Hen Of The South-which wes responded Ia
BY Messrs Rocks ard Daley two citizens Of Charleston
who have been faithful To their courtry
Our Stag OHcas- The right hands Of cur gods OF war;
Response BY Capt. futile Of Gen. Wsbstcr's staff
The Entertainment passed of very pleasantly, and
concluded By comic song to genuine negro humor) BY
party OF colored men. It was Of the few comic
songs that are OF negro origin for Of their melodies
sad and plartive. colored band Robert Lordsy
IN attendance and did credit to themselves as well
as added much to the festivity Of the assembly
RAISING THE FLAG.
TIE band after the guests dispersed. went I'D TO the
now post-ofiice which is kept In "Wayside Home
Rebel SOLDIERS homeland played Yankee Doodle,
Hail Columbia and other popular and patriotic airs
large crowd Of coored people and soldiers attended ana
even the white Rebels OF the female persuasion peeked
through their window blinds to witness the ceremony
Speaking Of raising the flag in Charleston reminds
me that Mejor.Gen. Anderson has been invited to come
down and hoist the original flag over Sumter. Tho
Rebel flag was discovered hidden among the rubbish
there. 1t Is as torn aud rent as the Confederacy Is
represents. :.
ToRPEDoEs AND TORPEDO BOATS. ~
II has been ascertaned that the Rebels have nunts
Der OF torpedo boats hidden In some Of the creeks
twentysix miles from Charleston. It is thought that
they intend to make raid on our vessels some fine
night but the best laid schemes Of and greybsckI
gang Oft agee.
The river and harbor Is being dragged for orpedoes
None have been found yet On the wharf, saw long
bars iron about twice the thickness Of railroad bars
twenty feet in length, with links which COM
~ ii. hnfl In iftp,
Negroes WHO had worked them said that these bars
had been stretched between Fort Sumter aud Sulivans
Island bus that the current strong that 1t had
bent the iron and thereby displaced the torpedoes.
The Rebels took them up about eleven months ago.
There doubt whatever that the arrangements Of
the insurgents for desperate defense we're admirably
devised and that they to hold the city 10 tie
death had an attack been made from the sea- THERE'S
masked battery at the landing. and strong forts at
two or three other commanding positions. .
A SIGN OF THE TIMES.
Above druggists store In Meetng-st., there 10 the
figure OF a man pounding In a mortar. A shell has
taken off the head and the right has grotesqus
appearance II is interpreted 10 mean tina. all mako
believes played out in Charleston. 1t will be sad
thing for some men who wish to be thought 10y aliss IL
that is correct rendering of the 6gurel
WALKS IN CHARLESTON.
After passing beyond "GilInore's Town." the an.
pearancc Of Charleston changes. There no in.
dicaons of rains cosed.np and streets
para,iyely deserted. And, the day advances 1t 70
that there is fair proportion Of adult male white
citizens eftalthough they mostly old men, DESERT
ers and foreigners Gov Aiken estimates its present.
population at from 1900 to 5000. There are
large numbers of negroes not many Of course as be.
fore the Rebellion or then they were as plentiful as
-. ~.
in evacuating other cities The mulst,o ladies
more numerous here, and handsomer, than in any
Southern city ever visited (and have nearly all
Of tem) with the exception. perhaps. Of NewOriesns;
and there although they often beautiful they do not
bear that relative proportion to the white citizens that
they do 10 Charleston.
Wherever We went we found the negroes gathered In
groups especially the women. their dusky faces beam
! ing with joy ANY salutaton to them invariably
received with the livelies satsfacon-ofteu answered
by God bless you" and other words Of gratitude 10
the Lord and the Yankees whom they look on ~ bis
agents. -. 81. ...--
Our washerwomsn ut Hilton Head was talented and
Isdy.liSe coored person named Rosa Her nanneT
would have done credit TO any drawing ROOM Her
husband and she, with two other slaves, escaped from
Charleston three years since by holder movement
than that of Robert Small. They went out one moon.
light night in little canoe and padded past Fort Sum-
ter SO near that they the sentines pacing to and
40 on the bstlements. They were taken up by gun
boat unl went TO Boston. where they lived year.
when they came back to Hilton Head. In the hope Of
being able to each Charleston. "a n --r
Rosa osked try TO her mother, and tell the
old woman that she still lived and would Join her at an
early day. She thought that her mother was at Gov.
Aikeu's and we went there; and Of his ex slaves
conducted us her house. proud to be able " render
any service the Yankees In one Of the rear build
ings Of third class house, the old woman living.
ExCov Aikeus exslave threw open the door, and with
quite q dramatic air introduced my friend Carleton"
as suppose no American was ever introduced to any
one before
Here's comes do great Messiah wild news Of Rosar'
The old woman sprung up with hafscrcam, ha.f
shout of 10y graspcd his hand In both Of hers and
looking up reverenty the tears streaming down her
frrowed check gave utterance to emotions Of gratitude
10 her God 50 touching, fcryent so thrilling that
cannot think Of 1t yet without feeling my own tears
begin to well up. Neither in prayermeeting or in
pulpit have / ever heard such unalloyed devotion.
Carleton was so oyerpowered with sympathetic emotion
that he wept almost as much the old mother viii
not attempt to give her wordsor the cinders only tell
of the fire to those who have felt its warmth The
words were simple and broken and uucouth; but the
soul OF the Royal Psalmst never surged with more
genuine devotion She offered to share her scanty lot
of meal with us and to cook for u.s. she pressed US TO
call on her. again and again. and parted the old
mother bent down and iervcntly kissed our hands.
And yet the dcmi tends Of the South dare to say that
these people have no enduring affection for thei1
chdren-hat they suffer than the lords ofths
6ads do who, thew Ieorn that their little ones have