The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-26

mnndlng q. s. steamer Potomska.
contains the following passages, which
may bc of some interest to Cooper
River proprietors, planters and rcfu-
gees. He says:
While on duty with the 'potomske
on Cooper River, myself and crew were
constantly employed night and daS7 in
removing the deserted women and
children to this city; giving aid and
assistance to persons in need: keeping
the negroes Mt work and OH the plan
t%tions; preventing destruction of pro-
perty and. putting down unruly and
insubordinatc persons; sending to
town. abandoned provisions to feed
the starving and destitute; providing
medical aid and comforts for those in
need: and wherever it was needed,
rations We're issued from the Potoms-
ka; officers and men sent miles away
from any command on errslnds OF I,er-
cy: and lii one Instance We're ;l,nhrlshed
and captured.
I deem it proper to say that I held
certificates and receipts fo: Ill aban-
doncd grain, anl furniSar,. &C., tc-
moved from Cooper is;ver, Also my or
dcrs for SO doing; md Z again repeat,
III justice to myself and crew. that we
arc swillinS and able tos meet cry
charges chat nrtv ever Be brou9
against us. that may tend to lessen, t:.;.
respect aud confidence Of our Gova::i.-
mnnt and superior officers
DEArI; ur Col. :5ElnLl;S. We, :.re
panied. says the montgomery Mtu. to
record tn" death THIS morning OF on:.
of oar ol;lcst, .ao;t talented nllt, most
prominent citizens Col. j. r. SeflAl.ls
il no n.;-e. H"- :NpireG st his r>.si-
.lcac:' IL ;il:s - at loi:. =. III. N-est,.r-
day. OF ;,i.i::n.:iia,ion c. the stomach,
from the ets,s::-s a which hc' had been
Suffering for s"vrr,, lays. r., was Il
native az South C.-Nl;na, and was
aged nhoui fifty wears.
Col. SeibeIs W.: on.. g. t.rr most
prominent citizens, un,i ha. been
frequently honorc'i b, the people ot
his adopted State, &nKthe tiover:.me1;t
of the Unitetl States ,Hc was Minister
to the cnurt Of Eelginn uad:r the
OF President 'icrc:s,
which position ,;e filled viii. aiSuity
and honor to his Government erd
with credit to hins,lix in ISIS ':Hn ~,
nc was the editor Of A.. Mont;.c,ner,
A.!rerziser end t;,4sc'.-:: "nd during tie
Presidential canvass ci 1850, he .".iteG
the Confselt7'c.ion, 81 strong DotSt;.s
o!Gan.
In 1861, on the seoeSss;c:, of Alaha,n,s
he accepted the position of Adj,itant-
General OF the. State; and during the
first year of the war h., was elected
Colonel OF the 'ith Ala. Infantry: and
went with that Ragikltnt to- Virginia,
where he remained twelve months.
when he resigned his position ana
returned to his home in this CITY.
where h" has quietly rn,na;ncd us :.
private citizen, up 70 the hour of his
death
Col. seibels was :; gentleman of
fine, commanding persona. appearance
"a man Of exalted legal and literory
att;lnm"nts. anl highly esteemed by
~! who knew him Intimately. As a
eif:.'nn, he Was quiet aud :.nussuminc.
arzi us q husband and father, kind and.
indul8c'i+. His death will be sorely
lament! hy 3 lnrrs ciaclc of personal
and political friends, not: only i'm Ala
ban1a, b!t throughout the Southern
States. 10 l;a afflicted family we offer
our sincere co.:lcicnce.
THE CoSrEnERArs m-pr1s1pESr
AND PnsrMAsrER- (iESE!AI
REAGAN AT FoRT WARREN. There are
ROW but five prisoners at Fort War.
ren. Vice-Prrsil"nt Stephens, for the
last ten days, has been released from
close confinement and is permitted to
walk wherever he pleescs in the fort,
between rcvs:iiie. and mud retreat, and
even ascend the ramparts. He is
always ungylardcl. and seems to np-
prcciate his relief from his dungeon.
Smother rrisouer is Mr. Reagan, the
'"ss C..~fNlerat. Postmaster General.
y thlr,! is Charles Cheshire, one of
th.. SJr,,. ~ R~oDJ-1,,o