The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1865-04-22

Scrous private as we'll as the public build
sings. Vehicles Of every description were
lin great demand, Crowds of army and
Isnavy officers as we'll as citizens were at
h 1.-THE hotel in nwaiting for carriages to con-
,svey them to the different steamers upon
(which they had been invited to take pas
1 Usage to the fort. A band of music in
4front of the hotel discoursed most charpt.
siag music, and made that .rendezy0as
3doubly attractive. y
4 About six o'clock the arrival of the
ssteamer Diamond, General Gillmore's s.
alag ship, with that officer aud his staff
Together with number of distinguished
avisitors on board, was announced by a
IS lutte Long before ten o'clock the
yharves and streets leading to them,
3along which it was supposed the visitors
would pass, were thronged by the crowd
4 anxious to see the distinguished strangers.
iAll the vessels in the harbor We're decor
jated with colors and made gay appear.
ance.
The steamer Canonicns, lying at South
sAtlantic Wharf, had been kindly assigned
3by Gen. Hatch and c j. Gurney for the
accommodation of large number of Wis
4iting officers and invited civilians, with
I their families. On board of her was the|
splendid post band of the 127th New York.
SVolunteers. Gen. Hatch and staff and
SCol. Gurney and staff made their appear
lnce little before ten o'clock. AS they
stepped on board the band struck up|
4" Hail Columbia Il
About ten o'clock the various steamers!
with flags flying, music playing, aud amid
! the enthusiastic cheers of the spectators,l
cast loose from their moorings and steam-
; ed towards Elrt Sumter, thaa- Ctsse'ictasii
talking the lead. Following in her wakeI
were the steamers Blackstone, Oceanus,I
Delduare, w. ". Colt, Nelly Baker, Colder
! Gate, AnRa Maria, and the renowned
steamer Planter, all crowded with passen-|
{gers.
General Gillmore's flagship, the steam
I >er Diamond, had already landed large|
party from Port Royal at the fort, previ-l
Gus to the arrival from the city.
THE FORT.
On their arrival at the fort the visitors
passed from the boat to the wharf recent.
zly erected on the west angle. A flight
3of steps lead ng to the parapet had been,
erected, and another to the centre of tles
parade ground. Detachments of marines,
. and sailors from the different vessels, un-
! der the command of Lieutenant Conn
mander Williams, the 127th New York.
: and 35th Massachusetts, Vols. were drawnl
$up in line on either side, and presentedj
! y fine appearance. A platform, sur
rounded with evergreens, was erected inI
the centre OF the parade ground, with ant
5arched canopy overhead covered with ma!
Stional banners, made by six Union ladies'
! zof Charleston, and intermingled with
beautiful wreaths of evergreens and,
aflowers.
In front of the platform were seats ca
! apable of accommodating between three,
land four thousand visitors. On the stagei
besides the speakers stand was golden|
eagle holding handsome wreath of
2howers and evergreens. The flag staff
shad been erected Immediately in the CEN
! tire of the parade ground, and the hal
yards adjusted by three of the crew of theI
aJ,miata, who took part in the assault on,
aFort Sumter, ordered by Admiral Dahl
fgren, September 9th, 1868.
Tire arrangements made under the su- \
$perintcndence of Major Weiss were excel
lent, and were complete success.
The number of persons in attendancei
sis variously estimated at about three
thousands, including between four and!
five hundred citizens. Among the latter
Z I'VE observed Charleston's Union repre-
sentative, DR.. A. G. Mackey, and his
family,