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BY SIR ARTHUR JAMES LYON-FREMANTLE.
KONG c. b. now Lieutenant General British Army.

is a range of low sand-hills, which form
admirable natural parapetS. About 10
guns and mortars were placed behlnd
them and two companies of regular artll-
| lery were stationed at this point under the
command of Capt. Mitchell the patriot,
SOM, to whom l was introduced. lie
seemed a quiet, unaSSumIng man, an
was spoken of by Gen. Ripley as an ex
cellent officer.
He told me he expected to be able to
open fire in day or two upon the Yankees
on Folly Island and Little Folly; and he e1-
pressed a hope that a few shell mignt
drive them out from Little Folly, which is
only distant 600 yards from his guns. The
enemy's large batteries are on Folly Island,
3,400 yards off, but within range OF Capt.
MitchelFs rifled artillery, one OF which
was a u FOUNDER Whitworth.
A blockadc-runner, named the Huby,
deceived by some lights on Folly Island,
ran ashore at / o'clock this morning IN the
narrow inlet between Morris Island and
Little Folly. The Yankees Immediately
opened fire on her, and her crew, despair
ing of getting her off, set her on fire-7a
foolish measure, as she was right under
c pt. Mitchell's gunS-and whenever
group of Yankees approached the wreck,
shell was placed in their midst, which Ell
fectually checked their curiosity. The
Ruby was therefore burning in peace. Her
crew had escaped, all except one man, who
was DIR wned in trying to save a valuable
trun|.
Gen Ripley told me that in his opinion,
the proper manner to attack Charleston
was to land on Morris Island, take Forts
Wagner and Cummings Point, and then
turn their guns on Fort Sumter. He does not
think much of the 15-inch guns. The enc
my does not dare use more than 30 pounds
of powder to propel 425 pounds of iron; the
velocity consequently is very triiing. He
knows and admires the British 6Spounder,
weighing 95 cwt., but he does not think 1t
heavy enough effectually to destroy IRON
clads. He considers the 11-inch gun,
throwing a shot of 10 pounds, as the most
efficient for that purpose.
In returning from Morris Island, we passed
two steamers. which had successfully run
the blockade last night, besides the luck
less Ruby, which had also passed the
blockading squadron before she came to
grief. The names of the other two are the
Anaconda and Raccoon, both fine-looking
vessels.
June 12.-T called at an exchange office
this morning, and asked the value of gold;
they offered me six TO one for it. went to
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pected; for the Southerners believe it to be
as inlpracticable to cultivate cotton on a
large scale in the South, without forced
black labor, as the British have found 1t 20
produce sugar in Jamaica; and they de-
clare that the example the English have
set them of sudden emancipation in that
island is by no means encouraging. They
say that that magnificent colony, formerly
so wealthy and prosperous, is now nearly
valueleSs-the land going out OF cuitiva-
tion-th whites ruined-thc blacks idle,
slothful, and supposed to be in great
measure relapsing into their primitive bar
barism.
At Il O'Clock called by appointment on
Capt Tucker, on board the Chicora.
Capt. Tucker expressed great confidence
in his vessel during calm weather, and
when not exposed to q plunging fire. He
said he should not hesitate to attack even
the present blockading squadron, if it were
not for certain reasons which he explained
to me.
Capt Tucker expects great results from
certain newly -invented submarine inven-
tons, which he thinks are sure to sue
ceed. He told me that in the April attack
these two gunboats were placed in the rear
OF Fort Sumter and If, as was anticipated,
the monitors had managed TO force their
way past Sumter, they would have been
received from different directions by the
poWerfuI Battery Bee on Sullvan'S Island
by this island Forts Pinci<ney and Ripley,
by the two Gunboats, and by Fort Johnson
on James Island-a nest of hornets from
which perhaps they would never have re-
turned.
/ called on Gen. Beauregard, who is
man of middle hight, about AZ years OF age.
He would be very youthful in appearance
were it not for the color Of his hair, which
is much grayer than his earlier photo
graphs represent. Some persons account
for the sudden manner in which his hair
turned gray by illusions to his cares and
anxieties during the last two years; but
the real and less romantic reason is to be
found in the rightly OF the Yankee block
adc, which interrupts the arrival of articles
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dined with Gen. and Mrs. Ripley. The
dinner was a very sumptuous one, lot
blockade" dinner, as Gen. Ripley caiieo
&c. The other guests were Gen. JORDAN,
Chief of the Staff to Beauregard; Gen:
Davis, Mr. Mutt, and Col. Rhett, of Fort
Sumter. The latter told me that If the
ironclads had come any closer than they
did. he should have dosed them with nat
headed bolts out of the smoothbore guns,
which, he thinks. could travel accurately
enough for 500 or 600 yards.
June l1.-Gen. Ripley took me in his boat
TO Morris Island. We passed Fort Sumter
on our left, and got aground for five MN
utes in its immediate neigbborhood; then
bearing off towards the right, we passed
Fort Cummins Point, and (Gfter entering a
narrow creek Fort Wagner on our felt.
The latter is a powerful, well-conStructed
field-work, mounting nine heavy guns, and
it completely cuts across Morris Island AT
the end nearest to Fort Sumter. Gen.
Ripley pointed at Fort Wagner with some
pride. s.
We landed near the house of the Colonel
who commanded the troops on Morris Is
land. This must have been about the
spot whence Fort Sumter was afterwards
bombarded. i cannot help thinking that
the ConfederateS made a great mistake IN
not fortifying the farther end Of Morris Is
land and keeping a larger garrison there;
for when the Federals landed they met
Fort Wagner We borrowed his horses to
ride to the further extremity of the island.
We passed the wreck of the keolluk, whose
turret was lust visible above the water, at
a distance from the shore of about ! 500
yards.
On this beach also inspected the remains
of the so-called Yankee Devil, ;" curious
construction, which on the day of the at
tack had been pushed into the harbOr by
one of the monitors. This vessel, with
her appendage, happened 10 be the first 10
receive the fire Of Fort Sumter, and after a
quarter of an hour monitor and devil got
foul # one another, when both came to
grief and the latter fioated harmlessly
ashore.
1t seems to have been composed of double
20-inch beams, forming sort of platform
or stage so feet long by 20 broad, from
which depended chains with graphing
irons to rake up hostile toTpedCes. The
machine Was also provided with a gigantic
torpedo of its own, which was to blow up
piles or other obstacles.
Morris Island is miserable, low, sandy
desert, and at its further extremity there
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a slave auction at II; but they had been
so quick about it that the whole affair was
over before | arrived, although | WAS only
10 minutes late. The negroeS-about 10
men, three women. and three children
were seated on benches, looking perfectly
contented and Indifferent. | saw the buy
ers opening the mouths and showing the
teeth of their new purchases to their
friends in very bus;ness-lilie manner.
This was certainly not very agreeable
spectacle to an Englishman, and / know
that many Southerners participate in the
same feeling; for have often been told by
people that they had never seen a negro
sold by auction and never wished to do so.
1t is impossible to mention names in con-
nection with such subject, but am per-
fectly aware that many influential men in
the South feel Inundated and annoyed with
several OF the incidents connected with
slavery; and think that if the Confederate
States were left alone, the system would
be much modified and amended, although
complete emancipation cannot bo e1-
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of toilet He has long, straight nose,
handsome brown eyes, and a dark mus
tache without whiskers, and his manners
are extremely polite. He is a New Orleans
creole, and French is his native language.
He was extremely civil to me, and ar
ranged that should see some of the land
notifications to morrow. He spoke to me
of the inevitable necessity, sooner or later,
of war between the Northern States and
Great Britain; and he remarked that, If
England would Join the South at once, the
Southern armies, relieved of the present
blockade and enormous Yankee pressure,
would be able to march right into the
Northern States, and, by occupying their
principal cities. would give the Yankees so
much employment that they would be I'M
able to spare many men for Canada.
He acknowledged that in Mississippi
Gen. Grant had displayed uncommon
vigor and met with considerable success.
considering that he was man OF no great
military capacity. He said that Johnston
was certainly acting slowly and with much
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troops of Bargg or Lee.
He told me that he
(Beauregard) had or
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whom / had known
at Gibraltar a year
ago. This was one OF
the two persons who
were arrested at Tan
gier by the Acting
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in such an outrageous
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that he had been
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: A bald.
faced mule is very rarely seen. To show the
energy and perseverance of the men of Sher-
mans army let me relate fact, an incident
Of the march to the sea.
Our regiment, in charge of the pontoon-
train, Army of Tennessee, first laid its
bridges across the Ocmulgee River. Here
the pontooniers observed a teamster who drove
one bad-face mule in his team. By the time
the bridge was again laid this teamster had
added another bald faced mule, and some
time before Savannah was reached his entire
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mules.
We knew at the time to what command
the team belonged, but have long since forgot
ten.-JoHN n. MORTON, Quartermaster-
Sergeant, 1st Mo. Eng, Hamilton, Mo.
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EDITORIAL NoTE-The next issue will contain the
cluon School the Battalion,
lions
Infantry Regulations This publication
authoritative date The Regulations Will in
succeeding completed
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Editorial Note.-ssome atures of the COM
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vations about the blockade runners, details
of his trip from Charleston to Richmond,
and his meeting with Jefferson Davis. Many
interesting instaltments are yet to come.
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:s23 1. Change the right Tor hef0 MARCH, g.
Battalion a. HALT or, g. Guide fright left, ceHer)
The first company direction the right; the other
pane conducted by the shortest line their places abreast of
the first.
II marching double time quick time the command
be double time the captain of the first cautions: Quick
time the other companies the double time
and arriving abreast of the first their captains
mand l. Quick time g MARCH During the the guide
the side toward which the change completion
the the guide If the command be given
during the execution Of the movement only companies halt
that have arrived place. the others successfully halt upon arriving
the line
Marching i'm Line of Companies in Columns
Of FOurs, to Form Line.
324 Companies Right Tor Lett front into line, MARCH,
A. battalion, s. HALT
Each company executes right front into line
The command halt given when the leading ours have advanced
company distance.
If executed double time the major guide
mediately after the command march
Marching in Column of FOurs. TO Form Front
into LING Of Companies in Columns of
FOUrs.
325 Right (or Left front into line of companies columns
of tours, 2. MARCH.
The captain the first cautions: Continue the march,
the other captains command Column half right:
having advanced distance halted
other companies have gained full intervals they column
half h and halt abreast of the first company halt each
captain gives the commands putting his company
march.
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The Flag will be sent by Express, the re-
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Testimonial.
Co. ], 37th ILL.,
Cambridge, Iowa, April 26, 1893.
To The National Tribune
Gentlemen: The Flag arrived last Friday
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