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r, but are resorting to the old Manassas game of holding a superior force in check by making a bold show of resistance. All the rebel troops in the vicinity of the Blackwater are green conscripts hastily pushed forward, and will hardly stand fire if assailed by our formidable force. Under the able administration of Maj. Gen. Peck the condition of affairs in Suffolk has greatly improved. The soldiers are better cared for and the place generally has become more confident and comfortable. Gen. Ferry had too much regard for the ' key in the wood pile,' and carried his Tribune so far as to disgust not only the army bu citizens of the town generally, everybody supposing that Gen. F. was so particularly attached to Sambo as to have no kind of regard for white men at al in a subordinate position, however, abolition Generals have little power for harm. Among the recruits recently arrived for the New York mounted rifles noticed the somewhat famous E. Z. C. Judson. (Ned Buntline,) who
horses would run against them with impunity. The obstructions in the channel between Sumter and Moultrie are entirely gone, and the opinion of the naval officers is that there are no impediments to the progress of our fleet, except those extending from James Island to the middle ground. Of their nature it is impossible to judge, though they are probably not half as formidable as imagined. A rebel iron-clad, probably the Chicora, was seen yesterday west of Fort Simpkins. No less than three rebel iron-clads are seen daily." A letter from Folly Island to the Commercial says: "Rumors are still prevalent among the troops of a meditated expedition towards Savannah, but nothing of a reliable character was known." "There was a general review on the 20th of all the troops on the Island. Seven thousand men were in line besides two full battalions. General Ferry is in command on Folly Island. All hopes of reaching Charleston this winter have died away among the troops."
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