THE "ADVERTISER.
FlSIini! IIACKCR Publishers.
THURSDAY UOKSISG, it AY 8, 1S82.
our r : .a. a -
Tben p with our flag ! let it treari! on tbe air I
Though our fathert r ld in their grac,
They bud bands that could strike, they tad iouli
that ecnld dare.
And their ions were not born to be flares !
Cp, op wiib that banner ! where'er it vnnj call,
Our Bullions sball railj around ;
A nation of freemen that moment ehail fall
' WaoD iuatanihall b trailed n tha froand.
Tfce EeScIUon.
' A year ego the War had but just com
ynebced. We had been emphatically a
peace-loving people. We were less pre
pared for 'War. than any other nation.
We had do great standing army ; r.o arms
raitable for carrying on a warfare accord
ing to the modern system; no munitions.
Our navy was scattered in all the seas.
We had few cflhers possessing sufficient
military knowledge and experience to
successfully plan a campaign, or to man
age a large army cr the battle-field.
The rebels had been secretly preparing
for the coming struggle for years. They
had two-thirds cf the Government arms
tent to the extreme South. When the
rebellion was precipitated on the country,
government cGcers treacherously surren
dered nearly all the forts, arsenals, and
custom-houses in the South. The conse
. qnence was that for six months we made
no apparent progress. Reverses met our
armies both in the East and West.
Many almost began to despair as to the
power of a Republican form ol Govern
ment to maintain its existence.
But during the summer, fall and winter
the government was . accumulating rast
quantities of munitions of war; ourfoun
deries were going night and day manu
facturing ordinance; thousands of the
best cannon were brought from Europe ;
doihirg, provisions, and means' for trans
portation for an army of half a million of
soldiers were provided ; cur soldiers were
subjected to a drill and discipline that
converted them from a mere mob into- the
finest army in the world. We now be
gin to see the results. We have retaken
'nearly half the forts that were surren
dered a year ago. The confederates
have been driven from Missouri, Ken
tucky, and half of Arkansas, Tennessee,
Virginia and North Carolina; we have
possession cf half the coast from Chesa
peak Bay to the mouth of the Mississippi ;
the Mississippi River has been opened
.
with the exception of a few forts in the
vicinity' of Memphis. The rebel papers
are beginning to raise a moan of dispair.
They advise their patrons to invest their
Confederate scrip in real estate before
it becomes entirely worthless. They
a .1 i ciiiiivj.l a. liLiar a w i. i.ii .11, a. a. a 1 . i b a i ui a. 3 lv
ing; they charge their defeats first on to
one General and then on to another.
Sorae .cf them openly admit that their
case is almost hopeless. A week ago
they were going to rfsk everything on
the two great battles one at Yorktown,
the other at Corinth. Now, however,
they have abandoned Yorktown, a point
cf rnore'stratege.tical importance than any
tve' have obtained since the War com
menced ; and, if the fears of the Mem
phis papers should prove true, Beauregard
is hesitating whether to evacuate Corinth,
r to risk, the loss cf the Mississippi Val
ley by a hopeless battle with Hilleck
against a greatly superior force.
: " Federal Loss at Pillars-
Gen. Grant has published an official
lessef the battle at Pittsburg Landing.
Killed, 2.1S5 ; wc-jcded, 7,0S2; miss
xrg 3,956. Totd loss, 13,703. '
The rebels would not have lost in killed
and wounded quite so many as we, had it
not heen for the carnage produced among
them by our gun-boats. : When they ap
profiled the river on Sunday evening
they were mowed down in heap. TH'y
lost but few prisoners. Our troops buried
2,500 of the rebels ca the battle-field.
.Wheat.
: Both Fall and Spring wheat ia this
county lock well. A raiti is now much
needed The ground is yet sufficiently
rocist at a small depth, but the surface is
too dry for small grain to grow fast.
We see many of the farmers in this
county have put their wheat on old ccrn
gTound without plowing. They sow the
wheat in the stalks, then harrow it, thus
breaking the stalks, they then drag the
grouni ever with brush at right angles
with the way it was harrowed.. This is
apparently a slovenly way of farming;
but notwithstanding the lazy appearance
cf this mode cf putting in wheat, we
know of some fields where both plans
were tried, and that which was sowtdon
stalk ground, without even breaking the
nalks, yielded the most grain.
The House of Representatives passed
a. vote of censure upon Ex-Sec. Cameron
last week, by a large vote, on the charge
f f extravagance during his term as Sec.
of Wr. They also refesed to ceniure
Fee. Wells by en equally decinre vote. ;
The Nctts.
On Monday evening the unexpected
intelligence passed over the wires that
Yorktown had been evactatcd. From
the great importance to the rebels cf hold
ing this point, we supposed they would
make a most desperate stand there. The
papers confirm the report of the telegraph.
We get possession of 30 pieces of heavy
artillery, and a large amount of ammu
nition and camp equipage. It secures us
the entrance of Jnmes River.
There is also a rumor that Corinth is
being evacuated, but it is not believed.
The news f rem Pittsburg Landing is
said to be of great importcLce, but papers
are not allowed to publish it.
A special dispatch to the Tribune from
Cairo says, from the fleet we learn of tha
capture of Baton Rouge and the Confed
erate arsenal. ; . -
On the present gloomy aspect of affairs
in the land of Dixie, the Memphis .tfrg-uj
mourns in .the following strain : ,
"Telegraphic dispatches from Corinth to
citizens of Memphis and to the authori
ties, convey intelligence of the most start
ling nature, if reliance is to be put in the
intelligence, and it comes to us so well
authenticated, with such au official air
about it, that it scarcely admits of a doubt.
If this intelligence be true, Beauregard
has not only determined to abandon his
strong position at Corinth, to the Yankee
invaders, without a struggle, but is actu
ally consummating that purpose by with
drawing portions of hi splendid army,
an army that has been gathered at im
mense cost, expressly and solely. for the
defence of that point. If this intelligence
be true, the patriotic people of the South
west, who have so nobly contributed to the
establishment cf Southern Indeperdence,
may as well relinquish their hopes of suc
cess, and prepare to quietly yield a quiet
submission to Northern despotism.. With
an enemy's army at our right, untram
meled and unimpaired,, with New Orleans
in the possession of the Lincolnites, and
their victorious boats descending the river
above us, and with another force pene
trating the wilds of Arkansas, seeking to
reach this point, there is really no hope
left. '
'When Gen. Beauregard came to the
West, he brought hope and confidence.
His career hitherto had been one of the
most brilliant success, and his name was
a tower of strangth. We believed then,
that notwithstanding the blunders that had
been committed, and the disasters to our
cause that had resulted therefrom, there
was still hope left.
We felt confident that th- bro of
Manasses, could and would save the South
west, but how great is our disappointment,
if it should appear that the intelligence
in print to-day is correct. We have had
our confidence in Gen. Beauregard shak
en, by his defeat on the f eld of Shiloh."
Gen. Lew. Wallace's division has taken
possession of Purdy without opposition.
The enemy's left flank rested on that
town. . r
The mortar boats below continue firing
at Fort wright at intervals of ten minutes.
Commodore Foot is preparing for a gen
uine attack upon the rebel works. An
attack was expected Tuesday from the
rebel gunboats.
Our flotilla formed in line of battle,
but no demanstraticn was made.
The Mississippi river is stationary and
eight inches higher than ever known be
fore. . . V
It was supposed that a simultaneous at
tack would be made by the fleet before
the close of the week. . .
'Memphis papers of the 29th', say at a
meeting held night before last, it was con
cluded to burn the city in case of the ap
proach of the Federal fleet. Editorials
urgently call cn the people to reinforce
Price at Fort Wright, as the only hope of
the salvation of the city. .
Gen. Fremont left Wheeling on May
29th, for Southwestern Virginia. He
will fiave .20,000 or 30,000 troops under
him. His task will be d liferent from any
other General's, vizi to clear Virginia
of guerrilW That accomplished he will
march into East Tennessee to releive the
Union loving citizens from the terrible
despotism of the rebels. . Brownlow says
Fremont is a favorite in East Tennessee,
The blockede of New Orleans will be
raised. E. G. Lathrcp has been appoint
ed Collector of that port. ,
Latest Dispatches.
We step the press to give the latest
news. A great deal of skirmishing has
taken place at Corinth. In one engage
ment Gen. Pope too!TM300 pnsoneri.
Our pickets can hear the drutrs beat in
Corinth. At Paducah the report is cur
rent and believed, that Corinth was evac
uated and occupied by Pope's division on
Sunday. '. ... ; " . .,,
A Fortress Monroe letter, dated the
fifth, says McClelland's column are be
yond Williamsburg." The gun boats are
at West Point, having, on their way up,
captured and destroyed many rebel trans
ports. The report was current of the
capture of a large cumber of prisoners.
A force was lauded r.t West Point, which
destroyed the railroad bridge leading to
Richmond. j -
: A portion cf our fleet from New.Or
Icans has passed up to Baton Rogue.
The rebel troops there fled without firing
a gun. It is thought Vickaburg will be
taken in a few days. .
The Homestead bill passed the Senate on
the 6th inst., by & vote of 33 to 6.
A vote cn the Pacific Railroad bill oa the
5th in the House showed a clear majority for it.
A rebel schooner was captured in an attempt
to run the blockade ; Bbe had oa board 1,000
bale of cotton. ' .
The New York World is about to
change hands, and to be made a Demo-
cratic orgn.
inn r Correspondence cf the Nebraaka AdrerUaer.
From tlie Nebraska First.
X ATTLt Flltr Or PITTSBCH9. TjEJTK., )
.April 12ih, lbC2. J
' ThS" most terrible battle cf the war,
a:id the hardest fought contest that ever
rnged upon our continent, has been
fcugbt L;re, and the littb town and vi
cinity are tecomo historical for all time
to come. The marks of the strife will
last for years; and this may become the
Mecca of the Republic, where many a
pilgrim may be seen treading amorgthe
graves of the brave departed, and drop a
silent tear, perchance,-upon the little
mound that covers the remains of some
promising youth 'who fell "to fame un
known " Then, wall, be ther 'time for
meracry and for tears," for the, lights
which burned up in a brilliant flame
awhile have forever become dark, and
many a sorrowful heart will throb, and
many an eye be filled with tears. 'Tis- a
sad picture to look upon ; but Glory glows
in the background, and Fame now lingers
near. - - ; " " '
General. Lew! Wallace's Division to
which the Nebraska Regiment belongs,
was encamped five miles below, this, be
tween Crump's landing and Adamsville.
We had expected to get into battle in a
few daj;3, but did not expect it here. , On
Saturday, April oth, we were marshalled
in battle, array, and marched to. Adams
ville to repel the rebels who, as supposed,
would attack our third Brigade stationed
near that village. Their appearance was
only a feint, perhaps, to keep us there,
while the storrri was brewing and gath
ering strength to overwhelm our solders
here. They disappeared, and. we returned
to camp ; but early Sabbath morning we
were wakened by the sound of cannon up
the river, and ere long the rattle of mus
ketry filled our ears. Although we did
not expect the enemy would attack our
troops, yet we were then convinced that a
hot battle was in progress; and the rebels
the attacking party." The cannonading
grew heavier, the firing of musketry more
incessant, and we became anxious to take
part in the fray. . .'.
General Wallace did not get orders to
advance with his Division until la tela the
morning,4 and then, having to march
twelve or fifteen miles to go five, we did
not reach' the scene of conflict until night
had ended the strife ;
We found the enemy had Ir!vi in our .
troops who had been camped far out , and
expected .on Monday morning to drive
them into the river. Our Division was
placed on "the extreme right in advance,
and some of General Bueli's forces, who 1
had crossed and were crossing the river,
on the left. ; We slept on our arms
Sabbath night, and were aroused many ;
times by the loud roar of cannon which
were fired tokeepusonthealert. .When
the dawn broke we were marbhelled to
arms, and advanced two hundred yards
and took position to the immediate right
of an Indiana -battery belonging to Col.
Thayer's Brigade. This time we. com
menced the attack. Our artillery, com
menced playing on a . rebel battery a half
mile in advnnce in the timber.' The
rebels defiantly returned shot for shot, but
aftet a half hour's firing their battery
was siienced, and they retreated.
We followed this success by adding
more desperate, and brilliant ones'to it,
until their retreating changed to , a ; panic
flight. If the battle on Sunday was hot,
bloody, and fiercely waged, the Monday's
strife was still mote terrible. ' Flushed
by his triumphs on yesterday so dearly
bought, yet was the enemy loth to let his
former.-success slip through his fingers
to-day and seize reverses by the bristling
locks.4 ' : ' ix ?
.The fancied vision of a kingdom reared
over the ruins of half a Republic was flit
ting away and the mighty sorrow for lost
success began'to crowd upon the mind of
the rebel General. Then he resolved to
- . .
wipe out the present, recall the gleaming
p.ast,'and conjure up a golden future . by a
bold stroke of theory put-in practice.'
The flower 'of the rebel army, the-' picked
and' bravest men, the favorites" of the?
"Sunny South," were ordered .to -oppose
our right and drive us back. : Their best
General, Beauregard, planted the. colors
himself;- and ' exhorted, entreated, - and
commanded' his men; to stand by' them ;
until the last man of them died His
entreaties were vain, and his prayers un
availing. Steady and resistles as the
onward march of a lava stream our right
pressed bravely on, and as fall the leaves
of 'summer .before the 'rude, chilling
breath of Boreas. so fell the flowers of
the South; the picked men cf the rebel
army; before our hardy men of the North
and . West? ' The storm was too terrific
They could not brave it out, and so they
fled. Yetthey fought bravely and des
perately, v Inch by inch they contested
the ground, and inch by inch they fled.
Their deeds were worthy a better cause;
their jaJor a. be iter nameJ. All day long
f rem five .o'clock abbath morning until
four in the evening were we engaged in
driving over a space of four miles, the
rebel host The loud thundering of ar
tillery had no interval the rattle of mus
ketry no ces iation the explosion of shells
no waiting the thrill - shriek of bullets
no period, and the clangor of war no si
leuce'during the long hours of the con
flict.. J ;. - .. '
'Tis now the fifth day since the battle,
andttilM seem to hear the "loud and
deatening-din. Still the shells explode,
and' 'the ..ballets whistle ; still the crash is
heard, and th cheers of our troops ring j
in my Tars. The battle field is now lit
erally a field cf graves, or vast city of the
dead. One t: y travel over an area five
miles long a r.d four broad, and his eyes
will rest every fifth minute or les3 upon
the mound cf new earth thrown up to
mark the spot where some young hero
sleeps his last long sleep. Friend and
foe are side by sideb and in a future,
happier year the frfends of each may
weap together over them. Officers as
well as soldiers have fallen." Many who
have commanded will conmand no more
on earth. Their sun'set in-blood to rise
not till the resurrection morn. Peace
to their glorious ashes! ; -t" :
Your correspondent saw he body of ,a
man which' the bearers of a rebel flag of
truce claimed as that of General Braxton
Bragg. So the Mexican hero has fallen
in an inglorious, .cause. So perish the
enemies of our noble Republic.
Great bravery .was shown by officers
as well as men of our army throughout
the battles' progress. . No braver Gener
al than:Lew. Wallace was on the field,
and none more courageous than Colonel
Thayer, Acting Brigadier General.
Scarce less bolder were Lieut. Col. Mc
Cord and Acting' Adjutant Cramer, who
ordering the''Regimehi to lie down, stood
up themselves to receive the shells 'and
grape, and bullets of the enemy ! , :
Our Regiment's loss is light. Twenty
in killed and. wounded will number all.
The Regiment was in danger's reach all
day, , end -'tis surprising co more -were
killed or hurt 1 ' Ti fair'to say the rebels
lost five men to every one'they killed of
ours along the Jine-of battle. , We ra.iy
see the rebels again in a few days, and
strife may now be1 awaiting us. ;
A'great deal ot rain. has fallen 'since
the battle, and the roads are very heavy.
So soon as the weather and roads settle,
battles and rumors :of battles may be
rife. Of these things, "; - '
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.'""'"'., MoHr Agaiv.
The Presbjtery of Missouri River.
This Presbytery met in Council Bluffs,
April 1.1th, and was opened, with a ser
mon by Rev, -1). L. Hughes. ....
. Rev. D. L.: Hughes was chosen Mode
rator, and Revi II. M.' Giltner, temporary
Blerk. ; " " v ' -
; Father. L. G. Bell was dismissed to the
Prebyry .Fir field,
; A committee was appointed to prepare"
a paper 'expressive of the very efficient
missionary labors which' Father Bell has
performed during the last 25 years in the
bounds of what is now the State of Iowa.
He was the first: Presbyterian minister
who crossed the Mississippi River to
plant the standard of the : cross in the
Territory of Iowa. He has already
passed the boundary of three score yesrs
and ten. . . -
Rev. D. L. Hug-hes and Elder J. C.
McCsnlis were elected principles and
Rev. Wm. McCandlish and Elder Thos.
Officer alternates to the General Assem
bly;'3-" ' : ' -;
Reports were heard from the different
churches on the state of religion, which,
from some of the churches were very
encouraging. ' ' ; - '
Rev. H.'H. Dobbins was elected Stated
Clerk. - - - - '
Preshytery was much pleased with the
flourishing condition of the Presbyterian
Church iu Council Bluffs, and also with
cordial hospitality shown them by the
citizens.' ' '
Presbytery adjourned to meet in Brown
ville, Thursday, September 11th, at 7 1-2
P. M. II.'H. DOBBINS,
:; r ' ' . " - Stated Clerk.
Cronology of Secession and War Iu
: New Orleans "
Below we give in a few lines the prom -i
tie n't evenw in the history of New Or
leans, for the past year of rebellion: - 1
is6i. ' - ' ---- -
: January;' 10. Forts' St. : Philip- and
Jackson on the Mississippi, below New
Orleans, 'and Fort Pike, on Lake Pon
chartrain, seized. ; '' "'''' 1
Jan. 11 The United States Barracks
at Baton Rouge seized." '
rJan. 23 The Louisiana State Conven
tion meets at Baton Rouge. -,
January 26 Convention passes the se
cession ordinance one hundred and thir
teen to seven. ' ' : r v.-: t - v:r.
,J January 31 Seizure of the - United
States Mint ant Custom House M New
Orleans authorities. The United States
cutter McClelland lying at New Orleans,
is delivered by the officers i to the State
authorities. ; :- ' ' ' ' '" '
Glorious News from the
. tlie Army of tlio Potomac.
YORKT0T7I? EVACUATED ! ! !
XNrriY's vonics in our.
ros-
GEN. M'CLELLAN IN PURSUIT.
TV ,
f ?
AsniNGTOX. vtay4. lorKtown was
evacuated last; night. We now occupy
the enemy's worlis. They left a large
amount of camp equipage and gun?, which
they could not destroy for fear of being
seen.
', JftADCirARTriis Abmy or Potomac, )
' - May 4th, 1SG2, ' : (
IlonJS. JL. Station ;.Ye have the ram
"parts, guns,-ammunition, equipage, Sec
We hold the entire rebel works, which
our engineers report very strong. Ihave
thrown all my cavalry and horse artilery
in pursuit, supported by infantry.
I move General Franklin's division and
as much more as I can transport by water
to west Point to-day. No time shall be
lost. The gur.bcats have gone up the
York river. Gloucester i$ al-o in cur
possession. "I shall push the enemy to
the wall." .
GEO. B McCLELLAN.
About SO heavy pieces of nrtillery were
left'spiked. - We found a large amount
of medical stores, ammunition, camp
equipage, tents and private property of
officers. .. A. negro found there says the
rebels threw a large amount of ordinance
stores into the river."
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at tfa - Second Sejsswn rf tin-lhiriy-
.... Seventh Covgress:
I1 ebruarv 4 ineTIduisiariaenaToTs"
formally secede from the United States
Senate, v' , " -
"February 6H-New Orleans illuminated
in honor-of secession! ? " ' ;.
March 1 -Beauregard,-of Louisiana,
appointed ,by : Confedeerat : Congress at
Montgomery, lAla., Brigadier ' General
of the "Provisional" army. -,
... March 8f-Louisiar.a passes an ordi
nance to transfer certain funds " ( the
amount seized at the mint) to the Con
federacy. : ' " ' "J' .' i . l
-April 25 The steamer Cahawba is
seized at New Orleans, and is subse
quently released; " ,1- ' ;..!.'. . ' . IV
AIay 11 The New Orieansbanks sus
pend specie payment. ' '. ' . . . '
. May:I8 The Confederate Congress
makes New Orleans a port of, entry. .
" December 7 General Butler's expe
dition arrives at Port .Royal, th? rendez
vous for the Ship Island expedition.
1SG2. ; ; '' . :,
January 9 -'Advance of Ilalleck's Mis
sissippi expedition from Cairo.
March 16 Commencement of , attack
on Island No, 10. ' ' .
. March 21 Department of 'the'Gulf
created. Gen. Butler in command.
- April 7 Surrender of Island No. 10.
April 14 Reported that the bombard
ment of the river forts bean on this day.
April 24 Our gunboats passed .the
forts. .'." . - ' "
"April 25 Our gunboats before the
city. " ; j
f - fPcBL'tj No. 42. -
AN ACT anthorizins floats to issua in satis
faction of claims against th'3 United States
for lands old bv 'them within the Las Ur-
miens' and La Nana grants, in the Stato of
Louisiana. ' ; . . ' -
Be it enacted by the senate and House cf rep
resentatives, ofjhe United states rf 'America in
Congress assemhled, That it shall be the duty
of'tho Commissioner of the General Land
Offico (jp issue and deliver to the respective
owner or owners of the L3 Ormigas and La
Nana tracts of land, formerly situate in the
parish of -Natchitoches, now.. parishes' of Sa
bine and De Soto, in the State of Louisiana,
or to bis or their assigns or other legal repre
sentatives, certificates or floats, in the usual
form, for so much land as nviy have been at
any time heretofore sold, donated, granted, or
reserved by the 'United' Stafes within said
tract3 of land or either of-them ; and which
certificates of float3 may ba located bv the
wttijQrhQlder thereof on any lands belong
ing to the United aiaiea, .i.a-.... ., a.
entry at a price not exceeding one dollar and
twenty-live cents per acre, ar; wmcn cerua-
cates or floats shall be in full falls faction of all
claims against the United States for lands so
sold, dor tcd, granted, or reserved : Provided,
That as a condition precedent to the issuing
of the floats hereinbefore authorized, ths- clai
mant, or claimants, shall present to the Com
missioner of the General Lmd OfSce satis
factory evidence of title thereto, and that such
claimants have-been and cottinue to be loyal
to the Government of the United States :
And provided further, That such certificates
and floats shall not exceed in groos seventeen
thousand four hundred and seventy-seven and
sixty-two hnndreths acres.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That
this act shall take effect immediately.
Approved, March 17, 18C2.
Resolution Public No. 13
A RESOLUTION to amend an act entitled
"An act to carry into effect conventions be-
tween the United States and the Republics
of New Granada and Costa, Rica . f
I?esn?vcd by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the United States cf America, in
Congress assembled, That the act entitled "An
act",to-carry into effect conventions between
the United States and the Republic of New
Granada- and Costa Eica," approved . the
twentieth dav of Febrnarv, eighteen hundred
and sixty-one, be amended ir: its sixth arid
thirteenth sections, so that when a witness re
fuses or is unwilling to testify, under the , pro
vi siona of the said act, the proceedings to com
pel his testimony may be at "the suggestion of
either j arty,' instead of at the suggestion of
any claimant, as provided in the said act.
Approved March 15,-1852., . -
Public Resolution No.19.
A RESOLUTION providirg for the, custody
of the letter nnd-gifil .from the. King of
Siam.
Be it resolvedly the . Senate and Bouse of
Representatives oft the Wtned states of Amer
ica, in ' Congress assembled, -That' tha'-lelter
from his Majesty the Major King of Siam to
the' President of thn United States and the
accompanying gifts be deposited in the collec
tion of curiosities at the Department of the
Interior. - - - - j
Approved, March 15, 1832.
: rUBLlcRESOLUTIOS No 20.
JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the Sec
' ' retary of the Navy " to -inquire into : the
causes of the failure of certain contracts for
steam machinery, and to remit penalties
connected therewith. " .
JBe it reedved by the Senate and House of
liepresentau ves rj inr'lrmctd-tsiaiv f i4
ca. in Congress nssemhled: 'That, the Secre
tary of the Navy bo and he hereby is author
ized and "empowered to itquire into the cir
cumstances attending the failure of certain
cor tractors for building steam machinery to
delives the same within the time specified in
their several contracts, and Xo remit the whole
of. the penalties for such failure, or apart
thereof, as to him mav seum just and equit
able.
Approved. March 17. 1832. :'
' Public No. 43.
AN ACT to provide for the appointment of
suttlcra in the volunteer service," and to de
fine their dut'es.
Be H tfiacte.l by the ' S"nate and House of
K'prcscntatives of the United tUates of Ameri
ca in Congress assti.-illed, That the inspec
tor' generals of tha army fhall constitute a
board of officers, whose duty it shall be to pre
pare, immediately after the passage of this act,
list or schedule of the following articles
which may be sold by sutlers to lha officers
and soldiers of the volunteer service, to wit :
Apples, dried apples, oranges, - figs, lemoc3,
butter, cheese, milk, sirup, molasses ' raisins,
candles, crackers, wallets, brooms, cemforters,
boots, pocket lookmg-g.asses, pm3, gloves,
leather, tin washbas'ns, shirt buttons, horn
and brass buttons, newspapers, books, tobacco,
cigars, pipes, matches, ' blacking, blacking
brushes, clothes brushes, tooth brushes, hair
brushes, coarse and fine ccmbs. emery, crocus,
pocket handkerchiefs, stationery, armor oil,
rotten stone, razor strops, razors, shaving soap,
6oap, suspenders, scissors, shoestrings, ceedles,
thread, knives, pencils, and Bristol brick.
Said list or schedule shall bo subject from
time to tirae to
in th9 judgment of the said bo 1, the good
of the service mayreqnira : P;j vi d?d, ahviy3,
That r. intoxicating liqr. s'?.!l it any iirns
ba ccs.tiiicd therom', cr the sals of -such
liior3 be in any way authorized by said
board. A crpy of said l:st cr schedule, and
cf any subsequent chr.:;;o therein, together
with '& copy of this act, ha!l lo without de
lay, furnished ty taid ic ird to the command
ing cZZzer cf each br jade and cf each regi
rneLt ret attached to nny brigade in the vol
unteer ssrvice, and also to tha adjutant gene
ral of the army.
Sec. 2. And b it further enacted, That
immediately upon the receipt from said board
of said list or schedule and copy of this act
by the commanding officer of any such brig
ade, the acting brigadier general, surgeon,
quartermaster, and commissary of said brigade
shall constitute a board of officers whose duty
it shall be to affix to e,ch article in said list or
schedule a price for said brigade, which shall
be by them forthwith reported to tho com
nuriding officer oJLthe division, if any, to
which said brigade is attached, for hisappro
va!, with or without modification, and who
shall, after such approval, report tho same to
the inspector generals, find the same, if not
disapproved by them, shall ba the price cot
exceeding which said articles may be sold to
theofficera and soldiers fa said brigade. "When
ever any brigads shall r.ot be attached to a
division said prices shall tben be reported di
rectly to the inspector gon erals, and if approv
ed by them shall be the prica fixed for such
brigade cs aforesaid ; acd whenever any regi
ment fchall be unattached to any brigade the
acting colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, and
captains thereof shall constitute the lxard of
officers by whom the price of said article shall
be fixed lor said regiment in the same manner
as is herein provided for an unattached brig
ade. The prices so fixed may bo changed bv
6aid boards respectively from time to time, not
oftener than or.ce in thirty days, but all changes
therein shall be reported m like manner and
for the same purpose as when originally fixed
Seg. 3. And be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the commanding officer
of each brigade-, immediately upon receipt of
a copy of said list -.or scheduela and copy of
this act, as herein provided, to cause one sut
ler for each regiment in his brigade to - be se
lected by the commissioned officers of such
regiment, which selection shall b by him re
ported to the adjutant general of the' army ;
the person so selected shall be sole sutler of
said regiment. -And the commanding officer
of each unattached regiment shall, in liss
manner, cause a (election of a sutler to be
made for said regiraent, who shall bo sole sut
ler of said regiment. Any vacancy in the
office of sutler from any cause shall be filled
in the same way as nn original appointment.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
suttlers chosen in. the manner provided in tho
preceedicg section shall be allowed a lien ouly
upon tho pay of the officers, non-commissioned
officers and privates of the regiment for
which ha hag been chosen, or these stationed
at tho post to which he has been appointed,
and for no greater sum than one-sixth of the
monthly pay of each officer, non-ccm mission
ed officer or private for articles sold during
each month ; and the amount of one-sixth or
less than one-sixth of the pay of such officer,
non-commissioned officer, or private, so sold
to him by the sutler, shall be charged on the-pay-rolls
of such officer, noncommissioned
AiVut.or 1'riva.fe, and deducted from his pay,
and paid over by me payxuaai;or-vv--w-i
of the regiment or military post, as the case
may be : Provided, That if any paymaster
in the service of the Unit, d Stares shall allow
or pay any greater sum to any sutler than that
hereby authorized to be retained from the pay
of the officers, non-commissioned officers,
musicians and privates, for articles sold by any
sutler daring snv one month, then the amount
so allowed or paid by the iavmaster shall be
charged against the said paymaster and de
ducted from his pay and returned to the offi
cer, non-cornmi-sioned officer, musician, or
private, against whom the amount was origin
ally charged. And any captain or lieutenant
corrfmanding a company who may certify any
pay-roll bearing a charge in favor of the sutler
agatnst any ouieer, non-commissionea Omcer,
musician, or private, larger 6r greater than cne
tixth of the monthly pay of such officer, non
commissioned officer, musician or private
shall be punished at the discretion of a court
martial : Provided, however, That sutlers
shall be allowed to sell only the articles desig
nated in the list or schedule provided ia this
act, and none others, and at prices not exceed
ing thosa affixed to said articles, as heron pro
vided: And provided further, That the sutlers
shall have no legal' claim upon any officer,
non-commissioned officer, musician or private,
to nn amouct exceeding one-sixth of his pay
for articles sold during any month, lie shall
keep said list or schedule, together with a
copy of this act, fairly written' or printed,
posted up in some conspicuous part of the
place where he makes said sales, aod where
the same can be easily read by any person to
whom he makes said sal-is.
Sec 5. And be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the inspector generals to
cause the place of sale and articles kept for
that purpose, by said sutlers, to be inspected
from time to time, once in fifteen days at least,
by some competent officer, specially detailed
for that duty, and such changes iu said place,
or in the quality arrd character of tho articles
mentioned in said list or schedule, so kept as
shall be required by said officer shall be con
formed to by each sutler. And such officer
shall report, eaeh inspection .to the inspector
generals.. ' . . ' "
Sec. 6. "And be it further enacted, That no'
person shall be permitted to act ss sutler un
less appointed according to th provisions of
this act ; ikt shall any person bj sutler for
more than cne regiment ; iior shall any sutler
farm out or underlet the business of sutlingor
the privileges granted to him by his appoint
ment ; nor shall any officer of tae army re
ceive from any fiutler any money or presents ;
nor be interested in any way in the stock,
trade, or husines of any sutler ; and any o5
e'er reed viiig such presents, or being tbrs inte
rested, directly or indirect! y, shall ba punished
at the discretion of a court martial. Ko sut
ler shall sidl to an enlisted man on credit to a
sum exceeding one-fonrth of hismoutbly pay
within the same month ; nor shall the regi
mental quartermasters allow the use of trie
army wagfi.ii 3 for sutlers' purposes; nor shall
the quartei masters' . conveyances be used for
the facsportation of sutlers' supplies. .
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That
any sutler who shall violata any of the pro
visions of this act shall, bythe colonel, with
consent of the council of administration, bo
distressed from tha service, and be ineligible
to a reappointment 63 sutler iu the service of
the United States. - . ..
. Approved March 19, 1SG2. - '
ccm p en ;.-n f -r t.r ""
and next fiscal year Utzi
rrrcpriateif, out cf an , ,
czc. . Ar.dlo rtfur-L-,."
caie of ths sbU-j tr " ,,f '
tne Assi
."a
r!ace. and tn A:rX-,.. . 'l 'j
ois nr.r. 1 ..... -
c!
i'I t'
pproved March D, uV"
Fublic Piesclctiot
of W ar . to accept racnera i'r1
n iu iu 01 1 iv 13 tun,
Dtate.
lis it reeolvel lj Cie fo.
Representatives cf the Vniiei &
ra in Congress csstvU-J, Thaif
appropriation to pay U
State, the Secretary of
V
iztsd to accept the saae, and cau
plied by the paymaster grera .
merits i1ps; Tristpf? Vw !, .
"S i 1'iuj rsiioa in t.lj M '
if appropriated by act of C&r-l I;
to make any regulation that ' fc
sary for the disbursement and
T
which they may be app.-otrat;
ral States. v
Approved, llarch 19, J?
f Pcbltc Eesolctio-v,
A RESOLUTION expressircf
of Congress to Captain A. H. f .
United States caty, and to tfc.-
men unuer his cojiniiud ia i
tilla.
Be it reserved ly de Senniiv
reserdaU'ves cf s Uvitti f
Corcress assnrlhl. That a.'
gres and of tha Americaa r,-
Foote, of the United States tirj.!
oracers ana men c tLe weaUrj f.
his command, for tie gTeatgj!'a:.
by them in the attacks upca hn'f,
Douahlson, for their efficiency ia
Tennessee, Cumberland and MLsii''.
to the' pursuits of lawful conij'
their unwavering diction to th
rountry in the' midst cf the gresus
ties and dangers.
Approved, Slarch 13, 1!G1
The Harked
Within the last, cnoaih tiers r
a slight increase in the pries 3:
St. Louis- Tha last paperj
ward tendency in th? marie:'
all kinds cf produce, cspecV.
wheat. Oa May 2d tie hic:
that the best corn trotijit wail
May 3J it had risen ta S3cti I
probably the eilect of the captu.!
Orleans. We quote as follow:
Whkat. Sprin
n
Corm Mixed, --
Ye!!ovr,
White,
Oats,
Flocx, per bbl ;
r.wTiE.
V.mTii itA.va a pr bath 'j,
Dbici Frcit Appl'-'f,
Peachf,
pEio-nanarian Grasa,pr bash -
iiiRD, per lb .. .. .
Bacom Shoulders,
Hims,
Sides,
Hemp, p r Ur for Ttidrwseil, I
BO YOU WAN
PURE ' DRUG
i5D
17 so, co iani
CITY-DRUG 0
P. O. BUILDUP
A 5 D
fc neuron bnt. a!' l -n'
He
such
revibiaa ana CDange as,'
- - Public Xo..4t - -
AN ACT to provide for the appointment of
clerks in the oCce of the Assistant Treasu
rer at Boston, to fix their salaries, and pro
vide for the absence of the A Soiiiact Treas
urer, and for other purposes.'
Be it mooted by the Senate and House cf
Representatives of the United states of Ameri
ca in Congresss As?eml!ed, That, from and af
ter the Erst dav of J anuarv, e:ghteen hundred
and sixty two, in lieu of the clerks hereto fora
authorized and provided, the Assistant Trsas
urer at Boston be and ha is hereby authorizod
to appoint, with tbe'approbation of the Secre
tary of the Treasury, one chief clerk with a
salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum,
and one disbursing clerk at a salary of fifteen
hundred dollars per annum, and one ether
clerk at a Ea.ary of twelve hundred doli-s The
, - , .v,... - . . , U
J O HIT H.
Will yoa notblcj w
i 1
From biIorg esr"
AJt--
C O
be will fir tisfacUon ta 1
ESTABLISH-'
DEUG STO
301
Brwnri: MT a-.b. rt
OEces for
seven hundred dollars, per annum ; and
