: ? The Savannah Republican ol' the 24th ult., i
says : "The enemy can never occupy Rum-!
ter; that is a fixed fact. It will be destroyed
before it shall fall into their hands, and if not,
Battery Bee, on Sullivan's Island, could level it to
the foundation in twenty-four hours."
And again: "Neither torrid heat above, or burning
sands beneath, seem sufficient to deter the innfnfi
rptiKln Vrtnbnaa f?r\ ?v> f Vi <11 ? frt til /tfina A f
uvian^auic x ani\gca 1l \jui inv^n laiuiuc iav/iivo vi .
digging. '
Soldier's Bounty.
St. Augustine, Fla. (
August 22d, 1863. J
To the Editor of The New South,
Sir :?When a non-commissioned officer is mustered
out of the service bv reason of promotion,
does he receive the $ 100 bounty on his final statement
at the same time that he gets his back pay ?
By answe.ing in your next edition, you will settle
an argument and oblige A Reader.
Asswer.?He should receive the $ 100 bounty
at the time he receives his back pay, provided he
Ins been in the service two jcars and has never
received any part of his bounty. Twenty-five
dollars of bounty money, is due each enlisted man
at the time of his first payment after being mustered
into the service. Care must be taken to state
the exact facts on his discharge papers.
This rule also applies to those who have joined
the regular array since the commencement of the
war and have served two full years.
The following from a late number of the Ohio
State Journal is to the point.
Decision of the War Department in Relation to
Bounty.?James C. Wetinore, Esq., the very faiihful
and attentive officer in chargeof the Ohio State
Military Agency at Washington City, has procured
the opinion of the War Department in relation to
soldier s bounty, which will be found of great importance
to the soldier. Heretofore the decisions
of the officers conn, oted with the paymaster's de- j
partment have been against the allowance of the I
$100 bounty to discharged soldiers. In this Major
Taylor had been guided by former decisions. But
as the decisions did not seem just, Mr. Wetmore
i very properly carried the case of Sergt. Edward
S. Quinton, of the 5th Ohio regiment, before the
War Department for decision. And there, upon
critical examination of the **XCT of Congress of
July, 1801. it was held by Mr. Stanton that Sergt.
Quinton, "is entitled to bounty for his services as
an enlisted man.'"
The following is the correspondence with the
Department on the subject and which more fully
sets forth the whole case:
Ohio State Military Aoexcy, i
w.?nninm* n I'-.Tiilv7- 1803. 4
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Gen. /. P. Andrews, Paymaster Gen., U. S. ji.?
Sir:?The undersigned would respectfully represent
to the Paymaster General that Sergt. Edward
S. Quinton, Co. K, 5th Ohio, was discharged the
service of the United States for promotion, the
2uth of May last.
On presenting his final discharge and final statement
papers to Major D. 'J avlor, Assistant Paymaster
lor settlement, was refused the bounty of
One Hundred Dollars, for the reason that he hid
been discharged for promotion.
It appears to the undersigned that the decision
of Major D. Taylor is not according to the spirit
and letter of the Act of July 22, 1$>1, granting
bounty to soldiers^who have served two years and
haveb-ien honoraufy disehaiged.
The act referred to expressly states that any
non-commissioned officer or private who has served
two years and been honorably discharged shi.ll
receive one hundred dollars. This does not lea\e
it optional with the Paymaster to pay or not pay,
h cause the soldier has been thought by his supe
riors worthy of promotion. On tne contrary it
appears to the undersigned, that being discharged
for promotion is anSidditional reason why the
bounty should bo paid.
The undersigned hold1* that Sergeant Quintos
lias fuliiled his part of the contract with the-Government,
and is entiled to ail the pay and emolument
arising. Trusting that you will so view it,
and order that he be paid the One Hundred Dollars,
and referring you to his final statement papers accompanying,
I am with much respect,
Your Obedient Servant.
James 0. Wktmore. O. S. M. Agent.
Piv?i9TKR.nKXERAi'i Office, f
Wasiiinotos, I). P., July 15, 18G 5. f
J. C. Wet more, 0. S. A., Washington, D. C:?fcir.
? Votir letter, covering papery of Sergeaut E. L.
Quinton, late 5th Ohio Volunteers, having been
re, erred to the Secretary of War, has been returnee
with the decision that said Quinton "is entitled
to Dounty for his service as an enlisted man."
'1 he final statements of Quinton are herewith
returned. Very respectfully your obd't servt.
T. l\ Andrews, Fayuiaster-'Jencial
? A commission was issued on the loth, in Boston,
appointing Lieutenant-Colonel Edward N. J
Hallowcll as Colonel of the 54th Massachusetts
Regiment, in the place of Col. Shaw, recently
killed in action in the last assault on Fort Wagner.
Colonel Hallowell was wounded in the assault
where Colonel Shaw fell, but, it is stated, has
nearly recovered from his injuries. This appointment
is a deserved compliment to a brave and accomplished
gentleman. Colonel Hallowel is a
Pennsylvania!!, and one of the fighting Quakers.
DEATHS.
Poleman D. Heston, Coporal, Co. G, 62d Ohio
Vols., Aug. 21.
Frederick Schuiner, Private, Co. F, N. Y. Ind.
Bat., Aug. 22, typhoid fever.
Rufus A. Lenfest, Private Co. II, 8th Maine
Vols., Aug. 22, typhoid fever.
Chas. W. Moore, Private, Co. H, 8th Maine
Vols., Aug. 24. remittenkfever.
(jeorge B. Peet, Private, Co. I, 6th Conn. Vols.,
August 16.
Aaron U. Vamey, Private, Co. C, 9th Maine
Vols., Aug. 21.
Chas. Laraberdy, Private, Co. C, 6th Conn.
Vols., Aug. 18.
Wm. E. Moore, Private, 1st Conn. Light Bat.,
August 2-3. *
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22.
NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
The Fulton arrived here at noon yesterday
bringing dates to the 24th inst. Purser McManus
will please accept our thanks for an early supply
of papers.
"The attack on Charleston " is still the prominent
theme with the journals and all are expecting
an early occupation of this brooding nest of se
cession. "* I
The New York Herald says : 1
" The desperate tenacity and endurance of the '
rebels at V icksburg and Port Hudson admonish ns (
not to be too sanguine of an easy conquest of
Charleston. Wo must remember, too, that our
. laud and naval forces are operating against Cbarlea- >
ton only from the front, and for the very good rea- <
son that, from its extremely difficult land and i
water approaches in the rear, it would require a '
larger army than that of General Grant to cut off' ]
all the communications of Beauregard with the in- (
terior, assuming that his defensive forces do not i
exceed in number twenty-five thousand men- But, I
even if we had a hundred and fifty thousand men !
1 to throw into the rear of Charleston, the deadly ]
malaria of those fearful swamps at this season of 1
tlio voar would be sufficient to induce a wise een- t
I eral to avoid them. The sand hills of Morris Isl- ]
i and, like those of Coney Island, lying fully expos- 1
I ed to the salubrious winds from the sea, are, on <
I the other hand, comparatively, if not perfectly, <
healthy, even in August. Moreover, if Charleston (
j can be taken from the front, it matters little in the I
present condition of the " Southern confederacy " i
whether we shut the back door against Beauregard
I or leave it open for his escape, because with the 1
loss of the city Beauregard's " occupation is gone.'*
From the Army of the Potomac the news is that '
i General Lee is receiving large reinforcements, and 1
! is supposed to be preparing for another raid into 1
I Maryland similar to the movement of last August, j
which preceded the battle of Antietam. Refugees
j from Richmond state that the conscription is being
i rigidly enforced. All classes, between the ages of
six:een and sixty, are taken wherever found, ex- i
ccpt those employed by the government or who
are exempted from having heretofore furnished :
substitutes under previous calls.
Captains Sawyer and Flynn were not executed
on the day ordered. There is no probability that |
I thov will suffer while Gen. "W. H. Lee and Capt?
; Winder are held by us as hostages for them.
Three iron-clad gunboats are completed and i
three more are being built on the James river by
the rebels.
Gen. Hurlbnt has made a most successful raid
: into Central Mississippi to seize upon some valuable
railroad material which the rebels were running
off South from Granada. The expedition started
from Lagrange, Tennessee, on the 13th, under the
command of Lieut.-Colonel Phillips, of Nineteenth J
| Illinois, mouuted infantry, and reached Granada 1
on the 17th, driving General Slimmer, with two 1
thousand men and three pieces of artillery, from
the place. They then destroyed fifty-seven loco- ;
motives, upwards of four hundred cars, the depot
buildings, machine and blacksmith shops, and a
large quantity of ordnance and commissary stores.
Thcv captured about fifty railroad men and a
number of other prisoners,
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The city of Lawrence, Kansas, has been burned
iy that notorious highbinder and guerrilla?Quantrell,
and the scenes of pillage, arson and murder .
jnacted by that ruffian are thrillingly horrible. The
inhabitants, taken by surprise, made no resistance,
rod yet the killed and wounded number nearly
two hundred, the most of whom were killed.
In one case the guerrillas drove twelve men into
i house, shot them, and burned the building, and
the friends of these twelve men, while standing on
the banks of the river, "were fired into by guerillas
rod a number killed and wounded.
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guerrillas took all the money that could be fouud
in the pockets or houses of the citizens.
They stole all the jewelry of the ladies, even to
the rings on their fingers. They spared nothing
that was at all valuable.
Gen. Jim Lane managed to escape on horseback,
and rallied about twenty men, fully armed and
equipped, and followed and overtook Quantrell
when 12 miles from Lawrence. 'The result of this
tight is not as yet ascertained.
Quantrell is now retreating towards Missouri,
burning and laying waste everything on his route.
It is not expected that he will be intercepted by
our forces- He will probably get away wilhout
loss.
No resistance was made at Lawrence to the guerillas.
The people were shot down as they ran
through the streets in their night clothes, and their
bodies thrown into wells and cisterns.
The citizens of Lawrence have been expecting
this raid tor some time from the threats made by
Quantrell, and had organized military companies
for the defence of the place, and these companies
were for some time, constantly kept under arms;
but from assurances being given that Quantrell
would never invade Kansas again, these military
organizations were abandoned, and Quantrell and
his guerillas learning this, made the raid when the
people were entirely defenceless.
The draft in New York recommenced on the
19th inst.. after being suspended for about five
weeks. Over twenty thousand infantry and artillery
with two thousand cavaln, are in and
iround the city, ample guarantees for the maintenance
of order. New York roughs and rowdies,
is well as Wood and Seymour rebels, will yet learn
that our government and flag are still a living fact
and power which cannot be trifled with.
The news from Kentncky and Tennessee indicates
that important movements are oh foot pointing,
it would seem, to the liberation of Eastern
rennessee and the capture of Chattanooga. Gen.
Burnside is said to be moving on Knoxville, whilo
3en. ltosecrans will probably make a flan'c movenent
by Northern Georgia, that will compel Bragg
to retire from his position. These movements, if
successful, will virtually end the rebellion in the
Border and Cotton States. They should have
i)cen made long since. In place of moving our
troops against Columbus and Forts Henry and
Donelson in the Spring of 1862, they should have
been advanced on Chattanooga, which is the key
nf the Southern States. The failure to do this was
one of the greatest blunders of the war, and has
cost us many battles and thousands r?f lives. Our
movements in Kentucky and Tennessee at that
time drove the enemy back on this strong central
position, where he has been able to keep the Army
of the Cumberland at b .y ever since.
To capture Chattanooga now is an arduous and
difficult undertaking. It is located on the Tennes- see
river, in the South-eastern corner of the State,
on the confines of Georgia, Alabima and North
and South Carolina. It is imbedded in a range of
hills that form the spur of the Cumberland or great
Alleghany range, and has been fortified l^y the
rebels to the utmost perfection. The chief roads
approaching it hswrc been destroyed, and the f. w
that remain intact are defensible by a small forc<'.
A direct attack seems out of the question, and Gen.
Rosecrans will | robably endeavor to turn it by
way of Palton, Georgia, while Burnside will oc
cupy East Tennessee, and prevent Davis from
sending re-inforcements to Bragg from Virginia.
The latest reports from Bragg locates him at
Chattanooga, in command of only 25,000 meu?
he having lost some 10,000 by desertion during
and succeeding his recent retreat. Joe Johnson is
still reported at Enterprise and Brando", Mississipi,
also with 25,00 men. One-third of his forces is
said to have deserted. West Tennessee is now
reported clear of guerillas. Late despatches from
the Southwest state that Governor Foster of Alabama
has issued an address to the citizens of that
State, urging the impressment of s'aves into the
rcuci Dcrvtcc.
The radical secessionists?Shorter for Governor
and Curry for Congress, have bcth been beaten by
the conservatives in Alabama.
DR. W. M. WALCH. Office No. 13, Sutler's Row. A lull
supply ot' Drugs, Chemicals and Patent Medicines.
August 29, 1863.-ti
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