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Supervising Special Agency of the Treasury
Department.
FOURTH SPECIAL AGENCY,
BkaUFOBT, S. C., Oct. 30tli, 1SC3.
The following Local Rules are issued for the information
and government of all parties concerned, under the Acts of
C ingress of July 13th, 1861, May 20tli, 1862, and March 12th,
1803, ami the Regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury
*- >,.itv.nf nartienlarlv those of Seiltomber 11th.
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Purchase of products of the country, and transportation of the
same to market.
I. All proper and loyal persons may apply in the prescribed
form to the Supervising Special Agent of the Treasury
Department, at his office at Beaufort, S. C? or to an Assistant
Special Agent designated by him and who will there be
on duty for the purpose, for authority to purchase for money
other tliau gold or silver, cotton or any of the products of
the country within the liues of National military occupation
in this Agency, except when prohibited by order of the
General commanding tha Department or other special military
order, and to transport the same to market in the loyal
states.
II. Planters may in like manner apply for authority to
transport the cotton and other products raised by them, to
market in the loyal states.
III. Applicants for such Authority must make and file
with such Agent an affidavit in the prescribed form, and if
not themselves the planters of such native crops, must
make and execute a bond as prescribed by Section XX of
said Treasury Regulations of Sept 11th, whereupon the I
Agent, if be deems it expedient, may auiuonze U1C 1/UUCVtVt i
of Customs at Port Royal to permit, on payment or security
of the prescribed fees, the purchase and transportation
of products as applied for, except articles prohibited,
IV. For the purpose of securing the rights of the laborers
on the crop no application will be entertained by the
Agent for an Authority for the transportation of cotton
raised this year within the Military Department of the
South, unless the applicant produces and files with his application,
a certificate from Brig.-Gen. Saxton, Military Governor
of said Military Department, that he consents to the
transportation of the cotton for which Authority is refinested.
V. Upon presentation of such Antnoruy tq xne i^ouecior
of Customs at Port Royal ho may issue a permit for the
purchase, transportation, and sale, of products specified,
in pursuance of the terms of the Authority, but before delivering
it. he will cause the prescribed fees to be paid or
security therefor to be given by bond as prescribed in Section
XX of the Treasury Regulations before mentioned.
VI. If any person obtaining a permit and paying the
fees therefor, shall purchase or transport no cotton or other
merchandise under the same, or a less quantity than is
permitted, the fees paid or the proper proportion thereof
shall be refunded on application and due showing to the
Supervising Special Agent.
VII. The fees prescribed for permits, by Section XLII
of said Treasury Regulations, are
For each permit to purchase cotton and transport the same
to any loyal State, four cents per pound.
For permit so to purchase and transport tobacco, two
dollars per hhd.
c\v* so to wnrchase and transport other products,
five per centum on the sworn invoice value thereof at the
place of shipment.
A fee of three dollars is also proscribed for each Authority
issued by an Agent.
Internal Revenue stamps are required by law to be attached
to all affidavits and bonds herein mentioned.
VIII. All ports and places except the Port of Port Royal
in South Carolina, on the seacost of South Carolina and
Georgia, and so much of the coast of Florida as is included
.within the Military Department of the South, being affected
Dy the existing blockade, it is not competent for any permit
to be granted for shipments of produce or merchandise on
private account from any such ports or places, with the exception
aforesaid, whether such ports or places are or are
not occupied by United States forces.
IX. Authorities and permits to purchase and transport
products expire thirty days after date. All such authorities
and permits are liable to revocation by the Secretary of the
Treasury or the Supervising Special Agent, as the public
interest may require.
X. All vessels, boats, and other vehicles used for transportation,
violating Regulations or Local Rules, and all cotton.
toliacco, or other merchandise shipped or transported.
or purchased, or sold in violation tnereoi, win o<- lontu
to the United States, and any neglect on the part of the
person permitted to purchase or transport, or of any one
acting for him. to comply with Regulations and Local Rules,
and with the conditions of his bonds given under them,
will work immediate forfeiture of all rights under the
Authority or permit, and any property purchased or translated
under the same after such neglect, shall be forfeited
to the United States.
ALBERT O. BROWNE,
Supervising Special Agent Fourth Special Agency.
Immense War Fleet in New York Harbor.?
Never since the-organization of the navy of the
United States, has there been so many American
vessels of war in the harbor of New York as at the
present time. There are no less than sixty-two
carrying 444 gnns?a larger force than that of the
?^x-viiof.iro the outbreak of the rebellion.
DEATHS,
Alexander Monroe, Private, Co. K, 115th N. Y.
Vols.. Oct. 10, chronic diarrhea.
Milton Greenfield, Co. F, 97th Pcnn. Vols., Oct.
11, chronic diarrhea.
Allx'rt Spaulding, civilian, late Private Co. C,
4th N. II. Vols., Oct. 10, chronic diarrhea.
Itol>ert MeKinstry, Co. C, 1st U. S. Artillery,
Oct 17, chronic diarrhea.
Isadore Hagle, Civilian, late Private, Co. C, 07th
Ohio, Vols., Oct. 22, chronic diarrhea.
John Doyal, Corporal, Co. G, 97th Penn. Vols.,
Oct. 25, chronic diarrhea.
Jacob Kerr, Civilian, late Private Co. F, 97th
Penn. Vols.. Oct. 27, chronic diurrhea.
David H. Birney, Sergt, Co. B, 97th Penn. Vols.,
Oct. 29, chronic diarrhea.
Edwin It. Fish, Private, Co. B, 3d N. Y. Art'y,
Nov. 3. chronic diarrhea.
John McElroy, Civilian, Quartermaster's Department,
Nov. 4, typhoid fever.
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SALE OF LANDS
FOR UNPAID DIRECT TAXES IN INSURRECTIONARY
| DISTRICTS.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Notice is hereby given that the several Tracts
or Lots of Land situated in the State of South
Carolina, hereinafter described, have become forfeited
to the United States by reason of the nonpayment
of the direct taxes charged thereon, un|
der the act entitled, "An Act to provide increased
revenue from imports, to pay interest on tiie
public debt, and for other purposes," approved
August 5, 18G1, and an act entitled, "An act for
the collection of direct taxes in insurectionary
districts within the United States, and for other
purposes," approved June 7, 18C2, and that the
same will be sold at public auction, on Tuesday,
December 1st, 18G3, at 1 o'clock, P. M. of said day,
at the Custom House building, at Port Royal, Hilton
Head Island, St. Luke's Parish, Beaufort Dist.,
and state aforesaid; and that the sale of the same
will be continued from day to day until all of
said Lots and tracts of Land are finally disposed
of.
The following is a description of said lands
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forfeited as aforesaid, togemer WILLI LUC VOiuauvu |
of tho same, and tlie amount of the quota of said
tax and penalty charged upon each of said tracts
or lots of land respectively :
1IILT0X HEAD Island, St. Luke's Parish, Beaufort
District, South Carolina.
No. 1.?"ThePoint." including "BobIsland,"
said to be, or to liaYe been ownedb^Wm. Elliott;
bounded North and North East by Broad River,
South East and South bv Fish Hall; South West
by Seabrook and North West by Skull Creek.
No. 2.?"Pine Lands."?Owner or owners unknown.
Bounded by " the Point,"" Fish Hall,"
"Grass Lawn," "Cherry Hill," "Marshland,"
"Honey Horn," "Fairfield," "Cotton Hope,"
and "Seabrook."
No. 3.?"Fish Hall."?Said to be or to have
been owned by General Drayton. Bounded North
East by Broad River, South East by Coggins
Point and Springfield, South West by Grass Lawn,
"Vnrth West and North by "The Point."
No. 4.?"Coggins Point" and "Springfield."
?said to be or to Lave been owned by Wm. Pope.
Bounded North East by Broad River, South East
by the Atlantic Ocean, South West by Grass Lawn,
and North West by Fish Hall.
No. 5.?"Grass Lawn."?Said to be or to have
been owned by liichard Pope. Bounded North East
by Springtield and* Fish Hall, North West by
Pine Lands, South West by Cherry Hill and
Matthews Land sometimes called "Number Four,"
and South East by the Atlantic Ocean.
No. 6.?"Matthew's Land," sometimes called
"Number Four," said to be or to have been owned
by Frank Pope, bounded North East by Grass
Lawn, South East by the Atlantic Ocean, South
West bv Marshland and Chaplin, North West by
I ru 'Mill
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No. 7,?"Cherry Hill."?Said to bo or to
have been owned by Mrs. Pope. Bounded North
East by Grass Lawn, South East by Matthew's
Land," sometimes called Number Four. South
West by Marshland and North West by Pine
Lands.
No. 8.?"Marshland and Chaplin."?Said to
be or to have been owned by Jas. Wells. Bounded
North East by Cherry Hill and Matthew's
Land sometimes called Number Four, South East
by the Atlantic Ocean, North West by Pine Lands,
and South West by Gardner and Lemington.
No. 9.?"Gardner."?Said to be or to have
been owned by Stoney. Bounded North East by
Marshland, South East by Broad Creek, South
West by Otter Hole, and North West by Honey
Horn.
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been owned by Joseph Pope. Bounded North East
by Chaplin, South East by the Atlantic Ocean,
South West by Hill Place and North West by
Broad Creek.
No. 11.? ' IIill Place."?Said to bo or to have
been lands of Samuel Lawton. Bounded North
East by Lemington, South East by the Atlantic
Ocean, South West by Brickyard and North West
by Broad Creek.
No. 12.?"Brickyard."?Said to be or to have
been lands of Ficklin. Bounded North East by
Hill Place, South East by the Atlantic Ocean,
South West by Possum Point, and North West by
Broad Creek.
No. 13.?"Possum Point."?Said to be or to
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have been lands of Wells. Bounded Nc - >. East
by Brickyard, South East by the Atlantic ^cean,
South West and South by Point Com.ort, and
North West by Broad Creek.
No. 1-i.?"Point Comfort."?Said to be or to
have been owned by Wm. Pope and by BaynarcL
Bounded North East and North by "Possum
Point," South East by the Atlantic Ocean, South
and South West by Lawton Place, and North and
North West by Broad Creek.
No. 15?" Lawton Place."?Said to be or to
have been lands of ilrs. Lawton. Bounded North
and North East by Point Comfort, South East by
the Atlantic Ocean, South and South West by
Braddock's Point and North West by Broad Creek
and Calibogue Sound.
No. 1G.?"Braddock's Point."?Said to be or
to have been owned by Baynard, and formerly by
John Stoney. Bounded North and North East
by Lawton Place, South East and South ^y the
Atlantic Ocean, West and North West by Calibogue
Sound.
No. 17.?" Spanish Wells."?Said to be or to
have been Bavnard's. Bounded North by a creek
caljed by some "Muddy Creek," letting in East
fro m Mackay's Creek opposite the mouth of May
River, Easterly by " Muddy Creek Place," Southerly
by Broad Creek, and West by Calibogue
Sound or as sometimes called, "Spanish Wells
River.
No. 18.?"Mcddy Creek Place."- -Said to be
or to have been Baynard's. Bounded N^rth by
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by Otter Hole, Southerly by Broad Creek and
Westerly by "Spanish Wells."
No. 19?"Otteb Hole."?Said to be or to have
been land of Stuart, and formerly of Stonev.
Bounded Northerly by " Honey Horn," Easterly
by Gardner, Southerly by Broad Crct k and Westerly
by Muddy Creek Place.
No. 20.?"Honey Hobn."?Said to be or to
have been Graham's and formerly Ftoney's.
Bounded Northerly by Jarvis Creek, Fairfield and
Pine Lands, North East and Easterly by Seabrook,
Pine Lands, and Marshland, Southerly by Otter
Hole and Gardner, and Westerly by Marsues, extending
to Mackay's Creek.
No. 21.?"Jenkin's Island," including "Hog
Island." Said to be or to have been Frank Pope's
Land. Bounded North by Skull Creek, East by
Fairfield, South by Jarvis Creek and West by
Mackay's Creek.
No. 22.?"Faiefeeld."?Said to have been the
plantation of Dr. George Stoney. Bounc! -1 North
West by Skull Creek, North_ East and No:: a by
Cotton Hope, Southerly by Honey Horn, westerly
by Jenkiu's Island.
No. 23.?"Cotton Hope."?Said to be or to
have been William Pope's. Bounded Xoi ' West
by Skull Creek, North East by Seabrook, Southerly
and South West by Fairlield.
No. 21.?"Seabrook," including lands formerly
owned by Wallace, Talbird, Fyler and Carrel.
Said to be or to have been more recently owned
by Seabraok. Bo'aided North West by Skull
Creek, North East by " The Point." South East
by Pine lands and South West by Cotton Hope
and Honey Horn.
"Pinckney Island."?St. Luke's Parish, Beaufort
District, South Carolina. Bounded West and
North West bv Mackay's Creek, North East by
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No. 1 1000] $1001 .$ 80 01 $ 40 00 .. *.2U 00
" 2 1000!.... 4000 .. 80 00 .. 40 00 ... 120 00
? 3 1300 .... 5200 ..104 00 .. 52 00 ... 156 00
" 4 900.... 3600 .. 72 00 .. 30 00 ... 108 00
" 5 600.... 2400 ..'48 00 .. 24 00 ... 72 00
" 6 40).... 1600 ..'32 00 .. 16 00 ... 48 00
" 7 400.... 1600 .. 32 "00 .. 16 00 ... 48 00
" 8 1000.... 4000 .. 80 0U .. 40 00... 120 00
' 9 1000 .... 4000 .. 80*00 .. 40 00,... 120 00
" 10 1100!.... 4400 .. 88*00 .. 44 00 ... 132 00
" 11 1100 .... 4400 .. 88 00 .. 44 00 ... 132 00
" 12 1100' ... 4400 .. 88 00 .. 44 00 ... 132 00
" 13 1000 .... 4000 .. 80 00 .. 40 00j... 120 00
? 14 1000 .... 4000 ..??0 0O .. 40 Oo ... 120 00
? 15 1800 .... 7200 ..144 00 .. 72 Oil ... 216 00
" 16 1000 .... 4000 .. 80 00 .. 4U 00 ... 120 00
"17 GOO.... 2400 .. 48 00 .. 24 00 ... 72 00
" 18 700 .... 2800 .. 56 00 .. 28 00 ... 84 00
" l'j :?JU .... O<I<ai .. IJVU., ?v ... i-jj w
" 20 1000 4000 .. 80 00.. 4" 00 ... j>0 00
" 21 300 .... 1200 .. 24 00 .. 12 U) ... 36 00
" 22 a'rfl .... 1400'.. 28 00 .. 14 00 ... 42 00
" 23 400 .... 1G00 .. 32 00!.. 16 00 ... 48 00
" 24 ;. 1500 .... COOO ..120 00 .. Co 00 ... ISO Oo
2000 .... 800o|..160 Ooj.. 80 00 ... 210 00
A. D. SMITH.
W. E. WORDING,
MM. HENRY RlifSBA^,
Direct Tax Commissioners.
For the District of South Carolina.
Port Royal, Oct. 31,1863.
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