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* GENERAlTOEDE RS, No. 90. department of the south, ) Headquarters in the Field, j Folly Island, S. C., Nov. 10th, 1863. General Orders No. 9, current series, from these Headquarters, dated Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C., Feb. 7th. 18G3, issued by Maj.-Gen. D. HuxTFTi fire rermhlislied. for the information and cui- i dance of all concerned: "In view of the military necesities of this Department, which recprire all the lands now held within our posts and lines for the nse of the soldiers and the support of the colored population, and in further view of the Legislation now pending, all sales of lands which have become for* feited to the United Statfis by reason of the nonpayment of direct taxes charged thereon, under the Act entitled ' an Act to provide increased revenue from imports to pay interest on the public debt and for other purposes,' approved August oth, 1861, and an Act entitled 'an Act lor the collection of direct taxes in insurrectionary districts within the United States, and for other purrvAono ' ?r?nrr?vpr1 June 7. 1863. are herebv suSDen- I ^ ' , ? i ded; and all advertising of said lands and all steps looking to the sale of the same shall cease until the pleasure of the Goternment in the premises shall be made known." No lands within the limits of this military Department will be offered for sale, on account of the non-payment of the direct taxes thereon, ' without special permission from these Headquarters. By Command of Maj.-Gex. Q. A. GILL1I0RE. W. L. M. Burgee, official: Assistant Adjutant General. Israel R. Sealy, Act. Asst. Adjutant General. , Headquarters, Department of the South, ) Office of the Provost Marshal General. f Fih t.y Island. S. C.. Oct. 29.18G3. Capt. J. F. Randlrtt, Prorost Marshal, Morris Island: Captain:?I am informed from Headquarters, Morris Island, that the*Supply Schooners, in Light House Inlet, are charging extortionate prices to the regular Sutlers; I have however, been unable to fix such fraud on any person. You will please notify all persons engaged in trading in Light House Inlet, that they are there in violation of law, and that their permit is granted only on account of a military necessity; that any such over charge, or advantage token of the wants of the army, is a fraud upon the soldier, for which the offender will be punished; ai d no person who has been convicted of such fraud will be again permitted to trade within the military lines of this Department a? fwonfv.flvp nr?r pAnt. fin thfi fifiafc n Any L'lUMKt sAwvuiMjj ? - tr the articles in the Iulet, will be deemed a violation of their permit to trade. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, (Signed,) JAMES F. HALL, Lieut.-Col. and Provost Marshal Gen. Purser Grautegein will please accept our thanks for his numerous acts of courtesy. Frexcii Recognition.?The probabilities of French recognition in the South are thus discussed by the Paris correspondent of the Now York Times: As regards the question of recognition of the . Southern Confederacy, and the policy in Mexico, there are but two motives of action of the French - Government, two questions for consideration?interest and force. The interest of France dictates a maintenance of friendly relat'ons with the Government of Washington, and even if it did not, the question of force would c once put a stop to all discussion; for as men )f-war and artillery ~~a 1 lv.maa ?'?T?or lonr? o evlinlnoA 8uina vu-uaj, nauw tuuiu iuiti wuu ? ou.j?iv?.u of men on the American The labor of Mr. Dayton at Paris is therefore easy and straightforward, and if the Southern Confederacy had a thousand agents at Paris as able and eunuing as Messrs Slidftll, Mason and Gwin, they could not bring about an intervention in American affairs. They could not get over the two words?interest and force. ?The Tribune correspondent with the Army of the Potomac furnishes the following information: f)r> Sn.t.nrfhiv evening a souad of rebel cavalry attacked our pickets at Warrenton, but were repulsed. Ifo casualties. On Sunday a Lieutenant was captured within two miles of Gen. Meade's headquarters, by guerrillas, who set him at liberty after fobbing him of his horse and equipments. It is reported that a number of rebel spies in Union uniforms penetrated our lines on Sunday, and two of them were captured. The cavalry have moved to the front, and more active operations are anticipated. HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES, hilton head, fort pulaski, and tybee, Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C. Nov, 11th, 18G3. GENERAL ORDERS, ) NO. 74. f I. In accordance with Special Orders, dated Department of the South, Headquarters in the Field, Folly Island, S. CM November, 1863, the undersigned hereby assumes command of the U. S. Forces at Hilton Head, Fort Pulaski, and Tybee Island. II. All existing orders and regulations will remain in full force, until specially revoked. III. 1st Lieut. George 0. Gobton, 3d R. I. Artillery, is hereby announced as Acting Assistant Adjutant General, and will bo obeyed and respected accordingly. WM. B. BARTON, Colonel 48th Re<jt. X. Y. Vols., ComtT<j. official: George 0. Gorton, 1st Lieut. 3d R. I. Artillery, Act. Asst. Adjt. General The Rebel Officers.?The following descrip tions of distinguished reba^Dllicers tire contributed to Blackwood's Edinburg Magazine by an English odicer, who has lately visited the South : Gen. Lee.?He is almost without exception, the handsomest man I ever saw. He is fifty-six years old, tall, broad-shouldered, very well made, well set up?a thorough soldier in appearance; and his manners most courteous and full of dignity. Ho is a perfect gentleman in ever}' respect I imagine no man has so few enemies, or is so universal}esteemed. Throughout the South, all agree in pronouncing him as near perfection as a man can be- He has none of the small vices, such as smoking, drinking, chewing, or swearing, and the bitterest enemy never accused him of any of the | greater ones. He generally wears a well-worn, long grey jacket; a high black felt hat, and blue i trousers tucked into his Wellington boots. 1 never saw him carry arms; and the only marks of' his rank are the three 4tars on the collar. He j rides a handsome horse/ which is extremely well groomed. He himself is very neat in his dress and person, and in the most arduous marches he always looks smart and clean. Gen. Loxostreet.?Gen. Longstreet, is an Alabamian?a thickset man, forty-three years of age; woo on inffvntrv maior in the old army, and XAO j ? now commands the first corpsd arniee; he is never far from Gem Lee, who relies very much upon his judgment. By the soldiere he is invariably spoken of as the best fighter in the whole army. * Gen. Pendleton.?Pendleton is chief of artillery to the army, and was a West Pointer; but in more peaceful times he fills the post of Episcopal clergyman in Lexington, Va. Unlike Gen. Polk, he unites the military and clerical professions together, and continues to preach whenever he gets a chance. On these occasions he wears a surplice over his uneform. Gen*. Pickett.?Gen. Pickett commands one of the divisions in Longstredt's corps. He wears his hair in long ringlets, aud is altogether rather a desperate looking character. He is the officer who, as Capt. Pickett of the U. S. Army, figured in the difficulty between the British "and the ? ^ ? T-i 3 _ United States in tne e>an >j uan lsiana uuaix, uuuti Gen. Harney, four or five years ago. Gen. Hood.?He is a tali, thin, wiry-looking man, with a grave face ami light colored beard ; thirty-three years old : and is a?. minted one of the best and most promising officers in the army. By his Texan and Alabamian troops he is adored. Gen. Ewell.?He is rather a remarkable looking old soldier, with a bald head, a prominent nose, and rathe; a haggard sickly face ; having so lately lost his leg above the "knee, he is still a complete cripple, and falls off his horse occasionally. He was Stonewall Jackson's coadjutor during the celebrated valley campaigns, and he used to be a great swearer?in fact he is said to be the only man who was unable to restrain that propensity before Jackson ; but since his late (rather romantic) marriage, he has (to use the American * i 1- It 1ttl t expression) "joined me cnurcn. nucm ?u?v him he was in a great state of disgust in consequence of the supposed loss of his wagons, and refused to be comforted by Gen. Lee. ?Just as we were going to press, we received an official order from Headquarters, which we print in another column, prohibiting the publication of Land Sales. The short notice we re ceived prevented us lrom giving any local news, and we have filled up with items from the northern press. i ' Ocb President,?The following is the tribute of a gallant and faithful soldier to the President, whom he has had the utmost opportunities of knowing, and whom the Copperhead^ress unite in reviling " There are not a few who have quailed before the magnitude of the task. Of those, thank unovon tVio Prasiffonf is nr>f. nno Ha whom the burden has most bent has never faltered in heart or purpose. He is sustained, as is just, by the great mass of the nation, by the potential force of the press, and by the armies and fleets .of the Union. Grappling with administrative questions more difficult and delicate than ever before tried the sagacity and courage of our statesmen, he has so borne himself that every loyal heart acknowledges the candor, ability and tact which signalize the character of our First Magistrate. [Applause. ] That history will assign him a conspicuous rank among great rulers is no longer doubtful."?Gen. Sickles. "Whittling a Useful Invention.?In reading, recently, a detailed statement of the capture of Fort Pulaski by our troops, on the 11th of April, 1862, we learned that whittling was turned to good account Late at night (the engagement was to begin early next morning), Lieut. Porter visited all our batteries, to see that everything was ready for the opening of the great drama. Many little items were found to be needed, and were promptly provided. At the ten-inch mortar battery, fuse plugs were still wanting, and there was none to be had. The ordnance officer had brought up a supply, but tney were prepared ior anomer piece, and were of no use. Here, then, were four pieces in the most advanced position, which would be useless?and fire was to be opened at daylight The officer was in despair, until a happy thought struck him?there was a Yankee regiment on the island?all the Yankees are whittlers?and if that regiment could be turned out at once, and set to icork at their favorite pastime, they could whittle out a supply of plugs before daylight Porter .immediately put spurs to his horse, and made furiously to the camps. 44 The 6th Connecticut was ordered out to whittle, and did whittle to advantage, providing all the plugs that where used in the battery Totten on two succeeding days "? until Pulaski pulled down the rebel flag, and passed again under the shadow of the Stars and Stripes. Roseoraxs on the People.?I have nothing more to say than this?that if anything gives me hope for the future of our Country, it is the intelligent unanimity with which this people?in spite of the weariness which war entails; in spite of disappointment at the long delay of peace ; in spite of the loss of relatives and friends, of fathers, husbands, brothers and children?still have maintained a steady will, a firm hand, and are * - n 11?1 v* fry* flin still convinced mat 11 mere uuj lAi/?/Vs iv/i iuv immediate future?if our children are to have anything to look forward to for permanent prosperity and happiness?it is the preservation and unity of our Government. It is for this I live, and for this I expect to die.? Gen. Rosecbans at Cincinnati. ?A meeting of telegraph operators from all parts of the country took place at the Everett House last evening , the object of it being to form a National Telegraphic Union, and to devise a comprehensive plan for the protection and advancement of the character and interests of the profession. The idea originated with the telegraphers of New York, who held a meeting last August for the purpose of forming a combination for the protection of their business, and thus set an example to their brethren in other parts of the Union. A constitution was adopted, which, among other things, makes invalid a disabled member of the Union beneficiaries, to receive five dollars per week. ?The receipts at the Internal Revenue Bureau for October are 50 per cent, in excsss of those for September, and include about $1,000,000 as tho tax on deposits and circulation of banks. The entire receipts since the Bureau went into operation are sixty-three millions?nearly ten millions for the past month. The following is the order assigning Gen. Butler to his new command. It is numbered 350, and dated Oct. 28 : First?By direction of the President of the United States, Major-General B. F. Butler, United States Volunteers, is appointed to the command of the Eighteenth Army Corps, and the Department of Virginia and North Carolina. MajorGeneral Butler, will report in person for orders to the Adjutant-General of the Army. Eeligious Notice.?Divine service will be held in the Post Commissary building, Sunday morning half past ten, A. M.