Sams ny Pi. asctation Lands.?Tiie auction;
ales of Plantation lands in the Parish of St. ;
Helena, by the Direct Tax Commissioners, have
about closed, owing to the fact that preparation
for the coming crop should be begun immedir I
ately, and the surveys baring not y t been com*
pleted, the plantations on Port Royal Island will
?>e leased tor the current year at the rate of about
-? :4.for arable land, and a jn?t
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compensation ?'r th? ux? of building*. The
bidding at the sale* has been very spirited, notwithstanding
threatened enforcement of preemption
rights by person* desiring to buy under i
suspended instructions, plantation houses and
, grounds at a dollar and a quarter an acre. Over
ten thousand acres have been sold at an average
price of about nine dollars an acre, including
improvements. itiO acres of the Daniel Pope
place on St. Helena Island, was bid off by Capt.
IVm. J. Randolph for $f>.050. This i* the highest
price yet paid. The lowest sales have been at
but a trifle over the minimum price, which is
$1.25 an acre.
In one or two instances freedmen have bought j
the plantations on which they were formerly
held as slaves, and several parties have bid, ostensibly
for the colored people. The greater
number of purchases, however, have been made
by person* from the North, who hare at once
.gone into the work of cultivation. Persons in
tending at the beginning of the sales to buy foe i
speculation, have for the most part considered
the prices too high for them.
The Bedels at Seabbook.?In our last week's
issue we made mention of a demonstration by i
the rebels on our pickets at beabrook, which resulted
in the capture ef five of our men. We
have recently been favored with additional par- '
ticulars consenting the affair and insert the same
in this connection. The picket boat that was
captured contained one Corporal and four men ,
-of the 76th Penn. Regiment, and was posted at a 1
noint well advanced front the reserve pickets.
consequently was much exposed and without immediate
connection or support The night was
extremely dark and quite cold. Our pickets observed
the rebel boat approaching and having
challenged it, the rebels replied with a volley of
musketry which was met by a volley from our
own men. The rebel boat then came alongside
-Mid our pickets on shore heard plainly the clash
of bayonets as if the parties wcra having a haad to-hand
fight, arhich was followed in a levy raiments
by a suppressed cheer of exultation. The i
'boats were then moved rapidly off in the direction
of the main-land, and were out of distance
before our main force of pickets had time to
give chase.- As the land sentinels heard a groan
.escape from our boat, it ia believed that one or
.more of our men were severely wounded. This
wan the first time that any of tbe 76th Regiment
have been captured while on picket, and the lose
of the men ia to be regretted, as they were of
good metal and could be depended upon in an
.emergency.
Saturday morning, just before daylight, another
attempt was made by the rebels to effect a
landing at Jenkins' Island. They were quickly
discovered by our pickets, who awaited till they
eame within eaay rifle range, when a volley was
fired at them, doing considerable execution. They
withdrew at once. The moaning of the wounded
could be distinctly heard.
Still Another. ?Tuesday morning about 3
lock, our pickets discovered two rebel boats
praity well manned, approaching a point near
Spanish Wells. For unknown reasons they con-e
uded not to make a landing, but altered their
.course and went up the Creek. Signal rockets
?j -l--. jnh, astmn
were fired, end tue Hteaiuar uu yu? uuy >v...
ome up and went in pursuit, but no 'race of
.them could be found.
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The following ia an order by the President
ef the United States
Executive Mansion, )
Washington, March 14th, 1864. j
In order to supply the force required to he
dr fted for the navy, and to provide an adequate
reserve force ior all contingencies, in addition to
the five hundred thousand men called for February
1,1864, the call ia hereby made and a draft
ordered for two hundred thousand men for the
military service, army, navy and marine corps of
the United States.
The 15th of April is designated as the time that
troops may be raised by voluntary enlistment,
and if not full by that period, drafting will commence
as soon ss practicable. The Government
bounties will continue until April 1, 1864, st
which time the additional bounties cease. On
and after that d*tp, one hundred dollars will be
paid.
A Hedel Spy. On Sunday morning at an early
hour a considerable force of cavalry was aeut to
scour Hilton Head Island in consequence of a
report, brought in by a uegress, that a spy was
within our lines. According to her statement
she espied the evening previous a man dressed
in our uniform, lurking in the vicinity of her
house, evidently having no good purpose in view.
She approached the person in question and
thought she recognized him to be the s;m of Gen.
Finnegau, and upon asking him if his name waa
not William Finnegau, he made no reply but immediately
ran ?if into the woods. The uegress
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liutlanuy ouilir 1IUI1 aim III mi ui.u
car on dntj- what had transpired. which led to
the waling oat of the scouting part}-. After
making a thorough search they returned to camp,
having failed to discern any person that answered
the description of a spy.
For the past week or ten days the rebels have
been thrusting their scouting parties forward in
various directions in this vicinity and Beaufort.
Thus far they have been foiled in every instance
but one. in accomplishing their object, and we
are inclined to believe in that case they did not
succeed in doing ail that they intended to do.
Our men are amply prepared to meet any further
demonstration. A careful watch is kept along
the entire length of the liues and the gunboata
are in a position to make themselves felt should
the opportunity be afforded.
Dismissed Fob Disloyalty.?Capt Chas. F.
Garrctson, A. Q. M., at Washington, formerly in
the same position at this post, has been dismissed
the service for disloyalty to the Government.
The Congress of the Confederate States have
recommended, and Jeff. Davis has proclaimed,
that Friday the 6th day of April r.ext, bo set
apart and observed as u day of humiliation,
fasting, ard prayer.
"The American Minister at Paris has collected
enough evidence in regard to the Rappahannock
to satisfy him that this vessel, if allowed to go to
sea, ought, by every fair construction of international
law, fo stand in the same relation to the
French Government as the Alabama and F.orida
do to ths English Government, and he has tnerefore
given written notice to the French Government
that it will be held responsible for all the
damage she may do to American Commerce."
NORTHERN NEWS.
The transpout Fulton arrived Thursday mornwith
dates to the 20th. Purser McWannus
will please accept onr thanks for full flies of.N.
Y. and English papers. The news is unimportant
:
FROM CHATTANOOGA.
Cincinnati, March 19. lbto.
A special despatch from Chattanooga says :
The rebels ai in a large force on our front, but
make no demonstrations.
Thirty-five Union prisoners escaped from the
Columbus, 8. C., prison on Wednesday.
A despatch from Meridian, Miss., says that
General Sherman lias gone dhwn the Mississippi
with his trnope, evidently for the Red river.
General Hindmon has resigned the command
of his rebel corps, and General Hood takes command
in bis place.
General Breckinridge takes command of the
Department of Southwestern Virginia.
The Union prisoners at Colombia very nearly
! made their escape a few days ago by " tunnelling"
I out
Part of John Morgan's command left Decatur
a week ago.
General Price has issued an order, dated Longwood,
{Arkansas, March 3, resuming command
, of the Departmen of Arkansas.
Newbern, K. C., March 14, 1864.
This is the day the enemy were to be in pes:
session of Newbern, according to their expectation,
it being '.he second anniversary of its cap<
tnp? With the exception of a slight skirmish
| between the enemy and the Third New York
cavalry, tnera haa been no coliission as yet.
The Wilmington (N. C.) Journal says that out
of the recent party of Yankee prisoners in transit
from Richmond to Amerieus, Ga , two froze
to death in the cars between Weldonand Raleigh,
twelve were so severely frozen that they bad to
be left in the hospital at Raleigh, and thirty-one
escaped from one of the box cars, between
Branch*ille and Augnsta.
A released Union officer from Richmond, who
has arrived in Newbern, thinks a lack of food,
instead of frost, was the cause of the above
mentioned deaths.
I It is understood that the rebel authorities
have signified their iaten ion to give up the
remains of Colonel Dahlgren, and It is expected
that they will shortly arrive at Fortress Monroe.
Lieut.-Gen. G ran f form ally assumed command
of the Armies of the United States on the 18th,
and announced that his headquarters would be
for the present with the Army of the Potomac.
All official despatches, except from the army immediately
under his command, were ordered to
j be sent to the slice headquarters at Washington.
| The advices from Nashville announce that
Lietitenant-General Grant will leave that |eity
for Washington on Saturday next, and repair
j immediately to the front. He will be aocompan.
ied by his staff, which is composed of those offl.
cers who were with him as commander of the
j Military Division of the Mississippi, including
General Rawlingsas chief of staff.
General Sherman was expected at Nashville
last evening to assume command of thrtlilitary
.Division of ths Mississippi, rec-.Vitiy mid* vs
cant by the promotion ot General Grant. He
wan in Louisville yesterday morning, en rout for
the division headquarters.
It was announced from Louisville yesterday
that the rebels were moving their artillery from i
D&lton toward linggold, and that Taylor's Ridge
Gap was being picketed by rebel cavalry oa the
13th inst The rebels vrers reported hi have a
largo force of infantry, cavalry and artillery, and
aUhmidi driven off ouedav from their dvaoced
j positions would return the next and re-occupy
i them.
A grand review of th? Third Army Corps by
General French is reported in the the cew? trom
' the Army of the Potomac to hava taken place on i
Weduesday la?t, lief re Generals Sedgw ick, Carr
Bobinson and other*. This is the largest corps
in the army. A grand ball was given the same !
evening by General Bartlett's division of the
Filth Corps, and the Irish Brigade yesterday j1
celebrated St. Patrick's day with great enthusiasm.
The brave and dashing General Custer has i
been thrown from his horse and injured, but to j
r.'hat extent is not stated.
A body of rebels, fifteen hundred strong, are |
reported within fifteen miles of Guyandotte,
I Western Tirgi i ia, threatening BArbourville. A
| strong force was sent out to intercept them.
I'bom Western Virginia.
The latest information from the Kanai
tvha Valley does not confirm the rumor
that an enemy'* force in moving on BarIxmrsville.
There is no positive indication that the
enemy contemplates an extensive raid in
the Kanawha region.
SHU the trnth is that the enemy is
preparing, in tne neighborhood of New '
rirer, for an as ret unknown more-!
ment
Everything is quiet in the Rkenandoah !
Volley. In said Valley there are no;
movements of the enemy of a serious j
character.
The Department is full of rumors, but
we can trace but little foundation for
them.
CoNsrnucr in Kentucky.
The Jonrnal editorially says of the
conspiracy in Kentucky to turn the State
over to the rebels:?"We doubt not there
is some foundation for the rumor," and
adds, "We base this opinion on the fact
that many of the rebels taken are intensly
and passionately anxious for the triumph
of the rebellion." It advises the
driving of the invading host beyond our
borders, as the best means of keeping
the rebel sympathizers within the btate
quiet.
r^~l* '"1n?nowo1 I i rAa y tins
LL/ XHC tuuunuig UIMVI ui?|
been promulgated for the benefit of the
command :
I. "Whenever claim is made for an in;
stalment of Bounty due a Re-enlisted
Veteran Volunteer, the following remark
! mnst be made against the name of the
i claimant upon the Muster Pay Roll, viz:
"Re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer,
under General Orders No. 101, War Department,
series of 1883."?Instalment
of Bounty, $ due.
When claimed by a soldier of the Reg-'
ular Army, the following remark should j
be made: "Re enlisted under General1
Orders No. 190, of 18C3, and No. 25, of
1864."? Instalment of Bounty. $ due. J
The $23 Advance Bounty due a recruit,
90 ' ' - ' nMilAvlka A /l4 A/ j
enlisting ior uirve vcm?, uuun ui?
July 22, 1861, and General Orders No.
74 and No. 77, 1862, should be paid by
the Mustering and Disbursing Oificer,
bnt when not so paid, claim should be
made upon the roll as follows: $26 U. S.
Advanced Bounty due, ?never paid."
The Final Statements-of a discharged
volunteer should, in all cases, show when
the clothing was last settled, or that it!
has never been settled, and the amount of!
cfothhvj draicn since settlement, or enlistment,
as the ease may be. In the absence
of such record no clothing allowance can
be paid* They should also show whether
or not the Advance Bounty, or any Boun-,
ty has been paid, and how "much; also, (
whether the discharge was for wounds
n* c-ir-Vnocs inr>ur> <>d since last'
I iCt viUCU \/A o*V??r-?, ..?? (
i enlistment,?otherwise the Paymaster will J
I deduct $25 Advance Bounty from the pay
of all soldiers discharged within two
years from enlistment, except in those'
cases where the enlistment occurred prei
rious to July 7, 1862, when the payment
, of the Advanced Bounty waa authorised.
Any informal claims for Bounty, or
, payment for clothing undrawn, will not
be recognized.
All discharged officers, upon application
for pay, must present to the Paymaster
certificates in duplicate :
1, From their Commanding Officer,
that tliey have not been absent without
leave, ?uul that they were last paid to
(laic uy i'ujiutMkci .
2. From the Quartermaster,' that they
have turned over all Government property,
aud are not indebted to the United
States through that Department
3. From the head of the Ordnance
Pepartment, and the projier accounting
officers of the Trear.rv. (in most cases the
2d Auditor,) a certitieate that they have
made all prescribed returns, and are in
nowise indebted to the United States.
II. The foregoing instructions most
be strictly complied with.
Br Command or Maj.-Gkn. Q. A. GILLMORE,
F.n. W. Smith,
Official : Aut. AdjL Om'L
Israel, U.Skalt,
Cnpt. 47Ik y. i'. VoU.,
Act. At ft. Adjt. dfcu'l.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF PORT ROYAL.
arbived.
March in, Kteaiuxk;p Arago, Gadiden, N Y;
Proiuetheux, Batax. do; xchr John Aumack,
Pcarce, do; J E mammons. Smith, Phila; Jo to W
Ramsey, Crammer. X T; brig T D Wagner, Bergman,
do; schr DBW rnor, Kempton, do; 8allie
I Aiken, Godfrey, do; March 17, Martha Ann,
Sargent. Boston; Caleb Stetson, Robinson, X Y;
Lath Rich, Bunhoff, do; Maria Lunt, Tracy, do;
Thomas Halcombc, Godfrey, Phils; Edward T
Allen. Allen, do; \Vm H DeWitt, Cary, X Y; Sallie
B, Robinson, Phils; March 18, Western Sta*.
Crowell, do; Joseph W Webster, Blake, X Y;
Gori8h Banker, Eellis, do; Trade Wind, Carson,
Phila; bng Delmont Locke, Wise well, Bucksport;
schr Sarah H Sharp, Batchelder, Phila; brig
John H Kenedy, Smith, do; March 19, schr
Chas P Stickney, Garwood, do; March 2*1, steamship
Fluted States, Gordon, X Y; brig alfred
Hufnagel, Phila. schr C?. .ititution. Darling, X,Y;
brig John P Wetherell, Thompson, Phila.
cLxanzn.
Mar. 17th schr Jessie L. Leach, Ehdicott, Phila;
steamer George C. Collins, Lane, Xew York; aloop
James Grubbs, Fruill, Maria Island; Mar. 18th,
steamer Promctbus, Bates, Xew York; schr.
F. A. Simpson, Ellis, Morris Island; steamship
D. H. Mount, Pinckney, Xew York; steamship
Arago, [Gadsden, do,; Mar. 19, bark Hawley
Booth, Chipinan, Philadelphia; schr. Samuel
Castuce, Robinson. Jacksonville; brig Levi, Race.
Xew York; schr. Electric Spark, Mendall, Few
Bedford; {Mar. 21, schooners Mary G. larr,
Malay. Philadelpnia; Artie Garwood, Godfrey, do;
Lizzie Maul. Frambes, Feraandina, Fernandina;
X. W. Smith, Tooker, Xew York; Mar. 22, schr.
Calvin 8. Edwards. Gargood, Philadelphia; Mar.
23, schr. John W. Ramsay, Cramner, hew York.
Omn or Chikt Commissary, 1
Department or the South, J
Hilton Head,Port Royal,S. C., March, 23, '04}
Sealed jtoporals (in duplicate,! will be received
at this office, by the undersigned, until
the 31st day of March, instant, at 12 o'clock, M.,
for purchasing from the U. S Government all
the Hides, Hoofs and Horns of Beef Cattle used
by the Army, in the Department of the South
during the months of April, May, June, July,
August and September 1*04.
The contractor will receive all Hides Ac., aa
soon as taken from the Beet, and will be held accountable
for them, whether he gets them or not,
and will remove them, at his own expense, ss often
as required bv the commanding officer of
the post or place wV.ere the cattle are slaughtered.
Each bid must have a copy of thia advertisement
TuixtA.l st its head, and will be in the fol
lowing form:
I, A, B., do hereby propose to purchase from
the V. h. Government all the Hides, Hoofs and
Horns of Beef Cattle need by the Army in the
Department of the South during the months of
April, May, Jane, Jaly, August end September,
1864, paying dolls cts, for the Hide.
Ac., of each animal slaughtererL
a b
To be subscribed to by two responsible sureties.
as follows:
We, the undersigned, do hereby agree, that
should the above bid be accepted, we will give
our bond in the sum of One Thousand Dollars
that the contract shall be lullilled,
j?^B .
No bid will be entertained unlesa the bidder la
present to respond to his bid.
Payment to be made once per month.
Envelope containing bid to be marked "Proposal
for lleef-hides, Ac."
M. R. MORGAN, Lt.-Col. and C. S..
Chief Com mi wiry Dep't South.
Auction sale of condemned horses.
Will be sold at public Auction, on Mommy,
the 28th day of March, 1864, in front of the
Assistant Quartermaster'* Office, on Bay street.
at 12 o'clock, M. 35 CONDEMNED HORSES,
the property of the United States.
Tkbmp:?Cash on delivery.
Jso. H. Moon*, Capt and . Q. If
Aut. QuarUrmtuUr't Offirr, )
Broufort, X C. Manh '24, 1864. j
JJKW PHOTOGRAPHIC ESTABLISHMENT.
CARTE-DE-VISITE8, LARGE PHOTOGRAPH*
and
PHOTOGKAHIC VIEWS
of all descriptions made equal to tboM of tha
first artist's North. Also AMBKOTYPES and
MELA1NOTYPES, taken at the Hallux in tub
Rzab or No. 23, St xLiiit's Row.
We shall sjmrc neither pains nor expense in
our Pictures, and will guarantee satisfaction lit
all ra?e?.
8-NH4M St READING.