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-- - - A X I?E U8 0N VILL E Unix X?SS. - The I steamer Win. P. Clyde arrived here 011 I he 3d from Jacksonville, Fia.. with 10 Union officeis nnd privates?part of a ? ?-,..,.mhor_gnnnoscd to be about 3,200 lillgCMKUW*. , , who ar3 coniirg hit) Jackson v.lie every hour from the Andersonville prison pen. The rebels, finding it impossible to feed tliem, brought them within a few miles ?){ our lines and turned them looRe. Nearly tli& wiiolit number hate already at lived at Jacksonville and are being provided for as wetf as possible by the (Quartermaster's and Commissary's Department of Gen. Ypgdes'j District. They arc now receiving clothing and other articles access.* ry to making a decent appearance in h civilized community. Many of them ! are badly troubled with scurvy, chronic dial rata ; nd other diseases. About 30 pcor fellows were left at Andersonville, probably to die?as they were too sick to be removed. The following horrible account is furj ^ nished us by 1st Lieutenant M. G. Wilson, of the 9fth U. S, C. T., who return- i cd on the C yth : *}unouiY x | I **, I * i r i"x i? .i ~ '.wi ?*r ? ~ U cp . a m > | S * | ? M ^ I ooa I 5 | ~ - i ^ S - -AO.<C|V IS t. ^ I >x>|p |? H ! ? |? CJ j I "?~ | = 2 ^ m 'lsnSnv Is v . ^ " I V kt * * | I * ? a? - -Xinf SS"" hf r 1 S 1 "" c ~ r. | -=21 s 2 r -aunr s U ~ & C ^ k. I I ? c s r ? lass IS 0 2 '.(?Khi' k ? z : . L-.^ ? 5 ? ? c -nxdvIS^3 S g -8 5 ^ , W C * . I in I * Q ? T -q.u?Kj8 |t. " fcl I - | " -- , | j ;wiw|_ .1. 1 1 M I 2 5 * j | r " ~ ? a - 5 c ? J * c ] Is r X H j C ^ ? ^ im ~ rz b - - ' c ? ,s -= : ? 1 | i|l : z ' ' s S.2 s & ! " JSs | iS 3 ?? x The total number who have died at J ndersonville since the establishment of ihat infernal pen exceeds 17,000. * m ^ Rbjg "Mary Conn.''1 hepassengers bill is vessel on her last trip have presented ler commander?Capt. Duncan, with a spknui t .Meerschaum pipe an 1 a vote ot thanks for h s kindness and careful attention to their wants during their ten days' voyage. The Mary Cobb lelongs to Hixliy's and Co's popular line of packets be-j iween New York and Port Royal. <iF\tiul Shibmax arrived Lere in hisj Hug-ship?the Russia, list Sundiv on a I lirief vis-it to Gen. Gill more, probable on business connected with Gen. Orders Xo. 62. which we publish in another column, He visited Savannah and returned here on Wednesday, spending the evening ol that day on board the Xnr Hampshire, Oapt. Reynolds?in company with Geucr- j als Gillrnore, Saxton and others. Early j Thursday morning he left again lor Moorhead City, but will probable stop a short time at Charleston 011 his way up the coast. 1 A Uiscik -Capf. L. S. Cates, of thel ftenui tug Relief, picked up four sailors belonging to the navy, who we:e upset i from u sail boat a few hundred yards Iroin the pier 1 r a squall on the morning ol the 3 d. A Floating Dock, is vtry much needtd at Port Iloynl and now that the war is drawing to a close and private enterprise will soon bo free from the necessary j trammels of military rule we hope to see i one established here very soon. A Con' Deftot is also the next thing in order; Private steamers have had to lie here for weeks, waiting for coal to be j brought from the Xorth before proceeding on t'.ieir voyages. The Tax Commissioners have already received, since the occupation of Charles* < ton, over ?20,0 )J for 1*. S. Direct Taxes j on real estate in this Department, and expect to receive much more. The estate of Henry Middletou, in Prince William Parish, has just paid $530,38. Joseph Whaley, of F.disto Island, has paid ?71. Mrs. Seabrook on the same island has; paid a small amount. The sixty days' notice for Charleston ! is out on the Gth of Miy?for Edisto it expires 13th June. Walk up aud settle, gentlemen, if you would avoid trouble. The War Department. IMPORTANT ORDER?EXPENSES TO RE MATERIALLY reduced. Washing ton, April 28, 18G-3. The following important order has J been issued l?y tiie War Department : WAR DEPARTMENT, Adjutant Glnebal's Office, ) Washington, April 28, I8f>3. j General Orders,I No. 77. 1 For redueing the expenses of the military es-1 tablishineut : Okdkkld : Fi That the chiefs of the re-! i speetive bureaus of this Department proceed im- J mediately to reduce the expenses of tneir respec-11 tive departments to what is absolutely necessary, i in view of au immediate ieduction of the forces !; in the field and in garrison, and the speedy ter- I initiation of hostilities, and that they se.erally J make out statements ol the reductions they deem practicable. a" c That the Quartermaster-G neral dis-1 charge all ocean transports not required to bring home troops in remote departments. All r.ver and inland transportation will be discharged except that required tor the necessary supplies 10 troops iu the Held. Purchases of horses, mules, wagons, and other laud transportation will be stopped : also purchases of forage except what is ' required lor immediate consumption. Ail purchases for railroad construction and transportation w ill also be stopped. Ihii'L?That the Commissary-General of Sub- j sii?>,infinite the nurchase of supplies in I his Department, except of such as may, with w hat is on hand, bo required lor forces "in the field to the first of June next. /*??/ th.?That the Chief of Ordnance stop all purchases of arms aud ammunition and materials therefor, and reauce the manufacture of arms and ordnance stores 111 the Government arsenals i as rapidly as it can be done without injury to the service. Fifth.?That the Chief of Engineers stoj) work on ail field fortifications and other works except those" tor which specific appropriations have been made by Congress for completion or that' may lie required tor the proper protection of works in progress. Sixth.?That all soldiers in the hospitals who require no further medical treatment, be lion, rably discharged from service with' immediate payment. A;l officers and enlisted iueu who have been prisoners of war and are on furlough or in rendezvous, except those lor the Regular Army, will likewise be honorably discharged. j Oificel s, whose duty it is, under the regulations of tin; service, to make out rolls and other final papers connected with the discharge and payment of so'diers, are directed to make them out without delay, so that this order may be carried into etrect immediately. Strrnlh.?The Adjutant-General of the army will cause immediate returns to be made by ail commanders in the field, garrisons, detachments | and posts, of their respective forces, with a view - i- nxtnrrion. to iiicir itujin uiuit Eighth.?The Quartermaster's, Sub istence, j Engineer and Provost-Marshal-General s Depart- i nieiits u ill reduce tlie number at clerks and employes to that absolutely required for closing the business of their respective departments ; and will, without delay, report to the Secretary of War the number required of each class or grade. The Surgeon-General will make similar reductions of surgeons, nurses and attendants in his bureau. .Xintii.?The chiefs of the respective bureaus win immediately cause proper returns to be made out of the public property iu their charge, and statements of the proj>orty iu eaeh that may be sold upon advertisement and publication without prejudice to the service. , Tenth.?The Commissary of Prisouers will have rolls made out of the uame, residence, time and place of capture, and occupation of all prisoners of war who will take the oath of allegiance to the I'nited States, to the end that such as arc dis- j posed to become good and loyal citizens of the I'nited States, and who are proper objects of Executive clemency, may Is- released u)s>n the terms that the President shall deem fit and consistent with public safety. Bv order of the Secretary of War. W. A. NICHOLS, Asst. Adjt. General. Official : Thus. W. Vincent, Asst. Adjt. Gen'l. Headquarters, Dept. <?/ thf. South, ^ Hilton Head. S. c\, April 2i*. 1805. > General Ordersi No. 51. | The following Orders, from the War Department are hereby published lor the information ot' this command. Its receipt and execution wui be reported to these Headcpiarters : War Department, Washington, I). C.,) April !>,?10 P. M. / Ordered Tliat a talute of two hundred guns be tired at the headquarters of every army and department, aud at every post and arsenal in the United states, and at the Military Academy at West Point, on the day of the receipt ot this order, in commemoration of the surrender of Gen. It E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia to Lieut.General Grant and the Army uudcr Ins command : report of the receipt and execution of this order to be made to the Adjutant General, Washington. EDWIN* M. STANTON*. Secretary of War. By Command of Maj.-Gen. Q. A. GILL MOKE, W. L. M. Burger, Asst. Adjt. Uen'l. Official: T. D. Hodges, Capt. 35th U. S. C. T., Act. Asst. Adjt. Gen. Head-Quarters, Dept. of the South, 1 Hilton* Head, S. C'., April 30, lsCo. J General Orders, I No. 52. J I. The following order is hereby republished for the information and guidance of this command: II. Head-Quarters. Mir itary Division 1 of the Mississippi, In* the Field, j Raleigh, N". C., April 27, 1?63. J Special Orders,) No. 05. J The General Commending announces a further suspension of hostilities and a final agreement with General Johnston, which terminates the j war as to the armies under liis command, and the ! country east of the Chattahoochee. Copies ot the terms of the convention will be t furnished Major Generals Schofield, GiUnioreand j Wiisou, who arc specially charged with the exe- I cation of its details in the Department of North Carolina; Department of the South; aud at Ma- ! con and in w estern ueurgia. Capt. Jasper Myers, Ordnance Department, U. | 8. A , is hereby designated to receive the arms, Ac., at Greensboro, and any Commanding Otticer of a Post may receive the arms of any detachments, and see that they are properly stored and accounted for. General Schofield will procure at once the necessary blanks and supply the other Army Commanders, that uuifornut) may prevail; and great care must be tukeu that all the terms and Stipulations on our part be fulfilled with the most scru- I pulous fidelity, whilst those imposed on our j hitherto enemy be received in a spirit becoming ! a brave aud generous army. Army commanders may at once loan to the inhabitants such of the captured mules, horses, wagons and vehicles as can be spared from immediate use, and the Commanding Generals of Armies may issue provisions, animals, or any i public supplies that may be spared, to relieve j present wants and to encourage the inhabitants j to resume their peaceful pursuits, and to restore f relations of friendship among our fellow-citizens and countrymen. Foraging will forthwith cease, and when neces- j sity or long marches compel the taking of forage, j provisions, or any kind of private property, com- j pensation will be made on the spot, or when the ] disbursing officers are not provided wiili tunds. j vouchers w ill be given in proper form payable at | the nearest military depot. By Order of Major General W. T. SHERMAN, [Signed] L. M. Dayton, Major a Ass't Adj't General. By Command of Maj. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE, [Offic'al.J T. D. Hodoes, Capt. Jotli l*. S. C T , Asst. Adjt. Gen'l. ! Terras of a Military Convention entered into this twent-sixth (,20th) day of April. 13G5, at Bennett's House, near Durham's Station, X. C., between General Joseph E Johnston, Commanding the Contederate Army, and Major General W. ( T. Sherman, Commanding the Unit d States Ar- \ my in North Carolina. All arts of war on the part of the troops under Geueral Johustou's command to eease from this date. Ail arms and public property to be depos-! ited at Greensboro, and dehvered to an ordnance otticer of the United States Army. Bulls of all officers and men to be made in duplicate, one copy to be retained by the Commander of the troops, and the other to be given to an officer to i be designated by Geueral Sherman. Each officer and man to give his individual obligation 111 writing not to take up arms against the Government ol'the United States until properly released from this obligation. The side-arms of officers and their private horses and baggage to be retained by tlieui. This being done all the officers and men will be permitted to return to tiieir homes, not to be disturoed by the United States authorities so long as they observe their obligation and the laws in : force where they may reside. rKianedl \Y. 1'. Shekman, Majo- General, Coua'd'g U. S. Forces lu North Carol.ua. iSigued] J. F. John'sox, General, Com'J'g C. S. Forcea In North Carolina. Approved: [Signed! F. 8 GK\NT, 4 Lieutenant G .n? ral. Raleigh, N. L.. .Ipiil 2oiii, Official: [Signed] L. M. Dayton*, Major A: JsJdj't General. Official: T. D. Hodc.er, Capt. y.'tth U. S. C., Act. .Iss't .Idj't Gen. Heapvcabtebs, Df.pt. of the South, | Hiltos Head, S. C., May 1, 18G5. ") General t irdcrs, 1 No. S3. J Here ifter, no private buildings, except such as are abandoned or confiscable, will be used lor military or Government purposes within this Department. It is believed that there are, at all the Military Posts, sufficient public buildings and abandoned or confiscable private ones, to answer all the needs of the se rvlce. The use of "buildings owned by loyal persons subjects the Government to claims for rent, and thus becomes an unjustifiable source of expense. Each Post and District Commander will forthwith report to these Headquarters, all buildings used by himself or the officers of his command, with full statements of the location and size of such buiidiugs, the number of rooms in each, and the name of the owner or owners, with such information as he can obtain as to their residence and loyalty or disloyalty. By Command of Maj. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE, T. D. Hodges, Capt. doth U. S. C. T., Act Asst. Adjt. Gen. Headquarters. Dept. of the South, 1 HiltuS Head, S. C., May 2, 18C5. ) General Orders, ( Xo. 54. ) Assistant Surgeon W. F. Buchanan, U. S. A., it hereby announced as Assistant Medical Director, Department of the South, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly. By Command of Maj. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE. T. D. Hodges, Capt. 35th U. S. C. T.. Act. Asst. Adjt. Gen. marinTnews. arrived. April 27, stmr Wilmington. Wilson, Savannah. April 28, stmr Kingfisher, Hector, do ; brig Mary Cobb, Duncan, X Y ; ship Lawrence, Thompson, do ; brig Shibboleth, Johnson, Savannah. April 30. schr C A Eiiiott, Delsroat, Jacksonville ; stnir Delaware. Tilton, do ; stmr Russia, Smith, Newborn. X C ; schr Harriet Brewster, Haw kins, X Y May 1, schr P A Saunders, Townseud. Phila. May 2, scbr Epliraim K Anna, Harris, do ; schr Lottie Klotts, Endicott, do; stmr Daniel Webster, Bolger, X Y; sloop Rebecca Hertz, Khoads, Charleston; stmr Linda, Theobald, X Y ; brig Vincent, Morrison, Phila; schr Rebecca R. Townsend, do. Aprd 3, schr Bengal, Gott, Thomaston ; bark Charles Brewer, Smith, Phila; brig Itasca, Itose, (la. CLEARED. April 27. schr Jennie Morton, Averill, Beanfort, X C. April 28, yacht Aiarin, Baker, S V ; schr Eilwiu It Bennett, Irving, X k ; Br schr Driver. Bailey, Nassau, X P ; stmr Norfolk, Bobbins, Beaul'ort, X C. April 29, brig Jesse Rliynas, Sherman, Fernandiua ; bark Columbia. Weaver, Phila : schr Nath'l Doane, Megathlin. Baltimore; brig Shibboleth, Jackson, Phila ; stmr Arago, Gadsden, X Y ; schr Open Sea. Babbidge, Phila. May 1, Bed Wing, Randall, do. May 2. brig John H Kennedy. South, Chariest >n. S C. May 3. schr Carol ne C. Pomroy. Baltimore ; schr C A Elliott, De Groat, Norfolk, Ya; Isabel, Chapman, Charleston, S C. May 4. ship Enteral, Mickell, N Y; sloop Rebecca Hertz, Khoads, Savannah. STEEL & BURBANKS, (f.ate Douglas k Co.,) No. I!, MERCHANTS' ROW, Hilton Head, S. C\, DEALERS IX MILITARY AND NAVAL CLOTHING. AND FURNISHING GOODS. WATCHES, JEWELRY, FANCY GOObS F.TC., ETC. SWORDS, SASH E 4, BELTS, GOLD LACE SHOULDER STRAPS, FIELD GLASSES, GLOVES. GAUNTLETS, ETC., ETC. DUNBARS & FRANZ, No. 10, MERCHANTS' ROW, WHOLESALE and RETAIL HEALERS IN GROCERIES. CAN GOODS. DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS, and SUTLER'S GOODS of every dcs ription. 30 " W E STILL LIVE" AT THE 44 OFFICE," MERCHANT'S lfcOW, HILTON HEAD, S. C. HOT JOISTS from 12 to 2 o'clock D iil . COOKED TO ORDER, AC., Deaf Steaks, Mutton Cbop3. Veal Cutlets, Pork Chop9, Sausages, Fresh Fish. * EGGS in every style. Green Peas, New Potatoes, Radishes, Lettuaa, Spring Turnips, Ac. SPRING CHICKENS. and every thing in season. BENJAMIN HONEY, Proprietor N. B.?No connection with any other House. Bills of Fare on every table. None but the best of WHITE COOKS and Wal ters employed. We take (Jrtenlacht, and not " Go orn nui%t Raton" iu payment. I ? jT * i