VOL. 1
Arrival of the Fulton.
Ten Days Later News.
By the arrival of the Fulton, on Tuesday
1 ist, we have ten days later northern news.
We are under renewed obligations to
Purser McManus for full files and other
favors. We are glad to read a piece of
^ood luck for the Fulton in the capture
-of the prize Margaret and Jessie in her
last trip north.
The details of the capture of the Fulton's
prize are as follows: On the 5th inst.,
when off Wilmington, at 7 a. m., the lookout
at the fore topmast head made out a
auspicious steamer, painted entirely white,
?? ^ /iaaI Uiraa nnintii nn f.lm
lilU UUiUUi^ !HUb turn, Uiiuv^uiuw v.. ?~
port bow. Immediately gave chase, which
resulted in her altering her course several
times, we following her, and after a short
time discovered that she was throwing
cargo overboard, which confirmed pur suspicions
that she was a blockade limner.
There was also in sight a fore and aft
.rigged gunboat five points on our port
bow. She remained in sight for a short
time wheu we lost sight of her astern.)
.At 10 a. in., made a side-wheel gunboat i
on the port beam (afterward ascertained
tavbe the Keystone State). About this
3fc?a4e we fired tliree shots at the chase from
j a 20-pound Parrott gun, falling short of
fchp mark. At 11 a. m., made a side-wheel
gunboat (afterward ascertained to l>e the
Xansemond) three point} on the port bow,
also in pursuit. From this time until 4
p. m., continued in pursuit, gradually
widening the space between us and the
gunboats, and nearing the chase, when.
After firing fifteen shots, some of which
passed entirely over the object, and others
*Kiiie near, and after leaving ourcompeti
tors far astern, the prize hove to. At this
time the Keystone State was about ten
miles astern, and the Nansemoud about
five miles. "When the prize hove to, a
prize crew in charge of our First Officer
-and the Purser was immediately sent on
hoard, and a hawser from our stern attached
to the prize, now ascertained to be
the steamer Margaret and Jessie, of
"Charleston., from Nassau, X. P., for a
Confederate port. The gunboat Nanseraond
arrived alongside the prize about
half an hour, and the Keystone State
about one hour after our hawser was made
fast to the prize.
The steamer is a valuable vessel of about
S00 tuns burden, and has on board an
unusually valuable cargo.
I.IhT OF I'AkWHNoFBS BY TUB 3|T|,TrtX.
Bris^-Gen. Spnurue, Adjt.-Gon. State of New York.
-CoI. S. W. Alford, Sd N. Y. Vol?.
iLleut. Col. E. W. Smith, Asat. Adjt. Gen.
Lieut, Col. Brayton, till R. I. Art.
Major W. .T.Wood. P. M. L*. S. A.; Geo. Hallerin?, P. M.
yor ,i. E. BaGey, t?d It I. Art.
> Cayta. II. M. lira^s;. A. I). C? Plunkett, Jndd, Jones,
J ladder, Lam born. Cox. Prontv, Saxton, Curtis, RovKtf,
hraley, Lovelaud. I)omoot, Hallett.
-Lienta. Leonard, Churchill, Walker, Scott, .Cox. Stave j,
.Mcrriam, McMaun, Coleman, Ruynor, Andrew*.
Slyrick, Da vis,'Cross, White, Tompkin?, Lowe, Dar
liny, sprague, turrey.
A. a. Paymaster* u. s. x., W. Ive?, Emerson, Winter;
elliaplain James White;
i)r. ?. 8. Schofleld;
"Sargeons A. L Turner, Combs, Deyeadorf;
Surgeons Devendorf. Richardson;
Ifc-. James g. Thompson and wife, .Mr. T. S. Foster,
wife and child; Mr. Sumner, Alford, Root, Riddel 1,
Booth, Shobridge, Burton, Foster, Eager, Dodge,
" * Moi.be, Telge, Spear, Flinn, Riddell, Thayer, Frotbf
inghoai, Poslnrd, Ingen. Hafgertr, Saxton, Barker,
lamaa.
Urs. Richardson, Fuller, Root, Fox, Riddell, llammou,
CamphMt; Miss Richardsou, Clay, Kellogg. Graham.
A?d iu the steerage.
Jf ^
The Natioxal Finances.?The Wash*
ington correspondent of the New York
J>ost writes as follows on this subject:
* The condition of the national finances j
was never better since the war began,
thixnat the present moment. Mr. Cause
-does not allow himself much margin in
the Way of surplus mone?, but under his
system he needs but little. If, at the end
of any week, he discovers that his income
is a little short, he lms the remedy at
hand. The issue of half a million debt
certificate^ per day will make up the
deficiency, and these certificates are easily ;
: absorbed at the money centers. ..
Mr. Chase could resume specie pay- ;
meats to-morrow, .if he desired. His gold
income from duties is now not much less
than one hundred millions of dollars ' per ;
: annum. It takes but thirty-five millions j
of this to pay the interest of the public i
debt, leaving over sixty millions of dollars
in the Secretary's hands. This would Iks
sufficient to i'.iitifv n resumption of specie
payments. It is not expected, hotvever,
that anything of the kind will occur, for j
various and obvious reasons.
Under the act of the late Congress, Mr. j
Ukase has power to issue live hundred
millions of live-twenty bonds. More than j
two hundred and fifty millions have been
taken by the public, and it is believed by j
those wno have the matter in charge, that ;
the demand from the pnblic will certainly ;
exhaust the entire amount of bonds which j
-the Secretary is authorized to issue.*' 1
i
THE FEEE SOUTH, SATUT
the: news.
Feom Guam's Azxx.?Froin Chattanooga we learn
that an expedition of the 14'kl New York and iCth Wie!
cousin Itegimcnts of General Schnr/.'s Division, lltli
| Corps, noder Lient.-Col. Asmussen, of Gen. Howard's
i staff, went np a branch railroad, from Shell Mound to
I Gordon's Coal Mine*, and recaptured a locomotive ana
two freljrtit rare, which the Rebels thought they had
secreted there. In order to get the caw down it became
necessary to build a bridge, 123 feet long and W6
feet high, 011 the line of the railroad, which was accomplished
in three days, and the engine and cars snfely
brought orer. By this means the railroad on the sonth
side of the Tennessee was again opened as far as timing
waters, and transportation gained for supplies.
Gen. Barnside telegraphs that the disaster reported
as occurring very recently to a portion of his army occurred
at Rodgcrsville, Hawkins County. Tenn. This
place Is the termination of the branch railroad of the
East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, and is situated
j fifteen miles from Knoxville. The General also states
! that the Rebels captnred six hundreu men and four
| cannon. Be does uot mention the nutnbci of his killed
j and wounded.
I In their recent raid upon Mayfield, Western Ken;
tacky, the Rebels brought with them bloodhounds,
which were used to hunt I'uiou men, who were fre|
quently murdered in a most brutal manner.
News from Gen. Grant's department has come to
hand through Southern sources, Au Atlanta, Ga.. dis- !
: patch, dated last Wednesday, says that during the prc!
ceeding 4S hours the Yankees gained important advan|
tages, which, unless at once counteracted would put
| beyond question Gen. Grant's ability to snbsist his en- i
: tire army at. Chattanooga. Our forces maintain pos- !
! session of Raccoon Valley, huving been heavily rein- '
forced, and onr cavaliy were making raids in Madisou
j and llnntsville counties.
Another attack was made on the evening of the 3d,
| by the Rebels, on the force guarding the Colliersville,
Memphis and Charleston Railroad. After a brief fight,
the enemy were repulsed. The Rebel Brig.-Gen. Geary
1 and 13 of his staff" were among the prisoners taken.
A dispatch from Chattanooga of the 7th states that
all is quiet along the lines. The Rebels tossed a few
shells to our boys on that day, but "nobody" was the
! only person hurt. Boats are bringing supplies freely
j and are unobstructed.
A Memphis dispatch of the 7th states that General
Hatch has driven the Rebel Gen. Chalmers acrrjs the
i Tallahatchie, whipping him severely.
j The Washington Star of Nov. Oth has this paragraph:
11 We hear that Gen. Graot has telegraphed hither that
two of the most advanced positions of Gen. Bnrnside
have been assailed and captured by the Rebels, who
made prisoners of half of two regiments that were holding
them at the time."
From Gen. Sciiokiilu's Army.?Arkadclphls, Ark.,
now occupied by our forces, was the main depot of the
Rebels iu Arkansas, Missouri and Louisiana, selected
; on account of its remote position in the interior, south
of the Arkansas River. Here the Rebels had establish;
od all their military workshops, bat accounts furnished
by deserters inform 2d G211. Steele that these shops had
been removed to Marshall, Tests, and that the place
was only held by cavalry, the remainder of the army
having retreated to the Red River.
| Arkansas advices say that Marmaduke attacked our
forces a Pine Bluff on the 23th, and was repnlsad with
considerable loss.
FrtOu Gen. Banks' Army.?v>e nave New Orleans
dates to tlie 31st ult. A11 active campaign is in progress
in the Department of the Gnlf. The naval expedition
under Gen. Banks was at the South-West Pass on the
2Cth ult., with the Commanding General on board the
flag-ship McClellan. The fleet consists of 1(1 steamships
ana a large unmocr 01 svnuuurrs arm nn^n us ieuuers.
Three ships of war-the Monongahela, Owasco dnd'
! Virginia?accompany the squadron. Gen. Dana Issued
J a stirring address to the troopsjof his command on their
' embarkation, in which he soys: "The people where
i we go shall feel that we arc thc'.r Mends, and be encoursgcd
to 4 fail In * under onr battle-Uttered colors
J and tight the tight of Freedom; and the troop of any
nation we may meet shall burst Into a shout of adralra1
tion when they shall see the citizen soldiers of armed
America 4going In' to 4repos*es ami occupy' their
own, and to traid out the dregs of the Rebellion." On
, the liTth the order for sailing was given, and the whole
fleet sailed out in two lines, each steamer half a mile
, apart, presenting a splendid specucle. There Is little
! news In Xew-Orlenns.
Fnow Gkn. Meaue'4 Arm v.??;eu. Meade's report of
the battle of Gettysburg has jnst been made public. lie
! sums up the results of the combat as follows: "The
enemy were defeated, compiled to evacuate Peunsyl;
ran in and Man-land, and to withdraw from the uppr
Shenandoah Valley; we captured three guns 41 stand
of colons 15,&?1 prisoners, and -5),1>7S small arms. We
lost ASX4 killed, tt,7W wounded, and ?,(J43 missing."
Gen. Lee very carefnllr refraiued from saying anything
about his losses; but thoy were very much larger than
ours cauuot be doulited. ' r ,
i. .?t- - 1:??r?' .(j< !
From Gen. Kki.i.v's Arvv.?.vgallant atfalr is reported
fmrrt Western Vlr<dni)i On the ,'ith and sirtli insL.
Gens. Avcrill find pntio had engagements with " MudwhH"
Jackson, driving his forces down the Valley east
of Greenhriar Mountain, through thp town of Lewisbnrg.
The enemy were defeated on Friday by General
Dolle, aud oti Satnruay. by the combined forces of Diiflo
and Avfcrill, they were utterly routed, leaving their dead,
wounded, guns, colors and supplies, in our Rauds^-rj
Oar forces hold Bewisbnrg.
From-Gb f. Bi.txrv Astir.?Advices from Fort Scott
say tint a uourrier arrive:', there on Friduy night from
Gen. Blruit. bringing iivfonnatioi\ tiny, the Rebels nndec
Cooper and Shelby, elndod oar forces crossed the Arkansas
River with n,Ofrt man, and were marching on
BLunt, who has l,ni>* cavalry as an escort to an immense
supply train for Fort Smith.
Little Rock advices of the Oth inst., say that the Rebel
Gens. Price's audi Iolnieo'commands arc siill at Marshall,
Texts. But few Rebel troop; are now within
IDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1863.
! the borders of Kansas. .MarmadukeV cavalry and some
2,L>jO are iu the mountains west of Fort Smith, short of
supplies.
Proji Gin. Bctlkr's Ap.mt.?Prom Newborn we learn
that refugees firom Dixie continue to arrive there in
large numbers; they are chiefly young men or rathe r
boys flying from the iron conscription of Davis; many
of them eagerly euter the Union service. They all tell
of severe destitution in Itebeldotn. A small body
of Union cavalry under Lieut. Nicoll, attacked a Rebel
f picket station near Washington, N. C? on the 1st inst.
i There were thirteen men at the station, Ave of whom
i were killed and the remainder made prisoners. Iu the
affair, Llemt. Nkoll was killed by being shot through
the head.
Mi8cu.LA.Nr.ot s.?The uext fortnight promises to be
the most erentful one since the commencement of the
War. The success of Meade on the Rappahannock and
the captnre by largely superior forces from Let's army,
1 under command of Gen. C. Stuart, of the two easternj
most posts within Gen. Bnrnsfde's lines, with half their
garrison, are but slight premonitory symptoms of the
' gigantic conflict of which the lines of battle will stretch
from Bhattanooga to Washington and Richmond. For
once, says our correspondent, there seems likely to be
concert of nctiou between onr different armies, and the
auguries heir are on the whole decidedly favorable.?
! Bnrnside is, it h true, threatened l>oth from the east
I and the west by' very large armies, hnt he is fully njv
1 prised of the fact, and advised as to the measures to be
' taken to thwart them. Gen. Grant's supplies are comj
fr.g in rapidly nnd in profhslon, and his lines of com*
[ munication are unftuterrnpted. Gen Bragg's supplies,
on the other baud, are very slender and if he advances
into east Tennessee it must he through a district already
foraged by the Uniou troops. In the East Meade's
army is believed largely to outnumber that of Lee, and
the result of a great battle, should one occnr, can
scarcely be doubted.
We have Richmond and other Southern papers as
late as the 7th Inst. The Charleston Mercury records
the progress of the seige, and notes especially the accuracy
of the firing? the monitors fired SC times on the
:11st nit-, and hit the mark every time. Several casualties
at Sumter arc admitted. A dispatch from Lookout
Mountain acknowledges a defeat of the Rebels in Lookout
Valley, where the losses were heavy. The Jftwoxxijrpian
records a Unlon raid of cavalry in Marion,
Winston, and Walk ?r Counties. They are said to have
mnch nnitvrtr nnd " distributed three wair
on-loads of ammunition anions; disloyal citizens." The
1)i*patrU is crying over the failure of Bmgg at Chattanooga,
as says that if he is drivc-n from his position the
Confederacy not ouly lose East Tennessee entirely, but
leave an open door for the invasion of Georgia, where
a great quantity of cotton is stored, the food question
occupies more newspaper room than ever. Ou all sides
the evidences of scarcity are thickening; prices arc still
going up, and intense anxiety prevails.
Waj. Houston and IJent. 1). Von Weitzine recently
made their escape from Richmond. The Major was
captured last July in North Caroline, and imprisoned
with the Liculenaut lu the Libby Piison. They made
their escape two week.-; ago last Sunday, by disguising
themselves as rebels. They state that the Union sol!
d'ers are dying of starvation ; antl were not allowed
! enough food lu a week to support them a clay. The
' Major demanded food and work, representing himself
i as a tailor, and being given old uniforms to mend, be
f furnished himself and his friend with Rebel suit', in
j which they left the prison, and succeeded iu getting to
j the Chiekaheminy. After being tired upon by cavalry
[ sent iu pursuit of them, they crossed the river, and
after various hardships and three day's starvation,
' reached our pickets op their bauds and knees.
The Navy Department received intelligence of the
' capture of the steamer "Mail," Captain Gilpin sailing
i under British colors from Bayporf, Florida, bound to
i Havana. She had on board ltd bales of cotton. Ae
! cording to her register, ahe waa hunt nt uiaagow.
I Scotland. The British arhooucr "Martha Jane" was
i al*o captured ofl' Bayport, bound for Havana, loaded
! with nearly -7,ftoo lb?, of Sea Islaud cotton. On the
1. person of the captain and the crew were found over
| .*1,-00 In gold, sliver and Treauury notes. The British
' achooner "Herald," of and from Nassau, was captured
j off Frying Pan Shoals. She had on board 3bJ bags of
salt and 12> kegs of soda,
j A private letter from an inmate of the LJbby Prison,
1 dated Oct. lh, states that the Union prisoners receive
no meat in their rations, it being impossible for the
rebels, who are starving themselves, to supply it. Flow
Richmond will manage to live through the Winter, if it
remain* in rebel hands, is a problem. Already another
bread riot, of whicli the rebel papers make no mention.
has occurred. The real cause of the scarcity of
food iu the city is thought to be the entire worthiness
, of the rebel currency. Farmers have grain and cattle
> to sell but not to give away for paper rag*, or to put
i within the iron grasp of the rebel (Jovernmeut, if tbey
i can help it.
I Our lioveraraent has refused to continue the exchange
! of prisoners with the rebels, uulesstbey will include the
| officers and soldiers of colored regiments in the cartel,
i Hence the stoppage of exchanges, for which tlie Richmond
journals, in their brutal articles concerning the
present and prospective treatment of Union prisoners,
have the effrontery to blame the Yankees.
, Admiral Bailey reports the destruction, on the tilth
nit., iu Tampa Bay, Florida, of the steamer Scottish
Chief aad the schooner Kpte Dole, both loading with
" ** - i-' ?1-?fT*w.r? !?K ?t-ia /Iatio hv H.
(coiion, to run inc miovkmuv. mc jw ??_
land expedition from jthc gunboats Tahoraa and Adcli,
led by Dent. Commander Senv.uts, As our men-were
! nsembarfclug they were attached by' a force of rebels,
! led by Capt. Westcott, (the report says ex-Senator
Wcstcott. bn:, doubtless, his son Is the man), and, according
to rebel report, eight Unionists were killed and
four captured : by ortr accounts, three kille.l and ten
wounded, and tfvenvidc fi. isoners.
Circular >'o. 160 from the Provost Marshal-General's
: Bureau amends paragraph V> of the regulations for the
; Bureau, embracing a list of the diseases and infi-mities
j that arc heM to disqualify for milk;try so nice. In the
I amended paragraph the causes of exemption number
'I r 1.'
NO. 46.
" " 71*
lesa than half or those in the old regulation*, l'he anrgeona
are alao required to be more strict In their eximinationa.
and to report the number rejected under each
paragraph of the list.
The $1<)0 bounty due at the expiration of the taw of
j enliatment will be paid by paymasters to veteran votna
umts upou tne usual dix Uargp papers from their Int
enlistment.
Thomas Francis Meagher has been reinstated with
the rank of Brigadier General, with pcrmisakat to iecrnit
to its com]>lemeut his okl Irish Brigade.
Wm. P. Backer, the snrgeon who recently escaped
from the Richmond ITison, has arrived at Canity
Bridge, Va.
The rebels claim to have received daring this year
22,100 Union prisoners at Richmond.
Gen. Butler arrived at Forties^ Monroe on Toeaday
evening.
THE FREE SOUTH.
PUBLISHED EVERT
Saturday Morning
AT BEAUFORT, 8. O.
Wilkes & Thompson - - Fropristan.
Janet G. Tliompaon Editw.
TERM S?Two Doi.r.AKs per annum, in advances
J ' * t- J . .I'.' ? .
3. M. PETTTNGILL Jfc CO,"Ko. 6 State street. Banton,
Maw., Agents.
. '
JOB PRINTING
. . OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
KE ATLY DONE AT THI8 OFFICE.
Household Furniture
AND
riano tories ai Auction*
On WEDNESDAY next, the 25th iust.. at 10 oviock,
at the house corner of Bay and Vine streets, will be arid
at Public Auction, under orders of the Treasury Depart !
merit, Household Furniture, including Sofas, Lounges*
| Easy, Parlor and other Chairs, Tables, Coamoota
| Desks, book Cases, Wardrobes, Bureaus, Bedste;
Looking Glasses, Ac., also a large number of 1 fauw
Fortes. ALBERT O. BROWNE,
Supervising Special Agent of the Treasury,
4th Special District.
Beaufort, Nor. 18th. 1S&1. r4Bt
PHOTOGRAPHS,
AHBROTYPES,
.mAHOTYPES.
R. V. BALKAN from Florida, is now prepared to take
PHOTOGRAPHS, AHBROTYPES and MELAINOi
TYPES, in every style, size and shape, having received
| from the North superior instruments which will enable
j him to give general satisfaction to all who may favor
; us with their p trroaagc.
He also tenders Ids thanks to all his friends who
have so lils-mHy patronized him daring the time he has
: been in Beaufort and county.
CijAlery near Camp of 56th N. v. V,
R. V. BALSAN, Artist and Proprietor.
J. V. Baisan, Assistant Artist.
Ice! Ice!! Ice!!!
. 't
Fdwaeu L. Lloyd, is now ready to furnish vessels,
.A A. k.AAl . ...WK Vow Us s*o
j Mieainere, DUir^ uuu^inaic nuu iu a?j
quantities. ' . ' '
.Orders left at the Ice House, or through the Post Office,
will receive prompt attentiou.'
Ice house open from C to S a. m? and 6 to 7 p. n?.
In Magnolia street, rear of Robbhie Store,
nnqrf EDWARD L. M.OVW.
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
IN THE
Town of Beaufort, S. C.
UNDER the direction and instructions of the President
of the United States, issued of the date of Septrmbsr
loth, l^U, in puranauce of the lltii section of an act
entitled n An Act for the Collet tiou of Direct Taxes ha
Insurrectionary Districts withhi the United States and
forotber purpose*," approved June 7th. lathi, and the
net ameuuatory of tiie said act. approved Uebruary 6th,
isoa, we Abram D. Smith, William E. Wording and
William Henry brislsmo, United States l>iie.-t Tax Commissioners
for the District of South Carolina do iienth*
declare and make known that a public .sate will be bela
at the office of the Commissioners aforesaid in the town
of Beaufort, State of South Carolina, on Moudav, the
ISth day of January. ISoi, at 10 o'clock A. M. of said
day, Tor the disposal of the several lots, parts ot iotaawu
blocks of land constiuitiuv; the town ot Beaufort aforesaid,
together with the buildings thereon, to wit: BU ck.
One (J) to lilock One Hundred and Thirty-Seven CIST)
inclusive, acaHtlln-r to a plat or map made of aokl town,
February, lS&t, duly established nui autheuticated by
said Commissioners and recorded iu \ aluation book.
"A" of said ComtnMon.
'lite following blocks, iots and inrts of lots are excepted
and reserved from said sale, to wit: Lot B in
Block 3, Blocks 15 aud 16, Lot A in Block 2L Blocks 94
and Lot B in Block .'ft, lx)t A in Block iw, l>ot A hi
Block 55, Lots D and F in Block itt. Lot A iu Block M,
j Lot C iu Block 47, Lot D in Block 43. I/>t E in Block Oh.
Lots B and L> in Block 55. Lot B in Block57, Lots A and*
Cfu Block *> , Lot F in Block tin, Lot I) in Block**,
Lots A and Ji in Block Lots A and F in Block * ?,
Lots .A. B, C and Diu Block 70, Lot A in Block 77,
Blocks 7S, 7.i and 35, Lot A iu Block oO and Blocks 146,
145, l::l aud IS* of said Plat; and also all loot, puis of
lots, blocks aud buildings uow occupied and continuing
to be occupied to the close of said side, as millMry and
naval hospitals and as offices aid store houses of Urn
(. uartennasters, Commissary and Orditauce Deportincuts
aud for revoiiuu and police purposes.
Said sale shall not lx? kept open longer than thirty
days from the commencement of the same.
The Commissioners reserve a single bid on each ot
said lots and blocks to be publicly made by them, or by
i their authority, of such sum as tiiev may de mi eligible,
j not less than oisi-third of the apprised value thereof.. ,
* ' l?o mrfj nf InN mil hi'irks whirh
AIIU any Ol nil- i-.uu 1?..-- w. ?
shall not !> bid to one-third o." their af?pral-?ed valuer
will l?e withdrawn from vile.
ui'.vu tinder our hands at B -lufort, Sonth Caroling
this second dav ol" November, 1*13.
A. I>. 9'llTII,
w. e, wording,
A M. HENRY BRISBANE,
^ U.S. PirwtTax CouunMone;*
noli -1<%1 for the District of Sc^tL Carolina^
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