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.0/1 it j. , Ko I, ,'j " VOL. II. . i. . General Order*, Wo. 61. Ht'.AixjffAP.n^s I>0?t. ok T?r. Sovtb. > o1 Hilton HUH, 8. C., May 11. 1564./ q I. In all permanent camps throughout p tliis Department, shelters for messing j purposes will ba erected without delay, j* " - .le-.jj' The taking into tents or sueuers useu /or i i sleeping purposesk food of any de^erip- |< tion is positivelj^f.orbidden. II. Regimental and other coinmanding j, officers will be held accountable for the i s rict execution of this order, and Inspec- \ tors will asee rtaiu and note in their 1 monthly and other reports, whether or : jiot this ordf a1 is obeyed. Surgeons of , regiments wil 1 also in their reports to the ) Medical Dir ector, report on the same | subject. I' III. The attention of all commanders is called to the necessity for cleanliness i of the sin! s and the vicinity of their re- ' spective c amps. Those who do not give 1 this imp< irtaut matter their personal attention, are unlit to be entrusted with i 1 comma] ,ds. Lime for disinfecting pur poses w iU be furnished on requisition by the O- jartermastcr's Department, when ( on liar d. When it cannot be obtained in this n muner details will be made to bum ' lime. Tisinir for this purpose the oyster shell 3 procurable iu idiuost any section of the Department. By order of ' Brie.Uru. J NO. P. HATCH. . V r-??r1- ?"r*' j *r- > . IbBtf?QV.vBT?W, DEPARTMENT 0# TtlE SOVTIU \ ^ ^Li^rys IltAi"! S. C'., May lQth, l&J-f 1 OENfUtAL OJtUERK m. 00. . | Jereafter, all Asai-stans ur Acting Atsisumt ^aarter- i in *sion- in this I*epannieut, who may have charge of M trine Transportation, will charge the following rates j 0 ; pas.-a^e, (not inelndlug Mjb.sistence,/ to all civilians n m in Government eai^iloy, when trawiling on > feamer* belonging to, or chartered by the Govern-j ; 1 teat: Between Ilfttou Head, S. C., and St. Ileletia, S. C., !C* cents each. Between Hilton Head, S. C., and Beaufort, S. C., SO Jronta each. Between Hilton Head, S. C., and Fort Pulaski, Ga., jpSb cents each. Between Hilton Head, S. C., and Stono Inlet S. C., .'theach. r- ?--?- ? Between HiUoa Head, S. C., and Fernandina, Fla., JSri 0*oacb. Between Hilton Head, S. and St. Augnetine, Fla., jtf-i ooeacB. Between Hilton Head, S. C., and Jacksonvile, Fit., _?.> each. From Hilton Head, S. C, to New York, $27 each. Employees in-thc administrative branches of the ser- I -rice, who hare faithfully served their time out, and are J JionocaMy d'aeharged, wQl receive a tree passage from ; Hilton Head to New York, or any other Northern port for which.the vessel basiling. Oolored employees in the; Quartermaster's Department and other administrative department having ' louveef absence from the ofBcer under whom they an) I serving, will not -be charged transportation to and from | their poet* neither,Apill colored people be charged transportation who have passes from Brig. Gen.Fasten, in which it is specified that they are to be passed ' *~Vrt;4't. " The above nuee do not apply to regularly appointed ' entlers of regimente. ' Transportation paww must be given to each passen-rer, and collected on lmard the transport under the ; direction of the master of the vessel, who will deposit inem ni sue orair ui uit- v.juci yi^in-juui-n.i ,n ul Hlu , of ench trip. Where the transiiorfculon 5s not diarged : fur. tho shonld be marked *'Frre~ The lnoacy which mar accrue. in compliance with this order vUl be reariptcd fcr to the Chief QttarteriDHster of tb^ Department, as funds pertaining to the 4^iu?rtenn:*?U*r,s liejiartment. These receipts to he forwarded to liim on the last day of each month, with a .statement ui" the names of passengers, route and date of pus*. By order of Brig. Gen. JNO. P. HATCH. W. T- M. Hi coup, Assistant Adjutant General. OMTCUL. [OFFICIAL: ! W.\a DEPARTMENT, AWITANT GF.nekai.V OITK K. WLaairVoTON April 2H, lftiJ. J GEXEK4?ORI>KHS Xo. 177. . 1 IX KEI.ATIOX TO ftlllUO |l<>P?Et% WAOOSJ* i 1. Every officer of the army, other thaa of the Qtar- ] tenuastert Department, and the chief medical dapart- I ruents. armies, and anuv corps, who has in his [losses- i i sioii. or under hi* control, any horse, ambulance, spriu/ , ] wagon, or vehicle of any kind, belonging to the Cov- j ( crnment of the Tnited States, w hether ured in the ]>er- j j romance of hi* pnblic or private duties, will imraedi- j } sitely turn orjr the same to the Quartermaster's De- f jjartment. j {, H. Hereafter no officer of the army will nse a ay horse, amhutanee. spring wagon, ar vehicle afany kind,.which Ms tb<-property of rtie<?OYcrnmcnt of the T'nited States', whether for the transaction ot me oinrm Ur i?ri?mr i liusines*. without nn order hi writing from the Adjatain (Vneral authorizing such use. This order will not apply to officers entitled to t>c mounted under (.Jeneral Orders 277, from this office,' of Auen*t >th, ls$fc III. The I {emulations of the Quartermaster's Department provide for the transportation of officers travel- C ing under orders, and their baggage, whea on proper j Sj jeqahitioo tut officer has obtained transportation, the j ft . . , , "r THE FP^e SOUTH?BE At*] jr?e, or %eb ^ s0 obtained, will be returned to the [fleer acc therefor. or to some officer of the uar*er. master's Department, as ?aon as the journey is er^r/fnied. A*. The Quartermaster General and Inspector General will cause ibis order to foe enforced by the officers >f their departments throughout the armies of the I'ni:ed states; and for its violation, reported by jlie officers ?f these departments, the same i>eilaity is attached as krr Hoctinn i. of an Act ofCOfflRSl published iii General Urxlerr, War Department, No. 100, cnrreut series, in refereuce to the use of ambulances. By order of the Secretary of War. (Signed.) E. D. TOWN SEND. Official. Asistant Adjutant General. W. L. M. Bi bcek, Assistant Adjutant General. . , ? American Generals. American military history is favorable to old Generals. "Washington was in his : forty-fourth year when he resumed command of the" Revolutionary armies, and in his fiftieth when he took Yorktown. Wayne and Greene were the only two of our" young Generals of the Revolution who showed decided fitness for great commands. Had Hamilton served altogether in the field, his would have been the highest military name of the war. The absurd jealousies that deprived Schuyler of command in 1777 alone prevented him from standing next to Washington. He was j close upon forty-four when he gave way to Gates, who was forty-nine. The mili- i tarv reputation of both Schuyler and Ham-, j ilton has been most nobly maintained by j their living decendants. Washington was i called to the command of the American frkv.-ioc ot civfv.siv u-hpn rt trns smwased ' v ? ? ?i * , that the French would attempt to invade the United States which shows that the | Government of tliat day had no prejudice against old Generals. "General Jackson's great Louisiana campaign was conducted when he was nearly i forty-eight, and he was. from almost uniuteriaitted illness, older in constitution than in years. Had GeneraJ Scott had me:ius at his disposal, we should have been able to point to a young American general equal to any who is mentioned in j history ; but onr poverty forbade him an ( opportunity in war worthy of his genius, j As a veteran leader, he was most brilliant- ' ly distinguished. He was in his sixty- lirst year when he started out on his meih- J orable Mexican campaign, which was an | unbroken ??riAK of graiul oppewWioun autl splendid victories, such as are seldom i to be found in the history of war. The weight of years had no effect on that magnificent mind. Of him, as it was of Carnot, it can be said that he organized victory, and made it permanent. His deeds were all the greater because of the feeble support he received from his Government. Like Wellington, in some of his campaign^ he had to find within himself the resources ifhich were defied him by bad Ministers. General Taylor wafc in|his sixiysecond year when the Mexican war began, and in less than a year- he won the battles of Palo Alto, ReeAca de la Palma, Monterfyl And Puena' Vista. The secession war has been conducted by elderly or middle-aged men. Gen. Lee, whom the world holds to have dis played the most ability in It, is about j fifty-si's. Gen. Rosecrans is forty-four,] and Gen. Grant forty-two. Stohewall Jackson died at thirty-seven. Gen. Banks is forty-eight, Gen. Hooker forty-five, , Gen. Beauregard forty-six, Gen. Bragg forty-nine, Gen. Bnrnside forty, Gen. GUImore thirty-nine, Gen. Franklin forty-one, Gen. Magruder fifty-three, Gen, Meade forty-eight, Gen. Schuyler Hamilton for ty-two, Gen. Chas. S, Hamilton forty, j and Gen. Foster forty, Gen. Halleck is j forty-eight. Gen. Longstreet is forty. I The hest of the Southern cavdry leaders was Gen.Ashby, who was kil^ at thirty-, eight. Gen. Phelps is fifty-one. Got Polk fif- j ty-eight, Gen. S. Cooper sixty-eight, Gen. j J. Cooper fifty-four, and Gen. Blunt thir-1 ty-eight. The list might be extended, but very faw young men would be found 1 in it?or very few old men, either. The best of our leaders are. men who have either passed beyond middle life, or who i-- ii_. _?i. uiuy uc oHiii w> iu uie eujuviiieuo ui i that stage of existence. It is so, too, with he rebels. If the war does not atford mily facts in support of the position that ' >ld generals are very useful, neither does j t afford many to be quoted by those who ! lold that the history of heroism is the his- ! -ory of youth.?r. lhizeireV, in the At- j antie Monthly. A RELATION BY MABBIAOE. As my wife, at tbe window, oue day, Stood watching a man with a monkey, A cart came by with a -broth of a bov," i Who was driving a stout little donkey. 1 To my wife I then spoke, by way of a joke, "There's a relation ofyonrs hi that carrinre!" To which she replied, as the donkey she spied, "Aik yeA ft relation?bjr marriage!" , 1 Why do the recriminations of married fi ouples resemble the sound of wuvet on bore??Because they are manners of the ed. i FORT, S. C., MAY 21, 18C4. THE FREE SOUTH. .1 ilO i ? f.r: PUBLISHBD WEEKLY AT BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA. WILKES & THOMPSON, Proprietors. James G. Thompson Editor. TERM S?Two Dollars per annum, In advance. The postage on the Frit. Soi th Is twenty cents a year, payable quarterly In advancs-und may be paid at this offltc. Advertisements will be inserted at twenty cents a line for each insertion. TO OTJB SOLDIER FRIENDS. An excellen tplin to oecnro a copy of tiilPree Soath every week is to awbsci-ibe f*r THREE MONTHS FOR 50 CENTS JOB PRINTING. Having just received a large assortment of new type, borders, rules, etc., we are now ready to execntc orders for OFFICIAL BLANKS, of every description. Also ail kinds of merchautUe printing, such as BILL HEADS, CARPS, CIRC IT AS. HANDBILLS, INVOICES, etc. Our facilities are such that we are able to fill orders upoij the shortest notice. jr * ? ; "t~ ? Corpw Badges* A correspondent of the Chicago Tribute, writing from Huntsviile, Alabama, says the troops which came here from the Army of the Potomac brought with them various ornamental habits and customs, that tfpre new to the Western soldiers. Among them was the corps badge which designated the corps tojvhicli officers and men were attached. . For instance, the badge of the Eleventh Corps is a crescent, that "of the Twelfth a star. The badge is made of any material, gold, silver, or red flannel, and is worn conspicuously on some part of the clothing. The Western corps have no such badge. How an Irishman explained the matter is thus told; A soldier came by the headquarters of Gen. Butterfielcl, a tired and weatherbeaten straggler. He was one of those who made Shermans march from Memphis to Chattanooga, then to Knoxville, and was now returning in the terrible cold of that returning march, thinly clad, one foot covered with a badly-worn army shoe, the other with a piece of raw hide bound with strings about a sockless foot?both feet cnt aud bleeding. "Anns at will * he trudged past the headquarters guard, intent only upon overtaking his regiment. 4 'Halt," said a sentinel with a bright piec^, clean uniform, aud white gloves. *4What do you belong to?" ''Eighth Misshory, sure." "What division?" "Morgan L.'Smith's av coorse." "What brigade?" 4'Giles Smith's Second Brigade, of the Second Division." * "But what army corps?" "The Fifteenth you fool. I am one of the heroes of Vieksburg.'' Anything more, Mr. Sentinel?" T : /J "Whereis your badge?" "My badge, is it; TOtet is that?" ' 'Do you see this star on my cap ? That is the midge of the Twelfth Corps. That crescewt on my partner's cap is the badge of the Eleventh Carps." "I see now. Th* 's how yez Potomick | fellers gits home nv dark nights. Ye takes the moon and sthars with ye." "But what is the badge of your corps?" Making a right-about and slapping his cartrige-box, our soldier replied: "D'ye see that? A cartrige-box?with ' a U. S. on a brass plate and forty rounds in the cartrige-box and sixty ronnds in our pockets. That's the badge of the Fifteenth, that came from Yicksbnrg to help ye fight Chattanoogy." The Census.?The following colloquy took place between the census marshal and a native of Germeny. "Who lives here?" "Yaw." "What is your name?" "HTuirrwiniv. on tGr Rhine." "What's your father's name?" "Nix for staw?" "When did you arrive in Albany?" "Mit a steamboats." "Have yon got any children?" "Yaw?Wo barrels mit kront." "How long have you resided here?" "Two rooms and der basements." "Who owns the building?" "I pays nothing. Hans pays the same ;wioeamonth." . "Where did yon live last year?" "Across der red store as yon come up nit der market in yet right hand, 'pehind ler pump vat belongs to1 deflf- biaeksmit ihep." The young lady that kept her word has ound it very useful. (A W\?r. ,\<U?4 ! ?" | ( ) ... Tifatfcir: MAGNOLIA HOTEL. THE SUBSCRIBER HEREBY ANNOUNCES TO his friendc and the public that he has opened the boose recently occupied by H. G. Judd, Esq., adjoining Geo. Saxton's residence on Bay Street, as a nr?t OlAM Hotel, The house has been thoroughly renovated, It light and airy, one minute's walk from steatflbort fenxuyP ing. and commands a spacious view t>f the harbor tad surrounding scenery. ,lj ' ? < The tables will be supplied with every delicacy which the Season affords, and the bouse furnished in a stylesuperior to any hotel lathe department The proprietor hopes, by a strict attention to the comfort of his guests to merit and nxJtg a liberal share of public patronage. JOHN LILLY. Beaufort, S. C., April 10th 1?<>4. I4tf TO BE LET. A NEW STORE, 40 by Id, TWO DOORS FROM* the Stevens House, Bay street same side, westerly: with privilege of covered wharf soon to be erected.: store has a rear bnilding connected with it by a platform i ! made for either cooking ar sleeping apartment, twelve i feet square, looking on the river. Al??, j ONE ICE HOUSE, made in the most approved manner of the latest modern improvements?double-walled. ! filled iu with sawdust and charcoal. Ready supplied . with material to preserve ice. Wi)l hold about 150 tons.. Possession of both, immediate. The store will be fin-j ished inside to suit the lessee. Apply at Robbing' Old Stand, ophite Stevens House . ! for (bans. Ac. j . I a tvtt?it7" /i/vvn? ? MILITARY GOODS ?[ Il)Ol (tI \S & Co. W n T having removed their g*ock m1li? , i tary Goods, Clothing, \Vatche% Ac* To their New Store on A Street, Opposite Sth, Invite the attention of officers ancl other? j to a large find desirable' assortment of Military Eqnipniliits, Vatches. Clocks* ft*.. 1 which they tjflfer fur sale at {rices lower than the same can be purchased at the North. W OPENING OF T1IE LINCOLN HOUSE, ' Bar (Street, leaafert. S. CS (Opposite I'trr So. 1.) TIIE Subscriber begs leave to iaform his frieida ax*' Old c ustomcrs, that he has opened his NEW KE& TAURANT, 44 THE LINCOLN ! $?,? Where he intends to keep" A Flrst-CUw Establishment. He hope* therefore, to receive a share ot public 9*troaafe. Coin&rtable Lodgings can alto be rappueo. 1IBNBY BRAM. I Bonding Lot* r The best kit' for balenesB In Beaufort, owner of Bay street and 9th. Sixty-two feet final on tfj-0U, two , hundred on f>th street. , LotX Tli bTock W. Sflf fcet on P, ai 3N (nt w> 9th St Win be diVModto nil puduML " Hoelftt?. ftfver ftont* ine Ike nth trees. A aple* dkl k* far,* reeldepce or a hotel. [ Alto other desirable properly. For parflfcnlan ap| ply 14 ' v/' 110 ' JAMtS^. TBOMPSOKJ L>. >< ' Beaeral latnd Agent, nil Beaofwt, & Plantations for Sale* ON LA DIBS' ISLAND, A SfKitl-lTOBDED PLAN utfon, S75 acrt*, with an almost new howe, lealtu fhUy located. For sale cheap for cask. Ah?, one of 112 acres, very flne land, near the abort. Ciqoire of 13 J. . TWOMPSON. T/\ +V> a Pnhlio 1 XV 1/liV J. uwuv ? The subscriber, Intending to go North, has sold al hie interest in the PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERIES it this Department, to Messrs. E. W. SINCLAIR <? COand cbeerfuily recommends them to the patronage ot. the Pubife, ae HONEST and PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHERS. I avail myself of this opportnnlty to return my tit > cere thank* to my numerous friend*, for thair generon* patronage. Repoctfhlly, 8AM. A. COOLEY. April 2S, 1S64. 16-tf. EWD. SINCLIAR & CO.; PHOTOGRAPHERS. GALLERIES at Beaufort and Hilton Head, S. C.r tor JacksonrRle. Fla. Carte de Visites. LaudscajJo. Stereographs, <fcc.. takeu in good style, and sutisfactiui t always guaranteed. EWD. SINCLAIR & CO. BUTTER! BUTTER! BUTTERL' At Slater's, on Ray St. AT 40 CENTS PER POUNDl ? * ~ Trirvn o? A T C* SAJLLi iJUA'l IVA o,n in. AFirel-Claae Boat. In pood order. will be aoH at a bufjain if applied for noon. May be aeen at Roit!in?H Wood-yard. Price $110. ? . For particular* enquire of FRANCIS IZARD. pERFl ME! PERFl'MB!?GENUINE "LI B1N H 1 EXTRACTS!-?"Jockey Club.- "Pond Li 5.' " New Mown Hay,- Ac., Ac., at 16-tl D0FGLA9 A CO1?.