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r VOL. IT. THE FREE SOUTH BEAUFORT, S. C., AUG. 13, 18?4. Wanted.?An intelligent boy, who knows how to read, can earn good wages and learn an excellent trade by applying at this office. X?w Trade Hegnlaliens. tx7a kavA a onnv of the act "W IWIO AWWS'V*. ? ft,' passed at the late session of Congress in relation to Commercial Intercourse and Abandoned Property. The first section authorizes the sale of captured and abandoned property at sncli places as may be indicated by the Secretary of the Treasury. Section 2 provides that the Supervising Special Agents shall take charge of and lease abandoned lands and houses for a period not exceeding one year; and also that the agents shafl provide for the employment of freedmen thereon. Sectaox^T declares that property captured Vy the naval forces in the inland wa^yA of the rebel States shall not be dmuridered a maritime prize. ISection 8 provides that it shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approval of the President, to authorize agents to purchase for the United * States any products of States declared in lnsurrestion, at such places therein as shall be designated by him, at sneh prices as ahaO be agreecj on with the seller, not j exceeding the market value thereof at the place of delivery, nor exceeding threefourths of the market value thereof in the city of New York at the latest quotations known to the agent purchasing: Provided, That no part of the purchase money for any products so purchased shall he paid, or agreed to be paid, out of any -other fund,than that arising from property sold is captured or abandoned, or purchased and wold under the provisions thk a*t. ATI property so purchased ^41 be forwarded for sale ahench place shall be designated by the ~ ^Secretary of the Treasury, and the moneys arising therefrom, after payment of the purchase money and. the other expenses connected therewith, shall be' paid into the Treasury of the United States ; and the 'accounts of all moneys so received and paid shall be rendered to, and audited by the.proper accounting officers of the Treasitty. Section 9 repeals so much of previous acts as authorizes the President, in his discretion, to license or permit commercial relations in any State or section the ' inhabitants of which are declared in a state of insurrection, except so far as may be in i sis111 j to authorize supplying the W necessities of loyal persons residing in insurrectionary States, within the lines of actual occupation by the military iorces of the United States, as indicated by published order of the commanding general of the department or district so ofempied; and, also, except so far as may be necessary to authorize persons residing within such lines to bring or send to market in the loyal States any products which they shall have produced with their own labor or with the labor of freedinen or others employed and paid by Ihem, pursuant to rules relating thereto, which may be established under proper fc^mthority. And no goods, ware, or mer/?kor?rti?p feVtnl) hp falcpn intn a Sitatp Ho. clared in insurrection or transported i there, except to and from such places and j to snch monthly amounts as shall have i been previously agreed upon in writing by the commanding general of the department ih which snch places are'situated, and an officer designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for that purpose. Sections 12 and 13 are as follows : That all officers and privates of the regular and volunteer forces of the United States, and 1 /; - \' i . A \ THE FREE SOUTH?HEAL * all officers, sailors and marines in the naval service, are hereby prohibited from buying or selling, trading, or in any way dealing in the kind or description of property mentioned in this act, and the act to which this is an Addition, whereby to receive or expect any profit, benefit, or advantage to himself for any other person, directly or indirectly connected with him. And it shall be the duty of such officer, nrivate. sailor, or marine, when i sucli property shall come into his possesI sion or custody, or within his control, to give notice thereof to some agent, ap| pointed by virtue of this act, and to turn the same over to such agent without delay. Any officer of the United States, civil, military, or naval, or any sutler, soldier, marine, or other person, who shall violate any provision of this act, or who shall take or cause to be taken into a I State declared to be in insurrection, or to any other point to be thence taken into such State, or who shall transport or sell, or otherwise dispose of therein, any goods, wares, or merchandise whatsoever, except! in pursuance of license and authority of the President, as provided in said fifth section of the act of July thirteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, aforesaid, and any officer or other person aforesaid who shall make any false statement or representation upon which license and authority shall be granted for such trans! portation, sale, or other disposition, and any officer or other person aforesaid who shall, under any lioense or authority obtained, wilfully and knowingly transport, sell, or otherwise dispose of^any other goods, wares, or merchandise than such as are in good faith so licensed and authorized, or shall wilfully and knowingly transport, sell, or dispose of the same, or any portion thereof, in violation of the terms of such license or autnonty, or 01 any rule or regulation prescribed by the | Secretary of the Treasury concerning the ! same, or shall be guilty of any act of em> bezzlement, or -wilful misapprehension of j public or private money or property, of j keeping false accounts or of wilfully making any false returns, or of any other ; action amounting to a felony, shall be liable to indictment as for a misdemeanor, and fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and to punishment in the penitOTtiary not exceeding three years, before any court, civil or military, competent to j try the same. And it shall be the duty ' of the Secretary of the Treasury, from time to time, to institute suoh investiga| tions as may be necessary to detect and prevent frauds and abuses in the trade and other transactions contemplated by this act or by the acts to which this is sup plementary. And the agents making investigations shall have power to compel ; the attendance of witnesses, and to make ! examination on oath. Section 11 provides that the Secretary I of the Treasury, with the approval of the ' President, shall make such rules and rei gulations as are necessary to secure the proper and economical execution of the provisions of this act, and shall defray all expenses of such execution from the pro, ceeds of fees imposed by said rules and , regulations, of sales of captured and aban! dotted property, and of sales hereinbefore i authorized. !/ Ice Cream. It is hardly necessary to announce to the citizens of Beaufort that we are soon to have a really tirst-rate Ice Cream SaA ? poon. Almost every one in town has sympathized with Mr. Murdock in the vexations delays he has experienced in not being able to obtain a supply of ice. When that ice comes there will be a rush for " Cream and Sherbet Ices." A lady in Connecticut who has seen the machine on carriages which tells how far they have been run, is at work to invent a similar instrument to tell how far husbands have been in the evening, when they have just stepped down to the postofSce. i iFoIt, s. c., aug. 13, 1864. ANOTHER RAID. late raid upon Baltimore and WAington has been followed up very eloAy by an appendix which may be eitWr a repulse of our pursuing forces or i? repetition of the rebel movement. The 1 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was in full operation again on the 21st. Gen. Crook had had a successful affair with the rebels i at Snicker's Gap, retakiug some of their plunder. On the 20th, Averill attacked and defeated Early and his force of 5,000 in front of Winchester, killinfir and wound ing 300 of his officers and men, capturing four cannon, several hundred small aims, and about 200 prisoners. General Averill, after this fight, followed up the re^el force, which turned on him, as soon as it met re-enforcements, and inflicted a severe repulse on our forces, who have retreated out of the Valley, while the rebels again occupied Martinsburg. Oh the 30th, a small rebel force of cavalry crossed the Potomac and pushed almost unobserved into Pennsylvania. A part of them raided about undisturbed in the neighborhood of Bedford, while a force of two hundred entered Chambersburc. The leader ordered tye inhabitant^ pay him $100,000 in gold^r $500,000 in greenbacks or he would burn the toum. He gave them three hour* to raise money. At the end of that tinre, iq^eing found impossible to comply with the demand, the town was fired in fifty places and entirely destroyed. Eighteen hundred people were thus rendered homeless. ReeralpiBf la this Department far Northern States. By virtue of an act of the last session of Congress authorizing the different States affected by the draft to recruit in the States in insurrection, agents have Vtw VownrtAtif Mocco/tlin i UCCU ajJ|AIUlKAl UJ I 61U1VUV) J setts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania to eni list men, "white or black, to fill the quotas I of those States. They came prepared to offer great inducements to volunteers. : Bounties, ranging from four to six hundred dollars and State aid to soldiers families, are offered by different parties. ; Col. Rice is the agent for Massachusetts. He has commenced work energetically. Mr. Reuben Tomlinson is the agent for Pennsylvania. In the latter instance no better selection could-possibly have been | made. 1 Interesting to Purchasers of Real Estate. Gen. Bradley Johnson, during the rej cent invasion of Maryland found himself one evening quartered in what was once I his own house, which had however been j sold under the confiscation act some j months before. He sent for the new I owner and asked how long he had occuj pied it. The reply was " about fourteen | months." Well," said Bradley, "this I house belongs to me, and unless you iin mediately pay me the back rent at the I rate of S100 per month, there will be a j little difficulty between us." Tliediscon! certed occupant stirred round and pretty j soon raised the amount which was paid ' over. Upon being asked if he desired a 1 receipt, he replied that it was not n^sa17 j "Well^pBaid Johnson, "I will give i you twenty minutes to move your things T am nnf. <*oir?rr to I UUl U1 UiJ UUUOC7 AVI X ui** ^ 0 - . rent it again. I intend to burn it." . And burnt it was. A \ew Chief Engineer. The vacancy made by the resignation of | Mr. Hyatt, was filled on Monday night by the unanimous election of Mr. G. W. I Pond to the position of Chief Engineer | of the Beaufort Fire Department. Mr. | Pond is an energetic and efficient fireman, i has taken an active part in the formation I and organization of the Department, and ! deserves the compliment he has received. Hood says that he could write as well as Shakespeare if he had a mind to; but the trouble was he had not got the mind. NO. 31. Northern News to Aug. 4 By an arrival from New York on Tuesday last, dates to the 4th were receivedThe raid into Pennsylvania appears to be developing into a formidable movement. It is said that a force of thirty-five thousand men, under Early, are now in the Shenandoah Valley, with headquarters at Martinsburg. Gens. Averill and Kelly attacked a portion of them near Cumberland and defeated them. It is generally believed that Lee contemplates an exten sive invasion as his only means of relieving Petersburg and Richmond. Intelligence from Atlanta to the 3d is to the effect that the Macon Railroad had been damaged by Stoneman. General1 McCook's division of cavalry, three thousand strong, when returning from a raid were attacked by a large force of rebels under Ransom. Gen. McCoolt is reported killed and the greater portion of his force captured. Gen. Hooker, displeased at the appointment of Gen. Howard to the command of McPherson's corps, had resigned. The Caterpillar. We are sorry to learn that the caterpillar has appeared in many places on the islands. Thoqp who remember how quickly they blasted the fond expectations of cotton growers two years ago, are awarehow great a calamity they may become. lata the Draft. Col. M. S. Littlefield i9 agitating the minds of the civilians hereabouts by making pertinent inquiries in regard to the particular district in the northern States to which they owe military service. There is some surprise expressed that the Government should think it worth while to remember the existence of the few unobtrusive personages domiciled in the | Palmetto State. Some who have been > J very eager to see "every nigger" drafted are not exhibiting a like patriotic desire to 1 render themselves subject to the same j impartial arbitrator.. However we think i a good spirit is manifested in general. ! We have found no one who was willing to be credited to South Carolina. A >eu Projectile?Colored Troops Surprised. . A few days since the colored troops on Folly and Morris Islands were subjected to an experience as pleasant as it was unexpected. Details from the 51th and 55th i Mass. and 33d U. S. C. T. were ordered to the dock at Stono Inlet, ostensibly to unload shells. A line being formed, the surprise of the men may be imagined when they found the steamer laden with a thousand water melons, the spontaneous gift of the colored people of St. Hefena Island. It was but a short time be'fore the cargo was safely transferred from the steamer to the camps, and the sceqe that followed beggars description j*?the enthu giastic demonstrations of ' and jjratitude were inore than sufficient reward to ~r the projectors of the affair. Reuben Tomlinson, GenL Superintendj ent on St. Helena Island, undertook the collection of the melons, for which John H. Pilsbury, Special Agent Treasury Department, provided transportation by the Revenue Cutter Nemaha, Capt. S. S. Warner, who was readily enlisted in the good work. The whole affair reflected i credit upon those engaged in it, and will not- soon be forgotten by the colored troops, isolated as th^y^re froifc all luxuries. I ? is stated that by naval lavs, when an inferior vessel sinks a superior one, her entire value goes to the Actors1. The Alabama being estimated to be worth $500,000, Capt. Winslow will be entitled to from 870,000 to 8100,000, while the seamen will get from 81200 to 81500. JK-af* Punch proposes the following as a motto of the new sword to be given toSemmes: A fitting gift to one whose merit lay In being always prompt to Cat Away. %