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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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