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VOL -II. Major H. R. Thomas, an additional Paymaster in the United States Army, has been tried by a court-martial, held at "Washington, upon the charge of defraud bag the Government, and sentenced to " forfeit all pay and allowances now due or to become due him, to be confined in the State Penitentiary at Albany, New ' York, for six years, and to pay the Government of the United States $35,000, and upon non-payment, to be confined nntO the same is paid; providecfthe whole term of his imprisonment shall not exceed twelve years." fl^The rebel Gen. Finnigan was asked, . the other day, if he knew to what use the "Yankees had put his elegant residence in "Fernandina? "Yes," he replied, with his Irish brogue, "they say that a Yankee uehoolma'am has turned it into a iiager " simittcuy." The schools there are in successful operation; well attended, and well taught by noble self-sacrificing teachers. m r- w* An influential deputation of noble-* men and gentlemen from the " Society ' for obtaining a Cessation of Hostilities in America," waited upon Lord Palmers ton, July 15tb, for the purpose of urging upon the government the propriety of taking steps to bring about peace between the * belligerents. The general tenor ' of the Premier's reply may be collected from a couplet quoted by him in the . course of ( his remarks: ** Tbey who In quarrels interpose, often wipe a bloody nose." W* " The ugliest trades," said Jerrold, ** have their moments of pleasure. Now if I were a grave digger, or even a hangman, there are some people I could work I * for with a creat deal of enjoyment." Acknowledgements. Headquarters 33d U. S. C. "P., ) Folly Island, Aug. 7th, 1864. f Me. Editor.?Please allow me, through Ihc columns of your valuable paper, in k ?chalf of our regiment, to return warm HMand lieai-ty thanks to our friends among PBtbc^?reedmeg and freedwomen of St. t fcelena Islahd, for their kind remem.r.ui? of us while at the front, not in faith only, but in works also. Those water melons, oh, how delicious; out men enHfjoyed them so much the more as a gift from " friends at home." Also thanks to Mr. R. Tomlinson, the agent through | 1 "whom the gift was brought to us in safety. , I 'The 1st Soiith will not soon forget his ! wmiling fac<e, and our inquiry is now <^Wheu shall we look upon his like again. The health of the regiment is good. We liave but a small sick list J. D. STRONG, T.ipnt t!nl f'nmdV. Vj Doing a Little Business.?Old Eques- ! Yian.?"Well bnt?you're not the boy I t my horse with?" I Bov.?"No, Sir, I jist spekilated and 1 lought 'im of t'other boy for a harpenny!" j ? Semmes, the pirate, tells one truth in 1 lis "official report" to Mason. He says ^feongh his men lost their ship they didn't rtse their honor. They didn't have it to lse.fris the reason. <jThe man who put up a stove pipe witlijfct profanity has been found, and a comDpjiy have secured him for exhibition iu > jttp principal cities. He will draw better 1 Uan the pipe. ^The Inteknal Revenue Act.?Secreta""^'Fessenden entertaeus a favorable opinion of the value and efficiency of th^Int?rnal Revenue Act in raising funds for i tje support of the government. The resilis from it are exceeding the most sangrine expectations of its authors. He tins speaks of it: J am happy to say that to exceed results ate ptoving the Internal Revenue Act in ^tciency the most sanguine expectations o|ts authors. For the month of June, 1863, iwielded about four and a half millions ofdohars, while the corresponding month yBfhis year returned about fifteen miltfts under the same law. Under the a^Llaw, w'lich went into operation on uVhrst day of the present mouth, the ! Eawnry frequently receives one million day. As time and experience enable j A *V THE FREE SOUTH?BEA the officers employed in collecting the revenue to enforce the strength of the provisions of the new law I trust that a million per day will be found the rule, and not the exception. Still, much space is undoubtedly left for improvement in the law and in its administration. As a greater amount of necessary information is acquired, the proper sources of the revenue and the most effective mode of obtaining it are best devoloped in the execution of the existing laws; and I have caused measures to be initiated, which will, it is believed, enable Congress so to improve and enlarge the system, as, when taken in connection with the revenue, from customs and other sources, to afford an ample and secure basis for the national credit. Punishment of a miit&rjr Criminal. Lieut. Andrew J. Smith, acting Inspector General of the 2d Brigade, Kautz's cavalry division, for committing a rape on the person of a colored woman, has been sentenced to be dismissed the service, and to be confined at hard labor for ten years at such place as Gen. Butler may direct. Gen. Butler, in reviewing the sentence of the Court-Martial, remarks: "The Commanding General has ex- < amined the evidence in "this case wit& much care, and with an anxious desire to I find some means to escape the conclosion that an officer of the United States tfiny could be guilty of so heinous a crane. t 1 .L.-iJ oi._ A ieuiuin uegru uiiuu qtuus umtcij auu comes into the protection of the Federal Government, and upon first reaching the limits of the Federal lines receives the brutal treatment from an officer, himself a husband and a father, of violation of her person. Of this the evidence is conclusive. But a day or two since a negro man was hung, in the presence of the army, for the attempted violation of the person of a white woman. Equal and exact justice would have taken this officer's life; but imprisonment in the Eenitentiary for a long term of years, his loss of rank and position?if that imprisonment be without hope or possibility of pardon, as it should be?would be almost an equal example. For these reasons the Commanding General cannot listen to the recommendations to mercy of the members of the Court, for whose opinions personally he entertains the highest respect. "The sentence will be carried into ef- I feet by confinement of the convict at | hard labor in the Penitentiary at Phila- I delphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, if the President shall so direct, and until the President shall make such direction a - - J i- t. i i- it. - I tiie prisoner is oraerea 10 ?e sent to me i Superintendant of Prison Labor at Nor- ! folk, there to be put at hard labor on the street." Gen. Thomas'* Circnlar? The Contest of the 22d?The Contest of the 28th?Changes in Command. Nashville, Tenn., July 31, 1364. Maj. Gen. Thomas, commanding the Army of the Cumberland, has issued the following interesting ftrcular to the army near Atlanta Ae^cy Headquarters, July 26,1864. The Major General commanding the Army congratulates the troops up#c the brilliant successes attending the Union, army in the late battles. In the battle of the 20th instant, in which the 20th Corps, one division of the 4th Corps, and part of the 14th Corps were engaged, the total Union loss is killed, wounded and missing was one thousand seven hundred apd thirty-three. In front of the 20th Corps there were put out of the fight six thou sand rebels, live hundred and sixty-three of the enemy were buried by our own ! troops, and the rebels were permitted to bury two hundred and fifty. The second division of the corps repulsed seven different assaults of the enemy with light loss to themselves, and which must have swelled the number of dead buried by the * t ' i ix 1 1 j ,1 re Deis to oeyona tnree uuuurcu. jfy also captured seven stand of colors. No official report has been received of the part taken in the battle by the 14th Corps. In the battle of the *22d inst. the total Union loss in killed, wounded and missing was 3,500, and 10 pieces of artillery. The rebel loss in prisoners captured was 3,200. The known dead of the enemy in front of the loth and 10th Corps and one division of the 17th Corps was 2,142. The other divisions of the 17th Corps repulsed six assaults of the enemy before they fell back, which will swell the rebel loss in killed to at least 3,000. The latest report states we buried over 3,200 rebels killed in the fight. There were captured from the enemy in this battle eighteen stand of colors and 5,000 stands of arms. By command of "Major General THOMAS. AY. D. Whipple, Asst. Adjt. Gen. 1' I UFORTK C., AUG. 13, 1864 The bail? of the ?2d was a riank attack of the enei^y upon our left During that attack the 17th Corps was crumbled up ; uut iiut nillii ib iiuu irpuisca ?cvcitu ui tlie desperate charges of the rebels, and afforded time for Logan, who temporarily succeeded McPherson in command of the Army of the Tennessee, to face about and repel the assaults made on liim. Our correspondents with that army state that therebels were driven back to their last line of works around the city. The battle of the 18th inst. was an assault in force on the 15th Corps, and appears to have resulted in as complete a defeat of the rebels as that of the 22d. Six hundred and forty-two dead rebels were buried by our force after that battle. Gen. Stanley succeeds Gen. Howard in command of the 4th Corps. Gen. Howard has been assigned to the command of the Army of the Tennessee, in place of Gen. McPherson, killed. Gen. Hooker p'ssed through this eity en route for the North this morning. It is hed$under8tood that he leaves Sherman's command to enter upon other duties elsewhere, and that Gen. Rousseau succeeds lnm as the commander of the 20th?orp&.. ^ the battle of the 22d july. ; [From a private letter of a late date te a gentleman of New York, written by a staff officer of rank in Sherman's army,. Ire are permitted to make the following extract:] Two Mtt/pk North of Atlanta, ) * July 24, 1864. ( I believe I have not written you since we commenced this campaign. I suppose, in fact I know, you have kept close watch of our various end so far successful movements. We have at last found the last ditch north of Atlanta, the-objective point of our three months' campaign. Day be fore yesterday they made a tremendous assault on our left?the Army of the Tennessee. They gained some temporary advantages at first, but we regained our ground and reoccupied our line, though we lost several pieces of artillery, and had the gallant Gen. McPherson, Commander of the Army of the Tennessee, killed, but in the actual conflict we are the victors. They massed two corps on our left and behind it, intending to take the 17th Corps en masse into Atlanta, but we badly defeated them, and they being the assailants lost-heavily. We have already buried 1,200 of them in front of our lines under flag of truce. Counting the killed then even at this, we have placed hors du combat at least 7,000 men in the fight of day before yesterday. If Mr. Gen. Hood, who is in command since Johnston was relieved, tries many more assaults he will have no army left. Two days before, he tried an attack on our right?the Army of the Cumberland?and in this he failed, losing at least 4,000 to 5,000 men. When we force them from this ditch, we shall have acccomplished the object of this campaign. We have driven them from 17 lines of earthworks since leaving Chattanooga, and both lines together have built over 300 miles of earthworks and rifle pits in the northern part of Georgia during this campaign. Our army ic in enlpnrlirJ pnndifcion?l)lentv Of food and plenty of clothing. Whenever we come into line we build fortifications, and inftwo hours have lines to fight behind which they cannot assault successfully. Atlanta is in sight from our position, and we throw shells into the rebellious city by night and day. Gen. McPherson was killed early in the fight while reconnoitering the ground, accidentally riding through a gap in our lines. He is a great loss to us. The enemy had possession of his body about five minutes, when we recovered it All day yesterday a truee was existingpalong our left, both sides burying their dead. What our loss is 1 cannot tell, though it is nothing like theirs, as we fought the most of the time behind our works. A Picture to. Reflect I'pon. Grace Greenwood, in her late lecture ir Chicago, drew the following picture ol the future: Back on these troublous times will otu . children look, in reverence and awe. The ' sons of our brave soldiers will date tlieii patents of nobility on grander battl< helds than Agincourt or Bannockburn? such patents of nobility as no royal her aid's office has symbols sufficiently glori ous for. Many a coat of arms in thos< days will have one sleeve hanging emty We may picture to ourselves a group o: j noble young lads, some ten years hence | thus proudly accounting for their orphan age?an .orphanage which the country i should see to it shall not be desolate, j Says one, " My father fell in beating ' back the invaders at Gettysburg." Say another, '' My father fell on Lookou Mountain, fighting abbve the clouds.1 Says a third, 4 4 My fater suffered martyr / NO. 31. J (lom in Libby Prison/' JSays another, " My father went down in the Cumberland, "yet another, " J/y father was rocked into the long sleep below the wave in the iron cradle of the Monitor." And there will be hapless lads who will listen in mournful envy, saying, in their secret hearts, "Alas, we have no gloryings. Our fathers were rebels."' And here anoth- ^ er youth, more unfortunate, who will steal away from his comrades and murmur, in bitterness of soul, "Ah, God help me! Afy father was a CopperheadV The Northern Paper** AND MAGAZINES. a, l snmsoN, BOOKSELLER AND WHOLESALE NEWS JOBBER^ oiojr sqiaf.e, hi l. to if he ah. PACXAGB8 OP New York Daily Herald, New York Haiily Tiaet, New York Daily Trlkvae, New York Daily Saa? 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