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Vol. 10 C(
Cjjf IBornj Dispati
is imu*? iniT
THURSDAY WORN IN
AT CONWAIBORO', 8. C.
BY GILBERT % DARK.
T1KNR.
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P^i mill run HT'ORY
ALI(5E VERNON
or
A WIFE'S DEVOTION.
jo:???
Alico Vernon was the pride of be
parent*?being their only child thai
whole affection* were centered upon bci
She ?u )roang, just blooming into wc
manhood. Nature had been lavish o
* her gifts, and showered upAP her, no
only beauty and iaoooence, but also hat
rvt won laSaa m MIOImohs ew?l IMW2?JS ^ -4
a?>r*
She wiui, indeed, in every sense, mo*
beautiful ; there vu something eo holj
so pure and so innocent in the luetre o
her eye, something witching in thi
sunny smiles of her mSatb that play*
upon her lips, that all hearts were drawi
towards her. Seventeen summers ha<
passed, with all their blooming beauties
and she bad given her heart, with all iti
wealth of love, unto the chosen one o
her soul.
They were married?and as she spok<
the solemn vows at the altar, hope sa
upon her brow. Her husband was on<
of whom she might well be proud. A
handsome form and prepossessing sd
dress were eombined with s geuius thai
attracted the admiration of aM. Ha wsi
fngamwl ;? It.; gtudy VI laW, Sttd bj
eloso Mppiivalioo had w<*? seme eminence
As all viewed the couple so happilj
aiatcbed, a life of prosperity was prophe
hied, by those who were present. And
as to maks sure this prediction, the firs!
few years of their matrimonial life won
every prospect of a joyous end. lie
moved from the tumult sod noise of tin
i...... i. i?i i
uuaj v?vjy uvi iiuBvuu virviru a iniu
sic-M replete with every comfort and con
ven once, in a email village some tec
iniL?a on the principal mail line.. There
for a re aeon, were they in the enjoy
ment of every blessing which inakca lift
happy. Alas I that a change should
come o'er the serene sky of their love
nnd the heavens he obscured by sombre
clouds.
One day, about three jews after ku
marriage, ho had spent the day from
home?a most unusual circumstance
Ambition had taken possession of hit
soul, and it was on that day the question
was to be decided, who was to occupy the
position of a legislator from that county.
For bo mo* tiaic previous, hit mind had
been engaged upon the plans to pursue,
so that nirdesircd ends might be accom
fdished ; little bv little hsd he withdrawn
timself from the joys of home, sod
enlisted all his feeliugs in the result of
that day's deliberations.
It was a dark, dull and.cbeerlcaa night,
on which the wife waa keeping her
^^^ 'nls^vatching for the return of her
^to^v-When we behold wocouch
of the suf^^rthe
HnTitaTi so sublime, as
iu the hours of
id night, watching with a throbbing
heart for the well known steps of her
husband.
On the night in question, the lamps
of heaven bad one by ooe been extinguished
by the heavy gusts of wind
which piled cloud upon olosd is the
horison. The tones of the dock pealed
forth the hours of midnight, and as the
moaning of the blast waa beard, it struck
upon her heart in a sad aad dismal
strain. One o'clock rang out from the
old clock?the blaat still raged in all its
* * .? i . i j. i_
lury? WD#n IIX QOOr iwiueuij |iiaug
open, and her hoaband atood before her.
Ilia draaa waa in a state of diaorder, and
as be fell helpleea on the floor, beside
bia wife the fumes of liquor too plainly
told the eauee of hie aituation. Aa ah<
raised bia proetrate form, and laid hint
on the bed, and gated upon his bloated
faee, agooj unapeakable preened upon
ber.
A dark elood waa brooding orer Um
onoe happy pair. The better stream o<
misfortune bad overwhelmed her anal
Whispered report* of her hnaband'i
downward ooeree had been breathed it
her ear, bnt with the tree and faithfoJ
lore of f, noble wife, aho met all intima
lions of the kind with aeorn and oon
tempt. Hut when the fearful trull
ih*? :
* w
"urnwtiBDoa IS (own, A
>NWAYBOBO'
broke upon bar, W soul wu bo
|| in igoajr, and under Um fearful con
' <r Uon the wept in sorrow and in. aagu
JMvti to Um dangerous oompanj
Qf elub room politicians, be bad by deg
become familiar with all tbair view,
contracted all tbair habits. 4a Um n
scenes of politieal strife the obligation
bis wife nad been forgotten, end
tee. family sbrine wae deserted, to mingl
itb- the revelry of dissipation. The
which be had pledged before the a
bad been obliterated by the femes of
Ini wine aup, and she, whom be had as
iee- to lore, was deserted for his boon c
panions.
* The deserted ooe met him, not 1
. repreaebee end tenuis, but aa sbs pm
an boar in misery, a faint bope gleai
HBmrbi
awoke feverish and oa
P ^HenWTtrickein, she met him with amili
!" Taking her boy from the cradle, where
he reeled, the placed kitn in her ht
. bend's arms. Aa be gased upon ti
coudlenance of hie wife, and met amil
where be expected frowns?aa he be he
his little boy ^stretching oat his 1114
bends end laughing in gleo?the foanta
of his heart was unsettled, and tea
of penitcoea flowed dowd hia cheeks.
*Yoo are my guardian angel, de
r, Alios,' he mid 'and aball implant in n
r heart the flowers of piety which ehi
' grow and expand in foliage, impartii
'* their fragrance all around, until th<
^ nball be transplanted to bloom with pe
j patual Ttgar in Pa radian.'
' 'May God sire you strength, Ed war
to heap unbroken your promise, and tb<
hew happy we shall be, and the youi
wife smiled, even through bcr tears.
Confidence was for a time res ton
between them, but though uosee
dark clouds were hovering near. H
! hqpes had been prostrated?-his rival hi
oonquercd?his schemes had all fails*
and once more he plunged in the tort*
to satisfy his appetite, and to drown b
disappointment. Old habits returne*
increased ss it were by a abort abstioenc
The-chains were on him, and be con!
not resist. Step by step he trod tl
downward path to ruin?business forsoo
him?tho world withdrew its confident
sod finally he settled down to be sconfirn
ed drunkard. Home wis no uiorc a plM
of resort?he hated it, and the tavern wi
Ilia aliiula Tk* S?%l?Sil maawan , i
which they bad passed so many happ
hours, was told?the furuiturelwa? a
disposed of, with the exception of s fe<
articles absolutely necessary, and b
friends forsaken, of borne bereft, in a lo
| and miserable but, within a dark, die
i alley, where the sunlight of hctven se
I dona intruded?were they obliged t
{ seek shelter.
I Yet still, ersn in all this accumulate
I *L. i# -1 4.J a L - k
, misery, me vuc acscriea not ner nui
baud. Obliged to earn a livelihood ft
I herself and boy, abe worked day an
night uncomplaining, thua keeping invi<
j late her marriage vows. One raoroin
; he left her, with the promise of scokin
j a situation, and as ahe gazed upou hi
receding form, hope again smile
upou her. With a -degreo of cheerfu
neae that was not natural to her, sh
fulfilled her daily work, and night ha
! come ere she waa aware of it. Hut wit
the night came not the absent one. Sh
alept nono during the long interval b<
| fore morning, but aa ahe preaaed be
' infant cloae to her boeotn, ahe praye
' that (lod .might protect its father.
Day dawned, and the bright son ahe
' gladacsa on the earth, but there wa
, uoue for her. It was near noon, wbe
she observed a stronger intently gazin
upon tho lowly bonnes which lined tb
; obecuro alley, aa if he was in aearch c
aome particular object. Noticing ber, a
abe stood on the threshold, he approach
' ed her, and inquired :
'la Mrs Vernon to be fonnd in tbi
' vicinity V
air : I am the pcraou?walk in,
'I come to inform yon, madam, tha
\ your husband '
'What about my husband ? For God'
sake tell me the worst.'
I am sorry?truly sorry?but be is i
prison, and* wishes to see you.'
'In prison?and for what crime ? N
. a . ? a *_ J a a ?
IDU can001 do. npeu, >oa tortus m
i not/
'For murder,' replied the mtn, io
i low tone, not wishing to too tho agony <
the poor woman ho loft tho house.
'Murder/ the shrinked. 'No no, j
1 cannot be/ and OTereome with her em<
1 tiona, the fell fainting on the floor.!
She awoke to conscious acta and to mim
ry. Ales! loo true was the stranger
' tale.
Yet even in that dark hour of crimi
the light of her lore throw its brilliant
' o'er tho doomed man's pathway. 8b
j clung to him, and forsook him not.
The mnrderor wee in a cell, bo straj
sled in agony, and throwing himso
, I down upon his hard and narrow oonel
. ! Ka annt knrnin* tMri of Mnit?m
V.'hile msdittliog upon hia un&appy lo
, the door ni thrown open and nis wi
k stood before hia.
| 'Alice, my Alioe/ be enolairood, 'jc
. | bate not forsaken me?yon, whom 1 I
. madly wronged?bat why hare yt
i I come V
JD THX PUM IS TOB^S
, 8, C., THC W
wed Her eyea were dimmed with t^H
ivio- she replied .'
lab. 'Kdverd, dear BdwartI, I SJ^H
1 of lore jou if tbe days of proep^fl
reee ie tbe hours of Borrow, ud^H
end keep my tow/ fl
owj Clasping her to hie heart,
0 to tomb of Bail hum *.
tbe 'Go*kaowa, Aliee, I nej
b in to eoomiijke crime tbei fl
owe e felon's death- It ** d<M
liter aieet of paasioo. We wenl
tbe watsd, and bo taunted me ^
?orn ertj ead jour sorrows, aad^H I
dud- ?you know tbe rest?i aas ^b
to die.' mj H
rith *No, no, Edwerd, youM?
wed I will kneel sad pravfiH H
ned Tbejr eeooot witbelj
Wf K lew took its oouHH
is- Tbe tragedy was
n- been satisfied?and the Bc9
w. ber. With ber mind oraJH
in many sufferings, her heart boH
is- with the accumulated weight oB
be ebe prayed for death. Witbl
ee and oneerlesa room stood a oofid B
Id ing the oorpae of the one sfl
do She gamed, and as aba osst a ?fl
in uaweaoiag stare at tbe face o|M
rs ber heart strings broke?andH
ber arms around tbe oofin, shoH
ar pired. .
ay When some kind neig^bort^
ill the room, they-shrunk beck at th^H
ig bid sight which presented itaelf to
bj A Mfeless form lay stretched upoijrfl
ir- coffin?a helpleaa babe raised its B
imploringly from a led of straw, u|
d, asking assistance. Il was, 1 added, afl
?n ribld sigbt. Some compassionate bail
g took the little innocent from tb? disma
scene?paid the last sad tribute to tfc
*d dead?and then departed. Dtrk wot
d, the dosing years of her, whose mom in
is sbono with sach resplendent glory. Bu
id as she loved in life, so in death was the
d, love triumphant. One grave reoem
;* them both?one marble points out tho la
is restiag place of the recreant husband at
i, the devoted Wife.
\&. Singular Phase of Ins&nitj
ie There is no end to the false itnprc
,k sions and delusions with which the min
e, may be affected. A physician was on<
i. called to see a man laboring under t
m fanoy that be was converted into aJl
u? pot And wheu the physician coffin
n Ml to ridlAula tnnh >n I|S|
y nautly replied, 'I am a tea polH
H forming a semi-circle with cne^H
w placing bis liand upon his hips, lie sS
y 1 there is the spout.' Men have kelie\cl
iv ! themselves turned into barrels rolld
ii along the street. i
1. { One case is recorded of a man who be
o i Ticves himself a clock, and wctal
| stand for hours at the head of M
d stairs clicking with his tongue. A
i- i spcctable tradesman in England rvfl
>r fancied himself metamorphosed into j
d ! seven shilling piece, and took the ptf
y, j saution of rcouoating, as a particull
,g | favor of hia friends, that if his wifl
g ' should present him in pwytuent, the;
is ! would not give change foT him. ?omi
d ' have supposed that many armed knight
1. were engaged in battle with them. A
ie sea captain in Philadelphia believed (4
d many years that be had a wolf in M
h liver. A madman in the Peon sly van
e j hospital believed that he was a calf, il
j. I mentioned the name of the butehcr vdd
rr j kiHed him, and the stall in the PhiIdH
d I phia market on which hit flesh wa^l
j pr?'vioQaly to hia animating hit
d i body, line man believed bis lefl
j ! of butter, and with the greatest
n J avoids the fire ; soother itnagin?|
g j to be made of glass, and with H
e | care wraps them in wooden
if j he goes out to ride.
a A prince of Bourbon often
i- himself to be a plant, and akH
stand in the gardlb would
s being watered in common with tfl
around
* j A French gentleman
^Nclf dead, and rcfused^^^^^^^^^
^^y^^ving of atantH
HJP^^Wwfiuced to tI^B H
^MMthc illustrious dead,
t they invited him, after aflH
tioo respecting tbo worldo^H
s dine with soother distingnlH
' deceased ghoet, Marshal TureoH
n lunatic accepted this polite inV
1 and made a hearty tnoal. Erfl
i while his fancy prevail, it wsifll
? i to invite him to the table of
* j of rank and reputation. Yil
1 other common affairs of life, tfl
* man was not incepecitatoci frots
^ I ing to his own interests
First 1<ovk?Hbe put dowi^^^^|
v again immediately; her lips nalH
voluntarily as she lowered it: I tn
1 I could see, through the laoe, tba*fl
?a slight moTement ripened to a acS
i Still there was enough left to look qfl
enough to charm. There wu the I^J
^ j rin? of delicate white laoe, encircling S
1 lovely dusky throat; there was the ttgfl
1 . visible, where the shawl had fallen op?|
slender, hot already well developed in it
5. slenderneaa, and exquisitely supple
there was the waist, naturally low, jm
*? left to iU natural place and sise;
6 were the little millinery and
f' ornament* that she wore?eimpl^J
oocniuoDplaoe enough in themaelve^J
each a beauty, eaoh a treasure, .J|
?u There waa all tbia to behold, all
*' dwell on, in apitc of the veil. Tfl
>u , how little of the woman does i^H
1 when the man really lovoa her! fn
ri?
KBOira ITPCHf WHICH BU SIT
9
EAY MORisri]
Will D8CLAE1D!
I le. let if C*igre?s la Ful
BaCT mMOOJIlXlNO THE BX1ETBN
Br WAR BETWEEN TUB UNITED STAT
Hmd TUB CONFEDERATE STATUE, A!
^^^Bncernino U^Tttfl or MARQU
BlZEH AND 1 AJES QOODS.
Bhereas, The sampl ajfcrts made 1
BoTennat (a esU burnt fHendly i
Km between the UoiM SbtM ?
B BCoofoderUe Sutaa, isd to Ml tie i
Bailor.s of disagreement between t
Governments upon principles
B B juetiee, eqaity nod good Cut
?ft
BBBt - 1B1*
Brul solution of all cauwe
Pp between the two Gorer
B I and, whereas, the President
Baited States of America has issut
BProclain?tion, making requisite
the States of the American TTni<
B?5,000 men, for the purpose ss thcr
B fcndioated of oa pin ring forte, at
strongholds within the jurisdicth
B><1 belonging to, the Confcdcra
B of America, and has detailod n
B Bnaments upon the coasts of tl
B Biers to States of America, and raise
Baed and equipped a largo militai
Bt? SEfv?de the nurnoso sforaasi<
P issued his other ProoUroatio
cing bis purpose to set on fuot
e oi the ports of the Confedora
and whereas, the State of Yi
las seceded fflini the Fcdcr
ind entered into a contention
, offensive and defensive, wil
federate States, and baa adopU
?viaional Constitution of the s*i
e I States, and the States of Maryls*
_ North Carolina, Tenooases, Kentuek;
y Arkansas, and Missouri have refuse
Ir.od it is believed that the State of Del
Aware and the inhabitants of the Terr it
m or Anion* *nd New Mexico, an
Hk<- Indian Territory south of Kansa
Bill refuse to co-operate with tbe Hd
Hftrmicnt of tbe United States in thei
^^bts of baetilities and wanton aggrcsaioi
Boh are plainly intended to ereraw
HbroaSf- and finally subjugate tbe penp
C-oaftfdcrate Slates ; and nherca
acta and means aforesaid war c:
Btwren the (Confederate States ar
Bernment of tbe Unites States an
thereof, ciwpl <
North Carolina, Tcnnessc
By, Arkansas, Missouri, and Del;
tbe Territories of Ariiona an
Mr Mexico, and the Indian Tcrritoi
Bth of Kansas : Therefore,
Ejection 1. The Congress of the Coi
^^Berato States of America Jo cnac
Kit tbo President of tho Confederal
Bates is hereby authorized to use tt
Bole land %nd naval force of the Coi
Bdcratc States to meet the war thus con
Beared, and to issue to private ariuc
Hrosscls commissions, or letters of tnarqi
Hand general reprisal, iu such form as 1
pPshal 1 think proper, under the seal of ti
j J Confederhtc States, against tho vessel
1 goods and efforts of Ine Government (
i Uhc 1 nitcd States, and of the citisens <
^inhabitants of the States and Tcrritori
BLcrrof, except the States and Territorii
^Bneinbefore named. Provided, howe
Bjthat property of the cuemy (uulcas
BjPbntraband of war! laden on board
^^Bta-al vessel, shall not be subject
^k| under thi* Act; And provide
H, that vessels of the citizens or i
Bte of the Coiled States uow in tl
M the Confederate States, cxce
Bbave been since the hth of Api
Hmsy hereafter be, in the servi
^^H^Blovernmcnt of the Cnited State
B allowed thirty days after the pu
B> of this Act to leave said por
Beach their destination; and su<
Bis and their carJbcs, excepting art
^ ntraband of war, shall not be su
Hi AMntnrn iimUr fkis A AI <! ? !
I v-w-wtv WMUVI WW ?U -*VV, UUIIi
R|od, unless (hey shall have pr
^vcaclu-d the destination for wbii
bound ou leaving said ports.
HU the l'reaidunt of tho Co
R shall be, and he l<*
^Hnd empowered to revol
H^at pleasure, all letters
Rafld reprisal which he inay at at
^Hnt pursuant to this Act.
3. That all persons applying (
of marque and reprisal, punma
His Act, shall state in writing t
and a suitable description of t
He and force of the ve?^l, and t
Kind plaec of residenoc of each ow
R rncd therein, and tlie intend
IR^^Hr of the orcw ; which statcine
Re signed by the porson or perao
such application, and filed wi
Rscretary of State, pr shall bo c
Rd to any other officer or person w
be employed to deliver out so
Rhnimiona, to be by him transmit
Rthc Secretary of State
KSee. 4. That before any commissi
RH betters of lnarquo and reprisal shi
E be issued as aforesaid, tho owner or on
H ers of the ship or veaael for which t
! aame shall be renueated. and the com mi
der thereof fov the time being, shall gi
d I bond to tbe Confederate St*fee, wi#h
e ' least two responsible suretice, not int
h I csted in such lessee 1, in tbe penal su
11 of fire thousand dollars; or if sncb- v<
L sol be provided with more than one hs
II dred and fiflv men. then in tbe pet
sum of ten thousand dollars ; with cc
K dition that owners, officers and crow, w
shall be omplojed on board such 001
missioned vessels, shall and will obscr
sptcl
8, A3f 1HTHBOH1D MOKABCH."
f A
NTG, MAY 33, 1
~ " ' w ?
the laWi of tb Confederate States, id
. the instruction which shell be given thee
U* according to lew, for the regulation e
tfeeir oonduct; and will satisfy all dan
0K ages and injnriee which shall be done o
M oommitted contrary to the tenor thereol
N" by enoh Teasel, during her oommiadoa
'*? and to deliver up the same when revoke)
. by the President of the Confederal
bJ Sutes.
re* 8ee. S. That all captures and prises o
D<j vessels aod property shall be forfeited
' and shall accrue to the owners, officersan<
? crews of the vessels by whnnt such osp
? turee and prises shall bn madeT end 01
due condemnation had, shall be distri
bated according to any written agree
meet which shall be made betwe^^^flj
01 | rules prescribed for tho distribution o
B" ' prise money, by the lawn of the Confedo
I rate States.
Sec. 6. That all vessels, goods anc
>n | effects, the property of any oituen of th<
>n j Confederate States, or of any p^rsoui
resident within and under the protectior
! of the Confederate States, or of persom
>n ; permanently within the territories, anc
tS | unitnr llim n?n(/u>l /*? a/ ??"
?MV i^avwvMVH V? ma J
%~ prince, government, or State in amiti
with the Confederate States, which ahal
have been onptnrcd by the United States
r7 and which shall be recaptured by vesaeh
toomuiiasioned aa aforesaid, shall be re
*b stored to tbe lawful owners, upon payroeni
* by them of a just and reajpeshlc salvage
te to be determined by the mutual agree
r: j ment of the parties eonecrne<lt or by th<
a' : decree of any court having jurisdiction,
' according to the naturo of each ease
j agreeably to the provisions established
:JJ by law. And such sal rage shall be dia
' tributed among the owners, officers, and
wests ?of the .vessels commissioned at
f* aforesaid, and making such captures, ac
? cording to any written agreement which
a* shall ho* made between them ; and ic
?j. case of no such agreement, then in tbr
same manner and upon the principle!
? he^einbclore provided in case of capture
Sec. 7. That before breaking bulk ol
M any Chisel which shall be captured si
n? afnfteai', or other disposal or conversion
*? thereof, or of any articles which shall be
found on board the same, such captured
*? vessel, goods or effects shall be brought
l" into some port of the Confederate States
,(| or of a nation or State in amity with th<
* Uonteueratc states, and shall ho prooccdcc
Kuaiutl U'Toin a cuujpulvui tribunal; am
c? after condemnation and forfeiture thereof
*" shall belong to the owners, officers, and
'? erew of the vessel capturing the same
y and be distributed as before provided
and in the case of all captured vessels,
n" g<>o<!s and effects wLich shall be broughl
within the juar.ndiction of the Confedc
to ' rate States, the District Courts of the
,c Confederate Stales shall have exclusive,
?* original cognizance thereof, as in civil
B' causes of adiuiraltj and maritime juris!<*
diction ; and in the said courts, 01
lc courts, being Courts of the Confederate
>e Stales, into whicb such causes shall b<
te removed, and in whieh they shall be
"? | finally decided, shall and may dec ret
' restitution, in wbole Or in part, when
or the capture shall have been made with
c8 1 out just cause. And if made witboul
C8 j probable cau-?e, may order aud decrct
T* : damages and costs to the party injured
11 for whioh the owners and commander*
* 1 of tbe vessels making such captures, and
also the vessel* shall be liable.
M | Sec. H. That all persons fouud ot
j board any captured vessel, or on board
10 any recaptured vessel, shall be re
ft I P0^. to tho Collector of the port In tin
! Confederate States, in whieh they sbal
co 1 first urrive, andsball be delivered into tb<
I . / . ? tt L I # .1 ? .!.
' cusioay 01 iito iuarsnai 01 iuc iMiinei, 01
soidu other military officer of tho Con
V? federate States, or of any State in o
. near such port, who shall take charge o
their safe keeping and support, at the ex
1 pen60 of the Confederate States.
' Sec. 9. That the President of the Con
c* i federate States is hereby authorized t
establish and order suitable instruction
| for the better governing and diMtfta
of ' of the customs, to tho comma^^M^
ay ! they shall give bond as before provider
Sec. 10. That a bounty shall be pah
or by the Confederate States of ?*20 for etc'
nt ' person on board any armed ship or vessel
he | belonging to the United States, at th
be 1 commencement of an engagement, whir
he ' shall be burnt, sunk or destroyed by an,
n- ' vessel commissioned ss aforesaid, whici
ed shall be of er|ual or inferior force, tb
nt same to be divided as in other cases c
ns ' prise money?and a bounty of $*J5 sha!
th I be paid to ibe owners, officers and crew
1c of the private armed vessels, commissioc
ho ed as aforesaid, for each and every pri.rh
' m#?r hr tKrnrt cfttkhiriwi ami hrriiizvltf in!
""' "j -v- v-r?v- n-* ?
cd port, and delivered to an agent authorii
; ed to rcocive them, in any port of th
on 1 Confederate States; and the Secretary c
a|l i tha Treasury ia hereby authoriied to pa
rn. | or eaum to be paid to the owner*, officer
be ; and crew* of such private armed vessch
ia. t commissioned as aforesaid, or thciragcnl
ve the bounties herein provided,
at See. 11. That the Commanding Office
or of every vessel having a commission, o
im l<;tt?ra of marque and reprisal, during lb
ea- present hostilities between ttffi Confcd<
m rate States and the l'oit*d States, shti
i*l keep a regular journal, containing a tru
n and exact account of his daily proceed
bo ings and transactions with such vess<
m- snd the crew thereof; the ports sn
ve ^ places bo shall put into, ov cast anebe
I.
861. nsroTiTi.
d in; the time of hie eUj there, and the
win thereof; the prisee he ikall take,
>f end the nature end probable value there
i- of; the times ana pieces, when end
r where taken, end in whet manner he
r, shall dispone of the samfj the ships or
i, reaeels he shell fall in ^Blth ; the times
1 end pleoea, when and where he shall meet
% with them, and his observations and remarks
thereon; also, of whatever else
T shall occur to him, or enj of his ofleere
I, or marines, or be discovered by examinei
doe or conference with any marines or^fl
- passengers of, or in any other ehiMw^| 9
a vessels, or by any
the lsel<raMeh?y|
- for mich vessel, seTm
so kept as
1 j proper name end handwriting, to the
> collector or other chief officer of the cuei
tome at or nearest to such port; the
i truth of which journal shall be verified
i by the oath of the commanding officer
I for the time being, and auch collector or
I other chief officer of the oustoma shall,
r immediately on the arrival ofsuch vessel,
1 order the proper officer of the customs to
, go on board and tako an acoount of the
i officers and men, the number and nature
of the guns, and whatever else shall oct
cur to him on examination, material to
, be known; and no such vessjl shall be
permitted to sail out of port again until
i suob journal shall have been delivered
, up, and a certificate obtained under the
, hand of such collector or other chief otfiI
| oer of the customs, that she is manned
: and armed according to her commission,
1 and upon delivery of such certificate, any
i 1 former certificate of a like nature which
J shall hare been obtained by thecommani
! dor of such vessel, shall be delivered up.
i | Sec. 12. That the commanders of ves
' sols having letters of Marque and iteprii
i sal, as aforesaid, neglecting to keep a
. 1 journal as aforesaid, or wilfully making
f fraudulent entries therein, or obliterating
i the record of any material transactions
i therein, where the interest of tho Coni
federate States is concerned, or rcfusiug
I to produce snd deliver such journal,
i commission or certificate, pursuant to tho
, preceuiog section ol this act, then and in
i i such cases, the commissions or letters of
1 Mar?|Uo and Reprisal of such vessels
I , shall bo liable to bo revoked ; and such
, 1 commander, respectively, shall forfeit for
I every such offence the sum of tlOOO, one
, moiety there f to the use of tho Confode;
' rate States, and tho other to the infor,
mer.
t: Sec. 13. That the owners or command
, era of vessels having letters of marque
! arid reprisal at aforesaid, who shall violate
any of tho aots of Congress for the
1 ' collection of the revenue of the Confcde:
rate States, aud for tho prevention of smug
ghog, thai 1 forfeit the commission or leti
, tera of uiarque and reprisal, and they
> and the vessels owned or commanded by
i I tlietn shall be liable to all the peualties
and forfeitures attaching to merchants
t i vessels in like cases.
j See. 14. That on all goods, wares aud
t merchandiso captured and made good and
> { lawful prize of war, by any private
, armed ship having commission or letters
i ! of marque ?ud reprisal under this act,
I i and brought into the Confederate States,
there shall be allowed a deduction of 33
.ill . . 1. _ . - r i :?
i | i-u |? i t-cut.. uu (.tic niuuuui ui uuut'S
! ; imposed by law.
! &? <?. 15. That fivo per centum on the
5 net amount (after deduiTTiirg aii charges
I sud expendtures) of the priio money
I arising from captured ?.jd cargo*,
r and on the net amount of the salvage of
vessels and cargoa recaptured by the
r private armed vessels of the Confederate
f Sates, shall be secured and paid
- - over to the Collector or other chief oftioer
of the customs, at the port or place
i in the Coufedctate States at which such
o captured or recap.tui dH
s
d racnt of th^^H
h ! for the ftupportana^^PIQ
I, I widows and orphans of such persons as^^^^M
e : may be slain, and lor the support sud
h ' rnaintainanoo of such persons as may be
v wounded and disabled on board of the
b private armed vessels commissioned ss
e aforesaid, in any engagement with the
>f enemy, to he assigped and distributed in
II such manner as shall hereafter he pros
, vided by law.
1'koiohxb in Amkkica.?Dr. Curtis,
o in his last State Registration report,
( i speaks of a marked neglect of the Amuric
cau peopls an follows : 'More attention is
^ given in this eooutry to the pedigree of
animals than of human beings, ami many
^ i persons osn tell the exact genealogy of a
x favorite horse for several generations, who
^ . do not know the maiden names of their
' own grandmothers, nor would it be pos
I libit) fur them tn ixvrUm )k* f??t '??>?
v any legal record I. It would probably
r be impoaaible for a large portion of the
9 middle aged men and women in tbe
Lnited Stales to prorc that tbeir own
1 parcbta were ever married, and that they
9 hare any legitimate right to tbe name
* I they bear.'
?1 I - .
d The more any one apeeka of bimaelf,
?r the leu he likes to hear another talked of