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80, 1884, regulating intercourse with the Indian
tribes.
No suttler shall sell to enlisted man credit
to a sum exceeding one-tbird of his monthly pay
within the same month without the written sane
tion of the company commander or the command
ing officer Of the post or station, if the does
not belong to a company; and not exceeding one
half of the monthly pay with such permission.
Three days before the last of every month the
sutler shall render for verihcalion to the company
commander, or TO the commanding officer, as the
case NAV be, according to the aning of the pre-
c-ding paragraph, written and separate account
in each case OF any charges he may have against
enlisted men Tor collection, and the officer shall
submit the account TO the soldier for acknowledge
ment and signature, and witness the same. In the
case OF death, desertlon or removal from the post
(of the soldier) the account will be rendered i'm
medlately. If the soldier dispute the account and
the sutler insist, and in the of death and de-
sertiou, the suter will be required to establish the
account by affidavit endorsed it before any Off
Ger authorized to administer oath. Such veri-
hcations will establish the debt. Debts thus veri-
lied due the sutler to be noted on the muster
rolls, and will be paid by the paymaster out of the
! arrearages due to the soldier at the time of death,
desertion, discharge sentence of cGurt-martal;
the sums due the Government and laundress being
| first paid.
All accounts of suffers against enlisted men
which are not collected at the pay table-as of
those who have died, deserted, or been removed be-
yond the reach of the sutler-after being duly
! died as above, will be entered on the next succeed
ing muster-roll, or on the descriptive roll,
titcate OF discharge, as the case may be; and the
same shall be retained from any balance due the
soldier, after deductiDg forfeitures and stoppsges
for the Government aud laundress, and be paid to
the suter on application to the Second Auditor of
| the Treasury, through the Paymaster General.
| Letter of COngratulation from the Navy De-
partmenf TO Com Sirinsham.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-The Navy Department
has addressed the following letter to Commodore
| Stringham:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, Sept. 2, 1861.
| Department
| those of your communal, and also the officers and
| soldiers of the Army who operated with you in
the reduction OF Forts Hatteras and Clark and the
capture OF the forces employed in their defence.
The successful result thus far of an expedition
projected with great care, and the occupation of
the positions Commanding the most important inlet
| on the coast OF North Carolina, will be attended
with consequences that scarcely be over-esti-
| mated.
This brilliant achievement, accomplished without
the loss ot man on your part, or injury to any
| one In the Federal service, has carried JOY and
giadness to the bosom of every friend of the Union
1t Is, trust, but the beginning of results that will
soon eyentuate in suppressing the insurrection
| and confirming. more strongly than ever, the in
| tegrity of the Union.
| Convey to the officers and men of the respective
| vessels under your command, the thanks of the
Department for their gallant conduct, and the as
| surance that is thus afforded that in the great
emergency now upon Us, the country may rev as
OF Old upon the vigor, the courage and the en-
thusiasm of its brave officers and sailors.
am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
~ 80 GIDEON WELLEs.
Flag Officer S. H. Stringham. commanding the
Atlantic Bloc&ading Squadron.
Naval Retiring Board.
Ihe secretary OF the Navy has, under the direc-
tion and approval OF the President, and in pursu-
ance of the act of Congress for retiring such officers
as appear disabled to perform duty, appointed the
following named officers Board to determine
ana report upon the facts in the cases which NAV
be presented: Commodore Hiram Pauldnp Chair
man; Captains Charles Fl. Bell and D.. j. Farra.
gut, and Surgeons l.. B. Hunter and N. PinkneY.
From the South Side of the Potomac--Hea-
w Firing Heard.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-There is heavy firing
going On this morning the Virginia side OF the
Potomac, but 1t is impossible to ascertain the facts
10 the case. The reports are contradictory.
Rc-Arrest Of n CuIprit.
WAsHIEGToN, Sept. 3 -, ohm Grass who WAS ar
rested about three weeks 20 for robbing a iewelry
store at Bethlehem, PENNSYLVANIA of a large
amount, but made his escape FROM the officers
while being conveyed to Philadelphia, by jumping
from the cars, was arrested TO-DAY by officers
Lamon and Bartholomew, of the PHILADELPHIA de-
tectives, in one of the camps in this vicinity, He
will be taken to that city tomorrow.
ADDITIONAL WASHINGTON ITEMS.
From the special dispatches OF the PHILADELPHIA
Inquirer, of yesterday, we gather the following
items:
The Army Retiring Board.
The Army Retiring Board is slowly proceeding
with its important business So far it has dis
of the Typographical Engineers, who has been
forty years in service, aud is very intirm. He is
TO be placed upon the retired list. The same dis
position will doubtless be made of Colonels kear-
ney ana Long, OF the same corps, who next in
order. Colonel Bolton, of the Fourth Artillery,
and Colonel Martin Burke, now in charge OF the
New York forts, of the Second, the only Off
GERS who have applied voluntarily to be placed on
the retired list. although it is thought that hun
dred of, and below that rank, will invoIuntarily
lind their way there.
BarricadinS the Roads.
They have built barricade across the road hals
way from Bailey's Cross Roads to Munson's Hill,
vidently fearing dash from our cavalry.
The Confederates at Aquia Creek.
We have reports from the lower Potomac, sta
ting that there six thousand Confederates lust
in the of Aqua Creek. 1t is stated, also, on
reliable authority, that they still keep up commu
nication with Maryland. They at work open
ing a new road to the lower part of the Potomac.
Hatteras Inlet to be Occupied,
1t has already been dete mined to occupy Hat
teras Inlet station for blockading squad
ron, and dispatches were to day sent for several
cargoes of coal to be shipped there from New York
for the use our steamers No doubt is entertain
ed of our ability to hold this point against any
force that can be brought against it.
Confederate Intercourse with Europe.
While the Government is using every possible
exertion to prevent communication with the Con-
federates, another important matter has recently
been attended to. The Transmission of intelligence
and dispatches from agents of the Conederates now
in the North to Europe it is believed has been car
ried on extensively through the medium of Cana
dian steamers. This will be prevented in future by
a close espionage of all mail matter sent over the
frontier into Canada. The self styled Commission
of the Con.ederates, now in England, will be
forced to receive their instructions through other
sources than the Government mails of the United
States.
Confederate Captain Making Inquiries
about the Capture of the b atteras Forts.
A Confederate captain came in to one of our pick
cts with a white flag, and said be wanted to know
the truth of the story about the taking OF Fort Hat
teras. Our picket told him it was true, and the
prisoners were in Washington. He seemed very
much cast down. and thanking the picket, left.
Confederate Encampments--TheirU Uniforms
Plainly Visible.
Less than mile from their fort are five regi-
nents encamped. The troops part
dressed in red flannel from head to foot, (probably
the Louisiana Zouaves,) and the rest had grey
clothes. We cannot that they have single
heavy gun mounted, and no embrasures on their
embankment.
The Purpose of the Expedition.
The design of the expedition originally to
sink vessels loaded with stone in the channels of
the inets, and thus stop up the rat-holes for the
privateers But when it was ascertained that the
harbor could be captured and occupied, and thus
its natural advantages be possessed by the Govern
ment, that idea was abandoned
From the ". Times.
Refused Passes.
! Members Of the different Legations have been re-
| fused passes to the Potomac by Gen. Porter
when the occasion of their proposed visit other
! than for needful business. Even Colonels COM
manding regiments on this side are not allowed to
cross except upon urgent necessity.
From the Neo York Herald September 8.
Claims Of Citizens of the United States gainst
the Government of New Granada.
| The commissioners appointed by the Cass-Herran
treaty to adjust the claims of citizens against
the Government of New Granada met to-day. hon
! L. NJ. Leavenworth, of New York, is Commissioner
| for the United States, and Senor Hertado for New
| Granada The claims very large, the Panama
Railroad Company, the Pacific Mail Company and
! the United States Mail Steamship Company, and
numerous persons who allege they robbed or
! injured at the riot on the lstbmus on the 18th of
April, 1856, being claimants. The counsel for the
! claimants Gilbert Dean, of New York, and
Messrs. Davidge and Cox of this city. MIR. Car
Isle, OF this city, counsel for the Government
| OF New Granada. The Gains were filed to-day,
| and tomorrow the commission will proceed. By
the terms of the treaty. if the commissioners cannot
agree upon an umpire the Prussian Minister is to
appoint. 1t is understood that Keverdv Johnson
Joseph Holt and Others have been PROPOSED but
probably the commissioners will not agree
From tie ". y. Herald, Sept Sd
General Engagem ment Impending
Skirmshes were going on all day yester rday be-
| tween the Confederates and the outposts of the
| Union army near Bailey's Cross Roads. The Con-
| federate earth-works Munson's Hill are com
! pleted, and it is momentariy expected that they
will open fire upon the camps at Baileys Cross