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, 1862-11-06
PROBATE NOTICE.

II TIgE wATTER or TIIE PETTTIcN OF
tkANS cL SRk AdminsIaitF q DE Estlis ef JOHNSON
y s rolas cqar. q Fierce County, ". To- !, sppsar.
ing. ~ se petuu o. The said Administrator thai there
soi su tent ersol proper hn hands 70 pay he debts
eutaNnding agenst drcease and expenses Of sdmlnira-
ton and thn y 4 nccesslry 70 ~ he VI L portion
q ne real estate or ths aymsn, q such debts; 'hsTs
ordered hv the Judreef sad codr Tat a persons inter
ete be aid appear b-re him, The court rDan ~ aald
Probate Court. SATURDAY, he 18Th day N NovgnbrF
p le4at i"riuck TN o. tai day. that time being cape
cly Hplelned lor ~ heaTinE o. Md petitan) ahau
eaue Ey en- prrr should not b granted % aid Admluis-
raorta e - much 81 the real Of aa4 dstnef ~
ai b. neers,aIy q pay such debis and thaf cop, u
dds OrdE b. ushed - lenai ueats n ne
iug-t 'dnd lleradn neGspapef pub sled and prinird
n the town Of sseiiasoon, WashinItaa Tsfrhory. y
?. SfEWARf D.
s5osv ,5i,s Iuassor Probais, PisFss rpuh,T, WI,
thereby certify Nat ne abovs true and eorrsc COPY
u tssany whereof have hereunio sst ny hand and he
~. . 'ee ionerabe P'.is cegrt Of Psres County, W r.
a';ti a b rIsi u HESRY RR,DLKy. csst.
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GBOMaE 3. BotTwELL, 90


The IolIoxing card: - t's H.
Olliee Of the Assistant Tr,asgrrr o. s. San
franrisep. Cal, Oct. ls. 1862. Editor Bnlsfin I:
Pursuant, ~ iustructlaus iust rrcrivrd from lhe
Secretary of IN, Treasury Of tle Unitgd States,
am anthnrizr,l 10 FreriVe deposits lur Interna
Rsv, nus 6iamps CVrlihcatys will lis iasutd in
sluliicaiF, the original q which must b. fortsar.
,ls'i otbe Commissioner Of Internal Revenue At
Washington. accompanied by an order, stating
the kind and dcnnEiinatiqn Of Staupss reQniFvSl.
Crrtiflcatsa viii b. ready for issue on Tuesday,
Osluber glst. ~ aiiFad doz i''f. ia1 Eit ~
I rd IS !. .ss-i y. Nv. CHEusnAS, y.
t1r lEI aIii i ul ASH Ireasurer.
We learn thatlJOssph CoShman, Esqs Re.
ceiter Of pdbHe MONEY Olyhph, Is authorized
10 recrive deposits and give certihcaiss, under
insirucllOus similar To- those Of ASA Treasurer
Cheesman Persons who are lihsly 70 need these
stamps should order thetn Immediately e, '.'
, 1862-11-06

AlonlIIAI 1a11lIru. y yesterday aeafnnon.
ntual ilil -, thisl o'cioll, : nan named stri-
tur res a,silsnfsllT ~ b cpufnlle. namsa
Ihoupson. uhas On guard a Fo1i sisilaeoom.
~ slil iodsii N De eli q he les. inaislins
on'g 90 wound. iron uhieb b siIl ioon ~
, 1862-11-06

Presumably B Guiiiord. ~ q ,his
Plues. and firmsFly q sun.Funci.ou, ~ sr.k
rceeivsd he apbdInlnsnl q teacher u he Dis
triet Sch7oi q Olympia. A. ls.cher Cor nn IN.
expired term of one q lr Dsirici schools Il III.
e,supiy he snvr ssiis6es of sup.rior qnalilrs.
ions AID We doubt oai 'ihai hia hbnrs in tbs
Olympus District yin eise su,ire salislsciion q
parrnls nd drrrlurs ~. Gmls,nI Va. CON.
ase'rd win ihg San Ftnneier Tine. during tIse
'a'' Presidential canvaS, ~hleh enihsction eras,l
aaly will Che iinal suqrnsiun Of he paprr. Oui
'equaiHt.nce With him fully Iusiihrs us IL rus,s
fisnfSe Inn q lhe rssieui ani couadsncs yol
our u ailseysry i -
, 1862-11-06
PUGET SOUND HERALD.
sFsrIASooX VT,
Thursday Morning. Nov 8 1852.

PvasF slUxD ASD CoLUNBIA RIvER RAILRoAD.
--Saturday, the ISth instant, iSths day aPP"inted
a. The sscaad meeting of the charter members
q he Pagrt SauRd aud Cdlau'ia River Rail.
ruai Company Much sa 90 might desire falI
atisadanes II msmbers On N Oecasian of 50
much imnsrtaaec. and in which an interest ai
saeh magnitude 10 the Shole of Puget Sound is
q sake, We kaF i will be found difficult to srt
tusuihsF more than bare working quorum. Il
3 true that quorum ~iIl suffice to eOmmrnre
Re Wur, bot Il Is aso true that in numbers there
= Girsngth; and if We ouuld assemble Sll whO
really have = deep interest in this Pfgjrct, Il
uSuidrss.i stimulus that would At once place
n success beyond dofbt We therefore hope
dat the indigsrsncs and aPathy manifested At
ths nrzi needing sil Ra be aPPaFent 81 the sr.
end. and that ws shall nsither lack In numbrFs
~ IN interest he means % commerce this i'm
poIlanl undertaking.
, 1862-11-06

sAErAnE BALL-We ere rsqulsied % sinis
tlrla ~ sil bs eirsn a Masonic Hall N siuil-
nr,on. un rasaday evening. ssh instant h aid
q - s.niiaFy Fund. No pains ufi Be sparsd
% n.tr ih's = nolt niinciivs aaair, IN every
uny rorihg fhe ocnnriol and he obirci iar
u1i1h 4 b ro1sn %. Ia nll hold themselves
isla.iinln. % conisibais ihlir nils iosaId this
na-a-n-r1sd find
, 1862-11-06

The NJ hdspeuisnt eaimatss that fl,,r,
arr e1oo ooooOg. IN eash. lying idls IN the banks
q New York city No wonder L = scarce Il
he markets. and bring premium ms Wal
s,rest brokers ere speenlating On ne hrssui,ies
2, ooss'''nfli und commurcr. and guuink lS5
g. % one dollars worth Of gold, wien tiere L
aetna'ly muss sIeeis n ne csahlEy nou lhsn
thersNa1syslr o. tHo years ago. - - -
, 1862-11-06

Cot SssnBrnsEES REomESf.- individual
c,llsd Capt Daniel Taylor. h.s member Of
s,uintsTT.r's Rsginsntof W. 7. yolunisers has
Iso.nily ben indus,riOusiy cireulatins reports
prsludielal 10 he character q The Regiment and
b. onesra The cause Of this conduci q Tay.
Iors . given n letter in ihs Poriland Time ol
~ w.Ik. d uhieh iispPas that be vas him.
sslf guilty q the very huis which be attributed
iooihsrs q he regiment As % the charges q
Col siuinhslssr'a insGleisney, We have sVrry
runsoa % uiashy dl.rrsdia tl,sm. We know him
% 6tan ucronplisbed gentleman. strictly uorl
und iemprruis. and believe him incapable q In
isnfnnal wrong % any nan. BE oscupisd >
paliiiop. Or several yeara prior TO his sPPoni-
ncnt ueI clleulaisd 70 qaalliy him ~ hia Pre-.
s,ui once; snd ws need stronger evidenes than
fhs assertion of this man Taylo, 70 convince us
tlat Col stsinberesr ia insaleient So lar as We
nls nsquainisd with he olicers appointed By
lin. ihsy are ln every lsaPeei vel qualified,
snd their sslssiion rease,s upon bis judgmsn,
tha hirhl1t crodit t.a f6
, 1862-11-06

In sen Ing orders inF stamps, il Shonld be re
u'rmbrred that every stamp expresses upon It's
face It's kind a. well as ITS denomination, aud that
slrh stamp must he used f'r the rurI'asr thus
.I'ecltird, aud lnr no other. For instance: check
>ianps must he used fH rlecks slime contract
SlamlrS only ior eoHtrm1s, kr.. &c. r. venue
stamps y III be ready err delivery on the 22sl ia
slant Every correspondent is Trques, ed b. give
'hr StHteOas veil - the town sud county 0f his
rrSilence. % 5sa'l ils33 .si afn'aFn a
u not otherwise instructed, the stamps will
he transmitted by mail. Pc n y.raN ~
10 qo.htal. ID 1a GBOuGE 3. BotTwELL,s 'si
, 1862-11-06

Wn.1r RrPAIul-Wshbsr's wharf duFing
fhs1aa Fcst. has a,sn unisrSnlhS Fsiaiss q .
~ sulaiiaii.l ,'ulaen.r I'm any hi,hrria ~
ls'nrsd. Unl-r dir psr,rs dirsetiop q ths
Darinr. rsngaf Nm iavn l.esu employed ilFiv-
isr pliss ani meag " n'e piers witi slans-.
r|s siI prove IN he fusure Z very ecnnlmie.l
phn. q. lhe worms uili ani IL . rather diii.uIi
~ % "a ~ ~ aianra AissHrisa's nili,a N
uiII r.llb NJ alnnes als he one ding larkiae
b or ai,arre- an,i uhen ihri i doass they
uu endure f'rrrsr.
, 1862-11-06

Aau4a1a SfrcIaL AoEst--fhs San Franeisro
6rlaia ssys fllli NIr Thomas Brown, Special
Agrni II the Trcasury Dspartmeni, arrived there
On ths l7th uli.. charged N investigate maliep
b he Customs and cher dspaitmrals of DE
Paciacco.ut Aasr ioohing lnlo ne FEDERAL a.
acrs n aan Fruneiaro, hs sHi visn OFrsun. and
ploc,uII dhuu-l % Pagsi Sound ghuEo - uin
Ihuluu-hly IA ani suuiill.is Vielor smiik'a uf
Cir, l,pav.ius thsrson 10 Secretary Ohas. 4
WI probably take him snlns wrecks gssi thlourh
n,ia,,sis,iiuns 10 C.lihsnla ~ 0ssgA. h.
SnAs@h.alhsIs y ra,a lfns. but b hardly
~ De-
, 1862-11-06

Drusxr1.--we reesis 4. i..i uesk. sconmu-
u'tulaa itvn D.. Dswdf. q spiritual and q e
sssnainfiriy. Wit rtqaest % publish We
nrr canpsllsd 70 deny this request or The rrason
tl.tii = e..nrhrd n isnruaar Ehirh We dsun
nm 81 puilicaiipn. ahauaiinr 10 vie sIiiIisi.,
flailrs. ahd ni,.ialementS The Dnelor may
~ Hard f,run<h ouf ro'umns, q Ne vii coaiine
ha..l Iodecsnl llnra,gr a1l he tnlh- Oiirr-
uiss be drisnss rou'd a. him nor Is No god.
, 1862-11-06

Cart y. r. FlelHzo. - m hf6Fmsd tha.
thr gul,isuuu.ss log ahs % hvurutly knoan
% Puget suu'i - CAPTAIN d De Egi,d dads,sou,
a.. purchases ~ ilue s.auvr M.fia, ruanina
pstussn Portland and ihs caseude-, and ON
son take command of hsE. This is the STEAMER
'akrn ihaR Fraser River iula DE Columbia BY
Capt Bab Haley. Who has sines renamed her
q'asisr. Capt Fleming RAVES .hs soa,d amid
ths rsgFe's q ~ who have known him, and bynp.
rlih him ihsir sincere wishes 81 his welfare,
Wehops ~ viii find bis new Iicld Il l.s,a ns
sgfurablrs II nni as proiiable, g lhs one he
, 1862-11-06

Aiter the first day Of January next, all writ
ten contracts, agreements, conveyances, mort.
cages, &c, to be legally binding, must have ap-
pended a revenue stamp. The lst of October
was the period fixed for this law to go into effect
but owing to the inability Of the Department to
get the stamps ready for issue at that time, the
date has been changed to the LIST Of January,
1868. As these stamps are not issued until or.
der"d and paid for, it becomes necessary for Ger
tain persons to purchase them in quantities and
retail them to those requiring them. Under the
present arrangement for the circulation Of these
stamps, We cannot see how embarrassment is to
he avoided for money just now is too valuable
to he sufIei to lie idle fr months, as it must in
this case and those whose business it legiti.
matrly is to procure and dispense these stamps,
(StatonerS or otherS) will he slow To invest it in
tl,iS manner. Many remote localities will there
E'rr, in all probability, he without them until
ong after the law takes effect, and thus much
trouble will unavoidably enSue. The proper
course for the Department to pursue would be
IN issue them to PustmasterS, M postage StnmpS
are issued. By this means all trouble may he
"hvi ted; everybody vii! know where to seek
the stamps when nee led, and the PoStmasters
can make their returns at stated periods to the
rrOrrr niirers
The following circular has been issued for the
information Of those interested, with the view
{ facilitating the operation Of the law:
OFFICE uF INTERNAL REVENUE,
WAsHNGToE, Sept. II, 1862
Revenue siainPs may be Ordrrtd from this
iitice in quantities to suit purchasers IDr,lers
slIou d enver rrmittancpS of Treasury Nutrs Or
IN original certificate of United States A sis
ant Treasurer, ar designated deJHRitary, Of a
ieIHrit tnHdr fIr the purchase ol stamps
The fIlwil,V commission, PAYABLE in STAMPS,
will be allOwedi
On purchases uf $50 "F more, per centum.
abs .. StOO =. 8 :.
, 1862-11-06

faosT.-On Friday night Iari We bad the llrs,
'rFsrs fr~t q he season. AZ ssnTiss, on Il !
following morning ths surface of ne earth and
therooia of he buildihgg exhibited he appear.
snes q a lall q snow, 20 heavy vas ihe, iius,.
Clear. sgfsgnbls and nid weather hes prevnilrd
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03

The subjoined communication, we take
the liberty of saying, is from lady, the
wife Of Senator Harlan, who left here i'm
mediately after the battle Of Pittsburg
Landing and remained two months in
personal attendance upon the sick and
wounded soldiers OF the army engaged in
that terrible struggle. The same active
benevolence which carried her to that dis
ant Geld Of painful duty, is manifested
in this exposure Of abuses, with the view
to their correction.
THE HosyssAL AT CORINTH.
MEssRs. EDIroRs: In passing through
the encampmsnts and hospitals of the
Western army, near Corinth, some things
which witnessed daily. and almost hour
ly, struck me rs very unwise in the
management Of our army afiairs, which
could be and ought to be corrected
Hundreds of our brave soldiers are dy-
ing daily for the want Of proper nursing
and care, and suitable food and clothing.
Civilians, not officially connected with
the service, are, asa general thing. care
fully excluded from the lines; and when
volunteer nurses aud surgeons are admit
ted on the solicitation of aid societies,
frequently on large pay. very few of them
will perform the unpleasant drudgery in
cident to camp life among the sick 10 the
deld or in hospital, or if they attempt its
faithful performance, they soon weary Of
such toll and leave for their distant
hpmes;--so that the regular surgeons are
compelled to fab back on the old army re-
gulation. of demanding detail OF men
from the ranks for nurses; but for some
time past the army has been so reduced
by sickness and death, that the officers
have not been able to furnish the requisite
number Of we'll men, and this labor has
consequently devolyed on the Gonzales
cing--the sick and wounded, in the mean
time, suffering extremely for the most or
dlnary attentions. And although our
patriotic ladies' all over the land are ply
ing their fingers day and night to keep up
hospital supplies Of clothing, wagon loads
of these goods, after being used once, lie
on the gronud in the rains for weeks, and
rot for the want Of persons to wash them
/ have seen hundreds Of wounded men
lying in the bloody garments in which they
were shot down in battle or on picket
duty for weeks, without the possibility Of
change, occasioning stencil almost nm
endurable, in which the poor fellows were
compelled to live day and night, until
removed to their distant homes, or until
they were ready 70 be carried TO sol
disr's grave, which was too frequent.
Now, why not employ the contrabands
who swarm around our lines, Whenever
permitted by our generals to escape from
rebel masters, in the hot and unhealthy
climate Of Tennessee and Mississippi, to
assist the nurses and to serve as cooks and
washers for our sick and wounded men,
They are acciimated; they ara accustomed
to the heat and outdoor life, and would
gladly serve for their subsistence alone.
The washing Of the necessary changes Of
clothing for our sick and wounded would
more than compensate for the expense in.
CURED, to say nothing Of the incalculable
service they could render soldiers able to
bear arms, in performing the labor and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03
4 RRIyALs AND DEPARTURES
RAILROAD TRAINS.

Northern Train ieates daily Sundays sn0eptsd) at
TITO r. m. and arrives n 4:sO y.
Western Train leaves dsily lsnndsys excepted ~
TOO aud 100 p. m, and arrives 1890 and
300 p IA.
At Hamilton Depot II rsias on the Wabash alley
Raiiroadsrris daily, except Sundays st4 D.
m.,snd depart dssty So ndsysexoepted, sts30a. NJ.
Eu xses cor meet With this city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03
/ LIVE STOCK.

Droysf aud Farmer wall and this the most sdvan-
taEsous for Live Stock. Capacious Yards well
wstArsd apdsappiisd. witA every conyenisars, have
opened this line Its anc every
allenti0n paid 10 their wants. From narrisbufgA,
where " III be found every convenience for feeding
asA resting. choice h. ohered of the PHlLA DEL
PHiA, NEW YORK and BALTlAokE MARKETS.
Thiswill also Ae found ths shortest quickest and
M direct route for Stock to Nox Yorklvia Alien
toxBl--And " ith fewer changes thAn any ether.
ENOCH LEWIS, S,Geneyxlsnpt.. Altoons, Pa
l.. l.. HOUpT. Gen. Tick Ct Akt .Phhadsiphia
H. H. HOUSTON, Gen 'iFrsig Ayt., ,PhiiadsiphiaJ
tAD3ldAw
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03
DOST-OFFICE DIRECTORY.

Arrival of the Male.
Eastern AaiIarrises daily Sundays excepted " In
Plymeath, at5 o'clock 2.
st.Louis and southern Hail srrivesdsfi, Mon day
excep.sd) ate,p.m.
Western Mail arrives daily lexetl tSnAas
eeieek M
burlington kai,arrires aali5 tsAs., snnats. at i
OPS.
csrthsgesnd Ply mouth Nsti 4rf.,t iAly sAiiAt,
sxeepted) SPIN.
Charleston Mail IA tri-wsekIy) arrives rassiAys,
Thursdays snd dssturdsys,at7p. pm.
cfOsfhw Of the Mails.
Eastern Mail closes dAiiy texcept sstar
B. Louis and Southern hsiieioses daily tsAiuraA,s
e1eepted) ~ o p -.
Basiingtsn Aailcioses daily te1eeptsAturdays) ss
kp-n.
Western Mail closes daily tsxespt satardays} as
O'Clock p. m.
CsrtAseeand Plymouth Nxilciosesdafiy Saturdays
sxcspted1A SPIN.
Charleston hailttri-weekiyl closes Mondays w ed
hesduys and Fridays ,st6a.E.
LJ~ The Post onice will be open On sundaysfron
sioe es'eiock.a.n- j. B. HowELL,P.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03

wa h.ve inst recsis "a supply Of fresh Gseund lava
.na uie Coiles put up tin cans, for family uee
Warrsn, cd 20 giye satisfaction. Tyh. For aals oy
tsT.d k0BgKTSJNA MCQUEEN.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-02-07
Weekly Newspapers Indispensable

At first sight it would appear that the
metropolitan daily papers, and the semi
weekly and weekly papers, made up wholly
OF the contents Of the daily, would drive
country journals cut of existence. The
facilities for collecting news and disemina-
ting 1t through the country, enioyed bv
city publishers, are great; but there is so
much telegraph matter in daily papers that
Is eontradlcted in the next issue, and so
much in weekly and semi-veely issues,
made up of the dailys. that it is superse-
ded by later intelligence, even in the same
sheet, or Is in the crude state in which it
came from the telegraph operator, that the
weekly couotry newspaper comes in at
last as sci arator of the dross and pure
metal, ard exercises an indispensable affi-
Ger, People hereabout that read dalv
papers by scores are continually remark
ing that they find the weekly papers more
important to them than ever. This is one
OF the compromising circumstances of the
times; and it would be we'll for country
Journals if the fact were more fully appre-
ciated.
Daily papers are read, as general thing
by people who ars in hurry. The week
ly newspaper, on the contrary, is taken up
by men with their pipes in their mouths,
their work completed for the day, and the
evening before them; by ladies, who have
finished their domestic labors for the day,
and take evening for the pleasant purpose
OF asc0rtaining what the weekly paner--
the one which brings up the rear-has to
say upon the times. These people do not
skim the weekly as they DO the daily Jour
nal They read it through-poetry, mis-
eellany, agricultural matter political arti-
cles, speeches, news, marriages. deaths, and
advertisements. Thus the weekly news
paper becomes one of the most important
vehicles Of information that is found in the
land. If conducted as it should be. it is
nearly as Indispensable as the daily sheet
Both, in fact ought to go together; and
such as undertakes people sometimes
da-to get along without daily papers from
the Atlantic cities. and dispense with the
weskiies are very apt to return to the of
ice and say, in substance, well | find I
can get aioHg without your paper, and
you may enter my name again. Such is
the experience at this and we doubt not
other offices throughout New Hampshire.
The truth is, people, instead of saying that
they cannot afford to take at least one
good weekly Journal, have lad an expert.
ence before now that should have taught
them to say, they cannot afford to do
without them Everything worth keeping
up might be brought to a solemn pause
were it net fer the local press-N Fl,
Statesman
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-02-07

of spirits, or invisible inteligences, / am
happy to state however, to the credit of
our community that their numbers are few
and it is fervently hoped that they may
soon be convinced of thehir hallucinatien
by the estate reasoning of those belong
ing to one or all of the four preceding
classes and elevated to higher plane of
Intelligence.
My theory, and exposition of the whole
matter is this, to wit: When the boys are
tied in the box, and everything is in order,
the doors being closed when Immediately
and in an instant the boys dislocote, un-
joint and disengage their hands from the
arm at the wrist, then by skilliul nanoeu-
yer throwing one or more of the hands at
the hole, then replacing them again at
pleasure fer the musical performance, &c.
So also when they wish to unite themselves
the stump sf the arm is thrust through
the loop left open in the rope, and it only
requires moment to stick On the hand
again, VIXEN all appears as before.
The same process of dislocation is pur-
sued at private circles, hence it is not diff
cult for dull apprehension to perceive.
when the hands are tn is freed the untyine
of the legs, if necessary, is ne difficult
matter.
This theory I claim is the only one yet
advanced that does not meet with serious
objections. Truly Yours,
JOHANNES DISLOCATUs.
?. s. Since writing the above have
conversed with several leading individuals
representing class three and four. advoca.
ting the hexibo, elasticito, electro, and
elongato philosophy, who, on a little re-
Election adopted mytheory, admitting it.
entire nationality and the only one that car
explain, or unravel all, and every phenom-
enon manifested, by or through the Daven
port boys.
In conclusion Mr. Editor, am happy t.
promulgate through your journal to the
world that we succeeded in discovering The
causes OF phenomenon which has defec
the scrutiny of the most acute philoso
piers for period Of ten years. j. D.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-02-07
THE CHEROKEE EXPEDITION.
Gen. Hunter Will Command in Person.
His Order on The Subject.

Leavenworth, Jan o8.-The following
General Order, issued by Gen. Hunter,
has caused sensation in both civil and
military circles:
"ln the expedition about to 90 South
from the Department, called in the news
papers Gen. Lanes Expedition, it is the
intention of the Major General command
ing the Department to command liz person,
unless otherwise ordered by the Govern
ment.
transportation not having been sup
piled we must go without it. All tents,
trunks, chests, chairs, camp-tables, camp
stools, &c, must be at once stored or aban-
doned.
The General commanding takes in his
valise but one change of clothing, and no
officer or soldier will carry more The
surplus room in the knapsacks must be
preserved for ammunition aud provisions.
Every officer and soldier Will carry his own
clothing and bedding.
"The General commanding has applied
to the Government fer SIX Brigadier Gen
erals, that his somm nd may be properly
organized. Until their arrival, it is neces-
sary that he should appoint acting Briga-
der Generals from the senior Colonels. -
To enable him to do this in accordance
with the order of the subject, each
Colonel will Immediately report the
date on which he was mustered into the
service Of the United States.
[Sigued] D. HUNTER,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-02-07
The Port Royal Cotton.

The work of gathering goes steadily on /;
large quantities have been collected on the
inland plantations, and ginning is carried
on to considerable extent, The num-
Der of contrabands engaged in the work is
increasing and the chief difficulty at pres
ent IS want of transportation faculties.
When the Federal forces landed at Hilton
HEAD all the horses, oxen, carts and con-
veyances of all kinds were taken possession
OF and applied to the use of the Quarter
masters department. AS our troops pen
etrated to the adjacent islands and took
possession of the mainland, the same pro-
cess was continued, and these means of
transportation have been retained for the
uses of the army.
The cotton now coming from Port Roy.
al is carried on the shoulders of the ne
groes to the banks of the streams naviga.
ble for steamers of heavy draught, and it
is noteworthy that, although the bulk of
the cotton is inland, or on the banks of
shallow st cams, the only vessel of any con-
81 cradle seize employed IN the transpor-
tatlon service is the Mayfower, an old fer
ry-boat, drawing nearly ten feet of water.
Under these circumstances the business
OF taking the cotton from the plantation is
exceeding slow and difficult, if not in MANY
cases impossible of accomplishment, excep.
when 1t is carried for miles by the negroes
a-werk for which the comparatively small
force of the eontrabands is entirely made
quate. Besides the Mayfower cannot ap-
preach very near the banks of the rivers
and the cotton in such cases is necessarily
got on board by the use of small boats
winch Is tedious operation N 2. Post
24h.