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The Regulations OF the Provost Marshal
Under Martial Law.
PROVOST MARSiIAt's UFVICE,1
SECOND MILITARY DIsIRlCT, :. c.,
CHI IRI.IxrnN. Nav IL. 1862.

PROVOST MARSiAf's OFrICE,
SECOND MILITARY DIsTRlcT, :. c.,
CHARLESTON, May u. 1852.
The following regulations are under the direction OF
Brgadier General r. s. Ripley, commanding the Second
Military district established by the Provost Earshal
under tho proclamation OF MAJOR General j. c. Penber-
Georgia. establishing martial law in and the city OF
Charleston aad ten miles on all sides beyond the cor
porate limits thereof, and over the Islands adjacent
thereto
nounced In the proclamation of the Major General
nandng, with the exceptions therein contained, or
which may hereafter be announced, Provost Marshas
Court is established, which will take cognzance OF the
heretofore within the jurisdiction OF the Court Of
General Sessions we'll Of all offences against good
H. The Provost Marshals Court win be presided over
by an Assistant Provost Marshal lis decisions TO be
pervsed and approved by the Provost Marshal Tho
offence 20 court martial, II the circumstances mako
that fundamentally desirable or necessary.
III. No person will be allowed TO leave the city with
written permit from the office OF tho Provost Mar
shall Every person coming into the city shall report
forthwith 70 the Provost Marshal under regulations
he may prescribe. An Assistant Provost MARSHAL will
be assigned 70 this department Of the Provost Masha
Office
". The necessary guards for tho execution Of the
above regula and for the maintenance good
der the city will be established By the Provost Mar
sha. An Assistant Provost Marshal will also be as
signed 70 this department. and charged with the super
vision OF the same.
v Such other regulations will be made and enforced
by the Provost Marshal in the respective departments
may from time to time, become necessary or expe.
dent for the preservation Of good order aud the
tenance Of martial Law.
VI These regulations will be enforced after tvelye NJ
on Tuesday, the 18th instant.
JOHNSON HAGooD,
Colonel First -. &. ". Provost Marshal
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Arrival or Another Prize.

The prize steamer Constitution, alias the General
Washington, Executive Officer Alfred Emerson command
ing and T. J. Nesbt engineer, arrived at this port
night with valuable cargo. she ie owsed in this city,
and was captured on the 22d instant by tho United States
grnboat Vctoris, oG Iockwood's Folly Inlet. She was
boarded on ths 20th instant by the United states gun
boat Penobscott, and warned Oh that port.
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Departure or the Thirty-seventh Regi-
ment.

This regiment to the number OF about eight hundred,
took their departure last evening" being followed In their
march down Broadway by thousands Of people, who
cheered Justify This regiment Is composed Of splendid
h.hiing material, and the men remarkably well
drilled. Colonel Roome is acknowledged TO be q good
officer and fully competent 10 lead such body Of
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is armed with three wentyour FOUNDERS and two forty
two pouOaeFs.
There ara number of other and two gun batteries
on Coles, Goat, Kiawah and Folly islands, Of which,
as appears by the above despatch which republish
today, have already been reduced The heaviest part
o the work however yet 70 be performed IN the pas
sage from the south end Of Morris Island 70 Castle
flnckney
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HUIHfffEK, MAY 70, ISbl
whiney's elevator, in this city, destroyed by fre
at three O'clock this morning. ogstber with 30 bush
els Of wheat and $3.50 bushes Of The grain was
owned by various mIlers, which there was but
sl4 900 insurance There SIS 900 insurance on the
elevator. The aggregate los is $4,000
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The Twelfth Regiment.

TWELFTH REGIMENT N. Y. 8. M, COMPANY I.
The members are hereby directed TO appear at the
Mercer House. room No. 7. this (Frday) morning. at
nine O'Clock, in citizens dress Aew first class recruits
will be received. BY order,
JACOB RAYEOR Brevet Colonel Commanding.
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Twenty-Third Rec giment, National Guard
The Thirteenth Resiment, Brooklyn.

NATIONAL GUARD May % 1862. !
In compliance with the Chief
this regiment will proceed to Washington ttonorrow) FRI
day May 80 1862. Commandants of companies will
bic their commands eleven O'Clock NJ regimental
form at twelve O'Clock NJ Cranberry right on
Henry. Commandan OF companies will be particular 70
see that the pack their and under clothing in
knapsack and blankets top also that the muskets
deiaced improper manner stamped with the
number OF the and letter Of the company only. By
order. ROBT. B. CLARK Colonel Comm andnc
WM AUGUSTUS MCKEE, Adju.ant.
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The Rebel steamer Planter-Excuse OF
Her Officers for their Negligence.
rLrar hal Charlo INN IA

a..
community intensely agitated Tuesday morn
ing by the intelligence that the steamer Planter for the
last twelve months employ cd both In State
Confederate service had been taken possession Il by
her colorcd srew, steamed up and boldly the
blockaders. The first was not credited and
not until by the aid Of glasses she discovered
lying between two federal rigates that aoubt on the
subject dispelled. great variety of rumors and
surmses circulated In reference 10 the parties con
cerned and the number Or the fugtves on board the
gather follows
Between three and four o'clock Tuesday morning the
steamer left Southern wharf having, Is supposed on
board Ave negroes-namey three engineers one pilot
wharf signal given BY those beard aud tine usual
private signals given when passing Fort sumter The
officer Of the watch at the ste post on the alert
as usual observing the signal and supposIng TO be
all right, allowed her 70 proceed. She Immediately
out 10 the blockading vessels.
The Planter had board -four large guns destined for
one OF our new fortfcations and follows-Ons
sd forty FOUNDER lately put in splendid condition
tho foundry Of tason n Brothors and said TO be a
splendid piece two eigt coum bisds and thir.
her armament, which consisted Of one thriy.tvo
FOUNDER and twenty four FOUNDER making six guns
In all takon out 70 the feet.
Tho Planter was high pressure steamer, boons-
Of the fastest hoas in the hsrbor snd very valuable for
river service but unht for work Three of the ne
gocs who eft Also belonged 10 Captain Ferguson one W
Mrs. Michel and one 70 Mrs. NJ. Kse.
rnerc are rumors of others having gone, who were
missing from the oity yesterday but FOR information on
this point suppose await the NEXT arrival a
Northern news from Port Royal
The Planter observed OF the fact vester
aay afternoon, and from Appearances IL supposed
that Vne Of the federal gunboats was engaged IL ve
moving the arms from her deck Such are the
facts far have been able gather them In
tion " this oxtaordinary occurrence.
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From the CHARLESTON NoFcufyi Way Io.I


is NOT CHARLESTON TO BE DEPENDED!
To TIE EpIroR CHARLESTON MERCURY.
appeal 10 you the representative OF Carolina cnV
airy, 10 have The above question answered.
IL was with feeling OF humiliation never before ex
perisnced heard, little while ago, from gentleman
Just returned from Charleston that Charleston possibly
sooed moi te dflG-that dear old Charleston may be
surrendered Lincoln's abolition vandls when his gun
boats sail into the harbor.
Can these things be Is this inference correctly Shall
history record the fact that the seat and centre OF
the most glorious revolution the world has seen
Was up without strIgges-that Charleston fell
ike Roanoke and that though her citizens had the in
egence to understand her rights they lacked the spirit
10 maintain themy Shades OF Rutledge, Moultrie and
Jasper forbid it But IT, indeed this decree already
written in the Book Of Fate, then let know oSce
that patriots have the chance 10 die before
bic doom shall overtake them.
Is il really true that no lingering spark yet remains Of
the spirit OF 2Sth June 17T6 among the Carona2
II So how dared they begin The strife of 1861 that they
have not the courage 10 carry on TO its legitimate resutY
Is every man there Bob Acres whose courage
out at his fingers ends? No, il be. At least l.
for one will not believe it until the decd Is done.
That there may be, aud are, craven hearted mon in
your midst do not doubt; and with these there are,
doubtless, tmid property holders who shed the tears Of
coward and miser whenever they contemplate the
destruction Of their shingles and tiles their bricks and
mortar by hostile shells; but, by the glorious memories
OF the past will yet believe that there Of thou
sands ready not only 70 sacrifice property but life itself
In defence Of Carolina honor.
For the benefit Of those whose recreant hearts cannot
be melted TO the performance or their duty please pub
sh the following poem, which loses nothing by having
been written forty years ago. leave them make the
application and draw the parallel when the banner of
Yankeedom noats from your Custom House.
GEORGIA, May 10, 1862. MARION
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OR, Brevct Colonel Commanding.
Fifty-third Regiment. N. Y. ",

Vosburgh Chasseurs, Colonel George A. Buckingham,
late Major Of the Seventy regiment New York State
Militia are under marching orders, detachment
having left for the seat OF day. Those who were
disappointed by not going with tho militia regiments,
can yet have an opportunity in a first class regiment
nearly full The regiment is cncamps1 preparatory to
its departure, at the Red House, Second and
l05th street, and will leave in few days. Recruits
will be received, il early application is made the
rendezvous 133 Centre street, opposite Seventy nrst
regiment armory and at corner Of Centre and walker
streets and 78 Bowery.
Twenty-Thtrd Regiment, National Guard
Orders having been received frsm the Commandsr-in-
Chief countermandng those directing this regiment to
get ready at for three months service proceed
TO Warrington, tho recruiting Offices for the pres
ent closed and enstments for such service cancelled
At . meeting held Monday, It unanimously
agreed to and strenuous exertions being made
perfect the organization preparatory to early depar
tufe Two more companies only required to put the
Twenty third on proper footing for its acceptance into
active service. An opportunity is thus offered TO the
young mon Of Brooklyn for joining rogmont which, in
respect to material and military efficiency promises to
rival tho best in the State. Headquarters Arsenal,
Portland avenue. every Monday evening. The officers.
as far as appointed are:-Wm Evsrdell, Jr., Colonel :
Edwin Beers, Lieutenant Coanei; j. r. Elwell, Major.
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Prom the Charleston Mercury, May IS ]

While the late captain mate and engineer OF thu
steamer Planter pretend 10 make other excuse to the
public for their apparent negligence In quitting thsr v
sci ~ late hour on Monday night after the revere
abors of the day and making all Tor tho
continuance Of the performance Of their duties en Inc
following morning, but natural desire 10 spend few
short hours with their famiss they must really CLAN,
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OaiciaI Declaration Of Martial Law in

Charleston.
FROM the Charleston Mercury, May 10
GENERAL oRDER-NO. 80.
WAR DEPARTMENT, !
ADJrTAST AND INSPECTOR GENERALS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, May /, 1862.
The following proclamation published for the nfor-
nation Of all c oncerned:-
PROCLAMATION.
BY virtue OF the power vested in by law declare
the suspension OF The privilege Of the writ Of habeas
corpus JEFFERSON DAVIS, President OF tho Conredc-
rate States OF ANA do proclaim martial law il
hereby extended that part OF the state OF South
Carolina from tbs antee river to the South Edsto river
in that state under the command OF Major General Penn
berton aud do proclaim the suspension Of all civil u-
rsdicon with the exception Of that enabling the courts
10 take cognizance OF the probate Of wills the
tioa Of the estates Of deceased persons the quacaons
OF guardians TO enter DEGREES and order tho partition
and sale OF property TO make orders concerning roads
ana bridges 70 assess county lsves and to order the
payment OF county dues and the sion Of the writ
OF habess corpus, in the country aforesaid
In faith whereof have herounto signed my name and eet
my seal this hrst day OF May, in the year thousand
eight hundred and sixty-two.
H. MAJOR General J. G. Pcmberton, commanding the
Department Of South Carolina and Georgia. is charged
with the due execution OF the foregoing proclamation
He will forthwith establish efficient military poljce
and will enforce the following orders-
All distllation Of spirituous liquors is posit'-
bited, and the disteries will Forthwith. ..sy proh
sale Of sPirisuous liquors Of ar :. 90 closed The
and al sale hslaS soS q. S :! sSss%
suffer such .alngng the above prohibton win
tees 4, constituent as shall be ordered by the sen
1nAA -
nu iaoor Tor more than month shall be inflicted by
ns sensSnce OF regmental court MARTIAL as directed
Of War, 8. COPPER '
Adjutant and Inspector General.
GENERAL ORDER-NO. Is.
HEADoCn nrERs,
DEPARTMENT OF Sorm CAROLINA AND GEORGIA !
CHARIEsrJS, May 9, 1852.
The President OF the Confederate states having nv
proclamation extended mart law over that part Of the
State Of South Carolina from The santeo river N ths
south Edisso river and hving proclaimed the suspen
sion Of all civil ursdcon with the excepiiou Of that
enapnng inc courts - I1ke cognzance Of the probate
Of wills the admin tra.ion OF the esatss Of deceased
persons the aua ton OF guardians to enter DEGREES
a1 oiues ' the partition and salo of property, Ia
make orders toacsrnng roads and bridges. to asses:
cgnS ey es md TO orsr the payment Of county dues
aoa the OF the writ Of habens corpus th
country 0rssad, therefore, the operation OF Genera
orders Nos IL and 49, current series from these head
quartes has become null and void. and said orders are
thereby rescnded.
II. Paragraphs and OF General Orders No Il from
these headquarters dated May 1862 continued II
for in aid q the due execution Of the afo proca
U.ation Of the President J. c. PEMBPRrON,
lfa;or cara. 4 49,
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THE BON BARDxENT NEAR CHARLESTON.

snsaRAx ro zuz rrrxnssuHa (vA.) EXPRESS,
NAY %. f
: Augusta, May q, 1859.
The Charleston papers Of s morning state that four
federal vessels shesd Coles, Goas and HAWAII Islands
yesterday morning The ConfedesAses retirsd altar
burning their quarters, &C. cclss ISLAM is twelve or
Afsssn miles from h,.r,ss.on.
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Important Capture.

NcCLELLAN's HEADQUARTERS, OclO.
Der ga company Of tile 54lh Penn.
sylvania, guarding he Baltimore and
Ohio railroad bridge, at Pawpaw Half
Way, between Hanoock and Cumberland
were attacked by a rebel force and all
taken prisoners. A. the same time a
cavalry forOeuoder Col McReyooIlS cap.
tured The eocampment of the rebels
bringing away Two piorcs Of artillery, ten
wagons and sixty horses and mules. A
strong cavoly force under Gen Averill
has been sent after tue relreatins reb'
els.
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Terriale rlghting al cornth.

CAIRO, Oct ,5.-TIe can get no dis
tinct account of fridays battle at Cor,
inlh, On Saturday mordiug Price at
rrckcd Rosecran's right Van Dorm and
Loyell lis left. The assault was made
with great determination, At one time
our center was penetrated, and the reb'
els reached the Corinth House, near the
center Of the town. They were driven
out at the point Of the bayonet. Van
Dorm led his column over the abNttis on
the left upto within fifty yards Of tho
ditch, exposed all the time to a scathiug
FIRE of grape and canister. He was drl'
ven back by charge Of tho Twenty
seventh Ohio and Eleventh Missouri.
The battle lasted till half past eleven,
when the rebels began TO retreat to.
ward Hatchio river, The number killed
and wounded on either sideis not known.
The rebel loss is reported as much lar.
ger than ours, We lave between seven
hundred to one thousand prisoners, not
including the wounded,
Gen Hack lCmOn was killed, G, Ogen'
losby dangerously wounded, CclonclS
Smith, Gilbert and Moore wounded,
The Mobile h Ohio Road is pot scri.
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Arrival OF MorTau's mand at Green.
mpshurs.


Madison, Ind, Oct. IN. G. Gar.
bel. Quartermaster in General George
Nlorgan's division, leegraphs the fol
lowing to the Madison Courier: "The
advance brigade Of General G. w. Nor.
CANS command from Cumberland Gap,
arrived at Greenupsburg, Kentucky, to-
day, (the 81 inst at'er on exhausting
march OF sixteen days, having The roads
TO make in many places, The men are
shoeless, hailesS, and naked. For days
they have been without rations, gather
ing rheir subsistence from the standing
corn in tho fields, which they grated to
make bread after The fatigues OF the day,
The men bore tho hardShlps and pfiva
tons o. the march with the greatest for
,itude. They were marched, and under
arms, twenty hours day, diminishing
the woods on each side Of the road, and
repelling the attempts Of the rebel caval-
~ in front and rear. The enemy block
aided the way in every way suitable, and
harcassed the column as much as posi-.
Die.
"Onr column is ten thousand strong.
mnh a magnificent park Of artillery,
consisting of twenty. eight pieces six OF
;Ehiei are 'Scutg 'tanas!SiA, 7&a. (aer
hundred wagons; all of which were
broupht of in safety. The works at
Cumberland Gap were left in ruins"
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Fight in Missouri.

ST. Louis. Ocl,3-AdyiCes received ct
head quarters from General SChofeld,
stating that an engagement had 7ia-
ken place at NCosho, between the Kan
sas troops, under Colonel Solomon, end
and . superior force Of rebels,
The number on cnch side was small,
and the loss trivial. The Kansas troops
were obliged 10 retire, leaving the field
to tho enemy. Solomon's force was a,
bout 1000 men.
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TIN AND STOVE DEPOT.

NERTHE subscriber wonld respectfully CALI
tho attention Of the people Of Point
wv Pleasant. and tbB county gehsrally,
that 10 il still carrying on tho Thinning bpsiness
At hs old Stand on Main street nest doaf co.
NV \. G;Imore,f S,hse wtprt BE- IA ready la
accommodate al whomaJ favor hin, with iihelly
patronage, He keeps constantly on hRnda y
kinds Of Tin and SheetImn Ware Alao 4
good assortment Of Stoves Of the most improve.q
patterns. job Work and repairing 81 AL klpdt
done with neetnoss and despatch upon tihs
most rcnNonNble terms. Particular attention
viii be- given to ROOFING, SCOUTING, 40.
Country produce taken N exchange a. ier TIN
Ware. JOHN LEqNiAlSH
July 3, ls69-hol1-ly,
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John Morgan Repulsed at Olive Hill,
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 4,--Tne southern
line is working to Franklin, Ky. Clarke
county spyiceS say Jack Bruner, with a
company OF rebels, wentu Red river to
capture Gen. Townsend Home Guards,
bul the rebels were defeated with great
slaughter.
Gen. G, W. Morgan left but four guns
Al Cumberland Gap, and those with the
Iruncheons Knocked off
Col, S. D. Bruce, son ir.-Iaw of Gen,
Leslie Combs, receives the highest com.
mendation in military circles here for his
operations at Bowling Green, The rob.
els having burned bridge near Auburn
on Monday night, Bruce Immediately
sgnl thi,her the 10Th Indiana and part Of
the S,h Kentucky, who rebuilt the
bidge and routed the enemy at Russell.
willie, killing and wounding 30, and ia
king > prisoners and 40 horses and
saddles. He also routed party at
Glasgow yesterday, taking ten prisoners,
including Lieu. Col Crow, Capt. Brown
and Lieut.. Thomos.
A Portsmouth, Ohio, dispatch 10 Gov.
Robinson, says that John Morgan, with
one thousand men, yesterday attacked
the Carter County Home Guards. AT
TER several hours Of severe diminishing,
MoF9"" was rePu'S'I, anu twenty Oh ms
men were "l,''", Morgan men to'uf" :
ca toward 'He A'cA'"S river burning
'"'ty 'nTo houses 0" us M'y' Last
H,S"' Morgan returned 10 o'''e TIL
-''"""''.'g o"'' 1V''e'' w" "e"t " to.tS 1
llo"'' an" drought W '1V u Tue ii 'h
oI,o'
p",o''"" ~ u " nao '1y D, mat tue reoeiS
nave ,Fo", 'v'oo' 70 90 w 'nen' "''h'n
d c'L'I' OF e'5'' 'i'''9s u'"ms'e' AROUND
narUstoMn' O"r ee"'ia' advance was,
,,''s AFTERNOON, 'o"r 'i'ies 'n'S s'ee OF
b"'u''o"". Aney nave Pceh sN'rm'Sh'
Jug anu "'t''h5 'n' e"e''y w ye'oFe mem
i"I '"e p"S' ''ree 1ayS' we captured
ooV prisoners
II Is SAN hitoy onleh mas arrived al
ff""Slord w'tn lo'Ooo men, and Hum
Wl''y Mdlsuan 10 U" MS way IuiIher
WIN 9'ooO' Inc rebels evidently mean
70 max S"nu AZ rr"nN'ota' ana " od|'
VIC ~ D"raSIo"H seems imminent,
L
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ously Injured. Tue telegraph has been
repaired 10 Corinth, Gen. Hurlburt
marched on Saturday to the south side
of Hatchie river with large force, thus
cutting of Prices retreat, Rosecmns
moved early tn morning to renew the
attack. Canaonadins was heard to day
in the direction Of these forces. Price
is in the forks of Hatchie river between
Huhburi and Rosecrans.
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Washington, Oct. 3,-Accordlng to
act Of Congress Of July the Western
gunboat feet has been transferred from
tho War to The Navy Department, All
vessels now under construction or repair
by authority of the War Department, are
to be completed and paid for under Au,
thodty Of tho Navy Department, from
appropriations made for that purpose
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EAGLE MILLS.
S CoMST0CK x co, Proprictors,
POINT PLEASANT, VA.

WE have had this Mill completed but short
time and Orc prepared to furnish everything
pertaining to our business The Mill has throe
run Of French Burrs-one for corn, one for
custom wheat ard the other expressly for
Mcrchan, work, They can be run separately
or all together,
JJsSnurday is the day for grinding Corn,
and Friday for grinding custom Wheat.
We charge the eigth for grinding Wheat and
the sixth for grinding corn, but will exchange
at nll times when parties wish to do so.
Those living on the Kanavha river, and
wishing to send their wheat or corn to our mill
for the purpose of having ground, or exchani
ged and not wishing to come with IL. can send
IL down on some Of the boats with instructions
nv letter, mud We will hive Il hauled up to tic
Min and bAck FREE OF CHARGE
D,,rThe highest market pricepaid for wheat,
and corn Mt al times.
Junel9 lynlS
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General Hooker is reported to have
said since the late fights that he would
rather lead volunteers into battle than
regulars.
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mo DISABLED SOLDIERS, SEAMAN 4
/ Martinez and widows or other hors Of lAase
who have died or heon killed. In the aarvleo
oHAs, TUCKER. Attorney for plalmanta
BountY Land and Pension Agent, washington;
DO,
Pensions procured for soldiers, soNp3g RN9
msrinOs Of tho present war, who arc dlAAhea
by reason Of wounds received, or disease SaR'
ifacied while In service aud Ppp,lonI hMlly
" Money and arrears 10 pay obtained 10Y Wldi
nws nv other heirs Of those who have died et
boon killed whileln sprylte
Bounty land procured for spyvlcea In any v
LhO other wars.
CHAs, TuCERR, WRshpglaa, b Q,
Those entitled to pohalhnp, hauUiy Land Ot
nonnly Money oAn hNvG thflt tlAlma pWfAtNN
and forwarded to Mr. Tucker by calling ~ !hS
Register OiIlce
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Gen McCIernard, who is now in
Washington, will have an important
command in the West,