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RETALIATION The Richmond Enquirer of
the 22nd hiss the following
EXECUTIVE OFrICE

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, J
RICHMOND Va Nov. Il, 1852. {
Lieut.. Gen. T. J. Holmes, Commanding the
Mississippi Department.
Generol: Enclosed you will find slip from
she Memphis Daily Appeal of the Sd inst, con-
tanning an account pnrporting 10 bs derived
from the Palmyra, Mo, Courier, "a Federal
journal, of the murder of ten Confederate citi
gems OF Mis- our by order of Gen. Mcneil of the
United States Army.
You will communicate by flag of truce with
the Federal officer commanding that department,
and ascertain if the facts are as stated. and #
they be 80 YOU will demand the lmmsdlae sur.
render OF Gen. Mcneil to the Confederate au.
thorities. And it this demand is not COUPLED
with you will inform the same commanding
ofheer that you are ordered to execute the frs,
ten United States officers Who may be captured
and fall into your hands.
Very respectfully yours.
JEFFERSON DAVIS
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STATE OF VERMONT Al Probate Court bed
RANDOLPH Dnrncr, IS. at Brook field wahin and f.,
said District en- the Let day 81 November, A. D. 1852
isstruE ent purpoups Ia be the last WIZ ard Tesla
"a ment ~ Lsis sprasue, late Of Rand Iph, in ,ah
Dsretdeeea.ea being presented TO the Couu by Jsha
busweli, the EIecniu th~r-is aiea for Probate
ordered by sad Court that all prress corcsra.a
therein be notified To appear vi ses.lsH Of sad Cop
b< holden NJ the West Randolph House in R4njopb on
The NA day Of November. lto2 and show taux II any
they may have, against the Probate Of said VIZ: for
winch purpose II il further ordered Nat copy d the
rteora Of this order be pnhshes tkirs weeks ,uetayN
IN me Gte.H Maintain Fiee~an, printed Al leaIrM.
prevlsss to said lime aPp'd nIed for hearInL
A true opy of Reestd
f33S~3 htkea-J X. CLEAvELAND, Register
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Tie BRADFORD TELEGRAPH, which has been
recently purchased by G. W. Stone d Co. of the
CaIedon'on, has now been put in the editorial
charge of Capt. John L. Drew. Capt Drew
IS well known throughout the State in connec.
tion with his long Imprisonment South, and
since from his addresses giving narrative of
the incidents OF his captivity, and more recently
from his active exertions in organizing a battal-
10" OF sharp shooters. He has had, beside
this varied experience, some acquaintance prac-
ticalIy with journalism is a graduate of the
University of Vermont, and will, we are well
persuaded, make a wide-awake and valuable
paper, We wish him all success and congrat-
ulate The Telegraph, on his occupancy of the
editorial chair
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N. III. Collins EState.

THE subscribers, having been aPpen cd BY lAe Hsssn
bic Probate COAT fnE tbe D-irIe, Of RaRsahh, con-
nissIOne, to receive examine and aajus, al rala,aI
1smanos 81 an persons, against the estate Of H. Co
Nm late OF Orange, IN saLi District deeea4ed rwes,e
hs"veni, and The tefm OF SIX months from l6h day
petobor 1852 being allowed by SAID couf To ne ere
Rors Of saId decreased, to exhibt and prove then Ne
Pectve claims before Is: Give notice, that will ~
tena to The dates OF appon inient the dweNs.
houte Beh'"h AIdflCh. In ORANGE, IN SUD distrh Oh
The l4th day of Apdi at ten selaek he lorsss
On saId day.
BENSON hLnRICH, Cana
JES>L DlCkEY,
Orange, Oct. lTh, A d. le62 36Ovj
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The Dignity and Destiny of Humanity.

His word is assurance ample and sufficient,
who came from the bosom of God, to tell US
the wondrous secret of our spiritual and bod.
| lily immortality. But this once believed
who can believe it and not acknow edge that
i, alters the whole complexion of bis exis.
tence; that he has sprung with one bound from
dust to angels that he stands on the great
platform Of immortal natures, can see below
him the whole universe, above him nothing
but God ? Shall We not then awake, and
know ourselves the inmortals that we are {?
This world is but the womb of eternity. The
Father who has regeserated, has regenerated
that He may immortaIizs. Sooner shall He
yield his heavenly throne. than hold it and
forsake US sooner shall God be no longer
God, than the children Of God fail to be
the children Of the resurrection Behold
we stand alone in creation earth, sea aud
sky, can show nothing so awful as we are {!
The rooted hills shall fee before the fiery
glance oil the Almighty Judge the mountains
shall become Dust the ocean vapor the
very stars of heaven shall fade and fall as The
hg tree casts her untimely fruit yea, heaven
and earth shall pass away but the hunbcst,
poorest, 10 ~liest among US is born Tor uudying
lie. Amid all the terrors of dissolvlng IA.
turc, the band of lmmor;als shall stand be
tore their Judge. lie has made you TO be
sharers OF his own eternity the most incom
prehensible Of his attributes is permitted in
Its measure to be yours. Alone in worl1
Of weak and fading FORMS with all perishable
even to the inmost folds OF the Aeshy garment
taat invests you-wi.h the very beauty OF
nature dependent on its revolutions, its order
the order OF successive evanescence, its con.
stancy the constancy OF changc-amid all this
mourniul scenery of death, you alone are
deathlcss.
La the lapse Of millions Of ages hence, Tor
ausht we can toll it may be the purpose Of
God that all this outward visible universe
shall gradually give place to some new crea.
ton that other planets shall circle other
suns that uuheard of. forms OF animated ex-
isterce shall crowd all the chambers of tue
sensitive universe with forms of life, unlike
all that We can dream that in slow progress,
sion the immense cycle OF our present syst IN
OF nature shall at length expire but even
then DO decay shall dare to touch the uni.
! verse OF souls Even then shall be memo
gig, 10 heaven tina: shall speak of their little
spcck of earthly existence as q wcIllemem.
bercd history yea, that shall anticipate mil.
hons Of even such cycles as this, as not con-
snmlng even the first glorious minute of the
everlasting day! For these things ye arc
born; unto this heritage ye are redeemed.
Live, then as citizens oil the immortal emoirs
Let the impress OF the eternal country be- on
your 'orchsads. Let the angels see that
you know yourselves their fellows. Speak,
think, and act, as beseems your high auees-
try tor your Father is in heaven, and the
Frst.born Of your brethren is on tho throne
Of God. Oh, rs you read and hear Of these
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Montpelier. Nov. lso2. xIa",

STATE or vERMONT,l In Probate CouuA.d r
"Astls"To" D'-IRicr.s.i Montpelier, within and q,
SAID Dtt'Ict on The Goth day OF Sc pl.nb-r A O. 1860
Instrument FnrpnrtIng to be the Ian WilI and TEST,
II mcnt Of Timothy DAVIS late Of East Montpelier ia
said strict deceasei being prese Aied 10 he ourh,
Probate:
Is ordered by said Ooari that all person. .on,.,..
therein be mo- bed I" appear sessi0 Couu ID
sr holdra al the Probate Office rslorsn OIL,
lhs "a dry Of eDbrr A. d. 1862 and show cause ,p
They may have against the Prof. ale OF VIE for
purpose - further oIdrred that = copy Of Ib,
record OF th. order he Published ,hter weeks nv.
srssve IN The GteeH Moant Ain nan printed at NON
peiisf pres"us t 'aid lime appo.nsd for hearing
a tras copy Of Recurd
f3Jew3 Atsest,-N. A. CHASE, Register
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FLoRtDA.-A special dispatch from Washing
ton to the Herald, says there IS prospect that
the scheme for armed colonization of Florida
will soon be practically tested. The General
who IS to be in command has expressed the
opinion that with 10000 armed cJonsts ne
can dispense with very large portion of SOL
diers originally destined to take part in this en-
Gsgement, SO that the execution OF this scheme
will not very materially interfere with any
oshes military nose'n.nt. Many thousands
have Arcade off red 10 enlii "a,
TO take part in the expedition.
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sflarrle0.

In Montpelier, Nov IS 1852, by Rev. \. j 'eT"v,
Chas. II. Tsnney ~, of South llsrdwlck' an" Man,
Fannie W. Mutt, daughter Of Henry Mutt, Esq" " "
pelieT.
In Braintr.e, Nov. 18th. BY Rev Jehisl Cl.ann' a.
George c. Burrlli, Of aintree, Of Co. g. YIN w. '
TO Miss Nary Wbitcomb, OF Wa rem r. NJ
In Plsi ME d, Nov 18th, by John Bancroft IN or
3 muel Leaxer, TO Miss Lydia LesIer, both q ha''
pelier. v,
In Granville, Nov. 17th, by Rev Geo. Guet y, fr,r
den h. Lamb, to Miss Marcia A. Adams DOM "
Vile
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"Wednesday
SENATE.

: - - - 'D--''1,4 OII, ICOr-.
Wednesday Nov. &c.
SENATE
Devotional exercises; reading Of the ooh Psalm,
and payer by The Chaplain. journal read, cor.
rected and approved.
BRANDON BANK.
Senate bill extending the charter OF tho Bran.
don Bank was read third time.
Mr.. Allen prorounded inquiries to the Com.
mt'ee, which were answered by Mr.. Cleveland
for the Committee.
Mr.. Richardson said the bill for the re-charter
Of this bsLk was presented early in the Session.
Az first it was represented that there was no ob.
lection to the northumberland remonstrs.
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AN EARNEST CALL FOR uELP.-It is said that
last week, jeff. Davis telegraphed the rebel
jackson as follows
:" If yon do not leave the Valley at once and
come to hslp us defend Richmond it will rot b~
worth your while to come to It's defense at all -
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BRE.-Mr. lde, the representative from Lyn-
don, received telegram this "Wednesday
morning. stating that his barns, with the hay
and grain in them, and ten lead OF attic, were
burned Tuesday night.
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REvEsuE.-A 81 ecisl dispatch from Wash
lngton to the 7r.buue says the receipts or reve-
nue. stamps al the Office of the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue for the week ending Nov. 81
amour ted to more than So, 800 .Ob0.
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things strain your eyes beyond the wall.
TINS dim prison. AM catch the uuear,bIv I;,b VI
ct that spiritual world, where the n. y, 'su'
Just are already awaiting your arrizp s'''''e'
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FOR SALE.

'hh omo ,' have Que SET WOODEN N.ehi,..,
.hey n'spo'e oil on reasonable terms S.iI which
cry IS suitable Tor the manufacture Of TI, m"sLih-
cloth, and is IN good repair. IA iiT1h1nsl or Fpg
North Montpelier, Nov II, 1882 no. ~ ~ Co,
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Notice.

LII Persons having unsettled aeeouD,. -,
"A Little 10, sIs requested to eaIlaTs ,.,, nh II
before January !, 1868. A IITr ,st.e The sau,
North Montpelier, Nov. Ii 1852 l'n CO..
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THE undersigned, will he 81 Montpelier, n, pur
L Thursday, the % snd e7.k Of Noven oer; W. ron
vss Of buying Array Horses. j. "
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LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.

Session, 1862
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-06-09

Fort Pillow: 9th iA:t, says NE t')l'7i!e;a-3S
really evacuated that fort Gu AJ2s;i'y night
l2ayinr one mortar and two guns to answer on
Wednesday, The work CT destruction has been
complete, barracks, hospitals: buildings, horse
hols, forage, barns: ami three large commits
Sal7 houses full of stn"cs were burned. Over
a dozen heavy guns were left-pa:t Of them
yDike;!, and the balance Of them },urstel ana
carriaca, burnt
- r.oa4 p,.-.1 =, c,t,,,.]1v Soma excite
nant was accustomed by the report that a fora
ring narty was fired upon By some Confederate
c,v;,?ry some Elk miles out Of tovn The re-
mort also stated that some Confederate troops
y,ra crcaunad between two hills, eight Or nine
miles distant. \ body Of cavalry and infantry
ware started to sec If they could find them,
],,+ M SIGNS Of the enemy were discovered
,rhroo men were drowned in attempting to cross
the Shenandoah. \ boat with fifteen men was
carried away, but went ashore some two miles
below All hands saved
The =. 7. Herald says: ''Pecson from New
O,loo,e who know Gen Dcaurcgarl, say that
Ia !. not tha sort Of a man to give way to such
frantic sections in view Of revcrses as has been
attributed TO him. AS he has carried OH all
1,;s r,.oat o,,ns md munitions Of war from Cor
:.,4h viii ,,ro7,,},}v ba found that he is in
4,.4:G ! ,,os;4;on n the direction Of Grand
T,~a4;o, sad 11o,onl;s r. 50. our g,1nboats
-,;n fn1 40 ],++ay Mace STRONGLY fortified The
sanro+,r,. If the Navv does not share in the
49, +,o -a, i noar tx close. or that only
;,.~n ,,osso1s o,o hereafter 70 be seryiceable."
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War Department Of his retrogade moyem,s So
from Stras5urg to n iiliamsport. lie OH, .
that his column had not suffered an attack a.
rout, but accomplished prelnelhhH.s
march, Of sixty miles III the face Of the O..
ny, estinlated at from $1,000 to 80, 900 stn,. s.
defeating his plans and giving him battle v}ae
ever he was found IIe states tha: Of pc,9, SS
five hundred wagons, only fifty were ID.
that his total loss in men was but nine In, &
trel and five, Of which but thirty eight Fe,HH.
killed and one hundred and fifty five woun]aS
lie assumes, moreover, that many Of the mis-.
ing will yet return, and therefore is DISPOSED Ne
estimate his entire loss at not exceeding seva.
hundrel." All lis guns he states were saved
He computes the loss Of the enemy in liA#
and wounded at treble that Of his, but aE
nnits that in prisoners cur loss greatly exceed
Ell theirs" Tie casualties Of the it lIar.
land regiment are not included in the oaGic4- I
report,
In the New York Times. CoIyer, the mis-.
siona1y to =. G. who was sent back BY Cox
Stanly, is de.clibed as among the dislinguihss
ed persons present at the meeting CT the.
Emancipation League, in New York, address
ed by Nj. Lane at the Cooper Institute.
Parson Drovn!ow, in accordance with thew|
quest Of the most prominent citizens Of Phia
delphia: will address them at the Academy dI
music next Friday evening
It is said that Victor Hugo's "1Iiseralle !
incomplete rs it is, has already attained q sale
Of $4,000 copies.
Charles 1Iackay, there is reason to beIle7e
will write the next letter to the London Time
as its special wal correspondent here.
The subject of uniting the provinces Of AeT
Brunswick and Nova Scotia under one govern
ment is now being discussed by the parties con-
cerned, who are in general favorable to the
measure.
John Brown, jr., a son Of the celebrated
John Brown, recently resigned his comMIssjoh
as captain Of a Lawrence, (Kansas) COMPANY:
being physically unable to perform the dutlcSoi
that Office
The i. S. Corps Of Marines is almost TILED
up to the required strength, and in a few weeks
when the balance is enlisted all extra recruit
ing, save for its current wants, will be dl:co'
tinued Two thousand five hundred men have
been Outlined out Of the three thousand vote'
BY Congress.
The entire village Of Westport Penn: @
the Lehgh river, was washed away during III
food, the other day, anal great many i've
were lost. Only three out Of three huno'S'
houses were Left standing The loss OF proper
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Da1num las a specimen CT a Tom Ihr

GGnum las Il specimen "a iVHl : l ''li'0
who 1ejoiccs in the name OF "Commodole
Nut. and whose parents reside at Manches-
ter. 4 brother to this Iigmy has recently
been born, whose live weight az the tine OF
birth WAS one ana half pounds.
The Washington Republican savss:--''Sy e
learn that the Second and Fourth blaine rcsl-
nonts have lot ono half CT thelr number IN
killed and wounded in the various engagements
Oh the eninsula since their landing at fortress
Monroe
The papers are filed with accounts Of the
food in the Delaware and its tributaries, Which
IS greater than any which has occurred since
1871
The exports OF wheat from New York during
the last week exceeded one million bushels, and
the sales in the m2rIze. were upwards or one
AMI a half million bushels.
4 criticism was cot Of: by the Japanese En-
bassy, at Paris, when visiting the Grand Ope-
Ia there. The actors made great noise, said
one Of the principals, ':and made ugly faces all
the same IS crazy people do Ill JAPAN
4 German woman at y instcd, Connecticut,
thinks that we in this country don't know
ANYTHING about w;,r yet During the existence
of a war in Germany, she was compelled to
work in Il blacksmith shop for three years: 50
scarce were men,
There was a Ere at Quebec on the 7th inst,
which destroyed one hundred AMI twenty houses
in the suburbs Of the city.
Gen. Butler rule in New Orleans is spoken
Of by the press in England. generally, as unne-
cess;trIy harsh and severe,
Lieut. John Washington; Of Virginia Con
feacrate regiment, was made prisoner, near
Richmond, few days ago, but is released on
his parole.
It is represented that there are at present
over $50, 900, 900 worth Of goods in the various
bonded warehouses in New York.
The dog tax law in Iowa is very unpopular,
and recently the collector VICES killed in conse-
Quence of a dispute growing out OF it.
Nr. Hooper, formerly member Of Congress
from Utah, and Mr. Cannon, both lately
elected United States Senators from Utah, have
arrived in Washington.
The board of trustees Of Greenwood Ccmete-
~ in n. York, have resolved to appropriate
ground, free Of charge; in that beautiful ''City
OF the Dead, !" for the intcrment Of all soldiers
of that State who shall have fallen in battle. or
who shall have died from wounds, sickness or
otherwise
Accounts from the island of Newfoundland
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HsAoouAnrxas, srrvxys' D.vlmos,

JAMS ISLAND, 5. T., Juas 10, 1861. )
Reconnaissance in Force on John Island-Gn suaas IN
Command Of he Reoels-Capurs o. l,rb,, Caral,y--
Sli,Bish Jdmes Tsard--List Of Casuaaa-D.scspay
Of a Nc,p -Four Gun Battery and 7o,cn--7ae Egle. an
Hale Shell 0ut-TAe Wealier, &C., dc.
Since my letter Of four days ago there have been IRE
lucnt rsconnoissaKccs and few skirinishss but no
events Of unusual Importance Significance 10 chroui
Gle. Meantime preparations multiply ard evidences Of
military operations scale commensurate with ihs
task before hourly incroaxc. When tina iron viii be-
hot when the final blew be struck II remains for tLs
Commanding General to dscide.
On saturday last ithc Ith instantly reconnoitering
sry consisting Of The Ninety seventh Pennsylvania TO-
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vsrs placed In AL last evening" where they remain
awaiting examination by GsrArA Vele. That rsthole
u the rebels has bsa snsetuay stopped for the present.
formation viii BE- discovered. Al have before OBJ
served the lsnisncy shown by the Military is
not appreciated by the miserable dehers Of the govern
cd. The manner in which the oath of aiegsnc adm
nstersd IN Norfolk has almost become am sorry
70 say But little discrimination to be exercised
IN tho matter, aud the obligation taken with great
facility, and undoubtedly dsregardsd with equal
70 that with which 1t il assumed From all evidences
Afforded me AIN inclined 10 believe change " pohcy
surrounded BY Of traitors, who regard the oath
Of allegiance OF no value than the stump OF an Ola
segar There needs two OF the screws IN this
auarter and think the Military Governor VIM nnd very
We heed more vor TO make The traitors aware tha they
are within the power VI the government which they
have outraged and hope they viii be made TO Iesl
It. Perfect equality the traitors the Union
subjected TO the routine, and II there
any difference don't know but the man who avoids
taking the oath has little the best Of it, Lot this be
formed altogether.
BY deserter who left Petersburg on Friday morning
learn that Captain Davidson OF the Eleventh PelLsy
wanna cavalry, who was cut on, with his command o.
twenty men, near Dlackwater river at the Peters
burg Hotel. where he has been made worry comfortable
It that Captain Davidson made good eight before
he Was captured, his command kosping up the contest
Tor good haI hour, Killing three and woundsng SIX Of
their assailsnts have before you the list OF
ing mel from the Eleventh cavalry that affair One
was killed and one wounded on side. The name Of
TIE inan Killed was Abliah O. st. John, OF Tenn YAM
New York Ihs reoos enclosed him Ia coihn and buried
MIN At tho foot OF large mulberry tree. ARRANGEMENTS
have boon madc by his company to erect proper monu
mont TO his memory on the spot where he fell The force
which attacked Captain Davidson two companies OF
the South Hampton cavalry under command OF Captains
Blow and Gllet who intended TO sut on Major Wothar
OF tho Eleventh cavalry, on Reconnaissance 10 South
Quay The rebels swan their horses across the Back
river and hoped intercept Major W. but quite unsx
psctsdly encountered Capt Davidson and his party.
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Our Stone CO,rcspondence.

OLD BATTERY, SroSo RyRs, S. c., June 4. 1861
The Campaign Opcfod7fc Abandoned Ftrs Pickcis and
Panene-- What They Arc--A Reconaoissan. 7o.cards
Chagtesorr-Fort Pembe,ton-F.ne AITeq,Gace VI Cali
patcd ffcids-Lack F Disqualification bowsea
Picte;S-Rcpulse Of the Enemy Force--Lls Of Cesae
ties, dc, DC.
After many weary weeks Of inacticn and many days Of
impatient delay have at lopgth exchanged the ulness
Of lf. a, Hilton Head for tho activity and sxstcmea
Of brisk campaign. IAe cthargc condition into which
affairs OF The department tho South seemed 70 be
drifting has been dspcllei and henceiorth there Is b.
fore soldiers the they have long tched 10 under
take The inccmpatihhies Of slavery and martial law
longer discussed the question OF srmng the ne
gross Is forgotten whether the Conscation bill will pass
the Fugitive Slave law be abolished Bescher DO
tho next President, st matters OF
indifference. Old topics, well as old habits have
fallen suddenly into disuse, We are now earnestly
turning attention toward the force between us and
the city Charleston and canvassng the means Of ovor
coming II and the duration Of the SIEGE
It is but little way from here 10 Charleston From
our outposts looking the skirt Of tho
island we can plainly Fort Johnson and in line be-
yond /. Fort Sumter Still farther tho spires Of this city
and the msss OF few lonely vessels rise dimy 10 he
view. But interrosing Is a force ~ large think, az
our own, ana they gave u.s. In the skrnsn of yesterday
evidence OF dash and daring for which eur
cd hardly prepared. They are, OF COURSE alarmed for
tbs safety Of the city 1t may DO that they will aban
don IL At once seeing they Roon must that It's posses
sion must ultimately DO transferred 10 tho Union army
nut We have every 10 expect desperate resist
anca on sher part and hard fighting own before
the stars and Stripes will noa. In triumph Sumters
walls.
Today made examination, In company with sevs.
raj officers OF the abandoned forts below this point
named by the rebels Forts Picksns and Palmetto The
former is an extcnnivs sarthwcrk the right and loft
exrsfnitss Of which are nearly hat rule from each
other, and which commands not only sono but the
entrance TO Folly Island river was moot precjpatsv
orsassn hovavsr the apps ArAnes OF our ernkcatc