, 1862-11-25

~ a--ulIatt tAt T4tlpIaHd4 III Iuc UA1N uCQy OF |
Confederate troops to point sevcn miles be-
low AbbeyV5lle, which Is two miles south Of
the TnllAhaichie. THIS is aurmise oalT, SO
am not a.are that any positive iatoruation to
that effect tas been received.
:. It Is as Da!ural for cotton buyer to follow
the army as for turkey buzzsrd to feed upon
carIion. No sooner, Is movement made than
the entire country Ii travelled over with these
"gcod Lord and good Devil" men, talking
tr a5en. gisirg Information, anything, to ges
With purchasing 1t OF the owners or oVerseere,
theg do not hesitate to steal II outright-soms
Of 1hem. There are, Of course, honorable e1-
ctptiona, ,bat they are extremely rare. Within
have been arrested ioI this of1eEse. One St.
Luus Je~ stole eight bales ct which the gov
eri nie15 had taken pu6ses:ion-tite property |
ui gu sbEc6ndiIg srion Of chiyalEy Ct present |
in the rebel aruy--aud as consequence finds !
himself il, tho guatdhaps. this norGtng. Two
o1Isr 1aen, cangh: under sIG.lar circnmstan-
ces, are exTiasing the ot1cllse in like manner. |
upd.rsanl tEat the coAtsabands coming ]
into orr ii.es-ot which there arc hundreds |
1eily, are placed under the charge Of Rev. Mr.
Eaten, Chaplain Of the 9th Olio, and BY him |
set It work gathering cotton This is e1ni-
nen1ly Just and proper, and in this way thou
sands uf ttullars worth Of property, which ota-
erwjse would be Ut 30 value, is saved 10 the |
government. The ctntrabauds are ftd as gov |
s1nnent expense, and it is proper that they
N1k A-Nt Lily GlCau VI 1A4@AEo@s
a communication recently appeared in the |
columns Of the Times, which deserves q mo-
ment's notice. The writer, In speaking Of
the three Gays march from CoriEth to Grand
Jurction, aIluEe6 in terms of Indignation to
the conduct OF the troops in Gen. Hamilton's
division. lis deductions are all correct
enough, but his premises are false. That
there Herc 0uSrage6 Committed, have no
doubt; bRs that they Tefe anything like w3lat
tie correspondent reports, I Do not believe.
EfxaR fYv hat
march nius1 have camp fires, aud that It is not
ntnsual to take fences for frewood. In some
Instances the fires were left burning, and sew
eral outho9ses were burned have no
mesGs Of knowing ,Whsther the instances
CITED by stEntre Nons'' are correct or not, but
I do Know that several solaiera were most se-
Te1cls punished for plllage. also know that
these 0ut.ages were severely rcrrobated by
tie Commanding General Whether this con
duct Of the army is due to the "inhneEce Of
been iccnlcatlng doctrines llat must inev;ta-
bly, itad te just such sesults,'' Is question
Which the sa2ie,t correspondent Of The Iinns
i doubtless sble to answer. At any rate,
haVa no time to discuss it with him.
On tic 5th Of November ihe following order
vas Issued:
uEApeUAaTEns LEFT WING, ARMY or Tenn.
In tie Field, nsa7 Grand Juuct1on, Nov J. ISS2
GENERAL FIELD ORDERS No 2.-The p1under1nc
snd hcuae-hGtninG af the pact tva days Ehngs
tsai Ing oisclpnfe ~ this Command Il uccuntug
seriously Impaired, Although these cs1mes are
committed only By those who aro s. s'straeglers on
the raEch ana sElktrs Oh the battle deld,'' still
al good soldiers elaEe il the oGiun wni@h such
cGzdnct briusa ppon thc army
II is th.1efoSe osdesed that every effort be made
to arfest theEe thieves aud hoGse. .1a1uess, that
eion to be de,ai1ct by division comma1ders, and
thst the sentence, however sefeEc it laay be, be
promptly cyec1ted.
sEecSp. Division eomm.aae,s will hold their
fe.insnTaf ct,:s1ardeIg strictly responsible for
the conduct OF theis soldiers Directly after the
s!@s are SACKED u camp, thc roll VIZ be called
! vii be reported to the division commanders.
] Wien the army does nos march :here VIII be I've
II ipl!.es:?s Ter day. and the sbsenseas reported to
| THIRD. Officers Of whatever rank OF regiment
whode not use all thei- efforts to sep1ess lheSe
g1oes cutrages will be deprived Of their command
| and contireu il the military prison ct A!:on.
| FOURTH. Al firing in md about the cumP is
strictly forbidden. sold.ers 20 efendias viii be
foFesd e uae sneh se1s:lty bat the ms.ns
By co1pnapl Of Brig Gen. &. s. Hamilton.
j. 7. .. DUBOIS, Col q. s. A., and Chief Of Staff.
These were the orders issued to Tepress the
! cutrageE.
On the 7th Of November military commits
sion was held near Grand Junction for tie
trial Of offenders. This body was under the
presidency Of Col Warren L. Lath1op, 1st
Bio. Light artillery.
1Sas charged with setting fire to q building
near GRIND Junction, to which he pleaded
! 'tguilty," aud was eentenced as follows: tsTn
| receive aftS lashes on his bare back, well laid
on in tie presence of his division; to be con.
fined in The military prison at Alton during the
present var, and to have all pay and allow.
aHcc6, that are or may become due, stopped
except the amount due the 1aundress sud the
suller up to the Present time"
Musician Jacob Ni1belf of the ath Mi1uGso.
ts, vas charged witt similar oflensc, plead
Ell "not EuiitS }" Vas tuund guilty and SCH
| tenccd in like manner.
Alfred Rarnes, 18th Iowa, similarly charged
Was tried and fully acquitted. Edward Slime
baugh, seth Chic, was charged With larceny
Of cloiDing Of value from private SWellingE
between Corinth and Grand Junction. Ht
and sentenced 10 have all pay and allowance
that nay he due him, his bounty and tire,
months pay forfeited.
| These sentences were approved and earriei
into effect except SO much OF the finding d
requires The in1liction Of g fifty Iastes II upo1
.. the bare backs Of the musicians of the I'll
, Minnesota.
The order, and the puniahments in1licte
foT diEobedieoce OF them eaeetuall5 dispoae
| of the idea that these outrases we're Winke
, at By the General in conlsnand.z
Tho cest of Papcr.
The following article from The New Tor]
, Economics furnishes facts Of general Interest
: and such as are not generally known:
, CorToS AND NEwsr4PERs-It Is by n
; > u:eans one Of the least Important evils Of th
var that tic newspaper circulation Of til
country is likely to be thereby seriously lin
:. ited. In timee Of auch intense national intel
! est, and when all the people demand to kIo
. daily tue events that are convulsing th
y Lniou, it is OF the utmost consequence tha
. . the means for diflusiDg Information should b
). unrestricted aud cheap. It is oniy by the lit
:. eral circulation Ct facts and opinions through
:. cut the country that he can hope to sustai
~ the enthusiasm Of tie people in the prosecI
= tion Of the War. Any limitation Of newspape
= Circulation that cats of the classes that hav
Chiefly contributed to our armies from regl
!, | lar news from the field, where their husband
ard sors are defending their country, is
direct Floss 10 the government and q virtu
), abatement Of the real material power Of Il
= | Lation.
Y The recent advance IN The price Of cotto,
T. and the consequent rise in cotton rag
!, threatens to limit the newspaper circufatlo
70 70 Of the country beyond what is generally 81
Il pretended. Cotton has advanced from 30
to Cue. per H.. and rags, OF course, propo
:. tionately dcarer: Printing Paper that +,
sold foT Sc per H., can n0w be bought vi
II difficulty, ond only IN small quantities, at Is
~ ~ The effect Of this advance on publisher
- - profits is ruinous. a four page country dali
~ Tor instance, with 8 circulation of 10, coo, b
- Its cost Increased to the extent Of about 81 o.
y year; while the eight page metropolit.
sheet, with its SC, 900 circulation, il out
pocket to the extent OF SIC, 300 Q year. III
state OF things appears not to have by 81
IT., means reached the worst point. The gene1
- ~ opinion among publishers and paper man
.t tactureIs is that prices will reach 18 to &c
Nv Nv Under these circumstances it is impossible
:. continue newspapers at their present 1at
10 Either the size must be greatly reduced or Il
price generally advanced Either Of these
tarEatives would seem to be fatal to certs
Class Of small two and three cent papers
limited circulation and mOderate sdvertisI
RI / patronage.
~ Under the continued pressure Of the t
Il, Jaw, and this advance in psper, very many
e. these must quickly go out Of existence or s
the usual rates. This will Of course large
IL Limit the consumption Of paper, and there
Il reduce the price 70 certain extent, or, p.
at hspe, merely check any further advance
r. is the intention of the New York papers
advance their prices to three cents. We 8
10 prehend, however, that the country pape
el- viii take different course. The uetropc
~ tan papers are go much cheaper in proporh
=. to their size and 1natter that subscribers Il
W not consider the advance OF one cent CT
ne elusive objection against taking the1n-Eh
he | 8 similar advance On the part Of the count
NJ | papers would make them desrar in the estiu
lion Of Subscribers, and on ail available rou1
of transportation would induce prefereI
ms | for NeW York pape1e. The country pspt
Of will probably adopt the expedient
~. leEseniug their size, course very mu
~ to be regretted for the sake Of The :