Daily national Republican., 1863-12-14
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
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WAS DrpAarnrST,l
ADJuTANT GENERAL's OTrice, !
I.r wAsnisoros, November 10, fsea
General Orders, No. III. .F. F....s
l. Before general oourt-martiai, which assem-
bed In the city Of Washington, ssptembsr -, ises
pursuant to War Department Special ordsrs Nos |
80, ~, 4aa and ~, Of isss, was arraignsd and
tried William T. smithson.
CHANCE L." Holding correspondence with the |
enemy In violation Of the nfty.ssvsnth Article Of
War"
Specification i,f--"In this: that the said WIN. T. |
smithson did, At Washington, In the District Of
Columbia, on or about the 18th day Of December, |
1881, under the assumed and fictitious name OF
Charles r. Cables, write to person In the service
OF the rebel government, and an enemy Of the
United States, letter IN the following words and
figures, to wit:
"MY DEAn COL. ! wrote you last week; hops |
you reed ny letter. received your little note,
and also the letter for our friend In B-i handed
II TO her You had better direct all your Letters.
&C., under an envelope to Charles r.. Cables-I
mssn all tou fnfend for me; hetetofore, they have
rsschsd me in rather q looseway. 500. ..
We can learn little or nothing about the intended
movements Of McClellan's army across the river
believe the fellow n coward, and will never At
tack you without he 10 forced to dc. it. would
like TO see you rush down upon him. II you think
II safe or hest 70 do 90. think youJ could drive
them back 70 their forts with ease, and with great
advantage to the cause you are fighting for; but
you know what is best. have an important fact
for you, and It 10 important that you look to 1t
promptly. Johnson, OF Tennessee, 10 here, and he
has devil In him a. large ~ an OF. He IL enter
ing into arrangements with the President and
Cabinet to furnish him with large sums Of money,
TO be used in the employment Of men to 80 to Ten.
nessee and Kentucky to burn bridges and mills
and machine shops, and such like. These devils
have determined to destroy every vestise Of prop
erty, and to take the life Of every citizen in Ten
nessee rather than not succeed with their hendish
purposes. TWO meaner and viler devils never
lived than Johnson and Etheridge.
They are eopeocting ali sorts Of plans TO get pos
session Of Tennessee. Watch these devils slossly
The cabinet will give them any amount Of money
to enable them to carry out their plans. I send
you pamphlet touching up Mcclellan read II, II
10 rehj II will givsyou some noits siso TO msttsrs
and things A. they are viewed by anph men a. the
author-Ellet. Shall continue 10 look sJfer and
suppiv our friend In B-f Erpenses fdH heavily
upon IN my preseni snbarrasssd conduton. Epsry-
hing have qJ1r paying my dsbt,, Il at he command
OF those you represent. you should fail to succeed
don't wish TO live any longer. Ihave given our
friend In B. the monsy 10 buy the books you
wrote for. My God how would rejoice to see
ahead, ! believe you can get here.
"Etheridge has gone to Kentucky to employ
men to engage 10 bridge burning on a large scale;
look TO this matter all the SOUTH particularly
in Ten, KY, and Va. saw our friend In b
last night; all pretty well. Miss Lilly NJ 10 desd
died yesterday with the typhoid fever. o, how
sorry ami what nice, intelligent, sweet girl she
was. She was as true A. steel The family are in
deep distress, and also In great pecuniary need;
Itvts IN Al thar 4 toh
for by Lilys friend, to some extent. write In
haste; have already written you touching money
| matters; let me know II my letters reach you. I
suppose you receive osr papsrs regularly. Troops
continue 70 come In, and how strange II is-no In.
duoement in the world but the small pay they re-
ceive; with the otnoers II IL dinerent-they 70 In
for plunder, &c. What a set Of rogues they are,
watch all the time.
| "CHARLEs r. CABLES.
"'Isth, just received; letter from friend In B.
sand did, at or near said Washington, at or about
the time last Aforesaid forward, by vessel on the
Potomac river the said letter above set forth, In
closed in an envelope address In eyphsr, ~ fol.
lows: Col. y + T., with the intent that the said
letter should be delivered to person In the SER
Woe OF the rebel government, and an enemy of the
| United States.
Specification 2d. " In this: that the said william
T. smithson did, at the city Of Warrington, In the
District Of Columbia, on or about the 18th day OF
| December, 1881, under the assumed and fictitious
name OF Charles R. Cables, write to person In the
service Of the rebel government, and an enemy Of
the United States, letter In the follow words and
figures, to wit:
"My DEAR COL: have just reed your letter
Of the 7th instant glad to hear from you handed
the letter enclosing go to our friend In D. In
your letters referring to our friend, only use the
letter B, 10 b. wrote you last week, en-
cIosioV letter from our frisnd In prtson hon. No,
reed II. observe what you say respecting an ad
vance; will attend to the matter promptly. send
along with this number Of letters; please forward
them. Troops are stilI going over the rivsr-thrss
thousand cavalry went over yesterday. Bs SURE
to look after bridseburners in Tenn, KY, and Va
Etheridge, Of Tenn, IL gone to Ky. to arrange
for burning bridges, mills, machine-shops, As, 10
Large sums Of money will bs expanded BY thi,
government In such work. What are you do
; ing touching such work' Something ought to b
done 10 this direction at once. We have NO newu
Of interest here to-day. The weather 10 very fine
! We have some mean men here, who have large
possessions in the South, whose names will give
you by-and-by. write In muen haste, to BE- 10
| time for the messenger My love to you ali.
have something nice for your chief, which will
send soon-for General Beauregsrd. Truly,
II "CHARLEs R. CAnLrs,
"And did, at or near said Washington at or about
the time last Aforesaid forward the said letter last
! above 'et forth BY vessel In the Potomac river
with the intent that the said letter should be dev
cred to person In the service Of the rebel govern
J ment, and an enemy Of the United States"
CHARGE Ii.-"Giving intelligence to the enemy
In violation Of the hfty-seventh article Of war"
Specification lat" In this, that the said William
7. smithson did, at Washington, In the District o
, Columbia on or about the 18th day Of December
1861, under the assumed and fictitious name OF
Charles R, Gables, write to person in the service
, Of the rebel government, and an enemy OF the
United States, letter In the following words and
, figures, to wit:
duplicate OF the letter dated recembsr 10, quot
, ed above
And did, at or near said Washington, at or abou,
the time last Aforesaid, forward by vessel on the
Potomac river, the said letter above set FORTH In
closed in an envelope ADDRESSED In eypher, as fol
D lows: Col. I 1t, with the intent that the sait
letter should be delivered to person In the ssrvcs
0 Of the rebel government, and an enemy to tn,
= United States.