The New York herald., 1863-02-20
THE DESIGNS or rux rn;xsos NAPOLEON.

is intention to further interfere our dom site dIn
culties. ',---~-i.;s -"-alss. = a. IL
REPORT ELATIvE TO THE cosTRABASps oy THE
go SEA ISLAND COTTON DISTRICT.
resolution was heretofore adopted by the House. call
ing upon the Secretary the Treasury for information
specng the expenses for the susenanco OF slaves &c in
the Sea Island cotton district Of South Carolina from the
co,nmencement OF tho rebellion.
To this reply has been made, from which appears
that there expended for agricultural implements, in
round numbers s7 osi for the purchase Of the schooner
Flora S3l 350 Tor white labor, ss2sis; Tor colored
labor, $34, ,527--tptal expenses, s22s7oS.
FROM this expenditure has been realized t7a6 gsi De
duclng the above expenses there hand from
this fund S5ol 40 This VIII be net pront to tho
government, unless Of tho owners Of tho Plan
ta,,ons shall hereafter prove themselves 10 have
been loyal This up TO June last, at which
time business the War Department
The Flora used FOR transporting property TO
New York aud for military operations, and can now DO
sold al AN advance above her co.t
Tho secretary says that expenditure whatever has
Treasury Of the cultivation
of the plantations the collection OF cotton, tho edu
,ali,na beney OF the laborcrs The raons
furnished by tho War Department paid for BY The
q tho flora More than half million u collars was
by these operations is In the hands of the -
sistant Treasurer at New York.
Tho statement Of the Secretary gives no data which
enables determine the specific results " the labor Of
in cultivatng the plantations which they
havo been employed by the United states,
CONVICTION OF nm. wfLarB.
The finding Of the Commissioner 10 the ease o. nr
Wilmer has been approved and he Is % be imprisoned IN
FortIafaysttc or Fort Warren.
MILITARY TRIAL OF PRISONERS.
Brigadcr General Mariiudae, Military Governor u the
District OF Columbia, has issued order rroating
a military commission, which win hold ito ses
SONS at the oid Capitol prison, and WIN be
charged with the duty Of trying persons confined
there. The object the commission Is principally to
number Of persons guilty oi serious treason
able offences. A certain class Of offenders, who nave
heretofore nnpunishod, 10 be tried ny tins Bard
The officers who win compose the Commission have no,
yet been dess stated. Captain Parker q the Generals
stan, will be- Judge Advocate and Recorder.
IMPoRrASr ARREST.
Yesterday the detective corps Of Colonel l. C. paker,
Provost Marshal Vi the War Department arrested
~ Berlin. Nd, A 7. W. Filler and Joe Mann,
both belonging 70 London county, Va. with
5000 Confederate money upon them, directed 70
the Right Row Dr hasin, at Richmond large number
Of letters for various parties at The South among them
from H. johnson, Frederick, Who was sending the
eight thonsand dollars south, reaaeslinr Dr Magi 10
purchase eight ,housaud dollars worth u confederate
hundred dollars worth Of contraband goods in their wa
ron they from Baltimore, with passee from the
military authorities there, which they thus vo-
hating. They in the Old Capitol prison Wrapped
around the body of Joel Mann were found hcs coating
oi SIX handkereh'eIsi spool cotton cutlery, &c.
| ArroISTygyrs CONFIRMED.
The Senate 10 day confirmed Lieutenant Colonel Timothy
r. andrews paymas,er General and Major Hiram leo.
pard be Deputy raymaser General, vice andrews
promoted sso upwards ~ hundred and eighty add.
pay volunteer forces ahout tS hun
assistant with the rank NJ capita
sixty surgeons and eighty surgeons together
with several hundred conmissaries and promotions in
regular service The number or coblrna will
probably reach eight hundred thousand In add
these number of combinations of niscel
lapoous character
Aio George Van Canpen ~ New York Consul al Liege
pl!ls Perkins of connecticut, Consul at Kingston ia.
maica Edward l. knssoury ~ Name, Consul at hsicrs
John v. g. Parker, dcpaty Posmlster A. Ndw orleans
MAJOR General Joseph Hooker of the United states Noun
,eers IN he Brsadier General in the army from septe
20 1862 Joseph HOLT Of the District Of Columbia. TO
Judge Advocate General, with tho rank Of colonel
iron september 2, 1902 levi g. Turner, q New YORK,
be fudge Advocate Tor the army around Washington,
with tin rans of MAJOR from July n, lso2 iohn a.
Bales to he Judge Advocate Tor the seycuh Army Corp
the held, under the command ~ MAJOR General biz,
with the rank OF Naor, from september O. 1902 John &.
Knox, ., Penang county To be Judge Advocate u the
Ninth Army Corps with the rank Of Tlor from sep,em.
Der !. 1867.
EScHs~ss rgrsosyEs
oneial Information hss been received here thai the
rebel Congress fefased Sustain lea Davis prccs
nation regard 20 Tho ina.rceraion without exchange.
of captured federal officers II has alro taken action
sith the Wow 70 releasing ibon men IN tho south who
have arrested and nprisonod iar political offences
Colonel udow the tho part of the init
Tor exchange of prisoners. announces
exchanges viii he sre,tty facilitated W his sctop.
rEE Amy.
haor william Painter ~ thilti~lph.a sd 10 fep.ral
Hslecl has detailed oisrterma.,cr to G.berai
soncmsns cavalry c1rps the army ~ tl,e pop,inac.
The Commission mvestig.ie ~ dsnissed or
oers hav. rcinss,cd euicn,nt A. Bsrro- one Hundred
aud Twenty sirth Sew York yollutccry who va dis
rps.od iei being in Washington With pass only from
the commanding ortrf u hs regiment, fbc Comm
rein.,sted him account q hs sslAg,'y At H.rf-rs
ierry.
rH, Sgsro SOLDIERS But.
The gfeat Army Nlgzsf bf y tie liong probably
dead Th,. d.po-itoa .rpp,sed N be ,be hass -
more cen.erystNs c5ifsr BY The fs0o. u made
necessary ~ ao,ount y ~ etc,ed eslnz ID DE wct
and IN the amy assos, aes.as soiaefs il srnsd by
tae r.JWas the Pee leu' uFs .all pysef "a rils
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