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Asst Quartermaster Generals Office,
Richmond, Va, 18th June. 1868.
tax IN KIND.

ITO FARMERS AND QUARTERMASTERS.-
j The following is the system adopted for the
collection of the tax in kind:
An officer of the Quartermaster Generals De-
partment is assigned to the special charge of the
subject. A controlling Quartermaser, with the
rank Of Major is gned to each State, and Post
Quartermaster, with the rank Of Captain, to each
Congressional District, where it is practicable to
collect the tenth.
Each Congressional District will be subdisded
by the Post Quatermaster in charge of it into Sec
Etions for the convenient delivery by the tax payer
Of his quota of produce, and agents will be APP
pointed by that officer to take charge OF the de-
pots to be established in each section
Before these Aepots can be established, or the
assessments required under the law be made, the
crops OF small grain hay, and the clip of wool for
the present year will have been secured.
To relieve farmers from the risk and inconven-
fence of storing the Government portion, well
as to obtain immediate supplies for the use of the
army, the Department authorizes and reques Is
L farmers residing near posts where Quartermasters
are stationed to deliver the governments tenth
| or any part Of it, to that Quartermaster.
! Under the law, farmers are required to deliver
their tenth at depots not more than eight miles
from the place of production. If they will deliver
under this request, the Government will pay fol
the transportation in excess of eight miles. The
/ Quartermaster receiving produce under the rule
will give receipts to the producer evidence that
so much of his tax is paid And as the Pos Quar-
termaster of the Congressional District is response
BILE for the tenth after the assessor has established
and made it known TO him, the Quar- termaster 70
whom the produce is delivered will also receipt for
1t to the Post Quartermaster Of the District, who
will endorse copy ofthe receipt upon the asses
sors estimate before transferring it the agents at
! the receiving depot.
LARKIN SMITH,
Quartermaster GenI in charge.
June 26. 1s63.-lm
Mg- Lynchburg, Abingdon, WYtheville and
Stounton papers will copy for one month and send
bills, accompanied with this advertisement, to the
nearast Quartermaster.-Ly Lynch. Rep.
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WAR NEWS.

Glorious news, if true, has been re-
eeived from Gen. Lees army. There
IS no doubt, thatour army has gained a
victory at Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
The Northern dispatches tho claim
ing victory have admitted that Gen.
Lee held the battlefield and that the
enemy fell back and took a new posi-
ton. Gov. Curtin telegraphs to the
Governors of New York and New
Jersey that the "battle near Gettys-
burg was not decisive" and to send all
the troops they can raise without de-
lay. Hill is said by them to have
been repulsed, but it seems he with
drew his forces from the front and
drew the enemy from their positions,
thus giving Ewell and Longstreet the
opportunity of thanking them, which
they did and occupied the heights for
which we have commended. In doing
so they captured a large number of
certainly gained a victory
The officer in command of the Flag
of-truce boat recently arrived refused
the usual exchange Of papers which
in measure confirms our success.
Passengers by the boat heard at For
tress Monroe that Gen. Meade had
lost $4,000 killed wounded and miss
ing. We do not exult over the cap
ture of a large number Of prisoners as
stated in the dispatches but we rejoice
that Gen. Lee has been again victo-
rious.
It is rumored that Vicksburg was
surrendered on Saturday last with
$4,000 prisoners. Some credit the ru-
NOR. We do not believe that under
any possible circumstances 10000 Con-
federate soldiers would surrender
without making an attempt to cut
their way out. We do not believe it.
If true however we should not be des-
pendent, since, by its possession even,
they do not have the control Of the
Mississippi, and without the perfect
control Of that river they can do US nc
more harm than they have already
done.
Gen. Rosencrans is reported advan-
cling on Gen. Bragg.
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DIED..

In this place at the residence of Benz. Craw-
ford, ESQ, ON the morning of the 22nd Of June.
after -protracted illness, Mrs. JANE ANNlS
COCHRAN, in the 45th year of her age.
June the 10th, at her residence in Rock Valley,
Smith County, Va, Mrs. MARY TATE, relict of
Col. Charles Tate, an6 daughter of Gen. William.
Tate in the s5th year of her age after lingering
lines of several years. She was a member ,. OF
Nj. ~ Church for the last fifty years of her life
she was kind and aifectionate mother, beloved
by all who new her, and died without leaving an
enem upon earth. "Blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors,
and their works do follow them "
In Richmond, on Thursday. July ID, after an
Ills remains we're brought to Waynesboro', the
resd ence Of his father Mr.. Nathaniel Massie, for
interment.
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4 PREFERENCE for our Government.

The New York World has at last givin
a plain expression Of its preference for the
jeff: Davis Government over that Of Abra-
ham Lincoln In an article, on Thursday,
it boldly says.
i can no longer be denied, it is patent
TO the whole world. that the superior men,
morally and mentally. are at the head Of the
wrong government and the wrong army =
To say the men at the head Of the rebel
lion are morally superior to the men who
administer the lawful government Of the
United States, means that the rebellion is
no considerable crime The adjective
wrong" applied to the government Of Da
Wis and his satellites is. of course, an allu-
sion to the locality Gifts sitting, Richmond
not being the established capital of the ma
ltion. -Butalo Express
Well. we say it over again, deliberately:
the superior men are at the head Of the reb
ell Government It's the weakness. shame.
and curse of the Union cause that this is so;
but, as we cannot deceive the whole world
on that point. why try and delude one am
other ? When the rebellion broke out all
the advantages were on the Union-a regu-
lar Government. the army command of the
sea, wealth, the workshops Of the nation,
and numbers; butthe rebellion had what we
unhappy lacked-a Government of marked
executive force, the members of which az
least had conscience or wisdom enough to
know that deliberate official lying would in
the long run iujure them. Hear what the
Springfield Republican, an administration
paper, says on this point:
is lying a vice inherentin Republican
institutions, or merely incidental to Mr..
Lincoln's administration Certainly it is
much safer to believe the Richmond papers
and Davis and Lees bulletins than anything
We get from Washington or the Rappahan-
neck =
Even Henry Ward Beecher is on record
as conceding that at least one leading re bel
General was a fair and eminent Christian .
It is idle for us to expect success in this
war; Notwithstanding our vast resources,
until we have more brains aud more homes
ty in the conduct of public affairs. 81. 7.
I World
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COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF VA!UiBLE LAND NEAR STAUNTGN.

by virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court of
ID Augusta County, rendered at its June term,
1868, in the Chancery suit of "Burwells' Guardi-
ans d ais vs.. Burwe & als'' will, on Thursday,
the 18th day of July next, upon the premises near
Stanton offer for SALE by way of public auction,
the VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND, mile
East of the town of Stanton, belonging to the cs
tate of Thomas G. Burwell, decd. The Tract will
probably be offered for sale in tour parcels. Its
quality, the excellence of its Improvements and
its proximity to town make it specially desirable.
TERMS OF SALE.--One-tourth of the pur-
chase money in cash the day of sale, and the
bala,sce in three equal instanents, PAYABLE, re
spectively six twelve and eighteen months from the
day Of sale. to be secured by bonds with approved
personal security, an' retention Of title till full
payment-with the privilege to the purchaser,
no provided the sale be approved. in respect
of price. by the adult parties interested and by
two gentlemen named in the decree, to pay mp
the whole purchase money without abatement and
upon such full payment to receive deed from the
Commissioner of sale, who is also Commissioner to
make title.
JOHN n. HENDREN, Comm'r
June 26. 1855
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LATEST FROM THE NORTH. +
MEADE'S REPORTyOF THE BATTLE
At GETTYSBURG.
GEN. LoNGsTREET REPORTED KILLED.

PETERSBURG, July 6.-The Philadelphia
Inquirer of the 14sh has been received.
Gen. Meads official dispatch to Wash
ington, dated July 2, II O'Clock, p. m.
says "the enemy attacked me at 4 o'clock
this afternoon, and after one ofthe severest
contest Of the war, he was repulsed at all
points. We have suffered considerably in
killed and wounded. Among our killed are
Brig. Gen. Paul and Cork. Among the
wounded are Gems Sickles. Barton, Gra-
ham and Warren. Gen. Sickles' leg was
amputated on the field. We have taken
large number Of prisoners /"
A second dispatch from Gen. Meade, da-
ted 8 o'clock Friday morning, says the ac-
ton commenced again at early day light
upon various parts of the field. The enc
my thus far have made no impression upon
our position. All accounts agree in pla
cling the entire rebel army in position in
our front. Prisoners we have taken
report that Longstreets and Hilrs forces
were much injured yesterday, and plany
General officers killed The dead body of
Gen. Barksdale is within our lines. We
have thus far about sixteen hundred prison
ers and small number is yet to be star
ted
The correspondent Of the Inquirer says
that il is reported that Gen. Longstreet is
among the rebel killed
The rebels still held Gettysburg at / p.
M. July Sd.
Our loss is very heavy That Of the reb-
els cannot be far from 20, 600, and the fight
was still progressing on Friday.
The rebels 50 far have been repulsed in
every attack. The fight is still raging.
Gen lee senti a flag Of truce, asking
for cessation Of hostlites, for burying the
dead. which Meade refused
The Inquirer brcathes freely after read
ing alcade's dispatches.
vIekshurg IS not yet taken.
The Brashear City intelligence isconfrm-
ed ID the Northern journals
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StaUntOn. a.
Notice to our Subscribers.

Many of our subscribers have
promptly responded to otlr terms, pay
Erg both their old Indebtedness ana
Their new subscription TO those who
are backward we give notice that they
nust comply with our terms. The
subscriptions can be sent by mail at
our risk and the receipt will be re-
turned IN the next paper after the re-
celpt of the money. We have issued
the paper for near three months with
out appealing to our friends, and we
hope that they will now see the neces-
sity Of promptly responding as we
have to pay cash for everything con-
nected with the office.
May LIST 1868.
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AMERICAN HOSPITAL.

We learn that DR.. Baldwin who
had charge Of the American Hospital
has been ordered to Mt. jackson to
establish a hospital at that place and
DR.. Douglas has been placed in charge
of the American. DR.. Douglas is an
accomplished gentleman as we'll as a
fine Surgeon and we are satisfied that
an excellent successor to DR.. B. has
been chosen. We do not know wheth-
er promotion attends DR.. Douglas
change, though we are satisfied that
he merits it if he has not received it..
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ALMOST A GOOD THING.

What beautiful thing our neigh
Dor would have made of our appoint
ment if Gov Letcher had been elected
to Congress ! How he would have
handled the interesting subject! But
unfortunately for him Col. Baldwin
was elected, who, the Editor declared
could not be induced to turn grind
stone. Hardly is his election pro-
claimed before the Spectator charges
us with having our axe ground. By
whom ? Col. Baldwin Of course, as
congressman, according to the Spec
tator's theory, alone grind axes. Well
Mr.. Spectator, to relieve Col. Bald
win of this charge, as well as to re-
lieve you Of the anxiety I know you
feel about this matter, we will say that
neither Of these gentleman, as far as
we know, assisted us. When we left
here few years since, we left a pen
nyless boy to try an unknown country
and dwell among strangers. Such
was our course there during five years
tIIStb WC lCCClVcu tIC KlIlu Wishes OF all
in our neighborhood, and were urgent
~ requested by many, when weleft, to
return and dwell among them perma-
nently. Our course there met the eyes
of men who stand high in this Confed-
eracy, whose confidence and reliance
in us has secured us this position we
think. We hope that we shall retain
their confidence and that of the people
of Augusta, in contact with whom we
shall soon be brought in the discharge
of our duties. No Mr.. Spectator it
was not our desire for the election of
any man or men, but the confidence
formed during five long years by some
and during our whole life time by
others that has secured it. It is
merit, Mr.. Spectator, merit which has
done the work aud nothing else can
you make Of it since Col. Baldwin has
been elected to Congress.
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Election Notice.

VTlRGINIA.- At Court continued and held for
' Augusta county, at the Court House, June
oath. 1868,
VIM II. IEarman. Attorney for the Common
wealth of this county, having, at the last term OF
this court resigned his office as such, and the
court having appointed John n lendren, pro TEN,
in his stead doth order that an election he held at
the several precincts in this county on SATUR-
DAY, THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST NEXT, tn
fill the vacancy occasioned bv the resignation Of
said VIM. H. Harman, as aforesaid; said election
to oe superintendent by the commissioners and Off
GERS who were appointed and acted at the general
election ED on the 4th Thursday in May last, and
it is ordered that the Sheriff of this county give
notice of said election and hold the same accord
ing to law, Copy-Tcste.
VIM A. BURNETT, D, G..
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Reported Capture OF a Yankee Wagon
Train.

Passengers BY the Orange train last night
bring reports that a Yankee train of three
hundred wagons, with large escort of Yam
KEGS was attacked on the Rappahannocl1 be-
low Fredericks, on Saturday last, by por-
ton of our cavalry. After a sharp fight the
Yankees, finding they could not save the
wagons, set them on FIRE and destroyed them
to prevent their falling into our hands 80
They attempted to run off the mu es attach
ed to the wagons, but succeeded in escaping
only with few, our men capturing the
rest. The train was on the way to the Pen
insular with supplies for Dix's army. and
was to have crossed the Rappahannock on
Pontoon bridges which they had with them.
The loss is very heavy one to the enemy.
Lynch Republican, 8t4.
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A FEMALE spy.

We publish to-day q letter Of the
husband Of a female spy who travelled
with Mrs. Kelly of Staunton. It pos
sesses an amazing amount Of informa-
ton Leading US to believe that Mrs.
Kelly and Mrs. Kennedy very patriot
ically assisted in. deceiving the old wo-
man. As all may not be as easily
gulled as this. old lady, our authorities
should be on the look out for such
characters.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

VTIRGINIA.-At Rules held in the Clerks o.
Y fee Of the Circuit Court for Augusta County,
the 9Th day of July, 1868,
Jacob Slower Jacob Wiseman and Margaret, his
wife, and David Bosserman-P Plaintiffs
AGAINST
Joseph Stover, Daniel Stover Elizabeth Bosser-
man, Christian R. Bosserman, Mary Margaret
Bosserman, Elizabeth Stoyer, Jane Slower, FL
len Stover, John Stove, and Rebecea A. Sto
ver-Defendants.
The objectof this suit is to sell land left by Sam
Slower, decd.
The Defendants, Joseph Stover and Daniel Sto-
yer, net having entered their appearance, and it
appearing by satisfactory evidence that they are
not residents of this Commonwealth: 1t is ordered
that they appear here within one month after due
publication of this notice. and do what is
Try to protect herinterest.
Copy-Teste,
A e. KINNEY. elk.
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PUBLIC SALE.

WE will sell at public auction at Buchanan, Bot
w etourt county, Va. on Wednesday. the sth
day of July next. about FIFTY STAGE COACH
EES, CARRIAGES AND HACKS, together with !,
large quantity of STAGE and CARRIAGE lar
NESS.
Also at Staunton, on MONDAY, the 18th day of
July next a large lot of Stage and Carriage HAIR
ESS, in very good condition much Of it good
as new, all belonging to the late firm of Harmap,
Mason Il Co..
The above sale was advertised to take place on
the 9th day of May last, but prevented by I'M
avoidab!e circumstances. The sales will certainly
take place on the days above mentioned, and
earnestly reaaest the attendance of all the Stock
holders.
By order of the Stockholders,
G. R. MASON, Gen'l Supt.
June 26-tds.
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A SPECIMEN PARsoy Among the pris
oners at the Libby is Rev Mr.. Harvey,
Chaplain of the llOih Ohio Regiment, who
was taken at Winchester Information, with
ample proof, reached this Department, on
yesterday that the reverend gentleman was
negro stealer. and, as case in point, had
aided, allotted and counived at the escape
of Sarah jenkins, slave Of Mr. w. j.
Shumate, of Frederick (Augusta?) Va, by
enticing her to 60 with his wife to Ohio and
paying her way thither." The charge to
this effect has been duly made out by the
military authorities, but as the case is pal
pably one which. rather belongs to The Sta te
civil Authorities, the Rev Mr.. Harvey
ought to be handed over at once. The code
OF Virginia provides as a punishment for
such offences ten years Imprisonment and
hard labor in the penitcntiary Richmond
Eng.
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DEATH OF GEN SPOKESMAN
KEE LOSS SIXTY. THOUSAND.

PGrERsBugc, July 6 Another flag Of truce
boat arrived at City Point to-day, but not
paper was allowed to be brought off. The
officers are detected. Capt milford states
with regret that Gen Sickles is dead Pa
rolled prisoners overheard one Of the Fed
erals say at Fortress Monroe that the loss in
Gen Mea.'e's army could not be less than
sixty thousand killed, wounded and miss
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II. II. NEAssEE.

We were panied to hear of the
death Of this gifted young man, son of
Mr.. Nathaniel Massie of Augusta.
he was a young man Of fine mind and
attalnmeDts. After graduating at the
University of Va, he was made as
sistant profession of mathematics in
that institution He afterwards filed
the chair of full professor at Randolph
Macon College and at the University
OF Va, while DR.. Bledsoe was Asst.
Sec. Of War. He was perhaps the
finest mathematician Of his are ia The
the Confederacy Cut down in he
,A-tanlns of !. career Of usefulness,
.'s loss will be soreIy fit by Che youth
i oar country.
!, Tlle Virginia Hotel ia this
:.'ee has been SOLD 5s T. P. Peyton
"a Bros 10 MI. Geo. Il. pvton. for
.rF'v proprietor Of the Parish EIonse
;s;sflotiesylllc, and Mr. Eugene Pey-
-, toT The sim Of $4,000. Mr..
so J.. Pryton has bad an experience
. some years III The management Of a
.o'rl and KIN Tvs how to cater to the
Estes 81 his guests. Give him a call
q ye tat are HUNGRY and WEARY
LNDEN.
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$1,000 REWARD1

DANAWAf from the subscriber living on
h South River near Stuart's Draft, on Saturday
night the 10th day of May, three negro men Of tho
following description viz:
GILBERT, about five feet six inches high, very
black, with a fine set Of teeth, very polite when
spoken to. and 26 years old. He had on when he
left Osnaburg pants and shirt, and has also taken
with him fine black suit.
SAN, about five feet five inches high, of dark
brown color, big nose, good teeth, and about
eighteen wears old.
| PRESTO-Y, about five feet four inches high,
very black. with sharp features, good teeth, and
ABOUT Is years old.
] have every reason to believe they are making
King their wav down the Valley.
will pay the above reward for the apprchen
sion Of the three, 81 900 for Gilbert.
JOSEPH PETER.
Nav 49, 1868 IT,
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C.S. OF AMERICA,
WAR d EPARTMENT,
NITRE AND MINING BUREAU,

-
Richmond, June 25th, 1868.
A LII officers of this Bureau having in their en-
IA plov persons sdbject to militia duty under the
State call of the Governor OF Virginia will at once
forward to this Office, lists Of the same, giving the
county and regiment to which they belong, in order
that they may be presented to the Governor for ex
emption. The lists must be accompanied BY Ger
tifcate that they were employed prior to the date
of the Governors proclamation calling them TITO
the service.
Iron contractors will forward lists direct to this
Office.
RICHARD MORTON.
Major in charge.
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vIcKsBuRG SURRENDERED.

just before going to press we learn
ed that dispatches had been received
at Richmond from Gen. } ohnston, sta
ting, on. the authority Of an officer who
escaped from Vicksburg, that the city
surrendered conditionally on the 4th.
inst.
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LATER FROM THE BATTLE OF
GETTYSBURG.
FEDERALs ADMIT AN ENORMOUS LOSS

RICHMOND, July 5.-Accounts from the
Baltimore American states that on Wednes-
day morning, at 9 o'clock the First and
Eleventh corps ofthe Army Of the Potomac
entered Gettysburg, the cavalry of the en-
envy falling back.
On passing out the west end of the town
the Confederates under Longstreet and Hill
advanced steadily, and in a few minutes
there was heavy firing Of artillery aud
musketry along the whole Of the Federal
and Confederate liEes, and several unsuc-
cessful charges were made by the Confed-
/ crates.
At three o'clock the Confederates massed
their entire forces and endeavored to turn
our right wing, when heavy fight ensued,
both sides suffering severely.
The field between the contending armies
was strewn with the dead and wounded.
1t is said that the Confederates suffered
fully as heavily as we did.
Tie effort to flank our right wing entire.
i ly failed. 8
The advantages Of the day are regarded
as decidedly with our forces.
! Officers who arrived last night, in charge
OF prisoners, describe the fights as rather
unfavorable to our arms. They state thai
the enemy held the field at the close Of the
day, our forces having fallen back after the
fall of General Reynolds.
On ThurEday there was heavy skirmish-
ing but no general engagement.
The enemy were rapidly concentrating
their troops yesterday
Meade's whole army had reached the Geld
of battle
Gen. Wadsworth was severely wounded
Our loss was enormous and heavy, ant
especially among the field and line officers
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~iliinyn "a @h.
Four Hundred Dollars
= E w "a R ID

DANAWAY from the subscriber. at Ilncy Selma
HI Furnace, Allegheny county, Va. the follow
ing named Negro Men, viz:
GEORGE, large, copper colorcd, and 40 years
old.
JIM b YRD, tall black. and % years old.
CHARLES, low, very black, and Is years old.
WINSTON, low black, and 20 years old.
They are supposed to be making their way TO the
Yankees.
] will give the above reward, or 500 each foY
their apprehension and confinement in Jail so that
| can get them.
When last heard from they were in the noighbor-
hood Of Waynesboro'.
IRA f. JORDAN,
Cowpasture P. o., Allegheny Co., Va.
June l. lts*