The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-12-23

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difficulties heretofore encountered n that
service.
The settlement Of the accounts Of the
Department is greatly delayed By reason
oil the inability Of the First, Auditor to per-
form all the duties now imposed IN hImby
law. The accounts Of the Department Of
State, Of the Treasury. Of the Navy, aud Of
Justice, are all supervised by thst oticer.
aud more than suffice 70 occupy his whole
time. The necessity for laird Auditor
to examine and settle the accounts Of a
Department SO extensive as that Of the
Post Office appears urgent. aud hs recon
mendation on that subject meets my con-
clarence.
CONDUCT OF Tue ENEMY.
Ieanno; close this Message wilhoutasain
adycrtlng to the savage ferocity which still
marks the condac, OF the enemy in the
prosecution nf the sar. After their repulSe
from the delenses before Charleston, they
first sought revense b. an abartive attempt
10 destroy the CITY wish an incendiary
composition. thrown w improved artillery.
from distance of four miles. Failing IN
this. thes changed their missiles. but fer
tunateiy have ihas far succeeded only in
killing Two wnMes III the city. Their con-
maadsrs. Butler, Mcneil and rsrchin.
whose Observation-Disclosures have made their
names widely notorious. and everywhere
eTecrshie, are still hsuored and cherished
By the Authorities at Washington. The
first nsmed. after having been withdrawn
from the scepes OF his crueltirs against
wsmsn snd prisoners af war. Gin reluctant
concession to the demands Of outraged hu-
msnity in Europe. has just been put in .
new command 1T Norfolk. where helpless
womeH and children are again placed Al
his mercy.
Nor has less unrelenting warfare been
waged by these pretended friendsot human
rights and liberties against the unfortunate
negroes. Wherever the enemy nave beer
able to gain access they have forced INTO
the ranks Of their arm, every able.bodIed
man that they cauld seize anil nave either
left the assd. the women and the children
10 perish by starvation. or have gathered
faem into camps where they have been
wasted by frighiful mortality. Withsst
clothing or shelter. .ftrn without food. IN
capable. without supervision, Of tsklas The
must ordinary precautions against disease,
these helpless dependents, accustomed 10
have their waUIs iuppiieJ By the foresight
Of their masters, are being rapidly extef'ai-
mated. wherever b.nughi "a cont.cs win
The inv sders. By thr Northern nan. IN
whose deep-rnoird prrjgd,ces no kindly
restraiain. lnaueace IS exercised. tlres are
treated with a,rtston and neglect. There
is little hszafs ID predicting that, 10 all
localities where he enemy have gained 4
temporary fouthoid. The negroes, Who under
our ssrs increased s.xf~ld N nsmhtr since
their iapurta;lon into tie Culnair- Of Crest
Britain, viii nave bsen reduced av msrial-
" durisg thr war - mol more than eue-
half their ptesl.as nanser.
Information On this subject j. derived
ms, OILY from our s~n observation aud
iron tho reports Of the nsgroe. Win suc.
cesd-d in escaping from M enemy. ~,
full confirmation u afforded by statements
published 10 the Nerihera ioarnais by IN
name persons. engaged IN n,xins appeal.
10 the charitable for AID IN preventing tie
iassges ii disease. exposure al starvation
among The negr" mamsn aid children ~ht
are crss$d mo encshpnsnis.
III 'rantier 81 auf country bears vii.
Ie.s 10 tie a'aeruy I'D I'll irne, wheel
he ssasrai nrd>e> II nv ENEMY fa.r brra
executed IN tte Devastation ii thc farms,
ihr destruction II the asrical'u.at ,mple.
mrnis. tie surains ~ he hoas-.. and ths
plund,r q everything mpvssbls. IT. whoi,
s.prcf > cvMMfnt Vi the ethies IL iks
genera order ISSUED b, tEe United state.
&c the 24h of April. 1863. comprising
iRsirsciisn. fsf thu E.,etnment VI arfnie.
u the Unfes States IN The Geid.' and. II
which The feEmsing 3. ~ ersmpls:
!. Msinsr. nsees.lty aSniis pf all direct
tssirscioa 81 lite % Inns OF .kssp enc.
Iies. snd u -ihef p.rssss whose destrse.
tivs il incidentally vxAvoIpasLs 10 n.
armed contests VI the wsf; % allow. sf ID.
saptsrisE Of every sr.sd sse~y. and 81
every eaeuy Of inportsnee 70 the ksrils