Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-10
FROM SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.

| NORFOLK, (VA.) DECEMBER 8, 1863.
The claims OF the United States upon the property o.
persons of this city in active reb elton against the Govern
ment are being prosecuted with great zeal Not only
their real estate conscaed but all personal property Tn
the Of week two several important sales Of
valuable estates and goods seized will take place Arcade
twenty Of confscaton have been regularly ent,
in the United States District Court OF Eastern yrgio,
at this city OF these fourteen were conf seated during
the sitting Of the Court last week In few DAYS score
more OF cases will have been entered Among the pro-
perty seized there much belonging to several prominent
officers Of high rank in the rebel army who held similar
positions in before the breaking out of the rebellion
The sezures in Elizabeth City county quite numerous
and embrace Of the most valuable tracts of land in
the State
COMMISSION FOR THE TRIAL OF OFFENCES
The following important order Of Gen. Butler estab
fishing Military Commission for the trial Of offences has
just been issued;
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH ARMY CORPS
Department Of Virginia and North Carolina,
Fort Monroe (Pa.) December |, 1863
General Orders No 44A Military Commission If not
less than FIVE officers of and above the rank
or Captain with Recorder and IL gal Adviser is consti.
tued and appointed for the trial OF all high and
which by the laws of any State in the Union
the United States, the Laws Martial are punishable
with death or imprisonment for long term Of years
The sentences Of said Commission will be assimlated
those provided by such laws due regard being had TO
the necessity Of severity and for punishment incident to
the crimes and disorders arising from state Of war
The Commission will lit at all convenient hours for the
dispatch Of business will be- attended by the Provost
Marshal hs assistants all its orders will be espected
aud obeyed and its summonses complied with
ia the motives Of make largely the ela,nent oi
the coeneable by this Commission the rules az
dence Of the English law may BIZ so far RELAXED
to allow the accused to be questioned in the
OF the Commission always eaving to his ree choice ia
spond or not TO the questions proposed.
The accusation will be substantially in the form used in
courts-mnrha; excepting that it should fully forth
description Of the accused with his residence and bus.
ness whether not he has been loyal citizen; his an
tecrdents character and acts in that regard so far
known which portion Of the accusation may be put IN
controversy at the trials provided the accused be not
soldier Of the Uuitod States
All proceedings ndngs, aud sentences Of this Commits
sn to be subjected TO the approval of the
log General and will BE- carried into effect upon his order
The following named Ulcers detailed for and will
constitute such Commission:
/ Col @. A. Stedman, Eleventh Connecticut Vols.
/ Col A. G.. draper, Second North Carolina.
Lieut. Col j. @. Chambers Twenty Massachusetts
! Vols.
| Major William Grammar Thirteenth New Hampshire
Vols.
! Capt w. II Llepp, Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Major Peter Haggerty, A. ID. G., Recorder and Lega
Adviser.
! BY copmand OF Major General BUTLER
X. D. DAVIS, Major and A. A. @.