New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-15
Act to put ali ed to thee1empton from military service
of those who haye heretofore furnished substitutes.

The Confederate Snate, on tne III lIlsl., coH-
frmed the nomination Of the Hon. George Davis OF
North Carolina Attorney General of the Confederate
States in place Of the Hon Thomas III. Watts, recently
elected Governor Of Alabama. Mr.. Davis Is Senator
in present Congress and is said to be man OF great
ability. f.f tDispa'ch'
THE RETURSR PRISONERS FROM POINT LOOKOUT.
The 500 Confelerates who arrived here Mon
day night tho steamer Schultz, were from Point
Lookout Md. From conversation with some of them,
we learn that large number bought their places on the
truce boat from thc prison authorities paying In what
ever sums Of greenbac they could get hold of-from
$40 10 slOOfor the privilege OF going off In the number
selected One Of them had el5 in the hands OF the Yam
kee clerk Of the post od secured his place Dy oerhg
to surrender 1t. The cer accepted The returned
prisoners say that viii the exception o. the Maryland
err orr men are In bat condition at Point Lookout
many Of them being baieiootcd and nearly all ragged
Those from Maryland. being near home. receive much
attention from the women Of their State These ladies'
do as much hey for the troops from other States
but not being relatives. not allowed by the prison
authorities TO 60 La in their beneyolence.
The oath wasfemlered to the prisoners at Look
'N' ~ dispatch, Dec. 20.
INHALATION.
The unhear6lof brutalties recently per-
pcrated by the crcy in North Carolina, the carrying
off women in chaiH aud the hanging in their presence
! of Confederate prsoner. call trumpettongued Tor
vengeance upon wfctohes who the common enemies
OF humanity and Disgrace to the name OF man. Ioera
ton Of such hideous cruelty involves the quit OF beco
ing accessory 20 their crimes Mercy 10 them Is the
most heartlcss INDIGNANTLY 10 their own people AZ
Major-Gen Wilde by whose orders Daniel Bright was
hung. ever falls into the hands OF onr own men ana
not hung In five Minutes afterwards TO the nearest tree
the men who cspture him deserve 70 be hung them.
selves II is high time that this thing should stop ana
there IL no way OF stopping itbut retaation WIN com
pound interest for .very act Of inhumanify that these
monsters perpetrate. Cruelty Is the unvaryiDg attn
butte Of towards and never be cured by any pocy
which does appeal TO their fears The remedy Is In
the hands Of our own soldiers and OF no one else Ibey
should not make prisoners OF an, such maiesctors as
the perpetrators Of these horrid outrages in North
Carolina send them on to crowd the oyerpopnaed
jails Of Richmond They should DO put TO death UNI
forly on the spot where they taken and made to
drink to the Last dgSD the snp OF bitterness Which tns
| FRAUDS IN THE TAX ASSESSMENTS.
We learn that there has been large number
Of arrests In this city for the return Of fraudulent lists
for taxation 10 tho Confederate assessors certain
system Of detection has been organized by the autho
ties and il has discovered the most monsrOus frauds.
| IExaminer. 9Th
The sTRAGGLgRs.
gentleman who has Travelled OF late extern
syely In the CoIfederacy informs that he has met
Der. he thinks o. there are In campwho are now ab-
sent from their duty This agrees With tho reports We
receive from every quarter and which are confirmed by
the declaration OF the secretary Of War; that the larger
part Of the army absent from their posts. friend
Of met lately with fifteen abebodied gentlemen in
group who had managed to obain trhing contracts
or be- detailed obtain other pretext for escaping
their duties in the eh In Of the counties OF Viz
gnA hear that service in the ranks looked upon a.
dsreputAbe and that the 10 considered green who
c.nno, keep h. son, ?, pet: out Of the .ry
nsnDsrsd .,s II siihia tn. age. prescribed ~ the
ConscYipt law and " brought back 10 thsir duties.
would make the forces Of the Confsdcracy moro than
sufficient TO cope with the enemy Under these circun'
stances Ia not the hight Of folly TO extend the con-
70 ssSs ks place Of ssl1art desertsrs Such course
y measure Of desperation. confession Of weakness
which IL not warranted BY the facis-~ proclamation
- ~ - -. a. Ill.
to play its last card Congress. not given over To
that madness which goes before destruction 1t will ro'
fuse 70 take the "sscd corn Of the country 40 Presi
"a a nss z ss sssn fore sh
BOD demanded t. Ne good Of the country all whose
military nscsssitiss be supplied H. lnsisad OF nsting
new laws. the existing legislaion 10 enforced.
dispatch. 4th.
LETTER FROM CAPT. sRxxEs.
The editor Of The Mobile Register has been
favored with perusa OF letter from Capt SeInmes Of
the Alabama to his wife. and wm permitted to make
G. s. STEAMER ALABAMA. CAPE Town.
Cape Of Good Hope. Aug T. 1868.
Ihad no Idea when len New. Orleans in the Sumter
that tie would last over twelve months and 10 We
are in is third year and as yet see but faint hopes o.
wrote you last from Bahia in Brazil. by the way OF
England and directed my letter 20 you at Cincinnati
since which, seeing that the Yankee brute. Burnside
bad warned yoa to gut have feared tina, my Ist s
safely reached lines. where doubt not you have
found Kind friends 10 welcome you have
nothing 10 add In respect 10 my cruise which would be OF
much interest to you, since the busy public doubtless
keeps you pretty well informed oil my Whereabouts ana
doings.
Try mems souls; but we must not give way 10 weak
ne.s We mnst school ourselves 10 these trials like
Christian philosophers. We must be brave men and
for countrys sake and trust all the rest TO
God.
As for the internal Arrangements OF my ship-her
inner lfc-it ia satisfactory l have some clever gen
tfmen with officers, and baye had but little
difculty in the government OF my crew have oyory
reason 90 be satisfied with my success against the
enemy. / believe have rendered Us good service ~
nv country as could possibly have rendered In any
other direction and the world is kind enough talk Of
me and In friendly spirit and ~ put higher estimate
upon my sbors than think they deserve. II esti-
mate them hy the abuse which the Yankees heap upon
me, they certainly very great
10 give you idea VI the enthusiasm which the
Alabama creates everywhere, particularly among
EnglisLmeD, inolose you slip from II newspaper
published at Cape Town giving graphic account OF
our arrival here the other day. am sure our excellent
President Davis never had more crowded cvee than
had in my cabin, from O'Clock In the morning to in
the afternoon yesterday. The ship packed from
stem 10 stern and there WA a constant jam In my
cabin VI and women. officers and officers wives.
Judges and lawyers ard their wives and daughters and
Tom, Dick and Harry beside. all pressing forward TO
shake hands with me. aud to beg my autograph Was
not that predicament for modest man to DO placed
in, Indeed they nearly tired me out with demonstra
tons Of kindness.
SALE or NEGROES IN NORTH CAROLINA.
At a recent sale OF slaves in Franklin County,
" C.. by DR.. G.. NJ. Cooley. administrator. the follow
ing prices were obilincd on n credit of nine months
Charlotte aged n years. sl,T5 Henry. aged ~ years
IS 90. Helen aged 10 years, $500 Funny, aged II
years g. 700; Gordon. aged years 5000; Elijah,
aged ~ years s5iS7; Daniel. aged 20 years $1,000:
Warren. aged "A years. s6i5O; Dick, aged 20 years,
CO so; aggregate go 49, for nine. average Of
81. 3io each.
THANKS TO GEN. LEE
Joint resolutions of thanks to Gen. Robert l.. |