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Punishment Of Maryland Trai-
OF TENNESSEE.


1t will be seen by the following order is.
sued by Hunter that home traitors are
about to get their due. We hope to see a
similar order from Gen. Wallace, comman.
dant in this Department.
HEADQ'Rs DEPT WESTERN VIRGINIA, |
HARPER's FERRY, July 10, 1864.
Mayor John leUott, First Maryland p. III.
b. Infantry, Commanding Officer, Fred.
erick Nd:
MWor-Your communication of this date,
relating to persons in Frederick city, Md,
having ''pointed out to the rebels du.ing
their late raid the property of Union citizens
and otherwise manifested their sympathy
with the enemy" has been submitted to
the Major General commanding the Depart.
ment.
In reply, he directs that you arrest at once
all persons who are known by Union citizens
to have given such information, and to send
them, with their families to this place, under
suitable guard, that the males may be sent
to the military prison at Wheeling, West
Virginia and their families beyond our lines
South. You will seize their houses, to be
used for hospitals, Government Offices and
storehouses; and for Government purposes
generally. Their furniture You will have
sold at public auction for the benefit of
Union citizens ofthe town who are known to
have suffered loss of property from intorma-
tan given by these persons.
The Major General Commanding further
directs that all male secessionists in Freder
lex, with their families, must be sent here
at once. You will make the same DISPOSE
ton of their house and furniture as has been
directed already in this letter for the house
and furniture of those who gave Information
rs to the property of Union :aen. am,
Major, very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, P. G. BIER.
Assistant Adjutant General.
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Rhode Island, Illinois, Kentucky, Yer
mont, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachu-
sets, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Con
neclicut, Maine, Maryland and Ohio have
eight hundred thousand acres, in full salts
faction for grants in aid of Agricultural
Colleges. The General Land Office is now
issuing scrip to West Virginia.
Governor Cannon has called the Legis-
lature of Delaware together in extra session,
to make pravsion for filling the States quota
without draft.
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General Smiths Expedition.

From Memphis we have particulars of the
operations Of an expedition under command
of General A. j. Smith, which went out in
hunt of the rebel band under Forrest.
The expedition consisted of a division of
cavalry and infantry, and brigade of col.
lored troops.
General Smith outmaneurrsd Generals
S. y. Lee and N. B. Forrest throughout the
entire movement, and soundly whipped the
Rebels in FIVE different engagements. The
battle at Tupelo, Miss, was very severe
one. 1t was fought on the 18th instant
the enemy was totally defeated and terribly
punished by our cavalry and negro troops,
who bore the brunt Of the battle and fought
with remarkable steadiness and Yalor-
Another engagement succeeded this at night
and the rebels we're disastrously repulsed,
as they assaulted US behind temporary de.
lenses.
On the 18th another desperate battle &C.
Cured. General Forrest led the desperate
charges in person upon our lines, every one
of which was repulsed, and the enemy driven
back with great slaughter.
On the night of the 18th the last day 8
rations were distributed, and the expedition
started to return, followed by Buford,s Rebel
Cavalry Division, which was repulsed on
the 10Th, and finally retreated, leaving our
10 CONTINUE InelT WaICn untnOleSteO
From the night Of the 18th to the night
Of the 10Th our troops were without SUPPLIES
and we're obliged to subsist on the country ;
but on arriving at Salem supply trains
were met, and the men were copiously fed
and rested.
On the goth the expedition reached La
grange with a loss, all told, of only five
hundred men. Not single gun or wagon
was lost or abandoned during the entire
movement. General Grierson says the
Rebel loss cannot be less than four thousand.
Dispatches captured from the Rebels by
General Hatch admit a loss Of twenty four
hundred. Among the Rebels killed are
Generals Columbus, Faulkner, Mowbray,
Nelson, Forrest and Harrison and Col.
| Grier.
Our troops brought in 1000 prisoners
| The Rebel dead were buried by our men on
several occasions, Forrest refusing to make
detail temporarily for that duty.
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SERIOUS Aoc1DENT.-Mr. Zebulon
Kirby, quite an aged citizen, residing in Car
penter's Point Neck, on the farm of Mr..
George Simcoe, had his hand and arm
dreadfully lacerated by thrashing machine,
on Saturday morning last. Mr.. Kirby was
in the act Of putting bunch of wheat head
through the machine when his hand was
caught. The flesh was torn in shreds from
the arm, leaving the sinews hanging in strips.
Drs. Mitchell & Ellis attended and ampu-
tated the hand.
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In the State Constitutional Convention
on Monday evening, after various dilatory
motions of the Opposition, the section pro-
hibiting the Legislature from making any
appropriation to compensate owners for
slaves emancipated under the new Consti-
tuition was pressed to vote, and adopted
yeas SO, nays 10. Other sections proyid-
ing for system Of negro apprenticeship,
the support and maintenance of manumit-
ted slaves, were offered by the Opposition,
and voted down. An additional section,
offered by Mr.. Stirling was adopted, au-
thorizing the General Assembly to receive
any grant or donation of land, money or
securities from the United States, and adj
minister or distribute the same according
to the conditions of the grant. The section
relating TO the sale of the States interest
in the Public Works and that relating to
the State Agricultural College were inform
ally passed over.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
given official notice that subscriptions will
be received for the new Natio nal Loan
which is to be issued in the form of Treas
ury notes, payable in three years and bear
ing interest at the rate of I $40 per cent,
per annum, with semi annual coupons at.
tatched, payable in lawful money, and con-
vertible at maturity into six per cent gold
bearing bonds, redeemable after FIVE and
payable in twenty years. Mr.. Fessenden
makes q very sensible and patio appeal
to the country on the subject of the loan.
The sufferings Of the loyal people Of
Missouri are becoming uncomfortable. 1t is
estimated that forty Union citizens have
been murdered in cold blood in tho coun-
ties north of the river during the four
weeks, and it is proposed in some of the
newspapers that an armed mass meeting OF
the loyal men of Northwest Missouri be
shortly heled, each man to bring with him
twenty days. ratonsi for the purpose OF Or Or,
marauders.
The customs revenue Of the Govern
ment in coin, for the fiscal year, was over
$l6s, 600, 900, or about twice the interest
Of the gold bearing debt Of the nation, to
meet which this revenue is strictly pledged,
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. " -U' IItIL1t.'II! TUTUTIdII
.. P. kILLINGswoRTH, Secretary.
A SHowER.-After drought of un-

A SHowER.-After q drought of un-
precedented duration, in this section, we
were visited by fine rain on Sunday night
and Monday forenoon. During Sunday
and for several days previous.-a heavy
haziness hung around the horizon; but in
the evening the temperature suddenly fell
several degrees, and on Monday the weather
was quite COOL The rain has done an i'm.
mense amount of good for the corn and pas.
ture; though much of the former was past
reclamation. The potatoes have also been
benefited. Both the corn snd potato crops
will be very short,
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VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.

w ILL be sold at Public Sale, on TUES
w DAY, the End day of August next, at
2 O'Clock P. N, at the house of Mr.. Lippia-
colt, in the village of Middleton, New Cas-
tie county, Del. the Farm known as Worsell
Manor, and late the property Of Mrs. Jemima
Naudain, deceased. This farm is situated
in Sassafras Neck, Cecil county, Md, ad-
joining lands of George Biddle, George W.
Oldham, Alfred c. Rowland and others, and
contains 3S4 acres, 20 perchcs Of land. The
soil is of the very best quality; the Dwel ling
of brick, large and ctmmodous, and the
oubuildings are sufficient for the use Of the
farm.
Persons wishing to purchase are invited to
view the premises for themselves.
Terms will be ten per cent. on day of sale;
one-half cash on execution of the Deed, and
the balance in one year, secured by Bond
and Mortgage. r. A. COCHRAN, JR.
NJ. G. COUWELL,
A. 8. NAUDAIN, Atty
July 9, 1S64-ts for J. B. Eaudain.
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FATAL RAILROAD AccIpENT.-A

train Of empty freight cars going north, ran
from the track at the Blue Ball road in
town, about o'clock on Thursday morning
last. The switch-tender at the junction of
the two main tracks discovered Just as the
train was approaching that he had lost his
key, and was unable to adjust the track for
running north. He went down the road a
short distance with his flag, but he was
either not seen by the engineer or the dis
tance was too sher. in which to check the
speed of the train. However, this would
have made but little difference, as the train
| would have run on another track but some
employee of the Company had early in the
morning gone out with hand car and opened
one of che side switches a short distance
above the main one, and neglected to close
it again, and when coming to this the engine
ran off and continued along the road for
some ten or fifteen yards, when she stopped,
the freight cars piling up in all conceivable
positions behind, and displacing the track to
some extent. Three or four of the front
cars were badly broken, while the greater
portion of the train remained on the track.
| By his mishap, Thomas Hiss, brakesmar.
on the train, eldest son of Mr.. Nicholas
Hiss, of this town, was instantly killed. He
put down his own and another brake, and
was running on the top of Il car to put down
n third one when the shock came, which
threw him some distance in the air, and he
fell on his head. He was quite young,
about II years, and had been on the cars
for about year. He was devotedly attach.
ed to the business, having taken a great
liking to it when very young. 1t is supposed
| he was the only brakeman on the train who
was at his post when the alarm to brake was
given. He was very careful and efficient,
and general favorite with the officers and
employees of the Company. His remains
were Immediately taken to the residence of
his father, a few hundred yards from the
scene of the accident. With this exception.
no one was injured on the train. The
'wrecking train came down from Will
mington, and in short time the debris was
cleared away, the track replaced, and trains
passing over as usual.
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NAVAL CREDITS TO THE STATE. Sec
rstary of War has appointed, or authorized,
Governor Bradford and Colonel N. l.. JEFF
fries to investigate and determine the credits
which should properly be given to this State
on account of enlistments in the naval SER
vice of the United States of persons up to
the 2ith of Februay last. The credits since
that date have been properly assigned by
the Secretary.
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DIED OF HIS WoUNDs.-Sergt. Johl

DIED OF HIS WoUNDs.-Sergt. John
d. Tuf, of Co. !, 5th Nd. Vet. Vols, who
was wounded by shell in front of Peters
burg, in June last, and had his leg ampu-
tated, died at Fortress Monroe, on Friday,
the 22nd inst. Sergt. Tuft was a son of Mr.
William Tuft, of the 4th District, and went
out with the company, under Capt. Faehtz,
in 1861. All his comrades bear testimony
of his soldiery qualities.
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nlarric0.

WHITAKER-McCOY.-On Tuesday July
10th, at Wheeling, West Virginia, by the
Rev. I. G. Addison, Mr.. HENRY C. WHIT
AKER and Miss MARTHA E. McCoY, both
of that city.
TURNER-CANTWELL.-In Elkton, on
Thursday evening, July 2sth, by Rev. J.
D. Curtis, Mr.. GEORGE Turner and Mrs.
MARY A. CANrwELI., both of this town.
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GENERAL GRANT AND GENERAL NJ PHERsoN.
Intelligence of the death of General Nc
Pherson was telegraphed to General Grant
on Sunday. The warworn hero, after fin.
ishing the reading Of the despatch, retired
to his tent weeping like child, and, with
tears streaming down his bronzed checks,
declared that the country had lost its ablest
soldier, and he his best friend.
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FARMS SoLD.-XI Gov. T. H. Hicks. has
sold his farm, "Appleby," near Cambridge
to DR.. Stockton, of Ohio, for $4,000, pay.
able in Government bonds. Chas. II. Sew
ard, Esq, has also sold his form, ''Ashburn,
near the above farm, to Mr.. Snow, of Ohio,
for $40, 200, payable in Government bonds.
These are both beautiful situations. The
land III q high state Of cultivation.
Cumbridqe Herald
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- The Rebel General John B. Hood,
heretofore only division commander, took
command of the Rebel army in Georgia on
the 18th. He owed his appointment over
Hardee and others to the fact that he alone
of Johnston's captains has been tiercely OPP
posed to Johnstons retrograde movement
from Dalton. He was counted upon to
resist Shermans advance at every hazard,
but it seems he has been no more successful
than Johnston,
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EYE AND e AR.

T ISAACS NJ D., 0culist and Aurist Profos-
y. sor of the Eye and Ear formerly of Legion,
Holland, is located at No 5ll Pine Street. Phil
ADELrHIA where persons afflicted with diseases of
the EYE or EAR will be scientifically treated and
cured if cureable sY~Artifcial eyes inserted
without pain. No charges made for examination.
The Medical faculty is invited, as he has no
crets in his mode of treatment. Liam 30, 's4-ly
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Che Hlorkets.

ELKroN MARKEr.-White Wheat, So Is;
Red do. 50 05 to s. 20; Corn 81 60; Oats,
70 cts. bushel.
WILMINGTON, July 2s.-Flour per barrel
Sll 90; Wheat per bushel So so Corn per
bushel 10; Oats per bnshel 70; Clover
seed per busl Il, So 90; Timothy Seed per
bushel So B..
BALTIMORE MARKET.-White Wheat So 80
a. IS: Red Wheat 81 1902 So; Corn,
white, 81 70@l 49, Yellow do. ST 7O@l u;
Oats-Maryland 75@s0 cents, weight, and
8s(as90 cents for Pennsylvania.
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REcovERING.-We are happy to learn
that Sergt. James T. Luton, of Smith s
Independent Cavalry, who has been in the
hospital at Salisbury, Nd, for several weeks,
with very severe attack of the typhoid
fever, is recovering, and will soon be again
in the saddle,
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THANKSGIVING DAY.-In conformity
to joint resolution of Congress, the Presi-
dent has set apart Thursday next, as day
of thanksgiving and prayer. The places of
business will be closed here, and services
held in some of the churches.
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A DRAFT FOR THE DEFIcIENcY.-A

A DRAFT FOR THE DEFICIENCY.-A
draft-which have come "early and often"
lately-for the deficiency of this county in
former calls for three years men, took place
at Salisbury, on Tuesday last. A list of
those drawn is printed elsewhere in the
paper. Notices have been sent to all the
parties, ordering them to report at Sails
bury, on Monday, the 9Th of August proxi-
mo. Those drafted have the privilege of
going, furnishing a substitute, or paying
$500.
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8G- Deaths and Marriages inserted in this paper
without charge, but Obituaries either in prose
must be paid for at the rate Of per
word, in order to secure publication
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THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Cecil county,
for the election of Directors, will be held at
their office, in Elkton, on Saturday next,
the 9th of August, at II o'clock A. M.
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ENERTILIZERS. -Baugh's Raw Bone Fer
l. tilizer; Booths concentrated do. Fol
! :. u SCOTT Il BRO
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TIE Cherry Hill Sabbath School will

The OBerry IIIII oaUoatH DcuUVt VIII
hold their Annual Celebration on Wednes-
day next, August 3rd, in Mr.. VIM. c. Has
sons woods. A Bible will be presented by
the ladies' of the village to Cherry Hill Coun.
Gil o. U. A. NJ, in the afternoon, at the
same place.
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ES0R SALE.-Ap excellent lot OF New
4 Chestnut post. VIM. McCLELLAND, j.
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THE DRAFT.-A meeting was held on

! Tuesday evening" the Goth inst, according
to announcement, in the Court House, fol
the purpose of taking measures to fill the Sd
Districts quota under the recent call for
100000 troops, without resortng to draft.
The following gentlemen were appointed as
a committee to solicit subscriptions to the
proposed fund to obtain volunteers -
Joseph Price, Geo. w. Denny,
Henry R. Torbert, JOS p. Bradbury,
Thomas Bremen, Jas B. Groome.
Jas. w. Maxwell, Charles Peacock,
George Ricketts,, Joseph Wells,
Victor l.. Bennett, John S. Rossell,
John Perkins, Jr., Ed. W. Staples.
meeting will be held this Saturday
evening, in the Court House, to receive the
report of the Committee.
All persons in the 3rd Election District
DESTROYS to subscribe to the above fund are
respectfully invited to attend.
Citizens Committee, composed OF
Messrs. W. p. Ewing, John P. Bennett and
r. E. Canswell, has been appointed to attend
to the recruiting oftbe quota of this District
The following bountes are offered to those
who enlist For one year, $780, for two
years, $3.50, and for three years, $780,
Those enlisting for one year will receive in
cash $l83; those for two years, $2l6, and
those for three years, $3.50. The remainder,
we suppose, will be paid in nstallments. A
number of our citizens during the past week
have put in substitutes in advance; these are
credited to this District. Some recruits have
also been obtained. If the present spirit is
kept up, the quota of the District can readily
be filled before the 9Th of September. The
Citizens Recruiting Committee have their
Office on North street, near the Court House.
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GAIT by the sack Rock Salt; Turk 8
- Island. For sale. D. SCOTT II BRO.
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CROCE RES Cheap Brown Sugar,
" cheap White Sugar, prime Rio Coffee
New Orleans Molasses, cheap Black Tea,
best Imperial Tea, prime Cheese, Chocolate,
Rioe and Spices, cheap at the store Of
may u E. BROWN, Jr. Il BRO.
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FOR SALE.

A FARM of 70 Acres, one mile west
"A Of Elkton, at the junction Of the North
East and nottingham roads. Price $2,l0e
Terms easy. Apply to WI EWING,
fob 27-tf. Elkton.
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be gathered from tho folcing extracts from rebel
official documents 5
70 Captain G4I,,.Arp M s :, yo,, o.o..
Mr. kadS boat: hSa shsn
FORT Morgan. July II, 1854
sSa place so,psdo where .he last Line lsis Sai
N' SsoprxRs ovrrer. July l2-iH O'clock
70 Mr. RUpD 10 charge Of Ierpsdoes &C. Fort Morgan;
Captain ana Engineer O. 8. A.. in charge Gulf Line
SAVIOUR stten.ion respectiaIly called The order in
which your operations win ee % e Port MS5ssn
placing Of sorpedoes all the assistance power Very
Captain and Engineer 9; a,s 5 A.. A.
To Mr. NEVILLE Assistant Ensnser. Fort Morgan
KxGNEER's REPORT pEFEScEs.
The following ofcai report from the rebel engineer IN
charge VIII show tho formidable nature Of tho dsiencss
them and the vigor with which their completon was
being pushed
s. u Esss SSs
have the honor 70 report 70 you directly M the following
,.' esssss s
er. PoW. M thus reducing s"tss the force sxyssS
Ss.sGy wants seds for the the b. oS%S proof
placed and would for barbete carriages; but is
hed counter platforms have to be elevated two
s M sne
cnsss b % @ for heie line S e s pits
% ON s 10 be-
as but wsrs
Of formidable and complete nature and capable of
giving us rreat annoyance -CoRRnsroSp
'iss n s not place there to 90 Ss w0s n.
the ives! ARK. have thirty more hIled and ready TO
Ss ns s ct q"
must rub .ks &C very soon and The TN to the cor
lime place them there is not an Immediate ne
suggest that we wait for the last moment place be sure
Sav. be se 70 0os os Sc
before the fleet entered the -CoRREspoN The
away or il we succeeded IN anchorng them solid 70 The
bottom the currents Of the ehband flow tide have wrenched
character Of the distractions here referred toCoRRRs
w Fort Gaines Tho work on this fort has been aban.
dsned April for the want Of hands Only baston
he two fronting he sea have been TSs
platforms for the columbads constructed the
others be pace until The basons are razeed the
height Of the wall The chmin de ,on is to be filed
be bu galleries bastions and be construct
ed and bombproofs for and commssary stores
On the west fort mile and quarter line Of
ana and sea to se
wharf to be rebuilt entirely this is Of the most urgent ne
day This Wharf was bniit and is now used by General
Granger r@GonRssroSpsST
receive tho west end but the work OF completion
has been .topped for want OF hands
are no. enough a the Other works are IN serenoe 70
no .un sn The s eS
the most useful implements for this work. is eaten,
VII Cedar Point is totally Abandoned The sortnsn for
the wharf have deserted 70 the enemy but two and since
sn Of hs se%Sproo &c 70 mn 'ho
This is the state of affairs this ine at this To
increase Of force.
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aine Gwertiaa nhst at prducsh.
CAr.c August 15, 1864
Nine gusrr and rsss spies wsrs shot by hs iitary
authorities a. fssucah Yesterday and The day esFcrs
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heavy robbery at Eoston.

n NJ
Seventeen thcusand dollars, IN Eve twenties Nntee
States b0Hds, were stoen yestorfay from w nanAus
house o. Brewster. Sweet b Go. u ssAts siTs~'
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The FisAs with, 90. Tennessee.

When vac reported to Admiral Farrasui thss Tho
Tennessee was bearing down upon him be FASTENED on
deck With the remark, 'Hs af,ss me; lot him como
on, mist Be 80; admiral tor admlrai-nagsnp for
nasshp-rii hsht hin." so,her ships were Immediately
ssnAied 70 weigh anchor and be ready for action The
onse OF preparation was apparent every vessel The
enemy was CLOSE st hand and comins with all speed
directly ., the HArsford evidently with the Intention Of
running her down The Admiral mounted TO s,s paintop
and surveyed hts ground srrspsiox hastily bis plan OF
battle This settled IN his mind he quietly awaited
abs approach of the monster Bvehsrsu mrs have
fsnccd that ne had caught his nappIng, nom
tbe Apphrert qvet bnt now prevailed fsrreguts flag
shIR Nota gnn vas hred Grew Nere 10 be seen her
broteside lay fully exrosed 20 the urinendou blow he
ss hAssenns to give. But suddenly there change
Tsr HAHrFf Ann ~fNNtreEE
Wheu tho rceoLhad appruaeEed ueAr enonih 10 traEe
these obssrvatiop snd nly ssngeaiate taun tlf t m
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,e, and that required, Is as Follows

would respectfully request answer about the place
ment of the torpedoes and order for the powder ill
the forty six empty am very respectfully. de-
L. J. FREMAUX, Captain c. 8. A.,
and Engineer In charge of Lower Bay Line.
Per B. A. REYNOLDS, Clerk.