Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-13

around little dogs neck be was between the
spaniel and the poodle-4hite wool, but dirty:
his chin vas close q the ground. his eye up
turned meekly. and wsgging hls tail gently IS he
went al0ng A juvenile freedman, Who sas
standing on the pavement. -aid. Little doggie.
II you don's get two dollars. MassA BItler vii
take dc Wag out ob your tail.
CENTRAL BUrLEEs MILITARY ADMINISTRATIONS ~
THE FIELD.
Since General Butler has been vigilaDt in
irving 10 impress the public mind that the civil
govsrnme was inefficient at Norfolk il may
not be amiss 10 advert TO the administration Of
military affairs in the field in that vicinity The
first movement was To send about one hundred
men TO Smiihfeld on James river. in the face
OF the enemy. with no mode OF retreat. and only
to be supported by gunboat- going up a creek
that j. little more than quagmlre At low tide
The result the loss OF the ~hoie command.
and the destruction OF a gunbOat which got
aground.
The next Was General Wild's notable raid into
North Carolina and Princess Anne county. /
want To the history Of that raid until
the var is over The taking of Miss White
prisoner j. only one Of the occurrences
The next was the projected raid on Richmond.
for the liberation OF the Union prisoners. The
failure was regretted. IL Was attributed 10 the
desertion Of Union soldier. who carried the
news to Richmond, aud gave them time 10 rally
and defeat the project Aud the public have
been amused and satisfied with this story and
General Butler Landed to the heavens for the con-
ception of the noble idea He insulted the navy
by atiributing TO the officers unfaithfuness. and
imprisoned a lady thirteen DAYS, keeping her on
bread and water TO force her 20 tell what naval
officer had told her OF the contemplated expedi-
dIiion 70 Richmond. when she knew nothing
aboutit OF all Of this the public duly no
tilted through the press. But is il not strange
how soldier who deserted knew anything about
the objects Of the army, 30 "a TO give informa-
ton so long beforehand! ] asked the first four
or FIVE men | met from Norfolk ii IL known
there publicly before the expedition started. that
il going. Every one OF them replied that
they knew il from six 10 DAYS before il started
the troops that were going. the object aud all
about it, Ii was told by his own officers Gen
erai Butler knew 10 whom he had cOnfded his
plans
Why did he not strike there for the person
who revealed the secret think it very likely
that the news of the raid communicated from
Norfolk TO Richmond, aud IL was suggested in
the letter. publish that YOU got this news from
Union soldier who deserted f" But it was
known at Williamsburg. and talked Of among the
soldiers for at least six DAYS before the expedi
ton started. Yet censure i heaped on every
Douf, I'D keep Observation from UeneraI Dutler
aud his confidential advisers
The last military exploit heard of. was raid
into North Carolina and the capture of two
lighter loads Of corn and meal. with some
trabands, and the selling of the corn at public
auction, and the proceeds OF sale went into the
provost marsha's fund
WHAT BECOMES or THE PROVOST MARSHAL FUND
might answer this question by repeating the
question. what does become of il? Perhaps this
j. about satisfactory answer the country
will ever get
Ii does not go into the treasury of the United
States. nor do | suppose it relieves it of any OF
it, burdens IL il estimated by those who have
pretty good opportunity of knowing. that there
has been collected since Gen Butler went to Old
Point last fall. from two 10 three hundred thou
sand dollars into this fund. There has been a
system OF excessive Zines introduced for one sup
posed ofense aud another. varying from fifty to
hve thousand dollars In addition TO this mode,
property, captured and cOn6scated, all goes into
the Provost NJ trshal's fund with tax goods
shipped into and out of the district tax on Oys
tiers and dogs clearances OF vessels. &c. &c.