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<K>e > t mm back, keep tnem back, sir,”
iWmd White, “the British have sur
ri j erc d. Move your mcß off, and send
V* ‘hr ‘c guide* te conduct them to the
•\ va irican post at Sunbury.” The three
-mdes ariivt and. Tin live vessels wero
burned, and the British, urged by White
:o keep clear of his racn, and to hasten
-heir departure from the enraged and
'brand tbie Americans, pushed on with
Teat celerity, whilst White retired with
one or two of Ills associates, gating
hat ho would go t.o his troops m the
-car and restrain them. Ho now em
ployed himself in collecting the neigh
borhood militia, with which he overtook
his guides, and conducted them in safe
ty to tae Banbury post. This took
.place on the lot of October, 1770. Lee
-a his memoirs, winds up his narration
,viUi the foilowing sentence: “The ex
-rraordinary address ot White was con
rasted by the extraordinary folly ot
french, and both were necessary to pr<>-
Icce tuis wonderful issue. The affair
approaches too near the marvelous to
lave been admitted into these memoirs,
•>nad it not been uniformly asserted, as
uiiformly accredited, and never coutra
licted. Capt. Elliolm was an officer of
Pulaski’s Legion. Capt. Melvin, it is
•idiered, licet and died in Savannah.”
Col. White was an Englishman by
-birth, by Irish parentage, and was at
me time a surgeon in the British navy.
On leaving the naval service, he em
larked with his family for America, and
purchased a saiCbU* residence near
Philadelpnia. When the Revolution
and all a!ions were ordered
:o quit the country or to take the oath
if allegiance, be preferred the latter,
saying “that ho had fought for die King
as long as he ate his broad, but. that now
America was his home, and for America
he would now tight.” He entered the
army as a captain, and was promoted to
the rank of colonel. His regiment (4th
Hebrgia Battalion ) was ordered to Sav
annah. His exposure and fatigue
•.brought on a pulmonary disease, of
which he died in Virginia.
IDSPECULATOitS AND SITUATION
SE EKEKS.
“ New Youk Ctrv, Jan. 12, 1865.
Editor ,S tvrana he raid I have beu ou£
.ff buisness the last sicks munths, an
ho ughi 1 might doo well in Say van a I
want too goe ixto buisness, and will
3>utt my time against a mans capital but
if t halt is not I would work for a gud
-all ary l can do anything but doaut
want to work t :o hard as lam troubled
with Xewralgy. if thare is ea. ny charnce
to go into a specknlatioi. you sliant
•loose by it please wright to nie at once.
I can keep books or clerk, it or write tor
papers. PSi can make 3 thousand
dollars a year easy here write to
Box NY P 6.”
The above is a sample letter from a
-eore or more we have received, and the
reply will answer tor nil. The orihogra
jphy does not recommend the writer
ih a book-keeper, or an editor. We
are not. allured by bis brilliant promises.
U he can make “3 thousand”.a year
North he bad better do it. lie forgot to
•Adose a postage stamp tor the reply to
his moderate requests. We are not
speculation or situation brokers. Any
e wanting a partner with capital, or a
salaried position with large pay and
■light work, can advertise for it as long
ts he sees fit, in the Savannah Daily
Herald, at the rate of 20c. per line tor
first insertion, and 15r. per line for each
subsequent one, paid in advance.
The Gold Room was depressed this morning by
tfie reported capture of Fort Fisher, with its en
tire garrison, and the lowest point of to-day
showed a decline of over throe percent from the
dosing rates lust, evening.
The speculative feeling for ;i rise is very tame,
•»nd the bear interest is decidedly in the ascend
ant. ‘
10:30 k. m 217
10:50 215
11 ;05 .215 5-8
11:15 - ; 215 3-4
.11:30 216 1-4
II: 50 ? 215 1-8
12:00 nooii. 214 1-2
1:00 p. m .214 3-4
Arm y or jk j’Jxpvc.'tx Jan. 17.
Aid iron Swank au — Dkcautukd of
tub D.oikl WVissmn. —' The third and!
last vessel the Daniel Webster with pro-j
visions for the suffering people of Sa
vannah departed on her charitable mis
sion last evening. The Dahiel Webster
has a cargo of $4,000 bis, besides Gov
ernment supplies, assorted as follows;
1,000 bis of potatoes, SOO bis of beet, 200
bis pork, 100 tierces of lard, 03 tierces
of hams, 800 bis of kiln-dried corn meal
300 bis of pilot bread, r>o hogsheads of
sugar. Os this cargo Boston contributes
330 bis of corn meal, 500 bis of potatoes,
100 bis of beef, 100 bis of pork, 1.000
pounds, of ham, besides other provisions.
A large quantity of ham and coin meal
could not be got aboard of the vessel,
and ha Ito remain behind. Col. Julian
Allen left on the D. W. to superintend
their distribution in Sanaav»ah.
FliOX W A9HINGTOH —WanHIXGTON, Jail.
17. —The large room iu the north wing
of the Patent office is to be used for the
Presidential Inauguration Ball.
The train bound to Fairfax yesterday
was fired into by a party of guerrillas
between. Springfield and Accotlnk
Bridge. The conductor was informed
by the Captain commanding at Spring
field, that there were some guerillas in
the vicinity, so he was on his guard.
When first seen the guerillas were piling
timber on the track.
The Engineer at once reversed the
engine and saved the train. Some shots
struck the smoke stack. No other dam
age was sustained.
A missionary, recently riding on an
omnibus in Loudon, told the driver that
he had been in China. John was much
interested, and promptly asked, “Are
they a civilized-like people about there,
sir ? do they take their gin of a morn
ing?”
MAUL INKS MEWS.
Arrived—SchocnerVauee, Smith. Hilton Head ;
schooner W C. Duval, Mathis, Hilton Head;
steamer Gee. Leary, Doming, Hilton Head.
HEJUKiU.YB.T2RB Mil.. DIV. OF TEE MISSISSIPPI,
In the Field, Savannah, Ga.. Jar. 16th, ISG3.
•.Special Field Op.ders, >
No. 15. f
I. The islands from. Charleston, South,
the abandoned rice fields along the rivers
for thirty miles back from the sea, and
the country bordering the St. Johns riv
er, Florida, are reserved and set apart
for the settlement of the negroes now
made free by the acts of war and the
Proclamation of the President of the
United States.
11. At Beaufort, Hilton Head, Savan
nah, Fernandina, St. Augustine, and
Jacksonville, the blacks may remain in
their chosen or accustomed vocations;
but on the islands, and iu the settle
ments hereafter to be established, no
white person whatever, unless military
officers and soldiers detailed for duty,
will be permitted to reside ; and the sole
and exclusive management of affairs will
be left to the freed people themselves,
subject only to the United States mili
tary authority and the acts of Congress.
By the laws of war, and orders of the
President of the United States, the negro
I $ free and must be dealt with as such.
He cannot be subjected to conscription
or forced military service, save by the
written orders of the highest military
authority of the Department, under such
regulations as the President or Congress
may prescribe, domestic servants, black
smiths, carpenters, or other mechanics
will be free to select their own work and
residence, but the young and able-bodied
negroes must be encouraged to enlist as
soldiers in the service of the United
States, to contribute their share towards
maintaining their own freedom and se
curing their rights as citizens of the
United States. Negroes so enlisted will
be organized into companies, battalions
and regiments under the orders of the
United States military authorities, and
willjbe paid, fed and clothed according
to law. The bounties paid oh enlistment
may, with the consent of the recruit,- go
to assist his family and settlement- in
procuring agricultural implements, seed,
tools, boats, clothing and other articles
necessary for their livelihood.
111. Whenever three respectable ne
groes, heads of families, shall desire to
settle on land, and shall have- selected
for that purpose an island or a locality
clearly defined, within the limits above
designated, the Inspector of Settlements
and Plantations will himself, or by such
subordinate officer as he may appoint,
give them a license to settle such island
or district, and afford them such assist
ance as he can to euable them, to estab
lish a peacable agricultural settlement.
The three parties named will subdivide
the land, under the supervision ot the
Inspector, among themselves! and suph ;
others as may choose to settle near them,
so that each family shall have a plot of
not more than (40) forty acres of tillable
ground, and when it borders on some
water channel, with not more than eight
hundred feet front, in the possession of
which land the military authorities will
afford them protection until such time as
they can protect themselves, or until
Congress shall regulate their title. The
Quartermaster may, on the requisition of
the Inspector of Settlements and Planta
tions, place at the disposal of the Inspec
tor one or more of the captured steamers,
to ply between the settlements and one
or more of the commercial points here
tofore named in orders, to afford the set
tlers the opportunity to supply their
necessary wants and to sell the products
of their land and labor.
IV. Whenever a negro has enlisted in
the military service of the United States,
he may locate his family in any one of
the settlements at pleasure, and acquire
a homestead and all other rights and
privileges of a settler as though present
in person. In like manner negroes may
settle their families and engage on board
the gunboats, or in fishing, or in the
navigation of the inland waters, without
losing any claim to land or other advan
tages"derived from this system. But no
one, unless absent on Government ser
vice, will be entiled to claim any right to
land or property in any settlement, by
virtue of those orders."
V. Iu order to carry out this system of
settlement, a General Officer will be de
tailed as Inspector of Settlements and
Plantations, whose duty it shall be to
visit the settlements, to regulate their
police and general management, and
who will furnish personally to each head
of a family, subject to the approval of
the President of the United Statds, a
Dossessory title in writing, giving as near
as possible the description of boundaries,
and who shall adjust all claims or con
flicts that may aiise under the same,
subject to the" like approval, treating
such tides altogether as possessory. The
.-ame General Officer will also be charged
with the enlistment and organization of
the negro recruits, and protecting their
interests while so absent from their set
tlements ; and will be governed by the
Rules and Regulations prescribed by the
War Department for such purpose.
VI. Brigadier General R. Saxon is
hereby appointed Inspector of Settle
ments and plantations, and will at once
enter on the performance of his duties.
No change is intended or desired' in the
Settlement now on Beaufort Island, nor
will any rights to property heretofore
acquired be effected thereby.
By order of
Maj. Gen. W. T. SHERMAN.
L. M. Dayton,
Maj. and Asst. Adj’t Geu'i.
A SMALL SHOW CASE WANTED.
Apply to or address R., Savannah Daily
Herald office. jan2s ts
Boots and shoes made and repaired
At No, 2 Broadway, Hilton Head, S. C.
Choice Segars and Tobacco.
Beer, that cannot be beat.
Apples, prime Butter.
Also. Shoe-findings for Sale at the above place.
WM. M. WILLIAMS,
Proprietor.
lleadqeartebs U. S. Forces,
Savannah. Georgia, January 24,1565.
GENERAL ORDERS,)
No. 4. j
| ALL OFFICERS OF THE ARMY ON
** duty at this Post, those connected with de
pots excepted", and all citizens within the lines,
are required to report immediately any case of
contagious disease which may come to their
knowledge to Surgeon J. C. Morgan, U. S. Vols.,
Health Officer of the Poet, unless the same has
been so reported before,
Any neglect or failure on the part of any
citizen, to comply promptly with this require
ment* will be. considered a misdemeanor, and
sent before the Provost Judge for adjudication.
11. Comaianding officers of troops in quarters
; will be held responsible that the quarters oi'
ihejr troops are at all times in a thorough state
•of police.
< By command of Brv't Maj. Gen. GROVER.
’ Edward G. Djxk, A. A. A. Gen’i.
Dramatic association.
Ladies or Gentlemen wishing to ioin a-
FIRST CLASS DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION,
Can do so by applying to
C. R. F., Drawer 135 P. 0.,
Savannah. Ga.
y gRUBBABEL LODGE. No. 15, F. & A. M.
A regular meeting of the Lodge will be held
at their Lodge Room, This Evening, at 7 o'clock.
Members of the Fraternity in good standiug
die invited to attend.
WM. GREEN. W. M.
M. Loewenthai.. Sec’y. jan26
\\T ANTED—By a citizen, (one who is well
> ▼ acquainted,) a situation as Clerk, in or out
doors. The best of references can be given.
Enquire at this office. jau 24
dkKA REWARD WILL BE PAID AND NO
qp?Jv/ questions asked, to any person who
will return to this office the VALISE, taken
from No. 140 Congress street, on Monday, Jan.
23d ; as the contents were of much value to the
owner and of no nfee to any other person.
Jan 25 * 3t M. R. FLINT.
CW. DENNIS & CO.,
* No. 5 Merchants’ Row,
Hilton Head, S.
“Wholesale and retail dealers in
BUTTER. CHEESE, CIGARS, CAKES. CRACK
ERS POTATOES, FLOUR, CANNED FRUIT
AND MEATS, STATIONARY. HARDWARE,
&C„ &C., &C. jyi I*s ts
Roberts & lewis,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
SUTLERS’ GOODS AND LUMBER,
Mitciikll Avenue, Hilton Head, S. C«
b. s. no iiekts, [jan3o—w&s3w) onAB. w. lew is.
U S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION.
Rooms 147 Bay street.
Preaching at Wesley Chapel, corner of Lin coin
and South Broad streets, every evening. Ser
vice, commencing at 6 o’clock.
Preaching on Lord’s day at 10 o’clock A. M.,
and at 3 and 6 o’clock P. M.
All are invited. ts jan 25
\\T P. GILLETTE,
VY • COMMISSION MERCHANT.
And
GENERAL AGENT.
Solicits Goods of all description for Sale cn Com
mission. Office Bay street, two doors <ast
City Hotel.
P. S, —The services of GEO. J. SMITH, to as
sist in the business have been secured. jan23-6t
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Adjutant General’s Office
Washington, February IS, ISG4.
General Orders, )
No. 04. f
REFUGEES AND REBEL DESERTERS.
Whenever refugees from within the Rcbe[
lines, or deserters from the Rebel armies, pre
sent themselves at U. S. Camps or Military
Posts, they will be immediately examiued by the
Provost Marshal with a view to determine their
character, and their motive in giving themselves
up. If it appear that they arc honest in their in
tention of forever deserting the Rebel cause, care
will be taken to explain to them that they
not be forced to serve in the U. S. Army against
the Rebels, nor be kept in confinement. 'Hie
President’s Proclamation of December 8, 1563,
will be read to them, and if they so desire, the
oath therein prescribed will be administered t<*>
them. They will*then be questioned as to
whether they desire employment from the Uni
ted States; and if so, such arrangements as rtmjr
be expedient will be made by the several Army
Commanders for employing them on Govern
ment. works within their commands. Those who
come to the Army of the Potomac will be ior
warded to the Military Governor of the District
of Columbia, at Washington, with reports ia
their eases, that employment may be given them
if desired; or, if not, that they maybe sent as rar
North as Philadelphia.
By order of the Secretary of War :
E. D. TOWNSEND.
Assistant Adjutant General.
Official :
W. L. M. Burger. Assistant Adjutant Genera
Heado’RS U. S. Forces, Savannah, Ga.,
January 25, 1865.
General Orders,)
No. 5. ( . .
I. Hereafter authorized dealers ol goods im
ported from the North and retailed to citizens of
this city, officers and soldiers, will be allowed to
sell at an advance of fifty per cent, upon the
cost price of the same or similar goods in New
York City, and in no case will any dealer be al
lowed to sell at a greater prufit.
Vegetables, game, fish, oysters and wood,
brought from outside the lines and not imported
IronAhe North, will not be exposed tor sale at a
"renter profit than 200 per cent, above the retail
price of the same before the rebellion.
II Authorized hotel and boarding-house keep
ers will be allowed to charge not upwards of 15*
per cent, advance upon the established prices be
fore the rebellion. . . ,
HI officers, soldiers and citizens are invited
to report any violation of the foregoing para
graphs to the Provost Marshal, who will, upoit
Acli report, arrest the offender, close his place of
business—if he has one—and turn the case over
to the Provost Judge for adjudication.
IV, Retail wine and liquor shops, and sales or
wine and liquor to soldiers, are prohibited.
V. Until further orders, no letters will be de
livered at the Rost Office to citizens not actually
within the hues of the defences of Savannah, and
until the census can be taken, and the names or
citizens present registered, no letters will be de
livered without satisfactory evidence oi identity..
No written communications will be pei muted
to pass outside of the lines into any district m re
bellion, except such as are directly authorized
from these headquarteis.
By command of „ „
Bv’t. Maj. Gen. 0. GROVER.
Edward G. Dike, A. A. A. G. ;an2(i
