The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-24 00:00:00

THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA.

The following proclamations had been issued by
the Governors of Massachusetts and Ohio, and also
by Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island :

MASSACHUSETTS.
" Executive Department, Boston, July 2.

" To the People of Massachusetts—
"The President of the United States has signi-
fied his desire andreadiness to r6-4dive a large acces.
sion to the volunteer military force now engaged in
maintaining the cause of our common country.
" 1. He desires that every corps now before the
enemy shall be immediately recruited to the maxi-
mum standard, to repair the diminution suffered
while earning the laurels of gratitude and honour
now garlanding the brows of our brethren in arms,

" 2. He desires from Massachusetts 10 to 15 new
Volunteer regiments, or their equivalent, to rein-
force the army of the Union.
" The Department of War has issued the follow-
ing orders :
[Here follows the recent orders from the War
Department in reference to bounties for Volunteers
and an explanation of their meaning.]
" The commonwealth of Massachusetts also, by
its Soldiers' Families Relief Law, makes further
provision for the needy families of our recruits, by
affording them aid, according to the necessity of
each case, up to the amount of 12 dole. each month.
" 11. All persons are further reminded that a
premium of 2 dols. will be paid to any citizen or
soldier for each accepted recruit that he may bring
to the rendezvous. This premium being payable to
civilians equally with military men, all persons are
invited to assist in procuring enlistments, and are
offered the remuneration for their labour above in-
dicated.

" The Adjutant-General will issue such written
certificates of authority to recruiting agents who
may offer their services as may be necessary to
authenticate their employment and responsibility.
" 111. All men belonging to existing corps now
in active service, who are not disabled nor under
parole, are urgently reminded of the General Orders
of the United States' War Department, Nos. 61
and 65 of the current series, which require their
immediate return to their posts of duty.
" Proper facilitiies for transportation will be fur-
nished them on application to the Adjutant
General of this commonwealth, or to the United
States' Quartermaster, Captain W. whose
office is at No. 15, Kilby-street, Boston.

"By General Order No. 65, above mentioned,
issued on June 12, all United States' soldiers in
Massachusetts who are not under treatment in a
United States' hospital are required to report them-
selves without delay to the United States' military
commander at Boston, Lieutenant-Colonel H. Day,
whose office is at 190, Congress-street, under
penalty of being considered deserters.
"In cases of serious disability from wounds or
sickness, which may prevent obedience to this re-
quirement, the soldier must furnish a certificate of
a physician of good standing, describing his case,
on which, if satisfactory, the military commander
may grant a written furlough for not exceeding 30
days, or a discharge in the proscribed form of a
certificate of disability. But no discharges will be
given on account of rheumatism, or where there is
a prospect of recovery within a reasonable time.
" No plea of sickness, or other cause not officially
established, and no certificate of a physician in
civil life, unless it be approved by some officer
acting as a military commander, will hereafter
avail to remove the charge of desertion or procure
arrears of pay when a soldier has been mustered as
absent from his regiment without leave.
"By General Order No 61, abovementioned,
issued on June 7, was provided that all officers of
the regulars and volunteers, except those on parole,

then absent from duty with leave, would be con-
sidered as absent without leave, unless found at
their post before June 23, or unless authorised to
to be absent by orders from the Adjatant-General
of the United States' army, based on the certificate
by a surgeon of inability to travel. And all invalid
and wounded officers of eastern volunteer regi-
ments, able to travel, although their disability may
not have been removed, were required to repair,
without delay, to Annapolis, Maryland, there to
report to Major-General Wool, commanding the
camp of instruction.
" IV. All good citizens are respectfully requested
to report forthwith the name and place of any
volunteer or regular soldier in Massachusetts—if
such an one is here to be found—who may be in-
tentionally evading his duty by neglecting to com-
ply with the provisions of the general orders above
quoted. _ _ _

" Massachusetts, which has never slumbered nor
slept, must now arise to still higher efforts, and
pledge to all the duties of patriotism, with renewed
devotion, the individual efforts, the united hearts
heads, and hands of her people.
" JOHN A. ANDREW,
Governor of Massachusetts."

OHIO.

" Executive Office, Columbus, Ohio, July 3

"Fellow-Citizens,—Another appeal to your
patriotism has become necessary. The enemies of
our Government, now assembled at Richmond in
hostile array, largely outnumber any disposable
force at the President's command.

" The army under General M'Clellan has been
driven back, merely by the force of overwhelming
numbers rapidly concentrated there.

" Additional troops are alone necessary to hold
the important positions already gained, and speedily
crush the rebellion at all points. _

" Liberally and gallantly as Ohio has heretofore
responded to the calls of the President, he has ever
been assured that we had but to know that further
aid was needed from us to insure a prompt answer
to any further calls he might make upon us. This
knowledge we now have, and the call has also been
made.

" And now, citizens of Ohio, one and all, shall
the call be responded to ? Something whispers me
that, with one voice, you say it shall be answered.
" Arouse, then, and let every man be able to say
that he has done his duty.
"There is work for all to do. The aged can
stimulate the young ; the wealthy contribute to the
wants and necessities of the destitute; and the ladies,
who have already done so much, and whose kind
hearts will prompt them in the continuance of their
good work, Can
encourage, by their noble example,
both old and
young in the performance of this great
duty. What is wealth, or even life worth, if, to
preserve either, we
have to confess to the world that
we are unable to main •
taut our glorious Govern
mat.

Gallant and worthy recruiting officers, for the
organisation of the new regiments and the filling up
of thew already in the field, will be appointed in