Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-07

GENERAL ORDERS, Apur.Sr GESrn,I,s OErIcE
) Washington, July %, ls47.
GENERAL RECRUITING SERVICE.
The measures taken fill the ranks of the Army having
been communicated from time to time by special instructions
since the PRONUNCIATION of General ORDERS Nos. q g. and
IL becomes necessary publish these instructions to the
Army and for the better information and guidance of the Off
GERS concerned.
l.-Recruiting tor the old Establishment.
Colonel |. B. CRANE Superintendent, Eastern Division
lst Artillery, Headquarters, NeW York.
1t. COL ]. ERvISG, Superintendent, Western Division
I'd Artillery, 5 Headquarters Cincinnati.
Officers of the LIST, ID, and Sd Dragons, the Mounted
Rifle Regiment the four regiments of Artillery, and the ls
3D. 3d. 4h, 5th, 6th 7h and sth Regiments of Infantry
who may be sent from the Army in Mexico with view to
the recruiting service, will their arrival New Orleans
report person to Brig. General BRooKE, who will give
them orders according the instructions he may
Washington.
2.-Recruiting for the Ten additional Regiments.
" Is, lery, Superintendent, Headquar-
'' tiers, NeU York.
For the It'll Infantry Major E. w. MoReAS 18th Rcgi-
and Voligeurs ment Superintendent, Baltimore.
! Brig Gen. G. NJ. BReoKE, COM
:, =, 90, 80, manding Western Division, las
VI , "a, u t., aiu sisted by A. c. BLANCHARD 10Th
Regiment, )--Headquarters, Nelo
Orleans.
For the 18th and 9Th Regimens-Lt Col ]. EnyrSe I'd
Artillery, Cincinnati.
g. The men enlisted for the Isl and I'd Dragons will be
Carlisle Barracks, be under the command of an
officer of the Regiments. The recruits for the Sd Ora
goons and Mounted Rifle regiment will be sent to Jefferson
Barracks The commanding officers viii enforce strict sys-
TEN of discipline and instruction according to regulations
4.-Recruiting far tie Volunteer Regiments
For the Massachusetts, New York. and New Jersey vo-
lunteers-Col. j. Bsnkhead, I'd Artillery, NeV York.
For the Pennsylvania, District of Columbia and Maryland
Vouneers-Major E. w. Morgan, It'll Regiment, BALI
For the Virginia Vounteers-Co j. B. Walbach 18th Ar
tlIery, Fort Monroe.
For the North and South Carolina Voluneers-Col w.
Whistler 4th Infantry Fort Wouhrie.
For the Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi, AID Louisiana Vo-
luneers-Brg Gen. G. NJ Brooke, Neto Orieans.
For the Illinois and Missouri VoIunteers-Lt. Col. I.
Stamford Sth Infantry, Jebers9a BavQcks.
For the Indiana and Ohio Vouneers-Lt Col J. Ervng,
I'd Artillery, Cincinnati.
Volunteer officers selected for the recruiting service by their
respective Colonies, pursuant the provisions Of General
Orders No. IL, of april Is, will report by letter the field
officers charged with the superintendent Ct recruiting for
their respective regiments, to whom they will make all their
reports and returns.
s. As 50 60 recruits enlisted for any one re-
gimen the superintendent will report for instructions to the
Adutant Generals Office, when measures will be taken to
concentrate and organize deachmen for the field of not less
than $50 The officers sent Mexico with recruits
Cloth regular and volunteer will the United
States but be replaced by other officers be selected by the
commanders of their regiments.
G. The public interest requires that the recruiting service
lie pushed c the greatest ,igor by every officer employ
ed in it and the time the strcest economy is en-
joined in all expenditures and arrangements de- "Super-
inendcnts will report all commissioned or non-comnissioDed
officers who may be incapable negligent or unsuccessful
in the discharge OF their functions &C. (ee paragraph 757
Army Regulations, 1910
T. Proceedings Of courts martial in the trial of recruits on
charges Of alleged deseon from the rendezvous afford strong
ground believe that there instances in which the recruit
ing party have contved make out the case Of seoa for
the sodd purpose of obtaining and dividing among themselves
the authorized reward OF 500 The records show that recruit
enlisted the cath day of May; tina. leave was granted
him until o'clock that not returning ut the hour he was
seized before at the house OF the friend who had accompa-
MED him TO the rendezvous IN the morning that he
fined deserter by the Sergeant and that on the certificate
of the recruiting officer fire Of the party received and divided
the reward
If the recruiting officer performs his duty to the service,
these fraudulent schemes obtain money the expense of
recruit not deseer in fact would rarely be successful 1t
the especial duty of the officer examine thoroughly evey
case of absence cfho aps and in should he
give the usual certificate OF apprehension until wen assured
that the recruit really aSce according 10 the Articles
Of War and Army Regulations If the rule prescribed in para
graph 764 had been Observed the short absence Of the man
the 24h Of May referred above could have been re-
garded as descrton.
The Secretary of War directs that the recruiting officers
give strict attention to this subject II is expected thew will
diligently watch the public interest," and protect the recruits
against all mposons attempted TO be pracsed upon them
g. An packages and letters relating to the recruiting ser
vice will be endorsed on the upper right hand corner e-
cruiting Service"
8. Packages containing "Cerifcaes Of Disability or
oernhcS'es LOT PENSIONS will be endorsed accordingly
the lower lett band corner Of the enyelope
BY order r. JONES All Gen.