Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-14

Il. All persons taken, deserters coming in,
persons coming out of Boston, who can give
any intelligence, any captures OF any KIND
from the enemy, are to be Immediately re-
ported and brought up to head quarters at
Cambridge.
la. Capt. Griffin is appointed aid de camp
to Gen. Lee and to be regarded as such.
IA. The guard for the security OF the stores
at WATERFOWL TO be increased to 80 men.
Is. A sergeant and 6 men to be set as a
guard to the hospital, and are TO apply to DR..
Rand.
l6 Complaint being made against John
White quartermaster of Col NiXon's regi-
ment, for misdemeanors in drawing provisions
for more men than the regiment consisted Of,
and for abusive behavior, a court martial, con-
ssting of a captain and four subalterns, is or
dered to be held on said White at O'Clock
tomorrow morning, who are to make due ill.,
quiry, determine, and report
HEAD QUARTERS, Cambridge, July 5, 1775.
by his Excellency Gen Washington. Parole
Bedford. Countersign, Cambridge. Officer
OF the day for tomorrow, Col. Glover. Officer
of main guard Lieut. Col Robinson. Adiu-
tant for the day, Hardy
General OrdTS.-First, the adiutant of each
regiment is required to take special care that
all general orders are communicated as well to
the private men as to the officers, that there
may be no plea Of ignorance they will be
deemed answerable for all consequences which
may follow from neglect of this order
Second, 4 general court martial is ordered
to SIT to morrow at IL o'clock A. M for the
trial OF VIM. Patten, charged with leaving his
post while on guard David Wells and Glide
ON Cole, Tor sleeping on their post as sentinels
John Scott, for insulting the sentry, and at.
tempting to pass the guard at Boston and Jas.
Foster, tor theft; when the witnesses are to
attend, and the parties charged are to have no.
ucc tins day, that they may be prepared for
trial.
Third, the general most earnestly recon-
mends and requires Of all the officers, that they
be exceeding diligent and strict, in preventing
all INVASION and abuse OF private property in
their quarter, or elsewhere He hopes and
indeed, fatters himself, that every private sell
der will abhor and detest such practices, when
lie considers that it is for his own rights liber-
ty, and property, and those of his fellow coun.
trymen, that he is now called into service;
that it is unmanly, and sullies the dignity of
the great cause in which we are all engaged,
to violate that property he is called to protect,
and especially that it is most cruel and incon.
siStent thus to add to the distresses of those of
his countrymen, who are suffering under the
iron hand of oppression.
Fourth, the general again urges a speedy
and exact return of the forces, Stores proviS
ions, &C., as desired in the order already is
sued and for the future those returns to be
made once a week, on Saturday morning reg
ularly. The general is much pleased with the
expedition and care which some officers have
already shown, in their obedience to this Or
der.
Fifth, the commanding officer of each reg
ment is to direct an officer of each company
to call over the rolls of their men, at O'Clock
every morning, and to make proper inquiries
after the absentces.
n. B.-Wm. Patton and David Wells be.
long to Capt, Gridley's company, and Col.
Gridley's regiment; Gideon Cole belongs to
Capt. Chester's company in Gen. Punam's
regiment; John Scott belongs to Capt, Hon.
ey's company, Col. IS regiment; James
Foster belongs to Capt Buffers company, in
Col, Nixon's regiment.
ITO be continued