Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-12-13
Washington News.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,


luptOu.
General am directed by the Presi.
dent to call your attention to the following
subject.
Persons claimed to be held to service
. or labor under the laws of the State of
Virginia, and actually employed in hostile
0 United Sta.e- frequently escape from the
lines of the cnemys forces, and are re-
ceived within the lines Of the army Of
the Potomac, this department understands
thatauch persons afterwards coming into
the city of Washington are liable to be
arrested by the city police upon the pre-
sumption arising from color that they are
fugtives from service or labor.
BY the fourth section of the act Of
Congress approved Aug. 9th, 1861, en-
titled an Act to Confiscatc Property used
for lnsurrectionary purposes, such hostile
engagement is made a full and sufficient
answer to any further claim to service or
labor. Persons thus employed and cs-
Gaping are received into the military
protection Of the United States, and their
arrests as fugtives from labor or services
should be Immediately followed by the
military arrests Of the parties making the
seizure.
Copies Of tbs communication will be
sent to the Mayor of the city of WASH
ington, and to the Marshal of the Dis
trict Of Columbia so that any collision
between the military and civil authorities
may be avoided.
am, General your very ob'd't servant.
WM. NJ. SEWARD.
The Secretary of the Treasury has is
sued the following general regulations
relative 10 securing and disposing of the
| property found Or brought within the ter
ritory now or hereafter occupied by the
[. $. forces in the disloyal States
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Washington,
Nov. 3Qth. In order to the security and
proper disposition of the productions of
the soil and all other property found
within the limits of the States or parts
of States declared to be in insurrection
against the United States, and now oc-
cu2ied or hereafter to be occupied by the
troops aud authority of the Union, the
following regulations are established:
There shall be appointed by the Sccre-
tary OF the Treasury, with the approba-
tion of the President, agents to reside at
such ports or places as are Or may bo
occupied by the United States troops,
whose duties shall be to secure and pre-.
pare Tor market the cotton and such other
property ani products as may be found or
brought within the lines Of the army or
under the control of the Federal authori-
ties.
To enable such agents to fulfill the du-
ties devolvel upon them, the military and
naval authorities, under proper instruct
ions, will render such military protection
and aid as may be required to carry cut
the intention OF this Department
Persons held to service for life under
State laws, who may be found within such
limits, may be employed by the agent,
who will prepare lists embracing the
names, sex and condition Of such persons,
and as near Us may be their respective
ages, together with the namls Of any per-
sons claiming their services; which lists
shall be in triplicate-one for the military
commandant, one for the files Of the
agent, and one to be Immediately for
wardcd - the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The persons so listed will be organized
for systcmatized labor in securing and
preparing fer market the cotton, rice and
other products, found within the territory
brought under federal control. Pay rolls
will be prepared, aud strict account Of
/ tha l5hol.= l4iivz ,.araa4s.u4rl nv each Dprson