Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-08-24
WAR DEPARTMENT.


pecticut. Massachusetts,. Vermont, Rhode
Island New Hampshire, Maine and Mch
INN will take notice OF and conform promptly
to the general order this day directed to the
Governors of the States above named, which
is as follows -:
10 the Governor Of The State fl.
By direction of the Pres dent of the United
States, you are urgently requested to forward,
or cause to he forwarded Immediately To the
city of Washington. all volunteer rrgimen
or parts OF regiments. ut the expense oi the
United States Government, thu: may be now
enrolled within your State, whether under
your immediate control. or by acceptances
issued direct from the War Department,
whether such volunteers are armed, equipped,
or uniformed, or not.
The officers Of each regimental organza
ton that may not be full shall leave recruit
ing officers at their several rendezvous, aud
adopt snch other measures as may be neces'
sary to fill up their ranks at the earliest
date possible All officers of volunteer
regiments, on their arrival, shall report TO
the commanding General, who will provide
equipments and other supplies necessary tor
their comfort. To insure the movements OF
troops more rapidly than might otherwise be
done, you will please coufpr with and aid oil
officers of independent regiments in such
measures as may be necessary to effect the
object in view All clothing or supplies
belunling to or contracted for the several
regiments shuIl be forwarded TO Washington
for their use, detailed reports ot which shall
be made to the commanding General.
SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary of War.
Among the latest appointments are -
Major General Ilalleck, of California, for The
Regular Army, uDd Colonel George A.
Thomas to hr a l}rgadier General of volun-
teers The former received military educa.
ton, and Is experienced, aud the latter is an
army officer aud attached to General Banks
division.
As consequence, NJ ajor Generals Dix and
Banks are thus placed IN subordinate military
positions Fortress Monroe is not included
N this new arrangement
The State Department has just issued the
following notice, addressed to all whom 1t
may cuncern -
Until further notice, no person will be
allowed to 20 abroad from poit Of the
United States, without a passport, either
from this Department or counterslgned by
the Secretary of State nor viii any person
be allowed to land in the United States
without passport from Minister or Consul
Of the United States, or, If foreigner, from
his own Government, counterslgned by such
Minister or Consul. This regulation, how
ever is not to take effect 10 regard to persons
coming from abroad until a reasonable time
Shall have elapsed for IL to become known
III the country from which they may pro
coed
The President for several mornings has
been visiting the Navy Yard, experimenting
with - newly invented mechanical gun, which
Is worked by crank IN the hands Of the
gunner, aud throws seventy balls per minute.
The implement Is said to he the Invention OF
a puuI mechanic Of New York.
The bodstng of the Rebels seems to be
their only capital at tbs time. Tbey never
cease brsg2lng about the capture Of Sher
mans Battery, which is here safe and com
petp, to gun The most Of their victories
are 10 their imagination; but it is all very
we'll as Ihe masses among them have to be
pacted By strong language.
A GENERAL or der WAS issued by Genera!
Scott, to day uniting the military depart.
smeuts uf Washington and Northeastern
Virginia into one drplUtmrut to be called
the u p,rlmrnt ul the Potomac, under
Mriur G-nrral McCiellau, who is ordered to
proceed to urg inIze the troops under hln
into divisions ann IDdeprnden. hrigades. BY
this change General Mansfield is left without
II command, aud no lutimatlnn bbs been
gwen him as yet as to what dnty he will be
uss.eCed. His STAFF viii remain as heretofore
Tnr nav department luciuGrs Northeastern
Vagina. me D.,trct of Columbia, and
Maryland, as tar as B4drrsburg.
Annexed to the General Order which con
s,nutlug the States Of Kentucky aud Teunes
see u separate military commaud, are the
following impnrtaut "iders:-
General officers Of Volunteers will not he
permitted to select Their nidr,'de'camp from
The officers Of the Regular Army.
Al general and staif officers who have
come into the service OF the Uutrd States
under the call Of the President for three
mouths Volunteers are hereby mustered out
OF service.
Officers of volunteers who resign their
commssinns will not be received luto the
SERVICE Of the United States Of other voluu
tepr nrganz9iluus
The min.mum standard for enlisted men in
the Regular Army has been reduced 10 tive
feet three inches. There is no standard iuI
volunteers.
Within one month from this date the flee
tjvenrss Of the Navy for the purpose of clos
iug ali the enlrauces Of the southern cuas
viii be- Increased -'haif That ls to say
beyond all present effectiveness, whlcl
amounts to as effective u blockade ns va
ever instituted by any Navy upon SO exten
siye "a hne of sea coast,
Th, Rebel tr"ups have nearly all fallel
back to Fairfax Court House, thus wldeulu)
the distance Separating the hostile forces
The pIckets Of buth armies, however occup
npnrly the same advanced positions as here
tufO-p.
Ex Minister Faulkrer was arrested as
ho,tagr for the rrturn Of our Cnugressme
and others, hut uudoubtrd evidence Of hi
treason is already in hand, and the Stat
Department holds the clue TO Overwhelming
evldruces of hls guilt. Letters which he ha
written sncp his incarceration, with grav
mlsrsprrsrutatinus of his arrest aud II
causes. have not been forwarded TO thel
destiuatlun.
Henry Wager Hallrck, of California, wa
made Major General Of Volunteers t0.da..
lie is New Yorker by birth and graduate
at West Point in 1899. lie Is the author
sevrrul military works, was breveltrd Cal
tain for gallant conduct aud r-rltOrio,
services 10 CalIiornia 10 lS4I was Srcretal
OF STATE under the military Government
California, under Gems. kraruey, Mason al