The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-14
IMPORTANT ORDER FROM GENERAL MCCLELLAN.
General Mcclellan has issued The following order

General Mcclellan has Issued the following order
Ers-Thc attention of brigades and rcgmenta com
mssaries Of subsistence and OF officers acting as such,
directed paragraphs 20 q and % Of Subsistence
Regulations paragraphs 073 074 and l075 OF the
Army Regulations Of 1857. Substance officers must
make issues 10 tho hospital, and keep tho accounts OF
hospital funds in strict conformity with the requirements
Of the regulations cited
SecondA changes Of the station Of medical officers TO
be promptly reported to the Medical Director at these
headquarters, and the authority given by which the
TGrd-Ieaves of absence medical officers pro-
hibted unless granted at these headquarters.
Furth-Patients will not be sent from The rcgimental
TO the general hospitals without the authority Of the
Medical Director. Applications for this authority must
be made in writing the names and diseases Of the
patients and DO handed into the Office of the Medical
Director between the hours Of nine and ten A. NJ
Ffh-Whcn soldier is sent TO the general hospital
his company commander shall certify and send with him
his descriptive list and account Of pay and clothing
Sirh-Mae nurses and cooks for the general hospitals
detailed from the prvates Of the army, regular
and volunteer. The allowance will DO one nurse to ten
patients and cook to thirty. Where women
poycd the humber of mon to be called for will not exceed
number sufficient up whole force the allow
ance above authorized Hired nurses and cooks will be
| forthwith discharged.
SernSlen reported at the general hospitals for duty
will be by the surgeon charge to the Office of the
Medical director at ten O'Clock A. NJ for the passes
sary to enable them TO rejoin their regiments.
EighM-Mcdica officers joining this army for duty, with
without TROOPS, will report promptly to The Ne !icnl III
rector in person. If with troops, they will report the
number Of men, the state of their supplies and ambulance
Ninh-Ambulances will not be used for any other than
the specific purpose for which they designed, viz
The transportation of the sick and wounded except by
the written authority of the brigade commander the Me-
! deal Director of the army, and the Quarter-
| master in charge of them in the city of Washing.
The Provost Marshal directed 10 tina, the pro-
Wis of this order carried out and will arrest
officer and confne every private noncominissioned
officer who is found violating it, All government ambu-
ancos possession of regiments or separate corps
will be turned in TO the chief Quarternaster with the
cepton Of two wheeled ambulance TO each regiment
One wheeled transport will be allowed each
general hospital for the conveyance Of marketing and
| hospital stores
Y1ah-Thc practice Of bringing communications in por-
the officers at their headquarters, with view TO
obtain immediate attention to the matter involved proves
serious hndraDce to the prompt transaction Of business
and must be discontinued. Unless under extraordinary
Instances, al! communications for the General
handing to be transmitted TO his headquarters by the
ordinary modes: and the person concerned will await
plies TO befurnshed them in the same manner.
Erer1,ih-Persons having official business at these
headquarters viii transact the same between the hours
! of nine A. NJ. ind three u. NJ.
Trelfh-Thc Of the troops must be thoroughly in
spected by the company officers at least once day.
| TlitenM--Ihe reveic will not be beaten until after
sunrise and hot will bo issued the troops imme
datoy after the reyeilc roll call, as preventative Of the
| effects Of malaria.
F,tarteenh-Troors the march changing positions
will move without music Drums are not to be beaten
trumpet sounded except for the stated exercise and
J calls.
Ffteenh-All acquisitions for ordnance and ordnance
stores and supplies for the troors serving in this army
will be transmitted through the appropriate commanders
| to the chief Of ordnance at their headquarters.
SistsnOGiccrs- belonging TO this army arc directed
TO wear their uniforms at all times at their stations
SerenteenhTfe small fort Fort Corcoran, thrown
up by the Fourth regiment Of Michigan Volunteers, will
| be known as Fort Woodbury..
By command Of
Major General MCCLELLAN,
s. WILLIAMS, Assistant Adutant General.
! RtIARD d. Irwin, Aid -deCamp.
| ADDITIONAL PROTECTION TO THE POSTAL REVENUE.
The Postmaster General has directed additional
protection the postal revenue the exclusive issue Of
the stamped envelope, containing the Improvement
of the d.soving lines This envelope cannot DO manufac
tured by the ordinary machinery and is not, therefore,
liable to imitation by the insurgents. It is found that
but few, if any, of the letters enclosed in this
veope have occasioned trouble to the Postmasters
in deciphering iegble supcrecrirtions posmafks,
Ohe proper position Of both the envelope being ind
Gated by the lines to prevent their mutual obera
ton), thus obviatng the most frequent cause Of mis-
carriage These and other considerations have induced
the Postmaster General to the expense of this
important invention and to supply the envelope
the game terms as the old. The department will not
probably issue proposals for contract for
time
ALLEGED FRAUDS OF ARMY CONTRACTORS.
The government is about to investigate the alleged
frauds committed upon in the sale of horses furnished
by Pennsylvania contractors The inspector Perry
VILE Maryland within the last ten days has CONDEMNED
between and Eve hundred army wagons and notified
the manufacturers to remove them.