Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-18
SUNDAY NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
Our Troops take Possession of Acco-
mac and Northampton Counties
Pron1amafion of General Dix.

Our Troops take Possession OF Aceo-
mac and Northampton Counties
Proclamation of General Dix.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 7.-About4,O 900 troops,
including MINI, s Boston battery, will march
from Snow Hill, Md, into Aocomac and
Northampton counties, Va, to-day. Ac-
comuc is prepared to array itself for the
Union, but northampton shows fight.
The following proclamation from Gen.
Dix, has been sent in advance of the ex-
petition:
TO he People of AeeomGe and NOrtdamp-
ton Counties, Yfrginia:
The military forces of the United States
are about to enter your counties as part
of the Union. They will go among you as
friends and with the earnest hope that they
may not, by your own acts, be forced to
become enemies. They will invade no
rights of person or property. On the con:
trary, your laws, your Institutions and
your usages will be scrupulously respect
ed. There need be no fear that the quie-
tude of any Preside will be disturbed, un-
less disturbance is caused by yourselves.
Special directions have been given not to
interfere with the condition of anypersons
held to domestic service, and in order that
there may be uoground for mistake or pre-
text for Misrepresentation, the commands
ers of the regiments and corps have been
INSTRUCTED MOTTO permet any such persons
to come within their lines.
The command of the expedition is en-
trusted to Brigadier General Henry a..
Lockwood, of Delaware, n State identical
in some ofthe distinctive features of social
organization, with your own, and portions
of his force came from counties in Mary
land bordering on one of yours, From
him aud from them, you may be assured
of the sympathy of near neighbors, as well
as friends, If you do not repel it by hostile
resistance and attack.
Their mission is to assert the authority
of the United States;to reopen your in
tercourse!with the loyal States, and espec-
tally with Maryland, which has just pro-
claimed her devotion to the Union by the
most Triumphant vote in her annals; TO re.
store to commerce its accustomed guides,
by re.establishing the lights to your coast;
| to afford YOU free export for the products
of your labor, and free ingress for the
necessaries and comforts of life which you
require in exchange, Hnd, in word, to put
an end to the embarrassments and re-
strictions brought upon you by causeless
und unjustifable rebellion.
If the calnmities of Intestine war. which
are desolating other districts of Virginia.
and have already crimsoned her fields with
fraternal blood, fall upon you, it will not
be the fault of the Government. 1t asks
only that its authority may be recognized.
It sends among you a force too strong to
be successfully opposed-a force which
cannot be resisted in any other than a
sririt of wautouness and maligniIy. II
there are any among you who, reject
ing all overtures of friendship, thus
provoke retaliation, and draw down up
on themselves consequences which the
Government IS most anxious to avert,
to their account must be laid the blood
which may be shed, and the desolntion
which may be brought upon peaceful
homes. In all who are thus reckless C.
the obligations of humanity and duty, and
on all who are found in arms the severest
punishment warranted by the laws ofwar
will be visited. To those who remain in
the quiet pursuit of their domestic occupa-
tions, the public authorities assure all
they can give peace, freedom from annoy
ance, protection from foreign and internal
enemies, guaranty of all constitutional
and legal rights. aud blessings of a just
and parental government.
| TSigncd,1 john A. DRY,
| Maj Gen. Comd'g.