The national Republican., 1861-08-07
MISSOURI


MISSOURI.
Governor Gamble has issued proclamation
august 81 concluding as follows:
II those citiz ms, who at rhe call Of the late
Governor have taken up arms choose TO return
voluntarily to their homes TO the peaceful pur.
UT OF their occupations, they will 6nd in the
present Executive a deter N inarion to afford
n-m all the security in his pos er, aud there is
10 doubt entertained that they will be unmo
irsred.
The officers and their TT ,ops Of the Con.
ederate States who have invaded Missouri are
,otf-d that it ia against the will OF the people
Of Missouri that they should continue on the
soil OF thu State, and that their continuance in
Missouri will be considered an act of war, de-
.gned TO bring upon our State the horrors Of
war, which Missouri wishes to avoid. They
are therefore notified TO depart at once from the
State"
The following dispatch was sent 70 Governor
Gamble,
"WAsHINGroN. august 3.
To His Excellency Fl. R. GAMBLE.
Goo~rnOr Of Missouri:
In reply to your message addressed to the
President, am directed to say, that it, by a
proclamation. you promise security TO persons in
arms who voluntarily return To their allegiance
and bee, me p-aceable and loyal, this Govern.
ment will cause the promise to be respected.
SIN N CAMEsON.
secretary IF War;"
Gen. Pope has ssta blished the following sys.
TEN for the preservation of the peace:
He designates county committees, charged
with the duty Of preserving order, and when
they 6ni it necessary to call in United STATES
troops, the expense Of such troops is to be de.
frayed by county levy upon property. If he
has occasion to send troops TO repress disorders,
independently Of the call Of such committees,
such troops are to be billeted upon the inhabi.
tants.
All persons who have hitherto been led away
to take up arms against the United States, are
notified that by returning and laying down
their arms at the nearest military post, and by
p 'rforming their duty hereafter, as peaceful and
lawful, and Law abiding citizens, they will not
b. molested by military forces, nor will they te
subjected to punishment, unless they have com
mitted murder, or some other aggravated
offence.
HEAVY Batteries FORWARDED TO Fremont.
The Prttsburg Chronicle says,
An unusually heavy shipment Of ordnance
and ordnance stores WAS made from the United
>tares Arsenal here yesterday. 1t was con.
signed to Major General Fremont, command.
ing the Department of the West at ST. Louis, and
consisted Of the following pieces If heavy arri.
lery, &C., the whole weighing sol, 1857 pouuds.
E ghteen 32.pounder iron guns. eighteen
"a FOUNDER iron guns, eighteen 32.pounder
barbette gun ca riages and chassis, eighteen
24.pounder do do implements and equipments
complete, 1000 32.pounder shot, l,C00 "a.
shot, ninety 81 pounder canister, ninety "a.
pounder canister, ninety 32pounder grape
-tands. ninety "a pounder grape stands, 900
80 FOUNDER gun cartridges, (tor shot,) 1000
24.pouuder gun cartridges, flor shot,) $50 "a.
FOUNDER gun cartridges, tor grape aud can
ister,) ls0 32.pounder do. do.
"Auother order for ten thousand sets Of in.
fantry accoutrements has also been received
from the general, aud the hands at the arsenal
power. Besides the above, the arsenal authori.
ties have received requisition for a large
number Of howitzers and siege carriages, with
implements and equipments, colnmbiad plat
forms, p'ntel crosses, traverse circles, &C., TO
Dc forwarded to New York, with the least pos
slole delay. The amount OF war material drawn
from the ar'enal thus far has been enormous,
but the stores still on baud are very large, and
vii doubtless be found equal TO any demands
that may be made upon them tor months to
come"
The light cavalry at Paris are daily practised
In the rapid establishment Of telegrsphc wires
during a supposed engagement. The wires
are fixed to lsnces.
The late Sultan of Turkey had over two
hundred wives, and these were waited on by
7i0 ladies. II is no wonder that be died be
fore his time.