Newbern weekly progress., 1861-09-03

Generai Order No. 10, of August II, 1861,
from the headquarters of the army, hereby
assume command of the Potomac, comprising
the troops serving in the former Departments
of Washington ard Northeastern Virginia, in
! the valley of the Efehandoah, and the States
of Maryland and Delaware. The organization
| of the coun,harId int6 divisions and trieades
will be announced Hereafter.
The following named officers are attached
! to the general staff of the army of the
Potomac.
Majors. Williams, Assistant Adjutaht-tien-
cral Captain A. V. Colburt, Assistant Adju-
tant-General; Colonel R. B. Marcy, Inspec-
| tor-Gcncral Colonel I. NJ. Key, Abide Camp;
Captain \. b. Sweitzer, First Cavalry, Abide
Camp; Captain Edward Mickey Hudson, Four
-teenth Infantry; Aid-da-Camp Captain L. A
Williams, Tenth Infantry, Abide Gatip; Major
t Al. Meyer, Signal Officer Major Stuart Van
Vliet, Chief Quarterlnaster; Major H. f.
Clarke, Chief Commssary Surgeon G. S.
Triplcr. Medical Director; Major J. C. Barnard,
Chief Engineer; Major j. n. Macob, Chief
Typographical Engineer; Captain c. P. Kings
bury, Chief of0Tdnance Brgadicr Geo. Stone
man, Volunteer Service Chief of Cavalry
Brisadier- -Gene.al W. F. Barry Volunteer ser
! vice, Chnf OF Artillery.
Major General U. S. Army.
''TIE CAPITAL IN DANGER"
| Gov. Curtin, Of Pennsylvania, has issued the
following proclamation for troops, despite tho
| dispatches that f.r days past have been rep
rescn'ing "a feeling OF perfect security perva-
ding the entire community of Washington:
Pennsylvania SIS, 4. G.. Curtin, Governor:
In the name and by the authority of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Andrew, G..
Curtin, Govcrner of the said Commonwealth.
proclamation to the Freeman of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania
Washington is again believed to be in dan
ger, The President has made an earliest ap-
peal for all the men that can be furnished to
he sent forward without delay. If Pcnnsylva-
MIA now puts forth her strength, the hordes of
hungry rebels may be swept down to the lat
itudeS where they belong. If she falters, the
seat of tumult, disorder and rapine may be
! transferred to her own soil. Let every man
so act that he will not BE ashamed to lcok at
/! his mother his wife or his sister.
IL this emergency, it devolves upon me to
call upon all commanders of companies to re-
port immediately to the headquarters of the
Commonwealth, at Harrisburg, that means
may be provided for their immediate transpor-
tation, with the men Under their comtrtands:
The three month volunteers, whose dis
charge has weak kened the army, urged
10y every consideration of feeling, duty and
| atrio to resume their arms at the call of
their country and aid the other men of Penn
sylvania in qucing the traitors.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of
the State at Harrisburg, this Goth day of Aus
gust in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty one, and of this COM
monwealth the eighty sixth.
(Signed) ELI SLIFER,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
BRUSH WITH THE FEDERAts
The Rockingham (Virginia) Register says
We learn from Capt. Bowman, of the mill
tia, just from Winchester that few of Nc
Dcnalds Legion (about 200) went from Win
chester to Harper's Ferry on Saturday to "look
about" The Lncointes, who occasionally
cross over to Harper's Ferry from Sandy Hook;
where they are permanently encamped, were
in such hurry to cross the river from the
Ferry, that they overloaded boat which was
sunk in the Potomac, drowning some 5 or 8
Yankee soldiers. The detachment of McDon-
AIDS Legion, however reached the scene of ac-
ton sufficiently early to kill or 10 Of the
Hessians, and to capture good wagon and
fine mules, Nobody on our side was hurt