Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-31

ces for the government Of the armies Of the
United States, approved April 10, 1861, holding
correspondence with, or giving aid to the enc.
my, either directly or indirectly, is made pun
ishable by death, or such other punishment as
shall be ordered by the sentence of a court
martial. The public safety requires the strict
enforcement OF this article. IL is therefore or.
dered that all correspondence and com nun ca.
tion, verbally or by writing, printing or by tele-
graphing, respecting the operations Of the ar.
my, or military movements, on land or water,
or respecting the troops, camps, arsenals, en-.
trenchments or military affairs, within the sew
eral military districts, by which intelligence
shall be directly or indirectly given to the enc
my, without the authority and sanction of the
General commanding, be, and the same are alb
solutely prohibited, and from and after the date
of this order, persons violating the same will
be proceeded against under the 57th article Of
war;"
Another article provides that the commission.
ed officers Of all volunteer and military organi.
Eations, no matter whether established under
the authority Of State or the United States,
will be regarded as having been commissioned
on the day when mustered into the service of
the United States, and will take rank In their
respective grades, and will be entitled to pay,
and be obeSed aud respected in their several
positions from that day.
Hereafter no minors will be mustered Into the
service Of the Uuited States without the oon
seIt of their parent . or guardiaDs
L. is extremely dheult to obtain reliable 10.
telligeDce respecting the result Of the picket
encounter on the other side of the river, but
there seems to be truth In the report that sew
eral OF our troops were killed, and Others
wounded along our lines yesterday and last
night.
Tue Postoflce Department having authentic
iDior nation that the mails have been repeatedly
violated, aud cannot be carried tately ia that
ptIt OF Kentucky named herein, it Is ordered
that the po-tofites At Hickman, Columbus, aud
Pdducah, KY, aud all other post I'll tes aud post
routes in Kentucky west oi the TeuDessee river,
De dl1continued, excepting as fOllOws; Route
No. 652 from Russellville, via Cadiz and May.
field, Is oO0ti0ued as tar as MllltO~u, aud all
pOstotHces GU that route, except Aurora, aud
coutiUusd; also, route No . 694. from Elder.
Vile to Olive, and the postUttices thereon are
continued
WAsHiEoroH, Aug. 20 All volunteers in
service "hO have been taken prisoner by the
rebels and released on parole, will be discharged
from service.
Times Correspond, nee.
New YoRK, Aug 80 Gen. Scott expressed
the opinion to day that the rebels must make
an attack on our lines at an early day.
Information rom the rebel army says there
are large numbers OF rebels 10 aud ABOUT Ma.
nassas on the lines Of roads leading to Richmond
and toward StrAsburg.
There has been much sickness among their
men, owing to wet weather, o deficiency Of
clothing and camp equipsge They are short
Of everything except wheat, four and corn, OF
which they have an abundance; their men were
very restless and there was no discipline. They
were highly elated with their success ut Bull
Kun, and SO confident OF their ability TO thrash
the Abolitionists, that they imperetively do.
manded to be led to Washington. IL is .prooa-
bly, In obedience TO this REQUIREMENTS that they
are now being paraded aIoUg our lines.
An intercepted letter from Columbus, Ga,
shows that New York pipsrs we're received Nt
that point wi(hn tIom ten to twelve days OF the
date OF publication, aud iur,her that tue rebels
are basiDg their movements in the lower tier of
States on the supposed intention Of the military
authorities here, AS developed by the suggestion
Of the Northern press.
Blair aud Cameron signify their intention to
remove every person from their Departments,
against whom a charge Of disloyalt may bs
brought by the Investigating Committee.
(aeralds Dispatch
The enemy has not only re.cstsblished their
old line of plckets as before the battle of Bull
Run, but have actually eneFosohed on the terri
tory formerly held by Us nearly half mile
nearer our line of fertilization. They now oc
cupy several important strstegedc points, on
which they are throwing up forli6oitions.
On Munsons Hill the enemy 10 onstructing
works, and have now temporary battery of ii,
fed caDnon, from which, for the last lew days,
they have kept up a desultory fire on our troops
at Biiley's Cross Roads. Along the route se.
ferred to, the enemy has several depots OF sup
plies and reintoTcements, aud at least three
new Notifications, aud probably double that
number concealed and under construction.
The enemy's forces at Mason's Hill consist.
ed of 7OO cavalry, lOO0 infantry and three pieces
Of field cannon.
A gentleman arrived here to day from Rich
mood via Louisville, Ky. He has spent several
weeks in VlrgoG aud visited the lines OF the
rebel army. He estimates the number now in
arms In Virginia at nearly 300 QUO, and the
force on the Potomac above 10000.
Since the first OF June immense quantities of
arms purchased 10 the East have been carried
into the State through Baltimore, and their
whole army /, row we'll armed.
Manassas Junction has been virtually aban-
dcned, there being only guard left there to
lOOh hHcE Tue Kuub VI tue llc prl0.
cipal body Of their forces has been pushed for
ward to the Upper Potomac to be thrown across
into Maryland, for which movement a column
Of 10000 Is prepared with pontoon bridges,
upon which they can cross at any point they
fud the least defended. They are deter mined
to make an attempt TO get Maryland in their
possession, and they believe that will insure
their ultimate possession of Washington and all
the immense accumulation Of supplies here,
thus enabling them to transfer the war from the
Potomac to the Susquebanna, and secure them
their recognition by Europe. This programme
has been decided upon. us s'-- -
The Secretary OF the Treasury contemplstes
Issuing an address TO the public 10 behalf Of the
National Loan.
An army officer stationed on tho Virginia
side Of the Potomac reports. that while we
have lost several soldiers this week ia picket
skiruishing, at least ten of the enemy we're
killed,