The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-20
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT
From Missouri.
IMPORTANT ORDER OF GENERAL
HALLECK.
REBEL sYMPATHISERs TO SUPPORT
UNION REFUGEES.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. l2.-The following gen.
eral order will be issued tomorrow morning:
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI,
ST. LOUIS, December 18th. !
The suffering families driven by the rebels
from South west Missouri, which have already
arrived here, have been supplied by voluntary
contributions made by Union men, and others
are on their way and are to arrive in few
days. These must be supplied by charity, by
men known to be hostile to the Union.
"A list will will be prepared, of the uames of
furnish their quantity, and contributions will
be levied on them to the amount of $4,000 in
clothing, provisions, quarters. or money in
lieu thereof.
This levy will be made upon the following
classes OF persons in proportion to the guilt or
prosperity Of each person.
-. LIST. Those in arms with the enemy who have
property in this city.
End. Those who have furnished pecuniary or
other aid to the enemy or to persons in the
enemy's service.
3rd. Those who have verbally in writing or
in publication given encouragement to the in
surgents.
Brigadier General Curtis, Brigadier General
Farrar, the Provost Marshal General, and
Charles Borg, Assessor of St. Louis county, will
constitute the Board of Assessors for levying
the aforementioned contributions.
As soon as any part OF this contribution has
been assessed, the Provost Marshal will mott.
ty parties assessed, their agents or representa-
tives, stating the amount of provisions, CLOTH
ing, or quarters, and the money value thereof,
required of each, and if not furnished within
the time specified in such notice, he will issue
an execution, and sufficient property will be
taken and sold at public auction TO satisfy the
assessment, with costs, and penalty OF TWEEN.
ty-tiVe per cent. additional.
If nnOn whom assessment shall
be made shall file with the Provost Marshal
General an affidavit that he is a loyal citizen.
and has been true to his allegiance to the Uni.
ted States, he will be allowed Que week to fur
nlsh evidence to the Board to vlndicate his
character, and if at the end Of that time he
shall not be able to satisfy the Board OF his
loyalty, the assessment shall be increased ten
per cent. and levy Immediately made.
Supplies so collected will be expended for
the object designated under direction of Pro-
vOst Marshal General, with the advice OF the
Sanitary Committee.
Where money is received instead of supplies,
it will be expended for them as required, and
any money not SO expended will be Transmits
ted to the Sanitary Committee for the benefit
OF sick soldiers.
ANY one who shall resist or attempt to re-
sist the execution Of these orders will be in-
mediately arrested and imprisoned, ana will be
tried by military commissioners.
ISlgnSul W. H. IL ALLECA,
Major General COmd'g.
JNo. C. KELToN, Asst Adj't Gen'l.
RETURN OF SCOUTING EXPEDITION.
oEDALIA, Dec. 1.-THE scouting expe-
dition, composed in part of Merrill's horse
and two companies of regular cavalry, res
turned this afternoon, bringing in as pris.
oners four Captains, two Lieutenants, and
about forty men. They also captured one
mortar and large number of horses and
wagons. The expedition went as far as
Wayerly. They report 1000 rebels at
Lewistown. Shebley's men were seen and
pursued several times. The report OF fight
near Waverly turns out to be false.
The man who hauled down the American
flag at Lexington after Mulligan's surren~
der, was arrested here to day as spy.
ANOTHER MILITARY ORDER.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. l4.-Persons arriving
here from seeded States are hereafter Or
dered to report themselves at the Office of
the Provost Marshal, register their names
and subscribe to an oath of allegiance.
This is designed to relieve persons who come
here in good faith, seeking protection of
Government from suspicious which natural
ly attach to all parties from the South, and
prevent their arrest or molestatiOn.