The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-10

proper that Captain Thompson should be in the service
within the limits OF the State rather than outside her
| borders.
1he river is steadily falling, and within three days
there will be less than five feet in the channel between
This city and CAIRO. Ice s already running past ST. o
scph and Duneith, though apparent in front OF
this city Old steamboat less fearful Of close
Of navigation by cold weather than thoy few days
| since.
sr. LOUIS, Dec. 8, 1891.
Vigorous Policy Of General Hayec in the Treatment # ees
O'rages7he Eriies from Springfield to be Quariered
| Wedhhy Rebels in 81. Loul-vagaries Of the Camp
Jackson Prisoners-fneresting Items, dc.
General Halleck gives evidence Of vigorous policy
wards the rebel traitors Of this state. for days
past the unfortunate sufferers OF the southwest portion
the State who have been driven account OF their
Union sentiments, have lined thoroughfarcs aud
presented many OF tho painful of poverty
and alicton witnessed in this city. Only small
| portion arrived in proportion to the thousands
| who left Springfield and vicinity in company with
| General sigel's division. Their aprearancc-haf
naked benumbcd with cold, and hardly able to stand
has excited the velios sympathy, and 10 evident that
something must be done for these destitute people
they will die outright Of starvation Yesterday General
alock issued order on tho subject which has struck
CONSERVATION into the hearts Of the secessonss and
the same time provides effective remedy. 1t is
follows
Tho law of military retaliation has ixed and well
acts part in retaliation for like acts Of the enemy,
1t permits any rctalatoy measures within the pre-
scribed limits Of military usage. If tho
my murders and robs Union we aro not
justified in numbering and robbng other persons who are,
in legal sense enemies TO our government but we may
enforce on them the severest penalties siifed by the
laws Of war for the crimes Of their fellow rebes The
bel forces in the southwestern counties Of this state have
robbed and pnndered the peaceful combaant nhabi
tants taking from them their clothing and means Of sub
sistence Men, women and children have alike been
stripped pundered Thous ins Of such persons are
destitute and starving condition. Humanity and justice
require these icrngs should be relieved aud that
the outages committed upon them should be reaaed up
on the The individuals who have directly caused
these sulerngs at present beyond reach; but
there are in this city, and In other places within our
lines numerous wealthy seccssionists who render aid
ss,anee and encouragement 70 those who commit these
ontages They do not themselves rob and pander but
they abet and countenance thass acts in others Al
though less bold they are equally gaty II is, there
fore ordered and directed that the Provost Marsha i'm
lately inquire into tho condition Of the persons so
driven f. ON their bones and h1t measures b. taken to
quarter them in the houses and to feed and cohs them
Mt the expense Of avowed seccssonsts and Of those who
are found guilty Of giving aid assistance and encourage
ment to the enemy.
The above order is the tenth section Of General Order
No 13, the balance Of which comports with the
The other section provides that oil spies shall be
ed and II condemned spies shall be Ahot without
gard The vigorous tone employed to give express
to General Haecks determination 10 deal with tho
rebels with hand is what causes the latter the
| greatest uneasiness.
| Upon inquiry At headquArters this morning, I
learn that the above order will be strictly enfors-
| ed. The disposition Of tho matter has been handed
to the Sanitary Committee, composed Of Messrs.
| Yeatman, Elliot, Partridge, Greedy and johnson,
who have been invested with full power by General Hal
eck to use any building owned by rebel in the city that
may be needed for the shelter OF the refugees from tho
Southwest to seize blankets, stores bed furniture,
and, in Short everything needed to make the exiles
comfortable without regard TO cost or consequence. The
Provost Marshal has already turned over 70 the commit
|
ing of blankets, clothing and medicines &c, taken from
the baggage of the Camp jackson captives lately sent
| South as exchanged prisoners. II remarked
curious fact, that If General Haeck wished to
use "secesh" building for shetering the
as his own headquate the building being owned by
rampant secessonst The enforcement of the order il
an easy matter There are plenty Of empty build
ings owned by secesscniss within reach and other
ces nee'ei to make the sufferers comfortable will not be
Tb departure Of Camp jackson prisoners for
by steamboat was to them an unexpected alteration OF
destination Their prog anime was to pass tho federal
lines Seiaia and iorage through the country till they
reached prse's lines The sudden change in their
route was a severe dampcr upon that interest
tha, these men have left For more than two " seks
they travelled around the streets dressed in the rccog
n2ed uniform of rebel soldiers and Haunting treason in
the faces Of loyal people in the most obect nabe
They tried all sorts Of lodges to obtain advantages
not laid down in the law for the exchange of prisoners
One of their schemes to appeal very vigorously to
the military courtesy OF the oblgng Provost Marshal
Last Tuesday General Frost the king pin Of the camp
.
arranged the terms OF exchange cornered the Provost
Marshal in his Office, and cndcavored to persuade him
that courtesy required him to permit them tocarry
contabrand packages their friends the South They
urged that day hereaftc the Cnfede might be
possession Of ST Louis and that he-Capt Leighton
might be in Their fix and luring favos at tho hands
Of the vctos But they could not convince the gallant
Captain, and he told them plainly that they would be
strcted t. th personal effects recognized by military
usages; the rebels will have TO wait awhile for their
packages.
appears Kansas City and in fact all the cum
try west Of L,daiia from the Missouri river to the Ar
kansas line to be given up entirely to the rebels Gen.
Hunter has ordered COL Jennison and his band of
Jawbawkers TO return 10 Kansas Jennsyn evacuated
Kansas city day before yesterday and by this timc is
safe in eavenwort II IS generally believed, so am
informed by gentleman just arrived here from Leaven-
worth, that portion Of Prces army intends TO attack
tina, point AM extensive preparations are being made to
give them warm reception. Kansas City will be
depopnlated by the Union and tn ir families. Mer
| chipts moving their goods by steamboats, and by
wagons to Ieavenworth rapidly psss Bile. Families
are emgratng to safer quarters and general alarm pre-.
walls. The telegraph wires between Kansas City and
places and it is designed by the telegraph company
to Immediately close the Office IN Kansas City. There
will doubtless be many outrages on the property Of Union
which cannot be removed and little urther rcta-
iaon in St Louis will be necessary to make good the
loss o Union property in that vicinity. President Lin
coins Message received here with pretty genea al
satisfaction. The radicals the slavery quest Of
course wish FOR more decided policy on the emaneipa.
question: but enths of the ople excluding the
secesh think Lincoln is right defining the principal OBJ
ec OF the 10 be the OF the authority OF
the Union The sccesh take particular delight compare
ing the late Message Of JEFF Davis, as literary effort
| with that OF Honest Abe.
--Jei. 1hompson's returning well Prices,
to theK homes for tie winter in squads of five at
time. An officer who came in from Pilot Knob last
night says that the Union scouts report the OF
many or the rebcs who iii the Fredercktown fight
| They are in = destitute condition gene ally.
The Lieutenant Colonel, Chappee, who was JEFF Thomp.
son aid and who lately arrived at CAIRO with nag "
wife, was formerly an empoye the Pacific Railroad OF
this State, and lived at Attention He only lett mere ast
summer.