Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-03
From ST. EOu!s.
'ocial Dispatch to the Chicago Times.


ST. Luis, Nov 81.
CIV. Gamble has con erred the aproint-
mnnt Of Major General of the State of Mis-
souri, on Gen. Ualleck.
The latter accents, and will to>morrow
issue a proclamation assuming the com
maod.
He has appointed Major Schofield Brig
adler General and the latter will doubtless
assume here the active direction of the or>
gauizatinn of the State carces.
Col. 4. Il El~ton, has been annotated
Inspector General Of the State troops.
General orders issued to-day by General
Halleck c1ntain the following:
In all cases where prisoners taken at
other posts, or in the feld, are sent to ST
l. uis. ih Y will b. accompanied bv a writ
ten statement of the charges against them.
and the evidence on which the arrest was
based otherwise, prisoners so sent will be
released on their arrival here.
mo person viii he hereafter arrested
without good and substantial reasons and
cheers making arrests without sufficient
cause, or without authority, will he held IN
ace unt and punished. Aud officers send
ing prisoners to ST Louis without CHARGES
proofs. or proper explanations. will he
charged with the expenses OF their trans
roriatipn
General llaleck's orders Tellting to seiz
ureS OF property are equally strict aud con
serynfiSe, They are as follows:
Numerous cases have been brought to
the attention OF the Commanding General
OF alleged seizure and destruction of pri-
vata property 10 this Department, showing
an outrageous abuse of power and violation
Of the laws of war To avoid recurrence
of those evils the following rules will here
after he observed.
lSt NJ private property will be taken
except where necessary for the subsistence
or transportation of the troops, o. in case
OF persons in arms against the United
States, or aforling aid aud assistance to
the enemy.
.'2l Where it becomes necessary to take
private property for the former purpose.
Intelligent and responsible officers will be
detailed for the purpose, who will take an
accurate account of the property so taken.
and give receipts therefor. All such nro-
perty must be duly returned and accounted
for, and the authority for the seizure must
DO stated IN the receipts and returns. Anv
unauthorized aud unnecessary seizure or
ished With the extreme penalty of the laws
of war, which is death
The seizure and conversion of the mi
waite property oi an enemy twhe1 not re-
qriIed for immediate supplies. az provided
IN the foregoing paragraph is iustifable
o. lY IN particular cases, provided BY the
laws Of the United States, and the general
laws ct war, aud should never be made ex
cept by the orders Of the officer highest in
command. who will be held accountable for
the exercise of this power Great can,i,n
should be used in this matter, AS much in
justice has been done To individuals who
are not enemies, and much diseredit cast
upon oGr patriotic army by excuses com
mitted 10y unauthorized persons pretend;n,
10 act IN the name of the United States =
All property taken from alleged enemies
must be inventoried and duly accounted
for
AIRY person violating these rnl ,s willie
Immediately arrested and reported to head
quarters"