Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-08-07

RICHMOND, VA Aug. 2, 1852
Important General Orders No. 81 from the Adjt and In
Spoctor Generals Office will be published Monday. The
l article states that the following orders published
for information and observance of all concerned The next
five articles in form of preamble The second reces
the order issued by the Secretary of War Of the u States
dire ting military commanders Of that Government to seize
and property real personal belonging to the inhab
auts Of this Confederacy and states that provision
made for compensation to tbs Of private prop
erty thus seized
The third article quotes Gen. Popes order for the
arrest Of all dsoyal male citizens who to be required
take the oath of allegiance be conducted beyond the
lines, etc.
The fourth article rectes the order of Brig Gen. Stein
wehr for the arrest of five of the most prominent citizens
oPago county, Va be held as hostages and suffer death
in the eyeut of any of the soldiers of said Stenwer being
shot by bushwhackers by which terms meant the
citizens Of this Confederacy who have taken up 20 de-
iend their homes and families.
The other three articles follows:
Fifth And Whereas it results from the above orders that
OF the military authorities of the United States, not
content with the unjust aud aggressive warfare hitherto
waged with savage cruelty against unCanding people,
and eXapCrated by the failure Of their efforts to subugae
bem have now determined to violate all the rules snd
usages war, and to convert hostes hitherto waged
gnst armed forces into campaign Of robbery and murder
against unarmed citizens and peaceful ters OF the SOIL
Sixth. Ind 1ohereaS, This Government bound by tie
highest obligations of duty to its citizens thus driven to
the necessity Of adopting such just Of rerbution
and retaliation shall adequate to repress and pun
sh these barbares and whereas orders above recited
have only been published and made known this Govern
ment since the signature of Cartel for the exchange Of
prisoners Of war; which Cartel in far it provides for
exchange of prisoners hereafter captured would
have been signed agreed to by this Government if the
intention change the into system of indiscriminate
murder end robbery had been made known o and where
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crime which this Government is thus compelled to enforce
should be unnecessarily extended retaliation the
listed in the army of the United States, who may be
unwilling instruments Of The savage cruelty of their
manders long there is hope that of the
enemy may be checked prevented by rebution
mssoned officers who have the power to avoid this guilty
by refusing service under Government which seeks
their aid in the preparation of such infamous babarities
Seventh. Therefore be ii Ordered That Major Gene al
Pope Brgader General nteinwehr, and all commissioned
officers serving under their respective commando, be, and
they hereby expressly and specially declared be not
entitled to be considered so5ers and therefore
titled the benefit of the cartel for the parole Of future
prisoners of
Ordered further That in the of the capture of Ma
or General Pope Brgader General Stenwehr of any
commissioned officer serving under them, the ptve
shall held in close confinement org the orders
aforesaid shall continue in force and unrepeaed by the
competent military authorities of the United States and
that the event of the murder of any unarmed citizen
inhabiant of this COnederacy by virtue under pretex
Of any of the orders heeinbefore reced whether with
without trial. whether under petense of such citizen being
Ppy hostage any other pretense shall be the duty
of the commanding General OF the forces of this
acy to cause Immediately to be hang ont of the commits
stoned ofces prisoners aforesaid number equal tx
the number citizens thus murdered by the
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