Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-23
Department Of South mississippi and
East Louisiana,


fIEADQUARTEEs. VICEszURG. Miss July g 1862
FTHE General commanding having announced IN Gen
oral Order 10. bis intention TO defend the daparr-
rneut TO the last extremity in view OF the eEencs o.
the country hereby dec martial law u he follow
ing eoanfiss: Lsssquena, lazoO, Warren, Kinds.
Holmes, Claiborne Jefferson Adams, Wilkinson, Amte,
Pike, Marion, Hancock Harrison and Jackson, al in
,ssssi7piy and Carroll and Sunfower Miss, and all
the counties in Louisiana and east Of the Mississippi
river.
As there seems 20 be some misGppreheuEon u regard
the meaning and effect Of martial law tie General
commanding deems Il proper 20 state that has been
we defined 70 be the VIII Of tlle military command
er buf the extent th- action that may be had un
der il cannot be definitely announced, depending, a.
it does upon the emergency calling for s1ch action. Il
criminal except 50 far as they may come in conflict
with military orderz
That private interest must be slbservieDt u the
public good is an old and respected maxim, and the
loyal intelligent viii yield willing obedience 70
the military mandates based thereon The General com
manding confidently calls upon al ofheer both clFI
and military, also the citizens generally, 70 cooperate
with sud sustain them IL al things ny for the Ge
feDse Of the country.
DilovaI-v must and viii not be ccuatenacsd- The
credit Government be sustained The seeds
of dssensi0n and dsafscJi0n shall not be among
the troops Speculation and e1tortion upon EollsHs tf
citizens VII not be toiraed and t9 these ends the gen
era. commanding orders
T. ANY person who shall trade or attempt to trade
with the enemy, under any pretence whatsoever, or
wi shall give any signal TO- or in any manner hold
communication h the enemy for the purpose Of Civ
ing information concsrnnz the Confederate forces or
passport from the proper authory, she suffer DEATH
IL ANY person who s1al re- iss 20 receive COufsde-
rate money, shall do say write anything calcu
lated 20 depreciaie the a be subject fne ana
imprisonment eoDnsCatol of property either or
both as the nature Of ne case may indicate
III The publicztOgof any article in the newspapers
n reference the movements Of the ro0rs p-oh bIted
and the edor proprietor Of ar Newspaper pub
Ished any Of the countes hereinbef0re designated
y an publish my edo-i article copy into h paper
any article paragraph cacuated 70 impair confidence
in any Of the c0mm2ndmg officers whom the President
may see ito place The troops such editorr pro-
prietor shall be Subject 10 noe and imprisonment and
the publication Of che paper shall be thereafter
pended
~ The asking Of exorbitant prices fozJods OF the
commodities Of life, such would indicate want Of
confidence in Confederate moreY, or the barierng Of
Offering 10 barter goods at low prices foE the com
mOditios q life Is prOhibited and any person offend
ing shall be subject TO fine and imprisonment eons-
cation Of operty either both, the nature Of the
ease may indicate.
v Provost Msrshas wiz be appointed for each Of the
counties In which meme have been apponted-the ap-
pointmeuts heretofore made confirmed until further
orders
VI Col Fred Tate, Provost Marshsl Genersl Of the
department s charged with the execution Of tie above
ler and the local provost Ilarshals viii report TO him
weekly al prOceediagE had before them.
By order o. Major-General EARL NAS DORS.
jyl9Im n n. KENNEL, Kej. and A. A. G.