Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-01
War News.
Proclamation by the President Respect.
Ing the Penalties Of Treason.


act oil Congress, entitled an act 20 supptess
instruction, to punish treason. and 10 seirs
and confscate the property Of rebel. and
Tor other purposes. approved July Il,
/ 1862, and which act and the jDlnt Tes0lu-
ton explanatory thereof are herewith pub.
lishci. Abraham Lincoln, President Of
the United States, do hereby proclaim and
warn all persons within tho contemplation
/ Of -aid 9th section To cease participating in
aiding, cOuntenancing or abt tting the *.
i.ting REBELLION, or any rebellion against the
Government Of the United Sate-, AMI 70
return TO their allegiance 10 tho United
States on the pain Of forfeiture. ne within
and by said 9th section provided.
/ In testimony whereof have hereunto e,
NV hand and caused the seal OF the Untei
States 20 30 afrIei. Done at the city u
I Washington this 18th day Of July, in the
wear OF our Lord 1860. and Of the lndepsn.
deuce Of the United STATE. the s7th.
/ (signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President.
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of STATE.
JurKRsoS CRY. July 30. Col. GuuiAr.
OF the 9th Missouri regiment, Reinforced
by Lt. Col ShaGer and Major Chopper, d
/ Mcrrill's horse. AID Major Caldwell. Of the
"a Iowa Cavalry, ak hundred and hly
strong, were attacked a, Mooner's Mills.
seven miles east Of Fulton. yesterday, BY
Porter and Cobb. nine hundred strong arl
after Sighting until after { T.. ". the ro'eI'
were completely routed. with loss Of -
/ or 100 killed and wounded. and one prison.
er. Col Guntar reports a loss Of - kIl'el
and wounded. lie captured guns, ammu.
milton. baggage. &c. in rrofu.ion. Both
officers and men behaved 'penildly. Colb
!. reported killed. Col. Guntar resumed
pur-ui, last night, and will follow them
over tho Jordan.
II l. stated that Gen. Pope. recen. orders
have lutterci the traitors considerably.
Nearly every man in the Warrcnton Re.
gion la. sworn fcalty to the Southern hum.
bug. Rather than revoke their swear, they
prefer to 60 South with their Lares ADJ
Pena,es. There will beno tears she'd, IN.
less by cover, traitors. at their eIpltriation.
Thirty Of tho leading Rebels Of frederics''
burg have gone to Richmond with their
families. and Others are preparing to follow.
A portion Of Gen. Popc's army, compris-
Ing Gen. lla,chs and Gen. Bayard's brig.
AIDES, now oc.upies Culpepper cour, House.
Gen. Hatch. forces proceeded to within
short distance Of Gorlonrille, bu, with.
drew TO Madison Cour, House shortly alter
ward, and subsequently, to Culperper. Tho
woods between Culpepper and Madison ars
reported TO be ,hiekly infested with eueril.
las. and strong bodies Of the rebel infantry
aud cavalry.
One day las. week fellow 90, pass =.
Norfolk 10 go TO North Carolina. SOmo
realous officer watched him, and in few
hours caught him making for Richmond.
Ito had 1000 letters for Rebels, for which
be was TO ge. 81 each. Instead OF being
promptly sho; as .py. he was carefully
lodged in Jail. our dispatch says, " This
will stop the avenue by which letters aul
papers have been pa.-cd TO and from Rich
mond." We take the liberty OF doubling
this rOsccOlOrcd corOllAry.
Gen. Banks corp. !. eligibly eneampei
in well wa,ered and fertile location. The
whole army /, anIiously awaiting order,
for forward movement. They are in tho
beet Of rpiris.
Lieut.. Col. n. II. Anthony has been un.
condi,ionally released from arres, a, Corin,h,
and restored TO his command in the Kama,
9Th. His ofCnse. as will be remembered.
was refusing TO eIpcl negroes from hi'camP,
Maor. General sherman assumed COM
mand Of Mcmphi. on the eoi. Four hun.
dred persons took the oath Of allegiance.
and one hundred and thirty received passes
to go South.
II is reported. from several sources, that
on the arrival Of Gen. IIalleck AZ the head.
quarters at IIarri.on's Landing, the Army
Of the Potomac was ordered TO lay aside
their piekaIes and shovels, oil further Dis.
gins being suspended.
The Grenada Appeal report, that the Ar
kan.a. has been cut out from the rebel bat.
teries. a, Vicks5urg. Con,adic,ed.
n. l.. IL W.-ksr..
ton three swords which had been presented
to Gen. Twigg. for gallan, conduct by Con.
grcss in years gone by.
The Washington Star says -" WIthsaeh
soldiers as Maine has turned out, and such
Generals as Howard, Berry and Jameson.
the Pine Tree State has reason 20 be proud
OF her record IN the present war.
Ii i. stated tina, DR.. Gireelon, Of Lew
i.,on, and five or six other experienced sur.
ceons Of Maine, have left, or are about 10
leave. for the army Of the Potomac.
A private letter from New Orleans 9th,
says that the 18th Maine regiment. has
gone to Baton Rouge.
Com. Porter Of the New Orleans mortar
fleet has joined the army Of the Potomac.
All the rebel prisoners in the old Capital
a, Washington, have been cent to Fortress
Monroe to DO exchanged
Gen. Pope has left Washington to join bis
command. ile has iel, strict orders that ~
one shall enter bis lines exccr, on oncial
business.
Steps are being taken to bring loyal blacf'
by the hundred from the valley Of the She