Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-29
RETALIAToRY MEASURES TO BE
ENFORCED
&e., &c, &c.. &c, &C.

WASHINGTON. Dec ga special to the
Times says:
Official information from Mexico represents
the condition OF the French army a. most critical,
their rtuks being thinned BY sickness and want Of
wholesome food Agents have been sent 70 this
country FOE supplies Of varOns kinds and EN-
powered to make large contracts for future use.
These facts having reached the Mexican Minister
here. he has entered his solemn protest against
such supplies being allowed 10 20 forward Sec
rotary Seward, however. declines to interfere.
Complaints are made that he even extends TO the
French privileges denied 10 the Mexicans
Whatever cause may exist for the charge, il is
unqueslonable that much i'll feeling is being en-
gendered in the Mexican embassy.
There certainly is no occasion for the general
air of doubt that seems TO surround mems opin-
ions in regard 20 the Presidents policy after the
lst of January. His measures and his late dec
laratOus all tend 20 impress upon Us the fact that
he fully sustains the aitirmations made in his
proclamation of emancipation.
A special to the Herald says:
All our sick are being brought from Falmouth.
The request for transportation is so great that
outside supplies cannot be forwarded to the army
Our troops have already made many rude wooden
structures for shelter
An old lady arrived here to day from Fred.
ercksburg. having been passed into lines
under a dag OF truce by Gen. Longstreet to meet
her husband, who is Union refugee from that
city.
She reports TINT the rebel soldiers are treated
properly; that citizens are treated quite badly
as Yankees; that only one person, not connected
with the army, was killed in Fredericksburg She
saws the leaders OF the rebel army are constantly
promising their soldiers TO lead them through
Maryland and go into winter quarters in Phiiadel
phia.
She was in Richmond not long ago. and rep
resents that the scarcity of shoes and other
sary articles OF wearing apparel Is almost in
credible.
General Gregg succeeds the late General Bay
ard in command OF bis cavalry division
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27.-The Press publishes
what purports to be a retaliatory proclamation of
JEFF Davis, over a column IL length. Gen. But
Ter and all his officers will be hung if taken-all
soldiers taken prisoners to be paroled Negroes
found with arms are TO be Immediately hung
Federal officers found with slaves arc also TO be
hung.
Davis declares Gen Butler felon. deserving
capital punishment and orders that he shall no
longer be considered or treated as n public enc
my, but an outlaw aud common enemy OF
mankind and when captured the officer capturing
him shall instsnty hang him
No commissioned United States officer taken
shall he released ON parol before exchange until
Butler shall have met the punishment for his
crimes; aud that all commissioned officers in the
command of Butler be declared not entitled TO
be considered soldiers engaged in honorable
warfare but robbers ard criminals deserving
death, and that each of them. whenever captured,
shall be reserved for execution.
The proclamation is dated Richmond, Decem.
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