Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-28
Department Of South Mississippi and
East L0niSiana.

General Order No. O.
HEADQUARTERS, VICKsBUBG, Miss, July 4 1852
THE General commanding having announced in Gem
eral Order No his intention 70 defend the depart
ent to the last extremity in view Of the exgencies of
the country, hereby declares martial law in the follow
ing counties: Issaquena GazO0, Warren, Kinds,
Holmes Claiborne Jefferson Adams Wilkinson, AInite
Pike, Marion, Hancock Harrison and Jackson, all in
Mississippi, and Carroll and Sundower, Miss, and all
the counties in Louisiana and east Of the Mississippi
river
20 the meaning and effect Of martial law the General
commanding deems 1t proper to state that it has been
well defined 20 be the will Of the military command
er :" bat the extent Of the action that may be had uu
der it cannot be definitely announced depending, as
does upon The emergency calling for such action. Il
intended to interfere with the courts either civil
criminal, except far as they may come in conflict
with military orders
That private interest must be subservient ta the
public good Is an old and respected maxim and the
loyal and intelligent will yieIda willing obedience TO
the military mandates based thereon. The General com
manding confidently calls upon all officers, both civil
and military also the citizens generally to cooperate
with and sustain them IL ali things necessary 10. the de-
fense Of the country.
Disloyalty must and will not be counteuGced. The
credit Of the Government must be sustained The seeds
Of dissenEion and disafeeti0n shall not be among
the troops Speculation and extortion upon soldiers
citizens will not be tolerated aud TO these ends the gen
eral commanding orders:
1. ANY person who shall trade or attempt to trade
with he enemy, under any pretence whatsoever, or
who shall give any signal 70, or IN any manner hold
communication with the enemy for the purpose OF Civ
ing information concerning the Confederate forces, or
shall pass into hs camps through his lines without
passport from The proper suthorty shall suffer death.
III ANY person who shall refuse receive Confede-
rate money shall de, say, write anything cslcu-
oted 10 deprecate the same shall be subject 10 fine and
irnprisonment or confseatiOn Of property either OF
bofh a. the nature Of the case may indicate.
III The publication OF any article in the newspapers
In reference 10 the movements Of the troops prohibited
and If the editor or proprietor Of any newspaper pub
Hs5ed p any Of the counties herenbeiOre designated
snail publish any editorial article or copy into his paper
any article Or paragraph calculated to impair conaec
in any Of the commanding officers whom the fresldeh
NAV see tit to place over the troops such editor OF pro
prietor shall be subject TO fine and imprisonment am
the publication Of the paper shall be Thereafter sus
/ pended 81,
~ The asking Of exorbtant prices for goods OF tn
/ commodities Of lfe such would indicate want Q
confidence in Confederate money OF the bsrterng oi
OF Offering TO barter goods low prices for the CON
modities of fe Is prohibited and any person so offend
ing shall be subject to fine and imprisonment or cont'
cation Of property either or both, the nature ot tn
case may indicate
Y Provost harshas will be appointed for each Of tn
counties in which meme have been apponted-the a.
pointmeAts heretofore made confirmed until fuIthe
| orders.
VI Col Fred. Tate, Provost Marshsl General Of th
department is charged with the execution Of the ab0v
order and the local provost marshas viii report to LII
weekly all proceedings had before them.
| By order oi MsiOr-General EARL Van dorm.
| iyl9lm N. n. KIMMELz hai. and A. A. G.