Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-04-09
Violating the Laws of War.

GHelF REGIMENTS WITHOUT Qeldy ana resume
their respective commands.
Violating the Laws of War
Edmund Ellis, publisher of the Boone
county Standard, was tried before a military
commission at Columbia, Missouri, on two
charges, viz:
First Charge.-The publication of infor
nation for the benefit Of the enemy, aud en-
coaraging resistance to the Government and
laws of the United States.
Second Charge. of the laws of
war by the publication within the lines of
the United States, In public news paper of
articles and information intended aid design.
ed to comfort the enemy, and invite persons
to rebellion against the Government of the
United States.
One of the criminal publications was STYLED
" Letters from the Army" another " Root
Abe or Die" and the third, News from Gen.
Price"
The commission found the prisoner guilty
of the charges and specifications, and sen
fenced him 'to be placed and kept OUTSIDE
the lines Of the State of Missouri during
the war, and that the pross, types, furn iture,
and materials of the printing Office of the
Boone County Standard be confscated and
sold for the use Of tie United States.
Gen. Haleck approved the finding and sen
tence, and directed the printing to remain in
charge Of the quartermaSter until further or
ders that the prisoner be placed outside the
State of Missouri, and that, if he returns
during the war, without permission. he be
arrested and placed in close confinement in
the Alton Military Prison.
The proceeding being returned to the War
Department, they were approved by the Sec
retary of War; and an order issued that the
form Of proceedings should be adopted, in
like cases, by the commanding officer of all
military departments.
Skirmish at the Chain Bridge.
On Saturday afternoon, a detachment of
Stewards Virginia cavalry made dash at
the residence of Union lady named Ten
nant, who lives about mile and half from
Difficult creek, aud about six miles from the
chain bridge.
While engaged in ransacking and pillag.
ing the residence of Mrs. Tennant. they were
discovered by portion of Col. Bayard' 8
Pennsylvania cavalry, who at once charged
down upon them, when quite sharp engage
ment ensued, which resulted in the hasty
fight of the rebel cayalry, but not before they
had secured Mrs r. and her daughter, whom
thew conveyed into Mr.. Tenants buggy, in
to which they had previously harnessed the
horse for that purpose
The only causality to Col. Rayard's cavalry
in the skirmish was the wounding of one SOL
der, who was conveyed to Washington the
same night The loss of the rebels could not
be ascertaiped, although it is supposed some
of them must have been hit.
Mrs. Tennant has lost husband and SON.
who died in fighting for our flag, and now
herself and daughter will have to suffer the
horrors of Richmond's loathsome prisons.
and the insults of rebel soldiers, while their
remaining property is exposed to all the de,
vastations of war.
Gen. Rosecrans' Farewell to His Sol.
diers.
Gen. Rosecrans, On transferring his cona.
mand to Gen. Fremont, has issued the fol,
lowing order:
Companions in arms: In this vast de
partment of mountains and forests, in the
rains of summer, the cold and storms of win
ter. for nine months | have witnessed your
accomplishing zeal and activity, your watch.
ings, your marchiDgs, and your combats-
Under God, to your bravery and good con
duet it is due that not single reverse has at.
tended our arms in all these vast regions.
Wherever l go, | shall bear with me the
remembrance of men who, leaving home and
It's endearments against the force of ali for
mer tastes and habits, have undertaken to
iHure themselves to the tolls, privations, hard
ships, and dangers of a military life, and have
succeeded.
But, comrades, proud as ] am of the manly
energy you have thus displayed, am proud