The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03
ORDER NUMBER THREE.

ORDER NUMBER THREE.
We have another illustration of the
practical working of Order No. 3--that
stupid mandate of Gen. Halleck, which
forbids the entrance Of fugitive slaves
within his lines. The enemy has skedsd-
dled-lett Corinth--gone-no one knows
where they went. nobody knows when !!
The campaign in the West, since the Fort
Donelson victory, has cost the country
more than twenty Thousand valuable lives
every life precious to somebody-ali of
them dear to the patriot and this is the
result. The enemy has fed, aud "Cor-
NTH is ours " We have no certain infor-
nation-probably, as the telegraph from
Corinth is under military censorship, we
shall have none until our letters arrive
touching the condition in which General
Pope found the ground lately occupied by
the enemy but we dare assert, even now,
that the old farce of wooden guns has been
played over again; and that beyond these,
and few well-gnawed beef bones, half
cord of old boots. and about enough worn
out buds to set up second hand clothes
store, or rag carpet manufactory, we
shall have no trophies. Millions Of money
and more than twenty thousand liYcs /!
Arc the spoils Of the "bloodless victory
worth the outlay
1t will be found. wheh the true history
is written, that this evacuation has been
going on, possibly for fortnight - the
Commander of the Federal army-the IL
lustrioAs author of Order No 3--mcan-
while in blank ignorance of what his foe
was doing The whistling of locomotives,
and the rumbling of trains, the hearing
Of which filled newspaper correspondents
and general officers full Of the idea that
reinforcements for the enemy where pour
ing in by tens o. thousands, were un-
doubtedly the evidences that the rank
and hls of the rebel army were hurrying
away to new Notifications, in another Cor
NTH. as fast ~ steam could carry them !!
But the General did not know it. The
only men in, near. or about the rebel
camp, who are friendly to our cause.-the
only mc, innil that Southern country who
are willing to fight for us--the only men
who are willing to give information of
rebel doings-in word, our only reliable
friends-the sLAyEs-have been fought
away from our lines with beyonets Ex-
Guided from our lines because Of Order
No. B, and the color of their skins The
enemy has escaped and the history Of
warfare does not in all the world present
another instance Of stupidity which has
worked out more disastrous results than
this same Order Of which we speak.
The above appeared editorially in the
Chicago Tribune Saturday morning. -
This morning we have the telegraphic
verlhcation of its predictions, that the
evacuation has been going on for two
weeks and that the enemy were never half
as strong in men or Notifications as they
were reported or believed to be. I'm
doubtedly had the loyal blacks been en-
eoufaged to come into our lines our army
would not have been sold on account of
the want of information of the movements
of the enemy.
EXCITEMENT IN CUMBERLAxD.-Ther
was great excitement at Cumberland
Maryland, night before last--in fact, for
tho day previous--on account of the sup
posed proximity of Jackson's rebel army.
Some OF the secesh we're disposed to Be
jubiiant, especially one McCraig, promi-
/ aeat and wealthy citizen; and this symp-
tom SO enraged the loyal people that 4
riot was imminent for several hours dur
the night. MeCraig's brick stabling was
burned and his house assailed, and but
for the military, his life would possibly
have paid the forfeit of his disloyal q :
Joicng 1t was the fact that 4 regiment
Of MarylAnders were repulsed and cut to
pieces at Front Royal, that especially en-
ragged the Cumberlanders at McCruie's
unnatural delight. Wheeling Intcllioen-
Ger.
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timely in this county. Spring wheat has
~ some places already been attacked by
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