The Portland daily press., 1862-09-08
L ATTEST
BY TELEGRAPH,
Portland Daily Press.
Wounded Soldiers Generously
provided for.
SUPPLIES FOR DRAFTED MILITIA.
Officers Dismissed from Service.
Farther instructions to Civil Authorities,
Restrictions upon Travel Removed.
JPPLIES FOR DRAFTED MILITIA.
Officers Dismissed from Service.
arther Instructions to Civil Authorities.
Restrictions upon Travel Removed.
GEN. POPE ASSIGNED TO A COM.
MAND In THE NORTHWEST.


When the train of wounded soldiers from
the late battlefield reached Alexandria last
night, they were halted at the camp of the
Both Massachusetts regiment, and every man,
400 in number, was generously provided with
hot coffee and bread, which was gratefully APP
preciated by the wounded, who had ridden
through the hot sun and dust distance OF
over 30 miles.
The War Department has issued an order
concerning supplies to drafted militia. The
camps of rendezvous in the different States
will be supplied by the L. S. Quartermasters
as ollows:-Camps in Maine, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts by Capt n. McKim, Assist
ant Quartermaster from Boston.
A person who has just arrived from Fretler-
icksburg states that on Monday, after the evac-
uation of the Union forces there, many of the
inhabitants of Fredericksburg, who had pur-
chased lasts and shoes from our suffers osten-
sibly Tor their use, packed them in wagons and
sent them off for the use of rebel soldiesr. 1t
Is believed they sent away large quantities of
much needed supplies of this description thus
obtained to the rebel army.
free colored man, a drayman, was arrested
and hung by Coniederates in fredericksburg,
for cartng off articles for contrabands.
1t has been known for several days past that
the rebels have been moving up the valley, APP
parently with view of passing into Maryland.
Reports have reached Washington from time
to time of their having made attempts to
cross. The most current report this A. NJ.
was that detachment OF cavalry and artillery
had for Il while reconnoitered on the MARYLAND
side, and then returned to the Virginia shore.
This report came from farmers residing in the
vicinity, but there was one point only where
the rebels essayed their transit. The camp
lies and false rumors which the rebels were in
strument in circulating. were doubtless intend
ed to deceive our forces, while the former
were intently engaged in the contamination of
their programme. Tonight it is said they
crossed near Point of Rocks and Monocracy,
and now occupy Frederick, Md. Military men
think the movement favorable for operations
on our side.
Second dispdtch.-It is reported that the
enemy were at Frederick, Nd last night, and
that it was occupied by rebel troops this morn
ing.
WAR DEPT, ADJ'T GEMS OFFICE,
Washington, Sept. 6.
General Order No. 125: The following
named officers are by direction of the Presi-
dent dismissed from the service of the United
States, for being absent without leave from
their respective commands, while the armies
TO which they belonged were fighting the enc
my in the field: Capt. Z. Smith, Asst Quar-
termaster vols; Lieut.. J. Simpson, Doth Penn.
Vols; Lieut.. J. III. Harrison, 10Th \. Y Vols;
Surgeon Edward Is. Dalton, seth n. Y: Capt
f. Valentine, aid-dc-camp; Capt. J. T. Patten,
18th Ohio; Major G.. G. Austin, 126th Penn
Capt. J. j. Sperry. l06th Penn; 1t. w. War
ren, 3Sth n. Y. Lieut.. X. T.. Crawford, ad-da
camp.
BY order Of the Secretary of War
L. THOMAS. Adjt General.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Sept.
Instructions TO U. 5. Marshals, military
commanders, Provost Marshals, Police Officers,
Sheriffs, &c: The quota of volunteers and
enrolment of militia having been completed
in the several States, the necessity for strin-
gent enforcement of the orders of the War
Department in respect to volunteering and
drafting no longer exists Arrests for violation
of these orders and for disloya practices will
hereafter be made only upon my express war
rant, or by direction of the military command
er, or Governors of the State in which such
arrests may be made, and the restrictions up
on travel, imposed by those orders are IT.
scinded.
S. c. TURNER, Judge Advocate.
Major General Pope has at his own request
been relieved from the command of the army
of Virginia, and has been assigned to the COM
mand of the Department of the Northwest
At noon to-day no further information re-
garding rebel movements i'm MARYLAND has
TRANSFERRED. 1t is proper to state the fact that
unanimity of counsel and action prevail here.
Acting master mate J. C. Butler of streamer
Norwich has been dropped from the rolls of
the navy, as deserter; Acting Asst Paymas-
ter Frederick has been ordered to the steamer
New London; Acting Asst Paymaster A. c.
Pierce has beee ordered 10 the steamer Dawn:
Acting Asst Paymasters G. III. Kirkenvale and
III. Gerard and Asst Paymaster George A.
Sawyer have been ordered TO the Potomac
flotilla.