The Portland daily press., 1862-10-31
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Order form Adjutant Generals
Office.
Changes, Assignments. &c.
Conditions in Gases of Bounty to Deceased
Soldiers.
Purchase of Mules by the Government.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Changes, Assignments, &C.
Purchase of Mules by the Government.
ARREST FOR TREASON.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 80.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 80.
Lieut.. Commander Rhine, and Lieut.. WIN.
Forrest have been ordered to the Keokuk-
Lieut.. Commander Hopkins to the Wissahic-
kon. Lieut.. Commander Green TO the Sanga-
mon. Acting volunteer Lieut.. VIM. Flye has
been ordered to the command of the steamer
Louisiana Acting assistant surgeon L. w.
Meekley has been ordered to the Monitor.
The following circular has been issued from
the Adjutant Generals office: Numerous ap-
plicatons are addressed to this office relative
to the service of deceased soldiers and officers :;
fraudulent claims have been facilitated BY i'll
formation procured from the public officers,
and to guard against such impositons, and Sc
cure the rights of discharged soldiers, or heirs
Of deceased soldiers. no information as to the
service, discharge or death of deceased officers
or soldiers, will be furnished except to those
who show themselves entitled to il. Hence
in applications for information, where il
can be used as basis of claim against the
government or the prejudice of innocent per-
sons, the following conditions must be COM
piled with: 1st-The identity of the soldier
must be proved. 2d-Heirs and representa-
tiyes must show that they are such. In these
cases the proof may be by afidavts from
creditable and disinterested persons, certified
to be such by an acting justice or notary, whose
official character should be made to appear
3d-When an agent acts, he must produce his
authority in each individual case, coupled with
the proof of that of the party who employs
him, in the manner above indicated. 4th-
Where the object is TO obtain pay or allow
ances, the application must be made TO the
officer of the government, under whose drec
tons the payment would be made. Where
this officer is satisfied of the right of the
claimant he will call on the Adutant General
for any information necessary to perfect the
claim, which, if found on the records, will be
furnished to him, bat not to the party mme-
diately concerned. 5th-Where the atlidavits
or other evidence proceed from foreign
country, the official character of the magiS-
trate or acting officer before whom they are
taken, must be verified by minister or consul
of the United States resident in the country
where such evidence originates; the verifica-
ton to be in all cases under the hand and Off
cial seal of such minister or consul 9th
Applications for certificates under the seal of
the War Department, TO be used in foreign
countries, will only be entertained when COM
ing from the highest representative of the for
eign country, through the department OF State.
All the facts connected with the subject of
enquiry should be communicated, particularly
the full name and rank, regiment and company
of the soldier, when and where he was last
heard from, and the names of the officers un-
der whom he served
(Signed) L. THOMAS,
Adjutant General.
Maj. Gen. Wallace has been assigned to du-
ty in the Department Of Tennessee.
A number OF rebel prisoners lett the old
capitol to-day for the South.
Contracts for furnishing 1000 mules to the
Quartermaster's Department were answered
to-day, the prices ranging from s97 to sos
each.
A man from Baltimore was arrested by the
provost guard to-day, having in his possession
a quantity of quinine, opium and morphine,
supposed to be intended for the South. He
was committed 10 the Old Capitol prison.