The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-08-14

Independence. Mo. was captured on
Monday by large guerrilla force under /
Hughes and Quantrill, after a fight Of four
hours. Lexington is thretened by the reb-
els. and preparations are making for an at
tack; while force from Fort Leavenworlh +
with some Kansas cavalry, have set out
from Kansas City in pursuit Of the marau
ders.
The Albany Ercainq JournoI is author
lied unoficially to announce that the
draft cannot be made before the lst Of Sept
as the preliminary work will occupy at
least twenty days.
The guerrilla Morgan, with 1900 cav.
airy and four cannon, occupied Galatin,
Tenn, yesterday morning. taking so pris
oners and capturing a Federal freight
train.
= WAsnINGroN, AuG. 8. =
1.-THE following order, authorizing the ar
rest of persons discouraging enlistment,
has been issued:
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, AUG. 6.
ORDERED. First-That United States
Marshals, and superintendent or Chiefs
of Police Of any town, city, or district,
be, and they are hereby, authorized and
directed TO arrest and imprson any person
or persons who may be engaged, by act,
or speech, or writing. in discouragng
volunteer enlistments, or in any way giving
aid or comfort to the enemy. or in any
other disloyal practice against the United
States.
Second-That immediate report be
made to Gen. l.. C. Turner, Judge Advo-
cate, 10 order that such persons MAJ be
tried before military commission,
Third-The expenses Of such arrest and
will be certified to the Chief
Clerk of the War Department for settle
ment and payment.
(Signed) EDWIN NJ. STANTON, Secretary
of War
The War department has also issued
the following order, to prevent the eva
sion of military duty. and for the sup
preston of disloyal prctices:
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.
First BY direction of the President of
the United States, it is hereby ordered
that, until further orders, no citizens IL
able TO be drafted into the military shall
be allowed to go into a foreign country:
and all Marshals and military officers of
the United States are directed and all po-
lice authorities, especially at ports of the
United States on The seaboard and on the
frontier, are requested, to see that this or
der is faithfully carried into efiect;and they
are hereby authorized and directed to ar
rest ans detain any person or persons
about to depart from the United States in
violation Of this order and rnnort T., Ma,or
Iuruv., IL, advocate at Washington
city, for further Instructions respecting
the person OF persons so arrested and de-
| tanned.
Secondary person liable to draf; who
shall absent himself from his county or
State before such draft is made will be ar
rested BY any Provost Marshal or other
United States or State officer, wherever he
may be found within the jurisdiction Of the
United States, and conveyed to the near
est military post or depot, and placed on
military duty fol- the term of the draft;
and the expenses of his own arrest and
conveyance to such post or depot, and
also the snm OF five dollars as reward to
tie officer who shall make the arrest, shill
be deducted faom his pay.
Third--The writ OF kaLcas corpus is
hereby suspended in respect to all per-
sons so arrested and detained, and in re
specific all persons arrested for disloyal
practices.
(Signed) EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
Secretary Of War.