Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-05
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AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
From Newbern. S. G.

FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 2.-Advices have
been received from Newborn, N. c., to tue
Both ult. .<45+E
On the previous evening guard while
on his duty was shot in the leg in one o.
the streets of Newbern. His name lie II. j
Calvin, oscompany U, 22d Massachusetts,
He fired twice at his assailant and captured
one prisoner, and when about taking sec
ond prisoner the sergeant of the guard APP
pearsd andrelieved him. The shot which
wounded him having been fred from a
house, and it being the fourth attempt to
murder the guards stationed to protect his
property and from the same quarters, crea-
ted much excitement. Gen. Foster deter
mined to put n stop to such murderous as
saults, and caused n thorough search of all
the habitntions in that neighborhood and
making arrests of all suspicious characters
who were lodged in Jail
The 22d Regiment, acting under orders,
with great regularity removed all the fur
niture from the domiciles thereabouts, in
Incredibly short time. Six or seven Of the
adjacent houses were completely demol-
ished. All well minded people declare
that the destruction of these dwellings q
righteous Judgment upon the Inhabitants
TOR harboring such miscreants.
Col. Kurtz has arrested three New York
burglars. who have been carrying on their
nefarious operations in Newborn for some
time past.
The steamships Baltic, Atlantic and an :
other, name unknown, came into Hampton
Roads this morning, and anchored abreast
of the Fort. They have on board 5000
rebel prisoners from Fort Delaware. The
physicians from Fortress Monroe have
been on board and cared for the sick aud
wounded, several hundred in number.
They also selected from them such as are
not able to return via City Point, and from
thence by land TO Richmond, and placed
them in n transport, so that they can be
conveyed all the way to Richmond by
water.
Gen. Pettigrew of North Carolina, and
Col. Drake, of Mississippi, are among the
prisoners They are to be exchanged.
WAsHlNGToN, Aug. 4.-U. O. Taylor and
J. B. Johnson were arrested in Alexandria
last night and have been brought hitler.
Seyeralpeople OF Fairfax county who were
arrested under Gen. POpe's orders and ia
ken to Springfield Station have been re-
leased.
Considerable excitement exists in Alex
audria aud that neighborhUod in couse-
quence of these and kindred proceedings.
The following order has just been issued
WAR DEPARTMENT., WEsH.NGToN. Aug. 4.
Order calling for militia from the several.
States ordered first that draft of three
hundred thousand militia to be Immediate
ly called into the service for months I'M
less sooner discharged.
The Secretary of War will assign the
quotas to the States, and establish regula-
lions for the draft.
Second, That if any State shall not, by
the fifteenth of August, furnish its quota
of the additional 100000 volunteers au-
thorized by law, the deficiency of voluu-
teers in that State will be made up by spe-
cial draft from the militia, and the Secreta-
~ of War will establish regulations for
this purpose. s
Third, Regulations will be prepared by
the War Department aud presented TO the
President, with the object of securing the
promotion of officers of the army and vol
unteers for meritorious and distinguished
services, and of preventing the nomina-
lion or appointment in. the military service
of incompetent or unworthy officers. The
regulations will also provide for Kidding
the service of such incompetent or unwor-
thy persons as now hold Commissions.
By order of the President,
EDWIN VI. STANTON,
sFia Secretary of War.