Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-08-15
WAR NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Sth.

Order authorizing arrest Of persons
discouraging enistments.
WAE DEPARTMENT, Wash. D. G.,
Aug. Sth, 1862.
Ordered first that all United States
Marshals and Superintendents or chiefs of
police of any town, city or district be,
and they are hereby authorized and di-
rected to arrest and imprison any person
or persons who may be engaged by act,
speech or writing in diseouraging volun-
teer enistments, or i'll any way giving aid
and comfort to the enemy or in any other
disloyal practice against the United
States,
Second, That immediate report be made
to Major l.. G. Turner, Judge Advocate,
in order that such persons may be tried
before military commission.
Third, The expense of such arrest and
Imprisonment will be certified to the Chief
Clerk of the War Department for settle
mcnt and payment.
(Signcd) EpwIS NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
PHILADELPHIA, Sth.
Steamer Nerti Star has arrived from
Hilton Head, Among her passengers are
Lieut. Col. Ely, 9th Conn. reg't, Chaplain
CATER, Lieut.. Ware of 9th Maine, Major
Metcaf and Lieut.. Kelly, of Sd r. L.
WASHINGTON, Sth.
The following order has just been is
sued by the War Department
" 80 D,,.prNuNr w \
d. c., Aug. Sth, 1862.
An order to prevent the evasion of
military duty and for the suppression Of
disloyal practices.
First, by direction of the President of
the United States, it is hereby ordered,
that until further orders, no citizens lia-
blc to be drafted into the militia, shall be
allowed to 90 to foreign country, and
all mlrshals, deputy marshals, and mill
tary officers of the United States are di-
rected, an all police authorities especially
at the ports of the United States, on the
seaboard and on the frontier, ARE requested
to see that this order is faithfully carried
into effect.
And they are hereby authorized and di-
rectcd to arrest and detain any person or
persons about to depart from the United
States, in violation Of this order, and to
report to Major L.. Z. Turner, Judge Ad-
vocatc at Washington City, for further in.
structons respecting the person or persons
SO arrested and detained.
Second, Any person liable to draft who
shall absent himself from his country or
State, before such daft is made, will be
arrested 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
nearest military post or depot and placed
on military duty for the term Of the
draft; and the expenses of his own ar
rest and conveyance to such post or de-
pot and also the sum Of five dollars as q
reward to the officer who shall make such
arrest, shall be deducted from his pay.
Third, The writ of habeas corpus is
hereby suspended in respect to all persons
arrested for disloyal practices.
(SigneD L. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF !
PoToMAo, Sth.
Gen. Hooker remained at Malvern Hill
until Il o'clock Wednesday night, when
he fell back to his encampment, leaving a
strong guard to Haxall's.
The rebels moved down from Richmond
on three roads, concentrating their forces
near Malvern. They thought our whole
force was advancing towards Richmond.
when our movement was only q reconnois-
sanec in force.
The gunboat Southfed which has been
aground for some days above City Point,
was got off yesterday.
The enemy have made their appearance
in considerable force, but have made no
further demonstrations,
New YORK, Stb.
1t is again stated that Gen. Burnside
landed with large force, at Aqua Greek
on Wednesday night.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, 7th.
Gen. Robert McCook was in an ambu-
lance near Salem, Ala, when murdered,
He was sick, and on his way to his brig
adc, The guerillas upset his vehicle, and
shot him while on his knees begging for
quarter. He lived but few hours
When the Sth Ohio regt learned tho