Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-07-23

perpetrators of these bloody deeds were near
nelsh6"rs OF the victims, and in no case were
the sufferers soldiers in the Union army.
Gen. Pope has issued the following or
der, which looks like war:
Headquarters Army Of Virginia,
WASHINGTON, July l8, 1862.
General Orders No. 7.
The people of the VALLEY of the Sbanan.
doah and throughout the region of railroad
ana telegraph, and along the route of travel
IN rear OF the United States forces. are noti
ned that they will be held responsible for
any injury done to the track, line or road, or
ior any attacks upon trains or struggling sol.
dlers by bands Of guerllas in their neighbor.
hood
No privileges nor immunites of war can
apply to iawless bands of indi Viduals not for
ming part Of the organized forces of the enc
my, nor wearing the garb of soldiers, who.
seeking and obtaining safety on pretext of
being peaceful citizens, steal ont in the rear
OF the army, attack and murder struggling
soldiers, modest trains of supplies, destroy
railroads, telegraph lines and bridges, and
commit outrages disgraceful to civilized peo.
pie and revolving to humanity. Evil dispos
ed persons, in rear of our armies who do not
themselves engage directly in these lawless
acts, encourage them by refusing to interfere
or to give any information bv which such acts
can be prevented. or the perpetrators punish
ed. Safety of life and property of all per
sons living in the rear of our advancing ar.
mics depends upon the maintenance of peace
and quiet among themselves, and upon the
unmolested movements through their naidst |
of all pertaining to the Ii ilitary service
I -
security OF travel is their only warrant of per.
sonal safety,
1t is therefore ordered that whenever a rail- |
road, wagon road or telegraph is injured by |
parties of guerillas, the citizens living within
five miles of the spot shall be turned out in |
mass to repair the damage, and shall, beside |
pay to the United States in money or in prop
erty, to be levied by military force, the full |
amount of the pay and subsistence of the |
whole force necessary to cOerce the perform.
ance of the work during the time occupied in
completing it.
If a soldier or legitimate follower of the ar
my be fired upon from any house, the house
shall be RACED to the ground, and the inhabi- |
tants sent prisoners to the headquarters of |
this army. If such an outrage occur at any |
place distant from settlements, the people |
within FIVE miles around shall be held ac- |
countable and pay an indemnity sufficient for
The case.
Any persons detected in such outrages,
either during the act or at any time after
ward, shall be shot without awaiting civil
process.
No such acts can influence the result of this
war, and they can only lead t heavy afflic
ton to the population to no purpose.
1t is therefore enjoined upon all persons,
both for the security Of their property and
the safety of their own persons, that they act
vigorously and cordially together to prevent
the perpetratiOn of such outrages.
Whilst it is the wish of the General com
manding this army that all peaceably dispo.
sed persons who remain at their homes and
pursue their accustomed avocations shall be
subjected to no improper burthen of war, yet
their own safety must, of necessity, depend
upon the strict preservation of peace and
order among themselves and they are to
understand that nothing will deter him from
enforcing, promptly and to the full extent
every provision of this order.
By command Of Majo General Pope.
GEO. d. RUGGLEs.
Colonel A. A. G. and Chief of Staff
Labor of Contrabands in South Carolina.
WASHINGTON, July l8.-The following is
an extract from recent despatch received at
the War Department from Gen. Saxton, da.
ted
BEAUFORT. S. c.. July 10.
" To Hon. T.. II. Stanton, Secretary Of Var:
Sri have the honor to report that eg
erything pertaining to the special service for
which | am sent to this department il in
favorable condition. The negroes are work
ing industriousIy. We have some fifteen
thousand acres of corn and cotton under cul
tivation, and it looks well. The system of
voluntary labor works admirably. The peo-
pie are contented and happy. When the
new crop is harvested they will cease to be
burden upon the Government BY adopting
a judicious system of reward for labor al
most any amount can be obtained. Its pro-
ceeds will pay the expense.