Washington telegraph., 1862-05-28

Rector lapplicat ion having been made to him
for that purpose) orders
That pom application Of Gen. Roaue or any
other competent Confederate authority, Tie
State officers shall g render such assistance
ind services as may be required Of them in
this behalf, with fidelity and despatch, agree
able to such instructions as may be furnished
them for this purpose by the Confederate of
GERS" And adds
"Volunteers now organized into legal com
panies for the State service, will preserve their
organization as such, and report as directed
in my proclamation of the tn inst, for further
orders''
Whereupon Gen. Roane issues from Head
quarters at Little Rock on the 18th inst. the
following orders which he earnestly enjoins
upon all good citizens to aid and cooperate in
having duty and faithfully observed
/. l hereby appoint as enrolling officers.
for their respective regiments, each commits
stoned Colonel of Militia, in this State. In
case of vacancy in the office Of colonel Of any
regiment. or the absence Of that officer, or his
failure to act on receipt Of copy Of his order,
then the like appointment, powers and duties
shall devolve upon the lieutenant colonel, Of
such regiment, and for the like causes,
upon the major, and then up0n the senior cap
tain IN any such regimcnt-upon whom will
devolve the duty Of making such enrolment in
accordance with the accompanying acts and
regulations.
,. Each enrolling officer will, without delay.
upon receipt of copy Of this order, cause all
the men subject to military duty, belonging TO-,
or within the company beats Of each company
Of militia, in the regiment for which he acts as
enrolling officer, to be assembled, in command
of their proper company officers, AT the usual
or other convenient place Of company muster.
day to be appointed BY him, and will, a.
far practicable, attend in person all of such
company musters, according 70 appointment.
3. 1t will be the duty Of each enrolling officer
to procure, upon the report Of the officer in
command of each company, or other informa-
ton he can obtain, a full AMI accurate list, by
name, of ali the able-bodiel men in such com
pany, subject to military duty, between the
ages of eighteen and ihirt five years. Al. . or
any such persons, within tie company beats oi
such company, who fail nr neglect to attend at
the time and place oi meeting appointed by
the enrolling officer, Wi hout sufficient excuse.
will be enrolled and treated il an respects a.
it subject to the operation of the c0H-rrirt.ou
act, and if exempt will only be released there
from upon special showing thereof mic tho
time and place Of mastering into the service %
the Confederate States. IAe enrolling officers
will, without delay. maze MP aud transmit T.
the Commanding General MI the Confederate,
forces in this state, II these head quarters q
full and accurate rcpnrr IVY names, il alpha
betical order, Of MI tLc persons in each COM
pany. composing their respective regiments
showing the effective siren 9Th Nj each regiment
between the ages Of eighteen AMI Ihirty-tyy
years.
4. The enrolling officers viii observe the
exemptions set forth in the summary uf Ihc
acts Of Congress hereto annexed They viii
not enroll any person obviously incapable uf
military duty iron. IN entail or bodily defect,
or iuirmities. In all cases of doubt uHl y
either head the person will be enrolled. Nit,
IA note of the same, 10 wv enquiryd into alG
finally determined hy tAe proper authority.
when such persons are brought 10 camp uf
instruction, preparatory tu being mustered in-
TO service.
.. The attention of enrolling officers j. arc-
ciallv directed 10 40. lO ana ], of tie rr-I-
lAtious prescribed by alas secretary uf nAr.
They will note and report tie names UI w.
men i'm the several companies cf their rcsrcc-
tive regiments who Eaye volunteered into .uy
corps o. special service >inrc tha ilti .r-..-
either uLdcr the call or authority ~ the Gre.
tary of war. or lhe governor WI this stnir. A.I
persons who have been engaged iu l.isir. aIJ
such volunteer corps. Mil De c&prcttI tp ru-
port to these head quarters, ~ the earliest
practicable day. tie names anI places VT resi-
dcnce of the men composing sGch cnlr,- N A.
pain of having their organization wholly dts-
regarded.
g. In obedience to The laws and regullti Jus,
n camp of instruction, for the time being anil
Io- - pSfai IfGnrN af |.
Rock, which. for the present, will be the hcnl
quarters OF the commanding general
=. The eur bling officers VI each regimen; iH
the counties cf Puias hi. White, Conway. Perry
Pope. Johnson. Yen, Praiyie, Arkansas Dali
las jefferson. Saline, lint SPRING. CLARK ar'i
Montgomery, are authorized anu directed.
without delay, 10 collect together ai their res-
pectivc regiments. and march them ny thc
most direct travelled route to lhe camp ul in-
s,ruction at Little Rock and will be autAor.z-
ed to issue certificates tJ persons furnishing
necessary subsistence and transportation, all
such certificates w:ll be paid 10 the holders
them on presentation 70 the quarter -master,a
these head quarters.
g. Each enrolling officer, while engaged in
this service, not exceeding sixty days, will be
entitled to, and receive the pay M captain MA
infantry in the Confederate States army.
Where no satisfactory reports are made ~
due time, by enrolling officers, they will not
be entitled to any pay or compensation what
ever.
9. All conscripts and volunteers coming to
the camp of instruction, will be organized into
companies and regiments. az nearly as practi-
cable in all respects conforming ~ the spirit
of the laws and regulations.
10. Volunteers are invited for immediate
servic rs irrespective Of the law or any te;hni-
cal exemntions therefrom.
II. Attention is specially directed to sec
tion No. 8, of the Act Of Congress. and all
rood citizens, not subject tc be called out IN
der the law. having good effective Shot guns
or rifles are earnestly requested end entrea ted
to place the same in the hands Of enrolled men
or volunteers, who may be without arms.
II. All persons who have been in this State
two months, and within the bounds Of any
company beat ten days, are liable TO be en-
rolled under under the law.
I3. Enrolled men in counties other than
those named in section No. 2, of this order
will await further orders from these head
quarters.
GOVERNOR REcToR's PROCLAMATION. The