Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-05
From Washington.
WAsHINurON. AnFiI z.

SIR:-I am directed to inform you that
as soon hs|the preliminary movements OF
the. army Of the. Potomac are completed,
the restrictions upon the publication of
military news will be removed, as far as is
consistent with the public safety, to enable
journals to give satisfactory variations of
the operations that have taken place. But
all facts atfording information useful to
the enemy, in respect to the strength or
position Of our forces, ITS destination, of
future operations, must be omitted.
The order which will be made relaxing
the regulations, Swill specify, as far as
practicable, the Objectionable matter, and
with sufficient precision to direct patriotic
journals. Full descriptions of battles and
engagements will be allowed by telegraph
or otherwise. All detailed descriptions of
our Notifications and means of offensive
and defensive operations, should be avoid
ed. The publication of drawing and ar
tistiC representations of our forts and for
tihcations, will be treated as wiIful de-.
sign TO give intelligence to tue enemy.
This circular is sent to enable journals
to be prepared 10 avail themselves of the
order when published.
Respectfully, E. S. SANFORD, =
Military Supervisor of kilograms.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Receipts from
customs during March at Boston and other
Eastern ports was three times as large as
March, '6l, while those at New York has
more than doubled. There has been q
large incre ase at other points.
The total receipts for customs were about
50 900, 900. f
A telegram from st. Louis, dated yester-
day, say Gen. Steele's advanced guard has
reached Pittman's Ferry, Ark. Col. Car
line had an engagement with the enemy on
the LIST inst. in crossing the river, and
killed one lieutenant aud wounded several
others and captured five prisoners, camp
equippAge, horses, mules, forage aud a
number of small arms.
The steamer COur de Lion arrived here
at u late hour last night from the Lower
Potomac.
The reports that visits to over a hum
drcd families disclosed strong Union
sentiment prevailing in Northumberland
and WestmOreland counties, in Virginia,
and that this would be openly manifest
could the people there be assured of Uni
ted States protection.
1t was also ascertained that much dis.
satisfaction exists among the rebel troops,
many Of whom would gladly make their
Fort Lourie, on the Rappahannock,
mounting twelve guns, Is represented as
having been abandoned.
The river up to the town of Rappahan-
nocks which is forty miles from its mouth,
is clear of armed rebels in any force.
boats crew from the Occur de Lion
recently burned the rebel schooner Union,
in Zutcomico Greek, not being able to
float it out.
Attorney General Bates has given his
opinion that the acts of January and Au-
gust, 1913, granting pensions for wounds
or disabilities are applicable only to the
forces thereby created and will not cover
the cases of those called into service by
the act of 22d July last; nor are their
widows and orphans entitled to pensions
under the act of 4th July, 1886. Grave
doubts may be suggested whether existing
laws make provision for pensions to the
widows of those now in the service who
may die from disease or be killed in battle.
Upon the whole question the Attorney
General inclines to the opinion that there
is no adequate provision of law by which
such widows are entitled to pension in
addition to the bounty conferred by the act
of July last. The militia received under
the Presidents proclamation of the 9th of
April, 1861, which was in accordance with
the law of the I'd of August, 1913, are, in
cases Of wounds and disabilities, entitled
to pensions under its provisions.
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