The Portland daily press., 1862-11-04
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Orders Relative to EnIistments
from New Regiments.
Maine Soldier to be Shot for DeSer-
ton.
THE PAYMENT OF TROOPS.
RECENT CAPTURE OF STEAMERS.
RUNNING THE BLOCKADE.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Orders Relative to EnIistments
from New Regiments.
Maine Soldier to be Shot for Deser-
ton,
THE PAYMENT OF TROOPS.
RECENT CAPTURE OF STEAMERS.
RUNNING THE BLOCKADE.
Changes, Assignments, &c.
WAsuINcroD Nov {

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.
A special order from the headq uarters OF
the army of the Potomac, Just received, is to
the following effect:
Pursuant to authority from the War Depart
ment, AL enlistments of volunteer artillery
soldiers in the regular service, under General
Orders No. 154 from the War Department and
Adjutant Generals office, Octs 9th, 1862, are
hereby declared void, and all such men will be
at once returned TO the batteries and companies
from which they were taken. But all other
enlistInents under General Order No. 145 from
the War Department, not in excess of ten
from any volunteer company, are valid. After
ten men shall have enlisted from any company,
all further enlistnents from that company into
the regular service are void. All soldiers en-
listed into the regular service, excepting from
the volunteer artillery, will be at once sent to
the regular company or battery to which they
belong, under General Order No. 154. Should
ten men have been taken from any volunteer
company, and there still be more men claimed
from that company by regular officers, as hav-
ing been enlisted into their companies or bat
teries, the volunteer regimental commanders
will certify the fact TO the claimant that ten
volunteers have been taken from the company,
which will be a sufficient answer to the claim.
The immediate delivery of volunteer soldiers
recently enlisted, to their new batteries or
companies, is enjoined upon all commanding
officers. Descriptive lists and accounts ofpay
and clothing should be sent with the soldiers
thus transferred.
The President has approved the sentence of
court martial convened at st. Augustine,
condemning private VIM. w. Lunt Co. l, 9th
Maine volunteers, TO be shot to death for de-
sertion to the enemy's lines without arms and
accoutrements, and for highway robbery.
Former orders have been modified, so as to
require the submission 10 the Secretary of
War OF plans for hospital accommodations for
the sick, only in cases which in the opinion of
the Quarterlnaster General or Surgeon Cen
eral, require the special action of the Secretary.
1t is said tonight in military circles that
Col Garische, Assistant Adjutant General of
the Army, upon duty in the War Department,
will soon leave here for duty in the field as
Chief of Staff of Major Gen. Rosecranz, and
that he will be succeeded by Col Joseph b.
Frye, at present Chief oil Staff to Gen. Buell..
The entire army has been paid up to the
Both of June last, and portion to the 3lst of
August. Tie reason for non-payment as to
the remainder is owing to the Treasury De-
partment being unable to honor the requisi-
tions of the pay department, the bounty and
advance pay to the new levies having to be
first paid aud other transactions requiring all
the available funds.
Gov. Curtin is here to confer with the Pres
ident upon important military affairs connected
with Pennsylvania.
Rear Admiral Dupont in communicating to
the Navy Department the circumstances at
tending the capture of the British steamers
Scotia, Angela and Owaepta, and the destruc-
ton OF the Mimic, says, the crew of the Scotia
were in a state of intoxcation so that they
became almost unmanageable, and acting vol
unteer Lit. Conroy ordered them to be trans
ferred on board the Restless and put them in
irons. The Angela when captured was al
coal and "a hv (tant
don, senior officer OF Charleston, TO Port Royal
to be supplied. This is the same vessel which
attempted to enter Charleston in September
and being headed off succeeded in making her
escape through the darkness.
Assistant Paymaster Bates has been ordered
to the iron clad steamer Wehawken, Assistant
Paymaster Parker to the keokuk and Acting
Assistant Paymaster Longstreet TO the Brazil
lera.
Assistant Surgeon Gilbert has been detached
from the ship Gerard and ordered to the King
fisher.