Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-07-18

sand dollars be and is hereby .appro-
priated from the GeneralsFund for the
purpose above mentioned, subject to the
order of the Chairman and Secretary oil
said Committee.
Said resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Stokes also offered the following Q
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That his Honor, the Mayor
be and is hereby authorized to send to
Lexington such of his police force as he
may think proper; and that Captain
Charles Ross shall accompany them as
acting Commissary.
On motion of Mr.. Weasner it was now
T Reso1ved, That the Fire Department
Of the city be requested to aid in for.
ward1ng both artillery and men to the
depot of the Covington & Lexington
Railroad.
Mr.. Weasner also offered the follow.
ing preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, The country has been no.
tilted, by proclamation from the Presi-
dent of the U. S., that 100000 more
men are wanted for the purpose of put.
ting down this unjust and unholy re-
bellion against tie Government; and as
the City of Cincinnati still wished to
show to the world that the Government
may at all times rely upon her undivi-
ded support, under any and all circum-
stances, nov therefore be il
lPesefoca, That, for the purpose of en-
eauraging enlistments for the army, in
addition to the bounty paid by the Gov
ernment of the United States, the City
of Cincinnati does hereby agree to pay
the sum of $40 per man for the frs,
1000 men that enlist fer the war in this
City, from this date, and to be known
as the Cincinnati Regiment No. /, said
bounty to be paid as soon as said regi-
ment is organized, and under such rules
as. the President of Council may here
after recommend to this Board-and be
it further
Resolued, That the County Commits
sioners be requested to make similar
appropriation to the above, for raising
a regiment of men to be known as the
Cincinnati Regiment No. 2.
Referred to the Military committee
for further consideration. 7 F=+
Thereupon the Council adjourned to
meet this afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
After the adjournment of the City
Council yesterday afternoon, the mem
bors were detained for moment, by a
few stirring remarks from Benjamin Egg
gleston, Esq, who called upon all pres
ent, either in person or by substitute, to
goeimmediately, to the assistance of our
sister city OF Lexington, who is stretch
ing out her hands imploringly to US for
aid; sthetenemy, as he had been assured
blythe latestadVices, being within twenty
miles of that city, and receiving large
accessions on the way.
MEETING OF THE POLICE FORCE.
Previous to the departure Of the Po-
llce force. from the City Hall yesterday,
they met in the Council Chamber for a
few minutes, where they were addressed
by the Mayor, Judge Satin, and Col.
Dudley, appealing to their patriotism,
and urging them to give good account
of their personal bravery, if called upon
to odemonstrate it upon the field; and
calling upon them to show themselves
ge4tlease,s as we'll as eohservators of the
peace. ...
ORGANIZATION OF THE CUMMITTEE OF
SAFETY
The Committee of Safety met at the
Mayors Office yesterday forenoon, and
organized by electing Gen. Bates as
Chairman, and J. D. Caldwell as Secrs-
tary. g.
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
The following dispatches were re-
ceiyea by Mayor Hatch during the day,
and read to the committee. In reply
to dispatch from the Mayor, giving
the substance Of General Boyle's tele-
graph from Louisville, Secretary Stan
ton responds: =. r. ..-.
aNo information has been received
here from General Boyle of any such
pressing need of men or artillery as his
request to you and your call for a pub
lie meeting would indicate. The De-
spartment must have more definite in
formation before it can act intelligently.
Send here Immediately copy of Gene
raj Boyle's telegraph to you, and any
other information you may have on this
subject. 'tEDwIN Al. STANTON,
Secretary of War
The Mayor promptly replied to this
dispatch, giving the one received from
Gen. Boyle, and all the information he
had. .-.s..
] The next dispatch received by the
Mayor was as follows: .s. ..+
"CoLUMBUs, 18th July.
aMAYoR HATcH:-The train left
here at 9 A. NJ, with arms and ammu-
milton aboard. Were to stop opp posite
Camp Chase and take ON troops, which
were then ready on side track. They
must be on the road. 49,
e. B. +. HOFFMAN,
"Secretary to Governor Tod. :"
J The next dispatch received was as
follows:
CovINGToN, KY, July 13.
aMAYoR HATeH:-A train from
Nicholasville has just arrived at Lex
ington The conductor saw messen-
ger just from Harredsburg. He re-
ports that Mackville, Springfield and
Harrodsburg are in Morgan's posses
sion. Four hundred of his men are in
Harredsburg. His whole force is now
estimated a6 8, 600 men. Dansille has
not been injured, and it is supposed the
,objectsof Morgan is TO attack Frankfort,
cut off the Louisville Railroad, and
strike for the Covington road, between
Lexington and Gynthiana.
awe have not been able to get Frank
fort office since noon to-day, when op-
orator reported Morgan within twelve