The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-05-21

il by spreconcerted movement, simultane.
ously LET kind masters and happy homes
in Prince George Co.. Maryland. and came
the Districto: Columbia, where they still
are. -~5S7'v-
The provisions Of the Homestead bill, as
agreed upon by the committee Of confer.
epce- are extended to all in the military or
naval service Of the United States whether
naturalized or not whether II years Of age
or not. Disloyal prisoners are precluded
from ayailing themselves iaf it, Forty,
eighty, one hundred and twenty or ore
hundred and sixty acres, can be sloca ted and
the settler Of tract OF 40 acres bordering
on government land can take enough to
complete his quarter secsion.>I5 t.na 0Hssl
i, A dispatch from: fredericksburg says
larse iron foundry which, until the arrival
OF tie national army at that place. was used
in casing Shot and sh,lls and in rifling can
non for the rebels, was on Wednesday tax =.
en- possession Of bv an officer Of General
McDowe'Ps staff Yankee mechanics were
Immediately set to work in the national SER
vice, and are producing the best specimens
of workmanship. III - IL ..':t...s:
CHICAGO, May Is.
A special dispatch to the Tribune. from
Carlo, of the 18th. When Gen. Mitchell
joined forces with Gen: Pope, he brought
wi;h him 2 500 prisoners. They will be
sent to Carlo. as soon az transportation can
be obtained II;
In the battle Of Pennington one rebel
General supposed to be Bragg, was killed.
Fifteen deserters came toto our lines from
Corinth. They report several more regi
ment' mutin"d, among them the 141h Lou.
lSana, LIST Alabama, and I'd Tennessee reci.
ments.
...-. :: New YonK, May 16.
Among the passengers by the steamer
Oriental, which sailed yesterday for Port
R"yol, was Capt. Rufns Saxton, U, S. A.
now Brigadier General Of Volunteers, the
new Military Governor ef South Carolina
and the Department South, which include,
the whole district Of General Hunters com.
rnand. .~!
/ New York, May I6
The HeraN publishes an article from the
Charleston G"uri Of an extraordinary and
most Significant character, admitting the
hopele>sness OF the rehe! cause, and acknow
Lodging that the msfortunes which have he
fallen the rebel'ious States are not more
than their iniquities deserve
The text Of the Presidents proclamation
declaring an end Of the blockade Of certain
ports, is as follows:
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS; BY the proclamation Of the
10Th Of April, one thousand eight hnnl
red and sixty one, it was declared that the
ports o@ certain States including those Of
Beaufort. in the State OF North Carolina -
Port ROYAL. in the State Of South Carolina
ard New Orleans. in the State Of Louisiana
| were for reasons therein set forth. intended
to be placed under. blockade and whereas
| the said ports Of Beaufort. Port ROYAL and
New Orleans have since been bl"ckaded
bnt rs the blockade Of the same ports may
now be safely relaxed with advantage to thu
interests Of commerce
Now, therefore, he it known that 7, Ahra
ham lincoln President of the United States
pursuant to the authority in me vested nv
the fifth section "f the act Of Congress, an.
proved on the 18th Of June last, entitled
IAN act further to provide for the collection
ofdutieS on imports. and for other purposes
do hereby declare that the blockade Of the
said port Of Beaufort. Port ROYAL and New
Orleans, shall 90 far cease and determine
from and after the 1St day Of June next.
that commercial Intercourse with these ports
e xcept as to Q r>o1s anil things and infor-
nation contraband If war may, from that
time he carried on, subject to the laws OF
the United States, and tothe limitations
and in pursuance Of the regulations which
are prescribed BY the Secretary o''he Treas
ury in his order Of this date, which is. ap.
pended to this proclamation.
In witness whereof have hereunto set
nv hand and caused the seal of the 3 tie d
States TO be affixed
Done at the City Of Washington, this
twelfth day Of Nav. in the wear of our Lord
one thousard eight hundred and sixty two
and ofthe Independence ofthe United States
the eighty sixth.
Il 81 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President:
WIN. H. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
The following are the instructions Of the
United States Treasury Department, com
nrising the regulators relating to trade
with the ports TINS ODeneh:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., May IL.
First-To vessels clearing (, rom foreign
ports and destined to ports opened nv the
proclamation Of the President of the UniteI
States, Of this date namely: Beaufort. in
North Carolina Hilton Head. in South
Carolina and New Orleans in Louisiana -
Licenses will be granted bv the Consnls OF
the United States ,1pon satisfactory evidence
that the vessel 81 licensed will convey no
persons. propertv or infnrmat,en cnntr nband
Of war either to or from the said %, ia which
license shall he exhibited to the Collector Of
the port t. which said vessel NAV he res.
pcc''vely bonnd Immediately on arrival, and
II reqnired, to any officer in charge Of the
blockade. and on leaving either Of said ports
every vessel will re required % have clear
ance from the Collector Of the Customs A.
cording TO law showing mo- violation CT the
conditions Of the license.
Any violation nf such conditions win in
v,lve the forfeiture and condemnation Of the
vessel and cargo. and the exclusion Of all
parties concerned from any future privilege
OF entering the Uni'ed States during the war
for any purposes whatsoever.
Second-To vessels Of the United States
clearing coas'wlse. fnr the ports aforesaid
license can only he obtained from he Treas
nrv DEPARTMENT.. .,.'"sG'. = -, ',....t5c
= Fhird-ln all other rcspect< the hockade
remains IN full farce AMI effect as hitherto
established and ,nain.ained nor is it relax
en- nv the proclamation except in regard TO
me p"-ts TO- which the Te'ax,tion is BY that
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