The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
LETTER OF SECRETARY STANTON ABOUT
ENLISTMENTS,

IL, nave Oee0 atteDIlVcIy CUudiucIeu ~ WV
President, and the following regulations es.
tablished by the Department are expected
to attain the object you desire:
First. The Adjutant General will detail
an officer at each rendezvous, for MUSTER
ing in recruits, who will pay to each recruit
his proper share of bounty, and also pay
the recruiting fee at the time be is mustered
into the service of the United States.
Second. 1t being of paramount imports
ance to fill up the old regiments speedily, a
fee to the recruits to the old regiments
double that for the new regiments, will be
paid, to wit: four dollars Tor each recruit.
Third. The recruits will be clothed,
armed and equipped without delay, and
placed in a camp of instruction.
Any other practical suggestion you may
be pleased to offer will always be respect.
fully considered by this Department.
E. M. STANTON, Sec. of War.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
WASHINGTON, July 26.--The official doc
ument necessary to the recentIy-arranged
agreement for general exchange of pris-
oners, has been forwarded to General Dix.
POSITION OF SECRETARY SEWARD.
WASHINGTON, July 26.--The position of
Secretary Seward, evidently authoritative,
is published this morning. From the lam
guage of the article, it appears that " he is
content, as be hitherto has been, to remain
where he is, so long as this causeless and
Ubiquitous rebellion continues, and so long
as the chosen Chief Magistrate requires it /;
even though his advice should be overruled,
which happens very rarely, and then in cases
which bis own judgment, better informed,
approved. -,
"At the same time he would not, if he
could, for any reason prolong his stay in the
place he now holds one hour beyond the
time when the President shall think it wise
to relieve him, and when be shall retire from
it, it will be with the determination he has
more than once heretofore expressed, under
no circumstances whatever to be place
holder in the service of his country even
although, as he most confidently expects, it
shall emerge in its full strength and great.
ness from it's present troubles.
"He hopes that no one of his fellow citi>
zens suppose he would be content to exercise
power 10 fraction of it if it should consent
to be divided"
WASHINGTON, July 27.-[Special to ISi,
buns. "A accommodating force commanded
by General Gibbons, consisting of two re.
giments of his brigade, one OF General Pat
ric.'c two bottalionc of cavalry, one from
the Harris light cavalry, with battery OF
artillery, all belonging to General Kings
division, pushed out from Fredericksburg in
the direction of Gordonsvilie on Friday and
returned last night.
They advanced within nine or ten miles
OF Gordonsvlie, and nearly to Orange Court
House, which was occupied by much supe
rior force of the enemy. Having discovered
this fact, and having secured the object of
the reconnaissance, the expedition returned
holly pursued by hostile force of cavalry,
which attacked the rear guard several times,
but WAS repulsed on each occasion with loss.
We hear OF no loss IN our side.
General Pope takes the field tomorrow.
The late order OF General Pope, requiring
the residents within his lines who do not
take the oath of allegiance to emigrate, is
already bearing fruit in Fredericksburg.
Thirty of the leading rebels OF the town have
gone to Richmond with their families, and
others are preparing to follow.
A Washington dispatch to the Tribune
contains the following:
WASHINGTON July 27--'Vhe War De.
partment is about to issue important orders
designed to facilitate recruiting for the old
regiments. An unusual number of recruit
ing officers will be detailed for the service
one non-commissioned officer for each com>
paay, and two commissioned officers for each
regiment. The recruiting officers at each
station will be authorized to muster in the
service men by squads, and forward them to
any regiment or company in which they may
express desire to serve.
COM. TATNALL ACQUITTED.
WASHINGTON, July 28.--Late Richmond
papers contain the court martial which tried
Commodore Tatnall on the charge of the
culpable destruction of the Merrimac. He
is awarded an honorable acquittal.
POPE IN THE FIELD.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Major General
John Pope, accompanied by bis staff, this
morning proceeded to the headquarters in
the field.
Before breaking up his headquarters here
General Pope ordered that no passes to the
lines of his army shouts be granted to 9TH
ers than those having official business.
Suffers STORES CAPTURED.
Last night 10 accordance with orders
given to General Whipple, to prevent any
persons from taking any goods from Alex.
andria across General Pope's lines, ter
wagons drawn by 20 horses, heavily laden
with market supplies, bread, clothing, shoes
&C., belonging to suffers and others, were
seized near Falls Church, and brought to
Washington, together with the ten persons
having the property in charge. The men
were released by the Military Governor
with an impressive admonition.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
All the rebel prisoners at the Old CAPT.
tol, about $50 in number, will be released
to morrow, and transported to Fortress
Monroe for exchange. About an equal
number of persons, including rebel prison.
ers and deserters, and stragglers from our
own army, have been brought to the city
from various localities, principally from
Fredericksburg.