The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-07-30


bill was issued from the War Department
Tuesday last. 1t directs that our com
manders in Virginia, South Carolina
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas, shal
seize any property necessary or conven
lent for military purposes, and employ a:
many Africans as they can advantage
ously use keeping accurate accounts o.
both property and negroes, for future set
tlement The negroes are to be paid fol
their labor
Major Miller, of the Cd Wisconsin Cav
airy, with force of 900 attacked the
combined forces of Rains, Coffee, Hunter
Hawthorne, and Tracy, numbering 1000
near eight miles beyond Fayetteville
Ark, at sunrise Tuesday morning, 18th
inst, defeating and routing them com
pletely. The enemy's camps were sheIled
followed by cavalry charges, and their
forces scattered in every direction. Ma
jcr Miller made a march of IS miles in
36 hours.
The order appointing Gen. HallecE
Commander-in Chief, is as follows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July IL, 1862
Ordered, That Majo General HenrJ
w. HalIeck be assigned to the command
of the whole land forces of the United
States as Geperal-in- Chief, and that he
repair to this Capitol so soon as he can
with safety to the positions and opera
tions within the Department now under
his special charge.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Hon. John S. Phelps of Missouri, has
been appointed Military Governor o!
Aakansas
NEGRO REGIMENT.1It is said that
Count Garowski, the celebrated Russian
nobleman, has signifed his willingness to
take command of a negro regiment, and
a movement is on foot to have him com.
missloned for such purpose.
Major General Pope has issued strln-
gent order in regard to absence of officers
and soldiers from his command.
The ten new iron-clad gunboats will
| all be put in commission within three
months. The New Ironsides will soon
be ready for duty.
The King of Portugal has announced
his approaching marriage with the daugh-
ter of Victor Emmanuel.
The thanks of the War Department
have been returned to Wm. Ii. Aspin.
wall, of New York, for his patriotism IN
remitting S25.290 50 as his share of
profit of the contract for Enfield rifles
from England.
One hundred companies in Illinois
have already been offered the govern
ment ir answer to the call for additional
volunteers
The Governor of Wisconsin has divided
the State into FIVE military districts, each
one to raise regiment.
Official Lists Of the Union losses in
furty-nine regiments engaged 10 the re-
cent battles before Richmond foot up
five thousand six hundred and thirty one
killed, wounded and missing OF the
forty nine regiments, twenty were from
Pennsy ylyania, thirteen FROM New York,
six from Massachusetts, five from Yer
mont, two from Michigan, and one from
each of the states of Maine, Minnesota,
aud New Hampshire There were other
regiments engaged, from which official
lists have not yet been obtained
St. Louis is much excited in conse-
quence Of the claimance of British pro-
lection by men who are liable to enrol
ment under the recent orders of Gov.
Gamble to prepare the entire militia of
the State for active duty. 1t is said that
there is much dishonorabe sneaking
under the English flag by men who have
families and property-interests in the
State.
Ii is stated that Gen. Pope's recent
orders have futtered the traitors consid,
erably. Nearly every man in the War
renton region has sworn fealty to the
Southern humbug. Rather than revoke
their swear, they prefer 10 go South with
their Lares and fenates There will be
no tears shed, unless by covert traitors,
at their ezpatriatlon.
The casualties of all kinds in the army
of the Western Department Oate Hal
leck's) since it went into the field, are
stated at 63,5G0, of which 10000 are
charged to death aud absence from sick.
ness, and $4,000 to various casualties by
battle.
BY the arrival of the steamship Edin-
burg off Cape Race we have one day later
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