Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-17

= AS matter OF special interest and general
information, we lay before our readers the fol-
lowing important order:
HEADQUARTERS, FIFTH Division, /
MEMPHIS, Aug. Il, 1862.
Major Fisher, 54th Ohio Volunteers, and
Captain littiefeld, Provost Marshal of Gen.
HurlburE's division, are announced IS Assist
ant Provost Aarshsls of Memphis, and viii
report to Col. Anthony. More attention will
be given to the quiet and good order ofsoldiers
on the streets The Assistant Provost Mar
shals and the patrols and guards sent out by
them, have the power and right to suppress all
riots and nuisances. Any house, where noise
drunkenness and fighting are either going on,
or likely to occur, Is 3 military nuisance, and
will be suppressed by the seizure of its con-
tents, and the delivery of the liquors to the
Hospital Department. IF the nuisance cannot
thus be suppressed, the house will be burned
or palled down, according to its position. Any
Brigade Provost Marshal may suppress
nuisance in the vicinity of his brigade; but no
house will be pulled noWn or burned, without
the written order of the commanding General
/ the Provost Marshal, or the commander of
brigade. Riots on the streets will be promptly
suppressed by blows, the bayonet, or firing
/ when necessary. OF coarse, the military are
! not bound by the licenses issued by the city
authorities; as licenses are designed for rev.
I enue, and not to sanction or encourage crimes
/ and nuisances.
2. In consequence of the abuse of the priv
/ ilege, passes given to officers and soldiers are
| hereby limited to the time between guard
D,oarfing in the nsorning and tattoo at night
| When an officer or soldier wishes to remain
absent from his regiment, and stay in the city
over night, he must obtain from his command
ing officer and his Brigadier special leave of
| absence; specifying the reasons of his visit to
the city.
All officers and soldiers found by the provost
guard in the city without passes, st any time,
or after 10 o'clock at night, without special
leave from their Brigadiers, will be arrested
and confined for the night and sent in the
morning to the guard of Col. McDowelrs
brigade; soldiers, to work the Notifications
one week, officers, to be confined to their tents
in arrest. Written lists, with charges, should
accompany each batch of prisoners thus ar
rested, and sent with them to the fort. 1t Is
hereby made theduty of the brigade command
er sf the I'd brigade, 9Th division, TO organize
his guard so as to compel all prisoners confined
under this order, as well such as are, or
may be sentenced to work by regimental OF
general courts martial, to labor nine hour:
each day on the Notifications; ne will cause
his guard house to be carefully repaired and
reconstructed, so rs to enable the officer of his
guard to confne prisoners safely and to con-
troll their food. Prisoners who viii not work
are not entitled to rations, and must be put or
short diet
The regiment of infantry on duty a
Provost Guard in the city, and the cavalry
detailed for the same purpose, are hereby de
clared to be on guard duty during the time o.
their detail, and are subject to the condition:
, of the 45th article of war. By order of
Major General w. T. SHERMAN.
Il. HAMMOND, a. A. Gen.