, 1862-08-28

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The following order will startle some and In
tcrcst oil readers Oppressive as it may scVm,
/ it is not more severe than the crisis demands
and all good citizens will yield q cheerful obed
ence to It:
WASHINGTON, August sth
The War Department has ordered: FirSt--By
direction OF the President, that no citizen liable
10 be drafted into the militia shall be allowed to
go to foreign country All MarShals, military
officers and police authorities especially at points
on the United States seabOard aud frontier, are
authorized and direct d to arrest and detain any
person or persons about departing from the
United States in violation Of this order.
Secondary person liable to draft who shall
absent himself from his county or State before
such draft has been made, will he arrested wher.
ever found within 'he jurisdiction Of the United
States, and conveyed to the nearest mil tary post
or de"ot, and placed on military duty for the
term Of the DRAFT.
Third-The writ Of habeas corpus is hereby
suspended in respect to all persons so arrested
and detained. aud in respect to all persons ar.
rested for diSloyal practices.
We observe that the first steamer which leit
New York for California, after the publication Of
the above order, was detained by the Provost
Marshal Of that city, and the passengers pro-
hibited from embarkiUg.
VICTOR SMITHS MOVEMENTS.
It is known to our readers that Victor Smith
sailed for San Francisco, (where we sin learn
he has arrived) some three weeks ago, in very
precipitnte manner, when be discovered that q
warrant had been issued for his arrest The
NOrthtreat Of the 2lst inst. gives the following
account Of the proceedings in his case, resulting
in bis haSty fight:
On the llth inst, Hon. Henry NJ McGilI, Of
Olympia, U. 5. Commissioner, (ex-G0vrrnOr Of
the Territory upon stidavIs filed, issued forth.
With warrant Of arrest against Victor Smith and
John Z. Wilsnn. I'd Lieut.. commanding U, S.
st amer Su6Fiek, on q charge OF assault with
intent N kill. THIS Nas served by the U. :. Mar.
slIal for the Territory, WIN. Huntington, ESQ.,, Of
Monticello, in person, aided by Deputy W. w.
BTagdon, Of this town, by going on board the
SaUbriek and arresting Wilson the commander,
who refused 10 obey the writ, went below to see
Smith, refusing to allow Smith to be seen by the
Marshal, aDd telling the Marshal he could not
arrest Smith that night; and the Marshal was
cumpelird BY superior force to leave the shin.
On making his reIurH 10 the Commissioner, the
Marshal was Commanded To make second ef;,rt;
meanwhile the steamer, which had not neared the
wharf at al, was getting under way-the Marshal
approached her in boat announced his official
quality, wasFrfused by Wilson permission 70 come
On board, and the ShMbrirk steamed Of, landing
At Point Wilson surveyor House. Ex Gov. Nc.
Gill, as y. s Commissioner, then issued an alias
writ and sent bat with the Marshal, accompa.
nied BY Hon. Frank Clark, member II the Ter.
ritorial Council from SteiaeoOm, with extradilion
laprrs to Gov. Pickering, known to he then at
Victoria. Smith vas known To be IN Victnria on
the 10 b, but escaped on bnard the Giubriek. and
Ell P,at Angeles IN the night, supposed to BE- e1l
route far San Francisco Meanwhile the St,lbriet
had svturnrd % Point W,lran, f,ur a,iltu lFu,n
Port ToSnsend, in the night, sent for Deputy
Collector P. D. Moore, and the professional al.
viserOf Smith, B. z. Drnnison, ana subs ouentlv.
81 about AN, came into Il harbor and towcd
alt The Revenue Gutter Joe Lane 70 Cherbaurr.
lPort Angelos.) On the 18Th inst sx.Gov. Nc
Gill issued, on proper affidavit On the Fetnrl, II
tr Mars'ial 20 The ffsl writ, writ d arrest
sgainxt Victnr Smith aud John E. Wilson, con,
aander af the Shubr,ck. charged with resisting
aud obstructing prUcess of tbe o. S. Marshal.
This writ has, far the reasons above named, NOT
vet been served.