The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-25
NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1862

III Any who shall violate th3 provisions or th<
first section OF this order shall be deemed spies and after
conviction, treated accordingly.
~. Persons leaving tho city, under tho provisions Of
this order will not be required TO take any oath give
parole but will receive pass from tho Provost Marshal
The oath OF allegiance hereby required must be substaD
tally in tho following FORM
solemny that win bear allegiance TO the
United States Of America and sappo. the aad
AM se 3 aSsor 9rs aaa nae % as
It's violation VIII be Illegal and In: ANGUS.
The must be subscribed sworn to before the
Provost Marshal By order OF ALVIN p. HOVEY,
Brigadier General Commanding.
JNo. e. PHILLIPS, Assistant Adjuant General.
The CONSERVATION which has followed the publication
Of this order among the astonshed Msmphans dses por
ayal 1t is the general tspc TO the excu-
sion Of all others. Since this morning we have had no
rumos that AcCleans army has been defeated and is
about 10 capuato that Pope has been attacked Jack
and his army routed his artillery captured and him
self prisoner which arc circulated regularly
as the rising Of the and the setting thereof The
order" engrosses the attention OF every male nhabi-
tant between the ages Of eighteen and forty-fve."
Tho result is that already many Of tho indignant
sympathizcrs with rebellion preparing to depart
o warmer and more genial cline, some of them having
already made application 10 the Provost Marshal for
passes to the conthoveracy. Others will attempt
20 North, forgetting that all persons leaving tho
city in that direction required to have q permit,
tho equivalent for which is oath stringent
than that required to be taken by General Hovey Pro-
badly half of the persons whom applies
will comply with its requirements and take the oath OF
allegiance 70 be broken at the first convenient opport
nifty; others may DO induced to take fearing that If
they go South, they will be impressed into the rebel
army which is IiCtlo than either their chivalry
Or symrathies will bargain er while, the other hand
soma of them believe that If they remain and take the
oath they viii! subsequently be forced into the Union
army Many of tho best citizens Of the city, staunch
Union men, whose devotion to their country il unques
toned, doubt the policy Of issuing such order tho
present time and do not hesitate to deprecats They
believe that it will prove virtually inope atve in
cases where 1t was intended directly to apply and is
understood to be their intention to represent its OBJ
noxious features to General Grant and cndeavor OBJ
That the city should be cleared Of rebels and those
whose sympathies lead them to the commission Of acts
nmcal to the Union and the Union army conceded by
all loyal men, Whether mere oath OF allegiance will
accomplish the desired end here remains be
Elsewhere that business has failed and made army
the laughing stock of that chvalry which takes
solemn oath but to break IL the OF the
administrator is turned II has been suggested that If
an order was issued requiring all mae inhabitants ia the
city to give their parole, guaranteed By bond sufficient
TO make the instrument binding that they would
any manner render any aid comfort directly indi
recty 70 the rebel army or government II would not
only produce good effect but would readily be taken by
most Of the residents Of Memphis aud surrounding
country
Former residents Of Northern cities who have cast
their lot in Memphis, since Its capture by gunboats,
and who have been accustomed a. homo to receiving al
least mail each day from all points Of the compass
arc suffering inconvenience hore from the irrsgularity
with which the mails are received, which only be
mails have been received here from the North three Of
which wero received during the first six days of the
month. Since the 7th but three mails have reached
here. All letters destined for Memphis, from the North
sent to the Cairo Post Office to be forwarded here
AS two regular packets leave there daily for this city,
is subject Of wonder to tho business community why
The mails arc not sent otener Besides this Of
communication there is sent from the United States Ma
val Depot at Cairo, daily, despatch boat, which, on
its return trip, conveys all mail matter from here daily
This matter requires Immediate investigation by the
proper authorities IL subjects business and the
n unra
management Of postal matters under the present efficient
head of that department. at Washington.
Commander Winslow, United States Navy has arrived
here from the aoa below, and taken command OF the
gunboats before city, Captain McGunnege of the St.
Louis, having 1T his own request boen relieved and
temporarily assigned TO shore duty account Of i'm
paired health.
The operators the military telegraph line between
Corinth and this point have for time past expert
enced considerable difficulty at times in getting their
messages over the wires The trouble lately became OF
serious nature that it found necessary
some measures TO remedy the evil But the point
where the difficulty could be approached could not
certaned. Yesterday the mystery was cleared While
amessage was being sent to General Haleck tho opera
tor frequently interrupted by the usual obstruction,
and being mortal, INDUCED In a little quiet profanity.
Whether intentionally otherwise he allowed his feel
instant came back the words, eco He'll, you damned
Yankee, " followed up by sundry other oxplotves none
Of which expressive Of any extraordinary esteem Oh
the of the gent who gave utterance the sentiments
towards the Memphis operator. Information was
mediacy sent to Corinth Of Jackson Tennessee
that the rebels had been tamperng with messages and
true enough force OF cavalry sent out from headquar
tiers discovered In the woods wire connecting with that
which government IS using; but the rebel operator
note expressing his regret that circumstances required
him to leave, but that he would call again at
other point How much mischief has been done by this
shrewd operation Is not known But that the rebels
been appraised Of all important communications soon
the generals parties for whom they intended
there Is no reason 70 doubt.