Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-08-01
CAPTURE OF REBEL VESSELS
BuIlltt's GuerrlIIas Wiped Out
LAST NIGHTS REPORT.
FROM NEW YORK.


The Post says the streets are filed with
news Of fighting on the Peninsula, but they
are improbable.
The Government has taken four vessels
to-day to go TO the James River for the con-
Veyance of sick and wounded soldiers, of
whom there are known to be 5000 in that
neighborhOOd. Other vessels would have
been sent if they had been found suitable.
The New York Enlistment Committee
have returned from Washington. They
had an interview with the President, Sec
retary Of War and General Halleck on the
subject of facilitating enlistments in the
old regiments. Their suggestions were re-
ceiVed favOrably, and the matter was left
in the hands of Gen. Halleck.
1t is stated that the Committee proposed
to the President to pay no bounties after
the 18th of August, and if the State quota
was not then filled, to instantly draft
The President assented to the proposition.
and gave the Committee letter to the War
department recommending the issue of or
ders to this effect, with the consent of Gov.
Morgan. All the recruiting Offices in this
city are to be broken up, and one rendez-
vOus formed, recruits to be given the choice
of regiments.
A Washington special to the Post saws
dispatches from our Ministers abroad show
the tone of foreign governments to be uni
formly pacific.
Attention of the Government is called
to the tone Of one or two semi-secession
journals in New York, on the ground that
they interfere with enlistments.
COL Ulman, of the 18th N. Y. Volun-
teers, is quite i'll of typhoid fever in Gen.
POpe's army.
The following order has just been issued:
WAR DEPARTMENT, !
WASHINGTON, July 81. 7
The absence of officers and privates from
their duty under various pretexts, while
receiving pay, at great expense and bur-
den to the Government, makes it necessa-
ry that efficient measures should be taken
to enforce their return to duty, or that their
places be supplied by those who will not
take pay while rendering no service. This
evil, moreover, tends greatly to discourage
the patriotic impulse of those who would
contribute to support the families of faith
ful soldiers. 1t is therefore ordered by the
President,
First, That on Monday, the 11th day of
August, all leaves Ofabsence and furloughs
by whomsoever given, unless by the War
Department, are revoked, absolutely an
nulled, and all officers capable of service
are required forthwith to ioin their regi-
ments, underpenaltyo of dismissal from the
service, or such penalty as a court martial
may award, unless the absence be occa-
stoned by lawful cause.
I'd. The only excuse allowed for the ab-
sence of officers or privates from duty after
the llth day of August, are first, the order
or leave of the War Department; second.
disabilities from wounds received in sery-
ice; third, disability from disease that rem
ders the party unfit for military duty; but
any officer or private whose health permits
him to visit watering places or places of
amusement, or to make social visits. or
walking about town, city or neighborhood
IN which he may be, will be considered fit
for military duty and as evading his duty
by absence from his command or the ranks. |
I'd. On Monday the 18th day of August |
at 10 o'clock A NJ each regiment and |.
corps shall be mustered, and the absentees
will be marked. Three lists of the same
made out within 48hours after the musters.
one copy shall be sent to the Adiutant |
General of the army, and one to the COM
mander of the corps, the third to be re-
tanned, and all officers and privates fit for |
duty absent at that time shall be regarded |
as absent without cause, their pay will be |
stopped and they will be dismissed from |
the service or treated as deserters unless
restored, and no officer shall be restored to !
his rank unless by a judgment of a court |
of inquiry, to be approved by the Presi-
dent, he shall establish that his absense /
was not without cause.
4th, Commanders of corps, divisions. |
brigades, regiments and detached posts are
strictly enjoined to force the muster and |
return the aforesaid ANY officer failing |
in his duty herein will be deemed guilty Of |
gross neglect Of duty and dismissed the
9th, A commissioner shall be appoint |
ed by the Secretary of War to superintend |
the execution of this order, in the respect |
i've states. U. S. marshals in the respect |
i've districts, the mayor and chief Of police |
of any town or city, the sheriffs of the re-
spective counties of each state, and all post |
masters and justices of the peace, are au-
thOrized to act as special provost marshals, /
TO arrest any officer or private soldier fit |
for duty, who may be found absent from |
his command without just cause, and con-
vey him to the nearest military post or de- /
partment. The transportation, reasonable |
expenses, and five dollars, will be paid for |
each officer or private arrested and deliY- !
cred.
By order of the President.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
Secretary of War.