, 1862-07-28
Cur L LOSs Before Richmond Reported
at $1,000

WASHINGTON, July 28.-The president has |
issued g brief proclamation, warming all per
Of the conascation oct to cease par
1icipating, aiding. countenancing Or abet- |
ting rebellion against the government of the
United States, 10 return to their proper a1le- |
giance to the United States under pain of the |
fD1teits and seizures, as within and By said SER
ton sixth provided.
[Seetion Of the Cont1scat1on Act, referred
to in the above, reads Us follows
Sec. 6. And Be- il further enacted, That if any
person within any State Or Territory Of the United
States other than those named as aforesaid, after
the passage Of this act, being engaged In M armed re-
States aiding or abttting such rebellion. shall
not, within eixty days after public wa1ning and
a IT,
allegiance to the United States, all the estates
pereen rhal be liable to seizure a. aforesaid, aud
1t shal1 be the duty Of the president to seze and
use them as Aforesaid. or the proceeds thereof.
ench property after the expiration Of the said
e1xty days from the date OF such warning snd
she'll BE- null and 3D. v9id t. sha
person Tor the or the usa OF ench prop
erty, or any OF it, to alege and prove that he Ii
one Of the persons described in this section
WAsH1SGTos, July 26.-The official docu-
mcnts necessary for the cousummation Of the
recently arranged agreement for general ex-
change of prisoners has been Forwarded to
Gen. Dix.
The position Of Secretary Seward, and evi-
IDENTIFY authoritative, is published this morn
ing, from which, in the language Of the artf-
Gle, it appears he: Is content, as he hitherto
has been, to remain where he is 80 long as this
causelss and inequitous war continues, 2ud so
long Us the chosen chief magistrate Of the
country requires it, even though his advice
should be oTeuuled, which happens very rare
1<-a $fa7 tT, which EfR iTTffrm1nf
better informed, approved. At the same time,
/ he would not, il he conld, for any reason pro-
| long bis stay in the place he now holds one
| hour beond the time when the president
be shall retire from it It will be with the deter
| minatlon he has more thin ouce before ex-
| pressed, under no circumstances, whatever,
| 10 be place holder In the service of his coun-
try. even, although, as he confidently expects
it shall emerge in its full strenth and greatness
of his fellow citizens thiuk go unkindly OF him
/ as to suppose he would be content to exercise
power IN fraction Of 1t, If it should consent
10 be divided.
WAsn1seroS, July g. The following Is a
COPY Of the letter from the Secretary Of War
TO the joint committee Of the New York
Commnn Council On national affairs:
WAR DErARTMEsr, July 26.
GEETLENEN: Your views respecting the re-
cEuiting service and the proper measures to en-
courage it have been attentivc1y considered b
The President, and the following regulations. es
tabliebed by the Department, are expected II
First. the Adj1tant- General will detail an off
Ger at each rendezvous for mastering in recruits
who will pay to each recruit hts proper ehare o
he Is mustered Into the service Of the Unite.
States.
fill mp the old regiments speedily. fee to recruit
| to the old regiments viii be paid, to Wit: fou
| dollars for each recruit. ~
equipped without delay and placed IN camp
Instruction
Any other practical suggestion you may b
e1us's1 " 'D4' pi: EDWIN u. STANTON.
Secretary Of War.
, An official list will be prepared of all so
diers absent without leave, which win be (
in controlling the payment of the relief funt
From accounts recently received from th
, headquarters Of the army Of the Potomac, Il
1 official report of the battles before Richmon
states the number Of Killed, wounded, mis-
ing and prisoners appro1imating to Il, 600.
Il is officially published that the cali
Gov. Curtin for more twelve months men #;
made Without previous consultation with {
direction of the president, OF war department
q and having been made, 1t Was deemed by tt
euch troops as are offered under that call, b
1t is proper to notice that the Law does not {
low any bounty to the nine months men, e
cept the $35 pa1d at the time OF being mu
tered into service The remaining SIS Is pa5
ble only to those who enlist for three yeara
a during the war.
j The president, in an official order, ,aunouuc
the death Of ex-president Martin Van Bure
He says: "This event will occasion mou,
ing IN the nation for the loss Of citizen ..
Il fully cherished.'' As mark Of respect, t
executive mansion and the several executi
departments, excepting the war and na1
are being draped with black, and nearly
public business has been ordered to be ST
0. nents R vii caasc suitable honors to oe psid
i'll this occasion to the memory Of the dead, 81
IN as flags at half.mast, firing Of cannon, etc
~ new YoRK, July e6.-The New York r
~ ~ nn<'s Washington dispatch says 1t has be
Colonel Davies cavalry expedition to Bea'
,a Dam, that the enemy WAS sending some Of
81 | best troops, among them the divisions
eo Longstreet, Ewen and Hill to join Jacks
ey between Gordonsville and Stanton. 1t is I
,e, believed, however, that Jackson's wh
~ force there numbers more than 80 600 m
eA His purpose is thought to be to push up
re valley Of the Shenandoah, and II practiea
nd invade MasJland
Paymaster-General Lazned still contin
Id Tho letter from Norolk states that th
&C. baye been several cases Of yellow fever tn
re 4 special to the N. 7. Times says: ".
post master-general and sec1etafy Of
treasury have had almost daily consultati
to on the stamp currency It seems Difficult
md decide the question OF Jurisdiction to-t
However, a compromise has been effected
| tween the two parties, viz: The post o1
gut department is to order and prepare the stan
Ing and deliver them to the treasury departu
last for distribution, They are to be Of all the
nominations from one to thirty cents,
l' some viii be ready for use On Or before
10th proximo.