Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-30
NEWS OF b WEEK.

Gen. Dix, acting for the United States,
and Gen Hill. acting for the rebels, have
male am arrangen4ent-fer the insfiisdiate
and general exchange of bfistters,
"A dispstgh dated H~eadlQpastes of the
Potomac Army, Of July ~ says Things
are very dull here. No thought of Gen.
eFal A GlelanbeiRg sapereeded, alsh0ugh
there is some talk in northern papers Of
it. EitherxGen. Neigs or Cen. HAlieck
will be Commander-in-Chief When the
President was here Gen. Mcclellan recon-
mended and urged such an appointment
by telling the President not to allow his
claim TO interfere with his action in the
matter.
There are several thousand men here
unable to do duty, although the health of
the army has improved since il came to
James river. 81 Et2E4 -
There Is no movement whatever Of
troops.
The rebels are visible at all times on
the opposite side of the river, but are new
er interfered with unless they appear in
large numbers when the gunboats shell
them out.
WAsHISGrON, July 23.-There is Meth
er law or regulation for the acceptance Of
volunteers otherwise than for three years
or the war.
This morning the President, Secretary
of War and Major General Haleck Tere
long in consultation at the War Depart
ment. Gems, Pope and Burnside were
with them a portion of the time
Great repugnance TO the idea of draft
ing continues to be entertained in official
circles here The impression being that
the Presidents call for 10000 additional
volunteers is already being responded to
throughout the country with an alacrity
that promises to secure the whole num-
Der in less time than was recently antici-
pated. f .- Ga b ul sr
Gen. Pope's order No, II, does not
leave any big holes for rebels 70 crawl
through. 1t says Commanders Of Army
Corps, Divisions, Brigades, and detached
commands viii proceed Immediately to
arrest ali disloyal male citizens within
their lines or within their reach, within
their respective stations. Such as are
willing to take the oath of allegiance to
the United States, and will furnish sufi-
cient security for its observance, shall be
permitted to remain at their homes. and
pursue in good faith their accustomed
avocations. Those who refuse shall be
conducted to the south, beyond the
treme piekets of this army, and be aoti-
fed if found again anywhere within our
lines, or any point in the rear, they will
be considered spies and subjected to the
extreme rigor of military aw. If any
person having taken the oath allegiance
as above specified, shall be found to have
violated it he shall be shot and his prop
erty seized and applied to the public use.
[ Al ,.kl
ever being within the lines of the enemy
is positively prohibited, except through
the military authorities, and IN the man
ner specified by military law, and any
person concerned in writing or carrying
letters or messages many other way will
be considered and treated as q spy within
the lines of the United States ArD0y.sJ
By command of Major General Pope
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer states there IS some
foundation for the report that Gen. FIRE.
mont is about being assigned to new
command. Efforts are being made by in-
fiuential parties to have him assigned to
the Department of Texas, and to allow
him a sufficient force to operate in hat
States against the rebels. The Govern
ment is assured, by influential and relia-
bic Union refugees from Texas, that \
large majority of the German population
in the western portion of the State are
decidedly IN favor of the Union, and that
theyjonly await the arrival of q national
force to declare themselves, and to take
active measures to vindicate the cause of
the Constitution and the URion.ts
The number of letters sent from No
Cairo p~ostofiee during the last quarter
was L,250,0oO.