The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-23
The Block ade Of the EliO Grnn ntlo.
OUR AATAGoRDA CORRESPONDENTS.

BARK hIDM0Rr. oyr MArAaoRpA, May -, 1852.
French and English Shipso.igar n eaen to Disregard
EAs Blockade of the Tran Const-Sham Voyag 70 Maa-
moros-Hoo the Cotton of ae Rete,s Gssto Marke,. dc
In the later part OF March igatss arrived of the
Rio Grande, Texas, ono gsh, the other French and
atAed the commander Of biockadng 81 p that they
soad not recognize any blockade OF the nou.A laat
river unless the whole Texas coast Of tho sAme
clos Cd and guarded. At that tine there were twelve
loaded vessels yiag outsid, which hal been prevented
From diach ginS their cargoes. they all reported they
were bound 10 Matameroe, which WIS only sham. BY
shis time no doubt their cargoss al safely laned in
Fexss md the vessels loaded agaia with c,ton So.you
wses the sooner the western part o. Texas Is taken
ssop VI the State vii, ssliiy nnd outlet that
way. large proportion his already been sent or
Nsd1cal star OF the Army or the Poto-
SURGEON GENERALS Or1cH,
WAsnM0YoN CaTS Jane 10, 1854.
en-4foa detailed for duty with the Army Of the
Yetomss, Medical Dirsctos. In xShiag <iis assign
usas cAave besn governed BY what - tho
bsss stnssrssts Of the ssrvss Your ssergy assmlna-
1oa sand faithful discharge q duty - all .aisrsn
uitxssions which you hsve SesA glazed dusng you-
ssrsos u thirteen years astsrmmsa W a-ss. you
hssSs most ardsous responsible and sryiag pkiuvn
pa have yet occupied.
u che Of your departure zdesirs 10 Rlacsbsfsrs
yeu some Of the sia points wuch shoud engage your
SEssnsion:-
You should SATISFY yourself that the nsiicalt .uur,
sass proper 9asssty and soi good ,quA ts~,
each rsgimsns has It's full sawaucs asd yous viii hs.l
Ne ssnos nsd,ca oac'psn strict. ss,ouo iAbisy
Any dencisrcy. FhstrAs sSas passed who y the
81. supplses" Win tls &C. srtsd.
Sscond-YoS viii saySeaore the oiiess of Abe Quaassr
q .ssrs &oAr nscsssass5sn lard ssls
Drtxtion, and conrh akicate csiy --sitn, sssss
mmAnAng ssasivs 70 thoD shsagsn ~lhieh ho rs sbie
gLird-vos will require all nsdisai enicsrs " b At
ssn.iys ana saithfn IN hssischxe VI thsr out,ss anu
You wa ssport inss .nt0 esuesai Ioma&.dipa
anu ~ thh oncs Ali cassasoi direascsson. l
Wiz. ~ = smoss.sr wsh .a Assistsa1 sa r
traApostasiaa arrange for ths elsctGai cosafrt
able sdsdy euch sick and wounded
yor iusn should be cssroved T. om the
As ARMY " whsch you are atsacAsd You VII. eaar IL
nisd however, the pruvis,o, o. GENERAL O.ders, NJ. e5
tAsssors, possibs, srovids thoss oases
such aoins IN your vicinity as may seem best aatsJ
Fittn-y.aa viii hire such - ysicians nurses a., as
yooszay reGusre and as you can obtain The spot
SAss res ss At the earliest ssibe moment, ssah.t
Er The roa performance of all these duties ysa are
nnssvfizsd ~ call al ecty uAn the medical syvrl
hNasbingtsn. BALTIMORE, Paiia lel ,ha aad New 80
wAo win bsrrscts to suraisi you with you
0Sy ask ray, regardless OF s.ply tables You
Wal ony bar sqAircd nJtIy mo By letter what you
hSss o4dsr<e and whom xad You are desired ~
wsnis a. Ca onlyos ned y my req isltious on ,hs
essa bureaus here, OF thros&h hs orders VI Tho se
tnSy ofWar.
End now ,i,rusting to y,ur ossssson OF thoae quail
aisx, without which sh uld have assisNed YOU
% tnis uty commit 10 yons the heath, cDinor,
aud the thous eil,w soldiers are
ag4iug for to maiatenance~cf their liberties. am
sAr,gsry respectfully, your oseiie.t servant
WILLIAM A. HAMMOND,
Surgeon Gene. al United States Amy.
Assistant Srgeon .oxA lsiI1REAN, Medical Dasector
Army VI the Po,0n,rc.
Re i which mas just paassd Congress abolishipx the
bride urgsons, as such traIfss Them 10 the " ps
Uf Va untee medical cDccs tosvhich aided lcry
onrssUnA and nund cd And twenty assistant surgeons
T. Ako aaos 0le assi-;ant sjsgsen " voluatssI
Ta oowips imp rtans circular has also been isnr ID
amais Surgsoa Gener oiiics:--
[CIgcJIAR No 81
surge N vayxRALs OFyIcr
WAsnNcros ,nY, June Q, 1862. I
Hisintsnded " prepare for publication the Medic
aad Ss0 yicai History 0f tho kvbs.bcn." Ihs mediss
p9t nScf This wax has bsei eoinplHed to Ass slaui
rksva j. )odyard, United S.atss Army, aud th-
sarg part brigade surgeon Johu H. JinoD, Unit
Raa.s Va 'uni All medical officers. tnare re rs
eussted operas In this undertskinlby f,rwtrdiai
- This ofhse slch sanitary, topograpnie* nedcs ac
surgical IMPORTS, aetssls q cases. essys
lnyeggapnB aud inquiries may " Slus for ihis
work, for xnch iul creiit viii be given tie forth
Gaming vvitI
Aulhai,y has boon given 10 both, ih. shove named
gestlomsn ssus, fron tim 70 tLne, sea circui
may be sary 10 ekt ths desired .sct5 and .he
Gcs yt srs desired comply with lss re quests
WAi1h ma his b. ma q Df them.
lts scscy ns,essaty ~ remind the mcd q cib0ers
of the ca ami yulu,esf services llat tbrJ.gh
means IL. qnes ION mlen may be done ~ Advance tho
science acn all have uiucn at hsar -aestab
lish I.ld.arAs giich will save to guide fdtlrc
nsaeet this opportunity Of q vscug the h,nor pf the
eeivlcs The cause of humanity LIS reJut .tiox.
WILLIAM A. HAdi,JND,
Svgeon t,enerai United states Army.