, 1862-11-22

4 fsad lockout for A:znT 2Es5Atec

Eae following ssnt Official eta:anent con-
cerning military ahaeutseisu1 is :siegEaphsd
from Wssl ltgtoa to the as:ocia:e. press:
GeEersl Aal}ee! has resolved to adopt the
uu.t stringent nieasures for compelling Off
ce,s Ia Fs; HAT sttGAtieu 10 1Gs1r utits ,sllca
IatnEe! u,i3e ard ee:sc ot int} s7ouiL ssaIu,
i, too 1Is.Ey casts. 0Sahl: 10 crsosc-. Daaia-
qre;s: rllIissiGn:d odicul5 arc 10 be :au .at,
bE p1lG,p1 anc 1::sAn-autt p1a!7 haens, that
rhsiI su. e.i5r raLlz aEa Liahsr Intelligence
viii ult t,e regarded rs ssgtaT4!a..- nf every
fault 1Et r ulay GoE:ml., it Dim, 1::=,{3ed tG.:
itt solGirrs s.,Jd HOE. eclEui:sionea oticsrs OF
| orr L; MstS * eli have Eo ce-Scu :G complain
/ OF atiag Leld sccou1:ae'e for o1irIses which
| eTe coclnltt:d Hitn impunits uy .hess who
Eii& It'd set them examples OF strict supo-di~
| Iation snd discipline.
! Provost marsha'E. policemen, and military
| police, AID officers especially 1=taii.d for Ehs
| I.nrpose, sre bling seat to al. tn priucipa,
cities, ana OYER a11 the lines o: rlilrosls
| Throughout the country, to collect the nauaes
ot officers absent from the armies in the teId
and in garrison, Gud al} officers 60 found ah-
sent, without the proper and Specific author
liz Fre=cribed in general orders Of the war de-
par,men1, Will be either lElmsal.tely and
1gHom1lious1y dismissed the service, or will
be placed On t1ial for dese5tion while in the
preseLce OF Tie enemy.
It is understood long list Of naIacs for dis
m:Essl has been already prepared, and that
numerous d1Rnissals for cause 8iil be made in
q lev days. Indeed, the rumor prevails, and
there Is reascn TO believe il, that more than
1000 commissioned officers are nov absent
, without leave, and so reported; all Of whom
| will be dismissed under Circumstance attach
ing disgrace to'tbsr nanes, and leaving them
) | no possibility for return to the service, OF
. any other employment under the national gov
; ! erbment
!. One Of the fayorite subterfuges psaetise5 By
; officers anxious TO skulk from their duties has
been to quit their commands On q surgeon'e
! | certificate, Or on pretended leaye Of absence
: signed BY some subordinate othcer, colonel o.
I bIlgadier general, who had no po5ser to giys
!. it; and then, if discovered, urge the plea O.
j Ignorance Of the orders AID regulations OF
e this subject. But all leaves Of absance, to b.
j | Of avail, must emeuete from the very hignes
/. source, Us prescribed In general o1de-s, ant
4 au othce1H absent on medical certificates mus
be sure that tEeir certificate Is is
: sued by competent suthority, and thst the
Il DO not remain absent one dsy after being sui
!. tcier1ly physically 1e-estabnsaed to join ehes
II ecmmards, even though nor re.es:sblishs'
&c enough TOR full return TO active duty.
While these steps are being taken with re
10 gard to officers, measures OF an equally striu
+. gent and effective character are in progress t
e. arrlst the immense numbers OF deserters no7
10 scattered through the country, and hold the1
to Tie eeveresE penalties prescribed By mil
T. tary Lam for their ottenses. 1t is the detern1
1e nation If the authorities to make example
be | which will cause every soldier to consider g
n. { riously before exposing himself to the ch3uce
ID Of an infamous death as the penalty Of deser
i1g bis standard. Many OF the men nov al
II sent arc desesters from the arulg il the aels
81 and not few Ct them, lured By the bount
AZ haye enlisted in the new organizations, b1
nd their re-erlistment, IS they will b. taught,
m nc excuse fer their desertion; md all oiiics
It Of 1be recently r.lsed 1egi1.tlts know
re- s1ch dese1tt1B 10 be in their rElEs end 4
Il. sending them back under gusrd to their 0
Is, | commands will be held responsible. Others
ot- tlree Eow absent are r1en WHO We're
charged from hospitals to return to their re,
ar, 11ents, but who have sku1ked to their hom|
rht All of The above classes &re Gcserters and u
b. pnrished as such.
ex- But there is set another clsss, and one
IT, | which no mercy will be shown, namely, th1
md | WHO jrined new regiments recently, rcceivi
a. the enormous boun1ies given, and then I
the sertiug before their Teglnt nts haa been plac
in the field. The country has suffered dee]
au- from this latter class, vasious States hayi
He paid beu1ties for their full quotas, #h
ton | their effective torce reported at headquart
nk, Of the army is sill short by many thons,
/ Of the required number.
he'll It is eald On nigh authority that the ?
uld s1dent On being recently shown By
hts secretary Of war and general-ia chief
Of absentees, stesnlg pisdged himself he
-.u after to pursue tie most rigorous policy #
~" ~ these offenders, and that By Shooting, {
',;S ruo missa1s, bal1 and chain Labor for the VII
~ ~ Term OF their enlistment, end other ot The
evi. vcrest pena}ties.
tha He is resolved to deprive the rebels Of
and 10y na's - ulJu
ned discipline and prevent the crimes Of st1
sn1s Cling, absenteeisr1 and dese7tions. In Il
tsts Of thtee facts, tie hope is expressed that
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