Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

that he will repair to this Capitol so soon a
he can with safety to the positions and oper
atoms within the Department now under hi
special charge.
[SignedI ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
ST.. LOUIS, July %.
Gov. Gamble has issued the followin,
special order
Headquarters Stale of Missouri, Adj
Generals Office, st. Louis, July %, 1862
The existence of numerous bands Of guerril
las in different parts of the State, who are en-
gagged in robbing and numbering peaceabl,
citizens, for no other cause than that such
citizens are loyal to the Government under
which they have always lived, renders it nee
essary that most stringent measures be adop
ted to punish all such crimes and to destroy
such bands. Brig. Gen. Schofield, in com
mand of the Missouri State militia, is hereby
authorized to organize the entire militia of the
etate into companies, regiments and brigades,
Ind to order into active service such portions
Of the force thus organized as he may judge
necessary for the purpose of putting down all
Iarauding and protecting peaceable citizens Of
be State.
ST. LOUIS, July %.
Gen. Schoield has issued general order
pr the organization of all the militia of Mis-
puri for the purpose of exterminating the
Euerrillas that infest the State. Every able
bdied man, capable of bearing arms, and
Inject to military duty, is ordered to repair
Ethout delay to the nearest military post and
port for duty to the commanding officer
|ery man to bring whatever arms he can
rocure Those who have no arms will be
epplied by the Ordnance Department as
lickly as possible. All arms and ammuni-
ion Of whatever kinds not in the hands of
ne loyal militia, will be taken possession of
nd used for public defense. Six days are
Flowed for every man fit for duty to report
p the commanding officer and be enrolled.
All persons so enrolled will be regarded as
belonging to the active militia of the State
ill fm Their orders.
The commanding officer of the post is au-
thorized to give furloughs to such men of this
militia as cannot be absent from their ordinary
business without serious detriment, or such
as are not needed for present services. Such
Caves of absence will in no case be for longer
time that ten days, and may be revoked any
time, at the discretion of the officer granting
them. The militia thus organized will be
governed by articles of war and army regula-
tons, and will be subject to orders of officers
of U. S. troops or Missouri militia regularly
mustered into service, and may be assigned
to their command.
ST. LOUIS, July %.
The Provost Marshal General has issued
an order forbidding the sale or transfer by
dealers or individuals, of arms or ammuni-
ton of any character, under penalty of arrest
and Imprisonment of the offender during the
war. All dealers, whether agents or owners,
in this division, are required Immediately to
make an inventory Of all arms and ammuni-
ton an hand, stating the quantity, class and
value, such inventory to be filed at the office
of the Provost Marshal within three days,
accompanied by affidavits that it is a full and
correct statement; that values affixed are fair
and the usual charges for sale. Should it be-
come necessary to take possession of said
arms and ammunition for the use of the
militia called into service to exterminate the
guerrilla bands, such possession will be taken
and proper receipts given. The removal OF
transfer of arms or ammunition from one
point to another in this division, except by
the loyal militia, is forbidden, ANY person
guilty of this removal will be arrested and
held as an enemy to the State, or guilty o.
aiding its enemy. Persons and property Of
all citizens are subordinate to the Com
mander, and it is expected that loyal citizens
vii, render implicit obedience and report tt
the Provost Marshal, or the military com
mandment any violation of this order.
New YORK, July %.
The following extracts are from late Rich
mond papers:
The Enquirer, 10Th, says the Charleston
Mercuru contradictS the report OF the dealt
of Mrs. Beauregard.
We understand Maj. Gen. Huger has beer
relieved of his command and appointed zen
eral of Ordnance. Gen. S. S. Anderson /
reported to succeed him.
augusta, July 17th.-The Savannah Re
publican of this morning has dispatch date.
Knoxville, 18th, which says heavy skirmis
occurred that morning at Wallace's eros
roads. Two regiments of the enemy's infant
nv and cavalry were engaged with four OF on
cavalry companies under Col. Mc1.ain. lie
killed and missing on our side. The enem
lost the same.
From the Columbia Is. CO. Guardian, {
july 10Th, we learn that Gen. Magruder an
staff arrived in that city yesterday. We ar
informed that he is on his way to East Tel
nessee, his presence being needed there.
Special to Tribune.
WASHINGTON, July %.
The current report that high officers ha
been summoned here by the President th'
they might give their opinions respecting tt
confiscation act, and take their choice wheth'
to obey or resign, is simply absurd and
sufficiently contradicted by the fact that til
order was published before the arrival Of Ge
Halleck and staff or Gen. Burnside. :
A scouting party Of Federal cavalry are
ported at Fredericksburg to have fallen in
ambuscade a few miles from that place, ar
| onlv 10 out of 70 came back to camp.
Forty men Of Gen. Hatch's command are I
ported to have been captured by the enen
at Orange Court House where they We
foraging.
The statement that Gen. Hatch had enter
Gordonsville and Charlottesville, was found
on the supposition that the had obeyed q
ders. He is much censured for disobedien
of orders and is here to give an account
: his doings.
: The rebels, in force, now hold the railro
f from Gordonsville to Staunton.
The Navy department has dismissed Pr
VIM. R. Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Pl
# losophy at the Annapolis Naval Academ
/ He brought charges of disloyalty against tho
y connected with the institution and then !
:, fused to give testimony to substantiate the
A letter from McClellan's army to t
Times, dated July Goth, says two deserts
from the 9Th Virginia cavalry came into car
yesterday. They say the main body Of t