The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-02-20
WAR MATTERS.
From Gen. Hooker's Army.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoroNAc, }
February 18th. ,
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HEADQUARTERS Army OF THE PoroNAc, }
February 18th.
Extracts from General Orders No 10: }
The general Commanding has been inform
cd that General Orders from the War Depart
ment authorizing enlistment of volunteers
into the regular service have been rescinded
Subsistence stores may be sold and Issued "a
citizens residing within tho limits of the
army by tho Commissaries OF Subsistence
under the following restrictions: LIST. A
certificate under oath Of the purchaser that
he is without the means of subsistence, and
that he is unable to sustain lie without be.
ing permitted to make such purchase, this
certificate to be approved by the Corps Com.
mander to whom application is made. who
may direct the sales. Such sales shall mol
at any one time exceed the quantity necess.
airy to sustain the applicant and the members
of his family FIVE days.
Cd, Issues to destitute citizens may be
made under tao same restrictions, upon 70
turns approved by the Provost Marshal Gene.
raj of the Army of the Potomac. The par.
ties in all cases will be required to take the
oath of allegiance before sales or issues are
made to them.
Capt. Benjamin @. Berry and Allen NJ
Seymour. Cd regiment New York Cavalry
having deserted their regiment while on the
march to meet the enemy, January 81 1863
and having left this army without proper
authority, and continued absent up to the
present time, arc dishonorably dismissed from
the military service of the United States, sub.
iect to the approval of tho President.
Nv command of Major General HOOKER.
(Sicncd) S. WILLIAMS, Adj. General.
The Phillips house was destroyed by fire
Yesterday. It was the finest dwelling IN this
section Of the State The fire was OF aceiden-
tai origin, having caught from a defective
fluc. Tho mansion was located on q beauti.
full elevation overlooking Fredericksburg and
the surrounding country, and had been occtl.
pied by several Union Generals as their head
quarters, including Gen. Sumner. Gen.
Stoneman had just occupied it temporarily,
pending preparations to convert it into q
hospitai. The costly furniture was saved
and placed in the Lacey house, on tho bank
of the Rappahannock. where such as is ap'
propriate will be applied for hospital necessi-
ties. The owner is banker in Fredericks-
burg. The destruction OF this property is
greatly regretted byall. -.
In consequence Of recent publications in
furious to the Union cause, measures have
been taken to arrest and punish correspon-
dents who have been guilty of making such
Developments, and plans are to be adopted
which will prevent their future occurrence.
Many violations OF the law AMI regnla-
tions regarding suffers goods, &c, having
been brought to the notice OF the General
commanding, new course has been adopted
by tho Provost Marshal General to detect
and punish oil who are engaged in illicit
trade within the lines of this army. The
traffic in contraband articles is not confined
to regularly appointed suffers, only apoir.
ton Of whom arc believed to have been gull
ty of these violations, but by many Others
not having permits to trade in tho lines OF
the army. Largo seizures of contraband
goods have been made and distributed for
hospital use. Tho offenders will hereafter
be summarily punished. -,
Another rain set in this afternoon and still
continues to fall. 49,.