The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-14
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.


The following is tho order recently issued
by the General in Chief Of the Yankee army
for the repression of "guerilla outrages" on
the line Of the Orange and Alexandra Rail.
road. II is worthy only Of the cowardly
author, who sits safely snsconeed behind the
entrenchments around Washington. We find
it incorporated in an order from Gen. Howard
to his command, the 1lth corps, which ran 20
at ChancslOrsviils
Tue numerous depredsttoDs committed by
citizens, rebel soldiers ia disguise, barbored
and concealed by citizens along the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad, and within our lines,
call for prompt and exemplary punishment
You will there arrest and eontins for punish
msnt or put beyond our lines every citizen
against whom there is sufficient evidence Of
his having engaged In these practices. You
will also notify the people within ten miles OF
the railroad that they will be held responsible
10 their persons and property for any injury
done to the road, trains, depots, or stations, by
yueriilas or persons in disguise, and, IN case Of
such injury they will be impressed as labOrers
TO repair all damages. II these measures should
not stop such dspredatiOns the entire innabi'
tants OF the district Of eountry along the rail
road VIII be put Across tbs iipe and their pro-
psrty taken for Government use
III. w. HALLECK, 0eleral In Chief.
Tie Confederate eSympathszers Banished from
81 L0n1s.
The 81. Louie Democrat, Of August Ist, Gays:
A letter from Capt. Jas. F.. wight to Col.
communicates eome details Of the transfer Of
the escesh exiles, who left st. Louis on the
10Th of July, in custody Of Captain Dwight
The boat 10 which they embarked reached
Memphis without special incident, as reported
by Capt. Dwight in former letter.
The party arrived 1T Vicksburg on the 22d
of Jaly, on the steamer Sunshine, where Capt:
Dwight reported 70 Gen; Grant, who ordered
him TO turn over the prisoners and those &C.
eompanyiDg them 10 the Provost Marshal OF
Gen. Hrant's Department. Gen. Grant iu
formed Capt Dwight that II would be impOssi-
bIs to sepd the prisoners eass on account Of the
moving armies, and that 1t would DO probably
necessary to send them TO Mobile. Accord
ingiy the prisoners and party were turned
Provost Marshal under Gen. Grant, who, on the
22i Of July, transferred them to the steamer
Ibeyyills, for New Orleans, to be thence son.
nuder d ~ Of truce to Mobile. All were thus
transferred, except Mrs s. J. Boshsr, who ap-
p,ied 10 be sent through the lines to TSxas.
The boat was TO leave Vicksburg for New Or.
leans Oh tho Goth, the data Of Capt Dwi9hts
cate In favor Of the officers Of the steamer
Sunshine for supplying the prisoners with sub
sistoncs. it having been impracticsbie to draw
ratious. The writer Of the letter also states
that the conduct Of tho entire party daring his
surveillance of them was altogether proper
aud the incidents Of tina trip pleasant ia the
highest degree.
made BY Gen. Grant:
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HDQ's DKP'T OF TIE TENkEssEE,
Vicksburg, Mise., July II 1863.
Extract.
Speciol Orders, No l69.
Lieut.. Col. Kent, Provost Marshal General
Dspsrtment of the Tennessee, will take charge
CT the political prisoners from the Department
Of the Missouri, under command Of Captain
james +. Dwight, Assistant Inspector General
Department Of the Missouri, and place then
nudsr guard on board q steamer, and san(
them to Mobile, Ala, BY first steamer goiD&
South.
BY order Of
Major General U s GRANT.
Jckn a. Rar!tng, Asst. Adj't Gen.
Capt Jonathan Burke, who was permittss
to accompany the party TO be exchanged, in
stead Of going east TO City Point for that pur
| pose, was pot ashore at Helena and placed II
Charge of General Salmon, commanding tn
post, to be transferred to Little Rock.
Isaac Eisasser was ordered back 10 this CITY
from Memphis, to report to the Provost Mar
| shai here, he desiring 70 settle his busines
here before being finally trsusfsrfsd.
Capt Dwight has gone TO Port Hudson o.
special duty.
The banishsd trio subseq quently sent south
ward In custody OF United States policeman
| to Join the party under Capt Dwight, failed Z
| arrive In time, aud were delivered over to tn
| Provost Marshal at vieksbuTg, to bs forward
| ed by HIN. They were, a. may be recollectat
Henry MeCisllan, D. r. Collins, and u. Wall
q.
The Yankee Dratt-Rzga!ar Troops Iaket
from Meads's army to Pack up Coase,spss-
IAe Coasryipts fnva out 70 De- Old u
seriers-- Troops seat to New York 70 entoTt
the Draft, &c.
The accounts Of the drsft by the lsts'
Northsrs papers continue 70 30 cheering
THAR character. The drafted men don't
into The army. The Massachusetts, men don
sssn to sous to tias ss all. In the 9th dissra'
ef thss 6sass eighty per eest. Of thoss drama
were exempted ''for suflSisnt caass." 10 81
Let disGsiet, oct Of li9 couseripss dsAitsd,
rsssivsd sxsnpsiOn papsss. u furnished sa'
stisstss, 8 paid tie tS00 exsnPtion, ed sal
IL wess pssssA. In ~ 5sh district $50 wss
discharged, - paid tAs exsnpties, anA esi