Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-24
Telegraphic News.
WASHINGTON. June 10.
6y tae Prsssdent or sas United States or Amersoa .
PROCLAMATION

Ry tAe Prssideat or sas United States or Amersoa
PROCLAMATION
Wlereas. The armed insure csionary combine
sions now existing in several of the States are
threatening to make inroads into the States OF
Maryland. Western Virginia, PeunsyIvania and
Ohio, requiring additional military force for the
service of the United States:
Now therefore, 1, Abraham lincoln, President of
the United States and Communicated Chief of the
Army and Navy thereof, and OF the militia of the
several States when called into actual service do
hereby call into the service of the United States
1000 militia from the states following, namely
From the State of Mary and II, 600 from State
OF Pennsylvania $4,000; from the State of Ohio
S00oo from the State of Western Virginia 10 ooo :;
to Re mustered into the service Of the United
States forthwith and TO for the period OF sx
months from she date OF said muster int said ser
vice, unless sooner discharged, TO De mustered in
as infantry, artillery and cavalry, in proportion
which will be made known through the War De-
partment. which Department. will also designate
the several places Of rendezvous.
These militia are to be organized according to
the rules and regulations of the volunteer service
aud such orders as may hereafter be issued. The
States aforesaid will be separately credited Under
the enrolment act for the militia service rendered
under this proclamation.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal OF the United states to
be affixed.
Done at the City OF Washington this 18th day of
June, A. D. 1868, aud of the Inde pendence of tie
United States the eighty-seventh.
(signedD BY the President,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
WV II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
Quarantine, Staten Island, Jane lS.-
The ship Groom Point, Capt. Gill, from
New York, April 9th, for san Francisco.
was captured and burned by the pirate
Florida, on the 18Th OF May, liz lat.
south, long. 81. She was insured against
capture Tor $4,000, principally i'll Bos,
ton.
Philadelphia, June 1916 P. MA dis
patch TO the Penn. r. r. Co. from Har-
risburg, 5 2. NJ, says the rebels are re-
turning TO OhamDersbufg from Hagers-
town.
New York, June l8.-The Common
Council this afternoon, adopted resoIu-
ton respectfully and earnestly requesting
the administration 10 place Gen. Mcclellan
at once in the place which the present
crisis demands for the safety of the Re-
public.
Philadelphia, June IS = $50 P. M-The
following dispatch was sent TO Gen. Gam
eron by q gentleman of this city yesterday ::
" IL Is reported that you advised taking
the command OF the State troops from
Gen. Couch and either giving it to Gen
Franklin or Mcclellan. Is this true? If
not will you authorize me to contradict
t?"
The following reply was received -
" Your telegram of yesterday, was handed
to me last night. | authorize you to say
that made 40 such proposition.
(Signed,) SIMON CAMERON"
Washington, June 1S.-The positions OF
the several corps of the Army of the Po-
tomac, are known in this city, TO night,
information from the southern side of the
Potomac having been received up to 12:-
80, to-day.
The whereabouts of Lee is not known,
at least not publicly, and there is much
solicitude everywhere to discover some
thing concerning him. Whatever may be
his plans he keeps them very secret, and
anything said concerning them would be
mere speculation.
An officer with Banks army relates in
| a private letter an incident which occur
red during a temporary trEce at Port
Hudson on the 9th o: May. He avaIleG
himself OF the opportunity thus afforded
to ride up to the rebel works as close as
he could 10 get a good view OF them,
when he saw a regiment of the enemy
throw down their arms and heard them
give three cheers and exclaim IS We sur
render" The rebel officers at once APP
proached them with drawn swords and
pistols and overpowered and controlled
them, compelling them to take up their
arms and resume their position.
The same officer, at truce entered into
the next day for the purpose OF looking
after the dead and wounded, while riding
as pear to the rebel lines as he could get
was hailed by confederate officer within
the works with the question whether be
did not think, upon reflection, that he was
coming nearer than was exactly proper
Our officer replied in the negative, saying
We had men wounded and killed as near
the enemy as he then was himself. Fur
ther conversation ensued, in which the
rebel officer spoke OF Sherman's charge OF
the preceding day, and remarked that in
side they regarded it as the finest thing OF
the war. Our officer did not belong to
Sherman's division.
Information has officially reached here
of small skirmish yesterday, at or near
Aide, between some of our cavalry and
those OF the enemy. The latter were
forced 20 retire. Eight officers and be-
tween sixty and seventy men were re-
ported captured by our forces
Aide is IN Loudou county, ten miles
southwest of Leesburg, and in the gap
between Bull Run and the Kittleton
Mountains.
Chief Engineer J. ". King has been
ordered 10 superintend the construction of
all the iron -clads building west of the
Alleghanies.
Fit Monroe, June 17.-The Yorktown
CdUaljer of the 9th says: Our most i'm
portant news is, for the present, contra
band. Great activity prevails in this de-
paTtment, and is particularly manifested
IN this command. Gen. Reyes is in front
to conduct aggressive movements In per
son, and Brig. Gen. King is in command
at Yorktown.
San Francisco, June 1S.-F. f. Low
was nominated for Governor by the Union
State Convention last evening. The term
of office Is four years from January Ist,
1864
Baltimore, June 18.-By order from
Gov. Seymour, Col. Leiferts with the 7th
regiment was directed to support Harris
burgh. Before lie arrived at PhiladeIphia