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classification Of Persons for the En-.
rOllment. f~
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Ppovosr MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE,
WAorIrNcrON June 1S62

WAR DEPARTMENT,
PPovOsr MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE,
&c.,. ~ r WASHINGTON, June 8, 1868. }
1. The enrolment should include all able
bodied male citizens of the United States, and
residents of foreign birth who shall have de
clared on oath their intention to become citi-
zens, between the ages of twenty and forty
five years.
9. For the purposes of enrolment, all the
above named persons who were not in the mill
tary service on the Sd of March, 1868, shall be
divided into two classes.
The first class, consisting of all between the
ages of twenty and thirty-tive, and all unmar-
ried persons above the age Of thirty-five and
under forty five.
The second class consisting of all married
persons between the ages OF thirty-fve and
forty-fiv years. 1Ef.a2 Elt af4
The persons who were in the military service
of the United States on the Sd of March, 1868,
should therefore appear in the consolidated
enrolment lists in class by themselves. The
preparation of these lists should not be permit
ted to interfere with the earliest possible CON-
pletion Of the consolidated lists of classes one
and two.
Men from tho first class will be the first cali
ed into the service OF the United States.
JAMES B. FRY,
tD st2 ea# Provost Marshal General.
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Gen Butler.

We suppose that, if any one in the coun-
try is entitled to pre-eminence for lack of
principle, modesty, and generally the ge-
NAL traits which make up honest and
honorable character, General BUTLER is
the man. He has tremendous force, and
large capacities are not denied him
by any. But, he is SO plainly governed
by low and selfish ambition-he works
SO persistently for effects-that his labors,
even when of great benefit to the country,
are to an extent neutralized by his faults of
character.
At present, being without command, he
has brought his vain and weak Qualities
before the public, by formal demand up
on the Government to be gazetted the
ranking officer of the army. There are
other Major Generals with commissions of
older date than his, but he bases his claim
upon an alleged "intention of the Pres
ident to give him priority of rank, which
"intention was never carried out.
In consequence of this claim the Sec
rotary of War has called upon Generals
FREMONT and MCCLELLAN, both of whom
have older commissions, for their opinions
in regard to Buffers claim. The sub
stance of FREMoNr's statement we have
already published. MCCLELLAN, we pre-
sumo, has not responded, and will not.
A short statement, however, will show
how the case stands as between the latter
and BUTLER. BUTLER was appointed
Brigadier General of volunteers and as
signed to Annapolis on the 9th of April,
1861. He was appointed Major General
of volunteers, 10th May, 1861. He claims
that MCCLELLAN and FREMONT were subse-
uuently appointed, and their commissions
dated back. Here is an error. General
MCCLELLAN was appointed Major General
of volunteers in Ohio, 23d April, 1861,
and entered on duty that day, four days
before BUTLER was made Brlgadler Gen
eral. General McCLELLAN was assigned
by the War Department to command OF
the Department of Ohio, May 4th, 1861,
long before General BUTLER was q Major
General at all. General MCCLELLAN was
appointed Major General in the regular
army by the letter Of appointment dated
May 18th, 1861, and entered on his duties
that, day, two days before Gen. BUTLERs
appointment as Major General of volun-
teers. We are at a loss to imagine where
We shall next hear of General BUTLER
turning up, /" or what leads him to such
exhibitions ofe wax ambition as this. n
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The Origin of the Pennsylvania
Panic. ''tDs q s,iA21

d
n A letter dated g Headquarters Army of
the Potomac, June s." from correspon-
dent of the New York Times, makes the
following interesting statements regarding
Stuart's force and bis probable designs:
Il For several weeks, since the battle of
Charlottesville, Jeb Stuart has been mas
sing, and drilling, and displaying d large
force of cavalry at or near Brandy Station
five miles north of Culpepper. j This force
is the largest body of cavalry that the en-
envy, has ever got together. 1t consists,
as near. as I can learn, Of the two origi-
nal brigades Of Lee, and William Fitzhugh
Lee, several other scattering regiments Of
Virginia cavalry, part of Hamptons 8 brig
ade, one brigade of North Carolina caval-
~, Gen. G. w. jones' guerillas from the
Shenandoah Valley, who have recently
been rendezvousing at Harrisonburg since
their return from Western Virginia, and,
in addition, two brigades of mounted in
fantry--one of them being General Hoods
old brigade OF, Texas and Mississippi troops.
The total strength of the force is estima-
ted at twelve to fifteen thousand men.
This force Stuart has been getting ready
to maketa grand raid into the North, and
it may well be, thought that such body
of these desperate men would make their
presence felt as soon as they got into Ma
ryland. a4inbe djig lool jfuS3 ba1oiaaaf
EnliOn Saturday, he had a grand review,
and those who witnessed it give it as their
estimate that he had from tl6, 900 to 90
900 men in the line. This is doubtless
exaggerated cannot bring myself to be-
'1ieye that his total strength reaches TO-
900. One month ago the; entire effec-
tive force Of the enemy's cavalry east Of
the Blue Ridge did not exceed q, 500 men,
and / doubt if the resources Of the enemy
in the respect of horse1fesh have, been
sufficient to enable them, to treble that
force, even by catching and training all
the wild guerillas Of Virginia. y olaS9a
x OF the probable direction of Stuart's
march my information is not definite. lit
is possible, relying upon the main strength
OF his force, that he will attempt to break
through our lines in the vicinity Of War
renton and Manassas, and pass close along
the front of the Washington defences and
thence into Maryland above that city.
But that would give us too much notice of
his coming. 1t is far more likely that he
will pass directly into the Louden valley,
or even into the Shenandoah; either sof
these at this season. will afford excellent
grazing for horses and thence into Mary
land and Pennsylvania.
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OHIO.

10 ssoqspq .lli s |IHHpH0. al az 4 asiaw ii
= The yRspabiicsn Convent e o 0hip
met oa "Wednesday lasb 6olnmbus, and
made the following ations s llapsap1
For Governor, John Brough; Lieut..
Governor, Chas, Anderson; Auditor of
State, u! 81. Goodman; Treasurer Of State,
G. yolleSn Dorsey !; Supreme Judge, p,
IA. Hunter, Board of Public Works,J.
NJ Baners.s The vote for Governor stood
as follows: Brough, 296; Tod, 1887 The
Lieat. Governor was nominated On the
second eballotr The vote stood: sChas
Anderson, 229; Columbus Delano, 45 S.
F. Carey, l42.
The committee to select q State Central
Committee reported, after which Senator
Wade, from the committee on resolutions,
brought in the following platform, which
was adopted: Is I'M # ioY .y1lsiaira oil 10
~ Resolced, That the calamities of the present
rebellion have been brought upon the nation by
the infamous doctrines Of notification and Sc
CeSSlOQ pTOpOQ1ucu ny StuuOuu uCuVuuCSu
by jackson in 1882, and reiterated by the con-
yention held in the city OF Columbus ON the
18th inst We denounce them as incompatible
with the unity, integrity, power, and glory OF
the American Republic.
q Resolred, That the war must go on with the
utmost vigor till the authority of the Federal
government is re-established, and the old flag
floats again securely and triumphantly over
every State and Territory of the Union.
Resolved, That, in the present exigencies OF
the Republic, we lay aside personal preferences
and prejudices, and hencetorth, till the war is
ended, we will draw no party lines but the
great line between those who sustain the gov
eminent of the country and those who oppose
it, between those who rejoice in the triumph
of our arms and those who rejoice in the tri-
umph of the enemy.
10 Resoiced, That immortal honor and gratitude
are due our brave and patriotic soldiers in the
field, and everlasting shame and disgrace to
any citizen or party who withhold them; that
sympathizing with the army in its hardships
and proud Of its gallantry, the lovers of the
Union will remember and support those who
are disabled and the families OF those who fall
fighting for their country. ,s8E 29ioD lHr
Resolred, That, confiding in the honesty, pa
triotism and good sense OF the President, we
pledge to him our support in his efforts to put
down the rebellion. pa $3.50 2, ug~ JHE E.f,#
Resolved, That the present Governor David
Tod, is an honest and noble public servant, and
that his official conduct deserves andtreceives
the appreciation of all loyal people. I
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Convention was directly favored byrthe
stpowers tlatl be-, 1t Washington I ~
Il VHel 90 y,fv<r Asasirod Nv 4Adroio} dkfSt5jD

Convention was directly favored blythe
stpowers tlatl be- ct Washingtou.s 7 Ia
= We AID now assured by Admin tfdtiQn
organs, whose only concern is to keep ab-
clifton politicians in power, that Fer
has completed the disruption of the DEM
ooratic, partyzing that i6tdte, T,and that the
20 Vallandigham movement in Ohio Will
effect Q, like result 10 All, this apparent
triumph of strategy conceived in SIM.
born in iiniqnity, and Inursed byooutrtges
upon individual rights guaranteed By the
|. Constitution the Administr ationists are
greatly rejoiced il the hope that they can
defeat the Democracy, Or az least throw
the responsibility for a. DisiniOn Peace
upon them. These shortfsighted Ep0litl-
clans think they, can usev Vallandigham
and Wood as the scapegoats for their mapy
and heinous sins, and 50 escape5tke wrath
to come! Our advice to these tSicksters
lis, !" Don't allow yourselYes-to be- toy hap-
Ply on slight proyocation. q It's just pos
slble you may not succeed in controlling
the Democratic party any better than You
have the dead Republican partly or than
You have, managed the Administrator,
which is now simply endured, q bpt which
no one butts ,stipendiaries is 50 poor as
to reverence. ~" 7'',s y 9HsGl7 doisi hi
The Democracy will not accept an issue
OF the Administrations seeking. At the
proper time they, will make an issue. which
the Administration cannot meet, and up
on which they will defeat the party In
power If the resolutions of the Ohio
Convention are correctly reported by tel
egraph, they do not, cover the ground in
dicated by the Cincinnati paper, nor do
they endorse the policy we have under.
stood Mr.. Vallandigharn to advocate. 9a5
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Another Sign.

Senator SHERMAN is in Washington, en-
deavoring to curb the recklessness of the
administration in arbitrary infringements
of the rights OF the people. Although a
Republican he is determined to be free
man, and is, of course, filed with conster-
nation at the discovery that he and his
constituents in Ohio, are at the absolute
mercy of the General who did nottake
Fredericksburg. There is 10 doubt that
there is serious row in the Republican
camp. The leaders of ability are evident
ly indignant at the ascendancy of such
men as Wade, Chandler, Summer and
Wilson, for they see the inevitable rock
upon which their counsels, if pursued. win
urge the nation. The only person who
does not seem to understand that the "a.
publican party is flying to pieces is ia
President, who plays Chicago PlatforndCaa
complacently as if there was no war IN
the country-no occasion to. unite men If
all parties in support of the constitution
and Union. 5 gfis e I'7sT
AN UNwoRTHY Son. The, rebel Col.
Lawrence Williams, recently arrastad 80
hung as a spy at Franklin. Tennesssa III
attempting openetfate the lines 81 sns 1T
Rosecrans, army, Disguised in fnlll Fosis.s;
uniform, was q Buffalonian. and j SON .s
the gallant Capt. Williams. Killed il ne
battle OF Monterey, whose remains, to-
gether with those of Capt Fields we're
S<x<}.S anil 81
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Important Orders by the War De-
partment. - sE.t t'1E

The IOIIOWIHS OTueTS IdVcTcCeHuly UeeH
issued by the War Department:
g4 ALLOTMENT COMMISSIONERS. 2"a
Is WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, June 8.
GENERAL. ORDERS, No. 166-The Allotment
Commissioners appointed by Horatio Seymour,
Governor of New York, under the act OF the
Legislature of New York to promote enlist
ments, p used the 18th of April, 1868, are here
by recognized by the War Department as on an
equal footing with the Allotment Commission
crs of the United States, in all the armies, de-
tachments and posts and all commanders,
paymasters, and officers in the service. are di-
rected to respect and treat them accordingly.
fga1 Grr BY order of the Secretary of War.
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RESISTING THE ENROLMENT.

H .gG2 ie.&IHH WAR DEPARTMENT, June B.
On the application of the Provost Marshal
for military aid in performance of duties i'm
posed on him by law, the commanding officer
of the military department will furnish such
force as he may deem necessary. If he cannot
supply the force asked for, or does not deem it
necessary, he will Immediately SO inform the
Provost Marshal, in order that the latter may
properly advise the Provost Marshal General.
BY command of Major General Halleck.
-tI' - g,sN1 K. d. TOWNSEND, ! .
-..s# .ri. Assistant Adjutant-G General
THE ENLISTMENT OF MINORS. SEA
GENERAL ORDERS No. 40, June 9.-The fol-
lowing paragraphs for the revised regulation of
the army are modified as follows:
No. 931.-No person under eighteen years is
to be enlisted or re-enlisted without the writ
ten consent of his parent, guardian or master.
Recruiting officers must be very particular in
ascertaining the true age of the recruit.
No. 932.-If the recruit be minor under
eighteen, the parent, guardian or master must
sign the consent to enlisting, which will be
added to the preceding declaration in the fol-
lowing form, &c. a1. -grs,
No. 933.-Forms of declaration and consent,
in case of minor under eighteen having been
signed and witnessed, the recruit will be Only
examined, &c.
By order of the Secretary of War. Et "a
E. d. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
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Fursher fromsvlelksbu,

CAno, Feb. "a gentleman from vicksburg
says if the gunboats were 90 disposed they
could run past the batteries and take position
in front Of the leading streets where they would
be out of range Of the batteries and where they
could shell the city effectually without them
selves being in any dasger. tits to be hoped
the brilliant achievement of the wooden ram
will stir our iron clsds up aud induce them to
leave their anchorage up the Yazoo. sat Vt
The Memphis Argus says Capt. Ellet took
command Of the Queen before she run the
blockade and that the Monarch had intended to
accompany her, but backed out at the last mo-
ment ~ q ''Fis.l' ~. "a
On Friday last twenty Of Col Smiths guer>
rillas attacked some negroes and their white
guards, as they we're returning from work st
q cotton gin, Eve miles below Grand Junction.
A mule team and wagon was captured, and sew
eral negroes taken. BeDj. Strickland Of 3lst
Illinois was killed; Sergt, Spsakmsn of 23d
Ohio was wounded in the heel and taken to
Ripley where be was paroled The gin was de-
stroyed by fire. = ~ ~ 50 p ~ YEN
| The steamer Adelia arrived from Memphis
having on board parts Of fifteen regiments, and
Eve States are represented. They were taken
at various times and places There are twelve
Indians among them, from Gen. Blunts army
VIM. d. Randolph, 18th No., died on the way
up, also one Indian. They 60 to st. Louis in
charge of Capt. Burmaster Of the 18th Iowa.
The Ohio is falling. Heavy ice still continues
in the Mississippi. "5 N
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| ..-
WAshlxsros, Feb. Official dispatches have
been received from Admiral Dupont, regarding
the recent affair of Charleston endorsing
the account Of the Commander Of the steamsr
Aercidita. The accounts do not diEer from that
recently cent BY telegraph, and present no new
features The Hercidita and Ksyatone were the
only two vessels injured, though the other ves
sells Of the squadron we're struck BY the ensmy's
shbot.s The officers and crew of the Nercidita
we're paroled, but nothing Vas said about the
vessel, which, together with the Key Stone, are
are repairing at Port Royal Z.
the rams came upon the feet during thick
.fog, and we're not seen until close alongside the
1ercidltA The ram WAS 90 low in the water
thAtthe Aercidita was unable 80 bring gun 70
bear On her and vas disabled BY the 6rst shot Of
the ram which passed clear through her, explod
ing Der steam drum, depriying heFsof the power
ct motion, killing the gunner and scslding .
number Of the crew. The ram after being de-
tained half an hour By the Nercidita, started for
the Key Stone, and soon disabled her BY ! shot
through both steam chests-ten rife shells
struck her and two sburst on The quarter deck.
The Housstonic gave chase, and . shot from
her struck the piles 5oues Of sths ram, doing II
ID thought some damage, and carrying away .
flag. The rebel vessels passed north ward and
took refuge in the swash channel . 'iso.
About one fourth Of the crew Of the Key Stone
we're killed and wounded-most Of them died
from the escaping steam. !, al ~ :.
Commander StellwAgen has asked, and Admi>
raj Dupont ordered an investigation. =.
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IDo,nbsra.nene Of Rort UcAl1sser.


INV ,YoRx, Feb. 10 "a Port Royal CORES
pondent Of the Times says the attack BY the
4ontauk, gunboats Wisahicken and Dawn, 40
sisted By the mortar steamer 6. p. Williams,
upon Fort 1cAlistsr, Osechee river, 0eorgia,
resulted Sunday morning, but I have not been
able 70, Ascertain that much progress was made
in reducing the forti6cstiona Under guidance
Of negro. who had escaped from the Nashville,
the 4ontauk was taken early il the morning
20 . point within 900 yards Of the battery,
end commencing work st once, continued the
bombardnent until IL O'Clock ?. 4, when the
.ebb tide compelled her to retire. She Was una.
bic to breach the work in consequences Of the
immense thickness of the embankment, being
nearly thirty feet The Montauk was struck
forty-fx tines and received NO other damage
than the startisg Of sih bolts in the pilot house
BY rife shot and s6attering her smoke Stack
Other vessels took, position at long range ana
kept ap : steady Are until signaled BY Captain
Worden 70, cease. The Seneca and 4 mortar
each received one shot from the battery, but
neither vessels nor men were injured, -. y,
In view Of moro important service requiring
the xontauk, shesld'6oebe ssrprised If the a.
tack on Fort 1cAlister for shs present u rslin-
0uiGhod. eyea nfdTf bqiiss yt fsx.g 1afrt .;
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Rll0U ArreOtea.

NEW 0RLrAss, jan, Son the evening of
the Esd steamer rugged as bark, with "a
kish appearance, came in sight Of South Pass 20
She had nothing about the top.mast and moved
slowly BY the Pass, apparently watching for
some signal or expecting some. number Of
the Pass pilots are now under arrest for commu.
nicating with q strange vessel, some days since,
and it 10 supposed further attempts will be made
to . raid on the river. - s4Sa aa.J
time of the capture of the Morning Light.
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The uontauk at work.

NEW YoRx, Feb. "a Port Royal letter Of
the Sd says the Montauk has been engaged
several days in attacking an iron clad battery on
the Ogrichee river. The rebels have much heav.
Ter guns than ever used before. They also use
steel pointed, solid shot; but although the tur-
ret has been etruck sixteen times, they have all
glanced off. Capt. Worden had nearly demol-
ished most Of the rebel parapets and expects
soon to captsre the battery, behind which lies
the steamer Nashville.
The Passaic lie said to be up Warsaw Sound,
and boavy firing was heard there on the I'd. The
rebel ram Fingal is in that vicinity.
The Potapsco and Weehawken were both
hourly expected. -. -.
The harbor of Port Royal is full of vessels and
troops and Gen Foster had arrived. q
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The queen Of the West playing havoc.
NEW York, Feb. 9.-Dispatches from Charles.
ton state that reports brought there by the Brit:
isn frigate Cadmus had alarmed the citizens, who
we're leaving rapidly. s.s.j
AJackson (Aiss.) dispatch Of the 4th states
that the Federal ram which passed Vicksburg
vas OF Natchez on the same evening, where she
dispersed a party of rebels; that she then
steamed down the river, destroying everything
in her way. Their batteries had no effect upon
her. y =,, ..s....,,,.,f ..e.E.,sss
Rebel correspondence from Fredericksburg
states that the Yankee army is likely to be an
initiated any time by q sudden dash Of the re.
bella
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WAsalIeroS, Feb. i10,-A portion Of. Col
Bakers Detective corps seized l1s cases Of
boots and shoes in transit scross the Potomoc
from Leonatdstown, Maryland, designed for the
south. The goods and smugglers we're sent to
Washington under guard 80 u sioGs ~
II is said here in well informed circles, that
Capt. Worden's object iniproceeding 70 Fort Nc
work but merely to test the effect Of the saot
upon the turret Of his vessel, on which the reb.
el steel pointed shot had no Injurious effect -
His proceeding to that quarter to demofsh the
rebel works was not specified in the original
programme. gums "-tR 5's 4i9.s@' Il
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specials 70 she new York Papers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 49.--A letter from the vi
cinity Of Vicksburg says the enemy are fortify-
ing ell points commanding the river below the
city, but they don't seem. to have guns for all
their works. gn.-fH .,,tg2 :
The Heraid's Washington Dispatch says
The Paper Makers held 3 Meeting here Wednes.
day night to counteract efforts making to get .
reduction of duty on foreign paper. They are
purchasing all the old tents for sale by the Gov
eminent and importing vast quantities Of rags.
II is understood combinations are proposed to
spend large sums Of money upon weak Members
of expiring Congress to secure an extension of
their monopoly. aSr ist@"7 sew ISs'EssaA o&