Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-09

From New York.
Lord LYONS sent a special messenger to England
10 the Persia on Wednesday With the news Of
Hooker defeat
Washington dispatch saws:
Gen. Dix left Fortress Monroe and 10 company
with Gen Peck. who is uuder him. ordered al
advance No one need be surprised if Petersburg
il attacked.
A hatcher telegram in the Richmond whig
Of the 9Th says:
Wednesday morning brings intelligence that
Gen Banks is not now nor never has been nearer
than 6fty miles of that place. He also reports
that Gen. Manton vi.h 500 cavalry gained the
enemy's rear and captured and destroyed LIS
wagons belonging to their advance train
proclamation ny the President.
WASHINGTON. May {.
By the President oftse United States Of America
A Proclamation.
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States.
at its last session. enacted Law entitled An Act
for enrolling and calling out the National forces,
and for other purposes" which was approved on
the Sd day of March last; and
Whereas. 1t is reiterated in said act that there
now exists in the United States All instruction
and rebellion against the authorities thereof and
IL Is under the Constitution of the United States
the duty of the Government TO suppress nsurrec-
ton and rebellion, TO guarantee TO each State
republican form of Government. and to preserve
the public tranquility; and.
Whereas For these high purposes military
force is indispensable, to raise and support which
all persons ought willingly TO contribute; ard,
Whereas no service can be more praseworthy
and honorable than that which is rendered for
the maintenance of the Constitution and the
Union. and the consequent preservation of free
Government; and Whereas. for the reasons thus
recited. it was enacted By the said statute that
all able bodied male citizens of the United States,
and persons of foreign birth who shall have de
clared on oath their intention TO become citizens
under and in pursuance of the laws thereof be-
tween the ages of twenty and forty FIVE years.
with certain exceptions not necessary to be herein
mentioned, are declared to constitute the Ma
tiona forces and shall be fable To perform mill
tary duty in the service OF the United States when
called out for that purpose. ard
Whereas, Ii is claimed in behalf OF persons of
foreign birth within the ages specified in said act
who have heretofore declared on oath their in
tention to become citizens. under and in pursu-
ance of the laws of the United States. and who
have not exercised the right of suffrage any
other political franchise under the laws of the
United States of any of the States thereof. are
not absolutely concluded by their aforesaid dec
larat0ns OF intentions from renounciDg their pur
pose to become citizens. and that on the contrary
such persons under treaties the law of nations
retain right TO renounce that purpose aud &c
forego the privilege Of citizenship and residence
within the United States under the obligation:
| imposed 10y the aforesaid act Of Congress;
Now, therefore tn avoid all misapprehensions
concerning the liability of persons concerned to
perform the service required bv such enactment
| and TO give il full effect do hereby order and
| proclaim that no plea o slenage will be received
| or allowed TO exempt from the obligations i'm
posed by the aforesaid act Of Congress an,
person of foreign birth who shall have declared
on oath his intention to become citizen ui Oh,
United States under the laws thereof. and VIII,
shall he found within the United States at an,
time during the continuance of the present insur
rectOn and rebellion ut or after the expiration o
| sixty five (65) DAYS from the date of this proc
| lamaton. Nor shall any such plea Of alienag'
be allowed in favor of any such person who ha
declared his intention to become citizen of Oh,
United States, and shall have exercised at an,
time the right of suffrage any other politica
franchise within the United States, or under th
laws of any of the several States.
Signed. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
| By the President:
WM H. SEWARD Secretary of State.
From Murfrccsboro.
MuRFRErsBoRo. May s.-The following orde
is important to all ladies preparing to visit thi
Department Gen. Rosecrans desires il tho
roughly ventilated in the Northern cities
HEADQUARTERS. DFP'r CuMBERLASD.j
| Office of Provost Marshal General
MuRFRrsBoRo. May :, 1863. y
This being the season for active military opera
tons. the presence Of ladies'. however desirable
under other circumstances. is not so now.
The General Commanding directs that NJ
passes he issued To ladies' to go from Louisville
to Nashville. Murfreesboro. or anywhere within
the lines Of this Department. until further orders
Those residing in the North are warned TO avoi
the trouble and expense OF travelling TO Louisville
as they will not be admitted within the lines o
the Department. except in the most urgent case:
and then only on passes issued from Department
Headquarters WM VI. WILLIS.
Major aud Provost Marshal General.