Newbern progress., 1863-01-21
OFFICIAL.
PRoyosT MAKsaALs OFFICE
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The duties of the seutilels IN addition tc th'
duties laid down in the Army Regulations, will b
to preserve order within the limits of their beats
- that property Is Gred. houses enteTes
without proper authority, no citizen abused Or in
suited that soldier passes his post without
pass from the Colonel of his regiment; that Id sal
ior passes his post with pass froT,. the captain
of his ship, aud tbat, alter dark, neither sO-die
nor sailor be allowed ." pass.
Every soldier sailor found in the streets Gftel
da, k. viii be arrested, the Sergeant of the guaTt
called, and the offender handed over to him. to bt
conducted to the Guard House. Ali disorderly per
sons any time. will be arrested and handed owe,
to the Sergeant of the Guard.
In of any dismderly ar riotous persons re
fusins obey the orders of the sentinel the senti
u.l shall use his arms if the offender cannot be
cured in any other way. To resist or assault sen
tinei i one of the t,rayest of military Offences and
| will subject the offender TO severe Punishment
| (,e.:ii-sioned Offcers do not require pass. but
no will be recognized an officer. without hi
uniform and the shoulder straps which indicate his
| rank Gold lace the sleeve of naval officer is
an evidence of rank officer.
Ne officer of the Guard or Sentinel has authority
to release from arrest any Prisoner of the Proves.
Guard. The nos-commissioned Officer or Sentinel
III charge of Prisoners will be held responsible for
any escapes.
No pass for soldier or sailor is good except it be
countersigned by the commanding officer of his
regiment or vessel. Any soldier sailor without
a pass properly countersigned will be arrested and
confined in the Guard House.
No person is allowed sell spirituous liquors to
soldiers, sailors or negroes upon any pretext what
An attempt to evade tiiS order will be treat
| ed with the same severity as an open violation of
it. Amy person selling to a Commissioned Officer,
upon order purporting to come from him, will be
hold responsible for the genuineness of the order
All Suffers are prohibited from selling Liquors by
| the glass to any Commissioned, non-comm: :ssioned
violation of this order will subject the party offend
ing n heavy fine well forfeiture of his priyi
lege to keep Store in the city of Newbern.
No parcel can be sent by Express except by a
special permit from the Provost Marshal.
No person shall water horse mule within
fifty feet OF a pump.
No person shall wash at a pump or clean fish,
or deposit filth of any kind, at or near pump
Citizens will be allowed to pass and repass in the
city during good behavior until nine o'clock p M
After nine o'clock no pass is good except a specie!
one from the Provost Marshal, or from Head Quar-
tiers.
The Provost Marshal, i. instructed to allow no
one from without lines to land in this city, unless
be made % land at some given point, and no where
else. guard of several men must be placed there
and those people be allowed no communication with
the citizens of Newbern except in the presence OF
one of the guard and they must not be allowed to
go about the city.-if they want to trade at the
stores, a party of them can go at time, under
charge of guard. These orders must be strictly
carried out.
All persons arriving in this city to trade will imme-
diatelY report themselves at the office of the Pro-
vost Marshal; and no boats are allowed to land at
any wharf dock, except those at the foot of Pol
lock street. All strangers found in the city, who
have reported as above ordered will be arrested
All parsons are lorbid Iitehing Hossss.es.s,.. =
~. .ucted tonrs.se" esns,sias that are found in
violation of this order.
All persons forbid firing guns, pistols. or can
non, in any of the streets, lanes alleys. or lots
within this city, No fireworks will be burnt or
fred unless by special permit of the Provost Mar
shall.
Whereas many commissioned officers and
privates who are upon detached service clerks,
teamsters and orderles, are in the habit OF
leaving off their proper uniforms and appearing IN
officers undress, or citizens apparel, very much 10
the prejudice of good order and discipline o. the
service, it is hereby ORDERED,
That all such persons at once appear in their
proper uniforms, or they will be arrested and pun
ished.
All negroes are forbidden to wear the button of
the Army end all officers hereby enjoned to
that their servants comply with this regulation
Hereafter no fences. or. parts of fences. in this
town. sl all be removed without the written order of
Capt Daniel Me ssinger. Div. Or. Master.
Fast driving by officers mem is strictly pro-
hibited with limits of the city. SenrleS Will
arrest all violating this order.
Hereafter dead horses must be taken by the Reg
iment Battery, Sc, to which they belong, at least
one mile from town and at once bnried-the grave
to be not less than six feet deep.
Regiments. Batteries, &c, will at once take the
necessary steps to bury such dead horses rs he
longed respective commands, and at present
lying unburied.
Commanding officers will see to the full and
prompt carrying out of this order.
BY order of MAJ. GEN. j. G. FOSTER,
Com 18th Army Corps.
DANIEL MESSENGER,
Provost Marshal.
Department Of North Carolina,
New Berne. Sept. "a, 1862. J
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. A.
No vehicles whatever will be allowed to pass
over the r. r Bridge, without a pass from these
Headquarters. or the Provost Marshal.
BY command of Maj. Gen. J. G. Foster,