The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-17
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PmocLAmATIoN BY THR PRES
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WASHINGTON, June 10 Whereas the
armed insurrectionary combinations now
existing in several Of the States ara
threatening TO make inroads into the
States of Maryland, Western Virginia,
Pennsylvania, and Ohio, requiring an
additional military force for the service
Of the United StateG: Now, therefore, |,
Abraham Lincoln, President of the uni
ted States, and Commander in 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, 100000
militia from the following States, viz:
From the State of Maryland 10000, from
the State of Pennsylvania $4,000, from
the State Of Ohio 10000, from the State of
Western Virginia 10000, to be mustered
into the service of the United States,
forthwith, and TO serve for the period of
six months from the date Of such muster
into the I service, unless sooner
discharged, to be mustered in as infau-
try, artillery, and cavalry, in proportion
which will be known through the War
Department, which department will also
designate the several places of rendez-
vOuB.
These militia are to be organized ac-
cording 70 the rules and regulations of
the volunteer service, and such orders az
may hereafter be issued. The States
aforesaid will be respectively credited
under tho enrolment act for the militia
service rendered under this proclamation.
In testimony whe eof have horeunto
oat ms hau e
United States to be affixed.
Done At the city of Washington, on the
18th day of June, 1868, and Of the i'm
dependence Of the United States the 87th.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
WM. II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
WASHINGTON, June 10. -Richmond pa.
pers of Saturday contain the following
items:
The State prison and the city Jail are
so completely jammed with all sorts of
prisoners and criminals that the authori-
ties know not what TO do with them.
There are now detailed in Libby prison
one hundred and thirty five Yankee off,
GERS, ninety five of whom were captured
near Rome, Ga. They are detained to-
gether with citizen prisoners until the
United States Government comes to terms
on the issue pending between our and
their commissioners.
ALBANY, June 15.--The Governor re-
ceived to-day telegram from Washing
ton, calling for 10000 militia immedi-
ately. The Governor has summoned the
several Major Generals of the State
militia to Albany for consultation, and
taken steps for the rapid organization,
that he can bring out 5000 without de-
lay. The General commanding the 9Th
division promises 1000. A draft will be
made under the State law to gil the
maximum number all the militia regi-
ments in tho State, and from these the
10000 will be supplied. They arc called
TO serve six months, and will be credited
TO the State as three years men. Under
the impending national draft they are
to serve without State or national
bounty.
HARRISBURG, June 10.
10 VIM, g. Thomas, Philadelphia
The President calls for 100000 men for
term of not exceeding six months; all
men so raised arc TO be credited to the
draft. Gen. Lees army is approaching
in force. We must have men immediste-
ly TO check him. Can you not raise q
force at once! The men are TO be equip
ped and paid by the United States
(Signed) A. G. CURTIN.
NEW York, June 15.--Gov. Andrew.
who is here, has rendered to the Govern.
ment the services Of all available Massa
chusetts militia.
FoRTREss MONROE, June 1.-The flag
of-truce boat arrived last evening from
City Point with 500 exchanged prise.
ners, all privates.
The English and Austrian Consuls ar
rived on the New York, having been or
dered out Of the Confederate States by
tho rebel authorities.
II has been arranged between Colonel
Ludlow and the United States Commits
sioner for the exchange of prisoners that
surgeons shall not DO treated as prisoners
of war.
No exchange of off Gers can be at pres
ent made. A number of United States
officers arc held by the rebel authorities
under charges intended TO bring them
under the operation Of that act of the
rebel Congress W hich consigns to execu.
ton all officers taken in command Of or
in company with armed negroes and mu-
la,tocs.
Ludlow will not, by making any spe-
cial exchange of officers, acknow ledge
the right of the rebel authorities to dis
criminate among our forces by OBTAINING
some and releasing others. He insists
that all shall be released under the car
tel, and we have enough rebel officers
now in our possession 10 hold in reserve
for retaliation. tetrs.tss ..t.a
CAIRo, June ia dispatch dated Sa-
tartia, YazOO river, 40 miles above Haines'
Buff, June 9th, / O'clock, P. NJ, says
Gen. Blair's troops returned from here to
Vicks5urg, nearly a week ago. They
stripped the YazoO Valley of all subsis
tenoe, driving before them tho live stock,
and burning the grain
Five hundred cattle were driven 70
Haines' Bluff.
Gen. Kimballs command arrived here
by transports three days ago. They
have thrown out pickets as Afar as Me-
chanicsburg.
There was eight skirmishing yester-
day between the enemy's cavalry and
our troops, in which we lost between 80
aud 40 killed aud wounded.
To-day the enemy appeared la such
force in the neighborhood that General