Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-07-25
GENERAL ORDERS,
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/. General Orders No. %, from these Head
Quarters, dated Houston, Texas; Feb I'D, 1868,
Issued in pursuance of orders from the Head Quar-,
ters the Trans Mississippi Department, rela-
tive to the expectation Of Cotton is hereby reyok-
ed, it having been decided by the War Depart
ment that the law allows an unrestricted exporta-
tion Of Cotton over the Mexican frontier
H. The support and maintenance Of The army
on the Rio Grandc froLtier beng Of paramount
Importance, for upon this dopeuds the existence
Of the trade, all authority to take conscTipts as
teamsters, heretofore granted to parties not en-
gagged 10 carrying out contracts with MaOrJ. +
Minter, Chief Quarter Master Of the District
Major S. Maclin, Chief Ordnance Officer of the
District; Major n. B. Pearce Chief, Commissary
Of the District; and Surgeon II. p Howard, Me-
. dical Purveyor The Western Sub District, al
ready made, and approved by the Major General
Commanding, Brig. Gen. W. r. ScurTy Col. 5
T. Bankhead or Lieutenant Colonel Buche i,
hereby revoked and such teamsters will be turned
over with their teams to Major s, Hart, Agent
for the Government, for the expectation of cotton
and introduction Of supplies, Or to his agents, oI
the purpose of carrying out the above, IA just
compensation being allowed with view Of sup
porting the troops.
Ill. In special cases where authority has alea
dy been received from the War Department o.
from the Commanding Officer of tho Trans Mis-
ssspp Department to use conscripts, they vii
be allowed to remain, but in all cases in which
the authority by which cOnscripts are used, is mol
superor to that Of the Major General Command
inc, they will be turned over with their teams tt
Major ). Hart and in cases where they are re-
tanned, list Of the names and report of the cast
will be furnished to these Head Quarters.
". Brig. Gen. Scurry is charged with The exc
cution of these Orders, in his Sub-District; Brig
Gen. Bee will cause them to bo carried out ia tn
Western Sub-Dstnct and Col 5. Z. Bankhead
will under the instructions Of Brig. Gen. Bee
cause them to be executed in San Antonio, an
vicinity
V. All persons in any part of the State, VIII
have in their employ cOnscript teamsiers, nOI
engaged in hauling cotton, actually on the rOO(
will be allowed to retain them with their teami
until they reach San Antonio on the Eagle Pas
or Kings Rancho on the Brownsville road.
Such couscript teamsters with their teams, q
reach Kings Raucho, will Immediately on the
arrival be sent back to Alleyton there to be turr
ed over to Major Hart, Or to his duly constitute
agents. Such as reach San Antonio will
turned over to Major Hart at that point,
VI 1.-THE teamsters and teams, on their arrvj
at San Antonio, or Kings Rancho are not turne
over as above directed, or any effort Is made I
evade this order by passing around either one {
these places, military force will be directed
seize the teams and teamsters of such parties {
fail to comply with this order, and turn them ovC
to Major Hart, or his agents. the Governmentb be
ing entitled 10 its own facilities for its own puI
poses. In no case will the authority granted III
der these orders be construed to retain coDscrip
rs teamesters, except when the cotton is actual
in transtu TO San Antonio or Kings Rancho.
VII, In obedience to instructions from Ric
mond, the five dollars in coin demanded in e.
change for the same amount in Confederate lrel
sury Notes upon each bale ofcotton, which eros
es the frontier, will be discontinued.
VIII. Such consCript teamesters as are emplo
ed in the service Of the State, will be allowed
remain in their present service as long as they ya
required by the State
TX. Such conscripts as are employed by Mf
A. W. Mckee, of bis agents, mot contractors
will remain in their present employment uni
further orders.
X. No contract will be made by any staff on
Ger on duty in this District after the publcatic
Of these orders, for supplies, based upon the Q.
portaton Of cotton, Of cotton except by Major
Hart, @. NJ. P. A. @, s. the Government havir
con6ded that duty TO him, to whom the chief
d;uhurein0 Danartmpnis in ths District will trr