Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-08-07
FnOm WASHINGTON.
War Department,
Adjutant Generals Office,
Washington, July 81. }


Adjutant Generals Office,
Washington, July 81. }
GENERAL ORDER no. 252
The following order Of the President is pub
lished for the information aud government Of all
Executive Mansion,
Washington, July 30th.
tits the duty Of every government to give
protection to its citizens OF whatever class color
or condition, and especially those who arc duly
organized as soldiers in the public service. The
law of nations and the usages and customs Of war
as carried on by civilized powers, permit no dis
tinction as to color in the treatment Of prisoners
Of war as public enemies. To sell or enslave
any captured person on account Of his color and
for no offense against the laws Of war Is relapse
into barbarism and n crime against the civiliza-
tion OF the age. The Government ofthe United
States will give the same protection TO all its
soldiers, and IL the enemy shall sell or enslave
any one because of his color the offensive shall
be punished by retaliation upon the enemy's
prisoners in our possession. 1t is therefore or
dered that for every soldier of the United States
killed in violation of the laws of war, a rebel
soldier shall be executed, and for every one en-
slaven by the enemy or sold into slavery, reb-
el soldier shall be placed at hard labor on the
public works and continued at such labor until
the other shall be released and receive the treat
ment due to prisoners of war.
Signed ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
BY order Of the Secretary OF War.
L. d. TOWNSEND, Adt. Gen.
About two days ago Col. Bakers detective
force arrested at Brentsville, party route for
Richmond, upon whom was found some very
important documents from this city, addressed
to JEFF. Davis as president Of the Confederate
States;" among them were accurate maps Of all
our Notifications and defenses of this city and a
description Of the character Of the works, num-
Der of guns in each and the strength of their gar
rsons; also statement that the rolls would be
forwarded by different channel. 1t is not
known what we're alluded to. The documents
are fled in the War Department and the matter
is still under investigation.
About midnight last night fire was commu-
nicated to the hay in the Government stables
and ice house, near the monument, by an in
cendiary and about 450 bales of hay and 900
tons Office were destroyed The fire extended
to adjacent stables. All the moveable proper
ty, including horses, was saved. The progress
Of the fire was arrested by pulling down por-
tions of the building.
The draft has been. ordered in the District OF
Columbia. The quota is 5,000-taking one man
in every three. The blacks come in for their
share of the draft, and the whites in this can
have no prejudice against color"
washington, august 4--opeCldl W IHe Il Oot'
Direct advices from the front say that the Army
of the Potomac is inactive aud is likely to re-
main so for some time to come.
The first installment of conscripts arrived at
the camp yesterday. From 200 to 400 are ex-
pected daily
The rebel army lies between the Rappanan-
mock and the Rapidan, Lee being at Culpep-
per.
Furloughs for twenty and thirty days have
been enacted by Gen. Meade.
The draft in this city was resumed to-day
No disturbance.
Among the persons drafted are eight from the
office of the Chronicle and pastor the Catholic
Church in the Third Ward.
The draft in four out of seven wards fthis city
has been completed. 1t embraces 600 whites
| and Sl9 colored men.
Washington, August 5.-The draft has been
completed. ltgives an aggregate Of $500 white
and ,255 colored conscripts.