The New York herald., 1863-04-07

wAnm0sou, April Q, leos.
ru vlnsoH rzAos rRoeosrzsoHs.
The State Department had not up 70 yesterday rs-
ceved any ooi response V the secrssarys letter d.
clsg ~ psaoe prepositions Of the frsnch government
THE ARMY.
DeigaAr General welsh has ordered TO report Tor
dusg y Major General Burnside and General Pitcher 70
Major General Hooker Major L. Kip and Captains sumner
aud Andenred to tho late General Sumner'
have been assigned 10 duty with General Wool.
ARREST AND PUNISHMENT ov DEsERrERs.
According to late army order additional means are 70
bs taken for the punishment Of desersrs All
reports such referred Colonel Fry Provost
Marshal General. s.sA~-- -
THE CASE OF COLONEL piurAssY.
Tho court martial in the os- Of Colonel D'Utassy viii
not meet again before thursday next the Judge Advocate
requiring uni... then 10 make up his case
fURLoUaHED SOLDIERS FROM HooKER's ARMY.
Six eight hundred soldiers furlough came up on
the boat from the Army OF the Potomac tonight.
REVIEWS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
There q grandgreview OF General Stonoman's
cavalry In the Army of the Potomac to-day An infantry
review will take place Tomorrow.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE CoNsCMrTIoN Law.
The appointment OF the provost msrshais under the
Conscrption act is still delayed by the difficulty Of de-
Gliding between tho claims OF tho rival candidates in
majority of the districts. Tie contest is particularly
severe the New York districts, where Greeley and
opdyke candidates opposed by others recommended
by ThurIow Weed. Try
Internal and Coastwise Intercourse.
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas pursuance Of the act OF Congress approved
h. The 0y % ss susns
ga, south Carolina Virginia, North Carolina Tennessee,
Alabama, Louisiana, Texas Arkansas Mississippi and
Florida except the inhabitants Of that part OF Virginia
lying west OF the Allegheny Mountaps md Of such other
parts OF that STATE and the other States hercnbeorc
named as might p,an,aIn loyal adhesion 10 the Union
and the consu!op2 Or might be from time to time
pied and controlled by forces Of the pnited States en-
gagged the dispersion Of said insurgents) in state
Of insurrecton against the United States, and that
all commercial Intercourse between the same and the
inhabitants thereof with the exceptions aforesaid, and
the citizens OF other States and other parts Of the United
States, unlawful, and would remain unlawful until
such nsurecton should be suppressed and that
from any Of said States with the exceptions Aforesaid
into other parts Of the United States without the license
and permission of the President through tho Secretary
OF the Treasury proceeding 70 any Of said States with
tho exceptions aforesaid by land or water together with
the vessel vehicle conveying the to said
to the United States;
And Whereas experience has shown that exceptions
made by said proclamation embarrass the due en-
forcement said act Of July 49, and the proper re-
guaton Of the commercial Intercourse authorized by said
act with the loyal citizens Of said States;
United States, do hereby revoke the said exceptions
and declare that the inhabitants Of tho States Georgia
South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,
Louisiana. Texas Arkansas, Mississippi. Florida ana vir
gna (excopt the forty eight counties OF Virginia desig
mated West Virginia. and except also. the ports Of
New Orleans Key West, Port Royal, and Beaufort, IN
North Caroins are in Of against the
United States, and that all commercial intercourse not
licensed and conducted provided in said act between
the said States and the Inhabitants thereof, with
the exceptions aforesaid, and the citizens Of other
States and other parts Of the United States Ii un
lawful, and will remain unlawful until such insur.
recon shall cease or has becn suppressed aud notice
thereof has been duly gveu by proclamation and all
ton tobacco and other products and ali other goods aud
ohattes wares and merchandise coming from any Of said
Saes with the exceptions aforesaid into other parts
the United States proceeding to any OF said States
with the exceptions aforesaid without the license and
permiss Of the President through the Secretary the
Treasury will, together with the vessel vehicle
veying the same, be forfeited to the United States
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and
caused tho seal of the United States to be affixed.
H. Done at the city Of Washington this thirty first
day Of March, A. d. 1868, and Of the independence
Of the United States Of America the eighty seventh.
BY the President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WILLIAM H. 6HwARD Secretary OF State.