Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-07-22

0TS---I0re Lament OreF the ProbdbLc
Fdtt Of atlanta -Inrasion Of kentucky
Observation-Disclosures By Presi-
dent Lincoln 500, 600 I,oluntecfs Called
tor.-Droh far One Years .Serrice to
Foltem n Fly Days where Quotas are
tnii!ed.
ALBANY, 18th.
The break in the twelve-mile level is
repaired, aud boats are moving to-day.
NEW YORK, 18th.
A letter written by the rebel General
Holmes, picked up at Silver Spring. after
the retreat of the rebels from Washington,
says, Il am ashamed to own it. but the
majority of the North Carolinians not in
the army are traitors to our cause"
The Atlanta Confcderacy says:
If Johnston cannot hold the enemy in
check along the Chattahoochie, he connot
anywhere below, and the only temporary
check will be the capture of Atlanta, to
stay the invaders spacious appetite for
conquest. No doubt the federal COM
.mander will garrison Atlanta as a base for
future operations.
The Richmond despatch gives the most
exaggerated accounts Of the Maryland
raid.
Nothing occurred yesterday in front of
Petersburg. 80 prisoners, including
Yankee Major, We're captured on Wednes-
day and committed to libby Prison.
NEW York, 18th.
The Steamship Illinois. from Aspnwall
9Th inst, has just arrived up from Quar-
antine.
A fire at Panama, ON the night of the
18th inst, destroyed four large houses ON
Main street. Loss s 10000
Admiral Simpson Smarty of Chill. has
gone TO the United States to purchase
vessels.
LOUISVILLE, 18th
General Burbridge arrived here this
morning.
Our military authorities have not been
advised of any rebel forces having recent
" entered Kentucky. They discredit all
reports of an invasion of the Stats.
BY tie Presideat 81 the United States
n Proclamation.
Whereas. by an act approved July 4th,
1894. it is provided that the President of
the United States, may call for any num-
her of men as volunteers for the respect
i've terms of one, two and three Years for
military service, and that in case the quota
or any part thereof. of any town, town
ship, or ward of a city. precinct or election
district, or of a county not sub-diyidcd !;
shall not be filed within fifty days after
such call. the President shall Immediately
order draft for one year to fill such quota
or any part thereof which may be untill-
ed;
And. whereas, the new enrolment here
tofore ordered is so far completed as that
the aforementioned act may now be put in
operation for recruiting, and keeping up
the strength of the armies in the field for
garrison, and such military operations as
NAV he required for the purpose of sup
pressing the rebellion, and restoring the
authority Of the United States i'll the in
surgcnt States;
Now therefore, | Abraham Lincoln,
President of the L. s., do issue this my
cali for FIVE hundred thousand volunteers
for military service, provided nevertheless
that all credits which may be established
under section g of aforesaid act, on account
of persons who have entered the naval
service during the present rebellion, and
BY credits for men furnished to the military
service in excess of calls heretofore made
for volunteers. viii be accepted under the
call for one, two. or three years, az they
NAV elect, and will be entitled to the
bounty provided BY Law for the period Of
service Tor which they enlisted -
And hereby proclaim. order and di-
rect thai immediately after the fifth of
September, being fifty days from date of
this call, draft fer troops 10 serve one
wear, shall be held in every town, town.
ship, wafd Of 6. city. Precinet, election
district. ar a county, not snb-Glyldsd, 10
gill the quota which shall be assigned to IT.
under this call, OF aay part thereof which