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AD5rrANr GENERAL's OrE1cE,
ST.. PAUL, Min, Jan. l6 1864.
- 3. GENERAL ORDERS, 2.
It is hereby announced, that pursuant to
law the liberal bounties allowed priol to Jan
5th, 1864, viz: S3O2 10, raw recruits, and
$4O2 to veteran volunteers will be paid un
Il! March 1st, 1864. ..z.,..-r.s...,-,m y So.
The Commander in-Chief takes this op.
portunity of expressing the expectation
that the people :of all the towns in the State,
will prove equally patriotic, promptly
sending forth, from among their number
Of their own free will, their proper share oi
,nen, te swell the grand Army Of the Union
battling Tor the Country and the rights Of
men.
The thinned ranks OF our regiments in
the field must be filled, with the least
practically delay by volunteering, if possible
by draft, from dsliquent towns, Unnecessary.
The qu,tas Of the several towns will be-
announced in few days.
BY order of the Commander in Chief
OoCAK MAl4M ROS,
Adjutant General.
TIE contract for supplying the Post
OHce: Department with Scales has been
awarded 10 the Messrs. Fairbanks. Their
Scales are also extensively used in the Ma.
Wy Yards, Custom Houses, Arsenals, Public
Works, &C., throughout the country.
WAsHINcToH, Jan. IL
The President has approved and signed
the act extending the bountles 70 the lst o
March.
Assistant Adjutant General Townsend
has made out report containi:ga lis OF all
known desertlons OF non commissioned
officers and privates from the Irregular army
to the rebels. The number is only twenty
eight, OF whom twenty arc iroin the 8tr
infantry.
lie has also compiled list Of tho officers
VI the Sular army who have lett tht
service by resignation or dcsertion to engage
inthe rebellion. The total Is 277, .
whom 1873 lave entered the rebel sv vice
" are presumed to have done SO; one was
dismissed ior surrendering his commasd
in tho face Of the enemy; one made ah a,
tempt u desert to the rebels, ..42 have
resigned, rs were dism ssed, and 9droppcu
|HEvDeuAErEn's Army OF THE PoroaAc,
Jan. II.
1t appears thnr Hon. John Minor Boll>
has been urged to accept the appointment
Of Senator from Virginia IN CorgreSs al
Washington. also that he Wrote letter
in response, stating in effect that he j.
unw'i'IDg 10 accep the honor intended tt
oc conferred, hoping that the time is no
far distant when &c can stand us the con-
Meeting link between The North and South
The letters is brief and eloquent.
Private information from rebel source.
state that Charleston is beins gradual,
destroyed by the fire Of our batteries. O,
the 26lh Of December two blocks of build
ings on King street, belonging to the esta,,
OF the late Senator Butler were destroyed
Several large warehouses; occupied by the
rebel government ana, filled with arm,
supplies, were destroyed about The same
time The city is almost deserted exccp
cy the military. The poore: classes have
;erectcd temporary accommodations out o
range OF our fire.
There are rumors o! the reorganization,
and consolidation of The army Into three
'sep arass corps.
1, Is also r":nored that an Independent,
command 0! 80. OOO is to be given 10 ont
Io' Inc best II lifting generals, and he wil
be authorized to take Richmond in his
own way.
Six rebel dcserters came into our lines
Saturday. They represent that STAY alton
threatens the rebel army. The de>crte. +.
had had no coffee for months AMI meat
not over twice week Niue men Of thei,
reslisent had been shot for trying to desert
WAsHlNGroS, Jan. Is.
[Special 10 Tostl-The Baltimore .4mer.
tcan announces that l, 600 boxes and bar
rels have been sent to our prisoners a,
Richmond. Il ,ncsforth anything sent to
the american office will be forwarded to
The rebel capital. Our prisoners arc not
now suffering for want OF clothing.