Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-15
AprT / INSP'R GEN'LS OFFICE.
lIcuAoSr, Va, March II, lob@.

AplT i iNSPR ENI-S pffioE'
llcuxoxp, Va, March II, lot*.
GENERAL QRrERs,
rt.o,, NJ C,ncress relative TO TIE employment oil
rr:roes and saves In CERTAIN capacities, ana .hs IN
= Ses %. the War Department relative :" It's eN'G"oo"'
..n.i Ter The information OF those c'n'erh"''
As ,s3 1, i"crrs'e III, eri't'',sy OF me arm! ny 'ue eh'
"yt,. =, OF ire negroes aud slaves II certain cHlaH'
H.. .m,i,nev Of n. army Is greatly diminished
.f,larawsi from lii. ranks If aclc.Sodicd soldiers
,. q. ivIrr.lrrS, and in various other cHpaci'irs IN
" - ;,.foe, ani slave, mish; be aavantaSeously
GO nj, -. a: he Confederate s'stes OF America do
i,, Ri male free negroes a'ni other free persons .!
-,t ,nr@Ii: hose vii" are + &c nndSr III" ireaty Q:
.f.>s. or urdcr the treaty q! spain OF lsis, resident
-. r.nt. irrl.r States. between the ages al II ana ~
... .sI g.. held liable 10 perform such duti"s wsth me
- -. II connection with the military d-i"ncrs OF iht
- - d" 'i- way Of work uron Qualifications or In Gov
.".r.,t va.r. log he prohuriGa or preparation oil male.
~. 8. v,. .! In rli;srv h sp!'als, ~ me sc.re'atf OF
. ,, ludiac Gcn-rsl q. the ~Trans-Missi>N!pri
n..,-:r"r. Usy, tom time 10 time, prcscrihe; ana While
.-,. i . The I,.7f rrnance If suc, duties stall receive IA.
,~, ,.- -iri,lag, and condensation Al the rate OF eleven
J'nl-. e "3,nh, aader such rules and regniai'ons US Tue
49,, ..s--;.ry may establish: Provided, That the Score.
.,~r 81 Na: or m" Commanding General 81 she Trans.
VI, .s.lpI; Dcps tnn-n', with the approval al Tie President
..Ir ..tav; rom the operations Of This act such free me-
..,.s .. he ia;e-"s.s Of the country may require should be
,.-,i.ci /. ar such IA he may think proper 10 exempt, on
.,.,ri, O.: y;,uc', equity OF necessity.
~, Ne S.cr.;s v OF War is hereby authorized 10 EN-
inv - In. .. >!;aNcr TO those Indicated in the preceding
.,-r.i,a of this act, as nllnv male negro slaves, not to tex:
..-l :,r",y t'0neaad, rs in his judgment, the wants Of the
..-y.. .aay require, furnishing them. while so employed,
VII, mop ? rs'ions and clothing, under ruiz and r"gula.
lion, - h. established by him. and paying to the owners Q,
.;t .,.v=s such wages Us may he agreed upon wi'h said
.yya,-. Cor th..r use md service, and IN the event OF Tue
,.. %: auy slaves while 80 employed, by the act OF Tue
ara.... &C. by escnp. TO ihe enemy. or by utath inn!cied
,r -. ra,nr, or by disease contracted While IN any ser
.. r,.,f,eI Of -li: slaves, then the owners OF The same
.r.. Toe eo.;l-d - receive the ful! value "f Such sitVss'' 10
". a,ccr.aiaed 10y agreement OF 10y appfa:rnieit' nhnt.
n mS rrEaua':ug im;C"SsuIrn's. TO lie paid uhher suSh
.'-E aud -gSliI.!SNS rs n. sec etasy VI. rd' HA9 csti'
ia. whom ~, secretary Of War shall hr unable 10 pro-
SIRE The -,ry s.s O, slaves In ANY military department in
..nirIrr, numbers for ,h- necessities OF the department,
W, tie ;-rms and conditions SET f'r''i IN re pfyecIns
,,,,, Il ~ maay male slaves, not 20 exceed twenty thou
al ., nav he required, from time 10 time t" Dis h"rEe
.,.,,. ,rr. regulating ;he impre>smen; of Save, in
.H.~ ,,>.-: rrov Il d. That slaves 50 IMPRESSED shall,
49, ~s@gi'ysi, receive The sane rati rs ana q ,,,"E, IN
- and. in IL" event o:fh-:- less, shall be Paid ar IN
20. rI,rarr. and under me same ralcS established hy
.-. IA tg2rrss.mcut laws: Provided. Thu. If The -wn-r
,,v. 4 81. nal. lave between the age, "f : AID "a, he
..l p % IMPRESSED aclins: III: viii Of said owner FRO
81 sr-.h-- Taa: fee negroes shall hr Ii 81 Impressed,
y:....rs .Holil be i d. tci.Hcy IL shall he supplied by
.,.-.s,rac,t oe slaves accc-r ling 10 the foregoing pro.
MAJ. T.,,it"d further. That IN making the Impress
..,.., .s,.r ,Aaa one u: every FIVE male slaves between
-. .:-rl,- .ni {. shall! 10. taken fE"m any o'nrr, care
- - allow in each case n credit for Al! slaves
..,..v .,v, hc"I a ready impressed Under Has act, and
ST.. 49, >. ia s'TYce, or have died, or bean lost Will" IN
.-,.. Aoi nil impre>,meats under This a; shall he
.t,... rtll Tt!, from III! oTnsr' in the same I"sat''y,
.-.D THOMAS 5. l ,cocs.
spr,Ser House Of REPRESENTATIVE.
h. V. +. lluSTEn,
President Pc. tea. Of The senate.
Aa.-ryeI February :. is64.
,s..U"a} JEsFSGsoS DAVIS.
II re Bureau Of CONSUMPTION will Il rect ~. enr"'lment
- ~ liz p=i.prs described in The first section OF the ACT
,.-.,H Al az the MisSlss! 'pi river, who are not unh;
...r ...y''. required from them, ~ reason Of physical
,- .r...!t ,sTatuy Of imhrc lily. aud shall assign them
;,t-~nrr; ruy nee L: M dulles mentioned In the act, or
,,....- ia';e, in any Of The G,iNtary hnreaux, or *ithtrocps
% %. .ri. ~ there rIay hr any call Tor 81 h Scr''c-.
III. Applications 'Or an exemption a.! tie gr und> maj
~. ,n,s:g,: q; the country require II, or because Il l. de
.r,p,,l ~ 'u.'tce, equity or Necessity. will he inaie 10 the
-r'.,-. zee In W Hing. nad "a Il be Gi posed o. by him
nee. din: 10 the :ere al directions coH;a ned in The rreu'
..Hoa, ~rah!>'et in orders No q, n"'er the ""t; to o'sa'
~ .rrc.S % s-vve during The war"
y. sor the execution OF the : 'cti"as In 'he foregoing
~. Fla irs 20 the tmp'oymen, AMI ir7nressnje,' OF ,Ihvs'
Vii gro.! fhc requisite rules Ger the guilan"e Of the mill
.,-y lar".ux and The commenting generals, with nod!ii'
r..or. Ter after :uenti" ned 1T. Tha' slaves shall not he
.r:-~.s.! Wien the services u: ( &c negroes ca" be Oh
tsfq~! "a sages under me ae VI Is ami above the age
q 80 are sSenr, 81. The ,iTe iGr slaves lnrF.s. " r Slsr
- 4. . r~sgiai- iinpressmemts t;h. The Limitation IA
:. tie '-rn :r whlci slaves shall be Impressed for ser:
ytsr . Al! b. for tw, !re m"nt!is instead OF the term
20! rg .a'd orders. i'tre -Xig.ncy shall require it.
' ~! .an?re-sn.nts for service In ;h- various military
s,-., \ .n!,r tins &C, shah be by special order upon ap-
:. cv.an 20 She Wa department .d!sc!os'n: Size r""tt'
'aa, have been made IN provide other labor SPECIFIED IA III
.e:. - re essi;y Tor the !uprstsm"'', the plan proposed
:, n s,n.ral semr,nnairS tie TRANSMITS slrp! Re.
Pl-rrs"t Will srrerin,s.!1 the e'''n'Ioh "i He II" 'r
;s' isYa; R.n,j BY order ;. COOPER.
~ahi2iw. AyEaa; and Inspector General.
Wig, : n:in"l, Dispatch and S..nineT copy:
TREASURY I~EPARrME>T. Z. ;. A.!
Richmond. II 3rch II. 1861
TIE following Deposharle ae established Tor funding
| T,easury NoieS in the STATE Of virginia:
: L rruFr.. Treasurer; 4. u IiaU-y y Co, Lau:asieT
&c, par: of th- Commonwealth, l:ichnorL
j,n-, X. Gibson, 'htn-ton.
{. ~i,TIuer. Ch.!-'ianseur:.
Y. y. B-cs'ort, L~ynchnurg
IN =. johnson, ptnSi.!e.
: + Kinney, "a Ton.
IarIl pyt.on. Pet sssrc.
N.T.i-r, Ca k-vl".
~. .. N.ss Ird.lhurc.
Ear; Rockingham, Har-i.CatuTE
vi. E,a.rle, FarmrliIe.
Gsorr: !. Baker. L x agion.
y ~ -r. Cash, Salem.
H4;s u -co''syii-. Sc"ttsvlne.
T ! Morrison. wytl evi!le.
Z A5.ll b ri"t,esiyll-.
l.. Cua~ay, si,t>ylvania c. ii.
N rIruslte, Union.
1t addition to the above lis chef ousrtermas'er OF each
N:ny err Is author !sed 10 receive and fund notes They
NJ. ;rr t,towiuS;
ajry \, Harmaa, Q. NJ, Orange c. II. l.. Gen. B.S
W~,c J. 6. Field, G. NJ, or.nse c. Il Lieut. Gen. A.P.
V,iorS y. 4. ~FaIhugh, z NJ, Orange C. H., Maj. Gen. J.
Eh starr, ca'9lry corps. -. A.; Can
J &. B-enS Uritses division.
Nip: z baylor. . NJ, Ii. Gen. L~ony,;re- s corps, Nor
MIR y. Ewing, Q. ", 1t. Gen. Hoods corps, Dalton,
captain Z. :. pa:.en, G. NJ, MAJ. Geu. ~iIar1se's corps,
C..'sia $. =. Norton, Q. NJ, Maj. Gen. %hee'er's diTl'
rsp' ia w.. Young, {. NJ, 1t. Gen. l., Pens division,
M-r:l Al. Mis-. &. ~. MsMMlNGEt,
mills! :, Sec'y o, the Treasury.
UREA K pEPA KTMtN r. { : A.,
Richmond, March 9, lsGi.