Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-08-24

Inc important circular was
issued to-day:
STATE OF OHIO, ExEcuFIAE DEP'T.
COLUMBUS, Aug. p, 1854.
To The Military Committees:
By q re-adjustment of accounts
between the State and the general
government We carry forward a credit of
about twenty thousand upon the call of
Jnly 18th, for five hundred thousand
men, This surplus is, or will be, credit
ed to sub-districts before the first of Sep
TENDER, except eleven thousand six hun
dred and eighty-three 1859 men in
the army, and about one thousand in tine
naval service.
These enllstments are a surplus on the
calls of 1861 and 1862, and as they are
PRIOR to the adoption of the system of To-
cal credits there is no means of determ-
ing accurately where they belong. With
mnch labor they have peen divided as l
think, correctly, into Congressional
Districts, and a copy of that apportion-
is appended.
The only way of apportioning among
the sub-districts recognized by the
Provost Marshal Generals Department is
to divide, prorata, upon the basis of the
present. enrolment, and this will be
adopted unless some more eonitable
method can be devised.
Notwithstanding every means has
been used to expediate matters, this
settlement has been delayed until very
lirtle time is left for the last adjustment.
After a brief reflection upon the
difficulties of accomplishing this end, l
have concluded to say to the Military
Committees in the Congressional Districts
that if they can agree, upon consultation
as to the proper assignments of the
credits, and present their reports to me
by the I'd or Ord Of September, l have
no doubt, the assignment viii be accept
ed by the Provost Marshal's Department.
If parties are unable to agree, or this
is not done by the time specified, the
Provost Marshal will, undoubtedly, be
compelled to adopt the system of pro
rating this success.
| regret that more time could not he
afforded, but it has been impracticabIe
to 90 So
Please let me hear from YOU as
promptly as practicable.
Very respectfully yours.
(Signed) JOHN BROUGH.
The appointments referred to gives
credits to the following Districts.
Third District, $50; Fourth. COL: Fifth:
ga; Sixth. 351; Seventh, go; Eighth, 544;
Ninth, 1899; Tenth, 1915; Eleventh. 265:
Twelfth. 13l; Thirteenth, 895; Fourteenth.
844; Fifteenth. 1886; Sixteenth. SOC;
Seventeenth, 672; Eighteenth. 598; Nine.
tennth, 1898; total excess 1865.
The deficient Districts are Fifth. 1872:
Second. 500; total, 992, which leaves an
excess of credits of ii, 6e3.
The foregoing figures are all the debit
and credits of the several Districts on the
Ist o July last, as exhibited by the books
of the Provost Marshal General ut Wash.
ington. II may be stated that Naval en-
llstments are not included. the greater
portion of them will 20 "a the credit of
Htmllton County, hut they have been re-.
duced TO the three yea,s basis and will
not ex 'eed $50 for The entire State.
On Friday last a Deputy Provost Mar
shai, with a squad of men, attempted to
arrest two deserters At Macarthur, Vinton
county, when one of the deseters fired al
the squad and badly wounded one of the
men. While the wounded man was be
ing carried off by his companions. the
whole party was fired upon by sundry
c~opperheads in ambush, but without do.
ing any further damage. The Union
men replied, severely wounding one o.
the deserters in the shoulder. Al the
sound of fire arms the Copperheads Of
the town rushed to the scene of action,
and finally succeeded in driving off the
Provost Marshall and his squad, advising
them to leave the county without delay
General Heintzelman has dispatched a
force sufficient to enable the Provost
Marshal to discharge his duties without
further molestation from JEFF Davis
troops in that vicinity.
A detachment of men has also left for
lronton, where some difficulty is appre.
hended.