Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-22

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There was great excitement in New
York as we'll as other places on the
18th inst, on account of the news
that the st. Adams raiders had been
set at liberty and their plunder resto-
red to them by the Canadian author
tiles. The N. Y. Herald says: ~
eff any thing of this kind should occur
again, it may lead to serious compli-
cations between this country and
Great Britain. If this is the law we
are to expect from the English bench
in Canada, the American people will
have to take care of their own border
in the future, and protect it by strin-
gent means"
The Tribune says: 1 { III
The Administration at Washington
may now perhaps inquire Of England
whether she justifies this conduct of
one of her judges, and whether, if it
is to rest on the ground that these
were acts of belligerents, she means
to permit war to be waged on us from
her territory, and BY men amenable
to her laws" ....... ....-.: :..
The Post says: '
1.-TWO courses are alone left us:
FIRST to demand from the imperial Gov.
ernment such police on the Canadian
border as will secure our villages
from descents of rascals under the
names of rebels; and, in the event
this is not promised, to. take the mode
and measure of redress into our own
hands,"
United States Marshal Murray re-
ceived instructions from Secretary
Seward to proceed to Montreal imme-
diately to look after our interests in
the case of the st. Albans raiders.
ORDER BY GENERAL DIX.
Headquarters N. Y. City,
...... sf December IA.
General Orders No. 81. ..-f. ..
Information having been received
at these headquertars that the rebel
marauders who were guilty Of murder
and robbery at St. Albans, have been
discharged from arrest, and that other
enterprises are actually in preparation
in Canada, the Commanding General
deems it due to the people of the from
tier towns to adopt the most prompt
and efficient measures for the security
of their lives and property. All mill
tary commanders on the frontiers are
therefore instructed, in case further
acts of depreciation and murder are
attempted, whether by maraaders or
persons acting under commissions
from the rebel authorities at Richmond,
to shoot down the depredators, if pos
sible, while in the commission of their
crimes, or if it is necessary, with a
view to their capture, to cross the
boundary between the United States
and Canada, said commanders are
hereby directed to pursue them vher.
ever they may take refuge; and, if
captured, they are, under no circum-
stances, to be surrendered, but are to
be sent to these headquarters for trial
and punishment by martial law.
The Major General commanding
the department will not hesitate to
exercise to the fullest extent Of the
authority he possesses under the rules
of law, recognized by all civilized
States. in regard to persons organi-
zing hostile expeditions within neu.
trail territory. and fleeing to it for an
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relation within onr own-such an ex-
ercise of authority having become in
dispensable to the protection of our
cities and towns from incendiarism,
and our people from robbery and mur.
der.
1t is earnestly hoped that the in.
habitants of our frontier districts will
abstain from all acts of retaliation on
account of the outrages committed by
rebel maranders, and that the proper
measures of redress will be left to the
action of the public authorities.
BY Command of Maj. Gen. Dix.
| ID. j. VAN BUREN.
Colonel and Assistant Adjutant General.