Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-02-17

For the information of the public on

Madison Feb. II n, 1851.
General Order No. 81
For the information of the public on
subjects of frequent inquiry this office, the fol-
lowing statements are publshcd
1. No quota has yet been assigned to this state
by the War Department under the last call Of the
President, dated February /, 1861 when the
quota shall be assigned to the Congressional Dis
rics of the state it will, under the present order
Of the War Department, be assigned by the Board
OF Enrolment in each district to the towns
and wards OF the district. The quota Of each
town OF ward can be closely approximated by ad-
ding two thirds of the number already assigned in
General Order No 81 from this office, a. the quota
under the call Of oct Il, 1868, for three hundred
thousand; and the people Of each community are
urgently advised to continue the enlistment of
volunteers upon that basis that there may be less
to accomplish in the short time that will eIapse
between the receipt Of information and the day Of
the draft.
II. 40 Information can AZ present be given from
this Office to tile credits due to the towns ami
wards of the state for volunteers enlisted under
this call. Such information is being prepared
speedily possible, and viii contain all credits,
whether OF veterans recruits, $ far as reports
are received this Office; but cannot be given to
the public before the 20th inst.
III Persons applying Tor certificates OF resi-
which the recruit was enlisted, and the date Of
muster. The present business Of the office will
DOT admit Of reply letters emitting the items
above given.
". The premium Of fifteen dollars for new re-
cruits and twenty-five dollars for veterans will be
paid to any person other than commits toned Of
ficyr, or person holding a recruiting appointment,
who shall present accepted and mustered re
cruit for the 35th Regiment Wis. Vol. Infantry,
now organizing at Camp Washburne, Milwaukee.
Such recruit must be presented free of expense to
either OF the District Provost Marshals of the
State.o 10 some commissioned officer authorized to
muster recruits, and issue certificates emitting
the holder thereof to the premium. Volunteers
in this regiment also receive the three hundred
dollars bounty paid to recruits, the same in
all other organization
V. The payment If the two dollars premium for
recruits for volunteer organizations has been dis
continued by orders from the War Dep artment.
The Governor confidently expects that Wisconsin
viii promptly furnish he quota OF the State under
the latest calls Of the President. To accomplish
this in the limited tine yet remaining will require
earnest and constant labor throughout the State.
In the absence information to the exact quota
OF localities let the people approximate as nearly
as possible and secure the number OF recruits nee
! essarv to clear them from the draft Let the sa-
ereducss Of the cause would render triumphantly
successful, and the waning strength of the rebel
lion inspire US anew with feryid devotion, and
cure response from Wisconsin which shall aid in
the speedy overthrow traitors and the return of
peace TO the land.
BY order Of the Governor:
AUG. GAYLORD,
feb12d&vlw Adjutant General.
LATER AND MORE FAVORABLE PROM NEw-
BERx-Thelfollowi Dispatch which ought 10
/ have been received for yesterdays paper, was
/ bv some blunder omitted in transmitting the
/ night dispatches from Chicago:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The President
| ceived a dispatch, late this afternoon, from
/ Gen Butler, which contained intelligence that
our forces at Newbern had, after desperate
! fight. driven the rebels from their position,
/ ir,r