The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-13
1MPREsSMENT OF SLAyEs.--The following are the
issued in regard to impressing negroes
for the use of the Government:

IMPRESSMENT OF SLAFES.--l he following are the
regulations issued in regard to impressng negroes
for the use of the Government:
Adjutant and Inspector Gems Office.
i Richmond Va. Dec S. 1864.
] I. The Chief of the Bureau of ConScrpton will
continue with all practicable despatch. bring into
service the twenty thousand slaves authorized by
the act OF Congress. approved February II, 1864.
Enrolling officers will prepare correct lists in dupli-
cate of the names. personal description and
tanned value of the slaves. the county district or
parish iii which. and the time when, each inn
pressed. the name of the of each and of the
impressing officer One of these lists will he for
warded monthly the Commandant of Conscfipts
| in the State to which the slave belongs. and the
other to the Superintendent of the Bureau. each of
whom will cause them To be copied in some uniform
manner convenient for reference.
| II. When fifty slaves shall have been
collected at any station they will be forwarded.
under the charge of discreet men detailed from the
reserve forces to such point the Superintendent
/ OF C"nscrpion may direct and turned to the
gneer officer Instructed to receive them for labor
in the engineer aud other departments of the service
copy "t the descriptive roll of each slave will ac
company his delivery to the engineer officer
Ill. The Chief Engineer of each army military
department will under the direction of the Engineer
Bureau have the general supervision and control Of
the slaves, and will organize them into gangs of
hundred men each (selecting four of the number
toremen,) over whom will be placed manager and
two orerSeers. Every eight gangs will constitute a
Section for which superintendent will be selected.
Three sections will compose force, which will
be placed director. Two clerks will be employed
or detailed for each director, and one for each
perintendent.
Nv. The directors, superntendants, managers and
overseers will be detailed selected by the Secre>
tary Of War from qualified by experience in
the management of slaves and who fitted for the
positions by their character for probity, energy and
intelligence
V. There will be assigned by orders from this
office purveyor to each force, and an assistant
purveyor to each section, who vii! provide subsis
tence clothing and other necessary stores making
requisition therefor upon the Quartermaster and
Commissary Departments. These will be bonded
agents. IN like manner. medical officer will be
assigned for each section, who will obtain supplies
tor the slaves from the medical department, upon
requsi:ion prescribed for surgeons and assistant
surgeons of the army. Provision returns and
QUESTIONS for quartermaster's stores will be signed
by the manager, and, when approved by the super
intendent the purveyor of the section will make the
issue.
VI The Engineer Bureau will detail officer of
the Engineer service for each army Department, !
to organize, inspect and muster the gangs sections
and forces, and TO make details of working parties
in such number and for such objects may be Or
dered by the commanding General. In this manner
details of sla. will be made to perform labor in
other departments of the service-it being intended
that all such slaves shall be under the management
and supervision of the Engineer Department. When
slaves detailed in other Departments than the
Engineer Department, the manager Will send with
them descriptive lists retaining their names how !
ever. upon his muster rolls.
VII. Managers will prepare muster roll and du-
pcate muster and pay rolls of the slaves on the |
last day of every even month. The first will be
transmitted to the Chief of the Engineer Bureau the
muster and pay rolls to the Quartermaster General
Each will be ded through the Superinendents
who will be held responsible for their correctness
The ba th value Of eac SLAVE aRr
rolls. The of pay will be determined by agree
ment with the owners by appraisement as pro-
vided by law.
VIII. The value of the slave will be ascertained
at the time of impressment after careful medical
examination, under rules prescribed by the Surgeon
General by agreement between the enrolling officer
and the owner, or by apprasement under the law
regulating improvements. that, in the event of bis
loss while employed by the government by the act
of the enemy or by escape to, or by death inflicted
by the enemy. by disease contracted while in any
service required Of him. his may receive his
full value from the government. Slaves already
impressed and in service will be appraised by boards
of dsinterested shareholders, selected by the Engi
neer Bureau. Enrolling officers will impress upon
owners the propriety and advantage of having their
slaves provided with one good new suit of clothing |
before they turned over to the government. the
value of which will be estimated i'll the appraise-
ment.
The loss of slave from either of the emu
meratrd. and the time and manner of it. will be re-
ported in triplicate by the manager of the gang to
WHICH he belongs to the Chief of the Engineer
Bureau. He will, at the same time. note the cas-
ualty upon the next muster roll.
TX. At the expiration of every six months the
Quarterma>ter General will send an officer to con-
venent places in each State t" pay owners or their
attorneys the hire of their slaves if lost, their
appraised or agreed value.
X. Every effort will be made to induce content
in the slaves. Their discipline will be consd
crate aud mild for minor ofenses. Cases of grave
character will be forwarded for the determination
aud in~truc ons of the Chief Engineer of the Army
or Department, who will. i'll the meantime, prepare
and submit for the approval of his Commanding
General code for the government of Managers and
Others in charge of the slaves.
XI. The Commanding General of each Army or
Department will promptly remove and order to the
ranks any Manager or other employee having the
supervision of slaves, who is guilty of cruelty to-
wards them malfeasance of malpractice. and
will impose such other penalties the offence would
justify under the 99th Rule and Article of War.
BY order. S: COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General |
V- We find the following in the Salisbury W atch-
man, in the shape Of an advertisement 1t contains
int.