The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-21

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are treated than do-v. few old shelter tenss
Of the enclosure are used - hospital Tn,
deaths average twenty-five per day. The officers o
coosst troops captured con6ned In another cosne'
81 the ooclosure. and their fellow captisos are moi
even allowed 10 SPEAK with tLem. IL 10 much TO DC 70
GREETED that some plan cannot DO suggested which VIII
compel these ruasns 70 their prisoners with osdt
nary humanity While rcbc prisoners are clothed
and fed better than many them were before 10
their lives, and live ia what is than luxury, our un
tortunates are starved and sheteriess, and sub
,eo,ed to all kinds OF brutality. There seems to be an
utter Inability tho part Of government to protect
the soldiers Of tho Uon Tbs Fort Pillow atrocities are
yet unayenged, Notwithstanding tho promises q swift
retaliation, With sixty thousand rebel prisoners in our
possession, very strange these ourages cannot be
prevented
REGULATIONS or THE PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL.
The Provost Marshal General has just Issued the fol
cwing instructions and regulations TO be observed by all
ooncerned:--
Esrssrsvvrs
ksTSunder the Presidents call or July IS, 1854, for
nve hundr.d thousand volunteers, men viii be enlisted
ana m for ore two or three years. as theT may
RouSrss.
seeo'M.lhe bounty provided BY law is az follows
For recruits including representative recruits, white
colored, for year, hundred doar,; two years.
two hundred doars three years. three hundred dollars
The fret instaments of bountIes viii he paid bv the
mastering and discussing officers when the recruit IL
mustered IN, as folowsro recruit VINO enlists in the
army for enc year. thirty three dollars and thirty
cents to recruit who enlis in the army for two years.
sS! six dollars and sixty six cents to recruit who
enlss IN the army for three years one hundred dollars
PRRHiuMa.
7ayd-Eo premiums whatever FOR the procuration or
recruits Will hereafter be paid by the United states
This, however, viii not Affect the payment Of premiums
due Tor ths eenraon Of recruits preyou5 TO The date
OF this order.
either before after draft entitled 20 bounty from
tho United states. The TACT az to whether man is a
not entitled it, shall be noted the enlistment papers
and musterig rolls. JAMES D. FRY,
Provost Marshal Geuora,
DESERVED PROMOTION,
Bflgader Gen, Geoage Crock has been brcveied major
general Of volunteers by the Pressden. the
meniatlcn OF Major General Hunter, for gallant and
meritorious conduct in the recen. expedition towards
Iynchourg General Crook Is OF lie best officers in
the seryce and ns infantry division Chiefly Of West
Virginia troops cannot be surpassed in the entire army
for courage. discipline ard zeal General Hunter will
not be relieved from command Of his department., the
misunderstanding which made him ask TO be relieved
being now happily done away with.
MAILs Fon THE SOUTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
The supply ship Massachusetts leaves Philadelphia On
saturday, with mails &C., FOR the South Atlantis squa
dfon
DRILL OF TIE WAR pEPARTMsSf EMPLOYEES.
TIE employees Of tne War Department, are rapidly i'm.
proficiency In the rsc Of arms and present very
sclccrly appearance. They have been formed n,o a
battalion OF six companies under tho title OF tie Waeh
inGtcn City Guards and commanded by MAJOR Il. Clay
Woods The employees Of the Quartermaster's Depart
also theE military organization, and are
regularly drilled. II the district militia also
gan.Yed, and properly oflcered and drilled sufsceas
force could al any time be rallied at an
hours notice TO hold the dcfences against:
any invading until reinforcement could be brought
up The importance OF such preparation cannot DC
oycrestmated, ", in the late invasion, adequate
opposition is 10 be made 10 the advance OF enemy TO
tho fort,lcatons OF the cap.taE
RLBEL srGAGGLEas.
The region Of country around this city is St infested
with stagscrs from the rebel force recently operating in
this vicinity, They daily brough. IN ir sma!! squads
as they picked up In The woods and bushes
coNvALEscENTs SENT TO PHILADELPHIA.
The hospital Connecticut LETT to- day for Philn
d<lphia with eight hundred conyacsceas from the hos
pitfalls Of this city.