The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-10
su"' s,, ,n, under the penalty Of being forthwith
.irtcd 20 he active forces.
, By order g. CODpBR,
Adjutant and Inspector General.

ss, N, under the penalty Of being forthwith
.iFucd 90 he active forces.
Adjutant and Inspector General.
From the RRppabRunOch.
The Yankees are in strong cavalry force at Ba1-
pabatuOyk staten. on the Usage aud AicXantra
railroad, where they have been engaged FOR s1mc
dav- A. IN rebuilding the hri e" over the river.
II Is intmatcd as prpblbiliiy that An ~ empt
will s, on he made 70 take and hold Cor tons ,ie
by Sbcridan, who is Withdrawing hi, fore - fr I'M
Eary's front 10 'hrDw them suddenly upon Ia
point; and that n" rebuilding Of the u tpp N M
noCh bTi g Ia IN furnish immediate CDmmuniIt-
ton with depot Of supplies az AIeVan IRA or
Ma bas as.
To effect this movement, and leave Early cut
of in Il 9 valley on will goose chase after some
Of his Cav1lry down towards Winchester, would
give to Sheridan A name worth something more
hun q az iUed ithcr AZ Winchester o. Fishers
Hin Ibo conn, eriDg force through SSir
Run GAP day or two since may have mar sed
out bis course,
AEpcc, ssfuI Raid into west V.rqI,tn.
Official de.patghes received at che War Onire
tprd1y lur'uuec tre grJ.iry wing news taat
| au CXpcHi'On 40 West virginia" tYtugcel.
lie visited FulItnYu, Jacksonville, WestDvrr,
bUrhauug, Nalkpsyil.o aud Weston. Vie replr @
hntbc destfoy, da Hon dollir' worth uf 10 re-,
! captured three huudrHd prisoners, with their
hurse- and equipments, brought out five hundred
horses ana two hundred beef caJ.lc. II sus-
famed no loss.
0ptnions Of ihe Pros ou the Revocation
"f Details.
Eoa ne Richmond Eaqtr,r, O.io5srG.
Tie general order for the revocation of details
will be found in this issue OF the Elgu'rar Tu.s
sep 1s been taken by The Govern ugut % an up
thG army. II is necessary aud proper aui if this
order - promptly enforced tie increase of the
army VIII be speedy and rapid. We should like
70 see steps takon 20 promptly enforce the law of
Congress for he employment Of negroes in the
army as teumstcrs, &c
i he law OF Congress on this subject is plajn.
and, though 1t does not go far enough, yer, Nv
promptly enforcing its provisions, mHuy So dicrs
Will bp returned TO Jheir command, aud the army
very greatly strengthened. The details should
come forward promptly; their services are
greatly CGded, and, it they are speedily col.
leCted ana sent TO the 'front.' there will be no dan
ger at RiChm nd, and the cOndi ion Of the cOuu.
tty present the most encouraging aspect. It is
useless 10 seek to conceal th tt more men are
greatly wanted. The President has cmphatigally
Announced the startling fIct that twU-Jhrds Of
the army ore absent from the ranks.
here would he no need Of endorsements but
for this ost disgraceiul slraggiug and de,ertng.
But as the fact exist, and Th, evil must be re-
pared, the details are called upon TO do service
How long their services will be required cannot
low be said, but sixty or ninety days will term-
nate the active operations of the camp sign, and
then details may be resumed. But az present all
are needed, and all must come forward. Those
that delay or sbirk viii he hunted down and per-
meDently sent to the army.
The law of Congress, authorizing the employ
mcut Of negroes, If fully carried ont, would give
ten thousand men to the Army Of NOrhern Vir-
gina. The slaves and free negroes can be i'm
pressed just as any other property, and the law
provides for their support and clothing, and pays
the owner soldiers wages.
The law Of February II makes al "mlie free
negroes with certain cXceptiDus) between the
the ages of eigh'een aud dity," liable TO perform
such duties in the army, or in connection with
the military defenses Of the country, in the way
Of work upon forihcatons, or in Government
works, &C., ns the Secretary Of War may from
tine to { me prescribe, aud provides them rdtiDns,
clothing, and compensation.
The Secretary OF War il also authorized to
employ for similar du,y twenty thousand male
negro slaves, and their owners are guaranteed
against escape or death. The Secretary is authot-
IL, 10 impress the slaves when he cannot hire
them and &, neral Orders Nose, March IL, 1854,
diieCtt the enrolment of the free negroes, aud
their assignment 70 the performance Of tue duties
mentioned In the act. Also the employment aud
mpressment of slaves was ordered by the same
general orders, aud the provisions of General
Orders No. 1873, of the oath Of October, 1868
pointed out as governing in this N tier. Has
this law and general order been eutOrccdi