The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-11
No. %
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
"A PROCLAMAT TON.

RS yr * f. PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS by my Proclamation of the nineteenth of
April, one thousand eight hundred and sxtyone, it was
declared that the ports Of certain states including those
Pensacola, in the State of Florida, were for
therein forth intended to be placed under blockade
and whereas the said ports subsequently, bockaded
accordingly but having, for some time past been in the
military possession of the United States it is deemed ad
vsabe that they should be opened domestic and foreign
Il Now therefore, be it known that T. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
President of the United States pursuant to tho authority
in vested by the fifth section of the act of Congress
approved the 18th of July 1861 entitled An act fur
ther TO provide for the collection of duties Imports
and for other purposes do hereby declare that the block
ade of the said ports of Norfolk Fenandna and Pensa-
COLA shall far and determine from and after the
first day of December next that commercial intercourse
with those ports except as to persons things and nfoT
nation contra6and 96 war; may from that time, be car.
red on subject to the laws of the United States to the
limitations and in pursuance of the regulations which
may prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and
such military and naval regulations in force
or may hereafter he found necessary.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed
81, Done at the city of Washington, this nineteenth
Z day of November, in the year of our Lord one
H. $. thousand eight hundred and sixty-iour and OF
the Independence of the United States the eighty.
ninth. :
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BY tho President:
wnnAM II. sEwASp, Secretary Of STATE.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
tl,ea sfli-{ ion o.. AMERICA: -
A PR0CLAl4 TON
WHEREAS by the act approved July L. 1861 entitled
An act further to regulate and provide for the enrolling
and calling out the national forces and for other pur
poses it is provided that the President of the United
States may "at his discretion at any time hereafter call
for any number of men, volunteers for the respective
of one two and three years for military service"
and that in the QUOTA any part thereof of any
town, township ward of city, precinct, election dis
ct or of any county not 50 subdvded, shall not be
filled within the space of fifty days after such call, then
the President shall Immediately order draft for oneyear
to FIJI such quota, or any part thereof which may be
untitled -
And whereas by the credits allowed in accordance with
the act of Congress the call for five hundred thousand
men, made July 18th, 1861 tho number of men to be OBJ
tanned under that call reduced to two hundred and
eighty Thousands; and whereas tho operations of the
enemy in certain States have rendered it mpraccable
procure from them their full quotas of troops under said
call; and whereas from the foregoing causes but
hundred and forty thousand men have been put into the
army navy and marine corps under the said call of July
49, 1861 leaving deficiency that call Of two hundred
and sixty thousand (260O00): -
Now, therefore, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the
United States of America in order to supply the aore
said deficiency and to provide for casualties in the mill
ay and naval service of the United States do issue this
my call for three hundred thousand 300000 volunteers
to Tor one two, three years The quotas of the
States districts and subdistrcts, under this CALL will be
assigned by the War Department through the bureau Of
the Provost Marshal General of the United States and
Tin case the quota, or any part thereof of any town.
township, ward of city, precinct, election district
of any county not so subdiyded shall not be filled" be-
fore the fifteenth day of February eighteen hundred and
sixtyve then draft shall be made fill such QUOTA
any part thereof under this CALL which may be untitled
on said fifteenth day of February, 1866.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my hand,
and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed
e Done at the city Of Washington, this nineteenth
Gay Of December in the year Of our Lord one
L. oil Thousand eight hundred and sixty-feur and of
the Independence Of the United Statesthe eighty
ninth. -
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President;
WILLIAM Il, SEWARD, Secretary Of State.