, 1865-03-11
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
9HE MLLI2AbY SITUATION
The Occupation Of Staunton
Confirmed.
A [ MON FORCE FR0H EAST
II hkES5t MARCHING on
lYHcH3URe.
Fayetteville, n. c, Occupied Last
Week.
GEN. SDEKMAN'S ARMY FORTY
. NILES FROM: RALEIGH. "
A Strong Union Force from
Newbern Marching On
Kinston.
EXPEDITION up THE Kappa.
KakEoeK.-cApTgRE GA
LARGE AMOUNT OF
REBEL TOBACCO.
The Trans-Mississippi Rebels
in the Cotton Trade.
THE REBEI, NEGRO
ENLISTMENT AND
TAX BILLS.
Secretary R1cCnlloch's Policy
ForeShadeWcd.
GOLD ADVANCED TO- 1854,
BE THE PseEsIDEST.
The Trans-tlississippi Rebels
in the Cotton Trade.
THE REBEL NEGRO
ENLISTMENT AND
TAX BILLS.
Secretary RTcCnlloch'S Policy
F0rtShadoHcd.


WHEREAS, The twcuty-1rtt Eection Of the act Of
Congress. approved On the u inst, entitled ssAn
Act to amend several Acts heretofore passed to
provide for enrolling and calling out the national
forces, and for other purposes' requires that ad-
dtionel to other lawful penalties for the crime OF
6eserhon from tho military or naval service, n1l
pcrscns who have deserted the military or naval
service Of the United States who shall not return
to such service, or report themselves to Pro-
vost Narthal within slxy days after
the proclamation hereinafter mentioned,
shall be deemed and taken to have voluntarily
reliuquiehed and forfeited their rights Of citizen
ship, and 1hc1r right to become citizens, and snch
dcsezters shall be forever incapable OF holding
any office Of trust or profit under the United
s'ates Government or Of exercising any rights OF
citizens thereof and all persons who ehall here
after desert from the military or nayal service
and all persons who, being duly enrolled, shall
depart from the Jurisdiction OF the district in
which he is enrolled, or 80 beyond the limits Of
the United States, with i1teut to nvoid any dralt
into the military or naval zeryice duly ordered,
shall be liable to the penslea Of this section; aud
the President is hereby authorized and required,
forthwith on the passage Of this act, to Issue his
proclamation setting forth the provisions
mation the. President Is requested
10 notify all desersers returning within sixty d.ys
that they will be pardoned on condition Of return
Ing to their regiments and comp antes, or to such
other organizations as they may be assigned to
unh they ehalI se.4c for the period of time equal
to their original term Of enlistment =
Nov, therefore, be It known that I, Abraham
Lincoln, President of the United States, do Issue
this, my proclamation, as required by said act
asking and requesting all deserters to re
turn to their posts, and do hereby notify them
that all leserteEs who shall within sixty days
from the date Of This proclamation, viz: On OF be.
lore the 10th day Of May 1895, return to the scr
vice or report to Provost Marshal, sha1i be ps,-
doned on condition TINT they return to their re:i-
mcnts and companies, OF to such other orsanIzs-
ton as thcy may be assigned to, and serve the re-
mafnder Of thcir original term Of enlistment, and
in addition thereto period equal to the t1me lost
by deecrtioa. In testimony whereof have here
with get my hand and the seal Of the United States
to be atI11cd-~
Done at the city Of Washington this l1th day Of
march, in the gear Of our Lord 1865, and of the
year Of tic independence Of the United States the
spth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President. " Il SEWARD,
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