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Soldiers! we congratulate you on an event which 
insures the liberty of our country. We congratulate 
every man of you whose glorious privilege it was to 
participate in this triumph of courage and truth, to 
light in the battle of Mmiuksos. You have created an 
epoch in the history of liberty, and unborn nation* 
will rise up (md call you blessed. Continue this 
noble devotion, looking always to the protection of 
the just God, and, before- time grows much older, we 
will be hailed as the deliverers of a nation often mil¬ 
lions of people! 
Comrades! our brother* who have fallen have 
earned undying renown, and their blood, shed in our 
holy cause, Is a precious and acceptable sacrifice to 
the Father of 'truth and Right; their graveH are 
beside the tomb of Washington, their spirits have 
joined his in eternal communion. We will hold the 
Hoil in which the dust of Washington is mingled with 
our brothers. Wc drop one tear on their luurele, and 
move forward to avenge them. 
Soldiers! we congratulate vou on a glorious tri 
umph ami complete victory. We thank yon for doing 
your whole duty in the service of your countrv. 
Joseph E. Johnston. 
G. P, T. Beauregard. 
Movements* In the West. 
The Missouri Democrat gives the following inter¬ 
esting account of the great battle at Springfield, Mo., 
in which we sustained an almost irreparable loss by 
the death of Gen. I.yon: 
Night before last (Aug. 9th,) a little army of fifty- 
two hundred rnen moved in two columns, on a march 
# of twelve or fifteen miles, to attack a body of rebels 
twenty-two thousand strong. lu a military point of 
view, the move was one of doubtful propriety, not to 
say absolute rashness. The larger force were, with 
the exception of three thousand men, well armed and 
equipped, and they had ft very large body of cavalry. 
But the question of evacuating Springfield, the key 
of the entire Southwest, had already been discussed 
and settled in the negative. It was decided that the 
loyal citizens of Green and the surrounding counties 
should not have cause to say we had left them with¬ 
out a struggle, abandoned themselves, their families, 
their all, to a heartless and desperate foe, until the 
enemy had felt our steel, and tried the mettle of our 
troops. That mettle proved itself worthy of the great 
cause in which it was engaged. The Union troops 
who fought and won tho battle yesterday need no 
higher mark, no brighter name than the laurels earn¬ 
ed justly entitle them to. They fought like brave 
men, long and well. 
Gen. Seigel, with six pieces of cannon, his own 
regiment and that of Col. Solomon’s, moved in a 
southerly direction, marching about fifteen miles, 
passing around the extreme southeastern camp of the 
enemy und halted until daylight, or for the sound of 
artillery from the northwest to announce the opening 
of tho buttle. 
Gen. Lyon, with the volunteers composing tho 
Missouri First, Lieut.-Col. Andrews; Iowa First, 
Lleut.-Col. Merritt; Kansas First, Col. Deitzler; and 
Second, Col. Mitchell; part of the Missouri Second, 
under Major Usterbaua; and a detachment of twenty 
men from Col. Wyman’s Illinois Regiment; three or 
four companies of mounted Homo guards; a force of 
regulars about eight hundred strong, and two bat¬ 
teries of four and six pieces respectively, left Spring- 
field about 8 o’clock P, M., marching slowly along 
nntil 2 A. M.. when we halted for two hours, at which 
time Ca.pt. Gilbert’s Company of regulars, and Major 
Osterliaus’s battalion were thrown out as skirmishers 
on either side of the columti, and we moved forward. 
Shortly after A o'clock, a party of rebels, acting as 
a picket, was seen scattering over tho hills to give the 
alarm, hut a portion of our column had already pcije- 
trated far enough to cutoff their route, unless they 
took a circuitous one, in which case we should reach 
camp ahead of them. Wc soon came in sight of tho 
valley in which they were encamped. A thousand 
tents stretching off into the distance and partially 
scrcaned from view by a hill jutting into an angle of 
Wilson creek were before ns, presenting as animated 
an appearance as a young city. The enemy's camp 
extended from the head of the valley, overlooked on 
the north, east and west sides by hills and ridges two 
«*r three hundred feet in height, southward about a 
mile, thence eastward a mile and a half, and then 
southward half a mile, following the windings of the 
creek, along whose hanks the gently sloping hills on 
either side afforded the most excellent- camping 
ground. 
The battle field, where the most severe lighting was 
done, was along the ridges and bills on either side 
(mostly on the weHt) of the stream for the first mile 
mentioned above, where the creek runs In a southerly 
direction. As we crossed the hill on the north, mov¬ 
ing in a southwesterly direction, Capt. Wright, with 
tho mounted Home Guards, was sent to the east side, 
so as to cut off a party of rebels seen in that direc¬ 
tion. We hud completely surprised them. The 
evidence of that fact was everywhere visible, but 
they had got quickly into line of battle—their clouds 
of cavalry were visible, and their twenty-one pieces 
of cannon were not long silent after ours had opened 
the engagement. 
On the sides of the first ridge on the western side 
of the valley,{Col. Blair’s regiment, at ten minutes af¬ 
ter six o’clock, announced a heavy force of infantrv, 
not less than a full regiment, and after a severe con¬ 
test they gained the summit, and the defeated rebels 
dispersed rapidly, going in a direction which ren¬ 
dered it impossible for any considerable number of 
them to again participate in the battle. Totten’s 
battery then threw a fcw r balls as feelers, to draw out 
the enemy’s cannon. Col. Blair’s regiment moved 
forward and were soon met by a well equipped regi¬ 
ment of Louisiana troops, whom, after a hitter con¬ 
test of forty-five minutes, they succeeded in routing, 
though suffering severely themselves. Capt. Lathrop'a 
company of ritie recruits now assisted them, and 
they, together with Major Osterhans’s men, moved 
up the second hill, which waB considerably larger 
than the first, and meeting a third regiment, finally 
succeeded in driving them back with the assistance 
of Totten's battery, and gaining the summit. 
During the engagement two companies of regulars 
were sent to the east side of the creek to engage a 
force which was now operating against Capt. Wright’s 
cavalry, sheltering themselves behind a fence. Capt. 
Plummer und Capt- Gilbert with their companies 
marched closo up to the fence and delivered an 
effective fire, but were compelled by great odds to 
retire, which they did, but again renewed the attack. 
The enemy being largely reinforced, and having now 
at least three thousand men, jumped over into the corn 
field, and Cupt. Plummer's gallant band was immedi- 
ately threatened with annihilation. They retreated 
rapidly,.firing aa they did so, when Lieut. Dubois, 
having got his battery uDder headway on the hill 
near the.Missouri volunteers, seeing the condition of 
affairs on the opposite side of the valley, threw, in the 
most precise manner, several shells, which exploded 
just as they reached the dense mass of secessionists, 
scattering them lifeless on the ground in scones, while 
all who could were glad to run for dear life. 
The gallant men in Col. Blair’s regiment were now 
ordered hack and their position taken by the Iowa 
First. They fought like tigers, drove the enemy 
back, and followed up the advantage gained for a 
considerable distance. The Kansas 1st and 2d regi¬ 
ments were now ordered forward to support the right 
flank of the Iowas. 
Col. Green’s regiment, of Tennessee cavalry, bear¬ 
ing a secession flag, now charged upon our wounded, 
who were partially guarded by one or two companies 
of infantry. Seeing the movement, Captain Totten 
poured a few rounds of canister into their ranks just 
in time to save our sick men from being trampled to 
death, dispersing the rebels so completely that 
nothing more was seen of them during the day, 
Gen. Lyon now desired the Iowa boys, whom he 
had found so brave, to prepare to meet the next onset 
of the enemy with the bayonet immediately after 
firing. They said, “Give u» a leader, and we will 
follow to death.” On came the enemy in overwhelm¬ 
ing numbers, confident of victory over such a meager 
force. No time could be lost to select a leader. “ I 
will lead you!” exclaimed Lyon. " Come on, brave 
men;” and placing himself In the van, he received a 
fatal bullet just at the pit of the stomach, which 
killed him instantly. The Iowas delivered their fire 
and the enemy retired. Gen. Lyon’s body was care¬ 
fully picked up and conveyed lifeless toward the 
ambulances by two of his body guard. In his death 
as In his life, he was the same devoted, patriotic 
soldier, regarding his own life of no value if he could 
but rescue his country. 
The battle raged for two hours more, the command 
devolving upon Major Sturgis. The enemy made 
repeated attempts to retake the heights from which 
they had been driven, but were gallantly repulsed 
each time. The last repulse of the enemy wus the 
most glorious of all, and was participated in by mem¬ 
bers of every regiment on the field. The enemy 
came fresh and deceived our men by bearing a Uniou 
flag, causing them to believe Seigel was about mak¬ 
ing a junction with our forces. Discovering the ruse 
just in time, our gallant hoys rushed upon the enemy, 
who, with four cannon belching forth loud mouthed 
thunder, were on the point of having their efforts 
crowned with success, aud again drove them with 
great loss, down the slope on the south side of the 
bill. Capt. Totten’s ammunition was now nearly 
exhausted, and placing Dubois’ battery upon the hill 
at the north end of the valley, Major Sturgis ordered 
the ambulances to move towards town. The infantry 
and Totten's fnll battery followed in good order and 
were not pursued by the enemy, who was evidently 
glad to be let alone. 
When Gen. Seigel, who commanded the eastern 
division, beard the roar of Totten’s artillery, he at 
once attacked the enemy in his quarter, driving him 
half a mile and taking possession of his camp, ex¬ 
tending westward to the Fayetteville road. Here a 
terrible fire was poured into his ranks by a regiment 
which be had permitted to advance within a few 
paces of him, supposing it to be the Iowa 1st. His 
men scattered considerably, and Col. Solomon’s could 
not be rallied, consequently Beige) lost five of his 
guns, the other being brought away by Capt. Flugg, 
who compelled his prisoners, some sixty in number, 
to draw the artillery off the field. 
Our troops took some four hundred horses and 
about seventy prisoners, and compelled the enemy to. 
burn nearly all of his baggage to keep it from falling 
into our hands. The enemy had twenty-one pieces 
of cannon, and at the lust twenty-six, inclnding 
those taken from Seigel. 
Our army reached Springfield in safety, and are 
now preparing to move toward Rolla, but with no 
hopes whatever of reaching there. With a baggage 
train five miles long to protect, it will be singnlar, 
indeed, If the enemy does not prove enterprising 
enough to cut oil'a portion of it, having such a heavy 
force of cavalry. With two more regiments we 
should have driven the enemy entirely from the 
valley, and with a proper cavalry force, could have 
followed np such a victory with decisive results. 
Our loss is about 200 killed and 600 or 700 wounded, 
while the loss of the enemy must have been double 
our own. Dr. Scheuck, who was in the rebel camp 
at a late hour laBt evening, bringing away our 
wounded, reports our men comparatively few with 
those of the enemy, whose dead were lying thick 
under the trees. 
merchantman was metamorphosed into a bristling 
war ship, with a man at every point, and a broadside 
of cannon looking into the eyes of the pirates. The 
latter, token aback, recoiled a moment; hut. before 
they had time for action, even for thought, the guns 
belched forth iron and fire, splintering the masts, cut¬ 
ting the rigging and the sails as with knives, break¬ 
ing the spam and the booms, and literally carving 
the schooner into pieces, and opening gulfs into 
which the water rushed, as through Bluicea, tilling tb* 
hold, and admonishing the rebels that their sole 
hopeB of life lay in the ship’s boat or in wrestling 
with the sea. The fire still continued, and the water 
was full of driftwood. Many of the men jumped over¬ 
board, and the rest, launching the lifeboat, jumped 
in and held np a white handkerchief as a sign of sur¬ 
render. But one man had an opportunity to go down 
into the cabin for his property, and he was a Lieu¬ 
tenant, a fellow named Harvey, formerly a midship- 
man in the United States service, under command of 
Capt. Sartori. Hurvey recovered his trunk. 
The St. Lawrence still continued the fire with small 
arma, but directing their aim at the bulk, and not at 
the small boat, the crew, excepting four men, were 
not injured. In ten minutes from the time of the 
discharge of her first gnn, the vessel swayed heavily 
and went under, carrying down four men. The of¬ 
ficers of the Bt. Lawrence notv discovered the life 
boat aud the flag of humiliation. They dropped a 
boat and made out to the rebels, and finally passed 
them on hoard ship, where they were ironed as fast 
as received, and securely confined below. In the en¬ 
gagement, the Bt. Lawrence received two shots; one 
in the foresail, the other in the qnarter-deck. She 
transferred her prisoners to the Flag, on Sunday 
morning, and they were at once brought to Philadel¬ 
phia and are now in prison. 
On the 10th inst., the Quaker City brought to Fort¬ 
ress Monroe the prize schooner George G. Baker, of 
Galveston, and her confederate crew of four men, in 
ironB. The schooner was captured by one of the 
blockading fleet off Galveston, and sent to New York 
with a United States crew on board. She was cap¬ 
tured yesterday off Cape Hatteras by the rebel priva¬ 
teer York, who put four of her own men on board. 
Meanwhile the York was seen by the United States 
gunboat Onion, which gave chase and burnt the 
privateer, but not nntil the crew had beached her 
and escaped. The Union then recaptured the Baker, 
made prisoners of her crew and transferred them 
to the Quaker City. The United States prize crew 
are still in the hands of the rebels. 
Shtirp Work among the JMrntcs. 
For a months ago three Federal ships stood list¬ 
lessly upon the sea, outside of Charleston harbor, and 
the crews beheld with tears and eurses a Spartan 
garrison of seventy men surrendering to seven thou¬ 
sand rebels. Two weeks ago, tho conspirators in 
Fort Sumpter looked out upon the sea, and beheld 
forty men of Charleston, in a sinking vessel at the 
mercy of the waves, and under the guns of an Amer¬ 
ican frigate, about to he carried to a Northern port 
under the flag they had Insulted. The parallel is 
good. The pirates and tho patriotswere equally reck¬ 
less; the riddled casemates of Sumpter correspond 
to the splintered hulk of the privateer; and in the 
end of the two parties of prisoners alone may we 
look for the dissimilar features. The rebel vessel, 
in this case, was the privateer Petrel, formerly the 
revenue cutter General Aiken, the captor was tho 
United States frigate Rt. Lawrence. 
The frigate 8t. Lawrence, which had lain at the 
Philadelphia Navy Yard in ordinary, stripped of rig¬ 
ging, and, apparently, a useless hulk, was prepared 
for sen late in June, and placed in commission about 
the 20th of June. She cruised for a month along the 
Atlantic coast, between Cape Henry and Savannah, 
and on the morning Of the first of August, while jnst 
outside the harbor of Charleston, espied a long, 
rakish Bcbooner, filled with men and mounting three 
or four guns, sailing rapidly down upon her. The 
port-holes were still shut, but the flag was at the 
peak, and the St. Lawrence looked not unlike a great, 
lnbberly merchantman becalmed in strange latitude, 
and toounwieldly for any purpose save the holding of 
a big curgo for the avarice of an enemy to court and a 
daring privateer to secure. As the stranger came 
down, the Bt. Lawrence hoisted all sail and allccted 
to be anxious to get out to sea. Directly a shot came 
skipping over the water, falling into the sea a few 
rods ahead of the frigate, and a number followed it 
in quick succession, but nearly all either striking 
beyond or passing over. The final discharge con¬ 
sisted of grape and canister, which made some little 
dalliance with the frigate's rigging, and admonished 
the commander that the play was growing serious. 
At this time the vessels were within speaking dis¬ 
tance, and a man in uniform was seen mounted upon 
the pirate's deck, who shouted to the St. Lawrence 
to lay to and send over a boat. The crew were dis¬ 
tinctly seen nourishing their cutlasses, and the gun¬ 
ners ramcning and pointing their guns. Then the St. 
Lawrence threw np her ports, and disclosed a whole 
broadside of cannon, and directly the broad decks 
were filled with seamen in bine jackets, armed with 
muskets, who sprang into the shrouds and ran out on 
the yards, laying prone in the maintop, on the bow¬ 
sprit, in the forecastle, and at every point where aim 
could he taken with advantage, in a word, tho ugly 
Aftiilr* nl Washington. 
Our foreign relations attract the attention of 
Government at present. The Administration will, at 
all hazards, maintain its right to close the rebel 
ports. The question is now under discussion between 
our Government and those of England and France, 
and it is believed our right will be fully conceded. 
The Congressional Investigating Committee of 
which Mr. Potter is Chairman, haB made important 
discoveries, showing that traitors and spies daily fre- 
qnenttbe Departments of the Government, procuring 
information, which is regularly transmitted to the 
enemy. 
Secretary Chase has returned to Washington, and 
has met with many congratulations on the success of 
his financial arrangements in New York. The pledge 
of the New York banks, and of I’liiUdelphls und 
Boston, to take $50,000.MI of the $100,000,000 of 
7 2-10ths Treasury notes at w»r, with their reservation 
of the right to take the nfmainder if not absorbed 
by other subscriptions, is regarded as securing the 
taking of the entire ioan, ana as evidencing at once 
the patriotism of the eminent parties who thus 
advance to the aid of the Government, and their 
confidence in its powers and stability. An oppor¬ 
tunity will at once be given to people all over the 
country to subscribe to the loan, and, Indeed, sub¬ 
scriptions may now be made with the Assistant 
Treasurers of the United States at Boston, New York 
and Philadelphia, Under this loan every fifty dollar 
note will bear interest of one cent per day, and 
larger notes at the same rates. Books of subscrip¬ 
tions will soon be opened in all the principal cities 
and towns. 
The President has issued the following proclama¬ 
tion: 
, Done in the city of Washington this ICth day of 
August, in the year of our Lord 1861, and of the 
Independence of the United States the eighty-sixth. 
Abraham Lincoln. President. 
By William H. Seward, Sec'y of U. S. 
All information in regard to the movements of the 
Army is to be hereafter kept most strictly private. 
Any reporter hereafter found in the lines, no matter 
how he is disguised, is to be most summarily dealt 
with. Civilians who are anxious to witness the next 
battle should also bear in mind that it will be neces¬ 
sary for them, in order to gratify their curiosity, to 
join one of the forward regiments, and shoulder a 
musket 
The States of Kentucky and Tennessee have been 
constituted a separate military command, to be called 
J the Department of Cumberland, Brigadier-General 
Robert Anderson commanding. 
It. has been ascertained that the rebel Gen. Magru- 
der, of Newport notoriety, left Yorktown a few days 
ago with about 7,000 of the rebel forces there, and 
went in the direction of Richmond. It Is supposed 
they were to join the column of Beauregard in front 
of Washington. There are many evidences that the 
rebels are concentrating between Washington and 
Richmond nearly all the troops they have in Virginia. 
T his is construed into a preparation on their part for 
an attack upon onr lines here. 
Reliable private advices from Texas, dated the 23d 
nit,, represent the Union sentiment as rather on the 
increase, and this becomes evident as the true state of 
the agitation is better understood; and further, that I 
it wonld extensively be manifested should Federal 
protection he a (forded against the oppressions of the 
disuniouists. The newspapers of that State have 
perverted the statements made by General Houston, 
from time to time, as it is positively known he has no 
sympathy with secession. At last accounts he was 
in quiet seclusion on his farm, awaiting events. 
The design of Col. Van Horn and other leaders of 
the Northern StateB of Mexico and Lower California, 
depend for their fulfillment on the co-operation of 
the Mexican revolutionary chiefs; but bo far the 
secession fillibuBters have not met with the sym¬ 
pathy they anticipated from those sources. J. W. 
Denver has been appointed by the President a Briga¬ 
dier-General of the California volunteers. 
A general order was issued on the 10th, giving 
Provost Marshal Porter the authority to grant passes 
over the Long Bridge and within the lints; hut they 
arc to be given only to those having official business 
with the troops, except by the special order of the 
Secretary of War and the General in Chief. For 
several days past no one has been permitted to cross 
the Chain Bridge without an order from General 
McClellan. 
Major-General McClellan has just issued the follow 
ing order: 
Headquarters, Division of Potomac, 
Washington, August 1C. 
GRNBRAI, ORDERS, no. 4. ’ 
All passes, safe conducts, and permits heretofore 
given to enter or go beyond the lines of the United 
States Army on the Virginia side of the Potomac, 
are to be deemed revoked, and all such passes will 
emanate only from the War Department, Headquar¬ 
ters of the United States Armv, or of this Dlvisiwn, 
or from the the Provost Marshal at Washington. 
Similar process will be required to cross the river by 
bridge or boat into Virginia. A strict military sur¬ 
veillance will be exercised within the lines of the 
Army on the northern side of the Potomac, and on 
all avenues of every kind, land and water, leading to 
Washington, ns well pit rcrino TioMin^ jiirirsM.ri, 
as nil Others holding passes will cot.be required at or 
within the line* of the army north of the Potomac, 
more formidable in numbers and discipline, and our 
works more impregnable, while their own forces are 
getting more disorganized and demoralized by delay 
and the poor prospect of provisions for their comfort 
and maintenance. It is evident that they must Boon 
fight or disband. They cannot afford 1o wait for the re- 
suit of Gen. Scott’s plan of starving them out, or Gen 
j McClellan's programme to have the army perfectly 
' disciplined and prepared before he begins to advance. 
That an attack will be made within a short time is 
generally conceded, hut whether it will be an attack 
directly on Washington or an invasion of Maryland 
cannot be determined. It is possible that a feint 
may be made against our fortifications here, while 
the main body of the rebel army attempt to pass j nto 
Maryland at some point further np the river; or it 
j may he that the feint will be made there with the 
view of drawing onr forces from this point, and then 
make the main attack here. But no apprehensions 
are felt here. It Is known that the untiring vig- 
ilance of Gen. McClellan has made ample preparation 
for a repulse of the attack at whatever point it shall 
be made. 
On the 17th we are told that all accounts about 
direct attack on this city are mere feints to cover 
Davis’ real purpose, which is the closing of the lower 
Potomac, and throwing a strong army across the 
river into St. Mary and Charles counties, both of 
which are rebel in sentiment. This done, they will 
march on Annapolis, counting on the formidable 
rising of Maryland rebels on the investment of Wash¬ 
ington. 
This (Monday morning) wc are informed that the 
statement of a correspondent, that, several days ago 
the Confederates were slowly moving their forces to 
the line of the Potomac with a view of entering 
Maryland and encouraging and supporting the revo¬ 
lutionary spirit in that State, with ultimate designs 
on Washington, is now repeated with an increased 
assurance of its truth, and wit!, such evidences aa 
cannot he disregarded. With a view of meeting all 
possible contingencies which may arise in connec¬ 
tion with this subject, the Administration has jnst 
issued the following important order, a prompt 
response to which it is not doubted will be given, 
thus at once securing the Capital against invasion’ 
and at the same time affording additional confidence 
to the country of the earnestness of the Government 
in the protection of its general welfare: 
War Department, Washington, ) 
... , August 19, 1861. ) 
All commanders of regiments of volunteers accept¬ 
ed by this Department in the StateB of Pennsylvania 
New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, 
Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Michi- 
pan, will take notice of awl conform to the General 
Order this day directed to the Governors of the 
States above named, which is as follows: 
To the Governor of the State of —■—•- By 
direction of the President of the United States, you 
are urgently requested to forward, or cause to he 
forwarded immediately to the city of Washington, all 
volunteer regiments or parts of regiments, at the 
expense of the United Rtates government, that may 
now be enrolled within your State, whether under 
immediate control, nr by acceptances issued direct 
Irom tho War Department, whether such volunteers 
are armed, equipped, and uniformed, or not. 
The officers of each regimental organization that 
may not be tall, shall leave recruiting officers at their 
several rendezvous, and adopt such other measures 
as may lie necessary to fill np their ranks at the ear¬ 
liest date possible. All officers of volunteer regi¬ 
ment* on arrival will report to the commanding 
General, wjin Will provide suJ otuer sup¬ 
ping lor vnelr comfort. 
. .. *° the movements of troops more rapidly 
but disloyal or suspected persons will be liable to I Hull ti* be y° u wil1 please confer 
arrest and detention until digeharged by competent I !,,„{! . of Independent regiments in 
authority, and contraband articles will be seized , manner as may be necessary to effect the 
Officers and soldiers of the Army will obtain passes ! f ' J nr t V ,' e T , e < otl,ln F or supplies belonging 
as heretofore ordered. All complaints of imnronar I 5 ?' °f ,°? tr J 1 U . fo , r . ll "’ several regiments shall he 
Whereas, on the 16th day of April the President of 
the United States, in view of an Insurrection against 
Die Laws, Constitution and Government of the United 
States, which had broken out within the States of 
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama. Florida, Missis¬ 
sippi, Louisiana and Texas, and in pursuance of the 
provisions of the act entitled an act to provide for 
calling forth the Militia to execute the laws of the 
Union, suppress insurrection, and to repel invasion, 
and to repeal the act now in force for that purpose, 
approved February 28t.h, 1795, did call forth the 
militia to suppress said insurrection and cause the 
Laws of the Union to be duly executed, and the 
insurgents have failed to disperse by the time directed 
by the President, and whereas, such insurrection has 
since broken ont and yet exists within the States of 
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas, 
and whereas the insurgents in all the said States 
claim to not under authority thereof, and such claim 
is not disclaimed or repudiated by the person exer¬ 
cising the functions of government in each State or 
States, or in part or parte thereof in which combina¬ 
tions exists, nor ia such insurrection suppressed by 
said States, now therefore f, Abraham Lincoln, Pres¬ 
ident of the United States, in pursuance of an act of 
Congress, July tstli, 1861, do hereby declare, that 
the inhabitants of the aaid States of Georgia, South 
Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ala¬ 
bama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and 
Florida, except the inhabitants of that part of tbs 
State of Virginia lying west of the Allegany Monn 
tains, and (if such other parts of that State, and in 
the other States herein before mimed as may main¬ 
tain a loyal adhesion to the Union aud the Constitu¬ 
tion, or mav be from time to time occupied and con¬ 
trolled hy the forces engaged in the dispersing of 
aaid insnrgenta, arc in a state of 
All complaints of improper 
seizures or searches made or purporting to he made 
under military authority, will be received by proper 
Brigade Commanders or Provost Marshals, who will at 
once, in each instance, make report to headquarters. 
Hy command of General McClellan. 
B. Williams, Ass’t Adjutant General. 
This General Order does not contemplate requiring 
passes for ordinary railroad travel to and from Wash¬ 
ington, or to enter the lines of the army on this side 
of the river from Maryland. 
Captain Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 
reports that daring his recent trip to the North be 
engaged one hundred vessels for the use of the 
Department, and they will be employed in the 
enforcement of the revenue laws. 
The Secretary of State, on receipt of intelligence 
that tho pirate Sumpter was permitted to enter the 
port of Curaeon, W. I., ordered the immediate re¬ 
moval of Moses .Tesaman, American Consul at that 
port, and appointed Richard it. Morse, of Iowa, in 
his place. 
Brigadier-General Sumner, commanding military 
division of Pacific, has officially informed flag officer 
Montgomery, as well as this Government, of the exist¬ 
ence of a report that Colonel Van Dorn, of the rebel 
army, had been Been at the head of 13,U00 men, on 
the road between San Antonia and El Paso, from 
which it is believed an attempt to subjugate Lower 
California may be contemplated by the rebels. Capt. 
Montgomery, in las instructions to subordinate offi¬ 
cers, saya this mnst not lie allowed if it is in our 
power to prevent It; therefore should any exigency 
arise, he will promptly co-operate with the United 
States troops, and otherwise to do all he can to pre¬ 
vent the execution of any such purpose, by troops in 
the service of the States claiming to have seceded 
from our Federal Union. 
The telegraph during the past two or three days 
has indicated an advance of the rebels upon Wash¬ 
ington, aud it is evident that an attack is appre¬ 
hended. On the ICtb inst. we are told that many 
incidents, insignificant in themselves, but full of sig¬ 
nificance when grouped together, tend to show that 
the rebels are on the eve of attacking our lines. Last 
forwarded to Washington for their use, detailed 
reports of which shall be made to the Commanding 
General. Simon Cameron, Sec’y of War. 
All of the military departments composed of the 
States of Maryland and Delaware, portions of Vir¬ 
ginia, together with the city of Washington, have 
been placed in one grand department under command 
ot Gen. McClellan. Ab a consequence, Generals Dix 
and Banks are thus placed in subordinate military 
positions. Fortress Monroe is not included in this 
new arrangement. 
The State Department has issued the following 
notice addressed to all whom it may concern: 
Until further notice, no person will be allowed to 
go abroad from a United States port without a pass¬ 
port either from this Department or countersigned 
by the Secretary of State; nor will any person be 
allowed to land in the United States without a pass 
Irom the United States Minister or Consul; or if a 
foreigner, from his own government, countersigned 
by such Minister or CowtnL This regulation, how¬ 
ever, is not to take effect in regard to persons com¬ 
ing from abroad until a reasonable time shall have 
elapsed lor it to become known in the country from 
which they may proceed. 
said insnrgenta, arc tn a state of insurrection against - , , TV.7 , 
tho Linited States; and that all commercial inter- wa8 uncovered that the rebel lines had been 
course between the same and the inhabitants thereof, | advanced in all directions towards the Potomac, 
with the exceptions aforesaid, and the citizens of 
other States and ether parts of the United States, is 
unlawful and will remain nulawful until such Insur¬ 
rection shall cease or has been suppressed; that all 
goods and chatties, wares and merchandise coming 
from any of said States, with the exception afore¬ 
said, into other parts of the United States without 
the special license and permission of the President 
and through the Secretary of the Treasury, or pro¬ 
ceeding to any of said Btates, with the exceptions 
aforesaid, by land or water, together with a vessel or 
vehicle conveying the same, or conveying persons to 
or from said Btates, with said exceptions, will be 
forfeited to the United Btates; and that from and 
after fifteen (lavs from the Issuing of this proclama¬ 
tion all ships belonging in whole or in part to any 
citizen or inhabitant of any of the said States, with 
aaid exemptions, found at seu or in any port of the 
United States, will be forfeited to the United States; 
and I hereby enjoin on all District Attorney*, Mar¬ 
shals, aud officers of revenue, and military arid naval 
forces of the United Btates, to he vigilant in the 
execution of said act, and in the enforcement of the 
penalties and forfeitures Imposed nr declared by it, 
leaving any party who may think himBelf aggrieved 
thereby to hi* application to the Secretary Of the 
Treasury for the remission of any penalty or forfeit¬ 
ure, which the said Secretary is authorized by the 
law to grant, if in bis judgment the special circum¬ 
stances of any ease shall require such remission. 
In witness whereof, I have bereuuto set my hand 
aud caused the seal of the Unted States to be affixed. 
Their force at Fairfax Court House has been largely 
increased. Heavy forces have also been thrown out 
upon all the roads. A large body ib proceeding 
towards the Point of Rocks. The scouting parties 
are in the immediate vicinity of our lines along the 
whole extent of the Potomac. 
About noon to-day the rebels in Baltimore received 
intelligence that the rebels were then marching npon 
Washington, and the information was published in 
an extra. It is thought they were a little too prema¬ 
ture in announcing what they had been informed 
was intended to he done. Our doctors here disagree 
about the matter. Gen. Scott does not think the 
attack will be made, hut Gen. McClellaD, who was a 
class mate of Beauregard, and is familiar with his 
mode of combination, is well convinced that he will 
make an attack upon some point on the Potomac. 
The relative condition of the rebel army and our own 
makes it in the estimation of many military savans a 
military necessity. 
It is said thut the rebels have nearly 100,000 men 
between here and Richmond. They have not the 
means to provide for this immense army. They are 
conscious that under the recent management of Gen. 
McClellan, our army here is becoming day after day 
Day of ranting, Humiliation and Prayer. 
In accordance with the request of Congress, 
President Lincoln has issued the following procla¬ 
mation, appointing Thursday, September 20, as a 
day of fasting, humiliation and prayer: 
A Proclamation by the President of the United States 
of America. 
Whereas, A joint committee of both Houses of 
Congress has waited on the President of the United 
States, and requested him to recommend a day of 
public humiliation, prayer and fasting, to be ob¬ 
served hy the people of the United States with reli- 
ginuB solemnities and the offering of fervent suppli¬ 
cations in Almighty God for the safety and welfare 
of these States, Ilia blessing on their arms, and a 
speedy restoration of peace: and 
Whereas, It is fit and becoming in all people, 
at all times, to acknowledge and revere the Supreme 
Government of God, to bow in hnmble submission 
to His chastisement, to confess and deplore their 
sins and transgressions, in the full conviction that 
the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and 
to pray with all fervency and contrition for the par¬ 
don of their past 0Abuses and for a blessing upon 
their present and prospective action: and 
Whereas, When our beloved country, once, by the 
blessing of God, united, prosperous, and happy, is 
now afflicted with faction and civil war, it is pecu¬ 
liarly fit for ub to reoognize the hand of Cod in this 
visitation, and in sorrowful remembrance of our own 
faults ami crimes as a nation and ub individuals, to 
humble ouraelves before Him, and to pray for His 
mercy,—to pray that we may lie spared further pun¬ 
ishment, though justly deserved,—that our arms may 
be blessed and made effectual for the re-establishment 
of law, order and peace throughout our country, 
and that the inestimable boon or civil and religious 
liberty, earned under His guidance and blessing by 
the labora and sufferings of our fathers, may be re¬ 
stored to all its original excellence: therefore 
I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United 
States, do appoint the last Thursday in September 
next as a day of humiliation, prayer aud tasting for 
all the people of the nation, and I do earnestly re¬ 
commend to all the people, and especially to all 
ministers and teachers of religion of all denomina¬ 
tions, aod to all heads of families, to observe nnd 
keep that day according to their several creeds and 
modes of worship, in all humility and with all reli¬ 
gions solemnity, to the end that the united prayer of 
the nation may ascend to the Throne of Grace, and 
bring down plentiful blessings upon our own country. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand 
and saused the great seal of the United States to be 
affixed, this 12th day of August, A. D. 1861, and of 
the Independence of the United States of America 
the eighty-sixth. Abraham Lincoln. 
By the President. 
William H. Seward, Secretary of State. 
