THE CONSCRIPTION ACT.
I The following regulations of the War
Department in relation to the act of Con
cress known a the Conscription Act. are
published by authority for the information
of the publics
II. Emowbxt and Disposition or Recriiti.
I. An officer not below the rank of major
will be detailed for each State to take charge
of the enrolment, mustering in subsistence,
transportation and disposition of the recruits
raised under this act.
2. Application will be made immediately
to the governors of the several States for
permission to employ State officer for said
enrolment; and in case such permission be
not granted, officers of the army will be se
lected by the department to perforin that
duty under such regulations as may be pre
scribed. Where State officers are employed
the regulations of the respective States in
regard to military enrolment, will be observ
ed at far as applicable.
3. The enrolled men in each State will be
collected in camps of instruction by the of-
ficers in command of the recruits, the said
camps to be (elected with reference to health
and the facilities for obtaining subsistence
and transportation. The number of these
camps shall not exceed two in each State,
without authority from the department, and
to each will be allowed a quartermaster aud
a commissary.
4. The commandants of the camps of in
struction in the several States will call upon
the generals commanding the military de
partments, in which their camps may be sit
uated, for competent drill officers to instruct
the recruits, and will prepare them for the
field as rapidly as possible. They will cause
them to be promptly vaccinated, and, in or
dering them to the field, will, is far as prac
ticable, prefer those who hae passed through
the usual camp diseases. They will estab
lish hospitals in connection with their camps,
and mike requisition for such medical at
tendance and stores as may be required.
5. The commandants of regiments, battal
ions, squadrons and unattached companies in
service, on the 16th instant, will send copies
of their muster rolls to the commandant of
the proper camp of instruction in their re-!
spectiTe States, with officers to take charge
of such recruits as may be furnished to said
corps. The said commandants will appor
tion the recruits among such corps in pro
portion to the deficiency of each, except
when otherwise specially directed by the de
partment, allotting, as tar as practicable, to
each such corps the men from the regions of
country in which it has been raised. They
will from time to time send off such bodies
F ra.rr.tila aa ara rarl w fur k fi!il anil Will
report on the first Monday of every month
the number of recruits in camp, their condi
tion, the number sent off during the month,
and the regiments and corps to which they
were tent, . .- -,
6. The commandants of regiments and
corps will distribute the recruits among their
several companies, and in auch as have not
the number of companies allowed by law to
a regiment, the said commandants may or
ganize the required number of new compa
nies, after first filling op the existing com-
(aaies to the minimum nombers required by
aw; that is to ssy, for each company of in
fantry, sixiy-four privates; of cavalry, sixty
orivates ; ol artillerv, seventy privates.
7. The recruits will be apportioned among
the several arms of service, according to their
respective wants, consulting, as far as prac
ticable, the preference of the men. Where
a greater number offer t"r a particular arm
than can be assigned to it, the distribution
will be determined by lot; but recruits tor
the cavalry will only be taken from those
who furnish their own horses.
III. VoLtNTKsas roa Existing Corps.
8. Persons liable to military service on
der the above act, not in service on the 1 6th
of April, and wishing U volunteer in any
particular company in the Confederate ser
vice, on the 16th day of April, may report
themselves, prior to their enrolment, at a
camp of instruction within their respective
States, where they will be enrolled, prepared
. for the field, and sent to the said company,
until the same shall be filled up.
9. Recruiting officers may be detailed,
with the permission of the generals command
inr military department, by the comman
dants of regiments and corps, and tent to
their respective states lor the purpose of re
ceiving for such regiments and corps, in con
formity with recruiting regulations hereto
fore adopted, (general order No. 6.) volun
teers desiring to join them. Such volunteers
may be assembled at the camps of instruc
tion in their respective States, prepared for
the field, and tent to th eir respective regi
menu and corps nntil the same shall be fill
ed up, or if ready for the field, may be order
ed directly to their corps by fbe officer so
recruiting them.
IV. VottsTrsa Corps Hxictopoic Act-hoi
izxd.
10. Persons liable to military service un
der this act. and not in service on the 1 6th
day of April, rnav. until the 17th day of
May ntit, vulunteer in corns heretofore an
thorited to be raited by the Secretary of
v ar, or oy me rierutive of any state, as
pan oi tne quota thereof, in pursuance or a
call made upon auth State by the President.
Persois authorised t0 receive sach corps
who may not on that day have the necessary
number of men enrolled and mastered into
service according to the terms of their au
thority, srilj proceed with their men to a
camp of instrur tin in their respective States,
l and will deliver their muster rolls to the
11. The commandants of such corpses
are completed on or before the 17th day of
- ' .a ft - A.
May, and not otherwise otuereu, win report
to the commandants of the .recruits of their
resnective States, and, with their corps, will
be placed by him in a camp of instruction.
ana reponea immediately loineuepariuicui.
Such corps will be under the command of
the commandants of recruits in their respect
ive States, and will be prepared for the field
in like manner with the recruits until remov
ed from the camp. They will only be mov
ed under orders from the department, from
the commanding general of the army, or in
urgent cases from the commanding general
of the military department in which the
camps may be situated; and in such cases
report will immediately be made to the de
partment by the officer in command of the
camp.
V. Additional Corps Guerrilla Service.
12. - Under the prohibition of this act a
gainst the organization of new corf s, no fur
ther authority for that purpose can be given,
except that specially provided for in the act
of Congress, entitled An 'act to organize
bands of partisan rangers." For this latter
purpose applications must be made through
the commanding generals of the military de
partments in which the said corps are to be
employed.
VI. REORGANIZATION OF TwKLVB MONTHS
Corps.
13. All regiments, battalions, squadrons
and companies of twelve months volunteers
will re-organite within forty days from the
16th of April, by. electing all their officers
which thev had a right heretofore to elect,
and on such days as the brigade commander
raav prescribe, and the said brigade com
manders are hereby ordered to fit and an
nounce
the day for such re-organ..atimi a;
soon as , practicable. N. person who .is to n b', ftJ,v ,0 aI in.
be discharged under the provisions of the act u n(J ,s he ,m htTt,t(oft done.
Wl ' ta.k Pfrt ,n 8"ch. f.,ecl,0B: .., i and shall receive the usual salary in prooor
14. rheformof holding and certifying the . , .. ... ,...
elections win uc in c"iiuj mc
of the State from which the men, or the ma
jor part thereof, may come ; and when the
election of field officers is to be made by
company officers, ihe latter will be first
elected. AH certificates ut election will be
. .lit' I ' :,l ,1... UV,-
returned to the Adjutant-General's office,
and the officers will be commissioned by the
President, They will, however, on receiv
ing a copy of the certificate of election im
mediately enter upon duty. Officers not re
elected will be relieved from duty, and the
brigade commander will return their names
lo the department.
VII. Corps Raised for Local Rcfencr.
15. Corps raised fir local defence will
retain their organization during the tnn ol
,. , , , . ,i
lU'h i" " S.?y ! 'A' IS""' i
retain their organization during the tnn of
but members of such corps may volunteer
into corps for general service, as hereinabove
provided.
VIII. Discharges.
16. When ov company now In service
for twelve months shall, before the 16th day
of July nest, attain the maximum numbers
prescribed by this act, without including the
men under eighteen and over thirtv-five
years of ate. all such men may be discharged,
and such ot them as remain
. w .
s remain in service on the
said dav will, up
on their application,
.
then dichargfd, whether such tiuximom be
attained or not. .
IX. Trasfcrs.
17. The right to i lunge company or corp,
in virtue of re-enl stment, ceases toesistby
the repeal ol all laws in regard to ie-enln?-
ment, but transfers of individuals or of com-
panies may be made as lierrtoiure, within j .,ereignty other than thoe of ihe I nit
the discretion of the department. r, states are to be rm ved from all public
X. SfBsTiTfTES.
18. When nv person liable o inilitarv
dutv onder this act, but not vet inuterrd in -
'.a T a
la ftrmce in anj company, ile.rc to ltjrniU
m. AfiKatataat m It aft tvltnll awnm nn.f u tfk
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1IIE UU1IIIUIC. 1 U (SIC iiiill ailllillll III LallllLI
of instruction, and if the
fulty exempt from m
examination tv a surgeon or assistant sur.
geoo, be pronounced sound and in aH re
spects fit for military service, he may be ac
cepted and enrolled, and the person furui-'i
ing sueli substitute may be discharged by
the commandant of the ramp; but no ubti
tute shall be entitled to transportation or
other allowance at the expense of the govern
ment nntil so accepted and enrolled.
XI. Kxcarrioss.
19. Persons claiming exemption from mil
itary duty under this act shall be required
by the enrolling officer to make oatli that
they are lawfully exempt ndr the act of
Congress, aod shall be furnished by him with
a certificate of such exemption.
AS ORDINANCE CONCERNING TUB ELEC
TION Of GOVERNOR.
Wnri(ii. Rr the construction whichin
(practice, has been given to the Constitution
01 me state, tne speaaer oi mc senaie, in
case of a vacancy in the office of Governor,
shall exercise the powers of Governor by
virtue of his office as Speaker, and without
vacatinc the samet which said office of
Speaker must cease and determine with that
ol the incumhent as a Senator, upon the
election of his successor in the nest succeed
ing Senate and the same construction would
apply to the succession of the Speaker of the
House of Commons to the exercise of the
powers of Governor ; and, whereat, accord
ing to this construction, a vacancy will take
place in the office of Governor from' and af
(er the dar of the next election on the first
Thursday in August next, until the first day
of January, A. 0., 1863, against which it is
fbe duty of this Convention to provide j
therefore,
I. B tt crdatnei, ff Thit the person
who shall be elected Governor of this State
. a I A
at the next regular election on we nrsi
Thursday in August next, as now provided
for by law, shall also fill the office and dis
charge the duties o! Governor of this State
from the 2d Monday of September, until his
- !
successor snau oe quauneu.
2. The proper returning officers of every
countv shall, as soon as the result of the
election is known in his county, transmit to
the Secretary of State a statement ot the
votes takers in his county , for Governor,
which statement shall be made up from the
poll books of his county, as is now prescrib
ed bv law.
S. That the Secretary of State, the Treas
urer and Comptroller, snail, on tne 4in
Thursday in August next, and in the presence
of the Governor, proceed to examine said
returns and ascertain and declare what per
son shall have received the grea'est number
of votes, whereupon the Governor shall issue
his proclamation declaring such person duly
elected Governor of ihis State from the 2d
Monday of September, A. D., 1862, until his
successor shall be qualified.
4 That the person so delared and pro
claimed Governor, as aforesaid, shall, on
the 2d Monday of September 1862, appear
before some Judge of the Supreme Court or
some one of the Judges of the Superior
Courts of Law, and tke and subscribe the
oath now prescribed by law for the qualifi
cation of Governor of this State, and shall
immediately enter upon the discharge of the
duties of his office, which oath, so taken and
subscribed, shall be filed in the office of the
Secretary of State.
5. That his Excellency Henry T. Clark
shall continue to holdathe office and discharge
all the duties of Governor ol this State from
, s '0pP ne.f r until hi, sue-
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NEW ORLEANS.
Mobile. April 29. The following is the
..ftii-ijl correnoncence which pnk place be
tween the Yankee Naval Officer Farragut
and Mayor Monroe, of New Orleans, upon
the surrender of that city :
TT.S. FtA Si HiiTfoM,
On New Oaii.s. April Sf, 1861. 5
T Hi Excellent, iht Mtyr of tht City of .Vrw
O'Uaai:
Sir: Upon my arrival before yurcity. I
had the honor to send to your Honor, Cap-!
tain Ajtlev. of the U. N avv. second in
;;mm, l Vf ,h Ened,tin. to demand 0f
vw . . , . n.. , ....
vou the surrender oi Ie llrleans to roe, as
ST" !in of the Government of the
United States. Caid. Bailev reported thei"-"": 7 i r :
rZ It of hi. interview with yourself and the j J." ly"u7' ft1 ,', " 'Tk,k ."'h
rnil.ury authorities. ' " r"
It mist occur to your Honor, that it is not
w ithin the province of a Naal Officer in as
some the duties of military comnundant.
I cm here to reduce New Orleans to
obedience to the laws of the United State
obei tenre to tne laws ol tne united states,
and to vindicate the ..(Tended majesty of the
n. .... r ,t,. ti.
! UU'cMimriii i'i aiss; vwsssavrav a-'toii
. .. t .l.ii k - -
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i cured.
I therefore demand of you. as the repte -
sentatWe ol the people of New O, leans.
the unqualified surrender of the city, and
that the en.tle.ii of the sovereij;tv of the
United Stales b hoisted over the tjty Hall,
Mint and tJustom House, bv midian this
Ur. and that all Hi and ofirr rloblein id
I building by that hour.
I particularly request that voj exercise'
1 your authoritv to quell disturbances, t re-',
I aa.t
store rurt in! i call upn w fne gMir
! ni.r.' of" V sav llrfaWAfial tn rttlfll ft t a fir a ftft t
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the substitute be law ! that no p-rnn be molested in p- r -n or pro- injrrcourse w
lilitary duly, and, onjperty for professing sentiment of lydiy to,"."'?' enf
genii or assistant sur-j their gotrriiment. j ihrir pitrioti
alTVTSI S I'I fl I liril 1 i Sai'B IPll l I ' Ml ni'lll'l
their s
I shall
predily and sevrrtly puniH any
person r
persons who Mia 1 1 commit Mich
outrages ss were 'witnessed yesterdsy, by
armed men firing upon helpless women and
children, forgiving ripresion to their plea
sure at witnessing the "Id fhg.
I an, very respectfully, votir oh't sers'i,
(Signed) f). O.'FAUKAGUT,
FlJgOftW Western Oulf iSjusJion.
MAYOR MONROE'S REPLY.
MAVoiuiTt. Nw Oautia,
Citv Halt, April SC. 1863. $
To t'hst OJfvtr D. V. Farregul, V. . Mi Hartfvi,
Sir: In pursuance of a resolution which
he thought proper to takeout of regard for
the livr-s of the women and children who still
crowd our great metropolis, General Lovell
has evacuated it with his troops, and restor
ed to me the administration ol its govern
ment, and the custody of its honor.
1 have, in council with oor city fathers,
considered the demand you made of me yes.
terday, for an unconditional surrender of the
city, coupled with a requisition to hoist the
flag of the United States on all public offices,
snd haul down the flag that stilt floats to the
bree.e from the dome of this hall.
It becomes my duty to transmit lo you an
answer which is the universal sentiment of
my constituents, no less than the promptings
or my own heart, dictated to me on this sad
and solemn occasion. The city is without
means of defence, and utterly destitute of
force and material that might enable it to re
sist the overpowering armament displayed
in sight of it. I am no military man, and
possess no authority beyond that of execut
ing the municipal laws of the city of New
Orleans.
It would be presuntuoui ia me In attempt
to lead an army to the field if I had one at
command, and I know still less now to sur-i
render an undefended place, .held as this is
at the mercy of your gunners and your mor
tars. To surrender such a place were an
idle and unmeaning ceremony. The city is
yours by power of mere brutal force not by
my choice, or by the consent of its inhab
itants. It is for you to determine what will
be the fate that awaits us here.
Sir, you have manifested sentiments which
would become one engaged in a better cause
than that to which you have devoted your
sword. I doubt not but that they spring
from noble thoughts, but a deluded nature,
and I know how to appreciate the emotions
which inspired them.
You will have ira antoeonie toauimntsier
to during your occupation of this city, and
a people sensitive to all that can, in the least,
affect their dignity and self respect. Pray,
O a.
sir, do not tail to regaru tneir suscepuom
ties. The obligation which I shall assume
in their name shall be religiously complied
with. You may trust their honor, though
you might not count on (heir submission to
unmerited wrong. .
As to hoisting any Has other than Ihe flag
of our own adoption and allegiance, let. me
sav to sou that the man lives not in our
nnil st whose Hand and Heart woutu not oe
palsied at the mere thought of such an act,
nor could I find in ray entire roostituency
go wretched and desperate a renegade as
. . . . . . . . .
would dare to profane with his hand the sa
ci ed emblem of our holiest aspirations.'
In conclusion, I beg you to understand
that ths people of New Orleans, while una
ble to resist your force, will not allow them-
selves to be insulted br the interference of
such as have rendered themselves odious and
contemptible by the dastardly desertion of
our cause in (he mighty struggle in wnicn
we are engaged, or such as might remind
them too niiifully. ift.t they are. the con
quered ami you the ennquerers.
Peace and order may be preserved with
out resort to measures which I eoulJ not at
ili moment prevent. Oe assured that your
occupancy of this city does not transfer their
allegiance from the Government of their
.choice, to one they have deliberately repu
dialed, and that they 'yield simply that obe
dince to which the conquerors are entitle
to estort from the conquered.
(Signed) Respectfully,
JOHN F. MU.NKOE, Mayor.
CONCE.NTJUTI.NG Ot'R ARMIES.
It is painful to leave aoy portion of Vir
ginia in the hands of the enemy, and noth
ng but Mie siemsnd. ol nece.,iy cou.u in-
. . at
duce the Government to mKe sucn a sacri-
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; f B.l . pWf . w, h the means
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seaboard and other exposed portions of the
frontier, but was compelled to abandon the
-itrm at in.nrictieahle. and Deriloui to the
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If""1 '"f- ,,a oor Jadfme 'J
I have been better for us at the beginning to
"it . a r 1 af
.lhae concentrated our forces around a few
j vital points, and then to make rapid and
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! V8ru" Pn ''0";u,c, r,n"T
"e enemy. I he seaboard, at least, is of lit-
' po""n"i" V E . rvu"
the inimcnte fleets of the North rive it an
advau'age of attack which we cannot pre
trud to cope with. It is only by drawing
the mem y on to the interior, where we shall
incrrase his difficulties of trsnsportation.and
the ripense and peril of his movements, that
we can carry on the war with efficiency and
success.
These considerations will be fully appre
ciated bv the Intal people of the south.
wliue country tnav for a seaon be occupied
; hv t.e rnemv. Uehave no fi-ar that their
I intercourse with the Invaders will have ani
'y
than to animate and intensify
sm. They will keep alive in
their hearts the hope of a better future. The
day of their deliverance will ultimately
come, and it w ill be all the mre bright and
hrautifal for the temporary eclipse.
Ritkmond Vl'putch.
Monc Arms ao Akcmtiox. We an
nounced on Monday the arrival at a Confede
rate port of a valuable cargo of arms, ammuni
tion, merchandise, &.c. Another vessel has
since arrived at another port witi a still
more valuable cargo of the same character.
The War is thr West. Our special dis
patch from Knotville informs os, on the au
thority of an escsped prisoner, that a large
force of Federsls is concentrating at Les
ington, Kentucky, to make a descent on
Cumberland Gap. We are further inform
ed that the cause of the South is gaining
daily in Kentucky, in consequence of the
war tat and ihe emancipation scheme.
The Yankees are fortifying lluntsville,
Alabama, and apparently intend to hold the
place if possible. Huhmond DUpttitk.
The Arsenal at Asheville, we learn, is do
ing well in the manufacture of arms for the
Confederate government.
The Louisville Journal reports thst Stan
ton, Lincoln's Secretary of War, has resign
ed, on account of political differences with
the administration.
Timothy Webster, who was convicted as a
spy, in Richmond, was hung at Fort Lee, on
the 29th.
A Federal steamer reached Fortress Mon
roe on Wednesday lasl, with fifteen bodies
of officers and one hundred and City wound
td sotdieri. They are supposed to be the
result of the battle it South Mills, N. C.
LATEST FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Richmond, May S, P. M. Authentic in
formation from New Orleans by telegraph
has been received nere. ;
The Louisiana, iron clad, was at Fort St.
Phillin. and received a broadside from the
enemy at a distance of only thirty feet, with
out injury. Becoming unmanageable, she
was blown up bv Uoinmanuer Mcintosu, who
ad an arm and a leg olown oil.
About thirteen of the enemy's wur steam-
a .a 1 P ,1
era came up oeiore tne surrender oi tne
Forts. Among them, the Brooklyn, and
three others of her class.
The enemy is believed to be in full pos
session of the city at this time.
The commander of the rrencn ingate
Militaire gave noticed that it require sixty
days before bombardment, to remove the
French citizens. Ihis was beiore the sur
render.
There is still great excitement in the city,
and the people are fully loyal to the Con
federate government.
All the shipping and cotton at -New
leans and Baton Rouge, were burnt.- -The
cotton destroyed amounted to about 32,000
bates.
Memphis, April 28 The Appeal of to-
day say a, we hear from above that during
the bombardment yesterday at Fort Pillow
three of the enemy's mortar guns exploded.
At last accounts the invaders had not ap
peared at Carondelet, sixty miles above New
Orleans.
The Memphis Argus says the enemy's
gunboats above Memphis wilt soon be in oor
hands.
The Corinth correspondent of the Mobile
Register says Colonel John Morgan, the fa
mous scout, has taken command of a regi
ment of infantry. General Beauregard has
dismounted several thousand cavalry, the
country being unfavorable for the operations
ol cavalry.
Cpmskrlaso Gar. Richmond Miyl. A
telegram from Knoxville states that an en
gagement occurred at Cumberland Gap, on
Monday last, April 28th.
The enemy was repulsed with considera
ble loss. Confederate los trifling.
The Federals have been reinforced by
eight regiment, and have completed a float
ing bridge across Cumberland river. Geo.
Morgan is commanding. ,
It is believed that they wilt attempt to
make a flank movement, for which our forces
are fully prepared.
FALL OF FORT MACON.
We have the following details of this
event, which took place on Friday last,
when the enemy opened fire from strong
batteries of heavy Parrot and other rifled
guns and mortars p'anted within 1,400 yaids
of the Fort, and behind very high sand -banks,
which prevented their being seen by the gar
rison until the fire was opened. After ten
hours fire of shot and shell the Fort was
bresched and completely torn to pieces.
The fleet outside did no damage whatever to
the Fort. Most of the guns in the Fort were
disabled, including all that cnald have been
brought to bear upon the enemy.
Under these circumstances Col. White
surrendered the Fort with ihe honors of war,
the officers retaining their side arms. All
the baggage of the officers and men was sav
ed. Cut. White and 155 of his command
were brought to the main Cape Fear Uar
yesterday (Monday) afternoon, on board the
U. S.'gunboat Chippewa, where they were
transfer ted to one of our transport steamers
under a flag ol truce. They reached town
at 12 o'clack l4t night. The remainder o f
the men composing the garrison were sent
through the Sound to Newbern, we prelume.
They sre all on parole.
I he io on our side oat seven killed an d
eighteen wounJed, two of ihrm mortally.
The htter two were left In the Fori.
P. S.-.We have just learned thai fire upon
the Fort was opened at a quarter before six
on Friday morning, and that the engagement
between the Fort and batteries wss kept up
until about 7 o'clock that evening, when the
Frl became wholly ontenable and was sur
rendered as above.
All the guns on ihe side of the Fort ppo
tin lo that attacked were dismounted. All
but three "f the guns bearing upon Ihe ene
my's batteries weie dismounted. The ene
my's central battery of breaching guns was
within 1 100 yards. The right and left flank
ing mortar batteries were more distant.
VtVaunfM Journal.
John M. Dotts, who was tried at Rich
mond on the charge of disloyalty, declared
before the court martial that "he wss a
neulrat in this war, taking sides with neither
the North nor the South." Apart from
Rotts's own declaration, there was no evi
dence against dim. The court decided that
Mr. IJotts was not worthy of being trusted
at Urge, and recommended that he be con
fined on his own farm, or such other place as
it may suit the Government, upon his parole
to communicate with bo one except the mem
bers of his own family.
Corfiscatio Bills HaJxcTen. The Yan
kee Congress has been earnestly engsged on
several bills proposing to confiscate the pro
perty of Southern people. The Judiciary
committee reported that it could not agree -upon
any one of the several bills before it,
and recommended that they do not pass
The House thereupon tabled rejected the
one before it, by a vote of 38 to 52.
The Texas papers aay that Ball is selling
at Gregory's Lake at SS to SO cents per
bushel, and plenty on hand.