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From our Morning Edition THE SITUATION. We hear of no fighting yesterday. All our Information points to glorious results. The rebels are now surrcunded and cur forces strongly fortified; in addition to that General French has arrived at Williamsport and destroyed the pontoon bridgts. Their retreat is now cut off, and they will be obliged to fight their way through our fortified lines. Lieut. Snyder, (son of C. S. A.,) who has been In service for the last two years, was among the captured prisoners on the first day of battle and being paroled by them, arrived here yester day from the' battle field. He says the fighting was the ievertst of the war, and that the rebel 1083 was heavier than ours. A large number of the prisoners captured from us refused to receive a parole from them and they were told that they would ha sent to Richmond. From an official card, published in another column, it seems that all their paroles within the linos is con sidered illegal, and that they will not be ac knowledged. Col. Coulter, of the 11th Pennsylvania, was brutally Murdered by them in the streets of Gettysburg, because he refused to surrender. Col. St me is wounded, and a prisoner in the enemy's hand; otherwise he is well cared for. Col. Dougherty has also arrived home safely. He was captured at Carlisle while he was sent out to deliver a message to amoral ffnipe. These men all agree that the rebels wore in a perilous situation, and that they seemed to re alize the fact; they were anxious to get rid of their prisoners and exceedingly solicitous that they should accept their parole. The state of affairs, so far as we have been able to ascertain, may be stated in short, that on Thursday there was no fighting until 4i o'clock, P. M. At that hour a bloody engage ment was commenced, lasting until dark, and resulting in a substantial success to our arms— the enemy being repulsed with great loss. The battle was commenced by the enemy with ter rific force. Their entire army was engaged, and suffered a signal reveres. Yesterday the third day's battle commenced, at 4 o'clock in the morning, the field of contest being on the south side of Gettysburg, and the musketry, fighting being wholly within tfe woods, while the artillery was posted on eminences, from which the timber had been cut. The attack on this day, as on the day previous, was com menced by the rebels, our right being the main point aimed at. There the fight was on. ceasing, until the date of our last dispatches from the battle field-10 o'clock, A. nr. Long street's and Hill's corps were said 135 be engaged there, while Ewell was on the , front. The enemy as well as ourselves, had suffered hea vily in prominent officers. General Barksdale, of Mississippi, had been killed, and hie body was within our lines. Prisoners on Thursday reported the death of General 'Longstreete and prisoners captured yesterday confirm the report. Sixteen kindred prison's' s had, up to 10 o'clock, been sent to the rear, 'and more were arriving. The result of the day's battle could not then be predicted, but the determination of our offi care and men was to win. General Meade was managing bis forces with admirable skill and prudence, and the troops were in the best of spirits. Important dispatches from Jeff. Davis and the rebel Adjutant General Cooper had been captured by our scouts, which indicate anxiety for the position of RlChreond, and re fused to send Lee reinforcements from Beaure gard. The cfficial dispatches from General Meade to the War Department are brief bat confident. They fully confirm the statements contained in our special dispatches. He says the battle of Thursday afternoon was one of the severest contests of the war, and that the enemy was repulsed at all points. Generals Sickles, Par low, Graham and Warren were slightly wound ed. General Zoog was killed. Regarding the battle of Friday, he says all accounts agree in placing the whole rebel force in the engage ment, and that no impreesion bad been made upon his position at the date of his dispatch. Major General Sigel, who reported hiniself for any duty which might be assigned to him , . . at this critical reothent, fuer „ been directed by the Secretary of War to report ai .Tiarriabarg, to aid General Conch in the 'defence - of Tenn- sylvania A courier from General Meade to General Couch, on Thursday stopped at a houseArond - York to have his horse fed, and teing4nistaken for a rebel, Was shot by the owner of the house. His dispatches were subsequently sent by mistake to Baltimore, instead of to Harris- burg some of the citizens of York have behaved In a moat outrageous manner towards our troops, refusing to give them sinner or any thing to eat in many instances, whilst . the reb els were well treated. A day of retribution wil come on their heads, and it will no doubt be severely felt General Meade seems to feel the importance of the struggle pending, and• before he went into battle he issued the following order : HEADQUARTRES Minx OP THE :POTOMAC, June 30, 1863.—The commanding General requests that previous to the engagement soon expected with the enemy, corps and all other command ing officers address their troops, explaining to them the immense issues involved in the strug gle. The enemy is now on our soil. The whole country looks anxiously to this army to deliver it from the presence of the foe. Our failure to do so will leave us no such welcome as the swelling of millions of hearts with pride and joy at our success would give to every soldier of the army. Homes; firesides and do mestic altars are involved. The army has fought well heretofore. It is believed that it will fight more desperately and bravely than ever if it Is addressed in fitting terms. Corps and other commanders are authorized to order the instant death of any soldier who fails to do his duty at this hour. By command of The President has issued a congratulatory proclamation to his troops. This shows that he is satisfied with the results thus faraccom plished. _ _ -- ... ;Icor - la — Of prisoners are arriving here, who, after an Examination by Captain Clement, the Provost Marshal, aro shipped to Philadelphia ; those that take the oath of allegiance will be discharged and permitted to g ) where they please, while 'those that refute it will be held for exchange hereafter. Gen. Knipe with a very large force is march log to assist in preventing the rebel retreat through the South Mountain passes, and al though his troops may be styled "raw militia," the rebels will disoover, should they meet them that they will fight equal to disciplined troops. A large number have seen service in former battle fields, and they will do their duty again in the face of the enemy, TWENTY THOUSAND PRISONERS AND ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN PIECES OF ARTILLERY CAPTURED NINE O'CLOCK r. M. —The report yesterday morning (July 5t13) that Lee had been totally routed was confirmed by dispatches from Balti more received later ha the day. Gen. Meade took twenty thousand prisoners and one hundred and' eighteen pieces of ar tillery. Gen. Pleasanton has c:impletely cut off the retreat of the rebel army, as his forces now hold the Gap near Chambersbnrg. This makes Meade's victory complete. THE ANTICIPATED SURRENDER OP THE }MIRE = The.military authorities were confident last evening, that - , the entire rebel army would be compelled to surrender, or suffer itself to be cat to pieces. Lee and his forces have at last reachedtheaditchof which . thecountryhasheardso much. The rebellion is literally on its back. Before' the sun goes down to-day the magnificent army which. Lee led across the Potomac to devastate the North, will be a huddled mass of prisoners, beaten; disarmed and humiliated. Let the na tion lift up Its head and rejoice that liberty has thus survived the treasan of slavery. DEATH OF THE COLONEL ON THE 140th MO. P. V Col. R. P. Roberts, of the 140th Reg. P. V. was killed in the fight in the streets of Gettys burg. He was among the most gallant men in the service, a lawyer of distinction and a very popular citizen of Beaver county. In 1860 he was one of the Republican Presidential electors. CAPTURE OP SUPPOSED Rsnitn Barnants OR SPlES.—Saturday evening a member of Captain Awl's company observed s auspicious character in one of the streets of the city, and thinking it his duty net to allow thia man to bass on unquestioned, ho stopped him and inquired his business in Harrisburg. To this interrogation he gave no satisfactory answer, and showed evident signs of uneasiness and a desire to pro ceed on his course unmolested. But the soldier was not to be put off in this manner, and again propounded htfm another question as to where he was from. He said first that he was from Philadelphia, but being asked the qnestion a second time, he answered that he.' was from Lancaster. A few other confused a:timers of this character led to his 'arrest, and he iymitaken• before the Provost Marshal, who gavel him-a hearing yesterday. He has probably 'been dis posed of ere this, as he had been handed; over to General Couch when our informant gave us the facts leading to his invest: - Another man was attested by tho same er:l - a few hours before on styrpfeiousof being a rebel spy. His case had slot been decided whitt:ire wrote this Article. MAJ. GEN. MEADE GETTYSBURG, July 4. , The glorious Fourth. The greatest and mas glorious battle of the war. hands The fighting yesterday was beyond all par allel. The enemy attempted to tarn our righ and left flanks and afterward our centre. They were repulsed on all sides. The enemy than made a general attack on our whole line, but was terribly defeated. The victory of the Union was complete. The enemy, is in full retreat, pursued by our troops. Further Particulars. The decisive battle of the war has been fought to day, and the enemy have been re. pulead with terrific loss. At daylight General Lee'a right wing batteries opened upon our left and shortly after those of his centre followed. little damage to us, the fire slackened, and only occasional shots were .exchanged. Shortly a -1 terwards the enemy's left, composed entirely of infantry and sharpshooters, made an attack on our right wing. So sudden and impetuously I was it accomplished that our skirmishers in the front line were driven back from their entrench ment 3, but by the aid of the batteries in the rear and the indomitable bravery of the Twelfth Corm we regained the first position, capturing a considerable numhbr of prisoners. Several hours of ominous silence followed this repulse. At 1 o'clock the enemy firedlwo shots, apparently as signals for the grandest artillery fight ever witnessed on this continent. Before a moment had elapsed, it is estimated that at least eighty guns opened upon us. 'Our batteries ietumed the compliment with Inter est. The air seemed literally thick with,. iron, and for more than an hour it seemed impossible that man or beast could live through % Strange to say, the enemy's accuracy of range, as exhibited on the two previous days, was wanting on this occasion. Most of their shells exploded far on the rea of our front, and generally missing our bat • Under cover of this jeu de' Wee Lee advanced his columns of infantry for the cover, and made several attempts to carry our lines by assault, but each successive attempt was repulsed- with terrible havoc. After an hour's incessant cannonading, the fire grew less intense for a short time but was again renewed for a skort period with spirit. During this period some of out batteries, whose atriinnnition ifid been:ex hausted, ceased to fire and on the Apireach of, the reserve batterlee withdte*tcethe r est HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1863. THE REBELLION RECEIVES ITS DEATH STROKE. REBELS COMPLETLY ROUTED. ebel Generals Longstreet and Hill Wounded„ nd in Our Possession. Rebels Defeated at all Points THE VICTORY COMPLETE THE DECISIVE BATTLE OF THE WAR FOLiGHT, Me Enemy's Less Terrific TIM BRAVERY OF OUR TROOPS BEYOND DESCRIPTION. Tremendous! Cannonading TUE REBELS MAKE MERU! mum TO CARRY OUR LINES BUT EACH TIME ARE REPULSED. Rebel ,General Longstreet, -Mortally Wounded and Sinn Dead. oREAUFUL SLAUGHTER OF REBELS The Rebel General Dick Garnett Wounded. UPWARD OF THREE THOUSAND PRISONERS CAPTURED. The Rebel General A. P, Hill Killed A Large Number of Officers %%minded GENERAL M EADE HIGHLY PRAISED BY THE OFFICERS ADVANCSI, OF GEN'L MEADE Gettysburg Occupied by oar Forces Our Forces Pressing General Lee The rebels completely routed. Longstreet and Bill are wounded and in our HEADQVARTER ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, } FRIDAY, July 3, 1863. After half an hour's cannonoading, doing but ME! The entc , 'y only seeing the batteries with viwini and mistaking this for a retreat made 4apid Infantry charge up the hill and obtain a position-in our line cutting . to pieces and al most annihilating the smallinfantry supports, but before they had time to rejoice at their imaginary success the fresh batteries ponied in a deadly fire of cannister and case shot. The infantry reserve joined on either flank of the gapicharged them, and added greatly to their destruction. They were, compktely sur prised, and hundreds threw down their arms and asked for quarters; nearly an entire brigade, Gen. Dick Garnett hin self was wounded, and barely made his escape. Longstreet was mortaUy wounded and cap-. tured. He in reported to have died in an hour afterward. About 430 P. H. the artillery of the enemy Blackened and had tntirely ceased at 6 o'clock, the last shots which they fired being far beyond their original position, the infantry columns had withdrawn to their covers. We captured upwards of 8,000-prisoners while the enemy took but few of ours. The rebel prisoners report that General A. P. Hill was killed outright on the field and that their officers suffered far greatereasualtles than in any previous engagement So terrific was the enemy's fire that the small house where General Meade and staff were quartered was perforated by several shots. Many of the staff's horses - were killer around the house. Gen. Batterfleid w,ea•strnok in the breastand It is feared, internally injured, by a piece of shell which explcded in the building. _4,4am Joseph Dickerson, of the staff,had his left arm perforated-by-of shell, and it seemed a miracle that no greater damage was done to life and limb. Several of our general officers were wounded! in the engagement. • General Hanocck was wounded in the leg. Geneinle Gibson, Warren. and Hunt were wounded. In consequence of the excitement and, V* culty in aicettaining their locatia, the ,zimeti of many prominent officers reported as killed or wounded cannot be ascertained to night. Too much credit cannot be given to our bat• ferias, and the men attached to them, who for hours stood to their .guns-under a boiling sun and surrounded by the mhsles of death, retiring only to give their positions to others when their curious and limbers were exhausted of ammunition. The infantry engaged also nobly did their duty, and the'enenty to-day have received at their hands the greatest dhoster ever adminis tered by the Union forces. Ali the officers render the the highest honors to Gen. Meade for the able generalship he has displayed since he assumed command, and par ticulitrly for his coolness, decision and energy on this memorable third of July. Last night, believing it to be his duty to the cause, and to learn how far he would be sup ported in the approaching conflict, he sum moned his corps and division commanders for a consuttation.l STILL LATER. A messenger who left headquarters on Fri day night, states that Gen. Meade advanced and cocuplei Gettysburg during the night, without opposition. Firing was heard ear ly on Saturday morning towards Gettys- burg and it was supposed to . proceed from our forces pressing Gen. Lee. Gen. Butterfield, who was injured by the fragment of a shell is now at the headquarters of Gen. bleademunder treatment. RUMORED RETREAT OF THE - REBELS, . CAPTURE OP MANY PREONER,S., MANY CANNON TAKEN. BALTX!IaIti, July §, 1868 The American lias just placed the 'following important announcement on its bulletin board. "That the rebel army la in full retreat, having commenced on Friday night." Many thousand prisoners and a large number of cannon were captured. Elea hundred -and fifty rebel prisoners, largely composed of Alabania troops, captured from Longstreet's corps yesterday: night have arrived hefe this morning, and more prisoners are announced at the depot, and accounts from up the road there are large trains at vati ous points on their way down, whilst there are said to be scores of them awaiting transporta tion. YESTEBDAY'S BATTLE. Our. Special Telegrams from the Battle Yield From the Nero York at n a • Gurrrsinno, Friday, July it The third day's battletegan this morning at 4 o'clock. It is now 7 o'cOck, and a circle of fire of musketry and artillery on tbe abutb aide of Gettysburg describes the • field of contest. The musketry , fight is wholly within the woods ; the artillery occupies the eminencershorri Of timber. • The attack was coutraenoodty the rebels on our right. The fight there has been unceasing, and the irregularity of the flie—slacirand scat tering for a while, and then heavy and On tinuous—indiehtenteinforcements of=both!siideii. '`The 'men at this hoof. are in ihetbest or spirgs, and the general afar. feil , •coOdclat cf the result. The alas beeiejdttnned and: thus fir fcitiOtt by 9-...., Gen. Meade with equal prudence (ably and en- I lag meeseugers of death. Old sr:31(11m who ergetically assisted by Gen. Butterfield, wt.° had heard the roar of cannon at Chine's Mill, has not left the Army of the Potomac) and Malvern Hilo, Fredericktburg and Chancellors courage. vile declared the cannonadieg to be equal, if The day is now overcast, ard the air damp and cool. The sky threatens rain, and a fog already obscures the outer edge of the field of battle. QUARTIS. or 8, A. x —(len. Barksdale, of Miss., wounded yesterday, is lying deed within our lines. The rumor of the d ath of Long street, brought by rebel pris tura yesterday, is confirmed, by prisoners taken this morning. Lortgerreet's and Hill's corps are sa'd to be lighting on iho right ; Ewell's in front. 10 O'CLOCK, A. a.—Sixteen,hundred prisoners thus far during the engagement have been sent to the rear, and more are here. What the result may be to-day cannot now now be predicted. Hancrtcli, Howard.. Slocum, Warren, Gibbon and all the general offmers have given the bigheet evidence to-day of et pacity, energy and spirit. Important dispatches have been cintured by Capt Dahlgren and the gallant scout Kline, from Jeff. Davis and Cooper to Gen. Lee. They Indicate anxiety. for the position of Richmond. Both decline to send Lee the reinforcements from Beauregard- he asked for. WILKESON. ANOTHER STATEMENT. [Special dispatch to the New York Tram.] Hawovsa, Friday, July 3, 1863. The most terrific fight of the war has taken place. Our men stood up heroically. 'To-day was the most awful of all. The loss ou both sides has been tremendous. We have Lmg street a prisoner sure. I left the battle-field at half-past six o'clock, and reached by relay of horses. We had the best of the fight to-das, and the General says if Obuch arrives to-night, the victory is ours beyond a'chanca. Mourr Cr ass, Friday July 3, via Washington. , The fight raged furiously -till 10 o'clock last night. Wo took Gettysburg, occupying two third faa' rebels the nth©r third. r orces opened on about five thousand rebels, who covered the field this morning about day light, pilaging our dead. The rebel, hastily retreated. The fighting was the moat terrific of the war. The loss on both sides is heavy. Gee. Sickles was wounded about 5 o'clock, in the right leg, which was subsequently ampu tated. Ile is doing well. The Government has a dispatch from Gen. Meade, dated 8 o'clook yesterday afternoon, and received this morning. Lip to 8 o'clock no fighting worth mentioning had taken place yes terday. Gen. Meade intimated that he should not of his own accord bring on a battle before to-day. One of his corps having just come up after a keg and fatiguing march, and requiring rest, it would seem therefore that whatever fighting took place yesterday must have been brought on by the enemy. Gen. Meade says that the troops are in excel'. lent spirits and eager for the battle.. On On Wedoesday's battle Gen. Meade says that the enemy far out-numbered us on - the field, -but that oar men behaved admirably, and that the-battle was-mm.o the hardest fought actions of,tbe war. Our troops were finally obligedlo relinquish the ground which they conquered in earlier part of the day, and to take positgan on the bights south and west of Gettyebtag, which the rebels bad succeeded in occupying. Most of our wounded must be in the enemy's hands, but we have taken so many plisoners that the account Is fully balanced. Ex Congressman McPherson, Deputy Com missioner of Internal Revenue, judges that the field of battle at Gettysburg embraces a part of his farm, and that the stone-wall so prominent an object of contest, is one which divides his promises from a neighbor's. Gen. Sigel, who had been here for 24 hours, left this morning for Pennsylvania, where he has been easigeed a command. The authorities have the names, as we are informed, of ten citizens of Carlisle, Pa., who out-copperheaded Copperheads in abasing them selves before the Rebel Gen. Jenkins. They assured him that they were friends to the Southern Confederacy, and bagged him to parole them, that they might not be drafted to fight against it. Gen. Jenkins welcomed them to his bosom, but remarked that, since they were such friends to the Southern cause, they were of course willing to fight for it, and actually put some.._of them into his ranks. Before the joke was played through they began to repent of their cowardice. "' BA.tnmonz, July 5 Residents of Gettysburg sty that it is situated in a valley Scooped out of a ridge of hills which encircle it on three sides, and slope down to •a wood on the fourth side. We hold the ridge on the south and east, while the ret•els have possession of that on the other side of the tparn the two positions being about a mile apart.An artillery fight can be carried on over the town, so deprtssed is the ground on which it is built. The pars of the-ridge held by the na tional forces is a trills higher than that In rebel possession, but not sufficiently so to, give our artillery a decided advantage. The ridge de scends at the Hagerstown and Emmettsburg roads.- so that the force of eiti er side which would attack the other must scale a considsrabe declivity. The general character of the country is rolling. Operations on. the lett and Centre...Terri, fic Artillery Firing--The Enemy Fall Back—Death of Col.Oreis..Wiitindiag 01 - Gen. Stelae's—General Warren, &e. • WlSillillinta, Friday July Et. From the many reports brought here by par ties from the-battlefield we make thefollow lug narrative of the battle of Thursday from an officer who. was engaged in the battle - of 'that day' : • • ' • The line of battle was'formed 'shortly after 8 o'clock, a, onr centre occupying thuheighte on this side : _ of Gettysburg, at and near the cemetery, the Second and Third Corps, General Sickles, formed the left wing ; the First and Eleimitlirsrere on the tight. Skirmishers were iminediately thrown for. ward along the whole line, in order to feel the enemy's position: Oar batteries also shelled the heights and woods, In order; if possible, to develope thoplace where the enemy intended to mats his forces. We could elicit no reply from the rebel bat- - Their'skirmisherawere active, and very, often reinforced. The silence was' ominous. Shortly after.three o'clock P. , a terrific can nonade was opened upon , oar cootie and left from thercbel batteries, which haFtwan qu ietly placed 'in' "position, having 'teen ripisk-d •by woods - and grain fields. Oar rifled garucreplieel with awful power . and tellingjeffeo f•l4. 'tiro home. • _ L . The al; seemed literally filled THE FIGHT OF THURSDAY. TU FIGHT 08 THURSDAY PRICE ONE CENT. not greater, than at any of thus — e engageMeots. Suddenly a wild demonise yell from thou sands of rebel throats, mar the extreme left of bur line, told where the enemy were to make their plat attack &ekes' corps sustained the first terrific onset r f the rebel f, ree i, w itc h had been ra,sed upon our left The rattle of morkeiry now became Laces Batt ; hundreds of wounded came, bleeding and tottering, through the woods to the rear. As soon as the design of the rebels became evi dent, a large number of pieces of the reserve artillery were massed in a splendid potation to oppose the rebel infantry. At this time the centre and left centre ad vanced, pushing the rebels, with loud cheers, from point to point through the valley end up the heights beyond. The enemy was secreted behind trees, rt rite and lodges, and in many cases *era bay( fitted by our truous or taken prisoners. A spice of wveral hundred yards, ouly covered r y skir mishers, existing between the I,ft of the. second wipe (first division) and the right of the next corps on the left, the rebels threw torwerd heavy columns of infantry, overpuwering the skirmishers and filling the gap, delivering. at the same time, a deadly sank fire upon our forces. It was here that the gallant Cole/eel Edward E. Cross, of the flth New Hampshire cAunteers, commanding the first brigade, first incision, second corps, (Hancock's,) fell mortally wound ed ; also, General Zook, in New York, com manding second brigade. Our forces at this point were compelled to retire, but-only for a short distance, as they were soon relieved by fresh troupe. kleanwhi.e the reb- Is were slowly gaining ground on the left, advancing in line of battle by brigades, delivering volley atter volley. At that moment it seemed that our decimated but not dispirited ranks eould be forced back, when suddenly the fifth army corps came pour ing forward on the Baltimore turnpike, and threw themselves into the breach with a power and energy that nothing could withstand. The volleys of mneketry, which heretofore had been distinct and detached, dew b: came one continued and hacessant crash. Our artillery, worked with an energy and desperation almost superhuman, threw in grape, canister and case shot. Pour several times the rebels charged upon that park of artillery acme. the open plain, and four times were they repulsed with terrible slaughter. Tho promptness with which this great flank movement of Lee was met and checkafsted re flects the highest credit upon the General com mending. Indeed, the troops were handled with consummate ability daring the entire day, General Meade being in the field, often under a heavy fire, holding everything under his own eye and supervision, in which he was aided and accompanied by his Chief of Staff,, the gallant General Goveruefir K. Warren. Night came at last, and - with her sable man tle in mercy closed the scene. The result of the day's work may be summed up briefly thus: Lee had been attacked on his chosen ground; our center had driven the rebel lines more than one mile; the Arihy of the Po tome, supposed by some to be demoralized, had fought with a gallantry never before equalled daring the war; our left was pushed back but very slightly; the great strategicmovement had been foiled. Not more than two-thirds of our forces were engaged daring the day. Although having suffered severely, especially in officers, we may safely set doyen the enemy's has as greater than ours. The army bad been fought under a new commander, and with, necessarily, but an imperfect knowledge of the army, with all its appointments At dark all the advantages of -the day_ were in our favor, while our troops were Inspired with success, and a heavy force, which had not previously been engaged, stood ready to eatew the attack on the morrow. The infantry firing ceased at dark, but the cannonadipg did not atop until near nine o'clock at-night, having been kept up with great rigorur batteries, and weakly rertilied to by thsitstmay. NEWS FROM WASH . [OPPICILL.] WAR REPAST/INN; ADJUTANL Gramsils OSIGON, WASHINGTON, July 8, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS No. 209. 1. The attention of all persons in-the mili tary service of the United States is called to article 7 of the cartel agreed upon July 22, 1862, and published in General Orders No. 142, S,opt. 25, 1862 According to the terms of this cartel, all captures must ba reduced to a teal possession, and all trimmers of war must'oe delivered at the place.. d‘ signated, there to be exchanged, or paroled until exchange can be effected, The only exception showed is the case of commanders of two opposing armies, who were authorised to exchange prisoners, or to release them on parole at other points mutu ally agreed upon by nil commanders. 2. It is understood that eapured officers and men have been paroled and relea-ed on the field by others than commander- bf ..ppoioug armies, and th.t the etch and wouud d in it. spuds have been po paroled and rele.ued, in oret.:r to avoid guarding and removing them, which in many cases, won d have b-en impostlbla. Such paroles are in violation ut General Ord re and the stipulations of the cart , I, and are null and void. They are not regarded bythe queasy, and wall not be respected in the armies of the United qates. Any officer or 'soldier whogives such parole will be returned to duty , without eschew, and moreover, will be punished for disobedience of orders. It is the deti4ff the captor to guard Ida prisoners, and If through necesidiy.or choice, he fails to du this, it - II the duty of the prhioner to return to.the Wivice of his Government. He cannot avoid - 111 dis duty by giving an authorised military parolia: 6. A military parole not Ittpseirvii. , :till ex changed must not be otinforndeol ‘ arith a parole of haler, to do or not to do a parficelar thing not inconsistent with the duty of &soldier; thus a prisoner of war actually held by the enemy may in order to obtain exemption frediti close guard or confinement, pledge hie parole of honor that he wilt make no attempt to escape, Such pledges are binding npon - theiodividuals giving them, but they should seldom he given or re• e43ve4, for it is the duty of &viewer to escape, if able to do so. Any pledge or parole:of honor extorted from a prisoner by ill usage Or cruelty is not binding. 4 The obligations imposed by the g neral law and usages of . law upon the combateo , t an habitants of a teethe] of country. passed over by an Invading army, loses when the" rialtos? occupation'oetwea, and any pledee 0t,.. 3 par le given by soon persons in regard to future ser vice, is null and of no•effect-•'" , By order of thel3ecrehlryAkffer E. H. TOWNSENP,, Andstant AdltecitM. f
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