Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-30

SsS co3,J most conveniently pass through your
. % Districts, and the proper points at
~ they may put up after the usual DAYS
.rch. Having settled this, the next point Will
-. -" % enouire whether there are any persons al
~ ,.r those points, who would undertake, on
VI w" ., no STIMULATED, to furnish corn, fodder'
VI VI rrea,, Ia what quantities and at what no.
l"u Iii desirable that this arrangement shou'd
"te s,.,,L so a. 10 enable US to command an abe
D, snrnly in the event of its being wanted,
q' ',ao,, actually making purchases at present.
v. .';. no impractcable, however, you must then
IL ' yha, terms purchases can be eneeted,
- ,nd in what manner the articles can De
""s ;,ad and taken care Of? | will here give
osp General outline of my scheme. VIII sup
wv ,Srse GREAT routes to be marked out from
,,o,,,,ins towards the sea, one leading from
II' V through Newberry to Columbia;
ha ,har f,on Yorkville and Union by WInnsoo-
ano WI Che.teryiIle to Columbia; and the third
c, p.ndIe,on through Abbeville and Edgevllle,
1,Sn,,.u. and ColIeton, TO Charleston. Along
-, mics depots would have TO be established
,UtsrvaIs OF thirty or forty mules, besides Sc
d, Js,ots at Camden and some other places.
p"a Columbia these stations would be neccssa-
''O "Ian, ,he STATE ROAD to Charleston. But
o,hsr route would then, perhaps. be necessa-
'''V :, no nru,ided for, beginning at Darlington
~, House. and ending at George,own, one
- % no At KjHgstree, and another at Lynches
a. a. From all other places some one OF these
49,, 80 n,ybt he struck present this imper-
"a outline merely to give you some 'dea Vi my
Iansr,l scheme. Your particular attention VIII
= ruur,e be directed 10 your own Dis'ric'' anu
e van find It necessary you may call IN my AUS
from the adjoining Districts, and sueh stan on'
COR, As sou may think proper, anu consult WIN
,bsm a; 10 the best metbod OF connecting 'he
districts by some general plan, anu favor inc
"'I ,oother object to which would call your ear
l., and particular attention, is the STATE OF THE
,rgs. public and private, IN the hahds D, 'ne
men. Grea, numbers have been 'ssueu from
,me IN time, especially within few years past.
ni,b I, knnw how many Of them may he relied
=, IN tho event Of actual service For this pur'
49, If mus, be- ascsrtained from actual ln>pec-
ii,n OF otherwise, how many men 40 eacH oon'
,,ny have mu,kets, rifles, or other arms nj Tor
n,., and any unit for use must be repaired. Inc
Inter must b. collected together and repaired. II
:, can be effected in YOUR nelshbuurhood, anu II
not. tbey must be boxed up and sent to Charles
tor; when after being repaired at the public eS'
,sn,p. they will BE- returned TO the Companies
70 which they may belong. To execute the ar
d,ou,. responsible, aud difficult duties impose u
by I, order, YOU are authorized to call to your
assistance, all the Officers Of the S.af within
,ouo District, and IL further assistance ~ want
oil. additional Officers vii be appointed. Inc
travelling expenses of Yourself and >ucn o!hcers
q, you may employ in this business will be paid.
You will issue the necessary Orders IN my name,
countersianed by yourself as Abide Camp. to
sl Officers within your District, urglns them to
do whatever YOU might hud necessary 10 the
PROMPT aud efiectuaI execution of this Order.
You will, when convenient, call upon the Bri-
sadlers or Major Generals, within YOUR District,
Tor their co operation aud assistance. and gene
rally adopt all proper measures Tor the accom-
pl,hment Of the Important objects which have
in view, which NAV be stated in few words to
BE-, TO secure The msens Of Subsistence, SD as to
be enabled to bring troops to anV s've0 point IN
the shortest possible tms-to ascertain The Sfait
II Of he firms now IN the hands Of the men-and
To have those untt Tor use put 10 complete order.
1t any other means occur to you OF accomplish
lns, m the prumptrst manner, these vitality im-
portrait obj'cts. you will BE- 50 good as to sugses,
them. | am, very respectfully. SC.
y. B.-l annex the form IF three Orders.
which YOU may find II necessary TO extend, to
enable yuu to accomplish the objects we have ~
view. You may modify them as you think pro-
per. and then have copies served on each Of the
Officers, who may be required to execute them
a,'hin SOur District. They are not to BE- pub
.l''rd in the PAPERS Copies of all such Order:
aS vnu may issue, must b. sent 10 me-"
Mr. wilkins, after some further remarks, The
soPct OF which vas 10 show that Souh Carolins
had Pu' herself IN an attitude Of hostility toward,
the General Government which rendered the b.,
nnder consideration necessary. gave way, with
sut concluding, to a motion to ali ,prn.
The Senate, on motion Of NJ G uaHy, then
Adjourned