Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-05-27

punishment will hc melted out 10 those who commit any
outsgcs on uno!fendng citizens
GENERAL oRDERS--No. l2s.
llEApQuARrERs OF THE ARMr,1
Jaapa. April so. ls47.
l. The divisions of the army in this ncghborhood
will he held IN readiness 10 advance after tho arrival
Of trains now coming from Vera Cruz
q The and the time Of commencing the march
will he given at general headquarters.
J. Major Gen. Patterson, after designating n rsQi-
meni Of volunteers part Of tho garrison to hold this
place. will put his bgades ssivey in march, with
an interval Of twenty tours between them.
A. Brig, Gen Twggs' division will follow the move
men, also, by brIgades.
8, Each brigade whether of regulars or volunteers,
will be charged with escorng such part Of the general
supply train o the army the chiefs Of the general staff
may have ready to send forward
q. Every man oi the divisions will take two days
Subsistence in his haversack This will be The general
rule lo all marches when greater number Of ratons il
not specially mentioned
Z. AS the season is near when the Army may no lon
yer expect to derive supplies from Ven ruz il must be-
gin 10 look exclusively the OF the country
3. These resources. Tar from being abundant
the ne Of operations. would fail to support both
the army aud the population. unless they be carried In
without waste aud regularity issued by quartermasies
and coinmisaaries. f#I
Q. Hence they must be paid for or the people will
withhold. conceal or destroy them The people, more
over must be conelliated. sooihed well treated by
every officer and man OF this army, ard BY all its follow
ers.
10 Accordingly whatsoever maltreais unofIendinr
Mexicans takes without or wantoDly destroys their
property, Of any kind whatsoever will polong tho war,
waste the means, present and FUTURE Of subsstng
own men and animals as they succesivcy advance
into the interior rturn 10 our water depot, and
my possibly drag after II 10 any considerable distance
noaer what the Of the year, the heavy articles
Of breadsuils, me at aud forage.
II, Those, therefore, who ID. plumber destroy tho
houses ieuces, cattle poultry grain fields. gardens
property Of any kind along the line Of operations,
are plainly the enemies Of this army The pencrslin-
chief would infinitely prefer that the few who commit
such ouragcs should desert and fight against us then it
would be easy 10 shout them down to capt. and hang
them
~ WIN the great body of intelligent. gallant aud
honorable men who compose this army tolerate the few
miscreanis who perpetraie such crimes2 Again, the
general in rhei confidently hopes not. Let then, tho
guilty, be promptly sezci aud brought to condign pun
shmcni or the good must suffer the consequences,
in supplies and loss Of character Of crimes not their
own.
l3. To prevent struggling and manndng, the rol Of
every company Of the army will be called at every halt
by under the eye OF an officer In camps and in quar-.
tiers there must be at least three such roll calls daily; b.
sides, straggers marches will be murdered cap,ur
ed by rancheros
a. The waste Of ammunition by neglect and idle or
criminal firing is most serious evil in this army All
oiders specially charged to that cartridge b.
lost from the want Of care, not fired except by order,
otherwise fifty wagons Of ammunition would not suffice
for the campaign, aud 1t is difficult find ten Let
every man remember that il is unsafe TO meet the
enemy without he has forty rounds in his cartridge
box.
l5 Every regiment that leaves wounded or sick men
in hospital will take care To leave number Of a,ten-
danis according TO the requsiton Of the principal SURGE
of the hospital Thse least able march will be
ec,ed as attendants. This rule is general
by command Of Major General Scott.
II. l.. SCOTT, "A. A. G.