The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-06-04

GENERAL ORDERS-No. I2s.
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'' N'''' HtAN4 INV ail4Ndl "a iIAllS
now coming up from Vera Cruz.
=. The route aud the tine of commeuc.
ing tie march viii be given at general
headquarters.
3. Msior General Patterson. after des.
r1nallug regiment of vol ntcers rs part
of garrison to hold this place. w,ll put
has brigades successfully in march, with
m interval Of twenty -four hours between
them.
4. Briga1ier General Twiggs's divis-
ION will follow the movement, also hy
brigadrs.
5. Each brigade, whether OF regulars
or volunteers, will be charged with es.
corIlng such parI of the general supply
train OF the army IA the chiefs Of the
general s,atT may have ready to send for.
ward.
Il Every man Of the divisions will take
two days provision in his haversaca.
This will be the general rule for all march
es when a greater number Vi ratlons is
not specially mentioned.
:. As the season is near when the ar.
my may no longer expect to derive sup
Plies from Vera CiuA, it must begin TO
look exclusively to the resources Of the
country.
5. Those resources, far from being
o'tr-abuhdanI near the line OF operations,
would soon fail to support both the army
and the population, unless they be gath,
cred IN without waste and regularly is.
sued by CnarIermas'ers and Commisa-
Fles.
., Hence they must be paid for, or the
people will Withhold, conceal or d s;roy
them, Tie people, moreover, must be
conc'ha'rd' 'oo'hed or well treated by
every oiiIcer ana man oil tins army, aud
10y all lis followers.
10, Accordingly, Whosocyer ma,rea,s
unotlgudlng MeXiraus, takes without pay
or wsn,only destroys their property, Of
any hind whatsoever, will prolong the
war, waste tie means, present and future,
OF subsistiug our own men and animals
as they successfully advance ihto The in
terror or return to our water depot, and
no army can possibly drag after it to ans
considerable distance, no matter what the
season Of the year, tie heavy articles Of
breadsuTs. meat, and forage.
IL, Those, therefore, who rob, plum
der or destroy the houses, fences, cattle,
poultry, grain, fields, garden, or property
of any kind along the line Of our opera
tons, are plainly the enemies Of this ar.
my. The gcnera-in-chief would inin-
itoly prefer iha! the few Who commit such
ouuages should desert at once and fight
against US; then 1t would be easy to
shoot them down or to capture and hang
them.
-, VIII the great body OF intelligent,
gallan, and honorable mon ~ho compose
this army, tolerate the few m!screauis
who PerPeiraIe such crimes Again. the
generaI-In-chIei confidently hopes not.
Let hen' the g"'''y be promptly seized
and brought to con"'gn punishment or
the good must suffer ihe consequence, III
supplies ana loss of character OF crimes
not Their own
H. 10 prevent sirassNng ana marauJ-
ing, 'he io'i OF every company OF We ar
my VIII he called al every matt ny OF un-
der the eye OF an o'i'cer' IN camps and
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snoh rnu c.rls d.iIv. h,sid.s s,r,coIors
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loo, a,J lilo or c,io;n,I 6ring l. =. mos,
so,;,ns eyI in ,his array All 6tIice,s
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o.r,,;lro ho jos r,nm tho w,ytor core
f.oJ avcon, nc order. o,,,e,vise 6c.y
u,,-ons &c ,n,nn,i,io, would m, sur,ice
f., The c,r,,irn. and i, is .daficulr IN find
Tan Io,o no,y man ra,nrnyIer ,l,,, !, J..
,as.c, - mo, tho onsmy [yi,houi he ba.
r.r,, r,nrJ. l., his car,riJro box
Il F,o,y rsrinou, that leaves wonod.
mon !, hosni,,l will ,,lo care
~ leave a number Of attendants. according
to the requsilion Of the principal surgeon
Of the hospital. Those least able to
march will be selected as attendants.
This rule is general.