Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-01
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Ilaportancs OF rOpoEraphy.

vas 10 inc1asdnas,s siisfoeslnsl having to yield
the whole machinery Of the Common Government our
ens-i - that couli not ssonre share OF the TopO-
graphic maps and oazrs which bad been Accumulated.
We have lsi seriously the wait OF such knoSledge.-
s1y o. our bss military sehOolmsn have had very lit
d, familiarity win the character resources Of the
s'& OF var. Hs,es, il bss sJns,iues happened that
Ia,ssnsa,s, ioasi by N,pss or Jomni have been
iJlslby uakaoVa moaa:ail passes, or ualorlseea de-
sizes.
Oar Government oru1os dsvo's too mgei care to the
plys:e s;uiy Of ;1s woe Colsels;Iey. ca laot be
600 vel posed u2,a TIE Prssen. aad possbh cOGnie-
u1ls BY raj ard water.
Al r-usmb ,r che b'I9dsrilg iglosales OF the Duke
Vosn4bs,ry 'Y,,' y'-i Allap1.is NUT b d
f-aiei Tsoor- ana supplies rl1ss be sen. 70 AnnapO
lz. Pros, ss-rs Is 4uH0p,'is :"
Zoe enemg s.vsa .,- o'r,er kao-l,Igs Of our eOu'-
g. slsl Btcy Of t ii7s;s' Or ;hay have Access to
l,91 SD -lrs- o! p-ils.p4I positions. and facility It
Easa,l.osI ,k,-s.oa vI,gs s4a5.,4 Ties % f-rlisl
t1-r otie-ss st.h Jle aosl-l.e hyJrogspbY OF eur
o1tf srt J'- tsp-g spty cue in,cror, rendered &,
,,ts .>yIs-i- br ts ucs-5aL s,osslss OF ,hsir al
v..-ir,-,. v-o have been es;t 4 a. u.y;A:ors sui
co. y-ae,ss au-5.ss B,s-siiss Sle:eles o. ne
: gsls u Sot. O4rgia. as sad hlva besn ar -o
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r.,s raos Of she P,.onlc count y. AID ~ presume
B.ll s "a. -r -saS ia She oeeap ,.ioa o. Tennessee.
LIN 5 sl y=gs sac TsaH r.yes, aud ;5e e5ain q;
s.aa.s aloas tss Alsas eoa' OF rVcori, add fa7
a.-a ;ae mol- a'eur.,e us.sH-is o. scs.-n.
Ws say- ID a. as o. L .o.es STAT cas Government
l-- illc towards 3s 10 gag Shis iudsp,nsab.s depart
a-5. Cgml,ulss d,ury sands a: ,ds lead Of matt
re s--us- and &c 3 sea Z! less omi12u in his kooS
.fEr @. ie.-,..ai g.-erP D. and OF sue sIslg s'st5
a.. ur,srs sla9rg for O. i1'arld escmlg' ca 1ss-
~. Re g, -ssy rs a9..ii-5 to O,sIaEcs aud ius-
r,ss:-- s-- .'' asay as iApsr.a: Information, We
sa5s't l' s,is d every ss.sley Would b u piled
~ Ias, ala llya,g illustration Of psaei;al soa -
Gs s-rAl F5yJ Lao 5ssa .s-r-d iron childhood auo'
.as n5la-si=s OF vss,ais, Tsuness-s AID n.uyky.-
A lie ar i,a. friend Of i,-,nt, inp'ovsn hs a,
asq tired enlarged ywi o! tie confirmation Of the cana
Try aud is a5,5,taou 80 is.Ie2urse aud psojrs len
A. TIA Governor Of Virgjnia b. kaeE IN, 4 AID
sources Of ihs g9a rsder hi ilsi5de:ion Sleb q
u4aa could, tbs moment, DO more - orgsI'E, Toe
,ovlnzas y. cln7.ya. o. u, rsso7rces b. which il
~ 80 30 s7H4us-sl t1aI alv "a ioset SICi The
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ku1si-5ga
We b-ps the g IyeroHea. III SPpr,eiI.s t1css sug.
g.s.ols. aa5 poyss 70. che most II lso Z las;Ors o.
Cs4isssnass g'os.s Ssy aud topography. W. 20 ros
so.ls sls G-s-r-1-s Of T.s,i7a AL o'isr States IL
Pie, e. ,is s9'a'l % tlc P'sstea; az tie ua.rA's
o,.s-;si ~ cf..-. s-l-r ooltriogt'i by Iiivdua-
-, void sl d. -ssra as, TIA evss7 B,sAls eIu'-ia
MAJ ~ho ass pts Sea. s-ryyos. L. 90 iOPsn'ap;a
corp % s -erc 81 isSnsj ia esq c. thsm lkl tse
bca-n-s a. d-lssc,s Oi roads and IysTs. sui pa
tls.a i-a common suvyyor5 instruments. rlese sin
pc ". asir., r7easss,es Of Reconnaissance Ill eua
bic or eff rs 90 slisfss.uinyy, all vi furnish
., G,Sss-H q. VA kl1s.siy' o!ssn o. initiate
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