Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-13
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It is stated, by a historian OF the oriineah
var, that the Russians, on The eve OF battle,
were in the habit Of stimulating tue courage
Of their soldiers by liberal allowances Ct ST.
dent spirits. Made oblvous TO dsugar, and
impslled to the strife, by dssp Potetions OF
RAKI, the drink of that country, tho Russians
showed an artificial valor that often lasted
when the hope of victory was gone.
IN the wsr which tee North il rsging
against U.s. the managers and leaders have had
to resort to similar, if moi llso to the ldont'
cal, expsdisnt above named, to keep up ths
courage Ct thor soldiers and people we
we're informed, BY sn officer, that larga Pre- :
portion of the prisoners captured h5 lis at
Williamsburg were simply DRUNE. They lad
been prepared for the battle by loading them up
with Dutch courage" But whether this be
the general rule or not, there Is similar de-
vice thai 4. universally employed Ey onT enc,
mics. They eSci!e an artificial courage in
their soldiers by the Tak,i Of i.lsehocd. They
apply this stinulsnt mt only wIthout stint,
but in quantities int would seemingly shock
the grossest appetite. Probably 1t has become
necessary. Tho topper who begins with but
one finger, soon needs to iii his ticker in or
der to keep out "the blues" So tie people
end soldiers Of OFT enemy, nov require the
most astonishing doses Of the rati Of misrcpTo-
scntation to keep up their trembling courage.
Take tho following, which explains tsslf The
fourth day inter he thus eShil rated his camp
at tattoo, by way OF preparing his soldiers 10
meet Jackson, Gen. E inks VAS executing that
magnificent atralegic movement" of hging
down tbs Valley with Jackson striking him
at every jump
HEAreS'Rs 3D BRIGADE,
Gen. Banks Division,
May le;h, lc62.
C.rcu!ar
The hrigaLi-r General culi Ia ,i.dng an-
nounces the following intelligence u the troops
Of his commsnd:
By telegraph from Frederick, listed hlsy is,
1862:
"To Gen. Williams
Gen. Halleck telcgraPhs 6 snoral Mcclellan
that he has captured Gen. Price, Coils. Dorsey
and Cross, and Capt Badd, Of Gen. Pficr's
staff AID his whole army.
TSigncd1 n. P. B4xxs,
Mi. Gsn'
This. glorious news viii be read to sll the
troops of toe command to might ct tattoo.
By command. Brig Gen. WILLIASs
Of course it is not necessary to state that the
above was 7aI;;, and nothing more. 1t was
served out By Banks, who is no mean p'ovider
OF the article himself but it was breweo, it
seems, By a grand master OF tho a7i
Halieck has been dubbed by one OF his own
Disguised countrymcn, "Msjor Geaerrl L 'c CT
the West" Thrust be confessed fhm that Tot
only docs he not allow bis oEn army 10 iack,
bur Ee generously distributes his X. FL. la and
wide Vie havo just seen low he helped
E.nts in time Of need It was Stonew2ll
Jackson's fault that he aid did aot avail. Wo
have before us another specimen iror: the
Same source. Il was designed, psrn;ps, 10
stop Banks from running, Or to strengthen
Mcclellan or it may be, 10 stiien tic stock
market End 10 quiet Horace Greeley. But
whether the object Tas special, 0T whether it
ives designed in aid Of The general policy CT
RAkI, it mus! be admitted That he has collapsed
lis despatch to Banks, as far as Banks ecIipscd
the speed Of all previous fugitives. Ths fol
loving is he document:
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