Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-22

laon to the military force of the State requires little Il
any amendment or addition, far a am capable OF
judging. Il has to this time worked up 10 lis purpose
effectively and Is adapted TO the circumstances and
b Ibifs Of our people.
The issues Of arms and ordnance stores o! every de-
scripton have far exceeded the supposed OF
the STAT. and have absorbed almost the entire contents
If both the depot the Armory in Richmond and that
Q. Lexington.
The comprehensive report Of the colonel Of ordnance
presents, In CONDENSED FORM returns: =
A. Issues OF ordnance md implements, small arm.
accoutrements and ammunitica the armory sh
mond from LIST October, 1859 70 III November lsGI.
B. Issues by Col. +. II. Smith, s.>erin tendeut Viz
GINA Military Insttnta and coDmsadLns Of the
at Lexington from lssh Aprilto l6.h septesber 1885,
bat this Is not coDplsIe args amount o. nxS' sumu
niion havng been prepared az that post under - Si
recton Of Col Smith, and issued 70 the Confede',te
troops In the West srce the last date. return Of MS
| was forwarded by Col Smith, who is now In eommand
Orsney Island bu: T. has not reached this efee.
c. Inventory Il articles turned over by the colonel OF
insns Of Virginia 10 the chief oil ordnance OF the 70
.sdertte States june IA, 1861.
D. Return Of ordnance and ordnance stores, 81 al
and ammunition hand at the Virginia Annoy
EJvember /, 1861.
The ordnance department orriniz'd under the act OF
Assembly Of 25lh January, 1861, mas been e=pcialJ
esctive and 20 far this department Is informed hos
| not failed to meet every draft upon IL.
In addition to the arms IN depot 81 me Commerce
ment OF the uar, numbers nave oe' eonecseo anu R
In order for service, atbougn py tue uansie, 'ps
State Armory 10 the Confederate staes the facilities ct
The superintendent for repairs have been greatly i'm
| paired.
No returns Of the munitions Of war which were cap
tured at the Gosport navy yard aud at Harpere Ferry
have ever been name to this Once ana only knoH 81
them Though no. officially tia: all have been promptly
and freely appropriated for the service OF the Coniede
rate States.
| Indeed, II any thing more could have been cone by
the authorities than has been done, IL pcsses my
conception even 70 imagine wha, i was. Toe tact 10,
that from the governor and commahder ID eo'e oorh
through all me military oepAiensns "a oD,;rs Al.
renting sneiuOn, " %! s',so-p in Ian ,nSepc,
''pon ~ a. ~, y;r.;n, seeded from the ht.
un,on and reuming her Sovereignty cast her lot vita
,ha S,,es she has been gaIlsa,ly az nobly
Sv her sons and by the ehivsrs sons Of
sor,h.,d si,bongh not so sell prooared for tho var
b;.S hs 49, S,csd mon ne "a sSs might hays sse y
70 The vsn, had hee fofeseen the result ss shown taat
an. a ba,,r -enared not only than any Of the Ss,es
of tho Cou,Sersoy mas ,hau sny of those which CON,
noaed ,he Is Uni.o ereep possibly the State of New
york
In bs con,sat she occpnes the ros exposed ard pcs
fans rosi,io, and NINA can denv thar she has acted Va
90 Ls hoio ar;v or holovs that the Virginia of 1851
bss deoanays,ed' from the Virginia of l7TG
.n, r,,o,,r: ,,,,-,nv r,sr,,vta .
-. a,s,o,:..x ra,rr,s s,nn ana !, .tj,pli,p
T. 80 80 dsd ON osd,pt as. spriup 70 bring the
uA'S osea potraoS =, ssrve "a ns,,neto,s AZ
-. = 49, -, IL ,ss eaat,shed here the corps
se ~ W. da,-s,;s,d ara aha cnmmebcemeot
| " ~ ~ 80 p. ~ 81 ro.assi,v omit.eS :
NJ. "rjs 80 r"mhe, of the faculty. tut
| naa,Iv sll of N. frs, and second c,ss.s q
bs.s ar,.-oJ The .eryice of the CoaIs las.t.
slacs; and owing to this and to other sAuses uAs
ill snnsar from he renot of the hoasa OF ysitors t
b.s hsen sonnd imn-aoticah. 4, resume tho eeeieII
course before the frat o. ,,uuaYv ne1t The nupeF OF
snphcsnts fc a,.i,-on was greater than evss before
AZ well rom ths AZ from some Of our sister states and
IN ainv he vacancies the board k.ye conferred ap-
n, ar,rs uo,T AL of ,Ss las. ..eudones.
w.. -
rs , .hh 49,. u t6a 60 ,.,,.;os ,,-.
ine " .lo ', .''' $50 ~.
g1an.o' ana recon nenoatohs N .ase Fly eoaect
anu 'nese require 'H' pASrst a',eH''0H 0i 'H' "ss"'
tnfe.
since No appointment % Oapo'ih pm'hoca As eo'o"e
o. Hr Rsnc me eUard has oeen entirely unaer wee con-
asho Of H. .. way, "''a OUT one va
Ger VI k.rl to AID nm ~ eonn'non Is erte'aos ~
eo'h officers snd men-aad sse moro 50, as tue sasrd
ase0 ,o@ 10 sbs Of
n,Ss, I'd S,.cin1jnc
''GT bars sr5e.yorsd to nrssept in copd.,,A tofs
all that tsiiimaeiy apOersins to the aaasI repart
~nT "a TOE poW W +. ' ssss ron re psssns
he ,..t cnrS;,;o Of "a. Ii n regard 70 her militia.
S.t.r"ss Sa. 10 IsaTn nom /. a esaon for the To-.
,y,. N'''"'S''
p,;o, "a tho ~. NJ March al 1873 prsvi3ine for ~
y. ~, me me-. ,b s,s,s b, ms,stsr
legislation, had been reduced to ooQssss e ,nis.
..as ~ saH,s.S az $780, me-,
n.n eou w na'0 Wv 80 aIhansh, b. ,ao,a,r
w. ~, S;ssaSSod s,;Ia r'as0n,sS n ,sc
Sa,asI s.S, Sscs,;ss NO, s.sr avlyeone We, urs,
Ssry " ~ wv sS ,1eoer"d - /, ~.
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