Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-21
sraaae11Ee AND IT'S PREVENTION,

The precautions adopted on all our lines Of
,..nsit ,o.strest End preven, struggling on
,,s part o, or'. soldies are the subject of
.nu:n complaint ~ such newspapers Us have
cbo>.n unbrGksu tsai:Sad;nz IS their u,o,is VI
.sr.nz the county. And yet there is
aothG.1 Of greater consequence to our sue
c-,: in This var than tho suppression Of
.tf.f.|iI,E. tn" most stringent precautions
So rnand-d, because there is no ingenuity
;s= thst ot q ,nau who wishes to evade his
dli" the ref'acsing ,nction Of the commu-
n,;r will, therefore. h.:cr patiently whatever
general i,:.'ns""s"rcr is imposed by the
MEASURE. trH,j rcrSsary for 50 important q
cuhlic service a;,d @i;l esteem t;,,eln no hard
.nr We shall not jiieed, Ne surprised il
lie minds Of some Persons aiu ui>l"d, and
is;g feelings pd:s"ned l.: liz ,a;S's pres r't:u
i:nii> 81 uacessia,iy t;Itit ii harsh and un-
ae,.=-sarr iu,,'osl;l"ns ',~s> ate well tal
,uaLed 10 Soui the siiil Ii the prall le and
.:l.petle their zeal; bur "" trust the good
stnSe of%oor citizens will sGpI.y the cor
i-ctlvP.
The following will si.nw the alarming ex-
ten, If the evil OF which we have spoken,
though It mas since been much reduced bg
the remedies now in force:
Fam the Wa hnSson cor-e p,sdsnt Of the Chicago Tel
hnL:
tea Lee : military ..e,st,nu, in Maryland
have lad ell .,niy fof th= want =! tionpa. II,
Al ins decislyv lnnln7n' a., y WednrS,lsy lie
had had lu.h0 fresh Lr,."i.S "a hurl against
burnside at the bridge oi Antletam. the day
world hav= beei, los. tO t,S our army would
tir.: been annlhil,,ed, and Gen. Lee would
hay. remained in Maryland do not make
tr!s statement at random. | kRop what
say is ia, and rhe history Of the battle,
wlcu Il cones To be ~r.teu, will show It TO
he ,I. How many troops do you suppose
,i.a. LIE had in Mar land altogether p
5000. !uU,G00' Hs had 20 fight the battle
of Au,etanl with just ffty-six thousand COM
,auts; not mau more. / KNOW that fact
positively; AMI his tnciudsi the troops that
nod tous sht at Harper's Ferry aad captured
thl: yal;e Oh the 18th.
lhe division of Jackson, Walker aid A..
=, ILL., left Harper's Ferry on Monday at
;vrnpon crossed the Potomac on one pontoon
oridge, marched all Monday night. got into
yo>ll,on and rested Tuesday, and we're ready
!, fight, and did fight Al !Anti'tam "n We'd
H.,,!ar. Moreover. thu artillery hmInuaJt;on
Il, the Lunttdrratrs gave IuL 'iurlhg the at
t:,nvoii ni the lILn. aud .neY hrel out ot
h-ir ritsd cannon pier-s Of railroad
Iroa about slghteen lncneS long. Scores OF
it=se missiles were found ou the field on the
18th
l'ne above is extremely nSar the truth
lie following is to the Same purport, from
one OF our own officers. We copy from the
Wilmington "Journal:"
W1scHsrrR, Va, Oct, 1862.
Editors Jou7lal
SIss Will you please make it known
.rr9ug YOUR columns that Gen. D. b. Hill
has called for she names Of all officers who
lave been absent frcm their regiments for an
unlsuil langth Of time, ill order that they
u,: recomincnced to be dropped. Several
lllnrs have peeu sent In from the 10Th y. Z.
E., and more will be forwarded if the officers
ROW absent do not report in satisfactory
!u.nner imuiadiately. Charges are to pre-
i-rrrd against al! soldiers who cannot furnish
i'll! I'D complete testimony for the necessity
~ Jitc,r contiOued absence. The military
Dnsd In.a-c- vf ..aosence without leave" has
necoEic 81 great An evil that stringent meas
n:es 1T .,c taken to arrest 1t. Every one
~ ti.- am; kouw:, that if hall tue abson-
tees vrr were abctU :.Dne to US from h0me
rai hr"a picsenu the battle OF Sharpsburg
"YG'd have tesuiLeI III d clsire victory for
-. "nl unr troops before THIS would bave
,'elrua Maryland.
Yours respectfully,
ALE.Eu IvErs.N.
Cot 10Th y T.. T.
Raleigh p.g=rs aud "B.uAlsr,'' OF Concord
Lease cUuS,