The New York herald., 1863-08-14

md Philadelphia From tae ial,or civ southwNrd ~
tack ls compe.e y Ns~ss, .ad ws be- s,solg aashe
oe'wese baltimore aai wasalu,.oa vo.k l. lsosrsS'
ing upon the bridge he saslash,n.l. aa4 s,s's
! arrospect ihs, doale tack rad without any ct>ns
Or .afs, vii sopn be provided betweea Wa haslon
Nav Yo,t The companies hlso o.As oi thirty new nrs
clsss cars TO- too line
ADMIRAL FARGAnur '"'' - /"
wear ADMIRAL farrasuts Wait . ..,,
,e's'ence 70 future operations, bul - " s0.
'he KIDD invitation Of tho secretas, Of tho N'f'
4 a. us convenience. The secretary A. 'ne s.s w. s
Expresses to atm the thanks tho g. yesan'1s 'o' ~
valuable services 20 the country. hs sf ~
AFFAIRS ON rns POTOMAC.
The Potomac aoiilla has rcbol demons a''0''
\ on the river for month past. .a ~.
THE fKiza STEAMER NEPTUNE.
fhe British blockade runner Neptune rochrs.soed the
~, 'es bong a!tod at tho Washington Navy Yard
:. go boat.
ARMY TRANSPORTATION
An order bas zen issued fixing tho following a. the
maxnum amount O, transportation 10 be allowed ia ths
6eldTo the headquarters Of an army corrs wagons
eight pack animals to tho eadluariers OF division
or brigade one wagon nvo pack ~nimas; ~ field and
stan OF aregtment ono wagon or four pack anaIs 10
every threc company officers pack animal 10 ovcry
twelve company officers. wagon four pack am
mails to every two stat officers not attached 10 any head
quarters, pack ANIMAL 10 every ten sta officers not
attached 70 any headquarters. four pack
animals, TO every sixteen officers and
prrates. enc pack ANIMAL TO ovcry eighty
sioncd officers and prvates wagon pack anmas
The above will include for personal bag
gage mc chests cooking utensils, desks, papers. &c.
The weight OF officers baggage in tho field specified in
army regu dIons viii be reduced as TO bring within
tho foregoing schedule. AL cxcess OF transportation
with my corps, dviscns. bgaiee and regiments
or batteries, The foregoing allowance will be i'm
mediatey TURNED into the Q rterm1sters Department 10
be used in th trains. Commanding officers Of corps
divisions. &C., viii Immediately inspections to
be made, and will be held responsible for the
strict execution OF this order. Commissary stores
and forage viii, be transported by the trains
Where those not convenient of access, and
where troops IN detachmcnts the Quartermastcrs
Department will ass gn wagons pack animals for that
purpose but tho baggage OF officers OF troops camp
equipages, will not be permitted to be carried In the
wagons the pack animals assigned Tho assign.
ment Of transportation Tor ammunition will be made
proportion the amount ordered DO carried Cavalry
horses often broken down injured by permitting
the riders to carry extra baggage Cavalry oalcers
will be he'd responsible for the immediate removal
Of these evils. The knapsacs OF infantry soldiers will
also be frequently Inspected to that they properly
packed aud that nothing carried in hem except
directed by regulations orders ordinary marches
when the troops receive daily from the trans
they win be required to carry only two days ratons but
the immediate vicinity OF the enemy, and where tho
exgonces OF the render It necessary for troops
TO movo without baggage or trains, the men may
be required 20 carry with them from eight 70
twelve days rations, as follows,-For eight days,
i've days beef mutton 10 be driven the hoof col
iected tho country passed over three days cooked
hava nvan nda
vo days ralious Of broad and small stores kpapsaks
six pounds change OF undcrcothcs in knapsacks,
pounds blanket, nvs pounds ucquarer-tota weight,
nineteen pounds. For twelve days nno days ratons cf
meat tho hoof three days cooked rations In havcr
sacks weight Ave and three quarters pounds Nins days
ratons Of biscuit and small In knapsacks and
half pounds, change Of undercothss In knApsacks,
two pounds; blanket, hve and quarter pounds-toai
weight, twcnty.three pounds aud half. Tho under
clothing should bo racked in the knapsacks nox - ths
back ono or two pack asimals viii march with each
regiment according 70 its sze 10 carry camp kettles,
F,ce, boans, &c. where circumstances will permit .
wagon may bo assigned TO brigade division Tor this
purpose Ocers servants expected N carry ratons
for their officers and themselves 1hoso OF mounted
officers expected 70 be mounted and 70 be
able carry small forage for ihoir animals
loug forage must be sought for In tho country.
nv Increasing the ordinary meat ration, and evyng
ributons o, -four and meal 10 the country passed
the bread and small raons carried above BY tho SOL
diors may be madc to last from twenty 70 twenty-five
days. In the proper the bread may be par
TALLY dispensed with by subst.uting green corn which
be oraged In the neld Movable columns the fold
should be furnished with hand mills for grind.
ing the grain which they procure In tho country.
within week after the receipt OF this order thor
respective headquarters, Qaartermas,er Inspectors Of
armies and army corps will repor, directly to tho Adju
General Of the army every violation OF this order
certifying in their reports that they hAvo thoroughly
spected ts several and have reported therein
every deviation from this order regard allowance Of
transportation.