, 1863-08-24
FROM TIE ARMY OF THE CUM
DERLAND.
Health OF tho AFmy-ForaEinx Expe.
tiitioun-A New Plan propoked-Tho
Cotton Traffic In Tho Army.
from Our Special Corrcepoudeut !

uEADQuAnrxns ARMY or THE CUMBERLAND
WINCHESTER, Tenn, Aug. Is, 1863.
ssA1l quiet on the Potomac." With the
subetitutlon Of Tennessee Tor Potomac, this
phrase has currency among us equal to that
which, under different circumstances, It en-.
joycd In the palmy days Of Mcclellan. But
the prevalent torpcr is not without good rea.
SOD. This Is to be found In tho terrible heat
Of the weather, which surpasses everything
had before experienced Of Southern summers,
even In Memphis, said to be tae hottest city
In the Missisaippl Valley this side Of Now Or
leans. General officers say that forward
movement now, would Involve as much loss
Of Life as lighting In hard battle.
Notwithstanding the excessive heat, how
cvcr, tho health Of tho army remains oxtraor-
dinaslly good. As an instanco Of this, in
conversation, the the other day, with Colonel
Mcclellan, of the 25th Illinois, he Informed
me TINT every man In Ills regiment was Ut for
duty; and though tho sanitary condition Of
llls command is probably nbove tho avoragc,
It is nevertheless true that We arc all culoying
freedom from disease unusual In this cli-
mate at this season. It is possible that tho
extreme neatncss and cleanliness enforced By
tho Colonel Of tho eth In tho management
of bis command. accounts In some degree for
tho extraordinary health Of his men. Tho
ground occupied by his camp IL kept In
4 state Of ncaineas that cxcltea the admlta'
tion Of ercEy yie!tor; and rho Colonel gu.
men in y mnnncr ut once good huuo!Gd mud
| tffxc.lve. Tho modha opfrdnd5 II Rs follows:
In detailing the mcu for picket, camp and
guard duty. caro- Is always taken TO solcct ono
moro than the number required for these puf.
| poscs They arc then paraded before The
| toloncl's tent for inspection. This duty be
| per{pTma In person. He chooses those who
have the disticst guns and equipments Tor t.
ttgne duty. To those whose appearance Dc
notes moro pains. falls tho casler lot Of ca1nI
guard, while tho last aud extrn man, Whobt
appea,ancc Is least exceptiouablc, {lnds th'
tutile Il dnlceh combined In hls pcraon, II
tho reception Of q pass to 60 TO town mi
'li have M ;usi returned from fo,asing expo
dition which Joined Tor tho purpose of a
ccrtalnlng something Of tho amount Of pro
dues len In tho country for the people to sub
slit on. To the Inquiry, "wlat hare tn
toldlo,s left you'" the aaswer almest estla inv1
.aey E9sm;heB B.elvaoa nnat et ren sss
, cd to be prctty much the case. IN alettar !
Gen, Roeecrans, written tew daya since
, Gen. Which, hc suggcet now systom Of To-
, aging, which has been, understand, succes s
l fully adopted IN EulppG. ~ ID A14n -
;, military authorities holding the country, {
+ The Governor Of tho province invaded, arpotl
= . committee from among tho prominent q,
9 zens Of the town into which supplies aEe
t | be gathered from the surrounding countr1
~ | It ID mado tho duty Of this committee to q
~ certain where suppllea are to be bad, and vi
Ia are best able to furnish them, and to 1nstru
It parties shout to start on furngiug expeditio
- accordingly. Gen. Which contends that 7
a preeent mode Of sweeping the country Ind
d, crim!nately, without reference to the mea
~ Of tho persons levied upon, Is calculated
Nv drive the people to desperation, while, up
Is the plan he suggests, "hnBhw hacking" w ~
- Of his suggestions remains to be seen.
ne Ths Commissioners appointed to inve st'g
10 tho cotton trade, that was rife In the army
= some time back, and which has been but
III recently checked, aro likely to dlvulge 10
n. important facts, the nature OF which It Is s
IA hsps not proper to disclose at present, II \
u" assured, however, that their duties wiu
i'd performed impastially aud feazlcssly, let
If blow fall where It may.