Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-08-19
DETAILS AND ExEMrTs, A'f9ENrIoN

deiepce OF tho country, without Wiit1ra"''E
them entirely iron: ths rreinot.n" ri tr'lu---
lie ordc.s al detailed u,nu 10 report !"- eu-
rollmsn.. aId sill assign props. aOn,h,aad"nt:
to each os:iu.y. Ibo5e c"laiuEndants wiz ts
authorized 50 select suitable meI 10 raise olin-
panias Within their respective oeuali-H
"The companies orgau:25d under tina of
dor ara Designed to DO employed III rspeilius
raids and sudden ipcutsious Of t}.a 0aen'y.-
They will no. bs called on: oxccpt ;n~ emar-
yapeies ccurnng in ei:s = q: counties 20
Shieh they teloas. .i,tissslisa5 they be-rSqaired
20 pnrfurm any sc,vics except within tbs i';i
its cr tho:r rcsrcvti, co'intie5 anu ct c"u2'i:s
contiguous iherc.a
Persons exelrr. irlm ,,il u:.!ita.y duty n:o
invited 70 volunteer. THIS ursaniz.iic.. Will
eurriY pubic wni,.. |: wall constitute .
eanri1o rid guard. Tba reue@ai by Ito
Yankees ui tie ancisLt and tathrrums "ie..
OF plIUjsr, has rendered rrraa:Gry .hn aI"i'
t;oa Of ouunteEactir2 rystem q: Ga:cG,:.- 49,.
Ii our rs.srpeD sha!l bl esilst ami ;Gn> ST. 1"
guard bridges wii.L m&y be burned. tic Oh
icet cr the snomY will ~ better attained hv
tho withdrawal ci the i.,ugc ,rp;a lilo crtrs
than by destrcyiGs lie bridges. it w1uli -
difficult to compute how i.ipry larr's NJ ur;s
the protection or thu "iiigh Er%Ho" WI!
CO.! thu country. Oar ai.eht'.a M"'r con:
pclltd to adopt II si,nill: s:%etetn l. 'tGsl In
dieu raids. Tas people bu,lt bivcs I.ii.s7s, n
which Il Whole uaighborh5"t rrpai.sd iii case
of danger. a1'i tho nen carried tto.r ...4h- l.
the hali. They this cimJilci icrn1o Ent
ri0duo:iJn. Eiery recpio ha. hes,a cdin-
PEELED &c ADOPT 5cmt sp:I.fc piaa oi wsi!a,r
TO guard against irregular in7ss.6u. ..nta il
would stsr"e ont sDy pecpls 10 stand guard
perretualiy ut every point "hsre 20 iasajei
migk: come. The Chinese raid guard is i
.wah. The Romans adopted the sGmc r'@n tc
keep out the Picts. Ihc hiexiohGs bald
houses without HpernsaU in the loser st1:r
and ascending 10 tho aecoL! story by IL ladder
defend themselves from lt' Asa:ca. Thcil
cattle and h9r3es a-4 p:otes:z,i ts II 1or!,i, 81
encl3sufe, with high 7:tna walls.
AC ihICC III Niisi 'itosS - SNi'lGtC =
reserves viii! BE this Iho men will re ea
rolled in companies in their owa counties. no:
to 20 beyond Contiguous c2r@:y. and cas-
to 10 c-lled on in an oiusrGcr~y. The? ;2,!
be commanded, 70 douh:, !Y cir:ser ci ii;sii
own county, familiar wita thsi- ;r.erer,s anI
intont upon ssvirg thsm al! 'nncceas:rf f"ra'
ration iror, their fa,nile. ,.lt bits: ,rsJ. ih!'
corluan.!ant will, perhapa, bc ~ experienced
oHa;oar--in soma iust.l.c-s. dis:.n!Gd lrpm 10
tvs service.
IL vii! be ro:od thai ih6Sn ..,,ap,.liea may he
drilled nsqaats 4hia will fe!i.y7 tL. ,a.l, ton
:.aa necessity d! fciEg iar i.ori i't:.:. :! .er
geant eau iGstruat all the RESERVES 10 : ~. g!:-
borhood. Whensser the per7ioer Of u raserys.
shall! be required, they will bs =,uanoneG to The
field. hud thei. duties ysii bs liu::iel l.. eua
All expedition, Eh;oi. ran.!,: :s=s rrsy Ling.
Az Uub0r,iinAto LII the i.t..:, 81 ,rya.:g:tI
arnins nlI c4"jppi7.8 tao irass:os. mo ,Hay
bs allowed 10 cfrr il few Suggestions. 1hs
ch;et neeaa ii ;:e;aatiuS. raid in t3 aG:,,n..:,i
rsc,ion. We ~e:a .u!i hY :. uinot iatti;;Rn!,'
Officer who accompanied Morgan '.:." r;:io
ths! the perfect tei.sruphc sYsteu "i ;hr ene.
my contributed groatiy 10 the lrilure vi lis,
enterprise. Every dey tho Cincs,ua!i rai'7rs
published the position and ;novomen ents o! Nor
gan. The ccuctry was reused and armed, and
cea5aless assauityr and constant oba.yua:ioDs
wore out ind o1hGusted our men and horses.
We a-o unfortunately Withar! any other
t.tsgraphm cummuhi;a!i"lo ihah i!.~:s :5 Esd
BY few oatefpsising individuals at !!.a y.n-
Ut tho war. nnd now rsotha ri uy3:i
private account with gress proG, VS. havs
10 wire tact.ry, except, fsIaaps, una .tit n:
by tho telegraph company Tho advantage
by oil civilized people nj luoiarn
times, is therefore deuied us. E'o Shout!
CONNECT our frontier with the interior. There
should be te!egrsphiu wire ~ every ccr.t
house In the State. But this We rannat ex-
pect. Lst us. then. resort t. the egpedian:a CT
antiquity. The English border counties wslo
required by isw to keep watch-trea ready to
be lighted upon tue appearance ci Ia rnid.N>
These signals were repeated from avery n.oun
tain and hilltop, and tho particulars dee.
patched BY oourioIs.
The same systsm should to sdarta;
the Co1fedarap7 tho iaco CT
the country permits it TO be GoIo. la tia
list country, some other cTpsdisnL n..a: Le
o toplel, Gnt fires and smoEva mlY !e nia1e
to warn ut great distance, i.ad understood
signals will greatly failitaio tho uolloet,on
of men At points of rendezvous.
Raids may only bo countaracsl b7 in;oI'i-
genoe and obstruction" A part OF tbe 1coot.5s
reserves will, no doubt, be organized ~ =ct,lss.
They will o0mmnnioato by signals and c5u-
risrs the earliest appearance Of Tho raid Cit.
zsns along the line Of tho raii will !ja Botiied
"a time to remove everything which would aij
he enemy. so that they eai,noL Gn! hoIeos to
:e-m0unt their n,cn, ur prGS is.1,is 10 sut.5iat
hem. A;.otLsr portion .: tto ldSs.yen sill
% organized iot tbs fatigue seiSite ., vi,
truoting The roads ot e7aIy pTaasi9abl5 V1is,t,
10 ksepa regiment 81 iici5o standing raS9.s
Ia obstruction t6r three it,EiT5 ia saoa weather
Is tho present: will impair atcir afacity f2r
nieohief moro than busbwlsskirg nifty Of is;r
o!dieTs. With tbs roads eTe77wio,s Ct
truotsd, front and Va,r, a r5it 7.L mai5 very
title prrrrsss, ,i!:o soyc.l1ieLi wl; thereby
onaftaJ aGtts,.k mi.