Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-23
An Example for COmmissary NOrthrOp.


An Example for COmmiSsary HOrthrOp.
Fbe selection Of a g. man for any Vi d FItk g is the
arsl step ID generally the Indispensable CONDITION Of
success Why military edaCa ion, in5ead OF Tue ns's
traDlag should be thought to be the best Qualification
TO- the task OF feeding aud clothing great armts We
DO n { uadgssAn3. Miltary Ialk and authority may
Do nee s'ary, but These can easily &c bestowed When
p-opSr 90 person without military schooling OF e1Pe
iisnee but the OF conducting great PTae eA bush
LEES com. only from the natural adaptation for such
occupations which some men exhibit and iron the s1-
ps.isnos which gives knowledge iaeiiy 1t ha'
been almost universal regarded ms'aki that thu
Presidsn did not select from such persons Chiefs OIL
Our sima ter and Commissary IArtments. Ths
from wait ,f foresight, eOmp,ehensi,n and energy
these great branches Of the service our taI opera
lions have been tmbaTra 4, Obstrueted ard dTaTteo
u kROEn to all LAX Of provisions or Of ira sportA
Ga has oten pars SD a'mes, when the most IN
wing opportunities offered for &C i've m,Teneati
AID decisive lOSs That mattsr5 would have been dh-
fersnt these dspsrtms had been from The nFst in
,he hands Of m4sters, ~ doubt Who is ~ al
fAnl ar vi the history Of var in o.Ler eouLtiies-
Ike a. illustration the experience OF Moore and Wei
EngtOn during the PeninsulsT campaign, when the
Armiss we're supplied with great Asiy and Abun-
canoe By 4 man entirely IMMERSED in IN i,Ary ahAH-
n. T. SaupAyO, kuoNn "Ihe Great Contractor"
A brief sketch Of thii r,m,rkAble nan nay b. il
{ rssing As veil as isuueHvs. Hs passed the ear
years Of his life in he hous Of his elder bTOIh'r vi
bAi removed from Lisbon and vas engaged ~ mes
chant in Cork, Ireland. SJon after coming OF ag',
S.mpayo retained to sbOn where DO vas aecsslluJ
engaged in mercantile pursuits. When the British ar
ny landed on the Penuful he very soon attracted III
notice Of the Comman ,er in chief b. bis Aeats enter
prise and integrity and was At one5 engaged A. an ally
OF the OonmissTy General WGh this otiesr 81
Agreements vas entered into by uhish Smpayo vas 10
dued procure the supplies necessary for 80 600 men,
with the u-ua proportion Of horses, wagons and q
vsr5sslimatsd a. $50 tons Of bread, 400 large oxen
and 500 lipls Of wine, per Wssk. Although SamPayO-
fuads uerO limited, bis credit vas good. He enSag
70 take up the Waole supply bis account Sap
plies # cattle, grAu, aJur, oil aud Uiue soon poured
"a Oa hn from all quarters Inexperienced a. be tts
IN military Affairs he soOa discovered the mode Of Civ
ing salts action 10 al par ies. A5undanoe OF "a 10
aud regularity n .her sappJ Wll never fail 10 Aerl
an army In good huuor. TIE whole Of tie Sonni--
sarat lent their aid to aea.e and help forward be
arrangements.
But lot Ga the rele val OF his 6fst months contract
an ofoer arrived from England Nth the ranh Of 'Ccn
mksay-ir Jbsl' Who BY virtue Of long aud ssdeh1sry
campaigns 10 White Hall and Scotland Yard, vas Gee
decd 10 wosk miracles Of eaieie. CT and economy
in u a: branch Of the service. A. The arst STRIP
All existing contracts are Aunuled." TIE p
.ult vas that 10 a fortnight the army Vas sCnsI-
iBR for food 81. The services Of Simpayo we're sgan
snRag, l. His agents Eere Distributed IN all the O.
duelVe dstrc 70 buy up not Olly The present stoes,
6ut The crops Of the next year 10 every IoEn IN gh
be found az agent Of the great contractor. de I'D
agents in Ireald He sent Ons brother 50 Ihe Uui II
safes OF America; another 10 Morocco. Wien
demonstrated vita by bis irietd s on Aese prodga sua
pssmalure Otders he Wait vail awhile aud )eu
aiu see hat all these precautions are necessary. lie
spoke pfophssioaly. By this fO:sighs Wellington Was
enabled ~ push o. his way towards the N0rIhi ard
vhea be was eompsned eOncentIa bis forces With
In those celebrated Lnes-"Tores Ysdras"--nOt oulj
$40 British army but the Portuguese, as1, to be
mainland with their usual ialiOus aid relief ~as
demanded IOr the thousands Of hOmeles Vanished ia
olives, VINO we're compelled TO abandon their burn,
housss and desclltsd lands. Nov Was the lime dat
every eve behed and ,very tongue applAudsd lhe
~
full % over JUiDg Of all the u cessaries Of c. Whe
ths bssf gers we're eating their DO ses, he sSsed
we're In possession o, all the eOmor ever enjoyed By
Che Bs.sh soldier Toe G5ueFsl aud staff looked on
him a. the prince Of puyeyOrs; vi tie eommis ar 60
he wa prodigy The idol Of quArtermasIers and orc
kesOsrs and tho friend and protector Of The farmer,
giazsl and muls'eeF.
M 20 piOr ng this sketch, from the moment that
TIE British army oceu pied the Pshinsua ls05l Il ~
biIAnt period when yelling toa turned Iids Of
into ths heart OF France, Qslsl sAuPAyO G. jOyed an
uninterrupted career OF honor credit aud prosper y.
Wi hOu. tae advantages Of liberal edteAiOn he vas
q nan of great talents, profound SoIldy Nisdom,
mush foresight and Of the most cOnsummats addr, 50,
which be had the taei 10 adapt 20 those With whom
be had ingloy urse win singular felicity and success.
He kusW DE weak point on which 10 attack mankind.
Perfectly Polite at all tines be vas mild and persuasive
Ia his Ades 10 VlAns; patient PerseVefpg and cool
undsr. p.0E0eAliOn Every MAJ in "og'e'' whose APP
PesEaEes ncEsisd the possession Of second shirt be
addressed "IustrssimS but II boasting Of third
be vas a. preached a. "ExceleneiA i''
From s0ls imperfect sketch Of "Sampayo" the reader
and the Administrator Il &c viii. may form some idea
OfVhat may ~ done when the il aulsd 10 the Of
Zee which he 6ils