Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-28

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We have received the New York Herald, Times,
Tribune. Philadelphia Press and Inq~irsr, and BAl
American Of the 24h.
The Yankees are as yet hsIplsssly Ignorant Of the
progress Whereabouts and general fortunes of their
temporary idol. Sherman.
From Grants army thsrsis "importantn intelligence
from City Point to the eject that Buffers canal will be
shortly opened.
Gold closed on the evening Of the PSI at22l.
sHERMANs ORDERS FOR HIs MARoa.
PfiOF TO the commencement Of his march, Sherman
Issued the following "Fisli Orders" which We nd in
the Herald:
sPIoAL TIILD oRDIR-Eo. 100.
HIADo'Rs, MILITARY DIVISION or THs Mississippi.
Iu the Field, KiDgstOn, Ga, Nov. {, 1864.
L For the purpose Of military operations this army
10 divided into Two wings, viz: The right wiz & MOI
General o. o. Howard, commanding the Pftsenrh and
Seventeenth corps; the left wing Major General n. W.
sleoum commanding, the Fourteenth and Twentieth
II. The hsbiluA order Of march will be-; whenever
practicable BY four roads, as nearly parallel rs posi-
ble and convergng Of points hereafter to be
Ia orders The cavalry, Brgadier General Fitzpatrick
commanding, will receive special orders from sue Com
N Indsr In Chief.
Ill There will be- no general trains Of supplies but
each corps will have is ammunition and provision
train, distrbuted hAbtually follows shind each
regiment should follow one wagon and one ambulance
behind each brigade shGud follow due propor,iop of
ammunition wagons, provision wagons and ambulances
In case Of danger each army corps should change this
order Of march By having his advance aud rear bri-
Rsde uuencumbeIed BY wheels. The separate oolumps
will start hAbtuAlly A. n, ard mako about
fifteen miles per day. unless Otherwise fixed 10 orders
". The army win forage Literally on the country
80. NJ II
nAnoer viii organize good and tufi sent forging
party under the command Of or more discreet
officers who will gather the route traveed corn
or fag zee Of any kind meat OF any kind vegetables
corn meal or whatever is needed by the Command:
aiming at oil times TO keep in the wagon trains At least
ten days provisions for the command and three days
forage Soldiers muat not enter tie dwellings of the
inhabitants commit any tresplss, during tho halt or
camp they may be permitted to gather lurnps. DO.
atoss and other vegetables and dive in stock 10 front
of their camps. To regular fSragDg parties mtst be
entrusted the gathering OF provisions aud forage At
any dIstar ce from the road travelled.
V. To army corps commanders ia entrusted the
power to destroy MILF, houses cotton gins, g., and
Tor them this gen raj primo pie Is laid down II d-
tricts aud nbgnborhoods where the army ia unmolest
3D. no destruction OF such pre- rJ should be permit
ted; bat should gusriSs or bushWbaokera modest our
march, or should the inhabitants burn bridges. OBJ
struct roads, or otherEiss manifest local hostility
theh army corps commanders should order and en-
force devastation more or less relentless according
to the measure of such hostility.
vi. As for horses mulee, wagons, g., belonging 10
the inkabitantR the cavalry artillery may aIpro-
pirate freely and without limit discriminating how
ever; between the rich, who usually hostile and
tho poor or industriou', usually neutral or friendly
FOraging parties may aao take mules or horses 10 re-
place the ided animals Of their trains to serve as
pack mules for the regiments or brigsdos Ia all 70
raging Of whatever kind, the pIres enRagsd will
rsfIsin from abusive OF threatening language, and
may when the officer IN Command thinks proper give
written cert fcates OF the facts, but DO recsp AND
they win endeavor to leave with each family rasson
able portion for their maintenance.
VII. Negroes Bbo are oblsboded aud can be of ser.
vice to the several columns, may be taken along but
each army commander will bear mind that The cues.
ton of supplies is very important one and thai his
first duty 10 10 see to those who bear arIns.
VIII. The orgsuiE ition at once Iof good pioneer
battalion 70; each corps, composed, if possible of ne
gross, should bs attended to. This battalion should
follow the advance guard should replr roads aud dou
BILE them il p)ssble so that the coIumne will NOT te
delayed after reaching bad placer. Also, army COM
msnders should study the habit of giving the artillery
aud wagons the rad and march thar troops on ore
steep hills or bad crossings of str ans
X Captain NJ Poe, Chief ( gneeT vii sssVr
to each wing Of the srmy pon1oon trsn, p sqrppCd
and organized aud the commanders thetf viii pse 10
its being properly pFotsotsd at all Time
Byorder of Afjor General W r. Sl,rMis
IN. DAYTON, Abide lamp.
eESIBAL sIoOUMs oRDIE TO Bis WHO or ras Army.
HLDQUARFIRs TwIS1EITA OoAPs.
Atlanta, Ca, Nov. z, 1854 -OIRcUL4a
When the troops leave camp 90 ths m ron abou, 10
commence thy will carry in haverssck Two days rs-
tons salt meat Two dayb' bard bread ter s. ooffes
and salt and FIVE days sugar. EIch -flntiy soldier
will carry sixty rounds Of ammunition o. bis p,rFon.
Every effort should be made by oioere Aeu 90 we
ralions and ammunition; not q round OF ammunition
should be lost or unnecessarily expended |. i
expected thai The Command will be supplied with
subsistence and forage mainly from the country -
All foIsgpg will be done by parties detailed
for the purpose BY brigade commanders, under
such rules az may be prssOFib By brigade end
division c. mmsnders Pillssing maTauiirg and eve.
~ act of cruelty abuse of cit ma will be severely
punished, Eloh brigade COMMANDER will hsve strong
rear guard on every march, and will order the arrest
of ali stragsleTs The danger OF struggling ON THE
mprch shOuld be impressed upon the mind Of every
officer and man OF the command. Not only Tie repu-
ia ton of the corps but the personal eaey OF every
man, will be d. pendent Ia great measure, upon the
rigid enforce of discipline and the care taken OF
the ra'ions ADD ammunition.
BY command OF hjOr Gen. sLooUM.
n W. Perkins, ASST ADJ General.
RuMoRs ABOUT sHKRNLE-THI "rMBuSI" NAN u-
PRTssEs A DOUBT.
The Tri6ms's Washington man Is not disposed to
accept as "entiely probable" the rumors that we're
prevalent In regard to shermAn success Ia the matter
of the capture of the Georgia Legislature Macon SO
and haa dispatches to that paper under date Of wash
ington, Nov. ESD:
Oar evening papers are exul Ing over the supposed
successes Of Sherman, the cap of tie Georgia g.
islature occupation OF Macon, &C. While those SLATE
uents are entirely probable, there seems 10 be pa
tive Information 70 possession Of our Government TO-
yond the fact taat be lie thus far mAcaing uaeppos
through the heart Of Rsbeldom.
LIAY.
General Barry addresses tie following letter to Il
editor Of The BgGaiO Courier. telegraph mention of
which has already been made:
81 7a%y1 .s.- BUTrIIo, Nov. 20. 1864.
: Ihsysbs deeply, mortifeH byFesding in Tie But
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