The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-07

"'''' INSTANTLY surrendered and were sent ashore
Lhe pumps were set to work, but could not save tn
vessel and she went down in few moments, onl
her smoke-staclS and shield remaining visible abov
the water.
captain Warley says, further, that he received N
notice from the picket boat below nor did the artil
lery on the shore give him any assistance
THE DISCIPLINE OF 8ENER4L EARLP,
GENERAL COhlANDKVG.
/ The disaster (if it may be called so) of Cedar
creek will eventually prove blessing to the Army
OF the Valley. No more victories are to be thrown
away by demoraliZed plunderers, and tho organiza.
uon OF the army itself il to he so changed that the
F. troops viii be more compact and wicldy. Already
several skeleton regiments and briga.lss have been
Consolidated, which cannot fail TO prove an exeel-
lent step The apple brandy question also receives
some attention i'll the following orders, which ar
furnished Us by our correspondent with General
Early's army:
HEADQUARTERS VALLEY DIsTRIcr)
October Is, 1864
General ORDERS No. II.
1. Cilo-rs commanding divisions, bligades, reei-
ments, battallons and companies will al once take
steps 10 improve the discipline Of their commands
aii1 ioT this purpose the following rules will be ri
gidly observed:
lSt. No officer soldier Will be allowed TO abaant
Mdl'eIl IRON his camp without written permission
approved by MS division commander ur in the ar-
lit@F oy tHe cnlei u aTtliieTy; and no such per-
mission VIII be gTaa,ed Tor greater length of time
than Six hours All perinissions 70 be absent fo,.
greater length Of time must be approved az these
headquarters. - ~
2d. Patrols Will be organized in each camp to ar
rest all stragglers and whenever men are found al
sent ifoni thelr CAMPS on permits not approved as
above proyldei; they will be arrested, the permits
n KEN "a aud cass~
Inander, or the headquarters Of The artll.rv ana
the officers granting such permits viii be arrested
and tIled on charges Tor disobedience of orders.
ID There will be four roll calls each dsy IN comn
to wit: At a. NJ, Noon, z NJ ana y p NJ
which roll calls must be attended by all company
officers, and supeTintended by the comInandapts Of
IesllelIt3 or Held oit1oer from etch regiment and
10 company officer or soldier absent without proner
authority from either Of said roll calls will ha
allowed to draw Iations for the next draw dav and
al provision returns must be made to corto11n to
lma provision, ard the absentees will be otherwise
punished.
On marches, the rolls Of companies will be called
on the formation OF the command ar the close of +bn
march, and repeatedly during the march when the
column halr5 10 rest, and the names of absen1eas
noted and the sanG rule Will b8 observed in REGARD
TO absertees a. TO drawing ratonsau punishmonta
fth; All piuhder OF property OF any kind, gotten |
by officers or soldiers the battlefield or from tho
enemy, will be taken from them and turned orar 70
the quaItelmdbt6r of the army,
All property OF every kind captured in battle n,
L EOHI I tiley, itgtllndtely belongs TO the
neht No officer or soldier has the right to appro-
pllate 10 himself, or his particular command any
KIND OF property SO CAPTURED, because he happens 10
.o his comrades. No
The man who continues TO fight the enemy is the
saptof' ana not he who stops to gather booty In 1
utufe all such appropriation IS forbidden and all |
persons making twill be brought to trial
9th. The names OF all officers and men who ston
10 piunder, or who throw away their arms or other
wise HsDeHave before the enelny, will be punished
y p4pcatlon III the papers Of the State to which
hey belong, and they VIII be tried under the filty
econd article of war.
III. Division commanders will cause to be made
1ut Sts OF all officers and men who stopped to plum
Ter, threw away their arms, or otherwise rlisbe- |
iaved III the recent battle Cedar creek in order
hat their names may be published in the news |
'apeTS OF their States and charges will be preferred
II the most H2grant cases, especially ao-4inst Off
ers guilty Of such misconduct The lost arms will
,e charged in every case to the men who have
brown them away. |
oroperty-whother suffers goods or public proper
y--taken from the battlefield and not appro- |
'rlated, will be turned over to the chief quarter
master and commissaTy Of this army and whore II |
las been appropriated, each article will be valued |
ulder the direction Of the chief quarterrnaster or
onllnlssary, and charged to the officers or men to
whose use it has been appropriated.
This will apply to all camp and garrison eouinage
TearIng apparel OF every Observation-Disclosures |
ooIs, shoes, and all other commissary and suffers
oous OF every description; but horses and mules |
lll be taken from the persons having them in nos
eSslon, whether appropriated or not
BY command Of Lieutenant General j. A Early |
Signed 81 c. MooRp
Assistant Adjutant- General
0eciak Orders, No 49,
Al spirituous liquors brought to the camp or the
lcinity of this army, for the purposes Of sal. on
arter, will be seized and turned over to the medical
apartment without compensation to the owner; and
Il distilleries in the neghborhood will be closed
'vision commanders will see to the execution Of
lis order. |
BY command Of Iieutenant-General J. A. Early. |
lSlgned S. J. G. MOORE, |
Assistant Adjutant-General |