Nebraska advertiser., 1864-03-10

- ACAAONAnS
private circular Of P. w. White, Major
and Chief Commissary of the re5e
Government, which accidentally exhlbit'
their Strengthened circumstances for meaf
The following extracts from official
letters 10 my possession but partially
represent the condition Of the armies Of
Generals Bragg and Beaaregard and
there gloomy prospect for future sup
plies.
Major ]. F. Cumming, who supplies
General Bragg's army writes:
Il is absolutely and vitality important
that all the cattle that can possibly De
brought here shall be brought as
promptly as possible.
And again, on the 9th OF october: ne
says:
/ cannot TO strongley urge upon you
the necessity of sending forward cattle
promptly. Il appears that all other re-
sources are exhausted, and that we
are now depent upon your State for beef
for the very large army of General
Bragg. l know you will leave no stone
unt1rned: and | must say that we are
now dependent on your exertions, 50 far
as beef is concerned. La regard to ba-
con. the stock is about exhausted
hense beef is our only hope. |
know the prospect is very discouraging;
and il only remains with those of Us
having charged of this most important
work 10 do all we can TO exhaust our re-
sources, and when re have done that our
country cannot complain of US. If we
fail TO do all that can be done, and our
cause shall fail, upon US Will rest the
responsibility Their fore, let rs en-
ploy all the means at our command.
Again, on the 9Th says:
Major A. can explain to you the great
aud absolute necessity for prompt action
in the matter for, Major, | assure you
,hs: nearly all now depends on you.
Ara on October 10 he says;
Captain 70 En5a end, A G. S. having
leave of absence, thirty days from the
Army Of the Tennessee, | have prevailed
on him to see you, and explain
to'yOu may slaughtered condition, aud the
Imnlineni dagger of cur army suffering
for want of beef.
And on october ooh be wrote;
The army is to-day on half rations of
beef, and | fear IN a few days will have
nothing bat bread to eat. This is truly a
dark hour with US, and l canoot see
what is to be done. All that is left
for US 10 do Is TO do all we can, and
then We will have a clear conscience, no
matter whar the world may say.
Major Locke, Chief Commissary of
Georgia, wrote:
| pray you, Major to put every gen
cy in molIon that you can send cattle,
without a moments delay, toward the
borders. The troops in Char
lesion are in great extremity. We look
alone TO you for cattle those in Georgia
are exhausted.
Major Guerin. Chief Commissary of
South Carolina, wrote;
We are almost entirely dependent ON
Florida, and it is of lhelast importance a
this Tune that the troops here should be
Subsisted.
Again be says:
As II is, our situation is full Of danger
from want Of meat. and extraordinary
efforts are required TO prevent disaster.
And on October 9 he says.
We have-now 10000 troops and labor
ers to substitute. The supply of bacon
on hand in the city is 20 900 pounds, and
cattle furnished by TINS Sale is not
one-tenlh of what is required. My anKI-
euleS are greatly excited.
Major MilIen, OF Savannah, on Octo-
Der Is, says:
/ assure you, Major, tha, the stock of
bacon aud beef for the armies of the
Confederate States is now exhausted, /
and we depend entirely upon what we
may gather weekly. Starvation stares
the army in the face! The handwriting
is on the wall.
On the 26Jh of October he says:
From the best information | have. the
resources of food (meat) of both the
and VergiDia armies is ex-
hausted. The remark now applies with
equal force to South Carolina and
Georgia and the armies must henceforth
depend upon the energy of the purchas-
ing ccmmis>aries, through their daily
or weekly collections. | have exhausted
The beef cattle, and am now obliged 10
kali stock cattle.
From these extracts you will preceive
hat there Is too much cause for The deep
sOllcilude manifested by the writers.