The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-26

Two Extracts from Revolutionary
History.
The war carried on By Great Britain sgainst tlIs
colonies during the Revolutlon was wased for sub
jagision. The present war, wassd BY The Yankees
against independent States, 10 for the same object.
Tho original manuscript order book of Lord Corn
wallis IL Ia the possessiou If r. ntiefaan near
Fayetteville, N. e, and the following extracts
rom II are published to show .hs difference be-
tween t..e conduct OF sha Commanding Generap
Of the British army In the seventeenth and the
Yankee army In the nineteenth centuries:
. HsAna's CAsTsAA,s PL4srAsroS,l
pd Feb'y, 1881
Orders Lord Cornwallls Ia highly displeased
march this day-a dlsgrace ~ the army-and thSs
lac will punish with The utmost severity any per-
sou or persons who shall be found guilty. OF CONF
Intfing 90 dlssraceful an outrage. Hts Iordship
requests the commanding officers ot corps will en-
drasor 10 find ou. the persons who set FIRE to si-
hon.es this day.
HsApoCARrEus, SArIsnuRYl
9Th Feb'y, t1ai.. (
II is with great concern that Lord CornwaIis nc-
aaib;s the arsay that he has lately received the
most shocking complaints Of the excesses Commit
ted by the troops: lie calls in the most serioa:
n,inEer the officers co1 ,anding brisades and
corp. put a stop IN tbis iISsntto,isaeSs, whic
must inevitably hyng disgrace aHd ruin on fis
Majhsty's service lie is convinced That II 10 liz
prsafs of their zeal for the service sf tleir c0uH
iy ta: 10 caano: a9abt ~ tiy atsskoss srsisns
to deistt ami punish offenders without whcifsne
blood OF the brave Bnh deserving soldiers will b
she.i In vain, and Il will not be even la the power
of victory TO give success.
Great complaints having been made OF negroes
struggling from the line OF march, undefins and
using violence IN the Inhabitants II Is Lord Cora
malus's positive orders that no negro shall be suf-
iered to carry arms on any pretence, and ell off,
teis aud other persons who employ negroes are
iesired TO acquaint them that the Provost Marshal
has received orders TO seize and punish on the
spot any negro following: the army who may offend
asainst this regulation
tlEApe'as. DosslS's Hogse,
i7th February 1881.
Lord Cornwnliis is very sorry TO be again DBL ged
20 call the attention of The officers OF the Army to
the repeated orders against plunIerinx. Hs de-
srcs that the ord 1fs given on the nSi January ah
Febluary. anu The 10th February, may be read ut
the lead of each troop and company on each Of
the three first haltns days, and ne assures the Of
cers, that if their duty to their King and country
und the r feelings for humanity, are not sufficient
10 enforce t.if obedience TO them, he must, how
ever reluctant, make use of such power as the
military iaws have placed In his l;snGs.
BRiaA DE MORNING ORDsRs, ID March, 1881.
foraging party, CONSIST ng Of one officer, TWO
sersean;s, two eorporas, and twenty tour prvates,
10 Hssemble at the guns this morning at 8 O'Clock
with the battalion hoses.
Notwithstanding every of!er, every enirea,v.
that Lord Carnwalis has given TO the army 10 pre-
vent Inc Sl1fnelut Practice q! piln0ert1S and
tressing the country, and those orders backed b !;
every effort that can have been made by Brtzatier
General o'llara, he Ia shocked tO find this evil
still prevails nd ashamed 10 observe that tlIe-ffe-
quent complaints he receives from Headquarters OF
the hreyu'ar'ty OF the guards particularly affects
the credit OF this corps. He therefore calls upon
the officers, ron confniss onad officers and those
lnen who are ye, .possesssd OF the feelings Of hu
naaity and actuated by the hes. principles of sol
disSs, the love of their country, the good of the
service, and the honor Of their own corps, 10 as
s,st W IA the same indefatigable diligence the
General himse f Is determined TO perseyere in In
order 10 detect and punish all men and women so
of!endin. with the utmost severity and example.
The General IL convinced the exertions Of the
officers alone will not SO immediately bring about
this reformation as reqptsts but he trusts he may
have the greatest dependence the assistance
OF the non commissioned officers and every good
soldier, many Of whom he kn Ws above these
practices. The General has wished not TO trouble
the men with too many frequent roll caIis, bur he
lS sorry IS nd his Intentions are frustrated by tes
iregularty, and is therefore Obliged to order The
mos, frequent foil-calis, andsihat ali men absent
tbeTe;toci shall be deemed disobedent OF orders,
tried aud puni he'd before the company the spot.
women 10 attend all To,i-ca,s in the rea, Of the
brigade AMI -sneh as are 10 ne sef.;ce CT
The Commandants are desired to proceed 10
the trial OF those men Offending yesterday, ana To
put The sentence OF the Court Marin In exec ution
Immediately, In ths presence of all the officers
H.-Tha women to attend all punishments.
The following extracts from Tarieton's Cam
paigns (p. $500 relates TO the last official duty per
formed by Lord CORVALLIS within our borders, and
Is in keeping with all we know cf his previous
course. Tarleton was always spoken Of es s',hd
cruei'' and frequently "the hloody Tareion;n most
nbiG t!y, how ever, If the niIdest modern Northern
Generals In the departments of Virginia and North
Carolina be selected &c standard of comparison :,
More property in point Of value was DESTROYED by
thu raiders between Washington aad Rocky ..ounl
than by Lord Cornwellis il his three mouths' cam
paign, tfaversing the STATE in two different direc-
tions, end marching upwards Of Geo miles:
On the arrival Of so.ne country people Earl
Cofawalis directed IT. Col. TaretUn 10 disnouut
his ur.:-ooBs and mounted infRntry. and TO form
tisGI int0 rank entire iof TIE convenient In
spGc;on OF the tnhabtants, nEd 10 facilitate tie
discovery C the villains who mad committed afro
aud private drtsoon were pointed cut and ac
cgsed OF rape aad :ubbeTy. facy were conducted
to tiaiitay, WaGfe they were condemned to death
ts martial law. The immediate infiction OF the
sentence exhibited to the ag,ny and manifested 10
tue cGuntfy The discipline ANA justice OF the British
General
This example was rendered more imposing by
Tie fact, that Col. Taglston's legion had advanced
fur miles beyond Halifax, when the ,alscreanta
were detected, ana the legion required to return
The whole army was delayed an entire day. In or
der to carry out tha sentence Of The Court Martial.
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