, 1864-10-01
CHANTS ARMY.
Gold out Of Sight in Richmond-Rsbsl
Paper, Ab,o.utely Worthless.
a BRIcADK AND TWO REGIMENTS SENT
TO RttfOxGE Easily.

tCofeespondence N. 7. TimcA1
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT or THE JAMES 1,
| - Monday, SEPTEMBER 26, 1871. {
| In recent letters have given nauy Incl
/ dehrs tsudtng to prove that the end of the
war cannot be distant. the signs OF reool
exhaustion and waning c'nadeucr dails iu,
cseS6e, DtgertipuB Rru more nomet0u5. Rtfu.
gers come in anost every moralng, iron
kictmapd !; Often dozen tosetotr. Gaunt
funii stalks through the Btreets OF the rco.
elcspitsl, and cannot ne driven q way The
/ rtutl journn1s, in zach succeeding 1ssuo,
whine mere disma1ly 1t toe uiserabiu cund,-
tton Of the Confederacy, although >rnefr tatn.
reckless rhetoric. These arc 4 fer Of tho
tai gib.e and apparent tvkens OF fast ap-
| preaching dissulution- But an glad to o.
able TO tdd another and more eGphauc sign
that The ceath hour Is near.
|: tt%d, 1ae s1new Of 7oar, is entirely out Of Tx
Rcl@74xd market. 1t cannot be bought Ia
R'chno2d Eow at any price. sh:rit4u's .
hrbr staggering blow, On Monday iast. sent
the senki.iye nst.l high up the tnoe OF the
ba1cneter, snd The bgures sho ~cd corre-
epoIdit 2 depreciation Of confidence In Can
fecerate paper. The s.cond blow admtuis:
tered b Sheridan caustd iurtaer elevation,
apo bI0btrs held one dollar IN goiu to ne
worth 1hi,ty {SS0) IL rebel paper. Ca raurs-
day last It WIS. decided thut there was no
longer any comparative value bet t1tan gold
I aDo Confederate rotes, and the former WIS
Nltbo5nHu~ from msrket. This Is sign Of
collapse that ou mag lnok In vain to tlad In
{-sny Richmond p, per, but daps nd upan is
ttuth- It Is told ue BY one WHO knU rs,
abd gets bis Information of what happen. il
rebtluom from Trustworthy sources. 1.iras
e*'atx ls tue present value at Richmond Of q
Confederate dollar note. That sun scarc.ly
Iuys the coet Of The engraving aud printing,
T,hcnt ctesiderl1g Lie paper, Md that Is
| h,glrIsiced.
Iii the impressi becs ia veil Informed
&c arny fir Stand ut LFpcub1ks. :-Iee is
reinforcing him. He oas ALREADY sent him,
within tie past two days, arc brigade md
two regiments besides.--
sAfatis at Dutca Gap are progressing
su.t}J, Il Iot 20 last as was ut -11rss aat,ct-
pateo. t.ls hoIea that We shall celebrate
the 0peE1tg Of tue e.na1 before twu weeis
a1c Eons 1 hsye Seen soecImens Of coul
1rcm stratum tfiscoserPd In the excavation.
Tie VirI.tnfars atTeudy lRve extensive coal
hines IN the adjacsnt couaty OF ChssterG-1d,
atd slis vtin ut Dutch Gap map be connected
vi, Win lsem: We sre MT ohly m7kios -va!u-
able - II tt nal Improvement" but atao d.
yelopipE the iEinsrrl wealth Of tho State.
surtfy, Vi'giuians, ye should be GRATEFUL
The thong btle sBness Of certain newspaper
fcribeR, In writing Of matters with which
they aud tic public have no special concern,
ard the publication Of which IL apt to give
"a!d and comto1t'' to the enemy, has called
forth circular from Gen Butter tor taetr
future guidance. Every correspondent with
II Army of the James ,Ior in thu Department
OF Virginia md North Carolina, has received
ore OF tteac circulars, md the one addressed
to me I ecnd Tor publication, with the simp
1eEa1R that heartily cofEcide, in tha Gene-
rsl's idea Of the matter. :. H. j. ";
HKApQuARTEEs DEP'r. V1Eo1H1A AND NohrnI
cAKoL1HA, IN TILE FIELD, Sept ~ 1854.
To tht Newspaper Correspondents connected with
tte almy cftne James md in tha Department oi
Virginia aDd North Carolina:
GtNTLEaEN-1 Leer hot say to you, probably,
tha, ! hare never iatsffezed witE :be qusnli,y,
XII .. OF quat, Ct jour communications Ii sek4fd
u tho mos eue1ts Of the Army Of the James. Or In
fhfs Department. Ihaye stated to rome Of .you,
that desired that Sou should speak ouly OF ac.s
dole, ai9 70 cay notlling OF novem.nts when in
hours 1t the tar:hest, brings to the enemy ID print
ed form, Is well he fpeculstIoua and pruguostlca.
tinns u events about 10 happen. in which you msy
iLcu!ce, 2. The facts that lAse already happened
From my knowledge Of ron and each Of you. 40
tar a. Jon asc known to ms, believe all sincerely
rot Willingly do snJth1pg Nhlch woufd aid the
Enemy, and ret unHittingiy have thousht that
Now. then, dee,so that in any correspondence
from tsis Department, there rhali b. no p1o;nosti-
c.t'crs, o assertions that Jo1 con,d give Laws Il
|! were not cun.Tabapd, no predictions that move
ut HE A&E 4Utllk 10 pb na1E AdAL WILL bufpf14e the
enenly or anybody e'se. Iudeed, gentlemen. alIn '
ne ~ c9nmsnd to 1o1, a. IIie q action, ths nd
etted to keep eec7et his acts and ,ntsntlons,
srhat you, It tach rimss seeipg me. never ehall,
with a'ms encumbered TINS, OF This head shake,
OF by prononnclnE ot sone donb!tnl phrase,
AZ, taEl. t1e!I tc4 tnow-
Or, 1le eott'', IN II CO tc0atl -
o., II f'eHtt to @ptae; OF, 7asrt. oe an II tasy
o. eon- such ambiguous giving ont, its no.e,
That you tnow aueht oi me;
Thi: % you swear-"
After any moyement has been made and com.
peted, then Jon can give such Account Of 1t, and
OF the officers aud men en-. aged IN IT, ~ your good
Judgment aud ccot taste may dictate, md for that
purpoTe every facility Of punllc Of ofIlcal docu.
poeaf.
d wcra further Of caution, and hope shall
not have troubled you In vain. Descriptions Of ths
movements Of officers Of high rapk frequeutly give
ttr enem! clue that come movement Ia ii pro.
e1ctt, hith q reasonable amount Of aagacitJ will
Enable them TO discover.
hare the homer to be, gentlemen, very respect
tully, your nbedlcnt servant,
BrK5. F. BrrLEn, Major Gen. cou,a's.