Litchfield enquirer., 1865-04-20

|nition, quartermaster and cofnmissary supplies, land reduce the military establishment, in iis |several branches.
 5d-fo reduce the number of general and |staf officers to the actual necessities the ser svice.
 4th-To remove all military restrictions up |on trade and commerce, so far as m v be con |sistent with public ssfety
 As soon ss these measures can b. Ont in op. fefation II VIII he made known bv public order EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War
 The two following documents, as the "lasi will ana testament of the rebel leaders, are very good reading
 DANviILE, Va, April 6th, 1865 The General in Chief found it nece.sar. ,s make such moven, nts of his troops ss to un. cover the capital It would be unwise to con ceal the moral and material iajEry to our cause resulting from the occupation of our capital by the enemy. It is equally unwise and uuwor thy of us to allow our own energies to faltsr and our efforts to become relaxed under ad verses, however calsmitous they may be For many months the largest and finest army of the confederacy, under command of . leader whose presence inspires 'equal confidence ip the troops and the people, has been greatly trammelled by the necessity of keeping con. stant watch over the approaches to the capt. tsl, and has thus been forced to forego more than one opportunity for promising enter [prise. It is for us. my countrymen, to show by our bearing under reverses how wreiched has been the self-deception of those who have believed us less able to endure misfortune with fortitude than to encounter dangers with courage.
 We have now entered upon a new phase ot the struggle. Relieved from the necessity of guarding points. ogr army apill De free to move from point to point 10 strike the enemy iu de tail from his base. let as but riiI it and ,ss are free!
 Animated by that confidence in spirit and fortitude which never yet failed me, 1 an nounce to you, fellow countrynen, that It Is my purpose to maintain your cause with my whole heart and soul that will never con sent to abandon to the enemy one foot of the soil of any one of the States of the Confed eracy. That yireinia--a noble Stste-whose ancient renown has been eclipsed by her still more glorious recent history; whose bosom has been barred to receive the main shock of this war; whose sons and daughters have exhihited heroism So sublime as to render her illustrious in all time to come--that fir Rginia. with the help of the people and by the blessing of Providence, shall be held and de fended, and no peace ever be made with the Wl0I&mOuS luVAueFS oI ner territory.
 Ifby the stress of numbers we should be compelled to temporary withdrawal from her limits, or those of any other border State. again and again will we return, until the bafHed and exhausted enemy shall abandon in despair his endless and impossible task of making slaves of people resolved to be free.
 Let us then. not despond. my cosntrymeh but relying on God, meet tho foe with fresh { defiance and with uueonquered and uncon lFNH n
 HDaRs. ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
 April 10th, 1885. ] <, MGeneral Order No. g.
 After four years of arduous service, marked Hoy unsurpassed courage and fortituds. the |Army of Northern Virginia has been com : pelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and ] resources. 1 need not tell the survivors of 30 7 many hard-fought battles who have remained n steadfast to the last, that have consented tC 1 this result from no distrust of them. Blu ] holding that yslor and devotion could accom
 piish nothing that could compensate for the J loss that would have attended the continuation n of tho contest 1 have determined to avoid the r useless sacrifice of those whose past valor has o endeared them to their countrymen. By the terms of the agreement officers and | men can return to their homes and remain l. there until exchanged. You will take with | you the satisfaction that proceeds from the
 Consequence of duty faithfully performed anc y earnestly pray that mercful God will ex tend you his blessing and protection. With 3 an increasing admiration of your constancy s and devotion to your couPsr.-fr-snd gratefys! e remembrance of yoar kind and generous con q slderation of myself. hid you an affectionate q farewell R. E. LEE. DespatchsS have been received from Sayan. nah to the effect that on Monday, the l0ti t inst, Jeff. Davis was at Macon, Ga. At Hs- vana Jeff Davis has on deposit in one of the v banks $lG0, 900 in gold.