The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-15
HtADauAkfEKs ARMY of NoB1HfEN VIRoIAIA,i
January q, 1860.
FIND ARM AND EQUIP AN ADDT-

i TIONAL force of ravallv, there is need of
tAkBlNES, RENOLNERS, PISTOLS, SADDLES
and other acc0utfements of mounted men. Arms
and equipments OF the kind desired are believed 10
te he'd 10y citizens in sufficient numbers to supply
cur wants. Many keep them as trophies, and some
with the expectation of using them i'll their own
ds1cHCe, Eut ii should DC remembered that
aIe now required for use, and that they cannot be
made etiec;ual for the defence Of the country IN
any way as in the hands Of orSani zed troops They
arc needed to enable our cavalry to cope With.
the Vei-aimed and equipped cavalry OF the enemy,
not only III the general>ervcc but inreslsung those
predatory expeditions which have inflicted much
loss upon the people Of the interior.
To the Patriotic need make no other appeal than
tic wtnt, of the service, but beg to remind thcBc
who are fhlctan. TO part with the arms a,d equip
ments IN their possession, tha: by keeping them
they olniulSh the ability OF the army to defend
thcir property, without themselves deriving any
benefit from them. l therefore urge all persons not
III tie servlce to deliver promptly, to some OF the
ofhcers designated below, such aInls and equipments
ttsetiar those suitable for cavalry as they may
have, and to report 10 these officers the names Of
such persons neglect 10 surrender those i'll their
TU>seSSlVI
Lyeiy citizen who prevents 1 ca,bine or pistol
from lelnalnln. unused sili render service TO his
country. Those who think to retain arms for their
own deiellce should remember that if the army
no, protect them the will be of little use
" iie no vt'ri title can lie ac4uredto public
ma equipments, except from the Government, it is
reported TIA. many persons have l9nsranty pur-
chased them from private parties. A fair oompen-
et'on Will, therefor be made:to all who deliver such
arms and equipments IL any ordnance officer officer
e9nandin2 al post, officers aud ents of the Quar-
iarlnast2r and Commissary Departments at any
btitlon officers Ia the enrolling service or con-
nected with the Nitrc and Mining Bureau All
these officers aio requested, and those connected
with tins army directed, to receive and receipt
ior all arms aud equipments whatever their condi-
ton, aud forward the same With duplicate receipt
TO the Ordnance Department at Richmond, and re-
port their proceedings TO these headquarters. The
ppiSon holding the receipt viii be com peusatcd upOu
presenting it 10 the Ordnance Bureau.
Winnie u Is he,ed that no one will disregard this
appeal, al officers connected with this army are re-
9nrd, and all others ,uested, to take posses
fIid N the hands Of persons unwilling to surrender
thcin to the service Of the country, and to give
eept therefor. y reasonable allowance for their
expenses aud trouble will be made 10 such patriotic
'tehs as will collect and deliver to any Of the Off
,ti5 above designated such arms and equipments as
'hey may find in the hands Of persons not service,
Or Who VIII report the same TO those officers. A
prompt compliance with the call will greatly pro-
tisry Of the cavalry, and render it better able to
outrage. r. f. LEE. General
1ne oticers receiving a.. .us or accoutrementS un-
Gi hs appeal are requested 10 state upon the face
i 'he duplicate receipts gwen by theuf the con1i-
,o of The articles, whether in good order ether
w. and il not in good. order. the per csntags
"nlsh should be deducted on fhat account
lhese receipts may be presented for raym mt 10
aig ene Of the following-named ordnance officers
Captain J. NJ STEVENS,
Richmond Arsenal, Richmond, Va.
Major Il. RANDOLPH,
Staunton, Va.
Major T.. 8. HUTTKR, =
Danvills, Va.
Captain G.. T. GETTY,
Iynchburg, Va.
captain CHARLES SEMPLE,
Wytheville, Va.
Captain a. 9. BREyJZER,
n,. Salisbury, N. 9.
~ '''ef of j. OOR0AS,
or.,a Bricsdisr-General, Chief Of Ordnance.
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