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Army of thb Potomac, ^Union Mills, Va Nov. 14, I8f»l jEd's Sun: The cafnps are full of rumors to day. of an advance by the enemy, but it seems next to impossible to ascertain the truth. This much I can say, we hope it is true. We are ready and waiting for them.A small scouting party, numbering 11men from the 12th Mississippi, left their camp here last Tuesday morning, and proceeded by way of Burke’s station towards the lines of the enemy, and when near the Bone Mill on Accotinck creek, seven miles below Alexandria, came across a maraudcriug party of Lincoln’s cavalry numbeiing about 20 men,'And succeeded in capturing a Captain, an orderly seigeant and one private, togetherwith their horses, arms, c., bringing them into camp before night. The horses were very tine. ones. The Yankees had been cut upon a regular thieving expedi-diticn, and were loaded with various articles of household furniture. Among other things weru pillows, bolsters, carpets. looking glasses, tumblers, e., besides a quantity of cooked provisions. They deny any advance by their forces. Their company numbering 108 men are stationed between Alexandria and the residence of Mrs. Brodus, and are from the city of New' York and vicinity.It is truly gratifying to those here, who have left families behind them particularly, to notice that the Executives of the different States, City Councils, Vigilance Committees and the press generally, arc noticing the Sbylocks, who are travelling through the Confederate States,buying up articles of prime necessity, for speculation. If public opinion cannot stay these mean sordid wretches in their course, the strong arm of the law should be made to reach them. Let the representatives of the people immediately by legislative enactment, put a stop to this disgraceful business. Shame upon these men who stay at home speculating upon their less foitunate fellow citizens and preying upon the necessities ct the Confederate Government in the hour of its need. They are to be worse dreaded than all the hosts of Lincolndom.‘‘Oh for a lash in the hand of every honest mao, to lash these rascals naked through the hind !”Adjutant Weems, of Cob Cantey’s regi merit, was in our camp yesterday, and I regret to say, represents the health of the regiment as bad, having lost a large number of men lately.The health cf our own Regiment improves steadily. We have been here one month, and have not lost a man. Several have been discharged. The Regiment numbers between 1200 and 1300 men.The policy lately adopted by the Gov eminent in relation to Army Surgeons, 1think a very wise and judicious one. AsI understand it, a board of competent Surgeons have been appointed, whose duty it is to go through the army and examine thoroughly all of the Army Sur geons and Assistants, and thee whocannot stand this test and prove to be disqualified will be removed and coinpe tent cues appointed in their stead. Thisseems to me proper and just, and a step in the proper direction by the Gov eminent in the Medical Department of the army. If the Government will only continue in its good work thus begun and send competent military men to examine Field and Commissioned officers of the army, they wilifind many who could not stand the test of a proper examination, such a one as they should undergo, bo fore the lives of men are placid in their bands.It is a notorious fact, and I regret to have it to say, that there are officers in the Confederate Army, and a good m uy of them who know precious little about the business they are engaged in. Some who do not earn the salt that goes in their bread for the Confederate States, but draw high salaries.The private soldiers as far as I know,are perfectly satisfied with their pay, for they do not light for money, being stimu leted by a far different and nobler motive than gain, but tbry do think that the payof privates and officers entirely disproportionate.The Confederate Army can boast of many fine officers, men who would honor any army in the world, hut it has many in its ranks who would do better some where else, in a different occupation. A-I predicted in your columns months since, the Lincolnites, Brownlow’s and Johnson’s followers in East Tennessee, are giving us trouble. The Government has pursued a policy entirely too lenient towards these men, and if it had made examples of a few of them seme time since, it would probably have deterred, these villains who are at work now, from their present course and saved us a dealof trouble. PRIVATE.
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Columbus Weekly Sun
Columbus, Georgia, US
Tue, Nov 26, 1861
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