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"~e ~. rou ~tiw)¥ in hfil.twtng t"mt if w~ ~~" lffl eould ~­su:tfiei~ .SllppliMG tor wr M".!JW'~ bllt the ~t, dU'.'.t'icult;r ia ~obt.d.tt tb~ gold. tt b r~ in the c.off'(lr3 (JJ t.tie ~ . OT Ula b.'1.Uks, but. ia p~hAldffll by ~i~tJ th~<fflt tJ1e ~q. ~' ia, i'..mlee~~,ible tl.l ue;~ l ~· ~w ~ruoq~ioo of the c~ 11$,t.; if w c.~1 ~t~po-.s~s~on ol fflll" c~~tiori, th.~ t h1t.a ~Wllll be bet't~ .wppl.1ed t,'ban. h~oto~~ ~th..~ ·we ~~attt ~~. ll~~oaa ~64.. 1$ 1"eg..~~ls t:1ie conoent.?"ai.i()ft of ouF tN01)3 near th3 ~t.u., t.he eff~ 1~lti b& t.4.l prod~tJ: a 1~ eonoent..l"ai.itm or the «is•, ~.an loo:rea.$~ Gt tm.l'*' di.ttienltie:s in o0bt~1at !~ ~1 ~~e. lnt. J.;M$,, ~r~r ~ ·cd Of' •il, ia 11ml ·~ *'CQ11i)U$h~ by the ,em~, ti:ho sia..t.o be :!'o,i•fd.~.Geoo.. ~t~4Gtd & ~in tb1S: diNGMon. It Sb~~ ~U:"e'!ms ma a~ to llihmond, ae Oen.., ~umgftrd: ~poN it iG ~£1 m.~nmtion to d@• r~ Ge. Sail()riti.d ia · able to mute with~. 'ttffl ~ill b.'lM ~&:~00 our po.$1~:i.oo on the J~s RiVe'X"', ~t:&ble ,tlf! it 1a in ·1/W~ ~etmt-The .nt. or ~ppli~ alom wuld i'oNe llS to ¥.i.tM!"Qw ••the ~~ethe ~~.. Our lino .ia so l~jf, ~"ttending ~l;r .t'~om th$ Chie~:.1~ to t.l1e httarq, and the en~ is .so (l:1-ose ,iptln ua,, t.hlit if .. .a~ o.bl~m to i1it.bdr~w, ~e~~ c~ntrrate !!J.l Wl"' ~s Mir·u-er than ~pctnt oo too l.in~ of ~~ bet'w~ Ri:ehm.mi ~ . :tJanvillfl. Should ~ nsc•S$1ty tht.tNfG%"$ tirl~, I ~ · po:s~ to eoM-.itl"'a'te et •r t~ar ~~-a. th~ rw.t~ tor the t~~north of J~~ Rive!' l'ZQttld ~t.() be tt~h td~~nd.; on the roa.1 to 'i~.ia C.J!., !be e~Vil.'.J.ry ~s~up th-e m,rtb, ~of th.#S :rtv~r_. am cros~ing n.t1 $~ ~int ill,bffl'ro lti~ld, Pt*gt':B divuioo would tak• the ~e hhrot1gb Cbo~J:"lielcl c.n._$ .c~t.ht') i~tax a-t C't0Q:'le•s, bridge.. With t,m ·~eoneetttratoo at or noor Bu:rk~...lla~. <mr e~t!\i0fl$ ~h mi. 
SOU"'..h twnld be: by t~t. r~.a.d.1 ~~ -st h7 1;he ~thsidec R••Jt. '!~ ~bt, ·~~ ~e the o:pi~untt.y ot ut.ri~ at ~"'lt, ~d oo ~.~u3 ~r,idl,y, er a a~~Wot<& they eow..d unit~.. I td.sb yw to e:misi,d~r t.hla ~bjeai and. give• ~1-vi-'S:· I d~sire yeti~ f.G. ~e w,er;, pre~l'&t.icn to ~e the tiel~ at. a ~a" not~,. and to ac.ni~~~ ~l the $1f»)'li~s you cm. •Gm,'\,. ~$~~ to bo PftJ:aY'°.,1.;ng to ~v<1 wt. ~his left n~.. He is ~~irlg fte~r ~iel:1ctfzl Ra.rt ~pate :o,£ :&'tl.Wlioe., .~ ~p~tl,f' coooent.~!ng (4. :Qt~ f~ in timt q~r. l'<mte~ & tcdq t.~in:e ~v0 1)'1$~ t~ his ~ht t~ hit;.; l'ilt\ l~d t>t"itb tl"oopa;t ~.:l,deh ~be: t.he body ot 0000 ~1'h ~r~r-0n lttJ.Ving. left S~fflll Hill yent.t:f"'~• l o:m:met t~U *'.tethar il, is hi.:l ir1t~ntton w ~ntd.n h:t~ u,o,~tioo until his other eo:l~ ~cl:l ntui:r•er, ol" to i~wi;u~to Ml1 ~m,~ by Ur$ ~Ch he t'J.ght mlPf'-"°$a t.:oola then hseor:l0 !lee• tlffl5iil"Y• l wt~ ;,ou imuld vatcb eloa~ hi.t1 ~~to oo t,b,,e $0Uth 31d&" ot tho nm, ~tli'Y ~m ~l'tt..in w~th~r hft is ~n1ahin$ lu: fo.ree.. li' he ~to the AiOV-8 · t~ueh ~.p~v.t~~a oow irtiitWi.te, be ~Y d~~ oot. hilll imole t~e. e~oning bi.s lines or defi,nse, or held them p!U"tiw,y an.:l raov~ it!th t.be ~Jex-~his t z-<JO~. I i:thow..d ljj\:e vet7 web to fj;o!f!ttl" with ::µru. oi1 \t~a~ subjectc, but I f enr it ~'ill. bo 
impoooiw.e for :ne to &O south of J~s River, untl I do not kr.-ow ··~-t it w'ill. be eonvonient f'or ,-on to ea.,o hereo 
P. ·• Ca.a l"tJl! not re-tum • cket.t's brl.gn.de to hi.a in a ~ t~~fs I •. m.\hdr:nf 
G ? brigade from hil) line, its d1V1m.on uving booil .OJ'der«t to our-right? 

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