An Order By Gen. Willcox

The foliowing order, promulgtited last week, will speuk for itself : GENERAL ORDERS- No. 13. (Ieadquabteks, Xi.mii Armt Cours, ) OPPOSITE FiCEEliKIOliSBlUil!, Vft., NOT. 22. ) The Brigadier General commanding congratúlate tlie troops of the Ninth corpa on tbe cheerful and soldier-like manner in which duty bas been performed and hnrdships ondurcd duting the last raonth. Might marches, short rations, exposure to stormy November vreather, with its rains and snows, while moving in the advance, or witl) tho eneroy on our flauks for several weeks, all have beeu borne nobly. Wbile animated by guch a spirit, troopö are equal to any emergency, and it is with cotiiidence that we face the dangers and trials of the future. In view of the coming operations, the Brigadier Gener;;l commannding directa tho attention of the officers, particularly, to a few poiuts of military importance. 1. Outpost duty requires nll the intelligence and skill we can comraand, in order to secure the rest and quict of the camp and to prevent surprises. The Arniy Regulations on this subject should be studied fiom paragrapfa C02 to 64'2, and ptckets should be postod in such a wanner as to suatain eacli other in case of attack, and, supported by the grand guards, hold the enomy in check long euougli tor tüe corps to lorm in battle. - División, brigade, and regimeutal comïaauders will look particularly to botl) the instruction of officers and to the per formanco of pieket nul grand guard duty. 2. Company and all other officers will Bee tlmt tlieii' men havo ahvnys two or three days' ratiohs about their persons, that their cnrtridge boxes contain forty rounds of amraunition, and that bbèïr artiis are always clean and in good firing condition. The men theuiselvcs will not wait for their officers to prompt them to these necessary corditions for their comfort and safety. New troops are cautioned against overloading their knapeacka. 3 On going into action let all remember tho necessity of keeping cool, closin; up well on tho cnemy, and jaking good aim. Cavalry eharges aro aiways to bo met, not by randoro firing, but by a well directed volley, which will incvitably scatter the horses. Artillery lire is more frigbtful in sound and appearance than reality, and the quickcr men move over the ground 4o the front the smaller will be the loss. Aminuhition should not be wasted. One well aimed bul'et does more esecution than ten that are not aimed, so that four good shots are worth more than forty rounds fhvd at random. Man}' battles are lost because ammuuitioa gives out just at the critica! moment. Even rapid firing can be best condueted coolly, and with regular aim. Finally, fcllow soldiers, let us all remember the entiiusiasin and patriotistn which fiilled our breists on first taking lip arms for the good of the country; that we are (ihting for the permanent puace and welfare of onr families, homes and firesides, :ind that bv a lieroic efl'ort on the part of every inau, tliis campaign in;iy terminale tlie war. By comimml of Brig. Gen. WltlCOX. JIobert A. HcTcniNs, Captain and Assistent Atljtitaijt tronera].