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From mfss0uF1..eHepoFteG Defeat o.
Prices Rear Guard by E4Ee1.


Gen. Fremont ut Springfield. Mo-
Joy Of the Feop1e~--slsu111on Of Al.
fntrs. :.
ST, LOUIS, Oct. 81 "A speciai dispatch to
the st. Louis Republican, from Gen. Fremont's
Headquarters, at Camp Lyon, Springfield, the
25th, says that Gen. Fremont and staff arrived
mere Yesterday, sno the BentoR Cadets, Col.
Carr'6 cavalry, Major Holman'a ahsrp~shooters
and Gtn. Sigsls command, as different peri
DDS dnrirg the came day, finding no protested
rebels in the Place. Our troops were received
with delight, the Stars and Stripes being dis
played Ut rumtroua houses, and many women
and children way1ng handkerahiefs from al
nest every doorway. :
A1sj. White, Of the Prairie Scouts, whose
command started with Msj!t Zagonyi, for
Springfield, lad been quite IL, and WAS cap
tu,ed by the rebels while riding in buggy,
and af:e5 the fight WAS taken s#eral miles out
OF town hy kuord Of twenty rebels, but Was
rescued BY party Of Green county Home
Guarde, and is now here. !;
The loss Of Fremon,'s body yguard in their
desperate charge Of Friday last, was fifteen
| killed, tweuty-three wounded, and twenty.
| six n:tsiEg, Three Of the wounded have
| since oied: and doubtless maD{ of the missing
will 1clcTt themselves. Thb rebel loss is
| stated at from fifty 10 sixty E1led, and forty
! or fifty wounded. The rebels ye.e com mand.
| ed bI Coils. Johnson, Frozier, Price, and Tur'
| Fer, TIE latter t6o ct wlom are said to hays
| teen billed. !;
t Gen. Fremont will probsf5y remain hers
until the other divisions Of tls army arrive.
Gen. Price is still reported to be in tn;
vitinity of Carthage, but nothing definitely il
| known ef his whereabouts. i:
, 1861-11-01

WOLVES NEAR MADISON, W1s.-Mr. J. D.
Sandford, Of Middleton, brought to OUT Office
four prairie wolves to-day, which he killed on
bis farm last night By means Of stfychnlne:
They had been troubling his sheep, and had
killed several. Last evening be provided them
free entertainment OF fresh muttoa, season
ed with stry ychnine. This morning, he found
the dead bodies Of four wolves aud Bknuk
thst tad been the partake,s Of his hospitality.
The wolves are about the size OF well de.
yt1oped pointer, with q handsome, thick
covering Of gray hafr.-lAaaisoa Journal
, 1861-11-01

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. H.-The loss by the
burning Of Craig's mills is over 800, COO, Of
Which SIS, 600 is Insured on the machinery,
INCLUDING $15, 600 In the Etna Company, Of
Hartford The building contained 266 looms,
belonging to various parties engaged on army
flaDnels ECO operatives were thrown out Of
emple yment.
, 1861-11-01
Incidents Of Balls Hluff.-The maEsa-
ichnsettB 18TH on Dress Parade

ichn2tttB L 5tn ON Dress F6fades
On Thursday evening the Fifteenth Ma:sa~
place IN which General Stones TENTS pitched,
held its first parade aince the battle. The
scene was impressive and touching. Less than
half the numerical force Of the regiment BE-
fore the battle were present. Some Companies
MARCHED Into line with less than twenty
many without uniforms, but none with
out brave and man]y hearts. After the
parade the regiment vas formed In SQUARE,
ar d their noble and aud gallant Col DeVeus
j made them an address, to which even faith
tnl verbal report would do Injustice, for no
dued tergor With which the Colonel first
spoke, the electric sympathy by which his msn
| we're affected, or the earnest determination
with which the question Vas asked and an
| swere6, Soldiers Of Massachusetts, man Of
! Worcester county, with these fearful gaps in
! your lines, with the recollection OF the terri
! tie struggle ef Monday fresh upon your
! thoughts, with tbs knowledge Of the bereaved
| ard soul stricken ores st home, weeping for
these whom they will see no more on eartb,
with that hospital before your eyes filled with
| wounded ard MANNED comrades, L ask You
now whether you are ready again to meet the
/ traftorous foe who are endeaYoring to subVert
| our Government, and who are crushing under
The trcn heel Of despotiem the liberties Of q
par: Of our countrye Would YOU 60 next
| NGEA. ffQulA Eu IL HuulA you
20 this moment ?" And one hearty 's Yes !"
bu1et from every lip.
Gen. Lander Was much more severely wound,
ed in the fight at Edwa1dss Ferry, on Tues
| doy, than was at first reported. He Was shot
vhile On foot, encouraging two companies OF
his men, in the extreme advance, to prevent 8
regiment Of the enemy occupying woodeG
/ emfnence commanding our position at FL
Eards'a Ferry, which eminenca vas regarded
BY The General as very valuable As a strategic
r+1- c1,o7k,-~ %,So
4 urtfad tbs EGaE-ai de1encea Of the placs, b5
the excellent msrksmarship Of the Andre1
sha,pshooters, aud by the eremy's never be
irg able to ascertain the numbers opposed tt
an hour after being wounded, and until tn
| enemy WAS completely repulsed.
, 1861-11-01
ZsKoEytss Cavalry Charge. aE Spring.
flelds Mo.
[Cones pc1dence OF the Missouri Democrat from
Hnliraf q&tf1

Bolivar, 26th.1
The dispatch sent by Najor Zsgon5;to Gan
Fremont, giving some brief details Of the af-
fair at Springfield, and which I sent yoz this
morning, omitted the very important faetthat
when he retired from Spring field he left forty
q the Body Gnard thers to guard his wound.
ed and retain possession Of the town Ttare
is no doubt that the place is in full possession
Ct our TfoEcesato-n1ght, or if it is not, that it
will be BY morning.
Hclman's Ehsrp shooters leithere in wagons
ear]E this morning for the place; and Cars
close proximity, il not in actual possession Of
the town by this time, Our regiment Of ST.
sel's division will also move forward .hy q
forced march thither. at midnight. Asior "a
gcDxl's force, which encamped five miles
Eotfh Of Bolivar 1ast night, have likewise
started again for the scene OF their Most bril-
lart Exploit. W
buch further particulars as TIC Ct IN rala
tion to Majcr Zsgonyi's affair At Springfield,
stamps it Is eFsn more brilliant, as it Fas 9
more decisive, fight than Mas al 1iIsi supposed
The loFs Of the Mbjor will probably be 1ar-
rowed down to about Elk killed, and twelve
CT fifteen wounded. AL Of the wounded
we're left in good hands at Springfield, and
will be teIder1y cared fo1. The charge Of the
Body Guard upon the rebels as they we're
drawn up in line to receive them is described
IS most terrific They literally moEed down
everything which came in their path. Every
individual member Of the Guard performed
prodigi1s Of yalor, the Major particularly dis
tiugpisEirg himself. One Of the sergeants Of
one Of tie companies had no less than three
kc1ees killed nnder him, and came ont IN.
scethed at last The body eeryant Of tbs Ma.
| jor Was killed, but not before he himself had
1sid three rebels low.
| A rebel soldier in close proximity to the
Major, with his pistol presented to bis breast,
had his arm completely severed from hie
body BY scientific blow from the Major'e
ssbre, which was subsequently passed through
his body
| have been unable to obtain LIST Of ths
Killed and wounded, but shall forward it Il
YOU to morrow, from Springfield. It is STATED
hat Lieut.. Kennedy, Of Capt. Foley's third
company, is among the wounded.
Nothing has as yet been heard from Majo
White. Major Zsgonyi says he had been s:cs
and is inclined to the belief that be has bee1
| taken prisoner; but there is ruuaor that n
went into Springfield eubse quentto Z,gouyi'
departure, and IN skirmisa With the enel1
lest five or Six men.
, 1861-11-01

SCENES At WILD CAT.-The cold corpBes
of Zcllieoher's men, slain in the attack on
Camp Wild Cat, were buried somewhat unctr-
imoniously and the correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial, writing Of visit to
the field, says: !" One Of the secesh had not
been well buried and one hand stuck out He
is reaching for his land warrant" says one.
, 1861-11-01
Man who had a Social Talk with
HcAUreEArd.

NEW YORK, Oct 31~-The Baltimore Ameri-
can Il today contains an account OF q visit Of
Mr. B1ommel, merchant of Brooklyn, to
Gen. Beauregard. Brommel arrived at Balti-
more from Fortress Monroe. According to
his report he visited Beauregard at headquar-
te,s, one mile from Richmond, on Wednesday
Of last week, aud conrersed with him. Dur
ing the day, Beauregard reviewed 15 900 men
OF Johnston's command, a most imposing pa
Reapt, and vas cheered most enthusiastically.
BesuTegard stated that as far as he Was con
concerned, he preferred acting entirely on the
defensive, satisfied with the repulse Of the
Federal army whenever It inside any advance
of importance. He warmly denied that aliens
were prevented leaving the State Of Virginia.
, 1861-11-01

H Mr. Lawler, who Was arrested some
time ago at Crest1ine, Ohio, bearing dispatches
to the rebel confederacy, attempted to escape
from For; Lafayette, Sunday morning. He
bad wash Tub and 1fe-preseryer, with which
be expected to make his way to the shore.
A sentinel discovered the gentleman, who
tried the virtue Of bag Of gold, which did
1ct pass, and he was returned to prison.
, 1861-11-01

Gen. Fremont would seem By the
:cccu...s 10 have been well received by
the people Of Springfield, Mo, where he
Rad arrive. in company with sigels diyis-
inr. Probably Is whole movable force Of
10000 RAJ arc with him at Springfield ere
His. Al! hsi crossed the Usage, Hunter
snd Perc st Warren, and Lane and Stur-
gis al Osceola, and tie rear guard was not
more -1an three days behind the advance
Prices army is, however, still on the re-
.1ea*. ard manases to keep good length
ii read between it and the pursuing force.
Tic 'nemy have not been surrounded
ior, like the hishman's flea, when you get
where they are, they amt there.
, 1861-11-01
The Appeal Of Senators f..r aa Advanco
moy Em+nx CuxEsSt1sak H.r0s< cd4NK@
Down the River.


NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-The Herald's WASH
iDgton dispatch says the President has in-
formed certain United States Senators, who
called upon lin yesterday to know when a
lo1ward march Was to take place, that the re-
Gen. 1cCle11ap, and that it is the purpose Of
the Executive to sustain him in his undertak-
ing whatever his determination msy be. The
Senators left satEfied.
About ten O'Clock s1erday morning boat
containing seven rebels, with flag Of truce,
mouth OF Quantico creek. Capt. Adams Of
the 1st Massachusetts regiment went down to
the shore ut Budd'e Ferry to receive It. When
within about one thousand yards from the
Maryland side, the rebels in the boat threw
overheard barrellwhtch they anchored like q
pulled back to the Virginia side as fast as pos
sib1e, In the afternoon heavy firing Was heard
down tie Potomac from Budd's Ferry
, 1861-11-01

BOSTON, Oct. 3L-The steamer State Of
Maine arrived aud landed the State prisoners
at Fcrt Warren to-day.
Gov. Andrew has sppoiated Thursday, No
yem5er 21st, as 8 day Of Thanksgiving and
prayer, it being the AZ apulversary Of Signing the
original compact OF Government on board the
Msrfhwar
, 1861-11-01

FORT MONROE, Oct. 30-The destination Of
the e1tar flyet il s1own at Old Point, and can
be saiely revealed On Saturday. One Of the
tugs returned Ibis morning. The sailing
vessels couldn't stand the weather outside the
c5peE.
, 1861-11-01

t8s Inc Albany Eten3.g Journal says:
"o1e grlat Wait Still continues 70 be
Such i not The case out West. Our greatest
Wait continues to be arms.
, 1861-11-01

PRaSF0Ffa Tor PeFH6h8 G61bg Abf61de
NEW YoRK, Oct. 3l,-The Express states
that few days since John A. Kennedy, Su-
Ieiintt rdent of Police, Issued Y hat seems to
BE eecret order to the police relative to per-
tcns about visiting foreign countries. The
order directs that every passenger bound out
side Of the country be examined by the police,
who are to see that alt haQe passports.
The Surveyor Of the Port seized to day the
ship Joseph ". Dyer, two sixteenths Of W1lch
are Owned By Jas. Phillips, Of Louisiana.
, 1861-11-01
Atltraq, Grit,,lrts


It il asserted in our Washington
dispatch that L;eu;.-G Scott will retire
from the army rext week aud proceed to
New York, wherct be will shortly sail for
Eu1or'e, it his physical in6rmitles viii
rPrrnit
, 1861-11-01

NEW YORK, Thursday, October 81
The Tribune admits that the rumor Of Com.
Dupont's secretary ubsconding was unfound
ed, and adds thgt it has reason to believe It
was pu. into circulation by an enemy Of
that Gentleman ard Toe to the Government.
, 1861-11-01

ANOTHER ILLINOIS BR1aADER GEsEaAL--
The Ca1ljnyille Spectator Of Friday last, eays
It learns from Bource 1t has no reason to
doubt, that Col John II. Palmer has been
promoted to the position Of Brig. General.
, 1861-11-01

NEW YoIK, Oct S1-The jury in the savan-
nah pirates case reported that they we're una-
bic to agree; wbereupon the papers we're taken
frcm them, and they were discharged from It's
further conside ration.
, 1861-11-01

WESTERN VIRGINIA Pierrout hs,
teE regiments organized in Western Virgins,
s1e ready to take the field So soon as the Cor
<1nnert viii furnish them srns
, 1861-11-01

Arms and Equipments from Europe.
NEW YoRK, Oct 3l.-The Arago bas arrived
bringing 1,1i6 packages OF arms, aud equip.
me1E aud clothing eorsieEed to Crl!sctor
Barney for Quarte1lna aster General Me!gs, the
whole comprising complete erus, equi Pmenta
and clothing for Il, 900 nen.
, 1861-11-01
ncHeRH CoHnty.

tne 1 mon Convention Of McHen1y county
voted unanimously to append to their ticket
tic "cros' " Agasna The Ban7:inq Lar on a
. ,$ussie .Basis.n
, 1861-11-01

With Frede1icktown, Wild Cat, Rich Noun
tain, Phjlappi, Carrick's Ford, Ronney, Green
brier, and Cheat Mountain, to overlay the
tmirch of Buena Vista, it is not likely that
Indiana will soon be tannted with her unneE-
Mis war a dteat Of Tue Federal forces in any bal
Tie 1eAere The Hoosicrs 1ee7e ega yed, and We don't
believe this can be said OF the tropps OF any
other stste in the Union. This, Of course, is
not to attributed to any unusual proWess or
Ekj1l in our men, but it hss 30 happened, and
disaster they have suffered was the capture OF
= platoon or two on Hatteraa Island, and that
was the fault Of the commander who ordered
the regiment away without any adequate
mfane OF cefeuce, against the re1uonhtrancee
of thefr officers.
, 1861-11-01

md the Government refuses to grant the requi-
sition.
Private adyices lately reseiged from KEN
reehy e5f ys 2 Be S ba IL ts0 Saes
hopeless manner. This is better news than
tbst reported By Gen. Thomas.
We are officially informed tint the crest
naval expedition sailed without written OF
ders-
There is nothing Of interest to eomm7ni-
cate from the Potomac to-day. Weather fine,
WAsHHeToN, OCT. 31.-The folio 91ng order
wss issued from the Post Office Dspaztment
today: The Post Master General orders that
the service Of the United States. shall be for
Tarded without prepayment Of postage, IN
accordance with the provisions ct tae 11th
Reet:on ct the act to employ volunteers, &C.,
approved July 22o. 1861
5signed,l F: 3. TRorr, CHIEF Clerk
Representatives VIC. awarded to day to Phil
lips & solomonB, Lntimer t. Bro., and q.
Taylor.
There have been no arrivals to-day from the
lower Potomac. The Occur De- Lon started
down tonight, bound for the lotil.a.
Especial Dispatch to the n. T. Tztbuue-1
The Navy Department has recently ordered
SEQ more 1jfled guns. Immense quantities OF
ehot and shell ale casting at all tha foundries
IN the country,
WASHINGTON, Oct 81 All quiet ~ to four
O'Clock, p. m, on the entire Inc Of ihe Poto-
mac. There seems no doubt but TIT the reb-
els have large number Of tat boa1s at Coco
guam Greek, manufactured at fredericksburg,
md intended for :he Potomac !.
From mfssouF1..eHepoFted Defeat Of
Prices Rear Guard bT f&Eel.
Especial Dispatch to the St. Louiz p7u1ocrat.1
JEFFERSON CITY, Oct 31.-The Compromise
entert into by Gen. Henderson and the reb-
| els in Galloway county, did rot include the
band Of robbers that plundered James s. Rol-
| lus's 1re1niRee, 3 few days since: That band
will be summarily dealt With Other mess
ures besides the compromise hare been taken
by Gen. Prentits to preserve quiet in these
| turbulent counties.
4 detachment Of Col Boomer regiment,
urder Capt, Koop, day before yesterday, broke
up email camp of rebels at Coa15'e Prairie,
cattmirg a lot Of arms and their.cau1p equip
| 2ge :.
Intelligence has reached here that Ger
| 6ieel has attacked and defeeed Prices
rear guard at Bolivar and took Gen. Rains q
prisoner. This, however, can only be
true in part, as Gen. SIgers division was il
Springfield Monday Last. If e fight had taken
llace ct OF near Bolivar, 1t must have been
with some Of the force belonging to Genera
AFboth's diyiEion.
Gen. Prvnttes has gone out from here OF
another secret expedition. :
, 1861-11-01

H The official msjcEity Of Governor RAM
sey, in Minnesota, will not vary much from
COCO. AL the counties being heard from. and
tie mcet Of them BY odiciA returns, his Nh
io1:tY Il ,946
, 1861-11-01

81. Grand Trunk EaG F.- C5-s7ary oi C1.eca l-.c1.
snronxh NIUn o{ hiding frcM the West to Id7espo0
ipr. an descriptions .. E1cesss It ve:z toE EassA
TheT aieo Freat IaroaEa hills ol 1sdirE from HsVzA
Ilvss7col aad I&ndoa . cArR!y ~ TT oE pssse2att
&c. Il LREe RS-ett C5scARc
n PxBzMR.oE 9s7- 7relSat Aasut scEsss+s-
ta1i114:7
, 1861-11-01

The Savannah Pirates.
The Jury in the pirate case stood eight In
favor OF conviction, and four for acq1ittal.
, 1861-11-01

VI A n T e AN experienced
w and Energetic man to take the position Of md
L1euter ant Ii LayR1ry C4u1pa2y row in camp. Any
pcs ea.fug the aho7e Qualidc and Wao can
br:l thirty men with him hare the AboTe po&1
ton. Add: :ess ?. Q. BOZ 273. Chicago, III,
un1-E53 =
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-01-03

The world at large, and, fearless quite,
! Condemns the Wrong, approves the Right
it iooks-to all your home affairs,
And cheers you in your divers cares
Is happy when your hearts rejoice,
And dries yonr tears with soothing voice
It shows you where you best can trade,
Where everything you want is made
ihe Street, the Shop, the price, aud all,
And thus il sa YES you many call.
And if you chance 10 emigrate
Into the Matrimonial State
Within its columns you can look,
liSee whence you started, whom you took,
Who helped you off, what year, what day,
And all without a cent of pay.
And when at last-for all must die
1 GU journey upward TO the sky,
IL treads beside your sable bier,
And sheds the sympathizing tear
Your faults tits ready to forgive,
And bii you in His presence live.
sd.ong wave THE HERALD let it run
As far as yonder circling suni
Subscriptions let its friends renew,
And not, like clouds, withhold the dew
XIV.
KIND PATRONS, you are tired, guess,
With this, my SIKH New Years Address
thank you for the words of praise
Which you We bestowed in by gone days
And thus encouraged me to bring
Another freewiIl Offering.
leap Year, though long, has had its dag,
And.Tich and poor and grave and gay
Have gone from earth, no longer here
TO read my rhymes from year 10 year.
Peace.to their ashes ] may they rest
Till Christ shall come to make them Blest.-
May hearts with Gratitude expand
May Heaven smile on every land:
May Man be Blest, Gods Will be Done,
In EIGHTEEN HUsDRED SIXTY OSE.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-01-03
TOT the Her
HUMAN RIGHTS

Mr.. EDITOR II have perused with
interest a discussion which has been going
on in the Herald for the last few weeks on
the subject of Human Rights" .'depas-
turing the highway" &c, and confess |
am astonished at the position taken by him
who writes over the signature of Equal
Rights" He pretends to be writing for
the benefit of the poor then would il not
be well to state through your paper how
the poor receive and appreciate his prof
fered labors; | can speak for one-yes,
many of them am poor man, have a
family, but do not own a house, nor home,
for the reason that am not able but
would scorn the idea OF being classed
among those who lay claim to the highway
for COW pasture. Ii is not the poor but
the lawles who claim such rights they
may be poor or rich, as often rich. And
will say, as representative Of the poor,
that we con.ider Mr. Equal Rights re-
marks as insulting, degrading and Grimm
ating to US as class, if he means TO say
that we covet or claim the grass growing
in the highway; some of us trust are too
honest, and for one feel too independent,
although poor, TO abstract from a source
from which / know | have no right. |
would just as soon claim the meadow, the
orchard, or cornfeld of my neighbor as
the grass in the highway through his farm,
knowing that all the right the public have
in it is the right to drive animals. and not
to leave them there for any length of time
unattended.
As Equal Rights" pays no regard to
the ruling of courts, on the laws of the
State, but thinks be has got hold of sys-
tenn much more just and equitable. wish
TO investigate it, and endeavor to prove
that it would be very unequal in its opera
ton. L will now speak of but one point
who shall be at the expense of fencing his
public cow-pasture, and have regard TO the |
rule of equity: For it costs nearly ev-
cry farmer double to fence against street
cattle than what il does his own, there al
ways being fields, on majority of farms,
hat require little or no fence to protect
he interest of the owner. The owner of
he farm on which labor has long been
At an expense of fifty dollars year to ac-
those who appropriate the
highway for a pasture, in consequence OF
having long distance OF street fence, and
having 10 build it much stronger than his
,wn interest required; and /, as laborer,
nave taken many weary steps, after doing
. hard days work, % see if street cattle
we're in mischief; for people who allow
heir cattle in the street, always have them
here nights. But to return TO my SUBJ
ect ! have shown that one man may
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-01-03
THE LITTLE QUAKERRss WHO
WAS DESPERATELY IN LOVE.

An amusing matrimonial story is told Of
the olden time in New England. Ii fell out
that two young people became very much
smitten with each Other a. young people
do. The young woman's father was a
wealthy Quaker-the young man was re-
,pectable. The father could stand no such
union, and resolutely opposed IL, and the
daughter dare not disobey openly. She
+met him by moonlight" when she pre-
tended never TO see him, and she pdBed
and wasted away. She was really IN love
"a state of sighs andtears, which women
oftener reach ia Imagination than reality
Still The father remained inexorafie
Time passed on, and the rose on Mary's
lamask cheek passed of. She letnc con-
cealment, like a worm in the bud, prey ON
THAI damask cheek, however, but when the
father asked her why she pined, she al
WAYS told him. The old gentleman was
~idower. and loved his daughter dearly.
Had tbeen a widowed mother who had
Mary in charge, a widows pride would
have given way before the importunities
of daughter. Men are not, however,
stubborn, in such matters, and when the
father saw that his daughters heart was
really set upon The match be surprised her
one day by breathing out
Mary, rather than NOPE TO death, thee
bad better marry as soon as thee chooses,
and whom thee pleases."
And then what did Mary! Wait ill
the birds Of the air had told her swain of
the change, or until her father had time 20
alter his mind again? Nota bit oft. She
clapped her neat plain bonnet ON her head,
and walked directly to the house Of her
intended, as fast as Der feet would carry
her. She walked into the house withou,
knocking-for knocking was not then fash.
ionable-and she found the family jus,
sitting down TO dinner.
Some little commotion was exhibited a,
so unexpected and so unusual an sppari.
ton as the heiress in the widows cottage
but she needed il not. John looked M
inquiringly. She walked directly up tc
him and took both his hands into hers.
john" said she, .afaiher says / may
have thee,
And John got directly up from the din
ner table, and went TO the parsons. Il
just twenty Ave minutes they were ma,
o,,1 ,vff~ - - AAstss1@
20 sera nssesF SEA ~ e