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e,5 Orleans, .Jsgsse 1, Isl.
Land Department.

V1HF New Orleans. Opetousas and Great western
i E-ilrosd Company, by and i1 virtue Of 81 act Of the
United States CoGEre-s ,f Tie 81 Juze. 1866. ard OF sn
act % O r Stfte LEGISLATURE, or the 18Th = arch, 1857,
have become The owners OF 7a5.UgJ acseS Of land, free
tom zl inCulibrauceS Or mortgages.
These lands are Included within a strip Fl 30 miles in
width. or IS Elles on each side % the railway line, ex-
tending from hlsir-s. opposite Rev orleans to The Sd
J'ne 'lYer, or The eastern ruusraTT o. TezaH adlstahce
u 255 miles. In The contemplate c5utlndali0n Of this
roar mo Texas. It will traverse TIE most fertile grain
Ie-i0u u that Stefe.
Tbe l,nds Iy.ng opposite the arsr rs miles o. the
compsUy's p 80, are In the rich ali heavily tumoered
siluslaf valley q lire 4i.ai.svyi river. OF gayou La
;0rrchr, Gran! Lake ami elsewhere. B-tween the
iZJth AID -2Jln miles. we have d ycly large amount o.
f-ri1e ard valuable lands IN tue At-zE E35s P.a:ries,
region Towhere exccAed fer beauty, hsalthul-ess, and
sstween the i9otn mil, and tho Sabine river. che
road travtTs=5 Cue n-de-E.sl. Bit sud heavily timber
I'D pine wool aids, varied 0tCasI0u,Iy by the Tica val
lies % the streams. Good water, game, cIesr water
brooks lloEuiIng In d-h. are cCmmoH 90 this entire 10
caly. The pine words. ia gu,rtlty and quality, are
unsurpassed, 4ud lis believed the lands viii raise
cJtt0E probably.
Maps and p.-ts can BE- seen and examined. sI insor-
nation Sc 20 the thsraater sui price CT lard o5tsined,
on, a, the thce % the Compsny's Lend AGENT, at Bra
shear City, Parish c st May Is.
Acs O. sale 90 D paEsEd ia EsF orleans, al the ex-
peuss o. the purchaser.
IN lEc .bse3ce Of the purchaser. a written power Of
I attorney, authorizing he sgeHt O. sign the at, ana the
I notes given in payment, sud % Eraut a mortags 90 Sc
curs tls notes, viii oe required.
Ihs terms OF sale are Oue-thlrd cash, remainder In
uOt=z 81 one rad two years, pa able at a tsnk 10 New
Orleans. with eight pr cent per snnum laterest ster
maturity EIh mortgage until iHNi payment, and in de-
fault he purchaser TO pay ave per cent. fr attorneys
ices.
Tue ooupzuy's lands are nov being examined. Is
fast as reports arr made, the price per acre will be Ak
ed On each e. act spilled Tor and he applicant duly no.
t.fsd Of the same. End be WIZ be required TO Eccept The
land, IT the price DESIGNATED within q reasonable tine,
or III default the lEu1 VIII be offered tor -aie 10 others.
Th8 cOmpsuy reserves 70 itself he tight OF CHANGING
the prices and terms from time 20 time.
Tue company desire o encourage sctual settlers azd
viii grant VTiJrIty q application % persons who are
now IN kciuat g-,1Lat.oH I'D cultivation Of land but
only 4 reasonable time viii be granted them d apply
FOR and purchase. sitter which il VIII be seld 20 ans
cher applicant.
WILLIAM G HEWg5, Presidit.
g. W BAyLEE, land Ascent.
aug20-fw
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TINTEs EACH OTHER-Thsv have q story
il Chicago, about a d.dhken csptsi in camp.
who net q private n hiscompsny in the same
sondi1on. ine captain ordered bin 10 halt,
and sndeAVoHng in vain to assume a firm posi-,
tion on bis Feet and speak with dignIfsd Sc
verify exclaimed "Priv'te Smith. J give you'll
(hic) four clock to g~isIober in.o "Cap;in.0
replied the soldier, ssas vou'r (hi1) d-n sigbt
drnnkerBiam, ~ give you till Cbic) Eve clock
10 gissober no
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Stats Line Road

The above mentioned Lot, No. 5. will be subdividfd
sud sold in lots 70 suit purchasers-a plan o. which viii
Be exhibited on he day Of sale
TERMS ~ ~SALF.-Orsdlt o. seven and twelve
mouths with interest fr0m este. purchasers % sSecuta
bonds, with approved secured. for the purchase money.
Sale at IA O'Clock A. II.
JOE c. AETER
sP3-dtwtd CIerk and Master.
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CAPTURE OF THE STEAMER V. K. STEVEN
ron by LTNCoLNTTrs.-We learn hat
while The steamer v. IS. Stevenson wss land
ing, With pig metal, st Monmouth Furnace.
Sunday evening, tie 10Th instant, fortv-sight
miles above the mouth Of the Cumberland
river, having 81 board about one hundred and
Nifty tuBs, The Lincoln cgHh7st C5nestcgs cane
upon her and conveyed her away from that
point 10 Cairo without resistance. We are
sorry that Capt Hughes, Of he Stevenson, did
not burn her up, instead e. permitting tns Lin
eUlnites to capture her, as tie metal and the
machinery Of the boat could ell hsve been
saved. Tie boat was old and nearly eorn cut,
and bad such q course been pgTsued, the
Meesrs. Stacker would have eVentusTy secured
their property and the owners % he boat the
machinery, as well Is have disappointed The
Conestoga il securing her prize. The Messrs.
Stsekers are Kentuckisns, and have now a
practical exhibition II K-otucky neutrality
upon Kentucky soiL-EashUile taioR.
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A MISTAKE ABOUT EsRLY RTsTEG.-It Il o.
ten remarked that there srs two sides 70 every
question, and after reading the following we
believe ibis is the case, TOR who supposed 1t
was possible 70 throw a doubt on toe benefits
Of eaIly rising? The question, 10 Fsver, il
thus REtissactoriy disposed OF by q gsniH,
Owe have watched those fellows Who ere
early T%iseFs, and, as 4 general thing. they are
the FIRST chaps that 60 TO the groceries 10 the
morning. L is all moonsnins s6outthe smart
ct and greatest men being early risers. l.
might have been 30 in Old times. hut nova
days, when you see ? chap moving shout very
early, you may be certain ne iE after a drink. .
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CEANCERY SALE
or
REAL ESTATE
Oz8 Tennessee Street.
CEANCERY SALE

DURSUANT to q dscrseof the Chancsry Court 81 Eem-
L phis. rendered November term, 1881. in The case Of
the Planters Bank Of tennessee, VS. B. AsuiH, will
on
Thursday, October Sd, 1851,
in trent Of ny once, In the city Of Memphis, proceed 10
sell 10 the highest bidd r
A Valuable Lot of Land,
in the city OF Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, lying
on the vest side OF Tennessee street. in sell city %
Memphis frCntlns On said sire & 60 fest a1d rHaIiug
back between para lei lines 80 feet 70 the edge Cf His
sissippi river. Be the same mere or isEs, snd Numbered
OF the p an ~ said city as L.; No !, in Block Nc. l..
9ERHS OF ALE-The above described Dot viii be
sod on . crtdit Of s Z snd twelve month gpurchaser TO
execute Eotes with sFpr vel sSuriy tor The purchase
none, the titls 70 Do withheld until payment Of the
same.
Sale at II O'Clock A NJ.
Ohm C. LAFtER.
SEs-iawfd Cirrs and Es-t-T.
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935 Acres,
Ascending to = survey made in 1853, =ith a river front
or hsif = mile VI soil c1nsist7 Il : remarkably fer
tile siGrk cam, nearly a. light ~ = bank % ashes, sad
ESne ides u its dspth msy De sscertsinet from The
fact that d cistsfn ss been duE. "a Ito iUmediats Vi
clH y, N The depth oc iEsve ftet, without reaching tue
cay. It i slDo L entirely Eboye overt W, ths uupre-
otdentef 4 pceE Of '6S and '5e covering caiY = small BJr-
t.ou Of il, ard u " also protected Dy a hue lsyee, which
vas bean sreEtly Ftr IN 9Th sned during the past year. II
has no improvements except some roHEh cabIas. hot has
s-vsiA n good rosar through II, for the purpose OF haul
ing wood 10 the river. Cne r Two due landings have
been cut. It IL ne Of ths uuest ! cations for ? wood
ya~d On the Yver. having a bluf bank AMI sufficient
depth % water for aas-s ~ land a. Enz season OF tho
year. ghs timber l. very heavy, csnsistinz OF gun.
ash. h~scsbtTry sud walnut, and il cut Of and s-Ia,
would more than psy for the land.
7 have been told by competent JUDGES, that the pscu-
Hsr advantages ot this land are 20 great that b1t fr
tins present war. it could be sold resdiy FOR Si00 per
acre. iu HrArnssss % the rs5Idiv growing city u n enc
phis, greatly adds % It's vAue, and should that city be-
made the capital OF the Con edsrAte States, a. Il Is how
thought e viii be. ia q very short time It would COZ
msnd $500 per sore
Il is TOW o6srrd at the low price OF 800 per acre
one-haif cash, and tbs bAiancs IN twelve months.
Nothing Bat Tecuniary Embarrassment induce The
~ ner 70 orer q at ouch \ sacrifice. Possession gtveu
Immediately. Fitle perfect.
EuiS -dNadsm =. ". APPERS0V.
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A NrEONY J; Aheran C; Anderson n.
-,stt Z, Rrswsr SO Frytr = V; BsiE-
g. - R-s-.,-T " A: BiyJ z; Bclcs = A. btady 81
e---.-- I: B.~an n p; Brown A hIEsT 4 !! 80
&. r-rry j L; books = Y; Bsss'sy ~ By,sRSs Sr'"N
= s; B4yUe @; Btysu : v. Bfehi'o =.
HAHE o. CsTr K CsnerA hLsa0 NJ ~
u o. OsEieeiJs DsvsnaEah =
Cut1rt e CarroHC Cfoosst - OlenNeM q A'
CoIins
Nm ri. \; D.sfy % ?; psrls a Y; Durham l. DHmaH
DAL.
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OIL

which we viii sell q: as reasonable rstss IS The eI-
peESe Of obtaining goods viii admit.
20. Confederate State Roads zud Treasury Notes
taken at par for all debts due Us u or bafore April st
lssI I.elA1 WARD 4 AcCLE LAND.
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. ! 7 FERRY.
The Bonds Of the Confederate States as
Good as Gold f!
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOg SALE.
cowE ARD SEE


THE under sS nsd CT s FOR sale his FLAX a.
/ TATION. q tuatsd on Bayou Bartholomew.
in Ashley equity, Arksnsss. containing about
1900 acres Il Lsud, 500 u which are Is 8 hus -
slate Cf cultivation AID sOl acres dsatentd There is
upon the . ace ? com'orta5le Dwelling sat a EeOl ela,
with mill attached; also. new frame SegTO quarters.
excellent CIstern water, cHt many other convenience
This place is entirely free from AL overflow, scces-Isle
70 steamboats, curing the shipping season, and only II
miles frsm me Mississippi rIv'r. As a Cotton plsnts-
ton u challenges comparison with sTy other place IN
the Southwest a the growing crops viii abundantly
testify.
In connection with the shove, / Oher my handsomely
improved FAMILY 1ESIDEECE, Two miles southeast
Of Monticello, Drew C5auty which, for beauty o. situs-
tiDn, excellence % health. c1lcne,s Srd purity Of water,
is not surpassed west Of the Mississippi. For high
toned, moral and religions sent nspt, tie citizens OF
Monticello AID vicinity stand UuTIvaled-
prep sc 20 sell thH Above dssc-iotl pr petty At .
fair vice for Conf dtrats StstC- Bonds, CT Negro prop
erty at q fsir vsIusucH o. god and silver. Ny terms
IRE onr-thitd cash. 'alsrCs in one and two years. ]
think l ,f~r he most Cesirab q property I know OF in
the state FOR sale. sui ! Uulv 90 Il because ny business
demands my presel &C il South Louisiana
For further particulars sdGrsss Wu. J. Montgomery,
at J. Lebanon, tennessee. CT tbs subscriber at Monticello,
Bre = county, ARKANSAS.
sf5 lm' J STYLE MONTGOMERY.
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TsHrsaay, Otteher 81. Isl.

L phis, rendered D yrmhsr term, 1850, IN the case OF
Napoleon Il III aud Charles H.. Dorian, Jr., w BENJAMIN
S. Thompson and wife, B.izAbeth L. Thompson. 7 wlI,
On
Thursday, October Sd, 1851,
in front Of my oace, in the city o. Memphis. proceed {,
sell, totne highsstbidder, Valuable Tract % lad sit.
uats lying sud being in the county OF shelby, Stsfo CO
Tennessee, c. ntaining ten acres. 10 being TIM uorlbe-n
hslfofs twenty acre tract, cnveyed By Charles r. King
aid Lucy II. KTg % EapJ.eon Hi and Chss u. Dlll4u.
Jr., By q iced dated Nay sth. 1858 snd rec rir5 IN 30 <
No. -. PAGES 2SS-4 5 ia tie Register's Office o. shelly
county, Tennessee, which twenty Rcre tract Is bounded
A. follows Beginning At a stake in the seufh line q the
John Rice grant o. sea sores, where the nor'a linz OF
The new State Line road Is intersected By tbs Uast line
u Mclean avenue, running thence vita said avenue
north 81 deg. east 20 chains aad 10 li-k 90 q sisk-in
the vert line Of said avenue, thence west 5 deg, north
3 chains and IS links, to q stakes tsrnce south 81 deg.
west - chains and 70 Inks more OF less, the north Ike
q the new State Line road. and s0ujh line OF The John
Rice srsati thence esst 8 deg, south wish szid line g
chain- slr 70 unEs, te he beginning.
Terms g. -E-Ths abUve described tract OF land
win be S Ia an q cudit o. seven ard luesn months,
purchaser 70 exscuts notes with approved. secur iy for
the purchase money. slien t. be retained On the premi-
ses until PAYMENT Of the same.
Sale 1t II O'clCck A. n.
OHN c. LANIER,
sfSdaWtd CLERK and Master.
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TESTING Com BY SHELL.-ConnsCted with
the New York custom house is a elsIE w.aoss
business is to receive and test slI money. He
is a SpEn:ard by birth, but has been a lone
while In the country. Into a scale he smuti-s
a bag Of gold or silver coin, and from the
weight IN a moment announces toe amount IN
dollars and cents, lie then runs his fngcrs
through the cotns several times, aud applies
them 70 bic pose, after which be viii imnedj-
stely take out every countsrfeIt coin. His ~
fsllible facility Of detecting spurious natal is
located in his o~lfsctory organs.
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7 LAND
FOR SALE.
27R Acres.

Az authorized to ssll an extremely VALU- a.
L ABLE TAAVP OF LAND, lTinz on tbs Ms 80
stsSiVpt river, shout two miles south Of Nem-$18
phit, on the Arkansas side. It contains
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UAJgV Rates r ADyERTTsIEC

| Pr ons s51srs q tsa Ilnes %crless, one nssr-ton.-&i.c0
For ssos s~Gii.lonAi Insertion OF sare......"...-' 30
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E'REECE LT%VzRS-BlrHe,a ,; Cmsss J J p;
4 o a5sine hons; DeRusssE Co; Esiri-s Nss,-r.bsIr
y Patrons S,
!ItLtAN LBrTERS.-Gbsr c; Bsva,a & Bro: PaIa +
Is b Esao A. Saosufsrags a. F.HsaiF-
% per-ons calling 4ss lsttsra vii please ser II ., ara
'-i--7ro' and "a ths date Il aCch advertisement,
a.Iasy nee nouis RON nHJ-9est two "a ~lsJt-ps.t thrss
81. c. GALLAWAY, Postmaster.
n~EhFEIs, Sept. %, 1901.
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CRANCERY SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE
On Mclean .8CeSsue.

DUhsUAET to a decree o. The Chancary Court aiNs1-
L phis. rendered 3 yrmhsr term, 1850, IN the case OF
Napoleon Hll aud Charles n. Dorian, Jr.. W. BENJAMIN
S. Thompson and wife, B.izibeth L. Thompson. I VIII.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-06-21
Letter Of Marque, No. l.,

This is the endorsement on the back Of
found on board the first pirate craft author
lied by jeff Davis, which was captured off
Charleston and now lies in New York har-
Dor. The schooner attracts mach attention
among the New Workers, as bringing back
recoleciions of several centuries ago, when
pirates were not uncommon. The letter OF
marque is as fellows -. Jefferson Davis,
lea, TO all who shall see these presents,
greeting Know ye that by virtue Of the
power vested in me by law, have com.
missioned, and do hereby commission, have
authorized, and do authorize, the schooner
or vessel called the Savannah, (more par
ticularly described in the schedule herewith
annexed,) whhreof /. Harrison Baker is
commander, to act as private armed yes
sci in the service of The confederate states,
on the high seas, against the United States
of America, their ships, vessels, goods and
effects and those of their citizens, during
the tendency of the war now existing be-
tween the said confederate states and the
United States; this commission to continue
in force until revoked by the president Of
the confederate states for the time being
Given under my hand and the seal of the
confederate states, at Montgomery. this
18th day of. Nay, A. ID. 1861. By the
president Jefferson Davis. II. Toombs
secretary of state"
The pirate craft had on board when she
left Charlestown, nominally provisions and
water enough for two weeks cruise, but
really sufficient for much longer time
Her cabin is well supplied with small arms
tern, hanging across each other on hooks
driven up for the purpose, holsters and re.
volving pistols, old style, dirks, muskets
handouts, &c., such as might have furnish
ed n respectable outfit for pirate in the
time of Robert Kidd. One of the parties
on board the Savannah is young man
hailing from New York, who represent:
that he was impressed on board the priva.
teer while unconscious. He had been two
months in the hospital in Charleston, and
from appearances he is very much broker
down in health, and the last man who would
adopt priyateering as a profession. He
states that the name of the captain of the
schooner was Baker, and that ne had beer
in the CHILEAN navy. 1t is reported thai
the captain of the Joseph, the vessel taker
by the privateers, was badly treated by the
pirates. He was refused any of his prop
erty, and then stripped almost naked Of tn,
apparel which he had on. The rebels ar,
said to be fitting out the brig Echo a
Charleston for privateeriug purposes. bu
the bad luck of their first venture wiil b,
apt to induce them to relinquish the nefari
Gus business. The u. S. district attorne,
in New York is keeping the grand jury to
gether so that the pirates may be prompt,
indicted, tried and hung.
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The GaIiantry of Lieut.. Grebic.

The brave conduct of the late Lieut.
Greble in the unfortunate engagement at
Great Bethel is universally praised. A
letter from one of his associate officers to
the Philadelphia Inquirer says" As soon
as the confusion arising from the mistake
1.-THE cross firing) was over, Gen Pierce or
dcred the troops to advance. No scouts
were thrown out, nor were the troops aware
of the vicinity of the enemy's batteries I'M
Ill they came within their fire. Lieut..
Greble was ordered to unimber his gun.
He advanced, firing his gun alternately,
until he came within two hundred yards of
the naked battery of the rebels. Soon af-
ter the firing commenced, he was left alone,
with the original command of eleven men,
in an open road, the volunteers having re-
treated before the telling fire of the rihed
cannon. He worked his guns until he had
\ silenced all those of the enemy except one
cannon. The Zouaves made demonstra-
ton and only desired permission to storm
the fort, but no general officer was seen
/ from the commencement of the action, and
fifteen hundred were kept lying on the
ground for an hour and forty minutes, wait
ing for command. Lieut.. Greble stood
the brunt of the action for two hours he
was begged by several officers to retreat
but he refused. Lieut.. Butler asked him
at least to take the the same care of him.
self that the rest did, and dodge. He re.
piled, :" never dodge, and when hear the
notes of the buele calling retreat shall
retreat, and not BEFORE" The enemy made
soriie. Lieut. Greble said to Capt. Bart
lett, who was standing alongside of him
Now, Charley, have something II fire
at, just see how | will make them scamper.
He Immediately loaded with grape ant
fired, when the enemy at once reireatet
behind their entrenchment. Seeing him
self left entirely alone, with five men at hi:
own gun, he turaed to Corporal Peoples
and said all he could do would be useles.
Timber up the gun and take it away Al
this moment shot struck him on the left
temple. lie Immediately fell, and his onl,
exclamation was Oh ] my gun! Thu
, same ball went through the body Of anoth
er man and took the leg off a third
Throughout the firing he had sighted ever,
gun himself, and examined the effect ST CIV
cry shot with his glass. 1t was remarke,
ly his own men that every ball was place,
4 in the very place that he aimed for. TIL,
men say that he exhibited the same cool
i ness that he would on parade. The enem,
/ did not come out again until the fedora
troops had been withdrawn half hour
Lieut.. Greble did not spike his gun, bu
: kept II charged in preparing to withdI ay
: his command. The sergeant spiked il afte
b the lieutenant was killed"
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The leG flank in such position that the
enemy's works and movements were IN inl
view. Tie first Vermont regimen, Lieut.
Col. Wnshburn, had oulilanked the rebels
aud gained position in the rear ana
noured a hot fire into the battery and ST.
fenced il. Our troops in front OF the enc
NV thought that they were out OF ammnnl,
lion. when in reality they could not stand
,,,,inst the well directed fire OF the Nor-
mon,ers. Just ut this time Gen. Pierce
4 cave the order to cease fire and retreat.
| Not n man was hurt OF the Vermont reg
| iment until the rebels resumed their firing.
after which the federal troops began 10 re-
treat which they did in good order. The
yermonters behaved nobly. They flanked
! The enemy, marched down one of their
d,ches. almost to within five rods Of the
brrastwork, and opened CALLING fire upon
Them. The rebels, taken by surprise were
perfectly panic struck, and left the ditch.
| As fast as they left they were picked off by
the Massachusetts rifles. Before they at
temped TO escape, and before the Vermont
regiment had gained their important posi-
ton, Capt. Clark's men had done such good
service with their rifles that The rebels dare
not show their heads above their breast
work, but discharged their rifles at random.
! A lar.e number of the enemy are known TO
have been shot by Capt Clark's men. The
dead and wounded of the enemy were re-
moved in horse carts in the bitches. When
our troops retreated the chaplain Of the
! Massachusetts rifles was cut off from the
main body, aud narrowly escaped being ar
rested by hiding in the woods near the
meeting house. That gentleman states tina,
the meeting house was used as hospital,
that il was filed with the dead and wound
ed. and estimates their loss at from fifty 10
seventy FIVE killed and about hundred
wounded"
The smalness of our loss when exposed
to the terrible fire of the rebel battery is
explained by the fact that our men fell on
their faces when they saw the enemy about
to fire, jumping up and fricg in the inter
walls. The Zouaves showed great dexteri
ty in loading while lying on their backs.
While the Yermonters were passing the
house of Adjulant Whiting, of the rebe
troops, on their retrea'. the adiutant came
to his door and deliberately shot Orderly
Sweet, OF the second company, the bal
passing through the tail OF his coat Adju
iant Stevens and Col. Duryea, with two o
three of the Zouaves, at once ARRESTED
Whiting, and Adiutant Stevens gave him |
severe kicking. The house was then fire,
by Col. Duryea and Adjutant Stevens, an,
burned, together with the costly furnitur'
and contents. The whole was worth abou
$4,000.