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captured by General Stewards cavalry the 18th Of
June, within the enemy's lines.

captured by General Stewards cavalry, on tho 18th Of
June, within the enemy lines. M8H6
GENERAL cAsEYs IDEAS AS TO THE DISPOSITION
OF TIE MILITARY FORCE AFTER THE WAR.
IN the hichmond Dispatch OF June wa ina the fo
LOWING letter, purporng 10 have been taken from Gep
are not sure WAS not written by Gen. Casey but, 70
say the least OF II, II Is apocry phal:--
HE.psuAnrEas, cAsEy's Drv,s,os,
TO the Hon Hon e. u.s.; sIAsIos ,n sssrs,ary o Var
wssssen nsSssa ay denesy sas ssy 'i hs
shall by your kind proceed now 10 eaborae
propose thai we nanstn IN az army Of ons anndred thou
their due p,SRo1n%snm 70 m men to N. defence. or ,.,
the country lying Of the Mississippi river including the
Raes h .SS .Sa % s %sn z @ Lake Of
perior othe moulhot the Mississippi nen.ng Key West
ton on the line Of the railroad IRON Memphis Tennessee to
sa anS asnss snd on on % on 10
Richmond Va; oecupying osiween Memp6is an AMI chas-
Bew chnitanoosa c..reston would ociupy say
Dalton Atlanta Union Point Augusta BianchFiile, and
possibly. Columbia, >. q.
Kaosy A6son wyheve. aS LuahSas cbafctts:
vile Burksy NJ and Richmond and fredericksburg should
ne points aeaiea recovered from the
aGe rhs st stfae % pons m gnns sacn u oued Viii,
have mus brief stated what consider the
Considered politically convinced The lines
ase ssf s M b. se das
o ones s and e ANA Win wh s sss M
hataas Of thai ,esion would become as nae attached 70
thus pasns al az In barrie, 20 the se Of Of
rebel against the constituted suihortirs.
III very certain that no ar.am-nt Is worth straw with
be recrvant to the cause Of liberty This earth II did
The President besides the power % do 4 clothed
s Il s Tssa es T s a w
y.siona governments VIII have 70 Be nrs Instituted IN the
sonro ,1 Of them Lave the honor s yry Ispc
'''''' '''' '' Brisaeier General Commanding Division
BURIAL OF THE REBEL GENERAL AsHsY.
The late rebel General iuracr Ashby was buried IN
Charlottesville Virginia. the Sth inst. The following
description Of the appcarsncc OF his remains rs he lay in
At the Parish House is taken from The Lynchburg
Republican Of June sHe lay there as il gentle slum-
Der had fallen upon him. his physiognomy indicating re-
solution, discrimination and irmnessheavy black eyes
ashes and eyebrows long black and thick flowing beard
and mustache, prominent forehead, showing quick per-
cepun and thought dark complexion and horset ViS
! ginia face He was about forty yslrs Of age
from Charlottesville. June says-Aftcr tho services in
the chapel tue remains Of General Ashby conveyed
the University Cemetery, and committed, "earth 70
earth ashes 70 ashes and dust 10 dust" Colonel r G.
Randolph and the professors u the University assisting
in the ceremony. Tho grave was covered by the cava
ry aud they fired several voileys and there he
will remain in the classic ground until the last trump
shall summon all TO the general Judgment Our ctzens
| General Ashby.
! REBEL ACCOUNT OF THE WHEREABOUTS OF GENERAL
MDOwELL.
from the Richmond Dispatch, June 10
While to be certain that this officer has been
sent to Fort lafayette doubt exists that his forces
have arrived at West Point. They came down the Rap
pahannock on thirty by war steam
srs. Cur generals are, no doubt well aware Of their
/ arrival
| [From tho Auburn Advsrtiser.l
We have good ahori the statement that General
Mcdowell was ordered tuesday last to reinforce Gene
| raj Mcclellan in front OF Richmond.
fThs above from the Advertiser published while
Secretary Seward In Auburn aud doubtless BY his
"authorityn The true Of the case, then, would
seem to bo that General Mcdowell did come down the
Rappahannock IL o,de, 10 20 up We Iamnkey and rein
force General McCellan.-Ep. HERALD.
DEATH OF THE SECRETARY OF THE REBEL PRovr.
l SiOHAL CONGRESS.
From letter TO tho Memphis Ac1tdWhe, dated Rich
mond Juno 0, hear that johnson J. Hooper, of Ala
bams late Secretary Of the rebel Provisional Congress
died that city Saturday the 7h inst Mr.. Hooper
was, previous u the breaking out Of the rebellion ed
tor Of tho Mongornery Ala) Mail, tho organ Of the
American party in that state and widely known 10
the c0niic literature Of the country the author Of
Simon Suggsn and othor works OF like character. liz
many years since, and first edited weekly paper iu
Chambers county, Alabama. After short residence "
that county ho elected Solicitor (or Prosecuting
Attorney OF the Circuit Court Of that judicial district
Of the best productions OF his dcscrip
two of the through which he passed In the carly
history OF Alabama while making his official ckcuit. "
Originally he was strenuous Union man and demo-
crat though his erratc character allowed him 70
follow any line or political policy for long time.
lsaving Chambers county. he settled IN Montgomery,
the capital OF the State ard started the Nail which
during tho brief continuance of the Know Nothing party
was its principal organ in Alabama. When the Prov
sionai Congress OF the rebels organized he was
elected Secretary OF that BODY and moved with n tc
Richmond whence tho seat Of government changed
whore he died. Hundreds in this city will recoec hin
| as kind, genial man, in whose society few hours
could always be pleasantly spent Mr. Hooper cele
brated as Sportsman and was always considered M
authority in deciding questions that arise the
per prosecution OF the sports in which many
4 OF countrymen take delight.