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COTTAGE Hu1, August Z, 1862.
Editors Chicsgo Tribune:
GESTLEMEN: Having noticed In recent
nunbcr Of your paper that at the county meet
i1gs in West Virginia, the course of Senator
Wiley has been approved, AID that of Mr. Car
Ii passed over in silence. hope you will
etf1er q correction. No people have been
.orse deceived, thnu West Virgiuians IN Gar
lile-nor even your own gallant state IN
Browning, because, superacded to the deep
iuteres: y hich VIZ au feel IN the great contest
in wtich We are engaged, the people OF West
Vlrs:nla art u:4-;:tstlg concerned In the }orna~
tiO1t of NEW Stale.
Lest your remark might Lead many Of your
readers to suppose thar tic West llGl-iaaz
were rather "mitk and water" patriots, lcom-
mend to your careful perusal, The numbers OF
the Wheeling lattclligeacer herewith send
ycu. TIE speeches If State Auditor CT1ne,
Senator Wiley and of the noble and manly
Frank Perpolnt, Tie Governor, have The ring
ot the true Dtclal about thepl- and the reso.
lutions are only counterl arts Of those passed
a. every county meeting in the Siate. Carl!e
is repuolated, nus Only Tor his betrayal Of Lac
local project Of Z new State, bus for mis- shame
,ul at;l}iatlon with Bright. Tallandigllam ct i'd
c,nne gfuus. The people will furnish to the
ne1t Congress Overwhelming evidence OF thsf
desire to come iuto the Union Us new State,
u1dcr the restrictions imposed BY Seuator
| Lanes amendment to the oct Of ad mission,
as passed By the Senate It will be free State,
| and the people will be satisfied with nothing
else, Notwithstanding 500 shareholders, osn-
| ing only 5000 slaves, in population OF 3ao
| COO, managed to control the constitutional
convention, and suppress the voice Of the
| people, That game las won more than ONCE
| before. ard Oh wider arena; but the days Of
| the political power Of slavery, have passed
| away. And let all the people say amen.
q bile an writing. suffer me to add. thai
taking her loyal population, West Virginl:
has. believe, more soldiers IN actual service
in proportlo1, than any State in the Union
mention this not In commendasion, bat b1
way OF yindication, for the best and most pat
riotic OF US, have done no more, it as much
as our duty. Respectfully,
N, B. HAGANs.
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,,,e,- h,,rr,pr hr;dues c1ttinp of UrOyisia-

busy burning bridges, cutting of progis:;.c,1..
trains, robbiog and numbering according
to their opportunities, How long shall
they be allowed to ply their vocation1
No campaign can be conducted sue
cessf1lly with these Janus-faced wrotches
infcstipg the ground covered by our own
lines. If their "nghte," so-called, are more
important than the salvation Of the
Union, let lis say SO at ones and dlsband
our armies II not let them be caged
as fast as our columns move on. Sending
them through the lines to the enemy will
not do, Tor that is reinforcing JEFF. Davis
with 60 many soldiers, either as volunteers
or conscripts. They must either be con-
fined under guard, Or their own negroes,
the only loyalists in any number In tho
South, must be organized to take care OF
them. If We can send soldiers enough
into the field to conquer the rebel armies
and to hold in sesur;ty oil tie territory sot
take, the latter alternative may be avoided
If I'VE cannot, this alternative must be re-
| sorted to sooner OF later.
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TE3n EASY WITH THEM. !.

1.-Two men engage in personal combat,
the man who fights with the deternina-
.iou to hurt his adversary, will, other
things being equal, always via if his aa-
Tersary stand on the defensive. Nox this
is the difference between our side and the
Southern rebels they try to hurt us, we
have heretofore tried simply to defend our
selves. Is it wonderful that our great su-
pciiozity Of strength has not enabled us to
crush them with one blow? 1Te have &C
tually been fearful Of hurting these people.
Tlis state Of mind must pass away. If
both parties could be tired out by delay,
and exhausted by expenses, before the join
ing Of battle, fighting might very likely be
avoided altogether, and some terms Of
agreement hit upon that should put a
peaceful end TO the dispute. And NE do
not blame anybody for this, Tor it was d
stale Of mind necessary to be passed
through, like the chamber Of utilization By
which the knights in the tables Of enchant-
mcnt attained to the mirror and tue glave
of truth aud hardihood. 1t were not in
the nature Of civilized and Christian men
such as are bred under Northern skies, tc
arrive ut once at the fullness of knowledge
Of tue b1ackness Of a traitors heart, and te
! tecl Tie detesta,on it should excite.
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The everlasting bane and marplot Of our
ops rstiuns il the fIelj, has been the policy
of leaving the country fullof enemies ia
the rear Of our advancing columns. These
rtatures are alternately soldiers and clti-
zepE, gnerillas and non-combatants, but
altcays sps&s. They can be Union men on
occasion, but they are rebels whenever the
Federal bayonets are out of ssnt Not
]opg since force was dispatched from
Corinth to attack rebel cavalry regiment
near Holly Springs, Mississippi. When
the Union troops were seen coming over
the hill, Messrs. cavalry broke ranks and
sped toward Holly springs, followed By
our boys IS fast as possible. Arrived in
fewp, the Federal officers found the streets
full of citi@tn<, and the stables full Of horses
pretty well cut up on the hanks, but not q
soldier in the place. They all belonged to
the free masonry Of rebellion. They had
not heard anything about cavalry prowliug
around those parts-not at all
Throughout Tennessee, Missouri, ane
Eentucky, these enemies in the rear arr
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Where is Gen. Thomas 4. MORRIS, OF
Indiana, the hero ot Laurel Hill aud Car
rick'e Forj, Of the first campaign in West
err Virginia? Another person carried of
tie glory Of those achievements, and even
suppressed Gen. Morris official report Of
the engage ments, but that was no good Tea
ssn for taking the epaulets from skillful
and successful general, as one would pull The
ehoea off an aged horse that hss outlived
11s usefulness. Is Gen. Morris less capable
OF leading column Of gallant Hoosiers to-
day than he was thirteen months ago,
when he conquered Garnett : Have we
80 many generals who have inscribed VIC
tories Oh their banners, that We can afford
to se1d them to Coventry after three
months service? The time. will come
when justice will be done to this accom-.
plished officer, whose genius is surpassed
only by his modesty, according to hi,
full deserts.
, 1862-08-09
Health Of the Army.

Correspondence OF The New York Tribune
HARRfsoss's LANDING, August s, 1864.
The health OF the army Is improving, and ia
the same ratio, its spirit. Considerable ehip-
meuts of vegetables are arriving, and mora
are On their way. The following l=tter to
Senator Harlan from the colnniissary general
is evidence that tie government has become
awake to the necessity of 0 better aTulF dict
Stu private exertions, directed 10 F particu-
lurly to supplying delicacfes for the sick.
etould not be relaScd. There is little. danger
of o7er-provlding an Immense army, the sick
6 list OF which numbers over 900.
OFFICE CoNAIssAKr GEEL OF SUBSISTENCE,
WAeEE:GTcN CIT, Jnly 80, 1s62 {
Eon- james Harlan, United Siate5 Senate, Wash
ington, D. C.:
SIR: Yours Of the aoth inst. to the president Of
the United Statee ii relation to the want OF Teget
apItF and soft h-esd with tho army Of the Polo-
mac has been received at this oflle by reference.
In reply, you are respectfully informed tha- dur
ing the two last weeks large shipments Of potatnes,
c;Ibbsges, onions, &C. have beca made from New
York Baltimore ard Norfolk to that amy. In
addition, it 1s largely supplied with "Chcllete's =
Desicated Vegetables" excellent substitutes for
fresh articles.
That army il, in part at present supplied with
soft bread from orens at Fortress Monroe and
Norfolk, ard 1t is hoped IN short time it viii he
fully supplied with that article from doarng bs-
| Eer;ee now In proceer OF construction
! Very respectfully, Jour most o6e4,ens sessant'
| f.nrn,nisaAr7 General ct Subsistence.
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certificate Of the magistrate SAME as aoore.1

LIEUT.. COLONEL Fl. d. PRICE OF 1o"A-
the noldiefly bearing Of this gallant young
officer, whilst lieut. colonel of the 18Th Iowa
infantry He was wounded at Pittsonrg
Lar ding, on which occasion, after the battle,
be resigned his commission. We understand
q Of one Of Tie new Iowa, regiments, and Of
a1l we can hear Of his bravery and military
character be frne, the governor Of ioEa Will
reward the one and appreciate the other oy
tie appointment, which We understand Is un-
sought for BY himself, but earnestly urged oJ
lis friends.
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FIJI mp the Eleventh Illinois.

Tic 11th Ilinois cntcsed tie service at the
first call Of the government, under Colonel,
afterwards General Wallace, who was Killed
in the battle Of Shiloh. The regiment, from
the very first, was acknowledged to be Que Of
the best drilled and most efficient of all the
Illinois troops. On Col. Wallace's promo
ton to be br:gatitr general, Lieutenant
Cc,onel T. E. G. Ransom was chosen to suc-
ceed him IS Colonel Of the 1Ith. This gal
liant young officer came Of faEail.: OF higa
military reEutation~-his grandfather having
iuught heroicaily III the revolutionary war,
MS uncle in the war Of 1s13, and his father in
the Mexican war, where le WIS killed at the
head Of his regiment in the final hattie before
the Mexican capital; Of course, his friends
lad great expectations Of his own abilities
and bravery Aud they early found that they
we're not 10 be disappointed. He led the 18th
gloriouslF at Donelson, in which memorable
tisht both he and his men earned laurels tia.
wi1l not soon fade. The 18th mustered after
the close Of the battle only about five hun
dred effective men. Again at Pittsburg
Landing the llth was engaged; on the frst
day, its perfect organization and discipline
HCiS Ak44!AsAEA OIL RAAASE4 ~ 0uA II ID
encush to say Of this regiments dariug dur
irg the second day, that 1t came ont Of the
"cloud and the Hghtniug'' with only ninety
six men. Since then Col. Ransom has re-
| c1uitcd number Of Tennesseeans, and q
number Of his wounded have recovered, SO
| that he now has about three hundred effec.
| tive men.
We have said that the 11th Illinois entered
| the service at the first cali, for period ol
three months service; at the expiration d
| the three months, it #as mustered out o.
service; but immediately all the best men re-
enlisted, and the best among the best wert
chosen to be officers. So that now the mer
in the 1lth are all veterans. All are young
men, full Of ofenthusiasm and patriotism Col
Ransom, with the glorious remnant Of hi
regiment, Is now at Cairo in command there
To be ordered to relieve so excellent an oi
fcer as Br3gadier General Strong as commau
der OF that post, is high compliment to til
accomplished young Colonel; but the objee
, OF ordering him back into Illinois is to Civ
him an opportunity to An up his regimen
It sadly needs more men. There Is not
q regiment of Illinois troops with which
c would be greater honor Cor our young m
l. to connect themselves, than with tile. It
It already famous throughout the whole arm
- | Fill uu the 1lth Uiiuoisi
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THE INDIAN EXPEDITION.
Interesting Letter from Fort GlbsoI


gCo,.seuondcnce Of tue Chicago Tribunal
Fo1r GmeoN, CnBRoKEs Cousra4,
July s7th, 1862.
" nay Dc somewhat interesting 70 your
renders 10 learn the true position OF eaa1rs In |
this remote country Of secesh.
Well, here We are. The government forces
hera will amount to about !, ,0oo men and two
batteries Of si1 guns eaeh- They are divided
IS follows: 5000 Iudians and 2,0oo whites.
The Indians are formed Into a brigade by
Themselves, under the command Of Col T. NJ 1
farnae, Of Neoraskas Inc e1peoltion is now
nnder the command OF Col saloman, ofthe
Wisconsin 9sh
since the afsese OF Co1. "eN Our forces
have been 60 distributed IS to placa Us In com.
plete possession OF the country.
The Cherokee nation may be considered IS
two~thiras loyal. John Boss, the principal
chief, 1s astr1de the fence, and needs decision
upon the part Of our government to make him
take Sides. He is, however, under arrest by
one commander The Greek Indians ara about
tWo-thirds loTaL The ChoetaHs are mostly
seceah.
AL that portion OF country north Of the
Arkansas Ri7er S 10" In our possession, and
can be held II tie government Will only send
afms ano ammunition 10 arm Inose VINO
tnrong 10 our fanRs ano AJAX TO oe taSen H.
Inc eniafe AlaVe popula.lon VI tals country
Is fast cro~dlng TO our nnee1 ana ask II taey
cannof he1p 10 ngnt 1or "aesa Aos' our oHl-
GERS dare not enast tnem' CUT thefe are more
woouy headed Indians tnan ever dreamed OF
--nf r0uTEa f1GV are IuUl2uE. And it Ia
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We pray for that day. When It shall come thsro |
wln be come ground Of hope Tor fortunate event |
Of the War.-chseogo Times, Of yesterday.
The prayer Of the righteous ayai1eth
much. We can scarcely look for large re-
suits from the petitions Of the Chicago
Times, whose humble beginning is set
down shove. They pray tor the day Of
the abolition rule, that it may come. They
see in it some ground Of hope for a for
tunate event Of the war" So do we, and
not till then. When the 75nes prays for
the advent OF that era, We can only ejacu-
late, amen, from full heart, for VIC know
the petition will be answered, not because
Of The petitioner, but from the very nature
Of the request. Il is as one should pray
for rain when already the pail Of thun-
derstorm was sweeping down before the
wind, or for the coming OF sprlng toward
the last Of May, Or for day in the face
Of the ruddy dawn
They "pray for thst day" What day?
The day when hatred Of Slavery the
source Of au our national WOES; is the OF
lgin Of this unho1Y war; as the Cause Of
strife between brothers; aud our Disgrace
as nation before Christendom. shall make
the abolition Of the evil, the first and prom
i1ent national policy Of the war. Abol-
ion to rid the country Of war Slavery
has sprung upon US for the sake Of the
Union; to restore our national domain and
make it FREE throughout, this is the conf
! ing day for which the Isnass is found pray
ing, aud to which petition we say again
amen, for there will then indeed be "a for
tunate event Of the war; and not til then.
Wa have hope Of the Times, and COIL.
gratulate it, that it stands now in s. posi-
ton which promises an answer to its pray
ers. Ismatters little that they de not sex
in the coming day the cheerful promise FL
do who have tolicd and worked for such {
result. They affect to zee in it disorganiz
ation, and they welcome that; and such {
flood Of troubles that out Of all they hop
will spring permanent and lasting re
establishment OF q great national wrong
and they would rejoice in that. They pra..
for that day as hungry thieves pray for
fit, hoping for q scene Of disorder AM
alarm, oct Of which to glut private greed
Tie Times will see that day 1t prays fo1
aud will not hare long to wait, but it wi
be disappointed in respect to its character
is,ics. When the President lays his han
eli Slavery and all the people say amer
ard the broad light Of Universal Emanc
; patton flashes throughout the land, born (
the necessities Of War, and after its sharj
es1 papgs, the day will bo one worth ha'
! ing lived to see. That day will briE
Peace, because the cause Of contention
!, ended, and Union, becanse it will
= ceroented with Liberty. Let all loyal ms
= say with the Chicago Times, We pray
that day.n
, 1862-08-09
CIR Gtihune.
sArTRnAy AUGuHT 0. 1863
GOV. YATES VISIT

Gov. Yates returned to Springfield yes
terday morning after visit, Of unusu1
significance and pre6t, to our city, While
he remained With Us his room at the Sher-
man House was thronged early and late
with visitors, military and civil and the
business of recruiting, and forwarding the
organization Of the new regiments, received
an extraordinary impulse. That which
was done while he remained mas well
done, and has given renewed assurances to
our citizens that the gubernatorial chai,
could not be more acceptably filed
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Surveyor Of the Port Of Cairo, III

PHONETIC 0RTHoaRApar.-The postmaster
Of Paris. Illinois, has kept memorandum of
fhe aiHaraut 7ays Of fspelling the name OF that
nfSce: upon les1ers received within a few
months past, with the folio wing result: Far
ris, Pa1us, Paris, Pairls, Pearls, r RPS; Paw
rs Pairssa Pea1ice, Pearus,, Pairgs; Pairus,
Psros, Pssrus, Pearass, Pay1is, far1ss, faras'
Pureas, Ps1oss, Pa1rass, Pea1aee, f&1ise, faa5-
rice,
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tmportant to Shippers Of Produce
8ou<il.

80NkA.
All shippers at the purt Of Ca,ro, HAnols}
will please take notice that the 9Th section OF
the'act Of Congress ii July Is, 1861, provides
that al! goods and ebatsels, wares and mer-
chand1ze. coming from or proceeding TO 8
Of the President 10 be in insurrectlon, to
eether with the vessels or vehicles, conveying
The same, shall be forfeited to the United
States.
In mitigation OF said acte, the secretary OF
the treasury, being specially empowered, re-
auires ali goods Of Whatever charac1er coming
from such States Or parts Of States. 70 this
port in tra1'sis, for whatever point or destlu-
alton, to be duly permitted before leaving
port, under the penalty Of foEfeistng suc1
GOODS, together with I'll such vessels Or
Vehicles conveying the same With special
instructions to ta1s Office to diligently en-
force such requirements.
b. order ct ". P. Miller aud D. ". Gal1a~
eher, special agents United States treasury.
e'1~~' D. ARTER,
-, .,$ -
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The Quota Of Knox County.
Ex1rcprBa Au1nHf r. 1ES3


Editors Chicago T1ibune:
I have looked in vain In your Issues for two
or three days past for an explanation OF the
following subject, and it not too much troll
BE please settle the subject to the best Of
youF knowledge, and by 50 doing obltge
1T. We understand that the quota Of
Knox county for the first call Of 800 900
volunteers Is $50 men. We have a1resdy
filled that, and it ia thought by those best in
formed, that By the 16th inst, we shall have
enlisted LOCO OF ZOO me1-if-so is It ut all
likely that We will s1so be subject to dr4Jz
Tor our quota of the 500, 600 ordered to be
drafedf Please Answer as requested and OBJ
uge, Yours, ETC., -
ANBwER: The 1SGes person to answer I'll
questions Of thi 4en. 4 c. Faller,
A5jutant Genes I%ois, Springfield, H.
We should SUR: g, g, that Il Kuo1,
volunteering, ehe.T .ofbe liable to draft
, 1862-08-09
From the 51st Illinois Regiment.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune
HEADQUARTERS 5fsr RadMEET, [

tVAA1LAS0 <94as1 o1AS -&SAs -Sltp
We left camp Big Springs, Miss, on Mon
day, 21st inst. We have continued our march
every day since, arriving here about eight
T. H., having done about eighty-5ye miles
since we started. It was the most fatiguing
march We have had this season. Many Of our
men have made much Of the way barefoot Or
In stocking feet, having b1istered their feet
the first and second days Of the movement,
and the heat caused many to lag BEND. On
Wednesday Mnjor S. B. Raymond, Capt. G. L.
Bellows and company F Of his command
Joined us at suka Springs. They were delayed
on the route, so they did not arrive in Corinth
till We had left camp, and they took the cars
on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad to Suka,
arriving 8 few minutes afttr ne bad crossed
tie truck, and soon after, while the battalion
was at q halt, for fe # minutes, we're recelvdd
on being introduced by Licut. Col Bradley
With three rousirg cheers. The arrival Of
these officers and the new ine company cFe-
ated the widest enthusiasm among our bays,
and although w'earied with the march, You
would often hear them singing Epsworth.n =,
| "Red, White znd Blue" &c , till it seemed
| more like Fou1th Of July procession.
| Ne started with our whole division {first
| Gen. MoFgan} had left the eth Ill: st suka.
| lie 12d ut post between there and Tuscumbla
/ anu llE u1tuQ1a Sup Lila elAI03 AAN Ont
1eaimenE will be divided between here aud
| DGcature Two companies under captain,
| nov aching ma]cr, Rose; two more under
| mojor, now acting Lieutenant Colonel, s. 5.
| Raymond; one company under its captain at
another post, and four companies Under act
ing Colonel Bradley, at Decatur. Our regl
| nert will, for the frst time, be separated q
| distance of fifteen or more miles. The object
| is to guard the railroad and repel the rene':
from This region. They are becoming yers
bold. On Friday body Of cavalry OF from 41a
to 1,0Cp meu arpeaTcd suddenly OF this camp
| ipg ground, where, under an oak tree, au
nov writing, and attacked two companies o.
iafantry and three Of cavalry, killing one ant
liking the larger portion OF them prisoners
aid yesterday they made another dssh Mne
barned three or four railroad bridges, tore uE
the truck, and attacked another troop Of cav
airy and took more prisoners. Oar position il
ncW one OF great dapgeri scattered along 10
miles We presenta strong temptation to thes!
guerilla sccesh to come and "gobbte Us up.
The whole Of the second brigade Of our divis
ion, with Two batteries are at Tuscaulbia 8lti
General Morgan, Where is, for tho present., b!
headquarters. You may hear Of startling
| changes in our regiment before long. Gu
sletpless enemy viii rot long Walt before b
will tfy his hand upon us. ALI the people ar
entirely sece5h. One citizen told ME to~da
| he did rot believe there was bona Jlae Unio
man il the whole county.
In haste, AMI yours,
uEE E1o+T -. Y+.,f,,
, 1862-08-09

unl1eck or Guertllas and Noa-Co1n-
batlnss.
PARTISAN OF GUERILLA WARFARE
The tsking OF property, by guerillas or p2r-
tisan forces, in ot1eEsiFe hostility, is not ie-
Eltitaate act, authorized hJ tue lIT OF nations,
but robbery. So, also, 1h: killing OF aa en-
emY hy such force, except in selEdefease, is
not m act Of war, but murder. TIE p=rp Pc
trato1s of such scls, under such circumstances,
art net euemies, lagi:imatc1g, in arms, who
can plead the lars Of war in th:ir Justification,
but they are robbers and muEder:15, and as
SUN can be punished Their sets are unln~-
tul; and, when captured, taeJ are not treatcc
as p1i= oners of war, but as criminals, su5jc::
to 1ne punish1ueut due their crimes Hence,
in modern warfare, p4Etsan3 and guerilla
banus regarded as outla rs, and, ~hea CAP
turcd, may b. punished the Same Is treeboos-
er6 and badittl--H1utcks international Ntts-
ta7y Lar, page $50, 3S7.
WOMEN And NON coMBATAsTs.
There are CERTAIN persons in every State Tho
arc exempt from the direct operations OF WAT.
Feeble old men, women and children, and
sick persons, come under the general descr1p-
| tion Of enemies, and We have certain rights
| over them as members Of the community
/ with whieA we are at WAT but as they arc
enemies who make no resistance, Te have no
right to naltreat their persons or to use any
ax xiosnce toward the'a' tanch 1e;s to take shs!E
But this exemption OF tue enemy's person
! from tie e1trelle rights Of war is strictly
[ couGned to ron-com o2tents, or such as refrain
trora all acts of hostility. 1fthe psasantry
i and common people Of country uss foree OF
commit acts in violation Of the mi1der rules
OF modern Ta1Eare, they subject themselves
to the common fate Of military lDen, and
sometimes TO still hat6hef treatment Aud
if ministers Of religion ani females SO fur for,
got their profession and sex as to take up arms
Or ircl.e others to DO so, they are no longer
exempted from The rights Of war. Aud even
il portion Of the non-eombssant Inhabitants
ct q particular place become active paT;5ct
pants in hostile operations, the entire com
1nunltv sre sometimes subjected to the more
1igid rnles OF war-Ha1.ecE's international
1IIi1axA Lag, 1;a1es 81, 42S.
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Chicago Volunteering In Egypt.
..... LEAK IA III Anamkf Eth 1EA9.

Editors Chicago Tribune:
What do you think Of Eg5pts To-day
three young men Of wealth aud position
started ont to raise recruits. This evening
they report three hundred names, obtained IN
and around Anna and Jonesboro. This is
told me by what I consider reliable anthony
3. F.a.
, 1862-08-09

Ard Whosoevcr will not do the law Of thy
God, and the Law o. the King, Let Judgment
be executed speedily upon him, whether 1t be
unto death, or to banishment, or to oonaseation
Of Qcods, or to imprisonment. Ezra, 7;26.