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Especial Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribunal
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Dec 80, 1851.
It is now three weeks since the first work
of preparation began for Gen. Burnsido's ex-
pedition. As originally conceived, the plan
did not propose objects half as extensive as are
nov entertained, and whose accomplishment
will be vigorously sought by the entire expo
ditiop. As the preparations have gone on,
new features have been added, and additions
in one respect have rendered them necessary |
in others, in order to keep up the relative pro-
portions Of the affair. This will account for |
the seeming delay in tho departure. I have
before me d TRIBUNE Of the 24th inst, in
which it is announced that the expedition will
certainly set sail between Christmas and New
Years. 10 the reporters who have been wait
ing here three mortal weeks this would be
cheering, il true. But as near as can be judged,
for Gen. Burnside has an admirable faculty Of
keeping his own secrets, the 5th Of Jannary,
in the new year Of 1862, may find US stea,ning
down the Chesapeake Bay and if VIC move an
hour sooner, then set me down as false
prophet:
Tho reticcnce observed By the press in re-
| gard to operations here and elsewhere, respect
ing this expedition, is the result Of s very po-
| litely written request from tho General to the
| newspapers, asking them to refrain from CIV
| ing any information in regard TO It which
| would give our enemies any clue as to Its
strength or objects. He at the same time as
| surcd them that when the time arrived for the
removal Of the Injunction Of Eecresy, he would
give them every facility for obtaining and
| 1.x
gard to his movements. The request has been
observed, and there arc already half-a-dozcn
"specia1s" On hand, ready to accept Of the
Generals free bounty, among whom is the
TRIBUNE reporter, who is member Of the
repor'osial league, and who, with secret signs
and oaths, and mysterious midnight reyela-
tions, have inspired the drowsy Inhabitants
with superstitious feeling that they arosome-
} thing more than common, possible fact,
which l SIN not disposed to dispute.
Perhaps, at 5ou1 distance, may dare to
give yen few items in general way, before
the time for divulging comes, and run the risk
Of their getting 10 the rebels in advance Of US,
Firstly, then, the rendezvous Of the land forces
only is here. The fleet, with Com. Colds
borough Ia command, will gather in Hsmp-
ton Roads. 4 few Of the war vessels have ar
rived here, but they brought supplies from
i New York for the Quartcrmaster's depart
e r,o,,+ Tha 4r,,s,orts 49, u+roo, s,,;,s,, =.
! 49, .e,,o.e oo,, - .,7
!. 49, 49, sta,,ah 49,. n.ss.no.,., y ~: ~ ns.e
% vessels, with q capacity Of not over 500 1ne1
eaeh. 4hey arc a1saed WIN from tour TO Rl
l, guns aud howitgers each, and If necessary, ca,
IS cover: their avn decentralization of troons
: Their names have an heen chan,ed 80 tn
A0en lan'o n"'e al oeen euanseo' ~ 'oa
s any 1oI1nef notoIlety WHICH Ves8el may nav
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Ez- Richard Gatewood, 4 private Of tho
LIST Kentucky Regiment, at Charleston. On tho
K.anewha river, was executed on Friday, tho
goth ult., for the combined crimes Of deser-
tion, mutinous conduct, and a mnrderous as
sault upon the sentinel, While on duty.
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W OF the 8th Wisconsin regiment (Col-
Murphy, now with the 11th at Sulphur
Springs, below St. Louis, 143 have been On
the sick List (124 Of mcaales}, aud seven havo
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E An important change has been made in
the uniform of our troops. Sky blue cloth is
to be substituted for dark blue for the pants
Of officers and privates Of the cavalry artl-
lcry and iufnntry a11ns Of service. The saving
In the cost Of indigo will be very great
, 1862-01-03

E Col. Elliott Of the Cd Iowa Cavalry,
though promoted to be Major In the regular
service, is permitted to remain with his com
n,ond in Missouri
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Its Character and 0tjects-1he Faiat If 4At-
tack-Haru Fighting In Prospect CRy Of
AuHauptiy
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fB Major Richard S. Smith Of the l2th
T. I. infnntsJ {new) las been ordered to re-
c1uit his battalion in Wisconsin, with head
quarters At Racine. The 18th Wisconsin vol
unteers, {Col. Landess,} viii also 60 into
camp ut Racine. Capt. Carpenter has arrived
at Racine with 95 men for the Sth Wisconsin
artillery.
r EY The Cincinnati H,q,fiTsr Of the 3oth al
1udes to the arrival in that city Of Messrs.
Steele, Of New Jersey and Judge Holman Of
Indiana, with their clerks and Scrgeant-at-
Arms, to carry on the Investigations into
frauds upon the Government, and says an i'm
mcnse fluttering is the consequence
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~ Since the 9th of May, the Philadelphia
Volunteer Reircshmcnt Committee have led
133, ,635 soldiers passing through the city.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-26
THE DOUGLAS MEMORIAL.

fuT DIrLuMA % MEMBERSHIP % Tnr Duu CLAS
MONUMENT ASSOCIATION, beautifully engraved on
steel, about nine bY twelve inches dimensions, i
now ready tor distribution To the subscribers to
the Monument Fund, The engraving consists OF
Two full length miniature ygncttcs, one fine por-
tra,t Of the departed statesman, aud the other
view Of the GRAVE on the shore OF Lake Michigan,
IS II nov appears at Cottage Grove,
Oall persons forwarding to the Association one
dollar or more viii be sent one ofthrso diplomas,
with name aHd amount duly inserted thereon, and
signed by the president and secretary
Contributors ~ the sum of one iDEar VAL be-
come lltc members Of the Douglas Monument As
ISOLATION; IN the sum oi irrttg dDiiH'S honorary
life members; and ~ the sum OF one hundred dol
lars honorary life members OF the board OF trus-
tees.
Al editors who wl instrt the above IN their
daily, weekly, or tfi-wcckly three months, with an
. occasional notice TO advance the object II view ,
viii have forwarded to them Immediately d.
plolnas as honorary lite-mcmbcrs oi tins asSoC,a-
ton, upon the receipt by the society OF q copy Of
their paper containing the foregoing.
WALTER b. SCATES, President.
LEONARD W. NOLK, Secretary.
y. y. Local receivers and solicitors Tor con
trbulous are beng authorized ~ the loyal states
to take charge of the interests of the association
Pamphlets aud circulars containing the Organl-
lluOn, Constitution, Bylaws aud the Appeal viii
be sent To all who will forward their address
: Communications should be directed to the "Sccrc-
tarv Douglas Monument Association, Chicago,
H." april u, daw3m
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CIIiNCERY NOTICE.

STATE or ILLINOIS,
Rock Island County,
To the May term, 4. d. 1852, OF the Circuit Court
OF SAID county,
AgnCss N0ryaI vs.. phIiandcf Osborn, Margaret
Osborn, his wife, Thomas ]. Buord and James NJ.
Buiord, under the firm name and style Of r. ]. X
J. NJ. Bulord, Ben Harper, Robert II Graham,
Margaret Proudiout and Jesse Ormsbee.
\ FFlDANlT having been duly filed here
n IN that Robert II. Graham, defendant above
named, has gone, and that Margaret proudtoot
and Jesse Ormsbcc, other defendants above named ,
reside out OF this state,
Notice IS hereby gwen to them, the SAID Robert
bee, that, on the seventh day of March, \. u.
1862, writ of summons IN chanCcry against the
above named defendants AT the SUIT oi the above
named complainant, upon her bill Of mplaint
therein fled issued out of the office OF the clerk
Of said court directed TO the sheriff Of SAID Cuun-
", rcturnablc on the second Monday of May next,
and that said cause IS now pending IN SAID court f;
And, unless you, the SAID Robert II. Graham,
Margaret proudool and Jesse )rmSbec, shall per-
sonally be and appear before said court, on the
first day ofthe next term thereof, to be begun and
holden at Rock Island IN said county, on the Sc
cond Monday Of May next, and plead, answer or
dcmur to SAID bill, the same will be taken a. con-
tcssed 10y you, and decree entered according to
the prayer thereof.
Dated this Seventh day OF March, A, d. 1862.
EDWARD II. BOWMAN, Clerk.
lirIt fort hrl ptpls,
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE,

Y Office is hereby given that by virtue of
" an order Of the county court within and for
the county of Rock Island and state OF Illinois,
made and entered Of record by the Judge thereof
at the March term, A. D. 1862, Of said court. on
the 9th day of Marcn, A. d. lSG2, the under
signed administrator 0tthc estate otJOhn Walker,
late of said county, deceased, will sell at public
auction, on SATURDAY, THE 10Th DAY OF
APRIL, 1852, between the hours of 10 O'Clock a.
NJ. and O'Clock =. NJ OF said day, at the front
door OF the Court House, IN the city and county
OF Rock Island and state aforesaid the following
described notes, as desperate claims, belonging
to the said estate, to-wt:
certain promlsery note, dated June 9th 1879,
and given for the payment OF One Thousand Dol
lars, with ten per cent. interest, due two years
from date, and signed by George B. Walker. On
SAID note there are Endorsements amounting to
SIX hundred and forty dollars.
Also, promtsOry note, dateG June 9th, 1850,
and given for the payment OF One Thousand Dol
lars, with ten per cent interest. due three years
after date, and signed by George b. Walker
Terms of sale provided by law.
Dated this Goth day ofMarch, A, D. 1862.
HIRAM WALKER, Administrator.
+. d: SWEENEY, Attorney.
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legal alotises.
WAR CLAIMS.

ANiNG completed my arrangements
j with gentleman IN Washington CITY, we'll
and mvorably known attorney for claimants pcg-
sion, county land aud patent agent, | am now fully
prepared to prosecute all claims Tor pensions, ar
rears OF pay Prlze money, &e., due wounded aud
disabled soldiers, scamen, or widows and minor
children OF deceased soldiers. have all the re-
qulsts FORMS Also q lis, of the killed and wound.
cd IN companies from this and adjoining counties,
copied from the original files III the war dcpart.
mcn,, wil be IN regular receipt Of these
CLAIMS Of suffers, contractors, &c, attended To
before the proper departments patcntsrcncwcd
claims before the general land office, and all other
business requiring attention IN Washington, at
tended to, No charges made unless claim Is
successfully prosecuted,
Washington RecrcHC~-llon. ], \. Black,
Hon, Edwin NJ stanton, Hon. VIM. \. Richard
son, Hon JuHe ", ForHoy.
Rock ki1Hd RtJfrcHrT--Hon, !, W. Drury
Hon. .. Wilkinson, Hon. Bailey Davenport
Mcssrs. Mitchell y Lyndc, bankers.
Address II. G. tONNELLl,
Attorney At Law,
March 81, dawly Rock Island, III.
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LETTER FROM SERG'T ERRI1TT.
CAPT. GREGG'S COMPANY.

The following letter from Sergeant Henry
+, Errctt (of Capt Gregg's company to his
mother in this city, gives full account Of all
of Dr., Gregg men. 1t will be read with
much interest by ahand especially SO by
those who have friends in that company:
PITTsBuRG LANDING, Tenn, April 9,'G2.
DEAR MorHER: 1t is with q sad and heavy
heart ! sit down to write to you. Our regi-
ment and company is all cut to pieces The
enemy attacked US on the 9th aud drove us
to within halt mile Of the riyer--on Sunday
Gen. BuelPs forces arrived, and early on
Monday morning we engaged the encmy,a and
completely routed them. These are the main
facts Of the fight.
will now give the details of our company
and regiment We started for the field of bat
tie early on Sunday morning; our regiment
numbered about 500 men, our company So.
The rebels were then driving our men in
slowly but surely. We were stationed first
in hollow, with battery on hill behind
US, and rebel battery IN front Of us, both
batteries thus firing over us We laid thus
for about halt an hour, the Iowa % and Iowa
9TH being about ten feet in front Of us Capt
Bob Littler, OF Davenport, was wounded IN
the arm with grape shot. lie ran to the
rear, crying, Boys, they are comiucw but
they did not attack uS here Directly after
he was wounded, fix pound cannon bail
came bounding down the hill, struck small
tree. glanced off. aud hitting John Iahf in
the back, bounded from him, striking Peter
Bannagan on the hand. 1t did not break tho
skin on either Of them, as it was nearly spent
when it struck them. They are going about
now as usual, nothing worse for It, While
We were lying in the hollow we could see the
rebels and our men fighting on our left 1t
was an awful scene; the one continued roll
Of musketry, interminged with the crash of
artillery, the shouts Of the opposing forces,
heard at intervals when the fire would slack
ell little, as one side would drive the other,
cohspred to make it a scene long to be re.
membered by all that escaped with their lives.
WINE TINS nrlns was going on our regiment
was ordered Out IN front Of the Iowa "a. We
formed pehlhu u ram fence about a hundred
yards IN front 1i that regiment, but had not
been there long when the right wing of our
brigade was driven in. On came the rnhals
In overwhelming numbers, to our rerimant
We poured han storm Of lead into them
but it did not check them much--on ,bn,'
came, and our regiment retreated behind the
Iowa %. Again we sent a storm of bullets
into them, but still they advanced. Having
outfanked us, our whole force at that roipt
retreated, still firing at the rebels. They
drove US about quarter OF u mile in this
way, when they got us nearly surrounded land
some men commenced to raise white flags.
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BENJAMIN +. RICN'S ESTATE.

To Timothy Scarf and the unknown heirs of Ben
jamn +. Rich, deceased.
Take notice that 4 petition has been filed in the
Clerks office of the County Court OF Rock Island
county and state of Illinois against YOU and one
sylvester Cox, by Ammi K. Rathbun as admins.
traitor Of the estate of Benjamin +. Rich, deceas-
ed, praying leave to sell lot numbered eleven GD
and the south half of lot numbered twelve, I2) IN
block numbered sixteen (l6) IN the town of Cor
dova IN SAID Rock Island County, H.. to pay debts
OF sand estate. And affidavit of your non-resdcnce
having been filed, now, unless You appear at the
May Term, A. De-, 1862, of SAID court, to be hold
en- IN Rock Island, in SAID county and state. the
THIRD MONDAY IN MAY NEXT, being the 18th
day OF the month, the SAID petition viii be taken
for confessed and decree entered accordingly.
Dated this 18th day of April, A. D., 1862.
JOSEPH COMET, Clerk.
CHAs. NJ. OSBORN, for Petitioner.
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Telegraph to the Rock Island Daily Argus.
WAsHISGroN, April % The senate to-.
day, in executive session, confirmed the nom
nation of Gen. Cadwalladcr. of Pa, and Geo
H. Thomas OF Va, a. major generals: and
Con. Alfred IT, Ferry. Of Conn, Miles $. Has.
kcll, Of Ind, Mai. Henry II VESSELS. Of the
18th infantry, Col. John ". Geary. Mai.
Samuel ". Crawford, Of the 18th infantry.
and Leonard +, Ro,sot H., as brigadjcr gen.
erals Of volunteers.
Also Brig Gen, James W. Ripley to be chief
Of ordnance, and VIM A. Hammond as sur.
gcou general, with rank OF brigadier general
also Chas T. Garrett rs assistant quarter mas.
ter, and Harvey 4. Smith, Of Kan, as com.
missary OF subsistence.
The senate, it is stated, rejected Nathan
Reeve, as assistant quarter master, and the
following Us brigadicr generals John Coch.
raue ii. II. Lockwood, Chas T. Clarke and
Charles Dana.
Jno. Trimbc of Tenn, was confirmed a.
United States attorney for the middle district
Of that state.
Owing to misapprchcnsion. which caused
the rejection Of Daniel +. Sckles, the presi
dent to-day rcnomlnatcd him to he briadier
general, The prospect Of his confirmation is
favorable.
Special to Chicago Times:
CAIRO, April 25.--rhc steamer Belle Of
Memphis has arrived from the Tennessee riv,
err, bringing very importgnt intelligence from
PlttSburg.
She left there at o'clock Thursday morn.
ing, aud upon reaching Savannah her passcn.
gers heard heavy firing in the direction Of
Pittsburg, The caunonade was brisk and
gradually grew louder, being heard for miles
tins side of Savannah. The belief that gen.
eral engagement was fought is strengthened
by the fact that on Wednesday significant
preparations were made by Gen. Ualleck for
an attack.
The rain that we have had here since Mon.
day did not reach Pittsburg and the roads
were fast improving. \ hot sun was driving
off the mud, and on Wednesday the roads were
qu lite favorable for an advance movement
Persons who left ON Thursday morning re-
port that a skirmish occurred the day preyi.
Gus; that four companies of Michigan cayal.
~ having been ordered ont on recouuoi.
Hancc towards the enemy's lines, and were
the country, when they met super
Tor mounted force of the enemy, whom they
rcpulsed with little loss
The Memphis On her way down the river
was fired into Is miles this side Of Pittsburg !
ny a small guerrilla force, posted behind three
houses on the river bank. A number of |
sheus were fired, one Of them killing q negro .
boy VINO was standing near the pilot house
Inc woods along the Tennessee are infested /
ny band OF guerrillas who practice firing
on the steamers as they pass by. After firing
IN the Memphis they burned the houses be,
fore alluded to, nd.decamped.
Ger. Strong, on receiving the information.
advised Gen. Halleck Of wha, had transpired
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Gp.lav'a advertisements.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.

4 NY person having detached House or
n Co,tsge for rent, containing four or five rooms
water aud cellar Irresponsible situated IN the
neighborhood Of the Court House, OF not tar from
1t, will hear Of a good tenant, hy applying al the
Circuit Clerks olKce aprl 20 dtf
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-26
BOAT STORES.

fI'llE undersigned has opened Il store on the
! loyoe for the purpose of supplying steamboats,
with Groceries, Provisions, Eggs, Butter, MIN,
Chickens, Ice, sc, sc. lie will keep large
supply OF Ice, tor all who wisht.
Town trade solicited.
IEMlN IInlhI-
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Sergeant Henry f. Errett,
Co. X, jSth Rcg't Ill. Vol.
lTo follow the regiment) Cairo.

The following is 4 copy of the general order
.. heauresard, alluded to by Sergeant Errett.
i'' uoes not say how he obtained it-but he
probably picked it up On the field 1t is di.
fec'eo to Col j. a. Battles" and the sigma.
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our gunboats on the Tennessee had effected
massage over Muscle Shoals, near Florence
and had penetrated Us far as Huntsville, Ala,
where they captured quantity Of commits.
sary stores belonging TO the rebels,
Special to Chicago Tribune;
CAIRO. Aprl 9j.-The steamer Lady ~.
Ter, formerly the Alfred Robb, captured from
the rebels, arrived from the upper Tennessee
TIL, morning, and reports that the heavy fir
ing proceeded from short -klrmiSh with the
enemy yesterday morning, No further par
ticulHrs,
The steamer MeGllI left Pittsburg at five
o'clock yesterday morning, ani heard nothing
of it.
The steamer Emma left the Landing Il, |
II. IN" yesterday, and says up to that hour
not a shot WAS fired.
Col, Stcdman, OF an Alabama regiment
capture Mt New Madrid, arrived here uu his
parole, 10 report himself at ST. Louis He
expresses the utmost Gjrth in the success Of
the rebellion.
ST. LuuIs, April 2jth-Au order has been
issued for the release Of Col. Jcunis1n from
military PRISON, he giving bonds IN the sum
Of $50 900 to appear aud answertn whatever
charges may be- brogsht against him. The
particular otien.r which led to JruNisou's mr..
rest has not been made public, bur it is sup.
posed that all the facts will shortly hc forth.
coming. Jcnnison on being arrested, immc.
lutcly resigned his position in the army,
G.LLl0rpLis, O. 2ith.-rhc government
steamer Eureka WAS run into last night ny
the Commodore Perry, a Ashland, Ky, and
va, sunk. The boat Is total loss. No lives
lost
WA-ulNarus, April 2j.-.-Col. Roaslotf aud
/ Danish, and Count Piper, the Swedish minis
ter, have gone to Fortress Monroe. 1t is be.
| leyci they intend TO follow the French min.
ist"r's example, aud continue thG!r tour 10
/ Norfolk and Richmond.
I'll" judiciary committee have determine!
10 report adversely u the memorial ot Cit.
/ zcns Of Chicago in favor Of Gen. Mckinstry.
! They have also determined not to make pub.
/ lie the letter Of Scc'y stanton 70 the commit
tee.
New YoRK, April 10Th -Lcttcr' from be.
/ fore Yorktown give sort OF confirmation 70
! the reported refusal Of nm Irish brigade in
the rebel army to serve aud the surrender ol
| their arms
Before YORKTOWN, April @j.--Thc prin-
| cipal event yesterday, worth mentioning, was
/ the Smelling yt Yorktown, by one OF the gun
boats She moved t. the mouth of Wurm,cy
/ Creek, and in the morning opened n well dt-
/ rcclci fire on their works, which was prompt
~ answered by the rebels. The boat then
fell back II distance Of three miles from
I Yorktown, when she again opened fire --the
1 shells exploiting each time within the enemy +
works, but obtained no response.
\ few shells were fired during the day
alon. the whole line to keep the rebels from
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-26

For CoSGREss.-Thc Cairo Gazette Of the
l7th, publishes correspondence between
several citizens aul Col l.ham \, llaynie, Of
the 18Th regiment, in relation to Gen. Logan's
successor in congress. Col. llaynic consents
t. be candidate. He is, ut present, suffer
iug severely from wound in his thigh, re-
ceiyed while leading hi, regimen, in the bat.
tie Of Pittsburs Landing, Judge lIaynie
was the candidate for Douglas clcr;or in the
old 9th district, in 1850 He is an able man,
and has been democrat from boy
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From the Chicago journal.
The Complaints Against Gen. Grant and
hi, OiliCCrs.

FROM lNt Hi' IE' d"H'HN'
The Complaints Against Gen. Grant and
hi, DihCCrs.
Our intelligent military correspondent in
Gen. Buclps division w. s D. who has
carefully looked over the whole ground ofth
late operations attending the battle Of Pitts
burg Landing, and carefully inquired into all
the facts in the case, writes u from that seat
Of war as follows
a great many complaints have been
made bv different persons n to the neg lgcuce
and criminality even, Of commanders in being
SO taken by surprise on sunday morning. All
these reports, as 81 want II plckets, beyond
Prentiss, Shcrman's and Wallacc's divisions,
! regard as unjust. apprchcnl that when
the excitement and passion cngeudercd Ny
this battle has passed away, aud the public
mind has again settled into calm reason, i
will be found that the cause Of all this sur
prise which led 20 nearly to tho defeat of Gen
Grants forces upon that day, rests on tn,
fact that the picket guard did not properly re
port themselves 10 the commanders oi the dit
ferCnt regiments, and thus give time to sound
the long roll, " but in great fright rushed
into the camps, spread the alarm, created n
fearful CONSERVATION among the troops, the
whole thing resulting III panic. Thus the
rebels gained great advantage.
Again, charges are made against Gen
Grant. am not in any way connected will
his command, and cannot, therefore, be pre-
sumed To be partial to him. But do feel that
the great mass OF the people are too swift t.
condemn all army movements, and those VIII
are supposed to originate them, without an
correct knowledge Of the circumstances at
tending them"
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~ The Args /. the only paper in this 'oun'
~ I'M, take. Geographic reports, consequently 1t
can fu-al.h the people Of ,i' and adjoining coan'
,i.. with new. In advance Of any other paper