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vision was ordered up. The gallant men
ofthis division went in with yell, and
drove the Yankees into the, Chickaho-
miny at the point Of the bayonet, without
firing shot.
Mcclellan is now represented as hol-
ding an awkward position, being almost
completely henmed.in His telegraphic
wires have all been cut, and the railroad
doubtless torn up before this. Il, an
swer to an inquiry "lf there was no
way Of Mcclellan getting to his gun
boats" our informant replied: None
under Heaven, that he ceuld see. except
with his balloon p
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IRON RICHMOND
CoMrLrrR SUCCESS OF our ARMS!

COMPLETE SUCCESS OF OUR ARMS!
Mobile, July 5:-The Mobile. Advi-
sersays the following dispatch has been
RECEIVED from high official source.
Richmond, July The battle OF Rich
moud has lasted eight days, aud not yet
flushed Taus far the enemy has been
beaten in every fight. been driven from
all his entrenchments. and lost his sup
plies Of every kind. The enemy is now
surrounded by our victorions army, and
every effort being TO prevent his escape
BY way Of James River. but ii is feared!
some part of his arsns will succeed in es-
Gaping on their boats,
We estimate the number OF prisoners
taken at 1000. Number Of cannon rs
pieces, besides 45 spiked, abandoned by
them las, night. The number Of killed
and wounded, cannot be less than 10000
We tavc captured and secured $4,000
stand Of arms, and an immense amount
Of valuable property. Quantity destroyed
by the enemy enormous. Among the pri.
soners we have two Major Generals and
three or four Brigidirr Generals. OuRloss
at least 10, 600. The only General killed
on our side is Griffith Of Mississippi. The
magnificent strategy of Gen. Lee is be-
yond all praise.
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THE UPPER PARISHES.

To tho H,a., Police Jury of Avoys!.cs
Parish, Rad .'Coinn.i,tre Of public safe
ty''' if such exist therein.
AT meeting of the committee Of pub
lie safety of DeSoto Parish Louisiana
held in said parish on &c a25. May 1862
the following resolutions were adopted
Resolved, That the Secretary Of this
committee be instructed to address a CO.
py Of tie 2d. resolution to the Police Ju-
ries and COMMITTEES of public safety Of
the Parishes of Gaddo, Bnssier and the
river Parishes below, as well as to the
Governor Of the State, requesting each,
respectively to respond, as soon as pos
siblr, tothp suggestions contained in said
3D. Resolution.
Cd. Resolution referred to. $
Resolved, That this Committee appre-
ciatts the necessity of throwing obstruc-
tons into Red River to impede the inya-
sion Of tile enemy, and suggests to the
Governor of the State, as Well as TO the
Police Juries and committees Of public
safety hereinbefore stated that said OBJ
strnetion be made at some practicable
point some where below the mouth OF
Black River; as it is very important to
secure the navigation Of Red River ma
king the connection with the Washita
apd Tensas Rivers thereby keeping up
communication with the Railroad at
Monroe, and from thence, with our army
Eastlof the Mississippi via @Vicksburg.
w. T. Fortson, Saml. Clark, B.. F.
Chapman, Q. L. Durham, R. S. john
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PROCLAMATION.
HEY. QUARTERS. COMMANDMENTS
ClM,F, l.. H.. -UPELorsAs, 4
-xxc EEs-
June 26th, 1862

By the authority. ana in the maine
Of JEFFERSON DIv;s, Prtsidratof
the Cosfrd rate States Of America, i
hereby proclaim MARTIAL. LAW in
the Parishes Of Rapides, Avoytlles,
Nate, itociles in the State of Louisiana,
and I further praclai'a the suspention Of
tic Writ of Has as Co:pas ia sal / Pa
ris'les.
BY the same authority the following
Proves. Mars!..'s are appointed:
For the Parisl, of R.pides-NlLL-
IAN l.. SANFORD.
""-Avoyelles-WlLi1. -" An +. CHENEY
g" Natehito:hes-P. A. MORSE.
They will enter Immediately on the
disc;;;argg. oi their, duties an:i viii be res
pected and obryrd accordingly.
THO. @. MO RE.
Governor Of the State of Lpuisiau.'
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STATE Or LOUISIANA, +,
PARISH OF AvJYELL
SEVENTH JUDICIAL p.srE1cr COURT

SEVENTH JUDFCTaI D!sTRICT COURT.
SuGression Of Wil'iaal EdWar.!s, deceased.
WHEREAS, Hayden Edwards, of
the Parish of Avoytllas, has filled i'll t',r
clerk Office of said Court. peti'ionpray-
ing to be appointed administrator Of the
above entitled succession.
Nov, therefore, all persons interested
herein, are hereby notified to show cause.
if any they have, within ten days from
the publication Hereof why the petitioner 8
pray should Eot be granted
Clerks office, Marksvi lie, this 5thday
of July, 1862.
- L. FL. Couyillion.
u lleAk.
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CORPORATION or NASHVILLE
TOWN COUNCIL.

The Town Uo,ulciii III and for the
Town of Marksril!s, met at the Court
House on. Saturday the S day Of July
1862
Were present
". w Waddill, Mnyor.
Jos Ralong, +. B. Barbin, Is B'gi-
don, A Lafarg,e, T. 3. Dehellrvus.
|, Agdennen.
Art. /. On motion i was.
Resolved. That the Treasurer's ac-
connt or Report be accepted and spread
in full together with his predecessors
report, upan the minutes of this CoTpor-
alton.
Art, 2 Resolved, That A. Lafargue be
and hesis hereby. allowed the sum of Elf
teen Dollars over and above the sum Of
fifty dollars contracted With the Mayor
tor printing bills for The Town. 1t being
: fo: paper furnished and extra bills issued,
and let warrant issue for that purpose.
Art, 3. Resolved; That the Treasurer
be- and-he is hereby permitted and a''r
tlorized to pay out of the money noss on
deposit for the issEe of town bills, the
suln ef one hundred and forty Dollars
for tie expense ofissuing said bills, and
in case of there not being money enough
to pa: and redeem the bills out, tllen the
Treasurer will draw on the ToMi, reas
u-,r for :!.e same.
Art 4 On motion, the Council pro-
ceeded into the election Of one Town
Treasurer and Secretary i'll the same per-
ses, and ]. j. Goudrau was unanimously
elected TO these two Offices for one year
from June 1862 till June 1868.
Art. S. Resolved That tie TREASURER
o. the town be required to give bond
of fiyatllousand Dollars. Tat Lis sal
ary as Treasurer shall be fixed IS fol-
lows: Thirty fy- Dollars as Secretary
and S per%ctut Oil each and every dollar
collected by him and paid out Of the taxes.
TIE sun of forty Dollars for kesping :he
money Oil hand for bills issued aud for
rea.eming the bills Of tho town when
presented for redemption, And'ifit be-
comes to issue other bills he shall have
=theris't to charge one per cent on the
change, from throne receiving tho change
if he sees properto issue them
On lnotivh t:e Council adjourned to
the regular montl'E meeting.
W. W. WADDILL,
Mayor
j, j. GOUDEAU,
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THE LATEST.

At IL o'clock. last night we conversed
with an Aid to one Of our Generals, who
informs that VIC have driven the YAM
KEGS from all Of their strong positions,
taking large number Of prisoners, a
great many cannon, &c. :.
At one time during the day the Yam
ls"es gained and advantageous position,
AID were compelling the falling back Of
c.,r, forces. when Gen. Longstreet's Di-
The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-07-12

"A DETENU Il Ia ge6.e de la Paroiase
M des Avoyel!es, lc negre WEST, qui SO
dit appartenir a James S. Hudson de Ii
Pointe Coupee. LIE dit negre marron est
age dcnviron 5 ans; est noirs ct quatre
pieds dc haut. II a uue brulure sur Ia cuisse
ganche.
lie proprietaire est dhment notifs de re.
clanier sa propriete commencement Il Ia loi.
Paroisse des Avoyslles II Ja;let 1862.
~ DORA GUILLOT, y !,
q GEoLrEs.
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RThs Town Council Of Vermillior-
Wills has in deposit for corporation small
notes some 5000 Dollars. One Mr.. Gil
ram is allowed two and a half per cent
upon that t.amou,rt to keep it and redeem
i, if necessary.
;. Mr.. Gondeau hrs about one per cent
Cor keeping same deposit hers.
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STATE Or LOUISIANA.
raris., Of .Avo, Giles
sTrEsTE JtnYesa1. ;,;srstt.r.,.uy::

s5TESTE J''.!eIAI ;,isFRit'T.- tI;v;::;T.
Sp:ssssipa Of F7lneeis: 'sto1.aani, Ii .-,sel,.
!, WHERE ts..I NJ f.: $ ards ri tho 81
ri-h ,,f vsis ii s. sss filled IN i'd, az rs n,
.sJiesia Gpit. a irtitio.s Ier::.is!g 10 i. -.
poin.si ..d:niuis.tsio. al the .b,sa -csstd.a
s;..~ sio;i.
k..v tn refrt,. .sii .rrsri,s i,',er s': air
ere Il RIBS ilii!i-tl &, s,i.sr- tansa, ;iArs ''tJ
haze. within III, ,iays frt5, Ihs fat,ii.re.,,,
her..'f ;sl,v tn is-siinnsr .,rassr sbon'' IN
i, 6 ..iai
tsrrs r..-- ssi.sr|ssasii'..c, III. s4lt ay u
.J;'y. 1852.
+, Z EJCylL,Hsx.
Clerk.
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l.TAT DE la LOUISIANA,
pARolssE DIES AyoYslLns.

Gotta ru,sEpr1EAE pr rsrRrcr Jup1c1AIRs.
Suceess;on deF.aAeeiss N9rmand, decide.
a ArrENDu qocJ. NJ. Edward, de Ia pa.
roisse 14voycles, d petit;nnne el cette Ccur
po:,r 1stre nonE,e ADMINISTRATION dc. Ia dite
succession
Tortes les pcrsonnes qui peuventsy esre in
teressaes. eont di,nent noti6ees dednire
les r,sisons, 81 ell-s-en ont. dams les dix jours
a partir de Ia premiere insertion d., l'a9is
poarqaoi il ne serait, pas iait droit a Il. rcqae
4 de ectte petitiaa.
! Burean du tirefi.r, 4; Marksvilie, CO S
ajour tie Juliet 1869,
L. H.COUTIL1I0N.
Grcfiier
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Substitutes in the Par
tisan Corps.

AttEerequest ofmany Of our readers NC
publish the followingletter, addressed to
gentleman from Rapides Parish.
The following. letter, received in this
Parish by last mail, answers inquiries in
which many are interested, and we there
fore give place to it in our columns. It ap-
pears that foreigners are also subject to
concription according to. Col. Manning's
letter. provided they are permanent res
;ients. Thainstulction of the Adjntant
Gi,,aieral to the enrolling officers are al
tered We understand SO as to conform to
this view.
HEADQUARTERS OPELousAs, |
= June l2h,- 1862.
G. ,BAlLL,o, Jr., Sir:
The Governor3llas received your note
Of atl4 inst, aud has directed me to reply.
Conscripts who have joined any corps
Of Partisans Rangers cannot serve in such
corps BY substitute the service must be
personal They are permitted toa avoid
concription by joining the Rangers provid-
ed they join prior to their enrolment but
they cannot.a second time avoid military
duty furnishing substitutes in the corps
they have voluntarily selected. That
privilege is confined to thsir forced SER
vice in the ranks as conscripts.
NNcitLer Capt. Linfield's or any other
7acal volunteer company need be dis
banded so far rs concerns those men,
bers, above thirty five years Of age. On
the contrary it is desirable that such
companies retain their organization, but
teey cannot retain any members, whether
officers or in the ranks. who are within
the prescribed ages. So,
All white male permanent resident Of
this State hetween the ages Of eighteen
and tliirty-five years, whether foreigners
o. not, whether in local volunteer compa-
l,ies on militia, as officers 70 in ranks,are
subject to conscription. The exemptions
are specified in the law
Il am very respectfully&c.,
THos. G. MANNING, A. p. G.
-s.>N~..---
items oflate news.
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A friend just returned from our neigh
bouring town Of Alexandria learned
there from a we'll known official, that
McClelland was taken with 21,ooo. of
his troops. There is.not to-day single
army Of the enemy upon the soil Of the
Confsderacy. ,>,..T,
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- Deteau 4 ia gc6le d-'a Para;sse aes
IA. Ayoyees. le negra marron SAN Gu' Sc
dit .s,5partenir. 4 Carroll Jones, demaurant =
30 miliesd' Alexandrie. Hest grand &c tai.!e.
noir eli e,,tre IS (. 40 ans. A les ortel.s
pigeonnes Ia voix basse ct IN c,l avarie.
lie propretaire est dument notitis .is re-
ciamcr 90 pro,,riete confornement "a lo1.
Pa,rcissc des Ayoyelsea. q July ls62:
: - DORA GulLLOT,
ge6lis<.
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WAS KILLED.

By theatndcrsigned, one steer marked thus,
the right ear. .rnd cut of. split, and ono su-
derbit the left ear, end cut off, and two splits
and branded With I. Said steer was valu-
ed by three disinterested parties, which eya-
uation the Owner will get BY calling aud
proving bis property to.
ZACK KIMBALL jr.,
II Big Bend, June q 1862.
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ETAT DE La LOUISIANA, !
PAROissE DES AvOYHLLEs.
couEs pv sEPr1kvz DISTRICT JuDIc1A1sE.
i Succession de William Edwards. deeedt;.
= ATTENDU, que Haytlea Edwards,
de la Paroisse DIES Ayoyellss, q petitmn-s
NJ Gil cette Gouf pour. etre nomme ad.
ininlstrateur do la dite succession.
Ioutes les personnes qui peuvent y
Gtre interessees, sont dup1l1e,lt notife;es q
dednire les raisons, ST elles Ell ont, dams
les dix losrs a partir do la premiere in--
sertion de l'avis ponrquoi il ne Sc ait. pas
fa't dfoit d a~requete de cette petition.
Bureau du Greffier, a Marksville, ce S
Juliet 1862.
L, II. -COUVILLION.
Greffier.
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a DETAINED in the Parish Jail Of 4.
N voyelles the runaway negro boy W iI5f, >,
Who says he he!ongs to jams ). Hudson Of
Pointe Coupse. Said neyry boy is about Is
years old black complexion; Is feet high
and, has burnt Oh his left tigh
The owner is hereby duly notified to claim
his property according to law.
Parish OF Avoyslles, July II 1862.
DORA GUILLOT, a.
JAlLoa.
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]. j. GOUDEAU,
Sc .retarv..
{ STATE OF LOUISIANA.
thlJudMial Disr.c'' court.
I Pa 2sI nf ArOue7les.

Succession Of Joshua B. Fisher 4leceased.
w tHEeEAS Jthu W. nisher admini=tra,
w ter nf the above succession has filed
ii the Office Of the clerk OF said Court pro-
visional account tal,!eau Of his administration
OF the estate Of said deceased, praying that
the same be approved and hamologated
Now, therefore, ali'pcrsons interested here
in are hereby notified to show cause, if any
they have, within thirty days from the publ.
cation hereof why the petitioners prayer should
not be granted.
Clerks Office, Marksvile, the 18th o: July
1862.
L: II. CoUyILLIoN,
Clerk.
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items oflate news.

esa.~
Mcclellan wn,ppsa .s~.- 49,. - -,-s--
ing.
We captured Gems. Reynolds, <Saun-
ders and Raukins.
Many PRISONERS, cannons, small arms
taken. -
Armed intervention Of European pow.
ers.
Richmond June 2s.-Ths follow ing
was received fo-day:
To his E1ee1lencY President Davis:
Profoundly grateful @ almighty Godfor
tho signal victory granted to us, it is my
pleasure and task to announce to you
the success achieved by this army to-day.
The enemy was this morning driven
~ VI ~ "A ~ szg1r
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are hereby notmeo 10 SNOW ,s.,.s., ].
have, within ten days from the publication
l,ereof.why the petitioners prayer should not
be granted.
Clerks Office, Marksyille, this 9th day Of
July 1851.
Clerk.
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r. Il. LEE.
Genl.


T. q enemy was driven miles, 8 o.
10 batteries taken and some 80 pieces o1
artillery, many stores, much clothing
many prisoners and small arms.
jackson has cut Mcclellan from com
mnnicating with his gun boats.
Further accnunts received state that
1000 prisoners including Maj. Gen. Rey'
nolds and one hundred commissioned Off
GERS were taken.
Many expect that Mcclellan will b.
forced to eapitulate.
Charleston, 2sth The British stea-
mcr Racer is lying at the waryer,instra.l
Of out side the bar as usnal It IS repor-
ted that Fren"h war STEAMER was ex-
pccted. The community is much mistified
AZ this unusual event.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
Parish Of Avoyelles.

aI1sI OI z1VUyt11Cs'
SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT.
Succession Of Ellen AyIldnd, Widow Of Chs.
Fousuier, deceased.
WHEREAS, Jean Btet. Fouqnier, ofthe
parish Of Ayoyeles, has. filed in the clerk Office
Of said Court, a petition praying to be ap,
pointed administrator of the ADORE entitled
succcssion.sl s
Now therefore. all persons interested herein.
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DoASN
$50 BOUNTY.

Will be paid for recruits for Boones
Battery" now thoroughly equipped. Ex-
penses paid to wherever the Company,
may be.
R.. N BOONE.
Capt, "Eoones Eatt4ry." Jakson Miss.
27tlp Jnae 1862.
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slow spoken nd has one eye injured.
The owner is hereby duly notified to claim
his property according to law.
{: Parish of Avoys.les July 18th 1862.
s DORA GUlLLOT.
JAIJlGH.
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son. commlrle-. ~
A true extract
S. T. Smith
Secretary.
|. TThe Parish of Natchitochrs has
concured in the above Resolution "a
Ed)
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from a strong position behind Brayrr
Dam Greek, pursued tothat. behind Pow
haitian creek. and finally after a severe
contest Of five Lours, rntirel repnlsrd
from The field aigh. put an end 10 the
contest.
/ grieve To state o,,r loss in officers
and men II great. - sleep on tic field
and viii renew III. co.nest in the morn
h,g:
! har'the honor to be yours respect
fully.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
Many Facts in Small Compass.

The number of languages spoken is
4,O64. The number of men is about
equal to the number of women. The
average of human life is 33 years.
One quarter die before the age OF sew
en-, one half before the age of seven-
teen. To every thousand persons one
only reaches one hundred years, aud
not more than one in five hundred will
reach eighty years. There are on
the earth 1000, 600, 900 inhabitants.
Of these 333, 333 333 die every wear.
81, s24 die every day, 1889 every hour,
and 90 every minute, or one every
second. These losses are balanced hy
an equal number of births. The mar
ried are longer lived than the single.
and above all those who observe So
ber and Industrious conduct. Tall
men live longer than short ones.
Women have more chances OF fife pre-
vious TO the age of fifty years than
men, but fewer after. The number
of marriages are in the proportion of
rs to 100. Marriages are more fre-
quent after the equinoxcs, that is du-
ring the months OF June and Deceu.-
Der. Those born in spring are more
robust than others. Births and de- tins
arc more frequent by night than by
day.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13

Ii any friend of the Union wishes to
see an evidence OF pure and disinter-
ested patriotism, let him drop in to the
store-room of the Western Sanitary
Commission and see the boxes of
goods opened, sent by the loyal women
Of the country to the sick and wound.
cd soldiers of our Western army. The
larger and more valuable of these
boxes came all the way from Massa-
chusetts, from which so much has
also been sent TO the army of the
Potomac and next to Massachusetts
stands Wisconsin, State that may
be called the daughter of Massachu-
setts. Many boxes have also come
from the women Of New York, Ohio
and Illinois.
In one large box are often found
comforteH, blankets, canton flannel
and wooden shirts and drawers, hand
kcrchiefs, towels, napkins, mittens
with fore-fnger for pulling trg
ger, socks, slippers, dressing gowns,
sheets, pillows, pIllow-cases, cushions,
rolls Of bandages, splints, lint, salves
dried fruits, jcllies, bottles Of wine
letter paper, envelopes, pens and pen
holders, postage stamps, thread, pins
and needles, combs, books, magazines
&c, &c. Sometimes the bedding viii
have the marks and names of thl
donors, taken from their own house
hold supplies. Thousands Of pairs ol
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
" Third Iowa Gazette. /"

We arc under obligations to our cor
respondent Winfield" for a copy of
paper bearing the above title, edited
and printed by some of the soldiers of
the Sd Regiment of Iowa Infantry, at
Mexico, Mo. We make few ex-
tracts, as follows:
Our Office force consists of J. A.
Ross, formerly of the Gazette office,
Cedar Falls, Editor; L. II. Castle OF
the Cincinnati Commercial, Foreman
ID. Mabie, Cedar Falls Gazette, l.. NJ
Tyrell, Waveriy Republican, Charles
Croney, compositors. 4. b. Taylor,
Bradford News, local editor.
To the good citizens of Mexico and
surrounding country we make oul
bow. We are soldiers and strangers
and we presume there is cloud oil
distrust surrounding us, in your esti
nation, that BODIES little towards a
| firm friendship; and yet we hope this
sheet will not tend to widen the breach
but will serve to make us better ac
quainted, if not firm friends. We wish
you to look upon us-not as robbers
plunderers, or base hirelings, but as
citizen soldiery who have left oul
homes, not for purposes of gain, but
to uphold the Constitution and Laws
of our much loved country.
To our dear friends at home do we
also send greeting. As our mott,
tells you, we labor for your interest
and most chccrfully will we work
we are not entirely thankless. We
remember the many kind acts ant
the many kind wishes, and heartfelt
prayers that have followed us in al
our wanderings. And now, in on
leisure, We send you this, orr kind
remembrance, and as our little bant
ling wings its way to our far off low;
homes, believe that it carries with i
our hearts fond hope, that Joy an,
peace may surround those dear cher
ishcd spots that our infancy knew"
An explanation Of the Circumstance
attending the issue of this sheet i
due to those connected with it. w
designed issuing FIVE column pape
but having received marching order
We We're obliged to 60 to press wit
what we have and we trust our man,
friends will look with lenient eye o.
its many faults. The paper does no
present the appearance We wish i
could, but owing to the want Of "sorts
We are obliged to issue in the styl
we have.
We embrace this opportunity to e,
press our gratitude to our friends i
Cedar Falls, and that section of th
Cedar Valley, for the kind interes
they have ever taken in our welfar,
We shall ever think of them with tn
liyeliest emotions of gratitude, w