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A Table Of Distances,
From the Richmond Whig

As matter Of convenient reference, we publish
the following table Of air line distances (mile.)
between the most important points In the neigh
borhoOd OF Norfolk. The measurements are
mathematically accurate-being the results of
careful trilngulation. III we have any captious
readers, they must not suppose we are giving the
enemy Information, for we Gull the Items from
the charts OF the Coast Survey, hundreds Of
which are among the archives OF the Federal
BaboOn himself. The table is worth preserv-
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The Lsndsn lime. On IN. MsnIter Axain.

The LendOn Times on the MsnIter Again.
We are told that iron-cased vessels cannot
be sent TO sea. We answer that the Warrior
and the Glorie have proved the contrary.
They have both been to sea, and the former
ia the very worst weather. We are then told
tia, small ships cannot possibly be plated with
lrvn, as their Dimensions would be insufficient
10 support the weight Of the armor. To this
We reply that the Monitor is but loo ton
vessel. True she is not q sea-wOrthy ship. but
does anybody suppose that this defect will not
90 oTercsne9 Will the inventors who have
got thus far be enabled to 20 step further I?
II few months time the Americans have
contracted vessel &c, at any rate, to 90
round from New York to Hampton Roads in
half gale Of wind, and there to fight a sue.
oesst1l battle with IN iron-cased adversary
taTee tines her size. In 10 10 be imsgined that
taey will be long In making such vessels ct 10
put 70 sea like any other eruiserg And when
thls ls done what becomes Of all our sloops and
e0,Vettss in commission, and Of all the sloops
And eorvettes which we are still spending
money upon at this very hOuri
yossrve what follows from facts plsiniy ad-
IlIed- Government has given up building
W0oaen hne-of-battle ships, and confesses that
all sucn ships must be Of iron. Bot, il il Is no
use 20 ould new ones, Of what use Is it 10 keep
oid ones snoat? Granted that they are better
ta2o notnlng 90 long as iron ships cannot be
sen, against them, is ii not obviously our pol.
icy 70 replaee them with iren ships es quickly
&1 We can! There is no need to maintain the
same numerical force. A coupIe of iron-,idss
T'1ia W stronger than whole wooden squad
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Wasurssros. Arm m

l WAsrIxG TON. April 10, lssa,
= aEhEHY Respectfully REQUEST sil rerscns
vno nave open ACCOUNTS, ne bilis, and Notes due.
less aue, 6o.s End due me 70 come &C onoe I'D thev
eii notes and outstanding accounts agalnst ma
~i'aSSS bf,es eSMas: Mss::hi,,,oJ JESSE 3. WILSON.
spH-sw corner 1th and Pa. -, north siSe,
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SOLDIERS PAY,
HARNDEN,s EXPRESS

HARNDEN's EXPRESS
WILL FORWARD T2NS92LL SOLDIERS REMIT
WHETHER MONEY OR ALLOTMENT DR.v,.
10 their Families at any place on the lne, oItheir
Express st charge OF
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
For sny sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars. (s5o)
And proportionate additional charge for ri.ces
reached BY connecting Expresses.
Notes, or Allotment Drafts. should be enclosed IN
fS address INCLUDING t6s town. Posi- oOs, noe snS .n
sA,e, q ne person e Ehom TO be sent, and the
a, ,EnveIoses fer this purpose will be furnished at
,,Mopsy received to be forwarded a, the of,oe IN
Washington, Third street, second door TIS LsIoV ~
rss1I.{IIsani' en- I.IM avenue. s,,ru
SPRING SILKS, q full assortment. figured sad
, With our usual. full assortraeA, of all the DRY
Soeds Issuistes for the ssasral and special wants
ns Our y Northern and Eastern correspondent. send
One pro2sP 2Psif Poniy. tSs .o,u, o..h ,,.,a.,a
m.s1sa n plain figures hsues no purchaser u
All parcels for the intsr or properly pssked free
ssss Pa svssas sSss and q N,stR Nsa T.,
9s .E2 :..: AFSs e g. sssi.a AsE oss
s'Ws:s d: sY$ sasss 4 yi 9:s;s
parts Of the West vIs srfsfsburg or @beeiinf. ~
Through noSets sold and baggage eheoke
!, Master Of Transportation Bslt.ers I'D ohio
Az, a.,, TAX TAKE NOTICE!
b stssd oss xlih tasis and seoao@y s a '.h nov
BAR q BROS
-mn - Corner K and seFenfh sts.
- ooYsrERs-oYsTRRs,~ -
SA - =
OYSTERS NhDl
Of the best quality can he
06 o..... hnd 4esh every day, at the
HsnS ysssr Stand, NO. eos Ninth street. betvssn
ma u lm- AYREs q 90.
HORSES FOB SALE,
csss.sssll on isSIEisSiassSsSS1 SS1 svsnus, N
ssef oe Se.aS hkftet Ssnins A6
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H. FROM PARIS. II
LIE BERNARD-Le ParaveIt; 500
Ds Rernard-Un Beau Pere. vols; GOO
De BeauyoIr--Le Cabaret des Norts; SEQ
Dum8s-La Bouillie de Ia Comtesse Berthe: 500
numas-Jehanne In Puoelle; $50
Dumas-Trois Maitres; 500
George Sand-L' sooque; 500
Dumas-Une aimee Florence; 800
Dumas-Le Capitaine Arena; soc
DuHas-Exoursions ssr les bords du Rhin, 2 vols /;
GOO .'
George Sand-Ls Fiilsule; SOC
Karr-CoyIs Gosselin; 500
Murger-Madame Olympic; 500
De Befnard-Le Paratonnerre; 500
apis FRaNCK TAVInR
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NEW AND IMPROVED INVENTION
ARTIFICIAL CHEoPLASfl BONE
= E z q 81,
WIYHeUs MIfAi PIAsI on Chaps.

DIX. 8, b. .SI6ESMOND,
$40 Bsssx~xs, Nss Yeyk-26O Pssssylsssis LS
ssssf, btf1sss LIZA and lSik sfJ., T6sh iaSios,
Calls the sttention Of the public 20 ths foilovins
sdvsytages Of his improved system: -
l, she Teeth Of his manufacture will
never oorode nor chAnEe color By any
sods, being three 6urths lighter than any other
!. Fo teeth or roots need be extracted, A tie
a.utoial ones osn be inserted over them.
sche. Ae'
T. No smsorsry tseth are nsedsa. &C permanent
s snes can bs made immediately, thereby preserving
the old ~ stem Is frequently dishgursd.
FMS york has been fully tested over Eve rear,
sountIJ. ~ '-A'
DE-. 9, hEs also invented o vhite undessruotiys
;neSl hilng, with which the most sentative teeth
Gan De nled without pain, and oan build M a per
leot soune tooth OF any slds roots, which viii last
through LIFETIME.
- Ehe beat Of references glycn-to D.. v, Mot: DR.
pofemus, Professor of Chemistry, N, Y: Hon
srcse Wayro, OF The Supreme Court Of Waahipf-
ton, and thousands OF others.
CBil and eI Amino for Yourself, noR-an
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arrival Of Trea,ur. fr.m C.l,,o,,,.

Nkw YORK, April lS.--The steamer Ariel has
arrived from AsPinwall, bringing S6l7 ,OO0 In
treasure from California. ~ ''NN~ 90
The U 8. frgate Saranac and the sloop-ofxva,
Warren were at Panama on the 2d inst .
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Rejeicings At Preyidence. M

PRoyIpEscR, April ia citizens, salute n,
leO gun: was fred here this afternoon, In honor
OF the abolition Of slavery In the DiStict Of Co.
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PrsPable Capture Of F.rt Wri,s,.

,,,I HIHieAso, April Is The Evening journal saws:
I'VE learn from private sources thfs nornino o ~
Fort Wright was attacked by Com. Foote's fotiiis
on Monday and has been captured We presnms
our Informant Is correct, Al II comes from one an
Cairo who is well Informed. 70 1,''- 0-s -
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F}0r1 Fort Monroe 10

From Naval Hospital Point to Bcush's Bluff
4X miles; from Sandy Point to Camp Talbot ,
miles, from Newport's to willoughby Point 6h
miles. The star indicates the distance Of the
Sawyer gun experiment.
Taking Richmond as the center, the following
table shows at a glance the distance at d. diRerent
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IMPAIRMENT OF STATE,

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
II wAsHrNsToN, January IS, 1861.
The Secretary Of State win hereafter receive
Members Of Congress on business on Saturdays,
commencing with Saturday, the frst Of next
month.
ian z7.H WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
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DENTISTRY.

M EEETE.
efths MINERAL PLATE TEETH, st -
tends personally At his oAoe n this CITY
Many persons can wear these teeth VINO
cannot wear others, and no person can wear others
who cannot wear these.
Persons calling NJ my oboe osp be accommodated
Win any style ard price of Teeth they may desire;
sieanest, strong est, and most perfect dentre tLs
Art can produce, the MINERAL PLATE viii hs
moro fully warranted.
Rooms In this oliJ-No. SIS Pa. svenue, bstv.s,
sth aat 10th sts. Also, GOT Arch street. Philsdsi
ths2s 4
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UJAR DEPARTMENT.,
p" ..... JAsyARI 81, 1s6s.
OhpHRHD, That the War Department will be
closed Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays against all other business but that which
relates TO active military operations In the field.
Saturdays will be devoted to the business OF
Senators and Representatives.
Mondays to the business Of the Public.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
ja 22-u Secretary OF War.
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DISTANCES ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
As public interest 10 now directed 10 the Mis-
slssippi Valley, the following table will also be
found ofinterest asshowing the distance between
the towns along the river, from st. Louis to New
Orleans:
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PUIHU III NHRIHIA ITOIn thtfe:
From Norfolk TO Richmond L. lC6 miles
From Suffolk to Richmond is ...... S5
From Cape Henry to Richmond is s.l5O "
From Hampton TO Richmond is... 95 &c
From Fortress Monroe 10 Richmond is 90 I"
From Yorktown to Richmond is 20 I"
From Williamsburgh to Richmond is. co "
From Fredericksburg 10 Richmond is. Is {"
From Washington to Richmond Is. s.....l3O s.
From Winchester to Richmond is.,.I5O 4"
From Gofdonsville 10 Richmond Ia 20 &C
From Staunton 10 Richmond is.....l2O ".
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100000 POUNDS
CAMP GREASE
ROUGH TALLOW
WANTED,
.aG, Vi. p pS9
s.eet, 6eorretown, ID. z. -
eRS loteo- DAWSON & CO.
9. .OOO BUSHELS PRIME SEED OATS,
J.P. BRRiTfHfopLow. III H-
Agricultural Warehouse,
GARDEN sEEPs, EhoWER SEEDS.
PEAS: BEANS: 90. aO.,
10 sss Seventa street, below Pa. avenue
FARAMDJSWss ADSWsil lHSHHttFFiNENTs, SHtFiVEHNTTGss, IPtoWs, HAIR
- j. r. b3RTsS6SIo%.
.,ssoo~ 90. .AErlcgltural Wsrehouss,
e1o-eozx oss seventh street. below Pa. av.
~ BEAUTIFUL STYLES
sPRLNs 6LorH1Ns.
whole t6t Icy ~ Rt,fss And su
.p 2-lm' Corner saM and 4 sth nmSl Streets.
H0Rss.fIi. AND WAGON FOR .sALE.-An
n1 tU1tiSIi tsmiix aORsE; sound snd kind; r.
from the V.sn n1,se, VIII Pc soid separate 1N
Both are well suited TO the use Of SutIer ss the
Es1s ss y; ssbs tSI fs.s af sss and
FrWyEiL..' Fa,y.tiL.' on 18th street, between and E.
Tup su,. CAN'T BE BEAT!
an Pehsons, enner IN pleasure or busi-n R5R =.
ness lave fSne 70 large el psn.e in the&
SSa Ho1sss "a eges. Basgles and Sad -
Win anti. -, gcn ~ el times procure nice carTisge
Orders ssnt g the stsbles with strest And namkef
ssss c. JCOOK e Coz :
.,,.,. Sixth street, one bIoof south Of
= = - fenra. ayonqe.
STEIN WAYY, 4 sONs, AND-RAvEN, BA-
- SoN CO'S oslebratei Instru-~es.ssa
4 n esr.s, mn
street ana renn. ayenne. - --''sr-' : - - ''' '''
ssysss Pianos that have been used for sale upon
A NEW, :,V, STOCK Of DRY sOODs-we have
Sy G9ods ooSssns Of t1SSI SIEs I.dsss dss bsss. fsSss
Goods. oiosks, SACKS, and Msnfiias; very obess
and large stock Of kmbToidsriss, Hoase& espins
SSic We INVITE ~ ssd s,i.0 poTsstS, ~ ,n
xSsss. ~. 10y SwHEyiEsHsSsaiE:Eipss wpsHSE yiEsHsSsaiE:Eips 'l.s
v Mafkss sisSss ..S !Ays5pa: ssp "a aSsss s.s
All Z EEsHki, Hi,fRE fREsg SoOKirs pT0YEs. "A.
os1IhkY' IT. ~ r. r e shRaStvE. hsd Il
CH.m,gsf, f,ad. Ed.k,NIITvkE g y AND AIN WAKE VI
al,.a w f. H4sssiHSyE.. ssi aye.
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TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
FROM YORKTOWN.

FROM YORKTOWN.
Particulars Of an Engagement on Wednes.
day between the Vermont Third and the
Rebels, in an Effort to Capture Battery.
The following dispatch was received here yes
tefday evening; Lar
Headquarters Army Of ths Potomac,l
Ill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-19

IBIS rRUSS IL having suocess. in the CyRrNs
OF huPTyRKs. before unknown IN the hlstory OF
Irusses; unlike al others ever used in the follow
Ing respects -lt Will never rust, (ths spripg beinr
coated with Hard Rubber,) Chafs GaH nor Blists1.
VIII not sbP or move, can be used IN bathIng il
always C2tdH, end good as new. Does not p,sss or
tnJHs the Cord, nor oyerstretch and enlarge the
opening, but constantly acts to compress And
greatly benefit the worst form of Rupture, The
same fruss can be msde very stl q or Timber "a the
case may require. IL has been used by over S10
persons Ia tho Northwest within the past two
Years. and has never Jailed to give satisfaction in
GASES of the worst form. This Truss is recon-
menGec and used In prstersnes 10 al! otssrs, BY all
prominent surgeons ~ NeW YORK City, among
whom are Professors Mott, Parker q Csrnoohsn,
Ago 10 the West By frois. BTriI:I d, Rea, FreeT
OF Rush Medical College, Profs. N, s. Davis. r.
AAndTsws; AlT; LlHd , Uniysislty, boot. WoIcott, Of
vile, Ill This Truss has received Medals over sII
othsIs IN use. and Is guaranteed In eysTy respect
strumsnt oao be httod BY sending siEe, in inches
around lips II line OF uItnre. to DR.. 1. b. SEE
Z. q. Box 43s5. '
DR.. SEELEY will be at J. w. NAI2Nis
Drug store corner OF 9Th and Ps. 6gsnue, for a
law dsJs. Call and exsmins fOr yourself.
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FROM GEN. BANKS DIVISION.
Gen. Banks still dvancing-Occupatisn Q
New Market.

The following was received at the War Depart
ment last night:
HsadqHartsrs DEPARTMENT SHENANDOAH
April IS, 9p. IN. )
Hon. y. NJ. Stanton, Secretary Of War: Our
troops occupy New Market tonight. There has
been some artillery skirmishing, but no loss on
our side has occurred
We have many prisoners.
lSignedl Mp. BANKS,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-10-22
Lost.

LADY Lost . GOLD BELT PIN between the
IA Brick School House aud ". A. Giles Jewsiry
Store The fulrr will confer BY leaving it At
II. Nswsll's Drug store.
Ns0ssgss Oss =. leA0wl
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-10-22

TO THE NERVOUS
OF both sexes. A Retired Clesgym.n
having been restored to health in a few days.
after many years of great Suffering, is willing
to assist others by sending (free) on the receipt
Of post directed envelope, copy Of the
prescription used. Disect the REV. JOHN M
DAGNALL. lac Fulton street, Brooklyn, N. Y
June IL, lS62ml
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-10-22

TNOR anything you want buy In the line OF Boots
II and Shoes, call on Wheeler, at the N. 7. Boot
Shoe store. lie keeps The best stssk II town a.s
oeHs the eheAPeht.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-10-22

r AIDES and Misses Goat and Lasting Balmorals
i Calf Goat, Kid aud Morocco B0otees, Lastn
CATERS Glove Kid Congross Boots, Fine Slippers &c
\ &c. st NY BOOT 4 SIOE STORE.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-10-22
Notice.

~ GAOV II II IL
puNO Exchange two large improved Farms valusd
i at NINE THOUSAND each, in Sank county,
Wis.,, for city property in McGregnr or Prairie dm
Ghisn. The above farms are OF about four hundred
acres each, with COOS Houses barns and outhcasss.
good soil and we'll wxtersd- little perfect
Encountered property would not be Questionable
In trade.
For particulars, apply by letter to as
q. X. GALLETr,
August 81, lsG2nsoem3 sPortags, Wis
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-10-22

+ You desire TO have any silver or gold plating
done, 60 TO FRENCH'S. a. his is the only
allotment vsss 81 Ailvsakss that doss this kiA
s~srx, -
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-26
Reo,ifrinr the Reurdarr.

Austria, Russia and Prussia commenced the
Acknowledgement Of Poland upon the plea that
they needed the territory Of that country to
round of their boundsriesN A similar spirit
has seized a writer in England, who, in q recent
number Of the Neto Monthtg MGsaEiae, discusses
what he calls the ratification of the boundary
Of British America"
The writer anticipates a speedy war between
Great Bdtain and the United States, in which,
as matter of course, the latter viii be victori-
GUS He then sets forth the terms as to boundary
between the United States and British America
upon which Great Britain should inEst in The
new treaty Of peace. The Columbia river should
form the southern boundary of the British pos
sessions on the Pacific Canada requires an
open seaport for use in winter; therefore, the
whole State of Maine is to be relinquished to
Eugland that they may have Portland Lake
Champlain-we wonder that an English writer
would mention that lake-empties into the ST.
Lawrence; therefore, the noriherR portions Of
Vermont and New York are to be annexed to
Canada. And thus the writer runs on through
6ng essay, in which he seems to labor under
the idea that the people of the United States are
a kind of western Hindoos. whose territory is to
be taken from them with as much ease as If il lay
IN India or Burmah.
Such speculations srs very ridiculous, bat
they serve as strsws to show which way the
gsind blows. They would not be admitted inte
such periodical as the Ksto Monthly Magazine
if it were not known that they would be accept
able 10 its readers.
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portion of the rebel array are still where tseg
have been for the last month, namely: west oi
the Blue Ridge and even extended as far mp as
Winchester. Gordonsville and the line Of the
Rappahsnnock are we'll protected that, indeed,
is true. Bot they are not held by the troops
that were at Winchester Those troops are still
much Winchester than Gordonsville, aud
If Gen. Johnston is the soldier he is believed 10
be by those who know him, it will not be long
now before they are heard from north Of The
Manassas Gap railroad.
Such then is the peril that has been brought
on our army by the vietsry gained By tbs rldi
Gals over the President such are the results Of
his pusillanimous yielding to abolition pressure
But the evils will not stop here These are but
the beginnings of trouble Mr. Seward may
blsndly talk about the g waning proportions Of
the rebellion" but men Of common sense know
better. We have been warned of the immense
that are being made by the rebels
for winter campaign of extraordinary activity,
including operations both By land and ses. Il
IS evident that tho accounts which have reached
us of these Preparations have not been exagger-
sted. Il sat such moment, when the hea-
vens are black with the portentous storm, that
the insane crew that now control our slip of
State have thIggn overheard the only pilot that
could hold her helm
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-26

The meDowoII College slu.eum.

The following letter from tho membsrs Of ths westsrn
sanitary commission 10 Dr. EngelnAn. president Of The
Aesdey o. Sciences Of st. Louis viii explain itself;
Dr. Geo Enselmsn. President Academy of Sciences,
DEAR sTR-In order 70 relieve the OvereroTaed con
don Of the Gr OF street prison. and in order 10 furnish
additional sss and sslubrfoas accommodations TO tie
prisoners, the western sanitary Commission were IN
srueted by tho provost marshal general to have The
mufeEm ROOM connected with Or. MeDovleIrs college.
vacated Of iiz contents and a. prepared for the re-
csption Of the iaYslded prisonenA
The order was executed yesterday, undar the suuer-
viaion Of James T. Yeaman, president Of the Western
Sanitary Commission, snd myself by large number OF
prisoners detailed for that purpose.
On breaking down the waledup door Of the anaaurn.
the interior was found in the greatest disorder There
one glass case bat which was broken open au6
partially despoled Of its contents Fragments Of costly
preparations o. human anatomy, comparative anatomy p
and zoology lay scattered about In every direction The
collection Of minerals and shells 10 The greatest con
fusion most specimens void Of labels many lahas void
Of specimens plsas eDgrayngs casts Of plaster etc.
mutilStei and broken.
All that Wss found there carried mp into a large
garret room and as carefully sioTed away cirsum-
stances would Adst This gsTret then locked
and the key deposited with the keeper of the prison
Although safe there from further Vandaism this rem
uRnt Of respectable collection viii be entirely
lost unless speedily and properly attended The dry
preparations viii be a prey Of inseois, and the wet
preparations eterOrate from The evaporation Of alcohol
With permission Of Major General Curtis Commanding
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-26


ring on his men. For Northumberland
w ave Jshn G.. Fizer, a yoang man, brave,
cool and ehivalrous. who exhibited his eompo
siton to sll brave mems delight st the battle Of
Sharpsburg, where he literally led his men on to
the work of carnage, directing all things Is
coolly IS though on review. For UsiN we
have Duff. Under this regime, if the l7sh Mis-
sissippi regiment does not render efficient ser
vice, it will not be owing to any derelietion on
the part Of our officers.
The recent elections in New York, Illinois
Delaware and New Jersey having resulted in
the success of the Dem cratic party, il has again
brought the subject Of pe2es up for discussion
and, without reporting debates, [ will remsrk,
that the overthrow of the Abolition dynasty, in
part at least, is al event Of great congTatula-
ton If the ind fanstcism that has been
wsging this war so long was removed, some sc
commOdshs.l might be made At all events
they could but prosecU the war little more
systematic, and could soon be teught the folly
Of prosecuting the war.
We were visited on Friday last Che 9TH, with
considerable Of q snow storm. The snow fell
to the depth of an inch or two, bHt did not re-
main on the ground long, as every vestige Of it
has disappeared at the present writing. The
condition Of our troops was much better to re-
ceive it than they were q short time since. We
have no tents, however, TO our bTigadei neither
did We need them urtift the aforementioned day
an truly glad to chronicle a decided improve
ment in the apparel Of our troops They are
becoming nov rather comfortably clad with
some few exceptions, while the general health is
excellent There is no masrious disease in this
vicinity that I can hear Of, aud the slight indis-
positions incident to camp are considerably di-
minished.
In the Shenandoah Valley where we were en-
camped seems to be made by nature for fighting
battles and subsisting an army. Though ia our
immediate vicinity up there we had pretty weli
cleaned OUT things, back toward the mountains
Was any amount Of grain and fine beef cattle
Since we have been enoamped here, no less than
10000 head OF the finest Of cattle have been
driven by here, cut Of the mountains, to prevent
their falling into tie hands of the enemy.
8 L. w