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From the Nstchsz CoarisEl
Attacked to esmpsuy X. 16sh Mississippi rec.
i1eRt, (Wilkiusga Rthes.A was an ola negro
nan, Familiarity knew t~hreurhout the cam sg
Uncle Daa. Uncle Dan. besides his good aUal-
tiles as q body servant aud faithful friend 10 his
yeuRE aGster, to whom hesecms5 sincerely at-
tsched, was a aevsRt CHRISTIAN. He had been
often heard TO say, -that when his young mas
ter went eff to jine de WarB. his ole master aud
MISSES placed their son in las change, with strict
iEjanchoas to stay with, be q friend TO him
through ~slsNasss and health, and IL it was his
young masters fate ts be killed. 10 preserve
the bssy sRd take it home "Aud dis SAID
Uaels Dan, q will de. de Lord permitting
As vas the eastern, the Tegjmeptsl Chaplain
visited the street Of company d. one evening
Ter the purpose OF holding prayer meetings
UReis DaH was OF course present, aud the
Chaplain eeuld not have fcund among the bows
a more atteRtrvs or devoted hsaYer than the old
negro. Tss servies being ended, Dan was sur.
reaRssd y . crowd, and was being eagerly
questioned By the boys IS ts his intended con-
dacs Ohsre being q fight expectedl.
"Iosug marsteTs," said Dan, ven know
net what q day may BRING forth; te-msrrov vGu.
speets TO be ia . fight wild de Yankees, and none
Of yea / dar say hao said your prayers. How
does yos know but dat yOH viii be killed an
y8H prepared to meet the Great Judps and pe7-
a 70 AEAH ~ WV hEA 4AAaEALNaE 7
Anepg the boys was one Wh9 was ever full.
eff fun, ready for q frulie or fgbt, and withsl an
excellent young asn, but one who, as Dan had
said, was totally uBprepaTod TO enter eternity.
Young - had been attempting to lease old.
Dan, snd said:
q" Well. cid Methodist, as yen are so much
eeBesrned about euy after fate, suppose van
pray for rs. Bas if yoU DO, I may e~erlsialy
you to steal ny last chicken tonight. ,
Dan said he would, and announced, Let as
pray"
The writer, who was 8 witness 70 the whole of
he eeene, had heard soma Of the most celebrated
aiviHss il the South, but never had he listened
to a prayer offered 70 the Most high with such
fsrvency, with 50 mgcb emphasis, as was made
BY the old negro undar the starry canopy Of that
.stobsr nigkt, on Virginia soil The cid nan
prayed as osly those thoroughly im5Ued with
zeal can pray. After his prisons FOR
bis yesng master and his natural protectors al
home, with these present, had been offered. he
for our t~koughtess young friend That
might change Rsd give him a better heart.
and e~Hltivaks IN him The true light of Chris
isRity, 50 that when he was called nom this
.arth, be it in battle or among his friends at
lome, be wsuid be found ready.
"a dezlhliks Stiffness pervaded during the
azd when The Old negro rose frona his
lnees, yeung 49, advanced, with tears in his
and gTasped old Dan by the hand. saving :
: lily good old mether taught me, when a child. |
Q prsy 70 God since growing up, she has ad-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-14

4HE -EAcII1siEET IS rHE SUGAR MARKET.
The effect Of the credited sI Of V.eksbarz lad
rs Welga Ga spec1lst1rs yesterday, and e rrest
zeal Of sugar vas withdrawn frsm TIE rsrkot
That lstti the market was en9.zd dufi-r he
Say a. fellows: Common su-ar. 81 Sd, cbo.co
DLo"n suEar lai yellow clarified, - 20
white sugar, 52.75 A.f7q- ~ 49, -
day srs to Be regarded e5 O. er.erisae al ne ~
res as susFen1sd, yst SUGARS sure to advance
the sdengt18i shstass suDpe1iHlatts ne mar
ketl y oaPenaezt CT he Mississippi valley fer 1
sapPy. No sugar has asa1 supsd e ~
market trom Yieks5ug 1 Gle T..lsi.v fsr /
year past The 4ap3ly has ua-sIv c--s ~
he lnssrsr Of Geo 7i2 Aizsna aa5 L5u:san ,
Wmeh . ROW Est 81 Be Hssrly entirely Rood
e.oG NON the 1sHkes5 Tough sugar will u
doUb.saly rise, Is VIII nc. Be- ION asvu--z
existing n ihs cas5, but VIII s ana f-
aEassgy" or sPccIat0Es and large b9llesaA
Richm0sd Ezamtaer
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CHEERING FROM GEN. LEX.

The Richmond Examiner, Of the 10th inst,
gives Us the c~lsarest view Of the situation Of
Gen. LEE. It says that information, certainly
authentic, Is IN the bands of the Government,
which leaves no doubt of the safety aad tri-
umph of the noble army. Gen. LEE was vieto-
ri0us in all the combas which have taken place.
He has been engaged with the whole force Of
the United Sta.es and has broken its backbone.
De has approached Hagerstown only for reasons
already sugEestei-Ramsly, that be must re.
open ana establish his communications, which
have been msnseed and partially interrupted
He is burdenod with thirteen thousand prison.
ers, and has on bis hands al the wounded in tie
lste sanguinary battles. Of these he must be
relieved snd he could net either weaken his
army by q detachment sufficient to convey
them into Virginia, or entrust them to an orai-
nary guard, in the presence of Yankee cavalry.
Hence he has drawn near to his base with his
whole force. In a few days these arrangements
viii be completed, and his losses viii be replaced
by rsinforcsments Then the campaign viii,
continue-ald Hagorstown is nearer Washing
ton han Gettysburg.
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We have fron a Trend ia M0aiceI6, Florida.
a letter WHICH enables rs to gather the following
items Of interest concerning thst gallant li.le
State: Ire writer states that the Her. judge
Forward had met with a severe accident BY q
isll, which lad lai3 nm up. He vas slul suf-
fcrinE, but hoping 30 recover soon. Judge F1s
eldest son, who is quite O ysuth, IS new a soldier
IN the Contedarats army. The call Of the Pfesi-
dent for t7oaps frem Florida has hesn responded
to ebesrfslly sud the fsH number long EGO
furnished. The FloFi3a Historical Society was
to have held q meeting at Lake CITY about three
weeks ago, ct the instance Of JH6es Putnsm
the Presidents bat nothing was heard from it ct
the dste Of this lottsr.
The writer, VIE is q minister of tho Gospsl.
in sse coarse Of bis letter, says:
"tIfssen years ago ] preached s sermon i5
kRexVills, IsaB8ssss, su ths Christan law Of
rstaiateu, as applicable to goveruments (aad
net individually, which / repeated IN st. Aa-
gustiRa, Florida, tive years since. Soms called
It political, Il was = fair iaterPretalicn ef
the law Of Gs4, Of the law Of rizhssensaess
and justice, as between uatisRs Of B~eitiesi
communities. Pare justice .dsnauds aR eye
fox an eye a toath for q tootd' This power,
Of course is IN toe bands Of governments, ard
Hot individuals, and Ills 10 be welded to pan
lsh llj15acs ard wroug, not to crafty &c Esh
feeling Employed rishtally, ]. puts dowH
violence aud injustice in the cad and briggs IL
pasc5"-htchla0na ELamiaer.
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Great 8rsEhst Hud Destruction sf Crops.
The Dsnvills Cvs.) AppsaI has iHssIgenes Of
Che vas. S~sstruetiou Of the growing crops fad.
dezt to the recent haayy fan Of rain il hat see
tios Of tbs eouHtTy, aHa consequent Use Of he
rivers and sthar stTesnz Tie greatest aunsun,
destroyed is probably upOn Dan riYsr, below
Dau7ille, whero lhs river banks have been ever
flowed and the entire low ground submerged.
The AypsaI says:
Alors ths bank ofthe river for miles, nsthiEr
was TO be seen but enc vast sss ef water.
stretching from one hillside 20 the ether. Tbs
low grounds we've planted eitheTin corn or wheat.
and it was truly s melancholy sight, in these
times Ct Threatened famine. to sss such wat
quantities Of Che latter staple, already harvested
sad shocked ready for throshiuZ, swept away
by tae currsHt. In some places enc eould ses
great crowds ct shocks, s4 preserving their
fern, 65stiug bodily down the strssu. while
at other places the wheat, having been moved
agd Isft lyisg uptn the gr6u1d. Was swept off
N that c0sditian, Ead could be seen fos-i7r
Ike sss weed upon tbs surface Of tho wste-
wherever cern has been planted. Hsthiap was
TO be seen Ebov- the suTfsCs Of tho water eTcant
perhaps Bow ana thsu a blade Of theeruiu corr.
protrUdIng.
We have no means Of f1rminE any svtimsts
Of the amsuHs Of destruction n dollars and
cents. but It was very great. The chief suffer
syS. whose Rsnss We have beard, were Mr. Jas.
c. Bruce, Dr. CoiemaR, Mr.. JaTmgR W. Pace.
aud atsers, whose plantations lie slsng tho river
iroH B3TEzdaia's station, to South Boston. on
toe r. edmond and Dauvilla railroad.
Doubtless the desructien Of crops was as
great further down the river. and We thiak It
iksly the planters aloHg the Roanoke river. iato
which the Dan msrges at ClarksviiIe, suffered
NEST severely of all
Strange ss il msy appear. We hear that very
i.:la. If any, damage was done on the Banistsr
and S.aaHton rivers, which are said not to have
been very high.
The creeks above Dauville also attained !
most destructive hight, and We hear that Hs-
Fau's creek, in CaswelI county, wss very high,
and destroyed q great desi Of property.
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a GUEBoAT k4fD-Ws ssrn feu EHs-s
dueio- on the Csar.est51 sad SlvzBrshrsi-
ih2t ths sEzny a5esads3 me Els.o river -
Jersey nsruing with one zua5szs sHd a trans
pert Alter sasiisg Col. M5-iss' Blsuta.isa fr
sensdne, they isr5i. burnt Gil tbs hsussF ana
captured sbsut one hl1d-ed negroes. Tie 1-t-
tsry aE Willow, under Tie e1au1zd Of Cans
oa0u-tz, was Iencsd by ths enemy A force
vas dl5pateasd down .Ie -7s- and G h81sd
ne s-rsgsers we're dtvca 1lcE, sbough meta
isg further hsdbsea haarI of -.sr ds7-e 7r-
WtsH the train passed
1t was reported ga .s7 efreas 1gst rizbs thar
Ed2t9 bride had been 5Hrued by he enemy. bat
We could trace Il 70 10 reliable sssrca-5frsr-
max RspabLUaH, I3a.
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Las Friday evening", while p Texas regiment
a. Jsekson was On its way to take the place Of 4
regiment doing Outpost duty, one Of Grznts
masked batteries Of four pieces was opened or
10. Within q few Minutes sbout Oae bandred
asd forty were killed sud wounded. Tia Tex
ans we're 60 licensed that they rushed peIl neil
iewsrd the enemy sud captured the battery, and
hreen Of ths gunaers-sEd hsTisg no horses
Sc for the euty, they hsrnssssd themselves t.
the eaHn9n eud brought them ssfsly int our
lines. This is The sort Of msu that Johnston
has under his eemmand They may be starved.
bat net WhiPped-Mo53 Register.
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All men in and around this city, who are able
70 bear arms, and who are ready to delerd their
homes against Yankee raids, ere requested to
stop % business, and appear in line on Marietta
street, at Eve s'eloek wednesday evening, the
18th Instant.
The object is to see Tie face Of every man
wbs is willing to SIGHT for their hemes when the
emergency arises that their number may be
known, so that I may ascertain exactly how
many guns to make requistion for.
All the officers Of the post are raquested.to BE-
present, and if net detrimental to the service,
to turn out all their employees as companies or
otherwise, either mounted or d-ismounted.
Companies that are formed will appear as CON-
panies, and oil citizens who can mount them
selves are requested to do 50, that I msy know
the strength Of the mounted force that is ready
for action, in case Of an invasion. Tbs men viii
not be kept On the ground more than one hour.
G. W. LEE,
Major and a. A. General,
Commanding Pest.
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Haenishsd me, and always eaassvored to insim
% my Hind the necessity Of reiiViop, AID have
psesed hsr coUnsels ~. Boys, ] sn rot natu-
rally wlcked, bat h~sedless, thooghtlass. IT, Jest
on religion again, I never shall Unele Dan.
yen have learned me q lesson, and shown ne
what am. ana BY ysur prayer fer me tonight,
/ am hereafter changed nan"
The shril tattes that Instant separated US.
but we wsfe all Yisibly affected By ths scene
SD turned away ts the soldiers duty wishcl
Dams heartfelt prayer feeling its way down,
dowa into 0Er hearts.
The sesfsf was rsbuked, and never avain was
be beard 70 lightly speak Of his Maker, 81 Of re.
hoa by these IN caaP, or by 81 old member Of
the Itch. HTSSISgTppT
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Tho value etIeputauoa, says the great Barks,
is to be q shield sgainst eslumRy.
Ne man has stood higher ia the public sstinaa-
ton mtaeFso, thsH Gee. JOS. Z JoaEsfeH. His
military genius and ssgaeitY have often been
tried, weighed in the balance and RsYcr hersbo-
fore found wsstjag
But now Yieks6arg has fsllsn; Johnston wss
near and O5serYsnt, sRd either could R0t or
lgOaad not p~Tevsntit Which, and Why either 2
asks the public. The public is impatient Of
mysteryi not very long suffering gnder dark
ness not Intentionally unjust but eften preeip-
itAte in its judgments, to the ssueus desrimsrt
ef It's own Interests.
Let ihs people aud the press Suspend iude-
nent this tne Bnk1 the facts are known, o.
which alone any true jzdemeRt can be passed
Let as call 70 miHd ctr own fornsr erors
and Injustice done % Lee ia Western Virginia,
to Sidney Johnston at Bowling Green aud Nash
vile, and TO Penbert0n even at Yicksburg.
Walt the Developments Of time. Meanwhie,
let the reputation Of Gen. Joe. f. Johnston be-
. shield sgainst ealumny OK ignorant criticism.
Kn0T5ais Register, i2A,
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noma DEEEEsa--Ta9 - q

TWR PR0PLE.
The people Of Georgia and of Atlanta have
had timely warning Of the dangers that thresten
them from Yankee raids through the country
These dangers have been increased By the tal
If Vcksburg and the evacuation Of Middle
Tennessee, but there is ample timo left for the
people. the ableboaied men, old and young, j
they are % disposed, to perfect an Organization
throughout tie State chat wiz prove en- e8estive
barter to these iur0ads. U "a q solemn and So
cred duty that they should do so, and thst With
cut delay.
Not osly the promptRgs Of patriotism but
The instincts Of seltde6ense and the protection
Of our homes, cur property aud our honor urge
rs forward ss the discharge of this duty. OuE
armies cannot be everywhere, and experience
has proved that they srs powerlesa, unaided by
tne people ct home. to protect the country from
fhe deprsdadons of marauding bands Of the
enemy. The perlous situation Of afaizs new
demands that every man shsl dc his whole duty.
Private business must for a time, yield to the
higher claims of the public safety and welfare.
During last year, when Is was announced in
Cincinnati that KIRBY SMITH was marching on
C07ingtou snd Newport. with the view of at
lacking thst city, me men Of Ohio, old and
young, the aquiTel-shootsrs aud deer hunters,
hocksd by thousands to the defense Of the
metropolis Of their State. Shall h be said
that we are fess patriotic than they
@Lha1eA sgd rust not If The people viii
but rse I'D as one man and place themselves in
Sc efficient attitude of sslf-defsnss, they wiz
stand in no danger Of being ovsrrun, fer the
enemy have q tender regard ier those sections
Ct country where be knows tyoops are stationed,
or the people are prepared to give him q warm
reception Ii is true ia war as it is In physics,
fhas an ounce Of preventive is worth a pound
of cure A little pracsntion and preparation
10 sdvancs may save Us from those hor1id evils
which many other States have suffered at the
hands q the Yankee vandsls.
In view Of these facts, therefore, LEI rs hope
that the ea1 Of Cen LIE, published in the morn
ieE papers, requesting q uG and general turn
out, on Marietta street. 81 i've o'clock to morrow
evening, Of every man VINO Is disposed to enter
Gle lists for hs protection Of Atlanta, may meet
With a-eordisl and unanimous response Let ell
56s.lsss stop ct kat hour, in order that no one
may have an excuse for abssnGng himself and
sinking his duty The Government is prepared
20 furnish every man and boy who can nan 6
cartridge and pull q trigger, with and
there is and can be no excuse for any to hang
back Let Us emulate The example Of Rich
mond, and show 70 The enemy that we are ready
aud determined to do and ds in da6eHso Of our.
homes, and he probabilities are he viii not pay
rs The compliment Of q visit
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IEe HsrEets began 90 recover yesterday frem
the qHietus SVEN By the late l9ng roll to the
militia, snd business gave cyi1enes of 8 sewer
and freshsr vitality. Ia the more important
departments of trade, how6Ver. il ssems Is if
the bo5ss were just taken Tsm the shelf. the
dust biewn of, and tbs Journal glanced over TO
see how matters stoed last. We can come
gHaatly MAKE no sStsB3a3 report to-5Ey.
TBe general prices srs the sane Sugar and
nolasses Of course hsvs gene up under the news
from FicEsbufg, an unnecessary movement, ia
fact IS I'll Of tbs sEgar does not come from
or through that qusTtcr. Aozey Is STA easy.
Tho market was brisk or vestefdsy- for a
re-epsuirg under the circumstances. Gold
may be quoted Rat None Of toe brokers' were
bUsv; they refused fa sell, hswsvsr, stlszg than
$3.50 premium. Silver wzs in the seme B-edie-
zzeat and held at $500 premium. s.srliug
lightly teuehsd the market and was no5ed at
S175 70 $500 premium Back notes are very.
sGa1cs at sl.05 premium buying Frica, AID SELL
ing ct 81 20.
Nothing has besa dons IN The tabacco market
(%torTGv msterisD TO. the past ten days, and no
quotation can. therefore, To made. Ia Sac mar
Ike. for manufactured tobacco, the Lass quota
items are maintsiasd. and considerable activity
was noiicable On yesterday, Bot little st-ck Is
being made up now, end henc8 the sdVanco ia
prices il eur last report.
Nothing, whatever, has 5eea dsHs in sny of
tho other departments Of business verify Of
report. Oar last quotations win gIva the true
status Of ths market geuerEly-Riehmond Err
aminsr. I0h.
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- aeIdiers D-e.rreTInr RniIrnna.-

4 letter from Gen. Grants army ts the
Springfield Ilizois) Journal. describing lie on
erstlona ef their foxes Hsar jackson. SAWS
Oar operations On the railroad vera Of anov.l
character. The regiment would be formsd in
hRa on ons side Of the road, and AZ ths com
msnd every man would take hold en- The and Of
a lie er rail- and, strengthening Cd, would lftsr.
ally hf5 the track from its bed, completely can
sizing 1t. Then. piiing tAs ties together and
setslng t1em on me, we laid the rails across tbs
top, rendering them uHhsfsr fuiara use.
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sandaTasrs

Sunday sa7si
Ice decision o. the CsH.sisTass dgIcs 1dzs
ia the case Of aliszs being subject ID -
dcu, has made that business 11i.s b-fE M
past WesE lt hiss also increased 1avslz-
we say 90 Eusl t5s bs.-er fr oar aseu
as tEoae sleek tsi are great s=r. s7f
having nssriy >l.- 1oa1Y, -hs peer -lf II
ts ehsEea Ia Their competition for rcs-tlss
watermelon All Whs I=ava nr, ta.. u-sf
trash eut Of tAa way VIXEN he gvi-r moment
coEass- lis indeed a HaBaT 81. vs-sres. lsr
which 40bils IS izdsbted hr-s Be- Jr5zs Jones.
ane sseoad TO Gen A4uy fr mnzd1ts.y set.
ing on the subject.
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Magnificent Present 90 Gcue~nl Eer..s,
The eiizsDs Of Atlanta, sa7s the MtsHigsue,r
Of this morning, aPpfsciaang his talents, The Ell
AdniomitAbIe courage Of Gen. Forrest.
and particularly his noble efforts to prevent the
enemy from reaching Georgia, have purchased
for him 9 fns horse alta cost Of two thousand
dollars, and have presented il to him. and have
had made q fne saddle, bride and halter. at a
cost Of tBeie hundred dollars more, which. after
being kept en- exhibition a few days in this city.
VIII likewise be presented 10 the general. We
had he pleasure OF seeing this belutiul piece
Of Workmanship, and viii undertake TO civ a
brief description Of Ii. Al 1.-THE same time mention.
ing The names Of tee workmen by whose skill
and genius g Glands forth an u~nrvaIed produo-
fon Of Southern art:
The saddle was made by 3. P. Mclaughlin.
and the bride, halter. snd breaststTsp bv P. III.
Saerwin- The gliding was done BY Christopher
s. Murphy, the tree was made by Capt. Fore
acre, and the rings By Marshal & Co.
The ornaments we're the Joint design Of VIM.
~1 superintendent Of the armorv, and
VIM IT, Moorsn. superintendent Of the harness
shop the buckles and tips, bit. and
were made At the srmary By Messrs. Nix, Brad
berry, O'Conn0r and Alott The resets ne or
namentsd with the new Confederate flag. The
bTeAsiplae is gilt, and is the work Of VIM.
HaEksley Els ornamented with the Southern
eagle, graspug our national flag ina defiant
manner The shabraek Is Of blue cloth, lined
with blue snsmelod leather and has 6 bosder
Of god lace. Ga the 0atsiie corner is q gilt
wreath. with fhres gilt stars, iadieaang the rank
Of BdgadieE-Gsnaral The saddle is covered
with ensmsiad leather fns,y stitched with vel
loE six sdrFups covered With enamelsd lsath.
eS and omsmanted With glt wreath, and three
gilt stars. Holster tipped with giIt Gps-the
holster cups 6aely stitched with yellow silk.
Those Of our citizens who desire to see the
saddle can be accommodated for 2 faw days by
calling s. he saddle and harness shop Of Chris
tophsr & Murphy, which, va believe, is the
next door to Col Less af6ee.
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RE3f0TAL-From an sdvertizsmsnt in unotE-
or co!uun it win be seen that Msssrs. wills 81
Young, general commission merchants AID to-
bacco sgsniS, have removed then office aad
principal stsro-re0m to Ass:rs. Sslmozs & sir-
msHs' rev building on Alabama street, second
door from he express offcs.
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TIE BLocEADG-Ths Savannah Republican
informs US that the confeaeTats steamer Anto-
MICA, Capt Robert Thsyer, arrived Friday from
Nassau, having successfully passed through the
aeet Of the enemy nov off Charleston harbol.
She brings q valuable general cargo. She
sailed in company with tho steamers Rsecoon
and Charleston, supposed foF Wilmington.
n c., and lof. in port the steamers Phsasom,
Ella and Annie, Bssuregard, and others at
Charleston.
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IRE CAPTURE or Il UNITED STATES
CUTTER CusHEG-Ljeut. Charles ". Read,
Confederate States navy, who destroyed the
Gushing at Portland aud who lately command
ed the Tscony, is native of Raymond, Missis-
sippL he entered tho United States naval
academy in ls56, and graduated with honor in
1850. After the wounding Of the l~aasnted HUI
gsT, commanding the McRae at New Orleans,
Lieut. Read, being The executive officer, as,
snmed command and g~alsnHy fought the YES.
sol. lie was aIso on the Arkansas during TIE
memorable engagement with the Yankee Missis-
sippi deet and bore conspicuous part He sailed
in tho Florida from Mobile, and, according to
Northern papers, was gwen command Of the
.T-coay. She being e better vessel, he trAus-
ie1lel bis crew 70 her.
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a We have now had one day to lament the
capture Of onr galsnt City Of the Hill. Let rs
low set about rep Hring the loss. After all, we
have probably o@VarTaied its importance. The
Mississippi was already almost entirely in the
haads Of the enemy. Much coed it has done
them. II gives them three thousand miles of
coast to watch WITH their vessels. These are
liable 70 be fred upon from every covert, and
every bluff, with rife and with battery. Meth
ing can navigate il in safety bat iron-clads.
They mag ''opea the Even'' bus as to Gem
meFce, il requires our cOusentt0 that. Ii will,
therefore, be- a barren acquisition.
So spsaks.the Richmond Sentinel, Ho5. Had
the transports that conveyed Grants immenss
army TO Vcksburg been fred upon from every
covert and every bluff with rife and battery .
We should 10. have been called upon to " la
ment the capture Of the gallant City Of The
Hill" We hope tie policy on the river viii be
ohanged.