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AFFAIRS In GEORGETOWN.
Guerrillus on the Canal.
8EoRaBrowN, August Is

8EoRaBrowN, August IS, is63
Last evening Mr.. N. G. Roberts, OF Norfolk.
Va, and recently Of the firm Of Dawson L Co.,
while bathing in the Potomac, near Hawson's
coal wharf, was taken, 1t is supposed, with the
cramp and drowned. He returned to Lynn's
Hotel, where he was boarding, early in the
evening and proposed to one Of his fellow
boarderS to go and take bath in the Potomac;
but his associate, not feeling well, excused
himself, and Mr.. Roberts proceeded alone to
the wharf, where he was seen by . colored boy
to undress himself and plunge into the water
After swimming about twenty minutes, the
boy heard him make noise, and obser we'd him
throwing up his hands. He was about twenty
yards off the wharf, and sunk before any as
sstance could be afforded. Up to ten O'Clock
to- day his body had not been recovered. This
sad affair should be a warning to others, no
matter how well they can swim, to beware of
deep water when alone.
Notwithstanding that troops have recently
been placed along the line Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal TO guard and secure the safe
transportation of coal and other produce to
market, the guerrillaS appeared again last
night on the towing path about twenty five
miles from our town, but did no damage, as
the boats that were hailed told them that other
boats were near loaded with troops, they were
in squads OF fifteen or eighteen and were Sc
GREETED in the weeds, which grow to sGreat
height near the river. issI1
The arrivals TO day are-Schooners Honriet-
IA, English, Bait, lumber to Libbey; y. @.
Morris, Artia, Bangor, Me, ice to Cooley; West
Wind, BurnPtte, n. Y, hay to Government;
Daniel Brown, Herald, N Y, grain 10 do: G.
A. Cook, EerenhaIn, n. Y, hay to do; Helen
Mcleod, Goodrich, Washington, light
By canal-Buats A. Kane, Susquehanna, W.
J. Buthe, Elmira, coal to Rays Docks; II. 2.
Kindle, Francis d. Mamaduke, Jas. Baker,
coal to Boden Mining Co; E. H. FRAY, VIM
McMolen, S. NJ. Petue, Mary Mertirs, Poto-
mac, coal to Agnew's Dock G.. f. Detmold,
coal to g. G. and 1. Co.
Shaw, Reeves, to Boston with coal from Rays
Docks. CCRA.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Further News Of the Attack Upon
Sumter and Charleston.
Gen. Gilmore Demands the Surren.
der Of Sumter and Morris Island,
He Threatens to Shell Charleston.
Beauregard Makes Threats also.
% Of our Vessels Inside the Bar.
Confirmation Of the Smelling Of
Chattanooga.
He Threatens to Shell Charleston,
Beauregard Makes Threats also.
% Of our Vessels Inside the Bar.

FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 25.-The flag Of
truce steamer New York has arrived.
The Richmond Sentinel OF the gath instant
contains the following kilograms:
CHARLESTON, Aug 22-The fire of the enc
ny's land batteries has been kept up on Fort
Sumter, and more guns disabled. There was
only ons casualty.
There was also a heavy fire on Battery Wag-
ner from the fleet and land, also on Battery
Gregg. The casualties at Wagner were one
officer and four privates.
Gen. Gilmores demand for the surrender of
Fort Sumter and Morris Island, with q threat
to shell Charleston in four hours from the de-
livery OF the paper at Wagner, was signed and
returned at O'Clock this morning.
Gen. Beanregard, in his reply, charges inhu-
mainly and violation Of the laws of war, and
affrms that If the ofense be repeated he will
employ stringent measures of retaliation.
Up to this time the threat to shell the city has
not been executed.
Here follows the dispatch from Charleston
to the Richmond Sentinel published in our
second edition.1
CHARLEsToN, Aug. 23-Saturday at Wagner
lieutenant and tour men Of the siege train
were wounded.
ltis said to-day that there are twenty three
vessels inside, including the Ironsides and
mentors, etc, and thirteen outside the bar.
CHATTANOOGA, Aug a9.-The Yankees com.
meneed Smelling the city OF Chattanooga yes
terday without giving notice. All quiet to-
day.
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was found to be too small for the transaction
Of the Immense fleet
The presumption is that the fee, will no.
make q grand assault on the sea walls Of sum.
ter until Gen. Gilmore has preached the vest
wall and Is enabled to lodge and explode his
shells inside OF the structure. This may be- to-
morrow or next day. Admiral Dahlgren Is de-
sirous of retaining all his iron. clads In rood
condition for the heavy work inside Of the har.
bcr and the approaches to the city.
The Sangamon will arrive here to-day or TO-.
morrow, and the captured Rebel ram Atlanta
will be brought here from Port Royal.
Yours, &c, C C.
Another Late Account.
BY the Star of the South, at New York on
Sunday, the Herald has q letter dated the soth
We copy the following:
THE BoMBARDMENT CONTINUES.
From ore end Of our lines to the other our
guns are pouring their fire against the devoted
gorge walls OF Sumter. But though the effect
Of projt cities is all that could be desired or
expected, the gorge wall obstinately ct inds.
Enough of the masonry yet remains to keen it
rersistently upright 1t refuses to come do WI
till eaten piece by pieceaway. That the rebels
who constitute its garrison mean to maintain
their tenure to the last moment is evident from
the industrious manner in whish they are pill
ing sand-ba into the apertureS; from their
spteful fire against the iron clads whenever
they approach; from the steady flow Of shot
and shell from Fort johnson and the James
Island batteries; from the angry volleys OF
grape and canister and spherical case whic h
Wagner vomits forth; and from the defiant
Haunting Of the blood red battle flag of the
''Contederate States Army" from every flag
staff visible in their lines. We have no task OF
an hour before US, and the public must not be
impatient yet to learn of the reduction Of Fort
Sumter.
PORT SUMTER STILL STRONG.
Fort Sumter enjoys as much immunity from
assault as ii her fair outlines had never been
disturbed Wagner to- day is as str ong as when
this end of Morris Island was occupied by the
Federal forces-stronger perhaps, for its garri-
son has been increased, and where yer a gun has
been dismcunted another has been mounted.
To military minds the idea of assaulung Fort
Sumter, after a three days bombardment, at a
distance of thirty fl We hundred to four thous-
and yards, is simply ridiculous. The posses
sion OF Wagner and Gregg is essential to our
occupation or Sumter. Operations looking
to their possession have not been lost sight Of,
nor for moment suspended. We will have
them and Fort Sumter with them, in du
time.
WHY THE IRON-CLADs KEPT SILENT.
The iroG-clads moved up abreast of Fort
Sumter last evening, but retired without firing
a shot. The heavy ocean swell washed into
their portfolios as they were opened, and de-
stroyed all accuracy in the elevation OF their
guns.
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FURTHER FROM CHARLESTON
AND FORT SUMTER.

FORTRESS MONROE, Aug A.-The City Of
Richmond, Capt Kelly, arrived at Hampton
Roads at noon. Capt. Kelly reports ha wing
left OFF Charleston Saturday last at 10 o'clock
p. m. The flags Of Sumter had been shot away
Thursday and Friday, and no reply was made
to our bombardmert, which was constantly
kept up.
lshed, and presented nothing but heaps OF
ruins No guns were being fired from the
Fort.
Capt. Kelly reports that the steamers Cam
bria and American left charleston bar Friday
for New York.
On Friday nine breaches We're observed in
Sumter by a spyglass from the ships off
Charleston. The siege was then progressing
on our part.
For the last seven days our casualties had
been only about four per day.
LATER.
NEW YORK, August 25.-The steam trans
ports Cambria and America bring Morris
Island dates TO midnight OF the 21st instant.
The borabardment of Fort Sumter still con.
tnued, and the south wall had been demol-
ished almost to the base. Wagner, Gregg and
other rebel batteries replied at short intervals.
An expedition was fittin out to silence the
annoying. Our casualties are small The
greatest confidence Is felt as TO the result by
the officers and troops.
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ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Regiment Filling Up-Deserters Shot
Gen. MaadP'a Recent Order.

WASHINGTON, Aug 4.IIAssociated Press
Dispatch.l A gentleman who to day arrived
here from the Army of the Potomac says the
regiments are daily filling up with recruits,
and that the sanitary condition Of the troops is
good.
Recently three privates from Rhode Island,
who had just arrived, were, while in the act of
Deserving, shot by their escort.
Eleven recruits yesterday Ieaped from the
cars while the latter were moving toward
Warrenton, and succeeded for a time at least in
making their escape. party was subse-
quenuy dispatched in pursuit Of them.
Comparatively few OF this class Of soldiers
manage to get beyond our military lines, as
scouts are out In all directions to intercept
them. The order of Major General Meade. APP
proving the sentence Of death in such cases
will, it is believed, effectually check further
assertions.
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EXTRA.
GLORIOUS NE w s
FROM CHARLESTON!
FORT SUMTER REDUCED!!
CHARLESTON BEING SHIELDED!

been received from Fortress Monroe, tell.
ing Of the positive reduction of Fort sum.
ton IL being sheIIed it is evident that our
forces had gained other important advan.
Charleston
FORTRESS MONROE, VA, Aug. 25 1868.
Steamer New York just arrived from
City Point.
Captain Chisholm reports Fort Sumter
reduced and Charleston being shelled.
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THE CONFEDERATES AFRAID THE yam.
KEGS WILL GET A FO0TH0LD on
JAMES ISLAND.

The Richmond Wing of the Goth has terribly
iachrymose article upon absenteelsm in the
Confederate army, in which it makes the re.
-markable statement that " at the battles around
Richmond last June twelve months, the num-
Der OF soldiers on Gen. Lees roll was one hun.
dred and twenty thousand. The largest number
present at these battles wds forty. eight thousand
At the battle OF Sharpsburs the number on the
Generals roll was one hundred and forty
thousand. The number actually present and
in the fight sros only tAirty, fire thousand; and
that at the battle Of Gettysburg the ratio Of alb
senteeism was about the same.'' RI
The Wing despairingly says -" It is useless to
conceal the fact any longer; our Uiu ere Tong
become hopeless IL the evil OF absenteeism is not
arrested" ..-
The WING says that the Yankees are making
large hospital accommodations at the Pensa.
cola Navy Yard, and that vessels are congre.
gazing there, indicating that they contemplate
moving on Mobile from that point directly or
indirectly. The Wig thinks the matter should
be attended 70.
The Richmond Esdminer intimates that the
garrison will be withdrawn from Fort Wagner
and Morris Island when the place gets too for
for them, and says t'the officers in command
at Charleston understand their profession too
we'll to permit the battery or the island to be.
como another OF the many man.traps which
have done the country so much moral as we'll
as material injury during the war. We have
never been able to learn why this battery and
this island are considered essential to the safe
ty OF Charleston"
The Augusta Coastisatsondlist breads lest the
Yankees should get q foothoid on James Island,
compelling the surrender OF the city; and this
is probably the secret Of the great efforts the
rebels are making to fortify james Island.
The COnst:tatioaalist says:
"The city is hanked on right and LETT by
Cooper and Ashley rivers; the Coepar river
much uneasiness from that quarter, bat on the
rirht side OF the city, as We look toward the
sea. the Ashley only separates ne, with Its
onScnaratiyely narrow stream, from the sandy
wsste. 50 long and hardly contested. for James
Island"
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O'CLOCK p. M.
MORE THRILLING NEWS
FROM CHARLESTON !!
FORT SUMTER IN RUINS II
ITS SURRENDER BIZ ANDERSON AVENGED!!
COMBINED ATTACK ON SUNDAY.
Our Shot Go Through Both Walls !!
The Rebel Col. Gaillard Killed.
Colonel Rhett and other Officers Wounded.
CHARLESTON SHIELDED ON
THE 24THi
THAT CITY PROBABLY NOW In
RUINS!
bur Shot Go Through Both Walls :!
The Rebel Col. Gaillard Killed.
'olonel Rhett and other Officers Wounded.
CHARLESTON SHELLED ON
THE 24THi
THAT CITY PROBABLY NOW In
RUIKS!!

The following thrilling news received by
Government will electrify the country from
end to end, telling as it does that the surrender
OF Fort Sumter to the Confederates has been
avenged by its utter destruction, and that
Charleston, the nest Of the accused rebel
lion, Ia also now under the penalty of Union
shot and she'll
FORTRESS MONROE, VA, Aug. IS, 1863.
Hon. Edecin n. Stanton, Secretary Of Var:
From the Richmond Sentinel, August all
"CHARLEsToN, August 23-On Saturday six
hundred and four shots were fred at Sumter.
of which four hundred and nineteen f4Io,
struck inside and outside. The east wall is
much scaled and battered In and the parapet
undermined. The northwest wall, arches, &c,
have fallen in, guns dismounted. and one pri.
vate killed.
"On Sunday the land batteries opened from
south to north and the monitors from east to
west, coming close up. The fire was very
damaging. The east wall was cracked and
preached, and the shot swept through the fort.
A shell burst, woHnding Lieut.. Roylston, Col.
Rhett and three other officers The fort Is no "
in ruins.
"Col. Rhett is ordered to hold this outpost
even as q forlorn hope, until relieved or taken
"Col. 9aillard was killed on Sunday.
"Gen. Gilmore sent a communication at IL
O'Clock on Sunday, giving notice that at IL
O'Clock tomorrow he would open fire on
Charleston Very respectfully.
s. A. MEREDITH, Brig. General.
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DRoPosALs FOR WOOD.
DEPOT PoR PRISONERS OF WAf


sstL.p PsepostIs for ths dsliyssS Of go cord.
s T. t q
:: y FL: %Sd s BE-
The Wood 70 be delivered at Point Lookout,
officer Of the Quartsrmssts rs Department. ~ 90
mot complete until corded
suss Wood 8 Doe: no. conform to tn. above
SPECIFICATIONS viii be rejected.
Of time for IL. SsIiEsry ye Of
Of the Wood will be extended. at the option OF tn
,nepot Sessste.master, II deemed best for the In
PSnsnt ss 6 ma. g follows; upon delivery of
payment W. be .de upon delivery 81 every Cos
cords tbsrsaf.r The balance upon co nplstion Of
The full name and Post Once address of the bid
II bid Is made in the name OF firm the names
Of al he parties comDosins it must appear. the
tha % the inoiViduai proposal OF
Propos.Is from disloy.l parties will not be con
and an oath OF allegiance must accompany
pr P11oDosaIs must be addressed ts Capt: Nelson
Mssya md w 100 should be plainly marked Pro
'''A . ''f "00u GUARANTEE.
she by the oieial certificate Of the CLERK Of the
n;st Dtiea court or OF the United States
Thf sbiiity 81 the bidder to all the contract,
b! two espoDsible persons whose sgnat are to
De appended to the guarantee, and said guarantee
must sccompspy the bid.
Bidders must be present in person when the bids
are opened, or their proposals viii not be consid
g. ed.
Bonds in the sum of ten thousand dollars signed
BY the contractor and both Of his guarantors, will
be required of the successful bidder upon signing
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
We-,of the county Of -, and State Of -
as!sby suAranty that - is able to fuisi contract
In accordance with the terms of his proposition,
Aod that, should his proposition be accepted, he
viii at once enter into . contract in accordance
herewith
Should the contract be awarded him. We are pre-
pared to become his securities
ITO this guarantee must be appended the Official
certificate above mentioned
The DEPOT Quartermaster reserves to himself the
right TO reject any all bids that he may deem toe
high.
Informal proposals will be rejected.
NELSON PLATO,
III Is CAPTAIN A. O. M
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NAVAL ORDERS

FIRST Assistant Engineer G. B. N. Tower,
detached from the Richmond and ordered to
special duty at Boston, Mass.
Second Assistant Engineer Clark Fisher de-
tached from The Marblehead and waiting or.
ders.
Second Assistant Engineer Albert Morley,
ordered TO the Nipsic.
Sailmaker Theodore g. Herbert, ordered TO
the steam sloop Hartford, rice SaiImaker John
A. Holbrook, detached and waiting orders.
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THE THREE HUNDRED-PoUNp PARROT

We apprehend that when full particulars of
the important news from Charleston (giyen
e1sewhere) have been received, 1t will be found
that the immense 3oo-pound Parrot gun in the
hands OF Gen. Gilmore Is the instrument that
conveys the Union shot to the doomed city OF
Charleston.
On the Goth, Gen. Gilmore was mounting this
gun at point where he expected to reach
Charleston, and the later news would indicate
that he has been successful.
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gin accordance with an order from Gen.
Helm zt Imam, Col. Swain, of ssScott's GEO." on
Friday night sent detachment Of three caYal-
ry companies to reconpoiter on the line of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal. By Saturday
not N they had made circuit of forty miles and
captured seventeen rebel soldiers with their
horses and equipments. These compose the
party that recently plundered the canal COM
pany of its best horses, and committed other Of
fenses, including the burning of boats The
prisoners have been brought to Washington.
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LOCAL NEWS.

The DRAFT.-The following cases were dis
posed OF by the Board of Enrolment up TO tn.
hour OF o clock to. day:
VIM. Hess, disability.
Leopold Feiss, alien.
Selssford Hammersley, alien.
John Berry, enormously enrolled.
Leonnardt Albright, enormously enrolled.
Chas W. Dawes, disability.
Robert nhan, only support Of widow.
X. Il. johnson, disability.
Jose de la ConcepsIou Sarimento, alien.
Frank Chew, disability.
Ferdinand Dodge, enormously enrolled.
Joseph w. Arnold, furnished substitute
Frederick Done.
George Pe-pler, over age.
Franklin Washington, (colored,) disability.
Charles W. Morris, enormously enrolled.
John Griszharber, alien.
John Cahill, disability.
A. e. Chandler, enormously enrolled.
Geo. H. Plant jr, furnished substitute w.
Charles King, enormously enrolled.
VIM. S. Pyles, furnished Observation-Disclosures
Clifford
John Dieterle, alien.
Geo. Dapt, furnished substitute-Heury Meir.
John A. Wilson, furnished substitute-John
Reilly.
Chas. Lohl, disability.
malShai Duval, enormously enrolled.
Alex. McMasters, disability.
Albert Brooks, under age.
John w. Grish, disability.
Jacob ID: Kiger, only support of mother.
George Burgess, erroneously enrolled
e. b. BURY, disability.
Hostord A. Brown, disability.
VIM. r. Berkeley, furnished substitute-Dun-
can Mcdonald.
Charles Van Anden, disability.
Charles Lemon, in service Sd Of March.
Henry Herman, alien
James +. NJ CO uire, enormously enrolled.
E. Marlatt, furnished substitute-T.C g, Hatch.
VIM. J. Ebbitt, furnished substitute-Jere-
miah Sullivan.
James r. Cook, furnished substitute-Rich.
Harding.
G. Isl. Maui, furnished Observation-Disclosures
Conrad.
James H. Gleason, furnished substitute
Patrick Dean.
Thee. l.. Bowen, disability.
Nicholas Lochbochler, disability.
James Robbins, disability.
MR.. EpIToR:-It was DR.. Newman, and not
DR.. Joyce who dressed the wounds OF VIM.
Donohoo, and he does not consider them neces-
sarily fatal.
REMEMBER the pic mic OF ST. Dominick's
Church congregation at the Washington Park,
Seventh street, TO- morrow.
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SThomas Darcy McGee denies that he
received his information about the invasion of
Canada from Nr. Fallandigham. He says that
Mr.. Hslton, who is q member of the Canadl ian
Government, told him (McGee) that Theodore
Hart told him (Holton} that Secretary Seward
told him HART that W hen Canada was invaded
itwould be with an army the number Of which
he did not recollect Mr.. McGee is decidedly
funny fellow in his WAY.
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NATIONAL LoAN.-Subscriptions to the Ma
tionai $50 Loan amount, for the week ending
yesterday, at the Office Of Jay Cooke &c Co, to
&5,3si,e5o. Since our last report, the number
of orders from Europe have increased and
orders have been received from as far South
as Mississippi and Tennessee
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~Offeers recently arrived in Washington
from the front report that no movement what.
ever has taken place In either General Meads's
or General Lees army, beyond the occasional
diminishing in which the cavalry are daily
engaged The position Of both armies is IN.
<hanrah
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~The Government has sent an agent to
Cairo 70 investigate the circumstances con.
nected with ths burning Of the steamer Ruth
and the loss Of Treasury notes alleged to nave
been In voived in that catastrophe,
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~ Major Gen. Foster, accompanied by his
staff, visited Baltimore yesterday, for the pur-
pose OF attending the wedding OF Gen. F's
brother. The party returned to their head.
quarters at Old Point Yesterday afternoon.
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~ The order OF the War Department Is i'm.
peratirs that passes cannot be given to females
70 visit the Army Of the Potomac.
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n0The draft in New Jersey will commence
on Tuesday, the 25th instant. 1t will be very
light. rs the quota OF the State has nearly been
made up by enllstments.
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TRANSFERRED TO THE OLD CAPITOL.
Corporal l. A. Gray, Of the 18th Mississippi
volunteers, who has been since his capture in
St. Aloysius Hospital under treatment, was
to-day pronounced convalescent, and trans
ferred to the Old Capitol.
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POLITICS In PRIHCn 9EoRGa's.-Fhere was
Q meeting OF Union voters OF yans willie election
district OF Prince Georges county, held at
Beltsville on the ED inst, for the purpose OF
con vrntion to select delegates to meet in Bla.
denrburg on the 18Th inst, to nominate q can.
didnte for Congress for the Fifth Don IRE sso nal
District Msssrs. Jno. ID, Latchford James D.
(sssard, Jas T. Perkins and VIM W Hall
were appointed delegates, and either ors OF
them, In case OF tn abs-n "a OF the othars was
1, struc led 10 cast the whole delegate vote OF
SAID District.
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ALEXANDRIA AByAIRs.-Six men, formerly
connected with the Confederate army-three
as soldiers, three a. artisans-came in nom
Stafford Court House, where they reside, and
applied TO Colonel Wells for q pass 70 w ASH
ington, that they might in some way get help
for their families, who are at the psint Of star.
walton. They were sent to Washington, and
will probably be allowed to get their families,
and go North where they can earn a Ii velihood
The Quartermaster's Department are about
erecting 81 the upper end OF Duke street, near
tho Orange and Aiexandra Railroad depot,
buildings for 3 soldiers retreat, capable OF
accommodating one thousand men, SO that they
may nave comfortable quarters and places 10
get their meas.-AteT News, Aug. 81.
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NShiainston sends us an advance copy of
the inviting September number of Harpe-,s
Magazine.