Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-01-28


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FIag of Truse rrwtn Ssev,. Lane
strees-IHe Obiects 10 ths Ssrs.
vate Circupation Sjf ehe prrsax
saent,s prorpnn, n,atsou Mxs
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Him 40 CopIcs oc IRE Ohs.~rs
fOus Document for PTbIac Dls.
tfibsitlon. v...9. -
KNoxvrrJx Jer m ,os<
The Rebels nevsr vont . nrn....
Aar of truce when thev eet rssv s,.;n,..
about the posit;on and strength offbs 2fn;aS
srmv eonfront;ns ths,n. snd -hea ~ ~. onon M
not obtain satisfactory information In apv
other way, tbey usually resort N that N,dgs,
On the 7th instant, our pickets stafioScd
beyond Blsins Cross. Roads nnon ths Trs.
ledge Pike, discovered smsll mounted
party approaching with A f1ag of tyuce
The party was halted, and tbe officer b.y..
ing in charge communicates sddrss.ed toi
Major-Gen. j. G. Foster, commanding tbs
Union forces, was conducted 10 The head,
quarters Of Major Gen. Parke, In the imme-
date command of the troops in The field.
who received the officer with great courtesv.
and extended to him those hospitalit;ss
which the laws Of war and the civilities be-
tween gentlemen require. The messenger
bearing the flag and the communication was
assured that the latter would be immediate
" forwarded to the commanding Gener,r
Of the department, and the proper answer
returned to- the lines of General Iongstrcst
as soon as il should be received from Knox.
vile. 80. s..
Gen. Parke forwarded the letter without
opening it, appended Ia A conv.
COPY or LETTER RECEIVED vpou ,,r,w
GEN. J. LoNasrRErT AT urAnor..Tsa.
IMPAIRMENT or THE ono M So.
OF MAJ-oYN 7 "a rnswr. cc,,s..,n
ING pEAARTmrSr or Tpr nuI" xSnp
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To IL. C,r,,ur,d, -. N q H.
Eo.t ''"""'S g.m,, oe''' " o. ro'oss'
SIR. / find the Preolamat;on of fPres;dsr.
Lincoln of the Sth of December last. in cir
eulation in handbills among our soldiers. -
pears to be to induce onr soldiers 70 n',;t c,pr
ranks and n taLa IN o..h nc .i,s. ~,
The United States (Ioysrnmsn, aIqg,saOe grsar" %
however. that the great ob;ent ~ an% S"" r.
view ia to hasten tfe d.v ~ ns.an ' '"N Az
! 7 resnectfnjlv snggost for ronr .,,.;a.
tion. The nronr;etv of Observation-Disclosures r .ns
j views that vour Govornment m ~ ha ys NO., nS
This sub.ct tbrouob n,s rasf.n y n",S .SpIo apIo
handb;lIs c;rculated among nnr .o,S;.r. ~
The few men Who may dessr, nnSsr ~.
nrom;se held ont n ~. proois,a.;o. uao .o
not he men ri char.ctsr ~ st.nd;nm 'iT Tf
j thew the desert their "anse % ,bev demraJn s.ndt -
seles in th, erna ar Cd ~ ~ @ su0 Ts.
can do vonr cassss M SooJ r,r ", % nsm u, - ny
i',ra oY,ys "' e'''' "'' you '"'y iA
As a great nation vou ran ,.csnt roro
bpt nm 6onorahie ne.os. 80 oan obis Sp. nC%"
vow co,,iJ haas ~ .aoe,. 40 .h h?Dao peoP'If
SUBMIT tbsrefors wheth.r uI.as ~. & ,osI ~. r
Suggest would NO, he mnra III EIaiu Iute y. s.S -
an honorabIc end than sncb a c;rsn1st;nm IL % ~
nart;sl nr"m;so of frsoSom I'LL 0'''u'"'''n VI
ON d. y. Uarn .aU ro.uon.e,u,,
W. ,eSpSS.,a, oSpS;.. .
LoNasrpprr I.;ous 'Gsn ~ Tomj,.
oe". oo"ue 8.
hEfLf or MAJ. GEN. JOHN @. POSTER,
COMMANDING DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO.
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