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The Portland daily press., 1864-12-08
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The work on the canal, projected by Gen.
Butler, and intended to cut off bend in
james River, was commenced last August.
The neck Of land which forms the bend is 165
yards across. The excavation is of sufficient
depth below low water mark to float the lar
gest gunboat necessary for siege operations
higher up the river. The earth to be removed
y dark blue clay, and hard to work. From
Soto 500 men have been employed in the en-
terprise from time to time; and during the
earlier stages of it, the workmen were expos
ed to the constant Smelling from the Rebel
batteries. Negroes do the work, and appear
to be very happy in digging up the blue clay
and mud. They save their acurioswitiesn as
they call the bits Of iron pyrites and CLAW
slate, which they pick up during their work.
for the t'fust white hossifer or gemman that
comes along" 1t is expected the work will
soon be completed and our gunboats pass
through, up the river.
The Portland daily press., 1864-12-08

Ship John Cottle, Halowell at Valparaiso from
Callao, burnt to the waters edge ON the I'D OF
October supposed TO have been set by the crew. She
had cargo of 1850 tons of guanO on board 1000 OF
which was saved. fThe Q was fine ship OF l744
TONS rated AL built at Rockand in 1856. and owned
by snow & Burgess, of Thomaston.l
BaTque Ellingwood. at New York trem Glace Bay
CB, experienced heavy weather, split sails, &c; 7th
inst, was run into by Vail street ferry boat and
lost bowsprit and cutwater. t.
Brig Yazoo, from Georgetown DC for Boston, be-
aose vsd o,iS soon 90 ths screw docE
Sch Batavia, Leland, from Pictou Ms for Ware
ham, was fallen in with LIST inst by Br brig George,
brought TO Boston, a
BaTque st Albans Pike, at MauriItus from Cal
cutta, before reported in distressl has finished dis
charging and gone into dock for repairs. She was
making about IA inches water per hour. : -
Sch Samuel Lewis. Wood. from Ellsworth for Mar
blehead put into Deer Isle LIST inst with sails badly
I'M
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81 years months %
~ Funeral this Thursday forenoon, at IL o'clk.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
In West Falmouth, Ellen NJ Merrill, aged IS years
In Sebago. Nov is, of dptheria, Miss Mary A
Decker, aged "a years months. ~.
In Crawford, Sept %, Mrs Lydwick, aged G.;
25ths AngelineJ Seayey, aged Is. as F
In Mt Vernon, Nov 5, George K Leighton, aged "a
years months. s5s e 4 .tss. -..--.
In Buxton, Oct 49, DR. David Freeman, aged 81
years 5 months.
In Waterville, Nov "A, Mrs Lucy W, wife of Cal.
vim Jacobs, aged So years. -stt- sS-'s ~ az
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False Prophets.

Noticed, Mr.. Editor, your piquant article
on the sage predictions Of several copperhead
editors, for the last few months, on the pros
pects of the presidential election. 1t remind
ed me Of an article had seen, running in the
same channel, published in the Portland Adj
vertiser about six months ago. This article. I
think, capped the climax of the ridiculous. in
this direction, and took pains to look IL up.
1t was considered at that time as a precious
epistle, by the copperhead sheets. Mr.. Smith
was kind Of prophet among them, and occu-
pied high seat. Whatever F. o. J. prophe-
sled must come true. He had been SO long In
politics that his word was as good as evidence
under oath and when this poiltlcai tumDier
said that Lincoln will be driven from the can
vass,n the traitors cIapped their hands for joy.
Smiths political prescience has departed: and
whatever of credit was due him for political
sagacity in years by-gone, has been exploded
AGAIN and again. 1t he had never made mis-
take before, this article from his pen, published
in the Advertiser Of April last, would stamp
him as political dotard, who was not entitled
to one word Of belief or respect, hereafter for
ever.
make some extracts from the article allud-
ed to; and one can hardly imagine how the vi
vacity of language, If all effort were made to
that effect, could be brought to express predic-
tons further from the truth. copy few Of
tnese cnolce excerpts, for the amusement of
your readers. Recollect these prophecies were
put forth In the Portland Advertiser, by Mr..
Smith with tho air of an or.olo .ha las. 80
-, -
Hpin aoou' slA noh'ns prior 70 tne
PRESIDENTIAL election.
THE ORACLE DEMorIsHEs
"The work OF demolishing the present most
costly, most imbecile, and most tyrannical Fed
eral administration that has hitherto occupied
page in our political history. ia going on
brayely.v
nm srvs nor,s- NY ,r,,..,v,,
at is hv their own handsOhands ha,on,;ro
~ tha;. 80, - h~rSnh-.,S 49,. - CO. ss
FERROUS workings. the Lincoln dynasty is DOOM
| ed to an overthrow-an oyerthrow that wi.l
| be as signally marked by lack of universal pity
and regret, as it ever has been in its supposed
| invincibility, marked by arrogance and tyran-
n.y." $50
HOW 1T WILL BE DONE.
| I'm few days, the Cleveland Convention Of
tne masses VIII De announced over the sigma
lures OF thousands OF bold leaders. The Con-
vention VIII bring together hfty Thousand vo-
| ters.~
| WHAT WILL BE DoNE-FREMoNT TO BE
| TRoTTED OUT. NAILS TO BE USED,
| CAT the Cleveland meeting Gen. Fremont
WIN oe nom Ll ana MS nag WI, pc nailed
lion and uni1tim;dated bv threat ss - WI
| / s,cKTv SEASON To poyIow-I1uoo,.r TO
| RE DRIVEN.
| "This will be followed by sickly; scared,
divided June Convention OF the Lincoln man
s6st ncoIn nil IL ar;Ss ro phe
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once OF Assistant Quaftermaster, U a.A.1
Augusta, Me-, Dec 8. 1854
DkOPOSALS for the delivery Of one thousand
a a uyyvl cords good merchantable hard VIC cd will
~ reeevea Dy the undersigned at this office until
M0noay, 18th ins att, at ~ O'Clock M
ne WOO to be subject t. proper inspection and
~ oe oeilVered at the Camps and Hospitals IN this
CITY, as tbs undersigned may direct = $50
Proposals will be receive ed for one haze ~ IN.
number ofcords to be paid for in such funds AZ sv
be provided by Government " ny
The Undersigned reserves the right "a rsiaot al
proposals IL they are deemed nnressonahla -
-r.r- THOS. G. WHYFAI
dec6tiIII7ih vi "AaS'eF u o. A.
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Letter from The Empire State"

Albany, N. T., Dec. l, 1904.
10 tAe Ed;toy az fhe Press:
1t has been time OF quiet in Albany.
Even upon election day when 1t was threaten
ed that democrats would vote as they pleased,
and very many went armed to the polls, 1t was
entirely quiet 1t appeared like Sunday here
all day, such was the lack of demonstrations.
Gen. Robinson who commands here and who
had three thousand men near on election day,
quietly informed noisy son of leading
Democrat OF this city that If any disturbance
should be made he would sweep the streets Of
Albany with shot and shell. He would have
done 1t and they knew it. Hence the quiet.
GONE TO WARRINGTON"
is the reply one receives who inquiries in re-
gard to leading politicians, either Democrats
or Republicans. 3fF
It's whispered about that the Democrats
have hope of incorporating into Lincoln's mes
sage more conservative ideas than expressed
by the Baltimore Convention. Buffers speech
in New York has made its impression, and
the opponents of the government and friends
of jefferson Davis are very fearful lest the re-
marks Of Butler foreshadow the policy of the
Administration.
ALBANY ATTRACTIONS
are by no means few. The CITY is built ON the
side of a hill which gradually rises from the
Hudson. The streets are broad. regular. and
generally straight. There Is no lack of shade
trees and little parks. The sidewalks are
unrivaled by any in America. The Albany
flag stone of which most of the walks are
made, have celebrity equal to that Of Quincy
granite. The public buildings are numerous,
and mauy of them do credit to the great state
Of New York. The architectural beauty,
Of the State House is not equal to the Cap.
itol at Augusta, but it is larger and more ex-
pensive, being built of-red freestone. The
Court House and City ball are ornaments to
the city. Here is a large General Hospital;
the State Normal school; the State Arsenal,
resembling the pictures of some old feudal cas-
! ties of the middle ages; the University of Al
bany, containing the largest and best Law and
Medical schools in our land; the Post office
and Custom House are structures of credit to
the city. ~
| The Hosels are many and expensive. In
the latter feature they are excelled by few.
read in your paper the other day that in
| New York city the hotels charge "a, so per day
and meals extra" It is not quite SO bad
here but nearly.
THE STREETS.
Wide, straight, regular, shaded, side-walked,
paved as they are, still they are disgustingly
filthy, partaking of the character of the party
which control the city government. In Ju-
i ly or August, after a heavy rain with succeed
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NEWS.
PORT OF PoRTLAND.

o'oAs''''............. December I.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Lewiston, knight. Boston
Sch Geo Washington, Stuart, Georgetovvr prr -.
Sch Armagh, (Brl Stoddard, Fredericktnn ND
Sch West Wind, Harrington. Elizabethport
Sch Dacotah. Partridge. Boston.
Sch Gen Grant, Winslow, Portsmouth
Sch Phenix, Henley, Bath.
Sch Alice I. lBrl Ford, st John B for Boston
Sch Arno, tBrl Whipple, st John NIB for Boston,
Boston -
Sch Maggie. (Br) Mclean. st John NIB for Provi-
dence -f.--
Sch Emma. Hadley, Eden for New York.
Sch Ellen I. Higgins. Eden for Baltimore.
Sch Amulet kimball Mt Desert tor Boston
Sch Leaping Water. Norton, Westport for Boston.
Sch Ohio Kelley, Bangor for Boston.
Sch Royal Yacht, Clark. Bangor for Boston.
Sch Martha Sargent, Sargent, Bangor for Boston.
sen Oneco, fost, Bangor TOR Boston.
Sch II Boynton, Herrick, Bangor for Washing
Sch Concord. Perry. Rockland for Portsmouth.
Sch Searsport, Burding, Rockland for Boston.
Sch Granville. Morton, Rockand for Lynn. ia
Sch Pilot, Thompson, Rockport for Boston.
CLEARED.
Brig E Allen, Merrill. Matanzas-Geo Hunt
:, Brig VIM ID Parks, Fredericks' cardenas-isaac
Sch irno. tBr) Carlisle, st John NB-T Paddock.
Sch Splendid, johnson, Brooklyn NY : Perley
Russell. asf 4s mnr
Baroue Hope, about 400 tons register, recently
built at Machias by 4 Longfellow & son, has been
purchased by parties in New York.
LAuxoHED-At Columbia l4th ult, from the yard
OF Isaac Carlton, barque Of 400 tons. called the
'sMarathon She Is owned BY the builder, Capt
W Drisko, who will command her, and parties In
Boston. etst rt4 n. ...lf
The Portland daily press., 1864-12-08

RThe feat Of VIM. Tell, With modern i'm
provement, was attempted at vicksburo re-
GENTLY, with disastrous results. Capt. Maurice
Dee and Capt. Jessup, Illinois officers. 7 GOT
drunk, and Jessup undertook to shoot a Gun
from Dee's head. The ball passed through Dee's
brain, and he lived about half an hour. Tsa
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sP ECIAL NOTICES.
GU TOM b 3 rs.
HALE'S
HI o N e Y
HI Ell DUN d AND TAR
FOR THE CURE OF

A Or
HI Or EHOUN AND TAR I
FOR THE CURE OF
Coughs, Colds, Influenza Hoarseness, Difficult
BreGthsag, and all Injections Of the Throat,
Bronchsal Iaoes and Lungs, leading q :
70 Consumption.
This sovereign remedy is compounded from the
favorts recipe OF an ilusrious Physician and Chem
list. who for many years used 1t with the most COM
plete success in his extensive private practice
he had long been profoundly impressed with the
wonderful virtue Of honey of the plant Horehound,
inunion with the Cleansing and Healing properties
oftar extracted from the Life Principle Of the forest
tree A5ies BaIsamea or Balm of Gilead. For years
he was bafeo in his attempts to blend these great
medicinal forces into such unto that the original
power of each would be preserved, the dsagresable
qualities of common tar removed, and the price of
the compound be within the means Of all. At last,
AFTER long course of difficult chemical experiments
he found that by adding to these ve other ingred-
ents each one valuable by ITSELF he not only obtain
cd the desired results, but greatly increased the
curative power of the compound. This having been
thoroughly tested by practice, is now offered to the
general public safe, pleasant and in alible
edy. s,
Price so Cents per Bottle
For sale by W F. Phillips, Portland and all drug.
CHARLxs DowrEH, General Agent,
noyadSm < ss "A Cedar st., New YORK.
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~Epileptfc Eits can be Cured.--Dr.
LooKRow having become eminently successful in
curing this terrible malady invites all similarly af
Testimonials of numerous cured of from to
wenty-four years standing. He devotes his atten-
ton especially to diseases OF the Axis
or Nervous system, and solicits an Investigation
his claim to the public confidence. 1
He may be consulted at his private residence No.
except Saturday and Sunday Address ali letters to
DR. v. B. L0CKROW, New York.
Care OFF o. Box SIG. oct7d2m n
at this office. W sPe3lt7 ess II
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Wanfad.

"A LOAN OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS fs
IA wanted by the town Of scarboro' Inteyesf
payable emf annually ct lst National Rank Port
land nI Apply to J. GuDnion. Post Once address,
J.GUNNTSON. Selectmea
RICHARD LEAVTTr,y of
GEO. W. CARTER. Scarboro'.
Dec, 7th. 1884 decs 2sed'
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BThe undersigned gives his exclusive atten-
ton to collecting Pensions, Bounties. Arrears of
Pay and Prize Money, for Officers. Soldiers.
Seamen, or their Heirs. Office, SO Ia Exchange
St., opposite Postof6ce, Portland. -
w. s. SAWYER. 8
References--HoN. SAMUEL Cory. Gov. of Me.
Hon. WIN, PITr FEssESDEN, Sec'y Treas'y.
oct IL 6m. = 49,.
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Working Oxan FOR Sale.

VVHE subscrber offers for sale two pairs Of extra
Il Working Cattle. Ons palr took ths fret Prtml.
um for woI kim cattle at the late Cattle hhow and
Fair ofthe York County Ayr cultural society. leld
at :aco and Biddefo d. October 11th, 18th and 18Th
1851 These cattle grit seven leo, t. o inches
condition for work. These ca tie took the secof q
Pre- mum on fat cattle the above nam Hcciety's
Cattle Show nd Fair
rhese oxen have been at work stree the first Of
May, in stone yard rel on hay and quart, Of
meal daily These ca tie eirt seven feet, two iuches
Pool Road, Bidde'ord
decsdtf JAMES II. ANDREWS.
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DIR. TEBBETT5'
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r E q z N E r A Il O r /
a ,e IT'S MoDUs oPERAHDI:

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Immediately beneath the scalp there are very
small bodies called Glands ;or more commonly Roots
of the Hair 1t is from these Glands that every hair
ofthe head is formed and secreted. AS long as the
scalp Is tree from diesase these bodies also remain
healthy and the hair keeps its natural appearance
and color But when humors aud other diseases af-
feet the scalp these glands become involved in the
same disesse and the hair gradually turns gray dry
and brittle Sooner later the hair begins to fail
complete badness. sE-
To remedy this pathological condition of the
glands. and create new and healthy action, the
Psychological Hair Regenerator has proved per-
fect success. f&.t A tN Ta+F IL
1t not "Dye," and will not stain particle. It
will positively RESTORE GRAY HAZE" in all cases
to its original color. 1t promotes growth of new
hair in all cases on Bald Heads when the glands or
roots of the hair not completely disorganized.
1t prevents the hair from falling off, and removes all
dandrutf, heat humors and itching from the scalp.
1t keeps the hair soft, moist and perfectly healty and
gives It glossy and beautiful appearance. 1t is
highly perfumed and as dressing 1t has superb
or The Regeneration Ia warranted to produce the
above results in all cases. If not the money to be
refunded. With 1t every "Gray Head" In New Eng
land can be restored In less than thirty days. :. :
Price rs cents per Bottle.
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PICToU MS ship John s Harris-76s tons coal
10 y Farmer: 10 crates sheep skins Hayes.
6rlg Stella-378 tons coal. 10 Chas Staples Son
ozess kGETOWN PEI, Sch George Washington
Asyv 1esneis oats, to order.
.h relhlEDERICKTON NB Sch Armagh-26o0 box
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FoREIGN PORTS.

\ = FL
Ar at Callao Oct 20, ships Robinson, Long, and
Living Age Nickels, Chinchas land both sailed Nov
9th for tork); Gardner Colby. Mcclellan, do land
sailed 9th for Spanl 3lst. Criterion. Stetson San
Francisco land sailed Sd for Chinchasl Sth. Charles
Davenport. Otis Rio Janero. land sid 18th for dol
Sid Oct 10Th, ships VIM Nelson, Smith, Antwerp;
John Tucker, Ballet, Cork; Slst Topgallant. Phil
lips, do; Nov 8, Uncle Joe. Nickels do; Enterprise.
Dunbar Chinchas. sL4ssA tAttI
At Valparaiso I'd ult, ships NJ Lawrence Taylor,
from San Francisco. disg Minstrel. Bangs. unc
At Maurtius Oct 5, ship Casilda (Br, late City of
BATH Cakes. for Cardiff for orders.
Passed Gibraltar It'll ult, barQue Vema, Nickerson,
from Malaga for Boston.
Sid FIN Aspinwall 18th ult, brig u Drummond. Con-
way, New York
At Ba, BADGES 14th ut, barqus Mayaower. from
New York N N 'slA Nra-A
Sid I'm Port au Prince 10th ult, barque Sylph Her.
rman, for Mragoane and Boston l'ft = Z
At sombrero 18th ult, barque A C Adams Davis
for Philadelphia few days.
Sid 18th, brig Open Sea, Babbidge, PHILADELPHIA
Sid FIN st John NIB LIST inst, ship Rutland, Ingra-
ham. Liverpool.
SPOKEN.
:, Nov 20: Of Inagua. brig W A Black Watts from
tort au frinec for - crew sick and was making
ior ahagua. EN- AL III M aas
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
S X A Z e S ~.
TO LET OR FOR SALE, CHEAP

sea Wholesale OF Retail.
Also children's sLEDSs made of best White
Oak Stock, and painted in Portland; and for sale
wholesale and retail.
m%.4 W AT LANES,
NoVzz-d4w No. Free street.
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80 me gnlyersalist Society of this city are to
new church. About $4,000 or 5000 have a, 81
ready been subscribed. and more will ba firth
coming. The church viii be located on Rates
ST., and will be Of wood, SIS by 50 feet. giving
room for about 100 peWs.-[Lewiston Jour.
nal. 1888
The Portland daily press., 1864-12-08
ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms Of party strifes;
KING In the nohler modes Of life.
With sweeter ma nners. nurer laws !,


Judge Chase comes to the bench. his clear
convictions braced by strong will. that viii
coerce the intellect of his colleagues. bring
ing to the Interpretation of the laws sound
and Christian maxims, to the constitution a
liberal and consistent exposition, and to the
history of our country more honorable and
worthy rendering, than the melancholy and
cynical resume embodied in the decision with
which his predecessors fame will be fatally
connected. He will take, not the black cap,
with which as at capital trial Judge fancy
pronounced the doom Of thousands of his
countrymen to perpetual chattelhood and DO,
htical annihilation, not even the robe Of Mar
snali, blameless of outraging the decent senti.
ments OF his age, but reaching farther back.
will put on the white ermine of the first Chief
Justice, who as member Of the first Abol;.
ton Society in company with Franklin memo
rallied the first Congress to 90 to tie utmost
verge of its constitutional powers to tighten
the expressions Of their black fellow country
men held Ia slavery in the States. He viii
be to Abraham Lincoln, the proclaimer Of
liberty to the slaves, what John Jay was To
Washington, the Father of his Country.
"And Truth and Justice then 4
VIII down return to men, Sd *. 81
Mercy viii sit between rll
- throned In celestial sheen
WIN iaasnt feet the tissued clouds down steering
49,, Anu heaven as In some festival
~" VP'A "'"e the gates Of her high palace hail.
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S5 REV Army

II cST-a young Newfoundland Dog; DARK brinds
III color, with white breast, throai and paws he
above reward viii BE- paid to whoever will rsfuru the
deg to the owaer at Frosrs Woods, Westhrook;
decsdst-wlts :. FROST,
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Price rs cents per Bottle.
IIBBETTs BROTHEH

s-sa-sssss.sa.au..assaa.-s-a Nh.
Sold at wholesale and retail by w. w. WHIPPLH,
81 Market Square, Portland, Sole Agent, and by
Druggists everywhere. sept9 "a eodtojanl
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Barque Hope, about 400 tons register, recent
built at Machias by 4 Longfellow son, has bee
purchased by parties in New York. -
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IKE AMERICAN ANNUAL CYoEopepIA, AND REC
lister OF IMPORTANT EvExTs OF THE YEAR
ls6S. Volume LII. New York: d. Appleton
. Co.
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The Hoels are many and expensive. 10
the latter feature they are excelled by few.
l read in your paper the other day that in
New York city the hotels charge "a, so per day
and "meals extra" 1t is not quite SO bad
here but nearly.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1864-09-23
Vermont News.

A boy named Towle, recently killed a
lynx in Victory, which measured four feet
ten inches from the end of his nose to the
end of his bob tail.
John Duffy, citizen of Underhill,
about &C years of age, was found dead
about daylight, Tuesday morning, on the
highway between Undrrhil Centre and
the fats. He had evidently had fit, and
had fallen from his wagon.
- Joseph w. Cooper, ESQ.,, of Canaan
this state, has buried his wife and four
children since the 18th of July last. The
four children died of diphtberia and Mrs.
Cooper of lung fever, last o: all.
LOVE AT FIRST SIGur.-The passen-
gers on the train from Boston to Frank
lin last Saturday tell good story in " hich
a bachelor editor of this State and Young
lady from Lebanon were the pre- minent
characters. 1t appeared from his own
confessions that single life did not agree
with this climate and the editors profess.
ion, and that he was willing to share his
"bed and board lat hoteD with some
fair one. The matter was talked over and
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1864-09-23

SHoRT OF LEAp.--The rebels are short
of lead ard forage. Dispatches captured
from them in the recent battles in Tennes-
see, show that the order came from Rich
mond, official, and it is signed by Breckin-
ridge. Great care and economy is urged
in forage, and the following in relation to
lead, is from one Of the captured crders'
viz:
"All lead which can be gained from bat
tie fields, or Otherwise obtained, will be COL
lected by the brigade ordance officers and
sent to the nearest arsenal. All arms to
be relieved of their loads for cleaning, the
balls should be drawn, if practicable, other
wise the load should be discharged into
boxes of sand or dirt, so that the lead may
be recovered aud turned into the ordnance
department"