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ss..IT TT MILITARY lrsTIrCrIoHs 81 .Nsr-
-.. N7,} 1st, Duke Of Ragusl. Traus-
at,l i.riu the Paris edition 1852 and
Fr- u-utrG by biographical, historical ard
mMlafy notes With y new version OF
t'ru jomsni celebrated part /. Of Treatise
Ol GEAd Military opeTat:ons. fy Frank
''haIier, Guionel s.'i .egllnens OF Mi:sis-
IT.. lu!Antiy. Columbia, $. q. Llama
Gnd '"gtwel', 1854
= booi; oIftie character, acting forth the
General tfrtoiy oi the sEt military, suggeat
.t. tie Lest methods OF organising, foFIninr
sna r.aiTlt7ining afmica, dtgcJihing the VS.
r,als operations Of war, and dlacpseing iie
pr,r- ,lea api practice With the ca!nnesq
flG eGbiitlg Of the Philosopher, has long
u..H ,-l,i,isFG-nrn in tie Corfesieras y
II d, thus woik fully answers the 6e5iret
J1jrosr. 7Fe know too little Of military mat
t-s. 10 aeitIn. Get he must he poor sol.
t,l,s. indeed, who doe. not see, upon even !
slight p5Tu.1, that il abonnds i'll pFGctica
u. est.oni, of great yslua 10 ail Cl.saSs o
military ga,1.
Tie irsnslato7 we fake TO he, iTom biz
n1le, 0n atopted con oi the Con!eatTacy
>
.Gtnt occurrence OF certain e,F1essit IS In
~ Translated ie-t, which by too faithful
-carrence IN the original French, have ten
'ency Ia feuch!fy the English V-fcion. We
'"notaniiJ meet With erpressiors like .heae
"1e II la my long scjonrn a. the the camp
'I --"'S! where, iur more than year, I fa..
'''n occupied, &C Girike out share hee,.' -
I'D Insert ".,1s' The form here adopted to
pres: time would be- geod in French, bNt
'' ah0minablc III Engidh. lt is constantly
"'fh'f'nr in Milord's History cf Greece,
Nii'h, although a work of great power anLi
i0oe'n>n, - pfoveib for lis bad Engiisb
Al Webster, no Was good eTemuiarian
'"'H3A bsd spel,er, says very Justly
"1ch speaking OF tho use OF ihia very ex-
l"a. n, the tense he .nas, he ,trs;es.i, le
h'' IS not properly called the lmpsrfssi
'enee. ihrse yerts, and all verbs Of this
f'h, denote Gettons tlalslfa or pe,ftc An
:" az days Gad ,7eattd' {not has created
"fHttfe} The heasens and the earth ~
l'S Ialst:anelatioa Of the perfect tense o,
''e efh s'rf occurs Tefy many tunes, and IL
a'i' Us bieini2h. We hope !. will &c cor
lied IN iurufr et,ions.
,'re. :ateT ,hst tie battle :.es ~. ,cct in
''' eesinning,' .. H.rs /. more ead Ia
"i"h-~the resrft of transi..iny too literally
Il should bT, II pseTsn,eA the battle jroq,.
-srg lost"
ihere are q few other little erTors TO which
We would ea!i the attention OF the translator
"a 1895 the French army, after the fine
A'fch ifom the shores OF Ia Aarcha 10
Germany" Sc. la Mancha is a province oi
'ia CASTLE, and several hundred miles dis
'aht from Roulogne, which was the starting
i"iht OF the army, TO say nothing Of its
"eing IN country not belonging to France.
"arIaonf, no dOubt, wrote liz IUanehe.-
Manche," in French, means ga sleeve. u
Tue French call the English Channel "I.a
blanche" "the Gleeve' from its fane,ed
resemblance, on tue map, to that part Of 9
'seS's gown. Tks Er0yines Of Ii MAoshe h
on ths shasnsl, AID = called altss II. lli 4
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UTHs on go. hS-a ns OcM ma1ea sAsa
morning . ~. al Z, Jle i0r D pslrss -tBa ID.
ission, tzood 70. . ] dsy,) 50 c a 20 ucA sss
ach 'ick z s'd f.a ~h ie =; 50 &~Sa
$40 thu 2slli,x tn sdn'issIoa sc,u..Is beisw ,aa
= C. et sin." ppr
la'c3 Nn,h pnp.rr, nd received By ev.rs
hiS OF uuc~:, late London and ,oseiS0 par~s.s
F-hks p.ct"'ia,a, &c; papss, euveiopes, Be fr
writing !sstcis
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e6TsxANe STarscrs - ccfrrspoudent Of sAo
Columbus Sun, wsiiine from G.n Jo..st.n s,my
auNdsr cate of 21i. ststes that late sdsic. Qua
within the n's OF the enemy, Stair ,hat h. ooho
10, 90; men Eetuc from shis numb % ss 1Rtiems
to garrison his d. pots and eua,d con. y. ico-
uons, snd the killed, wounded, nd Psis.hsrs h
! the iase fsh's with The sics, and Il leaves blu
ahouf 40 CI0 n. cfiy,s
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OFFICIAL.
ApJ'T G. I So GE> RAILS OFFICE I
E1c. ~. u NJ. lG b l&&a

ApJ'T G, L 81 Gs,snAL's OFFICE I
kIcaM ND NJ i6 b, 1854
PEtIAL ORDER N ii3-
- l B..4 ii err me- Il 3. PER,
All, d. INN d'a o mna., o. 0k es0
Frees II III. $ - Virgi.is II ~ n.
u :. "a " org riza'ion. AUD place ts.u "Dos
IN serei,- TO ,nis a, he 10 o TO, gs' 70
ampscy all Err"ling ON cers, WI" sre n.,eby
directed 70 oh-v bis insVuc'ions. Hs viii es
tahlish his Hesda auartsss ss such point o. hs
.nav deem best.
Ofaeers Of the Quarterrnastsr. Con- nis ~r3,
Ortnanoe and Msricsl D psrtu- are re-
qu,Tsd t. ur1;sa ell nscessarJ 'aeiiittes
AZ OM ,ers from she Ste of Virri,he o2
the lrvaiid G rps, eiai sueh Of tn. q Ru!sr
Eo,o-o as are foF ens ssas"p ~ sssx,ed ELL
,mmsdiaseiy rapport + G & u,sf, -Ao %
snthoI.ced ~ as.igD thsE I. ap' artlJ 20 Dc =
W h the Re ieTve.
by command VI tho g. c.~ a-v Of W.r
Joxn a E, Z
A ~ Gen.
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Po,ies Arr.:...--The foIloN;sg arrests wes .
made BY tho police yester3ay William
Jscksor, free negro, charged With steAling
~ eh In ConfedeTate money, and twenty
tiys eents IN silver, tho propsrtT Of Minerva
watch from w illiam Jackson, slave. Ma
ria Canary, for stealing one calico dress
from Mary z Tuck.
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TIE MAH NEMa.

~ s.~1r }ndN nu oi bHtfe if!lSittk
-....,4,y routlauea around Petersburg --
,h.-~ ., interest has occurred, with Tho
so,,nr, Of aofnv aaan nonsiinc on ths Hines,
,Ae ~srsl accom- 3autr1eni ei aheliur
...,,.-rs'- ai about fifteen mimi. oa. oar
,,e n tie ;rei ches has salerea ser3c
.mthctl,-ur heat q. the su7, bat, w.. =
..srr.7~ suffered Ia The aaFce eLtchf, il
..,,7ai,n~ ta r, fec. tia: the rain OF ia3t
-.s;n- cfaled the stfnoscheTc snd rr,l
s.-s},f. s.scaiiJa Of cur hoy7 mare Plea
,-a, Az @aca IN '-ell, ana ihe s.tnaiion il
..5fst,- f,7a-saie. The raiders have been
..t. ned a.. the Aau1ille Railroad, ana We
--,- ta-,- ,i.t Zoe o. communication viii
.,.a s~..n hc open. VIE haze no farther
SIS fiod 1uy quar-! THAN as given beloT7
-.-ft-7 og TIE nASsIITE RaUIz2Ap--
rT-.-k- risFATrasG-~HG TNrJf rr.
.3t-Fn.
~ Az early hour Yestcrds7 morning it 7-as
----fea HAT HE raiaera on the DAnYille
-.r,.a h.l Suffered e defeat, an1 this was
saa copGfmea by the following Official
.s,., ! .1om General Lee:
g,. .r5'a7 ACar OF NcaTHrTv NJ,
.Iuse -, 1851.
H. -r..a-E o. ITrr
--r Tie emery has been quiet 10 dag in
.soai = dTsp,toh, dated .5.h, was re
AL. fa"5a;ns from Capt. Fag,inhals,
r,-uHc.u- =. Sjanut0n liver bridge, ey =
.-..,.r. u.- cor" tsree in tle!nl sbls to p,o
r.. il
I...a,ieIrooa General " r. +. Lee re
.-- HAT h. attacked the enemy near
a4ruun nrrr bridge, yesterday afternoon,
-1tt.oru h.m Gntl dark. He also states
ntulr lc!uy was aignaliy repu.aed Al the
a'ceiAr -..ine e7cuiag. and re.reatei this
a.ot.. ta,ins about th.rsy of t.is dead o,,
IA faa.
,rJ respectfully, g.,
T r. LEE. General.
l-r l.HoHing 3fia:ch, received subso-
...et l'lAs ioreroiAy. tl7es some additional
--aeH.7s ct CAT,aiu sarrinhalt # achieve
~.H
Ct1yT7 DtP07 VIA Dcnhis-'IfIL
jan -iE, 1854
l.ft4in Iarlinh:lt, commanding at tiii-
F. .b;. -. .,l-ed fts0yrll A.ui- la1daomuiy
.-f,-i7y tyeuitr. billing and volind;1g at
.- - ,aht kiiled .nd tweg.ty-fanr
v,csf.l cl cuTa.
amt., 3. WT7uEF7. A 4. q.
FROM - 'EhIt
following official oisratch2s we're re-
...,t Yesterday
ATT.ST4, !une q
-.u H.. '1,s Hr-r7
4irGt Gen. lIood, on orr leii, rCTorta:
tistL,trr attacked on the afternoon cf iha
st. r. d7o-e ha,is the enemy, taking one
0alrc .At u his bfcastTc7i:s. The pursuit
~a,:t,pFc5 ~ exposure 10 fro of lsi bat
ir-lcs. G.eYcn9tn'E division wss mainly tn
eyed I.udmaE'. slightly. There Tas brisk
-'lupi-t,u~ in Ea-d=ts 'front.' much OF the
-cy yesterday: good deal D, cinnoaad.ng
~ H.ar !. !. s'CEHsTCH. General.
MAET-Trs, Ju7ie o..
,.--aa' Ar1- Q: Egg
Gen. Uoo& rcpoTi3lhaf the enemy, IN line
q ..t!t, G:iacEed Stevea8oa's sktTgnishera
.,s,e4sgi bat "a. quiCE Ter-!set. There
-. =, Inn A. IN
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1ttas cf In. AGctsye.-The tiial Of DR. W
W Maclase, the embAlmer, Indicted Tor rus
ming Cd per sona throuRh the lines end AZ
tempting to brihe COnfedefAse doeectivees
win take plAne In the G = District Cosrs 10
day.
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OSElcD OF CcsziissloNxR TAxIs
Ricamopd GAY y. l6Bs

TESIRC III N5 :. fol. &c . -, sss.
i 'e-i's aid I.c. 81 tis dit. nal tn
Pc csnt p ns. s uav.Ds ,ecn ssss rsaiH.
ID ,hst an ms bs.n eomm.ased in tha
Asees. na-n, and eoiisc'ion Of the q l.. II
tan per cent ON p1oti.s, oil assessors viii -
,Ass this profits. only made BY hayins and sell.
ing O.. eny time bet Ween the Let dAg Of Jano-
~, 1853 and The lss day OF Jsaua,y 1875 -
fis pre6ss en- which the tax Ia imPosed bv I
s,s.d II paragraph OF Sec 4 Of Al act entitled
ai. asa 20 levy additional taxes for the com
.son defsncs and support Of tbs 0ovssnmeOt,"
srs the prcdts made 6y buyina snd selling ne
tween the times mentioned, the ecpslaaiva
conjunction and" being ussd, the bnying and
selling maet both take place between the lsN
day of bsn1ary, 1863 and the lst day OF Jsea.
sry, 1865 Bach WIRE tie instruct,on. .esa- d
from hi, ofass N the LIST sArea. 1864, =, 4
will bs toand As page of additional lussrse-
:iens. therefore the srroeeeus assesso~bta
n,ee la some dis.ricss rsed nos b os.l.eet.A.
nd the assessors n Il! setrstn 1.uu suss se
sees menta-
IL To ten per esus, ,ddiaonsi tai on p-"s.
i.e, nAcs By buying s~H ling tss~ eeb -
LIST day IT jsnos-y 1898 (inrlnd,ux sh..; d.
aud the slss day Of Dss.mbsf, 1854, ltpclace
ing that as.. viii Do assesssd aad eal'sc'ed -
once. Ihs Pronis dsstved frou The sams sousees
between the LAT dAs Of JasuAry. 1864, and ths
siss day Of cscaahsr, 1854 both irelsdsd. WI
hs sssessed ard cole ,s@d immsdtaisiy Atss1
the 4iss dsy ~ cscsnAsr 1854
J w. n CNDk1wcQD,
Aeins Connissavs1 of Taxes
Appp-eved, --
SaeEsd) .
/ NJ 23 Secretary ct the Essiss3.
= s. -
DIcnnCuo uy Iasuseaes Csapany
IL. cASr4.s eNoeee
e sssSs:ssaI Z I.Ss sssss ocs \ Q sss sssss
B1loQAxTnY ooetIx
THW40Uus T1Vot
~ cssnsAsw. pS os.s1s.s.
w tooee, eoAn oualW
0uteosoon. esNsAae WssOooa
~ e-sleJs
-.s-.
~ 1As Alsss - -
shpss ,e1lss 81 1sasloDo = - ~ a.
vttA - Akss ~ = - tsAreNa t1oks. \ -
ssev.s. - voD1Ne = 1lloe1Aeeeeek -
F.;s = - -.
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f1ssc ara ~ xsa pnses teooosA1soo

ensefsd aecordins to ACT Of <:onGrsns n tas vuas
lseJl ~ J. 3. TANAsasa, In the CAeshb olBea q
soe District Cocr. Of the C0nfedessss 0ssse& ~
the Hcrioers District of Csossaa
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F.oM Se,91wu.e.

1xTE1z1r1o. June T-Tnsrs ID nothing
OF interest to-da7 bsJrod oesaicnal -.
charges Il artillery, ssu picAst arins, sad
ehsrpekcotiag.
There II q s!ssks ehorsf ef fsln fhlliue
this evening, which Is most sratefal to uas
and beast.
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JORH 8 PRf3ToH,
Colonel and Superintendent
HEADq'Hs RxsEavE OF STATE OF Va,
ioh No. 1AAh lo4A

Richmond May 10th, 1884
General Orders, No L..
l. In 2arsnsres OF Paragraph l of Special
Oro..s, NJ lis, hereby g sdn. com@snd II
Headaaarts.s ~ the city Vt RiehUond until
otherwise announced
H. the Is eervs Troo1s sirsadJ or&apised
viii, iDmedis,sly u2on he receipt Of this Or.
dsr. proceed BY companies to such ous Of ths
2 aeea of RENDEZVOUS hereinafter named, a.
may be most accessible, snd tho Captains com
aaanding are b. roby especially charged with
The du'y Of sssenbl!ps their commands with
;hs ut!aoct dspa;ch
I'll The n corp sing tn Reserve Eorosa
"a eouniisa III hich th..5 o'ga z$tot haa nOS
'.esn airsary If cod, vii asss able promp y
=. ,h. lr 'e,ps~.iss toar q ase hire 'hey
will n, onre no org z-d y sh. E .r"i q
iIss sn gi,aE VIII coed T. scci pA 4
.-nd, svOus ~ may - most ns<n nts.I u o.
eess
" To -, ss,'sssd places II rsnd~sv"us
-. 8 a.. of Vfgiuis are announced az.
I've, A IN dor, Dublin D ct, L,.e b r.
Arntou, g rfdohsvillo, burksv4ls Ps sre,
onys ard Richmond, vrsfe ne n o. th,a
,emrnsnd ~ili he fcand: to whom the, VIII
report.
v. Companies or datsch2en;s Of tho feser7s
! forces already on duty qua Ting bridges, Nhsa
| Of ooTsmuniaatior, &c, will not b effected ky
| this O. der they vii! continue upon, sueh ger.
| vice until rsiie7ed and ,hsir conmaucinR. e,
GERS arc Instructed TO report promptly to theas
| aesdqasrterp tho nuInbers OF sueh troops tra
| points whefe serving, the companies 70 y hich
| they belong, end the crdsss uncss which Ahs ,
were aseignsd 10 dusy
VI The reserve troope beinS called Into %.
i've serviao in tho ns!d, n. advised Of th q
prorristy Of prev ing ts.in -tves wiz b!ank.
ets, eabsisssneo, & until AS.ans . sAents can
be q. de 70. thei' rssui,r "rpi, ned has
Esneh as de "a, Eaay bs cnsr q 10 sh.i b IN,
iurn,shsd VITA arm-. Il pea,s.l, epjoi ed
| cp,n all to bring win m to ,hsn rsnd. :.
| voUs such servicsAhlsf : asx"d .uG2usiaa
| as theJ nay have IN tbe,s p .s'..n
| JAMES / Re PER,
! ny % Brig a0ier 0~ueIal.
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Etimp:e, WHO has been relieved oS caH
s;'an!, aud o'de.ed tU report at Washington III
s*Hu 'i'tffr eTdefs, has t.riv ed here.
a i"fSe quantity of foauahasd goods Uas
o.ousht in y.atstday fem Prince Willism enugiy,
"...r W J had been captured by oui cavalry.
1he is,h Indiana regimen, fa ssrs through WA h
.hs"s =, aay, en- sot,e icr hc,as, It's t.sn Of SCI
vtce having rIriIei
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Nustig1 Cclist.-Ja>sys Lypns pYsstii7ag.-
In this Cuurt, ycsterC ay, the following Cages
wre disposed &C Mr.. 4. Judsuu CIR Ne
acting aS pros. cntor:
Michae. Handy, indicted for g.rrotinR
ana c'eaipg watch. valued ., % ooo
"veted t7 the ia 2. u, hi- pm i-l mel,
as s'ed n ten yearo IN Tn, pepi en'Iars -
Is INC time stree Il ,.dl-J so tri D
t. cha sc @; r bb.ry AID 3 qui'ted, Dir.
L fnn- a,Iing o is c nnc,+
J hu A. tiu.hmAp, ipdic d for eteail, z
cne hundred q lass III money, eud check
for the same amount, from Edwsrd Dorar,
vas convicted and o. n.eaced to the pen!-
'enti:lry for three gears,
Jaa ii q Irvine, Indicted fer fo7 forgery,
will be tried on Thursday.
The caae OF Eobt Forde, charged with
the murder OF Ecbt Z OlgoR, wes etlsinuei
till the nfs.teTIn,
The Court then adjourned till II O'Clock
tbls morning.
Daring Aflempt a Rt5be7y--On Friday
night last, between the hours of 12 and
O'Clock. Mr G RrsueT; living on Venab.e
street, was aroused by slight ncise, which
seeued to proceed from his front porch,
ard fearing that all wss not right, he 60. cut
cs b:d and went to the window to zee
what YVES the matter, 81 ten he saw three
men coming towards his house from the
oppoeite side Of the street Mr. watched
them TIL they entered his porch, and then
hailed them through the wind " blincs
bnt instead OF making any reply they started
to run, when he fired two shOta at them
TIL; cansed Them to halt, bit, as iI turned
out, not from wounds received, for in q very
few seconds three shots were Cred In return
by then, one of which passed through the
widow blinds, and tho other two ertsrs
the Weather-boaTdiug on the outside Of the
house. After they left, An examination o,
| the front part Of the house WAS made, an
| 1t Was aseertsined that they had taEen cne
| OF the window 9hntter5 OF. and were abou.
| t, opt1 the window with chiseI, which ~
| their haste to get away was left behind
Watch MAS kept the baiaEcs Of The nigat
but NO further disturbance took place.
| tn.tls Thunder items -~Henry Swalmeyer
meMber Of company A, 18th Virginia segi
| meht, VISA arrested yesterday afternoon by
| the Confederate detectives. and locked NJ
in Castle Thunder. Swa,meyer has beer
| HterGt from his company over twelve
| raonthe, and II ia believed has been Ia III,
| ci.y the most of the timo He IVES rssi
| sfnnt Of Richmond at the time he epteret
| the service, and waa formerly engaged IL
| mercantile purs uits here When arrested
| hs was in lhe n~ighborhood o; b!s reai-
dence, and gave h . detectives pretty gcot
Iun hstore they eculc catch him.
| William Wright. slave Of Robert Lane, o
| ENG and Queen, and Jim johnson, ela-c q
| DIR. Mayc, ct PoThatan, were arrested hJ
| detectives Weathersford and Reese yssteT
dag. charged with stealing . large lot O
| Blankets, shsets, Ac,, from the q g. Medica
PMveyors store. The stolen articles ver,
found in room occupied By these negroes
and In their tsruks were found upwaFds y
| SIXTY keys ct vsrious deserif tlona.
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Gen. U"0c FcpoTi3lhaf the enemy, IN line
q t..l!t, G:iacEei SteveHaoa's skiT gnishsra
.,s,e-tsy, bat "a. quickly rer-!set. There
va heavy artillery Gfiug, during tlte day, In
,sao'f iroiit. J. !, l1assT9.!, General.
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BrRrAu OF CoxscErrIoR, I

uUNEAV UE CUNsLFTTIVN,
May Is, 1854
FnroiinS c6,csrs In the S.s,e ot Virginia
will obey saeh ns,tnctiors ~ may lie aidrsss-
e. to them b. Bril-. Gen. Kempsr, In the mst,
tar irdi, sted In Special Orders No liz. Adv,
tant end Inspector Generals Offiee. The con-,
nandsnt of conscriFts for the State Of Virgins
viii forthwith issue such instructions 70 his
olieers as will epsure tbs vigorous szesutio3
cf these orders.
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New York and baltimore papers, 20 the 25,h
instant, inclusive, furnish the foi wing inietes,
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"Naihins is more dangerous than TO make "a L. Ct
dtiarh hmeni br,otr battle has been fought, Il vie
tory aeiiicsed. amd decided advantage obtained
over The enemy.
''F'he fxecution q. his hazardous IN tn1lvre re
Vuises HAT the aFny hava snticien, sunafioriiy
10 assure et"it probabilities nt viftory, aII tha
concentrated ,ofces De never weakened beyond
the strength OF The enemy
Now, Napoleon. according to his own &C
eouLt, had ut EoFodinO l2o flD tlen The
Russians had accoIdii g 10 The book OF one
Of lheif dtnerais, I've forget Lis name, pub
lishcd few years ago, aud said tn be the
best Russian account, 1o2 0n0 So thai
here IL the TerY case in which, according Ia
Marmont, Napolenn would not hare been
eycusah!e had - weakenei his concentrate,,
iorcea. Vas sVer man more fniiy conTicted
out OF his own mouth
We place TO confidence IN what sIa-ront
says about bis own OPERATIONS, especially
tLose in Spain. As for the battle oi Gala
manca, for the loso OF which be aftcmrtc to
excuse himself by wound which he received
IN hour before it commenced, the man CauvTe
which loet it waa ordered by him before he
received his wound, and be was snperin-
tending it at the t;mo. That lnan1nyre
brought On the battle, as well as dcc,dc;t 1t
against him IL was the very same which
had loat krcderick the battle Of Colin, ant,
the Ruesians and Austrians the battlo oi
Austeslfz, in which last Earmont himself
participated. II was an attempt to make a
n4nk march in the taco of an enemy already
In position. u waa gross blundsr OF hia
own, sad resuitsA In an oyeyWhcln.ng de-
feat. Wellington aA~ ~ b:unAsf, ana -
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THR PRESIDENTS FEELING FOR THE Sol.
DIKRs.-During the time that the rebels were
engaged in their bombardment of Fort Stevens,
Mr.. Lincoln happened to pass a short time
within the walls OF that fertilization. A shot
rom the enemy passed into the fort, and stri-
KIN some projection, glanced Off, the ball en-.
terfng the leg of soldier. Dir. Lincoln cast his
eye hrst toward the point Of impingement and
while happy smile irradiated his features,
'That was good caromr The unfeeling re.
mark was heard by some soldiers standing
near, and produced, as might naturally be ex.
pected, considerable indignation.-Nets YorI:
World.
There was no compartment" OF Fort Ste
vens, and no incident there to serve even as a
foundation for tie Worlds transparent lie.
Why cannot these copperhead papers maintain
some consistency in their villifcation of the
President? While the New York World, as
above, describes him as in the midst of the
fight making cold blooded Jokes at the expense
OF the wounded, the New York Neps insists
that he was concealed in abject terror on board
q gunboat in the river during the visit of the
Contederates here! We advise these copper
head journalists to compare notes before pub
fishing their manufactured incidents" abu.
siye Of the President.
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n0Among the births inserted in the London
Times the other day, mention is made of Mrs
Pigg and a Mrs. Hogg having each presented
their lord and master with son.
disaster on the Grand Trunk Railway in Cam
ada, have returned verdict censuring Bur.
ME, the engine driver.
~MIcnaeI Blue, or Pulaski, Tennessee, had
q terrible attack OF the Blues fe W DAYS ago
His wife presented him with three Blues at one
birth-two girls and one boy.
~A hundred factory girls from England,
whose passage money had been paid by the
Lawrence mill companies, arrived in Law.
renee few days ago.
~ In Cincinnati, hereafter, every street.
walker found on the pavement after 9 O'Clock
In the evening Is to be arrested and fined five
dollars.
nHThree quarters of a million of propertv
and q number Of lives were lost last week by
an incendiary fire among the steamboats, at the
st. Louis levee.
reform movement in Chicago, last Saturday,
totally failed.
~Lager beer, among other "necessaries" of
life, has ''riZ,'' and is now 10 cents a glass
everywhere.
R-Yellow fever is on the rampage at Mas
sau. 1t will probably clean out that nest of
anglo rebel varmints.
~The harbor of Sebastopol is nearly cleared
OF the ships sunk there during the Crimean
war.
novel, in German, is "Unser-gengenseitiger
Freund."
ITwo negro regiments have been organ.
lied in Louisville, Ky.
~The Rothchilds propose opening bank
in Mexico, with capital of S15,OOO,0O0
SGeorge Francis Train, 1t is said, will rep.
resent Nebraska in the Chicago Con vention.
HAmaurosis, a painful disease Of the eye, is
attributed to the use Of tobacco.
~ A dinner was rendered Generals Banks
and Sickles by the bar OF New Orleans.
~ English papers again talk Of Queen Vic
abdicatinR.
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rpnaf ATLANTA,

Adyices from Gen. sherman, received TO.
day, cover operations down to last night.
The work of investing the city 10 fast going
ON. There was some hard fighting yesterday,
resulting in a repulse of the enemy in his eff
forts to dislcdge our troops.
Gen. Palmer advanced his line to more adj
vantageous position. Our loss during the day
was small
According to report, the rebels have been in
dustriously terrifying Atlanta, first by an ex-
tensive line of rifle pits nine miles in length,
covering an interior line OF Notifications pro-
tected by abattIs, and interlaced with an inner
series of rifle pits. The position Of the city is,
however, not favorable for defense. and it is
evident that the rebels do not count upon being
able to hold it by the aid of its defensive
works.
z. 5. We learn, since writing the above, that
Sherman has torn up some five miles of the
railroa d between Atlanta and Decatur, ana on
one portion Of his lines, holds position over
looking Atlanta, and from which it can be
shelled, if necessary. There was considerable
fighting going on on Wednesday, as we'll az
yesterday, we learn, resulting advaptageously
to us. Everything is progressing most favora-
bly, TO us, according to all reports from that
quarter.