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DEATH or A DWARF IN PARIs.-The
death of . celebrity, dWuf in Paris,
the French counterpart Of the American
Tom Thumb, is recorded. In his six
teentli year he was placed in the estab-
lishment Of the Duchess Of Orleans, the
mother of the citizen king, and was so
small at that age that he passed for an
infant; and so dressed, during the stormy
period of the first revolution, secret dis
patches were sent by him, which thus
reached, without suspicion, the impri.
soned members of the royal family Of
France. To the day Of his death, this
dwarf, named Richebourg, received a
pension from the Orleaps family of 5000
francs q year, equivalent to f12O Of our
money. During the last thirty years he
has lived in the same house, in the Eau
bourg St. German. Unlike Tom Thumb,
he had horror Of appearing in public,
and for nearly half lifetime has never
crossed the threshold of his own door.
Not the least remarkable feature in the
career of this creature, is the fact that he
lived to the age Of ninety>two years.
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E SPECIAL N0TicE.-We call the at-
tenti0n Of the trade 10 our sale, at auction, On
FRIDAY NEXT, the sd instant.
We will add:
bags JAVA COFFEE,
10 bags RIO COFFEE,
10 kegs 81 CAkB. SODA,
barrels CRUSHED SUGAR,
IL barrels NEW ORLEANS CHOICE ST.
GAR,
10 kegs PURE JAMAICA RUM.
half-barrels GRAIN ALCOHOL
Is pieces IRISH LINEN,
100 pounds C0LMANS MUSTARD,
20 pieces BLACK AND WHITE CALICO,
IL bales forty pads cach) COTTON VA Rms,
lOU yards FINE WHITE JACONETT.
ROBINSON, ADAMS 4 CO.,
fe.2-2t Auctionecfs.
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fE PosrroNrnENr.-Our auction SIDE
having been postponed in consequence Of military
all, we shall offer, on TUESDAY, February 7th, at
10 o'clock,
5000 pounds choice Sugars,
20 bags Cuba and Rio Coffee,
bag Black Pepper,
Is kegs Soda,
5 barrels English Bluestone,
loo, dozen Spool Cotton,
10 bales Georgia Osnaburgs.
1000 yards Georgia Shcetings,
$50 pairs Lssdies' and Gentienen's Shoes.
and large variety Of miscellaneous articles.1
Goods for this sale must be sent in by Monday.
feI WM HI. FOWLaE, SONS * CO.
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ree ~ - nlsi 4 4 - ys Il u
OF Ma E NJ ly sss ~
~ /, ~ Il 49, = dsissas'
md rss;dsnts 4 Nickason's Hotel. Il
r,spenss 10. ) vieorous call, Captain
semmses, presented ~ HE htaor the
Nsvor. made !. handsome 1illt speed',
asys The Gaardjua.
.sHs stn1sd that ihis MS tis first visit
70 the interior Of the Confedefscy SINCE
the war commenced. lie 6nds our ma
ter;al resources grea&sr than b sxpected,
and our crackers moro numerous. Inc
world, he said, has been struck with q
mirstion ct The heroism Of our people;
snd,that Europe is our friend, especially
ENGLAND. where nino-s nths Of the peo-
pie are with ua, cordially and constantly.
They read Of oar victories with elatlon ana
praise, and Of our rcverses With dissahs.
faction. The English Government itself
is not unfriendly towards az; but II q
cautious even timid. That timidity Was
due TO the exposed condition Of Canad.,
but especially to the ease with which
England's commerce can BE- swept rom
the seas. And with reason; fr II the
Confedcrstcs. with q few ships, have
driven Yankee comnsrces from the seas,
England may reasonably expect . worse
fate for hers. at the hands Of the United
States should war arise betwecn them.
lie spoke in handsome terms Il
South Carolina: Of her heroic prompt
ness in secession her chivalry, and her
antagonism to everything Yankee. He
referred briefly and happily to himself
to his bearing our flag to all the princi
pal nations in the world to the cordial
feeling and honor with which it was re-
ceived at every port; to the finer pro-
spect ahead, that should encourage us to
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A YANKEE RAID.-A letter from
Eastern North Carolina, under date of
the Oath instant, says:
There is certainly . Yankee raid to
Weldon or Halifax, IS six thousand
Yankees landed at Coleraine, sent thirty
or forty cavalry to Harrollsville, who
captured three Of Captain Peamon's
men and returned. We captured one Of
their men.
- report now reaches us that the
whole party, one thousand Ave hundred
cavalry, four thousand, infantry, and
fifteen pieces Of artillery, are advancing
by Rich Square"
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The House met 1t 10 N.
The following bills were introduced:
"A bill providing for the settlement Of
claims Of the State of Virginia against
the Confederate Government.
A bill to make the crime Of horse.
stealing punishable with stripes and
death.
A bill for the relief of Joseph G. Bulls
lock, of Fluvanna county.
A bill for the relief of w. w. Taylor,
late sheriff Of Buckingham county, was
passed.
The bill to prohibit the purchase Of
gold for resale was under discussion
when the House went into secret session
Cor the consideration OF business on the
secret calAndAF.
When the doors re-opened, the House
adjourned
Pending the euaotee1nent Of the order Of the
HOUSE C3gsing tho DOORS, Mr.. Harris introduced q
resol alton Uniting the compissiones from North
Carona, new il thu city, to privileged seats Ia The
heH. Some NScnssion aross as to the statas and
1aassion ef the commissioners, and action on the
resnantion was cut ahest By the closing d the
DOORS s# -
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YANKEE REASONS FOR THE
Fall or FORT FISHER.

The New York Tribune contains long
vindication of Butler in the Fort Fisher
affair, from the pen Of = correspondent.
The object for which it is written is Of
no consequence to Confederates, but
many Of the facts stated are Of much in
terest in q military point Of view. The
writer says that Butler was Bumped"
by the Confederates tho moment be
landed, and had only six thousand fIye
hundred men in all; while Terry, with
twelve thousand Ave hundred, was al
lowed to land without interruption. lie
adds:
Terry landed quietly on Friday; had
oil Saturday 10 establish : line Of breast
works, with four thousand men IN Il. to
prevent tho approach Of rebel reinforce
ments from Wilmington; and had till
3 Ia O'clock on Sunday afternoon to get
ready to assault the fort.
The Acct co-opersted with Ter1y, and
ssnabled him to throw this lins of defence
snoss The Psniasula, d project a ~
sault 10 w1s going fomakewith int Eve
tfmeGAs many nens1e Rul1af ia - a.
ssenlE Nith Thu Da1tineee elsricon
fseegds: = An order was recsiyod ftom
ID sAdmirul topsUsoelaia slieee = coyer
~ enenmpneals q tie tssona1Icn NV IS
ennlt ~ tse don MT Tor. =.
ehsd1d - 16ae CAptnin iii,
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BLocKADE~RUNNING.-A letter from q
gentlernan who ran out Of Wilmington
harbor ON Christmas eve, while the first
attack on Fort Fisher was being made,
says that the Talisman. which also ran
out, was lost at sea. Her crew have ar
rived at Nassau. The letter, which is
dated 1t Saint Georges, January 1st says
cotton commenced rising rapidly 1t tho
FIRST news Of An attack on Fort Fisher.
Tho blockads-rnnncrs are preparing 10
move their headquarters from Wilminee
ton. In connection with this subject, We
get the following from exchanges:
g On tho night of the capture Of Fort
Fisher, the etsames Owl, commauded IL
C6ptain John n. NaiIlt With some other
eteamos, Ian into thA Old inlet. ana 1aenf
! pilot up 70 seewhat wss ths sfate q
affairs On leaznipg that Ede4 HSnher IL
fAHe The ships pqt = - again hopinr
~ st il q Ohazla Gfon, We snppo1a =
The splendid ma lsvorite ~,
G0qustts "a ~ la1s put6aed to. ~.
I'll 81 top ~ 1nlsdrlr1l - 80
ba1esb % eottep - losraot 60 siejEee
lfom "a, 90 ho1f AZ sWkich -
"a Goyetpae rs aeoounl q 81
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fle a.s1nles & II Il n r. RE
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N1moto Disniok Courts - l1GnA utifD a.
$ 1naso . persous hold ing ollco un-
- ~ Cuafsdsrate States.
8 - Haynee &C Tennessee. repcrted
a. - 1udiciary Committse : bih Az
1hae;siue a. President by and with the
s1rioe "a oonaeut q The Senate. 10 40
1870 a. "a VIZ Department. durinx
- ~. - efleer, % Is called tho Soliei-
- q - War Depsrtmsnt, Who shall
80 - leaxned Ia Che law. who shall
perferm Uuch duties 6 may b assign1d
aho1l nn6nSvn fhAs name CONDENSATION IS
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negroes o1Q 6lAve4 was reported OACk
Nth a3flifional amendments by the. Mill
0ry C0mmiItCe- lu0 Oast MAS l.su
over and tho anaendmentS ordered TO be
,.s:ne..a
s0.u.
II NAHAfA tnR
Chair Al vaeanc;aS in ihA Finance and
s~.,:.-. -. r.-.--:..-.. s..-:.>- a.. t.,.-,-
ssAsAay NOsa1sstecS ou.a"8 ~ ,sg"Po
srA1y absence Of members thereoi, Aessrs.
8 er----- D.-s.rr.r.fl .,..1 r.,,,;sc,,
places OF NeSStS. nAfuWcit 4Hu OeLnssOas
on the Finance Committee, and Mr..
0--a-s .r ALa..-..a :, cal Tho ri.>n NJ
Uatt1n0s " aIk1uSeSs ~ Ais VAC P'e.S -, "
Af. JOhnSOn. of Arkansas, on the MAIL
+..v Cc.r,,,;ttnn a
Senate bill to Abolish the Office OF GER
tain ou.ytermasfars and commissaries.
sssr 4o~ ~ :..1
ana 20 PROVIDE LOT the aPpOintlnchs u
49, ass..:I.-.1 - .<.sa =
taAen up 1uu COhSaocteus anu PssoScu III
the following form
g BILL TO DE- ENTITLED sAN xcr TO ABOLISH THE
OFFICE or CERTAIN auARrsRNA-rsns AND. AS
sIsTAxT 0uARTERxAsTERs, AND coNMIssARiEs AND
ASSISTANT coxx.ssARiEs, AND TO PROVIDE FOR
: 1Hr ArfoIsT.rxr OF BONDED AGENTS IN SAID
DEfAaThEsTs.' :.
The Gasgvrss Of the Confederate States Of Ase-
ricn 10 enact That the oaice of all auartermaxter.
and assistant quartelmasters, and commissalies and
thoss engaged IN pnrekasins and impressins SUP
49, snd fhose enrased in colIectinc the fax in
kiul. he. ma TIE came r. hereby. abolishcd.
SscT.os :. The ofhoers holding these Offices
- raS*h :; -. =, ,sr.hs .s+s. ~ ,ss
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EDUCATIONAL.>

FAYETTEVILLE (NORTH CARO-
IINA) MILITARY ACADEMY.--The frs:
session Of this instintion viii c0mnsnceon the 1T
OF FEBRUARY, 1865.
Applications for admission must be RddTessd 10
MAJon WIILIAM A. BANKS.
ia 2O--tlstFeb SuperihteDdsnt
In MUSIC.-F.. W.
RO6IER be8s to inform his friends that be
has resumed the PROFESSION OF MUSIC
Terms made known ON application 70 Nessrs Geo.
Dunn & Co., corner ~ FouYtoenth md Naia, Of
Aessrs ,. W. Davies Z aqns, on Nain street
f. l-3ts
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:. peseus'a espsdI
!. ~ lloas Il H. 81 = b.sa
hosnl Iatiy dansssd ard t. r. by :
cpnti bus and terrible Dire I 5hs L..
~ TIRE days" .s''' Ts's'-'' Fl
Admiral Poeter A1so seys:
1T was aoon apparent th2t The lroa
vessels had The best of Il; 6ayersss be-
nm 10 disappear, md The sosthesn en-
ia Of Fort Fisher began 70 look very
dilanidated. The gums were siIcnced,
one islssf another, sand only ono heavy
run IN the soathsrD angas kept up IT.
Gre. %
a+s+ By sunset The fort Was r..
duced 10 pulp-every gun Was sllenced
~ beiHg injured or covered up wfth the
earth so that they would not work. "
In Buffers attack on Fort Fisher the
Gre Of the feet did mot injure Or weaken
the land iaco Of the fort.
3 IN Tcrry's attack, the fire Of the fleet
dismouuted and Injured 81 Of the guns
on the land side, where Terry was to
attack, and oil Of the guns on tho sea
side.
notwithstanding the injury which the
fort had received on both sides, and the
si,encng of Ill its guns on both sides,
pSrters two thousand sailors and ma
rincx who assaulted On the sea side, were
driven right back, and the three brigadcs
that attacked on the land side were un-'
able to enter Ihe fort. after two hours OF
determined fighting, with all the help the
feet could give them. OF this help, Sc
cretary Stanton says:
s.Ry skillfully directed fire thrown
into the trayerses, one after another as
they were occupied by the enemy, Ad-
miral Porter contributed to the success
of the assaulting column. By signals
between himself and General Terry at
brief intervals, this fire was so well man.
aged as to- damage the enemy without
injury to our own troops"
Butler, with only two thousand and
two hundred men ashore, wisely and
dutifully declined to assault Fort Fisher,
uninjured by the fire of the feet.
E. Injured and it's fire silenced, Terry
could not take it with six thousand men
troops, sailors and marines, after two
hours fighting. lie had to put in Alb
bots brigade, OF three Thousand iresn
men, to finish the JOB; ana 1t took from
i've O'Clock TIL ten ior the comOineu
nine tnousand 10 90 II.
Secretary stanton says:
Ine works were 50 constructeu tnas
every traverse aHordea tue enemy ne"
defensive PoSltiOt', HOin whence tney
had to be- driven. They were seven in
number, and the nght was carried on,
from traverse to traverse, i2r seven
hours"
Porters assauirng. column OF sailors
and marines was much larger than the
whole column that Butler sent 20 the
assault It attacked, as Secretary STAN
ton says, /" the least difficult side OF the
fort; yet 1t was, as secretary stanton
says, after snort connict, cnecKeo ana
driven back IS d'sorder ana YET tley
were perfectly brave men 30 were tne
three Thousand heroes OF Curtiss, Pen-
nyPackers ana befs Dr'gaaes, VINO
could not, unaldad, get mon the other
side; although, as Secretary Stanton
says, the sailors and marines perform
ed the very useful part OF divertlng the
attention. OF the encmV and weakening
the resistance 70 .hei1 all.ck. Anu 80
~ iS s M ~ $3.50 49, - go 80
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T. SHockoE MILL,
Seventeenth street, across TIE Dock
CORN, WHEAT AND RYE GROUND on TOLL
OR EXCHANGED. i-
MEAL ana FLOUR for sale. ia So-it'
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| profession Of arms by allowing your men to


destroy private dwellings,.
You say that { cannot, Of course: question
YOUR right to forage or the country. IL IS
right as old as history | do not, sir,
question 5his right, but there IS right, older
even than this. and one more inallenab!e-the
RIGHT that every man has &c defend l7is nome,
and 20 protect those who are dependent upon
him and from my heart | wl,h tha5 every
cid ulan and boy ia my country. Wtlocan IRE
gun: would shoot down, us ne Would "lIu
beast the men who are desoiatlng their land.
burning their houses. and insulting their
women.
You are particular in defining and claiming
war rights" May ask If you enumerate
among them the right TO fire upon defence
less city without notice, 90 burn that city to
the ground after it had been surrendered By
the authorities. who claimed, though ia VAIN,
that protection which is always accorded IN civil
lied warfare to non combatants, TO ire the
dwehng-houses of citizens, after robblng them,
and to perpetrate even darker crimes than
these-criu1es too black to be mentioned?
You have permitted, il you have not order
ed, the commission Of this offence against
humanity and the rules Of war. You fred
into the city OF Columbia without q word
# warning. after its surrender BY the mayor,
Who demanded protection to private property.
You laid the whole city in ashes, leaving
amid its ruins thousands Of old men and help
less women and children, who are like
" to perish Of starvation and exposure.:-,
Your line Of march can be tracel by the lurld
light Of turning houses; and in moe than one
household there is an agony far more bitter
than that of d,ath. The Indian scalped his
victim regardless Of sex or age, but with all
his barbarity, he always respected the persons
OF his female captives Your soldiers, more
savage than the Indian, insult those whose
natural protectors are absent.
In conclusion, [ have only to request that
whenever you have any OF my men disposed
Of or ''murdere}" for the terms appear to
be Synonymous with you-you will let ne hear
OF It. in order that may know what action to
take in the matter La the meantime, | shall
hold fifty six of your men AS hostages Tor
tho.e whom you have ordered to be executed.
[ AN yours, &C.,
WADE Fl AMpTON, Lieut. Gen.
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The Annual Conference Of the Methodist
Protestant Church commenced its session at
Easton, Md, on the Sth inst. It's next annual
session will be ia 3 lltn.ore. Dr.. J. J. Murray
was elected President Of the Conference. 4
resolution was unanimously passed against the
sale and use Of alcoholic liquors by the members
OF the church. The characters Of the ministers
were considered and passed upon favorably,
The delicate and dangerous operation or
excsion Of the tongue has recently been sue.
cessfuIly performed. The patient wasa Man
chester man; the operation was performed in
Edinburg by Prof Syme, without the aid Of
chIoroform, and the unhappy sufferer has
since written to the Professor that he never
felt better in his life than now.
The coil tever," it appears, is raging in Al
legany county, Nd, especially in the coal \ =
gion.
Early vegetables and s-stravberries,
cucumbers lettuce, radishes, &C., raised, We
presume, in hot houses. were for sale in the
Boston market last week.
A colored man has been drawn as juror in
Providence, R. I !, and will take his seat
among the others.
Mr.. Freeman Clark, Of n. Y, has Keen ap-
pointed Comptroller Of <he J, S, Treasury
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SOUI HERN NEWS.


The following items are published in ;ba
Northern papers
SIr. Wigf,}l, Of Texas, Senator in the Con.
faderate Congress, Is reported in the hchmoDd
ENQUIRER as ram paging" on high horse
Z enouncng and abusing men and things GER.
orally. The newspapers give him tit for ,at."
The bill to arm the negroes finally passed
the Confederate Senate by enc majority
Owing to some slight amendment The bill vas
sent back to the House, which it Was believed
would Immediately agree to The proposes
change, as it did not materially affect the main
provisions oe the BILL Both Houses Of The
Confederate Congress were TO have adjourned
on Saturday last.
The Rich nond Dispatch OF the 9th says
"The Ftaerals o. the lst Inst. again occupied
Suffolk, with fifteen hundred or tHo thousand
troops, mostly negroes.
The Southern papers have accounts Of the
recent raid 10 Fredericksburg. and the capture
Of the tobacco there, as already published ~
One statement is that the tobacco was sent
there by an arrangement with Col. Singleton;
another is that be had nothing TO do With it;
another is that it was placed there at the risk
Of Northern purchasers, &c.
Wilmington is being made the. base OF sup
plies for Sherman army. AL the vessels
which were lying at Savannah and Charleston,
loaded with military stores, have been ordered
to rendezvous at New Inlet. Deserters coming
within the lines CT the Army Of the Potomac
are said to have reported that two 5rlgades
from pickett's division had been sent to rein
force Early, and that one thousand Of these
troops have been captured by Sheridan in ad-
dision to those previously reported. The
story, however, lacks confirmation.
On the authority Of a private letter 3ron
Wilmington, under date Of March Ssh: it i;
stated that scout had reached thas city from
General Sherman's army, who reports that
when he left Sherman, the latter was IN gos.
session Of Cheraw, South Carolina.
Richmond papers, Of Thursday, il retiring
TO affairs in front Of Petersburg, represent
that everything for the week previous ha2
been mud bound, and that an incessane rain
on "Wednesday rendered affairs in that respect
10 worse con }iti N, and would delay for some
time the advance movement by Zen. 0Ian'
which they appear 70 ANTICIPATE.
The Confederate Senate have unanimously
passed resolution apl rowing the icrter 0.
Gen. Wade Hampton to General Shernan
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81
CORRESPONDENCE.
Hos Mil DIV, Of THE MISSISSIPPI,
In TIE FIELD. Feb q, 1865.
Lieuteuaut General Tj,a1e Hampt@n COM
5aaadinq caga7y forces G! $ 4.

f2c:I0l1Y c0GItNy JO'tts =. - 4
GENERAL :-E5 is off ,iaI|y reported to me
tbai our toragug parties are murdered after
capture, aud |ao4led Death 30 Ill H>ragers
on. instance oi 4 lieutenant anC! seven tuen near
Chestery;!Ie, ani another Of Uw 3n!y iiear
rayiue, e1ghiy rods from the aialu road, aoou5
three miles 1rom E5as5evylIa l have order
I'd similar number Of prisoners il our hands
70 be disposed Of in like manner.
/ hold about one thou sand prisoners, cap
.tl,1e3 il various ways, and can stand It as long
as YOU. but I hardly think these murders are
committed with your knowledge, and woiid
suggest that you give notice to the people at
LARGE that every lie taken By them simply re"
sulIs in the death Of one Of your Con'ederates.
Of course you cannot question my right TO
forage On the country. LII war right as OLD as
history The manner OF exercising It varies
with circumstances, and if tie civil authorities
will supply my requ sitions, | will forbid all
f,,ragiDg But I find no civil authorities who
can RESPOND to calls Tor forage or provisions
and therefore must collect directly from the
people have no doubt this l. the occasion
Of much miS5ehavior on the part OF our Men,
but cannot permit an enemy to Judge CT pun
ish with Wholesale murder.
Personally, [ regret the bitter feelings en-.
gendered by this war, out they We're to DC ez.
uected, and | simply aIiege that those VINO
struck the flst blow and made war inevitable,
ought not in fairness TO reproach US for the
natural consequences [ merely assert our
var.right TO forage, and my resolve 70 protect
uiv fJragers TO the extent Ut. life Tor lie
I an, with respect, your obedent servant,
". T. SHERMAN, " jor General y. .. A,
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HEADQ RS. IN THE FIELD,
February H.
1Ig;oy General ". Z: Sherman, United
STATES Army:
GENERAL. Your communication Of the

shat il has been officially reported that
your forging par;its were 'n2urdcred alter
CAPTURE; aul you 90 on to say that you
had 'ortlered similar number Of prisoners III
CUR hands TO be disposed Of IN like manner -,
that j. to say, YOU have ordered nutnoer or
Confederate soldiers TO be murdered,
You characterize your order Ii proper terms;
for the public voice, even III your own COUNTY,
where It seldom C1ares to express Itself n Vim
s;cation Of truth. honor, Or Justice, Will agree
with YOU in pronouocng you guilty u lnufdar
i v0ur order is carried out
Before disnssng this portion OF your letter,
beg to assure you that FIR every soldier OF
ruine murdered by you, shall have execu
ted at once, t1vo Of yours, giving IN all cases
preference to any officers who may be IN my
hands
In reference to The statement you make re,
gardiug the death of your foragers, have only
20 saw that [ know nothing OF Il; that no Or
deys given ty me authorize the killing OF lprls'
oners al er ca pture, and that | do not believe
that nv men killed any Of yours, except under
circumstances in which it was perfectly leg II"
mate and proper they should XII them Ii IS
= nart Of the SYSTEM of the thieves whom You
designate as foragers, to fire the dwellings, OF
those ci,izens whom they have robbed. 10
shock this inhuman system which Is justly exc
Grated BY every civilized nation, have direct
81 nv men 70 shoot down al or your men Who
are caught burning houses This order snail
remain u farce as long as you disgrace '0s