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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07
ARMY NEWS

Way Department. basajHz n. r
5.--Io 6ra. DIX The h.lowing Dis.
patches % relation g tie report 4 H..
tea; and capture a Gen EaHy IS
Sheridan, ard She capture 81 Chariot
vide, have been received by tie DE
parimcul
Gen. Sheridan and BIS forces eom-
meueed iheit moy emcnt last Monday.
and were az Stanton when last heard
from.
Maj, Gen. Hancock was placed in
charge 81 lhe military division during
the absenee Of Gen sheridan. Head.
quarters az Winchester.
+, N. STANTON, See. 81 War.
City Point, Ia, March 5.IfAM
10 Hon. + NJ. Stanton Desert.
ers this morning report that sheridan
had routed Early aud captured Char
lotieville.
They report four regiments sent
from Richmond 10 reinforce Early.
u. ). GRANT. III. Gen.
Gig Paint "a, NarcL 3, 2 II. ~.
= Hon. +. II. Stanton: Deserters
from every point Of lhe enemy's line
confirm the capture Of Charlottesville
by Sheridan. They say be captured
Gen. Early and nearly his entire force.
consisting of 1900 men.
-Four brigadcs were reported as be-
ing sent 10 Lynchburg 10 get there be-
fore Gen Sherman If possible.
u. $. GRANT, Ii. Gen,
City Point, March 5, 3 M.-lIon.
+, NJ. Stanton; Refugees confirm
the statement Of deserters as 10 the
capture q Gen. Early and nearly bis
entire force. They say it took place
on Thursday last between Siaunton
Charlottesville, aud that the defeat was
total. u. s, GRANT, 1t. Gen.
NeiO Tori, lfurcd 5.-The Tines
says letter from Winchester states,
that on the 25th ult. cavalry reinforce
ments and poRtoon trains arrived
there, and on the 9th Gen. Sheridan
started with about $4,000 cavalry, il
is said, to operate in the direction of
Lynchburg Some say Sheridan and
sherman will meet and act together 10
that direction.
New York, March 5.-The Heralds
Washington spseial says: Authentic
information not from Richmond, saws
that Gen. Sherman's advance has
reached Fayetteville, N. c. The dis.
patch also says that Porters gunboats
had reached that point.
Fort Monroe, Kayca 3. The steam.
ers Glacis and Neptune arrived here
this afternoon from Smithviile, ". G. |
The captains Of hosh tt steamers
reported having Encountered during
The irip up the coast very heavy North
East gales. They sailed from Smith
vile on the 1st inst, at | o'clock. A.
~. and shortly before they left The
steamer Gen. Meigs arrived from VIII
mingtVn, n g., bring the report
which was generally credited by army |
and navy officers stationed at Sa,ith- |
vile, that a portion Of Gen. Sherman's /
army had arrived At, and was march /
ing through Wilmington, N. O., from
which il is copiecturcd that u junction
with Gen. Terry's army has been Of
fected.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

UNION SENT MINT IN CHARLES
lroN AND MILmINGToE.-lt seem.
from the Herald's Charleston cores.
pondcut that even ia the hot bed of se-
cesrion love for the old Union sur
viyed all yicissitudrs. The remaining
Inhabitants Of the city manifested the
widest delight at the un'urling once
more Of the old flag, ard when a small
body Of colored troops, the first to land
IN the town, started up the principal
street, their officers were scarcely able
to proceed with them, being met with
a perfect ovation--meu aud women
thronging the avenue, shouting, way-
lug handkerchets and cheering Tor the
stars and stripes.
i also appears that a similar vel
come was extended to Gen. Terry's
troops when they marched into viii.
mington. Old flags which had long
been hidden away, were brought out
and given TO the breeze, waving hand
kerchiefs lined their route Of march
and shouts filed the air.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

The New York News, The special
upholdyr OF rebellion, has The follow
ing onipouring on the evacuation Of
Charleston NY The rebels. II ia
sample Of the pdt,os, worthy Of that
weak. wicked and tratorous sheet
The dishes Of Charleston Wfthihe
fall Of Charleston commences tie tug
Of war. The conflict about 10 assume
IL 6erces,, bloodsest deadlie.. phase.
There Is no longer Any doubt Ms 10.
tn temper Of the South. In the ash.
es OF the doomed city, tho rvsiring
ioo,step. Of It's proud offenders traced
their determ nation to conquer indie.
pendence, whatever may be the Gee.
ratice OF comfort, property or liie.---
Charleston was 10 the Carolians what
Moscow was TO the Russians. Far
beyone is mater al value they reyer-
epced Il for the sake u assl Citations
that linked It with their emotions OF
pride and affection. Ifthey had obey
I'd their inclIatioas, they would have
,teod hy lhy city 10 the last. spnling
their lif--blood Drop BY drop 10 il. de-.
tei CO. Bm the hour had coms ior
them % sacra6ee AL Local pr, judi,es,
all ride AL passion, all sentiuxntAl.ty,
personal considerations to the csusp in
" Aich hey bad embarked. lucy aid
not hes,taie. The appeal va, ulalo
to tNeir moral courag,, anl Il was ~.
swrred By dc otiou liAs ,kat Whlra
fred the sacred city Of th., Museos,-.
and gave 70 the invader "a LLacksn..d
RUIN Tor his prize aud desert loo bis
land o. PROMISE.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

The finding Of the court Of inquiry
upon the Petersburg mine disaster
was communicated to Congress on
wednesday. The opinion IS signed
by Gen Hancock, the president u The
court The failure Of the assault i
% Maj. Gen. Burnside. Brig.
Gen. Lediie, Brig. Gen. Ferrero. Col.
Bliss Of The 9Th Rhode Island reqi-
merit and Brig. Zen. Wilcox. The
troable seems % have been not In any
Discrimination on the part Of any IN
these officers % Do all ia their power.
90t rather IN tie fscf that 10 one oi.
.ieeT haa command 81 az he troop.
Intended q l,e usad III tie assault
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07
STATE OF VERMONT.


g tssth - - = AHNAt
Whereas TIE Coaarea II ihe Unit
cd States have passed Resolution
submitting q ilie Legislatures u he
several State. proposition 10 amend
. the Constitution 81 the [ niled SALES,
which whcn fa,e,d hy three leurhs
81 the said Legislatures shall De val.
. "a 10 an inieuis anl purposes a. a part
81 ihe said Constitution which propos-
"a amendment IS as follows;
"Sto. !. Neither Slavery on IN.
voluntary sersi,udc, except ~ a Z an.
.i4 ment Tor crime whereof tbo party
has been dply convicted, shall exist
"in the United States or any place
subject 10 their jurisdiction.
"sEc. 2. Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by ap.
"propriatr legislation"
Ind Bhersas the OCCASION, willie Il
i one of profound rejoicing TO the PEG
pie Of Tins State as the contamination
If their long cherished hope and de-.
sire, the hatbinger Of a glorious eman
cipa,inn to a race, and II regeneration
10 a nation, Is also one 81 sufficient
magnitude and importance to justify
a special convocatiou Of the General
Assembly Of the State, that Vermont
may early and promptly set her seal
of ratification TO the amendment and
contribute, SO far as her voice and in.
auenos may DO towards Incorporating
il into and making i part OF the or
ganic law Of the andi
Nos0, Werefore,l, JONI GRFGoRY
SNITH, Governor Of Vermont, by yir.
the Of toe authority vested 10 ms By
the Constitution, do hereby issue this
my pfoela alton, convening lhe mem-
beers 10 Special Session. And | do
hereby summon the members Of the
Senate and House Of Representatives
to meet IN their respective chambers
at Montpelier, Together with the off.
GERS OF the two Houses. on Thursday
the Sth day Of March, A, d. 1868. at
len o'clock IN the forenoon, for the
purpose Of acting upoa The proposed
Amendments.
Cipsa nader my hand and he Seal
Of ME State, in the Erecutire'
CHAMBER, at 81. Albums. this
toenty-stpeatt day Of FeIrua-
ry, "a As gear Of orr Lcra one
thousand agLt hwdgsdaad sir.
Us ty.fre, and II Ae Independence
II The United States he eigity.
ninth.
J. GREGORY SMITH.
BY the Governor,
SAMUEL WILLIAMS.
Secretary Of Cir3 and Military
Affairs.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

THE EoLEcuo MAGAnSE for March is en-
bellished with portrait Of Prince Goichakoff
the Russian Minister q Foreign Affairs
The table Of contents embraces the following
selections Wordsworth. Teunyson, and
Brovningi Historical Novels; a Group Of
French Painters, National Colors aud De-
vices; What IS Electrieity' By Herbert
Spencer, Present State Of ireland; Noel
Rashleigh's Wedding; William Makepeace
IhAesefay; Ourselves considered as Spec
'ers; In the Fields; Earl Russell on the
Moral Elements Of Natural Life, The Battle
q Liianio-by Resseeaw st, Hilaire, Prof
q he Lerboane, Paris; Giuseppe Giusti and
His Tines; Going to the Cattle SHOW; sor-
eery. Ancient and Modern.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

WnAr LEE WILL no. General Ne
Cook. who has served under General
sherman, declares that al present and
g View Of The military situation in
DE Carolinas, Lee has bot three al
ternaiiyes Either t. march South
aod meet Sherman IN the open field.
- which event he Is sure % be de.
tfaled 70 break ~ and advance 10
tie noliA, where possible Temporary
success nust iead q utter destruction.
Of y stand n bag in Rlchmond and o.
starved into unconditional ufreuder
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

EXCHANGE or CoLoREp IRools.
The AdvcrtiSer'S Washington or.
respondent says
Now hat the rebel goycrnmea! i
aboni to use negroes in tbeIr army,
mo question is raised as to the cx-
change Of negro soldiers. A5oal thir.
y Of those taken on The occasion If
the Petersburg mine explo ion, were
among the prisoners exchanged last
week, and others ARE expected 70 fol.
low them Immediately. Il Is known
that many Of the captured negroes
have been advertised in the South and
returned 10 claimants Of hem. Prob
ably no way can be devised 10 reach
these men. The fact however, that
some Of those already exchanged were
formerly slaves, would seem to iBdi-
cate that the practice Of giving such
up to their former masters had been
at least suspended,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

A Cincinnati paper, in speaking n
the overthrow u the rebel a, Atlania
says that jnst before tie federal 10 -
enteved the togB. an Indiana coinji4
ny, almost worn out with The march,
we're Struggling with very little regard
70 order. lIurrying uplo the men lie
captain shouted: Close up close
upl IfMe emmy pere % fire wheu
yoa're struggling aioag his ray, Aey
coaidn' III q c'1ssed enc ~ gou Aad
the boys closed Up Immediately.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

A SITUATIoN.--A boy, eighteen,
years old, recently from WaIes. was
examined At the Mayors Office Ihs
other day and was asked What bis ba-
siness was. Il am in the army, he
replied. In the army; how did you
get there" a man offered 10 the =
situation, and he got me one for three
years. (Laugbier) And wha. did
he g.ge you z NOT one cent Such
d eepiions are continually practiced-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

The proprietor Of the Charleston
Mercury demonstrated with the mill
tary officer who confscaied his Office.
urging that be opposed notification in
1880" The soldiers say this is the
nearest approach to loyalty which has
yet been met with among the white
population of Charleston.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

Gov. Banks has been singularly pa
tient under the calumnies that have
been heaped upon him; but Judging
from the tonc 81 thn letter 81 Mr. Cur.
rison il has at last exhausted. He
makes short work Of somo Of his as
sailants-proves them 70 be Disgrace
of the eervice--and concludes with
this singing ailusiou to some Of the
morr prominent OF those Who have
been bounding him down: / lase
been so long silent because was
strong. Had been a. Infamous rs
some Of my assailans, might hu, e
been as noisy"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

II is said when Generals Crook
and Kelly were brought before Early
he requested them 10 be seated, re-
marking, MY turn may come next.
Some enterprising Yankee will come
along and capture me-" He little
dreamed that his words, uttered in
jest, would be 80 speedily verified.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

Estimates Of Gen. Lees strength,
made from the best authority, prove
him to have from sixty thousand to
sevcniy-Gve thousand men, of which
it is supposed he has sent south 10
Beanregard from ten thousand TO fl.
teen thousand.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

HEshYs f9gwosr LMnexr i-fhls eei
bfsfe1 P4In Killer i used 81 hlmasi every
A0ussbd. ard worth ~ sgait IA gold. I,
~ire Cramps, &ennlgs, gheuHlat.sm ard ~
iisea'es where . falo Killer i required. iSed
externally diH.srusiiy T3i T. sold ever
vhAlel
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

The Mormon women are running
away from Brigham Yogng's domiu.
ions a. fast ne they can. Brigham
keeps a sharp lookoat upon them
Bat The women are getting Disguised
wilh their legraded condition aad q
crisis IH Mormon a'f.3n = xYere,l
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07
PnILAnFLpnGA Afnrrh 4

PHILADELPHIA, March A. 1865
Jay Cooke, the subscription agent.
reports the sale Of the seven. thirty
loan to-day At &4,180,000, including
subscription Of S234000 from New
York, and three thousand individual
subscriptions Of $50 and 500. Total
subscription for The week, s20,877,550
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

Gen saxton lHely held meeting
Of colored people ii Sayanpsb 10 ex-
plain their settlqmenL There .ssri
many amens, with so5s and tears, and
laughter, when the Geheral spoke "
their freedom, apd at the close Of bis
speech they burst out Of their own ac-
cord n the hymn, "My country, It's
Of thee
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

Gen. Grant reports that since tho
beginning Of the campaign last MAY.
1900 deserters have come into'our
lines from Lees army alone.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

DR.. Holmes is reported as saying
in lecture 10 Providence that il
should be no source Of reproach TO
New England thai she has many in
saue persons the persons who fight
the battles Of thought, wherever they
are, will have most killed and wound
adj
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

s. Il DoOas' Euam ~ Cares Coughs
cola. cfoap and 81 Paiaao. aff corr 'aitts
#e f s.te- q asYedItetarai Is af9fssr
ama sa3 81 syalsa
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

ty ths tlme ia sbs vsiaay Ra esh
Uo6sr She rsle Of Grant ,l.c people o.
Rihmood are fa'ly reabglag tbe ca.
prea,oa e MeCael Ihan3et 40
rouna tic by Toe dBoals ii
Riohmee 3 arr iaa paiasald ieam ana. II
,t,y stay ia Hcameod, ll,ey will be
bemme5 io f tbey e,aeaaie Reb-
@ona. they have % who're ia S.
LOCAL INrEI.G.IoiIsNCIe-
Esfsat 8tfaat.s De
b eai sesrs 80 sstfs gsaaIs,ef Csaa-
y pH sasfft efesf is tass sad sts - ~.
tsyaas1 t.s .atfsa ssits FsIss Is ssaSsg 10
lsa. ssss
0sr fs,euls ia shs several ,osu n she
csaaiy uiil confer fayes upon - y send
ias "a ths ~ Il isSa egiseu elected for tie
yesr ensuing. ths vote ~ cqantY Cemnis-
sooer, sel say iriayuAt.gu eeueertlug the
Affairs q shs topa sAai asy be q general
lasefet
T L Bests, IA Il auPca. bas been ap-
pointed unitsd siAies Assessor for tAe entire
berth sLiFs q neuainEioa Coaaly
The school boss. q pisirlei No. 8. ia Pc
70. vas destroyed ~ Gre on ths uighi Of TIE
18th q FsbruaEy ghe fac, was not diseov-
cred unit. ,hs aeEi u1oruing. aal'the origin
II The hre u ankusru.
Sic, Leonard sargcSni. 2ai, died in Ncw
York city en- tie aiss u jsnaay, lie sas
druggist b occupation, Aad bis sss was
~ years lie viii be remembered ~ many
q ear eiiiaeas a the son % Mr. \. A ssr-
geant. formerly o. tbs Pllsos. nos resident
u Wes,fsld. Wis
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LOCAL INrfI.I.IoINoT-

Estssi 3tiaat.s if
e tesi sfsrs a fis HsaaI csaa-
= We etfs frt i - ss sad -l3 - ta..
tsrsasf IS ts .atf6a .f&hs laEsF d ssaasag ia
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MANCHESTER VI.

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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

T L. Bcsts, Ia q Report, bas been ap-
Pointed unitsl s,ltes Assessor FOR the entire
berth sLiFs q neuainEioa Coaaly
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-14
STATE ITEMS.

SUICIDE. Mrs. John MoGovan. Of St,
Adams, committed suicide on the LIST inst,
Exchanging herself in barn, She was SIX
y years Of age and had been partially de-
ranged FOR some time,
ACCIDENTS. ~ Geo. W, Blake, Of ia rfax,
slipped and fell on Main street in ST. Albans,
few days since, and after getting up, a
surgeon. with some trouble, succeeded in
proving TO the incredulous man that his leg
was broken.-A son Of Stephen Peabody,
Of Newport, two years Of age, fell into apail
Of hot water last week. and was so badly
scaldcd that he died in a few hours.
CRlNFs The store Of Mr. Nathan Pierce,
Of Rutland, was entered on the nigh, Of the
30th ult,, by breaking out one Of the large
panes Of glass in the front door, and some
$500 in goods were taken away.--Tho
bedroom Of Mr.. Marshall II, Burgess, Of St.
Adams, was entered through window one
night last week. and $3.50 stolen from his
pantaloons pocket--The three young men
receut'yjr carcerated in the jail at Fayette-
vile for passing counterfeit money, recently
attempted to break jail.
FIRFs- Tie dwelling house of Harry Hill
Of Isle La Mott, was burned with mist of its
contents on the 23d or Feb The IRE caught
from a defective stove pipe in an upper room.
PERSONAL, Breyet Brig Gen. George P
Foster, Of Walden, former ly Colonel Of the
4th, is now in command Of the Vermont
Brigade Surgeon Eison, Of the 7th Vt.
regiment, has been mustered out Of the SER
vice, having Seen three years Of CO ntinuous
service, most Of the tmea assistant surgeon
Of the LIST Vt. cavalry. Breyet Maj. Ten.
L. A. Grant is soon to be assigned to a COM
mand suitable to his rank. Lieut. Col.
Brown, 9th Vermont regiment, resigned on
ccount Of severe and continued illness, died
suddenly at Harrisburg, Pa, while on his
way home.--Col. Tracy, Of The %, has rer
signed in consequences Of disability resulting
from wCun6s received at Cedar Creek
Col Wells, LIST Vermont Cavalry, has been
nominated Brigadier by Breyet
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NEWS ITEMS.


Both Houses have passed the bill to e.
tablish home for disabled soldiers. 1t in
corporates Lieut.. Gen. Grant and 80 others.
The capital is TO consist Of million Of dol
lars, made up Of military fines, deductions
from pay, Sc, aud 10 expense to the Gov
ment.
= One thing is at last definitely settled.
The last ditch isn't in South Carolina
Preatice.
One Of the citizens Of Savannah who
had in store large quantity Of cotton, at
tempted to protect it by lifting over it the
English flag. tie was brought to bis senses
and given to understand that the American
flag ruled in that place, by the orler-"Take
down that rag u veil riddle it,"
The account Of the Inauguration was
put to press 10 the daily en- Monday morn
ing in too much haste to permit proof read
ing, and, by error in a single letter, Chief
Justice Chase was represented as admins
tering "oats" to the President
The Uaitei Service cattle states that
the Oldest Officer now IN tie army is Adju-
,ant Pcaeocke q tie regular army, who
is on half pay, and whose commission bears
date March 81, 1888.
"A member Of the Arkansas Legislature,
in debate On The question Of restoration
Of the uuiou, made a speech in favor Of ii,
which be concluded BY saying "That it
would change the 5arrea hsls into fruitful
roleyi"
Miss Emma Hard.nge. a California girl.
leetnrgl IN New York, Thursday night, on
tie war She compared Abraham Lincoln
70 Moses, aBi Jaaos Buchanan lo Judas Is
eariot. Poor Judas
The statement is made that the less Of
li6 ia his war has been tpo hundred and
forty ilsasaaI 0flhese. tro hundred aud
,Wenfy thousand have died Ia tie service
from wounds ana sickness 10 tie field and
hasIital Tvcaty thousand more are esii-
uste4 % x ne ruuasl which have died ar
ter discharge, from polnis reserved and dis
care eeuuaeai while ID service. Mannhils
de em.Frauoa e lie country has uore than
Kept tbs uambeg re5d.
Il. isrdstel thatais Chiistaas ce.ekra.
i,oa 81 eaatrAtabd sehoel % Ngriglk TIE
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4 irttfr teen u Afay q tr
james, writes lass Saturday llh),
- VI al q dr.eticrs sio came
0ytt On lbarlay night we're br3 ou
fafously bot strange 70 tell. noi
man = them wa pjurea Aiie thy
rasbed 4 place of safety, some q Cur
ma inquired hau Il vas i6cy al 81.
CAPPED. Uh ad tbe spokesman 81
ihe larty. Tbcm teller. cred roo high
or us Yes ye, returned tbt pick
q gHi,r. bot by did they Gee 81
high Oh. Why, don't you know
replied tie rebel, well IT, because
dies are gemine ovcrT themselves co.
morrow night Another 81 30 fHy-
three describes, from SomL Crroh-
nu regiment, nho also came IN on
Thursday u glr, reported themselves
q. peace commissioners They said
rs Me,srs Stephens, Hunter and
Campbell had failed to make terms
with the Administration and bring
them back into HE Union. they con
cludcd 10 come over themselves and
see what they could accomplish 10 iha,
line.
Oue Of this number declared that
they bad gone into this var TO put
down Tie heresy ti.st negro WAS as
good as a white man but as that
doctrine WIS now apparently about TO
be adopted al the South, and the ne
grocs were to be placed in the rsaks
there AMI made Their equals, they
wished to 60 north, where Il ere were
fewer OF such equals to be found
The introduction Of negro soldiers ia.
60 the Southern army IS represented
as being exc, edingly disla,teful to the
white men, aud likely TO make deser-
lar more numerous than ever.
The number Of deser,ions reported
at army headquarters, in the last "a
hours, is one hundred and eleven
This makes an aggregate Of over 800
in three days, on this side the Apo
mattox, and two hundred on tie north
side. Those received here generally
hail from South Carolina ard Geor-
gia Many Of them bring their arms
with them, and the cavalry, in some
instances, their horses and equipments
One OF the leamsters came, bringing
lis team Of six mules and wagon. He
sold the wagon and mules TO the
Qusrtermasier's Department, Among
the deserters are seyera commission
ed officers but these generally conceal
the fact Of tbeir rauk, aud report item
selves as prlvatrs,