Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-12-24

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seps Divsiens trrsr n q 81 ID >s<-z~ IAN
ell the troeps cnEsrs;i n I'M a s. 81.
Ftites seuer,y' n95 f,to al rs,E MD S
not exceea Is s0ee men At tho eio se' n< II Ii
glstlng here our left waspds snced -beT,,r{z& ~
: where Ut fested IN the morning while <ko. {
scentreilad been forced bacs some two huntlrsd 7
yards
In TIE. noon 3 Corrs, over
IL, 00O. sattacked our aia alser ssaiuin 2 s
some adysntage was hsei with tive aid Z
of the three .hfieaies 81 p Ijils which ),
shad Just arrived trpp HatpeT Ferry AZ
the close of the rhattle We held our position
firmly, with the centre So W fafce1 back
as have stated. We coat mid b hold our
position during fHe if1a alaElellau did
not ventureet TO renew TIE rttsek ? ia, the
morning Of the; l9th sss 1sefsssed the Po>ss
tomac!" x d. ei5sScSs II s IS y Z
After giving Ytiie stfshetIi of particular <
commands Gent .lgarIy s,iss,s MP tbs wl,ais: {;
''Taking't the whole force IA tt6sisic t,,s cas-'
airy aud the.artilery, when latier hsa ar.
rived, and we Ind less than 30, 00D men ~ g
all arms at this battle. from, ,ftst ltst Gsn'f
Lee, 10 his report, says that he hdd less thnp
100000: but, for reasons that. can wellsbe un>
derstood, lie never disclosed his own weakness
at any time. .eyensto his own officers.
Mcclellan, in his report, gives his own
force at 81 l64 in aetspp and he pises nm es-
innate of Geh'l. Lees army, In detail, in
which he places our stren1th st 9T ia5 aud =
four hundred ;gnns at'this bsit lie fuiy our 4
boys IL, gray hid sa wonderf itaellty2of mag s
nityipg Rpd multi lyipls ses in battie
aud ~ az slel c0,sl shlghey s
conlpiTment to their ID ltIir aud Tie nliIify q
our commnnder,S tlidn sc hks done by this e.
innate of our strength, is IL appest a ioilitn 2
In the conclusion at his z NJ Gent z
Early says "niy estimates &c t1n ruemys
strength are taken, from theiro@n lorts snd
statements. In the lastipteTyisH fshtd with,
Gen'i Lee, since my return 10 the country. { =
mentioned TO him my estimates of his strength 4
at various times, and he said that they fillyfs
covered his force at all tunes. a6d d Ia some in
stances were in excess. They nfe those 1
have now given yon."
At the beginning Of the war Ire wash
ington authorities proclaimed .ue gevernment
can afford to acknowleige 5tiefeat II The
reader is not satisfied Wit iiese ff1its IT that
sentiment, let him. procure and read Early's
! Address in toto, ASGoNff.DEi s1E. e
TIE FLEA.-@ hen fiesS andeF . micro.
scope, is made toappeari as lafge as ~ ele-
phant, we can see all heswondefl lil parts of
its formation, and are tonished 10 ffpd fist
it has a coat of arnior much MOTE completes
than ever warrior wore, and c6ninoscd of
strong, polished plates, ftted osef each oth-
er, each plate lowered toise she'll.
and where they meet liapd, df.of small quill.
| project Ike those on the hsck of . Fcrcupipe
or hedgehog There sre ~ leg sfehed neck.
the bright eyes, the tTHpspt nj cases piero-
! ers to puncture the. q sucker . draw
away the blood, six i1ng jointed iegn. four of
which arc folded on tfe bfeast, all ready. ne
any moment. to estlitcw6 out with ffemeD-
dous force for thar jpH bicf 50 Botifers one
when they want to eafeh him, nudsat theend
of each leg hooked cigwssto enable him ~
cling on whatever he lights upnn. "A fsa
can jump hundred tunes its own length.
which is the same IS If man jumped five
hundred feet ), and he can draw load two
hundred times his own weight.
LIouT WITHOUT MArcugs.-Take an an
obong vial Of the whitest and clearest glass,
put In 1t piece of phosphorus. sbout the size
OF pea, upon which pour snme oIive oil,
heated to the boiling point filing the vial
about one~'hird full and then seal the vial
hermetically. To use it, remove the cork aud
allow the air to enter the vial aud rhen re-
cork it. The whole empty space in the bottle
will then become luminous, aud the light OBJ
tanned will be equal to that Of lamp. AS