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l0lfIAXll.IE

] louisville. June 21.--Ffour steady and IN
| changed. demand mostly fDrcousumption. Whtat
and corn quiet and unchanged. Oats In Dxht de-
mand; holders nrm. No. 2, 56c,i mlxri bbcs
! higher. Mes FORK. s3Z. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
osc.; rib. l24e.; clear, l3c. Hams sBd lard IN
changed.
ST. LOUIS, june 21.--Fionr quiet aBf nm
changes. Nher,-Cash and June higher aud
sI25 Jsnc. - .07tGsi.Ofk July. Corn-Cash
higher; 7Z,e572tc. cash, ~ &c. June. 7Itc. Jnsy.
Oata steady and irm; isSaJO.c. cash. 40'se.
June, any; WiN s'dady ~ s,iS ;n r s
unchanged. Eerd dull aud nominal at sl1.4O.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. June 2l.-FlOur dun aud unchanged.
Wheat inactive aud lower: No. = chicago
spring. sl3l% cash @i.32 June. 1892 ti.33
July. Corn dat. weak, and lower: 7oi.c. cash and
shade higher; 81 a6t5lhc. ,cash. &C.. June. f5tc.
July. Fork IN fair demand and bower ~ t2n.75ea
$3.50 cash, -2J.7J Jane aud Jey. Lard mod
erately active and higher, 81 80 cash, l:55ea
500; short RIB, slo.lJ: short cIcars sl2.75.
Whishey steady and unchanged az sl.lG.
MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE. June 2I.-Fiour qnfp, and firm.
What Jul and steady, No 2 VI lwauk1c. -l.32t
ca sli and June, .l.33i. July. Corn easier: No. z,
IOtc. oats higher: No. >. 5lsc.. white. 55c.
Provisions sc tdy. Ncfs-pork s2O.7j cash aud
Hogs quiet aud unchanged.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK, June 21.-oott0n-Gross receipts,
56s bales. Frtl-~s closed stssiy; sales $4,000
bales. June, fl2.27G rl2.2s; July. -lZ.3l: Au-
gust, Sl2.i3 september, LII: October, Al l.6t
Msll 80: November. sili7Gs11.ts: Decem-
Der. ~ i.ismslI.5O: January. sfl.6i@sIi.62.
February. Sl1.1Sd sl1.T5.
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RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE
WEDNESDAY, june 2i.Iss2.

WEDNESDAY, june II. 1882.
SECOND EOMD.-lO sharcs Norfolk and West
ern preferred "a Dos, 10 90. ut 5Oii 10 do 1t
5G'., ID do. ~ 5Oi 1000 Petersburg Railroad
bonds, "Cllss '."at 7Ji., 1000 10. nj 75i,; 20
shares Virginia Home Insurance Company At % :
so shares Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance
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Floar-We quote: Fine. s4@9i.5o; extra,
81 gO0sG5O: 'snpcrfne, sJ.5OHsG common ~
rerfuc. Si5C0 -: common family, -G.6oMfi ;
choice family. ~ ID $3.50
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Ry Telegraph.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. June 2l.-Noon.-Stocks weak.
Money 3 per cent. ENchIngc-Long. 50; short
i~~t.. STATE bonds generally unchanged. Govern
monis generally unchanged.
rrentug-ENchaugc. ass. Governments gen-
orally unchanged: now -, lnlG; new as.
IIit: new -. l2f p. Money. .a2s per cont.
aucrs-t ir.t $4,000, currency, $1,000.
-fock. well
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COMMERCIAL.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE

OFFERINGS.
C1rN.-NLl'e. $3.50 bushels: rc-cxhih.fad 700
bu-ir.. Mixed. l,5OO bushels. rc-csAlli'cd,
lIuu bushels.
GATE 1000 bushels
BLACk PEk-.--7i bu-hc-.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
C0HN.-N bite. 800 buahci. rcry good western on
CorrON.--ronc Grin. Receipts, : halc.. QUO
'qfiyu5: MGj'ire. 1870: Tow mitdluv, Ilsn
n e.: good ordinary, 1880 losc.; ordinary.
W94r.
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Anofincr One LyMehed.

Jackson, Miss, June 2l.-M sardis
carly this morning an armed mon iorcioiy
entered the county Jail and took lneTelrom
Nathan Lucid (colorcdD. charged win IN
decent assault, and hanged him. The
lynchers are unknown.
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VARIETY SpKlNGs. OPEN /,

Jf'SE. on the CIe,lTcakc ana Ohio rail-
road fifteen milo. wr-t u stanton, cars topping
Il IRE door. Excellent water. grand scenery, an1
gcoi ARE. suai amusrmtnt7. Board. 30 per
month of thirty days. - pr week. and $50 per
day. Children under twelve year, ana .eryants
laii-pTice. Bathing iu healing water gratis.
Mrs. MARY J. BI ERI'ss, lr0I motor.
g.. W. LAcKEl. Manager. ic T-lm
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Physicians FAY II combines all the beside
rata Of every ferruginous tome prescribed
by every school OF medicine. Browns
Iron Bittsrs.
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Snicisic.

ALEXANDRIA, June 2l.--M. IIolde.
French Secretary OF Control, has committed
suicide here.
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RrFFALo's sTRIKING TYPOS.

BUFFALO. June 2l.-The daily newspa-
pcrs issued their full number oi copies A.
usual Yesterday and this morning. The
strikers remain firm in the position taken
by them, and are very peaccable. The
Gcuricr in it, edition this morning pub
h,hcd double-column advertisement for
compositors at the prices demanded by the
rS-thirty-thrcc cents and thirty-tiyc
cents for day and night worl, respectively
and announced that none OF the strikers
need apply. and cditorially announced that
the Courier will not he coGrcedto engaging
men and paying prices by any foreign
organization. The Express voices about
the same sentiments, and adyerti,es for
compo>itors. offering thirty-lhrcc cents.
The publisher, Of the E<Ircss feel conf
dent that they can I'LL the place, Of the dis
satisfied employees during The week.
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SUNNEE RESORTS.

NfOUNTAIN-TOP HOTEL, l.99G FEET
VI ABOVE TIDI-wATEr, situated in virginia,
on the Chesapeake and ohio railway. III miles
from Richmond. W., g. NOW OPEN fOE NlSf-
TOES. For terms. etc. address
HENRY l.. MAcslE. Proprietor,
f. l3-lm Alton Depot. Va
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The Strikes.
PITMBLE CONDITION OF TIE wONDALE WLl
NOIs) STRIKERS.

FIIIAbLE CONDITION. OF IHt IEUNDALL IIILI"
NOls) STRIKERS.
CHICAGO, june 2l.-The condition OF the
strikers 81 Ir0rdale who struck against
wages ranging from Sl.jO 10 Sl2 per day
i, becoming pitable. Their boosted re-
serve iund does not hold ont, and many OF
them are actually suffering. They only
crow more stubborn. however, prcterring
10 depend on the town for support TO
yielding their point. The lIydc-Park all
thoriiic> have given notice that they will
not on any condition give the striker, any
aid, for which declaration the strikers hold
the Calumet Iron and steel Company re-
>nOneihlc.
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B.xo,ut,ou in Uruguay.

BuENos AYREs, June 2l.--A revolution
has broken out IN Uruguay,
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Dy Telegraph.


-. ,,,r, Iyr-01.-Coltnu 0lIIctaud ,-Cll.y (:
sales, l.3s9 h.i,s: ugiinl'' - -, III ,'..
~ e.; MT consolidated l''S ~; i2il H.. tj't
eNroi.r-io rrc1, hri'a-''' - ,,.,.,t ,,,,'i
Continent. iNu bales. = lihtfu H''.i h'' i'.'- 70
anl dull. wheat lc. lower ann Hci'f g.
ucno decline on cash 'ot. Ne. = -t'nfi -
uuertdrd r.d. SIP ~ -l.ii; 80. = ttI '",i''
sIl2. -II3. July. -l.21'. corn ol'nt1 a
shade low.r: afterwards recotcfet '' ,..is,
s.t. .,,.r..i..d. ?. ~ 74<c.: ". - june. ~ a
f-c. oar c.hglcf anu fairy aeule, r,',li's
,r.Ee. ~. 3, jalmbDc. Hop very sif'hs WIZ
good Inquiry eastern; s.. oo,' , ,'.'N
Steady tll scr. guict' Hio c.rs,e Ie' u /" ~
ol l0t- p ~ lee SUGAR qnt' ing '.''.i' '''.I .
fair io good rcdminf guo'.i II. - 10,
hncl qnie' 'i.,l+'Ip ,o '.i. demand 'sn,
ana 4,Ait ,..io ~ -. ~. s-2.l-.. Wool m
changed ana tc.t 10y -. ..f .,i
m-i,t ~ 81 W. . :, ,i ', III ar ot 1,fddb,
ai 1850 ~. I..,,, li.'. ~ i. lard 0o.u.i
NE, SbSr .a.' r,is rine,a.i aisanotd ~
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IOBB'S ISLAND. VA.
y TIE ONLY SEASIDE RESORT IN
VIRGINIA.

Tie fucstaul safest If surf-hatiiug.
ocean. channel, and shark h'a.ns and snipe-
shooting.
TERMS: s. Per day, sl2 per wocs, $40 yer
month.
t. Ihcrr,.fonp every Monday. MgdurdtY. and
Friday. Tie Baltimore aud Washington s'clmcrs
make close connection WITH the Norilampion.
AIlrf.. =. T. SPADi,
a. lin Proprietor.
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DOC ABnlOGE ALUM SPRINGS,
IL EO,AbEiDGEC COUNTY. M
9 OPEN FOR VISITORS JUNE iar.
CAPACITY, 1000 GUESTS.


~ >
a., Moan, t,f ID re aysl..............., so Oh
Two months or more escb....... % 90
4trhranrh railroad ~ Goshen, Gle arg. kc a1s
Ohio railway. ior springs. only un sts-hte iph-
yte.' ride thrna.h l.lN mi and 4, trgsse sal-
nv tn tie 0fsaf f1thftfn y hruiM. Tho epiifo
premise have undergone thoroufti aad cesIt;s
Irpaifs. placing tic property =, -cco.ss - 90
Niuer.n~-ghrc ln ihts country. \ hose 10. lbc
invalid. Amuiemcnts OT ssery deec.iston tor
ih,,,e eccklng recreation and Ii.asuIV. Fine hunt.
ing aud fishing. \ cordial Virginia welcome MI
b.. ca tended 10 all rui everything yesitlr done ."
make orr sGesl. comfortable saisfyJ, rnd happy.
/ EUGENE 4. PfIION,
] NY Ism G,nessl NanaSeg.
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MILWAUKEE,.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. JUNE 81. 1882

steamer Ariel. Clifford. Norfolk. United states
mail. merchandise. aud passengers. l.. +. Tatum,
SUPERINTENDENT.
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WARN SPRINGS, BATH COUNTY,
w VA. ARR NOW OtES AND EEApi I'd
RECEiNE VISITORS. Descriptive pamphlets Ia
be- had IT Purcell ladd & Co., Polk Nistr and
John Bl,.r. dvayglats. Richmond, az ~ the prn-
plict0r. ihis Il Tie most delightful waria sllLus~
In Temperature, % derye - "a The world.
~ 3g-lm JOHN IL ElbANhs
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TIVE HOT SPRINGS
BATH COUNTY, Va
ARE now Open FOR TIE RECEPTION OF
VISITORS.

Thcv7fers age specific for Bacumnii.in, Gout,
Neuralgia, Affections Z tie Liver, lud ail A'ndrcd
disease.
MG.NILLIAM IL. PARKER, long connected
Ai.h some II thc principal summer uaprt, las
lten engaged Is manager.
ior pamphlets and other Information address
p. C. IAHDl,
ic lin Hot spring. iaih comfy Va.
ORKNEY SPRINGS WILL BIZ OPEN
- FOH THE RE gEPT y OF GUESTS
JTNE /. I-S2. Ihi, wtll-rru0wnfd Place has
Inst icrgoc cNtcu-iN AMI thorough "a air- houn
T. G., thp hotels proper and tlc grounds. Special
attention has been given u the sanitary depart
ment For further Information send for le.ctip-
i've catalogues. j. y. NDDIbh NIb'
wvyT-yIn General Manager.
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ND POINT COMFORT, N

HN6EiA UoTlL
-r.uatcI 100 Yards fr.r forf NearfC. open all
49,, ganr. ttsdal to lug Iut.i lu nf lnfct >tatcs-
-,rroupana, gu rri l.ffj. Bathing, boa'ing. h,lf-
INT t..,- ,.itgfsphr- iafr. tss Tor equal
arr,nu.n,Ltfluas unau .uy tvsnrt IN thc country.
Climate me-. i.uu uAilfs, 1ne lcr IA wrll tfiy
,. te.llf I'D us .plarihc eH.ct. srnd fDF cituitr
.,.cfi.iue hygieIlc aGsaHtl -, 'ir.
HAIRlSOS piiEpU~.
my lA-3In Proprietor.
, 1882-08-16

incessant interviews with the German
Charge HAffaires-who supports
England-and in that snmmoEing of
the Grand l)ivan, which IN Turkey
signifies that very great resolutions
ar" at least to be discussed. 1t is,
we believe, the opinion of the best.
Informed that he will, in the end,
occupy Egypt, as mandatory oil the
European Powers, suppress Arabi,
and then begin to negotiate for ben
Gifts to himself; but the best inform
ed often tail TO foresea the action of
an individual will, when guided by
principles which they do not share.
Il is foolish to predict, but to our
minds, the balance of evidence is in
favour OF another and %iercer protest,
under cover Of which the Sultan will
leave action TO England, receiving
an European pledge that his suzer-
niniy shalI in any event remain un-
touched. A revolt in the Egyptian
Army in favour of Tewfk, is stilI
an event which would clear away
one-haIt of the complications.
, 1882-08-16

he hes inflicted on Egypt and we
must wee that he is put down and
that Tewfk Khedive, whr has stood
by us with such passive courage and
fidelity, is restored t" his full legal
authority. That is our clear duty,
and it il also our best policy. We
do not want Egypt, save with the
consent Of Europe; but Egypt is the
gate Of India, and it is indispensable
to restore order there in such Il way
that the gate shall w he shut,
and that the people, however much
self-governed, shall understand that
sell! government does not include the
right to shut the Canal, TO threaten
Europeans, or to imperil the Ienient
government Of the $50 millions of
souls for whom in Asia we are
responsible. If the Conference can
devise any rapid method of securing
these ends which satisfies it's judgment
we'll and good but if not, Great
Britain must do the work, and leave
Europe to take it's course. If France
or Italy, or Turkey chooses to take
part in the work, there is no objection
to her assistance; but if not, they
must stand aside, and be content to
reap, without hazard or expense,
their full share of the ADVANTAGES Of
the p~aci6cation. If they are suspicious
they must suspect; but the Govern
ment must go forward t" its clear,
and, from the international point of
view, disinteres:ed end-to restore
Tewfk TO- the throne of a pacifcd,
autonomous 'ovince, with a small,
obedient army, and a guard, either
round his person or stationed on the
Canal, sufficient to arrest any person
who Seeks to repeat the role of Arab
Pasha. If Egypt can produce a
Chamber, SO much the better; nor is
it IL business to force on her
European officials, or to manage her
Grown Domains, or to limit, beyond
definite Treaty bounds, her expendl-
ture on herself. But in the last resort
the responsibility for order, and
therefore the power of securing order,
must RESI- with the restored Khedive,
under penalty of British mterfer-
ence, as mandatory Of all the civilized
Powers.
The method Of the execution Of
this programme, which we hold to
be inevitable, if England does her
duty, must depend, of course, for the
moment on the attitude of Europe
and the Porte, Europe will not, we
believe, raise many difficulties. The
Powers cannot object to see their
W plan, to which they have regu.
larry consented, in The "haSiS" agreed
to by the Conference, carried out by
- Power which they can trust, which
il quite determined, and which
can operate instantly, and from two
continents at once. With the eycep-
ton Of France, they huve no inter
e<ts to be j%rulous about, aud mcIud-
ing France, they see that about
Egypt tina British Government and
people are in harmony ard resolved
Cnler careful!y-drawm conditions,
they will, we believe, j" the end
make Britain their mandatory, and
leave the course clear for 81 campaign
uL:.G ,,,1os, ;.ou,aucn hlundprS ara
, 1882-08-16

vengeance, and he took a fendish
resolution. Hosting a flag Of truce,
he Withdrew his troops under its
cover, ordered the murder Of the
Khedive-an order which the soldiery
refused to obey-and released the
convicts from the gaols, with permits
sion to fire the city. and to slaughter
andplunder the remaining Europeans.
The orders were obeyed all night
the murders went on, and the fires
were kindIed, and the wretched
citizens with property fed tor their
lives, Or fought their way to the shore;
and by Thursday, Alexandria, the
liverpooI Of the Eastern MedIterra-
mean, had virtuallyceased to exist. The
Admiral, who had done his own part
Of the work with splendid nerve and
ability, had but imperfect information
of what was going on, insufficient
means for landing in force, and much
fear of diplomacy; and when he
landed his Marines, it was too late
TO stop the con1agrations. The
Khedive who showed himself per-
fectly courageous, but perfectly pow
erless, and who probably owed
his life to his reputation as a good
Mussulman, went on board a British
ship; and the Admiral, victorious,
yet partially unsuccessful, awaited
the arrival of the soldiers, already
within twelve hours steam, who will
enable him to take possession in the
Khedive's name. We trust hat no
scruple as to forms, no fear Of
diplomacy, no dread of Europe, will
delay peremptory orders to perform
that duty. Our shells have dissolved
society, and the duty of minimisIng
the mischief falls to us.
It is impossible to read Of such
an event without an emotion Of
natural horror, but impossible, also,
for right-judging men to hold the
British Government responsible. 1t
was essential, at the massacre of the
Europeans, after Arab Pasha's
defiance, and in presence OF the
danger to the Fleet, to stop the
further action Of the mutineers Ivy
force. This was done as mercifully
as possible, fire being directed only
on the forts ; and had Arab Pasha
been other than he was, his defeat
would have ended with the destruction
OF his military works. There are
depths of ~criminality which the Euro
pean mind never anticipates, and the
Admiral is as irresponsible for the
destruction of Alexandria as is
General Havelock for the massacre
of Cawnpore.
It is The future we have now to
think of. Arab Pasha has withdrawn
his troops-"demoralized," says
reporter, sin fair order and still
Obeying their officers" says another
Ito a point seventeen miles near
Cairo, has destroyed the railway
leading to Alexandria, and ignorant
of the furious speed with which the
Indian Government viii throw
troops into Suez, proposes to contest
the road to Cairo. It is impossible,
on moral as we'll as political grounds,
% leave him there, or give up Egypt
70 IN adventurer who began with a
sautiny, invented n conspiracy by
, 1882-08-16
BROWNS
IRON
RH7ERS

vii cure dyspepsia, heartburn, mala-
Tia. kidney disease, liver complaint
and other wasting diseases.
, 1882-08-16
BROWNS
IRON
RIT7ERS

Is the only Iron preparation thai
does not color the teeth, and will nA
saIse headache or constipation, &s
ether Iron preparations will
, 1882-08-16

IRON
R|TTERS

enaches the blood and Purifes the
system; cures weakness, lack ct
energy. etc. Try a bottle.
, 1882-08-16
BROWNS
IRON
R|TTERS

Ladies and all sufferers from nsa.
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ANIMALS FROZEN TO DEATH.
4 aimals Recently Imported by Mr. For
pauyIl SucCumO To the Cold.

Animals Recently Imported by Mr. Fore
pau.h SuccumD to the Cold.
Several thousand dollars worth of wild
animals recently bought of Hagenbeck,
the great animal dealer Of Hamburg, Ger
many, for Forepaugh's menagerie. arrived
in New York by the steamship Mosel on
Tuesday. Two white camels, quagga
and sable antelope were lost during the
voyage, but five elephants, eight double
bumped brown camels, one white camel,
enc white llama, zebra, white yak, an
ant-bear, mountain antelope, twenty
small monkeys, a baboon five feet four
inches high, an ostrich, an emu, hornbill
and fifteen large snakes, including three
boa constructors, each measuring over
twenty feet in length, making in all a car
go Of scventy-eight valuable specimens,
arrived safely. One of the elephants is
nine feet high and was once the property
Of the late King Victor Emanuel of Italy.
Her disposition was SO ugly, however.
that she was sold to Hagenbeck, who on
the same account could not find any one
willing to buy her until Adam Forepaugh,
Jr., visited Europe last summer. The
next North German Lloyd from Europe
will bring Mr.. Forepaugh ten elephants,
eight giraffes, hippopotamus seven feet
long and five feet high, and large saddle
back tapir. The animals that arrived Oh
the Mosel were placed on special train of
the Pennsylvania railroad on Wednesday
and arrived at the winter quarters of the
Forepaugh show, Richmond and Lehigh
avenues, on Wednesday night. Tie Sc
we're cold experienced during the journey
killed two OF the most valuable camels,
several monkeys aud half dozen of the
largest snakes.
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FITz-JOHN PORTER.
GEN. CHANTS FRANK LETTER.
\ Careful Review of tho Testimony Con-
yinces Him That He Mas Done
Gallant and Efficient
Oficer Iniuatfce

4 Careful hevl6W Oh tu0 1e0tluOOy SOA.
vinces Him That He Mas Done
Ohcer Injustice.
New YORK, Dec. 90, 1sS1.-The Presi.
ient-Dear Sir: At the request Of FitZ-
John Porter have recently reviewed his
trial and the testimony furnished before
the Schofield court Of inquiry, held in 1879,
giving to this subject three full days OF
careful reading and consideration, and
much thought in the intervening time.
The reading of the whole of this record
has thoroughly convinced me that for
these nineteen years I have been doing a
gallant and efficient soldier very great
Injustice in thought and sometimes in
speech. feel it incumbent upon me now
to do whatever lies in my power to remove
from him and his family the stain upon
his good name.
feel this the more incumbent upon me
than should if had been a corps COM
mander only, CT occupying any other com
mand in the army than the one which l
did but rs general had it possibly in
my power to have obtained for him the
hearing which he only got at a later day.
and as president certainly had the power
to have ordered that hearing. In justiti-
cation for my injustice to Gen. Porter can
only state that shortly after tho war
closed his defense was brought to my at
tention, but read it in connection with
sketch of the field where his offenses were
said to have been committed, which now
see, since perfect maps have been made
by the engineer department of the whole
field, were totally incorrect rs showing
the position Of the two armies.
have read it in connection with state
ments made on the other side against Cen
cral Porter, and, l am afraid, possibly with
some little prejudice in tho case, although
General Porter was man whom person
ally knew and liked before; but got the
impression with many others, that there
was 4 half-heartcd support of General Pope
in his campaigns, and that General Porter,
while possibly not moro guilty than others,
happened to be placed in y position where
he could be made responsible for his indif-
ference, and that the punishment was not 4
severe one for such an Offense. l am now
convinced that he rendered faithful. efiic-
lent and intelligent service, and the fact
that lie was retained in command of a
corps for months after his offenses were
SAID to have been committed is in his
favor.
What would ask in General Porter's
behalf from you is that if you can possibly
give the time that you give the subject
the same study and thought that have
given it, and then act as your judgment
dictates. But feeling that you will not
have the time for such an investigation
for it would take several days time)
would ask that the whole matter be laid
before the attorney general for his examl-
nation and opinion.
Hoping that you will he able to do this
much for an officer who has suffered for
nineteen years punishment that neve,
should be inflicted upon any but the most
guilty, am very truly yours,
U. S. GRANT.