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( allowing frcm the Richmond. Jy been said forVnd against Genera - fcst bim, lUt we tuppose some 'J antecedents will not be unac-,-tbe. utterance of a friend.and Sot we do not object to on j jhould be heard,- acd a all irf these,, the unfavourable ride Is '.ilSll favourable Isbarry listen- JCB A.L. A. KA.RLY. yisa Virginian by birth, and r cpcv vas prsctwing law in Franklin e gr 'ifed at Weet Point, where be was a '.-"' "a(jet Thomas, Ilooker and other )f the United State! and onr own ,at Point, be Kmd aa Lies tenant United States Army, and went. in -.b Florida war, in the rvap compel ymdffoaionat the cloA al the war, ne fia(iii U . knl whpn hrwtfiitpfl with df dared, he re.uroedJiiB BWora, and waa Hj3xCoIbDeUemtamck'a regimeot by iV? bdVai then, aa be ia now, Chief VVcVFir 'inla. It ia remarkable that the Ex- ,tf vrtiocommiasioned him aa Major waa, after the of tear twenty yean, a Brigade General in bis inn. In Mfxinii Meinr Kar! nad LO ODDOrinnit? - A J X I trooDB, and the? atand ia awe.of his peraon. Tbey . obey him nat ao much from a2ct:-n ss from ftar that ' hi keerl rye will seek oat toe CuCces. and mat his Hero new will brine then to poKihrfAit. . lie ia a man genyjllyf few forda, austere ia bia bearing, and cot , very Murcacnawe io stranger. , ThI ia nothing of the ad capienda" in his chars r. lie baa an abundance o( the fortiter ia ;"--Jut little or tbe " saaviter in moio." There ii probab!y- officer in our army who can bet ter withstand disaiv and thia ia one cf the best evi- rr. Ml a .1 i deuces 01 menu tacuay miner lis aeteai ice men reiy apon bim aa coLfUijly aa after a victory. He aeemi to rue superior to jtnisrortune, end bis very presence baa that mystenow itflaecce which eiccurages and re assure. . 9 " In action General Early is cool and deliberate. He rides along under fire with a countenance that never changes a muscle, and with apparent indifference to danger. lie may lack dash and impetuosity, but for cool, tfady,uQwaveru)g courage, no man is bis superior. Oa the whole, we believe we pronounce bat a Jast tribute when wersay that there is no truer or braver soldier in our army than Gen. Jatftl A. Early and of equal rank no abler Commander. Long may be lire to lead the Army of tne vauey. others ? have Wf Ot d K- m- tbe lattcd Jts it.n, ,-i'acter of a gigantic flt time imitated the ta a baleful influence ..Jation of our troops tb& elite of the Army cf North .a disorgaffizition, and, if we must able demoralization, too many in 'vftunately ban priscntid. To tLis Jition -these predatory batlts acquired in . Jy's country, General KiKLT in bis addrees af- jrlpetwnced on that occaeion, for -it waia reverse a loss or adTantscrta bravely won, Imt weekly lodt by pre datory disorganizition end Eub3etit und wo PflJ re" Bulling panic. These things may bo attributed to two cause;; one ! we have already stated. Another will be fully utated and understood when we say that each, things never oc. corred under Jackson and Ewill. It is evident that if we are to keep up to the point cf fullest rfficiency for tie defense of the Country, those iron legions of noble , men npon wl.cm that defence depend?, our armies most Dot be turned into gigantic raiding parties, and our of ficers mnst be men competent to acquire end maintain ' that high moral ascendancy upon which the preservation ot discipline can alone permanently depend. Certain events in the -'Valley have exhibited the evil effects of , the last reaultlcfs raid acroaa the Potomac, and we fear also that they show the want of weight and power in the leading cfBccri to restore tte diecipliie and direct the energies of the men under their command. ' It looks too much like it, and the prespect ia not eccouraging. It cet tainly, at least to us, holds out a warning that oaght not to be neglected, and which, wo think, cannot be Bafely neglected. The policy cf all raids, unlt83 undertaken for a spe cific purpose, and confioed -strictly to the accomplish ment of, that purpose, may well be regarded as doubtful, and mote than doubtul. And thoee purpessa ought to be strictly military, else they not only weaken ns by diverting forces from the main bodies, combatting at , the decisive points, but also by demoralizing the de tached bodies employed in such expeditions. Why do so cany of our' own papers fall into the Yankee custom of alluding to the Tallahassee and her consort or consort, if she has such, as M privateers The Tallahassee is swrgular armed vessel of the Con- federate States, under it gularly commissioned cfScers of the Confederate States Navy -is manned by sailors , and marines of the same service sailed from a Con- federate port, where he wes armed and fitted cut, and acts under orcers frcm the Secretary of the Navy of the Confederate SUUb. . She ia just as much a part of the Naval Bervice of the Confederate States na General vi me uiuiiary BtrviCC r f , I. TT Ttt. .5 .. . . ..... ( - . a. a, wi-wiiun uaTerii8C8 in tte Mobile papers OPszing a reward o! UXfi THOUSAND DOLLARS for, the arrtst cf a man named D. Hack, who , Was Wrested here oa the 21at ult , but escape! from the custody Ht eaid Kouuto while goicg South on the - cars cf the South' Carolina Railroad. " : We are kfbmed cf the lact that Back has been re- arrested cere and nasgone doutn pnJcr guard, so inai we ceem n unBecetsary io copy Mr. Roclstos's dvertisement, and eepecially bis statuneat, which, un explained, certainly does not say much for the prompti. tude or firmness of the civil authorities, nor lot the - character cf lass of men in but tot o our comma-tlty.'- ',"'. tw forV r rear talari e occuarib be-. ::s. A cou. Vb!e n last Tarsdtttbe .-cd were in tb jin cui tiiriiiiubes were occunru iments u both fofc cavalry Iras sent on arietta, tcMIVate oo the enemy's sinUpg parlies, acd kcrp ud a cuutinnoua picket linq wita the vurious pwiiiODO cf tte Yankee ormy, the largest por tions of which was at Hummerville and along the road to Chattanooga acd Bridgeport, on Saturday and Bto- day, a week s.;o. tf One entire Yankee corps rcmaics in AtlantayThe men have beeu on bait rations dm kg ttyjilt two weiks and will have twenty dajs' supply. V Strain of two honored wsgocs ladeu with bu be islet, ce reached At lanta y day )m weik, having come safely 'by the bigtay eas'. cf the Hiuie railroud. Our caxlrabave not becu scouting in force ia that direction, he&i the comparative ftftty with which the entuy fyucctoied ia carrying the train through. I Ibe enemy nave contracted tLeirfbrtDpallra t the inner lines of the furtiEcuious iiintlaula V'hey oc- (l,lt copy the bill od which the L'iiy Stund.V buving stionsly posted eutrcDchmenis aboC it. Ttev bave destroyed all the frame house's, stable," Ic, in Jhe city, and used the material tor luel i.u I to secure a clear range. Tfco kmate etmicary was r ltd to the ground and the material used in strengtbening tbeir forts, barracka'aud pcBta. Iney torage m tue rie'guboricg counties wjt entue uiviaiot s lor rs -crta, tut lately ttey buva ioud hut li'tlo RuhhiaiiliLt! add Lutq btccmrf tprv mnc: alarmed lor tLeir ptosptcta of suppliee. Tl'tir souVc-fi of supply y tbe railroad is completely cut of!. Oar cavalry destroy the road &a ipidly p6 the eucmy. repair it. Ibtre are 800 YacLces in Alarieltu, which post is n6t eo etrccgly f jrtifitd but tbajt a rnpie, movement oo it, with a superior orA', v cuid easily tecure its capture. Ibe garribou there is cm viry stiort allowance of rationf and bud it infusible to eubtiat ell the vicinity. All tbe lrame bniluicgs have been distroytd for fuel. '1 b Military Academy Lad not tciu ce8itoed cp to lues- duy lubt. Til Ncvr Haiiuau. 'alcraft, the once faiuuus Lughsb hangman, now eu petuuuatcd, has been Ebccecded in tia hideous position by one AEkren, who is thus described in tbe Edinburg Couraut : , Askcrn, the hangman, is a man about forty years of age, tall, dark complexioncd, well foimej, anil with large whiskets and moauiacLcs. Not less than six ftet in Leight, and a little bent aa if with care, be is propor tionally stout, and a man of apparent firmness and de termination, lie is a pcrbon of considerable intelli gence, podBCs'.ng a good knowledge ot current events, lie has been a soldier, and tecn'mucb cf tbe world. Dove, thg prisoner, was the first person on whom be performed tbe last efficta cf the law. When Dove was sentenced to be executed at York CaBtle', A&kren, who bad been unfortunate, and was at that timj an icsolvent debtor, imprisoned by bis credit ors in the Cas.le, made cur ot bis services for tbe oc casion wbicti tbe Yoik magistrates, from their knowl edge of his character and tkul, did not hesitate to ac cepu He 'xpresses bimBtif suongly on the ignoroice displayed by the mob in a.'uiost alwajs biBswg the haegman wnen be pppeared cn the sc. Hold, lie lakes the somewhat broad view thtt the finisher of the law has no more right to be condemned than the Judge who boa pronuunctd the sentence. Akren, who belongs to Yorkshire, arrived in EJin barg on Sunday morning, euu during a portion cf that day and Monuy, be waiitedabout in company cf nee &! ibe city edict rd in plain ciothts ; but wa, ot course, quite unknown. Uiibtrle, bis practice as a harman nas not been extensive, but be is not unlikely to suc ceed Calcraft, who is cow npwacd of seventy years of age. Aekren spent the nigm ot Monday in the Coun ty liailJiuge, without goiLg to bed, atd occasionally going out to see the progress the ectfLld was making, io ascertain tbe working ot Uie droptbe measure of ltd rope, acd other particulars. Nbtwithatancting that be conducted liimjull 4With lie greatest coolneseit was observed, as be come doCf rm the scaffold, tiSt tears were tricliling down bis checks. - AfK.r tbe unenviabn? fSce was fulfilled, be entered ilrto-a room into ibe County Buiidicga aLd ours; into crying, exclaiming that be boped tne Lord wou.J fjr give tim, and tbe a remarked mat be bad only been dis charging a Eoiemn "duty.' Atkern'a Ite waa twenty gu deas and travelin charges. Bcterr be left the tuwn Le received tbe txprtesioa ot tbe magistrate's saiisiac tion wub tbe way in wbn h be bad performed Lis uuk. Tbe execulicner lett tor York by tne 10:15 train cm Tueauay night. . lie cccupitd tte copaitment of a third class carriuge aloie, and shortly aiier takmg bia ecat was recognized. Ibe intelligence soon spread emoag tnoeeoa the platform, and uil the train started the car nage was surrounded by a curious crowd. Askcrn, however, sat wub bis back to tbe window . d.iricg tbe wbcle time, acd appeared, inclined, if possible, to Ehaa oteejyaUorj,;- Lr i T- . . ; Cobftdcral Lcailara. . From a late cumber of the London Illustrated News we extract the subjoined hearty and kindly notice of some pictures of cur great Confederate leaders : To thess who are reading tbe present page of .Amer ican history, thesa pictures authentic and reliable por traits of tbe Spartan leuders of tbe South will be in valuabla as illustrations. A curious interest attaches to them, moreover, from tbe fact that they bave " run the blockade." They wen passengers oo some low, black snake of asteiuicr, that crept through tie be leaguering eqdadron and rped away to sea, laughing all pursuit- to scorn. We almost picture to ouiBulves tbe canvasses banging in the little cabin, gazing", with scraDge speculation in their painted eyes, cut toward the Federal cruiBer in chase. They bave passed the peril, and are here among us to bring before us vividly some of the chief actors in the great tragedy of endu rance that is being enacted South. Many an exiled Confederate will doubtless viait this collection at No. 314 Oxford street, and fiad food for comfort ia the pale, stern faces of the men who guard the freedom of bis country. By come strange freak of nature, Jefferson Davis, the President,, whose portrait is the first to which our at tention is drawn, has much in it that ia usually held as, indicative ot the u Yankee" tvne. This mav. Derhawt- j-be owing, in some degree, to tbe peculiar beard of tbi' i , ri distinction, as bia regiment wes engaged in none of tbe"bnttlip, aLd the only connection in which his nacce aprxais at all promimnt is aa Military Governor ot Monkey. Ibe war ended, Early returned to tbe Bat. iCf-j disiuction as a lawyer of the clearest jut? '"'V rial fertile resources of logic, lie aim ' ,. t:. ane of the arts and elegancies cf ora- by Litnirtfbd pointed argument, delivered with .tie perspicuity and force. a in hia eection of country erjiys a higher re jAj a politician, Early exei cites a control- t,w4uCQ rcprvB nteJ them in tbe Legislature. Ue was also a member of tbe Virginia Convention that dissol ved tbe connection of tbe State with the Federal Gov ernwcbt, und wnh George W. Summers, John BaH wia arri others, was a leading opponent of secesiion ; but, wtico the last, hope of honorable compromise ex pired, be ct;st bts lorluos with tba state, and girded oa bis armor for a waf-t4ha death. Receivlug from Gov. Letcher the comfi "ion of Colonel, be took tbe field at the bead of tbO'-A'.h Virginia Infantry, and joined ttfe ftmy'at'psanJbnctin. Befjre this, however, be rebdetecTvaifaole lrvicelVganizing the State fcices which rendevouBedttt LynchburgS. f ' Csi. Eurlv. as senior officer, commanded a brkadolM i3a'jS''ti8, and bis ccmmanduvpstituted a pa orce iLat arrived near Slotif lStttxG, towards XII IliO WOV, OUU JUHV 1U tlUiO IU "C UUJOUIUK MUM I AXIHKU hiAff rtnV. nnt r.f hia nli... oo .-rorffl Uotbeduorderedandflyicgfoe. Soon tiker, be becama .h5prtW0n. the physique tlaaisusual to fa Brigadier General, and he next battle iowbicb be KecJSQ rarJ oAmericins. 3 Oar impression which aruiswas inatxi vvi.ium.narg, wners mwjs Kr hfkportrait leaves oathe.mind that the s word is fret- veriy wounueo.wiiueRauiag ra'.:;iu?gtoo thin a fheatnTi . ' charges of the war. 1 he enemy fn alludingo'thiif-K i 'J? ... -, ,' , trepidity ot a part of hia BrigadM-saTdabatfl" It&iAOia tonejte face, with its si very lockj ana oearq .uuaurigin nrowzi eye, mignt weu iook out orvmiddie.ag& ca jie,o. i PTrn" cm bb mat bo laminar in ma Dorirans oioih nvtu. 0 AbUnami ncoln. There ft more refinement, though, pidity ot a part of bia BrigadftsflMAuatfJ" InnnOi'- tality " should be inscribed oa their banners' TT1 Returning to duty while his wound was yet uDflealeJ. he arrived ou the field wbileitroopijwere beforml 'tho charge oa MalverC hyd, Geqeaf Ez?ji. "pn wcun Jed, .he saig4Ujtf!v 'fJgyae; 'ipe cen. Jcar- yuiiwTpiedetiiQfevery xitJtnirdBDcccnJTK uid buiuiuuuu. jlib uiigauv fiuuuuaicu "1iV R,c"l 7. ' n in ftta tttr h Atitrhfa BOBCUW w. mo-Mum beal middlac nooiiiiy. . tbst$ siaioEi tbe cbliar, ne -looks the very im persona- I credit iif tbe battle of Cedar Ran, ..... in the Railroad Cats at Manasaas,and then arllarper'B garding met unesagprDme veteran (tferareur, running rurry aud Sbarpsljurg. While his brigade'" w,aa e'nga v Wlth bop'tJt epigrams and anecdoks. y.-d in a fijtce BLruxgle on our left,' at the lost Earned f Beaaregwd'saace ia probably the one which would oat; le, be was suddenly calftd to; command Ewell'ffxJy vidioo, Dy tne lud.oi us commander, uen. awtsu, ,ana; the skilliul maoner in which ne handled bis new command elicited praise from General Jacksodl Soon after tbe first battle ot Fredericksburg, Early was promoted to a Major Geceralcy, and sabs:qaently, while Lee fought Hooker at Cbaricellorsville, Le held against Sedgwick's corps tun iog line extending from Fredericksburg to Hamilton's Crossing. At Winchester Early's division Hanked aod charged the fortifications of Milroy and captured the town. ( On ao occasioo soon afier the battle, wbea Er' Early and other general officers were disca..,, kt even. s of the day, a citizsn approached ibe group. with a present lor UeDt-ral Jewell, whom be term ed , the " llhro.of W iccheiter." Give it to General Early, said the generous Ewell, he is tbe " Dcro ol Winchester." In the Pennsylvania campaiga, Early's command went as far North as the Suiqaebannab, and, returning to tbe mam body, arrived at a most fortunate moment while the first day's tattle at Gettysburg was at its height. Without a moment's bait, Eurly threw bis troops into Hue on the enemy s Hank, and their charge stcured thut splendid and promising victory. General Early entered Gettysburg with tbe first, and urged a continued advance upon the enemy who had retired to Cemetery Hill in a dioordered and demoralized condi tion. Dlia counsel did not prevail and tbe result of tbe delay is known to tbe country. Last winter wben Averill made bis raid on tbe ieaaesiee Railroad, Gan. Lee selected isarly to oppose him ; and the wily Yankee barely escaped to his stronghold. It is stated that but for a miscarriage of orders his entire lorca would bave been captured. ' Early again commanded bia Division at tbe Wilder nesi, aud, just previous to the battle of Spottsyivania, (icneral aaaigncd bim to Hill s Corps, that cmcer toeing until for duty; and it ia well known that one cf the best fights ever made by the 3d Corps, was under his direction. W hen GcLerai Kwell was relieved o' the command of the 2d corps ou acclujt ot disability, Early became tbe Lteuunant General, and bis services at its bead are fresh in t&e memory of the country. .- General Early is about six feet LighTand but fr a stoop of the shcnldet, caused by rneumaKJn, wouid be of fiue figure. He is atooet 60 ea;s cf age, apparently well preserved, and a person whowould be singled out ia a uatk coat. unique appearance. His lace is remarkable, and none could be more expressive operjinacity, andjreaolaiion. The will to do the soul to dare,"are flomistakably stamped oa tvry lineament and Expressed in every tea: turer The massive bead, the isoad, high loriead,- the dark, piercing eye, the well xt oae. the compressed lips and tbe mica: set jaws are characters ia wnica na ture nas written Self -reliance-and icfcjible dstermina tion. - - . .. A , : ; xnixin charicQ. . V ' ddia age caEilie, so.marked is it by a chivalrous . ;Abji8 stauda. in-an easv but commanding pclBturyUAinihe plain grey uaifcrm, with the simple I tbsttf staioD tbe collar, ne -looks the very lm persona- l tion of firaneto, boldness 2nd vigor ; for ibe snows on f i--daJLWtf9o 1 iihiyye hss a, jovial, rollicking expres tcermerry, kindly smile, which, ia the crmftaake us fancy that we are re- crowd. A. large WMia ieit cat, ornameuieg by a feather, and au immiVc white, lulled cloth over- rlxiendm to the hteTS, jCKeXim a? striking and 1 General Ewlj'tujoya the Irjiplicii coafiderjfa ot bia - ". .. . - ': .. be selected 'Ctfie handsomest by a lady visitor.' It tJejVotimfltakable signs ofJiis French origin. Indeed, wira shaven cheek add Bmali iroa-grey mouswacae, be might pass for a hero of tbe Crimea. A fiae, thought ful head is his, and there is no lack of firmneaa and de cision in tbe thin, compressed lips, half hidden by thff small iron trrer moustache aforesaid. D I Gen. Stuirt is another whose nationality is to ba read m his features. Unmistakably Scotch, with a bold, laughing blue eye, a tawny beard, and tbe length of feature peculiar to tbe North, he looks like soma gallant cavalier who followed the young. Pretender. The illusion, ia assisted by bis slouch hat and black plume. TJpure is one 'of the roost telling of the group, mat ' "parable vigor and character,- Bat, undot is that of Stonewall Jackson, if we seell Stuart, in Jackaoa we almost expect tot' ne h v beard (lima bad dealt more gentiy witu great captain man we were leo io sup pose curlicLxfisply over the steel gorget and bull coat of tnePuriiaa. He seems like a modern Hamp-' den, (in fact, there is some resemblance to ne pictur of the patriot that we Have eetn,) and is painted, as hi men " loved to see him'' ja.Me act of reading prayer His arms are flung out rigrTt and left along the norizot tal limb of a tree, and his bead is thrown back. Ther'v. is a tender expression in the sweet, almost feminine. upper part oi ma iace, anu u aa were jo praying ior tne women and children ; bat in the firm mouth we can see the spirit which will anon call, oa the God of Bat tles to. fight for the oppressed. The bead is a very no ble one, most expressive ot tbe lofty and uneullied char- acter ot one to whom may be applied, wititlar t?or truth tbanlo the Knight of Round Table, tee' elegy i tered over Sir Lancelot of tbe Lake : "llere thou tit thou were never matched of none earthly knight's har and thou wert tba truest friend to thy lover that t besirod horse ; and thou wert the truest lover, ol sinful man, that ever loved woman; and thou wert the kmdest'maa that ever stroke with sword ; and thouN wert tbe goodliest pereon that ever came among press of knight's ; and thou wrt tbe meekest man and the gen tlest that ever eat iu ball among ladies ; and thou wert tbe sternest knight to thy mortal loethat ever put spear in reaf." . We Observed in the gallery uofiaiehzd likenesses of Generals Fitzuugh Lee, E wen, -Price, and Hill, as will aa a portrait of Mr. Volock, tbsculptor, to whom it is , entrusted the noble task of raising the monument of the great J ackapo. Photcgraphs from tbe pictures ace ob tainable, and will no double welcome to admirers of tbe indomitable fire and energy cf tbe ' , ; We should recommen all who take a J lesVia the great stragglj now waging ia America t-juTie a point of visiting Mr. Rjbertdjn's pictnres. We know oUno oetter commentary tbaa they aflord, by the ligfitof which to read aud understand the heroic enuurance and long suffer lDg pf the bandluj of Confegrate titates Yius.M JJk8ebtkbs. Yankee deserters continue tb come into our lines lreefy.- Upwards of fitto-caarf 'in j 1 tk. J i. . Mf 1 M . . yesterday ana me uay owpre. veruer Co' is work welL la pursuance est the conditions af Mt ndcr.c hundred and seyuity-fite of these deserters wLiCiart tl oojaiog for jheii waa ia tlw Uaitei QUatu . j i ' ' ... -V - - . ' ';. ' V
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