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VOL i.
NEW BERNE" N.JC.,
JULY. 13, 1864.
NO. 49.
every part of tne .District, is tue best mel
news ueaiers m iuo x-iaiiiv;u. . , -
adviertisiiiff that could be-desircd. I
WEDNESDAY
BUSINESS CARDS.
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OOD 6c VOOC.
EARLY SCENES Iff SAtf 3FXTA1-
777; Cisco -
LbVE, DICE, AND SUICIDE. ' v
u SEALERS IN
Watches, Jewelry, Musical Instrument,
and Military Good of all Itinds,
. ASD A SUPERIOR QUALITY.
So!d at living rates for cash . -" -
No 16 Pollock Street.
Look for the "BIG WATCIT.V 27 tf
L' ' WCUKIFIELD A: CO.,
4acCineers and Commission Merchants,
- " dealers in
Groceries, Provisions, etc.
Eegalar sale of Groceries, etc. eveiy Wednesday
Satarda.v at iu am. .
Pollock str tet, M doors west or tneo'ost umce.
A1AJ 1 o
7tf
nacv.
growled, as he
" I've lost-4lost
jan S3
Usually h waspf equable tempera- how much my friend had staked, but I
ment. His void was low and musi- saw that his eves, vet - unconscious of
cal, and his read" command, of words my presence,! glared like ' a wild beast
; Ori ihe fourth da'of Julyk 1849, at pleasure to his jends to listen to him, whiclihe. had, Wered: as if he had
menaian,. alter a ratner teaious voyage wli on nf n dnnr. traihwA iUn .rtn th m'nnip
ot -twenty-seven qays, tne scnooner on aronn(i the socibard and conversed " Damnation:! J' he
which I had taken passage at Hilo Bay, nm-n nr1 vtB wiu w n snrano- to his fppt. '
nawaiij aroppea its ancnor in ;tne nar- (;tU nf. lA'irA-. m .ncifinn-,L aain"! Tri thonsnnd rlnllaV
bor of San Francisco, between the main sUred him accej totlie most refined And now I'm a beggar.! : : '
amo? his rn'anv female ac- hoae wh6 hk.f mJse f' h.ad een watching the
gameone ot wnomj untiesitatinfriy accepted ttie
seat vacated by j Walter d?d not seem to be
affected by bis IoSseL .They simply resrarded his
ill fortune as a matter of course as one of those
" runs of ill luck1,' which all who court the fickle
goddessare expected to experience. " i
Walter. hurnea trom trie tabje, and seemed anx-
gjone.
THOMPSON,
TOU.Y A.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER,
Comm'dsioa M erchant, and preneral dealer in
SUTLER'S STORES, CHOCKERY. GLASS
WAR E, HOOTS, SHOES, AND
.1 fANCY ARTICLES.
45 Braid Stre et, New Uerne, N. C , Opposite tht
Tark.
Jl. MOR BIS,
ARTIST and HAIR CUTTER.
E.
TONSORIAL
rolilUil of FA SHION, Craven St., New Berne.
;
Cut injatest styles at the ESl-
Berne.
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SUBSISTENCE
TvEPAIT.TMJ ENT OF
XJ and Ciood i Living.
PER KINS BROTHERS,
RETAILERS OT
Pro- nions, nailer7 fjioocis, arc..
oad a cd Middle Sts., New Berne, N..C.
E. C'-arver Co.'s Celebrated Poire
Cott on Gins, and Pond Be. Dunck-
1NGKS AND 3lKS3 STOVES. - j
.e3 p lid for Cotton , 2?tf
Groceries'
Cur. of 1U
A rents for '
Jed'a Arjit R
U:-ht5t pri
39
LT.AYE S' TREET.
land on which thecity stands and the soliety,- and ami his many female
rugeeu isauu ot i erDa uuena. , : ,.n7;i - iia-j
a&.iuo- vcwci awuiJg.tu me? UUB.IWO who wn.q ns fn rhd hp.antifnl ns nstnrft
gunsj placed on the summit oi. Tele- 0nld mnlrA a ncrhW nf nnr
rvtin ir It U ill AVr rr o L twam I . - L mJ .
i i i i i ,F tuCAi "u" ,'"r,Utt,'s Mother Eve.: - onstant , associations
ana oeicnea iortn tne national salute. w;k Vrr,;ixr ocU Waifo kof oil
. 1 ' i ,r v ii rj womannooa ne cpia not select one wno e(j njogptere of the room, which had by thi
trance of the bay, was echoed and re- wrmi. "Rmi maVftbim flminhlft tiinB beenbriiiiantMH-hted. . '
echoed -between the rocky walls.of. the aA 1nv?nr a LnA -InH; iTmflv As I followed closely .on. his steps; lqonratu-
wuluou wicu uicu'.;uui through the wor
in laint reverbations as the .wind
-3 ;i j. tit ; . ' tt ' it 1
carriea it towara tne sea naraiy pefately in love ith the pretty girl.-
had the -salute on tne Hill ended, Hft wooed, and iad satisfied- mvselfj
when from the. Presidio there - came h' ffpnprn rpflsnnor. Knwevpr hnrl wnn
in. more regular" succession the voices her. and loiiff bere I had recognized
of-pieces of artillery stationed in it. by him in the pay dSan Francisco, even
order ol tne Ijovernment. ' When wandennorlonor the skirts of the
- Looking toward thecity, fhe eyeisaw Celestial inzdoi determined in mv
beyond a few wooden superstructures mind they were lg since, according
and adobes perohed. oh the margin of to the phraseolog)f.th&church, "bone
the bay, and on the slight ascent that of one bone and sh of one flesh."
led to the plaza a canvass town, tents . Toward the latr .part of the. day,
everywhere, as if an army .had been JQst as the goldgerjays o( the sun were
suddenlv broushtto a halt, and its res- kissing the purplirowned hills of the
iments and bripraides wefe restinor for ' coast. I placed FSelf in the boat of
lated myself that I had not been recognized bv
. . i - - uiiii wuiio xi o wiia cucv-u at tne saminsr laoie.
Like all heroelhe bf COnfse 'fell des-' .it might have placed him and myself in rather
awkward positions, wnicn. might call for mutual
explanations. hilo thus, reasoning with my
self Waltar hastened 'onward, aTnd passed tbi-oiish
a throng that was making toward the 'centra sa
loon. My piogress was momentarily interrupte d
and I lost sight of my friend. Ilowever, I hast
ened through thej crowd as best 1 could, and
finally reached th doorway. 1 ? ;;; .
1 he night was exceedingly daTk, and I paused;
thd streams.' We wholly discredit the
storvJ The resources of the Kebel
Confederacy are 'sufficiently nragnified'
witiout resorting to suchfairy talus as
thee. Jn reference to the probability
of their possessing vast stores of rails'
and other material, it-is sufficient to
saythat Gen. Wilson found the Pan
v i 1 1 e- Road laid with the old-fashioned
strap rail on 'longitudinal sleepersr-jand
tmslon the most important line of qom-
mumeation then remaining to the
federacy. Nor'is there any evidi
that the rebels have succeeded ii
placing the longextent ol tne. Vin
Central Railroad destroyed by our ai
while lying; south of the North Anna
and subsequently by Sheridan on his
Grdonsyille raid. '; ? ui j
We attach, therefore,' great1 imt or
tancij 'to the success of Gen. Wilson."
He has destroyed in all seventy mileii of
railroad, which we do not believe can,
be replaced except with great delay snd
difficialtyantil; ; which if replaced Trill
again 'lie at the mercy of Gen. Grant's
and again be torn" to" pieces
it f then be worth while, it is
Von-
3 nee
irp-
nma
mv
cay;
should
chagrined at the thought that Walter had escaped 1 idle 0 talk ; cf gU ardin these s TOajds
against aiieavy lorce oi .cavalry. Lice
cannot spare men enough to do it 'effect-
me. . i..... , '
While I stood: hesitating, nncertain which
path to pursue, iii; the; hope of overtaking him, a
pistol was fired in the Plaza; and the next I
heard, but could put dimly discern, a number of
persons hastening! in the direction 'from whence
the report had come4 Impelled by curiosity, I
uallyiiorj the
C ai ta i tiS .
33 CRAVEN
feb 17 -
e. r. nnownrt
Met Mrhnnt, and Wholesale arid
S!lnII Urocer.
STiJEET, NEW BERNE, N;C
. 9tf
from a
cavalry takes so wide a
sweep, descends so suddenly and does.
us Destructive worit so rapiaiy, inai it
&o followed ; and soon I came up to a group of is impossible either to - cover ' all tne
loner and fatigums
H.
c. j o u
Attofccr a
With an experienc
ir!ffvjnal servi
Lri.rk bonse, op
"Berne. -
nd
Counselor at Xjaw,
of fourteen -years, tenders hfs
ce to the public. Office in the
osite thB Times office. New
Dtf
G.
i. Looms
(ScrcKSfOi
WHOLES A
. TO- C, B. DlBBLK.)
Lht AND RETAIL
!rm 4-.tv...:
C ry CSoode, Cloil X IZooln and Nfaocs,
j IXats aud Ca pi, School ISooka,
lilnfi. nr ty. Ac.
j.v strt Xs w Uerne, North Cro!ina;
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2YE & TALOB1,
f i.i.r t and Mm die- st8. iew uerne, rc.
i fir. . vssortinent of Dru.r. S Jtfedicines and Fancy
ft. du Prescription carefully prepared
dec is
Itf
Sc lillUl 2L.X.,
1
irOL ES4LE AND RETAIL DEALERS in
nnv i lOODli. SCTLUn S STODES.nnd
! . CKOCEBIl ?s'
Son th Front Street. New Berne, N. C.
ilec ID
Itf
: wATCiorAicuB' A?rb jeweler,
No.'JU Tollock Street,Newi"eme,N:C. i
' Particular AilenMon paid to rc wring , $c. f
leclO'
Itf
Wholepale end-Retail Delrt.s in
Drr r:wirl. CTothins, , JTeiroI T Fancy
" GoodIXciery. Eoot, 8X oc, ,
. XlatCaps, 4;c. .
Cmer Of Pollock asd Middle st., ftev .uerne, in.
' A 11 V, K.-a nnmnH r rtl r.l P Will l0
au t m ..... :
itmIL. adv&nce above cost. Com one,
9i examine the Ktoek.
sola at a
come all !
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F . TV. BEERS. .
. - Wholesale ftr.d Ret til Dealer jn
BOO US, NEWS P AXE iiX, MS A'dAi'INES,
Slntionery, Fancy Goo'd; j
Xo. 21 Pollock Street, 4 door from Craven JRtreet.
adjoining Gov't Bakory, New Berae, N.C..
, dec ID . t -r -
BEBBY & C
R.
IVkalmnltx anil Retail Dealert in
Dry Goods, Groceries and General
ZTIcrcbnndise.
Middle ctreet, above
.uec 19 '
Pollock, New Berne, N.C.
Itf
the day
march.
As I thus hastily "scanned the shore,
my mind noticing the roughness," not to
say forbodmgncss of the site bf the now
the schooner, by b side of its captain,
and was landed dthe beach near the
line of what is nq called Montgomery
btreet, the Wall freet of the Jletrop-
olis of the westa side or our conti-
A. ' '
great and soon to be imperial city- of " I -
nn;r. i i 1 . A lew
a .!. : ! i I j l
th Pnoifin xvnrld. rt- nlAftnrA nr,f . . iew minuies vaiK, aiueu uy ine
xuoA ,fu MnAL- A uldirGction of pershV r inquired of in
r i . ,, , ine street, urouff me iu uic iriciza -
sicru. oi nits scnooner, wnn its
men who were apparently looking at something
lying prone on th ground. -I was about ta make
inquiry, when one of those standing near ex
claimed J , ' :
" Poor fellow ! lie lias blown his brains but f '
" Who is he 1 " cried another. ; " Let us take
him into the bouse, whoever he is f "
' A good suggestion," remarked a bystander.
' Come, let us take him to the Parker. ,.IIe may
yet be alive. Perhaps, after all, the wound is
not caortai.
cround defensively belorehand, or to
conceiitrate infantry, in season to intejr-
rupt the miscliief. 7 7 ! .
It is probable that this expedition has
broken off the work of provisioning
liichmond for a siesre. The two lines
cut were the last remaining communi
cations of the Rebel canital. The 'Rich
, the street, broul me to
Ul kiiO Willi 1U) UUW I j ii1' n J . 1
4. a -j an ope'n spacebohjed onits westerly
Island, but which. Fomififin . vp.ar nirti. I -i . -.V - t
7 " . ' 7 ; ,a :m naaoeen devoted, tpvicus to my-rn-
Very carefully the body of the man was raised mohd I and Danville Railroad Was
was more familiarly known to gold ad
venturers by its euphonious Spanish ti
tle of Isle de los Amreles. ..
vai, to a variety orovernment purpo-
ses : bat whichnaapen mrnea into an
inrJifToront enrt nf nhla! pt nnpf rrl
A I J JL . 1 1 a'1 Tl-T II i 1 t
s a loowea towaru tno yacnt, 1 sud- anA housfi of Pnterfhmeht for certain
aeniy staneu ana ran to tne;port side ol children of Asia ' vb had, about the
the vessel to observe rtore closely those same time with thd of Europe been
and conveyed to the hall-way of the sDennison
House where there wp a strong light, and where
it Was suggested a physician could be found.
j; When they had p laced him j on -? the floor,! I had
toy the first time, ei noting the
It y?as the body of my friend ,
ti
an opportunity,
features. ; :' t
Great God I '
Walter Edgewdrtb.
jvoluijtarily placed
ihearfcihad ceased
.who wee singing and shouting in the attacked bv the odfever and1 must
joyousness of their hearts, gliding past come to Cahforn to participate in
me. beated at .the stern, with the rud- the fabulous wealthl hich : it was sup-
derheld firmly in his hand, sat one whom pbsed to yieldl withlo grudging hand,
I had known for years; who,' when I to. all. who worshippl at the shrrne of
last saw him, stood on one of the docks $ammoh. On theksterly side, were
on tne .bast Kiver, JNew York,' and with tne Hildorado, tne Ute.d otates, ien- of sweet communion, he avowed his passionrand
I knelt by his side, and in
a band on his breast, .llis
toll pulsate. lie was dead!
Fifteen minutes 'previously he was in the vigor
It T?as not until I had returned . to New York',
some three years j$ubsequent to the sad event
here rel.ited. tht Tiwna enahlf.d t.n cather the fill
particulars of .the motives which induced 'Walter.'
Jbdgeworib.to advejnttire to Uahforma.
j The old story of unfequitted affection was told
mej Walter fell, as I had long been satisfied,
desperately, madly in love with the sweet, aima
a friendly grasp of the hand bade me nisons
Exch
God speed in the voyage I was about to House. In one thqast named I un
undertake. That was nearly four years hesitatingly entered I fonnd myself,
on-ascending a nigriDi stairs, in a spa
cious saloon, arouncie walls of which
andjthrough the cere, were- placed
"monte," "faroV.ai roulette tables.
On each of these w 3 placed,. in regu-
about and welcorrtP rfie ' nf tirrWpd nn iar oroer, piiest oi cau suver aoi-
his trinof nleasure: Then ho miserl bi J lars, golden onzas, Lmencan eagles,
ange, hd the TParker ase for her hand,) th fair creature sighed, and
all . -m -
previous to tne time; pi which 1 am
now writing. He caught my eye, arid
springing to his feet stood for a mo
ment, seemingly irresolute debating
in nis mind whether he should put
about and
hat, and shouted as he did so -
"Captain, welcome I , I-will see you
to-hiiiht. Go to Parker's on the Plaza!'
I bowed an assent, and before I ' had
time' to respond by voice to the familiar
greeting of my friend, the' graceful ves
sel in which he was took the wind fully
1 1 x. lit 1 ii ; . ,
anu snot iiKe an arrow lowara tne straits,
in melting tones declined the honor of this alli
anceshe was already engaged ?
lhen Walter found that he had been throwing
his love away upon; a heartless, undemonstrative
coquette a womari of fair exterior, of. winniag
manners-, ot intellectual endowments, who, with
out making any effort tp make captive the Charts
of.her followers, heier'ifailed to;brinjg them to her
feet. - t--H rT-i-n-
Poor fellow, when he had fully ascertained his
j fate, plunged at once into desperate courses. He
threw bis fortune to the winds: and. w he a his
friends drew away from him, when he became an
.outcast, refused entrance to the circles of sdciety
in w hich he had frotn childhood moved, he gath
3 ii.. r i i p . ...... i a. J
erea up me iragments oi ute ionune resoivjea 10
)fgOld
be
.-I-
" eooa ieuows. anu
n had star. anrl swafpd. forget the past, and immigrate to the land
uw .,i.Tvuj6 """j iu surrounaea nimseii wnn
"I J- 8CUILM"VGEB-. Dealer in
foreign nnd Domestic "Wines and Ijirnors,
Las;rr Oter, Cigars and Tobacco.
At the N. Y. Cicar Store. Middle St., New Berne,
5orth Carolina.
29tf
GUST IS. ITXAAG.
DEALER IH
DBUGS AIVD .TIEDICIE8,
Imported nud Domestic Clears. Chcwinjf
Tobacco, Pipes, Gents' Fnrnishinc
Goods, lcrfnrarries. Pocket Cut
lcry, Garden Seeds, etc
At Wholesale and Refail, ,
OrrosiTE the Uxio Photograph Gallxrt,
ouock btreet above. Middle, New Berne.
mar ID
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31. X,. POALK,
CTIONEER and GENERAL COMMISSION
MERCHANT.
pollock Six eet. ' , "44tf
guooTirva gallebf.
.BY CHABLES ERNENWEIN, J
Cmrm. Sir? Vs 77 ' KT 4 ft, r-i:
the pnbtlc.- It affords great facilities forprao
ve, thereby enabling poor shots to become jood
uc j'ouuue ui luepuuncissoiiciiea.
P12
Presently, as it ran through the Gate, tables, were dressect every possible
style of costume, ad .were oi every
country under the sij . All were en
firasred.vtinninflr and feinsr' their hun
dreds, and in somelnstahces, thou
sands cf dollars, wi a nonchalance
- J " 1 1 J. - .
is size to my. eye was reaucea to a
speck, and in less time than' I can' ex
press it, it was entirely lost id me, -'as it
urned the headland. .
vSo, Walter is here !" I exclaimed'.
and bags of variona2es and shapes,
made of every coriivable material,
filled with the aurifaus metal which
those vh
and toiled
brOUSfht thither thatlev miffht enioy plunged wildly into every excitement prinking
a lew minutes' i excipent at the era-1? ul"z u""v r:-
. " uons ; ana i. uappeneu 10 see nira ior ine ; nrsi;
. . . .. . i lime in amoruia, uu lue memorauie rourta oi
to these July, 1840; when, having thrown away bis last
dollar at tar p. he deliberately left the tabled and
proceeded to the Plazai and there cut in two the
silver cord of life a lif that migbt , under hap-1
pier auspices, nave occn one oi nonor ana oi use
to bis fellow-men.
minV table '
. i. .,
rrul t Jl
i iiu3s wno weie uduicu
T- Affile Ca:;ipaiti.
4 Xt .'is not lonar I since vva heard that a
"What can have induced that noble fel- that . t67 one unacitomed to' such considerable portion of Lee's army had
low to adventure so far ? Surely not scenes, as I was; wa really astonish- been detached to j guard the .Danville
the desire for gold ? 7 Of that he Had ing. ; At one table, d at the further Railroad. We now: hear ' that Gen.
enough in New York, and fhe beauti- end of, the saloon, I ticed a number Wilson's cavalry has destroved forty
ful Emily, his intended, when I last saV of geritlemen, elegarv attired, com- miles of the track north-east and south-
. . i .1 n r : ii. l a r n i - . i i a. : l - 1 . i.
parea wnn tnose in
room. To this table
way, and before it, g
ly, I fonnd Walter E
her parts of the' Westiof BurkesvilleL'the station at which
uietiy maae my tne a etersourg ,ana ivyncnnurg, .ana
bling desperate- Richmond and IJanville Eailroadsfin-
eworth. ' . 1 tersect. We -inferi therefore, that if
"A thousand on thin," I heard him Lee ever distributed bis forces for the
and then
the sweet girl, did she acquiesce T-:
Surely they must have been nharried
long ago. .'-Wfell, well, I jvill, perhaps,
nave my question answered tnis eve
ning. -It is better not to raise conjecV
ures,. when presently my pardonable cu
ribsity may be fully satisfied.,, : -Vp
Waiter Edgeworth (I trust the family
name will; not be recognized,' I have
oiinriiritr r r y-k inc nniiAhiAi mm .1 i : www. . " . i ' : . 1 t .
o r J- r - i Again the firame ; wi resumed, and J A good deal has been said of the fa-
pressive countenanced - His hair, brows h,,e was Pre "W 'fj nh.wh.chthe Reb elsr eoonstract
and eyes were dark' as the wintr of. the f.?n accep an wh.ch hband- he,r amaged rjl ways .and hav
i xi. ti cu o me Keeper 01 tnenoie, wno noaa- uatciy ueeu eiiteuaiueuiuiu an dcwuin
raven, and the latter were, an unusual L. 7r h..: o
exclaim
side
a
voice
; "Lost r
drew, to his protection of these" important lines, he
ide, he whispered, sshe dealer turned has recently found! other occupation for.
i card, in a' low, litrse, tremulous them7 i GenWilson met no opposition
wna.ieer taiung inei line ui . ins jpeia-
tions.
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thing in black eyes, . ezceedmsrly soft,
almost feminine in their expression.-
Avhen, nowever, he became excited,
as the humor moved him with anger or
merriment, it was rare indeed, . when
the former took possession of his soul;!
ed; assentingly as he gncedover it. of a : ConstructionCorps,,; numbering
Jrlace it on the qiint ' said Wal- several English engineers - among- its
. m , . 1 X mm., I 1 i - ' i -T i
tery as He saw that hitredit was good memuers, wnicn is represented is com
with the bank;
The dealer did is hfvas bidden,' and
resumed the' distributh f the cards.
ot ascerta
Ji could
n
petent -to relay tracks about as fast as
they areTdestroyed: I It fs affirmed,
also, that: duplicates of all important
at the moment 'bridges lie ready to; be thrown across
sole iinkbetweeil 1 Richmond and At-
lanta-j-assurning, what we are ehtitlqd
to believe on Kebel authority, that tlje
Vr4n;;;ItaiIrad";. has" been , for 7 soni'e
days iif 'tjjje undisturbed , possession of
G fen . Gran t. It was vitally important
therefore! not only as an avenue bf sup ply,
but as the tneans of rapid exchange
of troops between Lee and . Johnston;,
As matters now stand, Lee must fish
his battles." ' with ; what forces he has.
The other, road Which Gen.'AVilson has
cut in two, thefPetersburg and Lynch
burg, formed the only communicatio
save the James Riyer ; Canal,' betwee
Richmond and Lynchburg, which lat
ter place lias been and doubtless still if
an important depot . cf ' slipplies of al
kinds. : And it Strikes us as ' probabld
hat Wilson has done a very important
service somewhat incidentally. j The
two divisions, comprising nine brigades
which IjCg sent to repel Hunter, were-
still at last accounts in the neighbor
hood of 1 Lynchburg, and are, therefore
SutofF from .immediate' fe'-enforceingr
Lee in case of urgent nocessity.
Wilson naa one hard hght at otony
Creek, on the same road, the result on
which! was j indecisive, 'but as his - world
was done and his business then was to
get home, Ke had eluded the enemy by
a flank movement,' only : to bring up
against the position at Reims Station
It ns stated that' the 6th Corps and. two
Divisions of. the 2d Were instantly sent
forward uy uen. mead to relieve W 11-
son, and tne languagt used implies tnat
the RebeUforceiat Reims was in djreet
comrhunication with the right of Lee's
army. The length of Gent Grant's
line, from that point held on the Appo
mattox id any point ; on the Weldon
Road, is ' scarcely less than twelve
miles, and is almost too long to be se
curely held , unless there has -r been a
chanire I of position hitHerto unan-
nounccd. ' ! ,r ;4 . 7 7.7' "j7.' :
Presuming that the public is ; wellf
through its moment of despondency, we
have nothing to remark concerning the
campaign in general, except that the
days, of partial rest which Geri Grant
nas given 10 nis army are
a' better as-
snrance' of progress than if he had kept
hammering at the defences of ,Peters
bu rg. : The army : had gone ! through,
such Ifatisrue as even KapoIcon,j the
Idom
most i nitilps nf i Generals, se
quired of his'soldiers: ;It was entitled
to some renose; and it' iYa; cruel Jim
patience-' which would; deny .it - to men.
who have; fought .and marched i ana
nfFprpd as have the' heroes of onr aimy
nr : two months nast. lint the lull in.
tne campaign is oniy prepdiauuu
portenf of the coming storm. Tribune
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