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Attachment*, Hules W da pload and ether legal uoticos must be paid I fbr by fha Uttaraey in the case, or other per- u *2, aaa handing in the advertisement. V .Announcements of Marriages or Peaths; I) I* VeMaasef Italigioqs Meefiugs published UK AT- . and solicited. #bifca*ry Notices exceeding the announce- si will ha aharged tor the overplus at regume advertising rates. fgr Tribute, or Respect, rated as ad* > *!lSii Defences of Richmond A correspondent of tha Naw Voik l? WorltC writing from Ualijmore, uuder Hl date of* tbe Stb of may, undertakes to si give the readers of that paper an inside it ^^bv of Dili*, which he says be baa late* ,r Mm visited. We mhke the annexed extract ^ Mwbich will, at least, serve to ainuse our Rj^'. But if Lee doe? fall back on ike dtfi P' ; P Vjfcnt city, you ropy depend on it Grant u< jfa^wlll ha*e pleoty of work before bim.? 111 { The defence* around the town are no el bugbear a* *otne ba?e gueated and pub P' lie|ied. Tkey are ae perfect and formidable aa military akill and engineering can poaeibly make tkem. Several week* ago Ml the worke then around the city were care- " fully ioapected by President Davie, Geu 14 oral* Lee and.Bragg, and were pronounc* " K ed by tbera quite aaiiafactory ; but not* wfthetanding tbie, the President, about a week later, called Beauregard, ike Totle- J, ii . den of the Confederacy, to ike capital, to examine, the worke and de*tte improve al roeute, ft In bia judgement any could be h mac*. lieaursgard spent several days Ni around the city with Lee and Bragg, and w the result was the immediate commence hi inent, of another line of defensive works, tl Several of tba moat proficient engineers pi !o Ike rebel service have been detailed to e) superintend the construction of the new w line agreeably to the plans of the great 1ii >ebel engineer. Thousands t>f negroes m Havy been employed more then three A . w?j?ks in digging new di'hes, and throw ki |'ng up new ramparts, parapets, dec, in hi advance ef the old ones, By ibis time, t the nsrw line is, Ireyond a doubt, coinple- pi i#J. 11 These fortifications were to consist, as h< I waa informed by one of the officers (and n< a very reliable gentleman) engaged in w their construction, of seventeen detached C' forts, forming several independent defen- V t eive poeitioos, after the style of the forth 01 flections constituting the second litis of bi defence around the city of Paris. Tbs barracks and ausitisry works are so ar bi ranged for flanking fires from artillery re that'mutual* protection will exist between bi the forts. The interval between the works *ii are eloeed b| long curtains protected by w dltcjkse twety four feet wide and sixteen ?t ' fsoPaocp. inmost of which are construct- w edftalbbbrtie and teoaillea. Many of ibe *tb Mr* supplied with ??uir from the re i||<ff?<e^|^|ivui?u. These fori* ?re all to ce IW con Dieted by a miliary road and 1*1- ?n Njfor.Jie.g spaady (ommunicHtion . MLwIan.ilivin re Tliral wrtrha will be mounted with guna ib of largo e<*libr?, and there will ba no lack wi of howtyw* jutd -jn>;rtar batteriee, prolactad J^ jB^ibaproof caaetua'.ea, out of <*< reach* ot Uny artillary. c4 The ftu^etior, fna/- ba particularly j an Hre ibe rebala obtained *1" <Jnance of tbis ebarae ha bat thay hare manu- die I bar* receivad more rec lortMrn people waqjd , b* ?p the d other Mwa^KT < that, in spite ot the blockade, the rehe are weekly receiving from the other siii of the Atlantic. On the 2'2d ultimo counted around the depot of the Kiel inond and Petersburg railroad, thirty tw mortars of Kreneh manufacture, whic were received at Wilmington only a fe Jays before. Before tenting the defences of Hid noiul, I must mention n new and net urenUon by Captaia llolden, of tbe reb trtny. It is nothing more nor less tha I stink ball, designed to be fired into tl works of besiegers to stink them out.;Ybout the middle of April I was one i teverel civilians, who, upon invitatioi accompanied a party of officers to Atlee itation, on tbe Central railroad, ten mill torn Hichmond, to witness somu axpei nents with this ball. The ball is an ire ihell, containing combustible and destiui ive material, as well as oiferous matte iud in appearance ia similar to the |tin >all in use many years ago. It is d< iin rt?A In l.u <1 > ' - %v ?/u lUiunfi UJ Uiunnri, UUl 1 be testa ou the occasion referred to, th use was lighted and the shells allowei o fulminate where the; were placed."i'h tench which followed the explosion wa he most fetid and villainous that eve utraged the olfactories of man. Cole idge said that he counted in Culogn evenly seven "Well defined and several stiuW tut if ha had been at Atlee's on the da; f the experiments alluded to he woul< ave recognized them ail, and seventy ven thousand more. The concentrated Link of ail the skunks, pole cats, niggers itch, suloliur. runsd Iiohm ?<! , ?r 1 1 ? ",,VJ MV,"wa oofs, burnt in fire, asafa; litn, ferula am ug weeds in the world could not aqua je amall emitted bv these balls. Du ol onjv ia the smell in itself intolerable ui it provokes sneezing and coughing nd produces nausea, rendering it impov We f r men to do duty within reach o . A single ba'I will impregnate the at losphere for fifty yards round, and tb< lid compound, autering everything i tuches, emits the stanch for a long time ha opinion of all who witnessed the ex ailments was thai the ball was a fail Tsat to Greek fire; and General Wiudei ml several others of rank who were pres it, expressed the belief that it woulc rove more effective for driving of)' be egers than anything aver iuvented. lt? lis as it may, if Kiclunond is ever threat ied by a siege, the sneezers, as the iu< jntor facetiously calls bis balls, will form promineui feature in the defensive ope itions. The Fight near 8taanton> Tbe Lynchburg Republican of Tbura ? mm : From a gaulleman who left Staunton I 10 o'clock lay morning, and who ad every aource of corract information I bis command, wo learn that tbe light as a very severe ooe, and for touie time ad progressed ?ery successfully for ur, ie enemy having been several times reulsed, when on a sudden, from some un (plained cause, the 00th Va. regiment, bicli held an important point on out no broke in confusion and thus caused ,her portions of our line to give way ? t this moment (Jon. Win. K Jones wsi tiled, while endeavoring to rally tin roken regiment, ilia fall created addi onal confusion, of which tbe enemy wen rompt to avail themselves. The entir? oe then fell back about two miles and ?ld their position until night, tbe enemy >t pursuing. Findikg that tbe enemy era not deposed to renew the battle tlx xuiuand was given to fall back upoE /a) oesboro', which waa done in good der, our artillery end traioa being all ought off safely. All account* concur in the opinion that it for the unfortunate panic of the 60th giment, we abould have achieved a 'illiaot victory. The enemy had beeo iree litnea repulaed, and their line wai avering, and it ia believed had our men ood firm for fifteen minute* longer tliey ould have broken and retreated, when lift disastrous panic inspired them with mewed courage and enabled tbeir otli ra to rady their dispirited columns and atcli the victory from our grasp. Our lots in the fight was heavier then ported yesterday, it now being stated at we had from 600 to 600 killed and Minded. A flag of truce waa sent to the Yankee inerai Hunter, Monday mortiiag, to as* MU. u.. r.L.Vr n?---i i ?? . *pi ?mm Wi XJVIIVIAI MUUCVf ftl? wered that ha *m killed, having baea iH trough the bead, end that bit body d been deceatly buried, arnd bia grate (ioctly marked' tfa'at hie friend* might lain) bia reraaio*. lie aleo elated that bald ae priaooera fifty eight couimia ed officer* and 700 private*. ?#e. Jieater ofeupied Scauqtop Mo? Is | day evening, and it is believed tba I* Crook's forr? with Averill's cavalry, join I ed him during that day. Neither of lhes< li latter were in the light. By the occupa o tion of Staunton we shall lose souie Gov :h eminent stores, hut not amounting to an; w great deal. The loss to private parlie will, it is feared, l>e considerable. i? Of the movements of the enemy sine el the occupation of Staunton we have n< el authentic information, ntr have we heart tn any conjeclutea as to his probable in ten te lions. We think, however, as stated yes ? terday that their power for any fuithe of mischief is !o?t. Confederate Congress* liiciiMOND, June )3. Pi The most important action in etlhei ' Houses of Congress to day, was the pas sage of the bill amending the tax law, ai C reported from the Committee of Confer '' ence. Among the provisions of the bill as passed, are the following: Land pur ' chased and occupied by refugees to In ? assessed at its market value in I860.? 9 The property and assets ot corporation! and associations to lie taxed ihe same ai 8 the property and assets of individuals, * the tax to be paid by tlie company, pro' vide<l, that no bank shall pay on its <le posits. The stock of corporations and M associations and property within the ene iny's line*, are exempted from lax upon five per cent, of (he tux. Amount el r specie, bills of exchange,' ?fco., io he paid with specie or its equivalent in Treasury notes. An additional tax of thirty per ' cent, has been levied upon the amount ol | profits accruing from sales of 'articles, which is mentioned in the first two prfta i ' graphs of the fourth section of the tax ' ace, from February J7th to July 1st. Old 1 five dollar notes are to he taxed a bun * dred per cent, after the first of January. ' In secret session on Friday nifcht, Con^ gress adopted a manifesto declaring that nothing was more ardently desired than peace. The series of successes w-th winch it has pleaded the Almighty to bless our arms since the opening of the present campaign, enables us to prdfess (bis desire in the interest of civilization and huinanity, without the danger of having our motives mis interpreted l*y the world, which must no* see that wo can never be conquered. Will not our adversaries begin to feel that humanity has bled long en ugh, and desist from longer perseverence in the wanton and hopeless contest. The war on our side has beep strictly defensive.? We do not write to interfere with the peace and prosperity of (lie'Slates arran ged against us. all that we ask is the un disturbed enjoyment of our rights, which clared tbe heritage of all parties.? Tbe hoc ml compact of our adversaries ?>*) deaf to tlm voice of reason and justice, and they shall determine upon tbe indeGi nite prolongation of tlie content, and upon i th**ni will be liie responsibility and decision bo iiijurioUa to the interest of inau kind. We have no fear of the result. Last of a 8ubjugated People A movement is at tbia moment taking place In tbe East of E'irnpe which excites ( the most painful interest in the Western ( world. The Russians, having taker, the last stronghold of the Circassians, have ( intimated to the tribes dwelling in and around those mountains that tbey must I either bear allegiance to the Emperor of f Russia or emigrate; the sea coast liihes , are given five years to lake the cboica ; j the hill tribes must do so immediately.? ( The choice has been quickly and generally I itKen; muuuuues, 10 trie n>in?t>er ol 300, I 000 are flocking to the shorn, nnd looking out for any coasting vessel that will transport them to Turkish territory. Few vessels are found, sn<i on ibose few the L accommodation is, of course, wholly in , adequate In the meantime the people ( die like sheep; some on the coast where ! (hey are awaiting transports, some in the , country where they take refuge, many on : shipboard during the passage ; twenty , per cent is the least proportion of I ss that can be calculated; of 600 passengers I on a steam transport. 370 only arrived alive. The lurkish Government has done what it could ; the few available transput ts were eeut to the coast, and now some men of war are to he disarmed for ibe same duty, ftheiter, nourishment, and sanitary regulations have bean pro vided to the full extent of their means; a aubacription baa L>??n a'.arled, wbicb the Sultan baa moat munificently beaded with tU euro of 60,0001; but it ia calcu lated that the permanent eat abliab want of tlia emigraota will coat tl|a Govern mant morn" than l,000,0Q0f. In tba midat of diaaatar there are many who I love to apaeulaia on the poeaible advan i tagea which in ay reault ; tbvaa people t ' talk of iho immense benefit which ill? addition of a strong inouotHin race will e , be? not ovlf to the blood of the country, wl | but to ita laboring powers over the vast | uocullivnting Edens of Asia Minor. The y latter hope may have good foundation, *s a but as to the former we must remember ',e j that the Turk is already more than half a Circassian, through the continual ming- c'* 0 ! ling of that race with the Turkish on the re< 1 : mother's side. Another idea is that they '?' I j may be profitably used to recruit the ar ! ruy ; this will he a ereat benefit to the r Turks, and we doubt not the greatest of Iroons to the hardy mountaineer, who tyi may. perhaps, thus meet I.is oppressor *r' and exterminator on eoual terms on the an I plain* <>f Hesssrabia, or wherever else the r ' next blow will be struck by Russia a- rH gainst Turkish independence. ? Qrant'a Tactics. pr, We think it may be safely asserted that, since war first became known to |ie ' mankind, no General ever sacrificed bis men so recklessly, so remorselessly, and ;ty 1 to so little purpose, as General Grant.? (Hj 1 He started from bis camp on the North )le i side of the Rappahannock, little more w | than a month ago, with 130,000 men.? wj lie has been reinforced, according to the statements of bis friends, by more than i 80,000 since that time, six: Slantou says i be sent him 25,000 veterans after the jty battle of liie 12ib May ; Rutler has ser.t lh him 20,000, and prisoners say he has re- i ceived 40,000 from Ohio and other sour- 1 f ces making a total ot 85,000. Yet Ilia |jV) army, at this day, in the opinion of those H r best qualified to judge, does not greatly exceed 100,000 men, and is, certainly, I ft greatly interior iu numbers to wbnt it whs | when be started on bis crusade. 'lie lost cbi 75 000 iu Spotlsylwania, and bis losses ] in Hanover cannot h>?ve fallen very tar ole short 01,25,000. Tbus be has sacrificed 100,000 men, the flower, not only of bia own troops, but of tbe whole United >n^ Slates army. In return be has effected nothing, absolutely notbiug. I<ee's entire ' loss since tbe campaign opened, does not ^ amount to 17,000, all told, killed wouu ded and missing. He has never once been forced from a position, and has only fallen bark, when hi* enemy despairing of victory, has attempted to slide otf to Cru COf bit left and gel in rear without farther fighting. Grant, in the meantime, has , , . , . . ore | oeen orougui up oeiore AlcUltllan'a O.U j line* beyond the Chickahoinitiy, aod it not able to take a single ?tep iu advance. J lie baa thrown away 100,000 wen to ^ obtain what ho could have had for uoth I IliZ ing. The Confederacy ha> great cau?e to congratulate naelf upou the choice Liuioln haa uiade of a Lieutenant General. Cr?' f. I iiifjr UMirt tu aec Una war brought to , , uot an end, and Grant la tlio vary man to do | ^ it. Had Ilia diatance between Richmond ^ and Spottaylvai.ia bean one hundred inilaa greater, we are diapyised to think he 1 , would have reached the end of liia jour- cen J ney with not more than one hundred the men.? Hichmou i JtitjuitcK. of f 1 ^ "" net Monbv hpasuixo.? A Tnoiour fob I'amknts.? A late writer, Breaking of . c parent*, aaya that whan they fcpend m<>ney judK*ioualy to improve and adorn j the houae, and the ground atound it, they are in effect paying their child leu j j a premium to alay at home aa much aa j|M possible lo ei yty it; but that wlj?o they spend money unnecessarily io fine cloth ^ro ing end jewelry for their children, they ^K)(J ere paying theme premium lo spend w ' their time ?**y from home, that ie, io those places where tbey can attract the ^ most attention mid make the moat die ''a^ play. There ia both truth icJ philosophy low in the statement. If parents expect lo >ln< shield their children from the ficea of the l''6 world, they mui^ make home attarctive ' to them. A cheerful and bappv home u* ' is one of the greatest safeguards a parent ?'1 can throw around his child. c'?* . ? ? WOt Appearances iudicale that (irant it so sou iu !? ? a ciuwir alliance will) am Butler. What an *??ociniion of mirknl M?'i character*, obat a combination of striking cbi il not admirable qualities, w? (ball bar*, ilia wlieu Grant I be Butcher and Butler tba ?J Beast, ruih into each other's arm* J? Grant who drink* Lie whiekav and smokes ' bia pipe a I moat a? lucettanlly aa be * ? braatbs, and eriaa MPa?b tba (oea in? ',,e pitob tba man in I" and Bailor, who in >io' suits captive iadiea, and bullies gray- m* haired eUrgymea, arid robe and eteaJ* *11 tba "portable property" ha, with bia " brother's baip, can lay bold on and bide: m* Grant* who lights like a mad bull and > doaa not bory bia dead, and Boiler, who j lion fights like a . ham and baa no dead to ! tian bury. Tba whiskey-drinker1 and tba | but rogue?tba Butcher and tba Baaat?lot i do | tba world admire I?RUkmotui S*nt?ntl. I do { * Lama and Laxy?A FableTwo beggars, Lame and Lazy, were in int of bread. One leaned on his cruch, s other reclined on his couch. Laroe called on Charity, and humbly krd for a cracker. Instead of a cracker received a loaf. Lazy, seeing I he gift of Charily, exlimed?"What, ask for a cracker and :eive a loaf ? Well, I will ask for a 11." Lazy now applied to Charity, and call lor a loaf of bread. "Your demanding a loaf," said Chari , mildly, "proves you are a loafer. You e of the class and character who ask d receive not; you ask amiss." Lazy, who always found fault, and had ther whine than work, complained of treatment, and even accused Charity a breach of an exceeding and pious nmise?"Ask, and ye shall receive." Charity pointed him to a painting in r room which presented to his vision ree personages, Faith, Hope and Char . Charity appeared larger and more r than her sisters. He noticed that r right hsnd held a pot of money, .1. t~A - i .1; - i l - .1 i ! i?* i 5 iii"ii icu ? uto ui^auitu, Having IOHI u 18 ?'g. U er left hand was nriued wilL a lip, to keep off the drone*. "I dou'l understand it," said Lazy. Charity replied?'"It means that Char feeds the lame and Hogs the lazy."? zy turned to-go. ''Slop," said Charily, "instead of coin ril! give you counsel. l>o not go and i on your poor mother, I will send you ich ant." 'Uich ant!" echoed Lazy, "where shall nd her 1" 'You will find b?r iu I'rprerb*, Oib ip. and flili." Moral. ? Instead of wailing for an unto die, go And at*e bow rich anla live. rue Wheat Chop.?Tbe wheat crop Alabama bid* fair to exceed any here* ore chronicled, liy a planter from the poeiie aide of tbe river tbe Selina Die tcb learna that bar venting baa coin need, and the yield large, rhe Marion Commonwealth aaya: . We obaerve that acme of our planters re commenced liarveating their wbeat pa, and we learn from tboee who have nmenced cutting, that the crop ia a y good one. We hope that it will IV* wood throughout the mlin ('on ornay. flie Greensboro* Meacon ?mi : tVbeat harvesting in this iectlon lias n going on (In* weak. The firat reap lliat we have beard of commenced Saturday' the 28 h. The yield per e, though it will not equal last year'# p, will propably be considerably above average, wlnlet tbe aggregate produc i will U? much greater than tbat of . year, owing to tbe large increase in breadth of the laud seeded. >c('i.f:'fc in Pricks?A j;?*ntleiii*n re tly from Mobil*, Ala., informs a* llut re hs^beeu a great fall in the price* >rovision* in all sections of ilia country affected by the presence of the army, n meal was selling ia Mobile at $2 60; on (2 50; butter $3. lu tlw cane We counties around-Selms, corn was (reat abundance, and freely offered at without finding purchaser*, loraes were much cheaper than they e been for some time past. A horse t lliiee moath* since %would have ugbl $1500 In Selina, can .now be ght at from $300 to $500, Gold ia lb about thirteen for'one, and falling. iVheiher urged by hunger or by deviness, the conduct of Grant's troupe ards the citizens who fall within bis >s is more atrocious than has marked foots!cds of the seine ar;nv under tut / "7* ts former general*. A letter before Jescribcs lite scene* witness**] by some >ur scouu. in tbe enemy's track and i* under bis lines. Little children uld run out to them, and beg fur jstbing to eat; lb* Yankee* basing pped tbe families literally of every*g. Tb* eiy of famishing women end Idren will as surely be beard a* was t of tbe blood 61 tbe murdered Annu Htchmovd Sentinri. K man noted for bis calmness and a Idmg wife was one night stopped in woods by a pretended gb6*t. I can't [>, my friend," said be. "If you ace a a, I mast request you to gst out of tbe f, and let me pas*. If you nre tbe II, come along and lake etipper, for I rried your sister." V Dutchman being ndsised to rub bis be well with brandy for tbe rheums?, said be bnd beard of <the remedy,' added, 'I dusb better at del?*( drinks prandy, and den 1 rub* mine leg mil pottle, m An i. o. V. for a Pabs.?Yesterday a Quartermaster friend of ours was down : upon a flying visit to the city without | leave. Succeeded in dodging the guards ; until about noon, when be was brjught to a hall at the corner of Witehall and Alabama streets, and his pass demanded. Heing endowed with considerable amount of presence of mind, he very quietly put bis tbuntb and forefinger into bis vest pocket and pulled out an old due bill, long past due, and handed it over to the guard. Tito guard, in Landing it bacfc, aid : "tbat'a good." 'Tin glad to hear it," aaid our friend, lii6 Quartermaster, at be burried of, "for I bare carried it in uiy pocket for about fire years, and never thought it worth a dogged cent."?At' lanta /ie witter. To Miile Raisers. The Fine Inrge Premium JACK CHURUBUSCO, will beat the Hammond place the Spring 1864. Said JACK wm awarded a premium by the State Fair at Columbia when 14 yeare old, in competition with full grown Jacks. Fer the size and quality of hie colta refer to all that have aeeu theiu. Cnro will be taken te prevent accideata, but will uot be rexpoueible aheuld any oc our. Terma 9'JO, and fllO of that, in oil c.isee, must be paid when Maree are entered, and the other 910 will be due when the Mares prove to be with foal. The Jack wilt be limited to SO Marer. Apply on the prernl*n and pay the entrance money to the Groom, dtc March 2, 1864, I?4b "THE MERCURY." New Series--Vol. IV, No. 1. BKAUTIFDLLYTLLU8TRAT?D. On or about April 16th, 1864, I ehall reeutne the publication of Tits MsRcvar, which w.ia published at Tarboro' N. C , uutil I 1 iH It will be published weekly in Raleigh, N C , in quarto form?eight pages?size of the Magnolia Weekly, Illustrated AV?ra aad Southern FteU and Fireside?and will he ?[olten up in (he very beat manner that the cililie* and press resource* of the country will allow, and will be devoted'to a dignified standard of I'olite Southern Literature. Currefit event* will be duly chronicled, and nn unqualified support of a vigorous prose| culion of llie.VVar will be given. To auch matter* n* I may deem it i-ncumbeot to re fer, editorially, 1 shall do so independently ? being neutral in nothing?alwatrfkevp ing the two great lahft mark* of Southern Independence and Southern Literature steadily In view. Kach number of The Mercury will be handsomely ILLUSTKATKD with beautl' fully executed engravings of subjects taken from the beat original contributions. The most liberal prices will be paid for Contribution* of ^uvellette*, Poetry, Romano*. Knaayn, Criticism*. 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II January 11, I960. * 4t?t WILLIAMS A ALLISON, ~ ATTORNEYS AT LAW ARB Solioitors in Sanity. LANCASTER. O. If, H. C. Will-practloa la tha Biatrial of laacaatar. Prompt sttostios fives to Oollootiosv Mr. WfLLUMa may bo ooo.ulted at TorkrilU 8. C., and Mr. Auim at kia aSaa ia th a Court IIoum, at Laaaaatar. July lib I8M. * *|? If Dr. ALFRED GRAVEN Rte*l4??t Uiihh D.mlit, touvilli. a. i Offers his Professions! Morrises U the ettiisns of L?n?sslsr Vllllegs sad surrounding country. . - ARTIflC'l A I. TKKTH inserted on* Gold Plsto, Jrom one to s full setts. Jans I lili, IHV?, 11 ?-1y - ^ VOETKSOP. Ait^rniy at Law .. AND. HOtlCITOK IN KtOlfT, Will prsotiee in l.snoae>or sad the neighbor. fng Districts. OrriCI AT LANCA8TBRYILLB. OewWr flel, llil. % n-fy SOUTH CAROLINA'S DEAD. BIOGRAPHICAL ROLL OF HOHOR I HAVING received frequent application* . from the frienda of deceased aoldiere to place in a permanent form and make it acceaaible to all who might deaire a espyr the "ROLL OF HONOR on which I am . engaged for the State, 1 propoae to publiab a work more extended in ita aeope and deaign than the State Roll, embracing Biographical Sketches of the officers and men from thia State who have fsKsa or diedln service during the present war, and whoser friends may furnish me with the necessary material* far euch sketches. The plan is this : The friends of the Sa ceased aoldiers desiring a place in thia work will forward to me the necessary informslien to make up for publication the bio- J yrapmvai saetcnes, or send m? to* notices | they wish inserted, when they will b? re- jy vised and camplled for publication. Each 3j biographical eketch muat be accompanied " by the natna af af Jeaat ana eubacribar and ,; 'I en Dollara to defray the expenses and la- F bor involved In the preparation and compilation of the sketches, for which a receipt will be given entitling the holder to a copy I of the work at the subscription price. 1 arii perfecting arrangements with a lead, ing publishing house for the publication af the work. It will be published in monthly numbers, and issued in the bast style of letter press printing, on fine white English book paper.and printed with the best English Ink. Each number will contain ons or more portraits of olhcers and man whe have distinguished themselves during ths war.? The twelve numbers will mace four hand, some volumes. Terms |M per annum, or for twslvs numbers, payable on the publication of the first number, of which duo notice will be given. The work will be continued until the Roll ia completed. 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I Mat additional ; aad booka, loead aad Baboaad, not ? eighiog orer foar poande, shall ba deeaM ad mailable metier, aad tka inland p^etage on tkem sball beat tba rata of 1 oaata aa oaaaa or fraetioo of aa oaaea, aad tba pottage oa ali each treat!ant matter aad booka, a kail ba prepaid in all ease* eieapt wkaa Mat by oAetra, niuaiaiaaa or private# of tba . ariay. vaaaaiao rtrnttoi. i Tka .following paraoaa only are aatitlad tba freak big pririledwe, and ia all mm* etrtelW confined to offtaUl boalnaoa. Pulabtir General. Mia Chief Clark. Auditor of tba Traapary far tba faatO j laa liapartmaaL