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y wn'EB, HBfi:..Mtd Sub-Editor. mn oaiciifAi^ Hp uSttSiS8?!1^* wt1d ***** nie8' H99jr Mtmrt. Kilton; i m? to your paper, noma dayseiaee, aa artlela, written in pmiae pn^^^-vdf praieo Itself. Now, though 1 shall hardly * venture, !ft terms unqualified, to dispraise 1 praiaa, yet. after turning the subject over in my naiad, I could but aok, who blow the tramp eta of Fame iu this world t and from '* what motlvee do they do itt Who are the aubjeota of the greatest praiac T and wbat ^are ita effects upon both giver and receiver I ^Tralse la one of tlia moral moloro of the world, yet is ts^ntielly of the earth, earthy. Xt le, porhapa, ona of the most powerful ina?alives to exertion, and la improvement in ttocfiffsd dense f yet who doea not know. > thai oar actions are potaoaed at their aouree, when they spring from aoy other motive cthaa * love of the good, and the tru*,'either --inf Mpd f6r iUeif, or in Its effects?in other *r<wn*dq nalaaa they flow either from love to Ood, or toman. The human heart la appalled at tills truth. ' How mapy, even of ' <wr good deeds, aprlhg frv,m either of these Ai'otiVeef How our self-love shudders at '( d>ls remorseless pruning t Indiscriminate praise lowers. Insensibly, in the minds even of the well meaning. the stand?rda of virtue truth. * To bs wen of moo," U craplint. icolly condemned aa * wrong motive, even (*T + good action. Who haa warned oe agninat aceklng honor one of another f neg leetiag that honor which oometh from Ood . only. But I am betrayed into a style more fodotta than I at flsrt intended, l'ralee is enddfrh bestowed upon the really deserving; and that, from too high aa estimate of the "airy good." Many hoard itaalf.it were etsrliug coin ; whereas^ were it rated at its true value, artho slrcu. . latihg Aedlum of polite society, it would lie handed about as freely as ever was the itooet depreciated currcuoy. The love of . fame (or praise where fame is unattainable) haa aver been a faithful theme for the sailitkt Young has paintod London eooiety in a style characterized na neither merry, nor .. severe, bat with a sober truthfulness in his chtiraetsr* whtth proclaims them portraits. * A mnsta tirnnKla nan and In an liumlitpr place, may draw some lesser follies. Of eourae^ when yhn,tfgf Mr. ^A. 8. Tire extols the liberality and public spirit of old Qroeper, he has no thought of his influence .in the coming election?not Ae, indeed.? When through the exertions of old Loft is , Brokendown, onr new millionaire, Maj Beoj. Portly ia exalted to be ehalrmao of the head committee in onr reecnlly-estab* -liahed "World-Reforming, and Universal Brotherhood SocietyOld Brokendown never thinks of Portly's well stored cellar*, ' and his own peneh'ant for good living. Oh ! .'no* fftren the renowned Qen'L 1'uffan. blow makes a long oration In praise of the ' ihustriops public services and inestimable private vlrlnea of bis dear friend, , Ilia RL Bon. Solomon Pompous, Esq., it is tonUr?)y owing to his (PofFanblow's) heart, felt* deep, end lively interest in the morelf social, religious, and political progress ot Um eoontry at large i of tlie community of . Perdaniown in particular, and, most par Lie War, Is the Rt. Hon. 8. Pompous, ??q , as s aha moat illnstriona repreaentative of that progress. On a smaller scale : What snp porta Col. 8o>ile (Who lives mysteriously) in hht chstacter of the agrceablo gentleman ?WhaV bnV the love of pralset In what *J ogrtffer of his neatly fornlahed house has ""Poverty bid herself T Does she lork mysteriously In the pocket of his' neatly fitting j Quaff or, inore slyly, U she wrapped in the fold# of hie snowy handkerchief I Is alio ; ensconced beneath the stiffened vest, or has . aba slipped down to the toes ol his polished r boots;, so that, metaphorically, ha may l>e -oa^So trend her under fool I Alaal alasl v nobody will evermore receive one ol those >dshtiy billets, reading thus, "Col. Bland an'd lira. Grim Smile present their complimenu, end reapcctftilly request," Ac.? * Clinging to the wreck of Ma broken fortunes, on ft tempestuous tee of debt, he goea ' down with all his oolors flying. And mei. ' fthe^oly lira Grim! of bottled np, and _ cerked down appearaaco; she who never t let* froth of bar coavereation overrun ?, liha macaw of bis primnsee t Hey never t hostile shot- overtake your hvebend's once , trim, gallant vessel. But the lime fails me ft tall of 1; Commonplace 8 toot, Judge VMh, little Joe Strati, and essay, many i otiters. 2 ? To the female world, the love of praise Hilda almost undisputed away. Gsully, my > Itftdy Fashion, never raws that detnly hand s > oft, albeit the third digit it encircled by a rOW of eparklere; and little Miss Itssa, whft bee.no. ring, but a meat plump, while hand, let me assure yon tbet your colter needs do adjustment, the curl behind you1' left ear in hanging moAl heooaniugly. AetC > d'wtuMp, / rourw, your bend* are raisod. 'fyt ?!?<!> oi Mrs. Fashion's refined expert oaee knows fall well liow much more winning is a eastiel glimpse then open ostentation , and Mies Rose wouldn't fur tho world, that the young gentleman, in the papsr Collar, and wavy hair, who sits bshiud -ehould have a view of here. Now, there i. *< ? t !??? 4. PtEH'Lil : _ \ my Luly Fashion's sister, Ibi widow of tha late Opt High (liar; ehe ia hereby permitted to raiao h?r hand once in (It* mlnutaa, for tha next twottnndayv. Than aha will hnra sufficiently abowa bar naw bracelet. Altar* wards, alia can exhibit it only on pain of being considered obtrusive, and of employing unfair means to divert attention from tha younger portion of her sex. Aa for Miss Airs, she most, on no account, presume to show here any longer, aa It is hot a paltry affair, and, to my certain knowledge, has been possessed by her for three yearv, at taut. But softly?who comes here 1 oh, nobody but htba Paraae; hsr face is veiled always, and in every place. However, here comoe Mrs. Dove. Gentle Mrs. Dove : you* pretty face la sol In your bonnet, like a rich painting In a frame, whToh, nlae! It hut too much feseraidea; with gauze veil thrown over. Front face always 1 Ah, yes! that is your most becoming view.? Going to kneel, are you f Full view present ons moment to the congregation, then down within the paw. Three minutes possibly elaprti. Picture is elevated. Full view, one moment, to the gaxers in tha rear, and prt$lol tha painting is reversed. You are right. Brilliancy and etriking effeot is your forte, and I, who think most everything pardonable which is beeomiug, pardon the jivoDiivvoui viiuneu mr ine uencacy of kiovlt^e. Quite tho reverse is the h*l**vlor of her deter in-law, Mies. Silver Dove. Altitude is her strong points Her delicate features are always presented in profile, like a cameo in relief. So did I see her at the funeral of the late Mr. Old* man. First one s;deand thon the other. A line drawn from the ccntrp of the forehead to the chin, was the boundary to our vision. Long practice it must have taken, my dear Miss Silver Dove, languishing Mies Silver Dove I Did you never sigh for ap immortality of youth and beauty! Earthly Immortality I Oh, wretched thoughll Dot, heavenly immortality ; oh, sober certainty of lasting bliss I The fountain of perpetual youth is not a dream. It wells up by the roots of , the tree of Life which overshndes it, and its streams make glad tho garden of the Ix>rd, and tlio City On whoso gatoa of pearl, and golden walls; The eternal sunlight softly falls. There the happy inmates will ho employed in praising each other! No?the Oihj Supreme. I once thought that there must he monotony in an eternity so spent; I realized not that this is to he the irrepressible outburst of a thankfulness which takes oil the dull edgo from repetition, and keeps the keen delight forever whstted; the spontaneously melodious utterance of an ecstacy, to which our colder joys are tame. What! monotony in infinity ? His variety is infin lt? ; yet, is our praise bnt one. " What can be less than to afford Ilim praise, The easiest recompense, and pay llim thanks,t. How due I", r-TFrom the Nownnn (flit.) Ilarald. Two Month's Sojonrn In Spanish Honduras. On the sixth morning after leaving Now Orleans, soon after the sun had lit up tho eastern 1 horizon, being almost exhausted by sea-sickness, our steamer approached tho bonutlful ribbon-liko shore of Coutral America in tho distanco, which broke tfpbn our delighted vision. As tho distant wares would eink before us, or our littlo steamer raised aloft by those beneath, wo eould faintly soo the green lino, with lumps hero and there. Wo soon after discovered this lino to bo trees and tho lumps to ho mountains. The children soon Locntno much oxoitod and fancied they snw monklos sporting in the treos, whilo a portion of our soa sick party vowed never to lonvn trrra ft rinn stniin. A ft'W Initiriiio brought ui in plain rlow of St. liarbara, and, no one on board knowing how t<J proceed far> iher, we had tbo good fortuno to moot three natives in a dora, from Truxillo, on a trading expedition to Omoo. Ono "o| those wo took aboard and was piloted^ safely to our destination. ' The scone from the bay of JfbmSunu,* on bright morning, is exceedingly beautiful ami grand. Tbo donse forest comes down to the water's brink at times on fcrtilo plains, and then again on abrupt bills. There hills ri? ono upon another to the southward, til) tftoi: towering hoight is almost lost ia tbo clouds.? The bay is a beautiful oicar sheet of water, in which woro seen numbers of fish far below its surfaco. While enjoying tbo rlow wo soddonlj rounded a point and dropped anchor withic two huudrod yards of the shore. While the rovonue and military officers wort detaining us, we sat uuder thb awning and wrote to tbo lovod ones at homo. After a triv. iai examination of our baggage, wo wen* asboro in canoes and opjoyed a rest under thi magnificent sbado trees. The Inhabitants, U our surprise, wo found much more civilised than wo bad suppoeed from our tuoagro infer mntion in tho States. Tbo population is esti mated at 36U,(>00. Tbo greater part are Indi a?d (any two thirds,) the remainder ore whites creoles and negroes, and are uuiformiy polite When spoken to, the females bow and thi males touch their sombreros. They treat y?.i hospitably, and when in their houses not tin frequently stand in your presence, showing i consciousness of their inferiority. They rarolj over sit nt tho tatde with yon, preferring to wai till yon arc served. Tho commoner Classes drssi in plain cotton Cloth, made very much after ou fashions. Kilthiner* la almost unknown, wash Ing constituting tho prlnclplo labor of tho fo males The | eluss dress nc?f v end fast -f . ? .?*" J ~ ??rffti vrt vwmwww ?i CX OF F>( ft " ' i+? Cd>?*4"*i **! * i->'* ^vloi i GllEENVILLE; StiUTH C tr ily, *nd eujoy many of tho luxuries of Wo. This class Is ooittoad to tho cities. On th* coast wo saw a great many negroas, bat in the interior there ore very (trr. As t general thing tho n stir ps are honost Thoft is an uncommon occurrence among them. In dwellings where they have trunks?4nd they are partial to them?they leave thorn unlookod i nod in many of theatre* their money is put seoutngly as a temptation. Ononr way from Comayagua, the capital, we spent a nigh1 at tho village ef Santa Cruse. Most morning one of onr mules was mlssiug, and when wo bad ox Unlisted onr patienso looking for it, we cxprossod tho boliof that it was stolon. Thin, thoy "aid, could nnt be, for nothing of raluo had oror been stolon in their town. We eoop aftor found tho mulo in tho woods eiok. Thoro are no robbers in the country. Tho writer travolcd six hundred miles in tho country< without being insulted or molested, in company with two others. Mo country in tho world enjoys moro poaro and soenrity than this, 80 pcacofal are thoy in their habits that lawyers arp unknown.? Tho Aicado adjusts their litfto differences. A gentleman who hns boon rosiding in San Pedro seven years, asserts that ho has heard of but two tnurdors having boon committed in Honduras in that time, and ono of thoso was oonfined to foreigners, in no wise oounoctod wnii tho country. They bavo groat aversion to war, and ovinco not tho slightost disposition to quarrol. Wo wore informed that when oven a few soldiers wore wanted by the Government, tho draft is Invariably resorted to?volunteering boing unknown. Aspirants to ofBco arovory few. Tbls is not to bo wondered at, fur with tho oxccp~ tion of President, Congressmen and Judges of tho Supremo Court, tlir.y rociovo no romunere tion. Office is thrust upon thom, in many cases, contrary to their interest aud reelings? hence the cluuso in tho Immigration Act exempt' ing foreigners from oflico for four years. The result of this policy secures to tho couulry the services of tho most oompotcnt. Tho Govern' meat exacts tho sorviees of nil officers elected, except they are found to bo incompetent The Judgo of Ouioa is an intelligent, lino looking negro, aud speaks both Spanish and English well. Wo saw justico administered in ono case according to bis docision. Tho offoud* ing party, an indian, vrns takon in tho street and laid across a barrel, his hands aud foot wcro held by four raon and forty-nine lashes vrcro applied to his back to tho timo of tho drutn. The poor fellow, at each struko, appealing in piteous tones to his patron saint.? llis crime was presuming to wear a Itt*?cl on liis cane, which is tho insignia of rank of an officer. Ho was triod nccording to law, found guiity and suffered accordingly. Tho judgo good huiqorcdly explained it all to us, with tho remark iliat if they elected him they must expect to nbido by tho law. Tho people generally nro inuoloQt and have but littlo Idea of improvement. Their principal subsistcpco is obtained from tbo forest, whicb satisdcj them. It is said they aro too confiding, aud expect harm of no eno. Foreigners frequently imposo upou their credulity and abuse their oonfidcnco. Thoy aro ull Catholics, ana tlio virtues and ileconcics of life will comparo favorably with that of this country. The houses In tho villages and country nro mode of mud, daubed on sticks confined to posts set in tho ground. Tho roof is very stoop, thatched with palm, very durable, with dirt floor. Their houses in the interior aro covered with tilo. The palm grows in tho rallies. In their cities and principal towns they havo somo very neat houses, made usually with san-driod brick, over which is a vory neat wliito plaster. The windows and doors aro largo. Tho floor is gsnorally made of kiln-burnt brick, eighteen inohos square, nicely glhtcd. They aro sealed overhead with mahogany or eodar. Wo ob. served in tho capital brick masons and stonocutters at Work. A t Omen, on the coast, many of the buildings are constructed of lumber, as ours, two storios high, paintod white and rod This lumber was obtuiued from Boston, at tin i cost of ?00 per thousand foot. AtLakoYogan , in tho intorior, wo observed magnificent forest , of tall, long-leaf, heart pin*, flc for buildi ing purposes as could bo desired. Tbis Lak< is about sovonty miles from the Atlantic, nnc water navigation, we wore informed, could b< had for light draught steamers within flftooi miles, Roods can bo made with the greates \ facility, down a gradual declivity, from thest I fine forests to tho hend of navigation on th< , Blancho, which is a tributary of tho Ulun | emptying into iho sca'floar Peurto Cabaltos.? i Wo will speak more particularly of this Lakt ?' in another place. On leaving Omoa, going to tho Intorior, w< I proceeded to Fun l*odro, oightoen league! i north. Tho rido was down tho beach for fiv< ' miles; horo tho mountain approached so nooi i tho sea that tho waves ran In tho rood nt higl tldo. Wo suddonlv loavo tho sea and begir ) tho ascent of tho Oinoa Mountain?, and after t I travel of twenty miles wo reached tho boauti * fill Plain of 8ula. This plain Is 'oxaccdinglj t lovely, of triangular shape of sovonty in lies or ? tho son and oxtonding inland over sixty miles > to near tho beautiful Lako Yojoa. Tho soil o I Honduras Is as varied as tho prodnets arc nu - morous. Tho Plain of Sulais generally adnrl * sandy, alluvial soil, on a firm clay foundation * but occasionally intur?|M<rcod with small sa ? vnnnas, destitute of forost growth, and cover ^ oil with grass, and not so fortilo. Tho enri B grant can find in lfor.duras any variety am i rjnallty of soil he may desire. The writer snv * evury variety ho li:id ever seen in tho UnMm 1 tit a to?. Rat generally tho soil Is oxccedinglj i* produetivo. The Plain of fitila is no! perfect t ly love!, ifs many suppose, bntvoHs snffielontlj * towards the son to enmplotoly drain it. Tha r part of it lying north of tho Cliauiilocon is tlx * best. The land is fortilo and not subject t< - overflow, liko much of that on ths f'ltna.? Twenty wde? from the head of the plain tonai ?... ^ ? . ? m ; ' 3PULAR CAROLINA. AUGUST 29. 16* == -?? ' i - J> - j* '? miserable poor ridgos, ooverod with flint rocks, 1 scrubby bushes and small, knotted oaks, ra i soiublliig tho black Jacks, push thomsolves down on tho plain. Wo traveled eight miles In crossing them. They are from ono to two hundred foot high, and as poor as any part of the earth's surface. On tearing those, going south, we again travcrso ftio plain. At tho vlllago of Yojoa (fifteen miles from tho lako of the same name,) tho hoad of tho plain, tho Country Is vory rooky, and at many places the mules exercised their utmost caution (O present falling. Leaving Yojoa, wo ascend about twe hundred foot and reach a second plain. This hi not so Tortile, and la comparatively small. Buddonly tho road winds up tho side of a steep mountain, two thousand foot above this last plain. When its summit is reached at the elovation of twcnty?Avo hundred foot abovo the levol of tho eoa, wo find ourselves in anothor country, as different firorn that through Which wo hod just passed as is i possibio to Imngino. Tho country opons out I into beautiful and oxtensivo savannas, covered < with fresh grass on whioh hoards of flno cattle < aro feeding. The ground at first is rocky, but the travol of a fow miles and thoy coass to appear. These lands aro excoodingly rich, of a dark mulatto color, resembling voty much tho wheat lands of Kentueky. Tboso expansive prairies oonlain thousands of oercs, watered hy numerous crocks and yivulcts, their borders fringed by forest growths. Tboso savannas rise by succession of terraces from ono to two huhdred foot high. At sotno places thes0 lands are rolling, at others thoy aro level, and occasionally a succession of small hills dot tho' savannas, like so many mounds, all covorcd with frcsli gross, kept in perpetual motion hy tho constant sea breexo. Tho extent of this country is probably thirty miW square, with a > climate as salubrious as tho soil Is productive- | Wo oxprcssed llio opinion that this %vos tho 1 most dosirnblo portion of Central America wo , hud scon, awaiting only the hand of Improve , meat to convert it into a pardon. Wo dopartod from tho main road at the vlllago of Suutu Crui for Lake Yojoa, distant twclro miles south-west. Tho country continued pretty much the snmo as that thruuph which wo bad passed until wo were within four or five uiilcs of the Lake, when wo ca;uo to fino pino forests. These nro not continuous, hut nlternato with the savannas. Ilcsidcs the pinos, wo snw snmo other trees thut nro common to this country?such ns oak, dogwood' souio hickory, otc. Yojoa is tho most pictM. rcg(]uo and romantic lake of clear water wo over beheld. At a great olevatlon al>ovo tho sea tins T?ako rests upon tho bosom of the duo table lands, while tho lovely savannas stretch for miles to tho oast, tho mountains on its western shore rises to tho nltitudo of several thousand feet. It is as clear as crystal, and its puro waters nro alive with multitude^ of fishes and turtles, whilo numbers of many varieties-ef water-fowls sport upon its bosom.? It is twenty-five miles in length, with an averago width of scvcu miles, with several fathoms ol depth. Tho cliinute in tho vicinity of this Lake is excelled by no part of Central America in salubrity, and may bo considorod temperate Wo found tho temperature in this elevated* region pleasant during tho day, whilo at night our blankets were necessary for comfort. Wo woro informed that light snows had fallen hero daring tho coldest days of winter, but they rapidly disappear. Tho thermometer ranges from 50 dog. to SO deg. during tho yoar. In .tho hotter months the shado is ns cool as that of North Georgia in mid-summer, with a con stain Drcoio coming irceu ana puro irom mo two great oceans. Tho sun, however, is quito warm, but we have felt its^rays inoro intensely riding at mid-day in Uoorgia than at this ole_ vatcd point. Tho plains at aloas clcvulion are considerably warmer. Tho products of tho tc'upcrato aono grow in this region sidoby side with those of tho tropic;. Vhcat, rye, barley, oats, rica, sugar cuno, cotton, coffee, tobacco( mcllons and vcgitablos flourish hero luxuriantly. The forost shows many an old acquaintance, in the trees, of our boyhood, with many others of which wo hod no knowledgo. There seems to bo 110 gord reason why Southerners could not reside here wiih as much comfort as In tho States. Tho temperature is never so high as in South-western Oeorgin, J while tho winters, wo were told, aro as ilcligfitfut as spring. Going north, wo lenvo this do. ' ligbtful region but n few miles when wo dosceud tho mountain into a small valley two thousand feet bolow. Tho descent is so gradual that a wagon road could be inado witli case oven a? far A3 tho coo. Tho south sido of this mountain had orcry appoarnnco of enrly spring. The refreshing showers of the wet season hail just begun, tho buds were bursting, anil the fresh leaves wcro just putting forth, whilo tho tender, wnx-liko flowers wore peeping from tbo green grass, and tho birds were carolling , merrily. Immediately altor crossing tbo latter vnllcy wj) ascended tho opposito mountain on Its north sido. This linil all tho ap|?earanco of mid-summer, and half way up its sido it w?5 ruwrea wiiu arnto irnjueai grown, nuuu the one wo had just passed over had every appearance of ttio temperate sono. A lot tor frotn Mexico says j " Col. Miguel Lopc.X, tho traitor, after selling Maximilian and his goner sis, wont to i'uobln to visit his wifo. His reception was decidedly cool. His v.ifo advanced to meet him, loading their litt'c ron hy the hand, and uddrcsscd liiin tbu. . " Sir, hero is your sou ; wo cannot cut him in two?take him. You are a bnso coward and traitor. You have betrayed your country and your be no file toy. From this hour, wo are I strn'tgers, for I shall this day retire to my J family. Wo.'" j C DO-XT? eon volitions are being liohl in Florida, for the purpose of ?d ipMng n | lat form upon whicli the whiles aud black* can unita, in the formation of a State Constitution ?t the approaching Convention, which guarantees equal justice rnrl protection to tin? right* aud interests of both parties. m % * i r\% ?*vt v*.; ' . ' ' \ . *..?j . EVENTS if f *? " k -_: 1 1 >: ^Tv^T" From the Lead w? Love. Cavalry Sooata BY OKMERAL VTAUK IIAMrTOlt. . mMm> W- - A - - - - i.i n. r.unun: AmongN th? yerjr many claims your Magazine has npon tho favor of the South, nons has tpp?arod to me greater than the strict impartiality which has ttui fortnly marked its conduct. It* pages hays ; always been open to reoord deeds of heroism, whether they were performed by the gallant oflioers of our armies, or by the humble privates This rroognitioa of Che ' brave soldier, whatever may have been the position he held, inokes " The land . We Love " a favorite wltlt all ehvsce, amongst tho*e who tried (o do their duty during the war, which seems now drawing to a close Emboldened by this kindness on your partj I venture to record a f?w of the performances of men, whose eonrogc, devotion and skill, though known only in their immediate commands, contributed greatly to the suesees of our arms I refer to tho regular ecoute of our scrvioe, and I shall confine my narrativo to those with whom I served, no1 because their exploits deserve higher praise than those of others, but, solely because I want to glvo you only such facts as came under my personal observation, and for the sntirc tiuth of whioh I can vouch. The men whose deeds will farm the subject of this communication belonged to the cavalry corps of the Ariny of Northern Virginia, and most of thorn were regularly detailed for tho especial duty of scouting, within the lines of the enemy. Of course, it would occupy too much of your space to give an aocount, either of all thes<j gallant men, or of even a smft:i portion of their services.? St) I shall only give you one or two inetanoes of ecout life, at present, but if these prove agreeable to your readers, I con promise ] them mot e of the enme sort. Captain Jno. F*len Cooke, in his last bo?>k, " Wearing of tho Grey "?a most in" terosllng and captivating work?has given a chapter-tov this name subject. Ho gives variolic gallant deeds and hair-brendlh escapes as occurring to .one of those brave men, whom I recognize well, though hie name is not mentioned, hut he omits one exploit which was among the most remarkable of lfis career. In supplying this omission, I shall preserve the incognito of 8??, as Captain Cooke has not given his nntnC The occasion, to which allusion is her* made, took plaeo when Meade had his army camp^ near Culpeper Court House, and the object was'to endeavor to nscertaia the pasilioa, numbers, Ac., Ac., of the Federal troops. S , undertook to accomplish thia object, and lie adopted a plan worthy of his boldness and address. Disguising himself as a country teoman, he procured a small cart, which ho 1 jaded with poultry, vegclaliles, Ac., and he drove baldly into the Yankee lines, where he made application for a pass. This he obtained ; he then sold his atock and after spending three doy9 at Meade'* headquarter*?it is to be hoped without scandal to that worthy?he left his friends in blue, bringing in to General Stuart all the information desired. This anecdote forms the only exception to th? statement made by me previously?tha^ only such as enme under my personal ob. eervation would be given. This occurred before S was associate 1 with us, as he was after Gen. Stu irt's death ; but I havo every reason to bolievo that the affair happened just as liaa been described. Selecting special woute and particular incidents from the whole number, as 1 pro. pose to do, I beg now to introduce to yonr renders. Sergeant Sliadbourno, of tho JefT. r* t ? t ?!? ?i - ' i/uvis ivgiou, wiioio exploits would o' themselves form a volupie. Shadbourne was detailed as a scoot ,by Hen. llumptoni nn.l lio was constantly engaged on Ibis duty until the endof the war. lie was a young nmn of very prepossessing appearance, tall, actjve and resolute. .. Ordinarily',.he appear ed to l>e only a handsome young fellow, with large, soft, mild ey/es; hut as soon as a fight l>eg?n, he became transformed instantly into the dashing envalryman; his whole soul seamed to be in the battle, and hie black eye bluZvd like fire. Armed with at least two pistols, and often three, he would dash againat the enemy, firing with a rapidity and precision not surpassed l?y oven Moshy, who was " very handy with his pistol."? But in all tho cnoitement of a battle, Shad* bouruo was perfectly cool, ready for any emergency, or to avail himself of any advantage. On occasions of this sort he proved that ho possessed qualities, which only noedod a wider field for their exeroi8Cf to ninko hiir. a leader. As illustrative of this I shall give, first, an account of one of his performances which was witnessed by my golf. If you remember, Wilson and Kautz I with n largo foroo made a raid against th? South-aide nn?l Danville Railroad. At Staunton river-bridge they repulsed and returned to join Grant near Pateribarg.? Noni Stonoy Ciovk tliey wore met by our cavalry an<l defeated wbli iosa. Rolrcating towards Reams' Station- thoy were met l>y Fit* Loo and Mahono, when theii rout be came complete and final. Kautz pished down to eroSa the Halifax road, so Unit he could got Into hfa lines,- while Wilson (led towards the Nottoway river. Shudbournc was nent by General llampton just after the fight at Roams' station tu find where the enemy were. Taking five men w?<li himhe m >vod up n country road loading from Halifax to the tUiige rial Oil this lie bad - s 1 ft ft _ 1 rj * - - * i :.' ' ' ' ' . '"' 'V ! , , 1 *f - ? % NO. 14. not proceeded far, when he met the advance guard of Haute'* retreating oolumn. He at. onee otrdored them to-aurreoder, when they began to Jeploy. Without a meaaeat'e has . itatloo, he gare ordere (a a loud tote* f?r " two regiment* to be brought op ; one ?;? the right, the ether on the. led." A* ??<m. as thla order we* .gitm, the Yankees Maid they wottldourrcndor., Piecing one men on one tide of the road and occupying tho. Qtbor, Shad bourne directed the Yankee* to advance and drop their arms. While ibing thla, the main eqjumn of the enemy came in eight, and seeing tho condition of .their ad; vanee guard, they charged to release them* But8hadbonrn was too quiok for,thermite put hie prleoaeradn motion, guarded by three men on each (Tank, made them gallop, then " form four* " and all swept down to. wards our oomfnand. As soon as hie prisoner* were closed tip and charging Jrorn their mm men, he dj?patched a man to in* form General Hampton to " loqk out, forth# Yankees vers charging down the road he waa on." The General immediately took, a fow men back and soon met 81iadbeurne* who had brought off safely ecventg-three prisoner*, the whole advance squadron of Kautz'* command, and this too In full sight of the enemy! For thie feat, Shadbourne was highly eomplimonted by his commanding ofQocr, and he was recommended for promotion on the ground of hia ' extfnor^ dinary skill and gallantry " shown by hitgi in hi* conduct of this affair. .*?,#!? ? > It would mako my communication too long to attempt to give you evelltA bar* | roeitnl of the stirring incidents in the career. of thie brave soldier, but I will adduoc on# I OP two mAM A/luontnrna T ^ of the other gallant " boys io grey 7 who belonged to Hampton's scout*. If you. think such roininiiooneee worthy of a place io your jonrnnl I <y?n giro sketches of many men whose services, unrecorded and scarcely. known as they are, wore not only full of stirring adventure, but were of vital irn' portanee to ?or army. For the present, I shall confine myself to ShadbourQe. . , t On ouc occasion, he was betrayed by a negro while sleeping In the lines of the enemy, and was captured. While his captors were taking him off, ho requested them to let him look for his hat, which had droppod. In the pretended search for this, he. gol pear ft wood, when dashing through.*^ surrounding enemy, lie made into it, followed by a volley from the whole party and a vigorous pursuit^ which proved fruitless.. Subsequently, he, with another - brave,, scout, young Swan, of the lat North Carolina cavalry, was captured in Fredericks , burg, lltcy vrrc handcuff?d and sent by walor to tlie guard-boat near Fortress Ijonroe, with tke.canstnnt assurance a from Uieir humane captors that they wonld be inrely hung. Not liking this prqppept, Pifj managed to slip their handcuffs, dropped overboard, swam to a email boat anchored near,. and after several honre hard rowing, reached the shore af the James fiver. Here they, j found a small party of our men oa signal duty, and Sliadbourne also ascertained that a company of negro ^valry was in the liAbitof patrolling a e< rtain road every day n Getting the signal party to join them, our two ftoouts formed an ambush for the Tatt-< kees, attacked Ihepi and ktfltd nfastrrtLfie* 4 " ' . . - fV side* their commanding oftiocr. This afTatrj gave arms and horses to Sh&dbouroe and his scouts, >o getting bis men together be brought them to Oen. Hampton, In Carotins, where he served until the surrender of General Johnston ; killing and capturing Yankees to the close, with a roost. laudable perseverance and most untiring energy. Such ore a very few of the Inci-, dents in the career of this gallant young, soldier. Brave, skillful, devoted, he was., unsurpassed in his line of duty, and mucjt. of the information whioh reached the Army , of Northern Virginia, as to Federal movements, came through him. , Should you desire to hear somstblhg .of his associates, I may, at come future lime, | give you sketches of some of them. Cueerixo Nrws? The Famisk ovsn.?r From all quarters we hear the most gratifying accounts of crops, and especially of pro- , visions, in this Stat*. The farmer*.jof th'fc, section have been blessed with go^d seasons and will make better crops than (or many yeai$ prcvions. ^ . > ?.... ,/ Our exchanges generally,' both, of this and adjoining States, give the same cheer, ing ncoounta of their neighborhoods.? Local causes have acted unfavoiabty in certain sections, and especially along the, t seaboard from the heavy flood of June, but I there are exceptional cast a. The monthly Reports of the Agricultn-, ral Department at Washington, also given its promise of abundant crops throughout the country. North, South and West. I Providence is onco moro smiling upon and blessing the toil of the husbandman with if rich returns. Tits hand which had )a*4 aor heavily on us for many years. doubtlraa for correcliou nud discipline is heeomlng lightened, This is cause for dcvor.t thankfulness. Vitli abundance of food, there will be a return of prosperity. Wo trust Ihs longr dark night of sorrow and suffering 4for .pgr people iu drawinsr to a oloie?and '.he dawn in at hand. Will political animoaitiea at 111 continue to darken the scene? Will not man bo forgiving, asks his maker? - ? . . , ,v IV .SW. *tribe f'<r the KiUttfiti**. Trrv.% r'duisnl. . It!