VOLUME XXVIII.OFFICIAL,

v.inavABTSBS ABUT of Noktukkx Virginia, IhTAI * February lfi, ism. S

(-iENKKAL ounEUS, NO. 4.?1. Ge-T metal Orders No. % Beadauaitmi Armies of

«h i' aifederate States, havfngbeen this day proruul-« it this army, it is heresy announced that, ingates, o -"" ' . ftf Droviswns, all enlisted men of

Efarn,; whoarß *v^»n*a^*^ot a,--mnV to, tho enemy, orthobare .:?-?-' after earing ?*?KfSme offence, or who snail li.rt jtu-r dprt

orabsent menwelves without ttitherit*, wh-. i,IU4U»?? thia twenty days from this date, voluntarilyn."? mtheii i Mnmandsor deliver themserrss to anyrwrularlvapp inted enrolling ottcer, grovestrasi«thai or other i Acer onduty, tobe 1mwarded totheirnraman i~, shall be entitledto, andreceive thebene-

litof, thepsrdon promisedby the..'.\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0 luthority of the PreeiaenteC the ConfederateStates in th< ord* r above quoted.

11. Qeneral Order No, 2, HesdouartarsArmies ofthe Confederate States, applies to the enlisted menundergoing sentence or trial, under charges or inarrest, forde«*rtioo or sbcence without leave, withthe <v eptionahereinhjfM mentioned; andallmenwho, under thisparagnHi, are entitled to pardonwill be at onesreleased from arrest and restored to

Br command of General R. K. T.kk.W. 11. TAYLOR,

fell?eodfw" tlntiitwil Ailjiilsni insmieTHsAßUoaWrsasAaKT ewKoanusQi Virginia, j

January 2i, 1&65, )rr\) ABM AND EQUIP AN ADDI-I nONAti force ><i cavalry, there is need of

CARBINES, REVOLVERS, FISTOIiB, SADDLES:»:;i utuer accoutrements of mounted men.' Armsand equipments of thekind desired "re betteredto

!\u25a0 :. id by citizens insufficientnumbers to supplyi arwantd. Maay keep them as trophies, and somewith the expectationof using them in theirewadefence. But it should be remembered that armsart rtowrcouiredforu.se, and that they cannot bem ;' i) effectual for the defense of the country inany « 13 as ia the handsel organised troops. Iheyarc needed to enable our cavalry to cope withthe weli-aumedand equippedcavalry of theenemy,not only inthe generalservice, butinresisting thosepredatory expeditions which hai t inflictedso muchloss upon th< . \u25a0 >pl< of the interior.

X \u25a0'~ patriotic 1 need make no otherappealthantl wauLs of the w trice, bat I beg to reanad thosewho are reluctant to part with the »rms and equip-ments in theirpossession, that by keeping themthej diminish the ability of the army to defendtheir property, without themselves deriving anytx oefit from them, l therefore urge all persons notia theservice to deliver promptly, to sssae of theoffice designated beiow, Buchsrmsaadeqniranentslespeeudly those suitablefor cavalry) as they mayhave, an! to repprt to those officers the names olj-uii. persons as neglect to surrender those 111 theirposses: ion*

Every citizen who prevents a carbine or pistolfrom remaining uuused will render a service to hisi pantry. Those who tr.mk to retain arras lor theirown drfrnm should remember that if the army can-not protect them the aims will be of little use.?While BCWalid title can be acquiredto public armsand equipments, except from tae Government, it isreported that many persons have, iguorantly pur-chased themfrom private parties. A fair compen-sationwill, therefore,be madeto all who deliver >ucharms and equipmentsto any ordnance officer, officercommandftg at apost, officers and ag artsof theQuar-termaster aad Commissary Departments at anystation, or officers in the enrolling service, or con-nected with the Nrtre and Mining Bureau. Allthese officers are requested, and tnose connectedwith this army arc directed, to receive and receiptfor all armsand 1 quipments, whatev*r their condi-tion, and forward the same,with a duplicate receipt,tj the Ordnance Department at Richmond, and re-port tin irproceedings to these headquarters. ThepeVson holding thereceipt will be compensateduponpresenting it to the OrdnanceBureau.

While it is hoped thatno onewill disregard thisuppe.u, all officers connecte' with this army are re-quired, and all others are remesn 1, to take posses-sion of any public arms and equipments they maytlnd in thehands of persons unwilling to surrenderthem to theservice of the country, and to give re-oeipt therefor. A reasonable allowance for theirexpenses and troublewill he-made to such patrioticciuseusaa will collect and dufjer toany of the offi-cers abov* designated such aajpa and equipments usthey may find in the hands oi per.-ons notin service,orwho v.ili report the same to those officers. Aprompt compliance with the call will greatly pro-mate the efficiency andstrengthof the army, parti-cularly of the cavalry, and render it better able toprotect the huaaesandpropertyof the people fromoutrage. R- £? USBi Qsacral.

The officersreceiving arms or accoutrements un-der this appealarerequested to state upon the faceci the duplicatereceiptsgiven by them the. condi-tion of the articles, whither in good order or other-wise: and if not in good order, the percentagewhich should be aunucted on thataccount.

Thesereceiptsmayhe presented lor payment toany one of the following-named ordnance officers:

Captain J. M. STEVENS.Richmond Arsenal, Richmond, Va.

Major li. RANDOLPH,Staunton, Va.

MajorE. 8. HUTTER,Danville, Va.

Captain O. T. GETTY,Lynchburg, Va.

Captain CHARLES SEMI'LE,Wytheriue, Va.

Captain A. G. 13REVIZKR,Salisbury, X. C.

By onler of J. GGRGAfc',brigadier-General, Chief of Ordnance.

Official: E. B. Smith, Major. fe I?cod 4w

rH E FOLLOWING NAMED PER-SONS, owners of property depositedwith me

by the Povost-Marsha! in Richmond, are requiredto call far it in Batty days, or itwill be sold at auc-tion :

J. Wood*alias MrAhee, K. Ailworth,Ii.-ivid Walsh, lieutenant Jos.Yagon,M Jo;ci orl).Huwkiuß, C.B.Lewis,l». T. Bennett, O O. Pippin,W. T. lhay, C. B. Cook,John afareauo, P. MeOmn,II Adsnts, A. launpkin(nepro),Colonel Meager, J. Sarvin,alias Colvin,A. \Y*. Colvin, The*. 1). Lasrsan,11. Adams, S. R. Adams,I*. McMillan, W. E. Beesßett,W. Pay, Duggaa,J. bondon, -J. K. Bainer,Oaptain M. I). Bennett, 1). Buna,J. Hunt, aliasGbaley, A. ftiiksidew,WfSnongal, A-Catsoa,at Waybright, P. It. Clark,I). ffostein, J. Baker,J 0. Lyons, W. A. Hanniger,J 11. Oiuiih, J. 1).Bain,Peter Gibson, V. Qerard,**? Careivy, W. Sears,C.B.PsrreU, Robt. Ball,"; -?'' Cobbs, j\ K.MclVreons,IfoSart, - .). 11 <ir.#.Ls,, , Ooswick, 11. K. Van Brunt,C-Hoffert, Q. Ham,j '"! CauL Fat. Janes,; ?' 0 vis j.c. i\tt",B. W. :;,];?\u25a0 jlf- i.... '" w -i- - ' Jij *****? "\u25a0 tame, J. BamweO.

0. MOKFIT,Csptein and Assistant Quartermaster.Quart..rm»in«-rV: utsUßj Richmond, Virginia, January_*'? j*; ja 2h? mt

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MONDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 27, 18M.

General Lee's letter to Mr. Barksdale,.of the Ilouse of Representatives, pub-lished in Friday's issue, on the subjectof putting negroes into the army, mustset the whole question at rest in thepublic mind. He says: "I think themeasure not only expedient, but neces-sary." If, after such an opinion fromthe first military man of tho Confede-racy, that measure is not adopted, theresponsibility of the consequences doesnot rest on General Lee's head.

This letter is only one of the manyevidences which General Lee has givenof sagacity, forecast and sound judg-ment beyond any other public man ofthe day. He stood almost alone at thebeginning of the war inof the magnitude and duration of thecontest. Nevertheless, he calmly girdedihis loins for the unequal contest, and,on his broad Titanic shoulders, hasborne with majestic strength and dignitythe military fortunes of the Republic.?\u25a0Through this tremendous struggle hehas never faltered, re/er shown signs ofweakness nor despondency, never donea rash act nor uttered a rash word.?Such an image of quiet power, of self-sustained energy, of invincible compo-sure, of moderation in prosperity anddignity in adversit}', has not bocn seenon this continent since the days ofGeorge Washington.

This great man, who has lately beencalled by Congress to the chief commandof the Confederate armies, has informedthat body, in distinct terms, that thewhite population of the country cannotcarry on the war alone, and that theemployment of negro troops is, in hisopinion, not only expedient, but necessary. Who so able as himself to judgeof that necessity ? Will Congress heedthe voice of this man, whose sagacitypredicted the fearful odds we shouldhave to encounter in this war, whosemilitary skill has enabled us, thus far, tomeet those odds successfully, and towhose hands it has just intrusted thesupreme command ? liow can it expectthe country to derive benefit from thatmeasure if it refuses him the means forwhich he calls, and in the manner andform that he recommends ? It requiresno prophet to foresee that, unless hiscounsels are heeded, the negroes whomwe will not put into our own army willbe forced into that of the enemy, addingto the accumulating amount of forcewhich we are resisting with diminishedresources, and rendering the future con-test a struggle of despair. Should ourindependence be lost, we may consoleourselves as we best can, amid the tri-umphs of universal emancipation, thatwe have perished, not by the superiorprowess of the erlemy, but by our ownincurablo prejudices and unconquerableobstinacy.

The restoration of General Johnstonto military duty has given great satis*faction to the country. It will impartstill greater satisfaction* to the army,which has the most complete confidencein bis genial for command. The rankand tile are, in general, the best judgesof the competency of their leaders. Thepublic at large have no such opportunityof forming correct opinions of militarycapacity, nor that direct and powerfulinterest which keeps the eyes of thesoldier open and observant The publicoften changes its opinions, and the idolof one day is sometimes andtrampled upon the next. The armygives no such evidence of ignorance andfickleness. When it once gives a leaderits full trust, it does so upon intelligentgrounds, and he retains it to the end.

General Johnston has always enjoyed,in tA eminent degree, theconfidence and

admiration of militiry men and of ther*nk and file?those noble fellows whooffer up their lives freely in thiscontest,and who only ask that their lives shallnot be uselessly thrown away by incom-petent leadership. We arenotpreparedto say whether the means left at his dig*posal by the exhaustion which the armyhas suffered since he relinquished com-mand will enable him to accomplish- allthat the public expect We donot exactfrom him tho performance of miracles.Still, we arc sure that all that militarytalent and energy can now accomplishwill be forthcoming, and we rejoice thatthe Government has placed him wherehe may, in some degree, retrieve them;sfortunes of the past His name alonewill .rally again to the Confederate stan-dard tiiose veterans of the South who,under hfe guidance, would long agohaveinterrupted the triumphal march of Sher-"man through an unresisting Jand. It isuseless to mourn ever thepast Let usall practice toleration for the errors ofeach other, and confide in thecommonsincerity and patriotism. Of one thingwe entertain \n abiding confidence. Ge-neral Johnston, if he is able to rallyaround him an adequateforce, will assistGeneral Sherman to discover that amarch like his through the interior of agreat country is no longer to be a holi-day pageant, and may terminate in any-thing but a prosperous journey to Rich-mond.

The sentiment of patriotism, where itis deep and earnest, never hesitates atany sacrifices. It is like the passion oflove, which may prompt some foolishwords and actions, but is certainlyneverInert nor ungenerous, nor giving muchheed to dollars and cents. When theEmperor Alexander entered Moscow, themeeting between himself and the chiefdignitaries and rich nobles of his empire,to whom he discoursed upon the objectsof Napoleon's invasion, is said to havemore resembled the conduct of " a madrabble than that of sages or patriots."As he told them of the loss of their inde-pendence and nationality with whichthey were threatened, " the long beards,glaring eyes, convulsed features, wri*thing arms, clenched fists, foaminglips, gnashing teeth, and ferocious cursesand imprecationsof theassembly, showedhow deeply all were excited by the ter.rible pictures of foreign dominationwhich had been presented to them."?When Alexander had finished speaking,a general exclamation arose, "Demandall! we offer all! accept all!''* Thenobles unanimously offered torecruit thearmy of the Czar with ten out of everyhundred of their serfs, while some agreedto arm and equip those yieldedby theirestates at their own expense. TheGrand Duchess Anne furnished a wholeregiment. The merchants voluntarilyimposed on thempelves contributions,amounting, in many instances, to halftheirfortunes, and the inhabitants of thesingle city of Moscow undertook to raiseand equip an army' of eighty thousandmen. This was the response not of aRepublican Congress, but of the aris-tocracy of a despotism to the call of itsEmperor, and theresult, wild and lunaticas their passion seemed, was the deliver-ance of their nation.

Love of country! What a powerfuland beautiful sentiment it is, implantedin every heart by the hand of the Crea-tor, and consecrated by the lips of theGod-man when he wept over the ap-proaching destruction of his native landand uttered those plaintive words:44 Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how oftenwould I have gathered thy children to-gether, even as a hen gathereth herchickens under her wings, and ye wouldnot." What is our country V TheSouthern Churchman finds a very beau-tiful and appropriate answer to thisquestion in a book entitled An AtticPhilosopher in Paris? from the French.The Attic Philosopher, in his poor andairy regions of a large house in Paris',forms the acquaintance of a disabledsoldier, a noble and gallant Frenchman,to whom he propounded the question:"How came you tag think of being asoldier so early?" To which the sol-dier made the following reply:

Every time I visited him (his Unci*, aFontonoyvtteran,)hssaid something which remained Usedinmymemory. . But one dayI found him quitegrave.

"Jerome," aaid he, "de youknow what is goingon on thefrontier!"?? No, lieutenant,"replied I. -"Well," resumed he, "ourcountry Is in danger."I did not well understandhim, aad yetU seemed

countrymeans" continued he, placing his handonmy shouldsr,-"itis all thatsurrounds you, all thati ° rou« ht 70? up and fed you, all that you hareloved I Th:s country that you see, these houses,these trees,these girl*who goalong there laughing?tWfl" jourcountry! The laws which protectyou,the aeead which pays foryour work, the words youinterchange with others, the joy and grief whichcome to you from the men and things amongwhich -you like. This is your country * The little roomwhere you used to see your mother, the remem-J*PncJes Bhc has leftyou, the earth where sherest*.Ihis la your country. You see it, you breathe iteverywhere! Think to yourself, my sen, of yourrights and duties, your affections and your wants,poorpast and yourpresent blessings; write them allUnder a tangle name?and that namewill be yourcountry!"I was trembling with emotion and great tearswere inmy eyes."Ah! I understand,"cried I; "ft is our homeinlarge; it is thatpart of thesjorld where God has.placedour body and our soul."**You areright, Jerome," continued the old sol-dier, Haogpucomprehend also what weowe it."?? Truly* resumed I, ?» we oweitall that we are;it is aquestion of love."*? And of honesty, myson," concluded he. ?« Themember of a family who does not contribute hisshare of work and of happiness*, rails iv his dutyand is a bad kinsman. It U'the*same withhim whoenjoys the advantages of having a coun-;tryand does notaccept the burdens of it; he for-feitshis honor, and is a bad citizen !?»" Andwhat mustonedo,Lieutenant, tobe a good

citisen !"asked I."Do for yourcountry what you would doforyour

father and mother," said he.I didnot answerat the moment; my heart wasswelling and thebloodboiling in my veins; but, in

returning along the road, my uncle's words were,so to speak, written up before my eyes: "Do foryour country whatyouwoulddo foryourfather andmother." Andray country is ia danger; anenemyattacks it, whilst I?l turn cups and balls.

This thought tormented-meso much all night thatthe next day Ireturned to to announceto the Lieutenant that I had just enlisted, and wasgoing off to the frontiers. \u25a0 Thebrave man pressedmeupon his cross of St. Lcuis, and Iwent awayas

H6 an ambassador. This; is how, neighbor, Ibecame a volunteer under the Republic before Ihadcut my wise teeth.

Henry Ward Beecher says that hewould give all his children to see NewEngland ideas prevailing in the South.We have nodoubt of that; but would hegive himself? If so, why has he notvolunteered in theFederal army ? Withhis amazingpowersof blowing up people,General Grant would have found himinvaluable in the mines before Peters-burg.

When we first saw this saying ofBrother Beecher, wefelt wrathful in theextreme, and, if he had been anywherewithin reach, we would have collaredhim. on the spot and compelled him tocome home with us, and eata Confede-rate dinner. But, after reflection, hu-mane and charitable sentiments expelledthe suggestions of revenge and cruelty.We can now read with composure thelongings of Mr. Beecher, and, what ismore, it may be possible that he is enti-tled to gratitude instead of indignation.

The establishment of New Englandideas and institutions in the South is byno means as dismal and unhappy a con*dition as it at first appears. The chiefof New England ideas,?a high ideaof it-self,?would greatly promote our happi-ness. We have too long suffered as apeople for the want of assurance andself-assertion. Whilst NewEngland wasannually celebrating the landing of thePilgrims, we never had a Jamestownfestival, and never raised a monument toCaptain* John Smith, the founder ofSouthern civilization, and the man towhom New England is indebted for itsvery name. We shall be a great dealmore comfortable when we become tho-rougly imbued with that exquisite self-appreciation which induces a Massachu-setts man to regard Boston as the hub ofthe universe, the centre of the ci-vilization of the planet, and thehope and consolation of all other planetsand all future ages, which makes Pil-grim Rock the Holy City of America,and considers Theodore Parker superiorto Moses. That is the way for a peopleto think of themselves, if they want tobe happy and to have other people thinkwell of them. Whilst every member ofthe Massachusetts Legislature is honoredwith a biographical and genealogicalsketch in the newspapers, the gravestoneat Monticello is crumbling into dust,fewof us know where Madison or JohnMarshall, and a host of other great men*are buried, and until lately we have hadno other memorial of Patiick Henry andHenry Clay than the tavern sign in Clay'sold neighborhood at Ashland, whichbears on its two sides a ?* counterfeitpresentment" of each of those two il-lustrious sons of Hanover, who deserveda better fate than to be gibbeted in suchstyle for the inspection ofposterity. Wecan never admire enough the heroic as-surance with which New England hasmade the rest of the country believethat they were all descended from thePilgrim Fathers, and has quietly takeninto its own hands the management ofthe entire United States. .That is theway to get on in this world; and ifBeecher will show us how to da it, weShall consider him a public benefactor.

And, besides, whenwe get to be a NewEngland we shall cease to be \u25bcictimkeU*>J all. rest, of creation, and ahull en-1

- \u25a0 ii =sMmmsssa ~, ' .i- iii «.\*uiv m . nasaaaa^aßjagaaaßanaggawin i ?sBSt-mii^i^DAILY DISPATCH.RICHMOND, VA., MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27, 1865.

joythe satisfaction of trying our handsupon other people. If we lose our ne-groes, we shall not have to find the*,and shall be at liberty to take oilierpeople's negroes from them. We harehad our full share of being the targetfor the rest of the world, and would newrelish the satisfaction of making targetsof other communities. We have hereinVirginia great manufacturing facilities,and we can use them to* supply thetroops and fleets of the United Staleswhile other people do our fighting.?When New England ideas prevail, weshall no longer confine ourselves tomind-ing our own business, but shall takechargeof theconcerns ofall therest oftheworld, and see that they toe the mark.We shall repent not only of ourownsins, but those of ell other nation*, andsee that they bring no discredit uponourrepentance. We shall discard thosecontracted ideas of the country whichaccept the Potomac and the Rio Grandeas its limits, and adopt what is said tobe the New England theory: that theEquator and the Aurora Borealis are thenatural boundaries of the United States.Our monotonous agricultural existencewill gife place to a pleasurable love ofnovelty, like that of the Bostonians whoare said, by one of their own people, todivide their time .between metaphysicsand fancy poultry, and " while theylook upon Emerson as far ahead ofinspiration, look upon a thirty-poundrooster as far ahead of Emerson.'* Ourold-fashioned notions of religious tolera-tion will give place to an intelligent anddiscriminating charity, like that detailedin an anecdote we have somewhere seenof a conversation between a Massachu-setts father and a son who had beenmissing that morning from the familypen. " Abimelech, my ?on," said thefather solemnly, as his son came in todinner, "Bimelech, have you been tomeeting." "Yes, sir," said Bimelech,stoutly, " I've been to the Univeraaller.H14Well, my son, I aint like a good manyfathers, that don't want their children togo anywhere but just where they say.No, my son, I aint one of those. Tolera-tion is my motto?largest liberty and allthat, that our forefathers fit and died for.Yes, my son, go where you .please tomeeting; I don't care ; only this I willsay, fhat if I catch you going to theUniversallers again I'll take your hideoff." There are certain other ideas ofthat latitude in which we could easilybecome proficients. We have heard agood deal of Yankee love of money andother property, but we have our doubtswhether they can give our native-bornspeculators and extortioners any newideas on that subject. Judging by thequality of the milk which is soldin Rich-mondat the moderate price often dollarsa quart, we should say that a patent hadalready been obtained here from thoseYankee milkmen who are said to skimtheir milk on the top, and then turn itover and skim the bottom, and then di-vide it into ten parts, carefullyskimmingeach part. The love of property, that,in face of the declaration of GeneralLeethat the employment of negroes is amilitary necessity, refuses to make thesacrifice, needs no importation of NowEngland ideas to invigorate its holdupongoods and chattels. We must do NewEngland the justiceto say that its ideason the subject of defending its ownhomes, from the period of the Indianwars to the close of the American Revo-lution, never went to the extent of re-fusing any sacrifice which was necessaryfor the defenceotits soil.

On the whole, we are determined notto beput into a rage by the invocationsof Mr. Beecher for the universal propa-gation of New England ideas in theSouth. Seedcannot take root and nour-ish unless it fall on favorable ground.?The exotic of Puritanism will need agreat deal of nursing and hothouse cul-tivation* to attain a stately growthin thisuncongenial clime. Nor is it quite cer-tain that the seed will be permitted tobe sown. Mr. Beecher's sons may comato the front, and he may blow his ownram's horn vigorously in the rear, butunless the Confederacy is a doomedJericho, it will not fall at such a sum-mons.

Krw AnarTAiioa orTBsOweer Itfcvsioß.?TuaTimes, noticing the paatonunu) at Her Majesty'sTheatre, says: "The illusion which Uses thfatten-tion most of anyin thewhoteplsoe,and, which tedtoa unanimous eAU for Mr. Harrison aad Mr. 8.Mauctee, thelarstttor, is the ?Bidos Aides,' by theagencies o( which, tutors and actrwwv*. withoutmovingfrom thesurge, arerendered visibleand in*Trailaearmmtatteeufamemcanant, Theyarenet,aaUthaoaastoethefeesilardeoeatien*, ptatrtbs-

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AN ENGLISH LITERARY WOMAN.In hi* aew novel of « JohnGodfrey," BayardTaylor gives asketch of certain literary ladies efNewYork; and in his novel" Broken InHarness,"Edmond Yates gives thisdescription of or* of thesameclass in England:" Mrs. Harding wasa veryfair average hind efwoman. A dowdy little psrson. Mrs. Hardhsf; Chedaughter of a wiufly Welshrector, who hsslwrfcans treatise on *Aorists,' and with whom Hardinghadread one long vacation?a round-laced, oid-raadiefclittle woman, classically brought up, who couldconstrue Cicerofluently, and looked upon Hem-(Q. Flaccu*. I mean,] m rather a loesspsrsoaawßr--

In the solitude of Plasy-dwdljsm, George ftSsmmwas thrown into Uie nocatty ofthis vouae fctaala.He did not fan in love with her then mat* aertheeof them capable of anything violentorthatnaeare;but?l amreduced to tha phraseology of the ser-vants' hall to express my meaning?they 'ksptcompany' together: and when Oconee tookhisAa*Sree, and started in tire as leader-writer fee thy](orning Cracker (lone, since defunctj, ha taqpghVthe best thing he could do for hisesmfort was to gofor a ranto Wales aad Bring back SophiaEvan* ashis wife. This hedid; andthey hadUvedthorough-ly happy ever since. Mrs. Harding beUefwd nytensely in the Statesman; read It every day,fromthe title ta the printer's name; knew the name of*every contributor, and could tell who had donewhat ata glance. Her gnat pride In going outwaato take oneof thecards sent to the office* and ob-servethe effect it made upon thereceiving attendantat operas, flower-shows or concertetnone. Shealwaystook carethat the tickets for these lastweresent to her; and her head-dress and black velvethows, with pearl beads hanging down behind, waawell to the forewhenever a mummy was unrolled*the fossil jawboneof an antediluvian animal waadescanted on, orsome sallow missionary presentedhimself at Burlington House to bo congratulatedby hundreds of dreary people onhaving escapedan-eeton from some place towhich hanever ought tohave gone." She herself was fond of having occasionallywhat she called 'a social evening.' n»i* maeatfopwJ4,

vhe l'lon *^u,pd**«* h« n ***** **?» \u25a0? *»**at theStatesman ottce, whentheprincipal member*of thestaff would be hidden,and when the candi-mentsprovided wonfdbe brown bread and butts*rolled into cornets, tea and coffee, the lemonade,while the recreation consisted m eonvursafida(among menwho had met for everynight duringthe past twelvemonths), and m eaaminmg photo-

graphs of tho erty ofPrague. The ribald youngmen at theoffice spoke of Mrs, Harding as * Plu-tarch,' aname given toher onenight whenafr.'Shvtor, the dramatic critic, asked hee what aesrl shewas then reading, and she replied. 'Novel, sis!Plutarch's Lives !* But they alllikedher, notwith-standing: and for her sake aad their dear oldchiefs didpenitential duty at theoccasional ' socialevenings' in Decorum street."

A CjunesbDinskb.?A traveler reeen4lj*erriv%lfrom Pekin gives the following ilasbilplli of a>Chinese dinner: j

?* The first course consisted off kind o#-equ»retower formed of slices of breastofgoose anda Ishwhich theChinese call "caw's head?' with a dargedishof hashed tripe and hardeggs, of a dark ookavpreserved in lime. Neat cams grains of ptebledwheat end barley, shell-fish unknown In Europe.enormousprawns,.preserved gingeraed fruits. Allthesa »re eaten with ivoiy chop-sticks, which theguestsbring with them. On grand occasions thefirst dish is always birdsnest soup, which consistsof a thick gelatinous substance. Small saps areElaced round the tureen,each containingadifferentmd of sauce. The second coursewasa ragout ofsa snails. At Macao these are white, but at{.rngpo they aro green,viscous and slippery,by nomeans easy1 to pick up with small sucks. Actstaste resembles that of thegreen fatof turtle. The?snails were followedby a dish of the flesh coveringtheskull of sturgeons, which iaverywastry, as sere*ral heads arerequired to make even a small dish-NVx', a dub of sharks* frns, mixed with aaaee mpa.k, anda crab salad j after these,aatew ofplanaand otherfruit, the acidity ofwhish is censidereda corrective for ihe viarous fat pf the Ash; then .mushrooms, pulse, and cracks' tongaes, which lastare considered the nr pins mttraotChinesecookery; *doer*' tendons?a royal dish, which the Emperorhimaelf sends as a present to his favorite*?andVenus' ears, akind of unctuous sheU-flsh ; lastly*boiled rice, served in small caps, with acanthusseeds, preserved in spirits, andother taaaaauaaaV?Last of aU, tea was.served."

"PERSONAL.?The soldier whom I mewJT with at the packet oflice onthe morningof the21th?who had on ablack felt hatand greyuniform,and has been wounded andwalks with aleaZ andwhohad a seat at thewindows?will heso kind astomeet me in the parlor of the Powhatan Hotel onTuesday evening, February 28th,at4 o'clock.fe 27?»frpilE LADY THAT TOOK THB\u25a0 OLEN«ARY HAT from Mrs. TURNER'Sparlor, on Wednesday evening, between 4 Bado'clock,will return it, as she is known, and will ha* »f wed. faff?lfPERSONAL-Mr. Dougherty willJT plesse return the OVERCOAT, MEMORAS-DUM ROOK and tiLOVES taken by tnjstaka, onthe night of the 22d, atmy house, aad reeeree kuown coat. [fe 2.V-;sfj THOMAS OTBT.

Post QraBTBBMASTaa'sOwes, X.Third Cokobkahioxal lH»rni<rr, Vibcima, IRi< BMoyu, February 30, laftS. J

XAX IN KINU-rrodueew residing inthe counties of Henrico and Hanover, who

re to deliver their tithes in the dry of Rich-mond, are notified thatdeliveries may be madetothe fallowingofficers, viz.:

Wheat to CaptainP. A, Wdford,atMessrs. Cretv-»haw * Co.'s Mills.Corn, oats and long forage to Major J. C. May*nard,Navy Hill. ~

Provisionsto Captsin F. F. Myers, near OattafuMills.WooltoMajor W. G. Ferguson, comer Oery aad.Fifteenthktreete.BeceipU should, in all oases,ha takenaad pre-sented to me, that theasaount may bsiTedlaul on

producers' csQicslu*. W. O. CAZBNOYE.CaptsinandPost Osaartilmlsr,

fe 32-wSw* Third CoiigreastoaalDUrlCtTa»AST NOTICE TO TAX FATBRS.?The timefor registration and mysnent ef the)

tua-.s lor tho uuarUr A the yeaa.euisagOS thsfllnjDecember, IBCI, having be*« euteudedby theßßßßarauthority until Saturday, the taut«f auwetMry,at* P. M.a aoueeis hereby given te all whohaw* tea*far fated to register theirbaamem fee the 111nailyear(1864), or pay their Last quartet's tssms ansales, thst no further tadalaaaoavttl he atfwa.aadthe law wiU be rigidly enJorccd ******sß^wuUa-

ThaProperty Taa-aV>ekksja* tavw aaarry earnpleted. nil ownersor wpisßsatnlhts at real or pat-sonal property who have not yetaaid the tanas anfoi thwith, or thaw wUI hetatuimat eaaaaseaatbu4thsprof4Btyßdvertus>a^ ?apT "*IL* IT-sudtlS °tsaSxaaWlet^aaaauW.