... superseding him; and the curt, unceremonious, official note of Mr. Randolph, dated Richmond, June 23d, also reached General Beauregard without difficulty or delay. IV. If, as Mr. Davis has it, General Beauregard had abandoned his command without permission—that is to say, in violation of army regulations—he was not absent on sick-leave, or any other leave; he had simply deserted his post. If, o...