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eaving the others apparently at the mercy of the United States forces. The General informs us that curses long and deep were showered upon the head of the preacher General, and that hundreds of them swore they would never fight under such a canting coward! An Irrepressible reporter. A letter from Washington to the Cleveland Plain dealer gives the following incident to illustrate the desperate determination of reporters to obtain full particulars of every important event: Col. Baker's funeral ceremonies took place at Mr. Webb's. The friends, the honorable, and the military filled the house, and the reporters were shut out. Now came the tug of war. One reporter's efforts alone I will give as a sample, selecting the victor in the case Having failed in all other efforts to get in, he braised it up to General McClellan and asked a pass. This was ridiculous of course, as it was neither McClellan's house nor funeral, and reporter was snubbed. Off he goes to Gen. Marcy, ch