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and murderer," claimed to be paroled, was too astounding for serious consideration. Nobody believed that, even if Morgan did claim the parole, Gen. Burnside would listen to it for a moment. The pretence that he surrendered to a militia captain, who agreed that the prisoners should be paroled and carry their side arms, amounts to nothing. Even if such were the circumstances of his capture, the terms would be no more binding than the pretended paroles Morgan has been exacting of our citizens on soldiers whom he has captured at various places.--They are all invalid, because not executed according to the terms of the cartel agreed upon by the Government and the rebels.--A General cannot, according to the rules of war, surrender and make terms with an inferior officer, when the commander of his forces is within reach, as was Gen. Shackelford. We are assured that the military authorities will dispose of the tricky General and his staff just as their companions have been disposed of.