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ubsequent occupation of that peninsula by the forces of the Federal Government? I am induced to make this statement, not only in justice to myself, but to the officers and men then engaged with me in the defence of the counties of Accomac and Northampton. Believing that the columns of your paper are ever open to the vindication of truth and justice, I request the favor of a small space. On Sunday morning, the 10th of November last, I received information of the concentration of a large body of Federal troops; (supposed to be at least 5,000,) at the towns of Snow Hill, Princess Anne, and New Town, Md., near the line separating that State from Virginia, and that their intention was to invade the counties of Accomac and Northampton. I immediately issued a proclamation to the people of these counties, and started witht eh whole of the force under my command to meet the enemy. We marched a distance of sixty miles, and arrived within four miles of the Maryland line on the evening