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operations of our army, as, for instance, that Jackson was in Baltimore, that the Secessionists of that city had taken it without a struggle; that Washington had been evacuated, and that our victorious army was pressing on towards Philadelphia. Had we believed half we heard, we must have renounced the idea of overtaking the army short of Boston. It was really amusing to notice how in the most remote and out of the way region we passed through, the most liberal rumors prevailed. At Front Royal they tell of their late Yankee Provost Marshal, who, when he first arrived, was very impolite, and subsequently gave as his apology that he was utterly taken aback by finding so cool a reception. He had expected to be welcomed, and, lot everybody was sorry to see him, and looked daggers at him Ill used officer Unreasonable people, not to be glad to see one coming on so benign a mission! Similar to him were those Yankees who, at the same place, said in all seriousness that it was hard th
llowed victory in such rapid succession that the whole civilized world stood amazed at our successes. Each successive victory seemed to rise above the last in brilliancy and importance. Kernstown was eclipsed by McDowell, McDowell yielded to Front Royal, Front Royal was surpassed by Winchester, Winchester gave way to Port Republic, Port Republic bore no comparison with the seven battles around this city, and they in their turn were overshadowed by the second battle of Manassas. We have this Front Royal was surpassed by Winchester, Winchester gave way to Port Republic, Port Republic bore no comparison with the seven battles around this city, and they in their turn were overshadowed by the second battle of Manassas. We have this day to record an achievement which throws them all in the shade. An army besieging another army in a position strong by nature and strongly fortified, has been assailed at the same time by a third army, and has not only succeeded in defeating that third army with great slaughter, but has, on the same day, compelled the besieged army to surrender at discretion. We remember but three exploits similar to this. One of them was that of Julius Cæsar at Alesia — incomparably the greatest of all tha