s expressly prohibited by an act of Congress.
But upon inquiry it was ascertained that the trade was authorized by authority from Richmond — the War Department.
I doubt whether Mr. Seddon authorized it. Who then?
Perhaps it will be ascertained upon investigation.
Mr. Kean, the young Chief of the Bureau, is a most fastidious civil officer, for he rebukes older men than himself for mistaking an illegible K for an R, and puts his warning on record in pencil marks.
Mr. K. came in with Mr. Randolph, but declined to follow his patron any further.
September 25
The latest dispatch from Gen. Bragg states that he has 7000 prisoners (2000 of them wounded), 36 cannon, 15,000 of the enemy's small arms, and 25 colors.
After the victory, he issued the following address to his army:
headquarters army of Tennessee, field of Chickamauga, Sept. 22, 1863.
It has pleased Almighty God to reward the valor and endurance of our troops by giving our arms a complete victory over the enemy's su
wo cannon without appropiate ammunition!
Soon after a dispatch came from Col. Withers, at Danville, stating it was reported 10,000 of the enemy were approaching the road, and only thirty-two miles distant. He called for reinforcements, but stated his belief that the number of the enemy was exaggerated.
I delivered these to the Secretary myself, finding him engaged writing a long letter to Gen. Kirby Smith, beyond the Mississippi!
In this moment of doubt and apprehension, I saw Mr. Randolph, formerly Secretary of War, and Mr. G. A. Myers, his law colleague, at the telegraph office eagerly in quest of news.
To-day the President decided that Marylanders here are residents, or alien enemies ; if the former, they must fight — if the latter, be expelled.
A righteous judgment.
Last night, as Custis staggered (with debility) upon the pickets at the fortifications of the city, not having a passport, he was refused permission to proceed.
He then lay down to rest, when one o