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This island affords interesting notices on manners, ancient superstitions, particularly the worship of Ertha, besides statistical and geographical remarks. Rhein-Reise. Von A.J. Von Wakerbert. Halberstadt, 1794. 8vo. Ansichten des Rheins. Von Jno. Vogt. Bremen, 1805. 8vo.
"Captain Philip H. Sheridan, U. S. Army, is hereby appointed Colonel of the Second Regiment Michigan Cavalry, to rank from this date. "Captain Sheridan will immediately assume command of the regiment. "By order of the Commander-in-Chief, "JNO. ROBERTSON, "Adjutant-General."
About forty sat down to table, including the Duke of Sussex, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince George, several Bishops, the Lord Mayor, John Capel, Jno. Alteston, and many Aldermen. The Duke of Sussex told me he would send me an invitation for the 30th inst. After dinner I requested of his Royal Highness a card for my dear wife and Lady Carrol, which he kindly promised me.
Peters," she cried, "you are quite mistaken!" "I beg your pardon," said Jno. Peters, with not a little asperity. "Nothing of the kind!" "You are!" "I assure you I am not. Quickness in the draw is essential...." "You have been misinformed." "Well, I had it direct from the man at the Rupert Street range," said Mr. Peters stiffly. "And if you have ever seen a picture called 'Two-Gun Thomas'...."
Company K, Lexington Captain Harmon. Captain Jno. P. Kinard, of Company F, was made Quartermaster, and First Lieutenant Jno. M. Kinard was promoted to Captain. A singularity of one of the companies, I, was that it had twenty-eight members by the name of Gunter.
He had given this sensitive girl the worst fright she had had since a mouse had got into her bedroom at school. He had caused Jno. Peters to totter off to the Rupert Street range making low, bleating noises. And did he care? No!
My own staff then embraced: Dayton, McCoy, and Hill, aides; J. H. Hammond, assistant adjutant-general; Sanger, inspector-general; McFeeley, commissary; J. Condit Smith, quartermaster; Charles McMillan, medical director; Ezra Taylor, chief of artillery; Jno. C. Neely, ordnance-officer; Jenney and Pitzman, engineers.
"A disgusting letter," I observed. "Not at all," said Miss Dolly, dimpling. "It's just like dear old Tom. Listen to grandpapa's. Carter. I send you my blessing and a small check to help towards your trousseau. Yours affectionately, Jno. Wm. Foster." "That," said I, "is the best up to now." "Yes, it's 500," said she, smiling. "Here's old Lady M.'s." "Whose?" I exclaimed.
To-day was Friday; no doubt the man was sailing from Southampton to-morrow. He crossed the lawn, entered the drawing-room, and found Mr. Jno. Peters with an expression on his ill-favoured face, which looked like one of consternation, of uneasiness, even of alarm. "Morning, Mr. Peters," said Mr. Bennett. "Very good of you to run down.
Harmar yielded, for the home authorities had dwelt much on the necessity of his preventing friction between the regulars and the militia; and he had so little control over the latter, that he was very anxious to keep them good-humored. Moreover, the commissariat arrangements were poor. State Papers, Indian Affairs, i. Jno. The March to the Miami. For several days the army marched slowly forward.
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