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Show AfroONAUTa IN V f.A CRU Gl I If tilra f id i.lt a Men n ntr ii.l t ex-nin. I.l-e,r-- I ItwaHiinlyinir n w 'i a tin p-Imichtfrti'-arHt J. inn ,. t ii w.tli it-ifiiiittit Ancient (nmr mi 1 iboiily of Vera Crux Jaitt Wore nn. Tho nn(fonnt ai,to!nt offldil rx-y rx-y mtM tH ttom a muhII Ut una while tb clflnij1ij of sonw iotirii of liitutrnl ftpnnttli Ul! from ttmrathwlrtil toweni flllnl th ftlr, tl4 offlctrf vrcrf n tctinlnM hy an iufttrr !ilwn lw of our fURDttcloa troIJ Imutvn, ha imckt1((ort)nly fro.ath4thtmlltr We rccvirct! n itpt-cdy fiennlwlon to hud, tlirt ciftlol tt illl not appear (o Mijoy our rotnttiiot.blp, SdtnUy w m In to. kin it tWiglitiltithe oM 8jmnlli city, bnttereJ and bombnlfHl m It li. lxn twu ymr Uttor by Umj artillery ut (Jptirml SontU Ualli atid lmIldlnK rotittmctl of coral itjcW Mrru thatt?n1 aa Ut 1ih1 Ml lltrin, f ragirttiiU of Unnba and (toll 1 (. t lay a1mt t1i trwta wlicir lila cannon had Jlmt tli.m,nJIiKtlw.MSU:li with iiumeroui illUjiliUtfrl irixk of nr( lvU uhrre lie had absadooM them. .N.r.i.ruii army wngiitt, caloti4 mi 1 artUlejry enrrtairea wirmttctttrrM about, and thoaMiiihuf Yank) ml pack wd-dl wd-dl vtmt uffrttil u for onr j urnry Tlii4andmtH.hotlHkrpftrAphcrTialia tbo prtxlactlfHiof anaycontrnctn bnlmly serrtxl th purpn lnUndvl that of tn riehlfiK Ih nintractoni. ITi only ck al U fottn-1 twf n vtni tb Mfitcan on, contet.ng of txvn tfr"it irfllowaof Imihpr nHiiiwrtwl aul liutig futfida thv tuole, and weirfltln wtthutit thi "ennfu" lume Hgbty i-uomi, on tho top of which or nitti.Ud from It would 1 a loud of ioiii BOO ixiurnU An oar war will. Meileo had jiut cluard, and the lynoftint niAM et hv 1 ui In th4 Mine rnmlty with which they 11 ritfnrd, tit lr ronqiitrurft, matter! iltd not look fuTorable for a -ftrcfol Mr over the tt hoi pxteut of Meilro, Mptciillyiu no t i.kh td to fulluw tbo route taken by boott'i army and to jnti orer bMttlSid wln-ro, m wo UamM, Machd tkolrton Uy tttll nnburfM, The tforermntnt, In fi.t tho whole country, coun-try, waa yrt In a male of dcmorallritlon, and guerrilla and robUri tnfetd 1 XiiMt frTtry mile of tti4 a) , IiVtlde this, merchanU of lotflllgctiM In rra Ctui warned na that w wrC nlmmt lure to bo robUil an 1 nturdcrtl, tint If we about 1 earn tblt fate we omld not tin 1 prorialont on onr Jonni v for ww. vr benata, and tlmt wu wuul 1 tuoat urriy bnstk down oar animal and bo glad to reaurt to home or inute inent toiuUin lift Itnpntwmlby thtAlrt (which found fulfillment to aome ext nt orrn aa to mule ineut, with rattleMiukt-a ad led), about fifty of the niot nr nouueed and Imfutful atminu ourcom pay took n rttttrn paMago on the 1 for New York. Colonel .V, C, l.rrli lu Ctutory, |