ist. I hope we shall speedily have better
times, and I think, unless some terrible misfortune happens to our arms,
the invader will surely be soon hurled from our soil. What President
Lincoln came to Grant for is merely conjecture--unquestionably _he_
could not suggest any military enterprise more to our detriment than
would occur to his generals.

JUNE 29TH.--Clear and cool--afterward hazy.

"MARIETTA, June 27th.

"GENERAL BRAXTON BRAGG.

"The enemy advanced on our whole line to-day. They assaulted
French, Cheatham, Cleburn, Stevenson, and Quarles, by whom they
were repulsed.

"On the rest of the line the skirmishing was severe.

"Their loss is supposed to be great. Ours is known to be
small. J. E. JOHNSTON, _General_."

The dispatch from Gen. Johnston gives an encouraging account of the
fight in Georgia. But a dispatch from the West states that
reinforcements (20,000) for Sherman's army are marching from La Grange.
It is reported and believed that Gen. Early, at the head of 25,000 men,
marched out of Staunton on Monday _toward the North_. I hope it may not
prove a recruiting measure for Lincoln!

A good deal of firing (cannon) was heard down the river this morning.

Judge Campbell is again "allowing" many persons to pass into the United
States.

JUNE 30TH.--Clear and cool--afterward warm and cloudy.

Our people are made wild with joy to-day, upon hearing of the capture of
a whole brigade of the raiders on the south side, the same that have
been tearing up the Danville Road. The details, with Gen. Lee's
dispatch, will be in the paper to-morrow. It is said we have the general
commanding the raid, etc.

Judge Reagan said to me to-day, when I told him the news, his dark eye
flashing, that sooner or later, but inevitably, these raiders must be
_killed_, and not captured. And Mr. Seddon says he was always in favor
of fighting under the black flag; but, I believe, he never proposed it.

CHAPTER XL.

Gen. Lee's dispatch announcing Gen. Hampton's victory.--Cost of a cup of
coffee.--From Gens. Johnston and S. D. Lee.--Gen. Early in Maryland.
Rumored capture of Baltimore.--Letter from Gen. Lee.--Dispatch from
Gen. Hood.--Status of the local troops.

JULY 1ST.--Clear, hot, and dry; my snap beans, corn, etc. burning up.

The papers this morning fail to confirm the capture of as many
prisoners, near Petersburg, as were