General Meade has re-crossed the Rapidan, and given up the
attempt to force the position taken up by General Lee at Mine Run. The Northerners are, of course, angry, and crying out for a new General. In Tennessee, General Grant has apparently re- called his troops from the pursuit of Bragg, and sent aid to Burn- side, who was resisting Longstreet successfully in Knoxville at the last advices. The unfortunate General Bragg had beerisuperseded by General Hardee, a bold officer, of whom Colonel Fremantle relates that, being much given to kissing young ladies, a Ken- tuckian farmer, on whose pretty daughter he had practised that accomplishment, brought up the old and plain women of his family for the same purpose, drily remarking, "In this country, General, if you kiss one of our women we expect you to kiss all,"—a severe shock to the General, who is more discriminating in his kisses than his blows.
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