Fire And Sword

Th o Richvnond Wkig oí the 2411) iaat, bas tho folio a'. Dg: " Tho shortcst path to pe;ice is thal wbioh cnrries havoo and desolation to our avadara. It is believed that thore aro fivc or ton thousand men in the South re.idy and wüling to sliare the fiite of Curtios, and devota tbemseïves to the salvation of their country. It is proposcd that all who are willing to mase thi s sacrifico, shall arm toarasalves .vith a svvord, two five-shootcrs and a carbino cauh, and moet, on horseback, at some convenient placu to. be designcitod, conveniont lor the great work in hand. Fire aml swoi'd must bo carried to tha houses of those who ara visiting thosu ble.'.sings upon their nëigljbors, Philadelphia, and even Nüw Yorlc, is not be vond the reach ifa long and brave arm. The moral poople of thosö cities cannot be botter tauglit the virtues of invasión than by t-tie bláziug light of] their o'.vn dwellinge. None neod ftpply for admiesion to "TUK DEVOTED BAND " bilt tl'.OSO who are brepared to take thóir Mfe in their hand, and who would indulge not tho least expeotation of ever returniüg. Thry dedícale thr.ir lires (o the destructian óf their cnrmicx.