Col. Bissell

The Boston Daily Adcertiser has thefollowing notice of Col. Bissell : Tlie offioor to whora Gen. Pope's greut victory is most largely due, is Col. Josiah W. Bissell, known for want ot a better titlo as a Colonel of Engineers. He is a gentlemen well known in Nev Englaud, New York and the West, and distinguislied for just the versatility of ability which is tviuinphant here. We have heard it said that if he had been bidden to take a railroad traiu over the bayous behind " No. 10" in twonty days, he would have entered on the task with the sanio alacrity and confidence as thatwith wlik-h he went through them with tho transport steamera in the same time. He is the eldest son of Mr. Josiah Bissoll, aa early scttler of llochestcr, whithor he removed from Pittsüeld in this State. Oíd travelers to Niágara mnember Mr. Bissell's " Pioneer " line of coaches, cstablished as opposition on the single principie of not running on Sunday. Col. Bissoll may have learned to " put througk without telegraphing" in that school. Ilis father died when Bissell wag but a lad, but the latter showed then his characteristic alaerity in entering at once upon the dutios of a man. In a very varied life at llochester and the West, largely connected with internal iinprovemeufs, he has displayed the perseverance and resoarces which havo now been crowned with such signal succcss, - Bridges have been his forte, but he never did a better thing than enlisting a body of those handy and ingenióos contractörs and builders who have mado the West what it is, and adding their skill to the resources of the Government. He had distinguished himEolf and bis corps in Missouri by rapid bridge buildings, before his great succcss in the twelve niile canal. Now, tbat Col. Bissell ie a hero, we may take the liberty of telling a single characteristie story of hú personal lile. He sent a photograph portrait of himself to a friend a fiw days siuce. The figure was dressed in the workiug costume of a respectable navy. Explaining this to his friend, this hard wording Colonel said that he had somewhere a Colonel's elegant uniform, but he had neeer had it on. 8ÉÈF" Many who would not for tbe world utter a falschood, are yet etornally scheraing to produce false impressions on the minds of others, respecting otliers, respecting faets, characters and opinión.