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MAJOIt-GENKIlAL C.EOUGH G.

take General Meade to the headquarters of GeneralHooker and transfer (lie command from the lattorto the former. General Hardie manifested somereluctance to doing his appointed task in the pre-scribed manner, but Mr. Stanton sontentiouslyremarked that in this case the manner was of thesubstance of the matter, to which Mr. Lincolnadded that he would take tlio responsibility uponhimself for any wound to the feelings of tho twogenerals, or of the bearer of tho order. GeneralHardie was supplied with passes and orders tofacilitate his progress, and with money to buy hisway through to his destination if delayed or ob-structed on the road. If compelled by tho immi-nency of capture by Stuart’s raiders to destroy hispapers, and I10 could still make bis way through,he was to deliver verbally the order for tho chang-ing of the command and supervise its execution.

MEADS. EKOM A rilOTOUKAVII.

General JTardio, in civilian’s dress, reached F fe jcrick in safety, and by diligent inquiry ascertmtho whereabouts of General Meade ’s head*! ^tors, several miles from town. By some overs!*- .at headquarters, no governor or provost-niai 1had been appointed for tho town, and the sti®and all tho roads leading to the camps 9thronged with boisterous soldiers, more 01 ’ ^

filled with Maryland whisky, and many of g {ripe for rudeness or mischief. By liberal uS ® rmoney 1 m at last obtained a buggy and a ( 'i %

who know the roads; but his progress thrstraggling parties of soldiers and trains of ' va '^ eft lwas so slow, and ho was so often obliged to ai’P^to ollicors to secure passage and safety fro ' 11 pstage to another, that the night was far spent ^ ^he reached General Meade 's headquartersafter some wrangling, ponotrated to his tent.