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In this way the afternoon passed away and this epistle not finished but considered myself well recompenced for my afternoons Coup for I procured a Ohio paper of the 1st Inst. in which was the gratifying news of our troops ocupying Charlston and through Kebes Source Wilmington also. Truly this is encouraging news, and may God speed the right, and reach all rebels in Arms, ere it is too late that their cause is an unholy one, While in town to day, saw and talked with one of eight deserters who left the Rebel ranks two weeks ago at Montgomery Ala. Theirs is the old slavery self dissatisfaction and then the suffering in the ranks of their army they are heartily disgusted with the would be Confederacy as they call it