the lines. Mr. Mortar has
little to say, till afternoon,
when he opens more briskly.
Expedition put on foot to
complete the burning of the
gunboat Cincinnati -- the
water having fallen so much
as to leave more wood work
above, and the enemy
being reported moving the guns
from her -- After keeping up a
fire of 15 minutes intervals
on the boat & adjacent
woods until about 9 o'c they start,
but fail in the carrying out
of their object as they find
the boat guarded --
govern us, in matters of interest,
rather than "principle"' when no
infraction of moral law is in-
volved in following the line of
conduct indicated by it.
One is not to be Pickwickian
enough to go to a debtors' prison
on "principle" when funds in
hand can keep him out.
Though you may dislike
and even despise those
under you, who may be made
instruments of your advance-
ment; yet they should not
be made your sworn enemies
by your line of conduct, but
rather conciliated and used -
as a matter of policy.
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