. The life and letters of George Gordon Meade, major-general United States Army . ver paying any attention tothe well-known correspondents of different newspapers, many ofwhom accompanied General Worths column. For this reason myextraordinary performances have not reached your ear through thepublic prints. I think, however, the Dear Public will be sadly puz-zled to reconcile the thousand conflicting statements, and will finallyhave to throw themselves on the official reports, where alone isaccuracy, divested of bombast and falsehood, to be found. They aredoubtless before you by this time, and


. The life and letters of George Gordon Meade, major-general United States Army . ver paying any attention tothe well-known correspondents of different newspapers, many ofwhom accompanied General Worths column. For this reason myextraordinary performances have not reached your ear through thepublic prints. I think, however, the Dear Public will be sadly puz-zled to reconcile the thousand conflicting statements, and will finallyhave to throw themselves on the official reports, where alone isaccuracy, divested of bombast and falsehood, to be found. They aredoubtless before you by this time, and I trust you will be satisfiedwith the mention that is made of me in them. I assure you I have it said that I have done my duty is all I ask, and I have nohesitation in saying, without mock modesty, that General Worthhas been pleased to say of me more than I really deserved. December affairs remain pretty much in statu quo. An express wasto-day received from General Worth at Saltillo, forwarding a letterfrom Santa Anna. This was a reply to General Taylors communica-. FORCES UNDER GENERAL TATLC )R ??Hl *Hk??|


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