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without appearing to have observed whence she brought the cheeses for him. After many expres- sions of thankfulness, that be had been supplied with such an excellent article, he returned to the camp; but the result was, that, next day, a party of armed soldiers came to the house, and, after forci-bly taking the money which the officer had paid the day before, they went to the room where the cheese was kept, and carried the whole out, with- out paying any thing for it. Such is the morality of war! 2d Month, 23d. We rode to W. J.'s house, at West Grove, to breakfast; and after attending their meeting, spent the afternoon at his house, in pleasant conversation with himself and his wife, who is an agreeable cheerful woman. W. J. gave me a little history of the emigration of his family into this country, from Ireland:--Being in very low circumstances, they were glad to put up with what way then considered the worst lot of land in that part; and on their first coming here they were visited by a friend who was already settled, and had got his house built, and his land in a state of cultivation. This friend being touched with com-passion, went home and told his own family how deeply he felt for the poor Irish family, who, he feared would never be able to get bread to sup-port themselves, the land was so very indifferent; and taking out a bushel of malt, sent it to them to