The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1864 Page: 2 of 2
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i i,, BulMi I Selilerlar
are of great value, and
gTMS
many
eriy .npM. I., lb.
for Inst anco. it was fc
ii case of food]tip businesa of (be country iy ,ny
ItiaaMbtoteiy tifhe to come, wo confidently look to
necessary thai;
Jhe cooking should be him
it- of official attention
may not be oat
place, A Buflk mortality of its Crimean army
¡ «Uention to to a lower average than liad heeo at-
fonnd in the well as-
that much the largest
íkttílhufaMbto disease
and not to the bullets of the enemy,
tod the exfttlt to which
•éwOtfnfedeiracy has slréady suffered
fctthdéafhsin camp, *alle loudly for
míettal' íKhdiíWficial attention.
Experién¿/ has shown that the
iSitoéW^^eainiir can be reduced
a^pfHntiñent <ñ a sanita
ton, authorized and re
examine everything per
«ÜÉIÜg to the health of the soldier
to a strict responsibility
"•rate péformance ot their import-
ant duties. Sickness in camp is
>&b' leinr,á subject ot investigation
ind oflé^á_better reabon for the dis-
frace "And'punishment of those con-
<WnM tn producing and permitting
% ÚO¿Á the delinq uency' of cómman
<tóra upon the field.
tlítí first 25,000 British soldiers
who wenfto the Crimean war, about
tf&.M) #Whed (he first year from
^ERliiasiViiiJne^ Tho better thrift of
*<I|b IVlScl wddier, and the superior
of' the French army,
*ÉMseff i' showing in that
qnJM&fO** time but even that was
Wt£robf ágahist the strong tendency
t¿ disease in the camp. The British
aftftided 'by the terrible mortality of
tufa'1 soldiers' appointed a sanitary
Wamisaion, under the authority of
which, in an incredibly short space
t&h^erttte deaths-fíotn diséate in
'UWjfcngliBh army were reduced one
fterd below the average at home!
Sickness was, indeed, almost entirely
banished: the wounded recovered
the whole camp became a
.gehopl of health iu which the feeble
^eew strong and ,the healthy more
niobw^Chaai evei1; and this too, not-
withstanding the fact that the first
army, which died off by disease was
iW poeed at the beet physical mate-
rial of the British nation, while the
AM armyyin which disease was éttti-
; iva of the worst.. Now this
iSnitaxy difference was not
*M* rwalt of better previsión for the
lilisl wMjtliSn ttif fnmri it was
^IkMedantiteiy byá'bettersvstem of
iapplyjfig IWthe #5ntli of the latter
army the very same kitid of means
JvfcichjN|dkbefift>«J Uhdantly provided
f<H bWk-few items of diff-
ejcttuce.between the method and the
jgfaiMtf , fi« t instance, will serve
*> eeek, It is said
B¡rtP JH^Q«bV d authority that "the
a«Mr^ttp| to ea^hard salt
scurvy made
all ««ling difficult, while herds of
Blfighprod,
^ppr Were Jyiag
)5Jhple deck-loads
int0
I í fW® {or
pro«iaion and applica-
i for
of the
rbo would
.of i*r'W «•
tained in the healthy homes of ,it
subjects; while, by relying upon its
French government permitted disease
to creep upon its army to Buch
extent as to force a premature close
of the War. The case simply proves
that whenmen are called into camp
greát extra attention should be paid
to their health. The common official
method of the French, as relating '
this Bubject, is much better than t
of the English, and it kept the
French army healthier for a short
period; but when the gjiccial attention
of the English, had reduced sickness
to five per cent from all causes, in
their whole force, the French were
dying off with cholera and dysentery
to an extent so alarming that it. had
to be carefully concealed to prevent
panic and disorganization.
Arkansas could tell a tale upon
the Bubject of 'health iu camp,' which
would be sufficient to account for the
fall of V ickgburg, and the wfyole
pressure of the enetny southward of
the northern boundry of the Confed-
eracy. A subject which
handled makes such a difference as
above noted—the death of 18,000
out of 25,000 trained and hardened
troops in a single year, and the res-
training of sickness to five per cent
in a néw army ou its first legs in
camp—may yet have safficimt bear-
ing on the issue of the war to de
mand that it be rnised to the impoi-
tance of a definite and special inter-
est, and placed under the control of
a well selected staff whose duties
thould be held in as high estimation
as those of the military ;commander,
whose retirements and reports should
possess the highest authority and
interest, and whose responsibility to
headquarters' and to public senti-
ment shouid be, if possible, serious
enough to secure the more prompt
thorough and constant discharge ot
their obligations to the soldier and
through him to the country and the
cause.
some wrlicli* rroi
the Natchez Courier of the 5th ipst.
A correspondent of the Now York
T|riés/at£ting.-(rom. Bynjúdu.^ys
a e, T oebeJs ; ,^hat ia about/ the same
the«J as iu Ch^rlestQn—"you can't
turn a corner but you metjt a Con-
federate :"(tha^ they monopoliza all
the hotelp, bopjfdfng house , etc
Our Ntkyy I^oportujieat if said to
have engugefj tj o buildiug of four
npw^jfforty ,
guns ftf >vy<>ugbt ii'pn, a^d costing
five million, i each. Pretty costly
that 1 The New York H^r^ advo-
cates- Grant for tho presidency
though MoClellan lias beep nomina-
.tp^ to that office by the Pliiladelpliia
conveu^n. . Late amounts . seom to
show' that the blockaders have
measurably stopped the trade of
Wilmington, is. 0. The French
Emperor is reported to be in favor
of ru nning the Matamoros bloctóide
That was to bo presumed.
the i
investigation
«•fV
^■$5? :é4
Various suggestions might be fitade
to such a commission, if it existed ;
but the important thing is to produce
conviction as to its necessity. In
order to do this, we can-only add to
what we have said the assurance
that the best authorities upon th¿)
Crimean war hold that the health of
soldiers in camp required "the crea
tion of two Special departments!
first, a department composed of *8fthé
itary officers, to attend th& 'fttcto
and take charge of the health of
the fttmy, as the physicians and sur
geons take charge of its sickness;'
and, secondly, 'a separate depart-
ment between the commissariat and
the soldiery, to see that the comforts
provided are actually brought within
j^ery man's grasp,"
We doubt very much whether
anything answering to theee depart-
ments exists ha otir army, whiíé ' «re
are «m> there never was an «frmy
which needed such depkrlments
than o art. There may. bo
great di$ealty in adding any^hifig
to the scttrice it present; btftf C
nAvmo
in ildlvillo res
idnl gurvicea
April 111 h
MA
tfuUy effort hi*
« Diitriot
dieial Diltn
Ho«.
lor,
iooj O.
out, E
Hellvil
adoption
Oting
exton
8crta|r at Anan<Jo
luftre branded A K connectoS, about
(5 vciira old, about 15 handi high. Some
audUlo mark , and a utar in lier <a«e.
The ov\ lier Í requented "in comu for-
wiudpr<rvoiprf>Mrty, pay charge , qud
take Bind nnimal away.
Prlntcp fee |4,QQ *d^3t^
At the residence of Mrs. Sinclair
on the 25th ilist. by the Ilov. Cyrus
Campbell, Mr. John T. Edwards to
Miss Ret Shelby all of Ajantin
properlylCounty.
Notice to Confederate
Smithis
man topauae at ob-
i, if we «míatake
a progressive man
the lessons of exprf-
i«,
m war ii ta be
Collector's
ax Payers.
You are hereby notified, that 1
wiH attend at tin, followng places, on
the dates named, to collect the Con-
federate Tax for 18G2 and Oiicupa
tion tax for 1863. viz :
At J P Shelburue'8 (forks creek)
on Monday nnd Tuesday Feby. 15
<uid 16 1S64; C C Koch's^-(Industry)
Wednesday and Thursday Feb. 17
18 1864 ; W B Witte's (Shelby's
Beat) Friday and Saturday Feby.
19 and20 '61; Wangemau's Stortt
(New Ulm) Monday and Tuesday
Feb. 22 and S3 'C I ; WeUiouscn's
Store (Cat Springs) Wednesday and
Thursday 24 25 '04; llartsvillc
[Meeting liou-e) Saturday Feb. 27
64; San Felipe Monday Feb. 2i) '64;
Waller's Store Tuesday and Wednes-
day March 1 and 2 '64; Bellville
court house) Friday and Saturday
March 4 and 5 '64; Buckhorn J J
Jackson's Monday and Tuesday
March 7 and 8 '64; Hempstead
Wednesday, Thrtrsday and Friday
March 9 and 10 and 11 '64; Sem-
pronius Monday JIarch 14 '64;
Travis Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday 15 and 16 and 1} 1864.
It will be impossible^ (on account
of timejfdnmo to maleo ibijro than
one trip around the county and those
who wish to save costs, will do well
to attend and pay up promptly.
Should any person owing tafces,
fail to meet me, and pay the amount
dne by them, if Occupation Tax it
will be doubled, if property Tax, ten
per cent will be added thereto.
E. CLEVELAND collector 43 Dist.
Jany. 12th lSC4 . ¿23-lt.
ordnanok B
Riciiiioxu
CIRCULAR.-
í,jflytí'l8( . J
REdui^i^ioNs for the same art|
cles must not be mad$ npoti the
diffWent arsenals at the Mine time. '
The attention of the Chief 04
nance Officers of armies and depart
idunts is called ,(o this pointy as s\ich
a practico, leads to confusion and
waste Of of ofdhance etbrep. ' '"".'-l
(Signed) J. OORGAS, '
Official: >, •: ■; > , ■„
Thus. G. Rijktt,
Maj. & Clif. of Órd. & Arty, D
T. M. '
MRS. C. HULBUD,
M. F
CmOftf
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•Notr*'
tbe
40
m
Conftdorato States of Ameviea.
WAR IJEl'ARTJiil&NT.
Ojiosaxck ULKKAU, )
Richinoivli Jul/ ], 'C3 J
The attontiota of officers on erd
nance duty is called to the importance
of renderiug their Quarterly Returns
of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores in
Duplicate.
One copy to bé retained by the
Bureau for reference; the other to be
turned over to the Second Auditor
for settlement of accounts.
(Signed) J. OORGAS.
Col., Chief of Ord.
Official:
Thus. (i. Rhett,
Maj. & Cbf. of Ord. & Alty, D.
T. M.
Pupers in District of WeBt La.,
Arkansas and Texas, will copy, and
send bills to tho Shroveport News
for payment.
dl6-6t-pf 0(45,00.
come an
this notice can havó thó
San Felipe ToxjM-QetH
di^r.;fo?Si4
Bpeciai. ORMIM, I
Nd. 18t: A Mf* ™* /
XII. Clause tnd; of ffto. VIH,
S. O. 139 and^ClittW
8. 0.160, aro h¿eby «roke^^ad
the following substituted therefom;
ThU Bchfdtíle oí prices established
every twe morithk or dRitfah'-wil lh
publislied for the infarsüttkiaarf far
tie making iiupreasmestf , at* ,^o
officer^agentwWpajr. -
for, payment any locjil
materially hi excess
always refw the tame to dW
for itaieviaioo and a finalr rataatkfc.
S'.CANDEÍMN. A.Í.tt.' ; ,
Toa Arkan... ud
papers copy
PROV08ALB FOR MULE COI.LA/18
Orrtcu or principa , vurcharino omc.r. of,)
Uuurt<Tuiu«tiT'it Di pt , Dialrl«t of T«xu«. >
Man Aut oio, Sept. UI, JUKI. )
filn accordance with instructions- receiv-
ed from the (¿uartermaRter Uenarul, J
iiivitepropoRai for lurnithirtgton thoimnnd
(10,(>00) Mule ^Cellars, made either of baik
or black mod, for Government une. ,
' Bids for fiiriiíahiiifr «noli collar* In quan-
tities ndtless than 600 Wilt be Deceived at
thi« office, or by the various Po«t Quarter-
makteM intliin iMitrict, In tneir Opacity
al^ebíirdinate.vFafcchéiiia* ofHconi by
virtue of the Circular Order* of^he Quar-
t¿Hna«íf Wenefill'wfiihe 24th Of Match,
1909, BidK akoukl Htifalate UH thadelire-
ry.ol the collars at tbé reipectire post* on
wrfWfWre the ifltt day>,f iVe^fceí1 tirrf?
4pon ¿id*, «ke .siOwrdi.
e Purcha in« Oflieeif will , forward
de* er sbntracttief tw nr prearetiy w
Officer, Di*trict of Tint a*.
Other newWpaoers ia tha «WM ♦rill
^Ses^S-ar- '• 1!
WMit* . Admihistrster,
CIRCULAR.
IIeADQ'r'S Dk1''T 'i'ltAXS-MlSSISSIPPI )
Cl.OTIIINO ltlTRKAU. >
SUUEVKPOUT LA.. Kept. 24 18C3. )
It is announced for the informa-
tion of nil concerned, that the Quarter
M aster's Department will pay for
all articles of clothing furnished by
the people of the Department Trans-
Mississippi, to its soldiers in their
fields, at the prices herein stated vis;
Woolen hats or caps $3,25; Jack
ets 15,00; Pants 10,00;Cotton Shirts
!i,00; Woolen Shirts 4,50; Blankets,
each $10,00; Cotton drawers $3;00;
Woolen drawers $4,50 ; Shoes $6,00;
Woolen Socks $1,50; Overcoats
25,00.
I'ayments will be made upon de-
livery at the nearest Quarter Master
l'ost to the resideuce of the party
furnishing the articles, 'and the ar-
ticles, will be sent to the Chief
Quarter Master of1 the command to
which the troops are. attached for
wliqui they are intended.. The cloth-
ing will iuvaribly issued to the
troops for whom it was inteuded,
unlesB they have been already sup-
plied, in which esse the issue will be
made to others who may be Id want.
It is urgently eiyoinpd upen all. of
our people to go to work and manu-
facture, as early m possible, articles
of clothing, ana dispose of them to
the Government as herein mention-
ed. Every aBBuranceii given that
the clothing will be íssüed
for whomc it w¿S manufact
It ié confideftlly expected
our people will fad die necessii
prompt action, and . will
largely to oifr wa^fs. The
are especially requested to
a!<a."^ , „ ,
of the. -Quartcrowkerta
in tbf Dspartwont TrannnfiSsissipiiS,
sSfefe Y „ .
he+pU to /nmiih !fenf irmp*
fieles of clothing «S-ean be
f^ur^d in tl
ment
abt ve3
These rags in «ante* te («_ a
with, and ai thi* U
Texa* it Is to oe hoj
provide the..selves with
to collect rags will be
county, of wnlcto doe
Texa* nap.irs «eaeralte a
copy, and tho*e who make a charge, will
publUh three tioiWSBd seM bill te
A^inM^chSlI
iia Cuicr QCjotTtt
Texas, Hew *aüe
Houston, T
309—for wl
ed by the GpMiWMUl
"Vu
for sale, wiUpleawi^iMll r
drees me at this place. >
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Osterhout, John P. The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1864, newspaper, January 28, 1864; Bellville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177127/m1/2/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.