The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 14, 1864 Page: 1 of 2
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l¡ \ TRYPAN.
V()L. 4. No. ;ts
J. t*. OsTgniiof i%' K<1it. r.
EqWvtll . *4Etta Ounty, Tesas.
; .IUNK 14. 1861.
ibout^ tho 20th W« KlIJlpOSC,
iIgíments and battalion*. A
Ult Eí K H v i:b.«t—The 11 eser ve«
it tbo several Battalion camp;
on the lOili injd., to orgnni/.i} into
panies, when'those jji this region'
Tfcounlry take up the Ijne <ft iii:ir«ji
Jor Jlempstithorn to organize,
into
UBBBB |
( number OtBw troops to a,sSombk> at
Hempstead to organize, jvill ho of
those who lately computed tbo 4tb
Begt. of Infautry, ft ta to Troops, com-
manded in tho field by Lt. Col.
<%ineB W. Barnes of Andersctyi,
fc *i> Grimes county. In that regiment,
^during its period of active service
last winter at tlu> front near tbo
mouths of the Brazos and Old Caney,
Jpo commander was inore popular
with bi men than Col. JJarnea. A
large number of that. 4th regiment of
State Troops, who urn now in the
' ttest-rves, wo have understood, are
deft^gpsu of promoting their former
t commander to the* position of Colonel
of tl « Regiment of Jleserves in which
thay aw to serve. They know hitn,
they bavu tried him, Our "old
* Colonel"^} now one of tho - State
( djrigadie* ^enorulb | he wojfld, hoWo"-
.' ^r^it'trf probable, accept of, and
wrve in the position of Commau-
]er of one of the flew regiment;:,
if the place, is offered tohiin; especi-
aljy if/t be tendered by those Who
hnv« wved under him in tho previ-
ous campaign. Wo judgo so, from
Ae^w**tal-'-h!a< acceptance of the
Majorelftp # tho th Battuliod, «tho'
ll* Was tlien a Brigadier General.
Such service a* will bo afforded by
tluv JtcserVi;*, wo "are satisfied, wiH
belter suit Gen. BnrueS, than remain-
at homo with tjie honors of a Briga-
dier. We are not in 4ho Bcservos,
and therefoiw }t matteir, little to Us
bat ÍÍ elected, a High but well tleaorv
v ed eomplÍDH'4i will be bestowed upon
Col. Barms; cue merited by past
services } by tiin great moral wottb
as a uiah: bis ability and kindly
disposition as an officer, and bis hu-
mane alid tender regard for f|io Wel-
fam of hi* men. A choice will bo
matle which few, wo Venturo'to
will have churo to regret.
a > .
':j¿, CoCBTje-put little hosinesa was
transacted during this term of the
Diirtrict Court. Two divorce cases
were tried, both decide d in favor of
the Pklntifti. Two or threo State
caaea were tried, but iu tbeso tho
Defendehts pleaded guilty and were
nominally flAodt TJ* Grand Juty
* but «. t0 the
P"*?. *3$™* °* °f t*
1 not W--,
Iwaaadull couft. It
"*J" 'í'Sfe
Bay,
Tho bells
vo to mo
cadencei they
and «oind
TUR 1>Y1XG VCLtjKTEKIi.
njjU^ld and sick ! the fevt r l.inns
íWiibln my bre(i«^«,;lj*il-r-f ,^
Oh! give mo water ero I dio*^, *
Water, my thirst to quell; -jJ*.*
(.) <• loupe, one deep.refretijiiiig ilFatlgbt
l'fftiñ 'air old mosii-gfowu Well.
It fteeins to ujt', if X could breijt.be
A little mountain air,
And feel onco moro, the moniituiiv
byeow,
Lifting my tnngléd linir,—
jiat tliet>(«,'>witJi freedom, nii¿lit aga
r Jy waaliiig Ktreiigtli repair,
J tliink—I /eel—that I am classed,—
I nee my nWthor'H face ;
Her M)flt KWLi t eyeti look into mine,
1 feel her warm embrace, • ? , ,
f4?avo mo not, motlier! till onuo more,
Tliy feature 1 may trace.
"J'wan but a vision ; brief, yet sweot,
See bow it fadén frtjni nie^—
I thought, I was at home ftgaiu,
Under tnn post oak tree;
But now I know that,I was sbot
While fighting under JUe.
languish
Woe's mo! that 1 should
here
Like Kagle in a net,
While stars and bars in tpleudor
float,
And fire .eyed |}6rses freí,
And swords suiid back their lightning
gleam *.
To glancing bayonet,
■'
But do I dream 1 for now again
My native home 1 fee ;
IVueut and brollitn at the doOi
My t<ist«;r at tbo true,
With water in her enp j 1 UiU'Rt
ijister—luing it to nie.
I've wandered tai in di.U.uit lamL.
Beneath a MOitliitig t-Un.
Where flie brigfit orange quencher
thirst,— 1
But here I havo not one : . V ■ j! V
Way-worn am i, my sister dpaw—
Run with tli" water, run !
Sister, sport-^thnstilustrouí .eyeü
Fit)ni lij.e tljou cau'bt Hot hide,—
Come: see tjns.'J.atnvls 1 have pluck'd
G yon r Ml jmountniu'? !$i<le
Sot, wbtto anil puro as thone wo love,
But deep in crimson dyed.
Listen I the. Aep-inonth d tannou:
Rpeak— ,
C)itv flag is streaming free r
And far along the distant hills
'J'bo flash of steul I ft"e,-«- Á ■
Aiid hark ! above the cljnk of arms,
The faliout of victory. , ; ,
íjk't firm thy fbotr—tjie path is steep ;
Hero on this snot I fell.
Sw, Itow tlie eattii and rocks arc rent,
By plunging shot and shell;
And standing there in solid strength
Tho tbiwhig dogs of, bell.
*f ! ' ■ ' '' L - i/.-)
I- dream ligabi! but now I walked .
In iL'^p, c'usanguiued mud
And thirsty at tbe Bapidan.
Upon its shore I stood;
I kneeled to drink, and on my lips
Tto water turned to blóod.
But eunao returns: and I ipust ale;
' Fast ebbs li|o's panting 'tide. , ,
ter, farewell! Oh L Jesus Christ!
I'V'Un tb'"X. V. Pn'ihi Xrrrii, May á I.
fiJ'.X. liUTr-FJl'^, SUlil'BISE
AM) i)i;:i%vr.
Xo^siibstaiitial nuceess*; have been
expected ¡>t tbo, Jatiies l(iver ex-
pedition'pnico it was announced that
Ceuoral llutler wns in' cgniuiaiid
For whatever else may be tho capa-
city of that individual it is Notorious
that ho is incompetent to direct fln^
movenjei^s of a regiment, liniclf less
an army. Jl's rule is ibat of ifi ty-
rant, not of a wai'rior. The accounts
:ju t received froui his military oper-
ations are by no moans flattering ; in
fact his column has met with a* de-
cided roverst*. General Beauregard,
whom be ostensibly announced as
ciit off from Ivicbmoud, has. played
(¡en. Butler a scurvy trick, lie
brouglrt bis-aruiy away l'roiu Leters-
btjiFg by, a r^ute which it seomed the
IVderal cotiimAjjder know not hing ut,
and dextrous ill attack «u^hó ia skill*-
t'ul in defense, tlie wily • I'lvnchiiiau
seized á proper moment to strike a
damaging blow. On Mwday morii-
ing 10th, luidejr cover of, a heavy
fog, Geueral Ileaijregavd's forces
stoh? a march on tho Federal?, ¿jome
of his troops pussing quito to tbo rear
of tlloir enemy, when a general attack
was made. The surprise wa;< a
jiartial but not a complete success.
On the right Geiiepd lJeckifian'
brigade^of
(jeneral .Smith's 'w>rps. , r.. .... o, .
upon whom tho blow iirst fell, al, .
most surrounded, were driven back '.'«V"1 W* T"*
ort another brigade in coufusiun, and ►! |jS<,' e 1" ,.V-
t.ííuiy of the.ni; i.icludinjr (j.n. Heck- ¡i C<W
in,tii, «were 'akeii piiconeis. The
ntcdii.itus,ik«i gaineil other iui-
I
poit.mt' .idvaiita^eoon ibis pa it oi
tho liue, but It, i.\ stated: were net .-o
^leia.-i'tul ill .the on («e.n'l.
ti'dbeore1 orp.-. whreh vecupn ú i In-
lelt. Tliii re.«vd| ]ii, brief,-.wai*. ibnj
G'.tleial lé..ailUijpd, C.iptiiled . J More,
ih-iu a thousand; pi:l.-.oneis' a h.df,
do/.i it jij-oCes, oJ artillery and tin
ttba^iU'tiiliejit ,by (he iVde«uls
tl)<4 forn.iidablo line of works wiiiob
jjiey had previously... ta'ke^i. .The
Coni'ederatos, as u.-ual, it é said, ,m-
tncked in .oyci'wl¡r4in4rig: riiinibi'is.
We do not si.-e that the cperatious in
this quarter give the slightest promise
oi'.sueeiws, Tiotwithftnndiri^ "the ¿1
iiig accounts of tlie eiirefijiiiiideiits fit
tlie I'ress, and the fact that (¡eiieial
Bidler cntiiltiatid vin. nelson. ' In ilie
meantime the womVii otJ{)eiii)ioji(l,
aware of his proxiiailj jtíyfcJ^culiari-
tlesj are lyinoviii^ llieU-'v^M^aofijiii
aiid^4'as'jtóop:i. lvoCtait iiqiorts f;fkftf
till I
iifpow
Cuni-
11 auhkman'S Biutuinil, .N'ivxu ^
Fkkuv, LA. >
]\l<iy 'i*, il(, )
l>il.'X;—-We are informed by
a deserter that Gen. Suihh, with tbo
1 Jf h, ítít'h and 1 flti aiiiiy corps; have
embarked aj, the month .of lied
lviVsr, for Memphis for the puj
<if reinforcing the army of the (
bvirlund. Banks was then (May 24tftt
at Morgan^a with tho lütb and 19th
corps which were being sent to gar-
rison Port Hudson', Baton ltouge,
Doualdsenvillo and New C)nca|ts.
It is also probable that a portion of
these troops will be sent to i^afefiehr
city and tjie Lnfoiircho cfttintry ; but'
I do not think they will^i}tempt any
aggressive move, as they Knb^ we
ariMiioro ^iad^ a match for them.
The desert of alludi'd to áfiowv doefi
not believe the report of Banks' ' re-
inoVfti. We, |eari\ froyvhrrti. tiii'it 6i%.
Will
fdil
ow'
A, J. Sinltli'waa pik uiule'iyihes't i'di
niakiijg a figjit'wltíi its on " Véífov
Biiyo'u. We hMipj)ófiefl that, th'
that battje, cltir lotó wiyj greater tljati
the enemy's, but it now appears
otherwise. They left eighty dead
aud'unburied ou fhe field! and we
es ol
Whoiii
háve since counted the
ft^Ar two hundred, 'most "of
were thruWn in ravines '«iff duly
covered tiVi^r with if little dirt and
with brush. We'liave besidvu now
r hands,' :¡G(, wóni|ded jnany
'M 'JV" , " W ¥ M'WIJ
in. rially. It was in this light .that
Cel. G idllings, ainl tiVe ce'inijanii S of
MM. .. „ fliwjnúulfth
c'd thei;isel\-'es Ify /íiefl- valor, I
Of '«'Miutfi
IIV
cucitl.
wi!
sitlcii i', l i'orm.'d
i kim*m
el1 •hi'iyhiü, ■ m
lívií'ifieWÍ) ' iiV
A... \vIV.....U.,'
AKE pained to b% ^áf %
Cochrane of Co. G, (Capt. Me.
Awn's) diptf a^ Chcnoyville. íji., ón
he 30th éf May, of ^nen
ifter nn Illpefes ol only
EIo was a soil of Thos. -Cochrane,
ind eon.ln-law of. Capt. A. .T. Boll.
wn'B company In flie summer
bf 1881, nerved tbrodgh tho Arlgo-
na eampaigu, and tfought gallantly
t^ e Mtle^ Ip the(##5, tf l^njs-
nbout 34 yiflnw of
•iturn dressed to tlie snniS'' In
idi rail cve'dil i. givei'i iti |flf. The
Ijoc.ji Üi.it liíávd Vó fje .11 ;!¡,. • p 1 i;e1 ■
i.- e.\'j>Vett"!, Ii.i'm blttc'li I'llforiin'd
their flu V nobk. I
oj lire 1,#;=' (¡fe Mit'lli-V
oiiii M i tlf., i:,.,.,;].-
(be lust'Bfiy^s .jffjíljL,* 'AVIfartón
li,:V■ Msíu.f'd á' (yniiar tii ilie:' aiirfy
!H>h|\ i|:;: |!j. !,¡ t i i ,i i. f <il I lieir :i< «'Állll.
datión, lie flit ef-l.-ibMsl.ed' a line of
ifliyiel s'.f/oiii His lle;i(i^liiUTei tb
M.-aumoitt, Tex a.--, by means of which
they fan liaVo speedy I'oiiitnoiiica-
tiiai with ■ tlieir f.ritiilirs. This b
v. ry ynitifying_to .us all. I'ersen.-
Wrilftig tí rlfeif fVii-nds iii; ih'e arrnv
...bou 1.1 men mu t
and divi.-ioii, •anny of I.oie.iaua.'
sia l e.iiiiniiiit, at whíeli pbii'e* (he
coui ¡ei-s will receive 'their 'let l*;rs and
lirliig (belli to Ü-'.' 1
, I''VI a ti w days HVu' cavrtUv bavé
tííeyíoiit iAf the Saddle reslijig ,lo U*
f 1,"1' ail'l'bel", nyive ; i lie plfir
superior to you in numben . Wlnii
the beaten foe (foilrr army 'corps ot
infantry and live thousand cavalry)
14gan bis retreat, you were fbrined
in battle array in #ia front, and be-
ing upon bis flanks and rear only lo
dehtroy.j In bis retvent from Griupl
iJcoro to Atcliafidaya you killed,
wounded, and eaplnftül fon Uwpsaud
raen destroying five transports and i *
tftrefc gpnboats. t-AU ifcia.HNM toeom-
p|ished with a loss to vqu of only
four hundred , maa,; Hrortbirde of
whom will report for duty agW" >
forty, days., The history of no other
campaign will p'resmt tbe spectacle .
of a cavalry force capturing and
killing mere of 4bu i e,my than ,tl|«*ir
own.number. Tbip yftu h v« , dpue,
atid ' «5° doing, you b"V« immortal-
ized yourselves luid ad*«d u,«w lustre
to Toxau^-tbo gallantry of whose
{ous has bien illustrated, on evety
}ittie-field front Gqilgmburg to Glori-
etta. llad-a portwrt ¡¡¡Lpur ¿forces
been wlitre 1„, w§n.,informed, they
Were, Olio Iwur nnd>n l l|f before the
engagement at Norwneid's |flanta(ion,
tbe rear guard of tjie. jene«Uy would
liave been eítíirelyi 4eftroyedj as it
was, thirty of his dead were ,left op
t|e field, and sixty-five graves in.,
scribed "killed in a^iou^ujbs l>th
of May," beside hl^vopinJed carri-
ed away by hi uv, t oat jfy to f be sla ugh - .
ter you iullictod up^tt him. Fedehd
prisoners, recently M^ju^d,,art|iomvVo
their loss at eight-bundred w^ ""K-
'«•d and wounded,,at the batfl^of Xor-
Wooil's planpiti«Ni„t. Vo.Vtt advance
guard a *Ajiow walvriiig,tlyir lmries
in the M.¡.-sr¡RbippÍMver,.whtih*r' Jeu
will soon pillow* ()n short ratioiib
•qid eitji niantjr-ieragH, and hi the
muidle day. iW 3 « (e
m-i hvr. toiMjpfahp-d,
ln .idl Jo.UHfp-ity^ tbe. ivt-.p'ian J|l
I.ouifeiaiM lltvityy. Ji«vu, bi n .by ,
v-jde., Th .y lvivei,*ljl,||<d. yepi ..
dai y^rfiiial. a¡e partii'i pillas ui',y ill
ílory'..
Dliriláí Ilie l4tlÍ4',< « peHl. the «lirfl;
Htm l ;-I!. 1,1. ol .VwiiliSÍJ «'I'1,i'
ae.tliiir i - ¡atelv or nnd< r, coniuiai <1
iU\í<d..ml HnnVor Sio,,,..
disiili-yi i ti'e n¡< si iíi¡Vilxed,l/l.ill < hi d
gaHr.nii\. 'I fu yúeiv |4 rlw id. ily
i(istiu^iiihl<«>d-.jéi>|ím^hinp;í^^*,a^''
Xuivvoou;.- p.i.u.iju^ .
I :.sa ee.„uA.;,n¿q M
our di ei s. /ind thus 'ni--|iiiowieflgo
..IV ¡I | pl1. < íal ii.ll lit yoíll' Si 1 \ it t
.{ (¡eiiei 1 Taylor <Íi. eifiilfv 'acc'oidá
lo yon ibe 11.. i"d;<rt" Iii-i1 s^pi Nation.''
and, in bi,- o*w¿ti an an4 MayVi*id -
ig. ily bis ) dt iil^« U!f*
tlí^ The prospect IS Said to hé
grtod for splendid grain crops in
nearly all paris'ot the Confedei.iey.
A Very large qiijintily of l|ipd wáü
s'oWn in wheat, which . wail • looking
line at the last dates, from the lUlh
to the lf>th of May,'East of jbe Mis#.
harvesting of wheat l«as abeady
commenced in Texas, antl thi* yield'1
promises to bo much greatur . than
was eipectcd. '
2 Atkiiniw ' Wttiir i
The
of a W bait ml# a.Ma|u *.i. iMl a llaide-
ipan.i,nd something will of couise
Hapfieil in the lo ;i;r part of 1 lilts
^taiv. Our Kifitp Hru now -ijii,, ;1ibe
Mississippi as lo\y d.owp an I'l.jqiie-
tpine. From the Foiiiriclie country
Wé baVe encduragiiig. Iie vr , *Hhcf a
¿«rt t#f Whh-h' id * thad' tb 'ret fr- an
buudanve of foyigodbwre l'ttr all pur-
Wilmington (X.- C.)
t ^
Journal gives a full account of, f li-
very destructive fire that took jdaee
in that city about tho J*>t of-May,
j>r last .of Ap^b, ',Thi« totuf;Ittis IS
Estimated at nearly éigbt millions.
The fire is supposed to U file wyfitU
incendiaries, bnt not certaiuly knawn
to be so.
ngmft translated from the tiáu&ut a
hit own children.'
IJ |N**ne; A: A. uV.Kl'
¿ xwimii'jp. v ; «,tW
W \r.
Tu v. V txuáK Jf;*y kn ,'i |pvin•«>
be in N> w ( ilJeai^lFlft Will be
In .ip; am")'' r.
Wd WÍM *we hnwe good
iti
•where' tll«/ro
«vino wnrsnip is
oipesTi^s
human aonUZ U
k' «ill
■ywr.ai
cocoa
whicl gitjwf iU
«11 ^ttb i'dejiciítfspiilk i
n Thu
spirit# and «y^cílhuií "fteidth! 'Ilie
water is Jiow w«r ccknlated !to ph>-
loWyn #dt
oor beef constitute tne stable of our
ue. We could .have sugat' and
malasse9t<l>uti it wgnld probaWy> |e
tytl^moro |<)|)or and (trofibKi
part of. our Quarterinasters
nftttlRflariííl Ilutó'llfey crtre fd
iiffttfW. 1 wotrM, hoWeier. not iin-j
Ay+*y iwnsteo-nj^iAiÜtopt^iiiiisiKin#
i\jO£ M ^^^,id«4rter pftsr
s?Jmm ,w*4¡¡¡r ¡
úniiiini^ictowitott ttn
gionona ncwaor^ien. WfcciN
meceteef.' ^l'h*
lo ¿oti
which.
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t 4wpi «i
colmen.
aSons W.e
nwniblftm
Saine causé
haw ¡i
¿ity authorlt'
fatigablw i
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