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AUSTIN, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, Aü
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BY FBIMY'B MAIL
Wo havo but little In the woy o( news ibis morn-
ing, though the Hour'on papers have four day '
later dati a from Shrevtport, as will bu seen bjr the
following dispatches :
From th '' New ."
Shrevejtort, Aug. 8,1894.—A gontleman ofTexaa,
ndorsed bv a prorulneut gentleman of that Bute,
tiio other #ldo, s .tys that ho wu# overtakun
nau who Informed him tli
afjmtoh atChrystid Sprini
mt tlmt Grant bad made a nil
.H iult on oar work at Petersburg, and had boon
lost from
by a young man w ti o tniormeu rum mat no r*.aa a
telegraphic dl-patch at Chrystid Spring , Miss. that
stated tu fffoot that Grant bad mode a previous as
.H'iult on our work at Potent— — *"■* u—
repulsed with groat alaughtrr.
The fallowing special 10 the Philadelphia Bulle-
tin, under date City Point, July 88th, seems to oon-
tlrm this «tatemen . All last night and th<s moi n-
¡U1Í (Wedneedaj) there hat been heavy fldng.on
the other side of the Appoaiatox. The sumo gen-
i Ionian slates also that he saw In n very late num-
ber of the Mifslstiouian, a telegram just received,
to tho eiToct that Wheeler, at the head of 10,000
men, had «nrronnded and captured live thousand
of the enemy's oavalry, at Deoatnr.Ga. M. E.
Honham, Aug. 1st, 1861—Editor News.—The
express of last night taring* good news from the
.Indton Department. Oo the morning of the 28lh
ult', (Jen. Gano, with a strong eoout of 700 men,
tell suddenly npon the Oth Kansas, 850 strong, and
made a " clean torn" of tho party, or nearly so..
The private rotter from which 1 write, (and I
vouch for the truth of whatever tho writer slate ,)
says, "Gano whipped them very badly,billed some
hundred and fifty, took some forty prisoners, (In a
postscript he say ' one hundred and twenry-seven
prisoners instead of forty.') wounded a good many
—but a few got away—took all the oamp equipage
and a lot of clothing ¡ burned their tents and every,
thing that could not be brought off on horse —
several wagons were burned. The Golonfl com-
manding and soTéral other offioers were taken
prlaonese."
This affair took place this side of Fort Smith, and
only five miles distant from that place.
We had "tenmen killed andaeveralwoundod,"
says the samo letter. No other news of impor-
l"'n e weather has been exceedingly dry and h*t
for the past five ór six weeks, since when It has
rained every day — yesterday (Sunday) was a
drencher. The corn orop hereabouts Is" spotted,"
>-west of this almost a failure (I mean on the
river)—eartpf us, It Is'very heavy. Yours, A.
[From the" Telegraph."
Shreveport, Aug. 8,1864.—The Missouri Demo-
crat of the 30th, Memphis Bulletin of the 81st, and
Clinton Democrat extra of the 1st are received.
Ntto York—Dates of the 29th represent that
much excitement exist* at Baltimore and Western
Maryland in'regard to another raid.
Gen.Karly with filty thousand men, occupies a
Hneofopeiatlons from Williamsburg to Shepards-
town, commanding those fords on the Potomac.
Portions of the rebel force*, have crossed and ra
crossed, evidently a reconnoiterlng party. All the
Government stores have been removed to the Ma-
ryland side.
All the banks at Frederick are closed, the citi-
zens leaving and the government stores being re-
moved. The Yankees acknowledge the defeat of
Averlll and Crook near Wlnoheeter. < r -
Yankee dispatches claim a victory In an ensage-
meht on the north bank of James Itlver, where
they captured fonr pieces of Artillery. Blehmoud
and Petersburg all right on the 29tb.
Yankee dispatches from Atlanta, dated the 291b,
say Sherman still holds his own, and that he Is
gradually closing around the rebel lines. Sher-
man claims to have repulsed several attempts of
Hood to break his lines, and says the rebels have
but one way left open to escape—tho Macon and
Galumbos road.
Snmpter Is still undergoing a, heavy bombard-
ment.
Gen. Mcpherson's death Is officially announced.
Gild In New York 2S0 to 260.
A letter to the "News" from Hamburg, Arks.,
dated July 221, says:— All telegraphic newa from
Grant and Sherman have boon suppressed ainoe
the Ttb. Now Issuo of Confederate money le worth
fUe per cent, more than Greenbacks In Memphis.
Gold market Is very unsettled, varylnf '—™—
prlcos) from 286 to 315—very little offer _ _
Dry Goods have advanied 180 per cent. In the laat
forty days, owing to Uio de * "
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BY SIMDAY'8 HAIL.
The Houston papers duo this morning have not
come through, and we ara only In reoelpt of the
Dally "Telegraph "and "News" Bulletin of the llih,
In which we find tho following t
Front the ''New ."
Camden, Aog. 10,1864.
The following Is from the Memphis Bulletin of
tho 2d ¡ , .
We publish this morning telegraphic dl-patehes
from the North nud East lo July 31st. There is a
rumor, not well authenticated, that a party of
rebels have again crossed the Potomac into Mary-
land, intending to aapture a wagon train.
On Thursday the rebel batteries In Petersburg
opened on our forces, but wore speedily silenced
by our guns. Some of the shots from our monitors
set fire to buildings In Petersburg, causing no little
consternation.
A party of guerrillas made an attack, on
Saturday morning, upon the guard of a drove of
eattlei fifteen miles from Ohtrksvllle, Tennessee,
but wero repulsed. They howevor o<*rrled off
several prisoners, amongst whom 1 Lt. Gamble,
who commanded tbe guard. These rebels have
lost, Hi* bellevod, 2200 since the investment of
Allanta. Tbe relíela oro desperately attempting
to oroato a division in Grant's foroes by another
'd, and the destruction of property In Pomisyl-
ila. They had been stubbornly resisted by the
ihliltla after destroying Ohamborsburg.
la Pennsylvania the rebols bavo been driven
out They left most of the houses in ruins, thus
rendering three thousand people homeless.
Whether they Intend an advance upon Harrisburg
Is not yet apparent. General Grant then be^on
another movement of his forces. Hie delay has
beeu occasioned by the extreme warmth. As rain
has fallen sufficient to lay the dust and relieve all
foara of not being able to seoure water fl>r men and
animal , be wlll strike at once, and thus compel
the retnrn southward of the Pennsylvania raiders.
Oné óf the Baltimore female rebels,'found guilty
of conspiring with tbe enemy, has been sentenced
to Imprisonment during the rebellion and to em-
ployment for the benefit of Union soldiers. All
northern papers are filled from head to foot with
the (mineóse conspiracy throughout the North.
y davH, owing to tho depredation of Green-
us. The news from private sources la spendld."
think there may bo some mistake about this np.
nolntmcut, bnt publish the statement as we find It.
' Qen. Stewart was born in Winchester, Tennes-
see, auu is uu
oscíy ane ha i
ted with hon
^itution two
Watchman, a Copperhead paper, published by P.
' Meek, at Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
Gray
Mexioak N*wb ItkMb.—We copy the following
from tho Monterey Star :'
Bishop Guerra has returned to Zacatecas.
Maximilian has appointed Fernando Ramirez
Minister of ForelgnRelatlons. -n
Lp Acción says that Martin Castilloha* receivod
the appointment of MI 'later of Finance and
Valasqucz do Leon is to take charge of tbe Mining
Co l lego.
Tbe report that Gen. Doual had been removed is
contradicted. He Is still lh commend at Guada-
lajata. ; ' . ' . '.
Some fit (he Iliberal troops have besieged Perote
and attackod Pocbincho and Attotorga.
At Zautla and Huaxoautla there have been
bloody1 engagements 'between the Liberals and
Reactionaries.
The Interventionists have been repulsed from
Chllaia.
Acapulco ]h'aa been ooenpiad by French troops.
Mexlmlllin gives audlenoe every Sunday, at 1
o'olock In the afternoon.
The conducta which left Mexico for Vera Cruz,
on the 26th ult., carried $1,600,000.
Maxmllian, by a decree of the 21*t June last,
ha. appointed Legations át Vienna, tbe Germanio
Confederation, France, Brnesele, England,
Spain, Italy, and the Helvotian Oonfederay,
Ujland, Borne,
H ederay. The
Legations are to be served by Envoys Extraordt-
Nows Items.
British Homs Naval Fobom.—The naval force
which we have at hand, and which could be sent to
s a immediately, as follows, viz.:—The Edgar,
wooden ahlp, 690 horte power, '.1 gttns, 3,064 tons,
R10 officers and men: the Warrior, iron cased ship,
1.260 hoi so power, 40 guns. 6,100 tons, T06 officers
end men; Black Prince, Iron cased ship, ..1,260
luirse.;power, «1 guns, 6,109 tons, 606 officers and
men; Prince Consort, iron cased wooden ship, l,0Cr
horse power, 85 gnns, 4,040 tons, 005 officer* an<
raen, Ueetor, iron cased ahlp, 800 bofse power, 28
guns, 4059 tone, 680 officers and men; Defense,
iron ensod sh'p, 600 horse power, 16 gnns, 8,720
Ions,487 officers and mon ; Aurora, Wooden frigate,
400 horso power, 86 guns, 2,5$8 tons, 615 pffleere
and men; Galatea, wooden frigate, 26 gtAia,800
horse power, 8,2127 ton*, 618 officers and mt
Wolyerlne. waodon corvette, 400 horse power,
guns, 1,703 Ions, 275 officers apd men, Research,
Iron oased wooden ship, 2V0 horse ptwer. 4 guns
1,253 tons, 135 effioors and men; Enterprise, iron
cased wood™ sloop, 160 horse power, 4 guns, 903
tons, 181 officers and men , Geyier, paddle-wheel
wndden sloop, 280 horse power, 6 gnns, 1,054 tons,
105 officers and mon : Assurance, wooden gun ves-
sel, 200 horse power, 4 gnna, 681 tona, 90 ollloera and
men ; Balarais, paddle-wheol wooden steam vessel,
250 horse power, 2 gnns, 66 officers and men ; T*ia-
nolo, wooden gunboat, 60 horse power, 2 gnns, 268
tons, 24 officers and men.—Army and Navy Ga*.
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Tbs Sucoesboh or Luüi. Ga*. Polk.—a corres-
pondent of the Atlanta Register, writing from
Marietta, Jnne 30, aay¿ Waior General a. P. Stew-
art, of Tenneaaoe, has received tbe appointment of
Lieut. Gen. and Will at.once take command of the
corps lately commanded by Lieut. Gen. Polk. We
a?*, and is now about forty-three yean old. At an
he went to West Point, where he gradúa-
honor, after which he remained in tbe Ih-
rtwo years as Professor of Mathematics.
He married Miss Chase,; lb Albany, New Jersey,
from whlqh plaoe he removed to Lebanon, Tennes-
see, and took the position aa professor of Mathema
les, to the Cumberland University. At the com-
mencement of the war be received a commission
ns Major of Artillery and was at Golumlms, Ken-
tucky, as Ohlof of that Department- under the
lamented Polk, to whose inte position he has suc-
ceeded.—Jost before the battle of Slilloh he was
appointed Brigadier General, and commanded a
brigade of Infantry on that memorable Held with
unsurbaasod gallantry, having two horses killed
tinder him, but Wnrveloualy escaping himself. Ho
was at Mnrfreesboro, juet after which bsttlo he
was promoted to a Major General, and has served
in that capacity at Perryville and Ohiokamauga,
and In this liatile which may now be termed the
engagements of May and Jnne. He is a member
of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church."
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The following outspoken extracts aro copied by
the Washington Chronicle from tbe Democratic
Is by prompt action, and this aotion must
from the people with tbe army. There is no tli
loose. Tne struggle must oommonce nesir TnjJe]
Pe can scarcely go into a house in the North
where some of the property of Southern ladles Is
not seen in possession of women who have tent
forth their brethren and friend* to plunder and de-
vastate the Soattt. Books, muafcal lnstrament
snd ovary thing portable are stolen, wherever our
minias march, and convnred North. This crusade
uVen tbe women of the South is urged on by their
sixers of the North, and we havo heard threata
frftri females which tne moit brutal Soldier in the
army would scorn to exeonte. In every town. Vil-
lage; steamboat and railroad car, ail over the land,
will \ie fonnd the fairest of the sex advooatlng Ihe
destruction of their sisters of the South. We can
only atcouni for It by supposing that the devil
has stMgbt to destroy the human family through
the sama medium he used five thousand years
it Is hotrlbie, and cannot fall to bring upon
wrátli ol Heave. ." 1
. \ .y/'p'I ¡i'' n.
IS" tft Wbarton, Matagorda and Brazoria etiun-
ties, tho1 News" says tbe cotton crops have been
i ago.
is the
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entirely doitroyed liy the irmy worn, and there Is | As yet wo have not seen a singlo note of it, kor
not enough rotton left to be worth ploking. j have we any idea at what rat it is being reoelved
Regulations for tin* Overland
meres with Mexico.
Com-
To carry into effect Ihe. act entitled "an act to
impost re.flulatioua upon the foreign commerce
qf Ihe Confederate Mates, to provide for the
public defence Approved 6th February.
II.—Overland Commerce tcith Mexico :
1. The owner of any wagon, oart or vehicle, or of
any boat or other vesaol, and of any horso , mules or
other animals employed in transporting cotton, to-
bacco or naval stores from the Confederacy to Ilex-
loo, shall, before receiving any article for transpor-
tation, require of the owner thereof the collector's
permit for its exportation, us hereinafter sat forth;
and shall, before loading any article for transport.*
tlon, present to the military commander of fte de-
partment, or officer assigned by him to that duty, a
declaration settlug forth a full description of all
the vehicles, vesselsaqdanimals to he usod by him,
and their value in Confederate ourrepcy ; and the
names and value of tbe slaves. If auy, employed as
teamsters, or otherwise, in his businese of trans
nortaiion; and the names and ¡noli other particu-
lars as may be required, of the free persons so em-
ployed and the point of departure, the route lobe
pursued and the plane of destination; nnd tho com-
mander or other officer, as aforesaid, shall, If satis-
fied of the loyalty and fidelity of the applicant, snd
application may be safjly granted, endorse
ereon his oanseiit nud approve), cod grant a
th
lio
lóense to the epplicant na a pul
ports to Mexico lor tha single trip, or for any length
ublic carrier of ex.
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of time not ewaedlng one year that may be deemed
proper.
2. Any person desiring to export to Mexico over-
land any osttoo, tobaooo or naval stores, shall before
plsolng the same on any wagon, cart or other
veblole or pack mule or other animal, or on board
any boat or vessel, prcgont to the military com-
mander of the Department whence tho merehap
dlse Is to be exported, or to tbe officer assigned by
hiiu as aforesaid, «'declaration stating tbe quantity
and value in Confederate currency of the articles
be proppaes to expor', the aame oftha «ceased car-
rier tobe employed by htm, the point of departure,
the route to be pursued, tbe name of the eonslgnee
of destination.In tb« m
mm tbe appii
«'loyalty and
HP. ■ " jÉri|MÍ<H>.:*Mn
granted, be shall endona on the application hit
otld the plaoe of destination In the neutral ooantry;
If the offloer to whom the application is made
II. be satisfied of theooyaity and fidelity of the
applicant, and that the permission may be safoly
and
shall
nary an 1 Ministers Plenipotentiary, who will
have two Secretaries. The salaries of ihe Minsters
in Vienna Paris and London 112,600. Konfe and
Turin, 8 000.
Bon Francisco Serapo Mora is to Inform Russia,
Sweden and Denmark of the establishment of the
Emptre.
By another decree the Coat of Arms and Flag of
the Empire are established.
French Court-Marl lals are stilt condemning to
death guerrillas óf the Liberal party.
Gen. Bazalne was to leave Mexico for 8an Luis
Potosí.
Gen. Juan Alvarez, the veteran of Mexican Inde-
endenco, has issued a proclamation against tbe
mipl re.' He Is for Liberty or Death.
Tho Montembreloa Fair will commence on the
80th of JuJy and continuo until the 9th of August.
The Caderita Fair will commence on the 13th
of August and continue to the 231 of same month.
The Monterey Fair will take place from the 8th
to the 22d of September.
Tu* Cams in Mississippi.—Wo do Bat believe
that In the blstofy of tbe present revolution, affairs
In Mississippi assumed a more critical condition
than at present. For a week we have been en
"eavorlng to convince tha people of this. We havo
olnted out the danger ana tho remedy, and so bás
lie Governor of the State. We have called upon
those at home to rise and meet the crisis llko men.
But few have yet responded. They repose in
security or Indlfférenos. They do not seem to com
prehend the magnitude of the movement or the
Importanoo of overthrowing It. Tbe raldera come
twenty thousand strong. Their mission is to over
run and destroy the prairie conntry of Mississippi
and then pass Into Alabama, where they can
threaten Johnston and Mobtle. They are deaf to
the voioe of justice and humanity, and will leave a
record behind, that will vie with the Pagan barbari-
ties of old. Our territory should therefore be
defended at every hazard. The obligations of honor
and duty demand this.
The security of women—the helplessness of chili-
hood Invokes that we go with our trnaty rifles and
Impede the forward tramp of the mercenary eneipy.
The produolng territory must be onr Aoropolls,
and We abould not hesitate to adopt every agenoy
of destruction that will conduoe to our success.
Our State has vital claims over all other cunsld
erations. If lt is not defended, Selma and Montgom-
ery may tall and then Atlanta passes from our
grasp. We will have a gloomy oause; peace will
be obacured by a dark aloud and our burden of
trials and woes be multiplied. Tbe enemy la
driven to desperation. Hla gigantic schemes foi
crushing oat onr almost fairy-tale of nlvilliatlon ant
animating spirit, to whioh we owe every blesslnc
of hone, have resulted in ignominious failures; anc
now in a fit of despair, ha hurls oolumns against,
aneh points as he supposes Weakest, hoping thereby
to postpone the -inevitable ruin, that i* moving on
apaoe. Ths only way to obeck these expeditions
' aotion, and this aotion mast, coi
e with tbe army. There is no tlm*
approval. S ffoitw •
8. The applicant sha'l, before loivlin* tbe mer-
ohandlso which ho Intends to export, .file with tbe
collector of the district, whence the exportation Is
to be made, his applleaiion endorsed as aforesaid,
an I shall execute and deliver to him a bond to the
Confederate States, \>ltb seourity deemed adequate
by the collector, in an amount double thti value in
Confederate money, of the merchandise embraced
in bis application, with condition that at least one
half the nett proceeds of sild merchandise «1 the
place of destination shall be Invested In goods and
merchandise not prohibited by. law, and that said
goods and merchandise ahull bo brought into the
Confederate States within sixty days after the
delivery, of the exported articles at their place of
destination in Mexico, and tha colleftor shall there-
upon deliver to the applicant a permit to load the
articles embraced In said application. ; ( .
4. No licensed carrier shall depart on tbe trip for
which permits havo been grantod, until he shall
have #e)lv«r«d to . the collector of the enstoms a
manifest, verified by his oath, setting forth the
names of all owners of the cotton or other articles
which he is about to oarry, and the quantity re-
oelved from each owner, and shall have obtained
from tbe collector a clearance authorising his de-
parture.
6.'Tbe military commander of any department
from wbloh expor; are oonveyod to Mexloo, shall
establish, by general orders to be published by
bim, as. many convenient points ss may be necee
sary for the assemblage and departure of all vehi-
cles or means of transportation used In the busi-
ness, and detail officers for tbe examination,
search and Seizure of all vehiolee, teams and slaves
employed as drivers, whenever engaged In the In-
fraction or evasion af these regulations or the laws
whloh they are intended to enforce.
6. All vehicles, animals, slaves, or other means
of transportation, and all eotton or other articles
that may be seized, whether by the officeres of the
revenue or by military authorities, for any viola-
tion of law or of these regulations, shall be, with-
out any waste, spoliation, impressment, or lojhry
of any kind, forthwith conveyed and delivered to
tho nearest Marshal or Deputy Marshall of the Con-
nnd theext inded regulations of Brig. Gen. n. f, Bao
and the creation of tho staff of officers to oarry
them Into operation, and the levy of« tax upon the
llcenos, and tho foroed exchange ot Confederate
notes for coin, and wbutovor else existing that has
not been reported to this Department that arro-
gates to the military authorities any power over the
private property of* cltiian, or thocommeroe of
tho conntry, not In accordance with the laws of tho
land, Is not approved by this Department. As
toon aa this letter reaches you, you will counter-
mand your own order and revoke tbe order to,
and authority executed by Brigadier Uenera! Bee,
and Instruct hln to confino his aotion hereafter
within the limits of law, and In submission to civil
authority on this nb)ect A copy of this letetr
will be sent to Msj. Gon. Magruflbr and Brig. Geu.
lire, for their information.
(Signed) Jas. A- Sinnow,
„ Secretary of War. h
Gen, T. H. Holmes, Ootn'dg T. M. Dept.
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An tics
To Impote Regulations upon the Foreign Coin-
th''p Gonfe*er?,t'> ®,aiea> 10 Provide for
Whereas, tbe ¿nféderato States are engaged lit a
war, upon tbe successful Issue of which depends tho
Integrity of their social sys'em, the form of their
civilization, tbe security oi life Bnd propoity within
their limits as well aS their oxlstsnos as sovereign
lion of the contest demands that they should Call
Into rcqulaltlon whatever resources of men and
money they have for thó support of their osui*,
and toialihfnliy aJmltiUter tbe same: Therefore,
-as a pan of tfie system of the Public Defence,
The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer-
ica do enact, That the exportation of cotton, to-
baoco, military and naval stores, sugar, molasses
and rlee from ihe Confederate States, and from all
places in th« occupation of their troops la prohibi-
ted, except under such uniform regulations as shall
be made by the President of the Confederate
States. '■ : ..,1 V ' '
Section 2. That if any perso , or persons, «hall'
p«t, plaoe or load, on board any ship, steamboat,
or vossel, or any other water craft,, or into any
wapon, cart, carriage, or other vehicle for any con
veyahoe or transportation beyond the Confederate
States, or into, any portion of said States oconpied
by the enemy, any of the articles mentioned in the
first section of this act,or shall collect the an trie for
the pnrpose of being conveyed or transporte''
MÉMÉaÉí" "*■" ~J"
federate States, and a detailed receipt taken from
him, setting forth, afall description nf tho proj
seized and delivered to him for safe custody. An(
It shall h# the duty of said Marsha l or Deputy
Mai shall to keep the property so surrendered in
safe custody until the further order of the Judge or
a Commissioner of a District Court of the Confed-
erate States having Jurisdiction of the subiectnat-
ter; and Ihe said Marshull or Deputy Marshall
shall forthwith, upon the receipt by him of the
properly seized, give Information to the Collector
óf the District or to theDistrlat Attorney, or to
both, If practicable, of all the facts in relation to
the seizure of the property and its delivery to hlm
for safe keeping.
7. No military authority shall presume, under
any circumstances, to seize property while being
carried under the provisions of the law and of
these regulation., for any other onus o than a viola-
tion of said provisions, nor, In osse of seizure, io
dispose of the property se'zed la any other manner
scribed in the foregoing regulation.
here there is great risk of, th# pr
erty falling luto the hands of the enemy, It st
than that presort
But, in cases wher
be competent for the proper ml:ltary authorities to
require the lioensed oarrler to suspend his trip till
the danger be passed, or to pursue a different ronte
originally deslgnatei
danger. Io abandon
the danger
from that o „
imminent danger
id, or even, in oases of
the trip.
8 Tho bonds to be taken under these regulations
" he twelft
,... , , by sea,an4,n|l,
bonds may he taken upon the production to the
shall he subleot to the provisions of the
regulation relative to exportation by sea, and said
Collector of satisfactory evidenoe that the party
has oomplied with the conditions of tbe bond, aa
far as practicable. Approved.
C. G. MEMMINGER, Sec'y of Trt
SEDDCN, Sso'ryof Wi
Approv
, See'y Of "l
I A. SEDr ™
>".1864. „ ,
JEFFERSON .
Conrsurravs States or America. )
War Department, Hichmond V . >
January 88th, 1863. S
General .'—The Collector of ihe Customs it
■Brownsvtil«i
sary Department
«ertaln
if Texas, has communicated to ttte Trea-
tment Orders No. 26. issued by yoa,
ilatlons and orders of Brigadier Gen.
in 4 day or two.""Svery available man should be
there. His gun will be needed.^ Clarion.
car" The Dallas Herald is lh woelpt of Intelli-
gence from Fort Belknap to tbe following effect: '
On the 16th Alfred Lana was mnrdered, and
scalped, and his clothing taken off, while on hla
way home from Belkniip. The deed was done
abont 18 miles Esst of that town. A Tonkawa In-
dian was also killed snd scslped, and a soldier run
into tbe Post at Belknap by Indians on tho same
day, and several horses stolen from the citizens.
Considerable excitement prevailed. The soldiers
and Tonkawa Indians bad started nut on n scout
after the depredators, but with what aucoeas waa
not known at tha date of our correspondent's
letter.
%W The following is an extract from a private
letter from 11 valdi:—"Th's part of the frontier Is in
a perilous situation at present. In our weakened
stale we are liable to bo overrun by the Indians
and renegades. In the first place all tbe oonserlpts
were taken from heir, except such bs had exemp-
tions, and now tho fitate troops are also gone, and
Ihn protection of the frontier is left mostly to a
few did men, and ftlany of them so eircumaunnad
that If tliey'followed tha Indians, their families
would probably be scalped In their absence. Bnt
I do not suppose It is worth while to sneak of
these things, as I fear the Governor's delldate
health will not permit him to attend to each
trifles." í
Freemasons may he curious to know I
strength In the world's population. From very
accurate statistics, we oon state that in tho New
and in the Old World there are 8258 lodges, with
600.0)0 aotlve members. The number of non-
aotive and those who have withdrawn Is nearly
8,000,000. ||BhS|
S Wr The " Mews" nays the n#w currency is ooro-
tng into olroniatlob very slowly, bnt ths supply
will be considerably increased In a short tins.
.'•wumhcm
H. P. Bee, relative the same so .
correspondence Of his own. wbloh have been
and aom«
repor-
■ 'vwui wuiwi unro uovu ivpur
ent The orders No. 26. re-
ipartatlon of cotton from the
■■■■■■■I ., j prohibited, except by author-
ized agents of tn« Government and by persons
known to the Commnncllng General io be engaged
through the medium of traffic In cotton, in providing
for the actual necessities of the people Bnd army."
Brigadier Gen. II. P. Bee was required to carry this
order Into effect. His regulations embraced threo
classes of persons who may export ootlcn: Such
rtroduaed supplies for tli* use of the army are
allowed to export for the valu e of tha invoice; each
as will give bond, with security, to Introduce
army suppllss, are permitted to export, that they
may pay for a return cargo: and planters who will
ike affidavit that they export In order to pur-
chase family supplies and necessities, and not for
speculation or sale. This restricted trade is still
fnrthnr burdened hy a requirement of two dollars
in coin tor each license, and an etchangeof five
dollars In coin for five dollars In Confederate notos,
(for each bale, it is inferred from the statement in
the letter, not being distinctly stated.) The order
rnbmlttoa, with tbe correspondence show tbe ex-
istence of quite a staff of offloer* engaged in tbe
njwvision of this bnelnew, holding appointments,
It is presumed, from Brigadier General Bee. These
papers have been referred to this Depaitment for
its Information. No law of the Confederate
Imposes any restrictions npon the export of cotton
through Mexloo. An aot of the Confederate Oon-
Sess which prohibits the exportation, except
rough Confederate porta,deolares, "that nothing
In this aot shall be construed so aa to prohibit ex-
portation of cotton to Mexloo, through Its coter-
minous boundary * Tbe prlnalpal suffering the
war has brongbt npon tho larger portion of our
population, has bean.from the rigor of the blockade
of onr Southern coet, whloh has prevented tbe ex-
portation of cotton and tbe pnrehase of neoessarlos;
the Department has never prohibited tho export of
eotton through Confederado porte, and i
all power to do so; Congress alone can pass an aot
of embargo or non-lntoroonrse. It alono hss power
to regnlato commeree with foreign nations, and to
levy restrictions noon forelgr. intercourse. Th*
coneequenae Is, th*t)ths order No. 25, issued hy you,
contrary' to the prohibition aforesaid, within
the; Confederate States cr beyond them, the said
article, and the ship, boat, or other water craft
cirrlngo or other vehicle, with tho slaves nnd
animals that may be employed or'collected for
the pnrposo of aiding therein, shall be forfeited,
and all persons, their alders ond abettors, oii otm-
vlciltn of bulng interested or concerned In the en-
terprise, shall be deemed to be guilty of high
misdemeanor, and punishable by snoh fine of Im-
prisonment, or both, ss the court may lmpore.
Seo. 8. That lt shall not be law Ail to pnt on bofcrd
any ship, boat, vessel, or other water craft, or upon
any wai?on, cart carriage, at other vehicle for trans-
portation or conveyance, ae siforesald, any of the
articles eforcBild, unless avpermit he previously
obtained from some officer of tbe Confederate States
specially authorised to grant the ame¡ pártioularly
describing the articles thns■ to he IsidBn, and the
ship, boat, vessel, water craft, wa&on, carriage,
cart or other vehiole, on which tho name is to be
transported, and nntll bond sliall be given that tbe
same shall be conveyed and transported to lh.
plaoe of dosttnatton, under such conditions and
ulatlons. and for such obleota as shall be pres-
cribed by the President under tbe first section of
this act, ' -
Sec. 4. That the collectors of all the dlstriot* of
the Confederate States, and enoh other officers as
may be designated by the Presidents the Confed-
erate States, shall have power andjBthorlty to take
Into their custody any of the artfflg* befcru men
tinned found on any ship* boat, or other water
craft, when there is reason to believe that they are
Intended for exportation, or when in vessels, cnila,
or wagons or any other carriage or vehicle whatso-
ever, or In any manner, apparently on their way
toward tho territories of a foreign nation or to-
wards the territory of the Confederate States In the
occupation of the Halted States, or tbe vicinity
thereof, or towards a place whenoe suoh articles
are Intended to be exported, and not to permit the
same to he i-emovsd until bond shall be given, with
satisfactory sureties, that no violation of this act,
and tho regulation under the same, Is lutonded.
Seo. 6. That the power* granted by ihls act to
the revenno or other officers of the Confederate
Stales under this sot to allow or refuse exportation
of tho articles before mentioned; or for the aeUore
or detention of any of tho said articles, shall be
exercised In conformity with suoh Instructions as
the President mayjti ve through the departments of
War and of the Treasury, which ipstuctlons may
impose conditions to the destination and sal* of
tho same, and tho investment of the proceeds of
tbe same, or a portion thereof, in niiltary or other
tiles for the public service, which instruction
suoh officers shall be bound to obey; and If any
action or suit shall be brought agalnat any s¿oh
óffleer or offioers, or their agents, h* or they may
p'oad tbe general Issue, and upon proof of a com-
pilan ce with tbe provisions of tbla act, or of the
regulations and instructions of. tho President, he
or they shall ho absolved fom all responsibility
therefor; and any person aggrieved by any of tbe
acts of any of the offioers or agents aforesaid, way
file his petition before tbe District Conrt of tho
District in which suoh officer or agent resides, and
after dn« notice to him and to tho Dlstriot At tor-
ney, the a*ld Court may proceod mmwarify tohear
I determine thereupon as law end Justice may
require, and the judgment or the said Court, and
th« reasons thoiefor shall he filed among the re-
oords of the Court, and in case any j<6!fe**e ahall he,
granted, tbe Jndge may impone suoh conditions aa
to giving bond nnd security aa may, in hi* opinion
he necessary to ssonre this act from vlolatioi
in o*se of refusal, may impose doable or
costs upon the petitioner, If circumstances w....u.
it-: Provided, That nothing In this act shall be
construed lo prohibit the ConSedemto States or
any of them, from exporting any of the articles
herein enumerated on their own account.
Sec. 6. That exclusive Jurisdiction Is conferred
upon the District Court of the Confederate States
afall suits or aotion* that may arise onder this aot
in behalf of the Confederate States, it* offloor and
. for the recovery of all fine*, penalties and
forfeitures Imposed 1n the |p " j
formation or aoti<
Court, and
fines shall'
taw* now lift frfe* for Vt<
and all laws for the mitigation and remittance
penalties and forfeitures, shall be applied, la similar
Tfr e Ala W
Having published
of the fight betw
off the port of
we are now able to give onr
additional particulars of tin
whioh bMÉIBMflBB
and Prance a* well as In
The French oorrtispondent
nnd Navy Gazette has tho fol
The nrew of tbe
reminds one óf tho
tons weight of hersli
on deck, was remarked to roll mocli, less „
than when they were In her hold,and conseqi
forther from ihe centre of gavlfy. It was
mm' ■'
that the nautiral qualities
Improved by the addition (
tng which saved bar froni
thrown away, and what remalnei
lost a goad deal of Its force. Thai
SKSBK&NRf
in her stern pest (whloh shot
through) and tailed to burst. Another
olf a mau's arm, uncapped itself all rifl
not explode. Or, the other hand, all
mlss'.le Which «truck, struck with
making the Alabama helpless, and
her to the bottom. One
right through the Alabe
bunkers and machinery.
A French naval officer of rank, who
the fight between the Alabama and the
that the Keareaite has nothing
vlotiiry¡ ' The l*ttei< Was nrmo
rssaj
inch shsl
ing the
■PHáiginefJBI
showed grsatdarlng.
—to board'; bnt ths Kt
this y paiwihsr from the
speed. The.Eean
times; One In the'
armour Windage).
very severe blame.
> is very truthful.
I admirably In tbe .
behaved admirably
for him there would have
W&h« w ^0;
lank-
Kendios
On the
'd'" The Eesrssge vas
funnw, fuer ór fire tl
land, tbeJAl
She sought one thing only
earsage constantly avoided
ie opposite direction at fnll
■k'Snini'' vfik
One shot alone
on her
rtrnok
rimMt,.
The
In h« hull, we pierced by shot snd shattered>>y
shell. She weelved most Of her hits when she was
stopped and attempting to board, Just at the moment
when the Kear ge was nutting on all speed. As
1K earsage then passed athwart her hawser,Contlnu-
In* to fire on her, and only stopped whan a mile
oft, whloh. was a piece of cowardice towards a
disabled enemy. At tbe moment when the Ala-
bama eank,(toé Deerhound name up to aid In Saving
life.' |The Kearsage only sent two boats half an
WW afterwards-. Why .But. have stoared
up to the spot Imtnedi'alely f It was a
humanity, and the Kearsage is far from
played a oredltoble part lit tbe «ffalr. Tbe K
merits very severe blame. _ The report of i
n Lane
adit not I
more victime.
sis, sr."
Thft1 Kearsage received no severe
peinting and re-fitting, and wid
again." I
M. Van Home, the United Statos
Marseillfs, has addressed* letter to the
contradicting a statement in thejourni
Kearsage was mnre heavily armed than the Al
and that, In fact, tbe Kearsage carried 2.',
and tbe Alabama 16. According to the Ami
Ooasal the Alabama carried oight guns, and
Kewjage seven, The Sam&ton
that ttie crew of the Alabama, be
to board her antagonists, would have
captured Üt* KoarSags If they sould have upproaoh"-
ed (wr.. To this the Consul answers—It isjioselble;
the JC*MK>ga/
a Federal ship
rst and last meeting with
of war.
Galigdanl's Messenger says that Captain Fainme
hands of, the Braalllan consul his money—eight
million francs—and that of his orew, his tvlll, his
ships papers, and 43 chronometers which ho had
taken from captured vessels. "As the Kearsago
had arrived outside the port In order to attack the
Alabama when she eameout, the latter determined
go and meet her oMmHhíiííiiíUíéiBÍ
. Semnes to have
rlbly, having received ho less thi
twolve shot* in her hull. Mrs. Sem*n*s was In
r'arlaon tlio ldth of JaiW and left on the ÍOth for
London to see her husband.
Prom the Lptidon Times. , , : '
Kxaotly an hour elapsed from the first shot to
the mdmeat when it became obvious that the
versel was sinking, when. Indeed, the rodder wa#
broken arfd the fires wér put, out. |||¿^ |
The Alabama fired quieter, iuatl about one hun-
dred and fifty rounds. The Kearsaue fired about
ono hundred, chiefly eleva ,Itch shells. One of
these shellabroke tho Alab^ina'a rudder, and corn-
lelled her to hoist sail. By this time, however,
r about an hour's work, the Alabama was &lnk-
«the best of her way In
IP&vu .,: wi the last; they only
oeased Bring when the water c.irae into th* muí-
ales of their guns, and as they swam for life; all
the^ cared for was their commander should not
m
srnl hands,
hi* beet men to
ru that he o
• .5
ey receivod on
oes the su-
«ame by indietmen
or swell offioers as ns may flesrtgfnat©, to efmpioy
any portion of the military or naval foroe* of the
Confederacy, ?r of the mllltta, to prevent the Illegal
departures of any ship', vessel or other water craft,
br for detainl ig, taking possession of and keeping
in custody the same, or any wagon, cart or other
vohiole lierotofore mentioned, their teams and drl*
vers, and their products aforesaid, and to suppress
and disperse any assembly of person* Who may re-
sist the execution of this art, or oppose the fulfill-
ment, by the officers, of the duties imposed lyr vi*
ssmip.
8*o. 8. That this aot «hall etplW on tbo da* of
the rnilflcation of a treaty of peace with the Uni
ted States.
Approved Teh. 6,1864.
HHHijne.rej
the training
board the Excellent; To all ap HBS|
perlority.of the Kearsage lay partly In her guns,
r, tornewhat in her nor* numerous
«U. ..v. lea her moro powerful machinery,
whloh etiablod her to tnove'qulcker and manouvre
easily. .• r. ¡, •>)>
There appeares to kayo been a very renpeatoble
allowance of killed, wounded and missing, and
amonjf the latter is hri Hnglish surgeon, who la
supposed to have gone to tbe bottom
in thatpld*t of hi*; bleeding patient*. We «hall
kuow very fhortly whether the chains hung ouuide
the Kearsage saved her ttt*d. To ell ttppsaranoe
they did hit y and bnt for the melancholy fact that
some of tbe Alabama's Wounded matt have gone
down with Uor, tho loss would probably have boon
*fcm w
Benmos; who hris gaiwid so i.iuch glory and so
unquestionable.a.reputation for nonrago, that bo
could afford to be prndont, came out with a ship
Just returned from i io«g voyage and much in
want of repair, to encounter a foe larger, better
lhanned.'betterarmod, provided,as It turned out,
with aotn*, «BéClnt coutrlvanee fcr protection,
and qnltely as tlkely to be as well handled m his
own'ship. ■" •
Prom the Dondon "News "
; Ciintaln gemmeg directed the first Lien
Mr. Keli, to go bnlow and report the state
ship. That officer soon returned, saying ú
A large number
i
his flag
■■■■mfPwroS
of the orew rushed
in her and die wilh honor; and «
named Smith—cutías in hand,
and declared he woul*" " *
■■MMI" Jed.
dwi
it* nnln1
man pli
i niake
'■"'MJíOmí
;r.
f ^iit**
V-V''' |v
.i.-:
mm
iii
Offlclal Vote of Travis County.
Chief Justice Supreme Court—O. Ml. Roberts,
«5; James H. Bell, «9.
Associate Justice — C. W. Buckley, S81; R. A.
Beeves, 809; John Styles, 91. SSSaSSaKiSSKa
Attorney General—B. S. Tarver, 479 ; 3. W.
Stell. 09.
^ComplroUer~W. Jj. Rohords, 478 ; f. M. Lock,
Slute Treasurer—C. H. Randolph, 6Í8.
District Attorney — Nix, 2S1; MoKown, 160;
Mtnny, 104.
ootrrrv orrtoxs.
Chitf Jum—W a Roberta, 887 ; Henry
Thomas, 2 8.
County Clerk—A, P.Boycc, 847; V. <t, Roberts,
167.
Assessor and Collector - A. B. Morris, 8<B; II. peril the wounded men,"
McBride. 210. Salt ' "" uese-ü *-<■ ■—« —-• —i
i _
Hollander,«8-, J. 6. Jolly, 103 _ 2
Atrvsyer^jU H. J
Coroner—It. I"
t&ynt
0V.IL
"a.
rew niched aft oonjnrlng tho captain not
e, and expreesin* their readings to link
ind die with houor; and one of the seamen,
8mlth—cutías In hand, stood by tho flag
not allow It
a-tmv
and a vf
.t
th*
to
I 1
Wm
i
lav
life a*
feffis
rof a |
and sank
the
not
j re-
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