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VOL. Til,
Tyler, Smith County, Texas——July 24, 1862.
NO. 34.
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Is published every Thursday,
BY W. F. Hamilton & Co.,
it $2,50 per Annum;
SIX MONTHS SI,50.
SINGLE OOP? lOcts.
HEADQUARTERS,
Trans-Miss. Dlst.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK., July 10th, 1862.
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Special Order No. 26.
The extreme scarcity of forage rentiers it an jm-
possibility to maintain a largo mounted force, with-
out causing distress, if not actual starvation, among
tUe troops and poorer people of the country ; there-
fore all commanders of companies and regiments of
mounted men. now en route to these Headquarters
from Southern Arkansas and Texas, upon seeing
this order, are required to dismount their men be-
fore proceeding farther, and send the horses with
suitable details home, and move forward as infantry.
This order applies to those commands which have
been heretofore formally accepted, as well as to
others.
The impertiré nocqssilyof the caso admits of lie
exception whatever , and it is hoped. fÜStt? ÍTpvoper
degree of patriotism will ensure a ready obedience.
!3y order of Maj.-Gen. HINDMAN,
It. C NEWTON, Chief of Staff.
•Official,
J. P. Wilson, A. Adjutant General.
HEADQUARTERS,
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TYLER, TEXAS, July 1 , 1882.
Special Order No#
The above special order No. 2G, issued by Majoi
Gen. T. C. Hind man, commanding the Trans-Missis-
sippi District, has been received at thess Headquar-
ters and is re-pnblisned by order of Bng.-Gen.
Henry E. McCulloch, for the information and gov-
eminent, of all mounted troops in Texas en route or
destined for service in Arkansas.
Gen. McCulloch, realising the imperious necessity
which compels the dismounting of our troops, calls
aipon them, as Texians, to yield cheerful obedionce
tto the necessities of our struggling country, as(or-
dered by Maj.-Gen. Hindman. Cavalry cannot be
-supported in Aransas. Upon infantry, the c|iief
reliance of all armies, the country mostly %pejds.
Mounted commands may retain their horses till t ley
«•each Red River, and then send them home aifor
dered by Gjn. Hindman.
By order of
Biua. Gex'l HENRY E. fflcCIJLLOCá
jxo. Henry Browx,
Major and A. Adj't. General.
Anticipating (ho defeat of Buells armyend|tbe
march oí Beauregard oa Cincinnati, the cttizew of
the pork city threaten to burn their whisky, ajthe
Confederates burnt their cotton. Th xv won't
In the first place they arc too stingy. Next, it
bum, for it is notorious that, in cold weaiht
pcriharc totake a bottloof Cincinnati whisl
fced with ttom to keep It from freezing.
Three companies of Col. Vf, P Laue^ar-
tisauRanger , under the command of Miyer
1 eft on T c*day for Little Rock.—Tsx. Jitp.
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THE NEWS.
Richmond, July 9.—-Baltimore papers of the 8th,
in relation to Chandler, of Michigan, said that "Stan-
ton had nothing to do with putting the army in the
marshes of Chickabominy. This was a matter of
gross criminal to eternal destruction. The criminal
is either Abraham Lincoln or George B. McClellan.
There is bo third man in his judgement. The crim-
inal should suffer the .most extreme penalty of the
law.
Stanton is unsparingly denounced by the Herald.
Gold in New York has advanced to 11# 1-4. Ex-
ports of specie since January lfct, thirty-one mil-
lions ; same time last year, six millions.
The Orleans Princes have retired from McClella.fi-
staff.
Knoxvillc, July 9.—Information has been receiv-
ed to-day that Buetl's army is crossing the Tennes-
see river at Haws' Landing, eight miles from Gunt-
ersville, - Jackson, Ala. Whether he is on the way
to Rome, Ga., or designs returning to Chattanooga,
in the rear, by the way of Will's Valley, is conjectu-
ral.
It is reported that Morgan's (Federal) forccs are
removing from Cumberland Gap to Kentucky.
Richmond, July 6.—The Enquirer has Baltimore
papers of the 4th. The Washington correspondent
of the New York Herald says that the Federal gov-
ernment has been notified by the «inistoie of two of
the leading Euro; in powers that the war mu?t be
immediately closed.
The New York Evening Post says that Lincoln
has issued a proclamation for 300,000 more troops.
doubt that
the federal array has 'met with a serious reverse, .and
is in a condition of immense peril.
Stocks took a downward surge in New York on
Wednesday. The gold market was excited, 109 1-2
being freely bid. Exchange on London 113 1-2.
Petersburg, July 6.—The Yankees buried over
500 at Shirley. They left one thousand, who fell
into our bands on Saturday morning.
Our pickets n«w.occupy Shirley.
Nine more prisoners brought into Petersburg say
that McClellan is in strong position at Berkley: that
he has been reinforced by Shields' division ; that he
has now eighty or one hundred thousand men, and
will give battle.
Balloons went up yesterday and to-day. Wagon
trains are still visible, and the tents of the enemy
dot the country for miles.
A member of Sickles' brigade says that out of
five thousand, not five hundred of that corps aro
safe.
The Monitor and another Federal gunboat passed
up above City Point in the afternoon, shelling the
woods furiously as they progressed.
Mobile, July 5.—The Mobile Advertiser says the
following dispatch has been received town a high
official source:
Ricbmond, July 5.—The battle of Richmond has
lasted eight days and not yet finished. Thus far
the enemy has been beaten in every .fight—been
driven from all his intrenchments, and lost his sup-
plies of every kind. The enemy is now surrounded
by our victorious army, and every effort is being,
made to prevent his escape by way of James river.
But it is feared some part of his army will succeed
in escaping*on their boats.
We estimate the number of prisoners taken at
7000, number of cannon 75 pieces, besides 45 spik-
ed, abandoned by them last night. The number of
"killed and wounded cannot be less than 20,000. We
have captured and secured 15,000 stand of arms,
and an immense amount of valuable property. Quan-
tity destroyed by the enemy enormous. Among the
prisoners we have two Major Generals and three or
four Brigadier Generals. Our loss is at least 10,-
000. The only General killed on our side is Griff-
ith, of Mississippi. The magnificent stategy of Gen.
Lee is beyond all praise.
The Whig, of the 11th, thus sums up the results
of the battle, which are somewhat greater than the
foregoing. Where he obtain* his authority is not
stated:
The rout of McClelland army seems to have been
mnluén >*IIama ftná ...i 'u,w,i,ii " have been
killed, wounded and prisoners. Eighty pieces of
cannon and enough small arms to equip a good sized
army, together with something like twenty thous-
and prisoners. This victory will certainly till every
Southern heart with joy and exultation.
Under date of July 12, says the Shreveport Ncwf,
we have received the following intelligence from
our special agent in Natchitoches:
News.—The Month of Red River is blockaded.
The gunboats have left Vicksburg. Our crossing at
the Mouth is stopped. In a hurry, yours,
John W. Tabkr.
Grenada, July 7.—The St. Louis Republican of #
the 2d inst., which has been received here, still ob-
serves a mysterious silence respecting McClellan's
defeat, which it fears may mean disaster.
A dispatch dated Cairo the 1st inst., says that
: Con. Hindmen is back at St. Charles with 5000 men
| Col. Fitch, of the Yankee army, has abandoned his
¡ position after spiking his guns. Curtis re reported
j to be in a bad situation. Supplies cannot reach him
1 and he had been living on half rations for ten days.
| He will have to cut his way out or be captured.
He was reported to have been captured about ten
days ago, though no dispatches confirming the ru-
mor has come to hand at present writing.—Ed News.]
The last accounts received from Holly Springs
report the Federals arc again retreating.
Official Report of the Fight in Arkansas.
Headq'rs, Thaxs-Mias. Dra., \
Little Rock, Ark., June 25, '62 )
On the 17th inst., the enemy attacked our posi-
tion at St. Charles, on White river. We had there,
in.battery, two thirty-pounder guns and four field
pieces, under command of Capt. Joseph Fry and ♦
Cafct. Dunnington. C.jS. Navy, with 79 eunboats
M moa Pouiebwrtraiu j together with thirty-
five infantry, of the 1st Trans-Mississippi Regiment,
under command of Capt. A. M. Williams, Chief of
the Corps of Engineers. Our whole force and ar-
mament, therefore, was one hundred and fourteen
men and six guns. We had no fortifications—there
was no time to construct them.
The federal force consisted of two iron-clad gun-
boats, one wooden gunboat, one tug, and thfrce trans-
ports, with not less than one thousand infantry.
After an engagement of three hours duration, be-
tween the gunboats and the battery, the former
were forced to retire. The Yankee infantry then
lacked from the transports, and moved upon our<
battery, which was necessarily abandoned, the guns
being first spiked, and made useless to the enemy.
Our loss was six killed, one wounded, eight missing
among 1he latter, Capt. Fry. The enemy's loss was
one iron-clad gun-boat blown up by a shot from our
battery, another gunboat disabled, a transport seri-
ously injured, and a confessed loss of 180 men. It
is believed to have been even greater.
The conduct of the officers and men of our land
and aayal forccs in this brilliant affair—which was
substantially a victory ; was, with two ignoble ex-
ceptions, as far as reported honorable in the highest
degree. Capts. Fry, Dunnington and Williams have
the thanks of the Commanding General for the cour-
age, skill, and energy they displayed. Privates
Bruce and Everett, of Capt. Herring's infantry, Mr.
Wm. Smith, aoting master, Wm. Barclay, engineer,
Wm. Smith, engineer, Victor Eglcy, engineer, mid-
shipman Roby, who commanded of the guns, W. S.
Campbell all ot the gunboat Pontchartrain, and Dr.
Addison of the Maurepas, are mentioned in the re-
ports of their commanding officers, as having distin-
guished themselves by prominent bravery.
JLieut. Bland of the 1st Trans-Mississippi Regi-
ment. is dismissed dishonorably from the service,
and Scrg't Grey of tho same regiment, is reduced to
the ran\sr for miscouduct during the engagement.
By conifti&nd of, Major General IIixdmax,
R. C. NEWTON, Colonel and Chief of Staff
complete, "Horse, foot, and dragoou," have been
ignomluously driven back, with au appalling lots in
Tall Digging.—The New York Herald says:
Since Gen. Halleck took command at Pittsburg
Landing, our army has built, incredible as tho story
mav sound, more than fifty miles of entrenchments,
and fall two hundred miles of wagon roads! Four
parallels, each more than twelve utiles in length,
three or four roads—wide corduroyed and bridged
—leading from the landing to each eorpt <T arnue,
all the work of our men, inauy of whom never be-
fore baud led a spado or au axe in all their lives#
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Douglas, J. P. & Hamilton, H. V. The Tyler Reporter. Weekly. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 24, 1862, newspaper, July 24, 1862; Tyler, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth181854/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.