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HOUSTON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
VOL. XXVIIJ—XO. 2a.
HOUSTON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1862.'
WHOLE NO. 1487,
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Letter from tue Badgers
Eaxosr's Camp, near Oiuittafitoga'.- Tenn.,?
Jaly 2G-h, 1662.J )
Dear Sir.—Whilst at 44 Camp ffardee,V Ky.,rn
the last week of January, Igave you a synopsis of
the condition of 4 Terry's Regiment of Texas Ran-
gers," with a list of casualties. The months inter
"venlnjtliaTC been eventful, both to us and'the
•cause of the'Con federate States. We have passed,
under the cloud in many trays. We have spent long
an 3 weary days in the calamitous retreat. We bare
been in the midst of the dreadful battle. We nave
marched on long scouts, and tracked th&euemy
acros* mountain and through valley—by dfcya&d
by nighuhe toilsome work has gone forward'. Some
have fallen in the midst of the conflict—others
hare been left by the way, and breathed the:Mast
among strangers—sometimes. however, attended
by a fitithfuf comrade, they thoaght for the >ast
Wineof hom& and^poke of the loved ones, and
^ *hen "bid Jare-weli to earth. A very few Are held
within the enemy's lines. Some detailed by sick-
ness, others hold prisoners of war.
Bat, in the good providence of God, we have
been enabled to bring together once more 'he
whole command; among tiese gran d old moun-
tains that are round about Chattanooga. Wdnre
recruiting* for a few,days. aud prepjo£ g for the
- next order to 4-march.'' The thought haF.'occur-
red to me, thHour present'coj'dition, under eir-.
cumstances so favorable, woul i be appropriate
for inakiog-another review, and giving our friends
at home a few Items concerning our loss in the
past, and our present strength. So far as reported,
the following is oar loss by death, since the Jan-
BJ Tlffi CENTRAL THAW.
IMPOBTANT FfiOM EVERYWHERE.
I
uaryreport, in eaeh company: ,
aiaj. Clinton Terry. Volunteer Aid, died from
- wrou'nds.
Co. A.-^-Capt. Rufus Y. King—Daniel Neil, of
McLennan county, and K -Htitdsworth Belt coun-
ty, killed in action ; J W BaldriJee, Mifu'm coun-
ty, D M Gordon, Williamson county, W B Areedal
Burleson county, died.-
Co, B.—Capt R jlcRay—Richmond Champin,
Brazoria coauty skilled in action ; A J Htansbcrry,
Wharton chanty, Jos A Stewart, Austin county,
and H T Curitan. Brazoria county, died.
Co. C.—Capt M L Eva/is—2d Lieut James Dunn,
Gonzales county, and W T Moore, Lime&oiie
county, diei. •
Co. D.—Capt-S C Terr ill—Corp'l Ed Harris, Bas-
trop cdunty, K W Black, do., N H Lo.vell, Travjs
< juntr, died ; Jstfm F Creain, Bastrop county,
Willed in action ; "John H Washington, Travisco.,
supposed killed inaction.
Co.E.—Capt L 31 tfaybarn—Lieut H E Storey,
Gonzales county, wounded and died with pneuj
znonia'. *
. Co. P.—Capt W R Jarmon—G L Gulnn, A Pon-
ton, Liyaca county. J L Harris, TIT Jones, Fayette
county died; J H Andrews, Fayette county. miss-
ing at Shifoh.
Co. U.-— Capt W Y Houston—Jos Barker, Gaad-
• aloape'county, died? Chas Iteiber, Bexar county,
kitted in; action.
Co. H.—Capt. Gustavo Cook—Ben L Calloway,
8 G Hoore, Whart5n county, .lames Rector,. Bexar
county, B B F*theree, Liberty county, John Rorie,
Fort Bend couuty, died ; MA Page, Harris coun-
ty, W B Spencer, Fort B«tcd county, died from
, wounds; David Cook, Fort Bend county, killed
inaction.
Co. 1.—Capt G W LUtlefield-rCapt A D Harris,
Gonzales county,and Ben F Burr, Guadalupe co.,
killed m action ; L It Cockrun, Guifdalupe co., R
J Eakridge Ord. Se g't James S Harris, Gonzales
county, died ; Robert Taylor, Victoria county,died
from wounds.
We are under obligations to Alph Kinsley, of
Port Lavaca, who has just arrived from Richmond,
for late Richmond, Angusta. 3Iobile arid Vicfcs-
bnrg papers, from the 2d to the8lh inst., inclusive.
We give all the intelligence received/
The SThreveport N*ews of the 13th inst. says a
dispatch from KnoxviUe had-reached Jackson
stationthat the Federals had been cat off in their
retreatto Cumberland Cap, and ccmplete^r over-
powered, 14j00fl" of tliem being taken prisoners.
Of this dispatch we are informed by Mr. Emmet
.Tones, of Galveston,
Acocbta, Augusts.—The Charleston pnpers of
this morning contain a Telegraphic dispatch from
Savannah*, dated tpe 5th, which sa}s the .Ueamer
Lodona, Capt. Luekie, from N.^sau.3Jst, after
entering OssAhaw sound, on Monday, grounded
and was captured by the Federal blofekaders.
Geo. Marshall and two-pilots, passengers, escaped
in a sin all boat. They represent that a number of
Federal vessels are about the port of Nassau.
There was great excitement ai fh <t place.
The Lodona first attempted t*> enter Tybee, hut
was tired into from Marstelio Tower, the shot
passing through her cabin. Her cargo was very
aluable.
liicHsioND Aug. G.—Gens-Buckner, Tilghman.
Mackail, Com. Barrow, Lieut. Berkenon r.nd other
oSicers, and a largo number of j>rivates, hftva
bees escbar.ged and arrived in this city. Petti-
grew al>o arrive! within our lines, and will reach
the city to-day.
. Mo9im. Aug. 7.—A special dispatch to the Ad
vertiser and Register, dated Richmond, 6th,'says
the enemy wrested Malvern Hill from us yester-
day, owing to the smallness of.our picket force.
The success enables them to eztsnd thair lines
ten miles up the river towards Richmond. Thp
ConTderates lost none. . , -
All the Confederate prisoners from thd East
Tiave returned Here. The political prisoners re-
main in Fort Warren still.
The returned prisoners say that the North has
given up all hope of success, and prosecut * the
war only from pride aud revenge. Recruiting
proved s dead failure, it ia conceded the draft
~s the only remedy, and the Lincoln government
is afraid to resort to that expedient. Many sym-.
pathizers with the Confederates are appearing
and beginning to oppose a further prosecution of
the war. Thurlow Weed considers th« contest
hopeless. x
Mobile, August 7.—A special dispatch to the
Advertiser and Register,' dated Knoxville, Ctib,"
says- a heavy skirmish commeneod on To
ris
Co. K.—Capt Pat Christian—J M Hackney, nar-
Counly, and T J Sypeft, Washington codied.
Co. L.—Capt J 3 Anderson—>'one.
The total of casualties since the regiment was
sworn into service is as follows :
Discharged, 208; Dishonorably discharged, 3 ;
Died, J14^ Killed in battle, 12; Supposed do., 1;
Missing, 41 Transferred, 13; Deserted, 5: Resign-
ed, 12; Drammed out, 1. Total, 3/3.
Wo have received one hundred and thirty-six
new recruits (addingto this number "Company
Lf" witir fifty-eight^rank and file, we then have
one hundred and ninety-four. This company be-
ing sworn in hot for three months, their time is
about expired, and most will returii to Texas). Af-
ter deducting our various losses, our roll shews
seven hundred and sixty-two still with us. (This
-does notinclude " Company L.") Of this number'
-about sixty are absent, from their wounds,sic*-
iiqss and other causes.
When we left Bowling Green, In January^on our
last scout to Green River, we coald master about
450, butnow we have 550 more with us. Consid-
ering the constant service performed by .this regi-
ment. an^the various dangers and perils through
whiehwe have passed, our condition is remark-
able. Doubtless no other regiment from Texas
can 8iktvr less casualty. It is indeed the hand of
■God that hath donerit, and his providence hath pro
tecte^ and shielded lis. . .
1 can truthTully say that this regiment is now In
better condition, both as to men and horses, than
it has attr been during oar campaign. We have
no sickness in camp. The raea are In good spirits
■aad able for duty. They are anxious for some o •
ward movement. The discipline is aiso better than
at any.former period. Courtilaraals are of fre-
quent occurrence, aud their s?nteuce seems to ^e
wiilxngly acquiesced iti. It ic'uo uimsa&l tiling to
tea several Tei i Rangers now diggingliole* ia
1 the groaud.or marking liiae for aereru! HOur« each
day. I believe 'this regiment will bow compare
wilh any other one (of cavalry) in the aerrice, in
good behaviour and the observance of law and the
discharge of datjf. CoL H hartoc is moch gratified
with hi* taccss. in this reipeet. Maj. Harrison is
onr bent diicipiinarian, and ia a model soldier ani
officer. The regiment now has a review every af-
tcrnooB, and skirmUh drill on foot in the morning.
The boys perform in a very scientific manner. The
horses are much improved from the recent scout
across the river. We have hot few men that are
not mounted. The deficiency is beiucauppiied
every day. Brerythii^ is quidi in this' quarter.
We live in daily expectation -of a great battle at
Richmond. We may be oc^ced from here at any
moment. ,
Things 8T6 becoming compieated boat Knox-
•~^llle. and we may be otjjered in that direction
Bui oar hearts will tarn b k towards the setti
son, and oiendo wehjar the desire express
that we be sent west of the M Issisaippl We have
no late news frotn home, and know nothing of the
movements of the" semy, since the demand for
the surrenderor Galveston , butshould the tidings
come that be isiaveding onr 3tate, scarcely conld
the boys be kept in this region. Bat we mast cbe\
' the powers* that be, and whenever they say "go/"
thither duty leads us. Weisave you all in the ca
.and keeping of oar covecaut, God. Onr prayer
ever for yonr safety, prosperity and happiness.
The weather is now uprfn the whoio pioasant.— i mme
We have very warm days, aud the nights 31*0 ■■■
on Tuesday
wilh a large portion of the enemy.
seven miles from CamberlanJ Gap. One brig-
ade of Gen.. Stevenson's force was engaged oft
oureside. The design was to gain the enemy's
rear aud cut them off from Che G-p-
Artiftery firing was very heavy. .Several pris-
oners have been brought in from XcaeweJl. So
particulars of the fight yet.
Gen. Eainos at latest account was making a
forced march to gain the enemy's rear. *
Brig. Gen. W. R. Caswell was this morning as-
sassinated by au unknown .assassin, near his resi-
dence 6 miles from Knoxville.
Mo BIX. v, Aug. 7;—A special • to the Advertiser
and Register, dated Knoxv file, 7th, says: A dis-
patch thismorhing from Brig. Gea. Stevenson,
states that after a gallant action cf four hours yes-
terday, near Tazewell* the enrtify was repulsed
with great slaughter,an^ts in fell retreat.
The Courier reports that a battery of four guns
was taken,afier being tw:ce repulsed, with a loss
of 900 men.
General Bnafem has succeeded in gaining the
enemy's rear. . "
General Stevenson, being reinforced, flanked
Bowen's command, and capturing the Federal
army of East Tennessee.
.The murderer of Gen. Caswell was arrested last
night.
Letters from Staunton, Va., say that late Wash-
ington papers state that Seward resigned to es-
cape the eflfe.ts of intervention; bat was induced
to reconsider his action.
The feeling at the North is entirely depressed,
and anti-war meetings are being held.
BrcnKOND, Aug. 4.—The Confederate prisoners
at Baltimore and Washington have been released
and sta.-ted home, amidst great rejoicing.
Federal prisoners art sentfromlUchmond daily.
The Confederate Government opened a corres-
pondence ^itl* the United States Government en-
quiriug whether Butler's conduct is sanctioned.—
o answer being received, ascfther letter was senti
be construed as
expected. The officer sand crew of all the ves-
selsthink they are to reduce Fort Darling, and
intimate a great wUlingness to undertake the
job-. • The Times says tins Yankee -correspondent
may be looked for in that direction soon.
A large number of Confederate prisoners from
Fort Delaware are at Old Point.
A dispatch* from Washington of tho 1st, says the
people arc in expectation hero of important news
trom several quarters fhat Vicksborg is taken.
Figotioon to take place in.Northern Georgia or
East Tennessee; that Pope's army will soon en-
gage the enemy; that mortar boats Lave arrived,
birring work looked for J'tpm James river.
Cincinnati, August2.—First war meeting held
here lart night. immense#a.Tair, speak ng from
tb.ejs anv's,rookie, Hre works, bell ringing,<kc.,
enlivened the occasion.
Uesolatidns ?o susUln the Government in pro-
secuting the war, and to confiscate traitor's prop-
erly everywhere unanimoLsly aaopteu.
Not a syllable about Sew f"d5s resignation, nor
one word of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Connecticut
refusing to send sold if rs.'
0! the- contrary, by this meeting it is evident
Cihiinnati i* for war.
The New York World stiys,editbrialiy, His now
certain 3n order will be issued for a draftin such
States or ]f-.rtions of States #is "will no* nupj.-ly
their quotas o" men before the-middle « f August.
Gold in NeV York first board 15$exchange
dhl!,at 124} and 12G.
Curtinrof Fehnsj'lvania, is stumping the State.
, Private subscriptions for bounty money in Phil
adeiphia. already 372.00 , prove the report false,
aud Connecticut is as cerium for her quota, as she
is for her usual onion crop.
Richmond, Aug. 5.-A sharp skirmish toolrplace
this mdrnliigbfelow Malvern Ilill. T^e report is
thnta body~of*ankees attempied to occupy a posi-
tion near Curl's Neck on Jumes river, l>ut were
attacked by a portion of Cobb's Legion,and driv-
en bac! to the entrenchments.
Thb'Arkansas Blown Up.—We have the hu-
miliating task to perlorm this morning of record-
ijjgthe loss of this Ajax of the Mississippi. Gen.
Smith received two diepatches yesterday regard-
ing her. The first said that her machinery was
broken just above Baton Rouge, and to send a
boat.down to tow her up; but a few minutes after,
the second telegram, came with, *' nev;er mind—-
the Arkansas luis been blown up:*'
The above is all that has been received—nothing
but the melancholy fact. When "the particulars
come in, we shall probably have something to say
upon this subject; Until then we will only hope
Hinther oflicers pursued the only cpurse left lor
them.
The Arkansas left here about 2 o'clock on Mon-
day morning to co-operate with Gen. Breckinridge
in capturi ng Baton Kongo.
We believe she ^as in comVnand of first officer
S'evens. Capt. Brown started to join her from
Jackson, two or three days ago, but what must be
is t'eeling^Qn learning thatthe noble vessel which
he .broughtto our city ia safety amidst the rain of
shot and shell from the enemy, had been blown
up.—Vic feci u rg Whig* Sin. v '
Grenada, Aug. C^-Eighteen negroes,employed
fortifications at Memphis, are reported to
iofi' tie
have been shot for insubordination
The Fe teral cavalry have commenced to pillage
the country and burn the corn and wheat crops m
ihe vicinity of Memphis;
A sharp, skirmish occurred yesterday between
two companies of Col. Jackson *s cavalry and 3u0
Yankees-, 1*2 miles this side of Memphis. The loss
was slight on both sides. Tho result was not de-
cisive.
The Mississippia'n publishes the following d s-
>atch, received by Gen. Van l)or . We asked
por thlsnen'son Wednesday, at General Smith's
headquarters, but were refused:
If Miles j-rom Baton Rodgk, Aug. 5,
Major-General VanDorn:
Receiving a dfepateh that the Arkansas would
co-operate, f attacked Baton Rouge this xaoruing
at daylight, with less than three thbusand men
ther Butler's conduct is
jeine received,awftber
further silence would I
PIMi.JLJi
an endorsement of his conduct. L.
Pope continues to lay waste, burn,
drive ofT male citizens.
Yankee newspa]
destroy and
'spapera are In dfspair of a prospect
begin to talk and show themselves.
I of Commerce denies the right to
the S
of peace, and
. The Jourual of Commerce denies the right
emancipate slaves under any circumstances.
There are numerous arrests at the North, and
numerous desertions from the army1.
Allls-confusion, doubt and dismay throughout
Yankneland.
^ Northern papers say that th8 Federals have cap-
tured the British sehocner Agnes; and tbe Confed-
erate steamed Helifinco, which had ran the
blockade. £ ^
' Kichmokc, 4.—A Yankee gunboat got
aground at the mouth of the Appomattox near City
Point. Sun ry Confederate batteries, were firing
at h£r yesterday afternoon. Result unknown.
Northern dates to the 3M received. The Aus-
tralian brings Liverpool dales to the 18th inst. A o
Important discussion took f>lace In Parliament on
Lindfey's motion to offer mediation and recognize
the Southern Confederacy.. After u lengthy debate
Lindsey's motion was withdrawn. ^
Lord Palmerston made a remarkable speech on
the oceasion—appealing to the House to leave the
matter in the hands of the government.
The Paris correspondent of the London Herald
again asserts that Napoleon Is about to offer the
mediation of France to America, and says the
drift of public opinion is in favor of such a
course. ' *
New York steck market strong on the 29th; gov
liemtn( nt 1| per cent- hfgher, gold lower—selling
114}; excf- ■
The following special dispatch was received by
heRepthlican this morning from Charlottesville
of the 4th. Ttfe National Intelligencer and Balti-
more Sun, of late dates, received in Stanton, an-
.. - - .-iounce the resignation of 3eward.
am able to proachquite regaiarly on' The Governors of PennsylvRnia, Ohio and
nornmg sug Connecticut refuse to send more meu in the field.
Riciirfoxn. July 31.
Sir-tOn the C2d of this month a cartel forii gen*
eral exchange of pri^on-^rs of war was signed be-
tween Ma>, Gen. I'. H. Dillon behalf or the Cor.-
federate, andMaj^Gcn. John H. Dixon behalf of
the United"States; By the terms of that cartel it is
Stipulated that all prisoners of war hereafter taken
shall be discharged un parole till exchanged.
Scarcely had that cartel been signed when the
military authorities or the United States com-
menced a practice chsngibg me-Character of the
war from stftrb as become civilized nations, iuto
a^fiBttpaign of indiscriminate robbery and nirfr
The general order is^ied by the Secretary 3f
War of the U.S. ih the city of Washington, on the
Jcryday thakthe cartes was- signed in Virginia,
irecta the military co meanders of the U. &. Jo
take the privaie property oc our people for the
convenience and use of their tlncies, without
compensation. • -
The ueneRi?. order issued by 3lajorG<Aeral
Pope on the 23d ot July, the day after the signins
j>f thetar tel. directs''the murder of ou? peaceful
inhabitants as. spies if fou^d quietly tilling tfa
farms in Ihs' rear, or even ontsidq of his lines; and
one of Ids hrigadier-gtUerals, $teinwe&r, has
seized Upon peaceful inliabitrnts to *be ' held-as
hostages, to the end thai they may be murdered in
cold blood if any of his soldiers are killed by
some unknown persons whem lie designates as
bushwhackers.
Under this state of facts, this Government has
issued the enclosed Gt^neral Order recognizing
Gen. Pope and his commi sioned officers to be in
the position which they have chosen for them*
selves* that of robbers and murderers, aud not
that of public enemies,entitled, if captured,"to be
consiuered as prisoners of war.'^Te find ourselvls
driven by our enemies by steatly progress towards
a practice which we abhor and which we are vainiy
striving to avoid.
Some of the military aathorities of the United
States seem to suppose ihat better success will at-
tend a savage war, in which no quarter is to be
given and uo age or sex to be spared, than has
hitherto been secored by such hostilities bs are
alone recognized to-be lawful by civilized man in
modern times.
For the present we renounce our right of retali-
ation on the innocent, and shall continue to treat
private enlisted soldiers of Gen. Pope's army as
prisoners of war ; but if,vafter notice to the Gov-
ernment at ^ViaA^ingto*n of our con£ning repres-
sive measures to the punishment only or commis-
sioned officers, who a*re willing participants in
these crimes, these savage practices are -continu-
ed, we-'sh&ll reluctantly bo forced to the last re-
sort, of accepting the war on the terms chosen by
our foes, until the outraged voice of a common
humanity forces a respect for the recognized rules
of war.
-While these facte would justify ' our refusal to
execute thegenerous cartel by which we have con-
sented to liberate an excess of thousands of pris-
oners held by the enemy, a sacred regard to
auihoiity Mrtne report, and place no reliance
on it. although it was known.that heavy skirmish-
ing lad been going on along the lines for several
" ' •
I spent a day at the camp of the Texts Cri^ade.
three mil'is from Richmond—saw nearly all our .
Houston and Galvei ton boys, found them enjoy-
in? few w; eks rest. In a Aire. camp,aud ready for
another fight.
The.officers all s~eak highly of the uniform
cheerfulness and gallantry cf " the town boys. I
brought through 4i large number of letters from
the threeTegiments. Yours,
J \fs:
The following is a list of soldiers from Texas
who h^ive died in the hospital in Okalona, Miss.,/
from April 1st, to July 19th, J8G2 :
Lieut. W W Eimbrx2d Texas. -%Vm Spence,
HD Johnson, W:"VVise, 2d Tc^as.-died April 30.
H S "VVestbrooks. Co. H., 2d Texas, died .>Iayl2.
j as J Prater, 4th Texas cavalry, died May 11. W
H Moore, 2d Texas ; rD White, Co. A,2d.Texas;
L V Ruff, Co. A 2c Texas; R U Peeble6,Ce. 1,2d
Texas; .1 HUarfell, Co. P 28tl*Texas; L M Bates,
C o. K, 1st Texas; J B Latimove, 14Jli Texas Caval-
r$', J T Mitchell, Co. L,"14th Texas Cavalry; S
M Dalrymple, Co. K, 1st Texas; J M Taylor, do.;
EG Beai, Co. ft, i4tu Texas; WFEveret, Co.K,
1st Texas; R Brazil, Co. E,2d Texas. F M McCor-
k!o,Co. B Jw,Texas; J A Branson. Co*. R, Texas
CavaIry; J Tubbe, Co. K, 11 th Texas; John Ryan.
■Co. G. 2c Texas; W HMcGary, do., died Juue 1st;
F McOatt stex, Co. C..14th l^xas; B Douglas,do.;
RtJ M«xwe\l,Co. B, UtTexasr.N McCarvcn, Co. -
H, lsfcFexas; J Stringer,2d Texas; J M Teal, Co.
A, 2d Texa« F W©s eys, Co. F, 2d Texas; fi .A
Barnes Co. H 2d Texas; Arc ha Bax, Co. H, 35th
Texas; S 11 Davis, Co. G; 10th Texas CaValr?: H
G Barrows, Co. G, 2d Texas: Wm WllsonvCo. B.
" 'iTfxas; Jackson Price, Co. D, 14th Texas; w .
aiwe.ll; Co. D. 3d Texas; TJohn D Trip, Co. A,
14Ui'I
MCai
iOtli Texas; \V G Martin, do.; H P Miiis, do.; W
H Hoffine, Co. D, 9ih Texas; T G Todd, to. A,2d
Texas; R W Lawsoa, Texas Batigors; ff? White,
Co. H fid Texas; S Wootton, Crump's Battery;
Capt. John Biviu-. 1st Texas legion; J T Stanley,
Co; A, 2d Tsxsis; G Fry,do.: Jonathan Dowels,
lstTexnsCavilry. died June 17th; K Wright]t^>.
A, Crump's Saltery, J S Hudson. Co. n, 2<J Texas,
died May 9th; Nouh Braves, Co. C, 1st Texas Bat-
talion, died iuay lath; R A Hope, Co. G, 2d Tex-
as,'died May ISthj T O I.inc, Co. £,2dTexas,died
Jlay Uth; Joseph Tombs, Co. II, 1st Texas, died
June 1st; W WAlden, Co. I; 2& Texas, died
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Correspondence of toe Telegraph.
Letter from Velasce.
bitis' begixem . V*t.asco, texas, >
August 12th, 1862.. j,
EiOor Talegraph:—About£ 'clock yestirday
After a severe struggle of
the enemy from all-points to
ve hours, we drove
he Arsenal and the
caver of theft gunboats, taking a number of pris-
oners, several flags, and destroying a considera-
ble quantity of-pnblic property.
My diminished and exhausted force coald sot
take the arsenal, and the troops were almost per-
ishing for watju-.
We have withdrawn one mile Hi a half, bat
hope to resume the attack ia half an hour.
1 think our loss has been as heavy as that of the
enemy. Gen. Clark is mortally wounded : Col.-
Hunt, 5th Ky.; Co|.,Thompson,3d Ky.;Col- Allen,
4th La., aft d others severely.
The effective force of th« enemy, exclusive of
gun and mortar boat*, reported to us as above
5UW. " * . ..
(Signed) JKQ. C. BItSOK Hi RIDGE,
Major-General.
RtcHXoirs, August 4.—Eight hundred of the
Yankee Cavalry made an attack on two hundred of
General Rdboru&Tfl c valry, yesterday morning,
one mile this side of Orange Courthouse. The
Cdn'eder«tes charged the enemy and drovothem
back to the village, where a brisk skirmish took
pL-JPiilVHVMPI. v .■Hmu
other forces'm the enemy the puuishmeut merited
alone by Gen. Pof e and such commissioned offi-
cers as choose to participate in the execution of
his infamous orders.
You are there**re instructed to communicate to
the Commander in Chief of the armies of the. Uni-
ted States the contents of this letter and copy en-
closed of General OrdtfTj to.the end that he may be
notified of cur intention not to qpnaider aa> offi-
cer* hereafter captured from Gea. Pope's armyas
prisoners of war.
Very respectfullyoara, &e.,
*Jkff*rsok Davis.
To Gen. R. E. Lee, Commanding, &c.
Nsw York, July 28.—3cVb from For.ress ?*on
roe to-day says that ubiquitous rebel. Stonewall
Jackson, is-demonstrating do*n the left bank of
the Jsmee river. It made some stir and nervous
people greatl) uneasy; but a late telegram an-
nouncing the arrival of Porter's raorta*; et, ia
tended for Fort Darling, made all right ttgiin.
Cotton dull, with trifii&g, sales. Middling Up-
lands 43 @44. Exchange on London 13&J. Goid
lower—opening at 17^17$; closing at 15i £ 10?.
Goverement stocks lewer.
The losses of the Western Department, by offi
cial count, since the warcomn?eLced, are given iu
the Y. Tricune>t C3,50o.
t I '«■*«
M THE ORANGE TR'L\.
>'ace, .lieu anot'iier jiarty^of Yankees approach
ng on their Sank, the Confederates lell back to
Sordonsville. bringing off nine prisoners. The
Yankee loss mten killed and a number ircuud-
ed. Five Confederates were wounded and sev-
eral missing.
The office of the St; Croix Herald, published at
Stephens, Sew Brunswick, was destroyed by a
—uaf
afternoon withl-jrgealiendar.ee, andwetflMuot
vithout goodresuii. lUsourilutyto sow the seed
H&y the Lord of the harvest bless it.
■■■ Yonr3, ^ R. F. V,.
P. S. —27th—To duy^ie eain^ wss enlivened b>
the r9ceplit>n ol a large maiii' lorwartled from
' *~ — We miss Ule Telegraph ver
ope our frleudj will embrace every op-
, of sending Setters to the Siates, iTirecte-i
vxap^g
much.
IHUH
■to '• 'JiiE'.uuooga. ; enu,"'' tliey will eventually
reach us. i'he dates wars severe! Weeks past.
We know ns yet nothing of late movements in
Texas. R. F. B. '
IiiA'V K I..O P « ,L.tiM Ueiuii-at* T<r u
L=b^M oC'Leni. United by th r Bo«r l o Lan
Comm^-sioiiLM's wtLhi :a:id t J - the couoty -n g.ibh* .
fft' e of Texas, o-j xh> >ecoi d ''ay of J^arch, A 1 .
Ni. 235. in fwv'or of X M tcJiey. l tJWt h n ,i
'rom wi^.ju>lxiy 4 ?r<u the «iate her«iof, I wil
spyi /h^Vo ^mh?^loaie oi the U--;ejHlLau i oSic
'•or i duplicate- Tltls 4th uay <►! J;ecmbcr. A. D.
MI-NUitY^ F.'gPAKX^
tel.V
AFE V of the celebrated Stoddard Upright
. Fjinos. for sale by
jlyj3 ue«r&wn WM. M. BTCIS Si CO.
The National Intelligencer accuses Seward of
baviDg?been engaged for the last sixty days,
through England, jo bring about an armistice.
VailuHdigham is stumping Ql|io against the war
and administration addr-jssing immense audiences
with gr-.-at favor and applause.
KicnaOftn, Aug. 5.—New York dates of Aug. 2
have b,en received.
Dispatches fro'di headquarters of the army orth;'
Potomac, dated August 3, iayr a 1*2 o'clock last
nighc th-i rebels opened flre from the opposite
side.of the riVer,with two batteries of light artil-
lery. The fire principal! > directed at the mail
boats landing atlhe headquarters of Col. IiigutTs
shipping and encampment at Weitover. Th-.- whirl
pieces we*e handles v.eli, aj d fired with g.eat
rapidity.. Four men ki led and live or si* woun-
ded. Several horses killed
The rebels ha-Hl all their own way for some
time, as our troops did not asdeipste in attack,
but the 22-i>oumiers slatlohed at Col. Ingall's
tiead^uanexs,aoon silenced their«uns after they
had opened. Few of our vessels wore struck;
ao8?rioos damag- sustained by Uui; ftith this
exception, nothma occurred worth mentioning.
Seven of Porter's fl et reached Fortress Mon-
roe oc ths morning of the lit; five more hourly
mob for supporting the Union cause. .
Andy Jounson has sent Re*s. Klllatt, Ford and
Haldwyn to the Indiana penitentiary.
Gold is quoted at 1 Iti.
On the night of the 25th, the Confederates made
an incursioti into the lines of McClellan, carrying
off a large number of army beeves. ■
pope'took the fieid last Monday.
A larg6 number of desertels have left Pope's
atmy within the past week.
On the 25th our guerrillas fired upon aud wound
ed two Federals near W^rrenton. Capt. Williams-
Michigan Cavalry went out and brought in 8 un*
offending Virginians who are to be held resppnsi-,
ble.
Within three days past Gen. Batch has crossed
Swift Bun Gap to McGahuytowo.
The people of Culpepper, Orange ai
were thunderstruck at the r$cert sudd
auce of U nion forces under Hatch.* 3!
CAiaof'Juiy 2fi.—-The steamer Secom from Ten-
nessee river bring* news.of a rebel raift at Flor-
ence, Ala., on Tuesday. They entered'the city
and burned the warehouses filled with Yunkee
Commissary and Quartermaster stereo and all the
cotton iu the vicin.tv, and seized the Yankee
steamer, CJolona used for conveying army sup-
plies over the shoals^
Xook all the money belonging to the l&>Uand
passengers and burnt the boat, The property des-
troyed is reported tQ be immensely valuable.
A small detachment of Mltchel's army was
captured by the rebels. They then proceeeed
down the Tennessee to.Chickasaw, Waterloo and
the vicinity Of Eastport, and burned all the ware-
houses containing cotton. .
Another band of 40 rebels attacked a wagon
train near Pittsburg Lauding, capturingtil) wagons
filled with Government stores.
New Albany. Ind., July 27.—-The Ledger says
the rebels congregated in considerable force at
Hawesvilte, K.y. and boldly aud defiantly insult-
ed the Union citizens.
Piissengers from Henderson say that guerrillas
have appeared iij strong force opjK>slte Mound
2 3DAYS IiATE
STATE OF FEELING AT THE J?Q£TH.
City; an"d it wajuf eared they would attempt to burn
the" Union guut >its building there.
Nashville, .July-X.—The lutb Ohio, gaaraing
hi^ & Cnarleston Railroad between De-
Battle at Tazewell, Near Cumberland Gap
llatire Federal Slrmy of £ait TeaaeM-
see Capfored.
ETC-, aye., ETC,
We are indebted to Mr. Jas. Sorley for the fol-
lowing, vhich was copied by him from the 5%tchox
Courier* Extra, of Aug. 9th:
MoBiLa, August 4.—A special dispatch to the
Advertiser and BegUter, date4 Richmond tho ad.
says: Ile'&vy dcirmishing is progressing between
the forces tfl fitcnewall Jackson and Pope at Or-
ange Courthouse, the Confederates getting, the Htd-
vantage. A battle is imminent.'
Kichkoho, Aug. 7,—Gen. Stuart,s cavalry fell
in with a detachment of the enemy near Hanover
.function, and after a' heavy skirmish, succeeded
in capturing a traiu of twelve wagons and fifty
soldiers. He also brought into Richmond 110 men
of Pope's army, captured near Gordonsville—how
tbey were taken is not stated.
Mobile. Aug. 8th.—Richmond, Aug.7Ua.—3,000
Confederate prisoners arrived here to-day, inclu-
ding the crutre of the privateers Petrel and Savan-
nah, and the gunboats Davis, Beauregard,
-Dixie and Sumter. 82 officers, including Generals
Buckner. Tilghman, McCall,Pettigrow and'Com*
modore Barrow—*00 prisoners (mostly northern
men) were released, on taking^the oath of alle-
giance to the United States, in Vralation of the car-
tel for the exchange of prisoners.
Late Northern papers represent an Intense feel-
ing of depression at the North; anti-war meetings
are being held all over the country. Drafting is
the ocly mode left for recruiting the army, and
such is the state of public feeling ihat tho Lincoln
Cyovernment is afraid to resort to it. it Is stated
that Seward's reason for resigning was that he
feared the complications growing out of interven-
tion,but that he had been induced to withdraw hisJ
resignation.
Rkoxvillc, Aug. 7.—Gen. Stevenson tele£raph-
ed'that on the 6th he encountered superior force
of the enemy, fought them gallantly lour hours,
and repulsed them, Beiug reinforced, he turned
their right* flank:with a porticau of his command,
and succeeded in capturing the entire Federal
armjj^ofEast Tennessee.
The above 1 copied from the onl^xtra received
in Ale&anuria,jaetas I was leaving last Tuesday.
I lef? Richmond on the 29th nlu, and have lost
sit days on the rout$ by failure o cpnoeot, mostly
between Atlanta. Gaf,aud Jackson, M ss,, cans d
"by the movement ol 40,050 of Brag^ s army from
Tupelo via Mobile to Chattanooga.
Gen. Bragg t'nd Staff arrived ->t Chattanooga
- looner-riaged
propeller, undera portioaof her sail, steamed upy
and lay to, within three-quarters ol a mile of our
Fort. She Showed no flag to indicate her nation-
ality, and was only judged to be an enemy from
the fact of the existing blockade by the Yankees,"
and the occasional presence of their war vessels,
in passing up and down the coa st. Presenting *a
flue target, stie might have been riddled by our
guns, but for the ignoraneeof her character, and
the positive orders from headquarters, pwsfclbit-
any attack, on the blockading fleet, unless first
fired into.
The dullness of the camp was for the once dis-
tion for ob-
suspense was of
ivy gun,
nounced her ciiaracter as an enemy, and her pur-
pose to Ignore a civilized procedure, and without
previous notice, subject peaceful citizens, with
the women and children to the fate of war.
Ouf gallant men were already at their gnsa, un-
der coainaad of Lieut. Taylortand their prompt,
well (greeted'reply evinced not only an anxiety
and readiness,to engage the enemy, but also great
ekiilin the use of their pieces. .?
By this time tlj£ eneusy's craft was underway,
and finding ©ur-'Slfcot fell too closely about Iter,
placed herself in safety by withdrawing from the
" | t-rebel guas. Five shou on a side were
one of the enemy's jhell explo<iiDg in
a private dwelling, and one, an eleven
waas>|ggAeg|dg|g6eg|[*
during the actioa.
(fT ma-nnSgeM—
Now, Mr. KSiler, it is tbe opinion here, that if tt
is important taSiive troops and a batter; .1 this
point, we .bonld hlTe gun« pfnei rangers would
cope with those of sh.anem'j; and aa we learn
that ench guns Are oil hand and unemployed, ia -i
Houston, it is not easf to understand why we tre
noUurnished with them. O. M. A.
ranm of th«.i
exchanged, o
the yard of a
of the-rebel goas. Fire shou on a side were "
lbj K-as picked up in tht rear of the fort.
_ ie action.
„ Thei^vessel hauling off^the firing ceased. MKe-
Dody hart," and all feeling better ft r t'
P. 8? Since^writlBg the abore"! have seea a hat,
evidently beltmging to an officer of lhe-prop$ller,
picked up on the beach this morning. On the inside
lining was written i4 H. C. Wade, IM?. 8. Kenne ■
W." Thi* rPYAflln thA fan*. fcK k
bec.'r ThU rereals the fact that onr Visitors of
yeatenUy.-althouitti
what tbey consider t'
the United States.
agb acting like pirates, belong te
ier the respectable government ef
s. . G. M. A.
The Confiscation Ac •~Liae6in'«. Prsela.
nation.
In pursuance of the sbtth section of the set of
Coagrras, entitiad An act to suppress insurrea-
tion, tS punish treason an8 rebellion, to niie and
confiscate tie projun/ of. rebels, and for other
purposesapprb.red July tt, 1802, and which aet,
end.the joint resolution explanatory thereuf are
herewith published, it Abrahem Lincoln,Presi-
dent^if the United Stales, do hereby proclaim tj
and warn all persona within the contemplation of
said sbtth section ta cease participating in aiding,
(countenancing, or abetting the existing rebellion,
or any rebellion, against the government of th.
the Memphis
catur and ilourUpiiJt, were attacked ysster<«y by
a lirrge force or guerrillas, and 3U or Yzucees
' " i'fi i^AtitiitcrnlilV finmniTt'il
killed and the rpud considerably damaged.
■ jif' ' _Wt' pa-' r
cninbia"
A iarga>
the rpu-
e^lfo<
cftc is reported to be nearTus-
Forrest Is' reported ut Carth«g with the object
of making a descent on t^e Louisville Kaiiroad.
EiciffeoKD.' August 4.—The folloving letter is
published this ^ortiing from the Prpsid -*nt to Gea.
on the 31st of July. TUl last Brigade of bis com^,
m>'.ud was pas IngdowJi the Mobile & OhioTi. K.,
on the 5th mat., when 1 crossed.
At W^'.iingtcH1. La, I saw two. of the crtrw i .
the Hum Arkansas. «£ht ir .'t^coua. of *b« aeefdent
to h4.T ulucl.'nery, ;>.fc her b lag! burn' ojr c£ r i-s-
pond#-'irlth that published by >ou on Friday A-'
Ojalousaa it w.i« repotted That Jackson hid Jongbt
nt-ar FrcderieksL-urgt routing him ©empltflfiy ;
tMiii:g over 12:C0Qj^wou« r«, aud his entice i:-Lap
i-upplies and stores.
I could not as#ertain any further satisfactory
United States, and to return to their proper alle-
giance to the United' States, on pain -ef the forfei-
tures and secures as wTithiu and by said sfxth ses-
tion j rovided. ^
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set ray
band and Saused the seal of the United States te
be affixed.
Doue at.the cUy of Wasbiugt n, thi-« twenty-
fifth dav. of July, in the year * f our Lord pno
thousaDdeigh:hundre<l and sixty two, and ot the
Independence of the"Unite<a States the eighily
seventh. v y
By the President: anaahim Likcoln.
ffiuui H, Skwaed, Sec. of State. *
THE SIXTH SECTICX. *.
Annexed is th* sixth seijSon of the coafltcation
act referred to by the Pi^ideut in'the above pro-
clamation: ' ^
Sec. C. And be ii further <tincUdy .That if any
person Ithifi any State or Territory of the UntlBI
States, ether than jUtosQ, named atoreraid^after
tbe'iwsnge f tnfd ac^, being engaged in#rmed
rebellion against t'.e £overnir>£nt of the United
States, orajding or-ubettuig .buch rebellion, shall
not, wilh n-itoB.y d^Js after public -.warning and
proclaxuatr-n duly give < and made;by the Presi- '
dent ol tile United Jiiatc^, d&us-: to aid, counten>"
ance and abet such rebeUi 11, and return t his
allegiance to the United States, ull the est^teaand
properlv, moneys, storks ap^t credits of such
pereap shall be i abl to seizures, -foresaid ; aiid ,
it shall be the djjty of the President to teia&e aiid
Bfeo them a< aVor said, or the }>rocee is thereo|".
A ml all sal s, transfers, «'r conveyances
such property after tftf axpimtion of th said sixty
days froln tbo date of such warning and proela-
matioa tt ;ill be null and void; and it shall be .
sufficient bar to Atiy suit brought by saH per^-ou
for the poesittiaion or ute of &u.-k property«or any
ol It, to allege and prove that bo is die of ta#
[Mirsons des ri^jed in th.s section.
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