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rlUl? T€f^f TKXAS
E. H. C93EI1TG, Editor and Proorxetor.
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TER3=-ForUiS tVoe^.r pefjear. £«r "l0
TrT-Weeltlv $8 poryesr.. for arfrcrti «u>S &> cento
a, line for oa eh insertion. JobKrrplmns afcd ad-
vertising in -all cases la «'Wa.uee,a i iiw'iiiUnaetl
when Uie time paid for expires. MiinplaSlers will
IGn© case be received. ilts* .
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THE TiT.liEliAl. RAUBAUITIES
?v:;'^atiy'asTiaTO thr-Fedcrals thus .fcr excelled
the world in W iriiy, it row appears dfetjbcy
ar£ determined to even outdo .thempelves,
rs^nte act of (.'ingress, Ibe proclamation of tin
<oln',and Reorders of Ms Generals, loot to but
one thins, and that Is the annihilation of the reb-
els'; the seizure of their property, and tbe destine
-tiohofiheircountr^. And this is done with a vie«
orrestoringtBe Union.
What wlllbcthe effecto! these' thinj?,£3well
a3 of freeirg the slaves?
coin dynasty. G. V,". Pascltsl and L. -P. Evans?
Throckmorton, « know. is in.tbe service of bis
country. Are the others for the Confederacy or
against it?
P. S.—Sir.ce the above article was ,in typo we
have received the following, which, in justice to
Paschal, we.give in this conncction. Ihe
notice of bis appolutment ffrts cut by us from the
Washington telegraphic eorresnondeuce of t'le
Chicago Tribune oF Jloly ISih. The Ke-rcs'of this
cilyjtook tlie same Item from the CMcago*riroesof
the. fcame day,both of which papers were brought to
this ciiyhyiieut Coi.BoUs-Goiisequcntlythe ap-
pointmentjnust he regarded as genuine. While
ire cannot leli-whal may have been the .motives &f
tiie appointing power, we take no little ?Mi?:^c-
lion in laying before tlie ptildte ifr. Paechnl's em-
pjm'.ic decuncir.tiou of the federal government
heccefotth m.ake this ^ar of invasioIi_a complete SBd acquiescence' iirfhs chosen Confederacy of
>f desolation to the South, so far as they can. tj,c Southern people :
To toe PtortK or TciiS—
Ainongllie Items copied into tho Houston Tele-
graph Supplement of *he Gilt inst., ! find tbe*foi-
iowIU£ purported confirmation of "■Commission-
ers under the act for the collection of direct t*xes
in insurrectron-rv districts within the Untied
States:" "For theItittTttf of.Texk*, Lemuel Ii.
Evans, JamefcThrodsihorton and George W.I'ns-
chal." , ' ' •
Dr. .T. V. Throckmorton. who has gatla tlv
U^'th'e s^h. Can any
imagined than to exasperate ocrjjeople. and oring! ~r-
<■■' tbeWtotWstateqf desperationthatalwsysutakes
oneman a loll Eiaieh fur tea noHhus.eaMperjledt
Why ottr people are now christian and our soldiers
humane. letjhe new Federal'polity be carried'
m
""«at,wd Mi wilt be tome very deviSslr. hate of
their would-be oppressors. They arc ileliflng for
their homes, their fire-si Jes, and all the.f posses.
Bat 2d. the effect on the enemyi Doubtless this
wUTbe to those in ttaesMvice', w hile to a certain
extent brutalizing them' so far to render tfiem
fitter tools for the. desperate designs of the Gorilla
' government, but with the people at large of the
Kwth,ilseSIeet mast be to'rendertbeni lukewurlu
in a cause which sooner or later they most see is
'- this very desperadtn ormeans is so desperate in it
self. .Andjftirther, the iakew&rm£essoi' the com-
mon people, from whom the rank and fife of the
. 'Sorthehi arlriy has so far been made up, mqst be
increased rroui the fact that in.such measures they
may see lea? necessity fsr their individual sacri-
fices than before. And besides, the longer Iho
war continues, the less effect must the old cries of
'Save the Capital, and S*ve the Union, have upon'
' them. :
The orders of Gen. Pope show that ha and his
masters fee! the absolute necessity of pushing
. and precipitating the w^florthe greatest possible
extent, in order to make anything of it. Such
desperation would destroy itself^ Odr forces are
in the fiold ready to help on its destruction.
On tbe whole,- we regard tie brutality of the-
north the open exhibition of its secret heart emi-
neritiy favorable to our eatue. TFe have only to
go into Ute waf the more earnestly, the more self-
sasriScingly, and the-more devotedly, and the
days are few till we shall have taught the tyraai
# cal foe that a people worthy to be free cannot be
conducted. _ -
TnaT*i.ioai?n versos TiiiTtHis.—Ooo of our
citizens wr.tinK from Mataraorus, Mexico, under
iate'of July J9th, says : ,
"Jack Hamilton the Great arrived here a tew
davs Binee, and his invincible "Sag tag and Bob
.- "tail" Brigade, consisting of 15 men and 14 horsts
' rettthed here to-day. They are belu? lioniisd by
the Tantoes; but the glorious ncwifrem Kieh-
EMid r,thsr thr^w cold water on their arrange-
ments—al-iough ln their (ory, tbdj swear that the
news was.insnof*ct!ired'by the Houston Telegraph!
Yankee st-ck, of course, has a downward tend -n-
cy, as thoy say in mercantile circles, and Confed-
erate stock is looking op."— Goiiti Men engcr.
Srearing that ibteliigence 1* manuftictured by
the Houston,'Telegraph, is ao old trick' of these
traitors. They have done it all the time for
the last six yaars. Never have we told the
people a word of what thb Northern people
thought of them, but we have been accused by
' this Union-clique of manufacturing it. Sever'
have we advocated tie cause of Southern Rights,
from 1556 to the present day, bat it has been in the
face of the curses, loud and deep, of t'aes; ene-
mies to us. Sever ha.ve the people shown that
they were awaking to their condition, but the ultra
Telegraph has been charged with .exciting the
publi?. And for "month*, so bitter have they 1-
ways been agaicsV this paper, they could segno
caste for tha accession of Texas, but the widceo
teachings of the Telegraph. 4, • • .'
Even now every Confederate victory is 'manu-
factured by the Telegraph,'and If the people wouid
believe them now as they did in 1858-60, ihey
wobld believe that the whole South'was overrun
by tbe Lincoinitej, would the Telegraph bot let
the truth be known.
J£l«aken men! On this has tlseir boat shivered.
ITe have told the truth, and advocated Right and
Justice. For ambitious ends they foujht na.
'Hi#people wem with us, and they have eonio to
grief, is thay ought to. Oar part baa beet that of
an bumble individual in the great cause of South-
era Independence. We have not sought to lead
the people, aad have not lad them. We have, with
whatsoever of earnest pnrpose there was in cs, set
forth the dangers on whieh the people'were drift-
ing, and pointed out the principles on which' their
safely rested. V.'e did thi ,tliro'Jgh no ambition
of personal preferment or eggrandixement. We
did it when is cest Bt friendships we ha?cherished
and caused bicSfii^ingS we deplored. We did it in
tbe face of what appeared to be jlublie ntlmer.t.
We did it amid tbe denunciilions of those in pow.
er, and the railings ol a press that supported them,
This very Jaek H roi'.ton and his pilot fish, John 1<
Ilaines, then editor of the Intelligencer, were the
bitterest of the biUej. Others, who have since sub
sided, were wito them. Thousands upon thousands,
■we rejoice to say, who then declared that tile teach-
ings of the Telegraph, and those who thought with
it, wert the suggestions of tl)e-Evil One, have
since become as eppdial citizens and lovers of the
Con ederr-te States,-aud as firm supporters of the
ideas the n ad/ociited by the Telegraph, as could be
desired. With here and there a solitary exception,
they have a!l became so. Hamil on's Brigade o'
"lo men and l-lilorjss" embraces the bulk of those
who stiil bold out. Knowing thesa rj'en, their
enmity in times past, was gratifying as an addition
alevidUDCC of tire correetr.eai of anr views, and
tbeir hatred now'enn Lut lje a matter of pride to
any gwodci ixenof tbe Confederacy. la thls con-
n«tioc,i; itis fair {jf aeS, where are those tor
Bieraiictc'm'.ti of Jack Hamilton acit his *erew,
jv.os recently appointed lax collectors of the Lin-j
SSEWWHBPWWi'WW'i'WP'flBBBS
Formyown part, I have-to jay that never, since
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cdhnected'vrit'h the fiOTornment of the United
Stales, or professing adherence- or allegiance
theieto—If.tlwn, such an appointment be rot
lojja,. fT'oas been made without my kfiowledge,
consent or'approbatioiuand without the possibility
of ray t-erving or accepting,, tinder auy.circnm*
s:atices whatever-
1 never, i:s my life. Mught ofae? nrtdsr !Ee Gov-
ernment of the United States. 1 could not. ana
■Would not now, accept nnjt girt whieb that Govern-
ment orpeople con'.d bestow. AVb.ether tbe: «n-
nonnpemciit be tree or false, tho intention could
old;. H-to destroy me.
That t opfio^ed secession as a remedy is true;
■thai I insisted Ulion.fighting for our every right ta
Uie Union is well known. Hot, after the vote of
the peopie of Texas; it i; well known '.hatldcter-
,mined to ucqatesce'in herfortunes for veal or wo.
To all who have ever spoken to roe, I have said
that our .a Sole lives and fortunes v.-ere staked
upon the issue, and that'it became all good men so
to regard it. ' • ■
That I have professionally argned that some of
the acts of the Confederate Congress were uncon-
stitutional, is well known. Good mc-nTiave^ften
so aryued in every free Gqvefnmeut, and many of
our best patriots have egree.J with tne tn these
views, liulnotbiughaa destrojed my sympathiis
with the Southern people, among wlimnresideand
always have resided, oiy every kindred tie.
Whether.then, the appointment has Jieen made
or fabricated. I can do no less than denounce its
authors, a .d the suth ,rs of the taxes proposed to
be collected, to conquer a people who will resist
to the death everv effort to enforce upon them any
"*• or^ Fede,il Cousr^b. w. paschal;
AwsUn, Texas, Aug. in, l-G-2.
Other papers which have poblidfi^d the notice,
dIf hl 3t!A (•Antr:' 'l. 1 J Pi
+*—+ —— ' t- J
. Galveston, August JG, If(ri. '
Mr. Editor Since my lust we have kad on6
ef those^ue (i.ulf showers, poariug <Jow'n for full
three hours, < oinp,ctely flooding" the ptroets ar '.
filling fjme of the*cisterrks. It sra3 really amusing
to sec the owners of leaky cisterns running f^r«
cooper, in the haigtit tff the showorl or drivi g
the hoops tbems lv^sv.coffi; JeteIj wet through.;
Ihey seemed to-be asConi^hed that a cistern stand'
ihg ivro indiit^r in a l.ol town should K-nV..
'The squadron oul«iile has been increased to s?x.
Three steamers and three, sail vessel.-, they £0
anct'comu night And day. Tlie 9nppo?i;.i -n is th'Rt
tike lurj^i Pteamer (supposed So Ik* the I)e Soto) is
the flag-ship, ajrd that the vislteiv'ar^.c'misers wh^
cot/e for orders from the conuBodore,ihistuo doubt
iSjCorrect.
Seyehil of tho coinp-nies of this Brigade has
beeii 'paid their fifty d->llar.< bounty dur t g the
week, which they, at the present Ume, are getting
rid of ts fast as possible; the back door whiskey
^w>fs .a.re doin^ u flourisJtinjr bhsiness selling
strieknine. Howe\or there is birt'lit le ^runknes*
or dihlurbuncc. owing to th^ efficiency of
officers and provost guard. ' 'i he only excitament
we have now is the arrival ai.d deimrtu e-of the
train, the issue of the extra, and the arrival of
the mail.
. Oar post-office, bj the bye. is :m institution; it
is of the riiOSt gigapUe ] ropoh.ion of any in the*
State,aird, 1 believe, redeiVes the smallest mail.
Ofiice hovri from 10 to 11 a. n.j4 to 5 p. h , when
every one is supposed to be there ; boxes, $2 GO
per quarter, wiihiiot'aing to put in them ; pestage
M per see dale issued at lJiehttond. .-ster
attentive, but not alwaysgood natured. owing no
doubt to tue fact that 1t irritates a pers >u t.o take
cure of the s'lver received i - postage during the.
two hours; bowevcrT as be b.-w served the publrc
during 1 he last five years in theoflieeto their s .t-
isfacU^n i.ho no doubt' will be able to woi?ry it
tarough.
Some IitUe excitement was caused bythdortler
of tiov* Lnbboek to move the miachinBpjroftb^
Rope Walk u;nl Foundries,one hundred mites into
the interior. Th£ people down here Oiiuk ilia the>
IxtVM been moved about enough, aad would like to.
be let il-oiie. If the Governor wants it moved,
llhliik he ••'•ill have.to eome down and move it
himself. There is no one here that wouldmove
it to Virginia Point for it. It is of no earthly use
only where il is, ^nd can do no better than it is do-
ing, working for :l;e Confederacy
Tho fifty dollar notes, paid to the soldiers as
boamy, has raised the deuce with th§*kinplasttr*.
The soldier of course'man have his fifty ehinged,
and of cour?etlie change isjn skinpta ter.-. 1'heje
is no w setting opposite my office, a soldier with a
hat fall of all kinis of p&ioplaster^ which he has
been trying to decipherfor the last two hours with-
out any apparent success, indeed it would puzzle
arPhifadotphia lawyer to make out how hisaccount
IttHk?./- v HH '--
wftl please copy.
II^p Abbot- 75 horses are Wanted to complete
mounting of the Hangers of Terry &■ Lubbock's
Kegiment. It is suggested that they be^presented
to thcReglmentby thepeopleof theconnties from
which It? was drawn. Say eight, horses for each
company. The*idea is a good one, Who will be
the first? Persohsthlnking well of the ideashoald
write to J?. L. Nevill, La Grange, a member of
the Kegiment, who will give all information de-
sired. t
TPP The readers of the Weekly Telegraph, who
are in douhi respecting the whereaOoats of High
Private, tan satiify themselves concerning the
matter by reading the Tifcweejtly three times
each week. ^
JQ3 We are requested to ay that ¥. P. Ma'ddis
is and ha3 beea for three years,president of Waco
Female College, Rev. J C. Church, D. B., is as-
sociate president.
Duxtu or Martik Vak Bu a en.-^-Martin Van
Baren, ex-President of the United Stjtes, died at
Kinderhook, New York, on Thursday, the
alt., in the eightieth year of his age.
JO3 Mr. Jno. G. Gooch is authorized to act as
ocr agent at falestice, Anderson county.
Tek Xtr&r&ZESBdRo' Aryai*.—A dispatch from
Nashville say a the rebels have fallen back from
Murfreesboyo'to Chattanooga, having paroled the
captured privates and tak-n the officers with them.
The officers (at least *uch of them as are re*]>onai~
ble for the disgraceful surprise,) ma> be retainefd
as companions for Gen. Prentiss without serious
detriment to the national cause. The idea that
a squad of guerrillas, now knowrntobe less than
2,GtiO in number, shouid poo.uce upon a«d bag two
of our regitnenta,i*tujmliating in the la^t degree.
The Xashvl5!e Union of the lljSi says:
^ l(Serewtl prisoners who were captured byth?
guerrillas s^MnrfreesboroV and subscqnenily pa-
roled. have arrived lathe city. We convened with
one. a private in Col. Vyiiooo'pHi cavalry.
said the Michigan rogimenf, in which he w«s,was
taken completely by surpxise, and in the hands of
the enemy almost berore Way had time to firs a
gun. The camp of the 3d Minnesota was a mile ar
a mile and a half from the Michigan camp. Our
killed amount to 80 or 100 in all, with a good many
wounded. Hewitt's battery fought gallantly until
all tbeir ammunition *.vas expended. Our officers
were taken .gouib. probably to CbatUnoojra.and
the privates were paroled. Gel. Puffield;il lying
mortally wounded*. l| is feared ,;at the housoofa
Citizen.— Chicago Pre**.
Ths Awa^okda ,4DE7CKCT.,r—'The New Yqrk
Tribune acknowledges thutthe great Anaconda,
which was to surround and c.nish out this ktin-
famious rebelUon.,, is defunct. Be is right. Bear
him:
Advices from variossquarteys-justifjthegreti
fving beUef that that conception of ineffable stu-
pidity, the grand Uuleu '•Anacapda,,> isdefanci.
IleiiOetotth, we are confident,the policy of massing
our disposable troop* into one grand army and
hurling it swiftly and itrongly upon the chief
strongholds of the rebellion, will be successful!*
adhered to. The Anaponda has cost us a years
tiuie, one hundred thousand men ana five hundred
millions of mojicy, and ils fntits are not at all com-
mensurate w'rth ;be cosl. Had it never. bsdn con-
ceived. we should have failed to talte New Qe-
lean^ and some other ports 'quite so soon, while
We should ere this utterly extinguished tho rebel-]
lion in Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee.
Tbe ''Anaconda" makes a present to the rebels
of the all but exclusive uso of railroad and tele
graphs.'It enables the enemy to choo3e among our
several aniiy corps that one cii which he shall
preciplUte his eluire movable forte. Ztjsimbles
hiai to-be uniformly superiorat the point of collis-
rion, though wo have u.ore andtroops ib
2litf fiiild than he has. It enables them to know
the ri'su't efony con£jct within a fcW hours after
Us«C4.ur.ence, white womustwaira fortnight for
an ^account or it but wliat he chooses to give us.-
Iu*ho; t, the k,Anaeoudav is ablUDder,® homing
end ttitii-aiictf. Away with him! ^
FUETHEK FBGK BATOK HOOGS.
LATER FROM SEW OHLEAJiS.
The health ol the cfty continues good; but few
deaths among the soldiers, H. jB.
Lcl crlrow fori Bil<«s.
Fort Br.iss, Texas, iuly.8,1852.
Ed. T<1-graph: One company of Steele's Regi-
ment is now at thispost;the rest are on these way
from Fort -Fillmore, Company £t Capt. Kirksey,
will leave this evening for 'San Antonio. Col,
Steele, with the rest of his command, will start in
a/ewd-jys.
Since 1 first wrote you from .Dona Ana, things
have assumed quite a different aspect in Arizona.
Col. Steele has bsieu forced to abandon the Terri-
tory, ou account ol scarcity of provisions. We
have-been living on dry bread alone for three
months, and t>ow tha men have1 managed to lire
uuderthis diet is a wonder to me. W'istartto San
Antonio with nolUlng: to eat but bread. There is
nothing else to bfe had here, at any rate. We
have no transportation of any kind, and are^forced
to leave nearly everything we possess - behind—
SiWoyJiaving t^en ail the wagons and mules off
Instead of fighting tho Yankee* since Sibley
left, we have to Lght.ibe" Mexicans, both .In Ari-
zona and near this post. Thfy refused to let us
have transportation,and we went to press them
into service, thereby creating & civil • war wUb
them. They refused to take our paj?er, whichyftU
know is all the current funds now iccirculation in
Texas. A fight ensued near Mesilla, on the 2d
inst,, between one company of Steele's command
and acpe of Baylor's men and the Mexicans, iu
which we lost ? men, the enemy losing some 40.
Is was a desperate fight, A Lieutenant of Col.
Baylor's killed 3 Mexicans with his bowie-knife.
Capt. Oliver, of Angelina county, and 4 of his
men, were killed in the fight. No mere damage
was done to our side. The Mexicans then caved
v-j ■-
On the 15th Inst., our company, commanded by
the gallant Capt. W, L. Kirksey, had quite a lively
fight with them, upon the same condition, at So-,
cor-o, 15 miles below he^o, iu whlcli we killed 20
and woundrd a great many, besides destroying
tuoir church and otherwise damaging the-own.—
Two 6-pounder field pieces,"belcaging to Captain
Teel-s battery, were engaged in the fight. Not
one of our men ^ere either killed or wounded, bat
we had two horses wounded. Ou tho 3d inst. a de-
tail of 15 men, oatcf oar company, went down to
Socorro, for the purpose of pressing articles we
needed into service, when we were scrrcunded
and charged upon by 51 Mexicans, w ho kilted one
of our men and took ail the rest but five prisoners
myself being among those who escaped; but the
death of our comrade has been avenged.
Capt. Kirksey fought bravely, always ahead of
his men, where danger w*i the greatest, and dis-
tinguished himself signally on the occasion. This
was the first fight our company has been in, and
every man fought like heroes, reflecting great
credit upon themselves and their gallant leader.
Jl few words more, and J must close for the pre-
sent. It is not likely we will have any more trou-
ble before we leava the Rio Grande valley. Most
all the sick of Gol, Steele's regiment have beSn
sent on to San Antonio. There arc some 150 or 200
sick in th$fco*pHal here,*ad wlfat disposition are
to be of them, I am not able to say. Our
company enjoy pretty good health, though a few
have the scurvy.
I will write you from different^ points on the
route to Sao Antonio. Yours, J. A. K.
Hardee's Tactics Improved —The Ralisburv
\S. C.} Watchman tells the following, which dera*-
onstrutes that all ingenuity is not of Yankee origin
and "Hardee's Tactics"not complete in military
orders.
Capt. Osbor&c, of Iredell, North-Caroiina, ways
wounded in. the field of battle of 3lst of May, near
Richmond, watle leading his company in a charge
on the enemy's batteries. His wound disabled him
and he fell upon the field where he remained for
some time. Fearing the enemy would bayonethim
he drew his revolver and kept a sharp lookout as
tbe f^ght progressed. After a while he saw a strong
athletic man coming towards where be was lyin,?
and discovering him to be aYankee.be coolly
awaited his approach. As soon as he came with-
in certain range of his plstoi theCapt. hailed him
and crderd him to surrender. The Yankee took
a momentary glance^and seeing the Captrdn'3 pistol
was-bearing upon him with steady ana deadly aim
he instailtly dropped his nfie. "Throw away your
knife," said the CapUin. "Now back yourself
u;> to mes" was the noxt command. "Squat
down so that I can get upon your back.'* 1 he
Yankee was compliant; an i the captain, with his
pistol still bearing^ipon his trenftbling prisoner
crawled upon him, Jtd ordered him to march into
the Confederate camp. The rider and the ridden
safely armed at the captain's head tuarters. The
former is recovering from his woaudsand the lat-
ter Usaid to be among the prisoners now at this
pluCO. ,
' We are under many obligations for the follow-
ing donations to the Hospital Fund in the Waul
Legion: From the citizens of Houston, $tK5;
Harrishurg 115 ; Richmond and Fort Bend county,
£179 Liberty, §180 ; Swe. t Home, $40; Gon-
zales i.iid Grmzales Cou'jty,^^- 65; Washington
County, $300. Also smaller donations/rom friends
in other.counties.
The iibdvfe was turned over to us by W* A. Parks,
Chaplain :nu HospiUl .Agent.
V. o :i «r> acknowledge th= recciptof $110 from
the-ladieS* concert in independence.
HOSPITAL COMMITTEE,
Waul Legion.
, Caxp Waui , Texas, Aug.! 1, *62. t
which was retaken, spiked.
The • Massachusetts Kegiment was badly cut
up.
CoK Keith (Federal) is reported to have lost
bis arm close to his shoulder.
From tbe N. O. papers we take the following
4 items^'of interest :
Army Matters.-—A dispatch to iho Phiiaiel-
phia Bulletin, dated Washington, July 19th, says:
It is kuown that the .President has -recently
visited Lieut. Gen. Scott, and subsequently Gen
McClellan and the Army of the Potomac, and now
has the benefit of the;r experience, and that of
Gens.Pope.Mitcherand other distinguished talli
tary officer?.
The expected preseme hereof Major General
H&lleck' becomes important in this connection.
The current belief is that he will not take the
field, but will be entrusted with important duties
in thi4 city. ,
The coi solidation of the corps now Amprislng
the army of Virginia, and other ascertained ar-
rangements, Warrant the conclusion that measures
are in the course of consummation to everywhere
secure nnity of action, or, in «ither wtftds,a spe
cificplanof operationthe better to insure suc-
cess, and to prevent all conflict of jurisdictlo^nd
jealousies whatever. p?
The^recently pubilshed orders of Gen. Pope are
ETC., .fctfCU ETC.
Throbgh the kiiidntRBot Cept-Leon Smith who
urrivtd by hand-car this (Wednesday moming) we
have nn Hxtr^from the Piaqucmine Gazette of the
6tb, also New OHe ans papers of July SSth, 20th, ond
August 2d, from which we l ake the lollowiug items
of" interest :
Prom the Piaquemine Gazette, August 6.
Thut out fiieuds" at a dis*a?fce may fcnotv what
tFHostdruig, we give th- following, that *ve gof-by
rumor, and by ug^nticinuu who saw,Hvbat he as-
sorted* ' .
Th * fighting commence! at Baton }'?ugc> vet-ter-
day, but the r-suits ar.-yi-t unknown. Kumor states
that two of thr Pfdt-ml regimentstvbeBed fofesotnt
rtuson'cr nthvr, a d"fightiog u>ned, during whkh
ir i- tinted tliat Gem tVilliams was LHItd and Col.
Ke-ith vrbuudvd - '
The booming of rannon w.«s occasionaliy heard
during the night. -It has been r«iniug most of the
doy.
About 2 P.M., a gentleman of.this place,**n
uh.miiho uiniost reliance.can;be placed, states
that ivhen he Was opposite ^r above Batpu Kougc
he.sav^ the Arkansas cominsr down, and soon a
gunboat,''said to he the KsSex, was seen to ap-
proach The former then made towards her,
o iiig out in the middle of thy river, as if she
was approaching to attack the Essex, but all at
once turned and came to the bank" un this side 0f
the-river, when the other went to the oi>i osite
bank, the two vessels, a3 we understand, then
boingabuut a mile ap trt In a lew zninufcesthe
Arkutt^a fired at the Esser, when the latter re-
turned the fire with two or three shots, fcudden-
iy thereafter, our informant, (who had then ap-
proached near the Arkansas) raw the men hurry-
ing from off her, and ten minutes afterwards saw
Hamcs.burating out. The Captain (Quitman) had
Ordered her to be bached. X'pon iuquiry, our in-
formant learhpd that the machinery was reported
to be out of order; anu that is the-excuse given
for this act of destruction. Great -indigo ition is
felt here in conse faeuce. Our readers must tQrm
their o wn opicions.
Sinee the aboVe was wriuen, we learn that
the 4th Louisiana Kegiment was alone engaged,
in tho tL,ht back of Baton Kouge, of which 54
were ki^ed. Col. Allen, commanding:, is report-
ed to be wonnded inlhe leg, and Boriaad Chian
als<} wounded.
Outrages of a Federal Commander in Ala-
baniu—Horrible 2>arba)iiien*
Gen. O. 31. Mitchell, who has been in command *
of the division of the United-States troops in North
Alabama, has been summoned to Washington, to
answer charges against him for allowing brutali-
ty towards the people by hi8 troops. Gen. Tur-
cliin, one of his subordinates, is now being tried
"by courtmartial at Iluntsvijlle, Aia. The Louis-
v'rtle Democrat (Yankee) \s:
Gen. Turchin Said to his soldiers that he would .
shut his eyes for two hours, ar.d let tL'.-m ioOse
npoii the town ai;d citizens of Athens—the very
same citizens who, when all the rest of th-*ir State
was disloyal, Dailed the national colors to the high-
est pinnacle of their Courthouse cupola—these
citizens, >et to a wonderful.degree true to their
allegiance, had their houses and stores broken
open and robbed of everything valuable, and
what was too unwieldly to be transported easily,
broken or otherwise mined; safes -were forced
open and rSCed of thousands of dollars—wives
and mothers insulted, and husLanos and fathers
arrested if they dared to murmnr—horses and ne-
groes taken in large numbers—ladies Were robbed
of all their.wesring&i pare! exee^whut they had,
ou—in a word, e very, outrage committed and every
excess indulged in that ever was heard of by a
most savage and brutal soLiierV towards a defence-
less and alarniC"! p pulaiion. An, too, by those
who pfetend to represent tie tTjjited fTutes Gov-
ernment. This is uu everlasting disgrace, that
can never be wiped from the page of history, but
which demands immediate and prompt action,"'and
Ike execration of all lovers of law and good gov-
ernment. I am respoiisible for these statements.
I have no more doubt that they occurred just as
stntedthan 1 have of.my own "existence. 1 know
similar acts disgraced the same brigade of our
army when we Occupied Bowling Green, Ky., and
the rustler was hushed up to save the credit of our
Jtrmy,hoping il would ocjnr no more; bl;t this
leniency failed to have it* proper effect, and it is
no longer endurable. The good of the service
and the character of every Union soldier cries for
the punishment, without mercy, of suchdisgrace-
tul conduct.
In republishing'theabove, the St. Louis Repub-
lican says: x
We could hardly give credence to the above
story, bm are.told that it is even worse than this
correspondent relates.. Tbe conduct of some of
th ae men was the worst a lloenddus and brutal
Soldiefy could inCict upon defenceless women ; so
vile, indeed, that an. officer of the army who re-
gards the honor of his cloth has determined to lay
thft raatfer before the Government. We do not
doubt that the men who have committed.the horri-.
v uuuvu. | . q 1 i kmv "4,u vvuiiiiufcvu>l—^ «"*.1
TJiis Regiment took three batteries, one of ble crimes alleged, as well as those wljo winked at
highly popular with.military men as wellasciji-
liaus, and th^ execution will remove much com-
plaint on the part of the soldiers.
Headquarters Ditartme^t cf the GulfJ
. New Orleans, La., Jufy 31, l©gB. 1
Special OrdiIr, No. 231.
It having come-to the knowledge of the Com-
manding General that the Cochmcrcial Bulletin
newspaper was conducted by Capt. Seymour, a
paroled prisoner of war, such parole is hereby re-
voked, and Capt. Seymour is to be kept at Fort
Jaciison as a prisoner of war.
Hyordor of Maj. Gen. Butler.
R. S.Davis, Capt. and A. A A. G>
Pbovost Mar£H&Zc*s Ofeice, )
j New Orleans, La , Juiy li, 1S62. \
The aasambllng together in the streets and pub-
Uc squares of citizens in groups and. crowds has
become dangerous toIhe public peace. The po-
lice of the city have therefore been ordered to dis*
perse all assemblages of more than three persons,
and to arrest aud confine all thoBe who refuse im-
mediate compliance with their directions.
Jonas H. French, "
Provost Marshal and Chief of-Police, N.O
Prosost Court—Judge Bill.—Richard Burke
wot fined $19 for asking a policeman how manv
limes he had ta*en the e&th.
John Buckley was fined $25 for growing enthu-
siastic enough to drink a toast to the Southern
Confederacy.
Prom the Piaquemine Sentinel of the 2 we
take the following:
BXCJTKMtfNT IN PJvAQUFMI VB.
AHRE8T Or ONE OF ITS CITIZEN6.
About 2 P. A!., on Tuesday last our town was sd-
mooished by the whistle that a bost was approach-
ing the landing. We started out Qp the street,
bathad got bat a few>yards, when the booming ot
a gun aud the whistling of a shot overhead, caused
us to 4ipause and consider.'* Immediately some
mounted conscripts hurrying up the 3treet,some-
what enlightened us as to the cause x>f the shot,
the ball from which gun Ju6t gras^ Stockley'f
brick drug store, -and crashing through the china
trees lining that side of X!ain street, pierced
through the centre of ope at Chert's corner, and
fell in the street some liUledistance farther off.
These mounted men, we learned, wero on the
levee as the boats were approaching, preparing to
go ou the other side of the river, and it wast#
them probably, that we'inay attribute the visit of
the boat, or boa$«; (as there were two, the Barton,
and a stern wheeler, the ■ ) in fact, it is statea
that tho Federal Captain or Colonel said that it
was owing to his seeing them that he landed.
After the landing, a company of soldiers came
sshore.ln squads, and visited almost every part of
our town, arresting citizens of high aud low-de-
gree, and o f ever j age, who were marched around
town and finally taken on board th^Burton^ wbile
others were engaged in searching bouses for arms.
Puring these proceedings the fiat and skiffs along
our landing were boraed, while the steamer Lou-
isiana Bolle paid Mr. Brown a visit on the other
side of the riyer—took bis bedding, clothing, jew-
elry: &c., broke open annoirs and trunks, and
burnthis fiat and skiffs. Mr. Brown has been *
quiet and inoB^osive man during this unhappy
war, and it looks hard if all that v as done tO- him
are brought about by plying his vocation as public
ferryman.
Ilie company that was seen on the bank of' the
•rivtrwas in tho act of going ou the other side,
vh$u seen by the 3urton, called there by an in-
surrection 0f negroes that started at Arnou's and
Brenner's.plantations, mauy of whom the night
previous were making theft way to Baton Koiisre,
armed with self-made,knives and spikes, but dis-
covered by two citltensat Ma&chac, wore ordered
to halt, and on refusing were fired into. "'Without
the force alluded to, the citizens on that side of the
river were.in a perilous condition.
Late in the afternoon, the two boats started off
down stream, 1 he Burton leading ahd taking off.
the arrested citizens wi.b her, aad ocoasiouullyi
shelling the coast as she went, along.—Fla^ci
mine Gaze le. .
AVSJ in IT H AT^E S NOT I e K
ALL PERSONS indebted 4e tho estate oft-rash)
Guedry.dec'djttre requireJ io come forward
iiid make settlement. All persons holding claims
against the eaid estate are required to come for-
ward and make it knoun.
JEKKSIAX GUEflay,
jj'23-irOt* MATILDA GULUKY-, Aiim'x
it, will meet with swift aud retributive justice.—
The honor of the army calls fvr it, asd hunianity
demands it. .
The Louisville Journal states that Gen. M. has
arrived in Washington, and loudly demands an in-
vestigation of his case. It says :
General Mitchell and a portion of his command
have per$ '-trated in North Alabama • eeds of cruel-
ty and of guilt, the bare narration of which makes
;he heart sjek. The particulars irf the case.will be
laid before the authorities at Washington, iu the
course of a few days, when, we take it for giranted,
the honor of the nation and the w elfare of the na-
tional cause will "be promptly vindicated. Tlie case
will not brook delay, it cries outfor investiga-
tion and determination. Let it be inves igated
and determined at oucc. We a*7>resent forbear to
go into the heart-sickening particulars of the case,
but if necessary, v. e will not hesitate to do So-
hereafter. Meanwhile, we invoke the authorities,
as they value the national honor and cherish the
national cause, to visit swift justice upon the epau-
letted miscreant who has recklessly set both at
defiance. j .
General Mitchell is now in Washington, and
can answer the charges against htm, if they are
answerable, without delay. We nope, for the coun- *
try's sake, there will be in the matter no delay, and'
no clemency. The matter justly admits of neither.
Feeling deeply, we" speak strongly, but not cer-
tainly without the keenest sorrow. Gen. Mitchell's •
villainous misconduct is a national calamity. It
must pierce with sorrow the heart of every patriot
as of every m is.
Minor Joseph B. Punraan.
NOTICE Is hereby give* that Ma itfca N.. Single
ton, guardian of this minor, has fiied her
tinal account, with application' for discharge, and'
that the same will be acted on at the Ouly term,
1862, of Harris County Court, when all persons in-
terested are required to appear and contest the
same, if they see proper: • .
J. BKA8ILEAR, Clerk,
July 12th, 1S02. jly!6-w3w
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ABSfiEfflSTBATRtS: K0TICB.
AT the September Term, 1861 of the Honorable
County Court of Matagorda County, Frances
8. Bowie was appointed Administratrix on the
estate of George J. Bowie, deceased, late of said
county. All persons having claims against said
estate, are hereby notified to present Ihs samq
to the administratrix duly authenticated, withia
the time prescribed bylaw, or they will be post-
poned. FRANCES S. BOWIE, Adm x.
By 1). E.E. Braman, Attorney.
July ISth, 1862-w-6w
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.TexasTriniiu? House!
OWTNG t'j t*i * snsctusittB ofbiiRirje^ at G. ive^ton
I htve e8'.^ !ahe • ; or\ -rnij? ' nn«e iu BotiUon
O-tlerf M Arnr PrI iting, Couaiy Treas-
ury note,! (.'hullip Nu.cS) .Dd utuer Jul> pilot-
1 .g, are HJiiC.Ud
Cuuntfa •"
_ wttitlSg treasury-notes ure.ie&frrea th«
Sc.tr Treasury Warrants and Calhoun county Trca=-
nry Sot« ai Maptes of the printing executed at thii
«>n.liihm-nt.
Ituvtemmlrpi blaik- sopphel b\ «hwt notice. A
.tCK k of nane- j:: La 4. (
Book Bindtni itone In all It, traochec.
Honrtou, Juup9,1852. E. W.CiVB
*321. '
ADJHNIST8ATOBS NOTICE.
WHEREAS. Letters of Arfmiiiistration on the
estate, of Aari>n Afhworth late of Ortug®
county.dee'd. were granted by the honorable Pro-
bate Conrtof said county, at ils April term, ISS.to
Mary Aahworth.
N jtice lathersfore hereby given to ah person*
having demands airainst said esiate to presentthem
for settlementwlthln the time preicrlbeo by la*?"
or otherwise they will be barred—this, the S7th tla J
of Ma y A. X). lctiii. '
je27*6w* MARY ASHWORTH A4b'J.
EXECtJTEIX E0TICE.
ALL PERSONS are hereby notified that at the
June regular Term of the County Conrt of
Hraioria county, I waa appointed Executw of
tbe East vili aud Testament of Eisy Harrison, de-
ee.-.fe -. Those having claims agaiustsaidEatate
will presentlhem for payment, and all ■ persons
indebted to (aid Estate will come forward and set-
tle same. ELEAKORM.HAKR1SON,
Executrix of £. Harrison, dee'd.
nugll-wSt* .
JA S ii *KSiS WHEAT —Tlie eubseriber
has still a small quantity of this new
iind extiaordinrry grain ou band. Any one send
inghirn one dollar in State or County Treasury
Warrants, shall receive one packet of seed per
mall, prepaid sufficient to saw about SO feet
square. It matures two crops a year If sown in
March and Aogust, is ripe in ten iteeks from
tiuie of sowing, and yields from "5 to 100 bushels
grain, according to the care- bestowed end the
quality of theJand FBfcD. MiKEIG. •
Bold SpeinosMcLeknak Co., Aug. 6, lgos.
Jiug. 13iv 3t,
BTHAY HORSE.
C^AME to my premise s on Spring Creek, narris
' county, 5 miles Eastoi llockiey.a bay Horse
about 15 hands high, 9 years old. left bind foot
white atariu the Uo. and snip OB the nose, heavy
Wck main and tail, works weil in harnesj and
perfectly gentle, Yerv dim brand, on tl,e right
thonlder, lia;l been sh.Midnli around. Tho owner
is requested to come forward, prove property pay,
reasonable expenses and lake him away.
E. IV. WKYGAND.
Eosr JIill P.O., Aug. 11. 18C2.
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