The Confederate News. (Jefferson, Tex.), No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1862 Page: 2 of 2
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. J. A. CARPENTIR, K4i«*r.
JEFPBRSONt
TODAY.. MAT IS, 1861
A good practical Printer of good moral,
habits wanted at this office,
a situation, will apply aooo.
IB* A good froto lltolS jym
ag* wanted at this c®ee, to leant the prin
m
t.w
i For sale • good four hone wafoa with
tod hanien. Priee in Lincoln
•160, in Confederate mootar 91*9. Enquire It
thb am** JJ**h Jtock True Democrat.
■ Sa<
•0k. Mr. 0. A Bolkley has oar thanks for a
late Now Orleans paper.
Wo am under cMfgatioos to t&e polite-
of the Anna Perret for left
ShreTeport papers. *
«aw af thcefeem
Wfw Ottawa ail S
Mr Breoke baa
for aiate
Ann which Hi glean important in
The JLatast Now*.
Al a mart** of the citioeea.ef /Am, toil of «
take into considers tioo the propriety of stopping „ . . .
0 hrtto aMpmnt or ptOTUtM ft thi, *•*?■; ?T'?"?£*'
point. Briiadhr Gemml W. P. Sulkr ™ '
called ta the ohair and J. Penman to act as Seo- -1 — • -
-Prom the Memphis Ap-
refary.
General Saufley on taking the chair, explained
the abject of the meeting, and farther stated that
he had before he knew that any action of this
kind was contemplated by the citiwta, determin-
ed to issae the following order i
GENERAL ORDER NO. A
peal of the 8th. A messenger of an express oom-
paay from Hombolt. reports Cols. Jackson and
Ctlubourn, with 1500 caralry, bad oa Wadoseday
■last surprised an encampment of 2000 Federal
■raW, tome distance from Paris, and succeeded
> Tth BaiaAoa, |
I'Bua 8tj
a, to OoL Ochiltree's Rcgi-
a* the PMbyteriaa Church, on Saturday
1*1 oVdscfc and attend.
The Ncwa.
bean able to gat a through mail
ioae tea lad iagt, bat we have
V ish«i by a gentlemen direct
«k,Aith i fty of the Trwe
i af the 9m hist, mi g Balletane from
i of U* 0th aad 9th. from which we
fc*'
there has not
8rin Taoore,
Jnrnraaow, May 14 , 1862. J
I, W. P. Sanfley. Brigadier General of the
7th Brigade Items State Troops, fool it my duty
fa* the Prmsal emergency,IWMd tbo stopping
oat ef this Brigade, Proviaione of any character:
and call upon th« whole millitia ami
citisMM to mkS me in isiy'1^^ tow order.
Brigadier General
Mr. J. C. Murphy then roaa aad remarked
that aay action of the kind codtemplated would
be pramatore and aawim.
Mr. Hacrie spoke eloquently and at some
length on the impolitic coarse which eons of
the mercba nts mind determined to pursue."
Mr. Penman baring remarked that the only
question before the meeting appeared to him to
he, whether this meeting will endorse the action
of Gen. Sanfley in issuing the above order, and
pledge their aid in carrying that order into exe-
cition, cflsred the following:
lUtolved, That the order of Gen. Sanfley to
prevent the farther shipment of provisions from
this Brigade, of any obmacter, is right, aad we
will aid him ia carrying said order into effect. '
The resolution was unanimously adopted, and
the meeting adjourned.
W. P. Sxcrunr Chairman.
J. Paxil ah, Secretary.
JdSerBon, May 14th 1862.
I aaght to state that before the a bore question
in bagging the whole command
from a sou roe deemed to be reliable,
that the Fcdera! gunboats after coming within
arts* mite of If—hm setarnflt down tot rirer
Tbv statement that Capt Morgan had oan-
turoB two or three hundred prisoo«Ks, at Pulaski,
Tbon.. Is confirmed-
,v Mb—1Three boots pasted down
Ibr hiding places.
May 7th, 1862.- An (Octal letter
hnaoa states that hi* had • flght at
Geo. Johnson states that ha had aaght at
ibutsr *m w liiiiiiny last. Thheaam^
our rear guard In great faros, aad Hate
tck to the woods aboat a mile distant.
that
report is canant oa the street
it ia the above affair the eaemy was oompleta-
this moraiag,
/ was oomplste
*y repulsed with a lom of several hundred pris
oners. A dispatch received by tbe Secretary of
War from Magruder via Petersburg, which
states that be heard the enemy's loss was beery,
including tOOprisooers, also 10 pieces of artillery.
Our lorn in killed and woanded is reported to be
300. The same dispatah any*, the enemy is
ads of peep*
las Sraaam.
congregated OB :
to witness the
diers, who are
city, aad some to
there Is great abundance, tart of a
and unreliable character. We
there was seme addition to the
opened, althoagh the great
oioeed. For the eaHgbteasswtsf
catablishments
kPtiy busy moving ah
inquire the news, of
irotu the aecmsitee
wc would
sad if ail
ed with
below the
mggnt that
clear af their
11KAI>-
i a faaeral battle, tfe h*ry skirmisbiag had 1 °U*m 10 ,Ute Umt before ** mboTe qosstion
) gotK oa al 4sur, the tawny won advancerpot to Tote' & Moeley, Esq., ashed in-
forsaation as to the facts upon
advancing oa JSaatso
N. C. was surrsadtred on the
at Cosiath aboat the
i Mo,. Geo. M*Hridt foaght the o
idayaaad whiped them, oor
4 or 5000
i and a
' „ ^|L _L
m four arrivals at
and Robt Pahoa
Qjisliiami with
Ike Larkin Edwards
aad ainlnseie
The Teaaa left for Alexandria with flour ba*
aon aad nappSao for tha Army.
Sae piactedu%s of a public meeting at Free*
40u Hull ia aaottar cofeuKB.
WawoaimtattB toattead the orgaaisatioa
tm €MhMmiMamafc aa the 13th
BcmWfti
Itatatad GolaadD. B.
i elected Lieat Ool^both without
,aad Mr. W. H Kug
which the action
masrts
0«a. Saafley exptataad that his aotioa wastafd
oa the fact
proiisioBS now aoaght to be shiped
fall into the bands of the enemy.
J. Pants, Secretary.
89" We were glad to witoem a public meet-
ing of the citiseae of JeAbmoa and vtcinity at
Freeman's Hall, to take into caneiderslioa the
propriety of preventing the farther transportatioa
of provisions from this poiot The qamtiou af-
ter beiag advooated by Meeta Marrie, Peamae
and others in favor of tbe reeotution was unani-
mously adopted.
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no dispatch flays, Uie enemy
again preoeing forward.
Richmond, May 7U .~Nortberu pspers of tbe
dth received. A special Waahlngtou dispAtch
to tbe New York Timm says that it is rutuwed
That all membera of Congress from the bordur
States and a number of eooflervstlre sympathi-
sers from other States were secretly coneidering
Ihe propriety of withdrawing in a body from ihe
Senate and Houae. -
There was great excitement in Baltimore oil
the 3d, growing out of a rumor that France in-
tended to interfere in American affairs. 'Hie
New Tork Herald says that a diplomstic more,
"sent has been set on foot ia Wunliingrou with
be view of bringing about a compromise, in-
olviug tbe recognition of Southern political in-
Corinth, May 6th.—Capt. Cross of the USfh
esee has just arrived from Ht-ilicl. He
that western men refuse to figbt against
Soath, to pat negroes on a level with white
The enemy are tbrowiog up entrench-
■aar Caiiutk
Dl W, ssay m.—Our advice* from 5?ew
Ortaaaa. jura only to the 3d i*as~ .r*
fathat time seven regimenta erf t
bare landed, several trasports were
the wharf. Our informant denies that any of
tbe eity authorities -wore amvterf, or any news-
paper suppressed. dCensors were appoint*! over
the papere. The ^federals huvu cut the Baton
Rouge line 11 asilfKabove New Orleans
V irvin *>rw ,*r t
ffrtaaa as,
re lying near
as remittsnces wid t<e pood
to esad aa athar paper money than l/ s-
ar Confederate Notes, or Starve-
port Corporation bills, noae otb* r will be re-
ceived. ladividaal Md other corporation hill*
are of ao ass to as, so wa caanoi get them off
It onAj operates m a tempera- oar heads.
a hardship to soma of' Prom the above, we infer that nur eotrtnpora
the utmost inpartanoe to guard as
and spim, to oar conutry, belcin
for onr protection, to inquire and
the bssman of strangerv passing tbraqgh est
Slate, and unless they cuu give satisfactory evi-
dence that they are ti ne and loiyal cltinms to oar
oruuti v, that they may be}aiTmted snd dealt with
accortlmg to their deserts. And I hereby appo ist
the following citlmms ao a committee, to examine
and try such suspected persons. I). B. Calber*
soo 8a, John C. Murphy, Wa. M. Freeman, W.
H. Nichols, and Wm. Brooks, and all good citU
sens are hereby requested to report all ttspfcted
persous to mid committee.
W. P. SAtfFLY*
Brigadier General.
CAUTION.
All persons are hereby forewarned from trad -
ing for a note given by mo to Jlptha Purr,
dated in Jannary 1861, for four Imbdfrd and
nixty-flve dollars, bearing ten per cent intfnwt,
and due In January 1862; as said note has been
fraudulently obtained, and 1 am determined not
to pay t, unless compelled to down bv law-
S. MtTRPllUY:
May 14. 1882.
ll~#i
—i—
Recelvsri Notice.
■ TOHN SI'FAK Esqr, will act as my Agent
rt • Ih'fllwir w atiurtwr UsHntf, fa tnc
of (/Ol. D. B Cnfberson. who is f repsring for
their duty withosit going to 'l'yl(*r.
T. A. PATIUX).
Itewivrr
Vlsv I ft. lf>«2. 1 l-3mo
■fit
sbipfaf
bat itii
am that wo think the neoemity of tbe timm de-
mand, and one that will sooa give way under a
better state of things whea it is evident that tbe
articles shipped will mors oertainly reach the ob-
ject of the shippers.
oooasronsvcB.
Piuuta, Mag 1th, 1M1.
Sia—I have praparad a Tog ibr the Bagiawm
yaa esa rsisiag for three years or the war. Flsem
lac aw haow the day, hoar aad plaosthstwiO bf
for Us rs nop tola
a nam-
for this oSce.
Wo look upoo thisas beiag aa excelent seiec-
ttaf ofettcaa,aad have no baabt this will ho
the Star Regiment from Texas.
Wo aro fltitt in doabt #!tb regard to a battle
at Yorktown, having nothing ia confirmation of
The condittas of fae Mimamippi Biver still ra-
mataa in ancertaiaty, three Guaboats boats paus-
ed up io sfcbtaf Vioksbaag. aad returned leav-
itq one boat at the moath of Red Rriver.
Now Orieans is folly in fii ■wiiii of the Fed
erafaaad afltriot sarveskneo ia exerciaed over-
publishing
for the
aad cotton to tbe ci'y.
CAREIBMIBWAII.
Camp A Sidaay J<"
Cxmt A. 8n srr Jc
Mr Dbak Mam Camub:
I have just
mothatyuahadi
, May , 1S62.
aote
ry of tbe News, from some caui seenw to b<t un-
willing to citeaiate any other eirhaagc tlian
that of the Corporalioa of Staewport, aad we
bopa he is wall authorised ia his eonclasiwta, but
for ourselves we-mnst confess that we ran not
ssa why the corporation of Staaveport shoaid be
better or mare rsopoaoibio than other rejponsi-
bk paper, wa en that that oarporation has re-
cently extended a caaaSdotflhlo loaa of its
aad ia order that oar >M*mm| l^lafc
MM —— — — 1J aaiaatet #iA ■■ A f A MAMA
WB wOUiu IRjrfSRV SOUl I* WOQUS |tVD K9M
faetioa for that tastitatioa to give a fan
meat of its dreak^taa, and bf H* moaae ta ra-
deem we do aot 'haadfe much moaay, hat ws
smot to kaow that1 what wo de'bwshle fa ptr-
WWy good anAaafa-
bte the i is iaisat unto tha saears adfaceat to
aiwBWTIWWB vP«rc«i, IW dWRlOSf WJ MlunlAT I
May, at 11 Mfaok A. M, far tha parpomof tarn
May,
lag tha Flag at.
1 am, Mim CaMMXM,
W. B OCHTLTRKK
MiwaaALs
arm 8oan-iai wi uims
ieat of tbe *Hefaaa Shield calls at.
Pike,
to a report of afrotogieal rvoanoimauoo
of the State of Arkaasaa, amir by B. D. Owea
ia 1859' 60, ih which ho says it isput*d,oa page
17, a vain of lend had been d coverd raaniag
from Palaaki Ooaaty, ia a southwestern direct
through Saliae, Dot Springe. Montoomary
, and Sevier Coaatiee, to «)•« ludiaa Nation
it has beea worked to Palaaki aad S#>
vfar Ooantiea. The ma la fteh. ad in Sevier
it yielded 78 per anu i. at noarty
t ialesd, mixad with a
portfaacf silver. Tha same writer myi tha*
their haa been eoom eonpar aad sine alto Jboov-
nersiiiK
vHPQ tlfSBV 8*8^wSWB ^gW'm
la N
IHF STATE OF" TEXAS.
To the Shtrijf of Morion Covr'y—C^rretiag:
\TOU are hereby commnnded that yon summon
. by publication. FlaVins J. Vanbibbce
Samuel A unbibbcr, whose residence is unknown,
jo be and apuoar ut the next term of the fHetrict
Court, in and for Marion count v. on the lfttb
Homfay after the 1st Monday in February, 1862, •
then and there to ansWfr the petition ef Louis
B. Todd, filed in raid roart^gsinat said Ffavlus
J.Vaobibber A Samuel Vanbibber, a Hedging in
MiilN>tam>e as follows:' That defendante are jastjg
indebted to liiin on an account Uw acrrlcrs ren-
•lend by liim as rlerh, and expended
by him iu prosecuting their bsssoestnuTtraveling
s^imt. for hire nl horm-.t, cxpcntan he., atnonnt
iiuf, after credits, to the sum of six hundred and
forty-srven dol lars and flfty^fa A ft or
which oxpeuses wore iucorred at doNadsnts spe
ttkl^BflUOM illd NftiML
fiamia fail not, bat dtm-retain mb af thia
it
I wait ^ uui La«A iA. Jk |ha
I wrib, tmuWUBm MOW TOO Mvv C1V(WI9I PHH
Witaam,Gso. W. Allen, Cfarfaof the District
Quart of Marios eogaty. Given aader
fL. • ) my oflcial jdomtare and theaeal «f mid
Court, at'flhk in Jaifaaoa, this 22d
day fjl Aprfl,
■ -4m mtoM. ALLEN, Clark.
fcwgrfcie^
with tbe
IfcOuIre,
kW
edTupontlial
were grtomtH
SSL-1ft5 Hw£T5=
against arid eateto, to prelnt them mit
ttes praoonbsd bf tear, duly ahtbentioated
„ at mi •—notary
« Hop Mas Scanty,
HyMs bavtoc ctAJms
lil.la taa
and sit
indebted,'io auJtv paymaat.
W. 0. B8TAS.
r.8 OXUHtiK.
AdmfaiMratora
Msy 9, 1M2. I0~tw
NOTICE. —
tbe
be Bstaamy Sam of
Coaaty, lSW, els tha
at tbe
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Carpenter, J. A. The Confederate News. (Jefferson, Tex.), No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1862, newspaper, May 16, 1862; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth235658/m1/2/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.