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VOL. XXIX—NO. 751
BOUSTOH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1863.
WHOCiS NO. 8730
llfor the Telegraph.
T&ou«hra for tho Tbou«htini1 o*, Wbw
for the Deprluiatlvn of the (J«rre«oy and mow io
the Dlaaatinfnctlou In the Army f
Ko writer, but a plain soldier, making no
author-craft, 1 wish to submit some r«fleotlon« W >our re ^ _
ers, particularly the planting portion, on a sobje« believe
to be o i paramount importance: the depreciation or our cur
recoy. That civil society must have a °* ®e
and thai the proiooution or war requlree money , none nebd
be informed. At present, we ^ve.prpperly'peaklny, Jnone,
•old and silver are thing* of commerce, the paper, Oonfed-
eraie *ud county, Issues baaed on It
minute vilni* Thit the piper circulation •hould hfcv6 ft fixed
yS!Ini that iUhould L preserved at it. face value, .11
udulc to be exceedingly Important to the welfare of the coun-
try and to success In the lire and death struggle which Is tax-
vsiur, nuu m auvu.. ~ - .
udulc to be exceedingly l™Porl*nt.
aiid to success In the life and d
ln> the utmost resources of the country
Bat little over a year ago, and Confodeiate money was
current at its free value. What has depreciated it to it* pres-
ent value V Its redundancy—the vast amount in circulation
It Is fundable lo ssven per cent, bonds—a good Investment at
any time, la any eountry. Why then has not this redundancy
been bonded and thus taken out of circulation, rather than
so eagerly sought to be Invested in lands and negroes—a muoh
poorer Investment—and thus kept In circulation 7 The rea-
son will perhaps creep out In the course of our Inquiry. But
it is pot asked eo muoh what has done it, as ioho are responsi
ble7 The question thus put, is no sooner propounded than
answered,"Tue speculators and tradespeople." The writer
Is no apologist for the speculator. They are enemies to the
country. ana should be so regarded. The man is truly to bo
pitied who, dead to every noble impulse, can make It a busi-
ness to do what he knows is working ruin to his country. He
thinks oot of the ^wretchedness he is bringing oa helpless fe
males i>nd orphan children, for his thoughts, oentered in his
own contracted breast, never rise to contemplate the suffer-
ing poor. His moral sensibilities dead, his mercenary gloat
Ing over gain never looks out of self.
He seen nottheOoddess of Liberty looking with sad coun-
teuance Imploring him. No I she dwells In an atmosphere
of patriotic purity, towards which even his Mammonjworshlp-
ping never turned its sordid gage. But I submit, has the
speculator manifested the power thus to coutrol the curren-
cy t But are they the trades-people vending their calico at
ten, twenty,or;even fifty prloes V Are we sunk so low, have
we so little true manhood and self-reliance left among us,
that a few contemptible Yankees et Brownsville, confessed
enemies to the Government, and as such, using every me«ns
at their command to depreciate our money, and by this means
Assist their oonfreres at the North In the work of our subjuga-
tion, supplying and sending over the State petty dealers, gen
erally foreigners, feeling no interest in our success,nine out
of ten sympathizing wkn the North, and all alike interested
in depreciating our money—I repeat, oh shades of the im-
mortal Henryjaad Calhoun I sons of the ttouth, are we so
low that this class of pertons are permitted at pleasure, as
may suit their political sentiments ori'subserve their avarice,
to fix a value on our money 7 As these persons are seeking
their own aggrandizement, and having nothing to lose, their
conduet is not to bo wondered at, but wonder of wonders,
miracle oft miracles, that the body of our people who have
the power to hurl back these attacks, aimed ^directly at the
currency, but remotely at the "Government, should from greed
and an inordinate desire to grow rich, (all at once be found
seoonding the efforts of our enemies and their sympathisers,
and that too, when their all is at stake ; life, liberty, proper-
ty, home; all that men hold dear; all worth living for. But
are not on- people thus acting? Let laots be interrogated.
Within the last two months as many as three flnanclalbul-
letlns have been issued from the banks of the Bio Grande,
each affixing less vaiuo to Confederate money, andstrangeto
say, all at once, ciugbt up throughout the State and acqui-
csoad in by the people 1 Why V Confederate money less
valuable than a year ago ? Are we nearer conquered, lest
determined to uphald .our Government, or to preserve our
liberties 7 The object evidently being to render our money
worthies", why Is'.done'by gradation, ind thus Insidiously 7 An-
swer 7 If done at a blow, the people might become alarmed
and not submit tO/Ysnkee dictation.
But I proceed a step further: The planters, numbers of
them—not altpthanlc Heaven—who produce the necessaries of
life, so far from resisting as they should, the attempts to
deprec'ute our money and thus to cripple us in prosecuting
the war, are actually taking the lead of petty itinerant Ger-
man dealers in their attacks upon the currency 11 Let facts
be ugk.in appealed to. Calico costs, laid down in Houston,
say, 1 nm credibly informed, two dollars and a half. It costs
no morB, it lg assumed, to mike a bushel of wheat or Indian
corn than formerly, say, to put at liberal figures, one dollar
for the former ami half this sum for the latter. Bear In inind,
moreover, that the price is regulated by the demand and
supply. Cereal it Is believed, were never more abundant;
the demaLd for them the same as formerly; the demand for
eaiico is as. uiued to be the same, while there is not in the
State one yard where three years ago there were ne thou-
sand [ At what oan you buy calico and what do you pay for
wheat and corn? Here are the data, make the ct lculation.
Nor is this all. The dealer in calico has to live on his profits,
but the,planter is speculating on his supplies. But says the
planter, "I give live dollars a pound for coffeo, sir." Well,
sir, do without it bb we have to in the army where exposed to
the inclemencies and vicissitudes of the weather, we need it
quite as much as you. ''But I must have clothes for my fam ■
ily." Let your family spin them. Those who cannot submit
to such things are not worthy of freedom. No, these are but
pretexts. Because the few articles be has to buy, costs a few
hundred dollars more than formerly, forsooth the avaricious
planter must have thousands more for his products. But he
has already more Confederate money than he knows what to
do with. No, not unless he has sold his cotton to the Yan-
kees, his corn and wheat to the Government at ten prices
and grsund the face of the poor ol his neighborhood. Tho
writer engages to pay the sum of one thousand for the name
of one man who has done hit whole duty to his country and
to destitute soldiers' families, and who still has loft more
Confederate money than* he knows what to do with.
• .But yelovero of justice answer, might notyou as well take
Confederate money at its face value, as we soldiers who are
perilhiifour lives aiid health, and enduring every form of
hardships for a mere pittance? No 1 the "great evil under the
sun" of these times, is the large number of our people im-
Jiresseil with the idea that times of general derangement are
ust the times for prudent people to make a fortune; that
others will attend to the Interest of the ooantry; they will
look after their own. The truth is, Buch persons are unworthy
of freedom, and deserve to be slaves. No man is a patriot,
Ho msn the friend of his country, who desires to enrich him-
self during these times. He Is a wretoh, who deservoe
"To go back to the vile dust whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonored, and unsung.'1
But are all of our planters thus speculating upon the miseries
of the country? No, thank HeavenI there are good men and ti ue,
not a few, who are not maklnginor wishing to make a ceut, but
areglvlng nil io their couutry and these of all profession!-; while
numben of planr.er<i liave thrown open their granaries to the
poor and are felling to those able to buy us in good times. These
are the men who ore holding up the hands of ns soldiers and help*
ing us t-> aciileve the Independence of the country; the true no-
bility or our land, whoseruemory will live green and fresh In the
l.osrts of posterity while the name of the sordid wretched wor«-
shipper of money, will rot in oblivion. v
Toe effects of depreciation by ourselves of our own money.
First, gives aid and comfort to the enemy Inducing the belief that
we ate about ready to give up and submit.
Secondly, It has a most withering influence on public sentiment
abroad, as It leads to the Inference that we have lost confidence In
our abllit y to maintain our national existence.
Fourthly, It Is airultful source of discontent to the laboring poor,
who hold the government responsible for it.
Fifthly, and woist of all, a mnjorlty of our soldiers having fam-
ilies. grow nothing and their families have to subsist upon their
capital, which Is being rapidly exhausted by the fabulous, enor-
mous prices, and where there happens to be, as is not seldom the
case, no capital to fall back on, these families have to be fed by
public cliarlty. The writer has been nearly two years In the army
and "knows whereof he affirms" when he assures his fellow cltl«
sens that.thlsi8 a most fruitful source of dissatisfaction and even
of desertion on the part of his fellow soldiers in the army. It Is
true the recollection of the noble ci use, In which we are ergaged,
ought to be enough; yet const! uted as wo are, It ought to be
matter of surprise to nobody. When we see others at homo no
bettter, we think, than ourselves,at their ease growing rich, while
we know our familie«,uearer to us than all else except liberty, are
daily becoming more dependent o' are already objects of charity,
although we are exposed to all the dargers, suffer all the priva-
tions and undergo alt the tolti, Incident to camp life, that such re-
flections should breed discont ent. Nor should It lurnlsh matter
of more surprise that a country where there exist such extreme
equality, when everybody consldeis himse'f and family as good as
any body else and his family, our soldiers generally sh^rM revolt
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GLORIOUS AFFAIR AT SABINE PASS.
Sarins Pass, 8arr. 8th, 9 P. M.
Editor. Teleoraph .-—The ball la again opened In Texas.
We have met the enemy and they are aspun ours. Yesterday
the Yankee fleet commenced showing themselves off the bar,
by "night It numbered some fifteen vessels This morning it
bad increased to twenty-three vessels of all sixes. sixteen of
them inside the bar. About T o'clock in the morning, live of
them advanced and commenced shelling the fort, but
got no reply. After continuing about an hoor, and
getting the range of the Port, they hauled off until about three
o'clock, P. M., when two steamboata hove In aight up the
Lake. Then 3 of the Yankee gunboats advanced and com-
merced with shot and shell at the Fort—one coming up one
channel and two the other. As soon as they came within
close range lor all oar guns, the Fort opened on them, and
within half an hour a oloud of eteam was seen to rise
from two of them, and then the white lag wan run
up on the two. Ths third went off badly crippled. The fleet
inside then pat out. We have the gunboats Clifton, or ten
guns, and the Sachem, of Ave guns. Took off the Clifton
one hundred and eighty-six prisoners, besides some thirty-
five killed and wounded, Com. Crawford among the
prisoners. Froip the Sachem some fifty prisoners, and eighteen
killed and wounded. The Davis Guards, under the command
of Lt. Dowling and Lt. Smith, of the Engineer corps, who
volunteered to a=slst, have won lasting honors for themselves
and their country. Not a man hurt, or a gun dismounted—all
ready t\>r auother fight. The prlhoners say there Is ten thousand
(lO.Outl) men on board their vessels, and will come again, bat we
are now better prepared an t await their pleasure.
In haste,'yours,'Ac.,
UNOLR HEN.
Brackomt, Sept. 9,1863—1 p. m.
The prisoners captured yesterday at Sabine Pass have ar-
rived here. , . _ ,
There were 90 mem killed and wounded on the Sacuom and
Clifton. i -
Letter from Alexandria.
Alixandbu, Sept. 4
In a rural district, where the settlement was sparse, so much so
that a "common school" com Id not be sustained. It was customary
to teach youngsters tho "A, b, c's" lu the sabbath school, weekly,
at the centrsl churcb. A lady tcacher who had a class of small
boys under her charge found In lt one morning a boy nearly full
wn, who had lately moved into the neighborhood, ol
ilm with surprise a moment aud then the following conversa-
tion took place:
Teacher—Who told you to come into this class, young man?
Boy—The boss—(pointing to the superintendent.)
Teacher—Whv, this class Is for little boys who have not learned
their letters. You knew your letters I suppose t
Bo*—No.
Teacher—Don't know your letters ! Why I am surprised, that
you should have grown up la such -Ignorance. You know the
sa*«chlsm don't you t
Boy—No.
Teacher—D>n't know your catechism! Well, I am astonished.
Don't you know who made you?
Boy—No.
Teacher—Don't know who made you! Well, I never was so
shocked in my life. A great big boy, almost man grown, don't
know who made him 1 Why, there Is little .Johnny, who Is net.
more than half as tall as you are, aud he knows who made him.
Johnny who made you t
Johnny—Dod.
Teacher—There, I told you so. Aud yet you have been al'o wed
to grow up to be almost a man without knowing who made you 1
The "big boy" gated at Johnny in aatonlshment for a moment,
with his eyes and mouth wide open. At last turning to the teach-
er he exclaimed, in a tone loud enough to he heard all over the
house—" Well, he ought to know. he is onbjju.it made I"
When I soe young upstart officers, who have, apparently, "Just
been made," strutting around a* if lt were a matter of doubt with
them whether the Almighty made them or whelher they made
the Alimghty, and conducting themselves in such a manner that
one would nappose that tbey oacli know too much for one man
and not enough for two, I feel Mrs pointing them te those unai.
sumlng officers of the highest rank, who wear their honors with
becoming dignity; bnt knowing that tliey btvo not brains orsense
enough to appreciate such models, I nitr them and let them slid-.
I am under obligations to Mator Levy, of General Taylor'B
Staff, for the loan of a K. 0. Picayune of the 35th. (I would
here Improve the opportunity te stale that the readers of the
Telegraph are under many obligations to the gentlemanly of-
ficers on General Taylor's Staff, for a large proportion of the
news 1 have sent in my letters of late ; such news being
gathered from late papers Jwbich I could obtain from\ no
other source. I appreciate all such favors In these times.)
This Picayune contains extracts from late Northern pa-
pers. The Tribnne says: "An officer just returned from
Charleston confirms our previout statement. He says it is
next to impossible to batter down Fort Wagner; that the men
keep under bomb proofs?upon which our shot and shell pro-
duce no effoct; that the only way the fort can be carried Is
by direct assault, which will notat present be attempted.—
Chsnoes of knocking Fort Sumter to pieces are better. It is
generally be sieved that that lort wouij speedily fall. If it
falls, our forees cannot occupy it, as ltwlll be battered to
pieces. Even should we take Forts Numter and Wagner, the
other forts have got to be overcome, and the rebels areas
busy as bees day and night, erecting battery after battery on
the way to Charleston. ,
"Military force is not deemed sufficient, and will have to
be largely reinforced before the finale is consummated. The
publlo may at onoe divest themselves of the idea that any
startling news Is coming from Charleston at present."
(Hero follows a lot of dispatches which 1
wires to-day:)
The New Albany (Indians) Ledger says there is to he ano
ther invasion of Kentucky during the approaching autumn
months,as soon as tho corn shall have become dry enough te
grind. Louisville is tho main point aimed at. The rebels arc
c afidont of their ability, when Kosecrsns shall commence
his movement into Georgia, to easily occupy that portion of
Kentucky, west of Ky , river, as they are promised the as-
sistance from sympathizers, and do not doubt'that it will be
afforded.
Nineteen persons were convicted in New York of partici-
pating in the riots. The aggregate term Of the sentences was
94 years, an average of live years to a rioter. The terms vary
rrom IS years to one month. Fines to the amount of 8500
were also lmppsed. There wss but one acquittal. Th? num-
ber of Indictments now pending give promise of an Immense
business, when the Cours sit again in October. (Before that
time there may be no courts). The charges of murder, arson
and treason have not been reached.
The Express remarks: Add to this the less of lire and prop-
erty, and the suspension of business, the bad name griven to
the city at home and abroad, and we| learn something, jet
but little, of the great reality of the cost or a riot.
The Parrott gun sunt to General Gillnore to knock Port
Sumpter to pieces like a row of ten pins, and which is capable
of firing a 300 pound shot, was lost overboard while beinir
landed from the vessel on llorrls Island. As this gnu was
the main reliance, Us less may d*fer the bombardment. '
Fred. Douglass is lionising in Washington.
A little fellow hss applied for exemption In Rhode Island
en the ground that he Is eutirsly dependent on his mother lor
support—
We are coming Father Abraham,
A valiant band, but sore;
Pray take us as you find as,
Or three hundred dollars more.
There has been a "mysterious navy battle" off the coast
of Maine whlob the Yankees are as yet unable to Mcoount for.
Yon may expect some interesting war news from this quar-
ter soon.
1 trust " Sioux " wlU soon u gst home " and (< unfold bis
tale." U. P.
The Federal Advance UXoliree.
lorrioiat. anpoaT.J
IICAJJQUAKTSHS, Forres In Vreut. 1
la.. August Mill, 1861. J
I.N. Pbjciis. A. A. *ud A.'lns. General—
81r—Ou Sui.day nlyhr, the ?2.l of August, a con ler from the
picket at outmost, lUrsu miles below Floyd, on It<you Maeou,
brought me Information to tue •nicainp'ueai of the uiaiu body at
J*tr«<sou Point, tt at a P<'deral fnrce (wi«v<« numbers are un-
suown) had crossed the Macon at that point. 1 took Immediate
steps to concentrate me cavalry tu the v.ctulty, and comou'dcst*
the Information tu your offlce bv telegraph. On th t IK<wi i.f 'ay
the cavaliy outposts In vicinity of Delhi, having conceit
under Llcutenant-Golouel Capers' Louisiana batuHoo, moved
forward to Floyd, encountered tUe enemy's adva> ox cavalry and
severely repulsed ihaiu. putting thciu to roiu. Hiving rocetved
<m the same day a.Jlt|>atcU from Lt. Co'. Capers that h* had In-
fvrnihtlou trom Lt. Uensley, a paro cd Confederate officer, who
had been captured by ibe enemy and released, that Ui-j enemy
hnd crossed M.c ur bsyeu seven thousand strong, couvtsUng ot
lufantry, caeairy and artillery, 1 at onoe forwarded tntelHMBOe
ot'the tact to your office and sttsinpted to tvake good my iJe'enc*.
On Tueaoay, 24th. the enemy moved from Mscou Bayou to Uoeutt
river, seveu mil's from my position. H*vtiig constructs an
abattls ou the lares, separating Lake Lafourche froin Boott river,
wh'ch was the only polst ot dfrproach to >y position from the
front, 1 ti>rew forward a strong detachment under cotun and ot
Captain Kyser. 12th Texas dragoons, to that point, In or ter te
held the enemy In chect as long as possible. The enemy's cav-
aliy advanced to withlu eue mile et niv position on the morning
ofTuesday, and awaited until 3 p. m. for the arrival of their In-
fantry support, when they made a combined attack eu my ad-
vanced detachment.. Ttte attaak was hotly contested, but the
enemy having thrown a body of irramry un the opposite bank,
(Widen completely flanked onrooslMou,) we suffered from a front
and enfilading tire, and oar men withdrew, telling back te within
two miles of the main body. Finding a full confirmation of the
orlslual report that the ei et4> were In largely euisorlor force ot
all arms. 1 determined te fall slowly back and endeavor to bold
their advance In chock to enable the bends of departments In
Monrce to secure the Government property. Slowly ud steadi-
ly, with a fsce evsj- in rhe enemy, mjr little handful] ot five hun-
dred fell back only 2< miles In two ttays. Ill the piesunce of tour-
tec n to one, taking position, flghttuR and aklrmlshlng tho wholt
distance from myorlglual position on BoeutTrlvorto the OnechtUI.
On Friday,'# i.li, alter skirmishing with the enemy to wllhln a lew
miles of Monroe, and taking position to continue t o bold them lu
check, they commenced massing their troops for a Dual nttaok.
Finding that 1 would be overpowered by vastly superior num-
bers, and that, my retreat would nsce sarlly be precipitous for
the passage of a stream, attended with Irreparable disaster If
closelv pressed, I declined any tmrtber engagement With the
enemy, and at sundown tell back throuali Monroe to the treat
bank or tne Ouachita, (all the public property havlug baen pre-
viously removed,) without, throughout the retreat, losleg ♦\ther
a man or property. The enemy occupied Monroe on the tollow
lng m-<rnlng with two llKiussnd cavalry and a regiment of Infan-
try, their main body to the r*ar of the city. Wltii the skeletons
of three regtm n«. and a battalion ot cavalry reduced bv swamp
slckuess from their original strength to but a few over five bun
dred, covertng the public property, we slowly retired during U e
last two days te Vienna, oar rear guard sklrmlHhing heavily with
the enemy on the river. A fowhonrs after reaching Vienna on
the Clalborno road, tke fallowing official comuuniqsilou was re-
ceived by me from the Mayor of Monroe:
Monros, La., August Vi. ISM.
Bta—The Federal forees rotlred from the town of Monroe this
morning about fi o'clock In the direction lu which they came.
Their forces, abuut as Lear as 1 am able to state, was six
thousand.
Yours respectfully, ROBT. KAY, Mayor of Monro?.
To W. U. Pabboks, Col. Conidg.
My rear goard, consisting of some two hundred nesr the river,
were at once ordernd by u-e to recrcss the river to make a recon-
nolssance to dutermlne the movements and Intentions of the
enemy. A report has not y t reached me, aud It yet remains to
be determined whether their evacuattou was « ruse to cover
othsr designs looking to a continual advance, or whether the
whole expedition was a mere raid lb superior force to tfrlve the
Confederate cavalry from the swamp country and plunder the
Intermediate region between the Mississippi and Ouachita
rlvei.
1 bavo the honor to remain ,
Your obedleut servant,
(Signed) W. II. PARHONti, Col. comdg. forces lu frent.
True wpy—1. M. Bbandon, A. A. g.
NOKTUBKM 1TXA1S.
send over the
at theld«a of their families being fbd by public chat! y.
soldiershave sald to the writer, when in reply to tbd
tetlon* that Confederate money, ail>east|tbelr wage-1
not procure bread for their families, L>? has stated t r, t
ties had taken the matter In liaod and made provision r .r m uleis'
families, fhey did not wish their families dependent vu the publlc
t.bat let the people at home take the money at the valuation at
wblch It was paid to them for their services, snd they could sup-
port their own families.
Mr. Editor, I have already written too maeh now, perhaps,
th^n yon bave room te pabllsh or yonr readers leisure te
examine. But let me sunsst at yonr contemplated War
Meeting steps be taken, if praotleable, to put the neeessa
riesof life not only for soldiers'fWmlliei. but for our whole
old and silver prices In Confederate money.
Ill
speedily disappear, desertions less freqaeot In eur army, snd
---• ' * —— more
D. R. W
population,at gold and sllrei
And I engage taatdlsoontent among ear people at home wi
speedily disappear, desertions less frequent In eu
oar glorious cause upheld and carried onward
elaerUy and enthusiasm.
A grand Juror having applied te ths Judge te be excused from
serving, on account of deafness, the Jndge said, " Oeald yen net
bear my charge to the Jury, Mr? "Yes, I heard yonr honor's
charrv' Mid ths Juror,>Tbut I reuldn't make any senseef It. He
was "excused.'
Putt and eooraoi.—"Sir Alex. Ball," ssys Coleridge, In Ms ex-
quisite biographical sketch of that distinguished British Admiral,
the honored and special friend of l.ord Nelson, Sir Alexander
Ball, quoted the speech of an old Admiral, one of whose great
wishes w as to have a ship's crow composed altogether of serious
" wil _
>ar<.
the natural prodnct of familiarity with danger, while thoughtless-
Scotchmen. He spoke with great reprobation of the vulgar no-
tion, "the worse man, the better sailor." Courage, he said, was
reiss would oftentimes turn into foolhardtness; and that he had
uiways found the most useful, brave sailors, tb. quietest and most
rational of bis crew. The best sailor he ever had was never heard
to swear an oatb, and was remarkable for the firmness with wblch
he devoted a part of every Sunday to the reading of hi* Blhlo "I
record this," adds Coleridge, with satisfaction, as s testimony of
grest weight and altoge1 her unexceptionable."
"1 have often beard It said," wrote liedley Vicars, 'the worse
the man, the better the soldier!' Facts contradict tnls untruth.
Were I ever, as the leader of a forlorn hope, allowed to select my
meu, It would bo most certainly from among the soldlrrsr Christ;
for who should fight so fearlessly anil bravely, as those to whom
death presents no after terrors?"
"You ought to be braver than the rest of us," sild some of the
brotber officers to Dabney Csrr Harrison one day, after witnessing
some exhibition of bis stern fearlessness In danger.
"Why so ?" said he pleassntly.
"Because," said they, "you have everything settled for eternity
Yon have nothing to fear after dealh."
"Well, gentlemen." said he so'emnly, after s moment's pau<e
"you are rleht. Everything Is settled, 1 trast, for eternity, and 1
bave nothing to fear."
Ora Fall Schools —With the opening of September, the
fail term of nor schools commence throughout the State —
We are pleased to see that, as far as Doaston Is conoerned, a
good deal of Interest is manifested on the subject of edaen
tlon. The various sohoelsef theelty are, ws learn, prompt-
ly filling ap. Everything would seem to Indicate a prosper-
ous foil term. Our sehooTs are supplied with well qualified
teaoh'rs. Rates of tuitloa are moasrate for the times. We
trust those who have charge of the rising raeelneur midst
will see te It that they avail themselves of the facilities of
education.
Maa's happlaess la said te hang upon a thread that I* never
at haad to sew en the shirt-batten that Is always eff.
We have the Memphis Argus of August S2d, from which we
abstraot the following:
TUe Canadian papers give eridenoe of intenee exoltemon1
now prevailing in tho Provinces, and the question of separa-
tion of the Upper and Lower Provinees is seriously discussed
A fear of nn invasion from the United 'States Is manlfchted-
and not without reason. At Fort Montgomery, a! Kense's
Point, only 45milos from Montreal, tliere has, within u yeir,
been woll foHlfied nsgssines built, capable of supplylnt an
army of 100,000 men. In fact, the whole fortress Is a reocut
construction, and can be designed for nothing else but an ag-
gressive movement upon Canada. Positive information has
vieen made public by wen of high character, and which is
believed by tbo press, thst the United Htates design with the
epenlng spring te throw 100.000 men ap the district of Mon*
troal, to cut the connections between Upper and Lower Canada,
to abstain religleusly from Intermeddling with their local af-
fairs, but to force a separation of the Previbcss by the mtln
force of an army of eoeupatlon, Interposing a military harrier
to their intercourse. The objeetjwill be to annex Upper Cana-
da at onoe to ths Llnooln dynasty.
Lon or, Aug. 9th.—The advioes hy the Persia are regarded
as mere favorable to the South, and a protraction of the wnr
is calculated upon. The Confederate tosn has advanced fully
4 per cent, since yesterday, closing at78. [Lowest previous
quetatloes, 78.—Kd. Tel.] The London Glebe announces,
apparestly on authority, that an assurance has been received
that the American Conscription was not meaat as a menace
to Kngland. There is no interruption of the amity of thA two
countries. Russia declines meeting with the German Klngti
Engluad, Praiice and Austria have agreed to send a common
no eto Russia. An iron ram building in Ksglaud for Kussln
has bsna hurried off Incomplete.
St. Pwcrsbcrq, Jnly 2«.— A new levy of troops has been
ordered which will give Ku«sia an army of l,COO.OOO men. A
fortifl.td samp has been erected In Finland. The works ef
Sweaborg bave been greatly strengthened and u line of bat-
teries is gradually stretching slung the whole ^aboard of the
Gulf ^f Finland. The deftinces of the^Cronstadt are utterly
losprepnable.
The Bulletin has a full account of the blowing up of the
City ofMadisou atVicksburg.
TheCity of Madlsou left the wharf at Memphis last week
for below In government service, and In due time arrived
with her passsngers and cargo safely at Vlcksbnrg, whore,
after discharging, she was ordered to loaa for b/luw. Her
load was to consist o? ordnance and other government, stores.
In the eurljr part of ths week she commenced leading, and
was progressing finely up to Wednesday morning, August
19lh. when she commenced taking on ammualtion and a vari-
ety of shells, some of which were percussion. One of the lat-
ter, through the carelessness, lt is thought, of some of the
men handling them, was dropped, and fell Into the hold
where the amunitlon was stored. * Upon Its reaching the floor
ofthe hold, the concussion was so great that It exploded, and
caused tt~e Instant firing of the missives stored there. We
are told thbt the roar of the explosion was deafening in the
extreme,and that the air was darkened with the smoke, frag-
ments of the wreck, and with the mangled remains other 111 -
fated crew and the soldiers who were doing guard duty oa
her at the time ofthe blowing up.
The less of life, It is estimated, will run from 100 to 30D
men, consisting of her officers, the laborers engaged lu lead-
ing her, and some sixty soldiers who bad been detailed for
guard duty upon her, while she was loading. We are lnfonued
that twr-nty men each were detailed for this duty, from tbo
48tb, Mi and Uffth Ohio regiments.
Wc are also Informed that there were two ladies on board,
who were ef course lost. We could not learn their namss.
The ill-fated steamer was literally blown to atoms, and, two
minutes arter the explosion, there was net a particle ef her
hull to be seen, all had sunken beneath the muddy Water of
the Mississippi.
New Yoitx, August 18.—The establishment known Ir Tat-
tersaU's,ln Sixth Avenue, was burned at 4 o'clock this after-
noon, and a number of firemen were injured and twenty five
horses burned. Loss 94 >,000, mostly Insured.
The fire Is supposed to have been the work of an tneendiary
and a part of a general seheme by riotously disposed persons
on aceonat of ths aoproachlng draft.
Prom a Nassau, N. P., letter to a Yankee paper we take the
following:
Blockade running goes on swimmingly. Mr. T. fl.Reghle,
of this city.boasts that his steamers are all successful, and the
port they rnn to Is Wilmington. One of bis commissioners is
Cspt. Burroughs, a grandson et the notorious Stephen Bur-
roughs (the counterfeiter and Jail breaker,) and he has run
the blockade of Wilmington twelve times—six tlmos In and
out—from Nassau. The steamer he has Is 4r>0 ttnsbardsn,
350 horse power (screw,) draws 10 feet of water, Is painted
lead color, and runs seventeen miles an hour. Hehasbesn
chased repeatedly and fired at; but none of your bloekadors
san catch him. Will some or your Rip Van Winkles put more
stoam on and oapture these fellows 7
More steamers are on the stocks at Liverpool, and three are
described as Iron clad rams ofthe most powerful description
Unless you lay down and build ships equally as powerful,
twelva mentis will leave you bnt a tithe of that vast com-
merce which made fou the seoond commercial nation In the
world, and this will be at the mercy ofthe Kngllsh pirates.
Many of thslcadl ...
ting very uneasy
tawa ou the Et
bringing a pressure to bear against ths Government to brln
nringing a pressure io near against ins Government to bring
about aa alleratlen In the foreign enlistment act,''provided
the United States will do the asm* thing "
NEW A 1)VIfcKTlRKMICNT8
AMY gentleman er lady who la fend ef reading
and willing to read eloud. who may be deei-
roua ef a retired situation in the eountry, where
there le health, pleasant sea air, and t fine view,
asay hear of suoh' a residence In a respectable
family—provided board, washing aud k 'glng will
be e sufficient compensation for such a service.
Good reference required and given. A4nlreee
all-twattwlt* BKN BOLT. Telegraph Offlce.
haadqtiartiiaa, ltrn Battalion T. 8. T.,
Sept. 10th, 1683. )
Hpeclal Order, No. 8.
All the Infantry belonging to the 18th Battalion
T.S.T.are hereby ordered Into Camp Lubbock
Immediately, with euch arms as they have.
By order of T. J.M. KlCHAKDSON.MaJ.Com.
W C Hcnteu. Adjutant. ell-twlt
HBADQOAaTKRS, Hubbao Ktatu Taoops >
District of Texas, New Mexico fc Ariaoaa, >
Houston,Texas, Sept 10,1861. )
Special Order, No. 31.
I. The entire Cavalry force ef the 3d, 4th, 5th,
0th, 10th, ll:h, 18th, 19th, 38th, 17th, 18th, 83d,
36th and 27th Battalions will Immediately on the
receipt ef these orders, march from their Bat-
talion oauips to Mlllican, Texas, and report to
Brig. Gen. Gano, who Is ordered to take eouu>and
at tnat point.
II. Transportation and supplies will ba obtained
In sccordanee with previous orders.
Ill .These troops will maroh aimed and equipped
in the best possible manuer, and without delay, as
the necessity for their presence atMllllean Is press
ing. All orders directing the above troona te
Bouham and other polnta are hereby revohedT
IY. The Infantry of these Battalions will re-
main in camp until further orders. Ivery Infantry
man is enjelned to get arms. If they oan be eb
tainod. of any description. By command of
MaJ.Gen. J. BaNKHIAij MAQRUDKR.
. D MoAnoo, A. A G.BUte Troops. ell-tw3
, Circular.
Okdnanci Bpusau, Kicbmond, July £2d, 1863.
REQUISITIONS for the same articles must not
be made upon two arsenals at the same time.
The attention or the Chief Ordnance Ofleera ef
armies and departments is oalled te this polut, as
suoh a practice leads to confuslea and waste of
ordnance stores.
(Signed) J. G0RGAF, Col. Cfcler of Ord.
Official. Tiios. O. Khxtt.
MaJ.itChf. of Ord.dk Arty.D. T. M.
CONPBDBRATH STATES OP AMERICA,
WAR DKPAKTMRNT.
Oroxamcc Bpriad, Richmond, July 1st, 1883.
rpuii attention of offlcere ou ordnance duty Is
X called to the Importance of rendering their
Quarterly Relume of Ordnance and Ordnance
Stores in duplicate.
One copy to be retained by the Bureau for ref-
erence ; the other to bo turned oyer lo the Second
Auditor for settlement or accotints-
(lignod) J. OOKGAS, Col. Chief of Ord.
Official. Tnos. G. Khktt,
sll-twfit aj.dr Chf of Ord fc Art. D.T. M.
Hbabqu Annas, v
Dlatriet ef Texas, Mew Mehtee 4k Arlaoan >
Near Mllllean, Texas, Sept. 8,18B*. >
flauaaAL Oanaxs, Re. 131.
Paragraph 1. The^Dowlng orders la regard te the
Impreocment of cotton are pubWsbedisr tie informa-
tion of planters .merchants and others Interred tu
ootton: .
Extract from letter of Lieutenant General Smith
June J7th, IMi:
"The arrival ofthe Sea Queen and other vessel a
with army supplier. M->d«" e contract with the Beet#-
tary of War, the savi, g the government credit by uieet-
i' g tbeoe supplies with cotton, in whica the carmerj
was to be made, the follure of alitor PrattJSi« pur.
' Jan a<«e*
army
chasing agent, to meet this necei«tty with
APi'JCAL TO T11K I'LANTKEH.
hkadquaateks LaDOB utlrkact, )
Houston,Sept. 9th, 1013.j
The Major General Commanding is again com-
pelled to appeal lo the patriotism of the planters
of Texas, to furnish an additional quota of ne-
groos, to erect the necessary fortifications to pre-
vent tho enemy from successfully invading this
State. They are already endeavoring to effect a
landing, and a prompt response upon your part
will materially assist in preventing this threatened
evil. Ue therefore calls upen you to furnish, fori
temporary purposes rssslvbg from this emar*1
gency, one-naif of the male negroes between '.'te
ages of sixtsen and fifty. The Major General In-
dulges the hope, that tuo mero knowledge of the
necessity for this call, will induce the planters to
promptly forward to Houston the above queta of
their negroes, and that impressment will have to
be resorted to only with the unpatriotic. The
preservation of your properly, yonr hennr, aud
the honor of your State, should be the only force
to induco a compliance with this appeal. The
labor of your slaves has not been In vain. The
fordllcatiena built by them and defended by y«ur
citizens, have already achieved a glorious vUlery
at the Hablne. Present sncriflocs will result in
permanent goed. Build the forts. Your soldiers
will defend iliem.
By command of MaJ.Gen, J. B. MAGRUDER.
11. B. Amjrkwo,
(lapt. & Chief. Labor Bareaw.* sll-3l
quau supply of cotten. the absolute want of
supplies in the Trans-M!«slsslppt Department, snd tha
Interruption of ceuimnnleatlo*i with the Sast.maklr*
the Rio Grande the only channel by whlcb they can hi
Introduced, make* lta mllltary necessity" that cotton
should be obtained by Impressment In sufficient
qifor ttty to meet the wants of the Department ou
tue Rio Grande, jou will therefore impress er cauan
to be Impressed, through Gen. Bee. commanding the
Western Sob Military District of Texas;the cotton
and transportation necsssary for tneetlov the imme-
diate wants of the Department, and for Keeping un
lb* credit ofthe Government. •-> ■
The lmpresamsnt must be made under the proviso
ions of the Impressment Act.
Contractors who have entered Into an agroeaoent
with the Government in good foltb, whose contracts
have heeu approved at Richmond, at Department
Bead Quart rs.er District Bead Quarters, sad who
hsve goods on the HloGrande frontier, awaiting the
arrival .of their cotton, will not be interfered with.
Mr. L. 8. Jtmes.Qenarsl Railroad Agent under au«
thorlty fretis Government, Importing machinery, etc.
uecessarr for keeping up the roads on the military
linss of communication, will alto be exempted from
this Impressment. He most show thst the cotton
purchased by himself or his agent Is for the abovs
purpose and not for private speculation."
(Signed) . K. KIRBY SMITH,
Lieutenant General commanding.
Addressed to Major General J. BaaUicad Mai ruder
cemmnrdlug District of Texas, etc.
Par. II. In accordaoco with ths above Instructions
ths Commanding General of the Dlstriu ordered the
lmpiesamcnt of cotton to be proceeded with and
appointed M Jors Russell and Dickinson to take
charge of thu business of Impressing—the first at
Brownsville aud the second at San rAntonio. The
following additional bx«mptlon* have been made by
hlaotdur, vis: Cotten b(longing to tbe State, to tl e
associations for the benefit of soldiers' families, aud
to Major Hart or any of hie agents.
Psr. III. In s letter written July 21, to Brigadier
General B«e, tbe Commanding General instructed him
to exempt the cctton of planters from liuprsssment,
but finding that this sxsmptlon was taksn advantage
of for the purpose of speculation, the Commanding
General gave instructions thst only such amount of
planters' cotton should oe permitted to go out of tbe
country aa would be snitlcleot to supply ths planta-
lon wants of the owncrc.
Par. IT. In the place of the above instructions,
ths Commanding Gsnersl, after having carefully In-
vestigated tbe subject, decides that planters may be
allowed to export cotton, free ot Impressment, in the
mnportl'n of M bales to svery 100 negroes owned by
tnem. They are required, howaver, te procure
certiorate from the clerk of the coanty.court that
this cotton Is te be used for the purpose of procuring
plantation supplies, s d that tliey are Loaa fide
owners of the negroes. This certificate to acce
the cotton of the planter, and on Its being prs._
to sny officer of the Government, who may stop
train, to be considered aa authority for the exerapta>e
of the cotton and also the te.tma earr ing it trom Im-
pressment. By eoinmanO of
MaJ, Gen. J. H. MAGRUD1R.
W. A. Alston, Captain and A. A. General.
ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE.—In obedience to
a decree ef tho nonorablo County Courl of
Brazoria connty, rendered at tbe August regular
term, A. D„ 1M3, IwlU offer at public auction, te
the highest bidder, on tho Lake Jackson planta-
tion, on Tuesday tho '22d day ef the present month,
between the legal hours of sale, a largo nnd valu-
able lot of household and kitchen furniture, be-
longing to the estates of Abnor and Margaret
Jackson, dee'd. Terms of sale.—On a credit of
twolve months, the purobaser or ptirchassrs to be
required to irive their note or notes with gcod per
sonul security. JOHN O. JACKSON,
Bcptl 1-twtd Administrator.
Ornca or Ciiixk Q. M. 1)icit. Tram-Miss, i
Shrovenort, La., Aug. 2t lh, 1BU3. j
OPPlCSllS of the Quaitermasters' Department
In charge of horses have no authority to sup-
ply conscript or other officers, without special
orders from this offlco, sr from Cspt. V. Ducavss
Inspr. Plsld Transpr. ' '
Tho demand for artillery horses requires that
nothing be done to Interfere with their supply.
J. P MINTEtt, Major & Chief Q M.
Approved. By order of
Lieut. Oen.E. KI11BY SUITE.
Awpirsow. Asst. Adjt. Gea. sll-tw4t
REWARD.—Kannway from James A
Hardin, aear Jamestown, Smith Co.,
Texas, the SOlh of July, 18t>3, a nsgro girl, Ellen,
about 18 years old, nsarly blank, about S feet 5
inches high, her toes are about half ss long ss
her big tecs, and look like they were cut ol";
also she was badly burned when about eight yoars
old, snd left soars on each side or her leg's, and 1
think on her back also. I have good reason lo
believe that she has been sent er taken off. If so,
1 will give the above reward for her and tbe thief
lodged In Tyler Jail, with the proper evidence to
convict. If she has not been taksn off, 1 vrlll give
a liberal reward for the said negro, delivered at
my house one and a half miles north of James-
town. **>rsII— tw3t JAMES A. HARDIN.
uxapqcartcas, Dist. or Texas, Nkw \
mstico ann Arizona,
Hcuston, Texas, Bept. 8th, ISC:.. )
Sracub OaoiRsNo. —.
Mr. Jehn B. Lubbock, Agont of Msjor S. Hart,
Q. M., Is 'entitled to the privilege of having een-
scrlpts detailed as teamsters for Major Hart's De-
partment, upon his sppllsatlea.
Enrolling officers will be governed accordingly,
and will, on t ,e application of Mr. Lubbeek, de-
tail such conserlpts for this purpese, as may be
certified by him to be absolutely nooessary for Ma
Jor Hart's Department. By nemmaad of
MaJ.Gsn. J. BANRHEAD MAGRUDER,
saptn-twlm K. P.Tprkbe, A. A. 6.
Hbadqpartirs, )
ilttrkap of State Taoors, District or>
Texas, New Msxice and Arizona.)
Honstoa,Texas, Sept Olb, 1803.
Speoial Orders No. 33.
c • • c * •
All minute companiss from Port Bend.Whar
ten snd Brszorla eounties, will at oaee repair te
the mouth of tbe Bresos, armsd and cquipp%) for
ssrvics. By command of
MsJ. Gen. J. B. MAGRUDER.
septll-'wlt I. D McAnoo, A. A O S. T
PUBLIC SALE.—On Tuexdsy the Sth day of Oe
tnber next, I will, In obedienoe to aa order ef
tbe County Oourt of Colorado county, sell at the
Court fluuse deor, In the town ef Columbus, s
trset of land on Harvay'a Creek, comprising the
homestead of D. A. Hubbard, deoeassd, contain,
lng 484 acres. Terms or sale—twelve months
oredit, with bead and approved security, and
leln retained on the land, Hals within lefal hours.
TIIOS. P. HUBBARD.
icpiiliw3! Administrator.
uiapqpartrrs Dept. Trans-Miss ,i
Sbreveport, La., Sept. 4th, 1888. {
General Orders Ne. 41.
Lieutenant Colenel L. W. O'Bannon, Q. M., la
aaaoane*d as Ohief of Bureau of the Aaartor*
aster's Dspartmsnt In ths Department of Traas-
Mlsslsslppl. \
All returas and reports, reqalrad by the Ecgula-
tleas of the Army to be mado to the Chief ef this
Bureaa at Rlehmond, Va., will la future be made
to Lieutenant Celonel O'Buanen, Quartermaater
at Sbreveport, La. By command of
Lieut, fen. B. KIRBY SMITH.
septll-tw3i S. B. Andrrsox, A. A. G.
UxAsquARTicas, Dept. or TRANs-Musissirriw
Shrsveport, La., Bept. la*. ISIS, i
Spselal Orders, No. ISffi.—[.Extract.]
• e e e e e
VI. Officers authorised to rccrnlt fer their Regi-
ments, Battalions er Companies, will la ne eass
Interfere with the enrolling offlcere of the counties
or parishes, and will, In going lata a oeanty er
parish, report to the Borolltag Officer duplicate
drseriptlvs lists sf all men recruited. In no ease
will offloers be allowed to recruit without especial
authority from Department Headquarters.
By command ef
Lt. Gen. B. KIRBY 8MITII.
8. 9. Anderson, Ass't Adjt, Gea.
Official f terhew D. Yancet, A ■ A. Q. si 1-lt
C10NPEDKRATB WRITING INK.-Thls Ink
/ possesses tho qualities of good writing lnh.
W hen first opened It Is pale, bat will soon change
to pertuaneut, deep blaok. It te a perfect combi-
nation of colors, will not corrode nor decay, le an
unchangeable fluid, and improves by age.
The undersigned claims for this Ink superiority
to all others In the market In the following Impor-
tant particulars, viz: fluidity, legibility and per-
msnence of color.
Put up In 1 pint bottles,at f3 50per bottle,or
per dozen. M. R. SHEPHERD, Manufacturer,
• sspt 10—31 (Houston, Texas.
1 For sale by McLelland A Co., Druggists, Houston
$50
KEWABD,—Stolen on the 4th inat., from
Market Square, in the olty of Houston,
one chtsnut sorrel horse, about 6 years old, IS
hands high, star la forehead, branded (very plain)
on the left hip with a snail shell or lap ring. He
was taken from the bell post, being tied there.
Said horse had a good saddle, bridle, and good
hair rope on, when taken. 8addle had a gun-
bolder oi) the horn, also some wild cat skin on the
sides of thw front tree. Any one finding; the abeve
home will confer a tfreat fsvor on a soldier, and
receivo the above reward, by delivery or any In-
formation that will lead to tbe recovery of blra to
mo ut Matagorda, Capt. R. W. Hargrove's Com-
pany, Brown's Bst. JOHN M. HE FLY,
sIO-tw3f Co. B, Brown's Bat.
usapttpabtses, District er Trxas,
Nrw Mexico aud Auixona,
i
Houston, Texas, Sept. 7, 1803.'
Qoneral Orders No. —
All leaves of alienee and farloufba are hersby
revoked. All officers and soldiers on leave or
furlough, are hereby direttod to rejoin their com-
mands without the slightest delay.
Any delay or inattention to these orders, will bo
noticed at these ncodq-urtere-
By commaud of
K. P. Turner. A.
Mai. Gen. MAGRUDER, •
*• sepl0lw4t.
DESEllTED-From the
Cavalry, the follow lu/
Desire Brousiard, of the Regimental Hand, da
1st Regiment, Texas
enlisted men, via t
sorted September Q, 16ti3, from camp on We«t Ber-
nard ; la sixtfeet one inch high, twenty-six years
of ago, dark complexion, gray eyes and blaok
hair ; was born in Lafayette parish, Louisiana, of
French extraction.
Leon Hypollte, Durler of company "A," de-
serted August 85tU, 18u3, from catnip on Scull
Creek, aear Colutpbus ; la 43 years of age, five feet
sovenanda half luohoc high, dark complexion,
gray eyes and brown hair; a native of Francs.
Richard J. Hamilton, private of oompany"A
deserted August &6lh,l@G3, from camp near Alley
ton ; is 23 years of age, alx feet two Inohea hi
dark complexion, black hair abi cycs;anai
of Virginia,
is 22 years of age, alx feet two'lnohoa high
•lexion, black hair abi eyesjanatlvi
MosesB.Stevenson, private cf company "A,"
'sorted August Sfitb, 1863, from oamp near Alley-
ton ; Is 24 years of age, five feet seven and a half
Inches high,
light complexion, grayayea and
brown hair; a native of Tenneaaee.
Albert H. Eachry, Bugler of coaapaay "6,Hds.
sorted September 6th, 1863, from camp oa the Wee I
Bernard; la20yeara ol age, five feet all Inohea
high, light complexion, gray eyea and light hair;
a native of Tenneaaee. He took with him a clay-
bank horac,branded Bon tho left shoulder, aeven
yeara old, sixteen handa high, four whit* foci,
white spot on right flank, white bus an<Ltall,
and forehead aunksn on account of a kick from
another horse. Said horse was the property of a
member of oompeny "B."
The usual reward will ba paid In aach case fe
the apprehension and delivery ofthe abeve named
deserters to the Headquarters of this Regimset.
A. BUCHBL,Col.q«md'f latTtfascevalry.
Sepl0tw9t ,
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