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MWTM. VMXJLU
& m. coram e,
'Mr. A.8. Ro#e, ofthteeltjr.wlll Uavo this
Ik, le eerry letters east of the Mleels-
i toft or prat to this ofloo «p telbat
tlii« will be forwarded by Ua. To meet hb «-
t M MOt with eaeh letter,
i llw h« iflud.
peacee, one dollar aut
Peeta«e stamps i
<3OM a* Putt Oim to m Fahiuu op
Coumsxs.—We-proptee to keep a etandiec Hatt*
oar paper of Ihooo gentlemen who art willing to
famish ths tamlllee of soldiers with oora at SO
cents. Haass will bo added as they arc farolshed
to as*
W.P. Hntefeins, Wharton oovnty; J. P. Egberts,
do; V.L7willlasBs.de( W. H. Kirk land, Do Witt
eosBto; B. Zachary, Fayette do; Kyle A Tony,
Port load do; M>.W«wi, do; o«l. J. H. H*ra-
don, Brasorla; Col. David Kandoa, Port Boad;
Dr. A.H. Rlppetoe,Breoham; Capt. T.J. Catch-
ing, Gosaalee eouaty; Mlk Mak.lroy, Frclabnrg;
J. Mnckolroy.do; J— a gtimfellow.do) Ool. AHred
Hendereon, low Vim; J. 0. Drlscoll, Prairlo
Plains; Aaron Goflso, Brsiorla county; W. W.
Smith; Phils eonntj; H. White, Bastrop ooanty,
400 bubals; lenders* Mather, Port Bend exua-
~ , Chapped UUC W. M. 81e<l«e, do;
, 400 bushels; J B WUsea, Brsiorla;
pol Bill l Capt. Alfred J&ee, lndlpooc
MUUpshew. Ohippcl BUI; Major K.J.
Millioan; B. Nance, Hays connty.
Irssona;
os, Chap-
ndence; M.
Carotasrs
Blow at the Doprseiaten of the Cureaey.
Wspahllsh ths tollowiag Osaoral Ordsr la this
place asa basis sf sons remarks:
f Headoaanors Dept. Traae-Mississippi,}
IfiroTsport, La., Sept. 18th, 1MB. J
Qsasral Orders Bo. 45.
Ths Lteateneat-General Commanding regrets to
lsarn thatcklssas within the Department, demor-
alised by spscalatlen sad ths love of gala, perils-
teatly rsfhssto receive Coafodsrato moaoy In tbe
salss ef sappUss sad la ths payment of debte.
oar' llais."!*!
ths District 0'
and hlmaelf seat wlthoat
for* procsodlsf to this oxtrenltf,
dor, In each clearly establish-
ed sass, will direct Ue purchasing agents to
Wees the property of persons so offending, wl
ever sapplios as* to bo ebtataed In their rlclalty.
ever aapplu
The prices allowed will he those detemlaed op
oa by the Stale Cosuaissloasrs, aad published In
orders.
i State Comnisatoasrs, aad pabli
Byeommaadof
Ideal. Sea. B. KIBBY SMITH.
8. I. AsnsasoN, Ase't AiJ*t Osaoral.
The dlepocttloe sa the put ofkas of ths pso-
pls to letasb Confederate aossfla thslr trnaeae-
tioas has bssa most palatal to witness, aad has
called losdly for sotae tat erfersaoo like ths above.
Ths trsassry notes of the Confederacy ars the lire
blood of ths amy. Anything that weakoas thslr
▼alas, strttssa blow at the eaaas aioie staggering
thaa opon treason can ds. The time has ooaio to
- arrest ths dsprtcUMon thai has boon going on,
aad to accomplish this, every Means most ho
' broaghtto bear.
The exchange of troasary aotca for gold has
bssa ths frallfal soarse of most e-f lbs evtlw
complain ef. Bat •>rthlaS*> * Mil «j*re ly
ever have been thought of U pat the prise of eera
at 83 per bashsl.es of Soar at 8100 per seek, or
of wood at 885 per cert, or ef ether things la Ilka
proportion, as has b en dons la this eky within the
past weefc. This exehaage swot I* stepped. There
Is aa law Is step H, wear* told: Thea the pseple
la their sovorstga capacity mast make pabUe
oplaloa a law strong eqoogh to aeeempllsh the
sad. i *
Let public aesUngs maks rssolatieas. Let Coa
- federals aaeoslaUoas dothe same. Let the 8. 8*
lsad thslr powerfal aid, aad pablls oplaloa may
soon.be created that *111 effectually step this evil
as well as give ear currency a value which It has
act kaowa fbr months before. .
Who tradce la gold T (1.) Thealiea speculator,
who wlshee to remove his Ill-gotten galas ftom
ths Oeafsdsracy. Why shoald we mipoe matters
with sash f They have'ae Interest la ear sense.
They ^ simply here to sack the blood of oar
struggling soaatry. (9.) Ths Ualoaist at heart,
who wfchce to tarn his moasy late spsels agalast
thsdSyhs looks fer of ear eonqaect. Wbyshenld
wemlaeematters with saehl Thsy are oar ane-
mias.- They hate as with aa aadylag hatred, aad
only lock for their own happtaeesln oar deatrae-
tloa. (3 j The Book of sharpers ttat, like Bles
aheat blood, have lafectsd ear eopatiy, aad are
acw oaly Inteat apaSMhe accumulation of wealth
They have avoided military service cither hy sab-
stltttttoa it sa seme flimsy pretext, aad aew ds
vote thsmsslvss- to self, atterly regardless of
eeaatry. These are the Ihreag of spscalators.
aaa shoald bo the Ishmaelltee ef society, aad In
be flrewaed apse by all petrlots as an worthy to
asaoslats with dsosa t mca. Letall thseseUsses
be pat aad or the social beast once, sad aveldsd
as lepers, wfcoss very toach sarriss a potseneas
&
no Urns has ssme la this great straggle, whoa
aU we baas sad are, mast be fltfowa late the
of oar soaatry, aad whsa as man meet alio*
P*spsrty or Us 1Mb to weigh against ths pabUe
welfare.
Wo trast tbs above ordsr will be carried oat to
thslsMsr, aad that every man who refhses to sell
for Confederate scoasy *1 a reassas fs yrfac-
fbr wo reyard the aahcard ef prisee aew ssked as
no better thda demaadlag gold fbr product—will
be marksdt aad hto prodase Imprcsssi withsat
Ths rsmedy wUl bs eCSdaal,-sad B Is
It Is the sslvattea ef ihsansy. and
the army mastsafSrce It. The Imprsasnceat law
gives ths powar. A wise patriotism meat give ths
dissrimlasMoa, aad pabllseplaloa will, we K
Mere, fully sustain it. ,
JO3 Ths somaaaleatloa ef UD'* ^a the asgro
ssldler qassllsa, sa we aattslpatsd, attracts ao
Utile pabtls attsallon. Ws have ro8ected a great
deal span Mm mhfset, sad while ths argamsats
la fhvor of kls prepoelttsa aN stroag, they 4s
hot esnvlasS as sd its prspristy. Te bs sare,
thssasmy its taklag ear negroes aad arming
ttsm against as. Bat we are aet yetrsdasedte
sash aa extremity, as to be obliged to arm thess of
ear slis. We beBsve ths tat least 188,888 aegrees
shoald however,la iholr eapaslty cf slaves, be si-
tae bsd to ths amy, thes rblssalag rally that aaas-
bar ef white fresmsa (rem sssapaUoas shsat lbs
army lbs asgro eeald in as well. < To this ex-
tea) we are, aad have bssa Mr atere thaa a year,
1% Ihror t# Bcgio eeasoripdea. Bat we do act
wish |a free the a egress, nor oeleatse them.—
Blthsr of those props*Iti«a* are hapellUs aad
* IT? A latter from Li eaten sal B t. Holler, of
the87th Jaly, coatalae the pleacaat in^lligenc*
thet the weuadsd of the Bayou City Guards, with
la our own linss, ars rs^klly recovering. - He
scys**8ergeaat H. O.lsttlss wss slightly woand-
ed, aad has retaraed to daty. Capt. Parmer's
wsaad was a 8ssh woaad, from which he Is rapid-
ly rssovsnag. I received a note from him yce-
terday, saying It eras rapidly 4>saling, aad ho
weald joia as la a fsw weeks. Loale Coleman,
whoee brother Is ef the irm ef Oeiemaa dc Levy
of Hoastea, was sbot in the face aad shoalder,
bat he Is. gsttiag wsll tut, aad is sJbls to walk
sboat,andI state with plsssars, that a more faith-
fat end a more gallant soldier never lived thsn
this asms Loale OolemaB.**
TT7" We have hid Its^atat occasion to observe
the baslneesof the conscript offlce, both District
aad Ooaaty, la this slty, aad feel a pleasure lo
volaatsoriagsootieeof it. The ofleen, It eppears
te us, eeald not be squalled ia strict oeaformity to
duty aa wsll ss In s tborosgh kaowledgo of what
thslr daty Is. Ho one escapee the low who is
brought tp them. The camber they have enrolled
tells of their persevsraaea aad thoroughness.
Whils strictly obesrvast of Ike law, court? sy Is
ahrsys manifested towards thess with whom they
bars baa ia sea. Capiala Thomas aad Llsatsuant
Wllhsrs will win ao favors ia General Or ters, bat
their services te tks veafederasy sertalnly entitle
tkem to konorable mention, and we now give it
to tkem. _
ITr* Mia. Wlaoasrs, ef Victoria ceanty, aends
aea.bettls of mastsag champalga, which,ufor-
lanateiy, was opeasd >>y accident on the way and
oorksd leoesly, sad had lost, before It reached as,
lis SparkUaX qaal!Ues. It Is, however, yetade-
llclsae Viae, aad worthy the attcatloa of our wIbc
makera. It Is made of the palp of the mustang
graps, with the addltloa of a little augar—and
nothing slss—so ws are assured.
JCdifer Tiltgrapi:—I seed job aa extract i'rom
a letter Just reetlvsd from Gap tain Parmer, of
August 18th. It is the iateet that I know oft '
•*I regret to toll you that W. McDowel died in
the hands cf the enemy. The rest of ear bound-
ed lo their poseeaaloB wars doing well, when .'ast
beard ftom.
Ool. Powel la not desd, bat doing well by latest
acceanta. Col. Carter, of the 4th, la dead.
. I eepposo yoa thiak s'alrs look gloomy and
the Confederacy Is dcrkly clouded. Well, we
a ever despair, and tke citizens are tar gloomier
kaa tke soldiers ea whom the country rests, *
Prom the Blehaaoad Sonttael.
Latter ef the Heeretarr af the Troacary
te Sir. Maater*
Txaascar DarAX-nfaar C. 8. A , I
Blahmoad, August 94, 1883. >
Men. R. Af. T. Hunter, Lloyd*, fs.:,
eia i—la reply to your inquiries abont the 8
aancee, I scad yoa a condensed statement of the
iaeasor Trsasary notes, and of the funding op-
eratieas of the Treasury. Yoa will aee from
this stalemeat. that the funding has been emi-
nently soeoseerfl; and you will learn, also, that
the asaoant of oatetSB(*lBg Treasury notes Is still
wlthia the limits of the depreciation which I re-
ported to Coagrees at the last sessioa. My report
then estimated ths amount of clrcalatlon which
the coantry could probably bear, et 8150.000,000.
The etetemsat now made, shows that the out-
standing Ttcasary Botes, used asgeBoral curren-
cy, amount almost exactly to three timee this
amsunV. Bat, whsa it is eonsidered that a very
JCf Ilsppears from ths ordsr af Major Geaer-
si Ma«r«iar,w8leb will bcfbsadlalhssrdsrpab.
Ileked by lbs OSmmaadtr sf the 8d Texas la Ms try,
that ibis rcglanet baa bees exeksaged, bsvtag
bssa ordered bp Oca. Msgradsr te report Ibr daty
laths •« Id.
Urge portion of thcee noice are aorom ths Mis-
sissippi, It will bo apparent, that la the Atlantic
States the cellmate of three to obo le rather over
than ander the mark. Two abeorhente are now
added, which will keep down the "xoaee from new
Issues—namely: The tcxee aad the sale of oot-
toa bonds—and when ths lax In kino begtns to
oontribnto its portion to the eapport of the ars
rency by a compatisoa with gold. Is altogether
Ibtlaciona; for, while the actual volame of curren-
cy haaoaiy been Increased three-fold, Its propor-
tloato gold ratee at more than doable that
ameaolu The fact le, ae yoa well knew, that *11-
aated sa ws are, gold la aa maeh a commercial
commodity as ptntiaa or tla, and Its price is gov-
erbed by tke law of desaaod aad sap ply. As I
Items of Interest.
Prom the Monu<na«ry Advertiser, S«ept. 1st.
For several days ere Lave been cutoff entirely fioui the
usual source* of Information aa to the condition of thli.gs la
Tennessee. The tdegrspb U ellcnt, and army eo respon-
dsrts So not furnish ns anything. This all betokena active
me*einento In teat quarter to meet the advance of the caemy.
At wbat precise point the enemy le aiming to strike, we are
not sufllelently advised to speak, bot there can be no floabt
that his object Is to get a foothold In Mast Tennessee first,
for the destruction of tha. lines of communication between
Virginia and the Gulf, and finally, to advancc Into Georyla
and Alabama. This is a bold move,and will be met with all
the power at (he command of the Cocfederates In this quir
ter Iflhemea In thla department, who are chafing lor a
Bffbt, are properly led, the invading army ean nev«<r cross ttc
mountains.
Accounts from Charleston, up to this writlnx, five assu-
rance that Sumter aod Wagner yet defy the combined skill
and power of the enemy's sssaulu, notwithstanding his con
ftdent boasts that they would so soon succumb. But, even if
these should fall, bis lafcors and his dangerx will h*ve just
berun. ttumterand Wagner are only a small p< rtlon of tne
defensive works in Charleston hsrbor. Whenever the enemy
attempts to ruo the gauntlet he will encounter suuli u drstruc-
trivc Arc as has r rely been witnessed in the antaU of war.
It ia barely ptasiblc that Charleston may bs destroyed In such
a conflict by the enem v's shells,but it la not probable lie can
sver land and take possession of the oity. We xlory in iho
Invincible spirit already manifested by the defender* of that
heroic place. Let It never be said that the preat city of tbe
first secession Slate of the 8oath ever surrendered wnile there
was a man or a gun left.
The Yankee* ase going to have a "National Cemetery" ut
Gettysburg, in whlcu will bo Interred the bodies of all that
fell ia that battle. Fourteen acres of land have a'rendy been
parebaaed for ths purpose.
The KnoxvtlteChronlele of the S7th lntt.ssys :
Ills useless for the writer tu endeavor to conceal tbe fact
that every indication proves conclusively that the inaugura-
tion of active operations will ,t%ke place in East Tenueisee in
a very short time. The forces under Bosecran* are undoubt-
edly operating In a most telling manner against Gen. Bragg,
and a eoilieicn between tbe two armies will lake place at no
distant day.
Wo have every reason to holirve thnt Biirnslde, with a
heavy body cf Federal troops marching through Kentucky
In (his direction, for the purpose of co-operating with Bose-
erans. Our military authorities iiave already taken tl>e most
precautionary steps to secure Government tupplies of ev«ry
description,once deposited In tblseity. "A word to the wise
is sufficient "
The probabilities ars that we shall, in a few days, hear stlr-
riug news from different quartern.
From Ibe Atlanta Confederacy, 29th Aug.
Poi r Bcmtbk To bb Belb.—W« learn, from « Oredltable
source ., that since tbe <V"ntj(0 sustained by Fort Rumter,Uen.
Beauregard sent a commission coinposbd of Kngiueers, to
examine Its condition and report whether It was 3apable of
defense. They proceeded tu the fort, and after a thorough ex-
amination (the fort being under fire at the time) reported that
It was susceptible or defense for an indefinite per ton. Gen-
eral Beauregard then called for volunteers to defend that for-
tification. To this call there was an Immediate response
from more men than was necessary. It is impoeeible to esti-
mate loo highly, and to attach too warm a paoegyrio t? this
offer of voluntary service for a duty so perilous. It will be a
shining mark among the numerous transactions or gallantry
emfclaaoncd hy this war.
Fxoa VicxsBime — A Northern dispatch says: Sickness 1b
Vleksburg is grsatly on the increase. The disease Is the ma-
Ugnknt congestive fever, of the typhoid type. The surgeons
In the Federal army find It a very difficult lever to manage
Cases of tbe chronic diarrbss are not so freqaont. Maj Hazel-
ton, late h> charge of the pay department at Vicksburg, died
at Memphis on the 3d Inst., from disease contracted In the ser-
vice. It Is acid that sevsn out of sixteen paymasters are sick
at Vicksburg.
Lieut. Woon Aoaik at Worx—1Thrte Sailing Vessels Cap-
tured.—Another brilliant exploit took place last Tuesday.
In the bay off the mouth of the Rappahannock, which resulted
. _ . - - -
in tbe eapture of three Yankee sailing vessels—the Coquette,
Qolden Hod, and Twin Brothers. One of the ships was laden
with eoal.andthe other with anchors and chains. The Golden
Hod drawing too much water, was, in consequence, destroy-
ed, but the other two were safely anobered la a Confederate
port. Fifteen Yankees were captured at the same time, and
bavebeen received at the Libby prison. Lieut. Wood hai
iluis secured five prises, and made about 90 prisoners. Tbe
last expedition was attended with no loss Sn our side.
No official information baa yet been received In regard to
the reported capture,of tbe steamers Louisiana and Currituck.
—Richmond Examiner, Aug 29.
There can no longer remain any doubt as to the evacuation
of Knoxvllleby our forces, though up to our latest accounts
the enemy had not made his appearance in the place, Tuere
Is so mo doubt as to whether or not hn will do «o, until be can
aee his way more clearly, its evacuation is regarded by many
as analogous to the Invitation extended by the spider to tke
fly, the acceptance of whloh might prove fatal.
from ail we can learn, such Judicious disposition is-being
muirt a# made or our forcec as will foil the efforts and purposes of the
JB enemy to lay his clutches upon the Switser land of tba Confed-
**cve'y 'sssca to believe that the carrcncW eraey. Bast Tennessee. Neither Cumberland nor Wheeler's
"V. ri.t,.«t that tha An- Gap, as we understand, have been evacuated, and It may be
• Sr MtiMHaeu!! "i'„# A;* the policy of our Generals te draw the Federals into tbe coun-
ular aottoa ef alimillig tbc - .n* • _*b* cur- jn or(jer more effectually to conqaer and overcome
them. We cannot persuade ourselves that Knozvllls would
be so readllj given up unlets some ulterior purpose of thia
sort was had In view.—Appeal Aue- 30.
We have heard two touching Instances of mr.gna^raons hero-
ism on the part of tiome of Pickett's men, who had a share lu the
noble charge on tho enemyV works at Gettysbnrg. Ojt- ol these
was retiring tot lie. rear, terribly wounded, though walking and
leanlog on the arm ot a comrade, ills face and his clothing were
oon plttelv covercd with blood, In which his life was fa«t flowing
away. Meeting Uan. Lee, who was riding up to the fiont, he said.
"General, 1 a n done for. 1 am.a dying man. 1 waut t > shake you
bv the haiid." ten Leo shook hands with htm, and he tassed on,
but wan he .rd to Hay to 'he sn'ulers, "Take care of that old man,
fbr Heav-i.'ti sake." In hla last moment*, he was thinking more
of hi* General, and of the cause In which be was dying, than of
himself. - ~
On tne s.ime occasion, twffmert who were being borne, horribly
mangled, to the rear, on sr-retihers, recognized Gen. Lee, aud sal.
up to greet him I One of them si id to him: "Gen«ral, oiy time
has com-. I am a dead nun. Bui we took thnt battery■ I" 'lho
noble- iMIowi
HVWMc —m — ,
wheat aad oora afford much marc reliable stand-
ards ci valac, wkca their price is aot controlled
by come local obatractloa; and, by rehrring to
these. It will be seec that the currency has main-
Uiaed itself at the ratio wkich the oatstaading
issacs Indicate. Yeo will perceive, by the stale-
meat, that nailing all tbe varloaa appliances for
fcadlag. there kas bcea fnaded la bonds. 8232,-
4B4J70; to which, according te estimate, tl^ere is
yet te be added abont 8?0,0uS,W0 score, which Bra
yet la tke bands ef tke Treasary officers lo be
2ka#sd.maklBg la all, about 8*2.000,(XKi; add
te this 815.449,000, deposited la the Ave per cent,
•all loaa.aad we have aa aggregate ef aearly
8318 COO,OOQ wllkdrawa from the cor rency.
The recall Is certainly very favorable, aad shows
that tke measures adopted by Ooagrcee have been
■aite as cuecessfal aa any of as had aatioipatcd.
It is soakswhat remarkable, that Ike TaakeeGor-
cram eat skoald have adopted cxaetly the aame
■easarcc for withdravlag their eirealation,aad,
aeeerdlngto a statement published la Heat's
Hn iftiint r* Jfysum for July, they have fuaded.
la call loan aad boadc, act mire thaa 8S0S,000,-
000.
-Thcesflgaree skew tkat there Is no res son for
dlstrsat as to oar currcaey, and If, when Coagrese
meets, yoa will all address yearselvee vlgereaely
to meaaaroe which will restrain tic farther In-
crease, we chall be tally able to malntaia oar
cease. I woald suggsst to yoa two matters for,
aeastdsratloB. Oacta,the export daty which I
prspeesd; aadtkeothcr.lsareaswal of the call
loaa for all Tmararyaotcc,upon the came pria-
ctple witk ike rfxperesBt- sell loaa, which was
reported st the last eeertca
ft Is worth tke axpsstessi . .
allewlag a deposit ta the Treasary, aa latoTsat,
at, to try whether, by
we may aot be able to attract aad retala there all
tbe Trsasary cotes set aetaally required for eirsu-
Idles Very traly, yean,
mnmm ' C. «. MBMMIXGBB,
Sesretary of the Trssaary.
Btolsmsat tf natcteadfoy XVccsary N tm,
Mwjast 8, HO.
Totals* allktads 9 General Car-
|f|||*e«csec*eei«teaceeee ^HPyl 14|4W
sa kaadfsv caassllWoa 70,134,1
Aad probably beyead the Mleclssip-
slppl sesssceiettsstsisssieessccee
8453,979,8SS
ISO,606.000
80S £79,666
fecal 106 mlHlea
Haded stass PaV? 90th, 1863. ..
Faadcdcf BStee, liay 1Mb* 1801..
Oa head to be leaded
sstlmate
8160,660,680
194,316,370
6S39,dM*?0
18^666,060
Total Ikaded
Vive per esat. sail, partly leaded
8309.4*4 679
15,446,000
Telal
a aaa%%a8a a%a a
^0
licr^ TSASTMisc
itasirrt.
MaZZ^CT
8hrsvep0rt, La., Aug. 97,1863
Geacral Orders NeTS7. ,
~ " *" %0, 8. Is aaasaased as Chief
kbslstoaee for tbs Bepartmeal
as reports leealrsd hy Ihc regeU-
de to tbe Chief et Utc Merest at
, la fotsre,be amds is M*J. Blair,
fobs made
Isbmsad, will, U
a.u. i.
■teat will, le fotsre, bs seat to Cel. B
spsstar Isastal, al 8hrevepert, La.
Is liiiABBd (if
Uesi dsn. B. KTB8Y 8M1TH,
8, 8, AM nBB80It, Ami AdJ'l Usacrsl
■epltS-telt
this Depart-
B Alstea, la-
These cases arc hut *ample« that ohow lh® spirit of our soldiers.
Who can he p admiring an l honoring them f The world has never
produced better, slnte tue time of HUuroJ, the drst warrior.—
Jiichmorut Sentinel
Gbr. bsavaxoajin's "Retaliation."—The reply of General Beau*
regard to the demand for the surronder of Fort 3amtea' and Morris
Island under Olllmoro's threat to bombard Ctisrlexton, at d*ar
provoked a suite. Tbe Idea of retaliation Implied returning the
flie;buttt could not have been relaxation In kind that General
Beauregard threatened. We are not advised as to the nature of
tbe retaliation; bnt we believe that Charleston c«u be protected
from another such barbarous ahel lngbytr nsi,ortlng from Llbby
and Belie Isle a few tbonsa-id Yankee prisoners, and coutl.dnir
them In the warehouses of Charleston. They can b* as easily fed
t^ere as here, and the citizens would guard them if th« y Ledeve 1
that their contluemrnt could enable them t.o remain with « fety
at thev homes. Fill as many of the warehouses as possible tn
dltterent p ru of the city, and then Inform (Jen. Glllmom thnt
Charla.-ton Invites his sh<-lls. Should he get Into the lower Ua< bor
he weuid not flre Into tbe city. As there I. r o prospect of a spredy
renewal of exchange, these prisoners might ts well bedcfrudtni;
Charleston aud Mobile from a l^arharons SnelUng as basking In the
cool shsdrs of Belle Isle, while the noble soldiers of the Confeder-
ate army are taking and srewlmr It. the toul furnace ot Fort Dela-
*wa e. bet the Yankees from Llbby and Belle Isle he cent to
roll.fo'ce the defsnce of Cha< lesion. This kind cf retaliation will
teach Utllmore how t rOi.duot the sloge according to the rules ot
civilised warbre.—Richmond Enquirer.
Prom Ihc Mercury.
When Gillmoro fired upon Charleston, Gen. Beauregard
seal him word that if he repeated the outrage be would retal-
iate for It. This threat has suggested inquiry as to the man-
ner of retaliation, and tbe means In Gen. B's lands to enable
him to do eo. Ws do not know ia what way It was his Inten-
tion to ksve retaliated ; bnt he oertainly had one vary effect-
ive mode at his oommand—that was the confinement ol the
Yankee prisoners in his possession in thois houses upon
which the enemy's fire wac mainly directed; and in cace the
dlreotloa of the neavy missies hurled into the oity was chang-
ed, why ohange the prison of UiC prisoners, so at stUl to
mckc them the targets of the enemy's big guns. This would
be a mom sflbctaaiway of retaliating for an outrage upon the
asaces of elvilltcd warfare, such as that perpetrated by the
Taakee General. Of coarse Gen. Beauregat
the eacmyef this retaliation, acd make mm altogether res
poaslble for the marder of bis own soldiers. We take it for
a ted that the enemy will be made to fight his way regu-
Beauregard would Inform
temy of this retaliation, and make mm
>le for the murder of Jiis own soldiers.
granh
larly, aad remove the obstacles to his approach to ths city In
order as they come. He will not be allowed to skip to oon*
elealoas. Gee. Beauregard will hold him to his work.
OaixoMKB PaoscatBso.—Her Majesty, Qwseu Vlotoris,
has addrssced the following remonsiranoo to the ladles of
Baglaad:
Wiudsor OasTLi, August 1,1803
La dim The Queen has commanded me to express tbe pain
witk whi'h her Majesty reads tke accounts of dally accidents
arising Bom the wearing of the Indelicate, expansive, dan-
geroaa qnd hidccas article called Crinoline. Her Majesty
trefraia from making kaowa to you kcr extreme dl«-
Oplc eneouragc
only to demer-
alessare, that s<tnested women should by exaiQpls encourage
tbe wearing cf a dress which can he pleasing only to demor-
alised taste. Per the miserable idiots who aajeotly copy the
habits of Ihoae conventionally termed their betters, It Is lm-
pceslbls to entertain anything but pity. Bnt to the ladles of
Baglend this eppeal to abandon the present degrading, dan-
gcrous aad disgusting fashion, Is made In the be.ler that they
will Show themeolvec the rational sad decorous persons wbom
they are snppoesd to be. I have i he honor to he. ladles, y o ir
meetebfdieatand hamble ecrrant, 0. B. PH1PP9.
We tears (rem tkeBichmoad Dispatch Ihst tke-Yellow fi-
ver prevails la Noriolk sad Portsmouth, Virginia, and Is
Military men.
esaadlafc of
strongest In i
iM«| M f#
ecantrr
tiler spin
It ting ravages among the Yankee troops,
s, rally acqsala ed wlJ
ChatteBosps, have pr<
tbe Coafcdcrcle Slatee.
os his retreat I
have said Ikst
dgeport to Chat
hf
at Bescral Brsgg'sllns
■!«■« I1IIJ Bit|«8iB «U w11 is mc n getiun
< •veandiags of Chattea >sga. have pronnnno >l that point ths
Gen Plotd,
from Middle
) men
js seal
tbssisstcxpsrlssecd
tffesa? IciepcftH'te have cstd Ihst 10,000 men cosld hold
location snd sur-
al pol
Ployd, whits pas'
Tsnnsssce
Iheec Bridgeport to Cbatiasoets
Similar eplnloae hsvs been ciprsmcd b;
icarmy. This Is at preeei
Sf dcfoacs.—Clreefcis sad | NaW.
tlsst 80,000.
Destruction of Jackson, Hiss.
a OaaPBIC DKSt'Ril'TIOM.
Ths followlag is from tbe Memphis Bulletin's correspon-
dence, dated "near Vicksbnrg, July !£":
The scene in the suburbs er the city in the moroing ere the
main army had entered tbe town, was noil disgraceful.
Lssy, lousy, filthy, contemptible clrsgflers—too cowardly o
slick by thslr commands in the hour and time of trial, with
only the grit te insult a helpless woman and tbe morality to
steal from a negro wenoh— little knebi of these, I say.ooeld
be seen in every eld alley and tack s'.reel, engaged in divi-
ding th>-lr III gotten plunder, which consisted of fine silks,
shoes, ladles' bonnets, wilh artificials n w transplanted to
their Buena Vista bats, and whose variegated colors contrast-
ed so beautifully with the braes buttoue and the Inevitable
eaglo cr bjfle on the hat crown! As we sdvaace down Main
street the seenu becomes more interesting. Most of the ar-
my is In town and ia front or tho State House are sometl iug
less than 40,1100 men, every one with somothiLg ander bis
srm.some ealirg sugar, s' me playing oa>the piano—every
one at something thai no one else was at. The sagar, several
hogsheads, they had found at the Slate House, and wure con-
fiscating it. A whole block, jost opposite the Slate Haune,
nud that morning been fired by tho Coufederatea, and was
allll burning and smoking. The street was filled with house-
hold fnrnltore, ladies and their little oaes.
The block burned by the enemy consisted ef stores, private
dwellings, one large restuurat,ihe old provost oMoe, the tele-
graph offloe, banking houses, drng stores, groceries, tobac-
conist, and several Government buildings. It is. supposed to
hsvc been burned to spite the oltizens, who were universally
anxious lhat Johnston would evacuate the oity. Home say it
wss turned because it contained commissary stores thar
could net be removed. Others say 11 at it caught from a lit-
tle cottage trie tebel cavalry fired, becaase the lady, being
scarce of water, iefuscd to let them lalt4 any from the cistern.
Ihe mania for burning b-pan about this time to show Itself
among the soldiers. Home apprehension was felt lest they
should fire tbe capltol itself, but Gen. Blair, having made
his headquarters there, it escaped. It was very evident tha
all hands were bent on a lark, and that "h—11 would be to
pay" generally in a very short time. My pen can never re-
cord wbat of outrage was done that day It was awful to
contemplate; and what makes it the bitterer, the pillaging,
burning,dtp., fqll upon the poor peeple—tbe only part of the
oltizens wiio remained—who had been robbed of their pro-
visions, clothing, everything, by .lie rebels before they left.
The scene now began to grow Into a kind of Jacobin or New
York riot. Soldiers, half-maddtned with the fumes ot rolgut
whiskey, snd the memory that Jackson was the capital or
Mississippi, the bomo of Jeff Davis, walked forth with Vapo-
leonic tread tc complete tbe demolition of-4ho "hundred-
gated Thebes."
The conflagration by 12 M., was at its height, and in which
no lees than four of the principal blocks In the city wore
burned to the earth. I am too feeble to describe the awful
soene of that conflagration. The rebellious oity seemed one
solid sheet of fire. From building tb building leaped the
lambent flames—tbe streets were crowded with household
paraphernalia, carpets, mirrors, melodeons—weeping wo-
men sat beside their perishing property, with hair dishevel-
ed, and implored the gods to save them—little children ran
tha streets In wild despair, invoking the names or father and
mother—a perrect bedlam or fire bells rent tbe Inauspicious
heavens—a wild soldiery, with the fury of the three ulsters,
marched up and down the fire begirt streets, some drawing
flre engines and vaioly endeavoring to stop the devastating
elements, while others seating themselves at the pianos,
melodeons an'1 guitars, like Negro, fiddled while the city
was consumed. We werdstruck with a lilt s girl of somo
seven or eight years old, running th.-ough the strsets at the
higbt of tho conflagration, crying at the top of her volcsr
'•Whore, oh where is my poormaf', and no one paying at
teniion to her,and no one to answer to her that important
question. But even amid tbe confusion inoident to tne con-
flagration, and the huzzas of the soldiers, our dearest,
heartfe)t sympathies were awakened for thepoor child.
Among the principal sufferers by the Ire was Miss Anto-
nla Dally, with whom we took dinner, and whom General
Sherman nad kindly furbished with a guard. And hero let
me take occasion to say, that within ao hour after the flre
bad brokon out, that noble offlcer.true to his pure and noble
heart, bad furnished every citizen remaining at Some In
Jackson, with a guard, and in two hours had moved all the
troops from the city. The wisdom of such a step, the way
thirigs were going, could not but be patent to the most pur-
blind. One entire block on the corner of Main and Pasca-
lula streets, belonging to Miss Dallv, was burned. It was
•red by a negro. Among tbe buildings burnt lu this block
was Dhe Flag of the Union office, a largs three story brick,
Sehultz's confectionary shop, a 41v^ry stable, a tailor shop,
three or four law offices, a large wholesale house, contain-
ing twenty hogsheads of sugar, one only of which was saved,
and various shoeshops and other buildings, valued at from
twenty-five te fifty-thousand.
This was directly opposite the State Ilouse square. An-
other important block burned was on Main street, opposite
Iho State liouee, and embraced Concert Hall, several law
offlces, the Episcopal church, In which the pastor had, like
Paul on Mars' Hill, stood up and fulminated treason till the
last hour in tho evening,and the Weekly Mlssisslppian office.
Tho office contained two Hoe c* llndcr presses, large, and
three rotary card presses, and w , well itocked with type and
other printing material, Uie who d valued at 805,000. This,
in common with the rest, a faded record on the rolling ages,
Uhs smouldering amid the wreck and ruin of this once city.
The last issue of the paper was on the 8ib Inst., the concern
having suspended on that day, and its quasi editors scenting
the battle afar off, had sloped for Selma, Ala., or some other
ssaport. Mr. Fleet Cooper, the real editor and proprietor ef
tbe Missfssippian, is now a resident at tbe North, in Ohio or
Pennsylvania. We further understand that Mr. Cooper was
rather strong Inclined to Union smtiment, heace his absence
North. Another blook was burned in the principal part of
the town, on wbatstrert we could not learn, for, theughthe
citizens had beon living there twelve years, they could not
tell us the name of the street that ran by their doors I Great
effort was made to extinguish the fire, as just across the street
from it was a building containing ordnance stores. Some of
the shells txp oded. Whether any one was injured we did
nqt stay to see, as we have ever had an especial antipathy to
that speoies of ordinance. One lady—Mrs. Earl—had her
house and all but her piano burned* She-was sitting beside
that in the street, and told me that the Confederates had flred
her house beoause her mother had cooked for cur soldiers
when they were here before. Among the buildings destroyed
were Derryberry's livery stable, one of the ground office's of
tbe Southern Kailroad Company, Eadiler's shoe shop, Sulli-
van's tailor shop and Mrs. MaGlean's dwelling—an elegant
frame building. But It is useless to attempt to give farther
details of the burning, as It continued all that day and night,
ppreading over town and country. I can only say (hat when
we left the city, on the morning of the 18tb, everj Indication
was that the whole city would be burned down.
Entkrprisb, Miss., Aug. S8,1863.
By direction of the President of the Confederate Sta'.es, I
assume eommand of the paroled prisoners of Mississippi,
Arkansas, Missouri, Texas and Louisiana, recently forming
a part of the garrisons of Vioksburg and Port Hudson.
I could desire no greater honor than the command of
troops whose sufferings and achievements have added to the
renown of their oounlry, and compelled the admiration even
of their enemies.
The place of Rendezvous for all paroled prisoners from the
above named States is changed from Damopolis, Alabama,
to Enterprise, Miss.
In anticipation of an early exchange, the work of reorgan-
ization will proceed with energy* Tbe troops must he organ-
ized and prepared to take the field when the exchange is ef-
fected. All officers and men must be at their posts. They
shottld bo there now. To those present at the roll-calls no
word is needed. Th3lr daily answors arc uttered In the man ly
tones of duty and honor. Many arc absent. They must re-
pair at once to the paist of duty. The appeals that meet us
on every side are the strongest that In any age huve stirred
the human heart.
Soldiers! Look at your country—the earth ravaged, pro-
perty carried away,or disappearing In flame and ashes, the
people murdered, the negroes arrayed iu arms against the
whites,cTucl Indignities inflicted opon women aud children.
Destruction marks the path of our invaders. Their oiotto is,
"Woe to the conquered." -He who falters In this hour of his
country's peril, is a wretch who would, compound for the
mere boon of lifo. robbed of all that makes life tolerable.
Fellow soldlersl There is bat one path to follow. It loads
to the camp. Come to your oolors aad stand beside your
comrades, who, with herolo constancy, are confronting the
enemv. Choose, now,between the gjory or successfully de-
fending all th:it entitles you lo the ua«ne of moo, and Ihein-
ramy or creeping abjectly to the feet of a foe who will spurn
your submission and despise your cowardice. '
(Official) W. J. HARDtifi,Lieut. General.
P. b. Roy, A. A. General.
- 0
Prom the BlcbmotiU jKi.qulrtrtftu.
Death orUsii. John 1). Flow.—K to'egraphlc dispatch was re-
ceived In Ibis city yesterday afternoon announcing tbe death of
this distinguished sol flier aid statesman, at six o'clock yesterday,
at the residence of bis nen-ln-law In Ablugdou, Virginia.
John Buchanan Floyd was born lu Montgomery (now Pnlaskl)
comity, Va., tn 1806. Ue graduuted at South Carolina College in
1826, studied law, was admitted lo the bar In 1828. and in 1830 re-
moved to tletona, Arkansas, wuere he practiced his profession for
two or three years. In t83« he returned to Virginia a< d settled In
Wacblnston county, In lt>47 he was elected to the lower branch of
the Virginia LeglcUture. and re-elsctrd la 1849. Id December of
that year ire was cho en Governor of the State for the term ex-
piring January 1st, 1863. In 18M be was agidn elected to tbe Leg-
islature. Iu 1838 be was chosen a Presidential elector, and voted
lor Jamc Buitianan, fur wboae nomination he hail exetud iilm-
sr If at tbe Democratic Nation il Convention at Ulnclnuatl, and In
wh ae aver, during the coniost procedlna the election, be made
many sped be*. In 18S7, be wan appointed bv Bnchanan, the
President of tl e Unlfcd ntatea. Secretary of War. The vsluabln
sei vices of Gen. Floyd to tbe Confederate States e> e too well
known, a> d too fre<-h in -he minds ol bU c -uutrymen lo be re-
o >untcd bjr Us, The South mourns Mie loss of another g od and
traetuan. It Is worthy of remark, that yeste'day was!
veraary ol Geu. Floyd's first victory over ihc Yaui>
Vlrglnls.
Koannl
Yankees In Western
Ncheutec of the French Emperor In Atuerlru.
From the Wsalilngton Bepufcllcan.
Bonie weeko a*«. a let ter wws received in this city by a centle-
man, with wbos- pt-rmlsHlon we publish the following extract,
tftirtllng ss ttie disclosures may appear, we are not ludlsnooed to
attach bodjh lmD<Ttaitc<'to thein, as tbe writer, by hl« position in
society a d lit* connection with members of the imperial Court
has abundant opportunities of acquiring early Information unoi!
oolltlcal movements. The fxtract lu question Is us literally trans
lated as posalblu, couMstt nt vim the sense:
. ^ , . "I'abis, June 30,1863.
* * * lhr Mextcvii que Hon is developing Itself Into grauder
l roportloos, ami hopes are conddently expressed here that the
Kmperor hss at lens'h dt.coveied the solution (va onlln re*oudre)
to I ho America u difficulty. Tne Pun Is well arranged, so many
parties are to bo fstisflcd snd flattered bv It, that everything
premises success. Only one Interest hasuot been gained" over
nud unlets a single Interest proves powerful enough to upset Na-
poleon's anticipations, the diplomacy and arms of France will
gain gre&ter eclat than <t any period ef the Emperor's reigtf.
"Mexico Is shortly to be proclaimed un Empire bv universal
BUfl'r g ,and the throne olt'ered il'ber to Spain or Austria but
probably to the latter. Ibis proof of friendship on thrf na'rt ol
Napoleon will naturally have a favorable effect upon the Kn peror
Francis Joseph, and attach him more strongly than ever to French
policy In Poland. Indeed sotae assert, with a persistence carry-,
fng authority with It, that Austria has already consented to re-
linquish her portion ol Poland, In view ol an rich an acquisition ot
toe Atuerlcan continent, and that hints have been held out to
her of fuither acquisition on the Danube.
" In addition to the moral Influence of France in Mexioo,
the Mexicans are to be gained over to this scheme by the
prospective reannexatlon of Texas. The government of
President Davis has not, so fir as at present known, given
in bis adhesion to the new policy, although the Ambassador
Slidell has been heard to declare In the event of tbe Federals
gaining control or the Mississippi river (a contingency which
he does not anticipate), the government at Klcbmoai) might
be disposed to listen to tho jlmperor's proposal In consider-
ation of French recognition and subsequont assists tco
against the Korth. In the treaty of 1803, between the Empe-
ror Napoleon and the United States, by which the latter ac-
quired tho Louisiana colony, certain rights were reserved io
the French residents,and it was lumoredln high circles that
the rights In question are to be regarded as justification ty
the Emperor for listening to the complaints of the Creole
population, and In assisting the Confederate armies in dri-
ving tbe Federals out of New Orleans and Louisiana.
"Tbe only eventuality which ft is thought can upset this
policy of the Emperor, is one that fbrmer and present events
do not render It probable. If Ihe North were to obtain cou-
trol of the Mississippi river, which no one hero regards as
probable, and were immediately to overrun Texas with its
armies, holding the line of the Rio Grande, and occupying
tho city of Galveston aud otlu-r ports in Ihe country, the
scheme would be rendered abortive. This, at least, would
require an a;my of 50,000 men, which the Htates of the North
certainly cannot spare; and a rapidity of decisive action
which the government of President Lincoln hau never yet
shown itself capablo of.
" What the attitude of Great Britain, in face of this policy,
will be, no one here presumes to state, the relation of the
two governments not having of late been so friendly on
American affairs as formerly:.
"v You will aik What interest does France propose to her-
self in all this 1 Well, glnry is the rtcuest inheritance of
Frenchmen, and perhaps, when affairs become consolidated,
yoa may find the Code Napoleon supreme in the Colden Son-
ora, aud the Trl-coler National flag flying triumphantly from
the oontro of tbs Western continent to the great Pacific."
The above is another evidence that we are at least talked
aboat in foreign circles in a manner hardly consslstant with
our liberties. We object to being dished up wlthoat our con •
sent being at least asked.—En. Tel.]
CIRCULAR.
IIeadquarters, District Tkxas, Nbw {
Mexico anh Arizona, j
Confederate States (late U. 8.) Steamer Clifton,
Sabine Pass, Sept. 19th, 1803.
TO THE SOLDIERS AND C1TIZKNS OF TEXAS 1
I have ascertained, be/ocu doubt, Irom letters founu onboard
the Meamer "C lfton," and Intelligence irom the Calcasieu, that
the lute expedition against, this place was composed of fllteen
thousand men, including flfieeu hundred cavalry, a large quantify
of artillery Hud a number of wagons and mules, for a serious Inva-
sion of the State of Texas. Tiie enemy is now ieturnlng. Seven
wur vessels now Ho off this place.
I ca)l upon the Uonfjder.ite troops already ordered; upon tbe
State troops designated, and upon all tho Minute Men In tt>K di-
rection, to march to Liberty without delay. Tbe Minute Men,
State troops, and citizens, will swiftly communicate to Lieut. Col.
J.D. McAdoo, A. A.U. State troops, at Houston, tbo day and
hour of their marching, and the Confederate troops tbe eume to
Bilg. Uen. Scurry, at Houston, Capt. A.N. Mills, A. A. O.
It is particularly desired that all troops, citizens, ani others re-
potting for service here, will state the time of their departure and
expected arrival, as the Information Is absolutely necessary at
these Headquarters.
The reports relating to the movements pf Confederate Troops
will be communicated to these Headquarters by telegraph, via
B.aumont, b.v Brig. Gen. Scurry, and thoso relating to the move-
ments of the State T/oops and Minute Men will he sent through
Major E. W. Cave, Chief of Bnre.au Of State Troops.
Let all arm themselves and come without the least de lay. By a
combined effort, the enemy wli I be defeated.
We will not look at the other alternative, but all must respond to
this call with the utmost promptnrts. The army ot speculators
Is particularly Invited to participate on this occasion
J. BANKHEAD MAG RUDER.
Major flenrral Commaadlng, Ac
Editor 7V«jfrcpA—ib« frocbvicry of llraios,will meet lu
tluntsvl//c, N<> ember Tuesday 5d, 1003. at 11 A.M.
W. C. HOMKKVII.LR, ttlaltd Clerk
Federal Proclamation.
The following General Order was published by the Federals ft
their late expedition to Monroe. How well It was obeyed let
the letteia we bave published show. The "safeguard" population
should be visited by our troop* and made to seek tuelr safely
within thepermaneut Federal tines:
Headquarte&s La. Expedition, "l
„ , VtcHsburg, Miss., Aug. 20, 186S. S
General Order Ivo. 1.
Major General U. S. G^ant having projected this expedition
with a V'e.w to the assertion of the military power of the Govern-
ment over a portlou of tbe State of Louisiana not yet penetrated
by our urmlts, and at tbe same ttme coi.flrm and extend tbe de-
sire which he Is assured exists amout ma .y of the Inhabitants to
be again under the civil auuborttles of the United States, enjolus
upon the General Commanding that he holds him responsible
that no acts of plunder, vandalism or wautou and unauthorized
destruction of property, public or private, shall be committed;
and that having given safeguards to many of tho Inhabitants that
they shall be sacredly regarded. That these injunctions shall bo
fct.rlci.ly obeyed, be r< qtilrc* the General commanding lua'lciv e.-
where they are violated, to summurlly lutilct upon the oftVmde.a
the terrible punishment prestyibed by the Rules of War tor such
offences. Tne General commanding is well assured that soldiers
of £t lea vnlor such as constitute th's command, will not be guilt v
of such flagrant acts, but at the samo time assures you that if
any member of the command so far forgets his duty to his Gov-
ernment aud himself as to sublact himself to punishment, it will
be Inflicted with the utmost ptoruptness.
The several commandlrs officers of the command will cause
this order to be published throughout their respective commands.
By order of Brig. Gen. John D. Stevenson.
Winer Bedford, A. A. Qeul.
Vxoisburo Bill of Farb.—Tho following bill of rare shows that
In all their hunger and danger our boys In VlcKsbtirg kept their
spirits alive. It is a capital burlesque:
Hotel de Vlcksbnrg, BUI of fare, July 18C3.
Soups—MuIe tall.
Hoiud—Mule bacon and poik gre ntt. mule ham canvassed.
Jtoast—Male sirloin, mule ramp stuffed with rice.
Veoetablesrr.Peas and rice.
Entrees— Mule heud staffed a la mode; mute beef Jerked a la
Mexlcana; mule ears frlcateeda la gotch, mule side basted, new
•tyle. balr qn; mule spare ribs plain: mule liver hashed.
Side Dishes—liulo salad; mule hoof soused; mule brains a la
omelettr; mule kidney stuffed with peas; mule tripe * fried In pea-
meal batter; mule tcngue.cold a la bray.
JtVv—Mule loot.
JAistry— Pea meal pudding, blackberry sauce; cottonwood berry
pies; chloaberry tart.
Dctert— Whits oak acorns; beachnuts; blackberry le f tea; genu-
ine Confederate coffee.
Liquors—Mississippi water, vintage of 1492, superior $8; lime-
•tone Wkter, late Importation, very fine, $27«; spring water Y'ck -
burg brand $1 50. Gentlemen to wait on themselves. Ary Inatten-
tion on the iart of the servants to be promptly reported at'he
office. JEFF DAVIS ft Co^, Proprietors.
CaeD—The proprietor of the Justly celeDrated Hotel de Vlcks-
bnrg, having enlarged and refitted the same, are now prepared to
accomodate all who may favor tbena with a cal'. Parties arriving
hy tho river or Grant's Inland route will and Grape, Canister A
Co. 's carriages at the landing or any depot on the line of Intrench •
ments. Brick, Ball A Co., take charge of all baggage. No effort
Will be spared to make the visit of alias Interesting as possible.
From East Tinnipsb.—We hear by private letters from Chatta-
notgrt and Dal ton, dated yosterday, mentioning rumors prevailing
at tnose p/aces, tnat Knoxvlile was occupied by the YarKees, 8001)
strong, on Saturday, but our IrforBiatloo from Loudon, to whlcu
point the telegraph Is' working, Is up to yesterday evening, at
which time nothing was known of such a movement. London is
only twenty nine mllei thla side cf Knoxvllle.and the fact of the oc-
cupation of the latter would certainly have been known bail It oc-
curred as reported above. The city Is open to the enemy, of
courso, but he has not, we think, made his appearance.
No trains ruu further thau Louden, and the mllltaiy have pos-
sesion of the road- No pasaengcra are allowed to proceed bev oi:d
Dalton and Chattanooga.
The enemy were still on tho river bank, opposite Chattanooga.
yesterday, bnt their force, strange as It may seem, continue un
known. On Saturday they dt 1 somo ahelltng, with no orher etie. t
than clearing the streets of what few people ieuialn In the town.
Passengers from Rome thli morning bring report* of the ap-
pearance of tho eueiuy at Treuton, Dade county, Georgia. This is
doubtflil.
We learn that the different gapa east tml west of Cuinber-
band Gap, arc garrisoned by our foroes. To what extent wo
do not know, but It is to be presumed that the military au-
thorities deem them sufficient. To ao eye not military it seeuis
a tittle singular, however, that there should be no supporting
toree lert lu the rear or those important outpoits— that they
should be lento hold their positions, or tf overwhelmed, In-
evitably foil into the bands or tho enemy. Also, Itappsars
singular that so long a line of railroad, ro important as the
lints entering at Xnexvtllo, should be left exposed. Tho
absence ef our army plcoee It within the power of the Union-
lets cf East Tennessee to effeolaally out off our communica-
tions with Virginia, without tb« co operation of Federal
forces. That they will tail to embrace tho opportunity w«
oaauothope. We eanaot explain the "necessity," military
or otherwise, that gsvc then tbe chance. Who cau 1—jlyprai
Aug. :iotk.
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Cushing, E. H. The Tri-Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 80, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 23, 1863, newspaper, September 23, 1863; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth236575/m1/2/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.