The Texas Almanac -- "Extra." (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1, Monday, January 12, 1863 Page: 1 of 1
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TezasMigaiiExtra.
J'ublvikcd on Tftea'layH' 'rimmUiirs b &itnntti
BY D. RICHARDSON.
Tnnvs: tor 1 month $1 00; for.) month'?. UO0
Advertisements Insei ted wt -25 conts pur lino for each
insertion. No advertisement nisei led for lcs? than
$1 00 for uiicli insertion.
Sinolh Copiks " conts.
BY OUR OWN EXPRESS
iS7 Our Express arrived this morning nt fi
o'clock vlth the Houston Telegraph of yesterday
Irom which wo take the following Important intel-
ligence: '"
BY THE CENTEALN TRAIN '
Houston. Jan. t...yaro informed by.lpflor tliat
Bragg whippqd KnsaiicfUUK. at Muifp;sh no' lio
cailiirci i 000 prisoners and Killed ovor 2 OOJ. He
ulsocaptuicd 31 pieces of jaitillory llW wagons and
two VanUne gcuorukl
Ibis news Is romiiiored r.rii.ihle at Alexandria
Slireicpnit mid all ami.! tho jonto The IhIc ii'
of MomphiH by Van iom is not m generally crcd-
itod. IIoiHTOff Jan. 10. Wc learn from passengers
that there ia no longer any communicatjoi'i between
Alexandria audi Vicksburg. 'Clio last steamers tli.it
lull Alexandria ucro obliged to ro;prn.
uragg nas undo. liM ollloial report of tlio fight at
jromphis and captured ICtIO prJsonur.s. So say the
Yankees. Van Uoru hart also demanded the sur-
render of Memphis and tbijliiliQblt.ints.jvere.rumov-
inj; their valuable effect's ipto fho fort. . r
Kcliablo p-uties. wlio left SUrqvppqvt last Tuesday
nlyh't brought to Sliiraliall tliotr-tn'contiiiniim tlfo
above. It was from tho. army correspondent of. the
Mobile Advertiser.
Tan Dorn luwl been reinforced by Novell who lnd
miccoeded in dei'eaMn Ilia reipi'iji-cdnicntifor tjie:
eneiny" mirclilng from'IIclena 10 aid in tlio oper.i-
tlons itftaltlst Vlcksljiuvr." ' ' '
The Advertiser's correspondent sn'i mir inform-
ant; states that tho battle between 'lirag hud ltns-
itncianz w.i9 o'pccte(l to be resumed tliu ne.t day
Ur.igg having already defeated tho'winjr of the Yan-
kee army.
Passengers from Shroveport and Alexandria report
that tho victory at O.ilvadtnn h.id electrllluil Hits
whole country and that bonllres illuminations' and
rejoicings were tho ordei- of tiling iii' all tliu towns
thrbngh which they passed. ' '
They say tlio wholo cftuiitry is on a" 'bust" from
there to ited lliyer and tho Lord biily knows how
much furtlior. "
A Yiinkeo was caught pounding lied1 Hivcr at its
mouth tho other day and 'he' was's6on swinging un-
der tho limb of a ttee.
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By the Orange Train.
l'rotn tho "Louisiana Democrat BKtra. of Jan. 2.
Tho enemy aie In force at Stow.ut Creek ten
miles from Alurfreesboro. Our Hues are a half mile
from them. It is believed tho enemy Is ndvanohiK
Ills whole force. They were fckirnilhhing along the
line; all day yesterday. JAmr hundred Federal
prisuDcra a.io reported captured by our ibices fiefore.
falling back to B to wait (Jreok. One ilitindrcd and
fifty-four Federal piisoners arrived hero to-night
from Murfreesboro to bo sent-to t Vicksburg for' ex-
change. Nashville papers of tlio 27th announce that Itoson-
craitz has moved his hcadiiuarters to Concordia
Church 6 miles south of Nashville.
Trains from Louisville tailed to arrivo Thuisday
and Friday nights. It wxis reported in Nashville
that Morg.in.had torn .up tlio track to Cave-Oitv.
Tho Louisville Journal of the 24th contains 'a dis-
patch from Lexington 23li reporting Floyd and
Marshall with a Iaijo fprce to have penetrated Pound
Gap and rapidly ad vancing into tho heart)!' Ken-
tucky. Lexington and vicinity Is full of Morgan's men.
Four of thorn wore ciptured by a scouting party.
.Tlio. II. Morgan entered Glasgow Chi i&tnms-Kvc
after brisk lighting driving tlio enemy irom the
Square and.apturjijg and killing 0 large number:
Our loss a Captain and a Lloiitcnant. The iio.t U iy
wo burnt all tjio bridges boUyeen Mnmfordsvlllo and
Elizubethlown destroying 15 miles of lallroad.
.Wjlmingtoh Dee. 29 Hie largo iron steamer
Giraifo with u vulitu'ihi cargo of (Jovermneiit rores
and a. sptjcl il messouger irom Kurope arilved at a
Confederate pot this mornfiig
MURPeE3nono 1)cc. 27 bkinnlshiilg began in
from of L'lVorgno yeatord.ty. Tho enemy is in I irga
force. Our advance lell back but weie tollowed:
very heavy skirmijhiug agiin Oiicnrred to day be-
tween I.averirno and Miiw art's Creek. At last ac
counts wo hud ftllen back this sldo of Stewart'ri
f.tV titifl lil.t-nf fllf.
lo bridges. v u " '
HuaPB?Bono Uoc. 23: Ihooneiny'lshjitl mlvAii-
clng slowly iTiun sDvoral points. Hit force is esti-
mwed'atSS.OOO.JcavIng a girrNop tlflOiOOiu NasH-
villo. Onre. or his' column 8O()0 troop) isiit falum
5-TnVio distant. I'ho' ttvo lines of b itt'e nro In close
proximity tlih' 6vonlng1u tliTs vicinity. Morg'in
proceodoii tb inllttiitl ng.tln blow up thpru'liioad
tunnel and left the railroad ontir.y useb--(
Kic'iiMONn l)tc.29! It NVopbrtI tliiitjiliefmeiuy
ia In largo force at Itilstbr-iburg in Fmijuier be-
tween Vatlott's Statloli and Duiufi'les Tii'gcnerab
indications look more l(ko' winter qtir4M than
fighting. It is tho'oplnlbh of honfo that there has
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beeu no matcrinl diminution of the enouo''s fn-cos
near FredrlcUburi;. Qou. Stable Willi eighv legj-
niebt(otitliiuesiit Chiiitilles. a touQrt-hns.bcou'
current lor tttepnst two days that a da-h wii i ifu(
by on'rJf9rJi.on tho Ymikiv lines abcwtXarreiibm
on TimrsUay.1 '11)6 cnotny's lined wJilljU recently
extended to Wnrronlnn.Ji.ivo bwll oobtrnefeii. jiud
it la belloyfci! thoy iiro'fflHng baol to'tJid'I'otQiiUc.
Milroy who has'-been depred itina 'in .tho. vallov
fearing that ho might lift jntarcentu hai tikoii to
the maintain) I p. Wt-Ptorn Virgin J.
On Friday last Cleu. 'ror drove the Federal
pickets into Surf dk nriij off.'rud tho enemy uattla
which he declined.
The enemy's gunboat fleet lias loft Dlnckwater
and llint stream is now clear of ihein.
Tlio JntostHomhl recflvod in an nritclo on the
stato of tho country says ; The Uovenimuut has
expocdwl orer;a thoiwund milllolis bf'mouby two
hundred tljousand Iby til soldiers h iVo been s'uji illced
a bill providing 'fi.r anoilur thiusaito; milllntM'iif
public debt Is novv before Conpreai. nift wli.it nro
our prospects J Auaw irT-ploomy enonuli 1 v ' J'
V Invo rought bloody bilt'tles hipi the heart or
th rebellion r mains tintouched: an. otch succeed.
lug cffa.t to fea'hitonlyresuUoil in dHhnnh)ntuiant
aiMt?r nml dlsgriico." Tho Ueraldiiamird ihat the
vlolo timl'ftinntlvMl coursopf the radlca's A9 .
tudallolaaieaaiulpirtb.H in tha"-outh' ju reshStiiuoi
to the iMt extremity; and says that Vmlb tliu N rtli
can luH'ct erushlng blows on the rcbolllSuVithln
(bo nest Hire moatlu Lincoln will havd to meet
4'Miirerainni in which e 8iaces tnai no topic -ioimi
prisoners killed 2000 took 20twagons 31 piecps of
ortiljery and.2 "VJanko Giiporak 4 .. "'
Van Dorn had taken wo towns In the vicinity of
H'
tin l.'iiMi.iumiilifiH t iliu South. or unlimit ttlp-aon
oil tln Imsis of un iiiil.-otuls!iit oil hern Cmifcdci"
arv. Tln Meruit udds:i "Tliu peo In are be
oMiiln h cl; of this desolating costly and unproni.
imug v ir. i
Tim Hurald puts fo t!i a U uur us follows : " Let
Qov KeMiiour throw ont-a proposition for -a rotivuu
lio i.pf the loyal Mutes and let tho rebellious Stales
be iinlt-d to un Irmurable p arc ii(iou tliu platiouu
(.I'OifOoiiHtlhninn nt tin Uuili'd -tiles."
Indlcniiuti nru that Huniside will bo n moved an
seen in active operations aie resumed
'i'lie Huiuld acknowledges the 'capture of Holly
iiIiik.1 mill a uibS of 33U killed wounilL-d and pris-
oner. kUi'ii. Miaiiimii hni reaohed Helena tinil ia propar-
illg to move down tho rivor.
JulfTho tipHou ia ropnrtod moving on New M'id
rid Mo with 2 00 troop.
Ch vtt n-)o.ia.. Uuc 29 There-w ii no fl!;litltig at
Muri'eesliiiro up to noon to-dv. liothhuniesare in
line within ludf a inilo nfiiiach other.
It is rtiinored that jMurau ia ut Uusselvillo Ky.
lib
federay. Ih thu list sire found Kepublle.in nlemburs
or C(jn:ress who Openly duclauno'inoie Irdops e.tn
bo raised even by dratt in the Slates tiev represent.
t Washington corrospoli- entsail atrree that Lincoln
1ms resolved to stand by his Kfinhuipatlbh i'l oehima-
tlon and will issijc a supplementarv proelani'itidn on
the. 1st January indicating States a"ndplirtsof States
in which slavery is foroverutlaweil.
The N. Y. Herald 'says Ijitieoln will return to
Concreswitll his libieetlons. the billdbr the ei Jetton
tot' Western Virginia Into a sepeiiite State.
1 i no American states mat tnonriny or tlie.rotnm.ic
will notgii into' winter quarters until another battle
is'fonght. "
Tho Herald inclines to tho opinion tint James
Htver ibtotiotlicnew route to Ulnhmonrt.
Kwiimon'o Dec. 0.-The Herald of tlio 20th. and
tlio lialtiinoro Amuiie.ia of tlie 29th have been ie-
eeived.
'Die Herald says Seward will remain in the Cab
inet'only on condition that a conservative pulley be
adopted by the Adminsttation. He is bSiid to be
violently opposed to Lincoln's negro pioel.un itlon.
Tho AmeiiJ.in.has uesXipm Wnsjiinslon tint in
diplomatic eii eles an event next in iiU oitapctf to
tile Fredei lek.biu-g dtfeat- is considered ttf lie a cor-
taintj that llmpeioi; Napoleon .will at his newye.u-'.s
reoaptinn inl'oiui MinJEten D.ivtou that the sulleringB
of Franco will) no hpiger permit him to (luliy akin"
the United Stites :ind-Cmleder.ite states to termini
ate this awful ur. Tho Amei lean adds an anneal
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(Miiiiu aiiMiiuuuuiii.i.11 uuuuuoui uuiope lib expec-
ted fi om the.Fuiporor. k
Gov. Seymour's message; it Is said will nuako a
studied and venomous attack on Now Kngland and
perhaps intiinatqa willingness l'or- her expulsion trom
tho Union asa necessary step to induce the South to
return. -
The N. Y. Herald says the campaign in Mississippi
is assuming an important shape.and .it miy pot bo
long befme two severe battles will have to lie "recor-
ded in that legion; one at Vicksburg and another at
Jackson. Porter's gi and naval expedition will sur-
pass all othei in magnitude.
According to a register just published the abolition
army eiubi.iccvover one million men.
Tlio Biltimore American's Suffolk co'i respondent
is satisllcd that ab army In that vicinity is capable of
mmchlng on to Ktchtiiond. Ho says tho road lead-
ing to the1 tebel capital is good and less piotected
than any other route and the soldiers are allauious
to undertake the Job) '
Attorney General Hates regards thoadministration
in Western Virginia. Us imcotlslitulloiial. l.tneAi.i
It is thought'will not sign the bill. " '
Tiio Heiatd siys'the rebels 'in Western Tennessee
and Northern-Mississippi appear to ha'o jnvblved
all our combinations against them in serious'dillleul-
ties and draw hacks. Wo shall be a'gi-eeably disin-
pointed if great victories instead of dishkirteniir'
iv veises shall repulse tho winter campaign iu the
South-west as now-conducted.
The Heraldays Foster's operations iu N. Caroli-
na amount to nothing1 practically. The expedition
should'ncver have been 'atteinpte'd unless it ws iri-
tended to hold the 1. It. Junction at' Ooidsboro'
which commands the''Atluntio seaboard liiie ilmlcoii-
btitutes a 'Channel through' a-hicli Iticlunond 'receives
supitlU'S from finuthern i ebeb States. The only re-'
bbltfiom tho late ell'ort will bo to ariiusu' the atten-
tion of thcrebelsto the importance oTuoncontiating
such foreeB as will dbfeat'other Uttempfs on our pai t'
to cut this impottant link in their comuiuuicitlou.
Tho'atteniptnnd tho lailure ar6 of apiece with' all
other brilliant efforts of Washington Goncinhhip.
Vhatu pity so much 'daunt an'd heroism on the pait
of'both oDlcers and ineil fehould have been thrown
away In an onttrprlse which like the assault on the
enemy's lines at Fredericksburg was destined liom
tho ilrst to brfiitiltlesg! '
The Tilbune'sSuil'olk clirrenondMit of DLe. 2:id'
saj'N ''yesterday politically speaking was dull. A
low votes wero"oasl!n bullmk. Nb' returns will bo t
reciUVed Irom tlio isle tit 'Wight' Windsor or Snlith-
Held. Tlib'robols from tha other' sldo of rtl-ekwa-ter
came over to mt a quietus upon tho Union 'men"-
who might try to vote. Lieut. Col. C. Eitdendock
of thb New York mounted rifles was sent with il'do
tacbtilpnt to caVry tho ballotboxe out to thciebol-.
ious sections n.iinen; mm proceeded a3 far assmltli?
Held and was about visiting other pWces when he
waB et upon by an overwhelming robel force and
had a hard race for Suffolk. '
I'roiii Lo Ujaui Demoerut Kxtrn Jan. 3.
Savannah Dec. 31 A special dispatch to the.Ro-
pubU. uu iutod Murfo vor' 8"tb pays tho enemy
took position yesterday one mile In front of our
li10'l.
t U raw and raining and the inhabitants are
raphjiy moving beyond our lines. i
'iie lVici) vf. the enemy is estimated at 00 000.
NqiN Heavy muiik"try firing has comineneed
iiijfiout and there are indications of a general and
lerrlnu engageuient.i ... . - '
AFTKnwoQ.v. Tho ongagemeut on our' 'eft soon
beciuje general mid tlu battle now ragingi
"L'tiegieute-stronndeuee prevails among our ofilcers
and inuii. f
The enemy iiiado a desperate charge upon our
lino but weie inpulsod y)tli hc.lvV loss alul n bril-
liant Artillery duel is now" projgrerisl g
Jluuj'nciauouo' JJcai'ilO. It rained until
Inijt night. It teraining"oqchflii)nuHy; ' Ar-
tiljeryliring bqguital; jT o'clock tik inyrii)gl
whicli lnstetl till 1.1 o'elook wlton our entire
loft bqtween NiShvillb tint! Salem road; ap-
peared to 1)0 .engage. Jlc'avy and rapid
miisketn: firing theu coimhouced and still
cbntitiueV.
Kh) Cig gnqs are also on tho rpd. ITave
as-yotilioard nothing from tho battle field"
whieh'lg only two iniloij distant. Our citizens
ap a'l couilddnlf7:hn'citem6nt pei'eopib6.
.Nothing furtlior from Alargon .though ;itt is
certain ho has destrovod railroad commimi-
HiciiIOVnDi'c. 30. Tho New York Herald says '
that Col. Tnrlu'y's nnran is busv' Whipping in the
weak backed' Itenubllcnns. who 'are' air mh- tnli.inrf
out the lieeesiilvof recOrtitlzilh'ihe ohthi.rit rim'l
AUSTIN; TUteSDYJANCAIlY
o.ltion bqttvceu Nashville and liouisvillo
alfeo routed tid oniMrtv at KnsdlviHe.
He
! Doc 30. The day passed without u gen-
eral engagement. Sinei) 9 o'clock howovor
it bridle arrilk-ry duel ha-! been fought ocea-
sfqnlly iutorsuorscd with shooting. . The
fighting gr.'idtmlly closed about 5 o'clock.
The casuiiltifp antoti'nt to nothing. TJlc ene-
my evidotitly dugired Us to litt.iek hiin but
failing in this desire and having placed his
force iti position tho battle opened sit day-
light in the InorUing.
The artillery nnd sharpshooters alotio were
engaged to-dny; with tho exception of one
hortr scarcely any small arms wore 'itso'd.
Mtmnti:i;snoup' Dee. ill. Wo have driven tho
enemy from eyery position except our cUic.me 'leTr.
Ourtroops now occupy tho battle field. We .liayo
captured 4001) prisoners 80 pieces of artillery an(i
200 w.igons. Among tho lulbpueis aro tluee Brig.
Generals. .
thm.s.vDA Dec 2i. A surgeon of Gen. f'heathanrs
Division just iu from Memphis who left thereon
Tmjsilajvicpoits that the Cuiil". delate cavalrv under
XJl"''11 'l'"1 onchcled the vltvoceupylng Chelsea
Wplr uver bridge and the Fair Grounds. A Hag of
truce went in on Tuesday mouiing the supposition
being tiMjeniaud tliiisnricndorof tlie city.
The Meuijiliis Argus of the 2 Id savs. on tho an-
thoiity of Uol. Log.m of tio v2 H'Unols that tho
Confederates had captuied Uollvar Jackson and
Troiipj. t
I'lio gre.atcslevcitemcnt prevails in Memphis (he
Yankees moving all their plunder into tho foitifioa-
tlpns on Saturday. night and Sunday mowiing. '
;L'io llulfetuiiicknowledgest"alossol' I5fl00 piis-
oncrs and an lminenso amount of stoics at Holly
Springs and total destruction.!)!' the l.iltioail noith
of that place. Itsays the dbstructlnn of piopeity
w ill eumiiel Grunt lo fall biekfiom Oxford to HoUy
V'lOKSiiOjtt; Jim. 2. Skirmishing conlin-
ufd all dny yesterday witliout anv impor-
tant reitlt. '' ''
No.goueral engagomont is. expected 'until
the arrival iof Gons.-ite01ernand and Rher-
niaii'viUi'lhebhliinco of th'o Trtilkfcq ariny.
All aro fon'fident'of our ability 'ty hold
Vicksburg against any force the Yankees
may briilg Iie"re.
Ou.u'TAMd'OQA jOec. :h. SS Pederal pris-
oners captured near Jlurfreesboi o' wore
brought hero last uirht; 7:i more v.-ith 8 nb-
groe have just arrived on tho evening train.
The last party were' captured yesterday bj-
Gett. Wheeler between Itoencratr.'s trmy
and Nashville. ' '
Gen. Morgan roturuod from Iventuck-
having accompliphed'his-object :uid is ubw
ih the rpttr t)fkEos0ucraux. Tt is believed
Uiat JBuford Porrest and Morgan have join-
ed Vheelor's command making a force of.
15000 cavalry in the rear of tho Federal
arm'.
dispatches received at 2 p. m. to-day an-
nounce a repulse of the ouoiny with loss'of
one of "their batteries' up to that bour.
ItlonMoxi) Jan. 1 Tho Nashville ' Union Fays'
nearly one thonsantlfamilies. belnnslngltii soldiers
in tho rebob bervica are without folut clotliing or
woou ; ouu nppucitions.to go soutu nave Deeii Hied
at the Yankee War Dup.it tment
OiuVr.VTJOooA Dec. 81 Tho Itebels lias just re-
ceived thefollowing'froin Gov. Harris:
MuiiFT.Rr.snono Dec-81.' AVo attacked tlio enemy
in his posiliomat hair pasto a. m. Tlie battle Vagod
till 5 pm. Oir. left' wing drovo tho Oiiemy'b right
back upon Stono river. Our- advance whs steady
bill thoireslstanne stubborn. Wo capturedH batteries'
and nbout400Ui prisoners. Amongst them three Brig
adler Gonorals. Loss heavy on both sides.' Uolative
103H not known Gen. Kains" of Nabvillo; is killed.
-(Signed)- ' I. O. UA'ItlilS.
Knovilt.e Dec. 8i. Tholabolltion cavalry said
lo bo'nbont 4000 strong made an incursion through
Pendleton Gap. led byGcn. S. Cartel a lenegade of
H.ist Tonnobseo. They weiosaid to bo at Jontsboro'
100 miles disuint'from tliis place. They burned Hol-
bton and AVnntalaga railroad bridges ; captured Col.'
Love-of tlio G2d Noith . Carolina. It is supjiosed
t hey destroyed Senator Haynes' plantation and w oi ks
in Saltville. .
In .November. Gen. Kirby Smith oidorcd thrco
regitnents of cayalry to miye fripu Mlfleesbpro
thinugu towards Pound Gap tov.itoh the country.
N(ith!r6f Cumberland inuuntain iTIih oider'w;as
counteniuniicM uy irogg. no tuinu8twe liayo force
euoughjln Elist Tennessee to.oxpel Carter.
JtiojijioNi;. jjap I. 'rhe papers of this morning
haxo rei0l't "'at Gen Hlpdinun baa executed top
Yankee olUcprs in retaliation for McNeil's brutality
If this bo true it will tea"ch tho bloodthirsty and
cowardly wretches to respect tlio rules pt elvilleil
)jriiif.uo.
. ioiijionp.Dcc SI. It ia stated on tlie best author-i
ity that tbei Britirtli Government has formally de-
manded nud tli-i UnitcdiStutcs lm$ recalled Admi-
ral Wilk'iri.lVoin 1i)h preiunLpoditiou.
Tlio ollialal rvpor:of G. v. Smith rommnndlng
Coi)federutetrtHip in iNorth Cnrollim after';iviugiti
ibitniled nccoii'it.of the late battle states our loss to
he 71 killed '209 woundedvaud -1U0 mii-sing. Most
ot tliu latter wore taken atKingatonbridgo and havo
since been pnroh d.
ihonMit no truth in tho report of an advance o
the b'lHnnv fiom aVohlioni'
'Albeiniarie SonidllA lllled with Yankee traimpoits
and gunboats. No duubu of this '"
. IttcitMOKp J)ec 3L 'he Km ojia with Liverpool
dates to 14th. hiis-nrrived 't llalilax
Tlio KnglMi Kniaiiclpaiioii Society am Isming
clrcijljirs anil holding meetings and prcachiug.ber-
iuoiih In biipport of the em uiolpiitiou' policy ot
Lincoln.
American vcs'elsaio being registered nt LivorpjoJ
uidui- Urltihh name.
Consuls closod in iondon on tho 115th at
92 to 92J
Tho Liverpool Cotton market was buoyant.
Prjcqs advanced to f6fa penny per pound
on Middling aiid lower qualities.
Richmond Dec. 80. Gen. J. 12. IJ. Stowait wio
crossed the'liuppahannook a few days ago-has been
successful. Ailviciv from Gnrdon.svile bta'o that
lie destroyed a Yankee camp three thousand strong
at Diiinfrieb; captured several wngoii trains n'nd u
(argo quaptlty nt anpy sutler's btores-lestiovlng
hit ho cmild not bilng away besides taking 100 to
20f'prisoners.
It Js repot ted hoeapturod two pieces of aiMllety.
A porlidn of th pi Honors have an I veil at Gordons-
villo and will'bo brought down in tho morning' Tho
expedition was In all respects successful. Gen. Stu
art has done much towau damaging aiid dcnior.illz-
fng the enemy.
12 1863.
CiiAUbKsro.v Dec io. On Friday 11
of Jptlip-d's S. U. Rangers mtido a room
1 men
.".-.w . v.... ... -t
lYliVlhtiniy.
suueu in ituteiuuaoiis a;ianu lound tlie is-
land evncuA(ed all the corps had bcengath-
ored and c'Arried tin' by Iho'oucifiyr '
FunhnincKSiimtW. Dec. 20. Tho Y.-mkon
enoaihptncnt InovpiHh slight lh.il night. SoiiiD
ilring was helird. 'A flag of truce etlme o'cr
to-day; the rc'iult hao not tr.iuppircd. Hu-
mor says a portion of the Yankees aie mov-
ing. Their army trains are constantly tun-
ning. iIicilmond Doc. 20. -A robel forco ac-
ootding to tho New York l'lqrald operating
in North "Western Tounossee burned Union
cit3' and biidges over Obioil river.
Uiohmo.vd' Doc. :t0. Burnstde in his de-
position beford( the Congressional committee
coufosse'd that his army would not let him
renew tlio flight nt Frfrlnrihkislviinr ' 'I'hn
M. .. 11 1 . ' J . ..
Ilernld says Stanton and llalleck will go on
in tlio old way lighting around the edges of
rebellion and it will not le disappointed if
disheartening defeats will be tho re&ult of
tl)ewiilter campaign in the Southwest. Tho
divisions of- Grant and -Sherman and naval
expeditious tmder McClernand and Porter
were to co-operate against Vicksburg.
Greek's position is at last defined. Tho
Tribune of Friday concludes a long article on
thb disasters of tho Federals and tho defeat
of Fredericksburg as follows: "wo are nrit
about to surrender in the face of a .single de-
feat; the purposos of the nation will reinam
unshaken. The war is biill to be pre sed.
The. winter campaign' is sill lo be putbtied.
The North will uphold the movement and
strengthen its hands. The spasm of despair
hasali.q.idyqleasQtlrita lipid on the native
heart.; The hiomont of doubt may cheer tlie
rebellion; butour reluming resolution shall
finally crush it." .
Few Engjand is beginning' to howl ! "Wen-
dell Phillips. in(a late spi-och at Boston said
that IS months hence tho "West will desei t
ih East imdjoin her" fiat tual ally whohulds
the mqutlt of tho MijSippi. ' Phillips inri-
mates that if . tlie democracy) is .succesbfult
there is danger of an -nllialico among twenty
Stales leaving Now England iu 'tlie cold. ; I
Oommonthig'&n'the speech "of Phillips at
Nr0wTork th6 MeixHir'y nays): "te believe
that tho la.-t army tho Torth will ever raiso
and put in the field in this war is "now in
the field and that itniust conquer theioucl-
hon'qr fall and if. Jt fail?' tllen tho 'dissolu-
tion of the old Union will be accomplished.
Iii that .event tho fix Slates of Now England
will find themselves left alonoiin their glory
and we are quite sure that' the neweonfcdoV-
ation bf-States of winch sho is part can ex-
ist in peaeo harmony and prosperity on this
continont.
'LatiT rroiii Uahcston.
By a private letter-from tho editor received
this mdrniiig' wo learn .that Galvoefon is be-
ing bombarded and thtifc tho country was
boing scoured for. militia to go to Virginia
Point.
From tho following item which wo find in
the Telegraph th'ero appeal's" to have been
an ac'TOssfioh 'to fthe' Yankee fleet flif the bar
at' Galveston.' That'pperays ".There 'were
spmo few shells thrown at Galvcstpn last
Siiturday-byf tho four federal- vessels -out?'
side butqo damage whato'vor; wasjdonq."
' Notice fo Advertisers.
Hayjng'no room topuio for ai)vcrtlscmcnts and
belng;(regnont y ediiip'elic.d tb (sbuo a.bupplliuen't; iu
consennencl' ot the pace they o'ticupy we will alter
tlio lbth of this' month publish' Fn'o 'advertisements
for privatdbencfltfor less'thun jfh cent per line
tor'eaeh insdrtioii. Those for.tho.Government or for
objebts pf iiij bbnellt we will i5ul)llshat"lialf price.
Our Jibjict is not to mukq money by this Operation
but lo prcvent.piirtlos ft om sending their ndvertise-
iiionts to us as wo would rather leser've our columns
exclusively Mr jiows which jyo know our readers
would Uiuch prefer; ' -
i A Card Iteply. i.2.' -
'" Airsm Tbxas; Jan. 12tl( 1SC8.
rpiIE foiloving communication tit Colonel Northtip
CoiiimissaryifGenehil refiirri to and iinbiaces
within itselfnll I ver reported cont'ornlng Majl A.
Wi aicKce and also gives the authority' therefor:
r n- .r " Austin CiyjAs Oct. J.0tIi.18Ci.
Coi.. X 1. Nqiiiiirop ltlcjunond Va.:
DearSlr Iniotoyoli by Mr. C'linington andstat-
cibthat Dr. OwVns'had informed Me.ssr.s. T. Freeuiau
nndi;. M. J)hnson tlmtMaj. McKW was a partner
Of Gaskiway tlpil MoKt'eJiail bo Informed Owens.
They havo conversed with moagajn and nipdilled
their fctatepiepts by saying that Uwliis made tjje
nsscitlon III their pi cencothat'Mair'McKee was u
p inner but didiot say tli.il MaJ-. Jf.;ha4 bo Inform-
ul Jilm I hasten to make this statchidnt In Justice
to M nj. MdKcc.
Very resiicctfully your ob't serv't '
- GK0. W. WHITE
Coinmlss iry Agent"
It will be seen that tho letter of 1. M. Johnson
published by mo and that of Thos. I'i eema its tiub-
llbhed by McICeo himself substantiate In every par-
ticular tlio report made by me nud stamp wlllf false-
hood the Imputed charge Of ' defamation of charac-
ter." Tho aflidavits of his alleged partneiB as
ovldonce and their publication a 'siioli is sliiiply
insulting to comnion sense." Vhat Johnson and
Frevinan stated I rl-horted what Johnson nun Fi so-
man imo state I reported nothing inoro and noth-
ing less. This was constrained Jiv 'duty to do us
au Agent of tho Government.' Wlitther MoKie js
guilty or not it' is'flot m! firovlhc.) to dereriilltip
mat nc jtu 'mil uu t'.xtremely winning wav of Ten-
derlng'hluiself stt!jreiried by'the jiublle and thobe
mijng ip.ountactW.lth hmi may be.most uuforfu-
lute 'but 13 cvrtulply -juost unqnestlonaWe.'"" J
'. '. "''; ' ' 'OHO.-wrwuiTEr-."
Iloustoii Teegraph copy.l time and send bill to
this oflico. I
IN ADVANCE ( THE HAlL
3 Hie Cuuciicy Coiueiitlou Vhifcli met i.l
Houston on Moiiihiy Inst iliidlng Iho ytnto blit'par-
tially icpr.M)iitP'l. adjourned id melt here during
tbh hcs'Ioii ofihi! l.egtblatuie. Now that this quo
tuui is Hilrly before tlio pnhlio we look wllli more
con'bteuce to some pt'ed- nction on the liart of iho
l.Ovurntnotit. Wocoiillillyngree with tho "'Teln-
ltrnph"m tho following reniarkfi as will be seen bv
lef'iciico to nn nriltlo on this sulject in auothe'r
ooluuiu:
" T ei o w aa an attempt made lat spHnir by pnblib
reSOluitOiiH lo strict tho cotton" nop to one'bale to
be bund. It did not succeed beamiso Individual
inteitt wcte against it ny ultcinpt bv pubUo
rewillihoiiB to fn-e the cunency now Into unwilflilc
hands is-just as likely 'o succeed. What inu-f bo
done Js to make it to tho interest of people to tnkb
tlio muiivy. This can Only be douo by making It
miii'o nlUairo. This is what wo have ondeavoredtb
urg'1
"We liave little hope of good results from tho Stato
conyfiihon uiitll tho iriemtxrs of it become bettor ac-
quainted with tho questions thoy havo tb dlaeusstban
...vj v.-i cvvm KM ue.
n
nliilly d lrsed ol l.j il0 Court Mnrllil nl llou.tou.To IheSJth
i -liml thii Vrocrallnpi nt once trniumittol to 'Jliijor 'Ohiral
JliuruiUr. Tlie jleclslomna only tiBconjecturuJ but It la ti-
llvu.l Hi illt lll Minn l jmlilMied. Tlio Investlgntlou was we
;uiilcit iii.l u ery lub.irious one uml tli- cvldcuco iinlte toIiiiu-
Iiioiil. Tho ncuwcil wasalily dbloudedly tliollou". llgrace Coae
liilIiMitton j
r t '
!l'l 'llJ tl"V Host Uiitlor tun lie.ni urrla on elmrcc of beine
iIclimltiT to llio iiuouit oralx uiltironufvollara.
1 liu lklno Illuir ' ftrk Wnr BulUtln .pdu in lilph ttrau of tUo
behavior art.1 .11. llno of Cornell's (.Tor.) hueut.
All OidimiiKc in Keladon to Taxes. ...
lie itoidained by thoClty Cobncil of the City of
Austin 1 hat it any pet sou when called on by" tho
As'esvir ot'thoUliy'lavcs shnll f.dlol- refuse K len-
der n list of his or her pibperty or o' that held ns
Agent Administiator te. wliieli is liable to taxa-
tion sifi'h peison .slialf lie liable to a fine of not les's
than Iho nor mine than fifty inllnr.i i.... fi.. ..c. .-.
tho corpoiution to be iccoveivd before tiio Mavor as
oiner penalties ana Itls heitby dech.red to be thb
iluiyot the Assessor toiepoil all such caca to tho
Mayor and sueluefiih.il is heiebv declaiedto boa
mibdemcimnr'and the dlllcers entitled to such fees lis
in other cases of inisdoiUo.imir.
2d." I5e it further oidaiiiedfTlmt ifnnv nmsm l..ll
j fmi neglivt'j pr icfuso to pay the tii- impos'ed 'upon
hi ii and his' pmpeity by the oidlnaucc of the Citv
for thirty days utter the elld of tlio fiscal 'year or (fie
time Iu which the tildes an- icipihed to'bc paid It
shall be lawful for tlie Collector by viltue of the1 Tav
the City the 'tux thereon line not? be.in'g' paid the Col-
lector may at any time pioceed to levy upon and
make the laxeS'as in oilier c-ascs.
IJblrftuihii1 ordained- That When tho Collector
shali'leVy'upO" any property lot tiueaua herein) pi o-
videil foi'.he shall pioceed to sell the bame at public
auction )ifter first gi"ing twenty days notice' posted
up at least atthieii pnbllc'placeiin said city such
sale to take plucu at tho olliee'bf the Mnvoi.and if-
the property so 'levied upon piovo iiibiiiiieient to
satisfy the tuxes due and costs Of sale the Collector
shall levy upon anil sell so much other property bo-
longing to such person In dcfnult as; will besutlicient
to SiUjbfj SUeu taxes. " '
4th:' Ue it futther oidained Thnt wien.nny prop-
eity has been bold for tho taxes as herein pioUded
for tho Collector Shall make a det.it lor tald property
to thy pm chaser which when recorded accoiding to
Jaw shall be jirifytl J'ftcia evidence tljat alt tborciiui-
sltjons.of the law have been complied with in uiakin"-
saicl) saje provided howi ver that tlio owner of sucB
propeity shall have the ligkt.to ledeeui the same in
-cabolhe inoperty be leajivbtat&aspiovidod for in tho
tate laws upon paying to thaiuirchnser or Collector
incase ho should purchase for the City double tho
amount of taxes for whicli the same was sold to-
gether yfth the costs of sale.
Ue it further oulained That in case any property
levied on fur taxes due thq City cannot be soldfor
want Of biddeis it sliall be the dntj-ifthb'Gollector
t( bid oir the same- for the City tor tho Amount of
taxes for the City or postpone the.salo abhis discie-
tiini. mh. That tljis prdtnanco tako cil'eqt and be in fofco
from and alteivils passage: ' ' '
'AppiovUl Jan otli 3308. -
S. G. IIAYNIE. arayor.
H
7011 II IU12.' Several NcgTi) WoineD7--'oidcioi7r
wasuers anu ironers. A wily to
.i.i j.i -. .t
roners. A wily to
'PALM Dllu'S.tOO..
'"! W MliS.JM. J.-DUHST.
JanlO-tiT '
.AVEXUE UfKl'Eli. ' ' if
''PHIS KSTA15LISH.MHNT- will continue open du--1-
ring tho' Extra Session of the Legislature."
' t - V. D. SCOTT IVoprietor
Austin Jan. Sth 1S8. tf
ftUl'f CAMPIOrt'"AND' OKBAM TAltTAlt for
'b'tio.by. l.LrJiniHO S.'li. J1UUSH.
rOT'l'ON.nt retail and ono thousand pounds Wool
y for.tilo by j.inlO-tf S. It HUUSH.
OHECP l-'Olt SALi:. About l'.30()Moxlcap Sheep"
k-' and 17 Merino Bnckb"wfirbe koW f)r 6'OUO iu
Confederate Treasury Notes. 'Apply to
. . PALM UltO'S & CO.
3'uil'fti; ' t ' Austin.
' .? (HI Tallow aud. Bart Watit.ed."
OEALED Proposals wilLborocolved at my oflico
until' tho lir.st.day of' February next; for tho
dolivory in this city or Its vicinity of "Hi barrels of
Cotton-beed or other homo-made Oil tho delivery
t(bi'atthoratoor25banel8periiioiithconiciicingon
tho 1st dayot April 16C3. h.
Also 1110(100 poiuios per month of Tnllow-tho
delivery to be at tliosiimu time and place and at the
rato of 15(H)0 pounds nar'mnnth.. .-'i -
Alo U0U0 cords of niack-juek Hark; time' and
place of delivery usiibove. and at tlio rate of uOO'cdrds
per month. '
Pioposalsmay bomado and .contracts let for tho
supplying of these articles sepaiately or for tho
wholo; nud should a satisfactory bid be made at ony
time previous to the 1st of Jj'ebimry a conti-act may
bo completed at once. '
T. A. WASHINGTON
Mnjor and Qua? ter-Mastbr C. ft. A.
San Antonio. Texas. Dec 24 1802. decDO-tf
fof the Ninth Legislutuie of the Statu oI'MVmi
DIds
ill bo received Ipitho whole or beiiaruti-portions Xif
snch woiki The bidi must stato the nric.mwmim.i
'for 019)1 pat t of tho'work and specify the time witjii'n
Mthluh it is'to lii iliiilo; tlio'work tobeilohO WneKHy
ah possible as to thu.niiftllty of papfr v'bt?livn
Austin January 1 lSm.--i
nsr ors-cbsnieui ion io levy upon so mlicji properts-
ot tho pei st nl 'in dermilt. as mw he mt(ii-lcht to pay-
hid or her tux and'oosl8ror bollectinjf provided that
in casf taxable nrotieitv isiibout in hi'r.tiiiu-...l'iv....
IJUlJlvlti 1MU.YIIJNU JilfSH Will be received at
L the State Dopartment uutij the 20tli'(pJunii'arV
ISM for the publication df tlio Special LaW'nhd tlio
Jonrimls of the Senate ami House of 'I!oore.Unt?it(;Jn
.7T. rr .'. J ' t --.- I '... -
.if. ui uV uiimiii win) uic uwj aiu iepui.')is npn'tc-
fifro lnJilshed. For fiirtliPr.InforfiiiitlJm.'fldHiofla'iho
SUtoDepnl-taunj. Uimfl W. keilrVi!.A
It. J. TOJj'.S'ES fjj'ctctti'ry of State.
. . 4 C.P..JOll?sdmn.tVollVr; 1
O. II. P.ANDOLPH .TiensiirW '
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