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NEWS.
L1¿IG11« Editar
FINíM
r and Proprietor
SVBSCKirTJOX TO THE SEMI- WEEKLY
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^Mhnrü«a, MAYOR'S OFFICE, )
Sas Astosio, April 4th. 1863- ) ^
ib* City OoVDtjU 90
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Vol. V.
SAN ANTONIO, FRIDAY, AP)Ub7,1865
s 1 11 immmmamfmm.
No. 276
WWÜHS *
AH pap*rs Will k> (fÍMnBt!nit*J a* k.
*fl£ o b. erred. Mi the brtófM built so té tobai
ampU uponing, woa¿d t* *MSei*Qt, it is b*H*rea,
ta avoid danger. This, however, tb« survey «kill
determine.
btm.
iof repoi
ta, April 34. 1365.
"*?? ítory of l5uil^*o'« Wilding ha í T ty. Tr *
***a m>t*d *n¿ fitted Up b* th* Cumberland Fres ! 7'u ¿ftmor fA*.
£y««me« a * cbar*b room. Hereafter there wi.'l I a-f 5an '4n^nU
T> « rT** eerrice *rerJ Sabbath and Sabbath night. | The undersigned have b**n by you invited, ta lay
a mi*' ^en ®mploy*d u Pastor I bsíore the City Council their riews a* ta tb* causes
** katf put 10 o'clock, on Sunday, í°f the disasters in this City by the fre*h*t «f the
This Wifb. byWlag propvrly Uid *ff, mmká *!*•
form a channel that would intercept ia «mm *í
freslmt, ftí water frota tho Lilla and l*ad U b*low
th* CUy.
W* «01 add, that ibe City Council might with
propriety pars an Ordinance, Lrbiddrrg ib* (t«o-
ti00 of bwildiug* of mu «tone or adob* ki tb* 1*m
ciíTáted portfcms of tb* City. The** mataríais bev*
proved ® fit and *n af In water, m4 berd
rocks or ttowr should b* uted at Jeaat (reta
ground up ta a «uffieieat height undar tb* suparvi
«ion of tb* Crty Surveyor nod Engineer.
We bad exp«*ted t* b* nMootat«d
. ^ «dtao*reo«i^
lion «lia you, wttfc ib* present Cü|S my«r
r «bo* very <
alia-
aad
Ae r*g*rd« tb bridge*, it ia «ridrnt, tbat their
outlet it ia erery «ae* taeuffiñmt. W* iaay fafely
•ay that tbe cawau in the Uta fr*eb**, ruaoing 8tigia*«\ Mr. FwWl«8bñ, an,i*r «be* very * m
iferoia the bende in ib* rirer, one fruía ^ve Mr p«t«nt control *ny of tha «orbs proposed, « ll ae
¿$iiup*>a t baos* ta tb* raar of l r. tíerfTa boose, j eeaaanfy cone W* haVe íitll* douW, that ia tli*
j tt /••#« i> | watch prwrod $0 Milmuliv*, and tb* otner ftt>tu t maia be will gr*e with ae in epifcioa. If*, aad
r and tfu Ltty LawcU about Mr «idaio^e bo«m t* Nat. Le«ir. mUI. j «ota* ot**r ooajpetent K«?gtneer to eeeiet biia, ae
a«n>ae Maia Are*t, bar* .b*en, if aot caue*d, at l*aat; ttie work woald progTtM t« o elowly with *n* %a
the 9lb iut.
dar.geroualy foor*ae*d by th* op*oiug of tb* twu I pneor only enraged, abattld *it*r into Ib wot ka at
mam bridge , being totally ¡oeufücient tor the larg* ¡ ¿ooe.
ruluwe of water In each of tb*a* eae*a, wa re-
- - . , .u , ^ , ¡lll. . ! Itmayeeemto you, tbat we prnpóe* ta nad*r
¡ ¿J6-:h ot March, and a U the beat meaaa, ta tb« ¡ c*taaieni, tbai Añedid eansbwaya leading "to tbe j take to* rnu^i at oooe; aad too piucb " ""
T~_| _ poirerof the Ctunjil, to prevent their racarrenc* in | oaaget, be rem j rod and replaoed by strong %but- tiaie; we are aware of aU th* Hi
„ FbblUh to ¿ay the Report of Meaars ! . I ra*ou br üf «* onry, and bat or two addition- j WWq t(Vla? before you a comprebena
FcbWscbar, Oiraud and Cociiiwaat u> the Citv Í... }f* ftWar* «/*> • fWlog. pwAiicod in j *1 ^conatruction, auftaent for th, j Wfcota subject, so tbat, wbaterar
PrsMst
Bat wa
aa *f tb*
Council on the «a** t *T4,t U> tb* Cil-V I this ?-iuu an;ty by tb*s* late uisMtera! Many jam-j «*>—afy pnü*. Ia
, on th* causea )t Use wcrea^d- fn-aheu Li; ili«* ba** k*t their boa *, m rrrfc«n*r b**S Iut"} «nawneeawtfy^ilír^?
IM.ll «illbeij
owo*ra ahí ** and be- j pjm, as part of a system, to b* ooapl*t*d as #e*n
ansnuBt of pri •
tb* Wnii of the city and on the pr*v*stir* mean , property of all dewiptiwiu has been- «• " t a*iditional outlets fn. iu building ao aatoji, eireumMancea will f-ennit. Th* a
which abottid b* adopted to nrovid* f l"et or injured, even in looilui^i always cMsiJeredj uUfuct them. \ r*t« and public rights involved, demands that aU
lar fto*da i« tk. r , Z g i *afa heretofore, and last and saddait. bdtaan ¡tío j In regard 10 the stone dam afro* the rsrer, built; UeU ^,uKl ^ «eartaiBed and eata Ileb*d beyood
ta* tutur*. Its length necessarily ex has be*n destroyed. j at _me h*aj of th* cr-neepebm ditcH, tor the purpose ¡ m doubt. Waen t is is <íon* tb* community will
e.u es innsb oiber matter, but we do sjt know ol The late freshet has been an •stra^r.iiunry ore. "f trrijrjti. g the lan is n«*r ttie üiswon (. onocfoi -n, t gu¿itain y->u in prompt and *ae>getic acti*n. Tb*
ary thing of mor* general iater*si to oar ^ au,i u U beyond human powtr to aiwid ail tb* ef j it u our deliberate o^iniwj tbu itsb>uld b* r«- ¡ >¥mtr tb* pr:n<ñpal obetruction shall b* rsis^M,
thaa th* subiaora 1* . . 'ec's of such rises. It has causad dOetro«u.Ti in ¡ uM red. It re<j.are no argument, to- sb«w to an better will it o«, as w* n^ay tiare aaoth*r fresi
- tvuenes upon, and it com«s otber localities. Some inconveni*nc* and oss mas*, j ordinary understanding, that a high and strong 1 perhaps aslearly as tbe periodical raioi to Jua*
trom men whoe* reputation 'entitles their opiaieu* periodically be exported by such fl wds. But it bo- i one dam agrees « river is a serious obHruetio . \ye will recapitulóte me priuvtcai wwinta of 1
** *- of these t l>ut to understand clearly how it affect the tire report.
«ingestions to an attentive consideration
ni,ki _ v, _ ... , ^~¿ . i Jost.^y what ii in its way Tais effect i# direct and
" -posed of. «hut: th* ocurt u not • iasmediatí aboro th* obstrn-stion, iut it is an etror
ar*« j*d with busiaea# ^ - -
the better will it 00. as we may bar* another freabet,
tki#
^mes ñ serious que# tioc whether the «Afecta of the#f \ to utiíerstani cicdrly h ow it affectj* t te íítít rcp<
áoeda have net nesn increased by a want -f fore- J at tbe time of a rue. pvrnap* a aboit ex¿ Uoa;ion rt.* fin e dam at C'nce. ci n I itch shouH be re
light and by causes which might hare been avoided, «oay not be out of pl.ice. ait ved nt (inca. '
\ Su}'|K>.*« for a moment tbat f r some reas^^n it Tbe chatting 'be oauss ways at the
' «ere .tesired to eievau a vr'aol* river Ut. say * utile l'ridg*s into s't-.ote-pillars at i aiu.ple timber super.
• a ler.gia an I make it tu o teet lug' er th-tn it was .«tructur- at for «me or t * > ad iiti<tuai openings at *ac'
i>e!v>ra i'rOvt-ici tu.it tbe head of water were suf- should be o • ooienced witb« ut uouet-eesary d*iay/
ácieuf, this cvitid he a one by filling up the river an I The surrey and the establishment of ñ'm-4 prohlai.
e e ating its i-o't-.«Ji f r tu'e re.juisite length to the a* aHove ptvjposed, arid tho permanent loyáfiob o
rt.j'iisi e height. l>at it t->ui i «. o be lone by tain- the river-bank*, ko . sb->u!d be cotumaoreX aa'd t«r
ni'«g across tbe r-.var a nuiuber of su-vesstve ?t ht rse-i on with-'sre i;, i
Jams, the creats of which would be at tae rr.-juisife K rh wat*r-w\]\. a.- it ia ascertain^ tbat its ft-
ral lieeotu^a neao'Siry, should bsrr*i*«fs4, ant
oer left to rebuil t it with ottc* * ry ebangc*
sad bel' * thstr "rs.«ts, w .-uli be bel <w the clear and tnodifi.Mib-as ut.'isr ta* suppr/isi"* of tuo « ti
in i if .- j, it is the imperative duty of tho > on'.maa
ry to remove such esistiog causas, and for the fu
ture, by taking all pos.«tbl* pte. a ui 'ns, au.'h 8?
iocs experiejtCe has nictated in other localities
similarly yiiuated, pravent their repetition.
Kvar^cbatruction placed into tho rivsr, so ¡is t
Our Dutrict Court will adj >um to-sacrrow
oroiog. No cas* cf any impertan?* has b*en
*ri*d A Msxlran wis c-¡nvict*d of lare«ny aad
hia punishmsnt sssessod at two years cvnñosmsnt
ia th* penitentiary, but a new trial «ti granted
Jadg* l uacan announced from the bench that, a: itr'epíÍTs with the free, clear pa«ige of tho water
tbe neit Una, he should take up, for t.iai. ail case. ]J* * te0J9a^ u> ad,i. *° th# 'S?« of *aU!r in a
.v., 1 . .... — 'freshet 1 be effect whf b woul i be smal> in a outet
o Iíí- Otes wuw:h th* stay law This is a flow cf water, is mu'.t piiei by the audd«n rus:i •:
ft*f in the right dirrction Thero are many *|j .ths fiooi. the channel hoc* raes c't ke J and the water
"ebrcaw" c** rwhkb eocumb*r th* docker that •"'«'•«bed, to s*.k naw channels an-j
• i ,aannti and would bat ear little effect aa holes lug
.. .. . , _.. tu the o tt tu cf a river. Indeed thev wculd «ftc
to suppose, tiat it has Co eff c. below if. loe mass :iUffioieut time fi ! ae n:i bw.'m? b#is --f mud in-
f water, b.tcke*« up and retardo i by tbs obstru- gUad of water. In 'jre^s-Sv tne. same manner a
■ >ns, Will rtU'h With ««romana.el ro uxe anl in- • siogle stone d a wtll create ob -redt. a i .• I v ol ,-m-
ocdatiúo a' !h. es k . « v, , • creased pitwer into tb river eelow A .e w fwt p.,r :,vely dvad nat«r, as tar aa a 2evt.dl.ue trout tts
* country w.tb t,d*rab.* regularity, ; by such 0I3. ructions toa rise oftbuktnd. .re t runs na-k up tbe stream, which is 1 *: to tbe
but «RBg littls that are can call news A I at* pa- may make an immense ádditi n ti danger an-.: channel of th* river
P«r hu how*r*r an important message of President : A fi fe«t ísíí ia tni Uts I channel which oan be relied upon a* taking
aei^bt This weuld be equal in effect to filling out rt -r il
whole bed. n.< the lieau water between tbe dams ti;e ow
and in
Liiginecr
tiT The mails a*s coming again sio j# the
in-
Diris (0 th* Confederal*
tats i né
n . . „ . saved very great loss We etpresi our C ^^i. ;hk
^ March eriib confidence', that there are ¡a our r.vsr at pra
4a.b stating plainly tkat cur country is in danger, eat cbstruil: >rss to the frse passage of tha wa.''t iv
and urging tb* measures which bs Oelievos to b* re- * frMheIi W"' '<Í5 bare ,-iused tve water to rise coi*
quired to arert th* thr*aUaad perils Most of th*se ' #iifAb!'.hi*b'r th ,a 11 wuu:d>iV#. [uotJ
. , ' va*se , *e ^t-rdi taeret-y have ci usei much k ss an t uatu-
w* uavs see:, he/or* ia the reports of Congressional age
proc**diogs. but there is on* fact mentknsd that
off i he water is altogether above iii.it iow'el k.w
¡i ;u cas* if th* is ;i :'j oiestion.
I hat par? oí ttie river ohuuuei from th? dam up-
wards, _ winch <1 l- fl*r than tb* crcat vi the datu.
v^tnu. taken into cons i iera'ion in <wt«rminl*.-g a
pfw.'ie f r high w *?er; us i::?.- so, as if ¿t -.v*re 2li«*l
, . fc«,jtil *t«d it would, und-ubiedly.. it* J«ft t . tt*
t:p t-> the year 1-54, an I h &r* the obstructions « natur-ai - r?eration f-.-r •> áft -ient lenr-th ot time, f
new to os,4*ai it is eít*o to skow that 'it baa b« we e&umerate. w*r* built, high watermark ap wit.: mud to b u* tae level of ti:S -rest id'the
*a<t>a ,.«li ' k ^ ^ .. *! wm At tha hr>d¿rp in Vaia itre*t. a^4t ^ íeet above >ia;u and >- -«* ^b"* tw - — -J — -* —- •
m e*rtata bayous a uaao* or quaetioa tbat w* , tb* orUiuary t«vei of th* wa«*r As «i* u*«a *r ? saa-cUeci.e* channel, is rtiised by .tho datn-t>4 that
ta asi coatiaa* tbu atruggl* to a s*«esifal iatue, or ' Coaoepcion ittcb, of which we- abail sp*a« bstesiter. , s T: ,m a? a joiv' wrh trie crest of the darn.
bum make abject aai unconditional Submission to r'a5 r%L'*1 ,!f*> 'r ííaar>'. Ur*1 nf/aUr l*?*r*1!í i«a#t per,-pt; I* t :h dam itself, « her- lot
*" '*■ " fa?er constantly fails to tr.e lower lev«] and where
i« prvhie is '.sue; but ab*ve. where the ¡ r^b.e gets
sueb terms aa it shal
poo* on ua after our sarrendsr
uacoadiuonal submission to , .
i i ieet. U- *ul be seen that the former fres.ie^s ia
ptsase the cooqn*ror to im - tjje river never raised it higher than to aleve!.
It i« th
tb* coura* of tbe conferenc* at Fortress Monr
is • ♦ ia j a boot 5 feet a re its present ordinary kvel. There uarruwer, tit* effect is u-irieta^Aole.
)ar^t a ;ar* vague rum rs of h high ris* iu oil times, con-^ \y* her* confine t-urselves to th- ntxt queit;
soggertion was mate fcy cae of our Commis*, ner?
ce-.'ted with a data la It at tí:at time.
>n of
, j.biga water. Tbe other const lerati mí. iuch :i< c< n*
, We believe that thoro bare been freahets to tbe . v,eta ta# sajabrity and eonvenience of tu* l'*> . * -
tail the c.jection eatertaiced by Mr. Lincoln, to time which we oursei.es aits*aied, as for msuace To:ved ia the j ro;*sa or* trana:'-/rutin? a , lear ñjrsarn
ir*attng with tb* Goreraawt of th* Confederacy 'n *-«h bronght aa much «iter *a the Ut* m tne ir; u, [LiS c.tJ lnt> a*mud b*d, b-w*.
•r with say separaU State might ue av.idod by fr#she?1 úr reVly V Ta* fr *sh«t ..f l^od raiaou ixp otnat ana Ínteresmg they ^ay be, are not tw-
/ * J D? ; th* river to H feet abova iu ordinary level, in pla -es i0 m lt>
su&stita.lng for t.:e usual mod* ot negotiating «here ih* lat* fr*s>.et rai.ti it 14 f-.-et a*nu
ihr ugh commisaionera or otbor diplomatij agents, ' present !*v*i Tb".« ii:T renc? is prtacipaily, t: not
th* m*ib34 sots*tisees *mploved of a la^itirr c?n*! whüi!-T hy tíilJ b-nru *':c>ns iinCi
M.rHnn f i - . . * . Iae ohsiTu;ttoDi are ss fo loW5 :
▼•ntion to bs enterei :ato by tbe cotntuanding^gen-' > j ^ witer walls i,uüt i-ito ao.l *l n¡? th*
•rai< of the armiss f tbe two beliigerests " It a'p^i river and íai I'eiro re-.k. c-¡nf.aing ad J obstruct-
paara that this id** was a<a;a t<r*a*nt*d U Mr their eaasseU at vari-us p-Atfs
t * , , , ^ The icsaff.ciency
Ltnoo.n aai re^srtod, out that - -i—1 ^ 3
ti v/ULfcK JKIt,
I
V C'.-' qi ; RANT.
í ?
The r^j n m-vU'n, wa< receive I and i.rd*r*d
t'i i - I'U'MWie i in ton r>an \R'• ..- • *rm.-*rkW-
New«, 1 i>n I iti' Iijuor l .a 3lb-v-r v. * auths.|la«itf
lo procure ■ > extra .* p e. f r cistrihutinn
t.'n t i•• i .i it w i) ttiianÍT'-".¿-Iv re'uht I • ''Thflf
' tb* t'^v Chuñen tei.óer th* r s;:.v*r thsoks
' me f . tí. ¿chlv. ser, Y «iiraud and v Coi;m
"dertnt, í rtiiej- very i>; .e and cfSotcnt Itpt!.
•' rtd tor the pr^m; m et- ni.tvt jeb tbay r**poitd*d
• l¡ tb-.- ie«pi.-at < t the « o: -i! ; and that tbe S*«
retnry f .ri.ifh « o h < t t.ht.e gentlemen kttb *
" mpy of t is r- " luti ¡n "
ún sn•■t.'-i;. tb* t ty .-urvey-r f.nj Rugiaecr wss
.n-'fucied to sur ve;- a ..-i e.--.v,l;*a th* 5. od stiof
..t" ;o-« >an Aiit'-riio rivt r w;-;?etit delay at ' lo a<r •
<s >. . iüv , ; t. ..ts ai'ü .?nj^* ti' *is cot-
t% ae J in • ;ij ¡t ff Mesíts. >chlc;* a*r, Uiraou
an i C'íR*- 'i''t ¿i ', .-ni t- ;*p-rt to ihe t'iuoeil ss
••v o :í* |.r.a tfc!-n-:i e , un i in < r lar to Oat* the Ww<k
dot ¡o with iit* > ■ i!**! , l.n Honor, ih* Mayor, ws*
-notnon * i t er.•;«>*:* tr e srv.ces ot an additionet
coi;r*t«.nt Ki r -: 'r
Attsit
sab*e 4 tently G«n m high water, an t
Ord solicito! aa interview with Grti L-">ngstreet J The n« ae Jom built across the riv*r at the
and lofarmedbira that.ther* was a paaS; jju-0« ^cai oí the í>n:ep,-ioa ditcb
...i-./- ,. , , ! W* can s ifelv at at* the general fact Of these ob-
arriv.ng at a satlsfartory aijuslmeot of tb* present, #truH< n, fcar;a¿ niU,a t> the ' dahg*roua
unhappy difficulties tyr, meana of a military <r>n ' sharaoter f th* late rise iu the streams and of tb*ir
▼ention, *ad that if Q*o'"I,** d*air*d an interview a eaus* of permanant pon! to the city , fcu:
cn tk* sabjen, it would not b* declined, provided
ften L** had authority to act ' Ac^ordia^Iy <len
L** was furnished with authority aai wrote to Gen ®wsur* prohlea at high water mark ani by a cur
liter 4* the Ute
Tn* ir-shet l?3d raised
*
.o * i s.
UtVi^g it as ar opinio n that the J ;ai shoal] be
>*e:E v, e i we will j roc«*d l our view# as t
-ef.it.-g tn* difi:u;t;-j.< i:\\ dve t i'i i-s mü'víI.
^ e c nsi ier it proper that the C:ty sh.-uid .«<• r
!.a:n tb* nghtj} o; t'..« wn-o • . tae Concept i >n lar. Is
ij water f r j-riga mt.; r.d aarh rights.exin, aud
,l. ... ' r the a ike of toe su: - tv ta* Cttv taeir present
4 lUfe opeomgc ^h* r.n iges Ln.eb is ¡,u í t>;e ,:¡ry fh )U¡} fUIt_.efil tt.e;f
amount t water from; a:; 4her channel. V 'o will
poat out howr this cm be d'"-ne
'f t,e AlamoiMcd i- tok-n out of the river a sh rt
iiatsnce beiow its í.irn;-- and irrig te* three old
Sei.la, now ccuj el fey u ■ r.- : ierable port'oa of the
" • ity. tn* 'Lab >rdel-AUmor 'nhove the Alamo, the
n order to ascertain tbe estént to wh"^ e^h'óf| ^Afuer*." Kaat of the Ala-rn., and the
these ob 'ructions baa such an *ff*ct, it becomes n*
cessary tu m k* a-ar*ful survey of tha river, t
J H LVOKS, Mayar
J?<* R'lfinitiifiS. Cer tiary.
ry T :i.i:c.iiirn. *
'Ircm the lia'vcat.o .Nana ] f
r:¡;> \ jrjjir, Marah3let, l=55
V tK. .Maich 2'J;h-—Ta* fribt>e*'s Aru^
tuo i' -touiac ; >.r cf nor ieat iva all goes to st « w
it ao v. .I?*J'ive o <-b ot i at ssvjre <-a.apaign
a tj v ua;, •' a seres of cj.;tv 's w ¿I bare b*/un
t :t t.vo £; tat arm es, tuat wjlj *ju>* pie-
• - "Labor d* loa Mo.
:a:ied "La N'idita '*
Grant, who ratarneJ for answer ' that be bad nj
a a thorite to accede to the conferee-a ; t^at his p-w.
*f« *xWended oaly to making a conventi .n on ^ub-
J*ete pur*!y of a military character, and that (ten
Orá oould only bar* meafet that an iatarriew would
ae* be refused on any subjeat on wh oh he ((««n
Grant) bad tb* right to act " Mr. Daris looks
a." bcl-iw the part c{ t< wn,
The C' rcspcion Ditch i.ea i*
ta La Vi IliU" ar.d runs through tho''Lab r -it'
mía ute obíirvati ns, | loch«sy through the same g'ound with t.e 1 -a*r
| part of the Aiam> Ditch; only the Alamo L).U"h is
' ate lévela, measurement aad
aecertaia th* clear pre file, wnioh at every p< int ot >
tte river i« ne
volume of water in a freshet. ; 1' "e#P
Taiaiaa ooaip icated work, bat it is the only • ,
manner "f nr.c**ding intelligently, with certainty) - n
ani with justice to all in'erests concerned. It ia a j ^thepoi.t waete tney• beg.o to run
work of vital importance for the future w.lfsr* and ] peinar saoul 1 b- m.I* to threw 8s n.ucr,
r of this citv. The question of the-danger to i w.i-r the inception I i-a a. ,t is entitled M
lou-.d exciu-o-ei.t i%rough->u tbe N<<rtb.
dhe ii'.ju-jt. also, boa a« urai <••• Iri.iu lb* highest
au'....r'.ty that ae.-retary .McCullocb a ill iaau* L
ji r-5 ¿- í oaaring íut.-rtfít boo ia, aad n« addition
wiji u; ¡;í i ie . tne preient v< luioe of currency.
Tbi lr;..u:.e s VVasniogt-.-u sp^wal aa ye mU'raatu*
i'r.ia obeiidan, t«-a¡gut «t >s be is s ill on tb* war-
patb, and wiil a>on be hv.ar i from again, intlicimg
much puaishment upi.n ihe r:oe^a .>*v-r*tary ?tub
tou, !r >m the froot to ¿: y, sa;s Ora- t kno«s just
woat i.ee 8 a^'"ut
iae>e v Vorsc alines' c>rr«sfond*nt giv*s th*
following detai.s ot ¿henlan's ruov*«a*;its *fl*r
llZLVTlt* 1 *t an elevation (/f about 1 J fc*t"o"r more* abo'vVtb¡ l«"laS Coiambis. A movement w« «ad* norti.-
scessary to allow a iree passage o. il« ^ n, , > wara *i.r;ki(i< tne Centril r^i r ^ad ats*v«ral points,
i . !'*PDi iOu 1/■ 11. IJ. ° •« . . ,
when .t was oroken up whu* -n th* way. laaur
iearneJ that h..- y w:ta two hundred m*n was ft**-
u.¿ W;war.jft ili.-aiauad; this was tb* first bearu ot
oiui .«ii. •« 1c a a iii^ ^ ay neeboro".
ti:e< : ..i. hicbu.ond pausrs *b«.>w tbat tb* *f-
forti to ¡ use negro rrgiuen s tor tb* rebel artsy
b.«s i.i>nimen<-fci in *«a*sk. ihevfiieial order b*s
! I be owners of laa-ii, «ntitled to irri/^tioa from ! ^e,,n lí3a,tl t:'J a reílirT'Toua br*° •*t*t,'wbeá
.thout I 'he Alamo D.tcb h" e a rigat to a oertain quantity j w-hero ali 7° recav..! w,i be mustered iu for
!. ra-trietinn will I wild to auit tb*ir own «.on- ot *at*r, b*lievel to bo oue square rara tusen out ,a" w>vr °el1 1 '"j* e"'*r " "tt*a oa to* lülk
negotiation, although informal, throw, j; °r 'VaU Wkbout resírd to the nut the river at the uPPer dam Should theCity in- lu*1; urK2# 00 lu® "--rk. ut. r^"'í
-v. —t.—.-a J-. -. i.. - , - creaae the capacit v of the ó ¡amo Ditch, aufiQ-ieotly, tie<iru t1"" '8- un l b# 11 *tishots to wiuieee lUeir
eaf*ly
w it is ct-ar. tbat if br rem^ral of tbe Urn, tb*
c| ' oo Dtt-li shoul i bs las i dry; but., it the
property and ev*n life. oo*."th t"l^me¡"¿or* üUÍ ^ rÍTir. *5' thair cUiuis would be satis-
* i f * t — la — ' J ♦ . * V. iaC I.
npoo tbu as tb* figure of movements toward peace,,j ;m^rt4'0. wUh the %„wth of the ,ity, an! the ob
—and tot tb* time it certainly is; but th* fact that t struct ions to a fr** fl w of wat*r nre euro to increass
th* C S Gor*rnm*nt should bar* consent* 1 toat-¡?,ve"y month, as individual proprietors,
Strong doubt upon their reiterated pti¿«'ic de.-lar- ij- .iih «iub ««¡(«..ir _ r _ .. >-«.. ..
atloas that th*r* eould be no basis cf peace *ge*pt i It therefore b*3omes of tbe greatest imporísnee !1' take out in add.tion to the square vara of water, j x *'b kl ¡¡M pr,v*t* int'onaation thst
le a ratnrn to th. Union IIow it barnsned to be 1 '«> preliminary work proposed to U done, J < ^cepuon Di-cn requt. ee, say as-, ^ ^
In a return to tbe Union. Uow it happened to be , wuiohFwlll f.rnbh u tee fa-ts for guidance, to , other square vara, aad tarn tbis surplus into tb*
broke off, la tbe limited Information that wo have j a "má^ o7íbe"c'ití," of the'sVn" Antonio | Coneepcion Ditch where tb* two Ditches meet, it; wTay
we are naable to eiplaia ; but that there is, or has ¡ rirer and San Pedro creek, containing the well de- j would do justice to an parties centratmg lor his orerthrow. laf*riaatk>n fcas
t a C
<ien. Lee bas notified I'r-sident l>arie that l| i#
imf^ioic, wita tae meana at bis eommand, to
make neaiway against tae I nion torree **« ©on-
UV J USklUV WW taai |' * " —
b*en and may aga:a b* a dispoettioc on tbe part ot1 fined lines of tbe rirer channel, as found nscesssry, j put we would raggest another plan, more sstit- raAc( # 4 tB9 headquarters in t$bf*r*port, tbat Ibero
. . . .' and to make this map the basis of a l future build- ¡ f^tory to the City and promising greater results at ij4t, Ltcu CoaM«ieiabl* fighting at Mobil*, aad thst
«bat Gnr*rnm*nt lo treat Tor peace 1 ¡ inga lnaide the city limits, establishing strict rules pr#«ant and in the future it is believed that a suf- Uo CMeiay bave o*ea rery s*siouely dsmagou.
tb* Independeoe* of tbe Confederacy is something ¡ >u j % strict supervision to prevent any building1' of; gciesat quantity of water ean be taken out of the Ulia ltl' Usand of their wounded bad b**n received
that well Informed
thie ehafaring ab*ut
Jen f Itm*y be found n cessary, on examination, to>, Alamo Ditch opens ia*'1 'he flit above Alamo City, j ""**** ' ~ SnuavaroaT, Matah 31, 19€5.
Tbe N. 0. Times ol the USth.hae Mwtiit* psp«rs
JiO City waere tno Cü^uiuei oi iu lifer looma ¡ Alamo V ivy n i IB'J "'I oi loeu'tF-winoaw aiim;
i ina, lftni(nit fnr tha increased volume of water during • tnrf^a fif rrofisi'iv. no^v com naratirelv worth-1 March 13-Tt* Uow* last
perron* bar* belierad; and whatever description from being constructed ia fu-, riTer at the upper dam, to supply three ditches as at New ur leans—On* of their ebipe-*!-war had aleo
" , „Ao. to lht 0-}«.! ture, so as to interfere with tbe clear profile of these we;j aa tw0 ff thens instead of following the Ala- UeQ wre,-k*d-*sid probably destroyed as tbe way
™ a1 r Icaaanels : un Ditch, another Dit<*h were mad* from where the! frJia fr** url*ans to Mobil* m. k.
It may be found n cessaryt on examination, to . Alamo Ditch opens iato 'he flat above Alamo City, j
, j provide for ad litional fl>->d channels in portions of ¡ taking in a large \ ortion f the ground b*tw*en ,
iutXMBt based en th* books of the i the city where the channel of the rirer should be ; Alamo City nd tha f ot of tbe4'owd*rhou** bills; of
wPC- S-.r^™*t*r ia N*w Orleans shows that insufficient for th* increased volume of ^water during a te.,pe 0f property, now comparatively worth- í íucum^d, March 13 -Tt* Uow* last sight
were furnUb*d br bim iurinjf 1 * fr**eet, and if so, they must be accurately and ]e„, could bo supplie I with water facihties and in- i d ^ oül tUM^lDg the writ *f babeas eorpas.
4*0 eomn« p*r w**« e . .4 «M n,at*d on Ihe man ar .l on tha in ««In* t.i a rorv ¿ rp t «itent, ani this ( nmti ¿¿ Also a bill to **ep*Sd 4b* writ
riM th* fr* warm montas ine nooas *a«w . r - /u - ; — to supply wf uab*aj corpus, until otb*rwie* provtdad by law,
Him* maktr of deaths In tb* citv from tb* 2d b*reaft*r must coniorm to them (the Coneepcion Ditch. J m all cases w arres and detestios bf erdar|of th*
m* mss*r oi uwu w _ j From this surrey it will be easy t> determine, j It is believed that the large increase m rala* of i're«jci,nli Secrwtary of War r Cassrtl Oftear
Which of th* water walls now built along the rirer J tho lands, which now hav no water aud juld b*' th* Trans-Missisatppi Dwpanmoot
aad th* San ?*dro creek sr* obetructions aai must ejjppiied with water, would i>e much more than suf- i Ai#0 ^ Ba^waj faja privUeg* for sixty dsye fiom.
b* remored. and to what extent. Ihe San Pedro j g .^nt to pay the expenses of th* work. If tbe^ City j tini# 0? «^gt or detostjoo by a*ri*v *f *ay
ere*kJ it is believed, has a fre* passage of thr** rjrill held these lands, th*ir sale would msb* this in-, Qan*ral Oficer commanding aay army, military
raras on each side, by th* old local laws, and ia ¡ eveased raise available at on«* for the work; but^p^fr,^x ^ department. Tb* bill aboTuhiug tha
•eme place ev« tiUt varoe. This alone, if prop- ^ th*y ar* ail sold, a specie! tax for ta* waUr, to w
e*v*a moatETo/ the past y*ar, and 7ÜU p*r wee*
■tb* tv* warm areoths. The books ehow
no<sb*r of d*atbs in tb* city from tb* 2d
ef J«a last m June let, 1965, woe 7439. Tb*
i^n oeAa* ftiraishad by contract w*r* for tha
Tliliilwi* af Iba £hüf, *xt*ndisg from Morgans*
tslha Balis*, aad tb* d*aths thus indicatad ara
t^dy of oftc*re aad priratae, not of citisoa*. This
allows that th* 7*d*ral army has probably suffarad
a hi Caviar lom by dtaeeee then ia battle.
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Leigh, W. B. Semi-Weekly News. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 276, Ed. 1 Friday, April 7, 1865, newspaper, April 7, 1865; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth179813/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.