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THE
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PUBLISHED TBI-WEEKLY
AtFSTIF THURSDAY JANUARY 1 18G3.
IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIL.
"TEX
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Texas Almanac Extra.
Published on. Tuesdays Thursdays A Saturdays
BY D. RICHARDSON.
jggPOur " Express" arrived this morning
soou iVftorsovcn o'clock with tho Ilousto11
' papers of yostprday. They contain no notic0
of tho reported ntta(;l'c on Galveston which
has been in circulation here but a citizen or
ours writes us from Houston) .under date of
yesterday $hafc nil ia bustlo and excitement
there a$ from indication it is very generally
behoved Magrudor intends to ro-capture Gal-
veston to-day (Lsti January) and also all tho
enemy's steamboats .lying ac tho. wharves.
' Ho also adds "you may expect to licar of a
auccossfulattacK by next mail. No news of
any importauce'-on tho. down triin to-day."
T'ie P ipors contain 110 jnowa of itnporlanco
from tho seat of war and it seems to bo tho
Very genorah opinion that all tho big lighting
is over for tho winter except upon the sea-
coast. '.
Wo find tho following in the Telegraph;
090.X SatuHjrs arrived on..thp Central train to-
day. !' '"it"
Van Darn nnd 'Forrest -nro III the rear of Grant
and Uosehcrucz. near Jackson.
Koro.it lu a rcootit skirmish before lio ftTtucil n
junction with Van Djrn captured moiu FedcrulB
than his own number or over 2000. Croat resultH
ore expected from. this move.
. .Morjr.m ii making nnothor raid' in to" Kentucky in
the direction of Louisville
" It is.tho opinion of military men at .Mobilc-'id
other Irtipdrtaut iiit' tli.it there will bo no more
fighting this winter unlets it bo atChu-teitou
. The appointment of VHn Dir'n to tho cirnmahd of
Cavalry..is confirmed. His position is the aamu as
Stewarts. r ' '
rVhen.ou'thd'nlarch to get in tho rear or tho.Fod--eralj
Van Ifora mid Forrest1 had it 'In th -ir powe-to
capture 2000 'Yankees but the import mco of their
inovommiti w'ouM.not tiilmiCpf delay.
; Beauregard reinforced-Gen. Evdns nt Goldsboro'
with 5C0!) troops The-rout'was" complete tho ene-
my being driven to their gunboat Gom'Smith took
comfnnnd there tho fallowing Smithy.
Tho'tiiet thatithoei)Oiriyiibnitu'fosj of ciahteon
thpnsiiulin killed 'wounded and 'missing at Freder-
bur;; is can finned. .
. At the end of tho. second day's fight or on Satur-
day night Biirnsido's at;my "became completely demoralised-
Sti u!tidiaotJint on Sunday morning
Jlurnslde.couldnot' bring them into.an iingagotnent.
ilLid Gen(iLee known this and not expected to
havo renowed the fight on Sunday ho might have
bagged nt least fifty thbnsahd f tho enemy: The
number on each side was aboittrthu'same. or a little
over two hundred thousand. The bulk of Burn-
slde'sariny will now go into winter quarters nt Wush-
ingtgn Tito re'uialndeT: will scatturubroad.
Prom.tho Mobile News 20th: "'
Latest accounts from up tthe railroad jus-
tify the belief-that tho .Federal cavalry came
no 'further South-than Eqypt station and
have fallen 'back from Okufona; The-thun-ago
done .was.not much. t.
" SotiiQ former employees of (the. of tjjo rail-
road run on an' engine from "West Point on
Thursday morning with tho ententiou to
aid the Yankees; but it is repbrted'Tt ran oil'
the track no ir Okalona at a placo where ob-
structions had boen left by tho Federals; that
tho rascals jumped from the .locomotive and
made tiiuo in esapjng- and that themuchino
was subsequently recovered by our people
"We Hope the report is reliable; .
Pasdongors" by tho cars unite iu. censuring-
the- conduct?.of our cavalry stationed at UKn-
lona. Their only advance appears tp have
heap from the. enemy when if report is true
tVioyworcr numerous enough to have sovoroly
pUnishcu'lum. "
Wo.-lflSru that a rogimont of infontry (4th
Alabama CoL Oolem.ui) wont up the road
. from Meridian Thursday evening ami tho
' prospect is' tho Yaukees will have to sk.ee-
tfildOlb 41V; light. . .".
"A privato-lotter. from.Woodvillo states llutt
tho'e'ife'my took 'pbssoBsion of Baton ltouge
on tnn l7tli. " Our force there being small
made-no resistance and retirqd.
fticiiMOMD Doc. J7. -Intelligence from
Norfolk'state that a d'osporato fight occurred
at that town on Monday night between a
lurgo number of soldiora'aad theforceaof the
Provost Marshal. '
"Some bno in tho tlieatro.proposed 1'9.
cheers for Jetf. Davis -vhen tho .applause
shook 'tho building Tho abolitioaist then
called for three cheerd for-LAncoU) it meeting
with a faint response 400 rioter were ar-
'.tJi'f'i A.wl ortrtf rt f:Arf-JnrtVilf
'Tho 'Confederate ctvvulry mado a .;raid to
Po.olveillo Md. and captured about forty
Banks' oxpeditibn passed Hilton Ilead pn
thi'lOth. . - .
A dispatch from JTshvllo of the I6t;h
says lioro wero no signs of tho rqbols ad
vancing.
Tho Federal (Joncrals Jackson nnd .Bay-
ard and Col. Dickenson were killed at tho
battlo of Frodorieksbnrg. -
Ciiaiileston" Dec. IB- Th6 jmn v steamer
Columbia formerly 'tho C'raflo. bf.LiverpooL
with a cargo of shoes blankots Vhite.worth
guijg and ammunition; -arrived yesterday at
a GontQuerato pbr.t. - Thp curgp una ship oo-
long to the Government.
JtioiiMOsn. Deo'.' -18J Tho Yankees loft'
largo numbers of guuB "knapsacks and' a
quantity of ammunition in Ffe'doricksburg.
They idso left about six hundretl of thoir
dead about- town. Most every hou&o wU
3acodr anil tho contonts wantonly destroyed.
Kvory conceivable injury that inalnce coitld
suggest was rosorteti to. In their retreat
across tho river they propped up tho tlead
bodies of their soldiers to represent pickets.
CnXr.U'.-iTox Dec. IS. FortSumpter fired 21 jjuns
In honor of tho. fluccp-'S of onrnniu In Virginia and
in North Carolina;
A detachment of Yankees destroyed the salt works
near Santee river lately.
Uoi.iaiiiiko Dec 16. T.h 11 battlo yrsterdav re-
sulted In tlio enemy taking the hack tmpk last nluht
for juris iinkmnvn. They' sire reported as having
passed Wiiite Hull lo-daylC mlleS hence on Xeuso
liver. .
The preatev part of jncsterdtty wis spent In artillery
duel lesii'tinir in a vfy slhrltt loss to mirsltli'. ' In
tlio oveninK Gen. Clingman's liriiRiili crossed tlie ett-
emy aud by a tnastetly movement eatlsed the enemy
to ftkuududk! having lost less than thirty in killed
and wounded. Seven or elpht only killed.
Thoifiid Ueplmcnt of 'North Carolina troops suf-
fered tho most having hVst about St) killed and
wounded while ohiirln'tliebrU'my'sTrtttcrlesdei'oPs
the Held. The 1 eminent behaved all.intly. .Apait
of Gen. Davis' Mississippi brlgu'd'e'. Which S'a3 oh (lie
field behaved welh . i '' " - ''" 1
3'ho Yankee hospital near the battle fiolrt. alves
eviilent sipisof the nutubvH wwindwl aTttotig; them.
Four'ainpuUtini; tools wero'fonnd.
Tho Kailmad for mllei 'hhsbeen torn up" bridges
destroyed aud a fine mill oh tin) bitttlil"llL'ld was
burnt d.n 1
'Nuniherless accounts of murder and inccndlaiiMn
aro roporteTd. Our rntirij loss in killed wounded'and
miasin;' docs-not exceed 200.
It'tlm Ynoki-o& had ivoii our forces battle to-dny
thoir chaatiHemerit would have been eqinl to their
erme'. It appears they r.aiuo onl to burn murder
mid destroy.1 mifl ihey hnxu'buecee'deii only too well.
As foi fight they dare not do.
GoLU-iublioY l'i'C. 19. -X reconni-auec party hint
night; by the ridioii of tho UOtli North Carolina
Cavalry ui.de r Capt. Corioay found tlm enemy
eneaiu'ped absut two utiles below Wli'tollull 'lim
citlzcus rrpresout thpm us seeivuof food aud am-
mutiition. ( - r .
Humor on .thv Street; this luoruiug tuys r.ohi foi co-1
ments in soil Kinssloti anil till su'iti side'of tlie
Nense to sueeor their kwl idling fric'ids
As the HitiOkouC jjl'iattle- clear away it'rtv'eals
consldnMhln al.iTtjihter unions th" Yankees. At
White Hull iiu'Tni'sdiiy 100 of llieir lead were left
unb'irii'd on the fi id and a pit 100 yard long tilled
wi li 'flu-ir (leu I. ins bi-en found.
tlnly thnti companies of th59tlt and tltli .N'orth
farolinu were eiingOil Col. Iu.rovco of tho C9th.
with 18 mii'i ft the llth fought ihc enenn secrai
houi'4 until rinoreed by three of his own tonpii
iiiett who were pubsequ-iitly rele.isod by the llth.
Col. I.eveiitbri'pe under the immortal Bei)i.ibfli.
who ultlmatelj drove them from their gu8'iuo the
woods." ' i s
.The 31t North Carohiin. Col.J3ordon was on the
field lint w ith'tha exception of.onecotnpany sflems
to have. taUonJ'jio "part in rho action. ' . j.
Goldsbouo' Dec. 19. 3:20 P. !. Col.
Fremont .Clpef Engineer of the "Wilmington
Railroad lias just arrived in town from Wil-
mitigtoni. Ho passed over the entire track
uj t-:p 2&;ioS I'ii'Cr "in a 'hand car. nnd says
he can repair all damage on tlie railroad in
two days and bridge over the Xcuse'iu G or
8 daws. All quiet hero.
liioiiMOXD Dec. 19. All quie; above.
The report that. tlie enemy at Fredericksburg
were orossirig.Rappahuunook is unfounded.
lN"o ntiws oi.".interestvin otficial quarters.
Richmond Dec- 19. The Washington'
Chronicle (Lincoln's organ) has tlie follow-
ing article based on Burus'iUcs' dispatch tjiat
ho has re-crossed .the Rappahannock :
" At this writing we have nothing but tlie
simple telegraphic announcement yesterday
morning from Falmouth that our troops are
till this sido of tho river; aud that pontoons
a-'e up."; - l
Uoision" Dec. 29. "Wo learn from Mr. .T.
T. lipingor who came on the-Central train
to-day and.'from othurtj direct from tho Mis-
sissippi that tlio Yankees admit a; loss in pio
Lite battle on the Rappahannock river of
18000.
Tito battle'was fought by Leo alone.
Stonewall Jackson was on tho right but
neither Jie or tho Texas Brigade wero iu4he
light. Consequently the reported death of
Uens. Hood and JSwell' is incorrect; '
Tlie Ff(ei;i Generals Jackson and T). li. Vinton
weie. killed and Meagher and Hooker weru wounded.
L'rCMUeut. uavia anu ucu.tionuson uavucotniiei.eu
a. review of I'etnbcrtons's comnjaud and feel the
utmost confidence that it cannot bu.brokujt.. ' T
.Theiuaro eitrht gunboats and four'transporta lying
at Mlllicm's loitf above Viektsburg' wiUisWaiii'up.
Kiml'ivlltn iskiirniiinili'd bv our navitli'v. mid 'imjiii-i
-" -r" r- tf - 7 --..--
pletely cut oil. i
Oen Me ulloeh'p divioion isi! jouto for "Vieks-
hurj;; 10 or 1.70ot strong. ..
'1.U6 lieadiiu.irters of'Ucu. Johnston vho has con-mnnd-ot
tho Tennessee nnd Mississippi urinlesliat
UhattanooL'u. ' ' . '.
TheWlumphis Appeal reports fliuut falling back to
Meuiphls andsihermafi tI Corinth.
Uell. IsuclUler UbS oeeu uruereu 10 iuue cuimmimi
at Mobile. "" ' .. 1
(4eii MofTng has superseded Nan JJoru who is
honcei'orth to have chargo-of all tho cuvalfy.
We areintormed by onu engaged in tho att'.iir tliat
Capt. Ltisk (Carter's Urigade) yith illty men charg-
ed live hunilrcd Yunkeoa in the rear at Lagraugu
ttOw.it- nilli.s triiVn Helena. Ark. The Yankees think
ing the entire brigade 'was- after them' 8k"ddaddlodt
leaving tour pleePB'of artillery Ourjnen then un-
fastened the horsus and UM ittUxuiuji. That is one
of the best things of the war. '
MiruntKissiioitu" Uec ld.-Northern papers re-
culvlUliuio btate that Mr ValUudigh.nji of O.Utp.
lus introduced a resolution il tlm Federal House de-
chinng it to bo treason to JuUrluiu by ally Federal
militury atuhorlty with tjtate institutions or lw civ-
il uutuonties of the land. . .
VA'ciiSojr Dec. IT. I'Ula is the day for the nwm-
Viiin.r ..i th. Leffibluttiro of MliMlplM but there
.hiiv'nut been members enough In attendance
form a auoriiiu in either House A quorum
ex-
peeled ioTiiuriow. - -
' LAiEtt VUOJI .TUB HIO CKASW'- . it
.AYoufe in lecejpt of the Biowiisvlllo llurf lll
in. i. ..i. I.. ...i.ii tfn-Und no news of imtiurlnuce.
ThohWkvt"pj'ca3ViryUiingbeotnbeilngr
up except Couiedeiato uiouey wnleh is quoted at i
cents lu chu dollar of Boventy-livo per cuii. uisujuuv.
tt ii. tii.i-u ivlmi-iIimI as a ineieli.tnt.iblu aftielfc aud is
tioinilit tor in VL-atiueiifln the Intel tor. .At this hi
iHoo
lun-chascrs saj' it pays better than goodx.
CABRIER'S ADDKESS;
To tho Patrons of the Texas Almanac "Extra
1IY W Sr.Mty.I.ULANK.
Once more kind friends the Carrier Hoy 3j
llnsmet you onihls Annual round .
To wish you intyphiess profound
And all t'hat mortals may etijny;
And nshls'rtieine' thoTast must be
He'll ask from all q.llst'nlng ear
Whllo bo recalls the nbsentyear
Its trials toils and 'misery.
Last night at midnight's lonelj hour
AVhile silonee hi loathe reins of power
O'rr.uir aijd eat thaiid Pea nnd sky
The year fuifllled its destiny.
And e)ghteon hnndrpd sixty-two (.
'F'oreVci from the jlait withdrew
Yet memory there her Peal hath set
. On scenes vc nevr can-.forgot.
' i.
'Within thutyear tl'ie'.Tc.xlan hamo ;. . '
' llev.lves'.ilgaiti Usanoumtfamo. ' .
And twini-8 ainiil lts'fuk'lt's.s bays "
The valor won in Htliel' days'. -.
On every field the Ita'rigW-H lio "
That's stained uith war'H'ensanguined dye.
The Southern ijt.'itc. within tharyoar
For FreetlotntstriurLMing still npienr
Aud tho' outnunbered by the Too
In aims resource men and might '
TliVysrerVe not frqhi the cause of right
Before a tyi-ant's ktree ib how.
.On eaclt great field their m-ins have won.
Kichmondf Mamies! loudly cr'"
Tint thundor-Wnes of victory
And ileeds thoir valihnt ions have donol
Yet though our flag in viet'ry wave
Their fidds hre crimsoned by thebnivc.
Each tatft laments'some gnllnut chief
And ov'ry home has'bowed with grief:
But for' each tear ihdP'outhron shed
-A hundred Northerti'liearf s have bled.
'And deep resplves and purpnsu high
BR-nd in" each heart harmoniously.
Nor will the outhroh ceat.e to toil
Till Freedom elaihis'his native still. . j
Kor long will be defi'V'd the hbur
Tlie South shall crush the tyrant's power.
But not alone does Freedom's lire
The bosom of our nf6n Inspire.
Nay. in eaeh youthei'h woman's heart
Its' tin illing rones ofmiisit ctart.
List to her kindly words or cheer
While donning on lifer soldier's gear.
Hark to her liiirning-'Cvoiih of seorn
For him who hath no armor worn.
Sro how she tqils fi-oin morn till' eve
Her hero's lltting garb to weave;
Inspiring' -wiilrlier hV-art.ind hand
The patriots of her chosen land. .
Can sucli iv country bow the knee? '
Kay I It must arid will be free I '
?'
Hcsources' too our laiid had found'
And rio'V We are no longer bound
To send td Yankees for siinnlies
-" . .
The War at least hath made us -e.
Hast year is memorable too
For twelve great battles fought and won.
And Klkliorn's loss and Donalson
Where bliind'rinir leaders m ought our woe.
Tho fall of Nuw Orlwins it tells
Where the Brute Itu'tler holds his' sway
With Hamilton it Co's array
Of vagabond and dninketi swells.
It alwi tells of Vicksburit's t'anio
Iti contrast to Neu Or'leans' shame.
luelimond Manassas' Shurpsbuig bear
Thepnntdest glories of that year. ' "
For there theTe.ian Brigade
Won laurels that shall' he. ver fade?.
Their equal In no land or age '
Is found upon historic page.
Add only luive their brethren Avon
Tho deeds of glory tliey have-done.
Go. lead them 'mid bravo" Tehy's band.
And on bold I'oers' lroken.brand;
On marietta's blood-dyed sod;
And where McCiilloeh's vot'i-ans trod;
Oiulark Val verde's rocky sjeep;
And where the HlkhoY'n heroes lecp ;
Nay every where thoTcsian name
Is but another ord for fame !
Shilohand Corinth loo" are hero
Atnid'thc triumphs of tint year.
Andliere In Freedom's holy war
Fell Johnson Bo-rcrsl Owed Mopre
And Hemphill Marshall; and McLe'od
That year on'lie'lds of tinpiir bowed ;
And bravo'McCnlloeh's spirit fled ;
And Nelson swelled the glorious dead ;
And thousands equalllng.their fame
Havo'gonel but left-their deafhless namo
To' be enrolled within euch State
Amid the. valiant gobfl arid great. '
But all ourwoik isnqt'yct.done
And streams of (daughter still inist.rnq '
Already on tho 'roxiiin'.coast" ' '" "'
Is gathering fast the YiindaThost
Led gnly.tnUMsin WlfoSo'sharaq '
W.lll 'palq; the light oT rnod rirtmo.
A'ld tlitwu espoiised within-our State
With them will learn tlio deadly hate
The dread Nemesis of tho freo
Has cherished in heiyuuniory.
Ourgn'm of Islands -palveston
Tlio Yiuidals have already won;
But all we ask they'll leave their fleet
AndTcxianson the maiuaiid meet .
Then will they leurn'1 1 to their cost
Tliat every llauger' is'a lio'st.
Ilisff TcxlansJ riso fnnq lijll and vale!
Your Gov'iiur calls itptiiyoiii'M i
Cotuf forM. whit pistol miii and blade
Av(iHgoe.'chslaughte.r'ed Hanger's shade I
Your cause is Just ahd'caifnbt fail.
-Come forth fioni Workbhop desk r.uil plough
Ni matter vhcn prepared or how. .
'Ts will anil valor wins tho fluid
And LuVity will bo J-onr bhiehl;
And ere thoopo'nlng spring shall fudo
Tho foe willut your feet bu laid.
Within lastyenr'wd'alSo find
Anol-her trtj-'rous foe combined
Mor daiigjroiis to our wt'al by far .
Th'tu' Tamils. i the Held of war.
Their hailitshrolV.untl In i-v'ry street"
Tli(;y s'pc'cilate antl He and cheat i
to
lucr.iie ns uus to oitu or Miuin f
.Ciiiitplatnl'f OutTnicy and drouth-- . f
Then drivj.tuom-fuodless from thelcdoor. "'
I tslM VUVIItn IIH MJ'W" I'V "w
Tr.illlc in gold "upon Ihe sly"
To d.ium the Southern Currency.
Look at tlie foi'lunes they have' made
In their short course of thieving trade!
KvroirrioKKiss! these brutes are called
And Bell their lodgings has forestalled;
And Memory will record oAch name;
And Tune shall write their deathless shame
Tlil an indignant army's hate '
Shidl sweep them from our land ami State.
vI'ls whispered too in circles wide."
('TIs true of course or sontu trrie's lied)
That eertain.ellqtus large sinus liiivc'ntnda
By bribery in the cotton ti-.ulo.
The Gentiles1 ibiylms passed and Jows
Select the oflices they choose.
No matter now there'll be a tiny"
When Southern ?nen will hire a say ! 'And hero a moment we'll digress
To thank the " Ktrn" and " Espress"
Two institutiotisofthf ir kind
I I'liut ever beneltinaiikind.
twieii uirneu in ciianneis timtwiit tend
.Alone the course of truth to blend.
ThesoabourCntdtolnppe.tr
Ai'nid thp.recoids of tlie vi ar.
Hoping tho ''Extra1' and Express '
The Southoru work will ever ;;
We wish you all kind friends much jov.-
A little Cash for the
(JAKH112R BOY.
Advanck or Tin; Ekkmy on tiiu Moiiii.i: and
Onio'ltAii.itOAi:. Wo learn fiom apt. J. I J. Brown
of the Pioneer Kxpivss Comiuny that Monday niter-
noon us tho tr.dn was about leaving Shannon Station
T I -Si mile S above Okalona a dash was made upon that
point- by uboutMO Yankee cavalry from the direc-
tion of. l'ontotoc which plaee It was ascertained had
becnoceup!od by it strong loree at 11 o'clock in the
morning.
The train wa started and escaped notwithstanding
tlie effort to" stop or cripple it by thing into it. The
lire was returned by one man -"ith a pistol and one
of the enemy was wounded.
At oouewah bridge two miles above. Okalona.
stfiim having gjven out -the passengers were till
uaiiaicireu to mo circ 1110 oiueis inree in nuniuer
being left liehlud.
The intelligence being communicated to Col. Bar-
tcati at Okalona he ordeieil bis own command and
another small foiee undi.r anus emphatically dei'lai-
ing that he would stop them. Tliis foiee amiiunted
to about 750 men. He nlsVi dispatched a scout to
Major Harris in command of a small foiee near Sal-
tillo to join him; Salii io was occupied at :i o'eloek
tho same lnurning by a force repoited V bu S(I0I)
sli-ong. . -
' The object of this move Is of com se to nit otf tho
railiond and 'to distract Gen. l'einberton as well" as
to lay waste the country and obtain cotton of which
there Is n great amount tin oughout Not th Mississippi
which with tho. fatuity that possesses our people
everywhere in front of tlio enemy and wo must add
our' Government has not.becn.dehtioyed.
Tile corn which is abundant in that region and for
which Vlaiitei'S havu been refusing a dollar a bushel
the Yankee's will now get for nothing.
We omit tod 'to state that the up train was stopped
?.l V'CV l'oint. Monday nl"'jt the down train leaving
at & o'eloek two hours between time in order to
meet it there. . -
Thctel graph line Jias been down which prevented
the hews of lids aijhir from coming through sooner.
Mobile Advertiser.
J22T" The Telegraph learns from a letter from La-
fayette La. dated Dec. tilth that it was reported in
Vicksburg on the 2Cth that Van Horn had got in the
tear of Gr.int's-ariny with eight thousand cavalryJ
and had destroyed immense quantities of stores ami
captured a large number ot piisoners.
Gen. Sibley's Brigado has been ordeicd to Now
Iberia. Col. Ilebcrts battalion ofAii.ona voluiir
teeeis vf Sibley's brigade thrashed the abolitions at
Plaqucinino a lew days agoc.iptliiing a largo amount
ofgoodb.
Eg?" Tho election of officers for the dlflcrcnt com-
panies of the volunteer organization in Travis eoun-
ty will he held on the lOthinst. and wo hope all our
eiiuyns win give tins matter tuo atuntion its im-
portance demands. Good efficient -ollicers are essen-
tfal to our success nnd we hope pone will lie run as
candidates w ho are not well qualified and disposed to
'giro their time and attention to tlie propel drilling
unti in .iiu;muu in iiji-.i i;.iiiiiuiui;o
PUBLIC FBINT1NG Bids will he received at
-- tho State Department until tho 2flth of January
1608 for the publication of thoSpccuil Laws and the
Journals of the Senate ami House of llepresentntl ves
of."tho Ninth Legislature of the Slat of Texas. Bids
willibo received to the whole qr'sepa.riiteportions of
such work. The bid must state the' price proposed
for each part of tho work and specify tbv time within
wutcii it is to be done ; tile worK to be done as nearly
as possible aB to tho quality of paper type etc.. so
as' co bu uniform with the Laws and Journals hereto-
fore published. For furtherlnforiiiatlon.address the
aiuic .wcpariimui Jouo. e-i.- win onreqiureu.
It. J. TOWNES Scci otary of State.
- - C. It. JOILNS.CimiptrolJcr
"' C. II UANDOLFH TreusUrer.
Austin January 1. iblW. td
Tb Tri-wenkjv Tulegiaph and Stato Gazette wjll
ptibHsh until 20th Jan". '1853 and torward bills to
0tat? Deparment.1.
TVTOTicE TO CONSCKIPTS All persons betiveen
-L'' the ages of IS and -tO subject to Conscription in
Travjs. county must piebent fhemselvtte'at my office
for eijrolIment-or be dealt with ns tho law directs.
Persons olaiuilng exemption by reason of disabili-
ty must present themselves to the Examining Sur-
geon and those who have furloughs for disability
must present themselves nt leaot.oiico a mouth fur
xaininatloli. W. W. 11AK1JKMAN
Jiml- JJnrollingOilleerjTnlvIs county.
ll TjtlhMV and fiark Wanted.
OEALED
Proposals will be received at my office
le lirst day of Febi uarv net. for tho
s3 until the
delivery in this city or its vicinity of MO barrels of
Cotton-boed-or other" hoino-iuade'Oil the delivery
to be at tho rate of 25 barrels per month comencing on
tho 1st day of April ISUJ.
Also 130000 pount s per month of Tallow; tho
delivery to bu at the same time uud place and at tho
rate of 1&.000 pounds per month. '
Also. 8000 cords of Black-jack Bark; tlmorfnd
plaeejif delivery :tb above and tit tlie rate of 500 cords
per momii
-Prposals-may-bouiade and contracts let for tho
supplying of theso articles separately or for the
whole; uuil-should ivsatisfactory bid bumade at run-
time previous to tho 1st pf Fcbpary a eontiact may
be completed atoaee. - - - -
T...V tVASIIINGTON
Major nnd QuttJterjMastor C. S A.
San Antonio Texas Dec. 24. i8l52' "." tle-eSO-tf
WJi A..u.f.. II........ .....T..ll.l .... ..1.......
tTopy until further notify then
CLf - JkllDLIll JAJt3ll .lllli VJUII1IU IUliri MVU3U
ivforwaiu bills uud ad-
veriisements to my oinee
T. A. W.
Adjuta.st and Inspeotoh Qrnkhai.'s Officu )
Austin Dae. 25 lbO'i S
Gkmjuat OllDKR ?
No. 50. S
Fuom tho niitncrous nnd repented applications for
exemptii n from tho Draft under the call to 1111 the re-
quisition ol the Confederate States Government upon
the Executive lor not 1 ssthaii Five Thousand Militia
soldiers to serve three months unlets sooner dis-
charged ;
Tlie Governor adopts HiIb mode to make known to
nil concerned that the Constitution and the Act "To
Jto-orcanli'O the State Troops" appiovod Dec. 'Jt
ISli piiitjciiliuistcs the pel sons who shall be exempt
Ironi the petfoitnanco of military duty and in no case
will Ihe Governor exti ml an e.veniptlon to other
pcisons cxce'ptln tlirise instances where the public!
(not personal) Interestsunequl vocally and Imperiously
require it. By bider0f.Gov. F. U. Lttr.nouic.
J. Y DASIIII'L Adjt. .t Iusp. Gen.
Substitute Wnntcd.
A LIBEBALpiicc will bo paid for a substitute.
"-Apply te John G. Gordon nt Austin or Wm.
Wilcox eleven miles below Georgetown on tlie San
Gabriel. Jan l-2t "W. M. WILCOOy.
'i-O TIJK COTfuN'PLANTKKS OF TEXAS.
" Having I eon npjiointed tho Gonerul Agei.t to
t urehase Cotton for thr 'Oover'ntnent in your
Btuto 1 deuiio to say to you in tii mtitUir your
Uovvrtiii.u.r.t appen)i nlike direct'y to your'dnty
and putno'fUm mat you will nt n fair price sell
at' leant n portion of your cotton crop which will
bo devoud excluu'vely in tho procuring of sup-
plies lor our noble nfmy who while eo bravely
lighting jour battles urcetlll. and iciiiiHlnntly In
waul of inauy articles. This can boat bo done with
cotton nnd by the Government nlono.
The ruthless and henrtlofs speculators who are
ln'ottiitf jour Ktuto while ooleiisib'.y bonelittiiig
the (ha iriitnetit in oxportii g cotton vlu Mtxico
aro leally doing our cause great tinmaco. Thej'
bring b.iol? little or nothiifg uud it is rtow known
that il lutge piopoitior. of th6 cotton lately shirped
frr-m lids Stale bus sono directlj-td Now York
and. Huston thcichy nll'ording the best of aid nnd
comfort to our eueniies.
Arini-tremeiite. are liiullo "which with your assis-
tanco u.- above will ellVctnally; ptop this infamous
ujid illicit tiiole." Cotton will not bo allowed ex-
portation excipi thiough channels whieh ei.ture
the proper dinction nnd re'iirna.
.. ASDRKW W McKKE
General Agent to Pniehapo Cotton
dee. 27 4' in Louisiana nnd Texas.
BftT Di'l at Herald Ban Antonio Herald; Mar-
shall Republican and Fort Brown Flag copy 4 times
and dinwou Wood & Powor IlouBton for pay-
ment. THE STATE OF TEXAS.
PKOCUOUTIUX BY a HE COYKllKflK.
TriU"BKAS tho conditioned' public affiiiis both
' ' "State -and Confedeiate lendets it liecessarj' in
my opinion that the Legislature should he convened
inE.tia Session :
Now Tiir.i'.Ki'oitn I F. 11. Litisiiock Governor of
the State of Texas do hereby issue this my Procla-
mation ordeilng tlio Legislature of the State of Tex-
as to convene in Extra session nt tho Capitol in thii
citv of Austin on Monday the second day of Febtu-
ar.v A. 1). 1803.
And wiij.hmas it is believed that vacancies exist
ir. aaver.il of the Senatni-ial and Bemcsentative dis
tricts of this btate:
Now niKKEFouii I do require the Chief Justices
of the soveia! eotiulies composing such Districts (or
any two County Commissioners if necessary) upon
the receipt ol this Proclamation to jitoceed to have
elections held in their respective counties to till
said vacancies after having given not more than ten
nor le than live days notice of such election and
make returns thereol according to law
Gi kn undoi my hand and tho Great
Seal of Btate at Austin this thiitl-
eth day of December Anno Domini
one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-two and in the ear of the In
dependence of Texas the twenty-
seventh. By tho Governor F. It. LUBBOCK.
It. J. Townks Secretary of'State.
JOB SALE one Eighth Undivided Interest lu tlio
"- G nlveston " News " Office now published in
Hou-ton by ltiehnrd-on & Co. UU bo disposed of
on accommodating terms. Apply' to
1). HICHARDSON
dce27.tr Austin.
TA M KH-K1 VliR TOBACCO 8KKD Fra-hfrom
JticJimand Va Just received a small bupiily of
tho pmeVnglnla Tobacco Seed plant in Febru-
ary. SiUUclout for 10 000 plants sent by mail
pottage freo lor $1. Addreps
ALLEN'S BOOKSTOKE
de.c27 3t. ' HpiiMton. Texas.
STBAYED From tho imilcrbigned.-ncnr Scguln on
tho 18th of November one.faOUKEL 1I0BSE
about lf hands higli bald-face white lelt hind-foot
brnndi'dS II on lelt shoulder. Anj' person finding
aliorse answering tho above description who will
returp hi in to Mr. O. Gv'Pulih Austin will be reward-
ed llbenilly for hts ttonble ; or to Jno. Wilson Co. E.
2d Btgt. T M.'R. stutloued at Columbus.
dec23-tf '
MX) ADVERTISERS. Any ono wishing to ndver--
Use on the cover pages-of tho Texas Almanac
cart do so by applvhuj between iioiviuid theiiOth inst.
Our first issue will be 10000 which may be Increased
to 15 or 20000 If the demand will warrant. Cards
not exceeding five lines will be charged 20.
dcc25-'.it .
TKN DOLLARS REWARD.-
T OST on Tuesday evening tho 21tl Inst about a
LJ 'mile and a1 half from town near the widow Dea-
driek's among' the post oaks adjoining the. Cameron
i bad a Navy SK-shootcr which was picked up with-
in half an hour alter'it bad been dropped. 'Tho find-
er will please! return trto this office und receive tho
above toward. dec25-2t J 1 11AINEY.
Tar.aitOKSFOitHAl.p. I will offer forsahl in tlio
-L' t ity of Austin beform Stringer's lloioi;'o'n tho
iFtdny of January next tp the Jiighcst bidder in
Cniifi'deruoor tftnto Ttdasury rCotetf thofollowlng
lot ot likely Nogroe-" to wit 'Ihreo Negro Girls
undiwo liojs ag-s lauglng frqin 15 to 10 jcais.
'ilie title to butd Negroes Is indisputable.
icU;-Z. .. SQLHtl.; fi C0NNI71T.
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I'ii'ty Dollai-s Ucuard
QTBAYRDOR.-TOl.li.N' from the subscriber living
nt Wlldham's Mill I'ruvis county two wldto
Ametlrnii Mures uboul f yoaia.old hoth branded on
left shoulder with 0 J one of them u natuial jiarer
be L wee n 16 and 10 hands high both gentle. Apply
to r KCiLlltKS. CONNE1T
doc25-8t ns'iibovo.
"TTOU Si-le. 800 head of Sheeppiostly Ewes some
x w ltli lambs nbout half and three qimrters.Meri-
i"f
no. uan lie fteen at IVst Oak Bend of the Colorado
about 12 miles from Austin. For furlherpartloulars
apply to F. Sutor at his btore In this 6ity.
dec23-!it JOSEPH MAUTIN.
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