The Daily Ledger and Texan (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 463, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 20, 1861 Page: 3 of 4
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The attach on IheStcumer tf Sftitourc
On tho mglit ol tliu 19th ut Mio'tu'
steamer liaiuuioro goc ugruuuil tit'tlio
mwuth of thu Potomac. A jiroiolltfr ann-
uel with a heavy gun and lull mit ut.
lacked hor tlu're aid out of tivitnly on
hoard tho Baltimore four wore kUlui aud
jiro mortally wonuoed. Two f
killed wero (Jolo untl h'unn. Dunicc ut
Company D and Groi-uough f County
G. Yhclpley. of Company L was mor-
tally wounded aucUujrero I'liuil and
torguscin lhroo otheg wen 6ilrltly
wouudod hy spinner. f'Th - Uultim
uard fought hkv uou and win hti.nm..M
jirln vit eutvortyii t.ir .. i i
ttli Itlniijl. ttwl rf m. ...... .. . .. I J
.ii vrlwM uiiu Jinnvu WKI
i splinters.
I he secessionists had a ho
ttvy gun untl
A . a t At 4 h " A -fc . -T-
nnu;i.ipc uu liunisur; ihoy numbered
ai iuuhl uuu nunurou won. Sorgenut W ol-
oott of Company L lost his right eve.
L ho Baltimore was not taken. Tiiis fight
was reported cm the 20ih then contradict-
rl and is agam given in tho Now York
Herald of tuoSSd ult.. with the above
particulars... ciimtifio American.
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OUrPnptsratioayorVie Western Cnm-
paiXn7a find the following in the
Nashville Union and American of Friday.
There h mv established on the Missi
sippirivor ivo or sk batteriea of heavy
guns including mortars Columbia! and
Uurty-tvvo and twenty-four pmrnder.
commanding the river from Memphis to
tho Kentucky le. These buttwL are
oomnianded ty Col. J P. McC4own. form"
ily f tho IJ. S Artillery now Colonel
ut u corpa of ten companies of Tennessee
Artillery.
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A Tennessee Volunteer Executed. Tho
Nutionnl Patriot leurns from a private lt-
tor that Taylor of the First Tenneeo
Kegnnent who killed Lieut. Davidson of
the same corps ut Lynchburg Va. ulow
days ago waa triud by a court umrtiul at
JvichmouU and sentenced to be whet.
'Iho seutenco it ia mud was promptly ex-
ecuted. o-
vi Patriotic Woman. Tho following is
extracted from a letter received by one
of our merchants from Shuqulak Missis-
sippi. 'It U said when tho cars left latft week
L vat on one
county
m;irj..oww
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and nurfcd.'V
Kfil i
Looking out for New Orleans Ships.
A correspondent of tho Boston Transcript
states that tho commanders of tho Minne-
sota ai)d Niagara are in possession of the
tiamos and description of the vessels short-
ly oxpected at New Orleans with valuable
anna and munitions of war purchased hy
the rebels in Europe. A oloso vatch is
arranged for their capture
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AjNoniKH Piusb. Another schooner
taken at tho bar of Ocracoke loaded witfr
cotton and naval stores was brought up
yesterday. Of course she will not be per-
mitted to lcavo here and the cargo will
most probacly go to enrich tho captors.
We simply mention theso matters to let
our Northern friends know how wo are
getting on. So says tho Newborn
Pro
gress
ot Saturday.
Somebody Hurt. The N. Y. News of
tho 23th ult. thus speaks of the condition
of affairs in that city:
lu every direction this house to let'
or -store for rent thisxproperty for sale
selling off at less than cost' 'assignees
sale' etc. etc. stare you in tho. face--ilankod
by hosts of lead important btt si
milar announcements
Nor. are those of
epitaphs and if you slip quickly into
r ...... hnnflanmn flstahlia uneut vhero
iiiniMr n iuiiMww
111 111 w - - - -
jlato glass vies with gilding for the adorn-
noub of happier days you may ho told in
. wi.;Cnnr. that business is dead and tho
1
nieui
ii whisner. that
1
laco will soon cioso.
mm.o-w V. Horalu says ;
Tho failuros
among moroantilo firrad utosequent upon
tho almost univorsul paralysis ot trudu
andtlio refusal of the South to pay its
.iUfD rtvftBnflin number and mngmtudo
11 -.i t j . a.;.m i mii mm(
those ot tno anraeH iicn ..- -
mcrcial history. Honsoathat anvmontha
tiiro wore doing a business oi millions and
possessed a'large amount ol capital havo
boon utterly ruined. Tho vnjUs and tac-
toriosUq eithev beonbllgedto work at
short time or ta diBObyrgOvthe entire of
their bonds? .But for tbo fat tbut tho
army abfliSftwany of the men thb thrown
....v c nmTirlnvrhont. and that its vanta
kz
v
with-troops for Virginia there
ot thorn an old .lady. frdjiLWiiyno
WltU tWOlVO HmmL-L Sha v -
ruem co act as cooic
r . t--l...l.i''M -.. I II
rra nnfined to old or interior nuijuuigs 0ur Qovernmont to prevent suuu nuipuiuus uuu
it hanir. HI" plaourdd on an efpgy over ( Pooro will maintain a rigid and honest blockado
tho doof posts of some of the newest and ho M save us thatoubloN. 0. Delta
most elegant structures on our proudest pwH 50riclli the crlebiat.
mM' ftiiit eatSSU died in New York
!:f J.?nnn S I- week in the 81st year of las age.
Iw... r .1 n
in oiiuii in nunc in no itirmer enmmnr.
-oial revulsions through whinli wn Imv..
l-aaCid has the condition of theinercnntilfc
md operative elates bmii more diaireas
iuRaud disheartening than at present.
dlers Life the LMu torme.
jTuno?s fonguo and poet'a pon.
Aiay sow tbo .Sduitt'utOtitrnto men;
liut 'tie tho.fiohlicp'i nwl I.
Ouu roup ihd VrupoJLb'ftiVvly lutvn t
liut iruin my buui ColtiaiiwiiheSSf
leiidlj
A BOldlor'H hl'u's iho lite forYiiif.l"
A sunlitr'a death to wo aft lice I
tti
lurpe;ico iibolf is bx.o but when
Tbo uwonl i. tsUutvlhca by lighting men
A soldiur'tfjiiu'a iho llio for mi
A soldiur' death bu wo aro true 1
Tho riflu brown and aabro bricht
Can t'reoly Bjiualcuui nobly writo
Wnut i'ropijetspieuehud tho truth so well '
as lioior 15riuj. iruco und Tell?
A God
i ... i i . . -? .
.yuuru iio uioua tucBa noioutttaugnt-
t uiooa-buuiitl?Fuudoni' uhuapljr f"ugoj'
jiuier's i.iu'a'tho liio for ine
'i'hai
A fcuiuier
A fiulaior'fi uuain so we aro lico I
ThejDjTrolcouio be tho bivouac
J hV-nflfvdy tiUuia uua uorei) attack
Wheio pikos win tamo iheir carbiuocra
And ntltaihiii iheir buy'noteciB
And ever' liuid tbo country thiougrj '
Wxllsaow "vvnatijouinonvuien uau dol"
A tulaior'a lit'o'u the nio for mo
A uuldier'd death m wo urc lroo!
Yet 'tii not atrength and 'tis not Bteoi
Alono can inuko tno nurthmen reel;
But wiiidoxn working ihty by day?
Till cornea the day for passion's away
The patient dint the powder Bbocik
Can bliut au empire hUo a ruck. "
A fcokliuv'a lit'o'd tuu lilo fur mo ' -A
soldior's doath ho wo aro iroo i
Tho tribunos tongue and pout's 'pen
May sow tuu itoed in a lavish men;
liut 'tli tho soldier' d avord alono
Can reap tho harvest when 'ti grown
Ho mure I'll sing no muio I'll piuo.
..
liut truiu my soul to loati a iiuo
A Boldipr'a liiOs tho lifu for mo j
A Boldior'ri death sm wo aro tree I
Tho motto uf Billy Wilsun'u brigade of New Yokk
liuugha id "bUvo ud luemun wouny ot our steal?
"Wild Cat" "Kod Dog' "Muo Pnp" btc: aro
tho termd applied to tho present eurre'ney of CliioU-
iru una iiiUiuid i;eneraiiv. a
'2kvZlijivittxiKteinx
anan h'olaii miutar u.UiU cl bo tuureU wi'inpl ue-
biuou hu never look inul
t
rom ;Ui quartern ot oartato wo liaeo chooring
intohienco oi ectiuUnily ixo erupj. OharloKton
Courier.
'Xuo llichiaond Couvontiou has ordorod tho oret-
tion of a miyy fox Vugudu tocodtut of two thua
jsaud suauiunana m.tnnea.
t
!Uoa. Uoniphin who diatinguishci himsolf i
tho -M.oxic.ui w.ir ic on tho atuuip in Idifauuii in
xavur ot ai'uoician.
Thu axoa of ttiij city aro how equal to two por
eont of its veal ebtato A yo.u- of war will make it
th'reo percent witu a Ueuroau of bixty por ct. in
ubuimuaa. K. Y. iay Book.
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Tho Brooklyn Capt. Pooro entered tho river day
boforo 3"CBtorday and scat out a number of boats
strongly manucd with armed men to 'board the
ahipu lying on tho bar to acquaint them of iho
terms of tho blockade' Alter aoaio diacuBaion it
wnRiu-recd that the ships on tho bar should have
fnurteen davs to iro out. Whether thoV will get off
in that time or ut is very doubtful. Pooro also
f made a lull Biuvey and sounding of iho river and
intimated his purpose to bring tno urchiRiyn up as
fur as tho Paaaea nod thorb anchor her. At pre-
sent ho is lying about a urilooutsido. Tho only iu
convenlonco that will result from this blockado
willbofoltby the foreign buyers of tobacco So
fT na our neLulo aro concerned tho blockade is a
convenience as it prevents the shipping of provy-1
naoiis. trhicb it in deslrdDio snf.uiu no uepv in uw
rHv It was seriously conseiuplated to call upon
0 "
Good Fishing without BaLTha act-
ivo fishermen in tho Navy Ynrdwatwra
we hear. nredoin 'a good bUomes. At
tho last advices they had 'glorious nib-
blesn from fivo IS pounder bovyiterDalb-
cfon guno tmado of bronze) which the
Yankees hud thrown pvorhoard to prevent'
pur extemporizing a gun flotilla Norfolk
D.ay Book.
O nl
Baptist Ohuroh Edw. J. H. Tharcnon
Pastor worships jn the room ovnr the Drog
store of Mr: Atwuter on eolidad jjtreet.
Regular Heryicts Sabbath itiorninga audi
Ko Too would io ar your thunder wordi
li Hwero not iur Our light'uing eworda
If tyrant's iuld when iiiilliona praj
'Tie' ftist tboy Jiuk iii wur unuTi '
ItisadducedasaprddfdfthfeaupGriorityofbrich T BISBMN fespoctfiuly informs tbo ciMacrifl
over granito walmior lortiepj tUat m tho siego ot Jj of BoTaf county and tho publio-in generalv
Ft bumtor in no caeo aid bhits Iromritled cannon that ho his removed to the illalu uIaxa North
fiMMntruta more than aix cuurued of'brieka. lido unior tho Plnza Itouao where ho will ecll
ovcnings.coryimno'.ng at 1U4 o 0 ciock a tu
and 73 o'clock pf u .
Prayer meetings ThursdAy evonmgs corji
inencing73 o'clock P. 'm.
Conference meeting on Thursday evenings
proceeding the Isj gAtathln Tvc(WtJr
month! at7f ri M ;
MVMMMV
(fatcuTatJng'thc Vonstque new Tho Philii
ddlphia li.quuvr hotdfi to these tIcwk;
A d'liui nru genual vnuuncnt jn a
tewi Virginia .in veni ceituinly quite im-
ptobn'blt; would not qnly lead to aii inwnt)-
tlito.iiioiirsiuu into lnnsyvnnin fix)m Vir-
ginia but would act Munlund in a bluze
nsaiu. ft lama the few reirimunts quarter
-v -
ed in Brtltiinorti that keep tlown the mob in
tlUt city; that salutary HI ot iBproduced-by
tii o overwhelming force nt tisliitigtou.
AuvttiisaBter to their fordu would be the aftf
.hMft'r annipriaing in Maryland und a ruoh
rJbrplundcr. Vib Mich vlementa of mis
ehiul around usjiaTlt.Av.elb to be coutcuu
with the iiiBuffidienpreparutioiywhclive
Ulcli we
have made? .Cot. rBKt
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Meteorological KeglBter.
From observations takeri at thq hospital 0. S.
Army at Sau Antonio ToxnalatfaSVv2')
N;.i long. lJ8w. 25 14" V.;-altitu'do ortlib Uaroxa-
ater abovo Iho lovel ot tho soa G40 foot.
i MCTKOROLOOlCAli OUSHUvAtIOS:
fjg 10(51
'Month
Thormometcr
Hygrombtor
7 I 2 l"9"
7 I 2 . 9
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PM
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80
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64:76 8Zr78'
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94;
93!
86'!' 77:
r 75:
79
'77
74
weather fair
Tho total quantity of Rain fo tho mouth- ot .Mn
was 8fc4 incticsforuuo to tho prvcent dnte 0 73
inches. -
J . .TAMES CLAVIN.
I Hospital Steward 0. S. 'A
man
NEW AUVER-riSfaMlENTS
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b
Sti'ayetl or toleut V .
7rIwOMUho uiidorsii?ncd iihout4irntln's itbOT'o'tht
m town of U lurniel on the FreUnoksbarcroaii.
on tho 30th of May tho following doircribod horse
JJflgUt
about
eclF.
hod nil roand when wo loft. I will givo a liberal
roward lor any mtormrunn which wnMead to the
racovory of ihohlrso. Address to u
II. II RAV N Fort Masoti
C ipt. Tobin'j Company of Toft; 3 Mounted Uarigor?
ifort juuaon Juno 6 Idol nai-wzuio
ALAMO K1FI.E BALL.
T HEX am6'bifle company WILL Qiyi
a Ball at tho C'ntino iltill on Thursday oven-
ink tho 20th day of Juno ifcpl.
Tickets to oo had at tho store of Pontcnricdcr A
Blersuh Geo. lloerner'a jBiirjoout'" J Kiaeiaan':
Bnoo Btnro ana onxnursuny cvcnirjK ratno aoir o
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ELECTION N0TIGE9
N EViECTION wul be .held in Ward No .jf; at
tho Mayor's OQiee on tinturdny thu 20th day
ofJneyi1861 for one Alderman of the.Clt)
ot San Antonio to complete tho unexpired
term of P. L. Buquor removal from tho ward
JAMK-S 11. WKET. Mayor.
San Antonio .June 19th 16G1. - -dlOt
9
N 8A0K3 OF 160 lba..for ealo by
II. MAYElt A CO.
San Antonio Juno)17th IKGI. dSt.
REMOVED-.
DOOT3 & SHOWS of tao best makers at ow
rates: ho willalso mako ISoota and sjhorK to
order at tho short ost notice. ltctneiuberth.u place
aiuler tho Plaza Houso.onodbor above IL'Klatto's
Bar Room.
Saq Antonio Jduo 14th 1861. fllmo.
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U ln UtOrn
Q C 0UDS H tatlied -Mexicans jjanlcd for
9 9 drivers in i Ilicfht Artillorv Comiiaj .an-
piybba at iho recruiting ofGce near Vance i 11 ro
btoro. iJ. n? Antonio Juno 12th "l tf. !r
AlWidVrtfOM MEN 1 (
CAPTAIN UUQUOIVS. qOMP.AUY PPCQN-'
foderato States Infantry to servo dnring'tbe
War stationed av t'limp Vordo there f a few
vftcuneios yet to to titled by gaud iuon(only
those wishing to do so hy apply ingjt tho Post.
O.itnp Vrdo or they can apply to Pat. Scofiold
Alamo Plata.
San Antonio June 6th '61. Jtf.
AQOOf)' litinil to cover (ddlo'trocs urtpco(ly
and neat wnrkmutls required anlnono necdt
apply thivtVanndt be Troll rooominondod-apply to
Thoiaen A Deu'ts San Antonio.4-
D. IJ. UUliisairtii
Jane 5th dim
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NowiUriiunfehi
JTOTVJig.
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TUB BXCflSSIVB awirtmonf of Boots Shoes
and other Koods of I Plaietod & jDp.ti hivyo
been remorod to tho Storo on Commerce etroet
fnrmnrlviMcmiiod hv HowAnl 1 Offdrn and will
b sold for L-nhou fnvoraVJotoona Tb?o.indebt-?
ed to Hiict firm aro requested tooalland eettlo.tholr
billa iramedlatoly. '. Ai
w A tvrwn&iXf necoivor.
Saa Antorib June 3ro J861. dlw
ADMINIHTKiVi-wfcija viv. A
T RrrKBS of .Adrriiii&tratirjiuipon tho Setato
8 Tinfl fl. Ifihler. diu:oa?cd nnvinc ieen
t
!nr olnim agoinsl:tno flai:;wa f w. m
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surroji uiroo-wnuo icja anu omzo tucc
suvon yearsold 16orl7handd highbrand-
C on tho loft'tthoulder sotno saddlo. iharke.
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HIDES! HIDES!!
Ainsnisnpln . iMViMmi
n I B J Bl in " wBaV B Jlit'.
AJIIIJ1W11 HWflJUU
jCOMMISStON DEADER IN
HIDES WOOL & PELTRIES
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WiUJbuy FOJl C-dSHtho abovo riamed
axticle3always paying the Jiighciif&QT Vet
i . mHJ u tfr
wrzect w"v Twik m j
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Before Bellihg eMtLSoUthwWsst Ctiftm
3ctija. ' 3E?Xszjs V
v ;v 'Tinai
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Deer Skins Wanted bj
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JtiBt received and for salot
EY1KETT H02WFRS
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A prime lot of
LOUIS SJJPEKBNE 'FLOUH?"
ii pneca io suit mo times ; j
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1150;
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Constantly on hand end for caleflnciuan-
tities to suit tho purclidsbr.
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San Antonio March 26th 1801. dlkwly
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jSTwini nBohfvronip7edhf8 v 'y ;1
WJaiyiJK-ttli JB'UifXIIiSill'XIlCh-T'
dCLiOTMIRG STOKE into tho daw find
eimaeioua liuildhig erected loste'ciificri by Mr. F.
Guilbeau.'on Commovco ttrcct. fidf'ointnff UiVaIa
ofGroc6bocch& Smythej nnd that he hus'onhaiid
i largo enpply and fcreut variety of (toodsinhia
line which ho ia Belling at Ilia former VERY -t
illEA'P figurea.
"" Tho following aro some of tbo prices; '
Drcea'Frqtk cpatfl all wool ifino $7 to $2v?
" super&ue " " " -" 8 to 15
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'Jicrino shirts and drawers ' BO io 2
White T;do . 7a-2-to 3
Cotton. socks SI tol2 pr do
gilk t neck tfea 25101
fALSO5 Ladxea nnd Miepoa Bhocs and
Gait ei n adapted to tho Wftfnt fiCUBon
CST4Siitri including boot8 hate and
shirtafor $10. . w
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IPeiGoiiB n siding in the country will find
itipivatly to thair advnntoge to give mo a.
call before purchasinp elni-wl tie. 4
ABEAM JOSEPH
Main Street next to Groesbcetk & Smyth
j ouu iiiuumu
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Vjuurii aoio uoatca men to tcrvom tiw.Con-
uJ .fdeRateUtcHArmylbetwcolfeaiigCBorlt(. J
All poldlcrs formerly of the United tfl$cfltS5V ?
will horcceivedon toru? favorable to themtelVcs
'Oflioo at tbo Army building. ;
M A.M. ITAcKELLi -1
1 . let. Lieutenant J'
- Pccruiting Officer 0. 8. A.
'Ban Antonio Jnne 10 1861. ' d-tf '
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TO HIRE a competent able .bodied mi VAnt;
iiT70maq Apply to 'M
I TnA..WAsnrKoTbN('.
Han A topio Jpno 7th 18G). dtf. t '
MixeUtai18.JWolice.
.pilE UNDliRSlQNED having bee ri Uppblaft'd
x. hy tno imn tno county uoartoi jiciarconn- F
tyi for tho'sottlemenft of estates Ac at ita Pc-'
CPfober term A. 1) 1G60 Exccntora of tho-laat
Will and Testament of J&neas Maoleod dccctflcd
unhiiyJugl?oeri dqly qualified na auoh Execntpfj
therefore notice jo. hereby gfven (hat all pen din
having olivima against Bald cctftto present then
vritbVu'iW 'iimo prorforibed'by'lftw; and all IKoseJt
'indihtfid tiaald wta.to will mako .IfflfiBGdf&tri bav 1
mirittdeltherdftbe andenlgQedv All tbdee trW" T
jirpnuuouui va Br oi aioieoB m udmbwii v
wiiinume pujmcti wiK. f uanteu:EBFrif-
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