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THE TRIWEEKLY
VOL. XXIX—NO. 65
HOUSTON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19,1863.
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WHOLE MO. <720
ALL SORTS OF NBWB ITBJM.
Alexandria, Auguat 10,1863.
"Gamma," the Puis oorreopondeut of thaN. O.
Pleayune, aayt: HMwri. ■■ill* Brlanger A Co.,
the eminent bankers here, bar* presented to the
Confederate Btates *50,000 la gild. I* that not
"'Su'wYoax, July 21 —Gold opened at 24%, and
closed at^toaft. July . JTwaa onoUd *
to MX. Starling Bnohange eloeed at 138 to 13 .
Here la the lateet reoelved concerning Morgan.
Kaadara ahould bear In mind the souroe from
v hi ah It MutUe:
Cmcumtu July 91—10 p.m.—The following
haaJuat"earn received from Gen. Burnslde'*
Headquarters:
Heabquartbrii U. B. Forces, 1
IN TBI Plain, Gxoroe's Creek,>
July 30—9 p. h. )
To Lieut. Col. Bichkonb, A. A. O. t—We
ehaaed John Morgan and hla command over fifty
mllea to-day. After heavy sklnsUhlng tor ■}*•*
oven hours, between the 45th Ohio, of OoL Wool-
ford's Brigade, which waaln the advance, and the
aaetay, we aneoeeded In bringing the enemy to a
atandfabont 3 o'olock thta afternoon, when a fight
•naued which laated an hour, when the rebele fled,
i.bin| refuge upon a very high bluff. I aent a flag
of trace, demanding an unconditional and Imme-
diate aurrender of Morgan and hla command.
The flag waa received by Col. Coleman and other
offioere,who qame down and asked a personal In-
terview They asked for an hour for consultation.
Igranted forty minute., In which Urns the com-
mand. excepting Morgan, who deserted hi* com-
mand! taking with him a amall iquad, surrender-
ad It waa ny undaratandlng that Morgan hlm-
aei'f had aarraadared, and learned that It waa the.
undaratandlng of Morgan's officers and men.
The number killed and wounded la lnconsldsr-
able. Th9 number of prlsonere between 1,000
and 1,500, Including a large number of Colonels,
Malora and Una officers. I captured between (SOU
in* 700 prison era yesterday. I think I will cap-
tare MonilD himielf io«morroWi
^ BHAOKBLFORD, Brig. Gen.
Morgan', artillery and about 8,500 prisoners,
Including Basil Duke, are expeoted to arrive here
to-day.
New Yorx, July 24,—The Times' Paris letter
aaia there are aome etrange rumors In circula-
tion within a day or two, which Iglveyouonly
aa rum ore. Another change haa been made, no-
eordlng to thaaa reports, In the Mexican pro-
gramme. Mexico la to be placed under French
protection, or to become a colony of France, with
a trench Prince for Governor. The Confodar-
atea have renounced all Idea of regaining the
Mississippi river and trana-Mississippicountry—
Slidell's vlalta to the Emperor and Foreign Sec-
retary lately, are aald to be in connection with
thla new atateof things on the Mississippi. They
are concerting schemes for an alliance against the
U.S., with a view of scouring the one, Mexico,
the other the Mississippi valley.
It la alao ascertained on all hands that the
Imperor, finding he oannot Induce England to
Join him in hostile meaaurea against the U. S.
or rather, perhaps, not desert us, and yet anxious
to give hlmaelf the aid of an ally, la now treating
with Spain on thla subjeot, and that Spain shows
a willingness te receivi the Emperor's views.
Humor adds that Marshal O'Donnell who Is now
here, and is going North to Berlin, ostensibly for the
purpose of contusing the funtioa oculist Grefle, forhU
eyes. Is In fact In treaty with the Kmporor on the
question of arranging the affairs of the Mexican Gull
for their mutual benefit.
The fell of Vioksbnrg and Port Hudson they pay
will thtow Jeff Davis and Napoleon Into each others
arma. and-Kttt be th« ftnul blow which will precipi-
tate an alliance that only Vi&^kn ttro. because the
question of the Mississippi will be one of some hazard
and might turn contrary to present i xpectatlons. It
la that they say, which makes Napoleon so lukewarm
•n the question of Poland. It Is this which makes
him continually Fay. Mexico is big In affalra of mo-
ment, and it Is this which has suddenly demanded
such large reinforcements in Mexlcc, for the whole
division of Vlncy has neen ordered to prepare Itself
for departure In the month of September, and several
vessels, the Vllle ile Lyon, the Jean Bart aud the
Wagram are about to sail with reinforcements to the
aril lery In men and material, and yet the Govern-
ment papers declare thut, after the fall of Puebla
there were enough men now In Mexico, to finish the
campaign.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the 24th say* :
At an early hour yesterday morning the steamers
Henry Logan, Starlight, Imperial and Ignomar,
arrived from the vicinity of Buffington Island,
with 800 prisoner*, captured from the rebel Mor-
gan's command. The boata wore ordered to an-
chor out In the river opposite the levee, while the
prlaoner* were under a strong guard.
About 11 a. m.. the rebel officers. Including
Dick Morgan and Basil Duke, were brought from
the steamer Starlight to the foot of Main street on
one of the ferry boats. Morgan being wounded,
and Duke lame temporarily we believe, they were
provided with a carriage, while the balance of the
offloera formed In their rear, In two rank*, when
the oolumn, strongly guarded, moved through the
city to the city prison, on Ninth Street. The
boata containing the private* then proceeded
down the river, to the foot of Fifth Street, where
the prlaonar* were marched to a "special train on
the Indianapolla and Cincinnati railroads, and
sent to Indianapolla.
Aatoonaalt waa known that the boats containing
the prlaoner. had arrived, many eympathlzer*
w.re preaent, and In several case* undertook to
furnish their friend* with money, refreshments,
At. Thl* proceeding, however, waa aoon stopped
by their arreiti A number of the pritoner* being
from Covington, their female relattona and friends
cone over to see them. They were not permitted
lo communicate with the prisoners, however.
Seven or eight iteamers, including the Nor-
man, St. Louis, Navigator aad J. H. Dune, were
duly expected laat night with the balance of the
prisoner*—1400. The Bertha arrived last night
with prlaoner*.
The following la a classified list of the offlcera:
Colonel*.—Basil W Duke, W W Ward, D H
Smith, R O Morgan.
Licot. Colonel.—Jno M Hoffman.
Majors.—W jp Elliott, RS Bullock.
OarTaiM..—P II Thorpe, G M Ooleman, J B
Baatin, T H Hlnes, W R Cunningham, Mile*
Griffin,BO RUla, J B Baker, C G Campbell.E
W Terrell, John Hunter, G 0 Mullens, B D Roch-
ter, A J Bruner, J L N Dickens, Jaa W Mitchell,
B A Tracy.
Sdkoiom*.—Trigg, A O Raines, W M Stanford,
D Carter, J B Lewis, A McOown, D C Bedford.
lieutenants.—W g Fogg, J J Sinclair. I B Talbott,
J P Webb, R W Fewslck,— Lltsy, J W McMlchael,
Robert Cunningham, K F Peddnard. M M Thompson,
Tom Moreland.T Leothua, DCarr, FB Budges, IIJ
Burk, J L Williamson, J B Hants,— Newton, — wel«
llnston, Thoa Tolls, J D Morris, W B Ford, J Parks.
B 8Drake. J A Mlddleton, A BGnlnn, J Oldham, J W
Gordon. O M Taylor. J A Fox, A Trlbble, W B hick-
man, J 8 Hughes, Alfred Surbecr, T 8 Kemper, R A
Webster, — Munday.Rev T D Moore.
Sergeant.—John H Green.
A. A Q.M.-Phllllp Price.
The Commercial says: We must not be In a hurry
about the tall of FortSumpter, and the capture of
Charleston. The work before Gen. Gill more and Ad-
miral Dahlgreen la a heavy i>ue and must proceed
alowly. we believe It will progress surely. There
are two forts on M/atrla Island to be taken before the
work of conatottcllng batteries bearing on Sumpter
can be commenced. When Fort Morgan Is taken onr
efforts will be concentrated to take the works on
Ootnmlna'a Point, where the famous Iron clad batte-
Xy, that Beauregard constructed to bombard Fort
' flumpter waa located.
"That taktn, Gillmore will go to work among
the sandhill* constructing a battery that will
knock Sumter to pieces. Sumter will certainly
toll if we obtain complete possession of Morris'
Island. Thla .we had nearly accompliahed at a
dub,but the faltering of a couple of regiments in
tho charge upon Tort Wagner, necessitated a
change of operatlona. The work laid out la to
take wagner first, CUmmlng's Point next, Sum
ter next, and .then Charleston. Weeka, perhaps
months mnat elapse before the work can be
dtaiT H. P.
«ses>
NEW OKI.RANK ITEMS.
We have, through the kindness of Gem Bee, a
eopyofthe N. O. Picayune, of July 15th, and
through that of Ool. Hobby, the Bra of July 25th,
for which theae gentlemen will acoept onr thanks.
The Picayune haa a Mew York advertisement of
a reprint of Pollard's Flret Year of the War, whleh
la nil things conaldered, quite favorably noticed
ny the Northern press.
The Pleayane quotee Texas cotton at 15®25 c.
per pound not., aeoordlng to quality, luting cur>
rency, according to bloeltader tradera would put
the value here at about 75 oenta. ;
Sngarla quoted at lldlltf o.
The ootlon report of the Kra of the 25th la aa fol-
Iowa:
Baa Orrtca, Friday Bvenlng, July 24.
Cotton.—Early in the week we heard of three
small sales, smbracing about 75 bales, the par-
ticulars of which are suppressed. The reported
aalea are confined to 1 bale plcklnga, on Wednea-
day,at 17c, 13 balea strictly middling on Thurs-
day, at 50c, and 15 balea low middling to-day at
47o V ft. We know of none remaining in the
market. The receipts have b«en limited, but there
1. now a fair proapeot of their being more liberal.
statement Or cotton,
Stock on hand Sept. 1st, 18C2, balea, • * 2,100
Arrived paat week, - - 1X6
Arrived prevloualy, • - 10,150
Additional made from waste and
damaged cotton, aamples, eon tents
of matresses, pickings, dec., and
waate, gathered from families in
the city, 250—19,522
Exported paat week. - . 134
Exported prevloualy. • • 19j4 i5—19,509
Stock on hand and on ahtpboard. 2,023
Arrived during the paat week, 405 balea. Clear-
ed,for New York, 158 bales.
Of sugar, It says:
Sugar.—We did not hear of a aale to-day. Du-
ring the past week, however, about 300hhda have
been sold,In amall lots,by speculators, at llalllo
(Tom prime to choice old crop; lOJall for fair to
fully fair new.orop, and 13o for choloe centrifugal.
There have been no receipta thla week. There is,
however, a fair prospect of renewed supplies from,
the interior very shortly.
We presume this last Hem Is oooaeloned by a
report of the "recapture" of Braahear, of whloh
the Bra haa tho following, under heavy headlnga
and a cannon:
Official Information haa been recoived in thla
city announcing the recapture of Braahear City.
Itaurrendered to the gunboat Sachem, Captain
Johnson, on Tuesday, the 22d lust.
We have not as yet received the full particu-
lars, but presume that the whole garrison were
made prisoners. When the plaoo waa taken by
tho rebels, a number of guns, and considerable
stores and ammunition fell Into their hands. It
la to bo hoped that at least some portion of these
have been retaken.
We reckon neither the whole garrison ncr any
part of It, were taken prisoners. The "great
victory" heralded by the Bra, simply consisted
in the Federalstak'ng what Taylor left, aud he
left altogether at his leisure. As for supplies re-
captured—no^puch will be believed.
The Bra has a full page, closely printed, or
Federal casualties at Port Hudson. Its list num-
bers 42 regiments and 0 battaltona, and purporrs
to be but u partial list, and embraces something
over 3000 names.
city of Now Orleans mortgaged Ita real
eackte to ihe value of more than a million, as se-
curity for a new issue "iiv treasury notes, to
the amount of $500,000. " -
We copy the following order :
Headquarters, Defences or New Ori.kans,
New Orleans, July 23,1863. )
Brig. Gen. McMlllen, Company Canal:
The General commanding directs that you in-
atructyour pickets to allow>il Market boats, with
vegetables and food of every kind, to pass into the
city and return unmolested. * * *
1 am, General, very respectfully.
Your most obedient servant,
Duncan S. Wat.ker, A. A. General.
Headquarters, Defences or New Orteans, )
New Orleans, June 5,1803. i
General Orders, No. 8.
The attention of the General Commanding bav-
hag lr««u osiloti to the titfebj condition of tho
sinks at tho stations of the troops quartered In
and around this city, and or quarters occupied by
the contrabands :
Commanders of brigades, batteries, regiments
and separate detachments, and superintendents of
contraband*, will canse a dully inspection to be
made of the quarters and sinks. They will sot-
that these sinks are thoroughly cleansed, and
>urlfledby disinfectants. Regimental and other
targeoBS will inspect, twice a week, the quarters
and sink* of the commands to which they bo-
long, and make written reports^of tholr condition,
and suggestions for their sanitary improvement.
Houses which have been seized by the Govern-
ment, and are ;now occupied by officers and de-
tached soldiers of the i>rmy, are subjected to all
the rules and regulations of the city, and city
authorities are authorized to Inspect them the
same a* If they bolonged to citizens, and to make
on them the same sanitary exactions as upon the
citizens. Many of thorn are occupied without
authority, and it is enjoined upon all Quartermas-
ters and Provost Marshals that such houses are
vacatod. By command of
Brio. General Kiiorv.
W.D. Smith, Lieut. Col. & a. a. a. G.
From Tennessee.
now
Prom the Kaoxvllle Register of July 18,
before us, we take the following:
We learn from pretty reliable authority, that
another exodus of the Union element of East
Tennessee occurred a ;few night. ago> Upwards
of one hundred are reported to be on their way
to one of the gap* to the east of Cumberland Gap.
Let then go.
One of the greatest emergencies of the war Is
now upon u*. To meet thl* the Presldsnt has
ealled upon the Governors of the several States
for a new levy of troops. The nnmber requited of
TeaneMee Is six thousand. If not obtained by
volanteering, they will be ralMd by draft. Th.
enemy I. pressing upon us In the southwest, and
must ant^will be met.
dldat? for Congress 7th District, Isys
f.wr w VM
ylucf. tb*
lived cot
the rl
ctlon, I am for the in'
and materially so to
or pay should have
see no reason why
our military all the
Ran 7
ft an \nv«lon_ i
. TEXAS ITBAM.
The Henderson Times .ays:
The work of organising minute oomjai ies is
going on finely in the oountry. If all the ooun-
tie* of the State will retpond to theeallof Gen.
Magrnder and Gov. Lubbock a* nobly aa eld
Bosk, the Yankee* will meet with a blood* reeep
tlou.tr they attempt an Invasion In thla Stat3.
The followingI. from the ume paper. The re*o<
lutlon* referred to are not given'.
We call the attention of all thoae who have been
contemplating taking the oath of allegiance to
the United State*, in order to *ave their property,
in the event the Yankees Invade our State, to one
of the resolutions passed by the meeting of the
oitlzens of this place, on last Mondsy. The reso-
lution. are short but decidedly stringent.
The Centre vllle Times says:
Quite an Interesting meeting lias lust been clos-
ed at the Redland Meeting House, six mile* from
thl* plaoe,at whloh the cauie or the righteous
wa* ably proclaimed from the pulpit by Rev.
Meusrs. Wright, Smith, Rtanfleld and Womtek,
of the Methodist persuasion. The meeting was
protracted tor overa week, and resulted In fome
good.
On Monday tho same denomination commenced
a meeting at this place, whloh promisee to be pro-
ductive of good fruit. On the flratevenlng, there
were some thirty persons at the mouruere bench,
seeking the approving smile of IIim who la to
judge of their acts In another world. The meet-
ing, at the time of this writing, Is still progressing
and we presume It will be continued a* long as
there is a disposition shown by tbe unconverted
attendant, to espouse the christian's oau.e. r
The Time. aay. that Dr. Johnston, of Contre-
vllle, Is putting up preparation to destroy the
screw worm.
The Crockett Courier says:
We can *ee no cause for despair. Wo have in-
vincible armies In Virginia, Tennessee, on the
coast, in Mississippi and In the West, with Lee,
Bragg, Beauregard, Johnston and Klrby.Smith
at their respeotlve heads. When these armies
are cut to pieces and demoralized, then, and not
till then, let us despair. Let us all do our duty
andall will be well. "Who would bo frep, them-
selves must strike the blow."
The following Items are from the Marshall Re-
publican;
Pendleton Murrah arrived at home on Wednes-
day morning from the West, In tolerable good
health, but somewhat jaded. While we regard
his election as secure, we cannot but deeply re-
gret the unfair moans, and the thousand and one
unfounded accusations whloh lost him the voto
of this oounty.
Gen. Greer la in Marshall.
Demagogues, says the Republican, raise a hue
and cry against newspapers and the virtuous pub-
lic men of a country by crying destruction.'In
order to destroy their moral Influence. The first
and most formidable blow at civil 1 lberty, Is drst
aimed at its true defenders.
From the Republican.
Contrast our present condition with what it was
fourteen months ago. Then we had a very email
force In the field; the enemy outnumbered us four
to one. Provisions, clothing, and munition* Of
war were *carce. We had not arms at that time
for even these troops. In addition to their being
limited in number and badly armed,tho discipline
of the army was by no means efficient. Now we
have a large and well disciplined army, which is
abundantly supplied with hrms, clothing, shoes,
etc., and there are 200,0(10 stand or excellent arms
at least, ready to place In tbe hands or fresh sold-
iers. Provisions were never so abundant. A just
Provldenee haa poured out upon our favored land
his munifleent bounties to encourage us to struggle
on. Our commanders are equally as faithful as
^they have ever been, and far more experienced.—
For one.vC have never for a moment faltered In
our confidenoo In their genius or their abilities.
The enemy, in this eonte"t, has lost over six
hundred thouxand men, and hu^e beheld the
destruction of two Immense armies, comprising
over a million and a half of men. Vicksburg.-H
is true,ha* fallen,butwhatorItY Twelvemonth*
ago, with all the disadvantages then against us,
we scarcely dreamed or being able to hold it.—
Yet there waa no gloom. All hearts were firm
and resolved. We are nearer the goal of our in-
dependence to-day than we have ever been; aad
if the people are true to themselves, to humanity,
and to their country, this year, in our opinion,,
will nad the W«*. «.
h.t one of M P'V'.""
e 1 anrhol| fr°n
by a« *w>tti>ac
• my boy.
I be any
, tb n a
poet.
From the News we take the followlng-
NORTHSttN NEWS.
Cincinnati, July 29.—Morgan claims to bavo
been parolod by a militia captain to whom he sur-
rendered. Gen. 8hackleford, who arrived .hort-
ly after, refused to recognise the parole, and the
matter Is to be referred to Gen. Burnsido. It is
said there 1* evidence that Morgan surrendered
to Major Rue. If so, his claim amounts to noth-
log, and, in any event, the brigand will not find
himself at liberty very *oon.
Later.—Columbus specials say that the ques-
tion whether Capt, Burbeck had the authority to
aecept the surrender of Morgnn will be speedily
determined. Burbeck was not regularly elected
a militia oaptaln. nor had he any command at
the time of Morgan's.surrender. Burbeck,[with a
few companions, was acttlng as guide for Mor-
gan. When the latter, discovering our rorces
closing In upon him, offered to snrrendr to him in
order that he might secure terms to suit himself.
Burbeck at once granted the terms which Morgan
propoacu. A few mom.nl> afterwards Shackle-
ford came out and took cbariv ^ o (rang, re-
futing to recognize the terms of the surtvuu. ,
Morgan will doubtless be aent to Columbus and
lodged In the Penitentiary.
From the Fort Scott Union Monitor.
A dispatch bearer arrived In this city to-day,
with an official account of a battle at Elk Creek,
between our force.2,400 strong, under Gon. Blunt,
and tho on my, 5,000 strong, under Gen. Cooper,
which occurred on Thursday.
Thee mm n<t waa formed In line of battle, the
right w t>K manded by Col. Judson, with a bat-
talion oi ti c vvisconsln 3d, two mountain howit-
zers of the 0th Kansas, four guns of the SJ Kan-
sas Battery, the lstoolored regiment, under Col.
Williams, and 2d Indiana regiment; and the left
commanded by OoL Phillips, with a battalion of
the 0th Kansas, the 2d Colorado, the 1st Indiana,
and four guna of ■opklns' Battery.
In aahort time the fightbeoamegeneral. The
batteries did excellent service, dismounting one
of the enemy's guns, and capturing It, together
with a" caisson, and tho Infantry advanced gal-
lantly,'.weeping everything before them, until
the enemyVa. forced to rail back.
The enemy lost sixty killed and 24 wounded,
and from 00 to 100 prisoners; and at the time the
messenger left the cavalry were In pursuit, and
°°OuHos* w'ttfen^llledand thirty wounded. We
also lo*t 4 Indian* and one slx-mule team,In cross-
lngthe river at Fort Gibson, while marohlng to at-
tack the enemy.
'tbe location upon which the battle was fought, be
Ing the headquarters of Gen. CuOper a largo amount
of quartermasters stores full Into our.hanils, together
with BOOO pounds of salt, meat, sugar and other com-
missary articles.
Washington, July 23 —The Secretary of War Is-
sued an order that John Morgan at d hla commanding
oOlcers should be cos.lined In tho Columbus, Oblo,
^Thtfstatoment that tho reb«l gen ral< captured a t
Vlcksburg, have bven exchange I, Is without Inunda-
tion.
The draft l« orderod today in the District o
Columbia The quota is five thousand, and takes
one In .very three. Quite an excitement exists,
and the Department clerks have farmed mutual
Insurance companies to pay exemptions for'each
other. m
PaiLADELrttiA, July 28.—There are now 10,000
rebel pritoner* at Delaware. Bx-l". 8. Senator
Wall,of Sew Jerjey, was 1.oaten most unm«rel-
fullyby a Government oftlcer, for ^pressing >lls
loyal sentiments.
It appears that (Jen. .luhu
Letter from Mississippi.
Texas General IIosvital, (
Quitman, July 24th, I8U3. S
Editor Tcbsraph:— Permit mo to say that I am
not writing for puolloatlon nor do I expect to give
you any Important news that you aro not a I ready
in possession of, simply believing that It Is at all
times agreeable to you to have a reliable com-
munication from this side of the Mlteitsippi
river. I avail myself or tho opportunity offered
by Oaptaln Nathuslus, to h;t you hear rroui us at
this point.
First—As to our hospital, we aro full or patients
and hard at work to afford them all the relief
and oomfort that we enn, and it is probably not
out of place for mc here to state, that the repu-
tation of this hospital is all that lor Ita friends
oould expect. After a very thorough Inspection
last week by Doctors Brown end Lylo, (one of
whom reports to tho Surgeon General ami the
other to General Johnston,) they hud the klud-
ncss to lay that In their opinion, I had made the
very best possible use of tho means at my dlspo
sal; upon the other hand, ibu patieutt appear lo
appreciate in a very high degree, the effort that
Texas hat made to relieve their sufferings and
add to their eotnrorts. The State fund is not
yet entirely exhausted, and I have on hand tho
entire amount of voluntary contributions receiv-
ed through you and other sources from tho peo-
ple of Texas.
Bnolosed,you will find receipt for an amount
or money reoelved from you by express, a fiw
days since.
Second—As to the condition of the s Hairs in the
State of Mississippi, I assure you that they are
bad. Our lose In a military point, would oom
paratively be nothing, If with it had not gone
so much of the spirit of tbe people of this State.
Large amounts of property have been destroyed
In all of the river counties, and the few whostlll
hold their negroes In those counties, do so ^ptire-
ly at the pleasure or tbe negroes, the owners not
darlDg to enforce any discipline. Many of my
friends, acquaintances ana relations, have at-
tempted to remove their negroes, when the ne-
groes declined to go, some remaining at homo
and some going to the YankeeB. This is the caio
with all of the river counties.
Third—Th. army, until recently commanded by
Oen.Joe Johnston, now by Gen. Ila'dee, Is at a
pV.u'.lhont 18 miles east of Dramlon. .General
Hardee hat *•>?'" transferred from Bragg*a army
to the Imatediatecoininand of this, under the df
ruction of Mneral Johnston.
The feeling here Is universal, tii«t Gen. Pem-
berton has proven himself totally incompetent to
the charge Imposed upon him. No man ever pos-
sessed to a greater degree the confidence of an
army or peoplo than Gen. Joe Johnston does of
this. Everybody In and out of tbe army is talla-
fled that whatever mortal man can do to retrieve
tbe blundert that have been committed by othors,
will be accomplltbed by bim.
The signs indicate an early attack upon Mobilo.
We have a fine officer, General Maury, In com-
mand, and whatever can bo done, he will do for
It. preservation.
Gen. Bowen died a few day* since, having beeu
left lick within the Federal lines, when our
troops came out of Vicksburg.
My ktadest regards to all friends.
Yours, &c„ LOUIS A> BKYAJf.
For Ike Telegraph.
A TRVETlNfc SOKU'
At the regular atated meet I g of Wood's Military
Lodge, U. D., held at camp John Marshal August 31,
A. D. 18C3. The lollowing p-eamb!o and reS'dutluns
were adopted,
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God In Ills Pro-
vidence to remove from «>ur ml'lnt, near King's
Itanche, on the 1st day or June, A. D. 18C.1, oar be-
loved brother Nicholas Chambetlaln—a zoslou . c^n-
slatent Mason, a worthy member of the Methodist
Church, a true patriot and member ol Capt. Storey't
Co. 32(1 lteg't.T. C.
Ketolrea, 1st, That we the members of Wood'*
Lodge do deeply deplore the Iocs of our brother.tnd
sincerely sympathize with his aitilctcd widow and
orphaned children. J jji4*:1
J/r.lolrMt, 2nd, That a copy oftlieno resolution* be
fUrHlsbed the Houston Telegraph for ptibllcatton, aad
a copy or said papor bo forwarded to bis ramflys
P. O. WOOD, "> W
WM. L. POSTKA, k'omml
J. B. THOMPSON. )
J. II THOMPSON. Sec. Wood's Lodge, U- D.
V W. T. o. WEAVER
Lilly, while our drum* aro beating
Teeir aeft. musical tattoo,
Ridding thouaaads to their slumbers,
I am waiting kero for y«.
Lilly,day and night are meeting,
Sweetost of all bUsalulhoun,
And tbe starry lamp, are narkllng,
Lighting angel* te their bower*.
Fair Asian* now ha. risen
Upward through theaaure field,
Till ahe hang* npon th* cenlth
* Like a seraph's silver shield!
Tie the f arte'a eall to vospere—
Softly beat* the elfln drum,
And th* wlnda In silken whliper*
• Tell me, darlii^, thou will come.
Onward, o'er their ilttor lilies,
Come* the velvet fall of feet,
And the trembling of the myrtle*
Tell me, we thall quickly m*et.
Seel the blushing flowers ere parted—
Surely, fairy handeare near I
'Tl* my own—my eonetant hearted-
Si* m timing—the t hurt i
Now the olouda no longer blououi
With the *un**t'* rosy eharms;
Day ha* aunk on Twilight'*botom.
And 1. sleeping In ber arm*. .
Night ha* dropt her curtain round u*,
while the blue-eyed heavene weep;
Myrtlea dew-begemm'd have crown'd u*.
And our Tryiting-timt we keep.
Louui ana, June, 1863.
CaHF Near Wauiinoto.v, La.,J
Auguit 3d, 1803. j
Editor Teieorawi;—In a paper;of your* of a
late date, I notloed a paragraph *ald to be aeopy
of an endorsement signed by.Maj. Gen. Taylor, up-
on the official report of Brig. Gen. Thomas Green,
of the assault,on Fort Butler, (I e Donaldsonvllle)
Louitlslana, on the 28th of Juno, 1883.
The particular wording of the endoraement 1*
calculated to do terlous lnjustloe to this eminent
officer and soldier. When literally oon.trued It
mean., "that Gen. Green, an officer of undoubted
bravery, made an ill advised attaok upon the for-
lifleatlona at that place. That the failure to take
that place, and 1U consequent loss of life In offi-
cers and men, are wholly attributable to General
Green alone."
•Therefore, in order to disabuse the public mind
or any false Impressions, in regard to this matter
—to satlfy hi* fellow-soldlersiand cltlz#n*—to mit-
igate the anger and disappointment of the rela-
tives of the killed, from any apparent r*ckl**i-
ness or want of foresight, or military sagacity on
the part of Gen. Green, I makethis statement.—
The 'attack was ordered by Gon. Muton—rank-
ing Brigadier-General—In writing.
In pursuance to this order, the oommand arriv-
ed within alx miles of the Fort early on the morn-
ing of the 27th of June. Gen.;Green made a re-
connolssance In person, and expressed doubts as
to the final result of tho assault, and dispatched a
courier to Qen. Muton expressing a* mueb, and
stating that tho Fort might be taken, but the loss
of life would be too great to hasard It, a* the Fort
was surmounted by a deep dltoh, 12 reel deep and
IS feet wide, with a strong stockade about 8 feet
high on the outside. This stockade was to be sur-
mounted before the ditch was reaohed.
In the said dispatch to Gen. Muton, General
Green proposed to eross the Lafourche with the
cavalry ana artillery, and place them In position
telow the Fort,and behind the levee of the Mis-
sissippi river, thus commanding the river by .firing
upon tbelr transports and gunboats going up or
down the river.
In the meantime Gen Moreton was some twen-
ty-five miles off, A courier was dispatched to him
at 9 o'olock In the morning, or the 27th. Gen.
Green awaited until 0 o'clock in the evening, at
which time he reoelved a dispatch from General
Muton, In which ho said nothing about revok-
lag tho order of attaok, but Instructing him what
to do wlt^ the guns in the event the Fort was ta-
ken. ~
About this time, or soo%afterdark,ofthe 27th,
Gen. Green called a consultation o( .officers, Ool,
Hardeman, of the 4th, MaJ. D. W. Shannon, Qf tbe
5th, and Col. Herbert, of the 7th Texas, (Urcen's
brigade) and Col. Majors, commanding the 2d
Cavalry brigade, were present. Oen. Green laid
ills orders before them, and they determined that
a* he was commanding officer,and a military man,
be wa* bound to make the attack, as he had no
discretion. The attack was made, and with what
resnlti* well known.
On tho morning after the aisanit, the 28th,Gen.
Green received another dispatch from Gen Mu-
ton, agreeing with the suggestions or General
Green, made tho day before, and revoking'^ the
order of attack.
I now learn that Gon. Muton says he dispatched
to Gen. Green early the day before an order re-
voking the attack, but that through the negli-
gence of the oourler, It came too late—the work
bad been done.
These are the true statements of faots in the
case; let the people judge. I have no comments
to make. They are unnaoeuary. Were it not to
do juatlce where lnjustloe ha* been done, I should
have left this justlfloatlon to an Impartial public,
upon an official record of the whole matter.
Tho above atatement of facts I have obtained
from tbe olUcers and ;men, who were engaged in
the assault. I was left, by order of Gen. Muton,
in command or west Berwick's Bay, with three
companies or the Sth Regiment T. M. V.,and did
not reach tho command ror some two.days after
the light. This statement is reliable.
1 have tho honor to be respectlulty, A-e.
II. A. McPHAIL,
Lt. Col. Com'g Sth Regt. T. M.Y.
**••*
TIIXA81TEMS.
The LaGr&oge Patriot dtscusies with oandor
the cotton impressment business, though evi-
dently under the apprehension that 11 Is not justi-
fied by law. Wo have to correct the editor In
his statement that the order for tbe Impressment
of eotton emanated from Gen. Magruder. It was
done by Gen. Smith, and we believe was a nece*
slty pf the most pressing oharaeter.
A correspondent the State Gszette 1s not so candid
when he attribute, tbe remark to Gon. Magruder
that "any fool could understand that two and two
make rour,but It required a man of intellect a
genius, to discover that two and two make five,"
and goes on to assign the application of the Im
pressment law lo cotton as an evidence of tb*
■ame aort of genius.
Col. Sam D. Hay wilt deliver an Eulogy on Gen.
Sam Houston at lluntsvllle, on Monday the 7th
prox., at 10 A. M. We should like much to hear It.
Ool. Hay la capable of paying a fair tribute to tbe
memory of the departed statesman, and we doubt not
ho Will do It.
The Ranger gives an account of thearilval there of
100 men orPyron's regiment, going to hunt up their
Oo'iturt.'. uuw «l home on fnrlongh to recover from his
wounds. They were jgerleved Ey some of Gen. Mou-
ton's aides, and doaire to Wf their grievances before
tbelr Colonel.
«*■
Tbe Attack on Charleston.—A Washington
dispatohto tho Philadelphia Bulletin announces
tbe commencoment of the "siege of Charleston.
It says ;
The fleet of iron cials, under the command of
Admiral Dahlgren, were rendeavouslng at Port
Royal and Bdlito at luat accounts. Theae ye*;
•els have all been strengthened and put In com-
plete order since the first attack, and are now
considered as impregnable for dofenoe as they
are formidable for offjnse. A nnmber of wooden
vese'.s have alto been furnished with Whltworth
gnns, and otherwise lilted to take part In tbe at-
tack. Gen. Gllmore has command of tho largo
land foroe which was to co-operato with the navy.
Th* present plan waa to flrat attack and take
the batteries on Morris' Island. If ihey were
captured It was expectcd that tbelr big guns would
be turned upon Sumter, and our iron clads would
then be aided In humbllngth. fortress. It Is gen-
erally believed that most or Beauregard's troops
were sent to join Lee before tbe battle of Gottjra
burg, and it is thought theie were but f.w under
arm. at Charleston. At lastaecounts the Federal
forces, both land and sea, were determined that
Charleston shotUd fall this time, If hard lighting
would accompllWU. •
of the brigade, and well exoculod lithographs of
Major G«n. Hood, and the late Lt. Ool. Bradfutt
Warwlok, or Richmond, who was killed at
Qalnes's Mill.
From tb* Central Presbyterian.
14 The Campaign from Texatto Maryland *oitk
the tattle of Frederiektburg.by Ret. ffiekolat
A. Davit, Chaplain of the Fifth Terns Regi-
ment, C. S. A., Pp., 108, hi mo. Price, $4 00.
We have been muoh entertained In reading thu
Campaign, and all the more from having a person-
al acquaintance with Its esteemed author, a min-
ister of the Cumberland Presbyterian Cburoh, and
one of the most faithful, useful chaplain. In our
army. There Is a sterling honesty and good
sense pervading this production; the whole ao-
count Is lively, and many of the Ineldenta of
thrilling interest. It Is a valuable contribution to
the history of the war, and Mr. Davla la to be
much oommended for the Industry with whiek be
has eollected, arranged and presented ao much
valuable matter. If someone oonld have done
the.amefor every regiment, the value of aueh
contribution*, a. material* for general history,
would be iBTHlueble.
• * • •
We cordially recommend this publication a.
highly creditable to Its excellent author, and well
suited to entertain and instruct all who read It.
The above book lanow for sale at the Tele-
graph offle* at <4 00 per .Ingle copy, or B3S0
wholesale. Address A. C. GRAY or W. T. BAT-
TBRSON. Aug. 15tw2t
Conscript Ornca,Harrls oounty,
August 12tb, 1803
■1
• of 46
_ u,
ALL perconi claiming to be over the age o
years, are reapsctfully notified to call at thl*
office and register their name* and time of blrtb,
In order to save time aud trouble of notlfloatlon
by a guard, K. R. WITHERS,
Lieut, and Enrolling officer Harris county.
Aug. 143t
REWARD.—Ranaway some two montha
since, George, mulatto, blaek eyes,
black whiskers and moustache,bald on tbe top or
hla head, very'polite, bow* whenever ipoken to,
when laat heard from wat making hit way to Lou
ltlana.
Alto,a few days lator, ttrayed a pair of bine or
moute colord poinds, black main and tall, very
nearly alike, raised by George Hooker, Colorado
county, one of them branded T. 1 will give 9200
lor the boy.and 9100 for the ponlea,or any Infor-
mation to that l oan get then.
Aug. 17. tw 3t. JAS. W. 8C0TT,
Morgan surrender® to-
t'apt tlurbeck, on condllton ot btlna paroled. Afeler-
warda.the great Borabwtea, Gen. Buacklefnd, came
W and refused t.ol recognise the term* . of turrend-
on Uie ground thsJEnrbeck \* an officer In the mlU-
I la
Editor Telegraph,1-Slr : Throngh the
neat of Capt. E. H. IIerriugton,I ark now
the following contributions, on.behair efthe
Hospital at this city, ror which I lander to]
and Capt. Ilerrington, my grateful ttrnuks.
msy rest nssured that those and other Tundi
trlbuted tor the same purpose, shall be d,
to tho charitable Intentions d lh« gcneroi
nora. Rtspectruily, JAMK&NAGL
Hnrgeon Kleld Hospital, Galrenl
Ell Hatch, Mcl.ellen County, $i0 ; A II*
man, OeorBtaA; <: Sealo. Hrszoscounty
t ">■ '■ m—n en ■ a Millor
em
hey
Icou-
oted
o
■mlcadelert in the Lurch.—The Now York
Trlbuue,commenting on Gen. Lee's army cross-
ing the Potomac, says:
W« regret to say that the dispatch from our
weoial correspondent, which we printed yester-
day artemoon, announcing the escape or the reb-
el army across tbe Potomac, la confirmed by the
official bulletin of Gen. Meade. The only loas
attending the movement waa of a brigade or In-
ranlry, fifteen hundred strong, two guns, two
o.tlssons, two battle flags, and a number ot small
arms. Ererything else Gen. Lee has succeeded
in placing boyona tho l'otomsc, aud he thus not
merely carries off the spoils of his Pennsylvania
invaaion, but the laurels or tho campaign, aubee-
quont to his defeak at Clottj 'iurg, belong also to
liim.
Wtulo not supposo that (Jen. Meade haa not
prj|^g^ie_purey|^|^Hy^^t££gy and deter
y admit
els at
AUOTXON 1
BY
A. O. MoKElZnsr db OO.
WEDNESDAY, August lOtb.
OA VALUABLE GEORGIA NEGROES.—Han-
O" ry, 26 year* old, engineer and teamatcr;
Merlot,24, hi* wife, cook, waaher and lrontr;
William, 18. very likely, fleldhand and bout*
boy; General, 17, very likely and handy at all
work; Mack, 2o. very likely,field hand; Jake,20,
very likely, field hand and teamtter; Manda, 30,
a number one cook; Lively,31, large and tplef,
did rellow; Sam, so, hla wire Amy, 24 yeart
and 4 children, 11, s, 5 yeart, and an Inrant, a
splendid plantation family; George, 15, field
hand, likely; Bmellne, 30, good cook, washer
and lroner; Mary, 15, very likely, home tervant.
We also have aeveral other negroeton hand If
not sold at private tale, will be told on that day.
The tltlatortheabov*negro**are from respon-
sible parties and Indltputabl*.
Aug. 14tw4t.
'awrgy, DwrnucrorTaxA*,
cowa,
19, WW.
law Mexico* Aum
.«ut«!tR4,,w
Of tke_Bee-
O.o. A.
OeaarV Ordm, No^"™'
lran*aet uSZSiEMl
Ih^UrWoSoSm^f X.1 8222?
f laf the command, that while I wiUlook oToaT
>7 to the Interest of ovwy officer Md ^lsr nn
«betarJK^on aS^TlftS
sssffyar"'"-
DwAmi Tnu-HUSIIhi, I
.1, sST"*u""b->
General order.
The enrollment of
rpHB CAMPAIGN FROM 7BXASTO MARY-
1 LAND 19 HOW RBPUBL1BHBD.—ItJM|
braces a history, partieelarly of the Fourth nl
as Regiment, from the flrat enlistment la Texaa
down to the great battle of Frederickabnrg last
winter. Including many nolleee of the lei aad
.■KhjTtxaa, biographical eketehee of nearly ev-
ery offloer of the Brigade who haa distinguished
klaaMlf, ate., etc. It la a book of thrilling (ntereet.
At the aolioltaUon of many pereona the book
has been repnbllahed In Hoe*ton, the flrat edition
pnbllahad In Blahatoad having been exhausted,
oomperatlvelrfew oopl**ever having reached thl.
State.;The preaent edition Is eonelderably amend-
*d ihj^th. author, and many new biographle* In
Among tho many taottmonlala the aathor haa
received ar* the following;
Prom tho President.
Ricbmoiw, Va., Feb. 11,1063
Chaplatn Nloholaa A. Davla, Rloh mond.Va.,
My Dear Sir— I am dirteted by th* Preeldeat to
retnra to yon hit thatka for a copy of the Cam.
palgn frost Texaa to Maryland, oommemeraUng
l P* ghWant deeda of the glorloua 4th Texaa Begl*
ment and Ita commander*. Thla plena record
furnishes an example for Imitation, that the ex
nlolt* of thehereea of this struggle may not paat
from the Vpaory of men. 1 am, air, very tee
peotfully,jrBnr obn aervH,
„ WM. PRBSTON JOHNSTON, Ool.dc A. D, 0.
From Colonel Carter. *
HtAOqa'a 4rn Texas Hbo't, March 9,1999.
Rav. N. A. Da via ;—
Dear SirI have! reoelved the oopy of" The
Campaign from Texaa to Maryland," wad have
read the tame with the greatest of pleasure.—
Within the oontraoted limit* of a work like titia,
it is lmpottlble to embrace every Incident of In-
terest In the remarkable campaign of the Texaa
Brigade, but you have tncceeded In groaplng to-
gether the moat important of them, and MlBea
ting them with great truthfUineaa and fidelity.—
Your little book embraeea valuable statistical ln<
formation of enduring Interest, aad will prove in
mtluable to the future hlttorlan.
I trust your enterprise and energy will plaee
within th* reach. of al{ «ur friends at home thl*
reeord of our tolls, our tufferingt, and onr trl-
umpht. Very truly your friend,
B. F. CABTEB,
Lieut. Colonel 4th Texat Regiment.
From the UlnitretedNewa.
The Campaign from Maryland to Texat. By
Rev. Nichola* A. Davit, Chaplain 4th Tex*
aa Regiment, 0.8. A. i ivnai vwarioior Texaa will
This It a neat little work, narrating tho adven- Above order to be rigidly enforced
ture* of the renowned Texan*, commanded by
Goneral Hood, acoompaaled with two lithographic
portrait* of General Hood, and the lamented
Bradfote Warwlok of thl* elty. The work la
neatly gotten up, and dttallt th* adventnrea of
the brave Texant, without Indulging In fultome
praise.
From the Rlohmond Enquirer.
"thb campaign >aoii texas to harvlaMO,"
By Rev.N. A.Davis, Chaplain of the4thTexaa
Regiment.
Thit it a volume of 150 paget, jutt ltaued from
the press, lt begins with an account of the gath-
ering of troops in Texat, their departure and ar-
rlvalln Virginia. It detail* all the movementa of
the 4th and Sth Text* Regiment*—their tufferingt
and their triumph*, and at tb* same time reoorde
many of the moat ttlrrlng Ineldenta of the war.—
No troops In the eervloenave mor* distinguished
themsolvet than thote from Texat. They w*re
th* beroe* of the fight at Bltham Landing—tho
brigade alone meeting and holding in cheoktha
whole of Franklin'* DtvUlon. Thl* wa* a most
Important atwell at gallant achievement—aa it
taved the baggage train and artillery or our re-
treating army. At the battle of Galnet'Jfarm, the
4th; Texat, under the Immediate oommand of Gen.
Hood, waa the flrit to break through the almott
Impenetrable fortlfieatloni of the enemy. * Varlout
efforts had been previously made by tome of the
bravetl men In the army, and all had falltd with
immense loss. The 4th Ttxat took It with a ruth,
and turned their own cannon upon tne flying
Yankeet. At the atcond battle of Manama, they
were again in the hotlait of the light, and oo vered
themsolvet with glory. In faot, at every battle-
field, where they nave been, they have covered
not only their own State, but all the Confederate
Statea with glory.
The book will be read with delight by all tbe
peopl#of the Confederacy, lt will lntplre froth
ardor, and rivet the conviction, that a cause, up-
hold by tueh men cannot fall.
From the Dltpatch.
"The Campaiun rnoM Texas to Marvlano—
with the battle or FRxnERicxsaviie''—la the
title of a very Interettlng work, written by Rev..
NlcholatA. Davit, Chaplain ojt the 4th Tew
Regiment. It It a well written narrative ol the
experience of Ilood'a Texant tlnce the opening
of the war, and it amutlng at well at entertaining
and contalna tketohet of the lives of the officer!
I
and forty-Ave, yoara, who are not Jxtmpt Sr law
tbe Oomaundanl of Conscripts tor thi
tThm^'S^^rd^^h:
s. 8.
lKaaotuno OrnoB, \
„ , I
.<wjwas2,%,sa&iESKSSS;
nforeed.
J. O.THOMAS,
augl7-tw4t
Gentnl Enrolling oacer,
Third Congressional District.
H,«" ftoA«TBatt District or Tbxas,
Near Mllloan, Texaa, Aug. 19| 1693.
Qbnbrai. Orders. Bo. ISO.
°f the very best quality to the Troops.
II. Owing to the abundant crops in thla D«nart.
ment. it Islhe IntanUon to give tee SoWlwt ami
altowance. and when articles named tath* Ration
cannot be obtained at reaeonable price., a substitute
should be provided In lieu thereof!
III. An excess of any component part of th* Ration
may he Issued to cover aucn parte of tbe Ration aa
cannot be tuppUed.
Mra of ftHtuMnta, BMtauon. uut anuuobu Oomu
a™«±fejSBBfa,k"
te
port upon tho same. By command or
. M J. Gen. J. BANKHBAD MAGRUDBE.
E. B. PlKDUTot, Major A 0. S. augistwst
C1BGDLAB,
Quartermaster Gmui'a Orncs, >
I_ . . , Richmond, April 23,1883. /
1 IsaunounAd for the Information« theo f-
floer* of thl* Department, that peraona In
tnelr employ, who nave been enraUad aa eon-
•orJpt'iW"! be *ntltled to reoelve paraeVrivatea
of Infantry, with the. addition of the extra duty
pay allowed by law to aoldiara detailed for alml-
l r. A°.ty. to.waget at man hired from
civil life.
(Signed) " A. O.MYBRB,
Quarto rmaater General.
Orncs ot- Caur ({uahtcbmastib Dutriotoe Texas. 1
N tw Maxioo and Arizona, >-
Houston, August8,1863. )
VFICKRS of lbs Quartermaster's Department
of thia District, will b* governed by tne abeve
)Mtraetlon;, and will be bold- stHBWy MOTUBHJ '
ble ror any deviation therefrom. w"
B. BL00MF1B8D.
Major & Chief Quartermaster
August l o twflt
Head quarters, to Reoimint Ttxia Infantxv. >
General Order No 5.0,ut0u' Au8nrt «• 1«3. i.
The ollloers and enllated men of the 2d Baaim«nt
of Texaa Infimtry, paroled at Vlcksbura haviTS!
leaves of abaence and been ruriouched <
till the 2Sth or August, the meemt
Commander or the Regiment, ectina ^nrttr
Lt o'in^^emWn k
thm °4 a? ,e*vei of abienco and ftirionthH
tum tha. reglnient will rendeavofi? «t
t^ qu*rt6n formerly occupied bv thM
regiment, near the city or Honaton. y th*
""ormauon of the member* of
desolated* preTl0U,,Jr 10 th# expiration or the time
refe^ytt SSLW lhn M
^^Ci'heXofH'oS^""1*" t0lhe ""owroffi^
tnd olhor commissioned
T • deity, report to the§e beadauar-
ter*, tbelr presoat places of sojourn and post office.
Col. Commanding ad Texaa lntiin?rV.
rilHB BASTROP MILITARY 1NSTITUTM Wl I
X b* opened for the reeeptlon of pupil* on the
first Monday of September next. Charge for board
and tuition, g119 pers**ilon of 80 weeks, or «3J0
In Confederate money. Address
Col. R. T. P. ALI.B.N,
July 18, dlw.twtlll Sep. 1. Bastrop, Tex.
FOR SALE.—S30 acres of land oa Spring Creek.
Harris eounty, 190 acres uader fence, good
dwelling, fine gin bouss and press, andall necss-
sary out houses, an abundanee or timber and wa-
ter. Will be sold for Confederate money or ex-
changed for negroes. Apply to
, Dr. J. C. RUSSKU.,
on the plaoo,or T. M. Baodv, Houston.
AugnftM, twlw.
YOONQ LADIES' HOHOOL—Near the Oalho-
Ho Church, Houston, Tsxas. The scholastic
session commences Sept. 1st, 1803. Parents are
respectfully reminded that It la advanlagaoua to
the pupils to euler in due time tor tbe onenlnd ot
" eir respective classes. f
For terms, &c., apply lo tbe Directress at Ur
Idence ajolnlng the school house.
I«tw3f,
Noticb to TIIB PUBLIC.-The PnblloTan-
nery near thia plaoe under my dlreotlon it
now almost eomplsted, and will have eepaeltyto
turn out 9000 sides of leather every two month*; In
order to put this establishment,ofsuoh Imnortano*
to the soldiers In the field, Into sueeeaafol opera-
tion, It Is neeessary to seoure the services of at
least 75 or 60 first class Tanners and Curriers en-
tirely familiar with their business. I therefore
Invite publto attention to thla important snbleot
and requsst all who are not In the nnny and exam dC
under the law, who are competent, eober and ln«
duttrlout, to offer their tervfeea to me with proper
evidence of their oapaolty. And 1 oall upon all
toldlert In the rankt, who have experience In thla
line and who detlre to do good aervlot, to appi* to
me, and I will make application to the Maior Gen-
eral commanding the District to detail them ac-
cordingly. In all eases, the most liberal ware*
will be paid to toldlert and elUsens, and rntlonn
Issued. T. A. WASHINGTON,
MaJ. dc Q. M. C. S. A.
flan Antonio, July 17,1863.—jy84-lm
Wagons and Teams,
FCANT lo pnrchate for the publlo service, Wag-
ons, llulet, Harnett, old or new: Oxen,
ehaini and yoket. The highest prices will be
paid,
I will also hlrs the teamster from whom the
wsgon and teamtarepurehaaed.
I oall upon all who have wagons and teams
mules or oxen, harnest, old or new, to apply to
the following offleert, who nre authorised to make
tbe purehate i
c kN!!!.T.' I' S/2.ITy' Chief Quartermaster Bastern
Sub-District of Texas, Houston; Major Jno. R
Ga-«.>,Columbus; Oapt. J. P. MoKInn
.A. Q. M., AustSfti. Capt. Julian PleLLjLjn*
Dallasis Capt. Wm. frr^atiiw,A.q M ^
Oapt. Wm, Pretcott, A. Q. M., San Antonio.
B. BLOOMFIBLD
aug 10 Ot Major and Chief QuartemasUr
ITPThe San Antonio Herald, Auttln Gaxette,
Marihall Republican, La Orange Patriot, Browna
*i ' *l" pubiitktlx Umet, and tendbili for
advertising In dbpllcate form, No. 22, receipted
and the money will be remitted. '
I'IBCVLAB.
Cui*r QfARTERM'STER, i
District of Texas, NewMexleo and Arizona.?
Houston, Tsxas, August 10th, 1893. 5
Officers of the Quartermaster Department a>e
paroled prlfoners eomlng in
^ c"n,0' *>e furnished with clothing,
•i. mi? iBeinJi '0B9,nt to commands eaat of
the Mlttlulppl river, on being auigned to otxanl-
aatlons here, will be at onoe furnished by tbe can.
or commanding officer of the company to
which they are assigned with a deeoripUvellst. to
the accuracy of which euoh enlisted men will
swear, dud upon said list wlU draw olothlng.
By oommand of
„ „ M^orGen. J. B. MAGRUDER.
B. Bt.ooMrtRi.0, Major it Chief Q'rmaiter.
*"9'° """ twet
. V
AT PRIVATB SALE.—40-J3
Smoking Tobaoeo In five aw,
gee, which we offer at 93 per ft. V
augS-tf j7m. 41
LOBT.—On the Tap Rallro^ \<5|.
month, a medium eia^.\L <A\p,
marked on the key plate IV A. '
boro'. Ala., and on a f *
Honston, Texas. The " *
parol and boys ol
Any lnrormatloi
lead to its recover
aug!7 w*t
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Cushing, E. H. The Tri-Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 65, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 19, 1863, newspaper, August 19, 1863; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth236561/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.