The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 1863 Page: 2 of 2
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THE RANCHERO:
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iu(, wary ktorrlloa.K |-*r !»♦»•*; fbr-«daiih-
•4 mi*- wtir, <|it t- i. h. IS.* 'Aim* iti lit.* Km;
.'it iti4 *i|Mnl«li Luti(u»ir.'i>l Mi M.*k. touhw.-rip-
_ >ti aa.i -iti-mg. In advaote, .tti.l <li« ..ntum. I
® >*n lit.* fture Mi l for* \jar«-<.
I *>1 auli.nllt. .ilk It • 4li.ti.ljl.* I»*T A >lat«- ■ »f IV
i »ot • ’li »In, I , .Iff <-. M.
JtjftPW CHOI. TSIiS. JOLT 16. I86J
H.iit % woke* IK‘pr.-tlNll.tiiN,
Wo Into ro)t.iil< loan C«*riMi* fhmti ttml
ratwf' . wlth h tltutni lital Kie Yankee*.
.iiw ov.-r uit lit.* 4l«*rt f*.i ■> mreiititig to steal of Jo
-troy I '!••) will go wiilihi an tit. It oi tuv |i|*j.*o.
.i .it,;ii hotter liuit 11 to lufii > jo tin* Mii.-o iloltnw
, Un it wiUi»to*id.iitruiga fieryardoal. foraiildie
• ton. I lio l'. >4. trunitottl to* rota, <m Iasi Thun-
in .ruing. a|.i **,n, .i ..il i arjHM l lirwii 1*111111
. Hal •'■|>l.*<i til.* SCllOUUe r K.tlim 411.1 sloop Suit*
■'ll, I. win* It won* It mi! in the channel leading to
lft>* I’no .ni*i till' »nl*- ol .Unstonx I-IjiiJ. Midi
... r»* o.t'ily tin<>w 11 from tin* gunboat ovar tho ia
I ntij to wkeee tire * liiH»n«*r in.l >1>h.|i lay. In tin*
Surry ami rnafnaioa la §oi laymul llie row. li ol
iti*--tt*.-ll ls>lii tin-schooner ami tliaiji grounded,
ini they w.-ro mInih.1ouo<1 by some uf tlio now.
•iti** remaining. Tho Yaunet** I.wnlotl muuo Uur
it iii.-ii, crotMii Hu* I'l.nnl, and whon reaching
:in** '.*lo thoy littiio.i n -mail I10.fi. in whioh won*
lbr*-e mwti citth-a voting to escat-- ami motion*.I
Hi. iu i*> toi.H* j-ii ro. No roHiMvl U intr puiii to
(In* .h-maud, lit** T wakoow. with muni* ntte*. fired
• ,#*>n Hi -in an.! oar ol tho in.*u wa** Mt ii to lull.
I n.* 'null t**d was tlion |nili.'*l a*lmre and tho
1 «ukwi tuuk |hhooi..ii, lioth of tin.* Imn.1** wort*
uumediateiy homed. W o iiinlor>Uiiid that ttvo
i*.uimm and tho mm who »»■. —a to fall at tin
in.* ol tlio V auk.-es.und who wa* a passenger and
jiioUtlily oinly w.tundwd, wero taken prisoner*.
\<>ii« oj tlio boatmen wore nr—il.
I he Ko tin w.t' louilod with mo hutidn*i| latlew
<•1 rotUtu whl. li wa* burned, tlioiv U iiir no way
J > got tlio Imw( to new exept hv )i.i"iii ; our Uit-
ton «. I lie oroaM'ig ol ill.* island t.y tho Yan-
k**.«. in proximity to our troop*. wa- a Sold and
daring tout and was the-one time out o| a thou
» m l that it oowitl hnvo Soon aiicco-ltiily executed
•V «n -mall a force.
I In* nlimkl Ire a lesion ta sailing rrults and
«.mlion 1110111 that it ia rxtronioly dangcjpm* to
Ij> at au< lior within ruRj'i* of tlio enemy a iron*.
Attn taking <>ii taiar.l hoi utaifae* thegunbout
•i.ninod up to- Arwnna* I'.i** and there espied all-
ot her *l<*op l*«nl lying on tire iuxilc. Thoy nan-
turn >‘d throwimr shell and doubtless intended to
,>Ij\ tho '.1I11O u 11110 which had anei-ee.led ho well
at • ior|ww Clrrl-t i IVi'H*. iait, iiunairo-nvct mg.one
01 0111 inti iorn".. * j M-m-.J on h«*r. The iriiiilioal ro
1 hod and •jii'io a Im-ly exchange of shot* lol
lowed. Alter receiving wvei il shut*. tin * wore
■on to take .-rfivt in tho aiuainrr'* side, sire liaul.-'l
. • ft and the n«*xt nioruiiMf had ill • .ppc^i tl alto
I'.-tlior. V\ o und»H'tantl that tin* Sat lory waainan-
no«l Sy a portion of < apt. MaltSy * Artillery (join
paiiy, mol •Ii iwo.I a* they have on many an uo-
• 1 mu toei*iro, liiai thoy were eater (tor the trny,
iiiavo aii*l loailo'*. tio.Nl lor tlio lao «.
Since the uiaitre w*ii* 111 tyja* we leiiin that the
I’odioN of twn men have Honied a*thoiv on the
n nth Hide ol t'orpu* iJhiiiti taiy. They rnont
Save lu'l'iRKnl t*> tlio i'o.un 01 Ham Sin k, aathoy
wore Sail I v Suiii«*<l. h.*-ide*. Iia\nij{ nnmi.'takai'lo
ovideuroH of hatmir I**, n killed Sy pun ►hot*,
riioro i*. little iloiiSt but tint the Yankee- wli.*n
tin'V boai.Ud tin* Koam and S.iii slirk, dclil>et-
i.toly neml.-ml tii.Me men, and left tlieir I Midi e*.
tbnikint they would ue eouMiinu d Sy the lire ol
t lie Sin nnip S"jt*. Ito thia a* it uiav, there ia
nevorthehv*!. an tttroclou»no** alMint the alliiir ex
»oi diup auylhing »i* have heard .*1 lately.
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Tin- >'• »» To*** f*ilm* r.
\\ e have n*. l ived at the hand<> ol the I'uSlihl.er,
K II. tJur.hiua.ol Hhunton, u copy of "the New
IVxaa I •rimer. TUi* work i* int.*iid< d toaapply
u want that i* very Meriauely felt nvnr the eutire
St ile, ow iut to the total 1 xli.iii'tioi) of the old
"to. k uf *. Imol laM'kv, Rod to a ile.Hiie on the part
"I uur people to la* entirely ioilepomlont ol the
North i>>r our edmational work*. A* an mlrn
huH, or 1 ttoit in the rlpht directum, we cheerful
iy 1. cord praiM to the editor and p»iS1ihIi«*i■, and
)yul hi' little Imok »>« a pioneer to wok** that
r rmw the It* nutotud Kvauuner,
Kwaaicri mt (tec fwiiolorarf.
I he uulltary —• e* ol u« SM*th w— oetrwr
mol r ample Ihnutoow: and the piwal edk.lUkMi
of the « luiederucy, with r*lhr*u.w to aut««|y
eUnnent' <d aucremi In the war la one of varied
and lively ci. wnywnit.
II Uwaunutod lliat wehwre*m*ei«nuftitoput
In the hand* of • inill*>u «d tiami and our uvail
aid* lAditary Htrongth I* Hi ted at Uit little |e»-
thau a iuiIIipiu and a half. We have now In Uw*
('•■ufedvrate Movin'fnmi t.im inni |.. ntn.iiu f|.
i. live —a: the irn-pular or^ain/.alioiutandStale
militia Would protaitNy add ‘.•oU.utih ntoov. Tlmw
liaur**'are iMitlienl* ; u portion of them are <(<*•
lived from on li pni'lic .lain a* appear In the do-
lute* ol (‘oiipre*'; while Um * .innate ol thcaddl*
tioiial lorn *, that miaht hr called out iu cirvwiu-
*tai*.-r* ol paiaui.aml ueeewnty *• proUihly not
out of pfoporlioii to the well 4" n tamed at itHi* J
of piurulatiou.
Other iiapc t* of the pi
are ni4 di*. ourauiuk. tl
gatharad cltietfy Irum the oohimiia nf tb« la>ui*i
will yet In* piiSli-he.l m oiir St ate, that will |*. a*h Itewarrat. |wldl*hed to-iluy, which lian ha.1
heel ( mlii upon Southern etiterpii*.*
• tin 'pan* admit' of but a fhort no1 ice. thouph
the 'uSject, of elementary book* lor the youiie.
i on.* tn.it irderewla u** deeply. From lie* Primer,
the child delive* hi' liret imiireanioii*. ol the con
inn ii"ti aiul ipa* o| uur noble tongue, liot im-
pre"i"ii.' are xtroiigOMt and muat l.ndlag; hence
il 1* that editor* and roiupili-rH of I Iris c|,u* of
i" "*k* 1 an not exhibit too nun li cure in the prepa-
ration ni toe 'Ul.ji. t matter, ill the laiipuai’i*
o***.l, hi the in.inner of placing it laloie the
pui.il.
W«* have given tliiw Primer a pihtty careful
e\aniillation, and wc will lini ily anui up the re
xiilt o| utoecrtration. Tint M.lij«*i ta are ireneraliv
well elioM ii, and are prewetiU d in an wtlrwetive
loriu. but they leu evident itMik* of iit'te 1111.I
. areU'H'uciu in tbrir praparation. The liuvuuge
I*. «t time**, very faulty, atni the editor aamnnr*
the rc'poii'ioiiity of iutrulmiiig woida tliat the
pupil will •** pn/aled to find in any dictionary
extant. AwideIroin tlie word* of dmildlul origin
w<* notice the introduction oi a numhr rof«puaMi
word*, thatatw more or la**'amiliar, and an an
*1* iv.r 011 the part of the editor, to give the pupil
an idea ol I heir proUum iatioii. In thi* depart
ment, on iudillcrenl flpani*|j *■ hol.ir would con
v|i*t him ul-error* in alinoat every won). Seltim;
• *ide I he iprvUionaSh* propriety of iu*erting mnli
word* in a book of thia de*i riot ion, if they mv
ui < rted, their pronuneiaiion *|i >ulil U* given in
1 « veitdt n.**unite manner, and to do thia, tin*
"i trk* in • OIMIUOU uae to denote pan ti, or hoiiii.I-.
would necewaiirity ta* ium-iI. Tlnur oijMctire from
th'* •* »»k r.niditut. H one of it* chief defect*.
iVe are mrry that we cannot irive our nu.|n:ili
tied approbation to till* l**ik: we are more »**iiry
In it iIm* work ha* l***n done in *11. h a manner
th.d we eanriot. We are eonlident fSalo *ultable
1 on** "f Intelligent neliiMd ItMieheni ehuhl have
• * -it homed to compile a thorough "Texa* I’ri
met am* w irthv of the mime - who would h ive
to nrht to the Unix lieiore them, an enlarged ex-
p* lien.*e a kuowloil;'e of what war re^ui-il.*, and
wherein the northern *ch.*d Imok* were defective,
fhi* we tiope w iH •** the phm put-tied in the pul.
I > atiou o| my *niidrir w'ork ot thi* kind. 11«ttil
* n h time, and in \ m w ot a new edition, we wmiM
* urcoct Itmt •*ttn* X« w Tc\:ih Pi inter” tie*uSniil
1 *1 to a • omprtnit enmmlttee lor ievi*ioti nnditu
penggtwewt.
The t. po/ruplii. al ippearaie e of.ttie t«..ik W
detecti.e. lieniK tar iuierioi to Unit ot the l!un
« hero new.-pap'-r print.
<*4M *M’t A imt, of Mni'i Artillery Powipony.
il oi >1 king * ft.in* ho, on the in.'iniiOi <4 tli*
♦h i
war A to*I
» lhi« pe.t.
•n tore of our
n<4 di*.ouragiug. The rcceut alaim with re*
lerenee to tile leaouree* of aut^Ul.-nee in the turn
le«ierg. v lia». iu a great 1111.1*1,re, mitfcOded, and
given place to lictter luforuied and uiuiw .out*
dent view* ul Ui« Nt'Nka of providoiw wu luuid,
and our vaat eapatdlitwn* *»f produ.-lton which are
now 111 cirri-iM*. The grain nops. iu the South
weiv never more promUing than wt die preaent
*eu*on. The iron of wheat likely to he harvest
e.l tin* year will lie without a par.dlel in the
.<* .nth. rroui all |>ait* of the t'uniiideraey, fn*iu
tUe Potomac to the Rio (iramle, and the n*iuotc*t
we town boundary, we Save e.heeiiug new* uf Uie
g:owing k*aiu 11 ui*. t'outrury to the e»pc. ta-
lion* of *uiue. that the cotton region would
•prove not to lie adotited to the cultivation of
wheat, it ha* produced thi* grain with a hixuti*
anee quite* equal to that wc have wean in the U**t
wheat di'trietH of Virginia. The com aUo i*
•md to look healthy and thrifty iu nil part*o| the
Confederacy, with the pioaptxl of uuoverwhelm-
ing crop.
extending our *nrvry of the Internal condition
of the Confederacy, wu Lave al*u caa*<* for cou*
grutuletiou lu it* improv'd linaneea; the ev.rl
1. ui n-ult* of llir tax Sill; tin* withdiawal M the
euriviicy; the reduction of outhya and the eu
larged n-reiiue of the fioveruinent. We learn
tluit already, under the operation* <4 the funding
Hyettmi, there havu been at le«'t eighty million*
withdrawn Irmit 1 irciilation uud returm-d to tlm
Tn-aeory. The cunaaquesiee* of thi* reductmn
m already felt in tin* do line "I pil e,, (In- di>
courageiucnt oi Npeculatiou. and ihe mural aa well
a* commercial benefit* of renewed couhdence in
the credit III the (iov«TH—fit.
The**? trait* iu the general condition of the
South, which we have ha-tily reviewed, are full
of patriotic eucuurageuieiit. Wecommmnwd tiii*
war without niauiif,i. tureH. without ac.*«iu» to tig*
maiketa of the world, and with acarcely njore
than a hundred thousand aiiu*, Surely, »ioco
we have arcompli*li**il *> much under the di*ad
vantage* ol the past, we may l.' k Willi coilfl-
lieuct* k* a futun: iu which we ahull contest the
lortnui-Hol tin* war with mniie* more num. i.m
tliaii we have yet brought into the tW-ld; with
well disciplined imlu.'try at home; aud with a re-
venue large enough to nay iff our present war
debt in five year*, aud therefore to put the credit
of our ti.ivcriiiiienl Iwvmid ull doubt.
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Korolllog Oltiii*,
Conrttp CiiuiHTt, July R, 1R1T1.
Iu accordance with order* from headquarter*
.btli Itrigade, T. S. T., all |»trMiii* between the
ag.-* ot I* nod AO yreuw, aubjact Ui militia duty
under the law ot the State, and rcaidmg wnthiii
that portion of N'ucc* .oiuity not enitinu-ed
within the command of Capt. Wright, at tin*
Uaiiquete, la-ing the Urntoiy thi* MiU-4*l a line
ruuiiing from the Nuccew River by tlie Uaucho*
«*l Mr. Hint on the N'uec»*« river ami Mr. itogera
011 the Agua Ibilce erm k to tin* Imundary <•! the
county, will appear in the city ol CorpusChri*ti,
at lln luudsoii A Co. m st.>reli"ii*»*. the 'ibthday o|
July iii't . atin Im k. I*. M.. lor Kiii.'liiiiiUl.
muster and draft, aud bringing with them tlieir
arm*, ammunitiou ami (sinipmanta, to serve when
called on. either mounted a* Cavalry or w* Infan-
try, ul then optmn, and when drawnt<>beanbjwct
to further oedem CKOHUR I'KEl’KKKU,
Unrolling Officer, Texas State Troop*.
—
From tlie llinistoii Tdeornph.
The («loi loo* \ to forlcalM la»Ml*lwnn—Full
pwi tto ulwr*.
Amxxkiuua. June. 30.
Yoo may re—oilier that two or three week*
since I predicted that young.stonew.dl. lieu. Kick
Taylor, would, ill u few days, u*toiii*h the entire
C onfederacy iiy Ids acta. The following record.
v ilry jpx l w .* now ready to
Ul oitr—'VeloeBlawl the
At • r. off the e*
k»ru
rant
cotdrta
l?wllr«^!Sr^Sb 141.78— ami N-
ton .N-eupk-d tbeva al different pointa
I rout It wa*eompn«Nl aa hr lor* remarked, of
voli.nte. 1*. Ir.au the tth Tasn*. (tdwen a aid regi
luantj 3d Louisiana Cavalry, Walletlk Hutla
li.ai, aud ?d ragtouiut Ariaouu Brtgud*. all uu
dr 1 . ouiiuand of the gallant Major JJilfltar of Uie
lattor.
It tv a lixxardou* inimiou to cr— the Luke,
12 ml—, iu the*, frail Nik*, to land at mktalglit
on the enemy'* side, la in alnu^t impenetrutde
swamp, and await Uw dawu ot day to make the
deapeinti attempt win b would toTM— them vie
tory or a *. idmi « ddk. hut they seemed to treat
> c t: ai k n r
mr F- ff MrooKuaui, ul Calhowu, iancamli
dale for Uw uA>w at LMutvuaul tuiveruor.
Far Jaffc*afllM 14— Jadl— Mwtrlrt.
Mff. K—aiAuaunure — a ca—.e tor
Judge iTtlw* 14th JuftahU Purtrut.
Mag Jlh, Ut4. Jmuurm il loxnoa.
mr 1 — ff aaadidate fur Uwotiea of Judge nt
the UN Jw—ki Idairkt' >
«mr W« are authorized tu UMtomiwe K. T.
Sain* fcaq . »< (MuhI. a* a 1 imliffatR for Judge
wi the l«th lad—d In—Ft.
mtr WU are authorized Ul anuotMto a L. S. Law
IT **Jff**f.
*re to tk«
— Nrehy r*
A> i ■». .
S5«^KBattiaBU6K
ion who wre ou the iiauk* wahbing theii de
part me. Tim l.oet expeduioii having left, ti.-ua.
Taylor and Moubm jm« »*e l--d to l‘attor*onville,
Ul arraiice for tlm other niovementa. Mon ton with
the 7th T«‘V«*. 4th Texu* and Vd Artx.ww Regi
meat' aloud |«i*t at liitilinn * P»iut. on an Island 1
of that name and immedi^cly qi|i.wite Fort (in
chanwa. From thi* place, hi* Shwrjwhraiter*
. .uldaweep the guiun r* iroat tlieir |M>«itioa*ia the
l-.rt. tici*. (tix-ec with hi* old regiment, AMt Tex-
aa, Waliei * Battalion. und 2d la. Cavalry, Yal
Verde and Ni. lioU’ iMtterie*. took ptediioa jret
la-fore day in Berwick City, ready to open ou all
their camp, which extended up aud down the up
p<*«lte l-ank for two tuile* al*c to keep iu check
tin ir R'lntmata.
Kvery mutter of im|iortanee lieiog now ready,
Major Ceiieral Taylor waited with .nutldenee for
the boom of lireeii * artillery, which wa* U la-
theai/nul for attack. Immediately afV-nlavlight
th-n. <Ji ecu tired the tir-t aim from Uie Yal Verde
lialtery. at a guntsiwt of the enemy, which wa*
steiuniug up the buy in the diracliou ol the upper
Fort Huci anaa. Instantly the whole t*y wa* in
a til ax.*. All ot our gun* Hn»l played iqiou th»
irnuien*. hue of t«-nUoftb< eaemy, which were
occupied Sy al«Hit one tlion* ind Yank*.***, They
were romph-tely *ort»ri*ed. They hud not imag
med an enemy In twenty mile* ol thiui on thi»
side of the i*iy.
Tln-ir prisoner* admit thi* Their heavy enn*
from tin* throe Sirt* now tqienevl .>n lirren; at the
same moment the sharp rrack ot M.siton s thou
aand Knhei.l rifle* are heard emiliaaaliy from title
hou's Point, sweeping tlieir gunner* from their
place*, like a whirlwind would »*eep the deerrt.
All are auxioun to he.tr the roar ol Major* gnus
The worthy pu|ul ot old Stonewall atrain* his twr
for the KignoJ. If Mayors ha* arrived at the burnt
Crowing, we have Sagged them. All still. VYr
do not hear them, although the eanuouaduig ha*
Mr pAT.O’liocaain-v, af Haa ralrtclo, la a
cttomiRl* for Judge »1 the 14th Judk iai l>i—
or Tegou, to Illl Ik. v 4. am y nc—jom-d by the
•hath ul the liuu John F. M< Kinney.
For Dturhl Mtanwy.
Mr V/e areauthoitri d to anmnui.e John 8.
(•rVKKt. Op, of Uukvdie, a candidate for ixm —
tew* to* llte tdlK-eof KUtict Attorney, !«th JudF
ciai luettiei.
MT Wu. C f*ARutii.t., E*q.,of Haa Patiuio,
we are aulhot—d to my, la a candidate fur Die
trict Attoruey, llth Judicial Otatrirl.
For Hrpr**i *U«lv».
W* We are avthortxed to announce John M.
.Mooau, aa a caadtdaU* l>»r Hepra*enUUve to the
l .eg 1-lainre from Ike ?Mli rapeareutaUve do.Uk.1.
Trs IMIan Hrwaid
117 ILL lw paid oa delivery to — In Orpu*
ff C’hrtsU. Ol one dark ha* Spanish piaiy . 14
year* old. branded 1* left should. 1 N and oa the
let! hip with A Spanish brand rerembling a cin to-
H The above cW-rilied bone- kit uie at Con—
CKff> fiTH-T Minmrmmiy.Tstat
4 orpu* t hn*U. June Iff, 11441.
Nf Utk, INI.
U— al tint mm. No. Iff.
sSter rstjwfjrs
Chrtsti :ilsuit the 12th uf !a*t June.
bSI-Jt*
B.LWi'W.
letl or Mra|*d,
PIHIM the ran. ho»d Capt. Kwyrr, *ia mtfan
I1 11'Hu Sau Antonio. 1— sorrel. Bexnan p*'b>.
Sri tided on the shiadihur with Jl. couiMHlcd, (are
mv fkc*Hiniile iaond;) aUo. ume dark hay horse,
une hind foot white, and white apot on lhe*fore
lie .id and Snimted with a Mexican brand ou Um-
iup. Any |a-r«uu deliverin'; them either to Jotm
le vy, hru Antonio, at tl* late nsutirurs of the
law- Mr. P<*d K. N. 4«ray. Haa IHego. nr to A.
li Kggart. lUuqucle. Naaee* cxwatv.Texaa, Will
la- iits-iuily rewarded. It* JOHN IJSVY
lieeii going on without iiitenniHiiow hu-oue hour , . . _ ,
and a half. What has iN-orne of the stormiug I tSaturday, IN Uth of July, iuatant. will I**
Time m Vg sold it Auction, t*i the Uigtw »t bidder, hfty.
a boxes ul VciiHKcUi, Mocaiuni, iu., lu frout
ot the City Hotel.
Sole to . 'unuiem e at to o'clock, «. u.
I ’iMiM the Light AHiUnry < umpauy . camped
1* 011 I lie A gua ISiU e crank, oi*«ut in ouh-*
Irotu Cioj'us chrtsti. outhe ‘iid Juan,.luffY, two
Y UN>n> aii lior-w-a th« propel ty of Uie Cwulnderale
state*. One l.uge sue iteik bay hur*e, branded
X
party I1 They hark, not yet uttacked.
b<* sign of tin nr.
I'rcMently we hnur one. two ami three, the lung,
distant sound of artillery from the iWi-uf - Msyu >
is there. Th«ir eommuni.ati«ui I* cut off cam
plet.-ly. Ju*t at this ni'-niciit, to add to the enr-
my'a confusinu and dlaan'sr, the long l.siked lor
forlorn liopn made if* HiqM-anu.ee in the edge ol
the worn!*. With a reul Texas yell they at once
dashed with latyonet* fixed, and pistols drawn,
lull at the threatening wail* ol the proud Fort.
In twenty Iiiimit.-s limy had elimta*i the walls,
<n*jvcr*ed it* loirnsoii. torn dowu the star* uud
*1111*01 and hoisted the ts.num blue Itag on iu
ramparts
ini left hip I S maik'of .oilwi ou
part 1A neck and slioulder*.
Ute upper
due small «u« light
isty horse branded 1 *. ii on left dionhli-r aud
C H on Irlt hip. Am per*..11 rHuruiug one or
U-.V,, .................I.™,.,,!. iM^v'kS; s
the affrighted enemy throwing d»wu u.eir irae ..mil,,'_____;___,
iui«l Hurreudeniig in.lronmiiiaU-ly. until he hail
c.
an op|Mirtiinity ot gaining offi- i d iufutiualiMi
iqienkn for ileclf.
tleii. Taylor, with Walker'* di, wkia, fought the
enemy at .\^hland, in North Louisiana, 011 the
7th Inst. Before starting on this expedition, lie
had diapatclied one ol lire -tali officers to soutii
west Loukiuua. to kwp him advised of inatlcre
in that dir.* tion.
iufonnatiou he received wliout this tune iletcr
fumed liim to make the movement whicii has re
suited *0 gloriously to our arm*. In hall an hour
he wa* in Hie saddle. Jn this wav and in andui-
lam e he travelled through from Ri> liinond, lol.,
tu Alexandria tu Hire* day*. Hardly pauaiug to
rest, he pu.'iicd oil with relay sol haiNes, overtook
Col. Majors coiiitiundiiig a lirigH<|e of cavalry on
the AU-ludabiyi.. and instantly unlolded to’him
his plan of cainiaiign. in whi. fithat gallant young
office! w as to play such conspicuous part. Majors
wa* to push boldly through the (troww Teb , Ma
rigny aud la Fourche country to ltomald*ouvill«.
them c lo tiie Thiliedeaux. cut oil the railroad and
telegraph coiiiniiinicati"U. then push rapidly to
ikeuf river in the rear of Braaham City, aud at
the first sound of Mouton'» and (ireeu’s guns, at-
ta- k tlwm ut that place. After M-ciug Col. Ma-
jois well ou hi* way. tien. Taylor returned, via
U .isliiiigton, to Opelou-4', *n-l puslu-d on rapid
ly to tic-na. M*<iibin .rod tircen « heudqunrti-rs, to
siqa-riutend in person the attack on Untahear
Lity and it* fort*.
1 filler* had already ln-en given them to make
this attack in advance MujiU' iiinvemeut'. and
directions to open eoiiiniiiMieattou* with him via
the Lake*, so that they could iimke a romf-ined
ni'iv cin«.||t. Two olden. Taylor’s staff had been
urging on pr»-|»a rations for eruming tlie In ups j Brigade—killed or wounded, and uhunt ami huu
' l* 1 ...... 11............. 11 dree! men wen- killed. in-«stly id Phillips ngi
swept the whole place. tJreen in the meantiun
had engaged their gunboat* with the Val Verde
and Nichols’ Butteries, and after a liot contested
duel ot hull an hoot. drove them 'hnmetiiliy away.
In hall an hour f.eus. Taylor and .M'-ulmi and
lireeii, with their re*|«e* iive Staff*, had their
headquarter* in the city ol Itnvshear.
The result tap tilled eiffhlc-n huinlied pri-
oiior* and three coiutaiaeioiM-d -«lti- er*. three mil-
Ilona contmhiary stores, one miiliou live hundred
tlt*ai«aod quarli-imaster’' stores, two bundled nnd
lifty thnuiaud ordnance alorv*. one hundred th-*<-
oan.l medical atorv*, twenty three garrison *nd
regimental flags, oue thousand tents, two thou
Hiuid horses and mules, Is-tw-eeu six and seven
thousand negroe*. sixteen guns, seven thousand
stand ol small anns. ami a |m»IU.ui of *« much
importance to this country as Fort Hudson and
Yu ksburg - in fact tiie key tu lamisuna and Tex-
as.
This brilliant campaign of tien. Taylor bad an-
other great object in vm-w, ami one ot vast im-
portance, via; A diversion to force the enemy to
rniw the siege ol Fort Hudson. He now has his
uii-uce to loose New 1 frteani, or to aiaimlou hi*
operation against port Hudson, and retire with
hi' la-utcii and deiii<>ruli/r*l army into that rity.
The captured Nag* are iu charge ot M»j Tom.
th-lnltn-e. A. A. Leu on M^j. l»«n. T*yl-ir *staff,
cli route to Incut, lien, .smith. Among tlie flags
cjiptun d and brought In-re by Mai. Turn. O.-hil
tree, are the loll--wmg regiinentaf color*; l«tli
New York. 'Md Connecticut, 2l*t Indiana. h..I
l id Mas-a- iuiHctti. Am-iiig tlie captured mi
ticks at (trashear City, are the following item*:
Throe tlnsisand dd*. tlieir,eight hundredaa- ks 1
coffc-, eighty five New York plants!*, one huu I ; , ha - or trad* lor a eirUui hit ol SUn k tVl
drel tliouMiii'l pair* of shoe*. | tie and llorntss, placed In ettarge ul .Samuel ff
I he three vesM-U capturei and burnt by Col Fullerton t.y ||.l,. Kinney, on Hie Id day -fMav’
Major* at IMmpienune. were large 'team -hip* |s.wt. Maid rattk and homm were inircWd hv
All my KOI. m< yrt rbllljo. Km.......lITtS.i.J. ,.l i'.V. I-Klr.) Jjt n ,7i'i.
=s swtsya £& !................. -- »• »“
1ut1ll.1l. are trot. u. c.
C a pi ore of Ifcamlilawn* llle.
Nf ar Ihv.kix. July id.
KniTOK HofST-.N TriKUHAI H -
Anotlier glor ious victony b«r Texas’ brave sons I
Konald'.inville was taken y esterday, t ol. Major*.
a< ting Brig. Lea., attacked tin- plat-eon the lUltli.
with his biigoile, I'yron * Aiuotia iuigud- . aud
Arizona battalion. In the ulLa< k t oI.M y >1* wa-
wounded. Col. Phillips killed, and nearly all thr
officer* ol hi'regiment thiM tegiuieiii Arixona
♦hs* »**^ e|M* *je fhsasd
will he Uu rally rew.vrdcd.
IV FO\. Cupt. Ci«nd g.
Ught Artillery Co.,L1*. I*. Annv.
( uq»u* ( hiisti. June jn 1*43,_Ma il
Hotel*
t; A HILL ha* opened hi* hwuae. situated in
| front <d the central wharf for the »• < <*uni .
dwti.m of la«rders|ieiiir*rent or trail'lent. HI*
spacious dining miI<m«u affoiito ample Mum for
settUig m pemt. i.iMes for lemilfe* or nar«te« to
siting It. The la-d r.smi* are luiniabrd with
new bed* and l**ddtng ami •qw-u to the oea
hree.te. btrtf
(WT,.-.' Chnsti. Texas. April 33,
IIIIU III-:WANo.
QTtAfKl) OH HTOl.KJf. an Aiuen.-an lloroe,
4’ Lagor, eorrrt, with white fa< v ; ha* a few
saddle uiaiks ; both hind fes t a hllie white ; —nv
and tail tliiu ; fiueeu bauds high, and branded
ou ilia left ahouhk-r UK. I will |Miy one hun-
dred dollars reward lu tiie dehveiy ul aaui borer
to uw al 4 ‘urpus Chrisli, Jcgaa. Maid huree ia
ob-Hit eigJit y.wr» *4d. a os.iq- I WKK.NLK
NiHlwe.
I KTTMRdii-atauieutary having lawn grunted to
li lia- ondciHigued ou the estate ol Willunn <F-
tKsharty . jr.. de-d .al tbs- Ma* term land,.* Uw
IVolial* Court <4 hwn I'airido vounty, Tex**,
all pore--ns ha viug 1 hums .1 gainst the estate ol
the -aid U-atatu ait- Iherelurv leqmrvd to prt-
seut the sann- within Um- tune prescribed by law.
Ml BAN A O Ihh.II aBI Y, k^isutng.
Hub I'atiirto, Texas, Ju’a Vi, |IW3. hlWg*
Kolles.
% i.L perrona are hereby i.ntifted m.t to |Mir
ouH« «t ued t
17 XCHANi;r NOTIO. No. ft.—Tha toUmrtne
MJj Coaled*rat* u Mr are and men hnon ha*a gnjl
f xahanyd, aud ntro hereby an declared t 1
I. AlTeMtwrannd men who have bean d«||e
eeed at City Point al any tome previeea t« kiy
I. All offkwrw eaplnretl at any place befem the
1*4 u( April, tffftj, who have been release (,a
•TSi ffMI captured In North Carolina or VTr
fflnut bcKr* the let of March, IWtS. who hav*
been retemwd on parete.
4. The ufllt ere and nut captured and ptnuj
by tleoeral 8 F Carter, la hi* egpediUoatu K*o
jcuuesMe, m Deceauhar laat.
3. The oflbwre aud Ml captured aad par ski
by lienUimwi t 'sdoord Me wart, at Vaa Hareu
A/haana*. January 1ft, laai; tpCoteael lya-kre'
in tieranilier 1mm, la hi* anueb la Ute Mohila
and Oi*M» Hailroad. aad by Capt. t araervu. at t a
ruith. Mississippi, hi Lies rentier, Km, 2.
6.1 hr Otlh oia and men paroled at Oxford. Mia
* touippt. on the 3Id uf Hecemhar, 1MJ, at Ocwerk
trkmaps ou thuITth <4 Jaaoary, 1(43, and at
Bilou Hwage. Luuwiaaa, on the 2Jd of February
l»*.L
«. All pevaona who have Iowa captured on Uw
*aa, ur 'ha watere. laadiwg to the name, or upon
the sea csMtort of the t «r le-b rate ur Failed States,
at anx Uiar previous lo Kc-siiitu t loth. IntiV
k *H • ••ifsans who have l»*-a arrested at vay
time Inftirr the nth of Maj . I -W* and ref*m»*d ,4
pafti|p. are discharged from any and every whit
gallon cuntainevl in saht parede. IT any wi ll per.
son ha* taken arty oath <4 aBeghutee |<> the I'm
led total- - nr given way troad. ar If Ma retrwaa
w«n affs otupanied with any other cwadiUaa. he a
discharge) from the same.
t. If any prr—a —heaved ia Rlj of the ha
going ar. i"0*s or tor any -w to* of any prevnait
Kvnaagc Nuiloe. wirerem Urey are declared rx
< 11 waged are in any Federal pru-o. they are to
I# muaedtato-lr releaM-d aud delivered twtheivn
u ilraato author it ie*.
ItoitLCT Ul’I.IL Agent of Kx.baf^t
Rtoi—.i.d May 9th. I*f.3.
II. All pens Hi*. wbetlM-r - It ism* or aoldier-
are waprs i-!v pi'diii'ifc'1 from using, or tn ai r
utaituer ialerb-imy with fuel, or w«retl ».t wi
•kltveiwd for Hlr rror «4 rsiimwd* nr railro* ) ram-
|ianies. It U >4 the nret irnp-rtame that thw
order should ire oireerved. and ft will hr strsiiy
obeved ami enforced by tto* army By ucdrr,
<"if .cd) 8. t OtiFMt.
Adywtorot and ln*p«* lut firmsi.
g«~<'onfedcraUi wrwHpnpsts will insert Uw
for>-g<nujf Mini' six tune, and forward ni-«vtii
to thr wa*- tiepartiNcnt. bimtt
jCqryiNKYTtlFTIIK MM«VITtTIO.t
Prer Aautlas toy- ttor tore* rruree wf Texas.
tl’HKRKAS, The t oOHtitutiwn provide* tfe>t
VV " the Lagtodatore. at any regular iueuuial
*r**d<m. hv a vote id two thud* <4 each
may Msqssre amendments to the t 'oust its ta.*
whh a iwsMoared ameudmeuk* shall hr duly p*»
Haired in tire |aiblie |«tw*» uf Uw total*, at k-a-t
three months Irenwe the next general clertkw
thrrenfYer hw Rr>pre«mtatove« to the Legreiot ere
for the < .undderathMi of thr people and H 'lull
* year*,
II-
.-m( Curtit ■ n*ral »- now in *r*>ron
A g's*>d fdr t
over the Bay. Lieut. Henry, paiticuiarly, had
in* d every exertion, iimlei directions ol Hrig.
f.en. tirecn. tu the nomdru.-tiun of nkiff«nml hat-.
M.ij. fieri, luvior arrived at Hen. Moof.m s h. .id
quail, r- on tto. morninp ol tlre'2l*t. Dans M m
Ion ;»i"l tiieeu had u--t (s-*-ii idle eartyinif out
then older-. For the It w days previous lie y bad
oigain/.ed the .title,.-iti fiirpn, and IhOir position*
lu Ilie HUpemliug .itlack.
M.oitly afU-. f.e.i. lay lor's arrival at h.-i.lquar
ti i«. oil*, of In- -fafft.nHiglit up from firm. Dr-vu'a
bcodnuarters 11 disnwUdi at 12 N.. tire previou-
d.y, li 'iii tol. tlaj'ii*. Nutt daring .-oinnian
ib-r ha i already graved at Thii* deaox alter
a triumph rot . ..rii|»rfte« fliroiiph tire whole Lv
I woi. .re. II I.) 1 aptureil FlaqiM-mnie with onehnw
dreii and fitly pri'-.rrer*' iln>tr.>o,i| Hire*- Igfge
sea going |.*:«.J. «o w itfi valnal.ie st omi;
||"1 i l.'-ii l»c>ii»t "I.ei’l. * if Ii it 1 carri -•*» fdM
itUte 'l tliil -anieday Mic-riemr at 1 iiiU-.i.-aiix?
"Il 1* ff b'-n With Fyi'tn s I'rxas* infantry *1 1 fir
ji"iht "f fli« -1'y..nef ngv in* rtrM
fiad ■ Ii »rg< 4 an !
him w-ftli 1,4 .a *
• inf. .| hoi cjgnlrv hy
u« anr? rBwip'-* Tex
merit. N«4witli*Uiuding the rmwt dannx galhm
try tire atta< k was not su< i-e«sfii|.
Ifriy. Hen. tlreen on the l-t July, reinforced
Col Major* and lhMiabls.invd|.' wa* again alia, k-
•d ami taken, uur low i» severe liot vhtury
glorhxM.
Atsiiit 400 Yauke< s were taken piiwmer* nnd
'Jim negroes. Hurrah tor Texas! At tire fight af
lh-u«id.rer totalioa our loss wn* consideraMy lew
than gf first 'fated. It will md exceed so oreu.
l ire Mobile guniioat Heel i« Isainsirdiiig Furl
Jackson, and ere long the Bonnie Blue Flag will
wave again over the t re-
to Ire haul' d .lowu. The-e
lightning.
On *he ?'t.| ulf. Cen. Par*ow*, who Ire* a butte
ry ut C.vprew 1'reek.uhnut twenty aides Mow
Niipsileou, tired iqron four or five transports laden
w .tn fr.Hip'r<>t f Irant, < tippling Urei i very i-a.l
I lie tj-rro«f»«u ts then landed ah ait four or
i,alt nip
tre enemv
was dffveh hmr\i tu hi* boats ,v '
lor -I certain porti-c ol the bvrreaar. Having
s--me time since puruiastd the culm into-test of
the mid Kiwm y m. .rod to said abrek rattle aud
Irorae*. Ira.' induc-d me to give the aiaive mtoice;
thvrelorv, any nen-un purchasing ur driving awav
any of tire «toa k atswe ik -reVNa d, or the Im rew*c
Ujereof. with tire Katie Ireands without mv writ
feu consent, will In proan tiled to the fuifant ex
tent oft Ire taw.
_ »r J. ZIFaiUCR^
topes Ini Order.
fffiCc nf thr t hirf t/mart, rmn»trr, /.’aaftrew
Smh /fM/ncf of YVrmt.
Hoi um, January Kith. 1M.1.
^1 •’ll team*ters ai"l agents a* may lie treebb-
awry toJ»e rmplovnl by lire within contra*
tor*. Merer«. J. TO BN Kll A Co., mu-d not ba in-
terfered w ith. By order of
M ij. Um. J. It. Mtnntnra.
u bi ooMFin.n.
n.-3 if M^jur aud Ch I t/r. Muater.
lie tire doty of the several returning officers ,»
said g cue rid e lest row. to* ope« a p*4l ftir anduwkr
a rrturu v> tlie toectvdury -4 HUftr .4 tire awmhre
•f vote* rust at *«id Hr. iron lor and ogauau md
aoieo.lNietti aud 4 It shall appeal fr<oa wud 1*-
touu that a WHpreity ol Uw v dan caet up«n *aoi
prniareesl am. inko.nt or aWeuitun uU have laea
cast In favov of tire swiue aud two thirds «4 each
i.iau- h c4 Ibr lreghdatoiic. at the next regular m
»i.« tHereafter. shall ratify «»h1 propu-ed »«»caJ
a—Is, so voted Upon l»y the people, the mm*
shall Ire valid to all Intent* and purpose* ••
I .art- .4 the < on»tit;itiou of tin ‘Male nf Text*
ireuvbn-d that lire said propswred anrendnreat or
aiuendnrents. .hall afwhofwNl ae—are. hrv*
»re«* read on three wverol day* tu wh M<*are J
tha Lagdialure ami tire vote thereon shall haw
Ireen takeu by yen* aud nay*. Aud ptavidai tat-1
ar. I hut the rule ta the »hova on
ahapended by etolwr <4 aaui Hu
And Wherew* Hie Mb lregt*iatwr
Fwwec af AI tuns# )r.
VhTB F i* hereby given that W. \ HtapU*
a A i* legally appwuted my Altoraey iu U.I, tu
• eat t By, irever again 1 transact all latsirres* tor tueand in my name the
- Irxaa «uw rery* ate -arr» a* tluwigh I wre per......... pre-ent and
A ai rare a. .retiug. W. \*. BINLA I*.
t .irpft* ciiristi. Texas. March II. Ihox. hc-dni*
iu
ig pn-ition; wv# nvle* Ireb-w; the troop. marrhiuK up,
Sy ch rg'n? | ted the effpture ot Pavwnu » gniis wlf-'i ttv
A
Lad
FOB !' mottle, < .til.itmag a twenty dollar
t oiifk'lentts m4c and some change tk kels.
T*re fiinier will Is- iito-rallt rewarded npai leliv
«-rt of fhe autr at this off',, e
Curpm Chi 141. lime Y,
And where*, the tdh Iregtsialwre al the ragutoi
triennial seeskHi. by a rstc of two-tbad «* re*"
ILot*a. uud iw the laauic-r prewnlred by tha IF
stltiiUun |MBM d a j out 1 esolutMHi plot-sunk “
amenffureul tu Uw C.arstitoitiuu. which w»» *k
proved b* the liowwa the 1 Ito day uf Dureu
Irer. 1*41, and wbkdi joint rewdnlkre ia ia l»*«re
word* : " juint Reruduthai proposing an amen*
meat lu the totate Constitution.
Be tv Mtoaubvgto ur vux ixuiHtn
toravn op Txx xa. That Uw ltd -srethm uf th* ^
srtu I. of the Cauatitatauu of tin totate shall U
*0 amended as lo read lidhma. via : _
hue. J. Aii |a»blk land* which have bee thw*
lofwre ov —y ht-reafto r Ira granted for fd*
m h<*4*. tor the vwrhui- ciamlles tor this Plate. m»1
hr w)d by the .••oriity 4 •mrt* «4 am h . h»
whtrh Uw land* Irebmg or by such tTHainal* »
may mu .-ard to» their jwri*dtctk»n. by cawaal <*! •
majority af the l*-gal v«4rr* »n *aid .'Mi»tre*
niub-r -uch general rule* M the lregi»l*i*re •**
fmi). time to time prrerritre ; provtolrd. that
proceeds of the mtr ot «ucb land* shall he retained
and tavreVd m a penuanent school fund, tar «h*
couiitiee owning lire an—. __ .
Now, ths-rehrre, 1. F it. Uhlwrk. Qavet— 0'
Uw Mtalr of Taxaa. do issne thia. my pn-re**
tWn. enjoining upm» Uw uditaif and
'aa
day in Anrxiat rrext. to* the end that uw
may Ire adviaed H the character i4 the prep»**<J
onrendwent, and take Into cr—iderution the p
priatjr *4 voting for or agalnal H.
And I do require the Chief JtwHce of
•vMinly in the totaU-1*» ramre a poll to* hr- opcireo
at the wireral preomHa la hta esmuty at the r*^
rat election. to Ire h* id for Bapresaulativa. to J*
. cgMalore on tha Nr»t Monday ot Augre* ***
ana thr inwres of all eh-*-to*re who »ball kw re
and effwtoet mid amendment, to* ha rerto—reF"
bts'lto ta he kept ft*r that purpose ; and th» • are
•tawtoca w Ml prompt!v tbareaftar awke • "*”*
to the toe. M-tarv of Mtate ol the number ™ row
- ud at aatd election, for and ag*lret *a>d
In faith whereof I have signed th—
£»
R I Tow tof a, **c irtarr H totate. bll »*»
all like piibli.‘ print* 111 the totate to- nuhlkh
-awe in their respective pa|rer» until Ihe 1st to
dav in August rrext. to* lue ead that Uw |*"
f
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