The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-14
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
THE VIRGINIA MILITIA.


The following extract is from the Charleston Monrrs
army correspondent in vir2inia:-2he militia ara
with considerable reluctance There some who have
no ardent sympathy for the cause They will fight for the
South Of course Obliged to fight, but they have the
feeling that 1t had not been for South Carolina there
would have been necessity Of fighting Many others
can badly spare the time. Their oats mharvested
their other crops still mmature they have hands
to work them but their own and is truly matter a
serious Inconvenience and injury to be obliged to turn
out. Yet in this section there are many who can fight
and who can DO spared to fight, but who will not
unless they are compelled to do IT, Besides this,
with the militia will como out the ordinary fire.
arms Of the country, which will not come without
MIME BALL WOUNDS.
correspondent writing from Manassas TO Memphis
paper says-I also learn from one of surgeons that
the wounded prisoners taken by our army are not by far
SO dangerously hurt the majority Of own men.
Most of our wounds from MIME balls. which made
great CHASTITY openings and frequently entirely through
tho bOdy-whe those upon the enemy are with round
balls whose effects have been less fatal"
DEATH OF LIEUTENANT MkNGUN.
We deeply regret TO learn, says the Richmond Wig,
that Second Lieutenant Willie Preston Mangam, Company
b. Of the Sixth North Carolina regiment, died on Tuesday
of the injuries received in the late battle at Manassas
Lieutenant Mangum wasa sen ofex-Senator Willie p Man
gum of North Carolina and OF brilliant promise
and officer of rare tact and ability. Ho only saved
from instant death by Bible in his pocket, which broke
the force Of the ball.
MATTERS AT NEW ORLEANS.
copy Of the New Orleans Price Current Of August
has been received, from which gather additional
proof Of tho utter sagnation of business in that city
The total number of vessels in the port twenty eght
ten schooners Ton of tho ships, one bark and ono
schooner under seizure. Number Of balos Of cotton
in port, 800 BY the first of August cotton s
ally received at New Orleans, but up the third
had come to hand The Price Current reports that the
cotton and crops heavy and that the
promising Also that the Confederate loan was Unusually
popular
LATER NEWS FROM TEXAS
The Austin Si1s Gdse1e, of the 9th ult. says:-
Governor Clark has now about 100 Texas troops m
garrison and scouting duty in the Indian territories
between Texas and Kansas He has succeeded through
commissioners, procuring the friendship of the civil
lied tribes inhabtng that country and has effected
treaties with most Of the nations the north OF
Texas by which they bind themselves to fight for In
the present war. He is now about organizing several
regiments the line Of Red river corps Of reserve,
in the event disaster should Overtake h Missouri and
to be used as nucleus for rayiDg large force to rep
INVASION If necessary. He Is, Informed abou
cation with the Governors of Arkansas and Missouri and
with Gen. MCCULLOUGH headquarters He Is using all the
means within his power to procure arms and ammunition
for the State. He is doing most Of this on his ow'
responsibility but there be doubt that he will be
fully sustained by the legislature
The Galveston Neos Of the 30th ult has the follow
ingThe foundry at Lavaca for making cannon nearly
ready All the necessary machinery is up and at work.
Bliss Ea Paso, and taken command Of tho Texas
troops there The cotton crop the Ivaca river is
ported by the ndianoa Courier to be 30 far advanced ~
to be safe from the gentleman just from Corpus
salt be had there from the lagoons at ten cents
a bushe
The Indianola Courier Of the 18th inst, says The col
lector Of this district has received instructions from Rich
mond to dispense with the services Of Deputy Collector at
this port and al other subordinate officers or employees
in his district, whose services not absolutely necee
sary. We learn that on the morRng Of the Both ut
report reached Galveston that federal force numbering
hundred and fifty had landed at High Islands and
that the report created much excitement High Islands
is twenty miles from Bolivar Point on the coast rosd