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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-29
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Fuy0ss AlIp DRESS oS THg ARMY or THB
,.esT fnRaATk STATES. & limited edition
fSi~ a. ootask et this work. the authorized
s,.sSsr3. wlQ shortly be issasd. The distine-
T-Ss hetween ths ysFious grades are shown by
.bn ,ststes. cf which there viii be Hftssn. And
sssf!sti1S az a.! the different departments of the
tsfres, aad comprising about 6ffy figures This
sfffar sss.i be pIAin h,.nA aaS Will be fa,,2--cA
~ entthsr edlttca IN fatf coiors--A magnificent
sod. IS viii aoatstn plates, and also fall al.
Tec-.0as f9T tiIe guidance oi tatiors
.EeTai ,sTias viii be sItsnded to booksellers,
kp-4y K Col RLASToN DUNCAN,
a. il-sF Richmond. Va.
/. @'-''' l,Ds I-sAos FOR soLprsss.
YUBJ4TsKEO IL THE SOUTH
inevss isssp assoEtusnt of the !oiicwing sx-
.sil.Et gEs CTS, @h,ah have been pu bitsh sd ca
I5.sity .oI Las soldisEs ct tbs Copfaas.St< irr,Y
S5.IE4s S55t5iEs; IaG WAY TO BE sAvkn: AZ 1sa Z
TOg hEAD1f THEs0lDisR'S APPEAL; vol.
b5s7 Taf Far RI dfr spISs HH0n hfHy
a 500: fRiYATE psyoTIoE; Icr. cP
$i.'[ $is'i[Yj il AiLa.Sissffioissoy ikaiss OF eHRisT. ana
"a rSsss.-. t.Kahs Fog THE CAMP" a
ss-2v HTEn- BcoKs comprising sixty Spiritual
P0res se.o%te4 from he Episcopal, Prssbyssr.an,
ga.t 5ti4s a&d sef.ist Standard Hymn Books.
L. 3. DICKINSON.
Gs2sFai sgg't EAp. 0eiport&gs In va,
- s-fs klchmohd, Va.
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go MY FRIENDS AND THE PUBLIC.

and al pTessnt with the concern Of Messrs.
~aIkiES = FiUaLEE, with whom have mad .
az sIaeGts 70 a1T Gas sal 81 kinds Of goods
tsEt1iai5,s 10 ths army, OF hieh nave IL ready
t3-g at, a1i an nov rsoeiving by express and
sret4 n. 20 wh.sh la due time VIII call your at
.e4seE. CLAIBORNE WATKINS,
Formerly with Smith, Rhodes = Go.
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FOR gOLDIgas
EERaOEAI..

v-.& wODNDED SOLDIER to whom 3
: 5g-S1Sd HsfEEStCh ~Ss lent. as & pillow
"a tie bsts3s- heia af Manassas, o. the 2lst con.
=. atas 4 slivey Ipoants3 Revolver, a lady's Da-
sasrGs3typs, and several othsr little articles,
vii aoRFsT fsvor By lsa-tns IL at tbs ONCE OF
81 49, DUhLoP, MONCURE co.
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RVMGWAY1.
a Sioo REWARD.-Rsssway VI. ss.b

- Sl00 REVARD.-Rsaawayo on the :s.h
OF August, two EsSro Men, named JOHN
Nsnd CH AkLEE. J Obs il "a yssrs old !;
black. has fan had OF hs.y; Is fees
-:ach high; wiit weigh about 500 pounds
had ON when he left soit slsck hat. drsb coat
Snd blue cotton pants. CAAaLEs. hin bro. osr
Is ~ years old; Black; has full head OF hair !s
ie 40 or IL inches high; weighs about eS or I79 lps
he also had on 3 soft black hat drab coat and
blue pants lpGrcha,ei them OF w C. Tenma-
L likely they will try and get hack TO tha, place
They came to Richmond by ts iiresa from strss-
burg. will give the above gsward for them or
FIFTY DOLLARS for either. delivered to Hsc-
TOR Davis, In Rjch.uoRd.
6u 2S-ovN JOHN n psETkED
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-29

ETCsICE.-Ths co-pafsasrship of LOWNEs q
n 1aGS having basn dissolved on the 2sth In
s.sT4. ey It's dss.A OF GEO. 3. L0WNEe, the busi-
-sss =i!l "a ciosed by ne.
al osssor. having claims against The concern
~ LcEa-s g Uooh Eiil please send ti5m 10 ne
Tor s1tj snt All persons indie bt sd 10 the said
ffTn Etii please csu and settle tGsir accounts O.
aosa - p0sstbIs. WM. d. COOK,
LurvlTing partner Of Lowass & Cook.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-29

ThA loss of the SonsAcrn army II siated 70
b ahoiSt ~ killed; wounded, SO; and -
Riaoina. We have lost many valuable c111cArA
md msn, aad the woaAsr II, how tAAy eecapea
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-29

TatcIN VIRUS The edical men
sATos. aous the state, wnelher In or out Of
iaE tEny, GTa respectfully rsqu sstsd to forward
a. l1s rs.!2ae ACCINS VIRUS they can spare
,. hts oface. CaulpIisrcs with this request Is
zf5sa z2oa the,T attention as Of the utmost in
rs.-az-e to the p1hils share.
A. Il. PEriCOLAS, n. D..
za 2&-l5as Vaccine Agent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-29

fUPaAh's sHlhT DEPOT.
Grey flsaAel s.iTts, OGssimsfe Shirts. Check
I asR Shir5, PLAIN Ltaen Shirts, Check Cotton
sAirts. Linen sna Cassimsss Gaitsrs; Oiloloth
JSEs!tag; Iilaiqth lanEeis; oiicloth Hev ersacks
sSd as7elocfs; Wcci Underwear and Overwear,
.ssEs Ia large quantities Csll on the subser Der,
sc ie9 aS.n stfeat saus7j W. B. TUPMAE.
III OFFICE. .--OornTen;ss or individuals having
ksfk, cla have It done In the best zcsansr By
sailing u Allecs Tobsceo Festofy. In the Alley
- Ts-s CT AisSasil & TyIer's Sewelry store.
r. s.-sW0hLs EnAkPENED and POLISHED.
- 81 6t%
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% sHhI f.s.-t" casss, : dozen each, 81. in Ian
= UAAHEf.
of .. soft Shell ALMONDS.
4 hoxss, 30 lbs each, assorted CANDY.
81 bssz hiO COFFEE.
Sc sla u d, PERCUSSION CAPS.
TCss, GUCKETs, Wash BOARDS, CORD
As, 60 EoBiE sou LORD,
an 2s-5ta 10 Pearl st.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-27

express or other chartered compan.
les, unless the same shall be prepaid
by being enclosed in q stamped en-
velop of this Confcderacy; and any
company violating the provision OF
this act shall forfeit and pay the sum
of $500 for each sffense to be recov-
cred by action Of debt in any court OF
this Confederacy having cognizance
thereof, in the name and for the use
of this Confederacy.
Sex. s BE 1t fuyther e~acted, That
the Postmaster General of the Con-
federate States be and is hereby au-
thorized to make all necessary ar
rangemcnts for the transportation OF
mails between the territories Of this
and other Governments, subject to
the approval Of the President until
postal treaties can be effected
PASSED Feb. 2l, 1S61.'
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-27
The Daily News:
THE NAILS.

New Observation-Disclosures
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sum
days at 6 m. Departs Mondays
Wednesdays 4 Saturdays at an
Texas NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days at 6p. m. Departs Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays at Il. IN.
Arkansas Observation-Disclosures
Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
at6p.m. Departs Tuesday, Thurs
DAYS and Saturdays at a. III.
Monroe Mail-Daily-Arrives daily
ATTAIN. Departs daily at . p. m.
Albany Mail-Semi-W Weekly-Ar-
rives Tuesdays and Saturdays at 6
p. IN. Departs Mondays and Fri
days at q. IN.
Natchitoches Mail-Weekl ly-Arrives
rhursdaysat l2m. Departs Thurs
days at l p. IN.
Office hours-From s to II a. m; from
2 to 6 p. m.
Sundays, from S to am.
- II. HUNSICKER, p. NJ.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-27
PROPHECIES
OF THE
BOSSIEk BANNER. ~

HE Bossier Banner is published
ut Bellevue, La, at three dollars PEE,
annuln to single subscribers. Adver-
tisements inserted at $ per square OF
ten lines or less. and 80 cents for each
subsequent insertion. professional!
and business cards not exceeding one
square, including paper, ten dollars
,rraunum five dollars 1orsiX months
Advertisement for the year inserted
on very liberal terms. The Hanner
is an independent paper, and has rs
large a circulation rs amy paper pub
lish.d in North Louisiana. Address
WIN. IL. SCANlAND,
Editor and Proprietor
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-27
ESeuH.

To CountryPriD.erS. & Merchants.
The facilities of the Shreveport
Daily \crs
JOB OFFICE,
are such as to enable us ~ do prin-
ting,
Of any description, at tie shortest no.
t2cc.
Printers sending orders, can have
JOBS done at sufficient low prices to
enable them to realize fail profit, on
the same.
TIE Money mast al,rays c"comy'any
tic 0yIcr.
Country merchants, can save time,
trouble, and expense, by sending all
their orders for JOB PRINTING, at
the News Office, Shreveport, La.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-27
Strangers, Guide.

Court HOUSE Texas street, on Ed
wards.
BRANCH CITIZENS BANK, Milan st.
corner Market.
Posi- OFFICE, Market street. near
Milan.
PREsBYTERIAN CHURcH, Rev. Mr..
M'Allister. on Market and Milan SITS
BAPTIST CHURCH, Rev. G.. Tucker,
corner of Market and Travis SITS.
METHODIST CHURCH, Rev :. b: Surat.
corner of Market and Fannin SITS.
EplsCopALIAN CHURCH. Rev. A. Is.
Russell, corner of NJ arket and ianln
streets.
CATHOLIC CHURCH, Rev. j. Pierre, on
Fannin, between Edward and Mar
shall street.
IsRAELIrE CHURCH, Rev. F. Sarner,
Texas str. near the Court House
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-27
COTTON SEED OIL.

~ Gallons for sale at cost. 1t is ex-
,ellent for burning, or can be used to ad-
vantage by Painters, as a substitute Tor
Linseed Oil. Apply at the News Office.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-27
Shreveport Hide NnIlxcte
Corrected D0iiy by ". &. Iryon
WE STER' N-dBRIDGED
DICTIONAR Y.

NEW PICTORIAL EDITION.
500 Pictorial illustrations.
600 to 10, 900 new. words in the Nocn,
bularv. With other new features
Together with all the mater of pre,i-
ous.editions. In one volume of, l7n
pages. Price $3.50. Sold by. all
Booksellers.
G.. & G.. MERRIAM.
Springfield Mass.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-09

From the Greensboro Is. } Ps,rio. o!Del.
railroad NEETNN.

Alta large and enthusia- &c meeting Of ctzns of d e
c1nuty Of Rockingham, North Carolina, convened st
Rsiisyile on the 2S.h November, lStl Alfred Reed.
Fso was called 70 the Ohs.r end J,'res I,yiu and
Hoterby we're requested act on CretsriCs, when,
hy request, Col John H. D'Fd explained the object Of
the meeting and showed the importance and great
cessty Of connection betw ga the c'mond aud Dan
vile and the North Carolins Cenrl, Roads both in
commercial ard military poips OF view.
When he concluded d.. 7. W. Keen called for,
who responded In few pertinent and velLtimed re-
marls and took occasion 10 tender bis own and the
thanks Of this community TO President Davis for his
ticc Of this section Of the old North State.
On motion, the Chairman appointed Committee OF
ten persons 70 dra resolution for the consideration OF
the meeting az follows Col John II D;Isrd, Dr. T.
" Rscne Ro5t T. Richardson, Dr. W. j. Courts, DE-.
Il n Powell Capt. 4. J. Bennett, Dr.. Hugh l. Patrick,
John G. Ralnev Esq Col s. n BOYD, and j. Hold r.
~ Who, through Colonel Di!ard, reported as foloss
WHEazAs We have believed for many yesTs thai =
connection hsl--eru Richmond and Danville Rail
road and the North Carolina Central Railroad, a
matter of vital importance to this portion of our State
aud that the interest OF both Of the aforesaid Roads
would be much enhasred by such connection; and rs
Es are engaged in var believe the necessity for
The immediate connection Of these Roads eppa.
sent 10 every friend OF the South; therefore,
RssOlsed TIA We have read With pleasure the Mes
sage o. President Davis in which be clearly recommends
tls connection Of the Redmond and Danyle With the
North Carolina Centrd Road-said connection TO be
made a. D,nvle and Greensboro
Rss0lysd, That while we have individual Preferences
a. 20 the location Of said read yet pledge ourselves
whenever charter shall be granted by the States Of
Virginia and North Carolina BY the Confederate Con-
gr5ss Of Amerca, to give al the influence possess
aud an the materisl aid we command TO the early
construction Of id road wherever Il may be located by
a Confederate Elgineer. selected for shat purpose.
Resolved That ous Representatives in Congress and
Que Delegates to our State Convention be aud they are
hereby requested their influence to have this road
constructed at the earliest period possible. All of which
we're adopted By aeelamaton.
ALFRED REED, Chairman
J. IRyrS. Secretaries.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-09
Tbs wharf.-the News.

The promised battle on the Potomac Is still expected.
We have intelligence which rables u 70 say when
It will come off, We have heard to-day designated for
general advance upon line from Winchester 10 DC.
coquan.
The Memphis papers repeat the report Of the victory
Of Rains Montgomery and the advance Of Price and
McCuloch upon Sedals there may be truth IN the
reported victory, and il Is certain, the enemy are
very uneasy about the movements Of PRICE, y Il repor
ted at hemphis that Cairo and Paducah both being
evacuated and the forces ssnt 10 the defence Of s. Louis
This may be device Of the enemy-thOugh Price Ii .
name Of terror to the villains.
We have fles of Baltimore and New York papers 10
the 4th, which contain variety Of We copy -
much We have spacs fer A serious rupture seems
imminent In the Federal councils The ultra abolition
lists are pushing matters With high hand. Cameron is
said to have recommended extreme measures which Lin
coin and Mcclellan refuse to endorse. dispatch on
this subj Ct from the New FORK Herald which We copy
possesses much interest.
Seward has assured sessnadng party that something
very good will speedily turn up. What Il D. ve no.
advised.
Segar, and another backyard from Virginia have APP
Piled for admission to the Lincoln Congress- Il would
be pity not TO admit them.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-09
LInsoln's Message.

Th;. documeut Is laid before our readers today The
.o,,bv man has n, last heard tue news The Rebels
have been duriug the whole year, engaged in an smp'
to divide and destroy the Union" He all DIS sa-
g,cy supposed it merely the riotous proceeding OF
few di.contented individuals and he therefore ordered
them 10 disperse and retire to their homes And by way
Of terrifying them into compliance, he made show OIL
calling for IS 900 men; and finding them insufficient, ne
o,adrpDlsd the number But the rebellions spirit H.
sead of being curbed spread only the faster in proper
ton TO his efforts to suppress it. To quel this Riot be
Las nov organized sn army OF tooOOo, ana MUS TUG
aff,ir very troublesome indeed.
The message does not seem very well satisfied with the
relations with foreign Powers. One would inier 'oA
trouble is brewing in that direction. Some oil the cor
respondence will be published some is unft tor the pub
lie eve. The miserable Yankee ventures TO assure
foreign nations that they could much more easily OBTAIN
cotton supply by aiding to crush this rebellion tnah
encouraging H. No doubt Lincoln Snd bis vizer have
twisted the English language into every eoncei'sole
hspe to impress that conviction upon European MINDS
hut without success. The Yankees are appreciated
abroad. lei not they Of this Continent who have the
sples which the cyizs I'd nations Of the earth desre-
They might BE- submerged stricken from existence 70
dy and their absence would not be Sensby felt or de-
Il
,lored BY any Of the human family. They produce
nothing which not better produced by others and they
opy ousrp the rest Of mankind in knAvish tricks And
worthless notions Let them ripl
There are many funny items in the Message not th'
least funny of which is the making railroad in Tennes
see aad North Carolina. But the reader may look FOL
himself
The conclusion is digni6sd by comment on the re-
port of the Committee of the Virginia Convention, pro
posing amendments to the Constitution The RePres'A
tay. Of Yankas Democracy 10 borrfed Of the idea Of
Governemnt of lau-aud although be has inaugurated
A system Of Turkish despOsm In the Northern States
he has the impotence 10 protest against what he terms
de.poism in the South We NAV gather from this the
direction in which our true interests e Our institu
tons Snd condition call for systems very different from
thoss which prevail among the Yankees. Theirs is uni
versa eqraty and universal suagefree labor and free
love, the whole unde, the dominion Of Despot. Tn,
framework OF our society makes us RPbliea"-And al
he efforts to divert US from that form OF Government
gro repuguant to the genius of our people, and can re-
suit only in mischief If Convention had only had
the sagacity to perceive and the nerve to execute the
obvious dictates Of WISDOM our dslvsrance from Yam
keeism had been complete.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-09
The Pre,Idcn,IaI RIeetIon.

The Electors of all the States met at their respective
Captos on Wednesday last and no doubt gave the same
a unanimous vote for Davis and Stephens
1t WAS the intention Of the trainers Of the Conststion
of the United States that the Electors should have the
mower Of election entirely in their hands The people were
, elect them aud they to have unlimited discretion
IN the selection Of President and Vice President Such
still is the law but usage has entirely subverted it. The
Electors are nothing more than the pledged organs to
record the expressed wishes Of the people The people
vote for them with the distinct understanding that they
shall vote for certain men. Their legal power of seec.
ton Is untouched but in effect is wholly pAralzsd by
their expressed or implied pledges This custom has
wrought entire change in the manner of making Pres
dental election from that designed by the Constitution
l. in substance, makes the election directly by the peo
1e-a proposition, which distinctly and emphAticaly
r. eced in Convention, by vote Of nine to That
this departure from the desgl Of the Constituon has
landed 10 hssen the catastrophe Of the old Unon does
no. admit OF doubt Il has been incorporated into
system, and may in time, help to play US the same
trick.
In the election which took place in November there
vas extraordinary uuAbimiy among the people, wheth-
sr Il the condition Of the country had been d,ren II
mere nAu DtcH CAh'Nre Wefsst UT IL
L could have been done without prjudce to the public
cause there might have been diversity Of opinion in
rard to candidates IL Il bodies to inquire. As the
css the popular verdict Is unanimous embracing
Il, classes aud conditions of people, in favor of Mr..
Davis a. Chief Magistrate of the Republic The honor
Is great An enthusiastic free and devoted people have
taken him upon trust and invested him with almost alb
z7ute disposal Of their fortunes liberties and lves.
With the hearts Of such people at bis command never
lid man have = better opportunity for great and
glorious career But great as the honor ia the respon.
sbiity is in proportion, and demands man above oil
pty aud personal considerations with bead to con-
csve great things and heart big as tho continent,
t. beat responsive to all the patriotic impulses of
brave CbivAlrOus and free psople. Everybody wishes
the mos complete and brilliant to his admin
,!raon-foF all ous foruasl are embarked in the same
bOat
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-09
A STARTLING ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERY

Toe forthcoming number Of the American JOurral Of
Science and Arts cor aius the record Of very remark
able discovery which has been male by eminent
msr5durug the past year This discovery establishes
the rev and sariug feature Of the solar system that
there "a al least ring Of me:eoric formations sur.
rounding TIE sun which has regular revolution TIE
recurrence Of the metcorc dispy in August Of each
ia explained BY the fact that the earth passes at
thai time through the ring, and contact Of is fornG-
lions with atmosphere renders them visible in
bust!on An article Of Professor Newton in the Jour
nal is specially valuable and interesting presenting
the fact the. The ncnation Of tho ring to the ecptc
has been measured and far fixed 10 render il
tain tha. the escors or other known annual recurrence
cannot belong 10 the ring Whether other rings
eIs; not remains 70 be shown but this for the pres
ent may be regarded Es ascertaned that a ne,aorlc
rng with inciraton Of from 81 deg. to 80 deg,
the ecpdc scl with periodic tine Of Isl days. aotu.
ally forms an important part Of ths solar system and
thll the world passes through this ring annually in Au
slsi aud Is several days in passing from side 70 side 80
thai is thickness ia five 10 ten millions Of miles.
Nearly every one knows that meteors or shooting
srs they often called visible in great guam
tiles during the mooth Of August on certain nights
"a any one Of these nights Two three persons watch
ING the sky, may count from one to two hundred of
t,em 10 hour or two Ii EoW be taken az an a.
cs-taiisd fac, In asronouy shat these meeOfs which
conss, Of various minerals, few, out Of many mil
hen5 Of mhons, which locsed in great ring that
Jurounds TIA sur sud e regular In its revolutions a.
the earth or any ohcs p!sne. Prot Newton taking ore
mornings observation, makes rough calculation that
there are more than S0OOoO0O0OOO of these bodies in
ths ring.
Thvs would seen that the track Of former orb Of
tic solar systc, years ago, rent BY terrific convu
sion to fragments, has been dscovered-is very orb
having bean changed that our own Planet passes
through Il Aud thus vision Is given Of that 0mnipo.
eIerted for Destruction which heretofore We have
locked only Ia lie creative activity glimpse I.
nav be- Is given Of the future Of other CRIBS that now
roll 10 either uttterrg thu music Of the spheres -
Why may rot the astronomer DO has heretofore been
discovering pinetl ard systems hereafter turn his
l,scops to reveal the ruins of Others whose r have
oag since burned l)s and Whose history ard observa
zion will balong 20 a new department ia astronomical
scisncs--the arcl )l0gy 81 the slArss
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-09
.rHE UNIVERSITY VOLUNTEERS.

To tie Editor Of tie Wig:
An order has this day been issued for the dsbandseni
Of the Company formerly known as the university
untesrs," Of the SO Virginia Regiment.
In making this statement to the public, feed 10 dur
NOS only to the Company but to all those Who may have
been interested in is welfare to state briefly d
the motives BY which the said Company has been astrs
ted in seeking liz dsbsndment
The "Uaivsrsty Volunteers" composed OF young men
from nearly all the Southern States formed Of stu
dents or thoss who had been students Of the University
Of Virginia. at the close Of the past session. to os
the period Of three months under Gen. Wise, who bad
written them indirectly that he would ressve volunteers
for tba, period It not at the time offs formation,
de .med erpedient to enter Company for lor ger
time for several reasons Some wished to return 10 tba
University the next session ohsrs to 60 to their homes
Ia the Southwhici they bad not visited for more than
wear. and then enter service IL 1t might suit them
ybs ali were unwilling 10 remain in Western Virginia
far longer period than three months tbs rgour OF the
climate would end,ngsr their lives bsing unused to such
exposure as they would be compelled to undergo Three
or four days before they left for the West although they
had organized, elected Off ,ef3, and gotten equipments
with view Of serving three months, COL j. L. Davis,
recruiting officer 10 Richmond sent telegraph, stating,
that no more troops could be received for less tina
than one year. This though widely different from tie
understanding in the formation Of the company, was
agreed upon Two days before they started for the West
that the Company enlist for the period Of one
year. for they had received repeated letters representing
the great need Of troops 10 that quarter and looked