New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-26
WESTERN SECESSION NEWS.
Frer, Ta. Reu.io. TeIfaraph, Ertra. Are. no.

lars and he killed thirtywo OF the regulars the rst
fire, and then they retreated; among the Killed was
Lieut.. McEhally Of the Regular Army. There "ere
none OF our men hurt.
will start al 10 O'Clock tonight with my company
and about one hundred men beside, to reinforce Co
Baylor ut Fort Fillmore, where there viii be In All
probability desperate fight when arrive there Will
the cannon. II 10 our determination to kill every
Black Republican in the whole upper country or iaa
ourselves s. W. McALLIsTkR.
Ell PAso, July %, 1861.
MEssRs STREET g. LAcosTE-Gentienea a hght
occurred st Mesia on the 2Jth inst, between Col.
Bayors command and the Federal troops stationed az
Fort FILLMORE in which the Federaists are reported
TO have lost two Lieuenants killed, ana tmrty pr
yates killed and wounded loss on our sde none anu
none wounded. They abandoned Fillmore In tno
night, and fed towards Fort Stanton. Our troops
are 10 pursuit. and we expect tonight to hear OF
their capture The Lincoln force Is almost doupie
our own.
Another mail party has been killed, consisting Of
eeven men, sixty miles west Of Mesiils.
The troops are now ell Withdrawn from Arizona,
yeYy, truIy McNiGHT RICHARDSON.
P.S-An express has Just arrived, reporting the
capture of most il not all tue United States troops,
fleeing from Fillmore. They surrendered without re-
The killed and wounded at the fight at Mesilla were
only three privaies. No officers were killed.
The following is an extract OF letter received from
the agent Of tie San Antonio and San Diego Mail line,
at III Pao Texas:
Ell PAso, TrxAs, July 90, lS6l.-Our troops fought
500 Federals on Thursday. Loss side, none;
loss by the Federals, Lieut.. McNeally, dangerously
wounded and Lieut.. Brooks, slightly aud three pm
yates killed and five ak wounded. Saturday, the
FedeIas eyscua,ed Fillmore and fled towards S'hntoni
yesterday they were pursued, and the WHOLE command
taken prisoners OF war.
Our mail to Tue on was cleaned out by Apaches and
all hands killed. Thomass party, 700 in number and
nine mules killed, and the coach entirely destroyed
Ii occurred at Cooks Springs.
A LOUD CRow.-Listen to The ~ o. Crescent on
the Springfield battle:
We have had another great battle nnd anoh great
victory for the Confederate cause. Our toegraphic
columns this morning brise with the glorious aud in
splitting tidings. The brave McCulioch 10 not only
MASTER OF the 6eld bat holds captive the entire Federal
army sen, against him. except ihose who fell dead upon
The bold and fearless Texas Ranger accepted their
wsger Of battle, and what is the result Firs mag
nifcent victory, the Federal leader, Lyon pershiDg
upon the field wito 5000 Of his followers aud next,
the capture Of all ths, were le prisoners OF war;
and the entire breaking up Of the Federal army in
South Western Missouri
There has been much dispute about how many men
the Feders lOet at the battle OF Manassas Theirs
be about their loss In Missouri They Loot ALL
ALI Every man Of them either killed cap
tured
SECESSION AsEcpoIT.-James Jackton Of North
Alabama well known In New Orleans particularly 70
the turtles thereahout, volunteered as private, and
severely on the 2st. On the first charge Of that gal
liant regiment jackson wa snot sbrough the lungs,
and when the regiment pressed back be was lsit
hmoag the killed and wounded. Shortly after,
Yankee approached him and said: "Friend, you ap-
pear to be badly woun1ed, whA, can do for yoa Z"
jackson replied (" SnnA usis-, sss ovl's saAo. The
Yankee In giving him the water, noticed fine fob
chain hooked in his vest, and ssd Young man. zee
you cannot survive; give me your watch and will
feT IL 10 your moiber." jim looked at him sskant
and said, E" Horse, that game Ia played out; know
you will take the watch from me, and want 10 make
trade with you. If you will place mo Ia the shsde
and fill Lay csnteen with water | will give you the
WATCH" The trade struck In minute, and after
placing Jim in shade and filing bis canteen until 10
aurgled over, Jim told him TO unhook her and draw
her OUT and before he f aid to him. that II be
should make match race and wished 10 know the
steed OF his hor,e 10 time him with that watch for
be had given s2S5 for il al Liverpool and there
was q better one turned out from tho nanufactory
Jim is getting we'll having laid until Monday about
o'clock before ho found and declared that his
watch trade the best he ever had made sinos he
had arrived a. nisn's estate.
FiLLIBusTERs IN VRGNIA.--Tbe Richmond cor
Of The CharieStoH Courier, Of the 18th,
hiss the following fllbuster paragraph;
The fiIJI,tero, who filled the world with % much
angry defamation few years ago, are 5gurng prom-
n.ny n the Southern armies at the present tme Tho
tall snd martial Remington lef to-day for the Wost
10 assume the Coonelcy Of the 81 Regiment in Vices
Brigade; Frank Anderson viii be bis Lieut. Colonel.
Col Charles Carroll Hicks Is q Lsutenant in . CON-
pany in Col McLaws Regiment, now Ht Yorktown.
Gen Bob Wheat greatly distinguished himsef as COM
paDder Of New-Orleans artillery corps at Manassas
Major y IIRrs, Of Cuban fame, has q commission In
the army Col Ruder, ses, 10 raising a company for
the war ia Georgia An English hllbuster, Major
Atkins tail, big-whiskered, se-t-ouseIed, hsw
haw specimen of a LondOner, who WAS with Carl
bsldi in Sicily, and who is Just over" fought gal
lantly by the eide Of Wheat at haDassas-
Guovs s--1ba gouthern neonla baye
heretofore purchased large quantities Of leather goods
from tho North. OF courso this supply ID cut oil BY
The war. Our people aud our troops must have shoes
How are they TO be supplied Winter Ia near--no
time Is " be lost lie Aecesaity must DO mot IN some
way.
and leather enough in Alabama 10 shoe all Der people,
including the volunteers In the Northern portion Of
our State large numbers Of cattle and sheep are
llaughiered foe home consumption. Many OF the hides
thus taken arc entirely lost or indherently tanned.
Ii sOmc plan could be adopted TO purchase And coll
lect these hides they pnld soon be converted into
leather and manufactured into shoes In this way our
volunteers could be furnished.
Either company should DO organized 10 purchase
tbese hides and have them msde into Shoes II such
company cannot be formed cannot accomplish the
object the necessity Of the case woui justify the state
In assuming the Management OF the busness.
There sre shoemaking shops enough In our State TO
max ean tho plain shoes need. And there arc per-
haps, tanneries already In operation which could far
nsh the leather, II they had could get sufficient
stocks of hides.
We believe there are hides enough on hand, which,
together with those that will be saved this FALL In the
hands OF the people, 10 supply tbe demand. IL will be
necessary to save aud make available theee bides.
How csi this be done. laontgornsry Mail, l7tb.
RELEASE OF THE Hos. T. A. Il. NELsoS.-Ths fol-
lowing dispatch was received at Knoxville, by DIR. j.
@. NJ. Ramsey, from President Davis;
RIcBsosD Va, Aug II
Dr. J. q. NJ. Ramsey EnoIviis:
Yoars received Mr. keson has seknewedxod his oblifa
ons O. citizen Of the State Of Tonnsssse to submit 10 the
decision and upon his promise to act hereafter In accord
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