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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-04

WHOLESALE HATTrRs CLosIrG.-ln order TO ia
cse en,n end to give employees N opportunity
to help the good along We the undersigned agree 70
close our stores o'clock p. M til the 18Th Of this month
Iob, pbulp. sh.tbsf 4 Niohols p W. Vail. Geo C.
Treadwel K Co.. L. J. Philips. Edward j King Vest
Caldse ell, Marin Bates. jr Co. Charles Watson, t.
Thomp.ou White Co., Hsi,A Es.sey anl Co., Morse 4
Seay Bro. Sanger Co, Jos. W Lester Co Dnr,@s,
JsoIe, 4 Co ~ Preutice WLicoub. Andlew Comsock,
seen.ss Clothing Mandatory n Auady L. u. bonsh
ton.
NEG. York, Sept. g. le62.
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: ii8FlN' iliINs, Fiic1.t hlhl on
is Feel o.! Pc. LEG of
W.A.HafdlLs,2iN.I..Ch CHIN, leg.
s. Z. Dclieman. 81 Pa leg.
rJas. Arm s'rong, 40 NY. thigh.
T. Coming lam. a. y =, thigh
.Pniip kurA. / \. y, Lip.
Sau,l. Cois u, 70 "a. DOT.
n. Cs'ssr. p n. Y, ankle.
Jos. Kahn, II Reg. leg.
A. Zei.lr. Q Pa. e., HE.
Henry I.i,sle' & IA. T.. knee
#. Il. Gmtou ! BeiGsr knee.
&. n. Merrill. 81 \. Y. lungs.
+. a. Cu,t.e, II, IL hass., 10th
legs.
D Se1t'r. II Macs. knee.
- Cmmbiy 5 Va, leg ii.
p. Dehl. - NY. les and band.
X. Lie.ciide, 81 y. T.. groin.
Lieut.. ". J. Woodward, %
\ y, ;hieh.
}. Rich rdsou. Il y. Y, shGr.
1los Kenny. U.s1.. groin.
q. Brown, "a n. T.. back.
Water Viz i1l. NY. toe.
J W. Thompson, - o., toee.
IL br0wuell, l3N y. br.& th.
Jes. Riddle, Is Ohio, thigh.
q. II. Downing, 5 ne-d knee.
J / ughes. p n. Y. brea.t.
". \. ingr bsm 20N. g.. ies.
CIV Lininurst, Par leg oil.
!. NJ Peters, n. j., leg.
Joha iia:as. 5 n. J.. leg of.
ia. Brown 90 Y. N.,deg.
WIN. II. Reseins. 6 n. H..
hesd.
August Jaro.sky,2 Nd, fosi.
Cap. Bohlstader. Is fs.. head.
Gustav NsFseImsu Il ~. y,
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WF VIII ten re-. 70 Mqs,knc'
G strood. u Mass IN 81.
peer shrstsI "a n v, foot.
Wa. Walsh. % Mar head.
N.F.Foner l2Na 'er ondsic'
Pa Moran. / Mioh cot
W b. rs;fsr, on. Il Pa. thigh
L. {. Curtis, }. Moss ieoi.
u. :. Pierce, Mas, .g.
Ao. Costa,er 20 Ind, lep Of.
WA. Wu,he, 81 n. Y, l'g
4. Anderson, lOl n. Y, suee.
}. stofn. 5 Excelsior, taok.
q. SAM ger 3 hiich hip.
". FIszrT. n J.. leg, Of.
+. O'Ieary &c Mass, tIigh.
y. Manly, d y. y. trck
Nj II. Blod.eti. - ny krs'
W. j. Coleman. "a ny, Knee
r. Shsh. n y. Y. arm Oh.
Cor B.Nckee, " Us A. les
W. Ambrose. u Pc. lie
ID. Dolan. 95N Y, les
T. Blackburn. 70 Ia. snee,
@. German. % n. =, IA. I IL H.
y. A,nan. IS Pa, leg,
q. ~. Phelps. ; Mich, le;'
J. Ely. 20 Ind hip;
J.Noodfaa $50, both less.
s. Fleuiu., n Pc, aulle
w s Quincy SIX. !, OK.
n. II. siuclsir. 2 ~. y. huee.
A Prlce, = u s., hreas,.
MsSog 81 ny hip.
w. MseA, II Pr. thigh.
wed ". Price. d y. Y. breast.
Geo. Turucr. II Mas. leg.
Thos. Gallagher, II Mass.. foot
AID haek.
B. Il. Pierce. ! Mas. thigh.
Geo. x. Baxter, | Mass, thigh.
aa,,u.l E..urh ;. n Y lef
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SUPERIOR CoUPT-sPrCf.L TxRx-SRpT. Before
Justice EkHBork
DECISIONS.
In r. Henry Rickart act. Col. Ioo'nis.-llabea.
CORPUS o., nt.d return . ade sld prisoner deh.ikcd
In . Peter ID. IrsThayau - Same - auie stdor
Elis. &. Baicam at. DcIi- Jnisu.--Ofder gained .
Ct,rls. Boulon &c sg Charles Mrel An.ser n defend
Art sham ias Iisati to have SO cost
Lis motion.
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SUPREME COuRT-cHArnrE. -sEPT. o-BeloFe Justice
IFONAR1.
sIUFs.
Nevn ". Batter at. Natlsni W. Dinge., et al.
Motion 10 continue injunction grated. kppca;cu for re-
esir.r denied with5s. pTesaiee 10 further application
LITER q @ answers az In.
arr.,ta = Laf,ia est n. Rlw,oi La,e.A-Rep0rt cor
fined and Iadgnezt OF divore. granted.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1862-09-06

+ba mon of our State, we went forward and routed
them ffotn position W whch was considered inPEes
nabie Gen. JAG kson coming up to Gen. Taylor,
asked "Genl Taylor, can your men IKE that bat
terya lit is not taken, the day is lost u, Gen;
Taylor, replying, said-Ifthey tthe Yankees) stand
I can do it! r.
He then gave the command ."Louisianlans,
forward take that battery!'' While going for
ward and arriving at the mouths of the cannon,
Lieut.. Albert G. Moore fell, ut the head of the
company, cheering US through the scene Of action
Too much praise cannot be bestowed on his noble
conduct, both as soldier and gentleman. de IS
sore loss to our company. L. l.. Cahanin ecelv-
ed fatal shot from grape which entered his head.
He died in cause just aud holy. Our young friend,
Serg't. Seth Andrus was also taken from US !, he
was much liked by his comrades. We extend our
sympathy with the relatives and numerous friends
of the deceased Of our company, who were just
entering man hood witha bright future before them.
The OpeIotisas Guards did well; officers acting
cooiiy and bfaveiy. We are entirely confident in
their oagss ssEsst sgd leaders
thigh A B Boutte, severely in the leg and arm !;
]. Arthur Taylor, slightly in the hipi robert
McLin, slightly in the stomach.
We left after the fight for Browns Gap, where
we remained unit. our march for Richmond.
Now having completed successful campaign
through the 'fVailey of Vrginia,' half starved at
times, broken down from long marches, fighting
and achieving great victories, sustaining heavy
aud irrepara BILE losses we are justly called the
"Iron.clad Brigade OF the Confederate army"
Ever yours, RoBr. A. ROWE.
To Be continued ucat aretL1
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SheriH's Sale,
STATE OF LOUISIANA
William r. Jourdin, } Distries. Cou,t

William R. Joardin, Distries coast,
James H Bowen. No CASA. W
EDY virtue Of an order OF seizure and sale. isra
I'D in the above entitled suit, by the oi,ts.
Court in and for the Parish Of St. Landry i
State aforesaid and to me directed, will exns
at public sale at the Court house of this Pam
on SATURDAY, the sixth day Of Septerabs,
D. 1862, commencing at the hour of Ii An
and continuing from day to day, if Necessary. |.
the right. title, interest and demand of the n
defendant, James H. Bowen in and to the folas
ing property, seized to satisfy said writ to wit
The North half of the Southwest Quarter. ii
the West half of the Southeast Quarter, Bays
Rouge being one boundary, also the South.ws
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and all ii
land living between said tract and Bayou Roua
in Section twenty-seven, in Township Soul
and Range 5 East, in the South western Dist,a
of Louisiana, containing two hundred and fr
acres On the following terms and conditional
wit For cash. to the amount OF 1857 so, i
gether with the interest on said amount attk
rate of 8 per cent. per annuln from the LIST Mast
1862 up to the sixth day of September 1862, al
to satisfy the cost of this suit up to the 9Th dsv
Septe ember 1862, and the balance of the purchs
price, ore-thrl payable the LIST March 1864, on
third payable the lst March 1864, and the rernau
ing third payable the 1st March 1865, with nta
est at per cent. per annum after maturity Of cad
pa yment until paid, with reservation Of mot
gage on the Premises until final payment.
l.. V: CHACHERE, Sheriff.
OneEousas, JhIy IS, 1862.
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PELICAN LIVERY STABLE.

THE nronrietor brrs Leave 10 inform The travelling pubic
that very by heavy outlay made Iags aeces
,ons to his sock saddles, saddle horses harness horses,
one who NAV favor him with CALL 10 Nibblets Bluff Lake
Charles, Iberia, smmsPors the mouth o Red h'er,
Red RIVER Marksvile any ether points nc.
between Washington and opelensas.
The Stable in connection with the Eagle Hotel where
man and cared for any time of the day
night situated the Bayou between the upper
aud lower steamboat landings.
All we those who may need ices to call and
examine for themselves, and coufdsnt that
give satisfacon Our charges viii correspond with the
times in which we live.
Hoping share liberal patronage, we respectfully
solicit the public attention. .
JAS. S. CREENLEE, Proprietor.
Washington, La, September 9th 1862. -
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HEADQUARTERS ST LANDRY RECT. l.. II. |
Opelousas, August %, 1852.

ORDER NO, E0I.
HN obedience to General Order No. Q, Issued by
NJ Major General Taylor commanding District of
Western Louisiana, requiring the Conscrps in Par
ishes lying South Of Red River to be collected and
forwarded at once to the Camp of Instruction at
Camp Pratt all the enrolled Consc ipts of the Parish
of St. Landry are hereby ordered tG assemble at
Camp Pratt on the 6th day ot September pEoximo.
Each conscript must carry with him blanket, a
knife, fork spoon, csn'een. hayersack, tin cup and
plate; also, change of clothing.
Disobedience to this Order fsilure to comply
herewith will cause the offender to be treated as
deserter by the Military authorities of The Confeder
ate States.
Those persons who have been detailed by me on
special duty are net required to report at Camp
Pratt until they receive special oriers to fiat effect
BY order Of JAS. If. PORTER,
COL Commanding d: Esaro'liug Officer.
THEo. LAsrRaPEs 4diatant.
August 80, 1862. ----
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State OF hOsa5sEassa.

District Co'vk-Patih Of 81. Laadry-No. s37s
A DoLPHE GARRhGUES, Clerk of the Dis
L trict Court of the Parish of St Landry.
having flied Tabeau of administration of the
Estate OF Julien Jubertie, deceased late OF said
Parish, accompanied by petition praying that
the same may be homologated And whereas the
prayer OF said petition has been granted by an
order of Court, dated August'2l; 1869
Therefore, notice is hereby given to ali interest
ed to make opposition, if any they have in writing
at my office, within thirty days from the date Of
the present nettce, why said Tsbeau should not
be hoinoIogated.
A. GAERIGUEs, Clerk.
: Opelousas, August %, 1862.
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THE LAST NEWS.


We take from the Woodyalle Republican Of the
soth august, furnished Us by friend the following
news which are the latest received here:
s.Msi Gen. Stuart, with force Of cavalry, sur
prised and routed 600 Yankees Catletts sta
tion, on the Orange and Alexandra Railroad the
22d inst. His command destroyed an immense
amount of stores and captured 367 prisoners, in
ciuding the Coloael, three Captains and 15 other
commissioned officers; also Gen. pope's two horses,
saddles, uniform coat and servant, $780, 900 in spe
Gle and Treasury notes. and official letters Of the
highest Importance from Gen. Pope: The command
returned next day with loss of but two killed and
Eve wounded The enemy was reported to be in
full retreat towards Alexandria"
"A telegram from Knoxville, dated the 9th
inst, says tina. one Of Morgan's men has arrived
from HartsYe, and says that Morgan, on the 18th,
advanced on the Nashville and Louisville Railroad
to within twenty miles northwest of Nashville.
There he met 800 Federals, cut off their retreat
took l20 prisoners, killed aud wounded sixty and
captured 200 stand of rms. He rescued forty citi
Gems on their way to Nashville as prisoners. Our
loss killel and wounded. He then advanced to
within eight miles of Nashville, stfoying all the
bridges on the Henderson and Nashville Railroad,
between Gallatin, Nashville and Springfield On the
Goth, he returned to point near Galatin, with 100
men, meeting the enemy under Gen. Shepherd s.
johnson, formerly a lawyer of Paducah, who raised
cavalry force expressly to capture Morgan. John.
son had 1900 men-his force was cut to pieces with
loss of $50 killed and wounded and 200 prisoners
johnson and officers of his staff, and 10 commits
STONED officers, are prisoners"
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Yankee Account OF the Battle at Culpepper.
Exon he Mobile Trihlns.

GRENADA Aug. l6-Nor.hern dates of the 1th
and 9th have been received. Their accounts of the
battle at Culpepper Court House say that about
10000 men under Gen. Banks were attacked by
over 10000 ''rebels," Pope was not present.
They acknowledge to have lost from ,0O0 to 3, GOO
men; among them Gers. Anger and Geary wounded,
and Gen. Prince missing also three Colonels three
Lieut.. Coloaels four Majors, and large number
of company officers killed and wounded.
They state That their forces retired from the field
when oyerpowered by numbers. Their Infantry was
badly cut up. Cu!pepper is vast hospital.
Gen. Geary s brigade, 1900 strong. lost 500 in
charging Confederate battery. .
The 9th Ohio was nearly snnihilated aud lhe 3rd
Wisconsin stampeded from the battle field.
The reception of the news in New York caused
stocks to go down.
The Chicago Tribune says that jackson evidently
out-gene-aled and defeated Pope
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HkRDEE's TACTICS 1MPRoyEMENT-The Salisbury
IN. C.) Hotdtnnn tells the following, (which de-
monstrates that all ingenuity is not of Yankee origin
and Hardees Tactics not complete in military orders
Capt Osbdrne, of lredell, North Carolina, was
wounded in The battle Of the alst of May. near Rich
mond, while ieadng lsss Company IN charge on the
ehemys batteries. His wound disabled him and he
Tell upon the field, where he renaiae for some time
Fearing che efse-.r shenld t,a~oet ita, he hs
revolver and kept sharp lookout the fight pro-
gressed. After while he strong, athletic
man coming towards where he was lying and discov-
etng to bea Yankee, he cooiy awaited his approach
As soon as he came within certain range of lis pistol
the captain hailed him and ordered him to surrender
The Yankee took momentary glance aud seeing the
captains pistol was beating upon him with steady and
deadly aim, he instantly dropped his rife 'Throw
away your knife" said the captain. Now back
yourself up to me" was the next command Squat
down so that can get upon your back" The Yam
kee was compliant; and the captain, with his pistol
still bearing upon his trembling prisoner, crawled
upon him and ordered him to march into the Con-
federate camp. The rider and the ridden safely
arrived at the captains headquarters. The former
is recovering from his wounds and the latter is said
TO be among the prisoners now at this place.
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HEADQUARTERS ST. LANDRY RECT +. NJ
Opeiousas August %, 1862.
ORDER No. 252.


DURSU ANT to orders from His Exceency Tho
IL 0. Moore, Governor and Commander in chief
L. NJ. under date 25h inst. have enrolled as cous
cripts all the officers of St. Landry Regiment, be-
tween the ages Of eighteen and thi, ty-tye years,
field and staff officers aud such as aliens excepted
IN obedience to General Order No. 2, issne1 by
ern Louisiana, requiring the conscipts in Parishes
lying south Of Red River be collected and forward
ed at once to the Camp of Instruction at Camp
Pratt" al! the officers of ST Landry Regiment en-
rolled as conscTipts hereby ordered to assemble
at Camp Pratt" the Sth day Of September prnx
Each couscript must carry With him blanket,
knife, fork, spoon, canteen hayerslck, tin cup and
plate; also, change of clothing.
Dsobcfience TO this order or failure to comply
herewith will cause the offender 10 be treated as
deserter by the military authorities of thu Cofet1-
crate States. By. order Of J. II. PORTER
Col. conmdg d Enrolling OGicfr Par St. Landry.
THEo LAsTRAPEs, 1Jt fsug. 50
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The TWO ARaIEs-"The Yonnp Na,olso,p :,
sures his vanquished braves that thev were .a,,.os
by superior forces" and YANKEE estimates nm. e.
Lees army at figures ranging from two ' ~ tbsa.
hundred Thousand. We don't woader They Judge
Dy enects, and the Southern army did hit them with
sne force OF tWp or three hundred thousand men
We have all seen the account of the !, ~
by another with great deal Of sadna s..uoA
N aug a. fn1 and Knocked sonic ten PAGES, through
ran renee, 1nen ne came to, about half an Sour
AFTER asked i the lightning hit any body else. We
what has happened to him should conoaSa ne sses
was attacked by ssnperior forcas ~ snas ne
enough that oar farces were s,,,er;o. '.sa.
in bsr.-HirbasonI W5;o nn IL nos
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sB See the advertisement of Mr. Greenlee, in an.
ether column. His stable is certainly an improved
institution well worthy Of patronage
Special correspondence Of the. Opelousas Courier.
In CAMP NEAR GoRDoNsyILLE YA.,1

Special correspondence Of the Opelousas Courier.
In CAMP NEAR GoRDoNsvILLE YA.,1
August 2, 1852.
Deer Courier II wrote you letter and sent
pspers by Corporal Durio on the s0th ult. The de-
parture Of Mi. sAllen for 0peloasas enables me to
send few lines to-day.
On last Wednesday night we started for this place
oy rail- According TO our usual luck we hal to en-
bark not only in the night but during Storm We
arrived here the day before yesterday about II
O'clock; we are looking for our baggage train
to-day how long shall remain here no one knows
Most OF the Loulsianians in Virginia are, or soon
VIII be here. 1t brings over Que something of
neme-ke feeling to see familiar faces and listen to
wellknoWn voices once more. But it is saddepipg
70 know that many well remembered friends are
absent from their places forever earth the soace
ls they died In the performance Of their duty 'front.'
ing the invading foe
! have heard that L6once's name has. been. seen
amongst the list Of prisoners at Fort Delaware: be
may be soon exchanged. have seen Capt Dejean
and company, Nat Offhtt Jr.'s old company now
commanded by Capt Richie, and A. Deblanc and
company-tEe boys are generally we'll
James Demaret was wounded at Malvern Hills
and died OF his wounds in Richmond He fought
gailantly ank died ike a christian soldier. Peace
e the names Of the Jopng warrior! The tree of
liberty mas seldom been watered by the blood of
braver boy. Albert Moore rushed into the battle of
Port Republic and foremost fighting" fell. When
about to die, and asked by those around him If ha
mad any communications to make, be replied ..Tell
my friends at home died with my face to the foe,
doing my dUty." Be his own brave words his en;.
saphi All have done well, and manv nohIv I. ana
90 VIII continue to do until We are free people
Vur duties are hard and it requires an iron will
ana nerves Ct steel 70 be always on hand and ready
for duty. 49,,
~ seems as II the Valley were again to be the |
scene OF great battle; both parties are massing
large armies here. Pope must be driven from virs
ginia and Jackson ia the man to do i. -
Thus far I have had good luck-neyer heen an tho |
lick list, and hope i. viii be all we'll tn the end
AN Teooer, w. a. S,
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AN UNHEALTHY Loc4TIoN.-We learn from Yam
kee journals that the late withdrawal of their roops
from James Island, pea, Charleston. was nronontaJ
'soley by sanitary reasons" So we supposed Ths
ne'ghbcrhood of seceasionve is particularly tun-
heaishy Tor Yankee troops. A few weeks ago, three
or four hundred OF them died there in couple Of
nonra, ana twice as many more became suddenly
indisposed. II was a good deal ike Tho had ,,rv
'ney nad M iass faii at Leesburg, and what is little
.s."gciaf . shanks" Evans WIS near by on both occa.
SONS 1t Is very apt to be unhealthy for Yankees
wherever 'shalks" is. Indeed it may be said, this
worthy race is suffering in health very ,anan.
Out door life, this side Of the Potomac don,
agree with them as all. Pity.-R;e6mond W5;n r y
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DR.. Lanter.
AN oar DHNANCE

To carry into effect an Act Of the Legislature i
the State of Louisiana, entitled, An Act reh
tive to Patrols, approved January 90, 1862 Fl
A kIlcLE L. Be it ordained by the Boardd
a Police of the Town of Opelousas; That aly
person subject to Patrol duty ir said town. VIII
shall refuse or neglect to perform such duty, Will
out good excuse; shall forfeit and pay a fine NJ
exceeding ten dollars, and in default of psyin
said t,ne, shall be imprisoned IN the Parish Prisa
not exceeding tsrenty-four hours, for each cd.
every such iaiitsre or neglect
Ordained August 4, 1852
= F. A. KING, President q
Jos. D. RICHARD. Clerk, 5
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A member tof Gen. Bfecklnridse's division was
recently opposite vicksburg where the enemy
had been en- eamlref Upon being questioned as
to what he saw over there, stated that be saw
some SIX hundred Yankees "Hoyv then did va,
make your efeapef' inquired the general. "Oh
very easy,o replied the soldier, "they were nor
fectly harmless, as they say FIVE feet under the
ground"
Six hundred graves! This tells a sad .als f,r
Yankee forces at Vicksbufg, and may explain the,
reason OF the fleets leaving. According to this
we conclude that the lossof the Yankees in their
vain efforts TO reduce Ficksburg was not less
than twoor three thousand. = Mississipptan. ...--
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Correspondence ef The opsiousas Courier.
LIBERTY Minis, oRAseE Co, Va
. July %. 1880
Dear. Courier.

~ -: Aou-s. j
MY long silence was occasioned by not having
an opportunity, ere this, to dispatch you letter
AT the present moment you find as biyonackpd
near the above named place, S miles distant from
Gordonsvilie 8 & Fs =.
Since our arrival from home we have been nm
me constant go We joined the Regiment on the
llth Of April where the Brigade was er,camned
on the Kappahannock river Remaining ! few
asys. We !hen commenced marc for the VALLEY
or Virginia On the Goth day Of ApriI We .rosssd
the Blue Ridge mounsansn and batffed naar ~
Shenandoah y. riyer-havine then entered the Val.
iey, we remained here several days performinp
camp aaty, pieketing, drilling, &c., having lad
curing ths time few skrn1ishes with the
Learning Of Gen. Jackson's advance wa ca,,.
menced q march further sintothe Valley. contin-
ning Tor two days, we were Joined b. Jacirsan;.
forces, where We made our way thfuueh Na.,
Market in pursuit Of the enemy who was falli,g
Dack On Front Royal, where he intended 10 rnaEee
stand and show ts fight. = sfll's. = =
We arrived at Front ROYAL ~ q .,o..a,. !, sr
the e3d of May The booming naal. os ~, 81 o.
non announced the shall was opened IL ~
n n,easing smile was lt on every countenance. far
ne tDoys real looked as if they were ahout =,
ssscs partner to join In the exepeses of Terns;s
shofs. we Were not long held IN suspense hef,r.
se were ordered 10 sfall an;u skirnnisbera ba an,
lepioysu we then went forward with The hr;ghss
lope q victory before nur gaze--clin,bing fences
oaas tnrongh pine thickets, over cultivated fiaIas
shen tae enemy espying our whereabouts opened +
al " Rlsn tnelr artillery, doing no serious inin-
yss. wa VETS commanded to lie down. awaiting
= sSaes s fs9nn them. Looking to the r;ghfs
.s2ss 5.s river we saw the sbIue coatss,
asaVlng behind two pieces OF artillery
pIosecs ms retreat The command charge !
i L z 81
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MoRGAs's PROCLAMATION At Irr,uo, -Tho
following is copy of the proclamation issnsd bv
Col Morgan at Lebanon, kv y
| am about to leave YOU. Il have an,,es,orsd
since my entry into your city to prevent all law
iessness or interference with the rights of any
citizen, no matter what his political tenets. If
any such interference has occurred II hss hssn
without my knowledge, and contrary to INV or
ders, anu now call on any who have been suffer
ers % come forward and will repay them.
W nile am thus ready to repair all such inu.
Ties, II any, ! am equally trtrrurfuert to prorec,
ali Southern rights people in the enjoyment OF
their opinions. aud If any are disturbed in anv wav
whatever, shall visit the perpetrators with Sc
we're and speedy retaliation.
J. II. MORGAN.
Acting BHgader General C. S. A.
R. Il. ALsrpN, A. AlG.