The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-01-18

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posed Of as good fighting material as can b
found any where in the Confederacy. but wan
of opportunities to make itself known; ha
kept il. rather iii the back ground. much I,
1 the mortfacAtfeh Of our brave and chivalrou
officers, who are al high toned gentlemen
eager to perform the duties which their respec
tive positions assign them. Should it fall Il
the lot Of the lst Regiment Of Louisiana Ca
valry' to go into an action, ! venture to say
that they shall fully sustain, the high and fa.
vorAble reputation which IS entertained d
them BY their friends, both at home and
abroad
The'Cfeole Chargers, have not yet had the
good fortune to smell the gun powder Of the
cnncmy, nor have we seen any .live yankees
yet, except these that are Gagged up. The
only service We have rendered the Govern
ment, if service it is, was to arrest dutch
spy' q few days ago whilst on Barren River.
The fellow said he was descrtcr from the Lin
coin army, Cap. Cannon was 40 well convin-
ctd that he was . spy Of most dangerous
character that he had him sent to Gen. Johns
ton who turned him over to the Provost Mars
hall his case.has not yet come up for exami-
nation, be still remains in Jail. it appears by q
commission found on hia person, that he was
a second Lieatcnant in the New York 45th
Regiment.
The sanitary condition of our Regiment is
not altogether as good as it might be wished
fos, measles to q considerable extent prevail
in the Camps. Several deaths in capt. Lea
kes and capt. Gus. SCOTS companies have ia
ken place. AS regard our "creoles CHARGERS"
am happy to say, and thank God for it, thas
up to this day, we have not one single case of
serious illness to report it s strange. yet it
Is true, with the exception of corporal W. NJ.
c. Nelson, every ono answers to his name aY
~ day, at roll call. Corporal N. has had chill
and fevers, but is doing we'll now, it is true
we have frw men afflicted with bad colds
and sore shroats, but nothing Of serious
character. The "Creole Chargers thus far,
are in want Of nothing, they have plenty Of
warm clothes, blankets, boots, DC, which our
watchful and attentive captein has provided
for them lately from Memphis. When the cold
bleak winds of the North shall have ceased to
blow their chilling blasts into our faces, AMI
milder and softer zephirs shall have famed
away winters sn owy locks, then yoa may hear
from us for lighter garnnents.
kentucky has been rather backwards IN
brist'ing up, bit I think the right spirit is fasf
gaining grounds. Understand from reliable
source, that the provi.i onal government of tht:
tate. has 4 iter,nined to call ont. for State
service, twentys five regiments Of infantry and
five regiments OF cavalry for twelve months.
Hon. VIM Preston will undoubtedly be appon-
ted majo- general to command them. His name
in such conncation, will be a tower of strength
TO the cause Of constitional liberty in Kentuc-
Np. also create terror in the ranks Of the Lin
cola hirelings
Judging from present appearances d general
engagement about here is imminent. there
has been cons ant and daily arrival of troops
here from several States for several days, the
number of them as we'll as the nature Of the
Notifications, and other means of warfare and
destruction at this place, do not know exactly
even if did, could no..tell you; the place,
| can assure you is fully well enough fortified
and protected. The forces here can, presu-
me, repulse any force. no# at the disposal of
the 'Hessians" this side of Louisville, whether
they viii ever make an onward movement or
not. no one can predict; various reports are
sdoat one day the report is, that they (the
Hessians) are crossing, or have crossed Green
River in large numbers, the next day, it is
and 50 on; no dependence can be
put on anything one may hear, unless it comes
rom Head Quarters, official reports are SCAR
,e, our worthy generals keep their own coun-
ills to themselves.
It Itispresumed here that the recent action Of
he Lincoln Government. in the Mason and
slidell affair, will be the means Of creating q
powerful anti administration party in the
North. After the surrender of those gentle
men under such circumstances it inAicts on
the United states anlindelibile disgrace they
can no longer claim to be fighting for the honor
Of flag which they have trailed in the dust at
the feet Of aforeign power. Handreds Of thou
sands Of Northern freemen. who have never ap-
proved the Lincoln policy towards the Sou
thern States, but were borne down by the hit
herto resistless power Of the war party, will
now seize this opportunity to rise up against
the vusurping President. Nor them statesmen
phose voices have been hushed in the tenn
pest Of fanaticism that sw ept over the country,
will place themselves 1t the head OF the gathe-
ring opposi tion, and lead onthe people against
the perRdions tyrant whose wanton uslrpa-
tions and shameless surrender Of the national
honor, have ~ lat reached APPOINT boy ohd 4
which even northern forbearance is no longer
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