The New York herald., 1862-09-19
The Children or 81. ves.
The following correspondence is self-explanatory
OTFicE or LOUISIANA SrAYe PESirYNlIARy 4


Ny DsAR SIR have in this Institution several chil
ages OF one and ten BY the laws OF the state Of
Louisiana these children are State property, and
at the age Of ton years, and appropriate the pro-
ceeds to purposes Of State expenditure. In view
o. as evaeassi1a az o. The city and possibly the
matter what shall be done with theee children Knowing
your sentiments too well to believe You will order these
Of the penitenvary sent into slavery, and carig to
take responsibility which you would 50 willingly assume,
ask 10 be directed with regard to these children Of
carceratcd parents Very respectfully, your ooedient
servant, MOSES BATES,
Superintendent Louisiana State Penitentiary
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT GuIr,l
NEw ORLEANS, August 20, 1882.
MOsEs BATEs, Esq, Superintendent State Penitentiary
SR-I certainly cannot sanction any law Of Louisiana
which ensaves any children Of female convicts born
the State prison Their place Of birth is certainly not
You are therefore take such care of them would
be dole with other destitute children. If these children
born of female convict slaves possibly the master
might have some claim; but do not how the state
ssrSan ss1
A. +. PUFFBa, lieutenant and Aid dc Camp.
Important from Texas and New Mexico.
ASSASSINATION or GEN. sIBLEY BY HIS OWN TROOPS.
From the New Orleans Delta, Sept 81
Ir. Charles Fl. Miller has arrived here FROM Texas,
having escaped thence in the bark Arthur OF the
Mr. Miller has resided in Texas twenty two years. aud
during tho Mexican war Second lieutenant In the
company Of Texan Rangers Of which the captain was Ben
McCuloch, who became quito notorious after the
mencement OF tho present troubles and killed at the
battle Of Pea Ridge, in Arkansas.
Mr.. Miller frequently served guide TO the Second
cavalry in Texas and was Of the guides Of Earl Van
Dorm 10 bis famous Indian expedition about three years
Mr.. Miller Is of those unninchng Union men, of
whom is well known there arc so many in Western
Texas Ho brings much interesting information, espe
caly concerning the result OF Sbleys expedition 10 New
Mexico.
ono
fifty mites north of RI Pasoj passed Fort Craig aud
tured Santa e Lndeayorg 10 on 20 Fort Union tLey
we're defeated aud compelled 10 retreat They evacuated
Santa Fc leaving their sick and wounded and took the
back track to Fl paso Two or three smnp skrmishes
but after repassng Fort Craig have had no
certain Intelligence concerning them.
the liant fight the Texans lost alhorses aruls
nons all their and the suffers trains. Grants
celebrated train captured by the Texans summer
recaptured In this fight
gr"at humber were Killed or wounaea ana s," seont
Nth Colonies Steele and Green, escaped wh ore ktndrd
and ffty men Of GREEN'S regiment One or two hundred
supposed to have escaped in another direction AID
The escaping aud exsspera,ed Texans Of Green's reg
rs,ea Just bors reseins IN Pa.o They alleged ,has
the ruin of the brigade was attributable opy - the
were published In the San Antonio Herald.
Green and his loo mon arrived IN san Antonio tho
q sh1s
about to BE- sent 70 the interior Of the State 10 ue I'LL
In the vicinity q For, Fii4sre siesy ntssasgsd
Mexican troops in pursuit and close az hand. He
wasthus caught between two Ares, and, retreat being i'm
possible battle occurred, which resulted in sbley g
utte. and complete defeat.
The California troops supposed TO number about
Ave Thousand. Siblay's brigade originally numbered
about two thousand hundred. Baylors regiment
already in ATiEnna aud joined 10 his brigaee,
that bis entire force absut three thousand hve
hundred ecent and well armed as Texes could
furnish They were ali mounted and woi provided With
artillery among which nne mountain how ltzers
But the length Of the journey the want Of supplies and
medical stores his Losses by sickness desertion, wounds
and DEATH and capture Of prisoners by the
forces had greatly reduced hs numbers aud produced
i dishearteni.x effect upon those who remained.
Col. Riley, commanding Sbley's First regiment, re-
signed time previous 10 the events above narrated
and came back Texas. Sibey native Of IDuisia
na and formerly major In the United States regular
| cavalry.
The federal forces Immediately after the Hght took
Of Fl Paso aud Fort Hiss which is Gear by,
and sent detachment 70 Camp Qn.s2n, eighty miles
Of Fl Paeo ThereNga $50 fesau. cricaated Fort
Davis two hundred mcs cast - ~ FaH, aud nl the
other forts IN the extreme northwest 81 Tho state, Fort
Clark hundred and twenty niles from San Antonio,
bepg the nearest fort 70 FL Paso held by the Texans
Al able bodied tescsea the ages of etghesa aud
| hirfy:fv ordered into camps Of f,Srtetioe
Sibleys brigade the great effort OF IoNas and con
tanned tho best hghting material IN The whole State
Great things expected Of r but has failed as si
naily ~ deserved. The fate If e leaders maybe reye,d
ed pyeeei.m V rhat acn happen 70 ne great leaders
senses.