Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27
Ispecis! Dispatch 10 the Cincinnati Gazette
GEN. uALLrcE's REC vcnEETs CT



ElAss7lLLE, lND., May ll.--Ospt. Frish!c,
o. tbs L,nca,ter, reports As fellows: % Fri
Ia marning at / !. NJ, lien. Halleck made p
Reconnaissance, 1000 strong, 10 within about
ME IL. less Of Guru.h. He found the enemy
strongly emit; tncned and fortified, drawn up
IN iuo II battle ready to receive bin. Gen.
u.ileCk's foi &C wa; orawn back ono mile with
wla; loss my informant had not beer able te
learn Our army. had advanced two milrs
fi:tEef, aud whec the Lancaster had l.it &
battle was inevitable not DO postponed
longer tlan tho morning. Everything was in
,eriect order, and in readiness for fight.
iho Lancaster met tho steamer Imperial,
wiLb Gen. Sigel ard staff, accompanied by
.e.1spor;s via troops (but what number is
not KNOWN On route for Pttsburg Landing,
aud would arrive there this morning. This
statement was corroborated By ali the officers
III board, AID may bs considered trustworthy.
Memphis papers to the Sth Instant, have
neen received by our correspondents IN the
West
Address TRoa GET ERaGo TO MS TROOPS.
Gen. Erasg has issued tho following address
70 his soldiers 1t is written in the usual
style n Rabel Generals, ard is put forth for
o satnc base purpose of goading on the SOL
diuIs, hy telling them the Federal soldiers
wUuld dCSp1il .heir homes and fircsides and
make slaves OF them
HEADQUARTERS Second CoRPS,
Army OF THE MISSISSIPPI, CoR1NTH, May )
Soldisrs-You arc again about to oncounter
the m.tccuary iavader who pollutes tho sacred
sol CT our beloved country. Severely punish
cd by yuu, and driven from hia chosen posi-
ions, with loss of his artillery and his honor
Il Shiloh, when double youc numbers, IN now
approaches cautiously and tiniGly-unwilling
20 advance u able to retreat. Guild bis rank
and tic enjoy 4 frecman's right, not one would
rema;a within our Limits; but they are goaded
on under tyrantS lash By desperate e:dsrs,
wnasv only safety lie; in succ.sH.
Such foe ought never to c,oql,r froemcn,
battling upon tLolr own Sui!
You will encounter hi:: Il, ) our chosen posi4
tiaf., s,rong by nature and io.pF.ved By art,
away frola his main support ard reliance
euuooa,s End heavy hs:srr,cS-and fer the first
tine in this war, 18th nea:iy equal numbers.
Tie slight r"varses no have met On the sea-
board l:avo worked us good az eli "a evil the
brave troops so long re.sined thnrc, have hast
c,:.d 10 swell your numbers, while thc gallant
Van Darn and invincible Price, with the ever
succcss!u: Army OF the West" are now in
your mist, With numbers almost equaling the
" Army OF Shiloh" No have, then, but tc
strike and destroy, ard Gs the enomy's whole
resource. sra concentrated here, VIC sh,l not
only redeem Tennessee, Kentucky end Mis-
sauri ut one blow, but cpop tho portals f th6
wto!s Northwest.
(OGi;iaD ERA17oN BRAGG,
General Commanding Second Corps.
G. q. Garner, Assis;rrt Aajutaat ti:nrrsl.
The following is the Baltimore "aa,csiesn S
ropor. OF tho proceedings of,he Hou's 81 Re-
representatives., May 10Th:
NJ. Ashley, of Ohio, from the sans CONS
mistec, reported SeIatn bill prescribing the
qualifications Of electors III Inc ciics OF Wash
iacton and Georgetown. Passed. so 10 bill
is law, if Lincoln sig IT,.
The bill provides thu: during the present
gar every Fcrsn7 vino snail cfI:r 10 vote ct
snv ,lecti0n, anA v o erthll he r!'a:icnEhd by
any legal voter on the sronnd of q sloyaltV to
tire G07crnment o. tAc Uni.rc States. snail,
before his vote be received, lake 40 nslh, ~
follows:
Il dn sGiemnIy swear Cor affirm, aa tile case
mag be- that ] will support and dsfend the
Constitution aud Government OF the United
S,atu against all enemies, whether domestic
Or ioreign; that will naar true faith, allegiance
and loyalty to tho same, any o dnancs. frSo!u
ton or law @ any State Convention, I.sgisls-
tuGo OF order or organ cation, secret or Other
wise, Is the contrary notwithstanding; and that
do this with full discrimination, pledge and
purpose, without any mental reservation or
evasion whatsoever; and further, that HAYS
always been loyal and true to the Government
Of tho United States. So help me Cor"
Any psrson violating said oath shall be sub
Get 10 all Ins p1ns ard penalties OF WIllul md
cor'dP. paijGry, The SAID Commissioners OF
Election. .. any o,:s ol them, during tho time
noiih: s'Ici: election, shall have powor 10 adj
npis;*r said oath
"CoHTaABaNDS." 4
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