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vannah of the 5th. The steamer Lodona
Capt. Luckee from Nassau of the 3lst
after entering Ossabaw Sound, Monday
morning grounded. and was captured BY
the ,Federal h|ol;kad..rs. George Marshall
two Rpilots anh passengers escaped in 3
hall boat. They represent ao,umbrr Of
Federal vessels about Nassau, causing
great excitement at that place. The Lo-
dona first attempted to enter Ty bee
but was fired into from Mastello Tower,
shot passing through her Cabin. Her car
go was very valuable.
Richmond, Aug. 6.-G-n. Buckner,
Tilghman, Nc Call, Commodore Barron,
Lieut.. Ben. Kennon and other officers
and a large number of privates. exchan-
ged prisoners. arrived in this City. Gen.
Pettigrew also arrived within our lines,
and will reach the City to-day.
Knoxville, Aug. IA dispatch this
morning from Brig. Gen. Stevenson
states that after a gallant action Of four
hours yesterday, near Tazewell, the ene-
my was repulsed with great slaughter
and is in full retreat.
A courier reports that battery Of four
guns was taken after being twice re-
pulsed with loss of hundred and
nire men.
Gen. Burton has succeeded in gain
ing the enemy's rear. Gen. Stevenson
being reinforced fanked Bowen's COM
mand, capturing the Federal army of
East Tennessee.
The murderer Of Gen. Caswell was
arrested last night.
Letters from Staunton, Va. say that
late Washington papers state that Sc
ward had resigned to escape the effects
of Intervention, but was induced to re-
consider his action.
The feeling at the North is entirely
depressed, and anti-war meetings are
being held.
The following dispatch was received
at Jackson, Miss Tangipahoa, July =
Hard fighting at Il ton Rouge. Many
killed and wounded on both sides. Gen.
Clarks wounded and prisoner. Lieut..
Ycrger, aid .de-camp to Gen. Clarks.
prisoner and unhurt,
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SATURDAY,
AUG i6, 1862. }.
iNDEPENDANT COMPANY OF PARTISAN RAN
CERN.

Capt. Fl. A. Boyce, lately Of Maj.
Genl. Magruder's staff has just returned
from Richmond withaauthority from the
srcfrtary of War to raise a7sompany Of
: Partisan Rangers.
All persons between the ages Of Is,
anaR5 who shall Join this company will
Escape Conscription. This company is
intended to serve in Western Louisiana;
and\besides the regular bounty Of $50,
fine opportunity is here offered TO all
who may enlist, to serve their country
and benefit themselves It is intended
that this company shall be full and eff
cient and in arms and equipment second
to none in the service.
For further particulars refer to Mr.. A.
Lafargue who will keep open list to
receive all names.
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BOONE'S BATTERY

We desire to call the particular atten-
tion of our conscript men, to this COM
pany of Artillery. In doing so we have
not the space to enter into all the details
that suggest themselves. It has been
organized about five months and is now
thoroughly acquainted with all the ex-
ercises to which this arm Of the service
is subjected. 1t is we think bound to be
the crack company from Avoyelles. The
field ofits operations is the Mississippi
River where it is removed from all the
restrictions Of the regular army. 1t pos
sesses many advantages which should
be duly considered by these who must
shortly go into military service.
First, the section Of the country where
it is expected it will operate is healthy
and as abundantly supplied with eve
rything that soldier may need Second,
the people are patriotic and hospitablr,
so that the members of the company may
always feel at home, and conscious that
he is performing an acceptable service.
Third. as it will be optional with the
Captain aoAen to make an attack, AoU
to make it and uAere, there will be no
great danger to the company let the
fight 20 as it will. Fourth, it is not in
tended to do more with it than to fight,
transports in their passage up and down
the river as the pieces are entirely too
light to use with any effect upon the for
midahle gun boats Of tie enemy. These
will be permitted to pass on to the more
substantial accommodations we have,
prepared for their especial benefit below
and above Vicksburg, the City Of Deuo-
fion.-...,,.. al, ..,.1.ss54 .,s. ;ssa ;atg9
We have been informed that Boone's
Artillerymen i've every. day on the best
the country produces, often without
money and without price that when
they are taken sick, they are received
into private families and treated as men,
bers Of it until their recovery, instead Of
being sent to hospitals where they are
generally neglected. The company is
already pretty numerous and among
them we are proud to enumerate, Valery
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teries. His superior officers we're sick
and unable to take command Y, with ol Il
exception. Lieut. jenkins had led them
until he fell mortally wounded, wl,e, the
command devolved on Lieut.. Bord-lo,,.
sbsdiad yaIl( va b III M BllIle!
his country routed and its Capital seru,r.
It was the object Of his fond ambition
For eight.long and ~perilous days had the
contest ragged and as the roar Of the can
non was dwindling to an echo and the
enemy was vending his way in inglo~
tious flight, Bordelon fell. No nobIer
death could have overtaken a chevalier.
He was a native of Avoyelles and was
born ON the 18th day of November A. D.
1888. He died on the 5th Of July A. D.
1862 the anniversary of the death of the
lamented Col. Chs. y. Dreux. His ex-
ample is eminently worthy of imitation.
and to the latest posterity the people
should hold his name and deeds in grate-
full remembrance.
r. NJ
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Guillot and Simeon Bordelon the sou Of
our fellow citizen j J. Bordelon. There
arr others equally worthy Of mention
but we cannot recall their names. .So
| that, our conscript men IN joining this
friends andfeel At home at once. They
should reflect that in little while they
will be compel ed to 20 into the service
and that when that compulsion
is resorted to. they will have no
choice as to the companies they will be
thrown with. On joining Boone's Ar
tillery they will receive bounty of
ffy dollars and in addition thereto re-
ceive their regular pay, as a soldier. The
officers IF the company are all we'll
known, Capt Il. NJ. Boone was the first
man to raise company in the parish
for the active defence of the country,
and every one knows that he has been
in the service ever since the war COM
menced. After leading the Atchafalaya
Guards to Virginia where he renained
with them about nine months he:eturned
home and organised the company Of Ar
tillery which he now has the honor of
commanding. 1st. Lieut.. E. P. Harman-
son who is with us at this time on a re-
cruiting furlough set out with the cap
tain in the commencement Of his military
career, and is still with him to share
the fortunes of war. While we canno:
doubt their abili';rs, it is sufficient to
say of their qualities as officers that, they
command the confidence and admira-
ton of the entire company. AS much
may be said Of the other officers. These
are the principal inducements there. We
hope our conscript men will avail them
selves of the rare opportunity thus pre-
sented, and swell Boone's company of
Artillery to its maximum number at once.
The recruiting officers are Corporal
A. Moreau, Lieut.. p. Ii. Dunbar, Sergt.
Il. L. Tanner and Corp. Woods.
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The Town Council in and for the
Town Of Marksville, met at the Court
House on Saturday the 2 day of Augt.
1862.
We're present:
". w. Waddill, Mayor
Jos R:,long, +. b. DeBellevuc Is Be-
ridon, and A. Lafargue, F. B Barbin
absent. Aldermen.
Art. l. Resolved tn t the account Of
+. Chazc amounting to one dollar and
fifty cents for furnishing we'll bucket
to the town be- accepted and draft is
sued for the same.
Art ?. On motion Of A. Lafalgue.
Resolved, That the Corporation RENTS
the Licences of those that are actually in
the State or Confederate Army.
Art. 8. Resolved that the Secretary f
the board and the Treasurer Of the Town
and for keeping the money deposited and
TO be deposited for change shall receive
one hundred and fifty dollars as salary
for the year ending 1st monday of June
1863 and alllaws contrary to thisare here
by repealed.
Art. 4. Resolved, That the Treasurer
be and he is hereby required to increase
his bond whenever tn e amount of change
issued shall exceed the amount of his
bond is given as Treasurer.
Art. S. Resolved That f. B. DeBelle-
vue, and Jos. Rulonp be appointed a
Committee to examine who are the
families subject to the drawing of mon
les from the Corporation INDECENT fAmi-
lies.
Art. 6. Resolved, That Dora Guillot be
and he is hereby elected Constable Of
tie Town and his salary fixed at seventy
fivs dollars for the year ending the first
monday of June 1868.
Art z. Resolved That A. Lafargue
and L. Beridon be appointed a Committee
to accept the Treasurer's bond.
W. W. WADDILL,
Mayor
j. ]. GOUDEAU,
,rE-1.4 Secretary.
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GOOD NEWS.
BATTLE NEAR TAZEWELL.

CNNFEDERATES VICTORIOUS.
Richmond, >ug. S. The enemy vres-
tod Malvern Mill from us yesterday, ow-
ing to the smallness of our Picket force.
This SUCCESS enables them to extend
their lines teu miles up the RIVER towards
Richmond. Confederate loss none. All
Confederate prisoners from the East are
returned here, The political prisoners re-
main still in Fort Warren. The returned
prisoners say the North has given up all
hope Of success and prosecute the war ou-
" from pride and revenge.
Recruiting proved a dead failure. It is
conceded the draft is the only remedy, and
the Lincoln Government is afraid to re-
sort to that expedient. Many sympathi-
sers with the Confederates are appearing,
dbegin to oppose further prosecution
Of the war. Thurow Weed considers the
contest hopeless.
Knoxville, August g. Heavy Skirmish-
ing commenced Tuesday with large
portion Of the enemy at Tazewell, 7 mi
les from Cumberland Gap. One Brigade
Of Gen. Stevenson's force was engaged on
{ our side. The design was TO gain the enc
my's rear aud cut them of from the Gap.
the artillery firing was very heavy. Sew.
eral prisoners have been brought in from
TazewelI. - ere 6 s"
No particulars Of the fight. Gen. Rains
at latest accounts was making forced
march to gain the snemy's rear. Brig.
Gen. w. r. Caswell was this afternoon
assassinated by an unknown assassin
near his residences, six miles from Knoz-
vile. xiza i .sUH .a1l # u
The Charleston papers this morning
contain Telagraphic dispatch from Sa-
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PROVOST MARSHALL OFFICE,
Marksville 14th Aug. 1862.
From and after the 1S inst. / will be
at my Office on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
The office will be opened daily for the
granting Of Passports.
w. F. CHENEY.
Provost Marshall.
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ELECTION RETURNS.

The election held at Mansura on the
10th Of July 1862 for the purpose of
electing an Alderman, vice s: Siess re-
signed, resulted in the election of G..
Fontanille for said Office in the Corpo-.
ration.
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NOTICE TO THE CONSCRIPTS
OF JOHNSON'S BATTALION.

All persons in above battalion claim
ing exemption from the operations of the
Conscript Law are notified to make
application to the undersigned at Marks
vile on the 22d and 23d of this month,
with the evidence in support Of the same.
w F. CHENEY,
Enrolling Officer.
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Provost Marshal's Office J
Marksville Aug. 9th. 1862. !

Order Mol.
It shall not be lawful for any person
to leave the parish cf Aroytljes without
pass from the Provost Marshal or on,
of his assistants.
AM nn, violating this order i'll be
arrested and severely punished.
T . following persons are authorized
TO grant passes.
Thomas ID Marshall at Holmesville,
Daniel Bronson at Yellow Bayou,
s. l.. TaElor at Marksville.
W i. CHENEY,
Provost Marshall.
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Provost Marshal's office, !
Avoyelles August 8 1862.
E. n. c..

In conformity with a Pro-
clamation, establishing Martial Law in
the Parish of Avoyelles, and by virtue
of a commission to that effect to mo direc-
ted by the President of the Conf derate
State, through the Governor Of Louis:an-
a, have entered upon the duties Of
Provost Marshal of said Parish.
The Office of the Provost Marshal will
BIZ open daily, at the law office of
H. & S. L. Taylor for the transact ion of
Public business.
w. f. CHENEY.
Provost Marshal.
Office cf the Provost Marshal, 7
Parish of Avoyelles, Augt. 8. !
B lieving the rules and regulations
contained in the address to the people Of
Louisiana, published by his excel'ency,
Governor Thos. O. Moore, at Opelousas,
June Is. 1892, eminently calculated to
promote the public interest, they will be
strictly enforced
/. Trading with the enemy is pro-
!ibited urder all circum.ances, and will
be promptly punished.
2. Travelling to and from New Orleans
and other places occupied by the enemy,
except under flag Of truce. is prohi oited.
All such passengers will be arrested.
5. Citizens volnn eriIy entering the
Federal lines, and returning with the
enemy's usual passport, will be arrested
and punished.
4. -Conscripts and m'litiamen having
in possession such passports, and seeking
to shun duty, shall be treated as public
enemies, and punished accordingly. No
such passports will be held sufficient ex-
cuse for inaction by any citizen.
$. The utmost vigilance will be used
in the detection of spies and salaried
informers, and upon their apprehension
and conviction, they will be subjected to
the extreme rigor of Martial Law.
6. Traitors to the onfederate States
will be subjected to the punishment that
every betrayer of his country deserves.
Z. Confederate Notes shall be received
as currency. ANY refusal to accept them
as currancy, Or to depreciate their value,
will be promptly punished by fine and
imprisonment.
s. Any one refusing'o 20 perform military
service, when required by The proper off,
GERS shall be arrested and treated as
public enemy.
9. Citizens having a surplus of corn,
bacon, beef, cattle, or other provisions, are
not permitted to convey them beyond tho
the limits ofthe Parish Of Avoyelles for
sale; except for the use Of the. Confederate
Army, or on authority granted by this
office.
10. Passengers on Steamboats, and
Mail Coaches, as well as other travellers,
will be subjected to strict examination,
and if found to be public enemies, will be
arrested and punished. :
II. The public officers ofthe Parish Of
Avoyelles, Civil and Military, are spe-
cially charged with the due execution
Of these and such other regulations as
may be hereafter published; and when.
iu their judgement, the public interest
requires it, will arrest delinquents and
bring them before the Provost Marshal
for examination.
!, - W. F. CHENEY.
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CORPORATION OF NASHVILLE
TOWN COUNCIL.

The Town Council in and for the
Town Of Marksville, met at tho Court
House on Saturday the 2 day of Augt.
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j0Grtester Daily SPY.

Worcester Post OGlce->ummer Arrangement,
Mails Close follows.
Northern Worcester County, Vermont and New Hanp
hlre via Worcester Nashua Railroad. at 500 and
are due at 100 p. N.
dale Clinton, Lowell, and Nashua N H. at 500 M,
and $50 p and are due at 9l5 M, and 100 D. m
fInceton ana East Princeton, at $3.50 and is due al
City Boston. 6 80 and 900 a H. l2lO g. and 500 n
nn and are due al $50, $50 a. M, $3.50 and Sis p.
chusetts-a0Q a. m, and 500 p and due at san
an, 8 80 and 6,l5 p. m.
- Rhode Island-tExcept towns on the Worcester and
roVldence Railroad $50 M and $50 p. m. and
d G at 80 a. m, and $50 p. m.
Way Mail on Providence and Worcester Railroad 3 81
p m ; ana Is due at $40 a.
Western-tAll towns in Massachusetts West OF Wur
cester,) a. m, and are due at l2,45 p m.
Albany lWestern New York and Western States on
a. M and 3c0 and are dEe at Il, As and l045 p m
Springfield, 500 am, and 90 M and are due at ~
a. m l2,45 and ~ IS p. ID.
Hartford, all Connecticut Except windham and New
Lonaon countess 80 a. m. and 800 p and due
Towns on line Of Norwich and Worcester Railroad and
New London and Windham County Conn 10 90 A. M
nd are due at SIS am.
New York city and Southern States 30 a. m, and at
IVY ana Old p m; and are due at 900 and at 800
and l0.45 "
Barre, Barre Plains Petersham, Paxton, Dana, North
Dana West Rutland, 9.45 M; and are due 40l
Holden, Rutland, North Rutland, Hubbardston. Cold
or1ohi ana va kham $50 p M; and are due at 800
Leicester AS a. M and 1870 p M. and are due at 500
a. M, and 800 p m.
Millbury, and West Milbury, $40 a. m, and 80 D. H.;
ana are due al 94O a. M, and 6.3e p. m,
shrewsbury, BIS p. m, and is due at 800 a. m
GRAFTON, New England Village, and Cordaville $50 q
m; and are due at $3.50 D. m.
birmingham, South birmingham Hopkinton Ashland
Mnoouvllie, Westboro Northboro', Southboro' Corda
VILE and Grafton, II 10 p. and due at $50 a. NJ
ana SOO p: m and are due at 80 a. m and 6 Is D. m
mai for New York and Boston and beyond is closet
at TINS office on Sunday at 90 O'Clock D. m.
Office hours from 6.45 a. M. to S06 n m SUNDAYS
from lOOOto 1910 a. j. Nj. EARLE p
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Sect. 6. And be it further enacted, that the
pay of the secretary of a commander of
squadron shall hereafter be fifteen hundred
dollars year and one ration.
Sect. I. And be it further enacted, that
chaplains in the navy shall be no less than
twenty zone nor more than thirty five years of
age at the time of their appointment as such.
Sect. s. And be it further enacted, that the
president of the United States be and he is
hereby authorized to annually appoint ten act
ing midshipmen for education at the naval
academy who shall be selected from the sons
of officers or soldiers who distinguished them
selves.in the service OF tho United States, or
from the sons of officers or men in the naval
or marine service of tile United States who
have thus distinguished themselves.
Sect. 8. And be it further enacted, that the
District of Columbia shall be regarded for all
the purposes of appointment to the naval ac-
ademy as congressional district, their APP
pointment thereto to be designated by the
president of the United States from residents
of the district.
Approved, July II, 1862.
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PuBLIC-No. l3G.

AN ACT for the relief of pre-emptorS on the
home reservation of the Winnebagoes, in
the Blue-earth region, in the state of Min
nesota.
Whereas certain individuals have memorable
ed congress, setting forth that they were
bona tide actual settlers, under the pre-em-
ton laws of the United States, in the tract
of country known as the Eighteen-mil
square home reservation of the Winneba-
goes, in the Blue-earth region, Minnesota,
at period of time when the Indian title had
been eXtinguished, and prior to the setting
apart by legal divisions of the said Indian
home reservation, under the second article
OF the treaty of the twenty-seventh of Feb
ruary, eighteen hundred and ffty-fve, and
that by reason of the setting apart of said
home reservation they were forced from
their settlements and subjected to loss and
damage by the destruction Of their improve
ments: therefore
Be it enacted by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of Amer
lea in congress assembled, that it shall and
may be lawful for each of such settlers, with
in three months from and after the passage of
this act, to file his declaratory statement with
proper register and receiver, descriptive of
the tract so settled upon and improved and
under such regulations as may be prescribed
by the secretary of the interior, said settler
shall be permitted to establish his claim by the
production of testimony showing compliance
with all the requirements of the pre- emptiOn
law up to the period when said settler was
ousted by reason of the premises falling
within the aforesaid Indian home reservation;
that the testimony required under this act
shall be the affidavit of the claimant himself,
taken before the register and receiver, and
shall show the date of the commencement and
the period of continuance of his improve
ments, the extent of the same, size of his
habitation, the time and labor required in its
construction, extent of other improvements,
and the cost to him and value of the same,
and value of crop derived from the same; the
affidavit to be corroborated by diSinterested
testimony.
Sect. 2. And be it further enacted. that
upon the return of such testimony to the de-
partment, it shall be the duty OF the secretary
of the interior finally to adjudge the validity
or invalidlty of each claim; and in regard to
those shown to be bona fide under the pre-
emption law, to report a list of the same, with
all the testimony to congress, STIMULATING such
award as should be paid as damages growing
out of the loss and destruction of such i'm
provements by reason of the appropriation of
such settlements 70 the Indian reservation, as
aforesaid; Provided, that the land officers of
the local land Office herein mentioned shall
not receive any additional pay or fees for the
services hereby required of them.
Approved, July A. 1862.
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ID K H L L S
BOTANIC MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT,
No. 81 Main Street, yyorccser

FEW WORDS TO YOUNG MEN-Dnrino tI,o ,rs
aGe Oh Hiteen Years Dr. Hill has contact With
Almost lnnunerable cases of Debility occasoned h.
dreadln habit OF solitary self abuse They comtinUe
70 warn all Young men whe not afflicted to avoid
tas they value their lives, and to advise ali who arc
troubled with the habit or its consequences wnere
ey can pc cured OF such trouble to let them know
he ure disasters resulting in the attendance
III tne no eXageeration to say that three toIrbs
y te insane owe their malady to this hOrrd habit The
poprletorS OF Insane Asylums conoborate the state
melt and the victim escapes insanity or idocv lie
or she IS entirely untitled for the real pleasures Of lta
either in or out of the domestic erce-wh procreati
powers ruined afflicted with dstrust ever doubtftl Of
ms friends in fact perfect hypochondriac what is he
NJ lor but to and die Attend to them al once
you who are addicted to this miserable habit or il
may be too late, and you may down 10 dishonoroS
graye hardly Mt to meet the God who gave you the pow
ers which you have made curse instead Of hIesSin
as they intended There exists nor in no
world an object more loahsome or miserable tban ,o
thus broken in health and hopes Avoid if nor an Uu
wish for happiness and heaven. - ~ &c ~"
pr Hill practice is wholly the botanic princinle
and therefore upon natural foundation F''Pie'
Office No. 81 Main street orCester one, from 9 q -,
ton '' PiOl"pt a'ten