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Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-10-23
The Yankee in Meinphis-Eow Lin.
coins Proclamation Takes.

A business correspondent, writing
from Scnatobia, Sept, 10Th, says:
Il saw at Hernand several persons
from Memphis, all Of whom told me
there were not more than 1000 to 5
600 Yankees there, They have a great
many of our negroes there at work
building Qualifications. A lady who
lives near these works told me that
the neg ocs were dying like sheep
with the rot; that the Yankees were
using the plank off The yard fencss to
make collins for them, having used up
all the lumber they had.
The same lady also said that on the
reception Of Lincoln's proclamation she
heard as many as four Of their officers
say they were donc--that they would
not strike another lick for Lincoln.
FROM all ! can learn, they will have
warm times among themselves, The
commcnts Of all the Western papers
are severe on Lineo.n's proclamation
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JorrrR CuRRENCY- In the Senate on
Thursday, q bill to provide for the coin.
age Of copper tokens was taken NJ
and passed. The bill authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury to have coin.
ed copper coins Of the denominations
of five, ten and twenty-five cents pie
ces, to the amount Of five million dol.
lars, the size and alloy Of said pieces
to be determined by regulations to bc
prescribed by the Secretary Of the
Treasury. The second section ap-
propriates two hundred thousand dol
lars, or 50 much thereof as may be ne
cessary to carry into effect the purpo,
scs Of this act
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GARlBaLm On HIs CAPTURE. - Speak.
ing Of his recent capture and the fllls.
tration Of his plans, Garibaldi says III
q letter written on board the Duke Of
Genoa: .
Whatever may be the result of my
wounds, and whatever may be the
fate prepared for me by the government.
am conscious Of having done my
duty, and the sacrifice of my life is
but q tritie if it will save those of n
great number of my fellow citizcns.
In the hazardous enterprise in which |
and my companions embarked, | hoped
ior nothing good from the government
of Ratazzi. But why ought | not hope
for less rigor on the part Of the king,
not having III any way changed the
old programme, and decided on not
changing it at any price? What af1icts
me most is that fatal mistrust which
contributes not 4 little to leave nation
al unity unfinished. However this may
be, | present myself before Italy with
my head erect, sure Of having done
my duty. This time again my life, and
that Tar . precious than mine, of
50 many generous youths, has been
offered as u holocaust to the most sa-
Of causes, pure from the faint Of
any vic p~,g5oD4. IA.ercst.
Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-10-23

SERynE fNsrRREcrIoN.-Wc learn
from q gentleman Just down from Bis
trop, that a horrible, and deeply plot
ted scheme of a s~ervile insurrcction,
was detected in that county one day
last week. 1t extended from Cunning.
bans to Austin, and was brought to
light by some gentlemen who over
heard two of the negroes talking in re.
ference 10 the proposed discretionary
movement. The plan was, that the
negroes should secure all the firearms,
knives. &c, that they could get their
hands on, and as soon as Aliens reg
lmcnt should leave Austin, they would
Kill their masters, and all others who
might be i'll tire way, take their horses
and SO Over to the yankees, or for
Mexico.
About 60 negroes were implicated,
40 OF them, upon a scperate examina-
ton, making about the same statement
as above related. What has been
done with the negroes, we have not
heard. This should be a hint to the
people throughout the State to put
out active and vigiIant patrols in ev-
cry county, to be ON the alert, dry
and night Tia Grange Trnc Issue.
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psySTht River, after rising just four
teeti Inches, has come to 4 stand, and
is low enough Tor all present purposes.
The wliistlcof several steamers has ac-
tually been heard in tie vicinity Of
Pincyille, and startled several Of our
good folks Unused IL such sounds.
Several of our Sugar Planters have
commenced rolling, and in a few days
ae may except to be treated to 4 deuli-
john Of good Sirop!-Lo. Dea,oclot.
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~ g9se Our readers are particularly
"a requested to consider well the article
in another column, addressed to the
Planters Of Red & Ouachita Rivers
ltlnay be that the writer's fears arc
Imaginary, but even admitting tliatthe
picture is orerdrawn and that there, is
Ii realityi no danger to be apprcben,-
,2cd, no harm whatever can be done by
. taking the proper steps to provide
against al emergencies. .a.7
1t is certain that The Government
either will not or cannot afford the
least assistance il the way Of heavy
guns, or amy other defense for Red
River We are reliably informed that
no effort will be made to save Rcd
River from die approach Of tllc enemy
and that we are to depend alone, for
otir security, on The Notifications at
Vickburg and Fort Hudson # these
places prove sufficient. to prevent
the passage OF their gnubUats, well
and g'5od, if not, We may expect thon
at N~atchitochcs and Shr4yep05rt by
January aud the total destruction Of
etery plantation On the River. Alc.
z shbala provide against even possibilt
Tics IN such case4, and rest. assured
that, unless you goto work Yourselves,
nothing Will,bo done.
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Character of the War.


historian of the American Revolution,
o British force was sent to ravago
tic coasts of Virginia. They destroyed
every thing in their way-Nillages,
shipping and stores. They also seized
on large quantities of tobacco. Being
asked what SOFT of war this was? they
replied that, All rebels must be so
Treated A similar expedition was
sent under Governor Tryon, o after,
to ravago the COASTS OF Connecticut
Such Is the character of the wal now
waged against his by the government
Of the United States. Wherever the
federal armies march, wherever their
gllnboats can reach, desolation follows
IN their train. The ~fairest portion Of
Louisiana is=now being ravnged by
Buffers tolnmand-thousands of slaves
have been taken away and many plant
CTS have been ruined.
BY the recent proclamation Of lin
coin, this policy is to be followed out
every where. Such a war Is q viola
ton Of every principle Of modern war
fare-lt is n revival of the policy of
the dark ages. when whole territories
were dosolRtcd BY invading armies.
and pestilenre aud faminc usually ac.
c0fnpaniGd their march. In MODERN
tunes, war has generally boon carried
on by civilized nations on more hu-
name principles, and bereft of some of
its ll6rrbrs. Private property, rs the
modern laws Of war, has been respect
and only public property has been
rs prize; but Lincoln and his
cabinet, urged On b the fanatic crew
Whpiniitiattad the movement which ledto'
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of our once glorious
republic, have adopted the bnccanccr
and All who fall eaptivcs tn their
must BE- prepared TO walk the
Thank Heaven, every evil is
to baYo atcomrensatiug good, and
'ctlou aud reaction are philospphicalIy
'ludl Their system will, at once,
mite all Southern hearts. It viii. it
nust,1lnitc all the Border States in a
irnl and united resistance against a
tyranny % ]atrocious, against a gov.
9rnlncht that wars upon civilization
tscH. Every mahl. woman aud child
a the fdniedcrncy would sooner pourI
ut rs Iitp blood, thansabmitte a GOV
'rnmeht Which, ctch In d civil war.
Gifts outrage civilization and
'qmmon humanity. Mcu may be sub.
but what deFpot vereHtinquish |
y arinciple centccratdd ~ tile %tboraI |
sentiment Of tgts'? ..a@se ,af a..
fnHa aH 4HR 4a aa
u cahhq 70 tllat the enlightencl
governments OF Europe will much LONG
7 stand neutral and look with indii1rr.
'nrt on . Struggle III Which every
'rinclplo Of modern usage il war is
rampled under foot; the voice OF hu-
nanitY, no less than the voice Of inter
st, will cal, them to interfere in the
var.
Not a century has passed, since the
government pursued the same
inc Of policy against orr fathers. that
he government at Washington is now
GLOWING against us. Then, even in
he British Parliament, Chatham. Fox
nj Burke, in language of impassionod
lo1ucnce, told the ministry they were
themselves to eternal i'm
amy on the pages of HISTORY. Sucl,
will be the fate of those who, like bar
war upon us.
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-
The RuNNtNG OFF THE STEAMER pLhA-
TER FRo4 ARtEsroS An associiation
of negroes, called the "Freeloren's So
ciety," met in New York last week,
many whites being ut tic meeting.
Several speeches were made, in one
Of which it was stated that u negro
woman, who had earned fifty dollars
at Hilton Head, S G was robbed or it
by a Yankee willie on her way to
New York. Robert SmaIl, tie negro
who ran the steamer Planter from The
wharf at Charleston, and WHO is quite
y lion at the North, gave tic fJifow
ing account Of his exploit
lie said, ! feel proud. to stand be
fore . congregation Of white folks. |
suppose | AM called upon TO, tell tlr
story Of my escape from Charleston, |
'lo it. with the greatest pleasure il the
world. \ hint from a sbipnate fcd NC
to think about making my .#eapge; |
thought SO much | dreamed about it..
| told my dream to ny fric1pI and he
agreed with me We had q meeting
at my house, and all agreed 10 be ie5l
by me. On The 18th Of May, We btd
another meeting, aud agreed 10 start
the next LAY. We h5t four heavy gl05n4
Oh bomd. ! wisI Cd. .ua ,bltt NOR. t..
make tbc boat sail cl'4iiasll That night
we came en board ihe itIa4ter, ono az
a time, so as .n1G'to create slpsg,HtaGions
Abrahan, my friend, carried the trunk
As thongIl he was taking it t. his boat.
The women aud eIul1r9u. wsrG tiif a.
WHY il the engine rpqa of another
boat. Abraham kept watch thlf night
and called me ont at y O'clock, tb@
moon WIS shining right up and down.
About three O'Clock the fire was START
81, and the windblcw the smoke over
lllt lily. J was StafeQ. feared the
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TO OUR PATRONS.

During the editorial vacancy caused
by the deceasc Of Mr.. ERNEsr LEGfNpRF,
all interest connected with the Uni9n
newspaper will be under the sole res
possibility Of Mr.. Louis .nrrhElx.
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ar,f Gf'e. SQUARE Of ten hsHe u
First insertion. !. .L.....e 81 90
For subsequent insertion. .a so
Every nrtice that shall be sent us without
, specifying the language in which one desire II
TO be published, nor the time it is to continue
in the pdpe1,, will be published during
cne ppnth in both languages, and viii be
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Persons desiring 10 stop advertisements
must give notice thereof at the Office, other
. wise they will be continued aud charged for
until expressly forbidden, aI.t.55 4
Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-10-23
4IsI4ATTENTION
volunteers

am authorised to raise n Company'to
| serve for three years or Tie wax, Of men
over 81 years aud umlc. IL. The Conscript
Act Hasbced cxtcndcd tn lJ and in II few
DAYS The neaa Cons ,rihts b,ay be orcercd out.
This ista goo,topportunlty 70, AVOID camps Of
instruction. Persons wishing 10 join me
will find n Gst at Mr.. Pattpn's coffee house.
l.. xCASTARI
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I-atest News
TELEaBAPAED TO Tue I5dsJue TN

Lr%ElrdnArArD TO rpn rt&s5~s H1egf
Mobile Oct. 15tb.-N special dis
patch TO The Advertiser and Register.
dated Winchester, oct 1tfti. RHys 1ten.
Stuart crossed the. Potomac above
WiIliamsport md dattc5 Snb Penn.
aylyania, He passed through Md1rtcrs.
burg, Johannesburg, Ealmettsburu
Liberty, New Market, Hyattstown and
B~arnesviIle, and e crossed AZ Whites
Ford, below, making The entire cittt{it
Of the federal army. ite cut tie enc
tny's communication, destroyed many
arms and a lafse amount Bf stores, atil
brought away two thousand horses.
No loss on our side. All dnitt In
front. 5tt1t 81
Qichmond, Oct. lG. N~6rtBtthi pa
pcrs of the It'll contain louisville
dispatches Of tho 1Ofl, Which say the
federal G ms. Jackson. 1'tfriIl, Wells.
ter and Little were Filled ID tln brittle
Of Perryville One dispatch Says hi
litary e3igehcics demand the sdpPffs-
sion Of details. .ai7tt= IN
We have other information that
Bragg completely routed Buell. at4l'cr-
ryyiIle, driving him across tho Ken.
lucky River. lie was still pursuing
him. ~ IN
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rs1~ Advertisements sent TO The Union
after Tuesday evening, will not be published
before the htisning wttk.
Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-10-23
OF DECEASED D, SOLDIERS

THE PAY OF DECEASED SOLDIERS.
The following regulations md form (saya
the Richmond Wligl are copied from Off
cial reports furnished by tho authorities at
Richmond. Throughout the South there arc
persons, who have lost sons, husbands, or
brothers, in the service to whose arrraragcs
Of pay they ar entitled These regulations
make their course p r Getty plain, and bbvi-
ate the necessity OF incnrring any trouble or
expense about the collection: 4ats
TREASURY DEPARTMENTS, O.S Az
Second Auditors Office, - > ~at
Richmond, June II, lsG2-
Rcguletioay for Tie Pigments of CLAIMS for
Arrcn1S Of pay due 10 dceeasot soEiids.., Per
At 100. Approred Ftbtna1y Is, 1862.
The first section Of the act Is rs follows:
"fhe Congress of the Confederate States
OF America do enact, That the pay ALLOWANCE
due to deceased volunteer, norFcqmnGsSi9ncd
officer, musician or private, in the pay Of the
Confederate States, shall be paid to the
widow Of the deceased, if having, ifnot. To- the
children if any and in default of widow
or children, to the father, ~ifliving, and if not
to the mother of such volunteer and pay
ment will be made accordingly. .E1 Il
LIST. If the child Or children be minor.
payment will be made to the guardian, upon
the production OF the proper certificate, url-
der the seal ofthe court. Eel
ID. The claiming heir must brrdducc his or
her affidavit, and that Of orc disiutcrcsted
person, stating tie r~Glqtj6hshJp, and that
there Is no other person tatittc3tt 10 claim-
for instance: II The rIeimant 30 a mother.
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3.Tnr Street, AND lTALLEck Qrttntt.-A
latc Washingt N dispatch says.
The other day Gen. Siegcl received i
letter from n prominent member Of
Congress, informing him that he (thc
member ofCongress) had been told by
Gen. lIalleclt, in the presence Of. a
half dozen other persons, that he
had evidence that SiegeI was a coward
so direct and conclusive that it was
Impossible to refuse believing If.
Other parties declared that llaIIcck
has made similar statements in their
presence. 1t is said THAT 5iegcl recent
y called to see lIaiieck about some.
thing and was abruptly dismissed with
the statement that If he had anything
to say to him (Halleck) he must put
It III writing, as he could not hold no
conversation with him. And yet Gen.
Slcgel remains at the head of q corps,
with the commanding general thus
talking about him-and, as far as
known, no steps have yet been taken
to ascertain wbetAer these infamous
charges are true or false.
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Ffha affidavit must state that there is living
F%neit1ler child or wife, and il the child, that
there is no wife. The magistrate admins
toring HE ooth should certify to the crcdibi-
lily Of the witness, and the clerk Of the court
should certify. under the seal, tlat he IS such
magistrate.
Sd. These regulations do, not apply to con-
missioned officers, except when The amount
due does not exceed one hundred dollars,
and there is 10 administration.
Cfafr1s prepared II compliance with the
ftnupotmrf ipsttuctbjnss land transmitted to
this ofise ~ mail Or otherwise, will rpceiyr
as prompt aitGntion ds tic business Of thc
Office will ALLOW.
.s' ~ #'|@ VII. TAYroR, Auditor.
Uomptrollcr's Office Jqic2t 1902.
concur IN and ,appiov0 tic above.
LEWIS CnrGEH, Comptroller.
The form given below, it will he seen, i IN
tendodttof arNse,of a widow W}o has lost
an 1lrfaffisd soN ia The service, Int it re-
1nirG5 very little alteration to suit any case,
We leave the namt of The State in form
merely to aid IN the filling up Of the blank
IdeaGfptign Of troops.
STATE or NqRrH GtRm4kA, Before the
.r@ "
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SFAtED proposals. wifi be received up to
- the LIST Of Noveinbef, by the undersigned
committee for putting the Market House in
complete Repair, g%Fajsiag tho pavement or
'fdot Of fe Market House, say 6 4inclcs, put
ting in Counters, Hooks and Shelves for
Meat, Vegetables &c, moving out the posts
to the edge Of the House and enclosing the
same, so a to- protect it from Cattle, &c, also
for making a payementin front s feet wide,
repairing The. rear Of the, Market House also,
and such other repairs us IRE necc:'ary.
Those p%uttingHi il Bids are requested to-
give specifications, with their Bids.
WV. PAfSE, Committee.
a1nb&J. M .fIuekss, "a in8#4
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ARHhIFTJ-A1R-Y.
! TINA, Sttptdmb&f thu iii !. iS62, Oh The
battle field Of aharpsbilrq. Games &. Kcarucy.
End In. Nol.ia Nephew Of i, NJ. kfarney,
I5sqr.. Of this City. and brother Of Adjptant
Geo. W. keayncy. md In. Volunteers. The
deceased, aud his elder brother, Adj kearnty,
were tie orphan .sons Of William Kdarncr
Esq.,. Of, Jefferson County, Kentucky, and
were brought to this City by their Uncle i.
II. Kcarhoy, E34qr.. f6r the purpose Of com
plotting thep eIneatlonss api studying, proics-
.dn4 .farFs whs1l 7vsI9lt fist. J*cph.s
College, aud Wfilo There, was rctflafkahIe
for proficiency in his studies. correctness Of de
,ppgtpgnt and d%ifial,le qualities which earn
Edd AitN Inspect and aileCtiof of ldk tlatlieiS.
~ailtthdy etulcale1 him to BIZ fellow stiihtats
When Idueoln's proclamation was issued. lndl-
eating the determination to iorcgl The South To
coatiulG ina tujon which bad become hateful
10 cr, James knirnrv, who has been pre-
pafia@ fot tee luw If which bis ~taicnts.5 high
toned character an4 eenttemthly mpunors
iidtNt fair to fhnl" t11 u distinguished ofna-
metH, threw 4 His Bis .aw hnak4, and. with
hts'brother George, ves among the first t.
join Capt. fryy's company, W ich they WIZ"
g,,r9tt lip frhnfpt9l pm l%i'IinGgup. lIc was
tfsl' he 'G9hrshd t#Aicf bfs Regiment was
idrkAtltbsiAd sAI4otry Mic, which be wos
among tha.t first in the cIHrgd, to the spirit
with which he endured the fatigue Dfthe
long aad weary uage.5 70 fhe kind and gen.
Iorors qualities NltIcl, made him loved and
40 Inntt4ntl l,,- In, F4lI,tY .ttItIiar. tTl,,urb-
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The e~;itilation in Mississippi.

We are IN receipt Of much more
favorable intelligence as to the present
position Of our forces in Northern
Mississippi, this evening. and arc
pleased to be able TO announce that
our new concentrations Of troops, tic
good order in which The commands oI
Gen. Van Dorm, Lowell aud Price have
rcndczvouscd, thcir success in bring.
ing oil their baggage trains, and the
rapidity with which rcinIorcements are
being sent forward. and other inlpor.
tant points garrisoned, should cause
a suspension Of the fears SO generally
indulged in during. the past few days.
1t is useless to attempt to disguise the
fact That o general fright prevailed,
originating from Ignorance Of the true
state OF affairs; and we cannot but
condemn the official yeticence that
permits rumor, with her thousand ton
g1les, to scatter broadcast all of the
gloomy statements and predictions
that can be imagined, when u simple
announcement Of the facts would at
unce relieve public suspense, and on
able the people to determine the 81,
t@uation and prepare for any exigpn-
CY.
We have reliable information as tn
the situation Of the army recently on
gagged at Corinth. as late as last even
ing. 1t las been concentrated at Holly
Springs in a much mnre admirable
manner than the exaggerated stories.
previously afoat had led It's to expect
would be possible; and q day, with
the reinforcement it has received. is
stronger than before. Tho points it
was compelled to watclt have also brefI'
decreased by u division of labor with
additional troops thrown lorw rlt and
each particular division, though strong
of itsclf occupies positions from which
: ~ ''''''' "H'S'', 9
ana Wherever 'lle enemy may develop
an intention to make an advance.
~
'ie e''e''s' yesterday AFTERNOON,
were reported 10y scouts arriving at
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-20
THE ALEX ANDRIA GAZETTE

The newspapers say IAaC l'0e'o
Washington is getting decidedly posse OF lote'
He insists that his present patrons are not IKE
those of the olden time. They are Yankees
he says and brig their carpet bags with them.
Havn't any loose change They chimney me
on the sidewalk. Some Of EN- want to try
hostage stamps on me too. 'Twont do How
eyer-I don't mind the new postal currency, fo1
a quarter, or a half, though paper money IS at
discount But it is hard work, Nowadays
These Yankees don't like to chip. Ill be
right clad when the wars over. Beau Hlck-
man has been an institution, but he is now well
playen out. >
The steamship CahawEa, at New York,
brings New Orleans advices to the 10th lnst
Among the passengers are Hon. b. +. tlan-
ders and Hon. NJ Hahn, Congressman elect
from New Orleans. Mr. Flanders will urge
upon the Government the immediate necessity
of sending additional reinforcemcnts to Gen.
Butler, in order to enable him to push the Fed
eral authority into the interior OF Louisiana. =
The troops now IN that department cannot be
spared from New Orleans.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York World relates the following incident:
Just after the Senate had adjourned, tall,
fine looking man arose from his seat where he
he had been sitting as spectator, and proceed
ed TO address those remaining in afuent style on
the condition to which certain Senators had
brought the country. After speaking for nearly
half an hour to an attentive audience the po-
lice quietly removed him.
There we're rumors in Washington, yester-
dav, Of the resignation of Gen Burnside.
Upon the evacuation of Fredericksburg by
the Federal troops, the old citizens, IN the
neighborhood came into the town and rang the
church bells
A 'suspicious looking" screw steamer, sup
posed to be the Alabama, is reported to have
been seen on the 30th ult.; off St. Domingo,
where she made a harbor.
Advices from Japan, Of the 10th November,
have been received On the 7th the authori-
ties saluted the American Minister virh II
guns, being the first regular salute ever given
by the japanese to any foreign Minister. The
Japanese government has ordered two steam
| sloops- Of war and one gun-boat, mounting in
all 81 guns, to be constructed in the I. S, be-
inc the commencement Of a complete steam
navy.
1t is said that the 91st Pennsylvania Regi-
ment, which was lately on guard in Alexandria,
was in the battle at Fredericksburg, and that
Col. Gregory was wounded in the hand. Maj.
| Todd lost leg.
It is said by the New Orleans correspondent
Of the \. Y Herald that the wife Of Gen.