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RUN AW AVS.

p Dotu:n.l III" Parish Jail Of Av"ye'!cs
A the runaway negro man Allen, from thy: J.F
Thompson, who savs he belongs 10 Mr. Fred:
Rickttt, New Of Orleans. Sad save is aged
about So years, nlaasur, $ feet inches. his
complexion is ligh. colore,l; hin upper front
teeth are nssin He is dressed with fine
clothes
The owner is hereby tln'y notified to claird
his property according to law.
Parish Of .4voyeI'es May 1852.
DOR .GUlLLOT.
jaiior:
eA Detained in the Parish Jail of Avoy-
elles, the runaway negro man Gaor-
ge washington who says he belongs to
James S. Hudson of Pointe Coupee. Said
slave is aged about 2o1years, measures
$ feet 6 inches, speaks english only and
hears no distinctive marks.
TIE owner is hereby duly notified to
claim his properly according to law.
Parish Of Avoyellps May 3lst 1862.
DORA GUILLOT.
JrI,oR.
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~. -, % !.
j FOUND
: MI Ist 1867,

4 7 -
In Red River near the ,non.i, !. The I:s
Larto Bayou. the dead bo,iy Of . han about )
# 6 in. III haight. stonty j. III i w',ild have
weighed about lao lbs f1c was vidrntly v
Young man. had no beard say" few c i.ts..,
ing hairs oil his chin. His hair was long aid
light coinred. When found he had o.. IL co u n.
black blank i coat q hicko shirt Il ret nm
der shirt. brown iaans pants and ,.o:toaaas
drawers and Heavy mud poat- not sn,ich w.1r.,s
In his pscket.srs md rs.sa w''rs pocket
book containing four 70 Gi,nf.derat" nuttsJ
a., Md watch With the iiiinute hand broken oil;
a black binding guard and steel key; also one
wool,.n ,n;ttc,l. have understood that d man
from Texas was going. I'd New 0rlesn. with
becyes on tn. Steamer Is. l.. Hodg", that biz
fell sovgrboard n;ar the niottl, of i1arto while
watering his cattle. All information in my
possession, ca, he obtained by addressing IT,,
al Ala kssillc LL. ~
L,nl sians Democrat please insert one mnnt:
a'sl forward charges to the Avoyelles Ptl;c an
Office. u. E C4NNAe'k.
lUmy--lm f.
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EST r 4 Y :.

Was taken up by Marcelin Iemoine. at
his residence on Bayou gso'tp1aoe, on tie
18th inst deep bay HORSE measuring
Ia hands high and believed to be between Z
or 8 yeare old.
Said horse is bobtail. long name and nat.
ural PAGER. Has some white on his left hind.
leg. The horse is in a very good order aud
has no visible brand.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges and taken away
said estray. otherwise after 80 days notice the
same will be offered for sale AS the law directs.
- AvoyeIIes, April 26, 1862.
MARCEbIN LEM ONE, s
WILLIAM MILIGAN, Justice Of the peace
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We copy the following from the Nahh;;-
tocles Union. sei'-
Capt. J. G. Wise and Lieut. Owings,
arrived from Norfolk, Va. on the 18th.
con6fm the news Of the evacuation of
Yorktown, Norfolk and our coast de-
fences, also the destruction sof the war
steemer Virginia and ofthe locks Of the
Msmal Swamp Canal, &c.
All the troops Wre concentrating on
.the Peninsula and at Corirth.
se4 Heavy skirmishing. but no general
engagement at Corinth. ..3
Boats are rr1sning up and down Ree
River; tho blockade Of tho river by th'
Avoyeli.s milhia sesms l'n's. tos have bsl4a1 beep
raised. 1fg.sf4s sas3a =
| Passengers on board tho stearne
Quarter state that shoes, provisions &c
are striving in the city. People bu!
them fast, paying either in coin or Con
federatc notes.
There is a rurnor sfoat in New 0,
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A HINT TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
are inclinedto the opiaion that our South
rrn factories are laying the predicate for
their total abandonment as soon as the
war closes They have raised the prices
Of their manufactures to such ttnconcion-
able rate., that they have forfeited all
claim to the patronage and support Of
our people. We would rather trade with
Yankee after peace is restored than
With tho .sns~hotake advantage Of our
necessities, at this time. TO practice their
Ie1eftion upon US. Those who do it are
on a par with our e,,eniss VIM are At
tempting tosubjugate and rob MS.
| See to what figures our factories and
merchants have raised the simple article
Of osnaburg-to 80 and SO cents pal
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NAY 81, 1862
T'he I 9elita,l


SUBSCRlPTl0y-s4 per annuln.s paya-
blt il, advance or during the first month,
or IS at the end of the first month.
To- Insertions for candidatt,rcs to pub
nc offices will be charged $40 for each
languag,a
u ali COMMUNICATIONS Of personal
aature will be charged at tile discretion
OF the Editor, and payment exacted in
AIvanca
lE When our bills shall be handed
to 4 colleetor for payment, the same
shall ba charged an extra Of TO per cent
fof collecting
- No paper win b. discontinued un
less all arrsarages are paid.
lDIElTIsEAENT:s 81 pne square Of ten
lines, ,orthe space oftsn lines, 81 fur the
irst inssrtion, and SO cents for sach sub
sequent insertion. st5#
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has already through the whole struggle,
reflected 50 much honor t,pcn our Parish.
History learns that this branch Of
service has done good and efficient work
in tho wars among others nations
France, ii thesce'ebrated fields of Fon-
tenoy. had one regiment of Partisa,is, u,,-.
der Col. de Courtnay, and their gallan,
try has been recorded by that gigantic
intellect, Voltaire. Under the name Of
guerillas, Mexico owes in great Part her
independence to such bodies Of men that
retain for themselves full and remplete
freedom Of their movements. |
Fall in, brave men; let yaur xatch-
ward be: Blakescood Rangers 10 the
Rescxe.
We publish here below the act author
tizing these independent bodies of men.
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OuR PRESENT NuMsER.-A great VA
riety Of Job work done for the Corpora-
tion, the Confederate States Special Bat.
TALON of Avoyelles and the Cotton Com
missioners coupled with.a holiday oh.
served among Roman Catholics. have
this week absorbed much Of our time and
ws offer it as. an excuse for the msagre-
ness Of this number. Besides, our paper
being this week Of 80 light TEXTURE W.
print it reluctantly. The reader will
have in compensation, in our next, origl
nal reading lnatter Of the best order.
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u We learn that the Election tor
Police Jury has not been -eneral on the
2sth. Why such an apathy Commits
sioners were advised Of The Election. at
least one out Of the three, and they ought
to have proceeded With that civil duty.
Gentlemen, this il the second time you
neglect your rights by failing to provide
for the administration Of your Parish.
The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-05-31
The New Flag.

The design for our new flag. as salready
stated by telegraph, consists Of a red fly
and blus union. In the center Of the
union is golden yellow sun, with thir-
teen rays, corresponding 70 the number
Of thu States. Seven pf the rays, alttf-
nat-ly arranged, are somewhat longer
than the other. "The ay," or body Of
the flag is ornamented with an argent
Iwhit-) sallire, or st. Andrews cross,
the feet resting withing the sides Of
the Aag. ana the lower line Of the up.
per sinistral bar striking the bar o
tho union. The design meets the wish
es Of those whofavor the expressive SYM
boil Of the sun, as well as Of those who
prefer the cross. n
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DISSOLUTION OF CepARrAERsllp.

The firm Of Dnrand Rocquet 4 Co. is
this day dissolved. All persons indebted
TO the late firm are hereby notified to make
mo- payments. except TO- the undersigned,
who willscarryon the liquidation at the
same place Of business No, 12 Carortdelet
ST. New Orleans.
ADOLPHE ROCQUET.
LEOPOLD ROCQUET. =
New Orleans, r3,h March 1862.
90 m. ri.
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STATE OF LOUISIAN A,
Parish Of Avoytlles.
SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Counr.

SEVENTH JUDICIAL. DISTRICT CouRr.
Succession Of Lydia E. Ormana, deceased.
WHEREAS. Daniel G. VIC Milan lof The pA
rish of Point Conpcc, has filed in the clerk
Office of said Court, a petition praying TO
be appointed administrator of the above
entitled succession,
Now, therefore, all persons interested herein,
are hereby notified to show canse, if any. they
have, within ten days from the publication
hereof why the petitioners prayer should not
be granted.
Clerks office, Marksville, this Path day OF
May, 1862. ,o~,
!. Clerk.
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E VIZ learn by a letter received
here on Wednesday last. that the enc.
my has I: t:kenpossession Of Baton Rouge.
We are happy to be- able TO announce
that all the gums and ammnnitions, AZ
we'll AZ al th.. State papers, had bexn
tsken away previously.
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Militia Men Attention! !

The Marksville Militia Company, will.
from fl,is date, meet for drilling ever1
Saturday at, 2 o'clock P. NJ. upon the
gronnd ut the School House near Marks.
vile. Days Of Reviews excepted.
by order,
Captain NJ. N. G.:
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AN ACT. 10
TO ORGANIZE BANDS OFPARTIZ.iN IN
NCERI =:

kAxy AN
10 OORGANIZl3 BANDS OF PARTIz.fN
.-s4s RANGERS, S 81
SEcr,oN l.. The Coagress efAe Con-
f de ate State. Of An,erica 10 enact,
That the President be, and he is hcreb*,
authorized to commission sucl officers as
he may deem proper. with authority to
form bands Of Partizan Rangers. in com
panies, battalions or regiments either as
infantry Of cavalry, the edntltai''ss, bat
talions or regiments to BE- composed,
each or such number as the President
may approve. y,...,.. PA ~ qg
SEC. 2. Be 1t fur her e'tacecd, That
such Partizan Ra,igsrs, after bring reg
ularly received. Into the service, shall be
entitled to the same pay. rations and
quarters, during ,lu'ir term of service
and be subjected to tho same regulation,
as other soldiers.
Sic. 8. BE t fir her eaac'td. That
for any arms aud munitions Of war capt
ured from the enemy by any -bo'ly o.
Partizan Rangers, and delivered to any
Quartermaster at such place or places AZ
may ba designated by Commanding
General, th- Rangers shall be paid thei,
full value in such manner as the Srcrr.
tary of War may prescribe:
Approved April 21st, 1862. +
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leans, that uen. I,:,vrll has h,rh killed
by his own men and Noise been hung
at Jackson, also, that a gunboat is to
come up to Alr.andria. II is all but
rumors.
Some men they met in . skia: from
.icksburg told them that Fort Pillow
was occupied BY the tedvrals, that they
are also.i in possession Of Natchez, and
That their s',nbo4ts have gone above.
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.EDOUARD De GENERES,
PUBLIC AUCTIONEEK.

DEsPECTFULLY informs the public
II that from this day, the co. partnership ex>
isting between the undersigned and Mr.. Leon
Gauthier is dissoved, and he personally ten.
ders his services to his friends as Notary
public and Auctioneer.
He returns his thanks to them for the libe-
raj patronage they have extended to him here
tofore, and solicits tbe continuance OF tlr
same.
1farksville. this 9th April, 1867
EDOU ARD DE GENEkEsS.
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Bricks!! Briclxs!!!

The undersigned edcrs for sale any quantity
Of Brick, first quality and at moderate prices
from his brick yard at Marksviile
Purchasers will please call at his residence
on Washington street where he will be found
at oil times. -
Is Feb--sm CHARLES GERARD.
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TAx RELIABLE GENTLEMAN-Has
taken possession of Main street and
can be hourly seen there from 6. a. N.
ills p. n. He has in store an aston
i.hing quantity Of news Of all sorts. He
is the delight Of news mongers and the
terror vf the Unfortunate Editor, who is
left with nothing butsecond hand reliable
stories to tell his readers. The 1nstitu-
ton is aourishing in our town and We
hope it will soon save the country. a
The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-05-31

We clip from the N o. True Delta.
Of the 10Th the fallowing details Of the
battle Of Shiloh:
It appears from thse accounts very
clearly that the Confederate army at S!.i-
lob fought tie whole army Of Grant and
Buell.. Johnston marched from Corinth:
with about 35, 900 men, Of whom some
6vsorts six thousand were cavalry. The
accounts published in the Dclt:, Of yes
ter,lay give the force os Grant and Buell.
as seventy thousand.
Z The confedsrates had no idea that ON;
Monday, ths 7th April, Grant had. been
reinforced BY. .Buell's whole army. They
thought it possible that Wallace's divi-
sio,, halrnarched up from Cr,.mp's Land
ing, and that their arrival gave such new
vigor and force to tho Federal advance.
Deducting the losses and consequent
details and disorganization Of Sunday,
Dcaurrgard had only fifteen! ihoiisand to
meet Buell's advances bn Monday: 1t
is wounderful that with such inequality
of force his whole army was not captured
or destroyed, but fell slowly back,
keeping up a fire from their nuskrtry
and artillery along their whole column
as they retre.ted.'
To offset this valuable information
contained iii ths accounts published in
the Delta yesterday, there are several
very gross and palpabls fctions III lhr
Northern papers. There never was any
portion of Prics's and Van Dorn's army
ith Beauregard. Thos11G Generals We're
hundreds Of .,.ii4s. off when the battle Of
Shiloh took, place. Nor was there ever
any disbursements IF Beauregard's# .
army. His whole, force vas i'll tie bat
| tie of the Ct, and he had no others to
| tight tho battle Of the 7sh Nor did this
army fly" or retire to Corin,h in dis
order, pursued by B"rll,' cavalry =
There was not squadron Of U. s. cav
ally whicl, appeared on tie field in sight
of the Confrdrratps, and the rear Of Beau
regards army never fell back more
than three miles Gen. Buell. had not,
up to tn. last accounts, taken Corinth
Gen. Bragg Vas not taken prisoner
thoug', always in shs rear of the army
when it retired, nor was Gen. Breekin
ridge, nor was Gen. Beauregard's arm
shot off. Nor is it true that tho attack OF
the United States camp was made By
troops carrying the stars and stri pes. :
The only Rags permitted to b., used wer'
certain batt1e-aags, Of which each divi
sion had a distinct one, that bore no
slightest resemblance to the stars an,
stripes. Nor was Gen. Prentiss and 9th
! ers surprised, assthe battle opened wit
long and brisk skirrnisi,ing suficien
f to arose the whole camp for fnil.s. Th
views expressed in the description of til
New York Times. published IN the De-
, ia, respecting the able generalship wit
which the Confederate army was hand
led, are.fally confirmed by the impre'
ons, no doubt honestly entertained, tha
the army was twice as strong as it reall
was, and that it was constantly receivin
reinforcements.
: s9sy9
II A HINT To MANuFAcTuRERs.-
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$zs R.EwARD!.s

srofen fromethe subscriber on the night Of
Goth inst a. certain Bay horse. with black
name e taif Inane; foretop quite long slightly
l,nnpbacked. Moves stiff other ll,arka il my
not remembered. tt s;
+ will pay the above reward to any one
delivering sail horse Here to Iiie. e
g. j.. g. GORDON
At, Aaf:slaya, Ia. March 3lsh 1862.
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Col. B. w. BLAxEwoop IN THE

Col. B. w. BLAKEwooD N THE
FIELD AS A PARTISAN HAHoER LEs<
DsR.-Our well known fellow citizen
and patriot, Col. u. W. Dlakewood,
having beer authorized by the Prrsi-
dent to raise ! Band Of Pc k;san Ran-
gers in the Parish Of Avoyelles. from
among those that come under the Con.
scription Act and others has already
met with the most aattsring success in
the start Of bis enterprise. Men are
aocking to his standard fiom every sec
ton Of tfse parish and ina few days hiil
organisation viii: no~doubt. b conplets
Tho Col. haa the strongest claims upol
the patriotism Of our young men VIII
wfll keep up, the martial spirit whicl
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- Our little city has assumed tho
appearance Of military Camp. John
sons special Battalion is camped there
and all the vacant buildings public and
private, are occupied BY those troops
formed into FIVE companies. The Cos-
tsdsr.ts Gag ishoistsd At Head Quarters.
whore a miniature representation Of the
activity Of larger and motel camps can
bs hourly Witnessed.
Their gallant commander, Col. W. W
johnson. is unrelenting in his Efforts to
promote order and discipline among his
men and to provide for their we'll being,
The leisure Of Camp life has stimulated
the characteristic proclivities Of some o
the french members Of Compy. B. to
create fun, and these inventive gcniusef
for monstrositiss have Been the talk ant
laugh Of 4 crowd Of gazers Of boobies al
the week. Their exhibitions will prob
ably be suppressed by order. Th'
Zouaves in the crimean war had far SD
perior amusem-nts in their camps. The.
have left An universal favorable impress
sion Of their intellectual and moral paa
times.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-07-16

A correspondent of the Phila. Inquirer
writing from Front Royal, says 1t is in
sisted upon by some journals that Col.
Ashby was killed in the fight with Gen.
Shields. This is positively not so. One
of the intrepid Bucktails sent the fatal
bullet through him that ended his earthly
career at the battle between Fremont S
and Jackson's forces. The shot was fired,
as near as can be ascertained, by Corpo-
raj, who was himself wounded and died
He knew Asbby and, taking deliberate
aim, killed the famous Rebel He was
almost Immediately wounded, but made
known the above fact to his comrades at
the moment the deed was done.
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The Peoples state Convention

The people Of Pennsylvania, who desire cor
daily to unite in sustaining the National Ad-
ministratlon IN its patriotic efforts to suppress
a sectional and unholy Rebellion against the
unity of the Republic, and who desire to sup
port, by every power of the Government, one
hundred thousand heroic brethren in arms,
braying disease and the perils of the field to
preserve the Union of our Fathers are request
ed 10 select the number Of Delegates equal to
the Legislative Representation of the State, at
such times and in such manner as will best
respond to the spirit Of this call, to meet in
State Convention at Harrisburg, on Thursday
the / 18th day ofJuly next, at eleven O'Clock, to
Nominate candidates for the Offices of Auditor
General and Surveyor General, and to take
such measures as may be deemed necessary
30 strengthen the Government in this season
Of common peril to a common country.
4. X MCCLURE.
Chairman Peoples State Committee.
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FremOnt's Varied Career.

There being obviously too many Major
Generals-Fremont, Banks, Siegel, and
M'Dowell, with several rigadiers-in
the Valley of Virginia, it became neces-
sary to put commander over them all.
To have selected from among that num-
Der would have been a delicate under
taking-and accordingly the President
sent for his old friend, John Pope, who
has done so we'll in the West, and put
him in chief command. A subordinate
position, General Fremont rightly thought
would reduce his rank and consideration
in the service, and he asked to be relieved
Gen. Rufus King, of Wisconsin, was ac-
cordingly appointed in his place. Wash.
ington and our best Generals have pur-
sued the same crurse under similar cir
cumstances of being outrauked
Recalling the life of John c. Fremont,
from his unfriended boyhood up, one is
struck with the number Of his reverses
of this kind-and also with the fact that
he has emerged stronger and more popu-
lar from every temporary loss. No man
in the present war has sacrificed SO great
pecuniary interests as Gen. Fremont, and
none has given more heart and will to its
prosecution. His foresight obtained US
arms in Europe-he helped put forward
the gunboat system in the mississippi
and his famous Mountain march saved
part of the Virginia Valley. He has
never had forces adequate to the demands
upon him but has handled those he had
most creditably. The candid and impair
tial historian will award him honor for
his services.
AS the President has twice conferred
marked confidence upon Fremont, it is
manifest he has his entire personal ap-
proval, and that the two changes of CON-
manders were required by considerations
which would be satisfactory to the public
! If divulged, and are in no wise prejudi-
cial to Fremont. The latter, in again
retiring uncomplainingly from higher
to lesser place, and the former in taking
the bold step he thought advisable, have
bo.h shown themselves, to the soldiers
and civilians, as true patriots devoted
supremely to the public good, which they
hold subordinate to all personal or party
considerations -Lerisbury Chronicle.
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The CoNFIsCATIoN BILL.-The bill
for the emancipation of the slaves of the
following classes of rebels, passed the
lower house of Congress by vote of 81
yeas, to Al nays:
First. Of every person who shall act
as officer of the rebel army or navy.
Second. OF every person who shall act
as President, member Of Congress, Judge
of any court, cabinet officer, foreign min
lister, commissioner, or consul of the SO,
called Confederate States.
Third. Of every person who shall act
as Governor of State, member of Con-
vention or Legislature, or Judge of any
State court of the so-cclled Confederate
States.
Fourth. Of every person who, having
held an Office of honor, trust, or profit in
the United States, shall hold an Office in
the so-called Confederate States.
Fifth. Of every person who shall hold
any office or agency under the so-called
Confederate States, or under any of the
States thereof but persons in the third
and fifth classes must have accepted their
appointments since the date of the pas
sage of the Secession ordinance of their
States, or have taken an oath of allegiance
to the Confederacy.
SiGth. OF every person not within the
above classes who, after the passage of
the act, being wilfully, and without com
pulsion, engaged in armed rebellion, shall
not, within sixty days after proclamation
by the President, lay down bis arms and
return to his allegiance.
The bill also disqualifes the said six
classes from holding office under the
United States Government. The Presi-
dent is authorized to negotiate for the
acquisition, by treaty or otherwise, of
lands or countries in Mexico, Central
Amerida, or South America, or in the
islands of the Gulf of Mexico, or for the
right Of settlement upon the lands of the
said countries, for all persons liberated
under this act, to be removed with their
own consent.