, 1862-06-16

GUERRILLA WARFARE RECoAAESDED-HOW |
TO TREAT oUR STEAM MoRTARs ON THE MIS-
s1ssIPPI.
From the jackson Misslseippian.1
Guerrilla bands will be g powerful auxiliary
to our regular army, and peculiarly serviceable |
on the banks Of our rivers, in picking OF the
pilots Of trading vessels which may venture
upon the waters of our riverB.
The possession Of the rivers by the enemy
Will alnennt to very little if the people residing
on them are vigilant and true to themselves.
His gunboats are not ordinary steamboats,.
The latter may go in fleets with a gunboat pre-
cannon each, loaded with grape shot, to repsl !
attacks; but even this Will not serve them if |
few determined men will resolve that Linco1n's /
boats shall not float upon our waters. The pilot
houses Of the steamboats, may be cased with |
iron, but the Pilots must have an open space !
through which to see. # two or three men |
Will dig q rifle pit On the shore at the bend Of |
Il river, where a boat will be obliged to come |
Within hundred yards, and where tho plot
will be facing them and exposed, they could |
pick off the pilot and perhaps the captain. If |
the gunboats send shell, let the partisans |
stoop in the pit until it e8plodcs. If BY |
chance it falls in the pit, they can jump ont. !
But the trees can protect them from shells:
them, Is they would be protected. Il the
boat shonld attempt to land before that could
be done, the partisan could be q mile of, to
where bis horse WIS tied, OF in some cane
DItthE. t1fE> GGH tl AttETA AiEA AL EaGN SooAG3
| bordering on the river, with well selected
rifle pits, could render the navigation Of the
! rivers By other than gunhoats, SO dangerous
that pilots would not attempt to carry boats
| up or down the stream. There are places
where the channel runs close under the bluff,
where rocks OF trees could be thrown down on
| the boats.
Tho following advertisementapp appeared in the
| Msssissippian:
| PARTISAN RANGERS.
I have to-day received authority from the
Secretary of War, at Richmond, to raise a
! corps sof partisan rangers, to serve in the
southern part OF this State, for the war, where
they are most urgently needed at this time, to
| check and intercept the maraudipg parties Of
our yanda enemies, who are every day, com.
hitting robbery and murder upon Mississippi
soil. They must be driven back.
Bold, true. and earnest men, Of any age, Will
be received in this corps; but no others are
wanted, or will be retained
Each man viii furnish his horse, saddle,
bride, doublc-ba1Tel shot gun or rifle, and
Fifty dollars bounty and communication paid
to all who join this corps noW.
We viii rendezvous at Jackson, Mississippi,
on Tuesday, the 10th Of June next.
Messrs. Allen, Ligon & Co.'s, Jackson.
G. McLACRE.
JACKSON, Miss, May 25th, 1852.
A DRAFT At TsAyASSAH-GEoRGAP PATR1oT1sal
DOWN.
A Sayauna1 correspondent Of the Charleston
| Courier furnishes an amusing description OF
the scene which ensued on the occasion OF q
. lra1t for 400 in Savannah, to complete requi-
! sitiou for troops, the requisite number not hav'
| ing volunteered. 1,500 Of the business men
and mechanics of the city we're drawn up in a
! hollow square On the parade ground, al in a
+ | high state Of excitement, when the follow
+ | ing proceedings took place:
Thn al fo1-a. hfc f3}o1c fhE
centre, and from the back Of magnificent
G horse, in few we1l-timed remarks calls fol
r volunteers. He said it WAS shame that :
: Georgian should eubmit to be drafted, and
: dishonorable to citizen Of Savannah to 3
forced into the service Of his country, Il!
appealed to their patriotism, their plnek ami
!, their-pelf He told them Of good clothes
u good living, and fifty dollars bounty; an'
!. u On the Strength Of these considera
sss iRStsS e ant Sdsoy ID tS IT, ra3 an tnsf a
-. .. pause ensued, worse than dead silenc'
. between the ticking Of 4 conversation Til
colonel thought he might not hare been hear
ID or understood, and repeated his catalogue Q
persuasions At this point one Of the sides {
the square opened, and In marched q compan
10 Of about forty stalwaEt lEishmeu, whom thel
s. captain, in loud and e1ultant tone, ar
r. nounced as THE Mitchell Guards; We yoluz
ie delighted. BE proposed three cheers tor tt
e- Mitchell Guards and the crowd indu1ged ne
N Unfortunately in the pulmonary exercise Tt
IN requisite number did not seem to be fortl
1g coming, however. and the colonel made a
other little speech, winding up with the Inv
zr tation to the black drummer and dter
aS perambulate the quadrangle and play DiAi
which they did, but the5 came as they went
ce solitary and alone-not the ghost Of yolu
ng wake. The colonel looked as blank SIS i I
cd evitable.
lat As dernie1 resort the colonel directed Q
ole | who had excuses to advance to the centre 81
"a submit them for examination. Did you ev
ny see crowd run away from falling hulldn
at fire, or toward 8 dog fight or sire
show2 Il you have gou can form some Il
I'd, OF the tempestuous nature Of the wave ID
Isl swept toward the little table tnthe centre :,
II the square around which were gathered =
ess four grave gentlemen who we're to eza1nr
He the documents. It was scene which, as
to uninte1ested outsider, one could only no
Ehe bis sides and laugh at. Hats were cru5he
]ad ribs punched, corns smashed and clothes to1
rht Every hand held Its magical bit OF paper. ho
in the begEmed diglts Of the individual just tfo
it stable or foundry to the dainty g1oVed 6
his trelnity Of the dry good clerk just from
en- | counter. Young and old, rich and poor, NJ
he Germans, FrenchmeH, 1talisns, lsraelites q
the Gentiles, all went TO make mp the motley ma
What pretty lot Of sick and disabled 1ndls
nals there were to be sure. Swelled arms, hH
ing legs, spine diseases, bad eyes, corns, 100
bat aches. constitutional debility IN the ore
ed, basket, ,etup'iye diseases. deafness, ,rhenmatt
lay, not vel genera1ly-those and thousand ot'
Ti1h CT complaints we're represented ID yaEiou
the aud heterog enousty rs by any procession
tel! pilgrims that ever visited the Holy Lsnd.
sed And 60 the day progressed, ten hours bel m
soel consumed in the endeavor to secure dI:
one This afternoon the absentees were gathered
the i gether, ani the efforts renewed. when, stra1
lots 70 eay, every man who found the liability
mipent Of his being forced to enlist, protes
that be was inst on the point Of doing so,
FIRE. H1lnnels Pas MS name 70 In0 lol'.
n, RUNNING TIE BLsoGKADH.
al GLORIOUS NEwa-Another niustIauon
lur5 the meMctency OF the plocKada Hhs " W
a,Sr an har4oIz cFr rny1Her inst 1n1nDT1