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ILLINOIS

.-.......... ILLINOIS r...
Is about equal In extent % England. With a pop-
ulati0n Of u, ,66e, and 9 SOIL capable Of sup
porting 20 ioeo, 900. No siats In the Valley Of
the Mississippi ofers 50 great an inducenant 70
the settler as the State OF Illinois There is 10
part Of the world Ehere all The conditions Of eli
mate and soil 80 admirably combine 70 produce
tAoas two 7rsat staples Coax and RHE1T. 11
1a CLIMATE. slllssa Ii--.zI.
Nowhere can the lnanE:riousa faru1sr secure I
such Immediate results from his labor Is on these
deep, hch, loany soils, cultivated With % mach
ease. The climate from the axirems southern
part Of The State 70 the Terre Haute, Alton 8 St.
Louis Railroad, distance Of nearly 200 Hiles. b
well adapted 70 Winter
WHEAT, CORN, COTTON, TOHACCO.1
Peaches, Pears, Tomatoss, and eyeEy variety Of
lruit and vegetables Is grown In great abundsnee,
from which Chicago and other Northern markets
are furnished fEom 4 TO weeks earlier than their
Immediate vicinity. Between the TeTre Hauta,
Alton 4 s.. LouiE Railroad and the EHukakHe
and Illinois rivers distance Of 115 miles on
the Branch and 1876 miles on the Main Trunk
lies th great Corn and Stock raiEing portion Of
the State.
THE ORDINARY YIELD
Of Corn Is from 90 to so bushels per acre Cat
tie, Horses, Mules, Sheep and .Hogs are raised i
here at small cost and Yield large profits. Il Is
believed that no seeton Of country presents great
er Inducements for Dairy Farming than the Prsi- |
res Of Illinois, 3 branch Of farming 70 which but
little attention has been paid, and which must /
yield sure profitable results. Between the Kan
kakee and Illinois rivers, and Chicago and Dun |
leith, distance Of Sc miles On the Branch and !
l4I miles BY the Main Trunk, Timothy Hay,
Spring Wheat, Corn,
OATS, BARLEY, BYE BUCKWHEAT,
And vegetables suited to the climate, are proda-
.ced in great abundance The northern portion /
of Illinois Is about the climate Of Pennsylvania {
while the southern part has the climate OF Ken
tucky and Virginia, giving a variety Of temper
ature In the staiss suited toalmost every product
OF the United 1tsfsa - -
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NOTICE -NOTIOE Is HEHEBY
~ giv.s ths: ths gndslignsa has been 69ly sg-
Drydsas dscsaaad. HAkRLEg DRHBEH.
9lnsieaa ARfA p IN slrlsi
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LEGAL NOTICES.

Cleveland, PatnesVilie 81 IN Common Pleas,
Ashtabula r. R. Co CuyahOga County.
VS. r \ Ohio Ciyll action
A. whiting foF money only.
MIoTTOE "A WHITING, HoH-nIsT-
IN dent otths State Of Ohio. Wlll taxa notice
that the Cleveland, PGinesYille 3 Ashiabula
Railroad Company, did OF the Oh day OF Nay,
1882 file petition IN the Court OF 1Gomfncr.
Pleas within and for the County Of CuYahOQ1
and State Of Ohio, against the said A. WhitIng
defendant, setting form mt on the Sd day of
March, 1852, the said defandautipfAs tndebtailf6
said Company In. the several sums, on accounts
ofSl49 TO- s158 and SO 10, amounting n total
To ths sum OF s8I3 90, with interest thereon from
March 3 1852, for charges and transportation Of
certain three lots barrels oil carried and convey
"a over and upon said Oompany's RellrOad from
qirard to Cleveland, o.. and there at the latter
place delivered By said company for said def-u-
dant at his request, that the sad gpm Of money
was then and is now due and payable, that said
sum Of money nor any part thereof has been paid,
and said company prags Judgment against the
said A. whiting, defendant, IN the sum Of three
hundred and seventy three dollars fnd sixty
cents, with interest thereon from said Sd day Of
March. 1862.
And the said A. Whiting Is notified that he Is
required to appear and answer said petition on
OF before the 28th day Of June, 1852, or Judgment
will be taken against him By default
RANNEY, BACKUS 4 NOBLE,
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M ASTER'S 8 A L E-Pursusnt 70 the
lVE command of decretal order Ofsale Issued
from the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga
County. at the suit of George Hsllagsinst steph-
en- r. Webster and others, shall expose for sale
at public auction at the door Of the Court House
In the City of .eveland, IN said County, on the
9TH day of June, 1852, at O'Clock P. M, the fol
lowing described lands and tenements- Situate IN
The County Of Cuyahoga, and known and de-
scribed rs follows: Commencing st the north east
corner Of lot thirty one In A. Bliss allotment
in the village Of Chagrin Falls; thence along the
east line Of said lot at right angles with Orange
street TO point two feet beyond the south east
corner of said lOtthirty one; thence westerly par
allel with Orange street thirty-hve feet; thence
northerlY at right angles with Orange street to
SAID Orange street; thence 70 the place of begin
ming, being the whole of lot thrtY-one and piece
ten feet off the side of lot thirty and being thirty
i've feet on Orange street and one hundred and
two feet deep, be the same more or less, but sub
tect to all legal highways. Appraised at SS25.
GEO. 81. WYMARI,
/. Z. GOODWIN, Master ComTn'r
Pitts Atty. maY9SpI
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THE MOST IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT
TAat E6sr APPs@sd Before he PsbRei
DR. RNDHRAD.

VbtorinNry Surgeon, has introduced bis eelobrated
Golden Ointment OF Iodine
Fer tie cure Of SPAWN, RinRb ne, Curb, Eplints
Wintgalia, Ihoroughpin, Oapped Hook, M6ak Ho6ie
Eiounderai Ihrugtl, eaarteIa Crack, Ooptracted
Hbe, and all durable diseases Ct the Feet, Legs
eh0uldeFa, and particularly sweeney, Of the Decay.
ina % the mu8ciol OF he Hipa. sl-- -l.'
l1Huii directions with each box, and some im-
portaut hlu1l eoacernilg OthHr diseases Whioh tne
hcOo is ase 20. ltwi rec uire no better refersnee
For ssis b STRONG : ARMSTRONG. Price %
cen { ana tl,0. &c.,
he hauo. e. it surpassoa anything OF Ihs kind nov
in uaa for the humane. apFlf397
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DR.. 9IBS0Nr

FroSsssoF ef 1lssSoPstIg al4 Hsiisia1,
Omos-fs Esassa st., . ~ eoOn non su1ariots
6iios hour ffO.iy % u sni nan - O'slSSs
ssilg. fanlasyl szeal1ae.l e. - ! -. 90
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fhs pkAWEk 8 nov uada with Wheelsris new
EA4A4I Y 1HhE I'd DuORHuGATUD IEOH EEEL
9.ee VIII s'elTaniseq ghain, made from the best
.4 ~ GHa "a the most perfect aud simple
- . i ~ pafpolo nov onersd the pablo. Tbs
Hef1a'ts 4pe7y Oas q he NansJaetau-s to
gsgs Ssttsfsetioa % az ,0bO t7y 4ReE.
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Attorneys for @. P. 4 A. R. r.
nniah Nav aih A ID Iaaa nnrI ..ol


M MASTER'S sALE.-Pursuant 8 to the
I'M command Of a decrstal order Of sale issued
from the Court of Common Pleas Of CuVahoga
County, at the suit of John Harper againg ]. ".
Fenkell and others TO me directed, I shall expose
for sale at public auction at the door Of the Court
House, In the City of Cleveland, In said County,
on the 7th day Of June, 1862, Gt2 O'Clock P NJ,
the following described lands and teEementg 70
wit: Situate In the townships Of Chagrin Falls
and Russell, in the eth range Of townships in the
Connecticut Western Reserve, In the State Of
Ohio, and which is also in the Counties Of Guys
hOga and Gesuga, and is known as being parts of
lots Nos 10 and 20 n said townships, and bounded
as follows; on the north the north line Of said
tract No. 8; on the east BY land decided By Aaron
Bliss to Joseph s. BaTass; on tbs south by the
centre Of the road leading from Chagrin Falls 10
Resell Centre, and Westby q line parallel with
the east line and so far distant thereffom Is TO
make thirty seven 50 100 acres. a
And, also, another piece, situate in said town
ships and counties, and i5 known by being part
of the Champion tract, and bounded as follows:
beginning at the northwest corner of thirty-acre
lot owned BY Chester Plastrage; thence aloRg the
west line Of said thirty acres south to the centre
Ofthe highway; thence along the centre Of the
highway westerly far enough TO contain twenty
tOur acres; thence north to the south line Of the
tract; thence east to the place of beginning coz
timing twenty four acres, be the sa-Ra more or
less. but subject to all legal Highways. Apprais-
ed at Sles7 GEO. d. WYMAN,
T. 4. HAMILTON, Master Comm
Pltf1s Atty. mav99o1
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Irvine U. Masters, Trustee
for ThomAs QaAyle, Pl'tff,
Theodore n Burton. Rod.
eriek Oalkin1, Thomas
opAYle, 4gear a .hurtop,
OGhoon y illiAm q. lnHs
hem, Well4 Porter, Ell-
hu M. Psok and Irvine
q. Masters, partners
undeF the uAme or Peck
MtaierB, Hohdrl 3.
Dennis and josiah Bar.
ton.
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Court Of Common Pleas.
Cuyaboga OOunUI o.
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TOMAS m HEARTT PHILT

Harvey stephen5 and -.
George Presley, PlAintins In the Court Of Common
against Pleas Cnyanoga %.
horAlAn V pa4ls.s,hl ,st. - y n. r,s,tsF
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.I TGl r
For Belief.
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Ar FROM So no $12 PER ACR 8, Z

200 900 Acres in Farms Of 4O Acres and upwards
in ILLINOIS, the Garden State Of America. l y y
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Charles WinsloW, as the
kssigdes Of Rsn 3in @.
, Hunt, for the B. nedt
Of the creditors Of o.
y. Sexton, Defen ant.
ATnngTVga ~ q
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* Tie poetry left at our sanctum b
NV. WI be published some othe
4Snng-s ssti sasafsHya ss.s 2)issEit' ~ s''3
1870. ...ga ga. s,st.f ..ssas or ssts,E.,aE
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.s..g Capt. GiImare.Ss Report. ,g
Headqsa1s.ss !S4renepors Rangers, 4
So 80 ST. Re4ment la Vols. -
), GAIT. w. II. ERuNNRLs,

y!ry Cara, ". II. iRpsNR4~s,{
( CogWlmp;aeniydissg 30 Reg, La Fols.j !
ST.; On the morning Of the the. 18th Of
Mach 'liisfcl | x lsa cannon nn,e Boston Noun
tain 10y, With my company, Numbering
sixty three rank and file, and eatm.4.pedl
that night with three miles Of Fay
.tteville, Resumed the, line Of parcl,
with the regiment, in. the lmotning,
G camping, that night at Elm Spring;
the men very pinch fatisped. end
many Of them with their feet, badly
blistered. Resumed the line Of march
on the morning of the 9th, hating
at Sugar Greek for =! = short time late
that evening Re Resumed the line OF
march that night, arriving three miles
Nprthof camp Nc Cullocl at O'Clock
on the morning Of the 7tb, remaining
there until Z o'clock a. MI The men
were very much !; . worn -4ovt, having
i haa l but I If i Is, t. eat since leaving
the Boston n Mountains lt,' nttsins; the wsather
Being . very eg, colq, and the men with
out blank cts, they, had but little
sleep. and were in consequence, in !
poor condition TO resume the march
that morning. When the call was
made to fal1 in, the Rangers fell in
promptly We, marched within Il. a
81 short distance list Of the Telegraph road
when We were CONFERENCE.-THE a dis,
lance Of about three miles, We
turned off to'fthe left, and whilst
marching q. s ing thrsnsh, thelane werrs fired
On by anaked battery, aboutethree
hundred yards distant, ON outright.
Ehe companE,was thrownlinto a little
|so.nfasia2p, lnot expecting ans attack
IN " that qaaxtsE) 'bnt from which shey
soon srscoyered.l. I'VE were, 81 then
marched short distanss hpthe lane,
when We were fredlorbks smountain
'h fEg i Stationed ea, a. hill on our
rights rgl yestthsp filed otAey right and
m marched aRop the: side,ofa AilLlwhea
We we're baltsd.'s Sean sAeanysfrine
ct small csns, swasss heaaAa Ans frone,
The lns ,rsgimept was thor s,aesA1 sfoH,
w .Ys the e9mpany in itssplacsi in
line. We bad net proceeded far,
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asr19y = nssr at this time were badly
used up. Some were unable to go
along with the regiment, others went
In search If food. aa} could not gss
81 Il cd&nfnJ Fin / be &ol iing:
II evsf.s men 70 I mi etely born,
81 ffos and stigss;s We
slept on o erms that night until 3
O'Clock in the morning, when we
marched to Gen. Prices headquarters
+psis@ tho -I1elegrspils. 'road.. We were
Ssaesa4 qa1 < 1a1g tNthe'le6a6 the
road. and Eemainsd thereduring the
heavy ca4ponade between onr bat
tesies and the enemy's. We were
then alaepsd 2tp anarah OF III Geld,
which we did in good order. o&t.
The missing of my company are
as follows:T Wounded, Frank Cane,
severely, Gut not dangerously; miss
ing, Marion 7. Miller, ] ames Kimhle;
Jules. T.. JUS Charles VOLS. John
Craig, Iawrsence j Singer and Dan'l
s. Dnva}E 4 ss&ss s'2sast' ) T.
l have the honor. Captain, ,ss'r .
to be your obsdient servant.
-. ;Eissst j. 3. GILMORE
Capt. ing Shreveport Rangers,
Sd Reg: Louisiana Vols.
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General order.

SAVo - VIZ
Headssarfa6 sse,- Miss. Dist, p,
Van BURN, Xrk., n Rrch 16, '62.
|A sGSerdz o~&.-No. 2.
he Major General commanding
[this is&fct desires tSexpress to the
troopS his admiration for their con-
duct during the recent expedition
against tho enemy. r. ThaMaf
Siacs leaving - caasp-;a.s~ BOSTON
Mountains they havebssn ihckssantly
exposed "a the h4rdships of q winter
campaign, md have endured such pri-
vations ~ troeps have rarsly encoun-
tered. g ,vfS aGa - = .rup
. In the engagement Of the 9th, 7th
and sth insts, il YVES the fortune Of
the General Gomwaading to be imme-
diately with ,te Missouri Division,
and he can therefore bear personal tes-
timony to. ,their gallant bearing.-.
From the n.oble veteran who has led
them SO long, to the gallant S. Church
III Clark, WHO fell while meeting tho
enemy's last charge. the Missourians
proved themselves devoted patriots
s.ld stau.,ch soldiers. They met tho
enemy on his chosen positions and
took them from him. .rAeyeaptured
four Of his CANNON aud many prison
ers. They drove him from his field
Of battle and slept upon it: ,i
The victorious advance Of McCul-
loch's division upon the strong posi-
ton Of tho encmy's front, was inevi-
tably checked by the misfortune.
which now saddcn the hearts Of our
countrymen throughout the CoDfed-
eracy. McCulloch and Mcintosh fell
in She very front of the battle and. in
the full tide of success. With them
went down the confidence and 6pe of
their troops. No success can repair
the loss Of such leaders: 1t is only
left to us to mourn heir ,,ntimely fall;
emulate their heroic courage, aud
iyeuge their death.
You heye inflicted upon the enemy
a heavy blow, But Wa must prepare
Mt once TO march against him again.
-,
Al officers and, men must be dilig.nt
n"perfectine themselves in knowl-
edge oftactics and ofca,np dicfplinc,
The Regulations Of the Army upon
this subject must be rigidly enforced.
Cfiicers will recite daily in I3ctics
and all must drill as many times
daily as other duties viii permit, In
every company the prescribed roll
calls will b" made. The arms will be
daily inspected. and a. careful attep-
ton be given to nel, police of the
camp. r-s- H rs.N
Commanders Of Brigades will p.b-
|ish and strictly enforce these order4.
BY order f f :, ss.,a. ss.. .
? Maj. Gsns EARL VAN DoRN,
sss Z DxiNBv II. MAuRy, a. a. &.
"WHIsKY AS IS WHIsKY."-A
o0,raSp@,,I af H.
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craig, Lawrence u .AcluScF anu Ian
IS. DuvasE 4 ssao s'2saft' g. :
have the honor. Captain, ,4r !.
to be your obsdient servant.
-. SEtssei slJ.s 3. GILMORE;
Capt. coq'ing Shreveport Rangers
Sd Reg: Louisiana Vols.
Essa g. "a ---- : =. = - s--- = l-l.-t@-
EvRonEAN AFFAlRs.7~Thc Mobile
Advertiser and Register CLEANS tA.e
following from a copy of the London
lObserver, of February l5:.
American affairs are. lightly touch.
ed upon, except under the head OF
Photographic news Mr.. Thurlow Weed
seems to be occupying valuable space
in the Well filled columns Of the OBJ
server, in matchmaking the British
lpubfic with the virus ct his abolition-
ism. His last theme is, .Car king
Cotton be Gethroned!" and he labor.
to point out TO England how She Can
batsss4 .tsom her dependence TOR the
staple Mpon the hated rebels.
In discussing. the slave trade,
which 7Mr. Weed does, with te:rs in
bis eyes, he is obliged to. admit that
|"siavers are purchased aud tittsd ou !
in Northern ports" He attempts to
,s'reheve this deep disgrace" 10y the
aNerllent that most of the merchants
and masters engagql in the traffic,
though residing in Northern cities,
are either Spaniaas or Portuguese.
The confession is.good, nevertheless,
that the North does the trade, and, if
the truth eosld come out, it would be
seen that the,North pockets the price.
of what its laws df4omi,.a.s. piracy"
AtS6utherner, under tho signature
of "Fair Play is following up Ms
Weed, in tina Observer, with q very
"shalp stick" aaias y 81
We find In tho number before us
some dispatches from Earl Russell on
Mexican affairs. From these it APP
pears hat there has been some trouble
among the allies in reference to the
Mexican INVASION. Marshal SeHeno,
the Spanish commander of the allies,
is charged, both by England and
France. with having .axceeeded the
limits of the convention between the
three powers in reference lathe OBJ
jects of the invasion. OHIO 'a
/. Earl Russell tells the British Min
lister at, Madrid that he is distinctly
to inform the Spanish Government
that 4" the allied forces are not to be
used for the purpose Of depriving the
Mexicans of their ,lndoubted right of
choosing their own form of govern
ment.D If. says the Earl, in aAother
dispatch, the Mexicans Choose TO in
yite tho Archduke Ferdinand Maxi
milan, to the throne of Mexico, all
welk hut England Will not consent
tsdonce upon Mexito q Governn,spt
Or ruler. repugnant to- the sentiments
Of herpeoples doesfn 'gfsy 4 ir3t
The French Emperor, dissatisfied
with. the proceedings of the Spanish
Governmsza, i.asd, at tho superiority
of thetSpanish over theF French force,
has gaordesedk . reinforcement Of be-
tweena1no and 1000 French troops,
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ri Groekess Risssrs iss the thing 70
gsa daziAg this weathsr.Ii See adverL
t issmena elsewhere in sto-day's paper.


w W.. r :. Thn s eosgesponaks
entof the Memphis Appeal, writing
from Richmond. says: -,
,.. Among the strangers 'alg geeeRtlY Ear
riysd j if RRi Glll.,pnd il VIM sny
Tressptt, Esq, # South! Ca.oains;
we'll kapxn fss his political writings.
This I s.ntsenai''s whole properly;
mansion no s's',e tats, egrpe.. ard Library.
Fey i meth the vs spoilers He n.a
sided an aRislsa1 On H. Southern
Ainaieoaat'g AAsMdsysa gos Yankee
Napnei hel me insole.ice to to lty,eaa send
hinsora.by flsg 81. : true; th.s Isl.
oooks were in the nessessiopgef very.
appreciasiye persons, who knew how.
teiSalue than. ilsss tTsegt q,ore.! 5sfs1'
~ "a
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sES4 \. SaiS Nalfx q 4,S hi!
walls ~,
LEryfR Fsan THE SHREVEPORT

march in the morning, to wbst place
VIC. don't know. it 10 rumered, how
ever. that Pocahontas be pnr
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Shs Semi as'ssa1y gs'ps.
Published On Tuesday and Friday.
:JNO. DICIxIN6ON
: 80 Q Qarraapondapta H.,

"a Wa will h 1haaaP1 te,seseile con,
tribntions from eqF friends, in in, 20 a
'1 around Shreveport. An OCCASIONAL
y'artiGe from ifhi our planters, relative to
,sthjcrops,a hilE be vSsy aceeptAb,
.aAnxafaet,a We ,Nfsinsa scornespo.aes
sss sssS s.3'sss 9i H. not t. spb
sifshSd's sisSe E g q s1mmunicatioas sr
eso1sE3;.a,,a,,t an l4z2 10 @9.t ~ '
se spEhossfris.d3v'si Cur undertaking,
who may hear Of &ays local, or.sotaer
ii items. thet ms IL RgeYes Of interest TO
~ our readers, win favor us by handing
IN xiie Same ut thD '6fice Of The News.
,s,y In writing, be bfief. and concise.
/. bearing in mind, thet, lengthy com
munfcafions arc seldom appreciated
Anby hewSapsper readers. j ~ ''.''fi q
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3xERoasE Isas34SltE NyASt7.
Ken " - lily bdg
ttl,esnemy's infantry stationed in a
tAicket on pnsleft. We.then moved
u Id setisn Of 'thc sY1. when
3AeI ag snsasa onlsbotH Hei
to- tos thick undi tgrowtE W
an pt sa in ~. of tkttle,
land beeszne somewhat mixed up by
ether troops rushing through our
xanks:i EAftsrf ne enemy ;hia lbseh
drives hAek..xs-w ss>~6ss& sss4y-s
battery on tbs,r1ght. 0 We were then
erde1ssd and led, by Col: yHebett to
charge the batAery. Hene the Ran
ssr. becams mi1edu up with the other
companies of tho regiment, and some
Arksasas troops, and vas unabie'to
ct ! the entire company together
again dasinsathe day. - Aftsar che
battery was taken, we were fired on
from the woods to the left IF the bat
terry ,,aHereo considerable. eDnfnsion
fea,ned inhmy company, cssrsed by
members of other companies. and
some Arkansas troops getting mixed
zip with ahsm, but showed great
bravery in driving the enemy back
(iAtQ the thicket.r ! hers made al
effort torsforna the company. but had
only partly succeeded, whom 1t was
discovered that large body Of the
snemy,s CAVALRY were thanking us or
the fight we were the,, moved in
that direction to a fence. 1Yhe'cas-
airy made a charge On us at this point,
but were rep,lsed with considerable
fioss. l was here ordered by Capt.
iGrunnels, the senior officer in com
'ns,nd, to 60 to the left into the, tlaicket
TO meet a large body Of the enen1v's
infantry, who were advancing upon
ns in that direction I had not ad-
vanced far, when Il heavy fire of
small arms was opened upon us.
Here a desperate fight ensued,, bit
we succeeded in driving them back
with great loss! Here the men showed
the greatest bravery, the coolest and
mos. determined fighting 7 eyer wiz
messed. At the fash Of the eAeIIaay's
guns, the men would rush madly on
them, routihg them from behipa logs,
stnhps and trees, shouting them al
almost every step In this fght,
there were about two bundled and
fifty Louisiana and Arkansas troops
engaged; and in theIfght had become
separated from the rest Of the COM
tmand. being the senior officer then
present. the men reanested me to
take command, which; ! dia, and At
once conference.-the form a line, with
the assistance Of Lieuts.. Gentles,u Of
|thS Pelican Rifles, Morse, Of the
Pelican RANGE No. + and Hobbs
If Acknowledgement, but had gdtten
but few Of them in line, when We
were Ranked Wy a body Of infantry
on the left. We instantly charged
them, driving them back with coli
adorable loss on their side, and With
but little on ours, the above named
officers acting with great bravery and
GOODNESS: I particularly noticed the
conduct of Lieut.; Henry Gentles, at
times 4 saw him In the front ranks
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The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-04-11

|oners A%ybaaesa made. pOol. Hsbe1t
end Majar T.nnasA Of iour regiment.
|ars ,uo~eaet Van Baren; thayswere
aDha,sed D. 'fswsdsysij.go. They
Ean6p beth. in 6.&sAealth and spirits.
I learn there,willbe anethsre1chanse
made in . few .aays. Gen. Curtis
in HIS official report of the battle Of
Eskhori,s says he suffered heavily;
he does not claim q victory, and ac-
'knooawIedges ai6ss4J IL s5oo Killed and
woundeda. He Ii now retrpeating to-
wards st. TEoauis. Gen. Mcbride.
with 1900 men, have burnt the U. S.
'storehouses at Rolla, destroyed all
the quarterpastsr and co,i,,hissary
stores that were there, tore Up tho
railroad track, stSatrnt the cars, and
played the misthiieef 1gensraiiy: We
have not secns Che official report Of
Gen: Van Dorm, b&t from what We.
can learh;, our 1855 aoss not exceed
800 killed and Wounded: + send you.
q eGpy acapt: eilmofe's Official re-
p6iF Of The battle. 1host WHO are
mentioned as missing, are prisoners,
and ale doing" wen. Frank Cane
was sent to Iittle Roatk;;i he is doing
wen. y The Captain ana boys send,
CHER Best wishes to the News. a'r4
fasi ::,at~ReepecHnty, s" lv:'k.
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