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Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08
MEMPHIS, Appil 30th, 1862

EoITOR TRUE DEMocRAT-.
 According to promise, will tell you in few words, how we left Little Rock and what we saw on the route to Memphis. A portion of our regi- ment took passage on the Parallel and the other on the Alonzo Child, among the latter your hum ble correspondent. Our Texas boys, many of them from the far-w praries, looked wild and scatter ing as the steamer eased off from the wharf and foated gracefully 6own the turbd waters of the Arkansas; but when she fairly got under way and went dashing and ploughing along at her best speed, '' the boys" caved, and swore that it beat ox-Eavigation badly that they would utterly for the future, ignore that primitive mode of locomo ton.
 We reached Napoleon early next morning, and hauled up just long enough to enquire after the fate of New Orleans, and the proximity of the enemy $ gun.boats We have learned that the Crescent City had gone under, or in other words, that the enemy were before it and had demanded Q surren der. The manly response of the mayor, so unlike that of Cheatham of Nashville, who made his Gilpin to deliver the keys of the city, uni versally admired and appauded.
 We have learned that the gun-boats were pro ceeding up the river, and might be expected up every moment, or down it, from Fort Pillow. Just imagine what impetus it gives unarmed steamer to hear that the enemy is pressing harl, fore and aft, and no means for defence! We went on with accelerated speed, and learned the same glowing anticipations at Helena; but onward, still onward, the gallant captain urged As boat, to save if possible the six hundred defenseless men he carried The Alonzo proved fast Child, and we beat them to Memphis
 After leaving Helena, we came to the cotton burners; several large steamers sent out by order of the government to burn all the cotton to be found any where on the river. dreary, des- olate view it was-the smoking, blackened bales hoated past Us, ard in some places, the river
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08
JAII,ER,S NOTCIE.

xryAs committed to the Jail of Conway county, AK on NN inc 18th of April 1862, runaway slaves, ealing tbeir names LOT and EDMON LOT is f.et or inches hch win weigh 45 hs, dark yellow color, with @ scar between the eyes, and says he belongs to Sam Johnson of Jefferson county Ark EDMON about feet ncbes high of black copper color, about S5 old b The TWO middle fingers the left hand off, will lon lSO fbs says he belongs to John Owens of fpon county, Tennessee. .s = ox The of said slaves are hereby notied to come ward prove property and pay all charges, they will be dealt with the law directs. .,
 Given under my hand at Springfield Conway county Srk this 14th of April, A. D. 1862 ,,csro> c, ,n
 By HENRY McpaERsos, JAier. May ,62 Cost of adv. g per week.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08
Psalm of the Soldier.
BY J. II. ROBERTSON.

 ''The vast army of Mcclellan is fully orgauize and equipped, anu is moving down upon us. The say that in six months the flag of the so-callee Confederate States will only be known as hate fr thing of the past."-Richmond Enquirer. Tell me not the southern banner Floating now in pride and glory Der thousand joyous cities Der our fields, our loves, our bes ut es, Ere a twelvemonth swiftly passes Shall not be known in song or story. Tell me not the dead, the dying, Sleeping now in patriot graves, When the spring time comes rejoicing With flowers and muisc in her train, Shall see from out their sunlit portals coward. face, or children slaves. No! Oh do not use such foolish prattle, But talk to me in manhood's strain, And tell me that the South is ready, That her sons are calm and steady; And when the fl overs deck her brow. She will be free or will be slain. April, 1862.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08
Bread! Bread!! Breadth

There's a little of teaching yet
 In the measures of the clown, Who dug for gold in his cellar mould, Till he dug his whole house down. And lesson left below,
 By the gentleman in the tres. Who severed the limb that seated him And was punished accordingly. There's reason, and may be foon
 In seasons of much misrule, For an "iron hand" to purge the land Of a somewhat similar fool, No Congressman, 1 name;
 No man of meaner wares; Though it is shame, if nations clam To life, be less than theirs. But mean your "cotton- head,n Mole-blnd to all but pelf, With root to gnGw, and limb to saw, And crash to cripple himself. Digging for cotton bales,
 While the nation cries for breadl Digging dirt for Nessus shirt To scorch him, heel to head. Signing for cotton bales,
 With the hand of Col outspread To smte hfne first, whom Folly nurssl For Famine to leave unfed. Oh! CromwelH with kick;
 Oh Cromwell! with curse; Larup the knaves who'd dig our gI ayes, For half the wages of famished Slaves,
 Out of the Universe! Render, accept my rhyme;
 So be thy soul of cheer, From the early and the summer dew, Till the latter rains appear; From the tender blade, till the corn is zaia By, in the bursting ear; Til! harvest won by wide " "Well Done With LIBERTY, crowns the year.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08

Arkansss who will not run furrow this summer, nor do anything else substantially beneficial to the country. Business, in the way of trade, is mea- surably suspended and money making for time ought to be. To be rich now is impossible, for if one owned the whole state, it is worth nothing until freed The wave of destruc. ion has already rolled over the northeast portion of the state, and will soon reach the south, unless stayed by ram part of Arkansas freemen l am for defence-the military board is for defence, and if aided by the people, the state will be redeemed.
 H. NJ. RECTOR, GoUernr
 and President Of Military Board.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08
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TRAITORS IN NORTH CAROLINA.-The Ral~ eigh(N. e. Jalvnal says:
 Traitors. Burnside is carrying on his insid- 0us operations in Newbern Beaufort, and Washington. The rumors which reach us from Newborn, concerning the conduct of some per. sons who remained there, are painful in the ex- treme, and cOnvnces us more than ever of the dire necessity of burning to ashes every town and every house and shed in every town which is hereafter abandoned to the enemy We have the names of several who are said to be already in the employment of the enemy.
 Beaufort will De a reproach while the South ern C0ntederacy survives. It received Burn sides negrO-stealing grave robbers with open arms Burnside visited it, but did not find 1t necessary, we believe, to make any prisoners with very few exceptions the citizens were all loyal enough for him.
 Washington, notwithstanding the discam- CTS of the Standard, furnishes some trators.- His honor Isaiah Itespass became a companion and guide of Mir Burnside, accompanied him to Morehead City, exploring the country and doing the agreeable thing. Hearing of Mir. Respass's extreme courtesy to the Yankees, Gen. Ransom sent hima card 10 visit headquarters near Kings ton, furnishing him an escort of forty gallant troops. and afterwards sent him on to Richmond orturther examination.
 Under the head of traitors, we have most revotirg deed to record, A number of Captain Poole's artillery company, stationed al Fort Macon, deserted their post while or picket duty and went over to the enemy at Beaufort immediately on his arrival there. Their de~ serton is an ascertainedsact Their number is varously stated at nineteen, twenty and twen- ty-seven. We are told that they received the enemy, who visited Rogue Island in boats, or the beach, conducted the officers over | island in making a reconnaissance and f" wont off with them
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08
Extraordinary Adventure.

| Yesterday evening Capt. J. T. Montgomery ar rived hero from Corinth, whitherhe had gone when the wires flashed the news ot Sunday great fight. Alter stavlng there till he desired to return he left on the Memphis and CLlreston railroad " ed nesdav night, the 9th, and arrived at Huntsville next morning-no one on board dreaming that the Yankees were in the place. He was in the hind most car and as the train stopped he heard some
 one say, " the Yankees have got us," and looking out, he saw them thick as bees around the engine
 and coming down along the line Of the train. He quickly stepped out, took T back street and was soon out of sight Near the outskirts of the town
 he entered house, exchanged his uniform for cti- zens clothes, came back into town, hired horse | and buggy and negro driver at livery stable, and
 started for the Tennessee river a the nearest point He had proceeded but little ways until a couple
 of mounted federal officers having got scent of him | from finding his name on h3 trunk, in the cars,
 came up and accosted him az d Capt. Montgomery He repudated the name saa lis name was John stOn and that he going to h3 home from town.
 They told him they knew better; that he Capt. Montgomery of the rebel army, was their prisoner, and must know more about him and his business
 than he did himself he turned and started with them.
 They stopped on the roadside to chat with some
 negroes they found in field Yankees will take no negroes.) They were both very near the Cap
 tain. Catching the proper moment when their at tention was directed to the negroes, he drew bis
 tol from his pocket and instantly put ball through the heart of one, who fe down dead. Another mo- ment, and he had put ball through the other, who reeled and chung to his horse few moments
 Meantime the captain was speeding his way back towards the river Looking back as he got nearly out of sight, hesaw the 'Y anl' fall from his horse sprawling on the ground. He reached the river safely, turned the negro driver back with the horse and buggy, and got himself feried across, just as fifty well armed and mounted men approached the bank, and could find no means to cross after him. They discharged their guns at him without effect
 He took to the mountains, made his way to Chat tanooga and reached here last evening.
 The Captain has been raising regiment of mounted artillery. This is the kind of an officer his men will have to serve under-AIantq Ga Coatedracy, April l9
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08
L1ST of deaths in the Little Rock general hospital
To Arms ! To Arms
nfWnr

Being commissioned by the Hon. Scrstbat nur- of the Confederate States of Amereiaa pt of Re- pose, hereby give notice that TllRrs ~ th. War giment of Infantry for three ( P to rendezvous at Little Rock will rcport pfSOn
 Companies wishing to lion act wilicut lhch Immediately, as the cons<ctng their osn fiefS of from pm, all t,d3 priEEiges iEa &y of May kin be rom ron ana aI'er me Pad single ndivna isYom the accepted, mustered .
 date of muster, will be entitled tea b9Ay Ofs5o,
 E?Gh ;S volnnso be conscrpted, .othIKes those be- put aIthnna IT ne T" consorpon act only any able
 Alth93ug.es of IS and S5, wilk nnder those bodied =
 ages ugh I'm commissioned bat ai .nronn, ,"SIe 1o mpanies into service, do However, yon think 0PSr S esGt sGa me m,ks sna in the Confederate service. H.,a ronota from, Tit,,e Captains of companies oE + tanonorarv ou.rtay Rock will appoint lio'&$hose duty it shall be to master ana eominlssalM Al subsistence to the place f ,,ia,,'aI'sf n"h 1 be paid for.
 If nossi5le each ccpany wlil purchase one Goop four mule wagon, f. '''D
 VII pe paaG lof nents of the most modern and ap- nrarad arlt1S k;nd ind y}E g}E 3e furnished: Mim~ squad orindiyidua wishing further Information J. c. PLEASANTs,
 Little Rock Ark.
 CompatS must nave "' is's' 0' p'''"''' '''V organizr
 c fsIs OF THE CoNsCRPTIoN LAw.-An act ,a. ksed both Houses of Congress, placing in n'o Glitary service of the Confederate States for .hie wears, or the war, all persons between eigh- ,Hn and thirty five years ot age, who are not ie- ally exempt from military service. Ali twelve months volunteers, between these aces to serve two years from the term of their en- listment and all of them under eighteen and over thirty five to remain ninety days unless their p' ses are sooner supplied by recruits. The twelve months men who have not vet received bounty or furlouphs are to have them-the furloughs to be granted in such numbers and at such times, as the Secretary of war may deem compatible with the public service
 Re-enlistments, for the purpose of changing rom one regiment, battalion or company to another' unless already perfected by actual transfer are h' effect cancelled; and all authorities to ralse ne" corps are vacated, unless within thirty days rom the passage of the act the organization IS compete and has the requisite number recruited rom ptr- sons not now in the service, Companies of lnian- trv are to have one hundred and twenty tyfve, field artillery one hundred and fifty, cavalry eighty
 All corps of twelve months volunteers shall nave the right, within forty days, on day to be nxeu hv the commander of the brigade, to elect all iheii officers which they had right heretofore to eiec' -such officers to be commissioned by the fres' dent.
 All white males between eighteen and thirty 'hve subiect to military duty and not now in service, ar to he enrolled and mustered in and sent 10 the oi regiments,
 All discharges from expiration of term oi servic l and transfers of -enlsting to new corps VIII p l immediately stopped.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08

In behalf of the company, tender thanks to all those who have manifested an interest in our com fort and welfare, by the above contributions.
 G. W. KING, Capt.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08

rimac." If she had not unfortun tely got aground, it was their intention to have tested the Merr- mac" by running square into her, which her su- perior speed would have enabled her to do.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08

TIE RlGATE MINNEsoTA.--lt appears from the following, from the Philadelphia Enquirer ot the 18th, thatthe Yankees had the guns of the Mn nesota already spiked to abandon her. Doubtless the opportpe coming of the Monitor prevent ed the abantonment
 was also favored, during the day, with an op- portunitv to Nisit that most noble of our steam freates the Minnesota, as she lay at her old anchor ing grounds bstween the fortress and the R'p aps. At distance sAe looks as soundly as ever, but on her larboard side, which was exposed to the enemy as she lay helpless on the bar, some eight or ter ball holes are vbible.
 As they knocked their way through the vessel the ioiner's work was considerably damaged. Il some cases two rooms were knocked into one, ena ble her to reply with her heavy guns to the attemp of the Merrimac to sneak up behind her and avoi ! her broadsdes.
 The ball that passed through the manmast + ! said to have been fred from Sewall's point as SD passed up, the rebels now having gun there whlc thoroughly commands the channel. She wiii stai for New York in few days for repairs, ana Ill 'W weeks she will be in as good order as ever
 The spikes have aii been taken from hef gum and her gallant officers and crew are ready at an moment to meet again, even the iron clad " Me
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08

BRowNLow-Now AND Tuax.-Every ouy ;.;nl ui., derstands Parson Brownlow5 prese; pCst'lI.' S,. to be that of Supplant tool of th. t-.heoin L v nasty. How strange the cont ;s "Hen ,onn 'oT,' In pared with his declarations n II, .'oo' ho ,.ad l his campaign prospectus "'I, q"a ue bavu hont the following tolerably s-3 ''Is hsa" r"Su IDon' the same Abe Lincoln '"'"e' "ioSe "iiS ne
 OT Tha ,p RfafT ,'} RnnYb an7 at Chicago, after a storn,v sass;on spn/ fighting and much ab> use use ofeach other, Is'e, in tae midst fHqqor and much n heard swes' Ing, nominated Abe Lincoln, inc IIIincis aIJtioaist, wao was supported by Rncbanan's Administrations, eighteen months ago, for thge genate' m op2o45aon to , Douglas , Sanator Iamlin, of Maine on abolitionist 2 tba IoT Brown Helpef>Schoo- ina man, wp' far ny1, maners, morals, features, mouth, p65e' day M Skin, and woolly-head, could be sold / the sGth for Negro.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08

YANKEES AND MuLEs.- It is sai'tnat the Yankee officers bear with great resiH1atlon the l loss of their men, but that they af lnconSola- nI ble for the death of a mule or a AorSe. 1hey are said to declare that they woyd rather nave ten Yankees killed than one Yde.' ! ne req son of this is because of the salue of these anlN mals to them in transportation upon Whicn they are obliged to rely iy iaeir long march o5 invasion, and which becomes more difficult ana expensive the farther tley advance. The mules horses and wagons sre their vulnerable point, and the attacks of yur gurillas should be direc ted against them night and day. We should make the mules and horses and wagons our chief aim. because the loss of them will bring tith it the rnin of their army, where as for every Yankeeyou kill there are are two two 9thel vagabond8 Ito take his place, who the North \ glad to qa rid of on any terms. We are sorry hat the mules, who are respectable and ln dusuiou, animals and have been forced into thu war soainst their naturally pacific inclinations should be doomed to such fate, but ttere Is n' other gay so elfectual of discomhting thel mgsters- -Er0niae1.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08

A LIST of articles and money given to Capt. c.
 w Kings company, of Pulaski county, Ark R. II. Johnson, IS pairs blankets and gun. Mrs Marian Ihebaut 3 pairs blankets. Mrs Hempstcad o pair socks
 Col A. W. Jones al Guns, 56 large knives s
 cartridge boxes, 22 pair socks and blanket G. Brodie guns. Fllkins SlO U0
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08

The daily expenses of Y. Doodle, esq, are now s2,300,OO0.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-21

These fellows have bad nothing 70 ct
in two days.
AcCulloch was killed in brush, on
slight elevation on the opposite side Of
the field, BY Peter Peliean,s private in
company 3. seth Illinois. The attack
In which the ubiquitous Ben 80 taken
of was led BY Captain Miller. McCul-
Tough wore dress OF black velvet, pa
tent leather high top boots, and be had
on light eolored broad brimmed Texan
hat. He was on light bay horse.
Pelican went up aud took good watch,
now 10 possession Of Colonel Greu.
sci.
Four Of Prices negroes we're captured
BY Colonel Ella First Missouri Cav.
airy.
Prices field glass was taken and used
during the remainder of the battle by
General Davis to make observations
with.
PEA RIDGE.
Pea Ridge, on which the battle was
fought, varies in breadth from two to
Eve miles and extends some fourteen or
fifteen miles, and so uneven are its sur.
faces that no one can see for more than
few hundred yards at a time, in con-
sequence of the intervening trees.
A small settlement, including some
half dozen houses, to which the name
OF Leetown has been given, is on The
Ridge, and also three or four farm
houses, all of which we're deserted be.
fore the engagement began. The banks
of Sugar Creek are not steep, and, a.
the stream is small, it is easy to cross,
even with artillery.
The battle began on the lower side OF
the creek, and was soon after transfer
red to the upper and on the second
and third days was conducted to~arda
the east, with occasional shiftings to the
west, including q scope Of At least eight
or ten miles.
THE FEDERAL ARMY.
Our effective force could not have
been more than twelve thousand on the
day of the first engagement, and va,
composed of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa
Ohio, and Missouri troops. The arm,
was divided into three divisions, under
the command of General Samuel R.
Curtis, brave and patriotic officer, and
was brigaded as nearly as l can learn, in
the following manner:
GENERAL SIGELS DIVISION.
FIRST BRIGADE-coL. oREUslL.
SSH Illinois, Col. Greusel.
25th Col. Coler.
44th Col. kuoblesdorf.
SECOND BRIuADE-coL. osrERHAus.
18th Missouri, Col. Osserhnus.
18th !" Col. Hassendeafel.
End /" Col. Sch aeffer.
THIRD BRIG ADI-cOL. AsBofH.
Sd Missouri, Col. Friala.
Illinois Cavalry. Gone battallion,j Captain
jerks and Smith.
Sd lows Cavalry.
| GENERAL DAVIS DIVISION.
First BRIG AuE-C0L BENTON.
sth Indiana, Col. Benton.
| 18th Col. Patterson.
| 22nd " 1t. Col. Hendricks.
SECOND BRIGADE-coL. JULIUS WHITE.
59th Illinois, 1t. Col. Frede-icks.
S7th 1t. Col. Barnes.
| Missouri Cavalry. battalion, Major Bowen.
| 2ad Ohio battery, Col. Catlin.
1st Missouri ligEt artillery, ono battery.
! GENERAL CARR'S DIVISION.
| FIRST BRIGADR-CoL. DODGE.
4th lowe, 1t. Col. Gslligan.
| 25.h Illinois, Col. G. A. Smith.
oath Missouri, battalion, Major Weston.
SECOND BRIGAD1-CoL. vAND1vI1R.
| 9Th Iowa, 1t. Col. Heron.
25th Missouri, Col. Phelps
| 9th Iowa battery, Capt. Hayden.
! lst Iowa battery, 1t. David.
THIRD BRIGADE COL. ELLIS.
| lst Missouri cavalry, Col. Ellis.
| Sd Illinois. 1t. Col.
9Th Missouri, (battsllion,) Major Wright.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-21

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-10-27

DEATHS OF SoLDrERs.-At Hospita! in Pc
.ersburg, 9th Sept, of typhoid fever, Ar
thur A. Smith, of Co. l, SD Reg't, Captain
McCain's of Stanly county,
Near Sharpsburgh, Nd, Sept. 18th, Mr..
McNair, aged 8S years, of Robson county,
a member Of the oath Regt:, NC. Troops.
In Cumberland Co., 9th Of Sept Sergeant
sse,"or4fHN sIorhfa Bots;e Ssd.th h,e
At Richmond, 9Th Sept. Serg't r. M. Sher-
rili, of Co. d, lst State Troops.
Of typhoid fever, at Camp Winder, Rich
mond, 9th July, William II. Watson, aged
26, of Co. ID, 1st Reg't State Troops, from
Orange county.
Lieut.. J. F. Thompson died of typhoid fe-
yer, near Richmond, on the 9Th of October,
of Capt. Smiths Co, oath n. G.. Regiment.
His brothers in arms, in a series of resolu-
tions deplore his loss, and bear testimony to
his worth as a warm and generous friend, a
good officer and a heightened, honorable gen.
tlpm1n