Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-15
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FROM THE WEST.

We converted Monday afternoon With gen
tlemnn Just from Texas, and the west, WHO
gives us some very interesting particulars OF
The state of sffsirs on bis route. He had been
three weeks on the road, travelling by lano
most OF the way snd crossing the Rcd river 20
miles below Vc6sburg. TIE latter place WIS.,
than being houbErdsd and numbers OF the
houses riddled
AT Shreveport three l.nEss trailing steam
ers with full csrgos came Up TO the Town 70
trade The psrlles On board sXhlbitsd ccnn-
,,rfe.t n, ssoorts, AID eEdssvorsd ~ pa4s them.
cal, 81 off &, Uouiederstss. Both oi than
brought between thirty ard forty Thousand
,,;r of cotton cards, thu balances OF their rsr-
Does bsiue composed Of boots, shoes, ard other
much pesdod articles in the Sonth. The au-
,hnrries however, Woro too quick far them,
md the military commander OF tic PoHt seiz-d
ths vessels, puL tha parties On i",'rl ~ PRISON,
mt uu the gorls At nnct!on, hsu ,n7nnd oFnf
rhs RI o,reljs 10 ilis Confederate lfaaiuTy-
Two gtoato, arg OF aimilar characihr heshS re-
uor,ed balo9 at tina mouth OF Thu Ouchiua ny
.r an execution, conala,ingof netachlh1n' o.
tour hundred mon, was gent I'll 10 Ee'Hs liese
sl,o Oar iufDrInsIi did nat learn the TSsuil
sl tho time hs lott.
From the various plantations Along Tie rrcf
below yickBburg, tho enemy nave lmi'fesNea
rn,r tt,sn two Thousand negroes lnln sor'tc',
hssidss hiking eli ell the ui.,s. ~heel'arroHs,
a,.d.s &c, they could lsy hold Of. Th1y
af,teI ,beir object 20 10 Tito ilrg'ng al canal
FIR the purpose Of cutting eli VickebhrE rom
tbs Mississippi s,il lhra hst c'a'aian'i Of the
wbols rivsr, enabling lhcIn I" rns's,ie without
eating md ,r the guns ni ''nr h.'ieris'. .cks"
l,n AZ Al
tiys miles out III tho country. Tbs general
iu1prose0n 2Aa, that lh"y wSh u s''rrera III
thus nsfs, isua nriiemb, by rs sit Of Their
feels, Oh; l"rrra not ''n'i' A'"s W 'ea'''
them.
The YinkeHs promised IN rs!n'n ihenfgro's
as gonu Al they had flashed lhr'f tai''l The
,,aope, htw.vsr, hATe ds;r:InHe t;oJ Shall
liver tske Y.ck. burg. TIE far ;h"'Is.nd
they attempted Tn ianh we's driven II With
lh. lGsa oil thirteen sIllsd ani large number
wounded. Had DIR bsiisrIei eF:Vartd their
lire Iiltle longer il ~ lHl'r:td The whole
force could have heen csp'iir,d
Tbs enemy i,eI fi;lcsn Inch. shslI n ha
town q Vicksburg. These. whtro .hsy struck
the ground in liItf,rent places, l'an ns'is b,Ins
fully tHs 10 feet deep. Oar .rnaPi nnddr sp
Dorm SIC workrd up to the hgiies' pitch 81 eli
thusissnr, and Aro extremely e:EcS i1r GIT.
The .EMy way vary healthy, de pHsl Iiiis
GROUND Vigkaburg beng q sGc.ecs'an u t'ls
atiordlng hae camping Erauud with e1:tIIr'.t
Hslav. Provisions %ets Giso cJm!hi; u, 'lrn-
tifuly.
Tne ra9ple nrs hn.Hira thei7 Gotten almost
everywhere slony tns river, a'id iGr back III ths
ccuu,rY. This feeling rs m:rIYerssI, and they 10
not consider i any vscr,tice. OHe ". d 'T 1872
Thn hsj about eghl hundred bslts, hal G=l
hrs to II end burnt every Lsl7 When ltlI bt-
fnrebsnn that thsrs was ro dagger Tor her,
sEe rsllis1 that sae ,elt anxious and uneasy IN
having il sround her. ESen III Texas, every
;uan hds LIS cJttou s1 sIurrd al t. b' sbio 10
nculy tie torch WHEN necessary. Some hsd
their bales piled OIL tuurda!ions Of lght"1oL.
The grain crop in Texas, licrn the Rio GrsIid6
to Red river, his year, IL ihe larEes. eTsI
known m lh,t Stats. Occasionally email
putahes Ct Gallon arc sbcn aEd Ills Is i'idiilea
FIR hGru9 Use.
The coascrIpt lsT was bsing fully enforced
in Tsxaa, and lhe Governor had summoned
every man bst4 or,i rs sni 45 10 crgsuza Tor
the dei1nca OF Ihe Sets.
An order had bean exond5d t'r evary family
TO leave Galveston, II haTirg been determined,
as III lie cage Oi Ncao'tiS, " uel"hio t. w t'|
last. inis order has peen compiled with ex
cept by some seTan fauiil;es. rhs parties be-
ing suspected, thkir homes Nsra s'sichtd,
wien bio stars anh stripes ware discovered,
ii1tendsd 10 he hung ont shon the Fedsrhis
TAX: tie city. All lru-s gn!'y I'll this trebsoa
were lax 81 .us i,nln edlslely ahd hung
Gu! informant tels good jok" played III b?'
The re rubcys upon Picayuls EutIsr, on h!s
landing in Now U:sans. They collected ta-
sether aad prec :eisd 10 tie Lace, .shers Eu!>
!.r Yss IL Irnd Az lie s,rpp:i on shore, they
I h)n Ell. III chorus, "Here'= ;cur Extra Picl I
.p..e" Tae boys hsi Ev 2nGars @th thtm.
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