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CAMP OF IESTRUCTIOE

General Order no I.
JACKSON. Mss, July %. 1852.
Il m AVN been sssiEceI % the command Of CAMP
III OF l-sTHUCuOS, located ErOOkhavsn, Law
renee 10alry. i,isslssi 72i on tie NV Orleans and
Jacsso1 BsT7s7, Il Is Crd red tat ali persons not le
czly exempt from enrolment for service in the armies
Tie Confederate rts.es between the eyes Of eighteen
and rhry-ve, residing in the following counties and
Hta'e q Mississippi viz: Msr=hslL DrSOfa, TUuics
P-ulls Lsfsve.te, COshoma, Calhoun, Esllabushs,
Ealsha chic, Suuhovsr, BC-vor, Washington, Csrrol
Chocssw AttaIa Holmes lsssquena, Hs1oc, Ma6iso1,
Lsake. Scott, Rankin, Hinds Warren Claiborne, Copi
a., SimTs Smi b, Coz oNiugto1, Lawrence Franklin,
Jefferson, Adams. 81 kiusou, Emite Pike, Marion and
Fzucock, report in person, the let Monday Ct AU
Elg- l563, 70 the uuCer g. ed - ssid camp
NJ exc options vii be a. owed upon the certificates
az PhysicisGs eZo-p tho e who hold commissions as
Surgeon in The y. s Army
Persons holding su-h certificates viii report them
selves the camp said certificates being subject 10 the
approval o. the JOumsodant.
All refugees or persons ciizeus Of those States
portions q States, bel ng ng d the COnederacy and
q possesson Of th- enemy, who nov are sy come
Within the Limits Of 'hs aJoVe named count e. in
Clu5ed in tia above or-er
All persons falling 20 comply with the above order
viii be reported ard treated 81 d-se-iers.
Zach person vii bring with him one blanket or q1ilt
IN cup sId Plate sud from three five days raigns-
according % the distance from the camp.
Transportation or tie of rent railroads viii be fur-
ufsbed upon application TO The conductors.
81 order Of the Secretary Of War.
II. R. CLARK Major srd A. A. G.,
fy222w Commun6ilg Camp Of Instruction.
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SPECIAL ORDER No. %.
HEADQUARTERS wlTHgRs LIGHT AR

HEADQUARTERS MlA4Atsho LlIn1 An
TILLERY,
REGIMENT NEAR VICEsBURG Aug. (, 1862
z-OTICE Is hereby given 70 all members O. this res
/ msut absent without proper anthouy, soldiers
ergtrvuu their leaves Of abs nee 70 oers who have
been sent 6 sick and have fsiled present ceriheses
Of diesbfv signed b. srmy surgeons, who have been
rerulsrv appointed, c3mm d. or who have takeH
the oath Of Oca or certificates and ad1davits from re
vpsrable practising physicians all soldiers seung as
- zists attendants in hnspi sss that u they
10 r,p1rt a. once 10 these Headquarters, hey viii
= br- gh' back 10 irons a1d dealt with IS deserefs
r1r,r lies should EpuIn from their midEt those VINO
- e 'ency Of sodsriy pride, CT should have ior
ten tfer O Nth 20 tneir country homes " ana
fstbf1IIv On We ret9rn Ct al such persons, whether
Voluntarily or othe-Fise they viii be dealt with 10 &C
5,ce with army . aons. This notice is Intended
Tor H. Information CT those present du-y, who
~ bereaf er procure lssves Of abseuce well as ad-
- 40 % esent offsnuert. No person belonging % this
pi-lert viii be allowed 10 procure substitutes except
m tbs mort srt gusr and urgent caseg those per
n able 70 do DUTY hired gu5stitutas ought TO have
psiotsm enough 10 DUTY es volunteers, and those
IhaJt this requisite are not wanted 10 this regiment
rrboFe now on the roll will be retained every sscTi-
&C., until properly discharged BY proper authority.
az ,,rser Of JAMES p. PARKER
Lieut. Col Commanding wi hers Artillery.
Jas. J. GALLOWAY,
-17ou Act Adiutsnt
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rOEETCIAT1
HEADQUARTERs-lsr DIS VRICT, DEPART-)
MEET No. L

l.
TANGUPAHO Ia Jely l4-h 1852 }
General Orders No. =.
THE co S3ElPrN IN d Ls parishes Of East and
l. West Felieisua and East Ba on Rouge. will
bic without d. lay at Olive B-anch, Clinton snd
report 20 CO. Preston Pond, commanding camp Of in
strUci3n
II The conscripts in tie psrifha1 Of St Helena and
Washing Ti assemble without delay al Tsn gipsho
and report 20 Lsut-CoL Sam Boyd commanding.
III The coEEc-ipts in the parishes Of st. Tsmmauy
and Livingston viii assemble without deiay a. Poncha-
tou's az osnp OF instruction and report to Captain
EcRsa
~. The Conmsnfing General is assured that many
who Cosoe under The prov sons Of the COnscrpt law
have not had :h7 opportunity Of compliance with its
reguiremsnts, and now that cgmps Of instruction
sDeesliv deigns'ed under eompeteot commanders,
they viii repair them at aud place themselves
In the front ranks OF heir c0untTy's de. enders.
v j. however, from unforeseen circumstances the eI-
rsordnEry sce should itself 70 tbs eyes
Of TIA world ihst citizen soldiers Of louisiana fail
rally voluntarily 70 The defense cf their liberties and
n-esides commscd@rs OF trNops provost narshRls o.
parishes. ofic Of he miis, evil magistrates and
81 other civil officers are ero;nsi take prompt and
effective measures % enable denGueuts 10 reach their
respective encsmr mrmsnts
BY command Of Brig Gen. EUGGLEs
/ D. SANDID2B, Q. S. A,
iy2S 2sw4w A A A aud IusDe stor- General
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rOEEICIALl

HEADQUARTERS MISS. STATE TROOPS,
MAJOR ENERAL's OFFICE
JAcKsos, MISS, July II, 1862
S,oecfal Order No. I3.
NY 1ba authority Of the Governor and Commander
5 in chiss the Miauks Men organized and 70 oe or
ssief and of the MAJOR GensyA aud B. in tue several
ouuriss Of the rst Brigade Division OF MississPpi
are hereby ordered into active service ana are ordered
= 5szyous "A soon a. tracseable Ia camp Two miles
southwest Of the town Of Pamela.
Bnradier General NJ Z. Berry, sndi bic absence ne
1anders of s-sts troops in he counties OF the sad
3rigada Divsion are charged with ths execution Of
this order. -
BV- command Of Ma Cen 7. Q. TUPPER
J. J. CONWAY, G. s. A.,
srz1vs a. A. A. g.
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A orr for the & K1ierninatiOu Of Ile Rebels.


From the Kansas City Journal Of Commerce Aug Al
In the able remarks made last night at the
court house, by X. Coats, Esq, we were graft
fed to hear the following expression, which to
our ears has the ring Of true metal: "EXtermi-
nation must be the watchwOrd. The policy OF
sllbjugatiOE, even, in Missouri, must yield to the
sterner one of determination Of all those who are
opposed to this government" This is becoming
the settled conviction of every truly loyal man
in Missouri. This is what the Union men oe-
Iisved to be foreshsdOWed by Order No lg, on
its fist appearance. And could that impression
have been maintained there is not Union man
in Kansas City but would have enrolled MS
name under it ere this. Once assure them thas
thew will be marched forth, leaving no traitors
bsbind them. to 'exterminste those who are Op-
nosed 10 this government" wherever found,
and every loyal man that was present and heard
he remark quoted above, would have leaped
from their seats to be the first to enroll tnelf
names on the list But determination OF reDeis
is. unfortunately, not the policy pursued az pre-
sent in this State And these miserable attempts
10 see how near they can come 10 dong some
thing and not do It is only making things worse
WORTHY OF NOTE AND hITrATION.--A
nIanter of Lancaster District, S. c.. ID selling
Hour 10 the families OF soldiers in the army, &C
the moderate plice of S460 per hundred pounds
mine dollars per barely and viii take no more
fhan this from any one, but gives preference %
the families of volunteers. This is the pree thai
be has set upon his crop OF hOuT.
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HY Butler has levied a tax Of nearly $4,000
upon those commission merchants OF New Or
cans who recommended the planters to burn
their cotton to keep it from the hands OF the
Yankees
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Mrs. Andrew jackson (DeneIsOnJ ir.. an,
the - ESebeIo Ladies.

"A - H. Pc
the Z" "ESebeI' Ladies.
The Chattanooga correspondent of the Mo-
bile Register, speaking of Forests late exploits
in Middle Tennessee, says:
On the 2lst the brigade left Lebanon, taking
the road toward Nashville, Col. LawtOn's regi-
ment in the advance. Seven miles from town
they came upon the enemy's pickets, when
chase ensued, our men running the Yankees to
within FIVE miles of Nashville, when they were
overtaken and captured.
On the way, Gea Forrest and Col. LaWtOn
stopped at the Hermitage, who, with several of
our officers, were most cordially received by
Mrs. Andrew Jackson, jr., and her sister, Mrs.
Adams A large party of ladies and gentlemen
had come down from Nashville to celebrate the
battle of Manassas, (221 July,) at the Hermi-
tage, which is only twelve miles from Nashville,
and the arrival Of Gen Forrest increased the
enthusiasm and delight of the party, the ladies
evincing the widest joy and patriotism, and a
"good time' prevailed generally. Mrs. Jack
son, who has two of her sons in the Confederate
army, expressed the strongest hopes of the early
independence Of our country, and bade God
speed our men and our cause, on the officers
taking their leave.
The whole brigade had now come up within
five miles of Nashville, and encamped in beau
tful grove to refresh themselves and horses.
After brief rest they were in the saddle again,
and leaving the Lebanon turnpike to the left,
took a circuitous road, and passed by the Miner
va Institute, three miles from Nashville. As
our men rode by, the ladies filed the corridors,
porch and balconies, and waved their hsndker-
chiefs amid perfect storm Of Joy and excite
ment, crying, "God bless Forrest and his nen.
From thence the command crossed to the Muir
| freesboro' pike, where Col. MorTlson's regiment
captured several of the enemy's piekets, Capt.
/ Cruise also taking several on the same road.
| n Dr. Levi D. Boone, en- ex-mayor and we'll
known citizen of Chicago, has been arrested by
the military authorities and carried to Camp
| Douglas, where he is now confined as a prisoner
upon the charge of furnishing money to the
| Confederate prisoners contrary to the camp reg
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What has been the fruit of this years conduct
We are not so near q settlement as we were at
the beginning. The South, with all her losses,
and under difficulties that would have appalled,
and disheartened any common people, Is more
united, has larger army in the field (more COM
fortably provided for) than she had a year ago.
The South is more formidable to-day than she
was when she belesgueTed Washington held
Tennessee, Missouri and half Of Kentucky
She is united while every day the leaven OF old
malignant political parties is working disaffsc-
ton at the bottom, i'll the Norta
The South has simplicity and unity of pur-
pose. The North is uncertain which she wishes
most-to subdue the rebellion, 10 leave slavery
unframed, or to have the right President at the
next election!
The South adjourns every question and post
pones every interest in favor Of arms. The
North is busy with conflicting schemes and in
terests and is also mildly carrying on war.
Does anybody doubt the result of such a
course 1t is SO certain that it is not worth our
while to waste another man or another dollar
Either the administration policy should instantly
change, or the war should cease It's not more
vigor so much as different internal idea. If the
administration cannot be disenchanted of the
traditional policy that has grown up during the
heartless, timid, compromising era of the last
ward policy that becomes a people striving for
liberty and free Institutions upon the American
contineut-then we are doomed 1t is war thas
we are making-war first, war second, war
wholly 1t is not politics. 1t IS not eonstitu
ton making 1t is not the decision of legal
niceties. These are not the business of govern
ment as toward the South. 1t IS war, absolute,
terrible and immeasurable war.
The South has organized on the fact Of slave
ry, and fights on that issue, pure and simple.
The North must organize on the doctrine OF lib
eTty, and fght right through on that issue, pure
and simple
The South sacrifices everything that conflicts
with her central idea. The North must do the
same. The South is not ashamed Of slavery.
The North must not be ashamed Of liberty
Under these circumstances, we hold:
That it was unwise to call for 100000 volunteers.
The day has gone by for that The Admins tra-
ton should have drafted half a million of men
for instant service, and half million more as
reserve. 1t will waste months of time and spend
millions of money, and encourage growing dis
content, and expend precious popular enthusi-
asm-and then be obliged to draft. 1t was not
prudentl The people might be discontented?
To this is replied: 1t was, and is necessary.
The people must consent to that or dismember-
ment! This call for volunteers is one more step
in that jast behind-the-tims policy which has
marked the war. Volunteering would have sut
ficod early in the war, had the Administration
been wise according to the exigency. They did
not want the men that wanted to go. Now the
men do not want to go. Drafting now will sue
ceed. Wait four months and that will have be-
come four-fold more difficult than now. Always
behind
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~ In a brief ysragTal "a & IeR aaJs sluos e
suggested that il would be rig u1 proper Tor
the governors of the invaded Southern States 70
demand Of the Confederate military authorities,
all white men captured in their respective terri
tories, associated in arms with negroes, to be
punished by our statute laws against melting in
surrection, as John Brown was punished by the
State of Virginia. We are gratihed to learn by
the Virginia papers that Governor Letcher has
made application to the Secretary of War to de-
liver over to the authorities all ths Virginia
traitors who have been taken in arms against
the State, and all of the Yankee prisoners now
in or near Richmond, who, there may be ground
for suspec.ing, have been engaged in violating
those statutes Of Virginia that make criminal
and punishable such acts as melting slaves to
rebellion, entIcing them to leave their masters,
using incendiary language, passing counterfeit
money, etc.
We sincerely hope that Governor Letcher's
example will be followed by the governors OF
all the Confederate States. There Is no reason
why our laws for the protection of the lives and
property of oU citizens, should be sbrOgated
because the Northern government is endesVor-
ing to legalizo theft, murder, robbery, arson,
and insurrection, by resorting to such barbarous
measures in their war against us ; nor would It
be consistent with State rights to permit our
own government to place thieves and insurrec-
tionistS, taken on our SOIL on the footing Of
prisoners of war. The war power granted by
the States to the Confederate government for the
cOmLlOn defense, does not authorize that gov
ernment to disregard our statute laws enacted
for our security. Nor does the cartel recently
agreed upon between the United States and our
government, stand in the way of compliance
with Gov. Letcher's application for the surrender
of criminals. It was never contemplated by
the signers of that instrument that it should
shield felOns-it was simply for an exchange Of
prisoners or war. A negro thief, an inciter of
instruction, is a felon under our statute laws,
and whether the crime was committed before or
after his capture as a prisoner of war, he is
amenable to the law in such case made and
provided" and should be given up for trial and
punishment.
We hope the question viii be pressed upon
the government, and that our Confederate mill
tary authorities will be instructed to turn all
white men, against whom there is good grounds
for suspecting that they have been engaged in
violating the statute laws of the States in which
they are captured, to the civil authorities of
those States-SaUGaHah NeisS.
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granted, and they were allowed to send details
upon the field, unmolested by our forces. When
our troops were somewhat rested from their IA
tigues Of marching and fighting, about FIVE
O'Clock in the evening, we moved back, out of
range of the gunb0ats, to good camp where
we now are and viii remain. Ali last night and
to-day the enemy are keeping up the waste of
powder, balls aud shell, for fear Of our return
ing. Under this sheling, the remnant Of their
forces, r5organized on their boats, has landed
again on the levee, but keep ready to re-embark
as soon as We appear. Oh had we but river
force sufficient to nave driven off their gunboats
bat for one hour at the right time, we had cap
tured their every man and every gun!' Our
soldiers have every kind Of trophy in Profusion
and as l wIite now, on a log, l see across the
road, hanging up in front of Col. Bresux's quar-
ters the stars and stripes" taken by Lieut.. ID.
G. Byerly, OF the Both Louisiana, and presented
to Lieut. Col Shields. What our future move
ments may be, of course 1 cannot say, but that
we may soon bsve a chance of pePpering the
Yankee scoundrels again is the sincere hope OF
your CORRESPONDENT
Il suppose you have the particulars Of the attack on
the Arkansas by the enemys eet-Of the derangement
Of her machinery, and of commander having blown
her up This accident is all that saved the Yankees
Cautain Brown was not her al the time.
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sIsirmish at Ornnge Court House.

Two or three companies OF 1ankee cavalry
made dash into Orange Court House, between
eight and nine o'clock on Saturday morning, for
the avowed purpose of capturing the train,
which was then at that place. Two companies
Of Confederate cavalry, stationed there quickly
perceived the design of the enemy, and en-
gagged hi in spirited skirmish, lasting for
some time, which resulted in the complete rout
of the enemy, with loss to him, in killed,
wounded and prisoners, of twenty-five. Our
loss, all told is set down at from fifteen to
twenty. During the engagement, the conductor
watched his opportunity, and escaped safely
with his train.
Gen. EweIl's command moved up aud occu-
pied the place on Saturday night.
We regret to learn that one of our pickets, a
young man named Thomas, a member of the
Bath cavalry, was killed while on duty above
Orange Court House, at an early hour on Satur-
day morning. Ii appears that young Thomas
had dismounted from his horse, and proceeded a
short distance in he woods, for the purpose OF
cutting a swi.ch, when he was shot through the
head by one of the Yankee cavalry, and killed
almost instantly. His remains were carried to
| Stsunton Saturday.
Nine Yankee prisoners, taken in the above
J skirmish, arrived in this city, last evening, and
were comfortably cared for at the Yankee prison
] Richmond Enquirer.
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The Duty Of To-Day.
Erom a. 80 York Ind.nendantl

LApin N40 -aSW OAh 1nutptAauuh
In the beginning of this great struggle, The
question among loyal men was How shall we
save this nation One year of fighting and the
question is: Whether we can save it ? That is
the question of to-day.
We do not write to blame, but to judge. I'm
less we arc wiser than we have been. We have
outived our nation. Look at facts.
The South has had more than wisdom, civil
and military she has had sagacity.
After Mr.. Lincoln's election, not one single
State, except South Carolina, cast a popular
majority for secession. Yet every State seeded
except Delaware, Maryland and Kentucky
There was divided public mind, large under
gone Union feeling in the South even after the
war began.
1t is absurd to talk of any such thing now.
There meyer was such revolution of popular
feeling f record. Dislike has become hatred
With Insignificant exceptions, the South is
unit In intense and Interchangeable hatred Of the
North. BY volunteers, by drafting, and by
cOnscription, she has placed in the field an extra
ordinary force.
With all her seaports sealed, with no important
fouRderies, stTaitened for every single element in
the. manufacture of munitions and equipments,
the South has armed her men so fOrmidably that
our generals would rather lie behind breastworks
than meet them in the field. Accustomed to in.
port from the North almost every article of Ev-
ing, the South has become in day a manufac-
turer of iron, Of cloth, of wood, of leather, of
enough, at least, for ell military pur
poses. Cumbered with a dangerous population
Of four million slaves, whose instincts interests,
aad secret wishes are wholly, OF largely, adverse,
the South has extracted from this element
double power, moral and physical. Playing
upon the political superstitions of the North
she has hindered its movements at every step,
by inteTposing the slavery notwithstanding
hat for two generations men had been educated
70 yield everything-principle, interest," patriot
than meddle with Southern rights
Of slavery.
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THE FINAL ROUT.

General Breckinridge, about ten o'clock, or
dered a final charge, and Capt. Buckner, his sd-
iutaut-general, a gallant and well tried officer,
rushed to the front and led on the lines in per-
son. And now rOaTed the din of battle loudest,
and fercer, shriller were the cheers of the men
and the encouraging appeals Of our officers.
Everywhere with US il was onward Every
where with the enemy it was backward-slowly
and obstinately, but still backward. At last
even the courage of desperation gave way be-
fore the invincible ardor OF our troops and the
enemy fed in confusion behind the levee, where
their guuboats came up to take the panic
stricken men on board and to prevent, by their
broadsides, any further charges Of our boys.
General Breckinridge then ordered the de-
s.ruction Of the ensmy's camps and all their
stores. and directed General Ruggles, who was
now the second in command, and had displayed
conspicuous gallsntry throughout the fight, to
take our troops back to the Greensburg road.
The firing Of the eneDy's camps and stores was
successfully executed by Capt. Boyle and de-
tail of the American Rifles. The discomfitted
aud frightened Yankees were all taken on board
their boats, and our men then brought their
wounded off the field, together with many of the
Yankee wounded Our loss was very small IN
comparison to the length and spirited character
of the attack We all regretted that General
Clark, Colonel Allen, Captain Norbert TrePsg-
nier and Lieutenant Alexander DapTemaAt, Of
the Both Louisiana, and other gallant officers and
men, could not be removed bat short distance
/ from where they were wounded, on account ol
| the danger to them of doing so.
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CONCLUsION OF THE AFFAIR.

The object of our attack, all that we had aimed
at or that infantry could accomplish, was gain
ed We bad driven the invaders off our land
and made them embark in disgrace on board
their boats all this fighting, it will be seen by
those familiar with the geography of the place,
occurred in the outskirts of Baton Rouge, above
on the river and between the city and the
penitentisry. Our troops refraiued nom enter
ing the city, not only because the enemy were
not there but that we wished to give them no
excuse for destroying the place by shells from
their gunboats We well knew they would bs
only too glad to find any excuse for numbering
delenceless women and children.
Furiously, but fruitlessly, they poured rifled
shot and shell into the woods and fields where we
rested during the day. At one time they sent q
flag of truce to Gen. Breckinridge, asking per
mission to bury their dead and bring off theil
wounded from the field of battle, which was