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CHATHAM RAILROAD.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY
- the undersigned at the Comoanys Otfce in the City
of Raleigh until nOor Saturday November T. 1866,
For tie Graduation and Naon1y of the middle division,
extending from Pages to Lockviife (g3 miles,
Ples and SPECIFICATIONS showing about the aggregate
amount of work required will be- exhibited for week
prior to that date at the Engineers Office in Haywood
Chatham County, and Compsny'S Office in Raleigh.
Printed proposals will be furnished Contractors for their
filling up, and signatures.
KEMP p BATTLE, President.
ELLwooD NORRIS, Chief Engineer.
RALEIGH Oct Ia 1880 s2-tf
~ Fayetteville Observer Oh arotte Bulletin SALISBURY
Waterman Greensborough Patriot ard Wilmington Jour-
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4 Z :. a. -. -
Re the Of the TO which this is amendment
and such authority shall exist the President during the
present war alfpersons who now may here
after become eighteen years of age and when once eu-
relied all persons between the ages OF eighteen and forty
i've shall their full time provided, that IT the Pres
iden IN calling troops into the service OF the Coufed-
crate Stes shall first call for only part Of the persons
setp the ages herenbere stated he shall call for those
between the age of thirty five and other age less than
forthhve Tosided that nothing herein contaned shall be
understood repeating modifying any psrt OF the act
to which this is amendatory except as herein expressly
stated aud provided further that those called ou under
this act and the which this amendment shall
be first and Immediately ordered to fill to their maximum
number companies baaons. squadrons and regiments
from the respective States at the time the act 10 further
provide for the public Defence approved 10th April 1852
passed and the surplus any, shall be assigned TO
organizations formed from each State since the passage OF
that act placed in organizations to be ocered BY
the State having such residue according to the laws there
OF disposed of provided by law Provided that
the PRESIDENT authorized suspend the execution Of this
the to which this is amendment in any locality
where be may nd it mprSctcabe to execute the same
and that in such localities and during such SUSPENSION
the President authorized to receive troops into the Con-
dess service under of the acts passed BY the Coned
erae Congress prior to the passage of the act to further
provide for the public defence approved 10th April 1852
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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA.
SESSION Is6. l-G3.


vHlHE NEXT ANNUAL COURSE OF LECTukho
II will commence The first Monday in No5enTSS s
1862 and continue until :he first az March ensun W..
Faculty having determined, in consideration of the Ss
Of the country and the Increased expense of living he
pone the opening of the for eoe month oe
usual period. The will becendncted on lnS az
plan, and with the same advantage to the s'uue"
heretofore.
FACULTY.
ca BELL G1BsoN NJ. D.. Professoi: of Surgery. .o,
DAvID H. TUcKER, NJ D., Prof of Theory and Practices '
Medicine. :, T.. and
BEVERLY R. WBLLFoRD, III. D., Pr oEcf Aateria Aeo'~
Therapeutics
A. E. PsTIcoLAs. NJ. D., Prof of, Anatomy e.
L. s. JONES NJ D., Prof of Inst tptes OF Medicine ~
JAMES H. CONWAY, NJ d., Prof of AQbstet rics,
JAMES B. McCAw, N. D., Prof of slfenisAry ana
MARION HowARD, u. D., Demons RtoT,of A9ftOn'
80 Fees ,s
Professors Tickets, each. "t sc
Demonstration of Anatomy,
Naturalization, OK
Graduation, =. 80 ,,~,;o id.
For further information, or scoPy.of the cataTS
dress l.. o. JOf y. % "a, A. FocnItT
Richmond, Sept. ls, 1852. '0-ii'p-
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RAIL ROAD sToCK For SALE.

an THE THIRD MONDAY OF NOVEMBER NEXT
" being the day of the meeting of the General Assembly
at the Court House in Raleigh, at II o'clock, A. M will
sell hundred and segentseUe shares of Stock the
North Carolina Rail Road guam titles suit purchasers
KEMP P. BATTLE AtOyaGy
Raleigh, n. c.. Oct. 81, 1852. SID
Greensboro Patriot, Salisbury Waterman, Charlotte
Bulletin and Goldsboro Tribune copy times and forward
bills TO this office.
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STATE OF NoRTH-cARoL1NA.
Civil Department.

ZEpuLoS B. VANCE, of Buncombe, Governor.
RIoHARp H. BATTLE, JR, OF Anson Private Secretary
RUFUS II. PAGE of Wake Secretary of State
DANIEL W. CouRTs. of Rockingham Public Treasurer
WV K. RICHARDSON, of Wake, Chief Clerk
CURTIS H. BRoGDES, of Wayne, Comptroller.
d. W. BAN, of Wake, Clerk.
o. q. PERRY, Librarian.
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TO RAILROAD CONTRACTOf>s,

KCROPOSALS ARE INVITED FOR THE GRADING
of that portion of the Western Railroad between the
Gulf and Ore Hill in Chatham County and also for the
masonry Application and communications TO be made
to the subscriber Gulf Post Office Chatham County n c.
GEO. WASHINGTON.
Oct. IA, 1862. S3-lm.,
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EDUCATIONAL, &c.
FAYETTEVILLE FEMA LEHIGH SCHOOL

FAYETTEVILLE FEMA LEHIGH SChVoAe
lS62--6;s.
FIRST TERM, Us WEEKS)
September goth. to December 24ts'
Tuition in Collegiate Department. 90 Nv
1" 4" Academic /" - :"
=" +" Music aud Painting. ct Oh. 70
/" Board fincindnS was hing and lights 90 %
School Room Expense, :"
RET NM, MM I59ooPER, Principals.
Oct 90, 1862: Si-f-
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salem Femsae Academy,

y SEPIEABER INtu, I,r, TUE
I'm ORDER TO PREVENT DIsAPPoI NTME tl. i.obolars
undersigned hereby gives notice that no NOR .Ss time
can received into Salem Female AssS envy parents
and others requested, under no ceur later
on children unless they have written as sura1'
date than this that they Wi, Pc Res sGHgTWENT
: Sept. %. 1859.
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RAILROADS., &c.
NO CE

NOTICE..
DIN AND AFTER THE 5TH JANUARY,
W 1852 all Freights between Weldon and Columbia
VIII be taken at local rates. charges will follow as at pre-
sent, and collections made at points of delivery.
w. HAWKINS, Pres. K. & G. R. R.
p. C. CAMERON, H NC. B. K.
WIN. JOHNSTON " G. l. s c. r. R.
NoTE.-Al Government Freight Willie shipped as here
tofore-
Raleigh. N. c., Dec. 81. 1861. If
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SUPREME COURT.

RICHMOND N. PEARSON of Yadkn, Chief Justice.
VIM d. Battle. Of Orange, Associate Justice.
MATTHIAS 4. MANLY, of Craven, Associate Justice.
HAMILTON c. JOKES. of Rowan Reporter
EDMUND B. FREEMAN, of Wake Clerk
JAMES LITcHFoRD of Wake, Marshall
present the sessions of the Supreme Court are held
IN he City of Raleigh once year. commencing the
eond Monday in June. =
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Office VIII q weldon r. r. Co., f,

WILMINGTON n. c., Oct. 18th, 1882 (
THNHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD.
IL Frs of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad CON-
Pany will be held in Wilmington THURSDAY. 18th Of
November next. s. D. WALLACE
President pro. ten.
Oct ~, 1907 SIT.
~ Raleigh Register and State Journal COPY till dsy
and send paper to the President at Wilmington
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NOTICE.

Office of N. C.. r. Il. CO.., .
Co SHOPS Sept. 24tb, 1852.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN To SHIPPERS AND
others interested that the tariff of freight
this Road will be raised twenty five per cent and the rate
OF passengers to five per mile 90 and after the first
day of October. T. j. SUMNER
Engineer and Supt
Sept. 26, 1852. 7s-tf
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BOARD OF CLAIM

BARTHOLOMEW F. MOORE, of Wake, Chairman.
SAMUEL F.. PHILLIPS, of Orange.
p II. WINSTON yR, OF BERTHE
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SUPERIOR COURTS

JUDGES John L. Bailey of Buneombe Romulus NJ.
Saunders of Wake, Robert R. Heath of Chowan George
Howard, jr, of Wilson, James W. Osborne of Mecklen-
burg Robert S. French, of Robson and John Eer of
CaSwelI. -
SOLICITORS j. Yeaes of HEREFORD of Circuit
William Houston, of Duplin I'd Circuit; VIM A. Jen-
kins OF Warren, Attorney General Sd Circuit; Thomas
Settle of Rockingham, 4th Circuit Robert Strange of
New Hanover, 5h Circuit; W. c. Kerr of MeckIen burg,
9Th Circuit; aEd Marcus Erwin of Burke 18th Circuit.
Time of Holding the Courts.
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Office of the Chatham r. r. Co..,
RALEIGH, October 18th, 1862 (
& MONTHLY INSTALMENT OF. 10 PER CENT,
IA payable on the first day of each month"; until the
whole subscription is paid, is hereby called for, BY
der of the Board of Directors
W. W. VASS, Treasurer.
Raleigh, Oct. 81, 1852. 88-tf.
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rhs New conlscription Act.

The following is copy of the Conservation Act passed
recently, by both Houseso Congress:
An ACT to amend act entitled "An Act to provide
further for the public defence-approved 10th April,
1862. ,L-t-..e .- E--r..-fs.S.
The Congress of the Confederate States Of america do
enact That the President be- and be is hereby authorized
TO call out and place in the military service of the Coned
been sooner ended all white who residents the
Confederate States between the ages Of thirtyve and for
ty-fve years. at the time the call calls may be made
and who are not at such time times legally exempted
from military services or such parts thereof as in his
Judgment may be necessary 70 the public defence such
call or calls 70 be made under the proyons and according
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THE coNscRIpTIoN LAW.

BILL TO BE ENrirLsD GAN ACT FURTHER PROVIDE FOR
THE PUBLIC DEFENCE"
In view of the xgeucies of the country and the aoso
lutte necessity of keeping the service our gallant army,
and Of placing in the field large additional force to meet
ahe advancing columns of the enemy now invading our
soil; therefore
SEcr1oS l. The Congress of the Confederate States Of
erc1 enact That the President be- and Is hereby au-
thorzed call and place in the military service OF the
Confederate States for three years. unless the war shall
have been ended all white who are residents
of the Confederate States between the OF eighteen and
thrty-ve years the time the call calls may be made
who are legally exempted from military service All
of the persons aforesaid who are not now i'll the armies oil
the Confederacy and whose tenn of service will expire be-
fore the end of the war; shabe continued in service for
three years from the date of orginGl enlistment un-
less the wr shall have been er ended Provided how
ever That all such compan citations and regiments,
whose terms of original emil were for twelve months
shall have the right with ays, on a day to be fixed
by the commander Of the o re-orgauize said com
panies battalous and REF eecting their officers,
!. which they had right b; elest who shall be cou-,
III. bded further That fur
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JUDAH p BEsJAniN of Louisiana, Secretary of State
G. g. MBNMINGkR of South Carolina, Secy OF the Irea
GEoRGE W. RANDOLPH, of Virginia, Secretary OF war.
JOIN r. REoAN. of Texas. Post Master General.
THOMAS II. WATTS of AlabamaI Attorney General
RobRRr E. LEE, General.n-C Chief
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NOR SALE-sToCK OF THE RALEIGH AND
II CASTOR Railroads. few shares
W. W. VASS, Attorney.
Sept. q, 1862. 7Lif
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FOURTH CIRCUIT.
nday in March and September.


Moore Monday befnre the last February and August
Montgomery, the lat Monday in February and August
Arson, second. "
Richmond third 9" a.
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Legislature of North Carolina.

We give below the list of Senators and Commoners elect
20 the next General Assembly far have learned
them. any of friends discover error they will
obge US by informing us.
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SECOND CIRCUIT

SECOND CIRCUIT.
Duplin, fourth Monday in March and September
Wayne first Monday after the fourth Monday March and
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coNFEDERATE STATES GovERNMENT.
PRESIDENT,
JEFFERSON DAVIS, Of Mississippi.
Memhers of the Cabinet.

VICE PRESIDENT,
ALEX. q. STEPHENS. Of Georgia.
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Baden drst Monday after the. fourth Monday March
SIXTH CIRCUIT.

| Surry, fourth Monday in February and August.
Ysdkn, first after the fourth Monday Feb and August
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Also regiment raised under and by authority of the
State of Texas for the frontier Defence inthe service
of said State while in such services and such other per-
the President shall be satisfied account of jus
tice equity necessity ought be exempted here
by exempted from military service In the armies of the
Confederate States provided that the exemptions herein
aboye enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons
exempted are actually engaged in their respective pursuits
occupations.
That the act entitled "a" act to exempt certain per-
from enrolment for service in the armies the Con-
federate States approved the alst April 1852 is hereby
repealed.
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swan and rcswaln the river with their
horses, and when some fifty OF more
had been landed, a strange but friend
ly voice whispered in the dark--"rhe
old bridge is Il few yards higher up
it can be mendea - Twas found,
and mended it could be! Quietly
working, tree after tree was telled /,
earth, and twigs, and branches, We're
carried and piled up on the main props
old logs were rolled and pitched
across the stream, and after long and
weary labor the bridge was built, and
the long and silent procession of cav
airy, artillery, prisoners, and spoiis,
safely and quietly passed.
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BARGAINS FOR PRINTERS! Il!
U Low state of Red River no draw back.
Attention Publishers.

ESIJE1 Publishers Of Newspapers
rGsin North Louisiana: and
Texas, who may wish to
dispose Of their establishments in
Whole or part, by sending me partic-
ulars, and locality, will fluid it to their
advantage to address me as below.
Persons DESTROYS of establishing
Newspaper or Job Establishments in
the interior, will be furnished with
Estimates free Of charge, by address
inc me. And if they order Printing
Material or paper, cards and card
boards. throug Oh me, will be furnished
for cash only or its equivalent
the best bargains, at Foundry prices.
offer the following establishments
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Print. Office, in u large city. Price
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The Cheapest
Printing Materials and
OFFICES
EVER OFFERED.

a Newspaper establishment and
Job Office connected. Price $500.
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good job Office connected. IrIc"
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second hand, in good order, medium
size Price $1,000.
4 Russles Card and Bill Head
press. will print any ordinary size job
at the rate OF 1900 to 1000 impress
sions per hour. (New.) Price 1928.
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and other paper.
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have also for sale, the follo!Siu@
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\ font OF 300 lbs. BREWER.
2GO -
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Also-A Medium Printing Press.
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Mitchell Rejects the Federal Pris-
OnerS.

The Macon Telegraph, says: "A
friend just from Atlanta tells us he
saw. and converscd with some Of the
800 Lincoln prisoners at war, whom
Cen Mitchell refused TO accept. 1t
seems that one boat load, (about /,
500 were actually received by the
Yankee commander at BelleAnte, IN
the absence Of Gen. Mitchell, but
when th,. latter returned and found
them, he was much inccnsed Mean
while. the steamboat on her second
trip. returned to Relleionte with the
remainder, when Mitchell positively
refused 20 allow them 20 land. IN
vain the prisoners, tired, and sick,
and al.upSt naked plead with Mitch
ell for permission 20 pass his Ines
and find their way home as best they
could. The Yankee General was in
exorable--he had 40 provisions or
tral,sportatio /" spare, they had ia
ken their parole, could not fight. were
therefore otno Use to him and they
could 60 back TO he rebels. Finding
they could Get TAO mercy at the hands
Of their Il Mon patriots" they gave
il up; the boat WAS headed about,
aud with tears Of mingled sorrow and
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TOW lbs,

T.iBLET.S g. TOME STONES,
OF every description, in Tie best work
lnamlikc manner.
IRON FENCING.
The undersigned having made an
rangcments with the manufacturers
is now prepared to order every de-.
cription of
IRON FENCING,
suitable for enclosing buildings, gar
dens. cemetery lots. etc. also
IRON RAILlNGS,
for galleries and balconies. which
viii be sold at MAN FACT | ERS
PRICES (addin" transportation.
Purchasers are invited to call and
examine the various styles, atth''
Southern Marble Works ole
w. HECON,
Corner Of Texas and Edwards SIS
Nv Post Ottic-.s Shreveport. La
40 G-dIy.
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w
and by the time of their arrival at
the railway station. more than one
million dollars worth of Federal
property must have been captured
and destroyed.
At the railroad the train was
nearly surprised, but fire was opened
upon it too soon, and putting on
steam, it escaped in spite of heavy
logs placed upon the track, though
not without frightful slaughter on
the open cars. Many Of the enemy
Jumped from the train, and We're at
forwards captured or killed. to the
number of twenty or more. The
engineer was shot dead by Lieut..
Robinson.
\ detachment was now sent to
the White House, on the Pamunkev;
and, discovering four large transports
moored there, and some hundred
wagons or more, with teams, &c, in
"a wa-on-var,. All these were then
seized, and the torch applied to al!
things combustible. One Of the
transports escaped and tioated down
the river. The contents OF the other
three We're chiefly valuable commits
sarv and quartermasters stores, vast
suffers stores Tempting as they
were, all things were laid in ashes,
the llorses'leG of, and prisoners Sc
cured.
10 evade the expected pursuit by
theene,nv, New kcnr Courthouse was
appointed as the rendezvous. On the
route, they Were often mi-ta ken by
blacks and whites for FcCcral>. v O.
man. however, s,inctivelv discovers
friends or foes at sight. soar cava.-
~ her.!' exclaim they in wonder.
HIakc care. men. take care heaven
bless you, but take care--.he enemy
are everywhere =
pn the route 10 Nov hent an am
buiance containing very valuable
medical stores was captured and burn
ed with its contents. vi the ruuG'.Z-
vous an extensive suffers establish
rnrnt was found, where the men re-
frc>hed themselves freci v with iuNu-
ries of every description, the charlc-
ter Of the force not being discovered
until pay was demanded. Here they
remained till midnight, and then re-
stunned their march, after destroying
the stores, and Il little before dawn Of
Saturday they We're OF! the banks OF
the Chickahominy.
The results Of the expedition are
the destruction OF three large trans
port, and 200 wagons, the capture Of
200 horses and mules. 40 prisoners.
four officers andlnany negroes, braide-
many ofthr enemy killed anu wound
ed. Thc Frdcral loss iii goods alone
exceeds $1,000, OU0. The Gallant
Capt Latane was the only luau Kill
ed on our side.
Once across. and in the swamp, n
was industry and expedition. Arti!-
lery axles sank low in the mirc--teu
Yankee horses were hitched to each
piece, and as the first rays OF morn
ing crinsoned the tree tops. the long
line rapidly sought the shade OF woods
away from the Fedora! lines. Yet
our troops had otproceeded far when
the advance were halted. "Who
comes there 2" cried ,he Federal
horseman in the swamp. "Who @or-
there !'' calls au"thrr, ana quicker
than thought our advance Guard by
order) dashawav ;ut"rhr open ground;
the Fcdera's rirr bait Il. Gozru Shots,
and rush IN purSuj... luto the thick
ct some halt d"z,l. Federal horar.n"m
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e liz 5gnll- Nears.
Published Oh Tuesday and Friday.
STARTS Reconnaissance.

Dispatch highly interesting ae-
count of the brilliant exploit of Gen
J. L. b Stuart,
The forces employed consisted OF
the 1st. (Col. Fitz Hugh Leg 9th
II. II. Lee, and four companies OF
the 4th Va. Cavalry, (Lieut. Gardler
coaslmanding) and two pieces Of Stu
arts flying artillery-a l2-pound
howitzer and a 6 pound English IL
Ae piece-the whole force not mum
bering more than 400 men, if even
the total reached that number.
The column proceeded on Thurs
dav, the 18th. down the Charlottes-
Vile Brook church, turnpike, and
encountering nothing but eighteen
runaway negroes, whom they cap
tureG, bivo.I. acked ut night Rear
Ashland At daybrcak they re
sumed their march, and near Hano-
ger Courthouse our videttes being
discovered by horse pickcts, retired
,,poa the main body, which was COW
cred by woods and 4 turn in the
road. \ captured picket informed
them that the L'ederals were III
he daily habit OF proceeding
-hisher ior forage, but on this
occasion had orders to go a near as
possible 20 Richmond.
L being thought possible to cap
4uye the whole detachment, DISPOSE
-jons were accordingly made, but
upon the appearance OF Our advance
the enemy outpost hastily galloped
buck, and their main body took to
tight. Captain swans squadron
iashirg after them down the road,
making a splendid race of two miles
At Il killing pace. Near the Court
nousc, the enemy seemed to have
been reinforced, and made stand
on the road. and il feds to right
and left Of i. Thinking to flank
them, and capture their whole army.
Col. Leo, Of the lst proceeded round
their position TO cut OF retreat, but
the movement occupying longer time
1l,ln desired, the ID squadron Of the
9ih prepared to charge. The enemy
gave p feeble volIey with pistols,
anc scaIarelrd off the field IN iudic
rou- STYLE. leaving the killed and
wounded behind. and prisoners
Tncir recommending ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
pluck. ana was killed. Capturing
h,ltposts and plcllets IN great NUN
her and ova,+ekinr wpari.d horse
men, it W., :.scertained that the
force engaged np.e s,uuadrous Of the
9Th nit ID States regulars. who had
s~,r, hard servie- in Texas and the
Instr coyot,i,.,...and had never re
a :. cLarre before. Proceeding
- hon, c,,,n overyrbinr was dns-
.roved and out to the torch.
.,rnin~ that several REGIMENTS
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iiEtD-Qt AnTERS.

\
South OF Red River.
IUuv'un, Tn,ray. Jane IS, 1859.
GENERAL. ORDER NO. /.
IA virtue OF instructions from gem
ersl head quarters at Richmond, bear
ing date May 2stll, 1862, | assume
command d tn" District comprising
the State Of Texas, aud all that por-
ton Of the State OF Louisiana west
OF the Mississippi river, and south
of Red River; and of all the posts,
camps and troops within the limits
of the District.
=. o. HEBERT,
Brigadier General Z. A.
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