New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-15

lE iutfANTllt. IT. LOUIS, Jhn K 4 ~.
t. Mlior-GeH. ID. HUNTER: Price wa at ) ping
field TWO days ago, md has probably been atta'ked
hy TWO thonsard Of our cavalry today II rcces-
s,rv, they viii ICON he sus'aincd By artillery and
inialtry.. lie will leave this State litter willingly
or forcibly. Hi day j, over. EncouTage joan
Ross and friendly CIeeka.
II. ". HALLECE, MsiOr-G
THE SUFFERINGS OF A UNION MAN II
TEXAS.
From letter written by rative Of Ohio, who for
some years has Teen residing in Texas to bis parents
in Philadelphia, we make tho following interesting
extracts:
iilEs Mexico, Nov. o, 1861
AZ last can Rave the pleasure Of open. free COM
muncaiion; for I nn here, p fugitive from Texas,
faic and sound But lei me commence s0me mouths
tack, TO give yOu history If EVENT.. As far back
g. July, tic Governor Of Texas, by proclamation,
forbid any and al intercourse. by let'Cr or word,
with PERSONS ~ the North and uHGc o. same irea-
ron. or course all liberal men denonrc,d the policy,
ar.d wrote 10 friends aud Felalitcs-l as well IA
OILERS. Tie Letters cOittucG uo liiCli Lews; bat
they were stoIea, opened aud d,taiucd. IA tiuc
advai c,d, tie nuti critics grew more aud more
.Xac,iig. Last August our tlAes W-re 50 IL
creased that they were almost impossible TO
pay; but still he Ieollo generally paid them.
Then We were allowed 20 .alA hte. In sep
ten Der cane the PROCLAMATION 81 urt arch
traitor, JetE Dayis, about all Northern men
being brought forward 90 take the oath 10 sup
port the {. ). Government. OF course, men
of the No On argued tie law uu Oag Onrelycs, aud
generally age. d that, uhd,r all clicnu's. noes. We
would take ii, but MT cOlUAf ~, bne, All ctlgis
were OBLIGED TO take IT, We objected 20 bong
pointed A. and brought ~ ~ tnsliInus characters
sind SUSPECTED tni,oTi. Ouly weea or ten days
following The above proclamation, cino The apl oin.-
ment OF oihcera who were all mon Oh dtf'Vn'hli'
character, in our district oIo uan actually atins
served years ia tie leniteGiaiy, I,r lofB' ~
These men coon commenced showing thcir atiint-
ism, by Rising oou anics for TO tu-caed lro-cc-
ton oi Corpus CLusiI against invasion. lie Cow
ernmont gave no all ~ tii-al o., u1lhlrp, arm,
and food were taken without arkina-t' nnud was
made for oil the Shotgun OHItd bt IINn'e m'i''-
duhls-GLPevCn a Hersci ger t-Hi - iAy hpN.r .tf
1 round OF powder which | had-ilus dfpriNing ne
oil the means VI support 10y game Tor, without 0uns
and powder We could not sgt even tic duke
and geese that iiook ever all That country. Nlih
al the weapons ~ their .-essi0n, Trey were
lnil-ooweriul, and laid down d.iiy new h.ws sud
doctrines. a word Of renousiTunce cost q nan
Lis lie. RI % worst days Oi TIE frcnch Revolution
seemed 10 be upon us. deuoun, eufnt oi any
POOR devil caused a man 10 bc driven of without
a day's notice. Many were whiple4-totnc shOi.
The unbouudtd POI ulality Of Cupt. - family
protected me for "a tiue, but Judge -- was
srch q bitter opponent Of The whole movement
that be coon put us oil IN jeopardy, AID The climax
roon came; We Were denounced, aid ! was told
Tat | nut enter tie army for the war, and hat
must contribute more riding hoFtcr than had,
for soldiers II vain Represented that j could
not leave .ay family or bn'iuess that loonii hardiy
avoid ruin under the circumstances even by attend
ing 10 IL Absence certain RUM To when answer
WIS returned, that must report ia ~ hours. br.
Charles Anderson, IN The me antime, was prisoner
in San Antonio, hundreds Of others were IN tie
came position al over tie country their property
coufscated themstlyes declared enemies and their
persons seized. All property was doprossed; ne
eroes not worth 600 apiece. mares worth about Slo,
&C.. and then in Confederate serip; gold and silver
a. t..tf I Ial Int On. CHI md
that was flight; bat fight without money was inpos-
sble determined TO seek apurcbascr for my proper
y although the fact If oiiCir gto cell would nave ne
Imprisoned in i've minutes, aud advised with legal
friend, stating our case TO him, and telling bin
frankly that would die ia prron rather than bear
arms against my native State and Government. lie
told me- ne cure he fate would bo Imprisoned and
nv property cOnisca,ed Feeling terribly, eutered
The sofe OF one Of our merchants, who bad not paid
bis Northern dcb,r, and would do anything To hide
his money from seizure, m ms money beng Que In
Eew-York is consideIed Northern property. We
soon struck trade; my property Was valued for
taxation at $4,000; i made him IA clean saie OF
everything for $1,000, taking 500 IN gold, and
a. 800 in tobacco 10 lie delivered on the Rio GTande
Two hours closed the BURNERS, when l returned
home. Our adieus were short. Judge D had
sarted BY another route for Mexico; he cold out for
only $500; bis property Was worth double mine,
being Fix Leagues of land, containing 400 acres
and u stock Of sheep. With four horses to the
buggy, We drove II hours, scarcely stopping 10
rect, over the wide prairie, taking course for the
nearest point On the Rio Grande. Wearrived safely
and well in two days. Starting ID. night, got too
far in advance for my Iursuers TO oVertgke lie;
understand they offered 900 Tor my apprebontlop.
The whole river il filled with iugtives from Iexss
but there are thousands Of poor fellows who cannot
get away, who are watched night and day. Their
potition il terrible--rebes by force against their
Government paupert because they are the hrht upon
whom the levys arc made for cattle, horsee, &c;
Two-thirds Of the people pray nightly for TIE United
States troops 10 come and tsse lhe country. J. am
for the war and shame be those men III The North
who would abandon their relatives and friends IN
the South TO such wolves az ianeey, DAVIS NiSiaii
g. Go. shall remain bre ill hear from the to-
bncco NV fear is that they may arrest the MN VINO
broug ht me out for aiding me TO escape, and make
him tell tie whole story. II he they will catch the
tobacco AN II comes in OK carts III ges here all rght IL
" i'll help 10 make me independent. IL IL eqnhi 10
Qold here ut City dollars the bale TOOK " a, iory'
Ii il reported here that Mr. Chas. Anderson nus os
coned from prison at San Antonio, as an express
arrived al the river opposite hero yesterday Inc
horrors Of war daily seen hero IN INC arrival OF
frpirives of whom there are Que hundred anu up
v9rd-men destitute Of everything, arriving w1th-
ont clothes or money. Pray do not give up the war
yc, awhile, but remember that over two-thirds Oh
the ueople are with the Governments
LETTER FROMA BRITISH MERCHANT IN
NEW-YORK.
The following sensible letter h from an English
merchant Of high standing In this city TO his cor
respondents abroodi ,o,,
Nz..YonK, December u, lB5i
nv,p Gin: The settlement Of the " Trent affair
I. fl. subject on which oongst,aie my English core
II sl.V. III Nal al