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Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-16

CINCINNATI, june IA spirited engagement
took place near Monticello, Kentucky, on the
10Th instant. Cur troops, under Col kurtx,
had driven the Rebels from Monticello, and were
falling back to the Cumberland river. when the
enemy rallied in force and attacked cur rear
guard.
Our forces retreated slowly unal reinforce
ments came to their relief, when desperate
hand to hand fight, lasting two hours, took
place, and the rebels were defeated. Our loss
was thirty killed aud wounded. The Rebel loss
is not stated.
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-16

J.f Pierce, co. +. lbs Pa. Vols.
|. Ford, co. b, 26 n j., died on board the
Mary Washington, ana was inferred in the hos
ptal burial grounds.
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-16
TELE G r A M s.

WASHINGTON, June I0.--From an officer who
...,;cnated in the battle Of Beverly Ford, it is
s..or,ained that yesterday morning two brigades
.ff,en. plcasantoa' ) Cavalry, under command Of
-, Bufo,d. made an important reconnaissance
,owards Culpcpper, and had one of the most OBJ
.tjnate cavalry fights that has occurred during
the war,
The force VAS composed of Gen. Buford's bril-
osde and another cavalry brigade under COM
nand Of Colonel B. L. Davis, supported by two
batteries of artillery and two regiments infant
~ as a reserve. ------~---~----
At half past twelve O clock on Monday night
The cavalry bivouacked near Beverly Ford, on
the Rappahannock river. AT three o'clock the
next morning the men were called, the horses
Ifd and saddled and at four @ clock they crossed
The ford. Beyond the ford was seini-eircu-
lar belt of woods, with q range of rife-pits near
the edge Of the timber and line of pickets
guarded the ford and the southern bank of the
river.
The Sth New York Cavalry crossed first, and
drove the pickets back TO the rifie-pits. The
cavalry then charged directly through the rife
pits, and, after desperate combat, cleared the
woods, the enemy falling back upon their artil-
cry and maintaining their position until twelve
clock, when our artillery came up, and they
we're driven lack six miles in the direction of
tulpepper Court House, when our forces returned
and recrossed the ford in good order.
Nearly all the fighting was done by the cav
airy, and it was of the bloodiest character
mostly hand-to-hand, with sabre and pistol.
In the woods the heavy timber was not very
dense, and the horses could advance through it,
but the underground was thick and when a
trooper dropped from his horse he was efectually
concealed
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-16

TAKEN Up AsTRAY.-Came to the
- subscribers premises last fall, small red
and white Cow, with horns, white face, and
sit in left ear. The owner will please come for
ward, prove property, pay charges and take her
away, otherwise she will be disposed of accord
ing TO law. T Murphy
Point Lookout, Nd, May Is, l8G3.--3t
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-16
TO ALL WHO HAVE FRIENDS IN THE

TO ALL WHO HAVE FRIENDS IN TIE
ARMY.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, Soldiers
@a@Aid Societies, clereymen, editors and others
are respectfully requested to aid in disseminate
ing the following notice, which is of interest 10
all who have friends in the army:
DIRECTORY OF THE HOSPITALS
The Sanitary Commission have made arrange
ments for supplying grauitousv information
with regard to patients iii the United States
General Hospitals 1T the following points others
will he added:1
Eastern Departmcnts.-For information adj
dress 'ODgce Ssaiary Commission, Washington.
Washington, d. G. Cumberland, Md.
Georgetown, b. c. Point Lookout, Nd
Alexandria, d. {, Frederick City, Nd.
Baltimore, Nd Fairfax, Va.
Annapolis, Md. Aqua Creek, Va.
Annapolis Junction, Nd York, Penn
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address "Ogce Snttary Commission, No. II
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Ne,c York Department. For information, adj
dress "OHce Romans Central EaioH No. 10
Cooper Institute"
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Y. ~.
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Ky.
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Evansville Ind. Murfreesboro, Temp.
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[ronton, Missouri Nashville, Tenn.
Rolla, Missouri yicksburg, Miss.
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keokuk. Iowa. Helena, Arkansas.
Davenport Iowa. Grafton, Virginia
Paducah. XIV. Point Pleasant, Va.
Bardstown. Ky. parkersburg, Va.
Lebanon Ky. Clarksbnrg, Va.
Columbus, ~. ChariestoNn, "a
Columbia, Ky.
information will, under ordinary clTcum-
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for ii, in answer 10 any or ali OF the following
inquiries. RI the application is by letter, the
answer will be sent by return mail; if in person,
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-16

NEW YORK, June IA special despatch to
Inc World says the Ohio Democratic State Con-
Fention unanimously nominated yallandigham
Tor Governor, and ex-senator Pugh for Lieuten-
ant-Governor. The resolutions Of the Conyen-
non denounce his arrest, appointed committee
anu demand his return. Pugh made fiery
speech, spurning and defying General Burnside :
Order No. 80.
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-16

information will, under ordinary circum-
stances, be given to any person who may apply
for ii. in answer to any or ali of the following
inquiries. IF the application is by letter, the
answer will he sent by return mail; if in person,
it will be answered at once.
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-16

PooLEsyILLg, June 1.-THE enemy crossed the
river into Maryland this morning at daybreak,
at Muddy Branch, point three miles below
Seneca
His force | am unable to ascertain so far
About two hundred Of his cavalry drove in the
pickets of Colonel 4. b. Jcwett, who commands
in that vicinity.
WASHINGTON, JUNB 1.-THE following has
oeen received at headquarters in this city:
HEADQUARTERS BRIGADE, CAMP HEISTzLEMAy, !
NEAR PooLEsvILLE, June IL, 1868. ]
Liem. Col. j. n Taylor, H. A. g.:
The cnemy's cayalry came across the river
this morning, ct daybreak, about two hundred
and fifty strong They dashed rapidly up the
'ow-path, driving in our patrols, and attacked
company ], 9Th Michigan cavalry, who were on
picket at Seneca. Our forces gradually fell
lack, pursued by the enemy to within three
miles Of Pooesyille. The enemy then retreated
10 Seneca, burned the camp of the Michigan
company and returned down the tow-path and
recrossed. We lost four men killed, one badly
wounded and one slightly wounded. The enc
my left on the field one Lieutenant and one man.
A. b. JEwETT, Colonel Commanding.
NEW YORK, June IA special despatch to
the Warld 4i,a (y.s, Gsa tn Cnn-
True Democrat., 1863-04-22
CRoss COUNTY, ARK, April llth, 1863.

Mn. EDiToR-Eaving a leisure moment, l pro- ceed to give.vou a concise statement Of The fede- ra raid in this portion of the State recently made On Tuesday, the 7th inst, four transports arrived at Wittsburg, on the St. Francis river, with tede raj force of between 500 and ,0e0 soldiers, con sisting mostly of cavalry, with several pieces of artillery. At this point they made -ther head quarters. On their way up tho river, they landed a con siderable fore. at Linden, in St. Fran'is tq, which secured the whole coun.ry across Gro lcy's Ridge, all the way up to Ntsburg, where they joined the transports agaiu-then the entire force was sent oat up t'le ridge as high Is If iris burg. do not suppose that the enemy haa made q raid in any port ton of the COnfeeracy since the war commenced, where the consequence: resulted with as much injury deriment to the interest of the citizens as the one here alluded to- They rob bed the whole country. taking off negroes ill large numbers from every one who owned them, taking every horse and mule that they could possibly get hold of, and every thing else Of value. It seems that they had been furnished Wlth tie names of every one who VAS supposed to he money holder, and in fact, they demanded the hioney and all val uables of every one they met wllb making gene. r2l search at every residence, bF bursting open drawets trunks etc. with reyolyels in their hind4 At the residence of AIr. Samuel J0hn-0n they re- qured Mrs. Johnson to dircst herself of every piece of her clothing, stripping her entirely of every garment she had on, saoe 0Ge; d which place they obtained $ 2,5o0 in gold and silver, and similar occurrences were common, DEV carried or HDOut 1 ,000 negroes, it is supposed. Many who ealthy as it were yesterday, to-day desti ute and needy. l myself was 8 sufferer to the amount of at least S20 900, and many others to much larger amount than myself Why are such outrages az these tolerated in Eastern ArGan- sa8, by our military authorities? It cannot be be- cause we are dsloyal, for no portion of Arkansas has more readily and heartily responded to every call that has been made to aid in the defence of country than the eastern portion of the State, yet thus far, We have had succor- sent us. sayo an occasional visit by Capt. McGee and hls little company, consisting only of abont go men, and although with the disparity of numbers from four CT five to one, the yalient captian with his brave and patriotic company, in tie vicinity of C. w. Seab rn esq. the day before the enemy left, gave fight to tho advance of the enemy. killing some five or six upon tue field, and mort,lIy woundng many more. Mr. Seaborn, understand, tained a considerable leg by the YAukees--thty bunt up his residence with all his furniture, etc.
 :. L. 4.
True Democrat., 1863-04-22

Cor. JoHNsoN--l learn, with surprise, that tie jaynawkers taken at Scully and others, equally as bad, have been parolea. Surely, the General com manding WAS not aware of the characters of these men. A majority of them are murderers and robbers. part of the gang taken at Scully, found two Confe ierate soldiers on Mulberry and baseiy murdered them. They went to Limestone valley, 20 miles from Clarksville and out of seventeen settlers III the valley they took sixteen. leaving enly one man. They robbed every house in the valley and the fate of the sixteen men they took 1 of is yet unknown. The general belief is that they were mastered. 1 One of the paroled men, named Hunt, is knoyen to be the pilot of the federals and to have guided them through Madison county, for which offence he is amenable to the civil law under the act of the late session of the legislature When taken prisoner he denied being connected with the gang, but said he was with them by accident. When touud that they would be treated IS prisoners of war, be claimed to be, and was parolel as, a federal officer
 The fact is that these men are brought here and the evidence againat them is not Forwarded wih the prisoners. Perhaps no investigation was had n this case, for it does not seem pIebabe that theae Thugs, whose garments gre stiff with the blood of murdered patriots. whom they dragged from sick beds, or cell ed 10 their doors and shot them down iI cold blood in presence of their families, would be permitted to gc scot free. They take no prisJ- ners and not man among them bu1 has murder or his eoul and carnival of blood in Ais heart. | trust you will publish this, 50 that if any of these bandtti and sent here, parties who know Of their crimes mqy send atfd&yits and statements of the murders and outrages committed hy them to the end that the commanding officer may have | proof 10 proceed against them or turn them over ! to the civil law.
 | Respectfullv, J.
True Democrat., 1863-04-22
Laws of the Confederate Congress.
 (sY AUTHoRITY.)
(No. 52.)

 AN ACT to repeal certain laws therein named
 and to declare others in full force, in relation
 to conveyance of malabe matter outside of the
 mail.
 SECTION l. The Congress of the Conteder0te States Of America do enact That 20 much of the existing enactnents Of the Confederate States, as relates 10 the conveyance or transportation of letters or packages of letters or of mailable matter ot any kind bg express CT other eomnanies ot ary kind, their agents or employees, be and the same are hereby repealed, and the laws of the Iniied States ad.pted b1 an act Of the Provisional Congress en- titled {" an act t0 continue lu force certain laws oi the United States of America" ru the uinth day of February, one thousand, eight hnldlod and six ty.oae, relating t0 tic conYey vance Or tansp0rta ton of letters packets, packGgesot ltitera or other mailable matter by express or other companies, their agents employees, be and the same are hereby declared to be in full force: Ppyidoi. Tkat nothing in this act contained shall be eo cnl3.rued aa 10 declare thAt any portion Oi Said laaa of thc United States, adopted aa aforesaid r;0t inconsistent with the acts ol tho said 7rotis ionai Government Was bT said a= H9n.d acta iu any wl5e abo5Atgd or repealed. FIoyiaad, lnrlAer tlllt frauds upon the revenue Cf the post office de- partneut ana oIenses against and violations of th5 laws hereby repealed may be prUcee ed against and punished under the lNns existing al tHr lime oI the commission Of such fraud, offence or violation and this act shall not be construed to have q re roattiye operation as to repeal or aDluEatc Hn, lf1 a5 to such frauds, otfpnce ot Violation hereto fore committed, bu; shall have rr sore tive ope ration only Po,GeI aisO that thia act saall ttht effect from ami ter the first Juue one tAou5arl !. eight hundred and sixty two.
 Approved April @, I9G2.
True Democrat., 1863-04-22
The Troubles in Northwest eeoreia.

4 short time ago, we published an account of successful trip of Col. Lee, into some of the border counties of Nor Invest Georgia. amongst a pest of traitors and dtsartdrs. he movement has resulted in much good, as will be seen from the following extract from a lengthy account of the affair which we copy from the Atlanta Contederacy:
 In conclusion, we will state that on Monday last we saw nearly one hundred fine looking men at one sight going to Col. Lees office, who had come down from N. l.. Georgia-rolunflegs ito enter the army, and the Colonel assigning them to the service ill any company they chose A similar sight was witnessed several times on Sunday and Monday and they have been com ing in by dozens every day this week. w. think we can safely say that between 400 and 509 men have come in and volunteered within the last four days. Nearly all these men we're of conscrpt age, who had never been enrolled and were resolved never to be enrolled, if they could help 1t, but who are responding by hum dreds, and soon vii! be by thousands, to Col Lees invitation 10 volunteer.
 Many of these men had been eluding the en- rolling officers, aud some were in combination to resist conscrption. They had not been told by the enrolling officers that they could volun> teer under the conscripton act and had not b en invited to do so. The truth is, the Gov, ernment, as well a. the enrolling officers, has not, since last April, taken pains to keep this feature of theact prominently before the public and invite volunteers as 1t should do: but the conscription act having passed, all efforts to get men into the army other than conscribing them, seem not OHly to have been abandoned but utterly ignored.
 These men are not dona coming in; but will swell the ranks of our army by thousands in few days more. We have late news. from that section, which warrant us in making this re~ mark; and we here take the responsibility of saving that no men in the service will make more faithful or efficient soldiers if their officers will do their duty to them. The policy pur, sued by Col Lee, and it's results so far, show conclusivey that nothing is lacking to get men to do their duty, but to treat them properly, and that no amount of wrong doing or im props CT feeling can avail anything with our people.
True Democrat., 1863-04-22
pha Arkanaas Girl

am fslr maid, drought up in the wcnt My home i. in Arkansts ti- hand Q. 1Le bleet- My motto is pace, but Freedom i'h have, Or die in the struggle, my country 10 save. The stars aud the stripes I cnac did admire, loTed them az iie' yes priz,d them 4tili higher They gave us protection Un land ni ou ssa, And guaranteed unto Us sweet Liberty. But that hoasted protection and gaaran'eod right, Invading our soil with her mil ons Of kuayes, To suAiuxate FreeIQsu and lbtrate seYes. Then rally my brave Arkensiens and thy To drive the invaders yes whip them die; c drive them away at the risk your lives, Tor they have iusulted and offended your wives. And you. ye young heroes, of Arkansas doar, Who nave fought through tie luan year, Fress onward say, stA fighting ill.,, And you shall be ned with sweet Liberty. Our soil is invaded onr homes lad w8sle, By the Northern ral 9, an ou l'u, i5L aC., IIie Irish, tha Dutch. ani tl4s iree srJ tl, Led on by Yankee at the head of ths cT.v. Then sholl the ArEansians despalr os su3oess Keturn to the uniou without redre3j-- No, curse 1t ye tf, c nsn, ye Arkan14 braWe, Fee curso 1t ye heross dsep d2Sn n yc4l gt2T-". Then Arhansas boys will you shrink hom tAe toc Gas H4ll would cfy ort, FlA Horn wIllI l4y n5 And CUrinih resIcnt wIth a lQuI vJle anI siy; Tho Arkansa5 b0l wul neTcr ye waT TIen when the Arkanslana ahall hays ben r4'i1 v- 1hsir battles done fooght, th yli return hGmo to @ With glory nnJ h0nUI, and iame and rrnown, IAscri1eI WIlh the lauIei5 beIscAlus th-lI .raf ft
 N X. Y.
True Democrat., 1863-04-22
before jury, including the summoning of a

ings before jury including the summoning of d jury, five dollars.
 For attending examinations before commits sioner and bringing in, guarding and returning per sons charged with crime, live dollars per day for himself, and three dollars per day for each deputy necessarily attending, not exceeding two.
 he respective courts of the Confederate States snail appoint criers for their courts De allowed the sum ot two dollars Der day; and the Mayshals gre Hereoy a0taorzed to appoint such a number ot persons, not exeeooing i've as the judges of their respfohFe courts shall determine, to attend upon the grand and other juries, and l9r other necessa- ry purposes, who shall be aowed for tlofr services the sum oi two doilars per day. to De raid by, and included m the accounts ofthe Mursual but of any money or the Coutod crate States m his haud. the compensation to be given only for actual at. tendance
 s'or experaos 0Ilila empoyel iu cndoavorde tJ- arrest uuuer process, any person charged with Or convicted oi a crime, tue sum actually expended, not to exceed two loiats per dAy, in addition to lis oonpeus4tiou tor aeryceaNf travel. For butsjng money Go itIors and witnesses and for other expenses, tNNo nor ccutum.-
 SEc, Ant Ja t tLttaCr enacted, X Aat there elull Dc pa- lp tAn IarlIia his lsa5 I5r .er}ces rendered ict che Cor.adaa'o States lol anm5n- ing iuro.t and virna~.aa iu 1ehaIfni the Contpj crate Sla.ce, Fl in l-nai N aug prisoner ta be 1 ltel tOr any capital oauc-, I9r tlc mlUnteuluce ol prisoners ot 'ae Confederate @'4re, confined | in jail lHr ene cimia4 .arr.e. ly, tI4 lqmn.t- meuto. discharge ot aaH ea ye-l-s gr tte cza-a- ses ue-~aluiy Haru.d or IL 7, A.ut= -o.a-. coat. GcuGgs, t.lt mat 4.ll1e !u tc t4e coute ".t.ala.a .-- an- ' necca-Hf to rc"-r tJs r. ,t. t.3- yided, lhattho Ha .al .a.l lo, i.... ... e<.e ea.e ot n9le thaH tre.tT oy au. <. a. ..r s-r a. 1lru.sHi. A.D1 yt
 mtE.ng 'm Fg.ea..tH t.er..l- e,- '9- mitsa.g rats.-en, ttl e-t4at,s tet e- nent o. i.--st a-- al l#a- tl .ae
 MI J. ha5se.. f-a.- 1.-.e1, la-.ta asa . Of th" corpea a'..a I.a r a e... B t.. Contg el>-ts cl4.s Ja g.s.l- X. t.e tnGni q-f.,l section ct t-o act lO Jlisa th- ra.clA ,ols of the Confederate .,cs 1i h1qs ct, s-aec March sixteenth, eighteen 6ul.iea -lI six-g--uai latrs be hereafter allowed Io ach -ro-s tvo dlH a4 rer day while Ia ac.u+l attendance on Ally sU@l courts, and for tFsve 7g t-ou tasic resc n -s to s-'d courts hTe cs--a rsc L--.e lOI oi1s @ .a same tor rctl1irr
 slc. 1. And y t further enacted, That M lieu ot ths c0mpensc..o n5T aAoweG.by law 10 R.t naaaes enmmoueI L4 t-h4li ~ tae Confederate 9,a-es the7 ahaH be 2 lowed 0re dollar aEl I X cents iYr each la}s u.=nl4nco ic eo.r,, O. tll-r- my officer puEs1ant ~ l2w, and fire c-:s s -rl !aI traEa4n from th elr places ofteri-.-ce 5t: Parf ot tfa1 or lc4t-ng, a1- -Lro c.Ata paG u for retVruiuI
 Apeg.ysd 1e.l I9.f- lsc2.
True Democrat., 1863-04-22
v A-- 1' Nt| Ap-A'1-A eA we, Us and Company.

Mir. EDmoR-EiaviDg nothing 0finp0Itance tD attend 10 this bright and lovely spring evening, have concluded t0 while away inolnt mt in jottins down few lines for your admirable and patriotic sheet. The beautiful and mellow da of " SprtHq 1insc'' arc now at hand and the vegetable king dom is lastly clothing itselt in lich and yeriant costume, which the med ltattng mind loves Q dwell npon--the leaf, tne bu3 the twig, thp flower, the whole is enough fur the mind Ot 10 r. I, tt upen sometime before bein,. able to rightly bota- nize. Bat we have digres ed; our condition in canTs is what ] wish to speak about little while. AS general thing the boys are n tue health and exceedingly good spirits, ana sometimes :" UlCe rcrSa;'' we have good and durable clothing, which is kept strictly clean by weekly wa-hngs-wash days being Friday. Never were soldiers doing better than atpresent; and. indeed this ulust be gratifying to olir commanders 10 see their en- ovinr themselves we'll, var0u3lyi We get of beff and "pork" three times @etk, besides many other necesSaries Of life.
 Upon the whole, we now in better plight for facing the '' hrelings of a Yankee, black republi can despot" than ever before. Should We meet them We will make them rue the day they engage Us. We have not left our hognea and dear families fooishly to yield to LincoLn's fOn r4Ie''- aht no, 4eeer nerer' And whilst we out in the field of contest our wives, daughters and sisters. true to every interest and the country in general, are seen, boldly and patriotcally, to grasp the hoe and pow handles, in order to assist the young and the aged in making support at home, while we defend them from the invaders desolatng tread Was eyer people more united, determined and fixed in their plan of action in this, the impending crisis, which foreruns free dom from z Yankee rule," and one of the most complete and happest nations the world in all her grandure ere beheld-Rome and Greece not ex- cepted. God hasten the period oi our freedom, when and where we can all "speak as Me spirit giocti uttfrance." hope plenty will be made again in our land. for the support ct our-army.
 Tn conclusion, would say that we have some of as good and as polite regmental officers az cln be found any whefe--Col. Nh and Lieut Col. W, are gentlemen of the highest worth and integrity. Pardon the length of this article and give place in your columns, and very much oblige member of Company D, Morgan Reg't.
 Respectfully, AUTOGRAPHS, NJ D.
True Democrat., 1863-04-22

nando Wood was the first speaker. He said eff asked what the democratic successor of Lincoln should do, he would answer, close hostilities and obtain conference officially or un, officially"
 JACKSON, April I3.--A special to the Appeal says, twenty thousand men passed up from Vicks- burg on the 10th, to reinforce Roseicraps. More vessels for Confederates are at Bermuda, the blockade besng inefficient.
 Washington dates of>5th state that negro vol unteerng has been abandoned and drafting will De adopted.