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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12
Marfoan Neun-PnsbIa Taken.

Saw FRANcTsco. June Arrived, steamer
Constitution, from Panama, with dates via
AcupuIo of The 18th of May. from Puebia the
18th. from the CityOf Mexico on the 18th
and 18th. The MexieaBs were Fepulsed be-
fore The Fortress Carmen. The garrison and
inhabitants of Puebla were in a state of star
/. ,vation; the ammunitiou was failing, and Or
: feQa disappointed that Commonfort could NOT
cut his way through with supplies for the be-
seiged.
On the 18th, Gen. Forey sent flag OF truce
Offering 10 allow the Mexican officers and sol
diers to march out, the officers with side arms,
providing they gave parole not to serve against
the French.
This was declined by ortega, who, in the
meantime, spiked the cannon, burnt the gun
carriages, destroyed the infantry arms, and
then surrendered. The Mexican General Re
guls. and bis Aids. and his ordinance officers,
preferring death to being prisoners, shot them
selves dead.
The advance Of the French army was at
CbeluIa, six miles beyond PuebIs. on its way
to the Capital The Mexicans were much
embittered against the French, and all French
men were ordered to leave the Capital within
eight days. The Mexieans will defend the ap-
proacbes to the Capital to the last Greai
enthusiasm prevails. This account is from
Mexican sources.
In San Francisco the Mexican houses are
draped, while from the French houses flags arr
flying
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12
Free Labor in Tennessee.

As in Louisiana. the experiment of free
labor works well in Tennessee. The following
is an extract of a letter from Gen. E. A
Payne TO Gen. Rosecrans. 1t is creditable to
both the head and heart of Gen. Payne, and
the intelligence it conveys is highly important
and gratifying:
"GALLATIN, Tenn, June MY plan for
changing slave to hired labor is working ad-
mirably. We are hiring black people to their
own masters. We say to the servant that he
is TO have eight dollars per month, and is to
be faithful and good workhand. We say to
him in the presence of his former owner that
if his employer does not pay him at the end of
the month in good money, then he is to return.
We make written contracts in which the slave
is only known as a hired hand. The Fairview
estate has upon it one hundred and sixty
eight slaves. The estate is four miles from
here. The trustees and overseers came to me
to go there and compel the black people to
work. told them l should do so, but 1
should make change and compel the estate to
pay them for their labor They at once
agreed to it. went down and told the black
men that they should have eight dollars per
month and the women five. would stop the
pay of any lazy or disobedient servant, and
would punish him besides. You can form no
idea of the great change in these people. The
overseer is compelled to report to me each
week, and be says there has never been any
thing like it. They never had so much work
done, nor half as well done, before.
s3rig Gen. PAYNE
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12

Attention Cavalrymen |!

All men in the 9Th Congressional District
composed of the counties of Richland, Morrow
Marion, Delaware and Union, who desire to
join any particular Regiment of Cavalry now
in the field, are hereby authorized to present
themselves, at any time up to the 22d of June,
to the Board of enrolment at the Headquar-
ters of the District Provost Marshal at Mans
fell. The Board shall examine them and de-
termine upon their fitness for the service, and
if found to be fit, the Provost Marshal of the
District will give them transportation tickets
to the General Rendezvous at the Headquar-
ters of the A. A. Provost Marshal General OF
the State. As soon as they present themselves
at the Genera, Rendezvous they will be duly
mustered in by mastering and dsbursing Of
fcer aud paid by him the money allowed by
law. WIN. SKUNK, Pro. Marshal,
June 5, Is63.-3t Sth District of Ohio.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12
Interegting from Port HudgOn.

New York, June 9.-The Tribune says:-
From gentleman fully couversant with af-
fairs at Port Hudson and 10 the Department
of the Gulf, who arrived here Iast-night from
New Orleans, we learn some interesting facts
of the situation OF Banks army and its pros
poets. Our informant left Port Hudson
late in the evening of Sunday, 3Ist uIt.--
There had been no lighting of any consequence
since the assault on the 9th; but Cen Banks
had been industriously and rapidly concentra-
ting his lines and approaching the rebel works.
The two wings of our army rested on or near
the river, both above and below; and there was
no possibility of reinfOrcements reaching the
beleagureed garrison. Banks has made up his
mind to take tie place, aud he had men and
means to do it.
The contest on the 9th was very desperate
and very bloody, the rebels fighting with most
reckless courage, and our men being not a
whit behind in daring and pluck. Our inform
ant corroborates the good accounts heret ofore
given of the conduct of the colored soldiers.
These sable warriors provoked most frenzied
hatred on the other side, and the rebels bent
all their energies to their annihilation; and
SiuSO tue ugnt iuey nave mlSSto no cndnce u
kill the negro piekets. In one instance they
pounced upon one single black sentry, cap
tured and forthwith hung him. Their bloody
instructions were quickly improved; for al
most within an hour some negroes got hold ot
a rebel picket and hung him up 10 fullsighI
oitheir murdered companion.
The stories about Kirby Smith coming te
the relief of Port Hudson are probably errone
Gus. Smith IS no doubt in Texas somewhere
or Western Louisiana; certainly nowhere near
Port Hudson, nor cOuld he get across the
Mississippi if he were opposite.
Gen. Grierson is saShing around; and was
at last accounts, up between Port Hudson ant
Vicksburg, tearing up railroads, destroying
bridges, hunting for Confederate stores, an'
"cauyassing" the State generally.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12
summary Exsoutiou a snias.

An official dispatch from General Rosecrans
received here to-day, dated at MurfreesbOro
June 9th says: Last evening dispatch from
Col. j. B. Baird, commanding the post oil
Franklin, Tenn, was as follows:
Two men came into camp about dark, dress.
ed in our uniform, with horse equipments to
correspond, saying they were Col. Anton, In
spector General and Major Dunlap, Assist
ant having an order from Adjutsut General
Townsend aud Government orders to inspect
outposts, but their conduct was so singular we
arrested them, and they insisted that it was
very important to go to Nashville tonight.
Col Baird asked if there were any such
persons in the army, and if SO, their deucrip-
tions | replied at once that they were prob
ably spies, and directed him to order a Court,
and if they proved to be spies to execute them
Immediately, which was done; and they were
tried and condemed to be hung, and the sen
tence was carried into execution before 10 o.
clock this morning.
On being discovered, they confessed they
were officers in the rebel army one Colonel
named Lawrenc w. Orton.
One claims to be first cousin to Robert
Lee, and is said to have been Chief of Artie
ry on Gen. Bragg's staff, and formerly to have
been on Gen. SCOTS staff, of the I'd Regular
cavalry.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12
Ioorrssnondence Or lhe neIaunrs aaz
From the 26th Regiment.

from Lne SoLn Regiment
CAMP OF 26rH RECT ONO Vols
Murfreesboro, Tenn, June I'd, 1868
Mr.. Editor:
By remaining so great a length of time in
this camp inactive it has been out of the ques-
ton for as poor writer as myself to furnish
you with an interesting letter as often as
would wish. But at the request Of number
of the members of CO. G who have been receiv-
ing frequent insulting and miserably degrading
copperhead letters, at this time attempt to
address you. They wish me to give you for
publication their views on the letters received,
and also their opinion of the authors of the
same.
Herewith l send you one of them, written
by WILLIAM AsHBURN to his brother, JOHN
AsHBURN, of company " c. with the request
if you please to publish it. unless you think it
too heavy with hard words. This letter is like
all others (of that stamp received-ful of de-
grading ladguage, giving in their opinion a
most dangerous disease of the government but
pointing out no remedy by which the patient
iE to find relief The advice that his brother
sends is, that he sheuld sell his six shooter and
purchase himself Bible, next subscribe for
and read good moral and religious Union pa
per- and improve his morals, manners and in
tellect. Also to inform him that we receive
good Union papers evrey day, and that soldiers
of two years service do not scare worth a
fig.
1t is not necessary for me to add any CON-
ments on the letter-it will speak for ITSELF
| would inform those of his ilk that the boys
of company q" G" are as a unit bitterly Oppos
ed to any correspondence of that nature, for
they have plenty of Union, moral and religious
correspondents. and relatives; therefore such
reasonable stuff as forms the staple of their
letters is not desired
Unluckily or luckily as the boys in their ire
at the time of receiving their traitorous letters
have committed them to the flames 1 am
prevented from sending you any others at pre-
sent; bat I take this opportunity to notify those
of traitorous proclivity in and around Norton
and Ashley, Del. Co., that any farther indul-
gence will not be granted them in writing their
reasonable epistles without they wish them to
be made public and their names set forth to
the gaze ofthe cummunity in general. know
q great number of their names and would be
sustained by company &C" and all good people
in giving them, but will wait for the present,
hoping they may repent and change their ways
before they find Qike ValIandigham) it is too
late-for order No. 38 is in front, rear, and on
both fanks, with Gen. Burnside to enforce
compliance with its requirements.
The troops here are in excellent order and good
health, with good clothing, arms, accounter-
ments and plenty to eat-and if am not very
much mistaken, movement is on foot that
will tell for itself in short time; either fight
in some shape. We have several heavy storms
of rain within the last few days, and it is rain.
ing to-day.
More at some future time.
Very respectfully yours.
ELIAS COLE.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12
Later from New Orleans-Abandonmen
nR the Techa Cnnntrr

The steamer Continental, from New Orleans
ID. arrived tonight. From files of The FRA
we extract the following:
An immense number of wagons ab ,ut 600,
filed with negroes, numbering 5000 with
600 mules and horses. and 800 cattle. Iogrlh-
er with all the troops in the Teche cnurlrY as
guard, the advance regiment being he 4ls
Massachusetts, under Chickering. arrived III
New Orleans from Bars Landing on he 30th-
On the march they had several small Skirmish-
es, with guerrillas, who infested the country
and hung on the rear of our column. Many
of those protesting loyalty when our army
marched through some time since, showed up-
mistakaole qualification at the withdrawal of
eur force. Several officers, who delayed leav-
ing Franklin until our troops passed, were
captured by guerrillas.
A committee of Union citizens has request
ed Gov. Shepley to order the registration of
the voters of the State in order that loyal peo-
pie can select delegates to a Convention at
which they will organize a State Government
of Louisiana, loyal to the United States Gov
ernment. Shepley in a long letter cheerfully
promises all the aid in his power.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12
Destruction of Rebel Boats on the Yazoo.

WASHINGTON, June s. Rear Admiral Por-
ter has sent to the Navy Department report,
dated Mississippi squadron, near Vicksburg,
June 1st, in which he says: After the return
of the expedition uader Lieut. Commodore
Walker, up the Yazoo, and the destruction of
the rams and navy yard, 1 despatched the
same officers up again with instructions to
capture the transports.
Besides the steamers mentioned burned
we're the Acadia and Magenta, also two OF
their best transports.
My object was to break up their transpor-
tation on the Yazoo, and with the exception
of few steamers beyond Fort Pemberton,
the rebels can transport nothing by water on
the river.
Steamers to the amount of $700,OO were
destroyed by the late expedition, numbering
nine in all. The Star of the West was sunk,
completely bockading the Yallabusha.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12
Union County Convention.

A Convention of the Union voters
of Delaware county viii be held in
the Court Room, in the town of Del
aware,
On SATURDAY, JUNE 18th.
at 1 o'clock p. m, for the purpose of
appointing delegates to represent
this county in the Union State Con-
vention, which will meet in Column
bus on the 17th of June to nominate
State Ticket. 1t is hoped every
part of the county viii be fully rep
resented.
On behalf of the Union Central
Committee for Delaware Co.
A. THOMSON, Chairman.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12

The LAW ABOUT THE CoNCEALMENT OR
E EMPLOYMENT OF DKsERTBRs-The following
is the section of the Conscription Law, rela-
ting to deserters:
SECTION %. And be 1t further enacted,
That every peesou not subject to the rules
and articles of war who shall procure or en-
tice, or attempt to procure or eDtice q soldier
in the service of the United States to desert,
o. who shall harbor, conceal or give employ
ment to Geserter, or carry him away or aid
in carrying him away, knowing him to be such,
or shall purchase from any soldier his arms,
equipments, ammunition, uniform, clothing or
any part thereof; and any Captain or com
manding officer of any ship or vessel, or any
superintendent or conductor of any railroad or
public conveyance, carrying away any soldier
as one of his crew or otherwise, knowing him
to have deserted, or shall refuse to deliver
him up to the orders Of his commanding Off
Ger, shall. upon legal conviction, be fined, at
the direction of any court having cognizance
of the same, in any sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars, and he shall be imprisoned
not exceeding two years nor less than tx
months.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12

PRoMIssoRY NoTEs.-The Commissioner of
Internal Revenue has decided that promissory
notes made payable nOminally on demand, and
stamped as demand rotes, TAT the rate Of one
per cent, for every two hundred dollars or any
fractional part thereo) but giver and received
with an understanding between the parties
that demand of payment will not be made
within thirty-three days from date, are in fraud
of the law, are not appropriately stamped. and
where issued on or after June l, 1868, and not
paid within thirty.three days from date. will
be invalid and of no effect.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12

paid out of the Military Fund of the county,
arising from fines
IL. The militia of the State, or any por-
tion of them volunteer companies frst;) may
pc called into active service by the Governor,
to prevent invasion, riot or insurreciion, and
any person negleeting or refusing shall be
treated as deserter. For service under the
Sheriff ofthe county, each officer and private
shall be paid 81 per day and 81 per night;
when called into service by the Governor
they shall receive the same compensation as
volunteers in the United States service.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12
NAY the a4 1863

MAY the "a, 1868.
Kind and not forgotten brother 1t is with
the greatest of pleasure indeede that ] take my
pen in hand to let you know that l am well,
and do hope these fieu lines may find you the
same. received letter from you not long
since and was very glad to hear from you and
to hear that you WAS on praying grounds and
interceding terms well John, 1 suppose you
would like to know what / am doing l am
working for uncle Jesse Ashburn in Auglaze
Co. and a poor fellow cant make much these
good Lincoln times but his clothes. l am go
ing home now in about two weeks as have a
pretty big harvest to take Of l have about
seventeen acres of wheete to cut. well John
you wrote good deal about the war, you spoke
in particular about copper heads and Buternuts
and home traitors. well John am full
blooded Coperhead Buternut Democrat but l
want TO give you to understand that am not
a sesessjonest. am not in favor of JET Davis
doings. l think these war men in the north is
nothing but a Cd id internal black heart
cd set of hoss thieves. I think d--d sight
more of a hoss thief than a man that is in fa-
vOr of this id Abolition war. 1 think if you
was at home and could reade the papers and
know just the proceedings of these damnabel
hellgamtes of the north you would not be
there. 1 tell you l reade good deal, and hear
good deal, and therefore [ learn good deal
about these id mean thieves. They are
talking of drafting here pretty soon, and just
as shure as they do it is going to make d--d
row. well John, l am not going to go in to
this war under no confederation. I say peace
Liberty Death. I am in for the Union as it
was and the Constitution as it is. if they draft
me am not going and they had better not
try to forse me into it or l might hurt some of
them for carry six shooter with me where
ever go. this about enough about this id
Abolition war. it is very likely that you won't
like some of the language that I have been
using, but it is my candid opinion and it cant
BE other wise. l do not want to offend you in
the least and I suppose that you did not want
to offend me but don't like no such id Alb
olition stuff but still yeu and are brothers
and we should not fall out about trihes. Cous-
in John says that he don't claim any relation
to an Abolition. I will close this by kindly
asking you to wright and tell me how you are
getting along. Good by; direct to Gambler.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12
ARREST OF A REBEL GovERNoE.-The rebe

Governor Moore, Of Louisiana, was arrested
recently, by the Porvost Marshal of Plaque.
mine Parish, and taken to New Orleans, where
he is held under mil itary authority The
New Orleans Era says:
THE capture of Thomas o. Moore, the it.
inerant Governor Of this State next to that
of Alexander MoutOn, is probably the most
important that could have been made. He
has been conspicuous counselor of treason
for number of years, and it is just and prop
er that he, and men Of his stamp, should be
held to strict accountability for the evils
they have contributed to bring upon this city,
this State, and this country"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12
Union Mass Convention.

In accordance with whBt seems to be the
general desire the Unconditional Union men
of the State are requested to meet at Column
bus, on the 18th day of June, in Grand Mass
Convention.
AIlpersons who are truly loyal to the Gov
ernment without conditions; all who are will
ing to sustain it in its efforts to preserve its
own existence, and to uphold the Administra-
tion in its efforts to defeat and utterly crush
the rebellion and its supporters and sympa
thizers, whether North or South, are earnest
ly requested to meet together at that time, to
aid and encorage each other by their presence
and counsel. "As iron sharpeneth iron, so a
man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend, -
we hope to see large gathering of earnest
patriots from all parts of the State, so that
each may take home renewed zeal and energy
in defence Of the Of the Government; that we
may all have our love of country renewed
and re-baptized; that we may all learn to labor
more earnestly, and to make every needful
sacrifice to sustain our patriotic army more
willingly and more cheerfully, and that we
may have our determination to utterly crush
a1d annihilate the rebellion, Refrigerated.
Many of the best speakers in the State will
be present
We are authorized to state that tickets good
for the "round trip" can be had at all the
stations on all the roads leading to Columbus,
at half price.
VIM. DENNISON, Chm.
g. n. OLDS,
GEO. NJ. PARSONS,
l. J. ALLEN,
SAM'L GALLOWAY,
q. VOLNEY DORSEY,
r. II. GEARY,
A. G. McBURNEY,
BENZ. EGGLESTON,
Union Executive Committee.
JOHN J. JANNEY, Sec. and Treasurer
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12

The Opposition" papers in North Carolina
are very severe on the "Fire-E Eaters and orig.
inal Secessionists" who, according to the ut.
terauces of the special organ of Gov, Vance,
the Raleigh Standard, will never be allowed
hereafter to hold any Office of honor or trust
whatever in North Carolina. From the same
source, it appears that. JEFF. Davis has been
given to understand by Gov. Vance that the
fate of the Confederacy must be decided in
Virginia; that in no case will the Confeder-
ate army be allowed to make stand in North
Carolina and deluge her fields with blood and
devastation; but must, when they leave Virgin
la, retire into the Cotton States, and end the
conflict where it began.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12
Assassination of o. s. Oficers-Resistauce to the
Draft.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 1o-J. F. Stevens,
Deputy Provost Marshal and Mr.. Ulayfeld
a Detective, beth of whom accompanied
the enrolling officer, were fred upon
near Maneville, Rush county, Indiana, by
a number of men from a wheat field to-day.
Stevens was instantly killed. Clayfeld
mortally wounded and died shortly afterward.
The enrolling officer ran from house which
he had entered to obtain names, and was shot
twice through the clothing. He escaped with
out injury.
Two companies of the list Indiana have
gone down to the scene Of murder, and Gener-
al Mansfield, of the Indiana Legion, accompa-
MED them. The latter is instructed to call
out the whole militia, if necessary.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12

A Court Martial at Cincinnati has tried
and found Reuben Stout, Company c, Goth
Indiana, guilty of desertion and killing s.
Huffman who attempted to arrest him; and
Henry P. Estop, Company H, Kentucky in
fantry, of desertion and joining the rebel army,
and sentenced them to be shot at Johnson's s
Island on June 26th. Ambrose Stadley, a
guerrilla, who violated his parole. and B. F.
Graves, a rebel soldier acting as a spy, were
sentenced TO be hung.
In the last two cases General Burnside does
not approve the sentence, because the time and
place is not set forth in the finding of the
court, an6 he censures the Judge Advocate,
and orders the prisoners confined at Cincinna-
ii for the present
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12

How TO DETECT THFM-The counterfeit
fifty cent postal notes 10 circulation, besides
being somewhat poorly printed, may be dis
tinguished from the genuine by the following
imperfections: In the genuine, each of the 6g-
ure 5O and below the word, "of designated"
and ~United States Depository" there are
three small curved lines. In the counterfeit
there are but two. On the right hand lower
corner are the words "post office" In the
counterfeit the words run together, thus, post
office; IN the genuine the words are divided.
thus. post Office, AS there is quite a large
amount of counterfeit ffties in circulation, it
would be well for the public to examine all
that pass through their hands.