The Opelousas courier., 1863-08-29
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5 FFOW 0tc LOnsstanG DeW0cTdt, Ioth instant.
Up to the present writing, Tuesday noon, we
are without any Southern papers later than re.
ceived for our last edition. We have, however,
Northern papers, five days later, up to the 14tll
from which we extract our meagre compendium
1t is all Yankee news and our readers must make
full allowance for it.
We have been kindly permitted by DR.. Gil
: bert, the correspondent and news agent of the
Houston Telegraph, to publish the following, re-
cei1e>s by him yesterday morning. In giving
this 3 the public, we must add, that from two
gentlemen arrived here respectively, Sunday and
Monday, we had iltelTi of great battle
fought and victory wen by Gen Lee over Meade
I at Cuipepper. One Of the gentlemen also told
us of the Charleston affair.
We have been so often flukered by immense
news of immense victories, that long since we
have passed them in SILENCE. We must, however,
remark that this time, we'll take another chance,
as we are inclined to believe what we publish be-
low. The source is q reliable one, and giving it,
our readers must believe or not, as they please:
(By Telegraph from Girard La, Aug. 2I.J
To Mai. Dennis Il. A. and II. Iasp. Gen.:
Capt. Highsmith, .of my old Regiment, met an
officer from the parole camp in Georgia, who
crossed tue Mississippi at Ashton on Tuesday,
the 18th inst This officer brought q bundle Of
Federal papers, but gave them 10 an officer on
outpost. Twill try and get them.
The officer stated that the Federal papers were
teeining with intelligence; that England and
France had actually recognized the Confederate
Government, that the English were Inassinc
troops in Canada and that the French feet WAS
Oft the mouth Of the Mississippi
The papers were from Chicago and Memphis
the latter Bulletin dated the day before lie
crossed the river and were left at the landing on
the East bank when lie crossed, which makes
the Federal date of Monday the 18th. This ma
Per contained intelligence of what it terms, the
decisive battle Of the war, acknowledging com.
plete victory to the Confederate arms in Virginia
The Confederate liues extended from Fairfax "a
old Manassas ground. Meade, reinforced ~ :
large portion Of Grants army fought Lee. The
officer stated that the Bulletin remarked that il
was the most signal defeat the Federals had re-
eelyed during the war, and that it Was the most
magnlticent and scientific battle YET fought.
The Chicago papers were teening with ac-
counts ct renewed riots in the Northern cities.
Another great riot ia New York, slso one Id
Baltimore and one IN Ohio Tie tone Of the ps-
pers was very respondent.
Itie feeling in Johnst0ns and Braggs armies
was lubilallt Il was hae rs stated in former
dispatches that large nuniber of men and OIL
GERS Msfs being fll5ug from those armies. III
was not known On tie other side thai there was
an aI1nstice, although generally believed. Ii had
doubtless grown out Of the fact that iurloughs
were, SO numerous. s.
fh, had heard nothing of Tho death IL Presi-
dent Davis. & =,
Lbs NicksbHTg prisoners were exchanged on
the I'd OF August and Port Hudson on the 9Th.
:, Ile officer who gave tile above intelligence,
had received notice of his exchange as ono Of
the Nickshslrg prisoners, and was en- route ID re-
port TO Lieut. Gen Smith.
One of my men. 4 courier, from Delhi, saw i
man last night Just over the river, who stated
that Lee bad gwen the Federala another defeat
This goes 10 confirm the above.
.s Signed, II. IETARSoEs. Col. Com,es
Telegraph from I,slhi, Aug. 2I, 1868.
Mai. Dennis, Monroe, La,
Ihe enemy has again met severe repulse at
ChaIlssfqr and Gen. Lee Has whipped INN bad
~ af CnlPsnper, q q. L DANIEL,