Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-07-22
Items of Interest.

More than eight hundred guns of Gen. Fremont3
European purchase have been lately aent from thesry
of Tennessee 10 the ST. Louis arsenal for repairs On
the examination it was found that there was no COM
municaton between the tube and the barrels and the
guns could not be fired. ~
The Richmond Sentinel says, we see from the public
advertisements that the late Consul recognizes the
right Of our Government TO annul his powers here IN
a Notice TO British Subjects" he speaks of himself as
"late her Rrain Maestys Consul for the State Of Vr-
ginia."
Mr. J. O. Sullivan, Of New York, late Minister Of
the United States ut Portugal, has written lengthy
snd eloquent letter in favor of peace ut oil haza
His letter is dated at London, l4th APRIL 1910, ana
contains this declaration:
As trustee would at this moment prefer to place
trust funds for permanent investment in the Southern
war debt, at par rather than in the Northern one al
one fourth Of it's face. The one can ana VIII DC PAID
the other neither will or can.
Gov Letcher has the request of President DAVIS
called for 5000 troops for State defence in Virginia
Gov Vance for 1000 in North Carolina, and GoV
Bonham has been requested call for 5,QDO for nome
defence in South Carolina.-They are to elect thelr
company officers but TO be under Confederate neld on-
cers and authority and serve six months from the
lst Of August
The Mississppian Of the 29th says;
The town of Millikcn's Bend is twenty-five miles
above Vicksburg in Madison Parish is situated three
miles above the foot and seven miles above the heaa
Of the bend and has about two hundre and htty IN
habitant, Terrapin Neck, says an exchange IS
very narrow point at The bend, II occupied by zen
Smith with few pieces of artillery, would not ohiy
eectual, cut off all supplies but all renforcemeRts
for Grant by the river. This will doubtless be DONE
and then the starving out process Is turned on me
Yanks-Lake Providence the old F4rsh seat OF Carro
Parish is seventy-fve miles above NIGksourg'
Helena is in Phillips county, Arkansas on the west
hank Of the Mississippi river and nearly opposite the
famous Yaloo Pass 1t is perhaps seventy miles below
Memphis about hundred milea above napoleon, ana
is nearly three hundred miles above Vicksourg'
The Appeal SAYS Gen. Johnston has written n let
ter stating that he will receive into the Confederate
service for period Of not less than three months
number of rourted men, either in companies, bat
taons or regiments after the same have been raised
under the authority Of the State of Mississippi and
turned over him by proper authority he adds mat
The country needs in the service all who can pos
sibly be spared from the cultivation Of the soil
..orrs,rouden, of the New York News SAYS. wish
7 eonld rive YOU assurance that the President feels
easv meantime But such is not the fact. Visions Of
Gen Lee and his ''dirty ragged legons frghtiully
disturb him. II lie feared that Lse Will not remain
onietly on the other side Of the RapPahannock-and
hencc Gov Curtin is here tender again his Penn
syiyania troops and it is probable they viii be accept
Cd.
Gen siekIes has gone to New York, and intends to
recuperae on the shores of Long Island for eei per.
iof This s considered as proof thar hooker - noI
about making forward movement for the present
his known that the army Of the Potomac has dwind-
IA down 10 about 10000 effective men.-h here the
balance of TIE l3 600 Hooker s said TO have haa rre'i-
avs 10 the battle Of CbancellorsFilie are, don pre-
tend 10 say. OF course good many have gone lone
An the mastering out Of service Of the two years and
aue months men But IL the loss in the Cbaneeliors
vile askrmishess was only 1900 killed, wounded and
nissine WHY, there is cheating going on SOMEWHERE
speei. 70 Hssis sts's hat ne shsns = - con-
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-sses ~ ~ been fny decided ui- An
$500 eoru as been eat 70 AdnirHl Dnt - s
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