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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-06-15
j SERIES Of BATTLES.

j SERIES Of BATTLES.
On Friday il vas ascertalned that 3 large
t.,4,, 4 j,onf,lorares were moving up the
Shenandoah valley, on the Stra3burg pike
rad. and from orher directions. Every prep
,raf;or gas made By Gen, SchencE TO meet
Them. Gen. .>IiEoy's pickats, . Few miles
from Winchester, encountered them on Sat'lr-
dqymorning, and later IN the day 3 general
..agap.oant took place between Gen, SIilroy's
t9rcas at and near Winchester and the Conted-
,.rafas. The latter were repulsed in this en-
eagement, losing number Of prisoners. Their
loss il LilIcd and wounjed was said to be Sc
we're
Fr3m The prisoners taken it was asoertainad
;Aas sI1e force attacking Gen. liilroy. was L.
tien. Epelrq corps, variously estimated at
from ten to eighteen thousand men.
The battle was renewed On Saturday after
soon. and again yesterday, and was IN pro
zrnss at last advices Gen. Milroy' command
+ estimated at about 10000 He has tele-
graDhed Major Gen Schenck that be can hold
9ut until relnt0rcements can reach him,
On Saturday afternoon Col. McReynolds,
gth q force Of 5, 600 men, stationed at Berry
vile. Ibetveen Harper's Ferry and Wlnches~
rer about miles south Of the Winchester
road was also attacked by q body OF Con1ed~
etatcs The fight was said 70 De very severe
Subsequently, Col. McReynolds renewed the
ancagement. and at late hour yesterday even
;na i7 was thought by the military authorities
that be had succeeded in cutting his way
through 70 reinforce Gen. Milroy, Who was
at;ll fehtipg near Winchester.
About o clock yesterday afternoon & body
d Con}ederates, said to number from three TO
I've thol. sand, appeared in the vicinity Of Mar
cjpsbvrg, and demanded the surrender Of that
MACE. This force, it was thought, vas por-
ion Of the Confederates Who had attacked
Sen. Milroy'B command.
Brigadier Gen. Daniel Tyler, IN command Of
The Federal torces, at Martinsburg, declined 70
2ooede 10 the request TO surrender, and at
. cl0ek last evening 8 severe engagement, WAS
progressing.
The Balumore and Ohio Railroad vas, at
lsgt accounts uniniured. The freight and
passenger trains. both West and East, passed
aately through on Saturday. 4 large number
Of freight trains arrived at Mt. Glare depot
yesterday from Mt. Airy. They contained
!srge quantity Of freight from the Ohio coun-
lty, which had been detained BY the late raids
On the western end Of the roads.
The freight and passenger trains on the
main stem, between Baltimore and Cumber-
land Will be suspended until the military trou-
bies on or near the road IRE over. The har-
per- Ferry and Frederick trains will still con-
Snue.
Up to the hour OF going to press nothing Ia,
Ter was received from Gen, Milroy, or Colonei
! 3AcReynolls commands The telegraph wires
.04tween Harper's Ferry and Martlnsburg hay-
Ing been cut about seven 0 clock last evening"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-06-15

FROM JAPAN We have dates 10 the 1lth
Of May.
At Kanagawa there were thirteen British
war ships and six Dutch war vessels Ihe
Aae ships Of the French Admiral and the
American steamer Wyoming with the Engllsh
Admiralty, had demanded OF the Japanese
Government indemnity and the surrender OF
Mr.. Richardson, failing in which, France and
Enpiand = =, would declare war againstJ apan. The
.Tananese had nearly all left Kanagawa, All
the merchant vessels had been detained to take
on board foreign residents ia case war ensued
which was considered quite probable. Private
letters express great fears chat all foreigners
must speedily leave Japan. The French and
English fleets have determined TO commence
hostiIites unless the Japanese Government &C
ceded to the demands Of England before the
26th Of May. The American Minister IS
endeayoring to reconcile matters. Eight
American merchant vessels We're awaiting the
result of affairs at kanagaWa CD the llth Of
May.
The Nassau papers are again Indignant. -
The u. s. gunboat Rhode 1slar.d chasing the
steamer Margaret aud Jessie, and the steamer
Sirens, outran the prescribed limits Of mari
time law, firing full broadside atone OF them,
which ploughed up the ground near the dwell
ings on shore, and wounded two men.
On Friday, the 9TH instant, from fifty TO one
hundred persons were suddenly taken sick at
Lafayette, Indiana the symptoms being those
Of mineral poisoning, The party had taken
ice cream at a new saloon It is thought, that
the causeis to be found in the circumstances
under which the cream was eaten. There was
a sudden change Of weather that evening; 1t
became chilly. This sent the blood from the
surface to the blood vessels OF the interior OF
the body, gorging then. Those principally
were attacked who had eaten strawberries with
theircream.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-06-15

The city was rife yesterday With various
state nents in regard to the Army OF the Poto~
mae, too vague 10 be repeated, ana nor proper
for publication, perhaps, if known to be true.
Il NAY be mentioned generally, however, as
nroLabIe, that General Hooker is moving his
army from the Rappahannock, in consequence,
i NAV be of movements on The part Of Gen.
Lee: ? fact deriving corroboration from the
transfer m to Alexandria Of stores from AQuia
creek and the Withdrawal of the troops from
that point. Another circumstance which gives
color 60 movement Of Gen. Hooker whether
forward Or backward we cannot say ls the
GREAT number Of sick and disabled soldiers sent
20 70 this city from Falmouth within the last
two days Nat. Int.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-26
NEWS SUMMARY.

A great battle took place on Saturday the
18th near Chattanooga, in which it seems
that Rosecrans got the worst Of it. A re-
connoisance in force was had on Friday,
which developed the enemy and brought on
partial engagement, in which we lost at
the onset seven guns, and our advance was
compelled to fall back.
A dispatch from Cincinnati of the 2lst
says the Commercials special gives the
following account of Saturdays fighting !:
"The battle opened at IL O'Clock in the vi
entity of Widow Glenns, on the road lead
ing from McLamors Cave to Chattanooga,
and soon became general, the enemy ma
nouvering his troops finely. Early in the
engagement the rebels made an impetuous
charge upon the famous LOOMS battery,
and FIVE out of six Parrott guns were cap
tured. Captain VanPelt, commanding the
battery, was taken prisoner. At 2 o'clock
the contest became terrific. The roll OF
musketry was mole continuous aud definite
than that of Stone River. At two O'Clock
and forty minutes the division on the center
being hard pressed was broken. and re-
treated in disorder. Col. Barnett planted a
battery and soon checked the pursuing en-
envy, who in turn was driven in disorder
over the same ground. Davis's division
was driven back with heavy loss. Every
gun of the 9th Indiana battery was cap
tured, when his forces rallied and pushed
the enemy back, retaking the guns. Reya-
Olds lost heavily. and stubbornly held bis
position, driving the enemy. but never leay-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-26

Capt Charley Burchard was shot dead
about 10 O'Clock on Thursday night by
Thomas Gahagan, both recruiting officers
for the 18th regiment. There seems to
have been some trouble between them here
tofore in regard 10 some recruits, and Ga
hagan says Burchard enticed men away from
him.
On Thursday night Gahagan went to the
Carpenter House and inquired of Mr.
Brainard, who was sitting on the porch, if
be knew where Bufchard was. He replied
that he was in bed. G. tken went in after
him, woke him up and brought him out
where BIainard was. Gahagan had his pis-
tol in his hand all the time. Burchard asked
him what he wanted. G. replied. 81 came
here to arrest you" Burchard then asked
for his authority, when G. replied, On
you, I've go: it," but he did not show it.
Burchard then whispered to Brainard to
come along with them, for he thought G..
intended to kill him. G. wouldn't let him
go, and said. elf you do you will get the
same that he does" G. then took hold of
Burchsrd and took him prisoner TO the
Market House, when he shot him down on
the sidewalk near the door which leads up
stairs. The guard then came up and asked
! j. what that shot was fred for. He replied
There's been a man shot" The guard
asked him who did it. He replied, 81 did
it," The guard then took him in charge
and kept him in the Market House all night,
and then lodged him in Jail yesterday morn
| ing Conservative.
Why don't the Conservative pitch into
Anthony for not preventing such shock
ing murder, in manner so bold, in the
"best governed city in the Union?' With
less than one man to the square mile in his
District. it expects Ewing to prevent raids
into Kansas-certainly with his deficient
police force' Anthony ought to prevent
such open murders in the streets of Leaven-
worth--he is the model Mayor. - OskG-
loosG Independent
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-26
A GOOD WORK.

Wesee that NJ. J. PARROT and other Kan
sas men have been invited into Missouri,
to address the people on the subject of i'm
mediate adjustment of Slavery in that State
This is good work, and Mr.. Parrot is one
of the best orators in the West, as we'll as
one Of the most brilliant men, and can do
much good in that field.
The present State Government of Mis-
souri, is very weak one and utterly unfit
to govern the people. We hope those in
favor of the radical policy may soon obtain
the power there, and the State get into the
hands of those who will use the power of
the State to restore peace and speedily abol-
ish slavery. If such policy we're pursued
that State could take care of its own Border,
and soon annihilate the hordes of murderers
and plunderers, which have defed all law
and all authority for the past two years.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-26
FIsHBACK,s STATEMENT.

One of Lanes great hobbies has been the
protection he has rendered the people of
Kansas. 1t will be recollected that Govern
or Carney attempted to raise a Home Guard
regiment short time ago for the border.
w. H. M. Fishback, Stale Senator from
Johnson County, was sent to Washington
on that business with a petition from the
people and the Governor.
On his return he writes letter to the
Times, from which We extract the following,
showing how much Jim Lane cares for the
people, unless something is suggested out
of which he can make political capital.
We have no quarrel with any man or set
of men, as such, but We want the truth,
strike where it may. Let every man stand
or fall by the right. IF these statements
are not true, Lane can disprOve them;if they
are true, he must lie under them. We only
give what purports to be the facts in Fish
backs paper:
''Gen. Lane became furious at the pre-
sumption of the petitioners in saying they
bad not received that protection which they,
as loyal citizens, were entitled to. He de-
clared, Vehemently. they had received all
the protection they we're entitled to. l said
in reply, 'then. General. tie only protection
We are entitled to. is to have our citizens
murdered, our houses burned. and our
property carried away by the gueriilas of
the Missouri border Gen. Lane refused 10
have anything to do with the petition, as
signing these two reasons:
"'1st. The petition would iDjure Maj. Gen.
Blunt by saying the citizens had not re-
ceived that protection they were entitled to
receive; Cd. that there was too much pOliti-
cal power to be given to the Governor in
raising such regiment
Alter much discussion and delay, Gen.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-26
The State Fair.

The Secretary of the State Agricultural
Society, F. G. Adams, Esq, of Topeka, and
Gen. ]. l. Mcdowell, the Superintendent
of the Fair, have been for several days past
engaged in making preparations for the An
nuaI State Fair, to be held at this place on
the 9Th, 7th, 9th and 9th of October next.
They have selected grounds lying west Of
the city, pleasantly and conveniently loca-
ted, and we'll supplied with water, conVen-
lent camping grounds. etc.
The grounds to be enclosed are capacious:
giving ample room for all necessary build
ings, exhibition rings, 3 quarter of mile
track for the trial of horses, aud for eques-
TRANS performances. Four large exhibition
halls will be erected, and numerous other
smaller buildings for exhibition rooms and
Offices Several hundred feet in length Of
sheds, with stalls will be erected, besides
long rows of pens, yards, etc.
Arrangements have already been made
for all the building material, and contracts
are to be let Immediately for construction
of the buildings ard enclosures.
The interest which is shown In all parts
of the States, in this first great exhibition
of the fine stock of Kansas, aud of its sgri-
cultural productions and manufactures. its
fruits, flowers and works of art, is guaranty
of the entire success of the Fair.-ISmss.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-26
COL. WEIR.

We met this gentleman in Leavenworth
last Saturday, and learned from him that
more sigilant efforts are now being made
to catch Quantrile and his gang than have
been put forth heretofore. The Colonel had
just broken up camp of the devils, killing
two, taking forty horses, and burning all
their equipage and clothing. He was at
the Fort to obtain pack mules to take into
the brush with infantry. having found out,
by experience. that they could not be fol-
lowed to their haunts by cavalry. The
Colonel is going into the brush with his
command to lac sOiA the gaerrilIas. That
is the only way they will ever be caught.
He says Bill Anderson has sworn that
this section of country must be desolated,
aud his advice to the people is, 10 be vigiI-
ont2,cide. GlOGke-for month or SO, and IN
that time he thinks he can either break the
bands up or drive them into Texas. The
mehafe almost naked, the clothing obtained
at Lawrence having all been abandoned il
the chase. or captured and burned. A
large company of Quantities. band arr
Kansas men, and are known among the
guerfillas as the "First Kansas
let US keep keen watch for Anderson.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-26
General Orders No. 3.
HEADQUARTERS K. M,
ToPEKA, Sept. 14. 1858.


Topeka, Sept. II, 1868.
To prevent irregularities and to secure
uniformity, it is ordered:
I. That from and after the promulgation
of this order, the muster rolls of all compa-
MES of militia organizing, or hereafter TO be
organized, in the Northern Division, shall
be forwarded to Maj. Gen. JAS Mcdowell,
Headquarters at Leavenworth. All compa-
MES organizing, or to be organized in the
Southern Division, shall forward their rolls
to Maj. Gen. John B. Scott, Headquarters
at Leroy, Kansas. A full compliance with
the laws regulating the organization is en-
joined, and especially that section requiring
8 prescribed oath to be duly administered
to and subscribed by each member of the
respective companies.
II. Hereafter commissions will be issued
and forwarded upon the recommendations
Of the Major Generals commanding divis-
ions. The Major Generals will cause copies
Of the muster rolls, as soon as possible after
their receipt to be forwarded to the Office of
the Adjutant General.
III. Until further order the regiments
organized In the Southern Division will be
numbered aud recognized as follows: TIE
regiment composed of the militia of Douglas
county, Col. F. B. Swift commanding, as
number ONE; the regiment composed of the
militia of Linn county, Col. JDo. T. Snoddy
commanding as number TWO; the regiment
composed Of the militia of Shawnee county,
Col. w. w. H. Lawrence commanding. as
number THREE. Regiments hereafter or
gaDized will be numbered according to the
dates of their respective organization. By
order of the COMMANDMENTS Chief,
GUILFORD DUDLEY.
Adiutant General.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-26

Lane presented new expedient. Himself
and Mr.. Wilder should petition the Secreta-
~ CT War TO have the proper authorities
raise the regiment. To which assented-
anything to get the protection on the border.
'sThe last named petition was drawn up.
and vas signed by Gen. Lane, A. g. Wild
eF and Lieut.. Gov. 0sbuFn3 Mr.. Pomeroy
was absent from the city al a distance.l
81 went with Gen. Lane to the Warofice.
where he presented this petition without a
comment, and Immediately retired. He
said to me there was one condition prece-
dent. must not present the petition from
the citizens of the State, nor allow it to be-
come public. The next morning visited
the War Office with Gen. Lane again. Gen.
Lane said, have you done anything with
our petition for Home Guards in Kansas?''
The reply was, 1T is referred to Gen. Hal
leck.' Again we left the Department At
ter some distance in silence, Gen. Lane
said: 'Fishback, is Gov. Carney going to
run fol- the Senate against me?' replied,
if he was was entirely ignorant OF the fact.
"Agaiu we walked in silence; then he
turned and said, IF Carney gets in my way
he shall feel my power continuing by say
ing, 4 want you to drop this Home Guard
regiment and go home, and I'll get you
an appointment, as good as any in Kansas.
for tell you. you will be defeated; for Gen.
Halleck and the Secretary Of War have
both decided that there is too much politi-
cal power vested in the Governors of the
States in raising Home Guards.
81 became satisfied that Gen. Lane was
doing rothlng towards obtaining the order. -
Fishback then went to the Secretary OF
War with Senator Pomeroy, and asked for
the Home Guard regiment The Secretary
said there must first be relustiou from
the commander of the Department, and pre-
sented to him for confirmation: lea
Il asked the Secretary if the commander
of the Department would order the raising
of such regiment would he approve the
order. His reply was:
Yes, sir, if be makes the order will
approve it, That evening 1 left the city
of Washington for home; the next morn
ing after left Gen. Blunt was authorized
by The War Department to raise two regi-
ments for Kansas, one of cavalry and one of
colored troops. w. H. NJ. FIsHBAoK."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-26
EMPoRIA. KANSAS.
ITEMS BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

The news from Rosecrans is not SO bat
as reported by Wednesday nights mail
It seems to have been drawn battle-G Sc
ries of attacks, commencing on Friday, By
the rebels, and a series of repulses from GU
men. Rosecrans held the same ground a
the close of Mondays fight that he heIC
before the battles. Some of his men acted
badly, but as a general thing the officers anc
men fought well-very braYely. We car
see nothing reliable as to the disasters, but
the fights were some of the severest of the
war, and it is supposed the loss is very
heavy,
The Louisville Journal of the S1st has
received information, which it credite, that
on Monday night the right and left wings
of Roseerans's army rested on the battle
ground Of Saturday and Sunday. Rein
forcements from Grant, via Decatur, were
to reach him yesterday. He is in good
spirits, and hopeful of complete victory.
1t is reported that A. P. Hill Is In com
mand of the Confederate forces opposed to
Rosecrans. Dispatches from Rosecrans of
the 29d, received by Government this
morning. say the enemy's attack on Thorn
as'scorps Monday afternoon was handsome
ly Tepulsed. Four thousand of our wound
ed were removed from the battlefield, near
Chattanooga, after Sundays fight. Gen.
Lyle was killed. Rosecrans now occupies
a strong position, which he can easily hold
till reinforced. The latest information that
has reached Washington is from Chatta-
nooga 9lst, and was to the effect that Gen.
Rosecrans would concentrate in Chatta-
nooga last night. There were indications
that the enemy were contemplating dem
onstration on another part Of our line last
evening.
A Charleston Harbor letter states every
thing is very quiet there. The Herald's
letter says a great deal is being done of an
important character, the nature of which
cannot be revealed at present, but results
of which will soon develop themselves.
Halleck has ordered the Potomac army to
move, and they have moved, and something
may be expected soon. 1t is stated that
Rosecrans is fighting the whole COnfedera-
cy., and there will not be much opposition
between Meade and Richmond.
The Conservative has rumor that Scho-
field is to be removed.
By order of Gen. Blunt, Col. Cloud is in
command of Fort Smith and the counties Of
South western Arkansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-26

cred TO the friends of Free Institutions ev-
erywhere. Around it bowers spirit that Is
undying. Like the fabulous bird, it will
arise again from It's oBn ashes.
heir 1870 agency more potent il sooth-
Ing The sore spirit Of al afflicted community
none more effectual in restoring confidence
and creating feeling OF safety, nor in d.
recting thought and action in a time like
this. than public Journal.
Having the fullest faith, from the noble
response of the people from every town and
hamlet in the country to the wants of our
suffering citizens, that our efforts to aid our
selves will be appreciated, we have deter
mtned, iBs1aediGteLy, to re-establish the Kan
sas State Journal-to gather up the broken
ruins OF the old Office and weave them into
fabric of power. We shall surround the
Journal Office with all its former appoint
ments, including Steam Power Press, a
complete Job Office and Book Bindery, on
the old basic and on the same classic ground.
There, at different times, three presses, es-
tablished under the auspices, and sustained
by the friends of Lawrence and Liberty,
have been destroyed by the same spirit that
let loose the ''dogs of war; who made this
last fierce, hell,born raid upon US. We
partake of that feeling of pride which would
see a fourth reared there to flourish.
The Journal will retain its former size
and quality of workmanship, and itB col
umns will be infused with the same spirit,
in advocacy of the same principles which
have ever characterized it from it's COM
mencement. To our former patrons and
friends we need not say a word. They know
what the Journal Office has been-that is
the best criterion of what it will be. Our
books and lists are gone. We wish to hear
from every subscriber and patron Of the
Journal, and every friend of Liberty every
where. We feel assured the efforts of those
IN behalf of this measure will make US feel
that we are sustained in our endeaYors to
publish paper worthy of Lawrence and of
Kansas.
Ne wish each of our friends to take this
circular and exert himself to Eli it with the
names of our old and of new subscribers,
and forward it to US without delay The
terms of the Journal will remain as hereto
fore-S2 per year. HovEY E. LowMAN
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-26
Publication Notice.

TAMEg ODELL in parts unknow n, will take
e notice that Thaddeus II. Walker, of the coun-
ty of Washington, in the State of New York, did,.
about tie 10th day of August, 4. D. 1868,
file his petition in the District Court of the Fifth
Judicial District of the State of Kansas, Within
and for the county Of Lyon, in said State, against
James Odell, setting forth that the said James
Odell gave mortgage to the said Thaddeus d.
Walker on the northwest quarter Of section mum
Der ten lOl, in township number twenty COY, 0f
range number twelve (12l, situate in said county.
Of Lyon. to secure the payment of two hun red and
forty six dollars ($2460O), according to certain
Der 9Th, 1889, payable twelve months from date
with interest after maturity, until paid, at peg
cent per month. The said James Odeil is fur
Their notified that he is required TO appear and de-
the 23d day Of October, A. D. 1863, or the same
viii be taken as confessed, and judgment render
ed accordingly. THADDEUS II. WALKER.
By SHANNON & SHANKoS, his Attorneys.