The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-16
Affairs i'm Texas

The Sabine Pass Military Enthusi.
asne Of the People-The Curcncy-State
Election
HeUsToN, September %, via Jaeksen, Octo-:
Der lO.-The result of the Sabine Pass fight
shows it to be the most brilliant Of the age
Forty-two men, all told, were attacked in their
battery by four gunboats, backed by feet of
transports of twenty vessels, carrying over
ten thousand men. We captured two of the
gunboats, with all on board, crippled third,
which afterwards sunk at sea, and sent the
whole force back where it started from.
The number of killed and wounded Yam
KEGS was greater than our entire number
The number of prisoners was eight times our
entire force. The number of guns captured
was more than double the number we had,
and Ave times the weight of metal.
These men were the JEFF. Davis Guard, a
company raised in, the city of Houston, in
1862, for the war. Silver medals have been
presented to each member of the garrison by
the citizens of this city.
The gunboat Clifton, one of the captured
boats, is now in as good condition as when
the attack was made, and is the headquarters.
Commander Carkett of the Clifton, and Cap
tain Thompson, of the Sachem, together with
the balance of the officers captured, are con-
fined in the court housein this city.
Another attempt to invade Texas is looked
for. Our army is ready for the invasion at
all points,, Sabine Pass was the weakest
point we had
/. The people are rallying at the call Of dam
ger in a most gratifying manner. The draft
for State troops which at first resulted in the
enlistment of 5000 men, has now produced
10000 minute men. Companies of exempts
| are being formed all over the State Captain
Herbert, member of Congress for the Second
District, has splendid company of this sort
in the field. John r. Baylor, Congressman
elect from the Fifth District, has fine COM
pany of "still hunters" also in the field. >.
The spirit of resistance is fully equal to that
of the spring Of 1861. Soldiers and citizens
will give good account of themselves when
the enemy appears -
The Indians on the frontier are trouble
some. They are armed and proyisioned by
the Yankees. Full proof Of this has been
found on the bodies of the red devils that have
been killed.
Movements are on foot in every county of
the State to furnish the families of soldiers
with corn at the maximum price of fifty cents
per bushel. In many of the counties it is
given and delivered to families without any
charge.
The Currency has greatly improved. With
in few days it was down to fifteen for one
in gold; and transactions were reported at
seventeen for onein this city. Gold is now
slow at eight for one, and in Brownsville, on
the Mexican border, it was being freely ex-
changed, at last advices, at the rate of one
for ten in Confederate notes. This is the re-
suit of the operations of the tax law.
HoUsToN, September %, ola Jackson, Octo-
Der l0.-The result of the August election in
this State is as follows:
Pendleton Murrah elected Governor over
General T. T. Chambers by about 5 700 votes;
+. S. Stockdale elected Lieutenant Governor
by about 1000 majority S. Crosby elected
Land Commissioner without opposition; Viii
liam Steadman also elected.
For Cengress-First District, j. A. Wilcox,
reelected Second, Claiborne G. Herbert, re.
elected Third, A. M. Branch, elected /;
Fourth, Frank B. Sexton, reelected Fifth.
j. r. Baylor, elected Sixth, S. H. Morgan,
elected.
The representatives in the last Congress
not returned are Peter w. Gray, NJ. D. Ora.
ham and William B. Wright