The New York herald., 1863-10-31

the exieercy sxsts then 70 return 70 their ordinary
pursuits until again needed.
VII. Should any member Of these organizations BE-
captured, be shall be claimed prisoner o war, and
all the protection Of the government shall be EXTENDED 70
him. -l
men; but when this impossible, thsy will be supplisi
by government to the extent OF its ability Members Of
but win receive forty cents per day their use wh
In actual service. Ammunition will DO furnished Dy
* Field ocers Of bsstalsops and regiments 10 bs or
eap7ed. win bs appointed BY theeommander Of the do
parsment, In accordance with the acts Aforesaid Com
pany officers may be elected BY the members, OF ap.
x These organizations win be preferred to exempt
their members from any call Of militia.
X The commandsnt Of any military post OF tho Con.
fsdesats sas the sheriff Of any county, colonel
Of any county other court may certify or return hs
muster ro whch must Be sent 70 the Adotant Generals
once for acceptance By order Of ef
Lieutenant General e. KIRBY SMITH.
9. 8. AxBsRsos. Adjutsnt General
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas papers, publish ono
month. b
Mr.. Charles n. Farrsll's Cerrsspondsnee.
NEW O1xAM, Oct. 20, 1868.
Intsysaia0 Ntsos from Tna-7As RSoes Preparing 70 r.
psl Yaskss Inuasiow-Abts Bodied Negroes Empvssed-
Reosl Points Of Co~certrato~-7 Stale SHr~g In d.
General xagvvdsr's Order DrNAkss Jack CD
ting Payiotse asd ReIieisss-Tssss War Pe,i~-Ga~aI
HdmsKo~ IN Nep Ovleaxs-wd at Lyoem Hall
SpsecA-Sinkimo sf tie Old HHdsom River Stsamv, NovA
4 Amerios-Nuptial CGvmoxy-- Destruction Of Rsb6
fa~say In Bay 81. Louis Near Nisstpppi Sound, dc.
! had lengthy copversaton to-day with Mr. Wheeler,
OF the nrm Of Darcy wheeler, Of this city. Who has
just returned from Matamoros, having len that city
on tho Sd inst. From this gentleman received the
following from rexas,-The impression general
throughout the State that invasion by the Unioniss
was not far on Major General Magruder, commanding
thA nf Ia fupynln
additional quota Of negroes erect the necessary for
6sations to prevent the Union troops from successfully
invading tho State To this emergency be requests
tho services Of one-ha OF tho male negroes between
the ages OF sixteen and ty. These American citizens Of
African descent rendezvous Houston report
TO BrRadier General Bee commanding the rebel forces
that point Tho entire cavalry force Of the sate-con.
sistng Of tho Third Fourth Fifth, Sixth Teath Eleventh.
Twelfth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth Nineteenth Twenty.
third, Twenty SIXTH Twenty and Twenty eighth
battaous Of cavaryare ordered to report forthwith
Brigadier General Cans, at hicaB Tho latter place
on the Bosque river, In Grimes county nfty miles little
OF north from Houston. In the latter city large
numbers Of State troops were being massed Camps Of
instruction have been established at Brownsville Martin
Concrete. Brennan, Clarksve sheibyviio, Pans, Alley
town, Maiagorda, Corpus Christi Austin and San Antonio
Colonel 8. p Bankhead has been promoted to the rank
OF Brigader General.
There was . great scarcity OF corn meal, potatoes,
bacon and -four IN Houston The rebels will have
trouble in subsstipg the army They are massins at
that point
The Texans insist that the State was never SO well pro-
pared 70 resist invasion BY federal troops the pre-
sent time and force likely 10 invade them can by any
possibility penetrate 70 any distance the country. The
policy 70 be adopted by the rebel generals the Of
being driven from the coast frontier lines comment
Cd on by q rebsl paper - follows
After . gallant defence then, BY means Of heavier
guns, and SUPERIOR numbers. they may take Galveston
pitched hsss win sups ioe numbers Therefore We fs
country - ss Co. Every stack q fodder every SusSs
Of corn. every pound of meat that cannot BE- carried
bale Of cotton must BE- burned a the cattle and
negroes must bs carried oR. The traitors must eli bs
cavalry win be than that q tbs sssmy,
as he Will have 70 transport bis by shpboard 10 Texas
and cutting OF his supplIss thus BY SLOW dserses BE-
gains The ruined country that an army has passed Every
Keeping up bis communicated with lie sssbosrd Our
few railroads are destroyed. few rivers shall
% Ss labor souSy Soous snd
Every day. - We retreat army stronger until
na,y upon some chosen pos,ion We can give battle to
cess: Else, by sklful flank movement, fsil on
his line Of communicates, which will compel disss
But before eher Of these things ranspirs the elements
themseyes may interfere 10 our favor rainy season
sets in followed by tho cutting northers The foe finds
himself In prariss surrounded BY vast sxpanss Of
mud and water. al: artillery boss down and is aban.
perish miseraby, surrender a. dscrssoo. thus BY
wasting the country and rsreatius 70 tine interior
just the policy pursued by the Russian
the great Napoleon invaded that country every
the freedom Of ourselves and children Is a. stake n
H. "ome oy tne way O. ked river and Arxsnsss the
they - ""or" diilcnlt. and the obstacies 10 be
encountered .is Sa xsnelsu. pe.a... = = hass sSs
~" rrs 70 cooperate S..-.
owe. all the sapsIIyi's gsa' d kirby ', smith
be pursued as the invss' were from tho coast. TIE
much loved guntoats ein n neither caso aya the oe
craft. The foe must nght the open ned and upon
ground Of oar own ehooslr: be comes 10 Texas. This
he has ns--sr ye. detred TO do. ~
sumo q new shape. suppose be should succeed IN sa.
turing all chief cities. u viii not involve iurons
beyond The gus oven ove =. and
nght the enemy for Indeed, can imagine no
state OF things which would involve The iexas
I'VE thousand dollars douoeu 70 that onicer winch
they rendered him In consequence Of the depreciation Of
the currency his probable Inability 10 meet his no
ccssary (whkey, &c expenses. General hasruder do
cined accepting the money, IN ano~, from which the
foowing is an extratt-fI embrpced poverty with poa
sure when gave myself the holy and righteous
solder from choice and impulse shall not change my
government with The fault Of Individual bot vii serve
faithfully though It's currency wore above par
The following is an important order Of General
srruAf orDyR--so. -.
HgApQrARrrs BUREAU or SrArk rROofs, !
Dsrmcr or Ts,As NEw MErico ARIZONA,
HoUsroS Texas, sept Q, 1893
The necessity for the concentration o. the trooIs q the
line 70 meet the invasion that threatens the state
renders neceary that the entire cavalry of the State
roors and part Of the infantry be assigned 70 duty
either In the presence OF the enemy or al Important pnts
wps.: ".s ere peedei. The following dispositions are
..hnsafeiore ordered