The New York herald., 1863-11-20

bna ss tho sy,ern Of een,raets-bogus or e,her-ana
Sowpotlt,on sSntinues That must DO aeroaaied Iho,
lated as 20 are from the balance of the .
nui,a,y aT,aorites must use all tho powers placed IN
tsss hands sy the laws OF the cosny 10 provide ioI he
forces ,hey now have In he heid. We eesyo ma. .ae
..o, ~ ,6ose DO broad enough 10 cover Perma
snp Nan bch the people understand and work up
40 ana which will who II enunciases speeu@Iion, sup
nv oyery man with all needed articles OF foreign prcduo.
ION as we as give tho army all the arms and oSthin8
We believe such plan viii have tho assent ef eyory
patrios in the land, every whose devotion 10 mo
cause Of conederacy supasseS hs devotion elher 70
hanmon or 10 Abe Lincoln FOR .ho assoat OF s9ch We
seek and 10 quel ihe murmurs sf all others We invoke
the utmost power OF public opinion in sutservente 70 no
la~e.
known our people for their integrity her hdelity and
The business capacity and who are 1snthod win us oy
interests and social Ties. such there are whose
fame 10 az spotess as tho driven sno" ana win ~non
thero e In the land but would entruss untold
treasures without bond. We presume thoro ls not
reader .hs paper bur win lx his mind on sonae suob
person ~ n momeut, We would then have tho planters
appealed 70 FOR their patrooa aid Let them 30 caedupoh
20 sell 10 tho government for bonds or ceItloaes Dor
topsAy hree four Rlhsof their cotton conditonea
that balance shall DO transported to some point lke
Kiugs Rancho Eaglo Pass At stipulated rate oy mo
oyernment teans whore tho planter can exchange Tor
his needed supplies or perhaps, what might DC better
t tho planter soil all his cotton, taking bill OF exchange
Tor par.-say Gao Gfth-wilh which TO purchase hrs
supplies and receiving Tho balance IN bonds, or oertn
cafes fo bonds which would save tho necessity for issu
igp any moro currency and thus chock its depreciation
Ether this other plan having the same oblcet
view shcud be adcptsd Let pledge be thus gMoo tna,
supplying tho army and people with neeessGfie- arms
&C. confident the people ~l!l respond 70 tho
call ia,rIs.ic spirit, aad Win dhanimy httle ss
peo.sd by who hayo banked on 'hor s1lposed do
moralization.
Tho Item or nows in this d0par tnent neat import
anoo to tho Texas expedition tho ate battle 10 be
Techo country, Grand Cotoau, November }, 1863
The accouu. would have sent TO rho HGRALD by The
steamer which sailed from hore prior to tho one thai
takos "a letter had il not been for tho capture The
! tlh lntn rha ftpp
Gatchen Ho was with tho Union attacking column
when our army mot tho euomy, whllo riding along 8
poco of woods ho suddenly surounded by body q
rebel cavalry Several shots wore fred at hlm The
horse no rode belonged oat Rehardson Of General
wetzeps stan u was shot FROM undor Mr.. Gatctol
but no fortunately escaped with low bruises, but Tas
nade prisoner. Io has wfo Rnd family residing 10 ths
city ny Informant states ha. lho correspondents oi
the other papers they heard hAl nghI was
imminent fed the field Tho asi hoard Of them sss ID
! ihis fty, vhero they were enjoying q fine suypor 81
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! nshed by the kIaduass 2! an QInate frond -
Tho Army Is tho GGI Consisting oi Two divisions OF tn'
NiGeteen.h army co,s, the FIRST division commanded by
prigadiel es1ofa weitze ho Third division by Hrg.
der neral Grover divisions o the Thirteenth army
GIs aGdeE SSpS3 gasSsgqg arg Bass 70 SS So S
ousae and Barros Landing, oneanped and sueseqaSnti
forward largo cavalry force, under Brgade pone
ra ee, which drove tho euemy irom tbts5 points ant
then secuted he country In thai vicinity. they overoo
only partisan bands Of rebel troops and they ChltTed
| killed and wounded some q them
| Tho remained IN camp eight or ten days ana or
ders were ssued march GOT forward but 20 car
| ron Grow Bayou and Vermilon Bayou, the rhirieent
corps take up quarters at the former place, Tie Nine
teenth at the latter. Burbrdge's dvison, consisting
the First br gade under Colonel owen he two other br
gades having boon ordered, one-Gepera Cameron B--t
Washburres div sion, the other to New beria),
dered 70 camp at the edge OF The woods the right rosu
| on Opeousas road with the prairie IL front. II
| dangerous position General Weehburnes division BEN
eneamped at Carbon Crow Bayou, three aud half mile
away with excellent OF woods the right foT ~
enomy 30 advance and prairie front and rear aud nroun'
but the General posted HE pckes strongly, and place
HE artillery IL good positions, and disposed o, lie cayar
that they could act promptly and effectively The da
! following (rUesday, Nov 81 the enemy's cavalry begs
ching With ours, bot srteT shor. time fell haCl
plcsas uron .h "cll Eero doubled and 40 hour beloI
dayl,rbt The brigade was trdeJsj under arms.
Colonel owen " n hs s.n0 rode 20 the 'front.' 70 e1hmn
the position Of tho enemy, aud Ienl!ned an hour
Which time Captain Frody rode With tJnne men tw
TO 'front.' Of the pcke,s aud thelled the wood
.,,ELMc,'on Of the soyenesoth Ohio battery, sGnr1tte
by The Eighty.iad 0hc 1s.%"".. % a1e sixte,h II
Siana ssscasd the risb, tsnk fho nr.ug ceased
forage train ,naiy ordered by General Burordse TO
Win &C efct at nine A. NJ, now started py order
The General and the ghty third Ohio was designated
| eleven A. W. 10 20 with T. Scarcely had The tral
| emerged from the woods our rear <nSSa lRS ~
our rlg snipvrs4r-s, when- r.