Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-07-15
ANOTHER BATTLE NEAR BERWlCk's BAf
1000 YANKEES AND 1000 SEGK0Es CAPruRED!i

T.,5graphsl from bsanmont July 'ih
NIRtFrrs BLvTr, July T. 1865
gentleman belonging TO Taylor's regiment arrived
here today direct from Brahcar City which p0iHt he
ler last Sunday, June %. o,u
He informs me that another battle occurred ~ miles
,eow Drsshenr City in which there were 1000 YaIk,
90. and 1000 negroes taken prisoners also, $4,000
worth Of Government stores, and many inues anu
were au,ured Our loss was ssHal though regret to
hear among the wounded was COL iyfon IN sng ar'
and thigh and It. Col. Walker, or fyIoa s's'"'
Neither are spoken Of NJ dangerously wounded
our forces in southern Louisiana, including al! the
late achievements from Texas, have been mass Ia
single column and are advancing on New orleans -
thousands strong, and on the std, our Pvhe "c'c ia
Our men are coaGient that they will quarter in New
Orleans by the 10Th Of July. l. NJ. W.
The above dispatch ia hye days later than our
previous accounts from Brashear city In TEL
- PnrpAar ron RAIps-we earnestly recommend the
following suggestions from the Richmond Wing TO tho
people Of the Confederate states They cannot DC nc
Ted on too Soon and there be doubt Of the ct-
cacy Of the plan proposed 10 save vast amounts OF pro-
per,y and protect many ocatca from the raids Of
the onemy
Raid G.rra,:-The revival Of the barbarous prac-
tice Of raids renders necessary the revival of the
tenn adopted TO couneract 1t. Yankee raids will have
two objects ls,To cut our lines Of communications
2dTo carry of or destroy our property. ast IS I'm,
possible 10 forcsee where raid may come in, 1t will
be impossible to provide drilled force to resist it at
every point Our object must be two-fold: lst--To
guard bridges and public stores 2a.To remove from
the line Of raid families slaves stock and provisions
or other property liable destruction. For this object
the following plan is proposed
gnals-lst. The country courts Of the border coun-
tics subject to predatory invasion should appoint an
officer or committee whose duty it should be to ex-
anime the quarter liable raids, and adopt system
of plain signals adopted to the character of country
preierring beacon fires smokes where the points Of
view are sufficiently conspicuous, and providing ade-
auatc notice or 'rase the country upon the earliest
information of n raid.
Raid Guurd;-2d. The Courts should appoint conf
manacr with company Of thirty men, in each magis-
terial district whose duty it should be- first to examine
the roads nd points capable Of easy obstruction and
secondly upon notice Of raid to block and obstruct
the roads in every manner possible,
3d--Upon notice of raid thus spread throughout
the country the citizens should first remove their fam
ilics horses cattle and provisions from the line of the
raid The force intended for the protection OF public
buildings stores bridges &c. should at once repair to
their posts of defense.
4th-The roads throughout the whole country hay
Ing been thus Distracted the citizens should turn out
embarrass the enemy, and increase the chances oil
capture upon their retreat
This plan is recommended as easy Of executlon-tak
ing the PEOPLE but little from their crops-enabhng
every one to do something and in the end, tending to
defeat and capture destroy the enemy. 10 rely
alone ON the organization Of Home Guards for resls-
tance must expose us to much danger. Mounted men
can easily avoid small companies Of infantry, u the
roads arc OPEN but if the roads are ohstructea inc
delay occasioned viii be Of great use, and the home
qua rds can then inct damage than IN any o'her
wnv. Let the two systems be combined