New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-27
From Texas-RcbeI Movements for Resist
ing the United states Forces arrival
Of Gen. slaughter at Browasyi',e-Jfis
Command in Texas-lIis Reports Con-
cerning the Defen-es of uobiic-fm-
Texas.
PREPARATIONS TO RESIST THE USITFD STATE
TOpcES.
from Tie Heos,en Eews. scpt. &c


Want OF room compel, d t. postpone several
communications also Of the proceedings Of
county meetings. We may here remark that II IS q
source OF sincere qualification to TO see much en-
tAvsissie .sd 20 much uuaniliv among cur people
While there is some difference IN The resolutions ~ az
feYent counties regards nnOI matters Tie! All aHic
in tie necessity ior mmediac and united acton and
wilt is mole gratifying they all proceed At once to ae-
tion and Organizing our whole male population into
military companies. fIOm tic youth oi 10 even ~ 70
those Of three years and ten who aIe able - carry
o musket aud k.n Yankee found upon our soil sucl
pa.riOtsrn-such devotion TO our Righteous oause 81
sedefeusc.s enough 70 make one 'eel proud that be
Team,
eve tiiuk ii i the dufy Of every good citizen - III,
or believe 70 be liable 10 cOnscrpon or TO tie state
draft who has not been conscrpted or drafted lor c
lear oi many Of evasion IN dinefent parts o. t
state At time when every mans lie property and
.ary arc Ia peril and require protection. ~ y eyery
mans duty mol only himself. 10 comply WIN the law
ont 20 that Others a,sO do the same resPectebe
gentleman Of Chambers County Informs Us that the
Coast Guards or Cow Company Of that county. con
sisted Of = men, and that when the order eare that
they should b. cnscTcd only some 10 or IL oi them
were conscriIted though "a out Of the - were hDe 10
oonscrptlon The gentleman further states that
the whole 25 have escaped tie State drait by some
means other that those who were conscrlped have
pa r ffOm the cOnscrpt officer 20 that effect exempt
Ing them from the draft and yet tha. all Of them st
remain st home. The cOnscTpt officer may possibly be
some explanation certainly seems 10 be required we
shall feel IL duty TO notice all snch apparent evasons
Of the Law when reported to us by respectable gentle
men.
TUE ESCAPE OF GIN. sLAUenTER-THg DEYRSCRs
OF MOBILE.
From the Brovnsyille Flag Sept 10.
Brig. Gen. Slaughter, e. s. A, has arrived in
Brownsville from Mobile. running the blockade viz
Havana Hc is accompanied by Capt. Rob SCOTT Serg Z
Jas Hattie Of his Staff MAJ. BoIland Assistant Sur
geoD Tho Pratt also Of his STAFF. while Sergeans Patio
and Pret ton several others captured while run
ming the blockade at Mobile. All had started the
steamer Alice, but in consequence OF her delay. Con
Slaughter and tboEe o. his staff above named. left the
Alice and the blockade successfully on another
steamer
Gen. slaughter was an officer cf the old U. 8 army
and commanded at Eagle Pass when the revolution
commenced. lie is appointed 10 the command Of the
Bio Grande IN place Of Cen Bee. who 1t seems has
auested active service Gen Slaughter will not enter
upon his duties till his arrival il made known 10 Cen
Iagruder.
Gen Slaughter speaks Of the Notifications at Mobile
az impiegDabe. The people have determined. az al
Charleston 10 stake everything the defense OF the
city. The apprOacheh 10 the city made secure and
the city Is supplied with ten month"; PROVISIONS aud
~ thoroughly supplied with arms and munitions. Tho
possibly take Mobile after years regular siege. not
soonsr. aitef which they may have the pleasure OF
y.p1dnx sI saote, year upon some other city equally
socI places ZONE twenty years hence Old Abe may die
"ane yn wstine the termination Of sOme siege.
i1e same paper says
"coL Sweet has been ordered TO ,lis city. He is
mon mort 1igny sIokeA Of Col Chiffon was In Browns.
yle :sSat e leave with Gen. Bee Major Ch Russell
successful soyt The Fia1 The peonle v have occa.in
to compliment Njrn as asklfnf nnapcior We are leh
% conjecture what his businoss i.
TROUBLE WrcH TRR REBEL Goyppvupgr
froia IN. bfownsyiae Flez
The San Anfo,aO UerdM has put itself for,vard
az the defender OF MAJOR Hart and CALI for ,nocin
charges instead Of vague insinuations:
CEAAGk L-Msjor Hart bought, waie 81 ErogI.y,ll q,
iass quantity Of eoalo for which be paid isy over te
caSfkst prce He paid OYER 92 per gallon, When was s
d Z. ne :e.s :i .bssr ssi; g; s..ss s s ss