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Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
WAsEryc7os. Nav "a, 1864.

NAsHINGTON, My - low.
Cal Jno r. Eakin-Dear Sir: | have this
moment been informed by-a friend that one OF
the daily journals issued at Memphis, Tenn.
contains the subjoined statement. from cor
respondent Ct Little Rock: Major John u
Adams has reached here with flag of q uce.
aud represents Gen. Smiths losses at Jenkin' .
Ferry to be 2. 00a men," 1t is well known that
did 60 TO the outpost near Little Rock with a
flag af truce. but never made any such state
ment a that imputed TO me. The mendacous
correspondent Of shi- truculent Federal sneet
doubteHs made use Of my name to give currency
aud the semb'ancr If authenticity to an auda-
cious fnlsehood, intended as plea for the un-
successful efforts Of the Federal troops. Deem
ing il due alike 70 myself and the community
that such gross fabrication shcnll not be al-
lowed to psss unrnriced. l have presumed t'
trcspass " on your kindness, and ask that you
will give publicity to this correction through
the the column. u yonr journal.
Respectfully.
JN0 ID aDALS.
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
not know. In 40 army the size Of Lee.

not know. In 40 army the size Of Lees
division Of four thousand men is tri-
fling matter, aud cheap price to pay for
heavy damage Inflicted On the enemy, 10
checking his advance. II mus: be re-
membeyed too that Lees defences extend
all along the route to Rich mond-his ar
my is still compact, and "8gh,s obstinate
ly." Our confidence in his ability TO de-
fend the city is scarcely one whit abated
But We do not relieve the dispatches to
be honest They have doubtless cxager-
ated some trifling suecess (or may be per-
verted defeat irsel) tito a great victory.
1t is their habit, and Of late is their neces-
sity. They Must gain victories or invent
then, or their government at home goes
down Butler himself is on DANCE ous
pinnacle of popular favor, and may topplr
down any moment. He must succeed
or fall into contempt. Every victory
gained, or pretended, increases his chance
for the presidency These dispatches are
published in the dirtiest Of Black Repub-
Iican sheets, and sent forth broadcast over
the North Vest jaat al the time when the
Governors are making the most strenuous
'xerti ms for raising men, and when it Is
50 important 70 give the people elean-
Of success. The meu highest in office 10
the u. S, lie without gsggipg ~henevet
anything is to be gained, and pow they
uu.t lie or everything will surely be lost
Hence wc are perfectly cool, and conf
dent, having only little more anxiety to
receive our Southern accounts. We con-
fess that the report of Lees being wounded
apuoys US most. We pray God that may
b, the most unmitagated lie Il all.
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
TREASURY NOTICE.
AGE,CY or TREAsrRT.

AGENCY or TRkAsrRT.
For Trans Mississippi Depsr'1 -,
Houston, April :. latl
Notice is giTen to sll holders y - =
Notes net bearing interest that me U.s. vs.
change them at the Office OF ans prioe'id 1rid.
the Treasury. for Certificates Which ~ n
them 10 -Four per cent. Bonds until toT M ~
Of July next After that date. all Ap9sf W
the denomination Of Five Dollars are I@Ae-
three aud one-third per cent, ana ca an
funded or received for taxes ri 20 - :n n
dollar. and One Hundrr6 Dollar Noles MI. ~I u
that date. not be receir able FIR fapls,
can he funded only sullrct TO m aodlHa aH.a d
anG reduction of ten per cent. per -, 6
the first of October next. Five polar W. 81
also he subject to the tax n IS n, T-sasr
after the first Of January, leb5- ~ frrdsssi
Notes Of the present issues cease ~ r.
or receivable for public dues :. sr xhiI
The Certificates issued. and boII' e. u,>
they NAV be exchanged. are reesivssI-ss.t al Al b
due and payable during the yel1 -5sFfftt
full amount expressed on their lals I'd
tere-t: and are not subject TO The iaA i--f
that year on other bones and c-e9its ...;.usl n
For convenience in funding. .il..l - n
posiiories will be appointed anG lsr - 10 II
puSiioTies If the Treasury ere 4 fbsa /
point Deputies IN counties convelien' u M Trs
receive deposits for funding, TO whom - irs
pal Depositories will forward Ceiihca'''
amounts received. .,ouEi
The short time allowed for funding -
moniAi all holders promptly 70 prt.rt
notes aud not risk the chance oi eAsiu M r%
pressure which will occur at the end q ~
OF June. hst ~
Collector. Of Custom are Doiinsa ar lssrn
urv Notes are no longer rccelVaoi,T, Mi. ~ VI
.Dlaes. Both Export and Import ~
be paid in coin By all parties , ~ GRAZ.
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
CAMP MoNAIR's BBIeALE.


March Both, 1854.
At Dress Parade, on the 2e,h inst after q
short though spirited address BY Major J. p.
Eagle, the following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted by the Second Arkansas Dis
mounted Rifles:
Resofrei ltf. That desiring TO preserve in
tact our regiment and holdiI IL TO be sacred
duty owe to our country. we as regiment
DO enlist for the war, which is now bein9 waged
against US by the people of the United States
Resoiped ID, That although we re enlis ted
as mounted men, and still prefer that branch
Of the service, yet we viii nevertheless perform
our duty, hoping and believing that the Gov
ernment will yet do US justice BY remounting
Us.
Resoirci 3E, That we are determined never
to lay down our arms until The hated foe. whose
track is marked by desolatiOn and ruin, shall
be forced to leave our country and seek a CLINE
more congenial 10 his depraved nature
ResoiVrd 4fh, That copy Of the foregoing
resolutions be sent 10 the Mobile Evening
News and Washington Telegraph for publiea-
ton.
JAMES T. SMITH.
Lii Mt Col nmd'g Regt
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25

Ali editorial matter is crowded out this
week No matter. We have nothing to
say, but to extend Our readers our heart
felt congratulations upon the success of
our arms in Virginia. We have not rout-
ed the enemy certainly, as at Mansfield
and Bull RuD, but he has been terribly
crippled, and his impotent effort against
a small portion Of our forces on the Pen
insula, show already that this attempt also
on Richmond is to be one of their NEST
disastrous and magnificent failures. Moth
ing can save him from destruction but an
abandonment of the campaign. This is
only the first of Gen. Lees line of defen-
ces. Each succeeding battle will be worse
for cur enemies. They will doubtless be
annihilated before taking Richmond.
Let every devout believer pray for the
life of Gen. Lee, few weeks longer.
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
RED RIVER PLANTATION

THE subscriber offers for sale hi. PlA,..s..
L on Red River, Lafayette county, ArksD..,
on Lost Prairie The tract con aims 500 49,
one-half Of which j. cleared. the balance b.s.
timbered, and has the customary improvement
such as gin, quarters, &c, necessary tm
plantation The known fertility Of u. n
and its exemption from overflow, render i, !.
Of the most valuable plantations on II, rim
Confederate or @ PER cent Bonds win be ar
in payment Any person disposed 10 p4,Ss
will apply - the subscriber. residing ., Sum
Hill. Hampstead county. Ark
RICHARD PRTOl
May il. 1864 la
gI- Shreveport Gazette please pu5li,A IL
times and send bill 10 this Office.
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25

Ba5- It is credibly reported from
several quarters that Gen. Polk has
taken Vicksburg without opposition, and
now occupies the garrison. Since we
lost it, however, we have discovered
that it was really of no value to US nor
to them. 1t neither served them as a
base of operations, nor was it necessary
for us as means of stopping their navi-
cation or securing transportation of
material and arms into the department.
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
I" Tax iIl Kinds
CoXTRoLLING QuARTERnAsTER's OFFIcE.
STATE OF ARKANsAs
WaxhinrtOn Ark Nav 1u 1894

CONTROLLING QCARTERMAsrER's OFFICE,
STATE or ARKANSAS,
Washington, Ark, May ~. 1894.
DT recent Act or Congress Of the Confederate
ID States, persons failing 20 pay heir Tithes
of Produce, or any portion thereof in XII. a.
are liable X pay five times ihe estimated value
Of the same in money.
Persons vino have not yet paid their quota
If Bacon and other produce, due as Tax in
Kind" for the year 1853. arc hereby required,
under the above penalty. 20 deliver the same
at the depot nearest the place Of Pre- rcduction.
W thin thirty days from the date of notice to
be given by the Depot Agent that he is ready
to receive such produce.
Il is recommended that p.o--5ers bale their
cotton with wooden hoops and slabs in the ab-
sence Uf bagging aud rope.
All communications relating to TAX IL
Kind" in the State Of Arkansas. must be adj
dressed to me at Washington. Ark
JOHN q. PEAY,
Major ana Controlling Quartermaster,
Is 4w State or Arkansas.
HD-QRs. CoNo'T Coxscmr1s. Dist. Ark,
Washi' gtcn, May IL, 1864.
The following certificate Of his Excellency,
GOV. Flanngin. j. published for the inforIna ion
and guidance Uf al persons concerned.
B. +. DANLEY,
ComdiC onsciipIs Dist. Ark
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
Notice.

DERSONS holding the notes Of the wash
Il ington Exchange Company" and the -'Ex-
change Company At Washington" are required
to present the same for redemption in .nms Of
not less than Ten Dollars, by the let day Of
July mex; and if not presented by that time.
they will be redeemed in the old Issue Of Con-
federate Treasury Notes.
ii GARDES, Cashier.
Nav "a 1864 l2-4t
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25

B&> If Gen. Lee does not fall back to make
his final defence near Richmond, and that
voluntarily, we mistake in our calculation.
Richmond is beset by three colverging armies.
By concentrating he may rapidly reinforce any
part, and by precipitating large forces upon
any one of the enemy's divisions, defeat them
in detail. This he cannot do if he should make
all the defences at distant points. This thing
Of contesting every inch sounds very well in
speeches, but is often bad strategy.
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
Watch Lost.

r OST, between Brownstown and ParasIA
IL Sewer, Co.. on Wednesday, Eth INST
LAdy's GOLD Double Case) WATCH, Nalil
VI. +. Tobias, London. Maker On the frur
case is the drawing CT castle, en- u. bad
one bunch Of flowers.
The finder will be. literally rcward.i, beside
comforting great favor on the owner. BY lesr
ing il At The Office OF the HasAiagroH T-sg-ssl
Washington. Ark, Nay II, 1854
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
Lost or Afoten.

EROM the store-Toom, opposite the Csn,
L office in Washington. GREEN MORON
CASE OF POCKET SURGICAL INSTR.
MENTS. The case was nearly nsw, but paa
IF the clasp was gone IL stolen, it xiEl mos
probably be offered to some surgeon 81 pbl
.ician. | will pay Twenty-Five Dollars fcr ID
return. DENI. r. JET, s.
Msy Is, 1864. l1t
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
$500 REV ARD,

NTOLEN from the Plantation Of 7. ". Armm
- near L-wisvillr-. On the night % The 4th ii.
slant. LIGHT sORREL HORSE. sbaui !
years old, with ten or twelve small rhiis spot.
IN right side and hip; both hiad leg vhlt
half way 20 knee; fore feet white from paa,n
down q hoof; small white spot in furrh-t
about Is or l6 hands high; walks tast ir
;rot-. and PAGES.
Also. a DARK BAY MARE MULE ka
under belly, tanks and nose; brapd-d r. A. 7
annexed on right hIpf ablur - bands hig..
The above reward will be paid for bOth, q SO
for either.
p. ". ARN0R
May Q. 1864 l:S'
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
Book E.Ost.

GONE friend has borrowed from me FANI-
y LIAR LETTERS or PUBLIC CHARAC-
TERS,'' and has forgotten 70 return il. VIII
lie please do SO? The book was a present from
a. esteemed friend, and | should dislike very
much TO lose il.
A. p. WILLIAMS.
Washington, May 25, 1864. 1885,
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
Extract I.
Hid. QEs. BuEEAu or CoxsosiFTTof'
DEPARIxEET, TRASs-hi'h
Marshall. Texas, March e, 1861.

Marshall. Texas, March 2s, lssi- J
General Order 10. g.
/. Persons detailed as OvcTzrrrs ~ ~
ayers Of Slaves uuder Par. Ill. Genera ". !.
gro 8, last series, from this BarsAa- On
pround of justice, equity and nssssae'
NJ .hibiiei from raising Gotten. eIeePa
extent sufficient for the ordinary doHlssucF !,
puse Of the family. Such persons Dtns
iailesd for the purpose Of producing supf'..' ~.
the beneficial use OF the country aal Nv:
will not be permitted. either b. raising sO''.
or other means, to defeat such purPose
evasions will be promptly punished y -,
tions Of the details, and placing the as-ine'''
Immediately in the srmy-
By command Of Brig Gen GRKEr-
w STE OMAN,
lO.4t Asst IEfL Sea
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25

fays All business letters intended for this
office should be addressed to the Publisher
ef the Telegraph.
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
Notice.

AN prepared TO pay any outstanding debts
due by the Government, when presented in
proper ami duly aufhen ticated accounts.
GEO. TAYLOR, Capt. A. O VI.
Washington, May %, 1864. 1926
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
s,5 REV ARD.

NOR JOINTED FISHING Rup. n n
IN 4 cover or heavy dcmestic--,I.Ge.. J. .hingtt Il
tcmher. ls63. between Antoine anu l~,apet
Or The vicinity of the latter place, ! ,;ns gG =
a branch in the vicinity OF Capt Boni",. ,.nnr
dence. and may have Lost it there. Aff'
this Office. ErAT1,.
JAo- q III
Way IL, 1854.
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
Strayed or stolen.

EROM the Enclosure - Capt. Mar. Moss,
On the night u the 18th inst. TWO SUR
kELL HORSES. with white faces. One anout
nine or ten yeaIs old. little sway backed: the
other has two or three white feet. and blind OF
one eye, 10 or III years Old. | believe both
are branded on the shoulder with &c. d."
| will pay liberal reward 10 any one return n
ing them T. Geo. A. Dnvis. two miles north
east of Washington. or for any information
directed to him so that may get them.
MM. T. POPE.
Washington. May %. 1864 S-4w
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
May Q. 1864.
HEAD uUARrERs TrASs-MIss. Drr
a. n

Head uUARTERs TrASs-MIss. Dftr
Camden, Ark, May Q, lsntl
Soldiers Of the Trans Mississippi DspUnall
OUR Arms in Louisiana have ssAa bw
" crowned with success
Victorious NJ Cloufierviiir; we hare cAp'url
a gunb1at ami transports, and driven shs %.
my demoraliEed and retrea'ing within the sAs-
ter Of his entertainments at Alexandra.
No need Of praise j. too great for that g.
LIANT little army and lis skillful and emerge
CHEZ. To his glorious victories si Msnstss
and Pleasant Hill, under Provi1enes, M
success of this campaign in great nsssa'
due. Z. KIRBY SMITH, G'nsrL
l2-3
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25

We are indebted to Col. Munroe for
late papers, and to several other friends
for news by letter.
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25

Mr. W. F. Osborne, Telegraphic op-
orator at Marshall, has our thanks for
several obliging civilities.
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25

We invite attention to the interesting
kstcr of Hon. A. 81. Garland.
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
Wanted to Isurchas-

A STEAM ENGINE aud BOILER complete.
"A for which fair price will be paid Apply
to Surgeon CHAS. 0. CURiMAN.
la charge Ordnance Laboratory.
Marshall, Texas-
My H. 1854. Hss
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25

n is hereby certified in conformity with the
4 Act uf Congress Of the Confederate States
entitled IAN hct to organize forces tp serve
during the War" approved Feb. 18th. 1854.
that the following named officers are nee. ssnry
for the proper administration Of the Govern
ment Of the State Of Arkansas, land are there
fore exempt from service in the arIny Of tie
Confederate States,) in addition 70 those speci-
fed in my certificate Of the 3Oth April. 1864
viL:-The Members and Secretary of hs Mill
tary Board Of the State.
Al. FLANAGAN,
Governor Of Arkansas
E-i7- Camden Herald copY weeks lS-2t
Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25
II f Z NJ &

The Telegraph is published every Wednes-
day
Subscription for six months invariably in
advance, $40. No subscription taken for .
longer or shorter period than six months.
No name placed upon our mail book unless
prepaid, and all names will be erased as soon
as the time expires.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-01
CosssasArIoSs WITH THE PxAoK LEA,

Cosy KRsATIoNs WITH THE PRAoR LEA
pRRs.-Mr O. p. Rocks, Of Syracuse,
communicates TO the Journal OF that
city the result of conversations with the
peace leaders assembled in the recent
convention. He says he heard the fol-
lowing words addressed by a prominent
public speaker to a trusty circle of fol
lowers
~ tell you, gentlemen, Jefferson Da-
Wis is fighting the battles of the liberties
of our country, and he must and shall
succeed. told Gov. Seymour so this
morning, and he said, Mr., -, i am
aware OF IL but what can do 7 i am
powerless. The majority of the people
are against me, and the Administration
have the whole army TO back them
Gentlemen, we have got to stop this
war. 1t must be stopped. And, If Old
Abe should finally be elected, we have
got to raise counter revolution and
overthrow the whole cursed abolition
horde
Startled by these sentiments, he pro-
ceeded to question certain of the more
prominent followers of Vallandigham.
"First, | asked in a straightforward
way of Senator Lawrence, Are you will
ling to grant the South its independence,
provided that in the proposed National
Convention, its commissioners demand
independence as their ultimatum, after
all honorable terms of peace, based upon
the reconstruction of the whole Union
have failed Yes, most certainly, was
the reply This tear must be stopped The
Federal Government has no power to CO.
cree sovereign State into union
against its will State has just
right to secede, provided its constitu-
tional rights are violated"
He put the same question to more
than dozen members of the Peace Con-
vention and received invariably the same
answer. He continues
"My reply to each of these gentlemen
was, why did you not submit the ques-
ton, which involves the very vital point
in the contest, fairly and squarely to-day
in your speeches. to the Convention, and
thus test its wishes You declared in
all your speeches that you were in favor
OF peace and Union, while you are will
ling to accept peace and disWnioH. To this
| received but one honest answer. A
delegate from Buffalo, whose name did
not learn, said 1T soould not be polite. )"
Mr. Rocks says he submits these state
ments without comment, being willing
to testify before any court to their cor
rectness, and hoping that unconditional
peace men will stop and think before
they are willing to blindly adopt such
extreme and rainous opinions as these.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-01

vRRMoNTRRs IN SOUTHERN PRISONS
The following Vermonters we find Civ
en- in list Of Union prisoners at the
South
At the Libby prison, Richmond-J II
Thompson, 10th Vt. @ p Stone, LIST VT
cavalry - Mathews, LIST Vt. cav
airy.
In hospital at Richmond II Ward
LIST Vt. cavalry, knee, doing well.
Now or recently at Macon Gait
Col II r stoushton, I'd United States
sharpshooters.
Majors Fleming, LIST Vt, heavy artil
lery Pratt, 4th Vt.
Captains l. j Stafford, LIST Vermont
artillery Il J Morrill,, Vermont artil-
lery ] Il Eldridge, LIST Vt. artillery
II Hapin, 4th Vt. G W Bontin, 4th Yer
mont.
EB Parker, 1st Vt. heavy artillery
L r Hart, do A Morse, do Henry
r Chain, do. L S Richards, do. A l
Matthews, do +; L f Griswold, do. Gee
II Towles, do. A G FURY, do.
Drewnan, do. j III Macomber, do. A
G Barzeans, do. E B Smith, do. w
w Pierce, 4th VT. CIV Carr, do.
Elm G Vain, lst Vt. heavy artillery
L w Fisher, James Gallagher r W
Fowle, J B Weidham, 4th VT.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-01

SERIOUS AFFRAY AMONG SOLDIERS
The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun gives the particulars of
a serious ARRAY among soldiers at Belts
vile few days since, by which two
We're killed. 1t appears that while a
train was lying there, with several hun
dred unarmed soldiers on board mostly
stragglers, returned deserters, &c, under
guard, some of them commenced annoy
ing the Veteran Reserve detachment,
posted at Beltsville, indulging in cpl
thets implying cowardice and throwing
apples and stones at them till finally
sergeant of the Reserve seized musket
and fired at the train, woundiug one and
killing another soldier, the latter named
Laughlin or Loftiin, Of Vermont regi-
ment. In retaliation for this, some of
the soldiers Immediately got off the train
and Selling the sergeant, whose name
was Porter, took him to a tree near by,
and with his musket and one or two
others they seized, in spite of entreaties
and suggestions that he should be reg
ularly tried, bayoneted him to death al
most instantly. The unfortunate SER
seant was utterly helpless and his COM
panions of the reserve guard were too
insignificant in numbers to afford him
any relief.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-01

were coming. The captain looked %
me and the short hand for . moment
and said $50 you came down here -
write abolition lies for Horace Greeley,
did you 7" l tried to mutter something.
(Which had you rather be shot or hungt"
said the captain. Just then another
picket came In saying the Yankees were
near. Mount your horse and charge
with us, and II you attempt to fall out
We'll shoot you dead, sir, on the spot"
was put by the side Of u rebel, whs
was ordered TO devote himself particu-
ularly to me l was decorated with .
grey coat and Confederate buttons and
Joined the column. l formed resolu-
tion and hope exultant arose for mo-
ment, as gallopcd on in the charge.
We came close upon the Yankees before
they observed us, and the rebels fired .
volley which was answered, and for .
moment the firing was rapid, and bull
let's were whistling. Now there was
moments confusion, and my comrade
was affected. Now for flank move
ment, thought / turned my horse,
plunged through the woods with several
bullets aimed at me. | came to ledge.
Down plunged fifteen feet, and to my
surprise my horse was up and of again,
and was in the saddle. They had flown
Off NV grey coat | moulted In second.
and 1t was not many minutes before
reached the village Of Charlestown four
miles distant. was eight miles stiu
from the Union lines at Harper's Ferry.
was hatless and coatless and stripped q
every thing. But had saved my horse
no, my horse had saved me, and shall
cherish an undying friendship for Tho
dear old creature so long as | live.
Well, turned my back on Virginia,
and ran to Harper's Ferry, wondering
and rejoicing at my deliverance."