The New York herald., 1864-08-04
ne otoen bold though they DO value sssn 50

NE osnos now bold though they NOT value them 50
highly as they did the swords.
SMILING uorHEG, En-, FOR PROVISIONS.
The officers OF the Forty second their needs becoming
pressing sold their overoosts at Camp Tyler for from
$3.50 to $500 provisions, which they converted into
money Their sashes sold ;or from $3.50 to Sl75; uniform
coats from $50 to 500. Captain Dillingham; OF the navy
sold his overcoat for $780, without tho buttons Military
and naval buttons sold from 81 90 10 50 each saa but
tons were y demand silver watch, costing s25, was
Lieutenant stone, commissary Of the First cayay
brigade captured in the Red river campaign Is quite
sick with at Camp Tyler Captain King, Of the
Second New HAMPSHIRE cavalry, reported killed. is
prisoner at Camp Tyler Lieutenant Colonel Florry re-
ported killed, is at Camp Tyler, prisoner
sIcKNEss
me prevailing sickness at Camp Tyler are chils and
FEVER and diarrhWa.
HosPrAL Ar cAMr TYLER
A hospital for tue accommodation OF tho sick
completed by officers and soldiers about week he
fore The late detachment left The lumber furnished
bv rebels II Is outside OF the stockade Tno surgeon
Just before to attend TO the sick ID the camp remon
sraed against the imperfect arrangements for the
bnang me us rssea ~ an S.or' o
laboratory at Tyler.
ooNscaipToS.
The conserptior OF the rebels hrous shout all that part
c Texas where prisoners have waa very gene
ra Scarcely aple-bodied out OF the military
service between The ages liable to conscrpti II
endeavored TO escape the conscripon file OF sold
and pack OF boodhounds tracked him out and hunted
him down. a.
BUSINESS IN TEXAS
There is literally no business IN Texas, except tha,
ine traders get no goods o. any account. and there
is no object IN keeping tbor stores open.
vERhoM IATfERY GOING OUT siRvfcE
The First Vermont battery Captain George 1 Hebard
w go home 10 few days, their term Of service having
ary I5 1902 with one hundred and enlisted en
IL has since received the number sixty
I'VE, ana leaves the service with egrtyonc. -Four
teen we're discharged previously and fifty eeven have
died OF wounds killed in action. The FIRST
rived ss snip Island Spril 80 1862 and subsequently
Store, Port Hudson, Douadsonv.e, Sabine Pass Sabine
Cross Roads Pleasant Hill Cane iver Avoyelies Prairie.
Bayou de Glats and Yellow bayou Though they have
not enlisted yet the officers and Of this battery
will again enier the service after short soouru among
the Green mountains.
Nl,is' MASSACHUSETTS BATTERY
Will 60 North the Yazoo this morning.
RfsicNAr1oN or AN oEFcEs IN THE cosrs D'AFniQUT
Major a. II Perkins, OF Vermont. OF the Seventy third
United States coored infantry. has resigned bat VIII
shortly re enter the service among the troops organized
IL his own state The regiment which he has recently
been attached was the Irst regiment Louisiana Native
Guard il next became the First regiment Corps d,Af.
rlue then tho Seventy third United states infantry
(coored subsequently the Seventy United States
coloi ed infantry Under Genera Canbys recent order
consolidating coored regiments the seventytth aud
Eighty fourth United states colored infantry merged
IN the Seventy third. The First regiment Louisiana Ma.
tive Guard, or First Corps dArilue IL might then
have been called, distinguished itsef Port Hudson,
whore II lost two hundred in ls,led and wounded.
II has snce done considerable garrison duty though
tons OF the regmet have parcipsted 10 several
ensagemcnts i was in the Red river campaign, chiefly
eng ged in fatigue duty though the olces aud men
ready tor bght ard regretted that they could
be sent TO the extreme front to show the enemy what
couie Nnea the army ieiI back from PetSAu
Hll this regiment successfully repulsed an attack by
the enemy upon trains about eighteen above
Grand Ecore, and at AleXandris employed IN throw
Ing up earthworks andin the constructin of the
brated dam.
NEWS FROM NArcHIrocHss AND srRgY SMITH,
The latest private advices Natchoches report
that General Dick Taylor there, and active
service To the charges made against each other
both Kirby Smith and Dick Ia or, rs stntea
dered 10 report at Rchm nd General Lorng IL is
ported, takes temporary command or Kirby Smiths
department
REGISTERED ENEMIES PREPARING 10 DEPART
The registered enemies remaining IN his department
were served with notices Mouday directing them TO
De 10 readiness 10 leave in twenty four bours ise
persons were registered as enemies Of the United states
government IN conformity with an order prumulg lied
by direction or General Batter and have boen allowed
and determine become loyal citizens. Colonel Harai
Robinson OF the First Louisiana cavalry Is assigned TO
special duty in the Provost Marshals deparmcntlhat
relating 10 the shipment OF registered enemies.
MAJOR cowAS OK GENERAL DAviDsoHis sTAfF.
satr J. T. Cowan, who has just returned from an In
vountry pedestrian tour to Tyer. Texas, and thcuce
been appointed Inspector on.,he stan q General pavcon
Ia place Of Lieutenant Colonel Babcock who reolncd
his regiment, Seventy httn New York
.... HOSTILE MAylrssTar OF THE ENEMY.
1t Is not set developed whether the purpose OF the
enemy the Mississippi and reinforce Johnston
I'd army in Georgia to cudeayor TO crush through the
forces this department the purpose OF destroying
crops copscaied and leased pl,ptati and akug
an eiOr for the recapture New Orleans. The general
opinion appears % be that the destnai OF the trans
Mississippi rebels is Georgia. they get thore The
skirmshes which they have had within the pas. few
days have been unntortant, bu, they resulted in the
dsc5muture OF the enemy,
MARRIAGE OF gREg n IS ADOPTED DAronrER.
Major II H. Porter, lately the Provost Marshal's de-
pafiineEt, now ordered 10 hin command with eenersl
Grant IS 10 be matrmoniaiy united 10 day TO Mss
Fremont, who is said TO be the adopted daughter of the
lewly welded couple this evening.
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