The New York herald., 1864-09-15
lip. VIM. Yoans's Despnteh.

krw oRlSANs, SsPI. !, 1904
sgIsEE FBKp MO.
steamer Lancaster No Four bred by gueriga.
Ellis Gins, the sls ult the engineer PVT
fall head Of steam, great ihai burst tue cylinder
md consequently disabled the boat. gunbost
Der assistance and towed her TO Natchez.
TEXAS rarEss.
Hahe's wekiy srH tan Of the IAN Isth and Ole, u,
y0bshet al Galveston, contains the iolIo.ing inrei
Ossoe-
xsasos ~ rns rRv,os or TIN oosfrpsR.y.
HEApouARrrR' DEPARTMENT lsass Mss,ssrrr, I
saEgyKrv,sT La july 20, 1854.
GENERAL 0RDsRs-vo. So
N accordence with an act OF rcnsress entitled IAN
- 70 increase the efficiency Of the by the
msat Of free negroes and slaves In ceftain
approved February II, 1884, all male Tree negroes and
under the treaty Of Paris ~ 1909 under the treaty
q SPAN OF 1919, resident 10 the confederate states,
beswecu The OF 10 and 30 years. will be immediately
ssroeA Under the direction Of the Bureau OF Conscrip
Nra.
H. Tho Bureau Conscripton viii take the necessary
ssspe tnroegh the enrolling officers 10 enrol immediately
sns afth OF all tue male sl,ves IN this department be
tween tno ages ot eighteen and forty ave years
Ill All tree negr and slaves enrolled viii bs sent
rendezvous designated by The oomaandants ~ Ecgro
abor for the several States accompanied by descriptive
soils.
~. Reqpisuons for negro labor must be made upcn
% oommsndiuts Of negro labor Of ioe several sates
" AL officers aud o. the government charge
siavea furnish My TO the
o lanor OF the several Sates to winch the belong
srrsot muster rolls OF tn0ee their charge
by command OF General r. KIRBY SMITH.
Q ANDERSON, Assistant Adju,snt General
CONSULTATION.
SHREVEPORT, August 4, 1864
very grave consultation 10 goug on here Gcnsrals
Ntce, Buckner Forney and Goveynor Reynolds OF MS
spurt, besides excallent goverHor const-
sste the board OF consutetion.
General Taylor, understand. has been restored and
ssdered 60 report the other side
pettion In circulation Al Houston, asking Gone.
81 h. Kirby smith TO recall the order ing Gene.
sal Msgrvd0r 10 another department
His successor, MAJOR General J. g. Walker, has ~
sumed command and gives sstisfactoo 10 most persons
Tie following 10 the general order, which announces
Ne changes made
aRrvpAa oppxps-~o 50
hsApauAsrsss, TsArs MISSISSIPPI DRrARrmSwrl
.-n,--.sIn sInsvsroRr, La, Augustt 1854. !
tosowinE changes are announced IN The Dslrc Com
MAJOR General y. y. Mssrudsr r. A. cs, =. command
AAs District OF ArsansAs. - y
Major General q. b. Bucsner. r. A. c. o., 10 comma nd
Major General j. q wsker, r A. G. r., 10 oomm.,a IN
O..1lc. o. Issss, New Mckee and A,llep.;
As AspKsnos, Assetant Adjutant General
rWoop~ CROSSING MISSISSIPPI
Our Shreveport correspondent sage In private ncts.
s1 suppose you that walkers and PoiQuac,s
divisions have Crossed the mississippi They said 20
Aave gone Mobile, but do not think they win stop
mort OF Atlanta"
erSKRAL vsws.
destructive hre occurred IN Galveston on the 10th
nnmo IN the block east OF the Marshal House destroy
Aue seven raue buildings aud their contents vAped
~ 600, 'speeie vslustunv
iha Battiip Gays that Major Leon Smith chief Of the
Harne Department OF Texas hse ordered 70 London
captain Lubbock succeeds him.
The news from the Rio Crande Ia net &C late a ,be In
oaligsnoe already sent 10 the HysAIp
PEowsvmlA pmrRrrr
A gentleman writes nom AistAr.oro~ under date OF
Qst insssnt, hat he Brownsy,,e tha, day and
svnd . y~rr mcawonoU picture Nc hcusss are