Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-10-29

trruchmruIs. they innli>h,y lril u break ~
over one hunr,,i yards between G"viJl =
Arkansas hrisad", nf clcburucs div On,
and Lew IS Kentucky brigade, .; brown
division, The enemy mnssrd IN Ties iwh
br gates and cOue up 10 the work NJ least
one acre deep. T"cy charged tire" times
with Ihss sc thing mass uI pu idIIon AMI
eve v time we let loose all the artillery we
coull concentrate, loaded with douhc
cntrsrs o. canister Every rifle told with
the utmost certainty, ny the wr"ichcs were
so thick they could NOT br missed. Al lhi
I'll Il charge they found this vacant spncc,
sluk II of above, and while our men were
moving them down in mont, in deeper
rows ,Lnn ever saw blu bulics tall he
tule, the cry arose along the line, "thc IAN.
KEGS are in our rear Our men nj once
tell back Ms soon ny they could, but no, he
fore they hutchrrcd many OF the enemy
who had Tie iushness 10 rush upon ihe
bitches before they had entirely given them
up.
Gen. Govan was rushed nt by about fF-
teen or twenty bayon"ts aildOldcicd TO SUR
render, which'of course he aid with many
OF his brigade, | think about t0ur hundred.
Lewis brigade suffered like G"van $. Cur
gallant soldiers fought Ike Turks-t"n'ts
fom the lower rrginns could hot have
fought harder They fired over seventy
rounds encl, and did most trrr.bc execution
Iuss,l YOU. do not think The Yankees
could have suffered less lhun to the tune Of
lJGOJ.
"Of course when the enemy got in our
rear, our artillery went up. The laSI shot
Istw fired was from one Of Keys guns
1t was Il battery borrowed from Mr.. Shrr-
man on the Ind of July last. The Yam
KEGS were not more than ten yards off, and
the 4uu was loaded with Il double charge Of
can ser, aud just then, think Ola Nick
must have welcomed about one hundred new
visitors into the lower regions If the
Yankees cali Jonrshuro II victory, it Ger
tuiuiy was most dearly bought victory,
for they were 80 badly crippled HAT when
We formed our lines, not more 'han hum
drcd yards in the ear of our old ones, they
could not follow up their advantages.
One hing | am happy toiknow, and it is
as true ~ Ike sun shines, the Yankees new
cr brukc our lines No, nor would they
have done SO till now, hai it NOT been tor
the break in our wo,ks. was all around
with the amuniti0n whgons. and he I,si OF
the line held their p0sll Ons like sioncwails.
Ii this corps had been less gallant, II would
have been scattered 10 the tour winds by
the MASSES OF the enemy, and then the rest
of the army would have he II caught be-
tween the upper and neither mills oncs, Or
a fire in front and rear. Our corps, | inn
lv believe, has made the most hcrcIc fight
Of lie war, and "O!d Rrii.b.e will he i'm
murtnlizrd when the whole extent Of it is
fully comprrhcndcd. Oar corps istrur and
ready to light as it ever was. The first
evening wrgot to the place, the boys mount
ch the works aud dared lhe whole Yankee
army to come ON and take them. They iOli
the villains there was nothing hut llnrlcr =
CONS behind the trenches, and that was the
tlnth bur The devils wDId NOT come. They
had enough o! that corps, and did not care
about making its acQ aintancc sooner than
compelled.
The Mobile Tribune of Septcnlbcr4 4, says:
"Tic public is aware that for II week NIL.
i,nry courr his been sitting in the case of
Colonel Williams in relation to the evaclIi =
ton Fort Powell. The trial came to an
cud last Friday, aud, rs we understand on
every specification he has been acquitted.
lie was released from arrest and placed
honorary III lilt ChnNltlOu He OCCnplel De-
fore. We are glad Of this, for we think the
county has but few trucr soldiers than he.
A correspondent OF the Evening News says
that his counsel was Major 81. Paul aud
Coloncl Moulton, and that the case was sub
mittcd sn the testimony and with ut argu-
ment.
A letter from Texas to one of the leading
manufacturers, is published in the English
papers. The writer says:
Texas is in hourishing condition, and
so many negroes have been sent iuto tie
country during the war, that labor is abnn
dInt, aud Il large cotton crop is growing.
He says the prnduct of Texas the present
year will be at least 5000 10 bales, hut lie
thinks the crop of the other Confederate
States will not ell 100000 bales.
Tie Golad Messenger has received the
prospectus of new paper to b. started in
Austin under the charge Of Judge Pryor
Lea. We have not been equally favored.
We would suggest To the Judge that he buy
out the Gazette. Building up new papers