The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-01-01
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

SThe steamers George Washington and
from New Orleans on the
18th, arrived at New York on Saturday.
At the late convention held at New
Orleans of Free State men, called for the
purpose of choosing unconditional Union
men torepresent the State of Louisiana
in the Convention of the Union men of
the Slave States to meet at, Louisville, a
delegation, of colored men was admitted to
seats, and the proceedings Of the Conyen-
tion were opened with prayer by colored
minister. An adjourned meeting will be
held on the 2lst. An effort will be made
to have Fthe general convention held In
New Orleans. ,. b., ia.& y T.&L
The navigation Of the Mississippi river
is less interrupted. The gunboats are
keeping sharp lockout. p
A party Of the 29th Illinois regiment
had secuted the country as far as Trinity,
on the Black river, and captured thirty
nine prisoners .riJa,s 1gt,f bocas
~ Acting-Masters Hamilton and Hannah,
and Second Assistant Engineers Stone
and cPlunkett, of the United States navy,
who were captured with the United States
steamer Harriet Lane, had arrived at
New Orleans ON parole. ,a...7a Il te,I
General ullman was inn New Orleans
on visit, =, .as,,, $50 O.! ii orr, gj.t
T. ! Maupsell White, an old, citizen of New
Orleans, had died in the 80th year of his
ageaHhpi 'g rgh tdt ,anj .5.n ter I,aCs.
'Haa REBEL PRISONERS BROUGHT ON.
The Mississippi brings to New York
number Of rebel prisoners, among whom
are, Major General Frank Gardner, for-
merly commander Of Port, Hudson, and
the. following officers; A, ?. C.rAlec
Dupree, Colonel j, A. Jaques, Lieutenant
Colonel NJ, J. Smith, all of Port Hudson;
Captain j. J. Slocum, 9th Louisiana Cav
airy; Captain Makemp, 9th Louisiana
Cavalry J.,C. Patterson, 23d Arkansas;
H. L. w. johnson, Fourteenth Arkansas
Lieuts. ". B. Burnett, 18th Arkansas,
J. W. Geer, 10th Arkansas, J. K. Milan,
18th Arkansas. .,..-,. ..... .....,f =,
LATER FROM Texas.
New York, Dec. Goth, The advices
from Texas by the steamer George Wash
ington, state that Gen. Washburne, with
a considerable body of troops, started for
Indianola and Lavacca, and both places
are doubtless in our possession ere this.
Our troops are in the best of health and
spirits. Great numbers of the Texans
rejoiced in the prospect of the early re-
demption of their State. 1t was believed
that San Antonia would soon be under
the old flag, and that our troops would
there for the overthrow of the
rebels under Magruder..
LOUISIANA STATE ELECTION.
Preparations for the State election in
Louisiana are going rapidly forward
The Era says : '
"The friends of the free. State move
ment are coming forward very actively to
register their names as voters, under the
call of the Governor. They not only go
forward themselves, but urge their friends
to do SO. Meetings are held aud discus
sions had, almost nightly, by means
of which the people are moving
All this work is done quietly but publicly,
and already between three thousand and
four thousand have put down their names
as voters. Every day adds to the num-
ber, and it is probable that by the middle
of January there will be eight thousand
names registered, OF, the maximum of the
legal vote Of the city when most populous.
Qndera the old system Of registry there
were some fourteen. thousand names en-
tered during period Of seven or eight
years j, yet We do not recollect. but one
election under, that law, at which more
than ten thousand votes were pplled.",
Referring toe the Presidents late pro-
the Era says: .nonainm.s
'aUaaerl This proclamation an election
can Dc called when number of Qualified
Voters are registered equaisto ohe.tenth of
the vote in 1885, The Vote Of Louisiana
in 1851 was about $4,000; 50 that when
4 500 are registered, we shall Be entitled
to an election" This certainly must in
spire every free, State man with hope and
Joy: Itassures US a victory ;;5,it promises
The speedy restoration of opf State, under
a new constitution, or, at any rate, the
old constitutions stripped Of the hideous
institution Of slavery '''9Foa aV .trA
!, odTHE, COTTON AND SUGAR TRADE.
'aThe arrivals Of cotton al New Orleans
for the week ending on'the 18th, amount
edto 2,244 bales and 1899 gs tcleared