The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-04-08
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are entirely at q stand still. Opf:tsoops
hold Che portion of Askansas, slong the
Waslhta river, and Command the greater.
portions ofthe line on Red river.
|. General Stand Waite is SAID to be
preparing for an attack on a line ofsup.
Ply trains. His troops are in q splendid
condition. ,s4 y,.,s,,ss n go
iVlIn Missouri, the citizens of which
have suffered more terribly from fendish
fharbarity than any otherin the, Confed.
eracy, more than Usual quiet prevails.
The Yankee troops. have gone, and
, the sad sufferers. are allowd a little re-.
spite, the hours of which will bemade the
more. bitter By bytheunavoidable contempla.
tion of their desolation and misery; Spots
4 once, occupied by houfishing villages are
now blackened waste and as silent as
the grave. In numerous instances the
Yankees not only burned homesteads,
but shot the inmates, male and female, and
made their home their funeral pyre.
One instance is recorded in which a father
was shot and stalped, the mother and
little son shot down, and all, witha sick
daughter, who was unable to move,
'were burned up IN the their dwelling.
" The Yankee officers made sport for
themselves by walking through town
at night, and when they saw a family
gathered round the 'freside would fire
their pistols through the window into
the group. Such has been the character
OF the Federal troops who have held
sway i'll Missouri. va,q: r,lr ...j
The Navada, Cheyenne and Caman.
che Indians arc giving the Yankees
trouble in New Mexico and along tho
line of the Santa Fe trail, 1T is said
that the Mexicans (Greasers) are &C
cused of instigating tile Indians to de-
predatc. '9f',a y" d
The Yumas Indians are said to be gits
ing much trouble to the Federals in
West Arizona, on the California route,
NEW CoSFEDERATE CRUfsERs-A let.
ter from MQntevido says: The French
| papers have stated that little stcamer
called the Ranger, lad gone, out with
| provisions of various kinds for the arma.
ment of a new vessel for Captain
Semmes, and that another was soon to
/ follow, with other conveniences for a
new privateer, and that the rendezvous
was at some group oftho Atlantic islands,
perhaps the Madeiras. The Ranger is
now at Montevideo." She is not adapted
to freight or passengcrs-wholly useless
tor any remuneratiye employment IN
these waters. She is ninety tons burden,
land complete steam pleasure yatch.
I Under sail, she is marvel of frapidty,
and, with enly two feet draught, she can
| hide away from any larger craft With
one or two guns she could do more damage
4 than ever the Alabama did. She was
consigned by ahouse noto.iously Ell.
gagged i'll blockade running TO house
/ that never before lad receiveda II consien.
inent. The consgnor and consignce are
brothers. 6,py51 .Ibtr..s !, ,F,.I, '
I " Capt. Rodgers has the Ranger under
his eye, and the Iroquois is anchored
between the Ranger and the open
sea--whether from accident or design
:. i cannot tell Tie notice Of the
English AdWiral has been called to the
matter, and u is probsI,le chat no move
ment Of the Ranger will, be made with
out being well understood. She came
1 here under the British flag, and entered
Y port as British vessel. Il sasja :
1'e tGfl't - . - - 1sl-. 49,. = ftr b. 4.
f. TOpcItISs INcrDEsT.--vbast Sunrmer,
SHERIDAN burned all the dwellings, mills
and, barnes, within radius Of Ave miles
in Augusta county, Virginia, because
one Of his officers had been shot and
killed in the neighborhood. He charged
that a citizen had killed the. officer and
being unable, 10 discover the. slayer,
| determined to wreak his vengeance upon
every cne around Itafterwards turned
out that a Confederate soldier did the
deed in the course Of legitimate warfare.
| Whilst carrying out Sheridans cruel
order, Yankee officer. rode up to a
house, inhabited by n couple ofold people,
| who like .Iohn Andarson anl b;a us.