The Colorado statesman., 1912-01-27

fidence and undivided esteem of the
people Of Tennessee.
Resolved, That we mourn his
death as great public loss, which is
only relieved by the recollection that
he fell fighting bravely at the head of
his column, against the invaders of his
country"
Two blockade runners, endeavoring
to run the blockade off Pas rOutre,
at the mouth of the Mississippi, went
ashore and were burned by their
crews, who escaped The schooners
were laden with cotton.
The Union light boat stationed near
the middle ground at the entrance to
the Chesapeake, broke from it's moor
ings and went ashore at Pleasure
House Beach, near Cape Henry. The
vessel and crew fell into the hands Of
| the Confederates.
January 25, 1862.
William H. Seward, secretary of
| state for the United States, issued
an order to the marshal of the Dis
| trict of Columbia directing him not
to receive into custody any persons
claimed to be held to service or labor
within the District, or elsewhere, and
not charged with any crime or misde-
meanor, unless upon arrest or COM
mitment, pursuant to law, as fugitives
from such labor or service" and mot
| to retain any such fugitives in GUS
tody beyond a period of thirty days
from their arrest and commitment,
unless by special order of competent
civil authority" The order was to
be enforced ten days after its issu-
ance, and had no relation to arrests
made by military authority.
| Governor Pierpont declared vacant
all the civil offices on the eastern
shore of Virginia, beyond the Ches-
apeake, recently occupied by a Fed
eral force, and the commanding gen.
eral of the force issued orders for an
election of such officers.
The Confederate prisoners taken
with the capture of Hatteras Inlet,
North Carolina, who had been releas-
ed on parole after a period of con-
finement in Fort Warren, Boston har-
Dor, were released from their parole,
having been exchanged for like num-
ber of Union prisoners.
Henry S. Foote of Mississippi offer
ed peace resolutions in the Confeder-
ate congress at Richmond.
January 26, 1862.
General Halleck issued an order
commanding the president and officers
| nf hA
merce, private organization of busi-
ness men, to take the oath of allegi-
ance to the United States. If any one
of them shall have failed to do so
within ten days, his office shall be de-
clared vacated, and any atempt on his
part to perform its functions will sub,
ject him to arrest for contempt and
punishment according to the laws of
war" was the import of the threat
contained in the order.
Fifteen thousand men paraded the
streets of New Orleans in celebration
of the first anniversary of the Inde-
pendence of Louisiana, the state hav-
ing seceeded on January 26, 1861. The
parade was followed by banquet in
the st. Charles hotel, at which the
governor and high state officials were
| present.
A reconnaissance of two Federal reg
iments and company of cavalry from
| Camp George Wood, near Munford-
vile, KY, developed the presence OF
Gen. Hindman's Confederate brigade
three miles beyond Horse Cave. The
railroad track was found destroyed in
places to point within four miles of
the Federal position, the roads were
barricaded with trees felled by the
Confederates, and the reservoirs in
the countryside were reeking with
the stencil of dead horses and hogs
and cattle the Confederates had kill
ed, in their program of making the
Union advance as difficult as possi-
BILE.
January 27, 1862.
The Reverend Bishop Ames of the
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