The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-17

federate irregulars under Colonel Por-
ter at Newark, Mo. The Confederates
captured 100 guns, large number OF
horses, a quantity of commissary
stores, a number of tents and 5000
or 10000 rounds of cartridges.
A accommodating force under Gen.
eral Bayard Of the Union army had
series of skirmishes with the Confed-
crates along the Rapidan.
In retort upon General Pope's recent
order that anyone captured who had
violated the oath of allegiance to the
United States should be shot, Presi-
dent Davis of the Confederate States
issued an order that General Pope
and officers serving under him were
not to be considered as soldiers, and
not to be given the privileges of pris-
| oners of war II taken, but confined
closely as long as the order OF General
| Pope was in effect. Threats Of retrib-
utive execution Of hostages were also
made in the order.
August 2, 1862.
A woman named Belle Boyd. who
had been acting as mail carrier for
the Confederates from points along
the Potomac and within the lines OF
the Union army, to Richmond, and
who had functioned presumably rs a
i SPY, was captured near Warrenton,
Va. and sent to the Old Capitol pris-
on at Washington.
| General Butler transmitted to the
secretary of war copies of CORE
spondence between himself and Gen.
eral Phelps In relation to the military
i employment Of the negroes OF Lou
isiana.
A band of Confederates attacked q
company of national troops at Ozark,
Mo-, at daylight. but failed OF sur
prise, Captain Birch Of the Union
troops having been apprised of the at
tack and withdrawn his troops from
their camp to the brush. Here they
were called upon the surrender, but
put up such stiff resistance that the
Confederates withdrew.
; The bark Harriet Ralli. the frs
French vessel captured since the com
mencement of the war, arrived at New
York from New Orleans. where sht
had been seized by General Butler I
short time before the city was occu
pied by the Union forces.
A sharp fight took place at Orang'
, Court House. Va, between recon
!. noitering party of Union troops unde
the command Of General Crawfor'
: and a force Of Confederates, In whicl
= the Union troops were successful II
! driving the enemy, after they had sui
!. fered loss of four men killed and si1
! teen wounded.
August 3, 1852.
= General Sherman. commanding tn
United States forces at Memphis, II
sued an order directing all able-bodie
+ negroes who might apply for wor
D on Fort Pickering or other govern
ment work to be received and en-
y ployed by the proper officer in charg'
Such would be supplied with ration
necessary clothing, and tobacco. A
9 account was to be opened with eac
individual, and his wages charged wit
. the clothing and tobacco furnishes
II but no wages we're to be paid unit
the courts should have decided whetl
D. er the negroes were slave or free
n The British steamer Columbia, wit
D. a cargo of twelve Armstrong guns an
equipments, several thousand Enfie
- rifles and various other munitions
n war, was captured on the Bahama
10 after a chase of several hours by II
IS u. S. s. Santiago de Cuba.
III The town of Alexandria, Mo-, WI
s, pillaged by band Of Confederate pa
Is tisans.
le The schooner Aquilla was capture
70 by the United States gunboat Hurs
tn while attempting to run the blocka'
sy off Charleston, S. c.
by A reconnaissance was made by
". force OF Union troops. under the col
mand of Colonel Averill, from u
James River to within fourteen mil
Of Petersburg. Va. When about fl
Gu miles from Cox's river they encou
al tered the Thirteenth Virginia caval
III of the enemy, which broke before
ne determined charge made By the SUI
Oh rior Federal force. Reforming
"a their camp two miles beyond, the CO
us federates wero once more driven, lea
sal ing behind them much OF their car
IN equipment and stores, which t
co. Union troops gathered together a
ue burned.
As August 4, 1862.
he An important debate took place
the English house of lords on I
let propriety of recognizing the southe
is Confederacy.
IRE Governor Sprague of Rhode Isla
issued an order calling on the color