The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 29, 1862 Page: 1 of 2
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BELLVILLE, TEXAS, MARCH 29. 1862.
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Thb Tbvr 0rit.—In the i
frotn Fort Henry,- Parsnu Mcl
of company A, 14*V ri'j
kansas volunteers, aged over
jenrs, after l eiiuj wounded i '
neck, was ordered to surrender.
proudly replied, "not yet,"
mediately fired upon and killefi a
captain of ti enemy's cnvalry. He
tried linothet birrell, which missed
lire, nud flip old soldier of the
fell hh n true soldier oí the S
should, with Ida face to the-foe,
The long t«X|u*oted eligagewent'ln
New Mexico, came i ff at VtíWrdé
on the east hank of the Itio Grande
four miles above Fort Crníg f n ¡Fri-
day February 21st in which our
torces were entirely successful,1 coin- '
jdetely routing the enemy, killing
and wourding about 600; our loen
abone 30 killed and about 100 wound*
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The fore, b of tl e enemy wbreftbout
5000 exclusive of a nisei ye in, the ,
Fort of 1200 or 1500 ml>n, Our
Forces numbered, all*told, about.
¡¿200 men. The enemy '^-xcrpt tie
killed, wounded and -deserters num-
bering 2000) retro né:] into the for*.
Major Lockridge was among the
killed on our side, also ¿apt V«>
Hoeval (from Austin county,) wins
killed.
Mbmphis, Mnr1/10«^ew Madrl$>¿~-
was evacuated on the night of the
15th inst., on account of the over-
whelming nutnbere of the enemy.
The anemy's gunboats were in sight
of Island No. 10, on the 15th inst •
at noon, and an attack was expected
soon. *
AcuUSTA. Mar. 17 —The Wilming- ;
ton. Journal,litis tlispactches, dated
Goldsbnro. N. I!., 15th. which says
last night 20.000. Federals landed
near our batteries, near Newbern.
Fifty gunboatB attacked our batteries
and drove the men off.
There is-*<o «inch confnirton, We are
unable to ascertain our lose.
Our forces were 7000. At 11
o'clock Friday morning the town of
Xewbem was set on fire by the
enemy's shells. * i.
Two little «téaiOerS. fM'b with
women and children, wele fired on by
Vho Federals without a moment's war-
ding.
Memphis, Mar. 14—The enemy
attacked New Madrid y eat rday
morning, and wen* repulsed thre*-
times, with a heater loss. Out* low
is small. The firing ceased at 11
o'clock. A, M. Cannonading was
heard again at Fort l'illow last night
from irp. M. to.2 a. M.
Mbmphis. Mar. 15.—Our forre .
after having repulsed the nei
yesterday, evacuated New Madl
and retired to Island No. 10 and
Tiptonville. Everything was sav
except tly large guns
Ducatmh. Am., Mar, 15w—'The-
enemy are r- • • od to he* in
torn at PariyT n fifty miles
iia«>t of Jackson. .
Three gunboats, with sixty
day night, having
William*' lauding
; It is the evident 'intent)
enemy to cut off J<i
so as to pivVent a junction
Beauregard; and fporo ll
stiations at
a battle may
occure.
, Qépáj Uueknerand 'i
been put hi '
Fort Waoren,
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Mr. Jambs
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BE LXVILLE COUNTRYMAN
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B. F. Kluiott, Kditor, pro trn.
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liKLLYILLE-TVXAH.
IATOUAT MAROB20 IMS
official Paper
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Austin, Fayette, and Colorado Co*
The Crl l«
Tka time for volunteering, to
fill the call rf the Oovernor for 15
regiment*, lias already expired, vol-
unteers we trust however, will.still be
received, ond that our state may be
sa\'t*d the humiliating position 11,1 ^ made to support the women and
L'hildrt n and a Mifficiaiit surplus to
ET Those'who are about to leave
for the ariny and wish their papers
discontinued, will do the proprietor
a kimlnesf by informing the editor of
the foct, and when lliey cun not pay
up, we hope they will at least give
their notes payable when they return
Ooiltlty ^rlptlTTitiw being it-sued
in place of the Wuirants now out,
this Script is receivable for taxes,
and connty dues of any kind, the
bills btting small, serve very well for
chluge, which is very scarce; as this
Script is lint to go out any more
when once paid into the treasury, we
would suggest the propriety of not
paying theni fiir taxes or other.dues
Wl;eB it can be avoded, pay in yom
larger bills, and keep the small ones
in i'hrvilbithik).
We arw jdeased lo léarn that the
tltree Infantry companies now in
process tof formation in our county,
West of tlift* Bffcxns river, are fast
filling up. Captain Z. Hunt's t*m
pany, will go into camp next Monday
nenr Hempstead. Captain VoigtV
company, composed entirely of Ger
mans, will camp lit Bellville on next
Wednesday night, at which time and
place a "Ball" will be given.- It
will go hito camp at Houston.
Capt. Jasper N. Denial's conpany
wilLtoon be full, aud will go into
camp soon.
These companies, all want more
men? If then* are any more, who
feel disposed to join in the defence of
their country, let them come on lint
join « coinp ny in their own county.
Almost every one, who goes into
the service, must leave his business
entrusted to the care of some one al
home, a^d for this reason the county
should have credit for every man
that leaves It, *ort her wise a draft
might be ordered and take away
tbose left in charge of eome affairs.
"We have bat time to say, as wt
go tf prvss that a fire broke ont in
draft. This is no lime for parleying
or halting about the propriety of
things. The country needs men
men men men. Who will stay at
home in these times and let'Hie
hordes if the norlli overun ns, to
make us slaves? We truBt Hint every
man who possibly can, will report
himself at once, and hasten, to the
field. Austin conntymay yet be saved
the humiliating posilion of a draft,
Some counties nround us have turned
out nearly their entire male popula-
tion. Shall Austin connty be behind
them? We h' pe not Many among
us have already enlisted, and been
sworn in, soine ev.-n who were ex-
empt fiom being drafted, some who
Were not liable to perforin military
duty. Shall those who are liable to
be drafted remain still at home? Will
ihey after all tfie appeals that liave
been made to them* of their love of
country, their families and their
God?
Should the great northern army
overrun the country, even our own
household images shall be taken
from its and the cry of "beauty and
the records of the past, we have sue.
cesses aud defeats, let tlies.) defeats
be the last we shall suffer.
With the old men, the boys, the
wrftnen. and the neghies, with a few
• fiicieiit men to maii'ige them, it
seems to us, tHat enough bread may
support the army*, while our able-
bodied men are in the' field. G<
forth then, fellow citizens, aud fight
for your country, and your liberties,
and when you return, may your
country be free and independent,
aud your children stand up aud call
you blessed.
Sslditr's'raailiss
Our citizens, in every counTy we
hear from are nobly responding to
the proclamation of the Governor
To our Indies and all other citizens
const rained to remain at home, we
have an important word to say. The
raiding of the new levies, amounting
to fitteen thousand men, will cause
many Of our citizens in needy cir-
cumstances, whose latuiiies are de-
pendent upon their ituiividual exer.
tions for surpport, to take the field.
Honor, patnotism, simple liumani'y
reuder it the imperative duty of those
remaining behiud to make suitable
provisions for the maintenance of the
fainHies of all such soldiers. In
order to accomplish this object, As-
sociations will be absolutely ueces-
sessary, Nothing we know will be
ifitne unless the ladies take the initia-
, , live. Onrjbst
booty" shall be lb wrtlying ciy óf most"áiríñtirély made Up of single
the News
Franklin
this morning,
tho entire building
of tbe News, tie
Bark and Am-
atore of
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fire ia sup-
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those by whom we shall be overpowrt
ed. Then our cry to each other
shall be, 4>hvste thee to the inountuin
stay not in nil the plain.*'
The great battle to be fonght must
be fought in the valley of the Missis-
sippi. To have been a participant
ill that battly, when this revolution
shall have become history, will be of
more honor than any that has ever
been achieved. That battle, in its
results' and consequences as well as in
itsmagnitude, compared with the bat-
tle of Waterloo will be as the Sun at
noonday with a star at midnight.
We urge our friends to the field.
Make the best provision for your
family you chn, and iben away, com-
mending tliein as well as yourself to
the God of hosts for protection. We
are independent we mNtfbc iindepeit.
dent, we tka/l be independent of the
noitliem gorernment, if we but half
use the resources that we are blessed
with, Who then shall object to
going to the war, because he lias a
family? or because he is apposed to
lying iu camps at the expense of the
government? or he has so many
negroes, or so much proporty that lie
must stay at home and take care of
il? Frieud, when the northern army
shall come, your family, your negroes
your properly may be swe| t from'
yon as with the beoom of destruction;
iney be lost to you forever, and your
liberties forever lost. It will not
avail that you shall say that they
can never get this far into Texas.
Look at Tennessee, Kentucky. Mis-
souria and eVen Alabama. ^
This paper has bertofore advocated
that married, as Well as single men
JNf jftfc
respect it ha. «otUng to take beck.
Its whole interest depends on the
Confederacy in
ito integrity and independence. In
men, and married were in easy cir-
cumstances. They have been furn-
ished large amounts of clothing, and
thus enabled to'draw their commu-
tation of clothing from the Govern-
ment iu money. The time will shortly
come wh >n, in order to carry out
the still more sacred nnd imperative
dufy «if feeding nnd clothing the
families of our indigent soldiers, these
contributions of clothing must cease.
The tun er monthe* are now ovef,
and the pay of the private, and ihn-
amounl allowed by the Government
for clothing will be amply sufficient
to supply all his wants.
We must now look out for the
hungry and half clad little ones,
whose fathers, in order to fight for
the h 'arthstones of the South' have,
or will leave, a sacred charge upon
our hands. There are mamiyasgal-
lant spirits in our midst who would
in a moment rush with their anus to
iincultiv ited. C mn >t some plan be
adop cd for their relief, heretofore
the matter has been left to the ex
ecutlld committee and one .or tWo
sub commit tees, but the great iiuiu
berth it will n. w be left requires a
more efficient meftns. We would
suggest that au association be formed
iu every Beat ill the county, wiih n
commissory department. < r deposito-
ry, and that every one who stays at
home be requested to contribute some-
thing in the way of provisions clothing,
nnmey, or uiy thing else, that can
be made available; Let not those
who stay at home conclude that they
have nothing to do but loiter a Usui
and complaiu of dull times, or sorded-
ly seek their own gain, but. let them
be dilligently engaged in doing some-
thing for their country as well as
those who go to war, this is no time
tor any to be idle, if you pannot serve
your country in one way, serve it in
another, every one cannot go- to the
battle field, it is not expected or desir-
ed that every one should go, nnd while
every mail is bninging glorious news
of victory won by those who have
gone let tho&raf home assure them
that their ?itt|e ones at home are not
crying for bread.
Scliyses fcr t¡s Yaaa 18 S3
There will be five eclipses this
year as fallows:
1. A total eclipse of the moon
just before and after midnight on Juljt
11. Total eclipse begins an-hour and
seven miuntes after the beginitij;,
and lasts one hour and three minutes.
Total duration, three hours, seventeen
minutes.
2. A partial eclipse of the sun,
June 26, in the morning. Invisible
in America, but visible in the Indian
ocean.
3. A partial eclipse of the sun.
Mov. 21. Invisible in America, but
seen in the great Southern ocean*
4 Purti'al eclipse of the sun Nov.
20. Invisible in America, but visi
ble in Asia generally
5. A total eclipse of the moon,
early in the morning of December 6
visible, the ec ipse becomes total one
hotir aud nine nynutes afttor the be.
fining, and I ¡¡uta one hour and thirty-
uvo uiíimtetí. Total duration, three
the standard of the country, if tín y.
but knew those depende t upon them ! hours nnd forty nine miuuts.
fitr sustenance would lie provided lot-
in their absence. Let us tellow-citi-
aens give tbelli this assurance—tin
casting this heavy inillstoms from
heir necks will gladden the hearts of fbrougli fije lUuhesterN. Yi Erpte*.
many men who are now downcast
with sorrow, cursing with bitterness
that poverty which dooms litem to
remain at home in this the daikest
hour of their country's peril.—State
Gazer re. -V ;
We heartily endorse lliese senli-
meuts of the Gazette nnd hope that
our county will not be behind others
in so praiseworthy an object,, many
of our citisens who have responded
so nobly to the call of their country
luive left helph ss and dependent fun li-
lies at home, many morew-onld go, are
anxious to go, if they could liave an
assurance that their families would
be eared for during their afaenct;
many of our citisens are poor men
aud dependent upon tliejr yearly
crops for the suport of themselves,
and families; asido from which they
have not the means of support, and
they do not see hew* their families
are to live if they leave their fields
-litj.\. A. II. S rKPItENM.—Corpo-
ra 1 Mcttill. n Bnll Bun Yaukee pris.
oner, lately re eased, hns been -giving
a number of items of his piisotiei
experience. He thus speaks of Vice
President Stepheifs:
"Speaking of visitors, among thetn
was the dapper Vice President ««f
the bogus Confederacy. Mr. Alexan-
der Stephens. There were a number
of Georgians confined in the hospital
and Mr. Stephens called to inquire
after their welfare. He isa foppish
Utile fellow, with long strait hair, and
a beardless face; wears his hat at an
acute augle, sports a switch cane aud
a bvron collar, and might bti mistaken
at IN glance for a broken down
theatre actor. I think lie. -would
propnbly tUrti the scale at • one bun
tired and twenty-five peuuds, if he
bore down very hard. He ia of a
reserve demeanor botagrmble in con
venation, and while talking with the
prisoner^, seemed to studiously avtid
any remarks that conld be supposed
to injure'tfitir feelings, v Ho visited
quite often."
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Elliott, B. F. The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 29, 1862, newspaper, March 29, 1862; Bellville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177038/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.