The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 18, 1862 Page: 1 of 2
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VOL. 3.}
BELLVILLE, TEXAS, OCTOBER 18, 1862.
{:NO. 12
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BELLVILLE
COUNTRYMAN
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f. F. OITMHOPT, lPITOg.
BF.LLVILLE—TF.XA8.
IATOUAT, OCT., 18.1862
Special Notica
AHortbU AM. all aw «<W«-rtl emciit«ln crtt-<1 Int
amutlnromm will Ik ehlirKml n*« <|r emf«r>«r/i li-
ter tb. flrrt liiiwrtlon, and Ttn ctnli per tint for
rneh «nbufqurnt tnm-rtlon. K*tr*y. wlvi-rUnt-d
by th* County Clerk, will bu cletrK'-'l Tira Hol-
laré for mcA unlinnl wlven limit May, 31, .SHU.
Tkifi V«I«b«.
Tumis or Bomcuiftiow ttw per yeor, i
rid In ik1viu>e<', or lK-fnr* tli<< Villi hambrr; $3 00
p«Ul a!Vr tliu lililí nu iili r nut liuforu thu «la*<
of 111. y ur; M to u unid itfU r th. clow of tb«
y «ir. ThMB ler.n «rill tw «trlctlv mllion-il to.
VJf A'lr >rtUiim.'nt< mn t I ' liawlwl In .urly
Wrdna«l.tv morning to lnmr.> InurtlMn.
Rbqimkntal Drill—- We would
remind llio captains and commanders
of companies of State Troops of this
regiment of tbe regimental parade
and drill to take place at Peter#'
Spring, near this place on Saturday
the 26th of this month, Gen. Sayles
will bo present to review the troops
on that day. It is importiuit fhat
there should be a good turn out.
The services of the regiment may be
needed soon on the coast. Theorders
for the new Conscript ion have not
yet been reoeived, and may not be
for several months to come. In that
«vent it behooves every man to be
ready to respond to'the call of the
officers in command, at a moment's
warning, to repair to the coast or
elsewhere. Every man having a
gun is expected to bring it with bim.
The Colonel intends to inforce so far
as in his power, the provision* of
the law against those who fail to
attend. .
jy During the early part of the
week we have bad veiy cool weather,
especially the nights. Ssme persons
sny there was slight frost one or two
mornings.
nr We understand that seven
children died in the neighborhood of
Travis, during last week, from disease
of the Wowels and head. We have
not heard the name physicians give
the complaint. It is prevailing.quite
extensively.'
Ykllow Fbvkb—We learn from
reliable authority that this disease is
prevailing extensively in an epidemic
form, in the city of Houston. No
person from the country should now
go to Houston under any circum-
stances whatever. We aw* told the
disease is more virulent than ever,
and that patients are dying rapUfty.
Galveston.—The newa we
of the condition of things on the
Island, is meagre. The city has
been entirely evacuated •, some dosen
or ao remained, and thru mostly
welcomed the Stars and 8tripes. It
is to be hoped they will get plenty
óf stripes, Four of the enemies
•teamen bad reached the wharves on
the Dili. No flags were flying ex*
eeptthose of the copula All the
cattle have been;" ven from the
Island. The eneMQr have thrown
same shells, but thus far had done
no dninnge. But threw guns we e
left on the island, and they were not
in a servir* ble coudi ion. It seen
difficult to get any . reliable new*.
The latest we bare is that no land
force to ocenpy the city liad yet
arri+cd. Should anything later ar-
rive before going to press w* uliall b*
gkd to insert it.
From Waller's Battalias.
The following extract from a letter
of Wm. P. Jackson, has been placed
in our hands by his brother, Jas J.
Jackson, Esq. As the letter, is very
long, we omit a portion of the first
part of it, which includes the burning
of two schooners loaded with sugar
and molasses, an I taking the crew,
nine in number, prisoners. The com-
mand wa* about twenty-five miles
above Now Orleans at the time the
occurrences detailed iu the following
extract to k place. As many of oui
boys were in this affair, the following
details will be interesting :
Waller's Battalion,
T/iibodeaux, La., Sept. 12, 'l>2. J
• • • ' #
After resting, we bent out scouts to
Algiers to tear up the railroad at that
place, which is five or six miles from
New Otileans. But thc.y did not get
there before they met tlifee transport*
and two large gunboats coming, as
they supposed, to attack us. So t hey
came back to notiiy us two hours be-
fore day—which gave us time to
make an escape. Hut this precious
time was lost. We were ordered to
saddle up, which we did in " double-
quick," and weie marched out iu lie
Ílantation behind I lie sugar cane.—-
[ere we remained until one guubont
and one transport had landed below
us, and had commenced putting ofi
troops. By this time the other two
transports had passed us, goi.ig up
the river, and the other gunboat fol-
lowing after them—keeping opposite
to us, watching our muvometito. This
boat had two masts, on the foremos:
stood a man with a spyglass so that he
could seeallour movements and count
our number. The transport#.landed
ihlvU or four miles from those below,
so they had us between them, and as
our advance guard (seven in nunibei)
advauced opposite them, they weie
fired at by the Ynnkees concealed in
the sugar cane. Throe fell dead from
their horses. We were at this time
riding through the plantation, with
high uaue on each side of us, and tit-
ter our guard were fired at we tfornld
down a ditch and rode in a lope. Now
came the gunboat's time to turn loose
at us, which she did in fine style.—
Boom eame the shells all over us—
bursting some fifteen or twenty niche*-'
above our heads ;—doing us no dam-
age, however, but scariug us pie'ty
badly, and our horses woise. Fiv
■en were thrown from their horsed,
but they were up aud going, for there
was no time to lose. Myself and
Stonewall (my horse) got along tiuely.
I would lay my head against hit
shoulder every time I saw the nun-
tar flash. We tow arrived at a larg
ditch near the swamp, which we im
mediately crossed and were then or
dered to dismount, and one nun hold
eight hots*.
We were then formed in line of
battle, swatting to be charged by the
Yankee cavalry. Col. Waller walked
bock of us and said : " No , boye,
they are going to charge us ; 1 want
every one of yon to kill your man.—
I want thia ditch filled with their de..d
bodies." Not a word was spoken—
every oos in breathlesa expectation
of the coming charge. We waited
hero in silence for ti n minutes; could
hear their officer* giving comment's,
and could have setn them had it n< t
been tor the high weeds on tbe ditch.
Col. Waller walked out where he
could see them, and said : " Bovs,
tlei tins is two miles long." Ju t
at this time smue one came up and
told him they were out-flanking, and
gitthg between him and the swamp.
He than ordered as Is get to hone.
Just ss we started they commenced
firing at us with four pieces of artil-
lenr. The men who hsd been left to
hold the home*. hsd been ordered to
lend them on towards the swamp; so
I bad to run two hundred yards
before I got to Stonewall I was then
almost broke down. I had rr de only
fifty yards when George Harvey's
horse cam.* running by me. 1 caught
it, and waited some time for bim to
come up, but lie did not come. I then
went on farther, as the shot was fly-
ing a little too thick where I was,aud
wnited again, but saw nothing of hiui.
So 1 hitched the horse and put out
tor the swamp, but it was so very
boggy I could not go far uefore I had
lo get down aud lead him. i passed
several horses that had killed them-
selves by bogging and falling on cy-
press kiirus. It boon became impos-
sible to take Stonewall any far. her;
so I got bitn on llie best ground 1
could find, took off my saddle and
biidle and hung them up iu n tree ;
>ook my blankets and saddlubngs on
¡ny shoulder; but before I got started,
bill Cochrane, Bill Loggins, and Bu-
gler, came up with me. I to d the
•Utter it was probable we would have
to stay out several days, and to.look
in the haversacks on tbe horses and
see it he could find anything to eat.
lie found some meat and bread, aud
put it in a sack. 1 then told Biii
Loggii s to take off his red shiit, foi
it could be Si «'it too far.
Capt. McDad'e's boy, Dick, had
bcteii with me all the time, and now
up came N. Cochrane'?. boy, Ben, m u
T. McDade's boy, Natb. i ask d
them which way they were going Í—
rhey told me they bad bem down iu
the swamp a half mile, but it w. s s >
boggy they could go iio farther that
way. i tóld them to go with me. We
all started off together, but bad not
gone more than twenty steps when
some one orden d me to halt. As i
was alii ad of the others. 1 looked ami
saw a Yankee standing iu about one
hundred yards of me, and several
more just beyond bim. lie told llu-
ro march up to bim ;—but. preferring
just at this time to run, 1 broke oli,
calling to the bovs to come on. 1 hau
not gone more than ten steps when
they tired at me. I was now iu mud
and water over my knees. I steppei!
in a bole raid ieil down. Here 1 iliu't
best to leave
die b igs. W
on
my blanker and tad-
coii.d no! ii.ii tar In inn
we'guve on , ¡iv:.t-i e i.,iu; . i.d wi.ti i
uiis Mt'i: A i. éi . v, t¡. g iiLi.tn
i, ipi.... .. ¡v •. i'¡ \ . e n.ii.i! up with
about I W ei ! v iti' .>! ;>; t.' /:,"p.;:i v. The}.
weVe l'o • Oi- u !.Tl.otj.*. Mill; d ',
L'apt. McDliile, S. lieudtuson—aud
others. We all traveled together un-
til about 6undowu, when C'apt. Mc-
Dade gave out. six or seven stopped
With bim. That night the mosquitoes
were very bad. Traveled nil next
day—mosquitoes veiy bad again.—
1 be next day, about twelve o'clock,
w.t came out, being too huugry to stay
in thr bottom any longer. Wiley,
ill Jack Uatliu, went to n bouse to
g t something to eat.^l'be lady gave
tlieiii a good uiuner. and sent a negro
oack with dintier lor us, idso u bottle
of cherry brandy, and said for us to
come io ihe house aud stay all night,
which we did. Had a good supper,
nice beds, and a negro to stay up nnd
watch.for us. We blurted next moni-
in¿, with a negro to show us the way
At noou we stopped at a house, where
we got mix Iter good dinuer. Tin
gentleman luid n wcgon and a boy to
drive us ten miles mi our way'.' Yes-
terday we arrived here, wl.ere we
found tbe n.ost of our cc.iutunnd.—
Captain Jnuuiry wns taken prisonn
also. Sain Ferguson, Ueorge liarvey,
Switser. Aden, lin k, Caily, who be-
long to our Couipnny have not come
out. 1 am feaiful they are prisoners
also. Dan Shields wob killed, nnd
two or three others whom you dd net
know.
Tin jTmkees we^o 4000 fron«-(
with flying artillery, nnd under covei
of their |¿anboatf>. They got nearly
all of our horses;—those they could
not g< t out of the swamp they killed,
so ^ on see we are all «-foot. The
Battalion is in verv low spirits.
Vim. P. Jackson.
the wxws
The official account of tbe r.ffair at
Shepaidstown slates that cut of 15-
000, Burnside lost 13.0C0. Jackson
fell back because Lee ordered bim to
do bo. Pensylvnuinn8 to tbe number
of 115 men organized and came to
join Lee's command.
Of our victoiy at Sharpeburg Lee
might have said much more in our
favor as our victory was complete.
It is said our prisoners We're treated'
very barbnu^isly at Chicago nnd
• hat about TOO bad died at .Camp
Douglas and more would have died,
but the wealthy and humane ladies of
Chicago secielly assisted the sick
The Colonels of Sibley's Biigade
have been ordered io repair with
their regiments to New iberia, La.
New Castle, Ky.has been surrendered,
A dispi;tcb at Maisluill states that
5,000 Jay hawkers from Fort Ar-
bu< kle are ente.iiig Texas thro' Cook
county, and the wlioh* country in that
viciiiiry is (uinmg out to meet
(hein (This news is believed , to be
unit tie. ) Wind's Legion crossed
'he Mississippi on the 1st iilst. Gen
Bieckeinidge with his forces has
been ordered to join Bragg iu Ky.
The Tribune's correspondent says
that Barnes' biigade crossed the
Potomac at SbarpsliUig on Satiudny.
No sooner bad iliey cro'tsid, tln.n
it was discovered they wero hemmed
in on three sides by overwhelming
masses, who immediately opened a
most terrific fire of musketry from
every part of their line. Gen. Barnes
who commanded the biigade, instantly
oidered his men tú fall lu.ek ncrnss
tiler iver. A scene of the wildest
cou'.usiou and most ten i tie slaughter
then Occuied.
The :ebels prtSMd ilruo closely
and shot our uti-n ik.wu by litindrids
as they alteiiipu d to cios* ihe liver.
A g>eat many of the wound.d could
not contend will il.e rapid cuiient,
ai.d Were uluiost iiist: nny coow^eAh
lUui.M M), tí pt. StS).— in. tbe
¿emite, Mr tíemnies, of Louisbuiu,
.-tibmitted a n solmion declmit'g ibe
iiiiioni emaiici|i:itioii order g-o.-s
outrage onili • iiglits of private prop-
erty. and mi invita*ion to; n a u>(-iotts
set vile war; therefore, it should be
held up to tbe execration r.f mat.kind
nnd counteracted by Mich severe
retaliatory measures as in ibe jiu'g-
mer.t of ibe President may l.e tes
calculated to secure its withdrawal,
or arrest its execution.
A resolution fiom the Kousp, ex
tending the session until next'Mon-
day, wi'B concurred in by tlié Senáje.
A bill to authorise the President to
accept and place in service certain
regiments and companies heretofore
raised, though composed in part of
pi rsfins liable to comcription, was
passed.
In the House, the Exemption hill
was further considered, nnd amended
so as to exempt all persons employed
on newsp ipers, who are indispensa-
ble to their publication according to
I he oath of the editor. ' Several hills
were passed.
The whole plan of operations in
Mississippi nnd Tennessee has 1mm n
litfly clinnged. The Confederates
have abandnred the notion of march-
ing towards New Orleans at present,
The p isoners whoanived at Vb ljs-
bnrg from YankeelAnd were in a most
deplorable condition, having for three
weeks been fed on raw beef nnd
mouldy crackers,Jand otherwise hor-
ribly treated.
sick.
The facts with regard to
simply this: A division onffrice's
army, nnder Gen. little, sitaéfed Uio
Federals five or six miles this side.ofj
Inks. The Federals were defeated, |
and foil bsdt to Inks, and wev pm-1 active
Sued by Oen. Price, who had come up.
They wore so closely pursued that
they bad not time to destroy their
stores when forced from Iitka, nnd
Price captured $1,000,000 worth of
stores, 1,000 bbls. flour, eight pieces
of artillery, &c., &r lie selected
tlifi best pieces for bis own use, and
spiked and threw away the rest. The
next day the Federals received heavy
reinforcements. Price, from pruden-
tial motives, retired with all bis stores
to bis main body. (That is the very
latest).
Piece's orders oi c to pnrsno Rosen*
crams to the bitter end ail tho tiriie.
the responsibility
, ana muer wise por- m.. ,.1 ri_... y
Th^y are nearly, all, K*,W# ^
MÉÍSlttÉH ptílTThe'-
toCapV. Mi
returned'
d*y
Tho Vonkcen Ooyernniiat—Abraham
cad the Prosn.
The New York "World" claims its
Republican privilege of saying—"it
is not always safe for the anii«Admin-
istration preFS to say so much"-—that
"President Lincoln aud bis chosen
ad visers must be less tenderly dealt
with. They must b* held more
sternlv to their responsibilities. They
must be made to feel something of the
people, and to treat the people as
their masters, and not-as their ser-
vants. They must tolerate freedom
of loyal speech, and renounce all
idee of intimidating the loyal press.
"We have shut our eyes" to much
tlia'. in our sob«r judgment, was.
worthy of blnme—believirg that
almost any evil was. less injuriovs
than distrust, and hoping' that time
would amend alt errors. Time did
not amend them.. It aggravated
them. When it at Inst brought tbe
arbitrary arrests of loyal men. we
eouhV hold onr peace Kolongtr. Faith-
fulness to the cansn forbade it. To
onr mind such a violation cf law rrd
jtisticH wns contrary to every, princi-
ple this war seeks to vindicate. It
was robbing , loyal, mitíds... of., their
holiest support*. It was arming the
rebels -vitli new arguments. It wss
Íro\ idling foreigners with new sneers,
t tended to nothing but diwnurrge-
0mm ftnd rninT Wo pro-
test'rgainst it.
"Wo shall continue to protest
«¡gainst.it. W/< shall protest, against
all things like it. From Ibis timo
forth we shall do onr whole duty in
respect to ibis Administration. We
shall criticise without reserve—ap-
proving and condemning; applauding
and denouncing, rs freely ra in .the
days of peace. The conv'ictioiv 'bas
been naced upon ub that so only can
we fitly-discharge our dnty to the
country iu its awful perils. .
"The people are now realising the
litter consequences of undue csnfi;
deuce in the management of the ad-
ministration. The abondonment of
free criticism, which followed the
disaster at Bull. Bun, and- the dis-
position to trust everything to tbedia-
crelion of the President, hsve termi-
nated in an accumulation of disaster
and disgrace that appals and sickens
every heart. Magnificent armies
beaten, incomputable treasure watted
and two hundred thousand lives i
rificed, the capital «till bele«(
tbe J^order States lost, loyal
menactd bv invr.sior,—all this,,
when¿he enemy started'with
most absolute destitution ef
war necessary, and is «till iqi
equip|ied, ragged, and half 1..^
it is enough even to drive eye
mun mad. Considering the a
means and the actual result!
the most disgraceful failure i
the people's confidence.
frnit of deferential sil
Lincoln those to relieve ]
d i nates by UU.kirg "
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Osterhout, John P. The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 18, 1862, newspaper, October 18, 1862; Bellville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177066/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.