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LATEST ARMY NEWS. x From Texas, via Nassau. ? .Wilmington, May 1."?A -letter from Nassau slates thai dates from Texas to the 6th inst. had been received there. GcneraL| Smith and Price had many fights wnn Banks and Steele, in which our troops were always successful.. 'X'he aggregate number of prisoners takcu was 10,000 ; also, 41 cannon, 1000 wagons and horses and mules innumerable. Ca^>t Scott, from Texas, says' it is probable that both the Yankee armies would be captured. The Confederates had taken three gunboats aud destroyed several ohers. l)ick Taylor says he will take all. Our loss, in one or two engagements heavy. The Ifarrtef Lane and Isabella arrived at Havana from Texas. Additional from the Trans Missis stppi Department. Demo poms, Ala., May 13.?A despatch to day from Colonel Scott, via Summit, confirms the Trans-Missippi despatches. They say General Taylo'r has Banks hemmed in at Alcxrndria and has a battery twenty-five miles below, stoping all communication via Red River. He is supported by Major Bridges' aud Polignac's Infantry, lie captured a transport and a valuable .cargo of Com* ~ . missary stores, with 1000 prisoners, and the sUflftner City Belle, with the 120th Ohio Regiment on board, killing Colonel Madd, Colonel Bassett, of the Corps de A/rique, Colonel Ogiel and one Lieutenant-Colonel. On the 5th he crippled tlTe steamer Warren, and captured transports Nos. 8 and 22, with twenty one pieces of artillery, including eight 32 pound Parrott guns, and their crews. It was reported at Shrcveporb that General Smith and the enemy had a fight at Jenkins' Ford, in which he oapturcd several hundred prisoners and many small arms, pontoon bridge aud all their u r trains. We lost Geo. Learsey and Col onel GrimsWood, killed, and Generals Wall, Randall and Clarke, woundedFrom New Orleans. Mobile, May 13-?-The New Orleans Era of the 9th, says gold was selling at two for one and rising. Aty knowledge of Banks' defeat was ignored. Steele was reported at Little Rock, with. Mar' ' ? * 111 IT inaiiuKe Detwecn mm ana line mun, shelling the latter place. Capture of an Entire Cavalry Force. . Daltok, May O.-^-Thc entire cavalry com maud of Col. Lagrange, composed of troops from Indiana and Wisconsin, were captured near Varnell's Station today by Gen. Wheeler. Colonel Lagrange ha-d two horses killed under him. The prisoners have just arrived. A heavy cannonading is in progress n our frout. D.u.ton, May 11.?This h another day of the sicge'in front of Dalton. No result yet. The enemy continues tim^d, evidently feeliug fora weak point through our lines-of defence- The gneniy still occupies Sugar Valley, on our left.?Our cavalry have been skirmishing on the Cleveland road. Captain G. E. Marsh, of the 40th Alabama, vras killed in the assault this morning, and Colonel Francis badly wounded. Skirmishiug has continued in front ?occasionally heavy?with rapid shclliug. It is new evident that the enemy wilPeither attack us in flank cr 'rear. The weather is cold and rainy. Yankee News from Louisiana. . Senatobia, Miss., May 7.?The St. . Louis, Democrat of .the 4th instant, has been received here. It contains advices from Alexandria, La., to^the 24th ult. Banks' army was at that plaee fortifying. _.?* - They claim a victory at Cane Creek on the retreat from Grand -Eeore, the rebels having followed tbefn. Guerrillas are . ' .infesting the river. The steamer Ilast* ings was captured and burned. The Chicago Times of the 3d says the Federal prospects in the Department of the Gulf do not wear an encouagiug aspect.-The New York Tribune's special says j the Government possesses information showing Bauks' disaster greater than ever i before supposed. The Memphis Bulletin I of the 6th contains a report of Admiral : Porter, admitting that affairs arc very ! disagreeable. The steamer Grant brings advices from Lit'tlellock of the 24. 2400 of Steele's men had arrived and the balance were twenty five miles out. Steele's loss had been heavy, lie had to destroy all Lis trains, and lost nearly all his artillery, lie had been followed by Fagin and Marmaduke all the way, and had a severe fight at Saliuc river. The New York Worbl saysi there are three hundred administration spies in that city. The Caucasian saye they cost fifty thousand dollars a month. A Blockade Steamer Captured. j- Tai.lauassf.E/' May 9.?Mr. J. K. I Harris, who has just arcived at Quiocey 1 from West Florida, states that the blockade steamer off Apulachieola was captured, with all on board, about 150 men, last night, by au expeditioh of launchers. No loss oa our side.. j Further particulars not yet received. 1 Prom the West. , Meridian, May 14.?AforceofYani kecs under Geu. Mcarther, variously I estimated at from live to eight thousand, ; was at PicKens Stationyon the Missippi ' 1 1? : 1 -1. J . _ j central juauroau, ai uuuu uu-uiiy, muviug I towards Granada. Five thousand were | at Big Black Bridge. Gen. II. AV.Slo; cumb commanding at Yicksburg. From Virginia. Peteusbubo, May 15.?It is rumored that the enemy attacked Drewry's j Bluff last night and were repulsed, ( having lost 1,000 men. Gen. Nat. Hansom was wouuded in the arm 'slightly. No other uews from auy quarter. From tho Front. Hesaca, May 13, via Atlanta, Ma^ 14.?There has ben cousiderable skirmishing this evening before Hesaca. The enemy shelled till dark. Soveral houses were struck, but no damage was done. Calhoun, May^ 14.?Yesterday. Kilpatrick's cavalry yere gallantly rc, pulsed by Grigsby's Ky. cavalry near | Hesaca. j lvilpatrick is reported mortally wounded. . . Xoring and Cheatham's divsion then ! became severallyjengaged, severoly repulsing the enemy. Goioncl S tanton, of the 28thTennesse, . was iviuuu | Gen. Ilardec liad two horses shot under him. Our loss slight, A heavy engagement commenced-this ! morning near Tiiton. i This morning on our right at 10, j Stewart's- and Stevenson's divisions repulsed the enemy four times with great 1 slaughter, we capturing a large number j of prisoners. Our loss is severe, j The fight is still progressing. The enemy resists stubbornly. ; There has been shelling and slight skirmishing near Calhoun all day. The enemy are crossing now four miles ; from Calhoun and arc held in check by Maston's cavalry. A general engagement is expected to-morrow. All cofindent and hopeful. Prom Petersburg. I YANKEES DRIVEN TO TflEIR GlfNBOATS ?SIX GUNIIOATS SUNK. Raleigh, May 13.?A letter from a special Press Reporter, sent to Weldon on yesterday ttoin this place; by request ( General Superintendent. Thrasher, on reaching that place found the wires down to Cr&ldsboro, hence wrote a letter to this place,- as follows: Wrr Tww Voir 10?Tlif> f'ondiicfnr .. r.ui-y,.-,, on a Government train from Stoncy Creek to Gaston today reports that Gen Beurei gard has driven tlie yaukecs to tbefrgunVboats around Petersburg, and that lie I had suuk six of the enemy's gunboats* j Nine blookade runners have come into i Wiltoington since the ironclad Raleigh. ; scattered the blockading squadron a fewdays ago. Five of them are entirely, j new vessels, on their first trip. They , saw no sign of the blockaders. Tragic Mistake. A few days ago, as the 17th North , Carolina Regiment was passing Rocky Mount, a soldier of that regiment, Ho-1 gans, of KJgecomb county, wa* traveling home on foot, musket in hand, by moonI light. As he journeyed he was startled | by the sight of a dark object, like a bear, ! drinking at a branch which crossed the road. Cocking his gun at a distance of abcut-scvcnty yards, hecarcfully watched the movemonts of the animal, which, ?* <->* ofAnniniv ntrnr fliO TUfl f.r?r fat* ?l fpTO I ! u,fct* - ! moments, partly rose and started forward. J The soldier lired with deadly aim. The animal fell and struggled convulsively . on the ground- Afraid to approach lest j its powers of doing mischeaf should not : be exhausted, the soldier raD to the house J i of a Mr Brooke, and begged him to ! arm himself with an axe, and aid in | securing the booty. With cautious steps, i and wepons ready for instant use, they 1 : approached t he" supposed bear, when, iustead of that beast there appeared to i i their horrified eyes the body of a soldier, i weltering in his blood, quite dead! The right hand of the corpse tightly clasped a tooth brush, which no doubt he was using when the fatal ball took effect. The ball entered near the backbone, and ! passed diagonally through the body, ! e?t mi.,. UJ > UUIIUU^ UUl I LI llUllt* JL.UM VIV/VI1U aifjvi | ! staggered toward across the branch and ' was lying ou his face. Papers'in his I pocket showed that he was a member of the OGth regiment, named Ballard, of Wayne county, and that he was on his rway to Wilson, on furlough, to collect SI80 there due him. An examination of the case was had before two magistrate?, who discharged the involuntary manslayer without bail. He evinced Jeep distress, 'the consequences of his unfortunate ! mistake. Free Masons may be curious to know ; their strength in the world's population. From verv accurate statistics, we cau ; state that in the New and in the Old World there are 8,258 lodges, with 200,000 active members. The niynber of non-active and those who have withdrawn is nearly .*>,000,000, * ' | J. T. HERS HMAN?Editor. I Camden, Wednesday? May 18 Cbl. J. D. Kennedy. Our fellow townsman, Col. J. D. Kkn^ I N'EDY, returned home on Monday cvenj ing, and we understand Is doing as well , as the nature of his wound will* ^Uow'? ? ?? AP llio j ne SpcUKS VCry vfc v*?v ; condition of our cause at this tirn^. Convalescent. . It wilhn'o doubt be gratifying to - thp mauy lricnds and admirers of the Rev. .John T. Wiuiitman, to know that he* is fast recovering from his recent severe illness, and that his pastoral chargo may j again have the pleasure of listening to J his eloquent teachings?perhaps on next j Sabbath. Declinations. Maj. John M. DeSaussure respectfully declines being a candidate for Senator, and tenders his kind acknowledgments to those of his friencls who were desirous of his election. Also, Co]. W.m. R. Taylor and John R. Shaw, Esq., declines running for | the office of Clerk of the Court of Com; mon Pleas and General Sessions. j _ ?. ? By reference to a communication I over the signature of "A Lady of CamI den," it will be "seen that the genius and indomitable energy of our ladies have not lessened in any particular. The communication referred to gives a re ceipfc for the manufacture or "Mraw Ilats," and is presented in a very cleat form, so that it could not be otherwise than comprehensive to the mind of all who may read it, and especially to those possessing a talent and desire to render comfortable tho. heads of their leigc lords and brothers. The specimens of platted -straw left with us for exhibition, is equal to any we have ever seen. " If there be any who cannot altogether understand the process, as given in the receipt, of preparI ing the straw, the lady will take pleasure in explaining, the same. | Hail-. Oh Monday last a portion of our dis| trict w'as visitctf -y an unusually heavy i rain and hail storm. The frequent fall j of rain during the past week, has made the farmer's heart to feel glad, and has | caused vegetation of all kinds to spring up with great rapidity?in fact has giv; en new life to every species of a summer's crop. Though in some parts of rlin rlisfrich we hear conmlaint. owintr I ? ? " - - - - " r ' c ! to the prolongation of the present rainy i season. Card of Thanks. Capt. W. Ci.YHUii.v requests us to return his sincere thagfes to the ladies of the Camden Aid Association for 15 pair shoes, 25 pair drawers, 25 shirts, &c., tendered to his command whilst on Morris Island, and regrets that owing to his having been taken prisoner by the eponiyj a few days after their reception, he j was unable to tender his acknowledgment to tho fair, liberal and patriotic doners. The Recent Battles in VirginiaThe number of casualties from this place, in the late battles, we have reason to fear, will be considerable, as we had no less than eleven or twelve compauies representing our district, besides many fold and staff -officers, some of the no blest of whom, we regret to^ay, has beyond doubt fallen martyrs to this glorious but dearly purchased victory. In the casualties we find the names of Col. John D. Kennedy, wounded ; Alfred D. Dory, of Gen. Kershaw's staff, killed; and Marcus Baum, at the time occupying a prominent position, killed. Below we give the list of casualties in Col. Kennedy's Regiment, which is small, considering their exposed position in the engagement. " The alarm,-in consequence of the enemy holding the Petersburg and Danville railroads, has been much greater than the extent of the seizure would guarantee. We learn through an undoubted source, that the Yankees only held the Danville road for a few Jiours, and was driven back successfully; and ore this the enemy has been forced back from the Petersburg road. Qur victory is said to bo most complete, with a very destructive loss of many thousands to the enemy, who were repulsed at every charge' notwithstanding the stubborn resistance they offered; and it is said that the entire Yankee ariny in Virginia is in a thouroughly demoralized state. Our troops are in good condition, and buoyant spirits prevails throughout our forces. / Never has there fceen a period,, during this war, when our cause looked brightei than at the present. - \ . < " **** " , . *' " Casualties. - ?* * Richmond, Way 8.?0. P. Pegfam Casualties in second South Carolina r?g iment,Col. Kennedy commanding?se yond day's light: ; - _ ' * , Staff?Lieut. Col.F?.Gaillard, killed . ^ f . tTol Kftnnfidv. wounded severe in ngh v^.. ^ , shoulder. " , ' Company A.?None. . . Company B* ? Killed :'W A Smyej 1 'and W P Turpin. Wounded : G- T An derson, thigh, severe ; W Garmany wrist fractured ; L P Hawkihgs, faoe P D Hoe, ear, slight; S J C Carpenter arm, severe; R Shumate, thigh, slight: ~>ViCorapauy C.?Killed : None. Wound od : Sergt Youmans, mortally; R Wilson arm, flesh. Company D.?Killed : None. Wound ed Capt J Graham, arm-, ffesh yj Wil lard, head, slight; C C.Wheeler, head slight; H Wadkins, head, slight. Company ]y?Killed : "None. Wound ed: R J Pearson, leg slight. Corpl? Monroe, ankle, slight; R W Proctor, arn sljght. Company F. ?Killed : Thomas Harris John Hutchinson, Lieut Cocm, J V Pin son. Wounded: Capt Van^e, face ' Sergeant Boozer, foot, slight; Corpora J J Cbipley, arm, severe; F J Hughey hand and thigh, severe ; J M Robinson cbest, severe ; J S Shepherd, hip; severe G M Rampey, thigh, severe; P M Fuller thigh, severe; A Malone, foot, slight ! J R Purson, leg, slight.. j. Company G.?Killed: None. Wound ed : Sergeant. Mufchisoq, head, severe ,Jno Rowe , foot. ' n ' ? T T L':IU.VMa \>ompuuy n.?iviiiuu . jum, uuu^ ed : It KonniDgton, arm broken. Company I.?Killed: Serg't W I Wescoat. Wounded : J Browo," slight ' ]?Company K.?Killed : Xone. Wound ed : Serg't F C Ferriere, slight; J A Bensqn, arm broken; W P Bell, slight This regiment was not engaged in- thi j first day's fight: T. A. LAFAli. J ffor the camden confedefcat/..] Straw for Summer Hats. Ma. Editor : Seeing an appeal ii the Charleston Courier, a few days since i to tile ladies, for some plan of manufac turing hats for summer wear, it has in 'duccd me to give the following dircc c o tions for making pretty, light and du rable hats of tlic "ltye Straw," whicl : can be procurod in all parts of our C'ou ! federacy,* and made up by any one j Any carpenter can make a block thi size of the persons head, to press thi hats, after being sewed. Now is the time, while the grain i "in the milk," to cut and prepare in tin following manner: Gut off the top about l^alf a foot and dip the rest in i large pot of boiling water, beiDg carefu that it all gets wet; then spread thh in the hot sun, turning it every da; and taking it in from the rain, as i injures the texture of the straw an< causes it to mildew; the dews help t< bleach, therefore let it remain out a night. Iu seven or eight days it wil i j bo sufficiently white for use. You thei I rnmntMnnr ilii ( cut It IIUIU JU1UW IV JV(IUV| tviuvTtu^ ?M bask, next dip it in cold or hot wate i and then let the water run through th> straw to moisten it (as you can do noth ing With it in a dry slate) and split ii : half, with a dull knife, or better, fcb< j half of a pair of old scissors, and afte : giving it a scrape or two to soften it, yoi draw it thrftigh a small machine mad i for the purpose, by Mr. Isaac 15. Al exander Or Mil. mccrerglit. It i then ready for platting. "A Lady of Camden." ?--Matrimonial. The undersigned (a colored man) de sires to open a correspondence with soim ope of the young ladies of Mew York who lately presented a flag, with theii love, to. a regiment of colored men. Tin correspondence to be opcued with, a vicv to matrimony.' The undersigned i about twenty-eight years old, black eyes dark complexion, (some might call i very dark,) short, curly hair, (very cur ly,) and wears a shoe number fourteei : and a half, Not wishing to be boastful, but tin j undersigned flatters himself that then i is not a colored gentleman iD \irginii more loudly odoriferous in hot wea I thcr. ' No lady, who has not means sufficien I to start me respectaoiy iu uju uynvei- u ! pie busiuess, need reply to .this coiumu ! nication. 1 All communications confidential. Ad dress WASH, (Colored Man,) Cutts' Battalion, j New York papers please copy,, anc I send their Jajlls to my cousin, Jlanni ! bal llamblin, Washington city.?Rich mend Examiner ; The Medical Board. r - On yesterday tho second meeting of tWncw^Iedical.Board for this Congressional District, composed of Drs. Clay, Eve and Duncan, took place at-Capt. * Dejtner's Enrolling office. \ye were not prcsQpt during any of the examingc tions,but Icaca^bat their urbanity of manner in the prompt and faithful discharge ' of the onerous duties' imposed on them, fc ^resulted to the "entire satisfaction of^all who presented tfcamselves for examina-. tion? The position of either enrolling r office^ or examining surgeon isjuneovia ble to a great extent, and are apt to have heaped upon their devoted heads the , wrath of the malinger. m ' The number accepted fur active ser' vice (during the two meetings) were 70; those recommended for .light (futy, 15-> total 85* We have heard but littlepif any complaint made with, reference to the decisions of those gentlemen, and so conclude that each man for himself " submitted cheerfully, if not willingly, to t5 what might be termed a " military necessify." All Enormous JEronaut. A late French journal relates the fol7 lowing well invente'd story, which, it will i be seen, is French all over: While Mons. Godard was filling an immense balloon in the Cbamp^de Mars, ' he amused the spectators by sending up the small figure of a man, the pcrfectsera; blance of M. Thiers, without spectacles. 1 The little man ceing filled with gas,"rose } majestically into the air and was soon lost to view among the clouds- His ad ' ventures, which became known the next > day, were curious.?Thanks to a strong > and favorable gale, which impelled biiu ; on his course, the little balloon man . arrived the same afternooD in the sight of a fine country bouse in the neighborhood of Bievor.?It was near - the hour > of dinner, and the lady of. the mansion, naturally thought herself perfectly safe, - was occupied in the mysteries of her toilet. It was a warm day,-and she had opened j , one of the windows which looked outupo'u j (- hp park, and was safe from any prying . - i eves. While tranauillv enuaeed, by the j assistance of corset lacing, mi reducing . her waist to a size and shape tlrot would j ' reflect credit on her husband's taste she 1 was suddenly startled by a blast of wind, ' followed by a strange noise; immediately 2 the casement was thrown. opeD, and our little balloon uian entered her chamber i unannounced. The'lady utters a cry of i terror, and throws a shawl over her shouli ders. Tjie little man, driven by ^he_ 1 j wind, throws himself upon the unhappy' woman, who, screaming louder than ever, | pfishcs him off, and he conceals himself I under the bed. ' j -dust as the wife, in a suplicating voice, says to this novel Don Juan,"Ah,Mon. sieur, go away, or you will ruin me!" j the husband fu iously rushed in, crying, "^Vh, the wretch, I have him nowi' ': and goes in search of his sword to run him through the body. The wife, more c dead then alive, reiterates in the midst B of sobs, "Fly, tly Monsieur, and save me j tbc sight of this dreadful tragedy !" The husband arrives, armed to the 9 j teeth, followed by the whole household, 2 j who seek to mollify his anger. While sj two of his friends hold the husband, a j third stooping down, perceives our little j friend, who, for good cause, uttered not a word, and catching him by the .leg, 1 drawing'tiim forth from his concealment 1 ?when, lo! Monsieur Balloon, no longer t held down by the Fedstead, raises himself j erect, swells out, and rises majestically to the ceilling, to the immense amuse3 meut of the spectators; while the poor 1 jealous husband slinks away, sword and 1 1 all. heartily ashamed of his causeless j | wrath. b The National Debt Measured and r j Weighed, e Mr. John Fair, a calculating machine of New York city, thus measures and | weighs four thousand millions of dollars, 3 : in which he assumes is, or is to be, the e National Debt: r It has been said that this debt is so i -great that it is too vast for comprebene sion. Now as a practical man I propose . t<j weigh it and measure it, that we may 1 rtk?o,*n * mnrp rli>finatA irlp.-l r>f 1 g fcugiuu^ uk/nuu ? w ? its immensity. < A silver dollar measures 1} inches in : diameter; 8 dollars placed edge to edge } will make one foot in length, 24 so - i placed will make one yard in length, e and 41,240 so placed will make one , mile in length. The earth is 21,600 r miles in circumference. It would, there2 fore, require ?812,384,000 to go once j around it. This vast sum must be ra'nls tiplied by four and four-tenths to make it i, equal the amount of our National debt, t which would make the silver dollars go - around the .earth's circumference four 1 times, aud cover 8,540 miles besides. Allowing a silver dollar to weigh an 2 ounce, 16 to a pound, 2000 pounds to 2 the tun, our debt would weigh 125,000 i tuns, and would require 125 ships of . lOOOtuns burthen each to carry it. It. would make 62,500 truck loads, t of two tuns each, and calculating that r eaoh truck will cover a space of 30 feettlmv wnnld stretch a distance of 355 miles, and make a chain of trucks which . would encompass the great cities of >iew York, Albany and Troy iD an elliptical line. It would take a man S65 years 1 and 40 days to count the amount of this - vast-debt, estimating that he would oount . S60 per minute working ten hours a day ' and six days a woek. WIT AND WmUUM. 'A beautiful day, Mr. Jenkins.?-'Yes, . ^ very pleasadt indeed.'; ^Goojd day for the race.' 'Race?what rack?* ^Tbe human .race.' ^Oh go long 1rith yout ' > stupid jokes; get up'a good foner dike : the one'with which I sold. day.0)ay \ ?what day V 'Tbe'day wc celebrate,' said Jen? kins, who went, op bis way rejoicing. A wag called out aloud ia the pit of,. * Drury Lane Theatre: "Mr. Smith, your house ia on ,fire 1" whereupon a huhdred and'.ttf&nty-fife: ^ Smiths arose. "It is Mr. John Smith's house," said he; and thirty sat down, showing but ~ . ; ninety-five genuine John Smiths pre- * sent! Alfred Cummjnq, lately Governor# Utah, has returned to his old homg Augusta, Ga.,?no doubt delighted, afc vi? ter an official residence in Mortnondom and a pilgrimage though Yaflkcedoro,' to ' get back into Christiandom. '??j We never respect persons who aim simply to amuse us. There is a vast . -jMB difference between those wc call amusing men and those wc denominate en- J9 tertjfiniijg; we laugh with the former, : and reflect with the latter. Secret kindnesscss done to mankind . ja are as beautiful as secret injuries are detestable. To be invisibly good is as - , " godlke as to be invisibly evil is diabolical. A Western papor announcing the death of a gentlemen in Iowa, says;. "II? was a great, admirer of Horace Greeley, but otherwise a very respectable man. A wag was once heard to .say, that the difference between the Southern and _ Northern people is, those m the South never .sell anything they can eat, while those in the North never eat anything , . they can sell. - ii? Skepticism has never founded empire^ * , / established principles or charged the ' world's heart. The great doers in history have always been men of faith. Every year that glides over our heads is a land mark*?a moss-covered mile stone?on our journey^ to another land. We commence by being iri" love with our own thoughts, and follow by seeking to make others worship them.* - ' . The saeds of repentauce arc sown in ? youth by pleasure, but the harvest is ' reaped ,"16 age by pain ? Cotton. \ Our Indian Allierf. * The Southern States, from the first , ?settlement of this' Continent by Euro-* peaus, have found, in many, cases, faithfill friends and allies in tbe Indians. Deceived by foreign emissaries, .some of the tribes often attempted war or trcach- ' ery, but others have ever been true and . faithful to their stipulations as tbe once , great natiou of the "Catawba," which will soon only exist as a name. The Richmond Enquirer gives extracts from priva^p letters -showing that our late successes "over the river" have been enlarged by the efforts of our Indian allies: Fikst Indian Brigade, Camp Longstuf.kt, Ciiocktaw Nation, March ) 30, 1866. J' J * * "It is reported that a heavy force of tbe enemy from Fort Smith is on tho march to clear out the Indian Nations : it probably numbers ton regiments, or four or five thousand , men. So you see we are likely to have some fun soon. Stand Watie now commands the First Indian Brigade, is in fine spirits, foil of confidence, and. anxious to meet the enemy*. Look out for ?Amn fmm HQ '' ? ai-y iiu^ uuno ** v/??j In an other letter of later date tbi? writer says: " 'We have met the enemy and they are ours, that is, what's left of them. Old . ^ Stand, with a portion of his brigade, attacked the enemy, 1500 strong, thirty miles from Boggy Depot. He fought - . theui until dark, and retreated several miles, leaving the Yankees in full possession of the battle field, and under the pleasent delusion that Stand Watic was whipped?but Watie out-Yankced them this time. In the still hours of the * t ' night, when the Turk vrr.s dreaming of the hour, Stand Watic and his wit-throats as the Yankees uncharitably call us, felf ;upon the slumbering Yankees and scat- . tered them to the four winds. We captured six hundred horses and equipments, i nr-mo finrl lif.Arallv smashed UUUU1CUO U4 WMV. them 'into a cocked hat." There is little doubt but this force, so roughly bandied by Stand Watie, was a part of Thayer's column. From the swamps of Florida to the prairies of the - Indian country, our successes run un? . broken. Our Indian allies, under Stand Watie and others, who have never wavered in the.darkest hours of our struggle, who have sacrificed their all to the great cause of Southern liberty, will ever be J V, gratefully remembered by the people of ?* - / the Confederate States. . ? W < A detail of about 250 of GeneralJ^jai' " cavalry lately diade a successful ooslaug&tP' upon the nest of tories who have been depredating upoh the loyal people of f|)rion county, Alabama. They returned with a few prisoners, yet having thoroughly accomplished their mission. l*he ti j?? ?. .u_ :?J "uuuurseu truea in wit; uuiguwiuuvvi ui their vigorous liltle campaign, bear some signal warnings to all traitors and deserters, who have the temerity to take np ^ arms against the Confederate OoTomjqeqt. . ' ' ? f ' '