Posted on 01/03/2024 5:26:11 PM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
NEW-ORLEANS, Sunday Morning, Dec. 27.
The steamship Evening Star, Capt. BELL, from New-Orleans Dec. 27, and Havana Dec. 29, arrived at an early hour on Sunday morning.
In Western Louisiana all is quiet.
Our army is encamped, and the enemy are equally inactive.
Our forces in Texas are making steady progress, occupying one place after another, and meeting with no opposition whatever.
Gen. MAGRUDER has issued a proclamation, dated at Houston, in which he says: "The defence of Western Texas will not be given up, as reported." He urges minute men, exempts and all others capable of bearing arms to organize at once, and proceed to the camp of Gen. BEE, at Victoria. He says that the Confederate troops are marching to repel the invaders, and that San Antonio and Austin are being rapidly fortified. He speaks confidently of being able eventually to drive the "Vandals" back to their ships.
The guerrillas have ceased firing on river steamers in this department.
Hog Point has been occupied by colored troops.
A convention of the "Friends of Freedom" was held here on Monday last, to elect delegates to a National Convention, to be held at Louisville, Ky.
The convention admitted the negro delegations from the Colored Union Clubs-to membership in a body.
The following are the names of the delegates elected to the National Convention; Hon. Thomas J. Durant, A.C. Hills (editor of the New-Orleans Era,) J.M. White, Esq., Judge Josiah Fisk, Dr. James Ready, T.J. Earhart, Esq., A. Fernandez, Ansel Edwards.
President LINCOLN'S annual message, and the accompanying Proclamation, were received here by the Union men with unbounded satisfaction. Resolutions of approval have been passed at the meetings of the several Union Associations, and Free-State stock has been rising ever since.
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I’m leaving early in the morning to get a new right knee so I better do tomorrow’s posting tonight. I hope to be back in action by Friday.
From New-Orleans: Encouraging Progress of Our Forces in Texas – 2
Department of the Gulf: Christmas Festivities – 2-3
The Paroled Prisoners: List of Those Arrived at Annapolis, Dec. 29 – 3-4
Letter from Neal Dow – 4
From West Virginia: The Rumored Rebel Movements – 4
Gen. Butler Gone to Washington – 4
Seizure of Confederate Bonds: Seizure of Millions of Notes – 4
News from Washington: Special Dispatches to the N.Y. Times – 5
Death of Archbishop Hughes: His Sickness and Last Moments – 5
Editorial: Military Progress and Plans, Past and Present – 5-6
Equality of Races in the South – 6
New Year’s Reception – 6
Good luck on the knee. Thanks for the Civil War Posts
Southern Scribblings, by Brion McClanahan.
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