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Five hundred dollars reward. --Ran away from the subscriber, about the first of February last, boy John, about fourteen or fifteen years old, light copper color, with short straight hair; had on when he left a new shirt of cotton clothes, dyed, snuff color. John was purchased of Dr. Wright, of Alabama. I have no doubt he is with our army. The above reward will be paid for his apprehension and delivery to Lee & Bowman Richmond, Virginia, or secured in any jail so that I get him. William H. Gwin. jy 14--1m*
Five hundred dollars reward --Ran away from the subscriber, about the first of February last, boy John, about fourteen or fifteen years old, light copper color, with shot straight hair; had on when he left a new cotton clothes, dyed snuff color. John was purchased of Dr. Wright, of Alabama. I have no doubt he is with our army. The above reward will be paid for his apprehension and delivery to Lee & Bowman Richmond, Virginia, or secured in any jail so that I get him. William H. Gwin jy 14--im*
Five Hundred Dollars reward. --Ran away from the subscriber, about the first of February last, boy John, about fourteen or fifteen years old, light copper color, with short, straight hair; had on when be left a new suit of cotton clothes, dyes snuff color. John was purchased of Dr. Wright, of Alabama. I have no doubt he is with our army. The above reward will be paid for his apprehension and delivery to Lee & Bowman, Richmond, Virginia, or secured in any jail so that I get him. William H. Gwin. jy 14--1m*
be selected from among the prisoners of war, whose duty it shall be to receive and receipt for all articles sent for distribution, and who shall see that they are distributed according to the wished of these sending them; and to this suggestion General Lee gives his ready assent. Upon consultation with General Lawton, the quartermaster-general, it was ascertained that Nothing cannot be purchased in Europe and delivered to our prisoners in the North before the middle of January or first of February next; and, in that view, as blankets are their first and greatest need. Judge Ould has recommended to Mr. Seddon, the Secretary of War, the immediate purchase of thirty thousand pairs, to be made in a Northern city. He suggests, also, that the Federal authorities be asked to allow us to ship an amount of cotton from Wilmington, or some other port, sufficient to make the purchase. Mr. Seddon approves of the recommendation and suggestion, and has authorized Judge Ould to proceed at on
endation for the gallantry, efficiency and fortitude displayed under very trying circumstances. "[Signed] Braxton Bragg." From Southwestern Virginia. There was no news from Southwestern Virginia yesterday. Stoneman has made good his retreat, and has gone. The damage he inflicted upon us, though not so great as at one time feared, is serious. Persons who have visited the salt works since the departure of the enemy think they can be repaired and put in working order by the first of February next. A large quantity of salt, already gotten out, was destroyed, and all the buildings at the place were burnt. Several pieces of artillery were also captured by them, but they got but little else of any kind. A gentleman who passed over the railroad from Bristol to Glade Spring after the enemy advanced, says the bridges between these places are all burnt, but that the track is uninjured. From Hood. We have nothing, as yet, from General Hood himself, and hear fro
mpathy; Brazil is really the outraged party. The Times predicts that Mr. Seward will make ample apology. A blockade-running case has been on trial in the Court of Exchequer, in which the judge pointed out that all parties in the matter wore foreigners, and denounced such violation of the rights of asylum. A large open-air meeting of the operatives of Manchester adopted resolutions strongly opposing the recognition of the slaveholding Confederacy. Parliament meets on the first of February. The continental news is meagre. Napoleon was much grieved at the death of Mocquard. Marshal Valliant attended the funeral, and made an oration, expressing the great regret of the Emperor. Senor N. Lorente has resigned the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Senor Benarides is his successor. The Italian capital will be transferred next May. The breach between the Papal Government and the Prussian Minister at Rome is widening. The Times, 16th, (city arti
The Daily Dispatch: December 13, 1865., [Electronic resource], Arrival of the Asia's Mails.--Dates to the 25th Ultimo. (search)
." Parliament will meet on the twenty-fifth of January, in order to get through the preliminary business. The first thing to be done is to elect a Speaker, the next is to administer the oaths to the new members. This business usually occupies a week, and until it is completed there is no Parliament, in the legal sense of the work, nor can any legislation be proceeded with. It is believed that the formal opening of Parliament by the reading of the Queen's speech will take place on February first, which is two or three days earlier than the average date. The news is confirmed that the cattle plague throughout Britain has broken out afresh, and is now more fatal than ever. The number of cases for the week ending November 18th was 2,669, as compared with 2,580 and 1,765 of the two weeks ending November 11th and 4th. The total number of cases has been 27,432, of which 8,998 have proved fatal, and in 1,777 have recovered, and of the remaining 3,977 the fate is still uncertain.