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turn, i understand that Imre wah h sn«»it£ disposition manifested on the part offapt. Hi!!. U. s. A., to hold nut,hut through the c »irteous disposition of Capt. Stoneman, of the i avahv Regiment sUlinned there, and the evident lt;!i.s-inclinatiuu of our Commissioner and Col. l ord to be the first State in the Confederacy to bin g on a collision and plunge the count! v into civil war and bloodshed, an amicable hit virement was finally etTected.Out of the expedition which arrived here | rthe purpose of taking forcible possession of Fort Brown, if necessary, only about • () will return home. They will leave this morning at 12 o’clock, on the Husk. The balance bare been incorporated in six companies, under thecommand of Captains itedwood, IMw.inl-,Wall-r, Dounellv, Phillips, and Connor, tie-latter of whom remains here to |»rri«n tie-place. The other‘five companies left yesterday Jnr Browns vil Jo, and will Is* .stationed Ht the different military josts along the Kc (Irande. hitherto garrisoned by I'uited States troop*. Lieut. Col. McLeod and Mnj. Terrv. of this stair, have resigned and will return today with the troops.Texas may well be proud of the class of men who rally to tight her battles. A uihj- ntv o, the men with us hare left their horn--* and peaceful pursuits at gnat sacrifices. They return with a high reputation for good conduct, and good discipline, probably iu \er exhibited to so great an extent before by the s inie mini her of men on a campaign. With one or two exceptions, I have scarcely seen a man nt-.xi-cated. lt;«ood feeling has prevailed thr.-ugli.uit and the men are in the eid.-vm.T.t g-dhealth and spirits.The schooner Shark n Iving ut th-wlm!, taking hi ordnance and ammunition b i veston. Yours, truiv,t *V. ! . Hu a - nTH.1
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Civilian and Gazette Weekly
Galveston, Texas, US
Tue, Mar 19, 1861
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