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similar contrivancess all necessary tools
were made, and tolerably strong breas,
work thrown up. But there were no field
pieces 10 be mounted on it, So that had
the enemy indeed appeared, the devoted
liule army must have been cut to pieces la
their trenches. b. the distant fire of his
artillery.


The Union says truly, that four compan-
les of field Artillery. and twelve of Art:lle
ry acting as Infantry, are with the Army
of Occupation. but 1t either ignoran!lv or
crafty conceais the fact that for forty
days after the landing at ST. Josephs. Isl
and there was no. an United States" field
piece with the whole Army of Occupation.
1t Braeg's guns reached New Orleans
! fheiaSt of August. and were received here
about the mifdls of September. They
arere Tie first cannon on the ground, exeepi
! those brought BY the volunteers from New
/ Orleans, on account of " hem Gen. Gaines
/ has been so severely censrIed. Nothing
as 1et has been heard of the horses which


were to have been sent from For: JesSup,


Possibly they have gone TO report TO Gen
| Taylor al the mouth of the Sabine. One
thing. however. is certain the Artillery
Company has not yet been mounted. 'Tis
easier to drag cannon by hand through the
prairies than through ihe marshes of Lou
isiana that's fact AN. ACTOR.
p. S.-The information contained in
| this letter may be relied upon.