The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-07


i tenn On which she conducted her last war with
the United States. After al the boasting Of hei
commanders Of the great Improvements made
in their cannon. Lancaster guns. rifles. muskets
and reTolFers. they want to fall back upon frs
principles. at least il would appear 50 By the
remarks Of the London Morning Post. That
talented journal advocates the employment Of
North American Indians BY the British gov
/ eminent a troops II The Crimea. It's article On
the subject is peculiarly amusing 70 an Amen
can, and demonstrates one d two facts; either
that Great Britain, in the opinion Of the Morn
/ ing Post, Is even more desperately put to it to
obtain her complement Of troops for the Russi-
Al campaign than has been supposed, or that
| the editor has ..soEt spot On his head, and
] is Ianentably ignorant of the character, habits
and mode of warfare OF the cred SKINS and
utterly unaequainted with the description OF
soldiers they make. We copy the following
paragraph from It's article on the subject, on
/ the 10Th September last: H 3
There is no doubt ne might find most val
liable irregular troops IN the North American
! Indians, not as fighting men, bus as scouts
/ The stealtEy clIaraetero Of their own system Of
war would II them admirably for the task OF
watching the enemy, and not movement could
escape their vigilance L is worthy of note
that OF the four great actions which have taken
place since our troops landed in the Crimea,
two have par:aEen largely of tie character Of
surprises and it is not 10 be denied much Of the
disadvantage arising from want of preparation
would have been obviased in both cases, had a
body of red men been proving during The pre-
ceding night in the valley Of the Tchernaya."
have no doubt but that her majesty
could without much trouble secure the services
of several regiments of fred men, for the
mere privilege of seal ping the Russian soldiers
and slaughtering their wives and Children
We recommend her ministers 10 open negotia-
tions with Wild Cat, who possesses some motto
riety as warrior and has a company of free
rorers. ~ composed OF seminoles, Creeks, de-,
under bis command. We think president
Pierce would no. make many objections to such
an infringement OF the neutrality laws.
No PRosPEc7 OF PEAcE.-The Paris cores
pendent of the New J ork Times, under date 81
September 25th, writes as follows: The accu-
mutation of telegraphie intelligence from Sc
bastopo, since my last, is decisive, as far as it
goes. The Russians, so far from preparing for re-
treat, are preparing for further and determined
resistance. Troops are entering the Crimea /!
instead OF leaving it. There seems TO he more
difficulty about provisions than there was about /
powder, OF which the allies have already found
half million pounds IN the captured fortifca |
tons. Perekop and Nicolaieff are TO be con-
Terted into fortresses Of the first class, and .
3, 500 men are already employed at the earth
works Of the latter. The car is probably at
his moment at Odessa, where council of war
viii be held, and the plans for the winter cam
7aign decided upon. There does not seem to
De the slightest probability of peace, and none
If the reported overtures Of surrender from the
Jrimean Gortschakoff, or Of diplomacy from
he Gortschakof Of Vienna, have the least
in fact. The Russian policy is stub
'orn, logged resistance, against which western
patience may yet wear itself out. In a Russian
'olnt Of view, Sebastopol has not the impor
ance that France and England have thought
proper to attach to it, fur its character and re-
ources as a fortress were Subsequent the ar
ivat Of the allies before it. Alexander in bis
rider Of the day announcing its fall, speaks Of
is Notifications as '.improysed in a few days.
'erekop and NicoIaleh will soon be Sebastopols
worthy OF their predecessor. Il
Messrs. Reed d Dougherty, Of California,
Who placed their schooner at the service OF the
Russians at Sinoda, Japan, to con-
'ey them TO Russian settlement, say that they
ound the unfortunate fellows destitute Of many
# the comforts Of life and add:
cat the time We agreed to take them we
we're under the impression that we had per
eet right to release these sufferers, and that
heir enemy's ships could not interfere with us
hould they find us in the act. But we have ,
incc met several English men of war in Hako-
ladi, who were quite indignant towards us for ,,
laving aided the poor wrecked Russians, and .
assured us that if they had fallen in with us
bile engaged in the service we would have
,een taken prisoners and our vessel seized. We !
pplied, that had our nation been at war with
he Russians, under the same circumstances,
We would have sent our own ships to assist
hem, and if possible, to land them On their own
hores, free Of charge ;
NEGROES N hlEXIco.-DF. Ford, OF the Aus
in State Times, gives the following item, rela-
i've to the negroes on the Mexican side Of the !
Rio Grande: There are negroes in Santa
Rosa and vicinity, who have not been incorpo-
ated with the Seminole negroes. They are
designated estate raised" The Seminole dar-
lies have as little to do with them as possible
because they say the white folks wish toretake
hem and they may thus become entangled in c
heir difficulties. Negroes arrive frequently 7
rom the United States. Sometimes they come a
n bands OF ten or twelve, escorted and guarded /
" Mexican, who has guided them above the
ettements and through the upper prairies of g
Texas Some of them are brought in this way !
rom Louisiana. Those now going in generally i
,eep on tosaltillo. They begin tofeel insecure t
ear the borders of the United States. The G
ssertion of gen. Fidaun's is believed correct, r
'ut my informant thinks fully three thousand
egrees have entered Mexico since 1848. These t
Iegroes are scattered over the country in vari- $
us directions. Some live IN towns-others on. /
(plantations) and they have amala- !
.ated more or less with.the Mexicans. The gen :
leman believes gen. Vidauf has very liberal y