The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-22

last fort was captured by the famons Il sun hose ~
master, assisted by only seventy.fy gauAee sGhoJ'
saul6 was made on the rear, and the asfa The a.
fort bayoneted at their guns. The in = of6,
nearly the whole town from the lows 5it was Seen =
many an involuntary viva rang ont ~ houses ana
unexcltable bosoms, Most of the q I'm lo%rdinarl''
made thir escape on board the FrrTTa' alor ofea.s.
then lying in the harbor. So suceeIaH ,naRofss'
IN getting otfscot free, one is led to thu III III We're bsr
in the fight gen. Artega must, like thopsuel that EARL,
er, at the cry of wreck ashore" hava snegat praaeI
hands to start fair. At early davi; %hr"nged for all
were heard in the streets from libsr,fs" stray shot
f~ugitives. One or W r~obberies, searcair pgsuing tbs
of on such an occasion, We're committa3 me though,
of the liberal army eyinced a determine ne officer,
tain order and did do it. One man eana .so to main.
Of breaking open a door, was shot dead Nv IN the &c.
One unfortunate German was badly womb ~ oHeer
injury was more to be attributed to biz 4oea' but The
denee than to any premeditated brutaTtVnT a lIpp.
vaders. 1t is doubtful if the best discinI55. y them.
Europe could have been kept as ORDERLY FnrnlSsu afnyil
cumstances. A squad Of halfa dozen ofFa Az ne cir
sing the American flag, which was disr 1 : On pas.
the house of doctor Bowen, DOTTED their ba sPmyed non
Vivian los Estados Unidos.' 11a cried,
ROME, May Ion the 18th instan, ..
consul at Ancona hauled down his fac a. ~ iasean
the French and Sandman consuls protested Ne i2A
egate against the continuation Of for6fca,$osu e DEL
threatened to demand their passports. On 4 ~ ad
the Austrians were at work levelinga casino a Js l&hh
Uie SUaJe OF SlGZt ldu OtGn raised. Su
New YORK, June IL Trenholm Bros. & Co
merchants, have suspended payment here to.S,c cotton
Cohen d Capen, cotton operators, have aTs1
pended payment. as'
The liabilities of Trenholm Bros. 4 Co
heavy. The house also had several very MY Us5T
connections, the principal of which were atfTE.aa
pool and Charleston. " Aper
In Liverpool, it was .yr ented by Trepbou =
ser d Co. In Charl,stoo was Representa- h ~
Fraser d Co. !soah
New YoRK, June I3.--The eotto. -,arE,
has ruled firm. Middling Orleans e6,s "I ~
weekly bank report, published .nins Ie
q decrease of s2,000,G00 of specie l,ftae Nesg, '4 TI'
banks during the week. -"
New York, June l6.-The mails Of the stas,1.
Europa, at Boston, from Liverpool til 4tb ;nss sup
rived here this morning, and went sou in tLo ar
tain. They will be due in New Orleans .rar!
The Liverpool circulars and private lethkSsF
city have been received. James Hewitt d O..
their circular, that the advance of Ad. to M
ton during the week was in consequence oftbe ~
ed activity in the trade at Manchester aud the ,Sn,
ton in the rate of interest. The imports of eoHoa.
Liverpool during the week amounted to I2.O OO haa
The stock on hand was 566, 600 bales, against 81; m
at the same time last year. The quantity known !.
be ut sea from American ports, on the 18th, was 322N
bales, against 10000 at same time last wear IA.
trade at Manehesteris reported to be very acdyein ali
descriptions of goods.
BosroN, June 6-A fire took place this morn.,;,
Salem, Massachusetts,, which destroyed twenys9n,
buildings, in the heart of the city, before il em1d h
subdued. Eighteen of the buildings were DWELLING
houses; and, with them, most of their furniture va,
consumed. The Mansion house hotel was also es'
sumed. No lives we've lost.
RHODE IsLAND.-The legislature, to which ind,
fault of a choice by the people the matter went bytSs
constitution, has elected Saunders lieutenant povs,
nor, and Parker treasurer, both of whom belopStoh.
American party.
WASHINGTON, JuneI1-The home sduadropis nh.
further increased by the frigate Sabine, of 50 guns
which is being fitted out, and will soon proceed "a
the gulf Of Mexico. The administration have adont,
ed vigorous measures in regard to Mexican affairs
and the same policy of intervention which has been
adopted towards ampico, in the instructions 10 ii.
sloop of war Brooklyn, viii, it is said, be pursued
lsewher whenever the interests of American eiE.
zens require it. NJ
Commander Porter has been appointed to the com.
mand of the sloop of war st MarY's, now stationed
at Panama, and attached to the Pacific squadron,
Instructions have been sent to minister Mason to
tell the French government that our government will
not suffer any interruption on the service Of the Ham.
burg and Bremen mail steamers unless they carry 81.
ticles contraband of war.
WASHINGTON, June l3.-Twelye officers of the I.
States army have obtained leave of absence, for the
purpose of visiting Europe and taking lessons in the
Of war. In addition to the above, colonel Cook,
Of the cavalry, and colonel Thayer, of engineer corps,
goes out on the same GRAND.
Dispatches have been received at the State depar.
ment, brought by the Asia, from our ministers at Lon.
don France and Spain.
Mr.. Dallas states that great activity prevails in Eng
land throughout all the various departments, andWsf
like preparations of immense magnitude are being
prosecuted with Tigor and urgency. Never, he SAYS,
We're such preparations made by any power as are nov
going on. Everything that can float upon watersloE
undergoing repair, and will soon be il readiness tf
service. Unparalleled activity prevails mall
the British dockyards; indeed, it is the opiniond
leading statesmen that, should the war continue, Eng.
lard Will not long remain neutral. She fears Francs.
and looks upon the emperor with a Jealous eve.
Mr.. Mason says that the emperor has a stUagt,
hold upon the affections of the people of France than
ne ever had before, and they evinee a determination
to stand by him at ali hazards, and prosecute the var
to the bitter end.
Mr.. Preston states that considerable feeling was
at Madrid growing out of the b~eligeent
aspect o~fatfairs throughout Europe. The sympathiesof
the people were with Sardinia, and the enperoFs
meets the hearty approval of the people.
K~ESTUCKY.-There will be elected, atthe Angus;
in Kentucky, q governor and lieutenantgT
ernOr, ten congressman, twenty State senators, and
one hundred representatives; and the Legislature will
during the coming winter, elect a United States sens.
tor to fill the vacancy occasloned bJto ~xpiratiOnd
the term of the hon. j. j. Crittendenqez
LOUISVILLE, June 1I.-There have been to daybut
three feet eight inches of water in the canal. aldOny
three feet and a half on Portland bar. Nayigaion5
nearly suspended, entirely so for large boats.
ST.. LOUIS, June 9.-The flood in the upper hisHs-
sippi and tributaries is doing much damage, AtSt
Anthony, $4,000 worth of logs have gone over Tie
falls. The Coon creek basin, containing l0,OOVHO
of logs is momentarily expected to give way
river Is twenty one feet above low water MARI,
and within eighteen inches as high as the ]greathoh
Of 1850. During last week there occurred the most
storms ever witnessed in that section.
Dry GooDs TRADE.-A New York paper of heloa
instant, says the activity of this great branch doaF
has abated and is fast drawing to a close 5
the season. The sales of goods have been Target ana
satisfactory prices. The country, except from someG.
for actual consumption. Country dealers Weft Dae
Of stock at the commencement, and had to buy pro
porlionaiely large bills, but still keeping Their sup
plies to the level Of their immediate c~onsumPuGDt
they have acted on the policy of avoiding heavy stoess
Of goods. They thus kept the trade active thlGu5n
the spring by renewing their supplies. frees q
not suffered any material Abatement as usual w III
closing up of a season, and the amount OF seasonlu"
goods held over is very small, The lmPoTtaton' q
are for the fall season. Foreign and donles ~
goods, silk and wooden and cotton fabrics are gun!
to a small business. The clothlers are w!
ing Prudently for their fall trade.
FIRE AT COLUMBUS, GA--A disastrous fire occurs
lately at Columbus, Georgia. 1t broke OUT u ~
Alabama cotton warehouse, which was e n ~ Fon.
sumed, and the flames communicated WIN -" aJ
tame cotton warehouse, which was also ccn'I III,
The warehouse were well filled with COTTON; Is
thousand bales of cotton were destroyed, anu a I'.5s
amount OF other goods which had been stored : w.
of the warehouses. The Columbus Sun eSuh'".
the loss a $500, 900. l..
New CoMGT.-Mr. Watson, of Ann Haroor, IL u,
covered on the night of the 23d ult, a new CONE u NON.