The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-09-25
General InteIigence.

has passed Cape Race CI route for Sew 4Dlk. Inc
following is synopsis OF her commercial He#s-the
political news il any, not telegraFheG.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 5.-Ihe sales OF cotton for two
DAYS amounted to 127 600 bales, thA market closing
without any change in prices. Provisions dull.
WASHINGTON, Sept. lG.-The captain generate pro-
clamaton regarding the Confederate lg occupies the
attention of the cabinet.
A schooner which the blockade at Galveston,
arrived at Vera Cruz and returns with cargo OF coffee
DEARxsrowN, Mp, Sept. 16.-The Gonfederates at
tackled the pTckcts opposite PrchardA mills and we're
repulsed. Right OF them are reported killed The
federals loss was one killed.
RIcHMoND VA, Sept I6.-L. P. Walker secretary
of war has resigned and is understood to-day that
Acknowledgement Benjamin will temporarily attend to
the duties of the department Several names are
mentioned as his successor, among them bishop Polk
and others.
Passengers by the cars to day report shat sharp en-
oaecnent took place on the 18th inst. detachment
Of the Washington artillery Of New Orleans, and
portion Of Winders regiment attacked Hills house and
burned it. The federal loss was four Killed. seven prls
oners and MANY wounded. On the confederate side
none were injured, so far as is known
The New York Herald of the 18th list, gives cir
cumstantal account of the total wreckof the Conede
rate war steamer Sumter on island Trinidad, on the
goth of August. One of the whip deserted says
that the vessel was most probably intentionally wrecked
by dissatisfied crew.
The New York Herald urgently calls on Gen. Dix to
declare martial law throughout Maryland.
The Norfolk Day Book, of Saturday, reports that a
naval engagement tooh pace Oh ''li2 nv Jl 'Lo
18th inst The Confederate steamer Patrick Henry
dropped down the river, Newport News, for the
purpose of using the federal vessels, Savannah large
soop ofwar and the gunboat Daylight lying there as
target to try the range Of her guns.
The Patrick Henry opened fire, and fhe ederals re-
piled. The Daylight advanced when. she received
broad8lde Whlch Iofceu heF To teNFG''' Ar'~hciiLS
again. she was met III iNe ti"ei ~ "
retreat. lHe ensa5ehet o1eu l''I az tn
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IaLiich IleLIy te'eu o'' U:''l', - ,;7 1 an
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houHcg va. ~ 80 ''1s r. y ttI ~
ten mics from Ieat lnou,,."i ~ ~ 81 ,o'
@en' heSi'o'Is '''' aus
Asl The fedora, troors At Cheat rolptana are about4Oo5
,41,,, and nroIafIv ore This are nriso;lars
Sassan[ar from REYNOLDS taken prisoner was the
tar If letter to Rozecrauq stating shat the federal
c nm Cba,+ I,opntair, had onIvone Z AVS provisions
49, ,,rrsirg ,,,,or,rt relief
All the federal forces in Western Virginia are in
ronIia,I, ,,arrIayipo nradirampnt
tmotber rnnort is in circulation thatGen. Wise re-
na,tprad 20 ont of leo reconnaissance spderaIs
IT, 33t,0ILa i oi-en as received
P,crlnxn ITFvs-Our EXCHANGES of the 18Th and
1ftT, contain the following.
A General row amono soldiers nartieioatcd in una
,fI9II, bv some civilians near at hand took Mace
rotarIav afternoon ON Seventeenth strict near old
n,arI,at friuhtful scene of disorder tcolflson and
tarrar ensnad. but though pistols were fred terrific
oats uttered and awfnI threats INDUCED In no one was
nj NJ Ii s,,oo,dod i, orrasfi,c, M r, c,r,.ara
tine in faI and the cage some ten Of the Yowces and
81 ~ No., nd. the Iiartar,ats of t,a lnhT. ouard
N.Y., - ntaiIoI ~ Eae yata er the PRISONERS fTTnc
I ,ibf boantifII srac+ocle If * to see our civil
prisons threatened bv few rowdy sodie.s when their
o4iars have nIanary mower n keen tba in c,fnn and
we are asonished that military gentemes should allow
such desperate characters as are few linen In each
oon,na,y To mann over tty NIGHT nd by