The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-10-23
General Intelligence.

arrived.
LIVERPOOL Sept 25.-Saes of ctttoa 5000 bales;
SPECTATORS aud exporters taking S.0)D bales AAe
market was excited, and prices g ID higher tnan
Fridays quotations. At the close, prices had an up
ward tendency.
Advices from Manchester report slight advance on
all descriptions Of goods.
Another ship heavily loaded with cotton sailed few
days age from Liverpool bound To lfoston.
FRey JyDTh-Rayages of the Ch9lera. Among the
foreign intelligence by the Niagara FROM Liverpool the
22d we find the following item;
Most distressing advces from lnda, via the overland
mail to London have been resolved. That terrible
seourge the Asiac cholera had again broken out, and
carried off large number eff its Yicfs In one place
sixteen were attacked in the morning and OF that num-
Der only one was alive in the evening Of the same day
The physicians account for the preFent appearance OF
the cholera in the failure of the summer crops hay
ing been cut off by the heavy rains and the famine
which had prevailed for some months The rains came
earlier than usual and they soong and so heavy
as to cause deuge which overhowad the entire eoun-
try and caused the loss of many lives and vast amount
of propert5
RIcHMeS Oct. 16.-The Freder cksburg papers of
this dat sby that the reported engagement at Evans
port is mistake. One steamer attacked the batteries
at Aqua creek; the result is far unknown. The dis
patch to the department fr2m the teegraphic
operator at Fredericksburg.
CHARLESTON, Oct I5.-The ship Ehos. Watson, from
Liverpool for Charleston with cargo Of salt In at
tempting the blockade got aground at Folly Is
land. She captured by the blodkaders Her crew
! escaped
JEFFERSON CRY, Oct. 7--Gers. Fremont and Nc
Knstry left for the west this afternoon. 1t is stated
here that Gen. Wool is now OH bis way 10 St. Louis
and is to be followed by $4,000 troops half of whom
are stop at Cincinnati aud 60 into Kentacky while
the other half to enter into acty operations in Mis-
souri, and supply the place of Gen. Fr6mont's army.
Information has been received here that about three
weeks ago slave insurrecton attempted in Jasper
county; that about thirty of the negroes kill
ed and number of Others were ha!lged. The dscoy
cry of the plot proved that the nsprrection wide
spread, and that the slaves intended to murder their
masters and perpetrate all manner If barbarites.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. Cool CrGft with his entire
regiment supported by five pieces Of heavy artillery
and the gunboat Conestogo, has occupied Henderson,
Ky.
Buckner has left Hopkinsyille with three regiments
for Bowling Green. General AIcorn arrived with three
regiments and has taken possession of a large hotel
indicating that he intends to remfhs some time
Iii believed that Buckner has abandoned his inten-
ton of approaching the Ohio river.
CAIRO Oct g.-8dyices from Padaeah represent that
the troops preparing for the reception ofthe rebels
who in heavy force said to be advancing against
that place. The womah and children are being sent
away, and every thing indicates, the approaching
struggle.
BowL1xG GREEN. KY. Oct. 13.-Ihe movements on
this liue becoming active gndhe strength of
both armies am satisfied is rapidly Increasing pretend
ing well informed men believe little or perhaps
series of conflicts in the vicinity of Green river or be-
tween that and the city Of Louisville Communication
between Louisville and points within the Confederate
lines and between the south audthe north is almost
cut off; and hence any conecures to the movements
or purposes of the enemy is but Ce speculation in
which, however, We may indulge Githoutinjury if with
out profit.
Nashville Oct I4.-Passengers ~ to-dsr,s train re-
port large additions the LincoIa forces in Kentucky
The Louisville Courier issued at Bowling Green to-
day, says that Rousseau with 5000 men and eight
pieces Of artillery, occupied NonF bridge, eighteen
miles from Mumfordsyie, on the 10th inst The Cou-
rier learns that large force is concentrating Lexg
ton with view to a speedy advance on ZoIlcolfers
division. Gen Sherman is in Louisville, actively en-
gagged in pushing forward forces thee Much euthusi-
exist in the north in regard to Kentucky determi
natoe to make her the battle ground Sherman issued
an order at Louisville the 9th inst that the chiefs
of the different departments and staff of the military
departments directed to estimate for funds
adequate to supply army of sixty thousand men.
NASHVILLE, Oct. l5.-fhe Louisville Courier to-day
confirms the report of the destruction of two spans of
the iron railroad bridge Green river froma mis-
apprehension of orders the officer in CHARGE any
movement forward that may have qeen contemplated
by our forces is necessarily deayedtby this neXcusable
bIunder.
Lncolus force at Smithland is reported to be about
400. The Lncontes destroyed aBthe water crafts of
every kind the Cumberland rivet as far up as Ross
fewy-a distance of twenty-seven 1aes ana returned
NASHVILLE Oct. l8.-A private dispatch from Clarls-
vile, Tenn, says gun boat with fire hundred federal
troops, at Eddyville, sixty miles below the former
place.
y sharp skrmish took place few DAYS since, at
Cena Jackson county, Tenn, neag the Kentucky line
between the Tennessee troops and the Kentucky recruits
The latter fed leaving large lot OF guns and ammuui-
ton Nine federals were killed artd 200 wounded
FoRr JACKSON Oct l7.--At no5n to-day, the Jack
son, Capt Gwatbney, going down the s. w pass met
two u. 5 y. steamers, one supposed to be gunboat
and the other the South Carolina. 1t the head Of the
passes they stopped, meeting the Ivy, and opened
upon us with their long range el,rs The shot fell
thicy around steamers the wv retucnine the fire:
those of the Jackson being abe to reach the enc
my she retire. The Ivy continued the fire until the
euemys vessels hauled off and stood down the s. W
pass, the Ivy following to watch teir movements
One shell of the Ivy during the engagement burst
under the bow Of the large steamer and another under
that of the small one
The wv returned and anchored Mt the head Of the
passes.
From LEXINGTON, MssoUR.-Tle following, which
we clip IRON the St Louis Republic an of the 9Th con-
talns information OF an engagement which has not
reached us before and the truth OF which are much
inclined to doubt:
By Capt. Read, of Lexington wso was taken prisoner
at the recent battle there and who escaped Oh the 4h
inst have confirmation of the report in reference
to the evacuation Of that place b$ Prices army On
the 18th inst Gen. Harris rebel division about six
thousand strong, crossed the river for the purpose of
driving back federal force undeP Gen. Sturgis On
nearing OF tlS movement, Gen. SLlrglS advanced and
the two opposite columns met prairie about five
miles distant from Lexington, whep the battle opened
Of this engagement little is knownbevond the fact that
Sturgis drove the Confedcraes back from the river
cutting oil their transportation train and camp equipage
and spreading perfect panic ampng them. The Sc
cession army made its appearance in great confusion
opposite Lexington about midnight; closely followed by
the Union troops. Boats were immediately brought
into service to transport Harris men across the river
and from about daylight until ten !ocIocl on the lIth
inst, the ferriage conducedI under hot fire of
federal musketry. Many Of the Confederate soldiers in
their mpate1ce to get over jumped into the river and
swan across rushing through the streets of Lexington
in dripping clothes, and evidently ouch frightened 1t
is supposed that in the affair Ia rye number Of the
enemy were killed and wounded
The fleeing rebels must have carried with them the
most exaggerated reports of the strength and numbers
of Gen. Sturgis' command. Much CONSERVATION spread
throughout Lexington, and hast} preparations we're
made for the immediate evacuatiou of the place At
three o'clock the same evening the enemy's columns
commenced moving, and troops were constantly depart
ing until the l4th nst at FIVE o'clock P NJ when the
last regiment left.
Capt Read estimates Gen. Pricas force at forty-sx
thousand with reintorccments coning in hourly from
the surrounding country he savsthat eeu or invent