The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-05-20

New Orleans CsFsespsDde1ce.
Special 70 ths News.
Nsv oal.Ass.
Mon LAe, Cass,el 4
/ am in ceeeipt e several nnmbess
Of your excellent paper. 4llew -
to congratulate the people u Ahreye-
1pors on the accession q = Daily 70,
their already large list Of well-condnc-
ted papers. hope that your enter
prize. SO auspiciously begun may
prove successful one.
1 The great md glorious contest
about to be wagcd is the cnly subject
which you can hear on our streets.
lis true there is n little business 60
ling on. but. it is war business. The
very elements are losded wiz, war
Esprit. "I'he twenty days Grace"
which Lord Abe allowed our "com-
binations" to dispense in, ended on
Sunday. The blockade of Pepsaco-
u harbor was established on Mon
day. This move, indicates a nearer
approach to hestilities ut this point.
Gen. Bragg is waiting the arrival Of
some large Baby. Walkers, when it il
very probable he will take the initia-
tory step. The General is man
who keeps his secrets to himself, and
for this reason some of our wags haye
named him Napoleon Bragg. Doubt
less he knows his business best.
! The camp recently established in
the rear Of our city is filling up rap
idly. Some 5000 are already on
the ground. and new companies are
constantly arriving. The gallant
companies Of our city. the Grays and
les, are. ere this, within the hospita-
BILE bounds Of ..Old Virginny."
Capt. Shivers or rather Major, which,
/ bsii.vc is now t,is rank, was offered
before his departure, the command Of
one ofour crack companies, but grace.
fully declined. He may ~ell be
proud of his fne corps, one which
will doubtless, do noble service in
case an opportunity offers.
Another large steamboat fire occur.
red on Sunday night, over the river
Some 9 boats were destroyed, among
which was the Telegram, a boat well
known in Shreveport. The others
were of little value. Two of the burn
; ing boats drifted down the river
the shipping, two at which, had their
, rigging badly burned. The floating
incendiaries next attacked the tow
boats, ono of WHICH vas entirely
consumed, aud another badly dam-
aged. The Joss by this conangra,ion
, will amount to not less than 100000.
There was only n partial insurance.
The news of the secession of Arkan-
sas and Tennessee was received in
town last evening. A war-vesscl is
J reported of Horn Island to-day with
a pilot. She endeavored to make a
, landing but failed after three attempts
> The ladies Of our city are working
all the time making uniforms for til.
| gallant volunteers now encamp.d in
t the the rear of the city, some o,
whom arrived here without arms OIL
! equipments. Our ladies ar. some
!. Col, and are no, whit behind on,
n boys" in the good cause; God bIes.
S the dear creatures
: Business is a, stand still. Their,
are few british vessels in port
}. they get all the cotton there is, yhicl
: is very small amount. The Nav,
d Department are fitting ont some small
\ steamers. and a few Privateers ar
= also ready to make lore to the upfor
!, = tuuate Yankee Junks that they ma,
b cross. ] visited one of those sea
Q police yesterday, and was aston;sl,e,
e at her neat, and war-like appearance.
:. She carries 3 guns, 2 long la's and
. long Is at the stern She will star
r, on her mission next week ] vii
+ close this my first attempt, and trust
i that all the Demostheneses and Cice
- roes WHO may read it, will overloo
a any blunders.
II Au revair
1t QrID NuSc.
The following particulars of tn
ST burning and desertion of the Gospol
81 Navy Yard, is from the petersbur