The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-26

much show, much pomp. many people
run after him with much noise. have
not very high appreciation of him
as military man, but he is very
much of gentleman. Gen. Johnston
is 4 very quiet and unassuming man,
but brave, and think fine officer.
You can tell that by his looks, but
my impression Of the troops is very
bad.
The Battle az seen by one ofMe
Wisconsin Regiment-Mr. j. c.
Chandler, Of the Adams county In
dependent, Wisconsin, writes from
Washington to his brother, in Cleve-
land, letter about the battle, that
has found it's way into print. The
following is exceedingly graphic
The horrors ola battlefield are
snpremely greater than my imagina-
, ton has ever conceived. l saw the
bloodicst part of it ); our regiment re-
licyed the Zouaves, whom the Rebels
rallied and charged ON with more than
deamon vengeance. The Zouav-s
fought like heroes and devils but
6 them, and when they rctreatcd, terri
bly, riddlcd, our regiment marched
!. into the most hcliish shower Of bull
let's YOU can imagine if you try a
-. month. Probably nearly hundred
: of our men We're killed and some
Y were taken prisoners. had my
:. bel, shot off, /. bullet hit my cap
:. box and cut the belt so that it soon
n burst, and while l was STOPPING to
i pick up some Of the caps, Il soldier
=. in front of me was shot through the
breast lust AS he was aiming, and
= threw his gun back in his death
a. struggle. and hit me across the back
!. ofmy head wcll-nigh killing me. !
=. laid there until the Rebels tramped
-. over nv body ike flock of sheep.
=, | remember getting up and seeing
r, our regiment forming square to re-
: sist a charge OF the "Black Horse
- Cavalry" which they did successful
L. ly.
.. After that | don't remember much
,e until our first Lieutenant (shot through
r. the shoulder) took me by the ear and
ID told me TO retreat with him.
W. were some two miles from
IT, wl..r. We charsed--in a house where
). they were We're cutting Off legs, arms
lv ani-h.ads, | should think. The
-. bows took me there. and said | was
rs ..crazv as loom Well. we re-
,rrated-tlli.ty miles--I scarcely
know how | came, bu, remember
there was great disorder. l can't re
member when OF how got into Wash
ington. -
ITeor0u1 lIcaxurrs.-'rh. special
correspondent of the Baltimore En-
''.. Chang. writes from Washington,
t.. Aug. u:
-. The preparations for the defence OF
,r. .hc Capital are vigorously prosrcu-
ted bv Cen. McClellrn. y larg'
b.dv of troops, prohooiy fifteen thou
49,, sand have been sent down into the
wa. lower counties of Maryland. Two
regiments viii be quartrrrd at Por,
J.. ToJaccu--a considerable force will
'u | also be placed at Upper Marlboro.
In addition to these points troop
-. ar. b,in. thrown out all the way
s'' down the Potomac on the Marylan,
' side. out of sigh, of the Nirginii
shore. 50 as to conceal the opera
La ,ions of the Federal army. The
~ Federal pickets will extend to Leo
~ uar,!town, st. Mary's Co.
n. The s,ationing Of pickets so IA
-, down in Maryland is intended a
,,, much for tn. in,erccption of c"mmu
"r nication between the Virginia an,
-, MARYLAND shore, a. for the purpose "
va m securing the earliest information O
the movements of the Contederates
General Mcclellan has asserted tha
~, he will intercept this Illicit inter
;.al course ut all hazards. Fort Wash
. in-ton has been reinforced to its nj
'f' most capacity, and additional mean
of defence are being erected outsid
the fort.
The Government appears t" b
A. alarmed at the batteries which hav
nn been erected by the Confederat"
=, along the Potomac, and it is probabl
| that countrr-works will be commer
pa. c.d at once.
Their, is but little doubt that n
,.rs attack upon Washington is conf
,rr IDENTITY expected by the Administra
nh tian.
ms Afccting Mci1,nt.-'The Baltimor
ted correspondent of the New York Da
was Book relates the following
I of \ lady of this city, of stron
on Southern feelings, was in Washing
,zas ton at the time of the Bull Run ba
,aa- tie. Seeing citizens and soldier
Ifth rushing to and fro, she went in tn
rom street to learn the particulars of III
c, e.L, Saaiup n soldier isaulu