The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19
7 EI D CIR APHIC


DIST. has been signalled.
St. Louis, Aug. l3.-There Is ru-
NOR current on the street, III winch
som. reliance is to be placed. that |
Cen. LYONS command in the South
wcs. has been totally routed, Lyon
himself killed. and Siegel III full re-
treat with the remnant OF the fcd'
raj forces. This information Is sHid
10 have been received here by tn"
secessionists last evening, the mes
seus,r who brought the news having
killed four horses between SprnS
field and Rolla in the race with the
! government messenger.
| |; is also reported that Gen. Ere
mont received dispatches about mid
NIGHT, corrohorating tn. above, but
,h, contents are not divniged. Great
ux;rty is felt by the Union men
here, and the most serious apprchen-
sions ar. INDUCED for the safety "i
the Federal army. We will proba-
bly, get something reliable by the ar
rival of the train 70 night.
The abov. is from the regular cor
sr,.routicnt of the New or.> Aeo-
ci.tsd Press. That the fcdccaslis's
haye at length suffered disaster
NAV ie regarded as certain, IL "ic
di.natch wuuId no, have been per
mi,ted without official sanction.
Nc.v York. Aug. l%-ihe frG
! Sea Foam turacoa reports that Nh,
: Sumptor WIS allowed to coal up an'
rc,,t there, against the protest OF the
Fedora! Consul: she lct on the
2ith. -.
. The Champion brings s9oo,oo'
= treasure.
Panama. August 3.-Ihe t'ae
, ship Lancaster is here. ~. Mary
is ordered to rclicv" the tvanc OF
e llc coast Of Mexico.
= s.. Louis, Aug l3--Thc t"llowin:
e i the official report OF the tight n":'
:. Springfield. ON Saturday. a. hrousl'
:, by one of Lyons aids to '"ncr'
Fremont. LYON advanced IN ur.'
h" columns, commanded by hilrasi
- Scigel and Major SurgiS attacked I'll
as enemy at s on tine morning "t III
j. 10th. nine miles southeast of Sprin;
in field. Tcs engagement was sever
- Our rthe Frdcrni) loss was ab"'
sc 500 kil!e.! and wounded. Lyon w
II killed in charge at tho head OF h
column. Onr (FedernI) force nni
y, hered 500, including 1000 Hon
- Guards. The enemy- loss IL r"p'
,,r tod to be- heavy, Including Grn VI
nd Cul,ogh and Price. This staten"
CO. is cnrroboratcd by prisoner. Scig
II rr,reateL to Springfield II } o'clo'
ar ON the llii and continued TO rctr"
,t on Rolia. bringing on dhc bag2a
,,,. train and SO 900 in sp"cie from :
ar. Springfield Bank
Of Louisville, Aug. Ia letter tr'
ch reliable person in Chicago /"
,,i III nj l.yr,, saws Ia"t- Ec i DRAFT
so. and must =" t. WI.
de- Iud,p,uIrucy, No. -in=. i&-l
md Santa / ,la.l. with da.es to The :,
ry. has arrived. L,ut. Smith went II
,,s. chihuahua to recover II goy"rn!n'
ma train thai had been captured, n
.,o. was captured himself by the J.
in ans.
c.J Texans are ON their way, IN Ton
,rt- 20 attack For, Stanton, s"IZing <
crnmcn, property wherever fpuu"
Ii the Federal orders to rcm'
49,. the regulars east arr carried ""'
-, amounts to an abandonment OF
. .---..-; =. Ia. q Geut..dlratgz
w. Washington. Aug. l3--Congr'
-. man Ely sends a letter TO l.ine
~ which il understood to he decide
-. ~, in favor of the recognition OF
,,.,. Confrdcracy, as tar as an eXcha
.a,. of prisoners il concerned.
.,, The assistant Secretary of
- Navy reports that he has engaged
H. vessels to assist in the eniorcen
III, Of the revenue Laws.
.,,s New York. Aug. l3-The \
Scotia sails IN three days
s2S, 900
ing Cotton is in fair demand at
prices.
; III Thrrc vessels under the BIZ
co!ors have been refused ciearai
Consycss.-The following na
'"p' acts were reported 10 Congres
ol Saturday, the Sd INST, as signed
e' '' approved by President Da"is:
An act to amend an act entitlc
the .;o,s for the
" n"' ending the ith of February,
'"''' Anact to extend the provisio
have .;.,.l m o.. >, rrolih;
= u expectation of cotton from the
i''"'' federate States, except throug
'''oi seaboards of said States, and TO
pur- ;sh n,,sa,. os.,3;na therein.
reign , , ,.,l an net to
'e IN further provision for the publ
" '''' Tense. approved May Il. 1861.
rev" An act to amend All act en-
er no ,. ,,,. military
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