The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-05-22
General Intnl1;

/ ST. ,JoHy's Nav J., m TO ID. d..
way on the 18th, has arrived here arana tronc
LIVERPOOL, May The cottoa s'l
exhibit tone of irmness ST. market coptn.
In parliament lord Woodhousa !, gwen.
dress, said that England RECOGNISE Z replying 10
ton to interfere dipomatieaIjv ~ -! no HghtOr og
American difficulties The London y sse with Il
cepuon OF the Times, sympathes w RtSs With tba |
IN the house OF commons, lord JoI,' ne q north
swering Mr.. Eyart, said that Eng JUnn Russell H..
naval force to America for the 1r, mad drcsi
shipping He said England would g'V ~ Of Bill
means to avoid taking part in this lae every poa
ne auNlstu ,is government to keep ont as eons
BOSTON, May I7-The Massacbuset,', VI IT,
appropriated three millions for the o,, legislature h.
state mllltla, and seven millions for tie H.
take o sd loI o"d 81 tfo f4Ihe banks Of o9a
New York, May 16.-Tbe stnaroo.. r.,
Parkersburg sail this afternoon far Chesapeake n,
West, with gun boat for Mount var rsacoa and T..
! PHILADELPHIA, May l8.-The stoaa, oA
ported off cape Henlopen, with nriro lankeeb
HARRISBURG, May IA specisf Ill.,. s'ealer ii hs
Confederate troops at Harpers Ferry it reposs@
provisions ''"iu onlyone5,
| five counties will form a separate sto ansayib
| Two thousand troops from western W.
sworn into the federal service. Hglniahayebss
All the Ohio valley supplies have hoo,
/ Virginia 'seA cut of IN,
HARR1sBrRa, May l0.-Pennsylrsni,,
with the speaker, have rendered the goyarn
| services. '''ernmen ler
BALTIMORE, May lot is reported a..a
tain forests on the Maryland side of The ' Pa The noun
! been fired ~e Fotonachy.
Eight hundred Kentuckians and Vir,;n.
ted battery at Jefferson Rock and hill ,a laTe cree
to blow up the bridges at momepg "a, '.4aS opOyder
| BALTIMORE, May I4.-The eitv i. l a.
number Of northern troops are nlomara -y, large
Fort McHenry has been largely rqinoaa expected
A large load Of military goods has i boar
troops on the Frederick road ''H SelzedGts
Spies are reported among the federal t,o
Two priyateers have been captured ~ VL y
island, New York. "a uordeners
BALTIMORE, May I5.-Goy. Hicks rao,.
citizens of Maryland to volunteer fopr ne loyal
fend heeaptoland serve the federal Sgas to d.
Maryland. '''''illeat within
The authorities of the city, aftercopsi1o.,,,
ton, finally surrendered fifteen draw oods Op0
General Butler. '1u' VI arms to
A spy has been arrested with disDatcbe. toe.
1t is understood the government is fpy D, oS Ice
protect the Union party in Virginia P''paesN
Great discomfort is reported among the n,li,...
Harper's Ferry. "D' l'll'aiy at
Gov. Hicks says Maryland will bsva 8ro -.
ready next week for the government ''siinela
Ringgold's battery has passed here cor, ,...,
Washington Two thousand troops Va op ar55r. .vsa
landing Locust point supposed to be for Wo.ns e
1t is reported that seven war steamers Win fs5s.
troops are coming up the bay 4'''
BALTIMORE, MAY 17.-Federal Hill has baan d.s,..i
by order Of Gen Cadwaader, who forms an en,sns
ment near fort McHenry. -''lf
Gen. Butler will soon have ID 600 men and ,sm.3.,.
at fortress Monroe. ''4
BALTIMORE, May Is.-New batteries have boaD o.,
ted at Harpers5 Ferry. Chief engineer Haswe rav',
arrested at Harpers Ferry has been released bsm,
New York dispatches said that if he was hung .,s,,
Firginian north should be served similarly.
Lincoln has assembled his cabinet in great haste m,
government means to deal with Missouri che snps
Maryland, and has concluded to take charge Of 1,
Hannibal and st. Joseph railway. Thegoyemmenta,
concluded to appoint collectors of the revenue n
southern ports the duties to be collected on board ua
of-war. The president has authorised Daniel T. Sdjs
to raise division of 10000 men within siItr 5n
promising him the maj generaship.
WASHINGTON, May 1o-Large numbers of Coss.
rate troops with heavy ordnance are conceatathgn
Alexandria, Va.
A large Confederate force is marching toVardsHr
pers Ferry it is supposed to force its way into P,n
sylvania to cause a diversion of the federal army
WASHINGTON, May l4.-Capt. Pendegnst has grl
notice to all vessels to leave Virginia waters With
teen days. An extension of time was asked fr gl
imperatively refused
Locomotives for Tennessee had been stopped ls
coal going southwark for steam purposes
Twenty armed New York, Baltimore and Piads.
phia steamers are ready for blockading in addfoi5
government steamers.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-The government bvheg.
vice of Gen. Scott has accepted fourteen sIdtnl
regiments from New York
Gen. Scott emphatcally approves of Gen Brai
proclamation in Baltimore 1t is probable thatHahl
keene, chief of police in this city will shortly berr@a
The war department estimates that by the lShm,
there will be $4,000 troops at Washington Bt1n
and Annapolis.
The postmaster-generulha has annulled the mailenss
between st. Louis and Memphis, on account dsha5
bic stoppage of the steamers conveying the uaa
WASHINGTON, May I6.--The treasury degaTaS
has refused to allow the transportation Of sreetaaa
New Orleans.
The president has appointed General Butlerl HiG
general in the United States army.
Prominent Scotch merchants doing business iHfi
country, have rendered the government ten regasl1
James Gordon Bennett, jr., Of New York, aadLk
Ives, of Providence, have been commissioned ia,E
in command of their respective yachts, which aN
been rendered the government
WASHINGTON, May 17.-Brigadier-genenl John
Wool has been ordered to the command Of foTIa
Monroe.
The Columbia has arrived. She states that the Hr
riet Lane is blockading the James aud Elizabeth nfS
the Monticello, the York river and the QuakerGiIH
Chesapeake bay.
WASHINGTON, May l7.-Seward writes to the W.
Of the New ork and Virginia steamship company VI
the acceptance of money from the secesslOlIs''
vessels seized by them, would be punished BY t6'8'
eminent as treason.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Mulligan's Irish brigade"
been accepted for the war. .,J
Diplomatic circles say that great anxiety ID nanleI.
by their governments as to who will DO Fc'VLs . i
present contest they think that if they are @g.o
take sides they will have to look after cotton aul N
trade England is disposed to move CAREFUL! NY.
trying to make France take the lead. 1t nPu
that an agent Of Napoleon named Barouche Su''"-'
in the south. Ian.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May l2.-The I. ) war IVA T,l
Pawnee slipped her cables on the inst, al W 4
ngtoH navy yard, and dropped down to the c,iJ Irt
is now opposite this city, close to the whaFe WYE
holes open and guns run Qua r,,t,s
Northern troops are continually arriving IL urJ
ton in numbers varying from one to three iloOS1-'f
day. -.,fogd
WHEELING VA, May l4.-The Union cou'' .-,~,s
western Virginia is assembling Some OF tls u'rt
are in favor of neutrality-others are tor lns p'r
of theState -. Al, rr5a
WHEELING May I5.-Thc western Virginia .ls , sgo
convention, which assembled here adopted s' to1s
of the committee on federal and State Relations 10
forpeace, deprecating the sending Of Conioaela%sa
into western Virginia and appointing q. G' ~ Ir1
redssemble the convention before the l4'D V I.ls
LOUISVILLE, May 1.-THE Kentucky Iesl, nsrr,ss
passed bill galisng the suspension OF ReSt ic Dbl
by the banks Also, resolutions that Daaontsd
maintain strict neutrality during the prsseL o1
approving Gov Magotftn's refusal to luFii'D