The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-26

! ashlngtoh. Aug. l6.-Genera
Sumner is authorized to raise from
D to 10000 Californians and march
them into Texas and Arkansas. The
order was telegraphcd to Fort kear.
ney and goes from thence by Pony
express.
An order has gone to Europe 70,
10000 more guns.
ills rumored that the Southerners
are moving from More6eld to Great
Savage Mountain, to reinforce Wise.
The Washington correspondent Of
the Herald says that General Butler
has leave Of absence.
1t is reported by travellers from
Hnrper's Ferry that Rosencranz is
is in a precarious place in the neigh
borhood Of Big Spring.
The Confederates had cut off his
water and the evidences Of their ad-
vance on the Federal lines are daily
multiplying.
| Gen. Tilghinan who was deposed
from the Militia command by Hicks
has been received by the Legislature,
and is organizing men in the lower
countries.
Two thousand armed Confederates
are at the upper end of Accomac
county, Virginia, whom Tiigiman
proposes to join ~
The World correspondent. says that
Kentucky and Tennessee have been
constituted into separate depart
snent called the department of Cum
bcrIand. Sumter Anderson COM
manding.
Six federal war vessels were of
Acqnia creek, yesterday.
New Orleans, Aug. l6.-An extra
Houston CIexas) Telegraph of the
loth. reports that igh. took plac.
OK the 25:h Of July between Colonel
Baylor's command and the Federal
troops At For, Fillmore, resulting in
the det;.a, Of the latter with 80 killed,
and wounded. Two l.ieutenants were
killed. but the Sou,hcrncrs were un-
hurt. The Eedcralists fed and were
pursued. The whole command, 500 in
number We're taken prisoners.
The mail to Tucson has been clean
ed out by the -Apach"s, and all hands
killed.
St. Louis. Aug l6.-A messenger
from Sirscl reports him fifteen miles
this side of Rolla, and that he had not
been molcsted.
/ New York, Aug l6-A Catholic
Prizes, has been taken to the police
station by a party of Dntchman, who
said he was secessionis.. The
priest was pu: in Jail.
, Washington. Aug. 16-Six F.d.-
rails from the R.solut. landed near
! Matthias Point. they were fired upon
! and four were killed.
7 Its proposed to burn the woods
on the banks of the Potamac to pre-
vent the constant disasters to the
/ Federalis,s from concealed Southern
erS.
Heavy firing has been heard in
the direction Of Aqua Greek.
l, is stated that F'alkner has been
arrested as Il hostage for Ely.
New York, August l6.-1homas
S. Scrrill, a native of New Orleans,
was arrested on his arrival Oh the
Persia. He had ,f46,00o bank notes
a number of letters and importan,
papers were found on him.
The privatecr JEFF. Davis arrived
at san Juan, Porto Rico, on the
goth July. wanting provisions.
Martial law is proclaimed in Ven
ezuela.
\ The Grand Jury of the Fedora
Circuit Court have prosecuted thu
Journal of Commerce, News, Day
Book, Frccman's Journal and Brook
lyn Eagle for expressing sympathie:
with the Contederatcs.
Louisville, Aug. l6.-It lis STATED
that Fremont's S25O,O0O loan wa
forced. Depositors are quickl,
drawing their money frym the banks
: Yesterdays Democrat expresse
! uneasiness for Seigel's safety.
= Another report says that only go
4 men are with him, the rest are cu
| off.
!. Cairo, August l6.-The South
= erners are rearing up the track c