Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-15
Special for the Daily News.
Reessved yesterday Eue.ang.

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! lfriends!of Gov. Hicks call for aid 70,
him. At, frederick, disloyalty is
strong among the legislature.
The destruction of dam on the
Potomac has caused gssat sensation
in Southern Maryland.
r. The southerners also attempted to
destroy a dam which was resisted by
the iWilliamsport Home Guard The
fight is progressing, but We have nc
particulars.
The southerners claim to have 15,.
900 men at the Ferry, but the Union
men say they have 5000.
Cairo, June l1th,-Gen. Prentiss
has sent two companies to Mound
City.
Col. Shutner, at Birds Point, cap
tured eighteen secessionists, who are
here for examination.
Washington, Juue 1.-THE Presi.
dent has appointed Mr.. E. J. Morris
minister to Constantiuople. HenryT.
Blow to Fensuela,
Our relations with Peru have been
resumed.
The Nashville Post Office has baen
discontinued. )Who cares.
Great anxiety has been felt here to
day. A report is aaoat that the evac-
uation Of Harper's Ferry has COM
menced, but it is known that Gen.
johnson has been strongly reinfor-
ced within a few days, aud it may
be his intention to fight Pattesson's,
McClelland's and Cadwallader's
columns.
Washington, June 1.-THE Trib-
une says that an army officer had an
interview with Gen. Scott, and was
positively informed that no important
attack would be made on the enemy's s
position until thefortifications around
Washington are entirely completed.
At 3 O'clock this morning, a large
force marched through Georgetown,
DC, towards Point Of Rocks.
The Southerners are in possession
of information regarding the Federal
movements.
Gen. Scott's horse was sent to
Baltimore to-day. 1t is believed that
Scottwill leave to night for Frederick
to take command in person.
Baltimore, June 1l.-Butler mov-
ed several regiments to dislodge the
Southerpors at Great Bethel, nine
miles from Hampton. At Little Be
thei, German regiment, mistaking
the signal, fired on Col. Townsend's S
column, which was marching in close
order, with two pieces of artillery
Other reports say that Townsend S
regiment fred first. The German g
fire killed one and wounded two;-
The Albany regiment discovered by
accoutre,pents on the field, that the
supposed enemies were friends, but
had previously fired uine rounds
Duryea's Zouaves hearing the firing,
turned and fired on the Albianans. At
daybreak two regiments moved from
the fortress to support the main body
Little Bethel was burned, and the
army advanced towards Great Bethel.
arriving there, they could see neither
men nor batteries, only flashes, and
their comrade falling. A we'll con
certed movement might have secured
the position, but Brig. Gen. Pierce
seems to have lost his wits. Lieut..
Gribbe, q. S. Army, and twenty-five
others wore killed, and one hundred
wounded. There is intense indigna-
ton against Pierce for not ordering
an earlier retreat of the Federalists.
Washington June lit is not
known how many were killed at the
capture of Little Bethel, where the
Federalists whipped the Federalists.
The fire Of the Fsderalists at Great
Bethel was apparently harmless. The
attack lasted but half an hour, when
retreat was sounded, which order
was promptly but orderly obeyed.
Estimated killed about 80: wounded