The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-11-20

flantef OF the 10th even III the Rio.
:, -, uie morning OF The 18th ult the o.n...
=; ,. PfV"seer Jackson, rendered me or '. . Of Tie
'lG ~ Ire p'sses which cordially ..a'oa to
anu We iett at eleven O'clock pied
view every prospect Of ENJOYING ,Iaay having n
Presently, IA we were Sliding a1ot '"nC voyage
south west pass, the officer on w3t.6 ''lss OF the
enemy was inside the bar conina 10 oo. taat the
captain alter having assured himself ~ ~ Us 0ur
ed the course q ms vessel and returned ~ "e5 alien
able point OF attack, point hereafter = 'l2st suit
the Battle junction Here We met the w. 0lo@n az
nand OF our brave captain Joseph Fry WIZ 1,aeF com
investigating the conditions of his g,',, "uo was duy
In the meantime, the Water W.T.
another large vessel supposed to he M soselder viii.
of II guns, came within range and o, o1l carolina
great demonstrations in the accuracy If IRE eth
without effect. VI shooting but
Oar little boats, like the forest each
acorn tree, remained firm ta the ma pm he giant
shots and shells which fell with utmost ,, forth
the skulls OF the yankees The confess around
two hours Having finally drove The enor a5'5u about
Battle Junction we returned up the riva = from Tie
anime, where was landed much satisfied a. guar
enjoyed the novelty Oh shooting serape HIyes 'Ins
LATER FROM PENsAcoLA-The Pens5oo l,'N'LE JR.
dent of the Mobile Advertiser and Reoista volfespon
the 10th inst, says: Yesterday two 6., writing on
a schooner arrived outside They occr, u i, siap and
positions this evening. The armada is SLOW He same
this portion of the Confederate coast ~ reaching
On Friday-an evil day in the worldov !,
two military executions at Warrington a. lete Were
The one volunteer, shot for the Killing Of ., '.ty
sergeant while in the discharge of his d9ty oeFy
the other regular Tor the striking of eontsn Y'f
was said to have been most excellent iJlP,al lie
the time Of committing the offence crozad ,u and at
He met his fate like man. At the same Iquo
should have been one more shot-thc man aeIe
placed in his way the poison The ;'l' solder
wife, at the guard quarters, is represented " hs
Of most affecting character. " ua'e been
The Mississippi troops which the Montgomervn
spoke of their way to this place arrived Fp0'
this morning They are fine looking boly If = IaI'
LENCoLNs GUNBoATs IN THE CUNBERLAxn P,, @sA
The Nashville Gazette, Of the 10th saws. On TT
last, about two o'clock as we learn from 7ort 14y
who at the fort, two of Lineolns gunboas es
the Cumberland river together as far as Tobooo y
eight miles below tort Donelson when one of tbF'
ceeded up the river within three miles of the f
lay there under the point about ten minutes S alI
three cannon and then started back down tho -',1
Tobacco port, where she and the other boat raaa.}
until Friday morning when they left for SmibIas5
They kept up their firing at intervals during tho ib
On receiving information that the boat was nparo.t
fort the citizens OF Dover, young and old imuedifs
went down with their guns 10 assist should an aa y
made.
dispatch from MaysylIe, XIV, October tn II,
Evansville Journal says: \ messenger arrived HI,
evening, and reports that Gen Nelson took possasor
of Petersburg the 9th inst without resistance To
commander of the rebel forces had retreated Sever.
miles across the river, and it was expected he vorli
make stand there to-day.
A.gentlcman of this city from Gaulcy bridge on tho
9th inst reports that Floyd had cut road around t
hill where Rosencrantz was eneamped, and was shei7
his camp Rosencrantz was returning the fire and Ind T.
fenced two batteries lie has also sent Cetacbmaptt
completely surrounded No federas had been kij.J
when the gentleman left.
INVASION OF T. TESNEssEE.-'Th Knoxville Tenn
Register thinks an invasion Of the eastern portion Il
Tennessee by the federal forces is imminent On t55"
18th it said:
All the facts and runors we are in possession o n
dictate that the tide Of war rolls this way and tsf
prompt movements are not made to check the invader
the boastfu predictions of the northern Journals VIM
be fulfilled namely, that in few weeks tie theatre Of
war would be transferred from Kentucky to eaT
nessee. Cumberland gap, we believe, is well fortified
and can be well defended against any force thaelnbe
brought to bear against it. The other gaps however
seem to haze been neglected and Yesterday We bad
rumors of large Lincoln force approaching jane.
town, Fentress county and that McClellans cavalry Bat
talon had fallen back from that point If they make
their entrance there, it is probable their aim vlbail
bridge atLoudon, the destruction Of which would bed
most caIamtous blow to us We think that the daag.
of an invasion from the quarter we have ntmatedss
most imminent Reinforcements cannot be hurried
forward too fast to London bridge if the rumor from
jamestown is correct.
REMOVAL OF FREMoSr-A dispatch from Spring
No, to the st, Louis Republican, dated the 4h
1t would be Impossible 20 nxaegerate tile q
which pervaded our camps yesterday, and notbl.
Gen. Fr6monts earnest eudcayors prevented it
ripening into a general mutiny.
His quarters were thronged with officers all iav
pressing their Indignation and an inclination to IL
The Germans were there EN- masse, and taIkei0
about resisting fOrcibly Hunters assuming the
mand.
As the enemy were entrenchiHg themselves
Wilson's creek, and nothing was heard of Hunter
in accordance with the most earnest entreaties
Fremont promised, Just at dark, that he wOu.dleG
army to attack them this morning, if General tH
did not arrive.
Inever saw anything at all approaching the ez
ment which the announcement created 1t CAUSED
mepse cheering around headquarters, which sprea
al directions from camp to camp and there was al
uninterrupted cheering, growing more remote g
news reached the camps further and trrtheraTat
For two hours and a half dozen bands were
aiding the general at once; everybody was prepare
start at daylight, and the all peryadiug dI,appoAl
was changed into unusual joy
Our army, under that inspiration, would nave
ped one hundred thousand men, but at 10 o'clock
Hunter arrived. He spent hour and Il hall
Gen. Fremont who gave him his plan Of baltt
assuming command, Gen. Hunter issued the toto
general order:
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DrPAETgEf
Springfield No, Nov, 4, 1851
The command of this department having D@
linquished by Maj. Cen John {. Fremont ass
by the undersigned
Officers commanding divisions, together "l.o
brigade commanders, are requested 10 report D"-
atey at headquarters.
J. HUNTER, Maj Gen 60
SLAVE DEsERrERs.-T following order "asset
with the commanders Of the forces accompnEHE
expedition agasnst the south
WAR DEPARTMENT, Oct I4th ~.
Sir-In conducting military operations III o3lt
clared by the proclamation OF the presiden' ~
state of Instruction, YOU will govern youg'eD
| as persons held TO service under the laws OIL S"'H
are concerned by the principles OF sie 1e.ssIs -'g
ed by me to mai gen. Butler, on the 3Oth o' NJ
the Sth of August copies OF which are '','''
nished YOU As special directions adapted "f
circumstances cannot be given,luuch mus ., M
/ to your own discretion, commanding ,rr
expedition You will, however, IN genera ",l ltrs
self of the services Of any persons, "iel',I' saa
from labor or not, who may offer them 10 ''' g5
government: you will employ such persons ID ssrg
services as they may be fitted for; either q .g9gs
EMPLOYEES, or il special circumstances stel iiir1 70
1t in any other capacity, WIN susn .7 ,,r deem
/ squads companies, or otherwise as w. rar MOTTO
most beneficial to the service. ms nv" 5orfiea
mean general arming OF them Ior h'''Y', siJpro
You will assure all loyal masters that coI7 heser
vide just compensation to them lof l' 'O ,rpd thu.
vices of the persons so employed IL Is f.,ap.
H. t,I ,vill