The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-24

NoT1OlKs W. juno o. ASOA.
Dee, Daily: News from the seat
q war must b very stale by the
time It arrives u Shreveport by the
a'lasory postal eonveyances which
the administrator Of the estate of
the deceased Uncle Sam have organ
Used. Otherwise I would have ven
ssred . letter some time since. Of
all places imaginable. camp presents
lsss facilities for indulgence in cali
s,aphy. Imagine q man writing any
,hine interesting while seated on .
stack Of bayonets and using car
fridge box for . desk. His MARIA
ton might smell Of powder: but it
will hardly SAVIOR Of wit, fancy or
sentiment. Everything written from
An encamp'nent Of grim visaged SOL
diers must be tedious a. = "twicc
told tale" All the secrets and in
tentions are known only TO those in
the high places" We see or hear
but little to brighten the rnonosonous
feature camp lif. soo,. presents.
To day is Sunday. How different
from q Sabbath 1t home. No Ginning
Of church bells-no rrstling Of Grim
oline-no gossippins Of "thr boys
and girls" Instead Of tho Ginning
bells welcoming this May day IF the
soul. speaking from their nuff.cd
throats. I'eace' peace We hear the
enemy's artillery bclching from its
brazen throat. war! 1t appears 10 al
o.t.idey tia, the operators in thunder
and lightning have declared the ports
open and are now turning their ele-
mental wrath agains, the Is. Ieegi-
ment.
There was . time when l thought
the munnuring Of the winds fresh
from the ocean. the beating If rain
against the roof. etc. were musical
and suggestive Of poetry; but now
enter my pro.es. asains, any muses.
attributes being referred to said elc-
mcn,s-likc Byron's idea Of war.
Our cncamrment is nov enjoying
. miniature food. and may he troubled
With the experience "f the NAN VIII"
built his house on tn. sand. 4. We,
our sword. remain unshc n,hcd for bat
tle--"ur bay"ncts still glitter with
their pristine CLEAN. How long our
flag will float over them laurelle>s
how long ere its newly set stars and
gorgeous folds will he incarnadcn.,i
with the gore OF III" enemy. is known
only to Mars and his peers.
Linden ma~-,"-lnorrn~-s an
other sight. ar lloodl.r. may remain
rho un'roiden sn"~.
\" engagements have secured in
the State deserving III" 'liyn,ti"i 'it!r
Of battles. Tn. damage don" in all
NAV b- clr"nicl,-l in rs" words,
nobody hurt" Fair.a1 aud Phil
lipi sr: the m"S, important. The
6gh, q, the former WAS nothing more
than n -kirmi-h. Tn" rou, or d-fra,
At Phillip Mt this period Of III. war
is indeed unfortunate. l, will hc n
source Of great Qualification t" the
Yankees, and with their eml-llish-
meu,- will be- equal I" Mar"ug"-
There was gross and cnlpahlr neglect
on the part of Colonel commanding.
Their. we're at.ait 1900 Of tue FEEDER
ais anil al-.ut .fsO Of our forces. We
lost several. The loss Of tn" enemy
was much larger than ours. Yet 4"
retreat land be routed) from the adj
vance Of these vandal hordcs is
awful. They had better not tackle
the first regiment. One good thing,
some Of their carcasScs lay uns"pul-
rhercd on our soil TO pay for their
van,on o,,tragcs. ThcS. uomadic
Cimbri will no. long deva>tate our
fields. They will soon be driven
back to their Northern Businesses:
The vols4nn is swelling. Activity
is manifested in botl, armies. Every
thing evidences an Immediate battl.
either at this point or Harprr's Ferry.
Lincoln is concentrating his forces at
these points. We but await step Of
aggression. Alexandria must b., re-
possessed. The enemy must be driv-
EN- from Firsinia's soil. But policy
eecms to indicate delay. we are
,u1ious to begin the work, We
want to replace the stars and bars on